PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair

Councillor D. Farrell (Vice-Chair)

Councillor A. Chabot (PUD Chair)

Councillor R. Pootmans (Audit Chair)

Councillor G-C. Carra (T&T Alternate)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Alternate)

*Councillor W. Sutherland

*Councillor E. Woolley

ALSO PRESENT:

City Manager (Interim) E. Sawyer

Acting Chief Financial Officer B. Koay

Acting General Manager T. Bertsch

General Manager M. Logan

General Manager R. Stanley

General Manager B. Stevens

City Clerk S. Gray

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Agenda for the 2014 April 08 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

CARRIED

2.

TABLED REPORT(S)

(including additional related/supplementary reports)

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

*Councillors Sutherland and Woolley notified the Chair of a particular interest in the following Reports on today’s Agenda and were entitled to count toward the quorum and vote on the items:

Councillor Sutherland – All items

Councillor Woolley – Report PFC2014-0155

2.1

S-PARK PILOT PROJECT EVALUATION, PFC2014-0155

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2014-0155 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council receives this report for information.

CARRIED

2.2

2013 YEAR-END ACCOUNTABILITY, PFC2014-0170

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of a Powerpoint presentation entitled “2013 Year-End Accountability Report”, with respect to Report PFC2014-0170.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2014-0170 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council receive for information:

• 2013 Year-End Report on Business Plans and Budgets including the status of Council’s Fiscal Plan and the Corporate Strategy on Efficiency and Effectiveness (Attachment 1), and
• 2020 Sustainability Direction - 2013 Annual Report (Attachment 2).

CARRIED

2.3

OPERATING AND CAPITAL REVISIONS, PFC2014-0169

CLERICAL CORRECTION

At the request of the Administration a clerical correction was noted in Attachment 3, Page 11 of 15, Program 616, Centre City Initiatives, by deleting the amount “$250” following the words “Council approved report C2013-0579 for an increase of” and by substituting the amount “$205”.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2014-0169 be approved, after clerical correction, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

1.    Approve a net $3.826 million increase to the currently approved 2013-2014 Capital Budget, as identified in Attachment 1, Schedules A & B - “Capital Budget Revisions Requiring Council Approval”; and

2.    Approve a $250 thousand operating budget expenditure to be funded through the Fiscal Stability Reserve in 2014 as identified in Attachment 2 “Operating Budget Revisions Requiring Council Approval”; and

3.    Receive for information Attachment 3 - “Summary of Operating and Capital Budget Revisions Previously Approved by Council or Approved by Administration”, after clerical correction, on Page 11 of 15, Program 616, Centre City Initiatives as follows:

“Council approved report C2013-0579 for an increase of $205 thousand appropriation and private contribution funding from Beltline Community Investment Fund (BCIF) in 2013 to contribute to the capital costs of the Volunteer Way Master Plan implementation.”

Opposed:  N. Nenshi

CARRIED

2.4

FLEET FACILITY LONG TERM STRATEGY, PFC2014-0257

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2014-0257 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council direct Administration to:

1.    Build a Fleet Services Maintenance Facility at the Shepard OWC at a cost of $11.6 million.

2.   Transfer $10.5 million of capital budget appropriation and funding from Fleet Acquisitions (Program 871) to Support Facilities (Program 872).

CARRIED

2.5

INNOVATION FUND REPORT - ROADS ONLINE SERVICE REQUESTS, PFC2014-0253

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2014-0253 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council receive this report for information.

CARRIED

3.

NEW BUSINESS

3.1

WINNER OF THE ESSAY CONTEST ON MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT PRESENTATION, PFC2014-0291

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that with respect to Report PFC2014-0291, the Priorities and Finance Committee add a Recognition from Council presentation, entitled “Winner of the Essay Contest on Municipal Government“, to the 2014 May 26 Regular Meeting of Council.

CARRIED

3.2

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH - PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL, PFC2014-0314

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that with respect to Report PFC2014-0314, the Priorities and Finance Committee add a Recognition from Council presentation, entitled “National Poetry Month“, to the 2014 April 28 Regular Meeting of Council.

CARRIED

3.3

BUSINESS TAX CONSOLIDATION - 2014 ANNUAL STATUS REPORT, PFC2014-0217

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2014-0217 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

1.   Direct Administration to bring a report recommending tax refunds in connection with the Limited Benefit Non-Profit Tax Mitigation Program to the Priorities and Finance Committee in 2014 May.

2.   Direct Administration to bring The Business Tax Consolidation – 2015 Annual Status Report to the Priorities and Finance Committee in 2015 May.

CARRIED

3.4

ASSESSMENT AND TAX CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT, PFC2014-0218

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2014-0218 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council, under the authority of Section 347 of the Municipal Government Act, cancel 2011, 2012 and 2013 property and business taxes for the amounts listed in Attachments 1 and 2.

CARRIED

3.5

EXTENDED LIQUOR SERVICE & CLOSING HOURS IN THE CITY OF CALGARY - UPDATE, PFC2014-0286

TABLE, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that Report, Extended Liquor Service & Closing Hours In The City of Calgary - Update, PFC2014-0286 be tabled to the 2014 April 22 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee.

CARRIED

CHANGE TIME OF SCHEDULED RECESS, Moved by Councillor Carra, that pursuant to Section 91(3) of the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006, as amended, the scheduled time of recess be changed in order that the Committee may complete Report PFC2014-0316 prior to adjournment.

CARRIED

3.6

2013 FLOOD RECOVERY TASK FORCE: RESILIENCY RECOMMENDATIONS, PFC2014-0316

DISTRIBUTIONS

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of the following, with respect to Report PFC2014-0316:

• Report, 2013 Flood Recovery Task Force: Resiliency Recommendations,

PFC2014-0316

• A Powerpoint presentation entitled “PFC2014-0316, 2013 Flood Recovery Task Force Update: Resilience Recommendations”.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2014-0316 be approved, as follows:

Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

1)    As per the Community Resiliency Projects (Attachment 1);

a)       approve the projects recommended for immediate funding and approve the capital budget of $9.1 million funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve;

b)       approve the one-time 2014 operating budget of $460 thousand funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve; and

c)       direct Administration to bring forward for consideration any continuing operating costs as part of the 2015-2018 Action Plan.

2)    As per the Infrastructure / Operations: Flood Resiliency Projects (Attachment 2);

a)       approve the projects recommended for immediate funding and approve the capital budget of up to $6.6 million funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve;

b)       approve the associated one-time operating budget for 2014 of $650 thousand funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve; and

c)       direct Administration to bring forward for consideration any continuing operating costs as part of the 2015-2018 Action Plan.

3)    Approve a staffing budget request of $5.9 million, to be funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, for the period 2014-2016 with reimbursement of these funds to be applied for under the Province’s Municipal Staffing Grant Program.

4)    Approve the funding of up to an additional $2 million from the Fiscal Stability Reserve for the hiring of additional recovery staff and consultants in 2014 with recovery costs to be pursued through the Municipal Staffing Grant Program.

5)   Forward PFC2014-0316 2013 Flood Recovery Task Force: Resiliency Recommendations as an item of urgent business to the 2014 April 14 Council Meeting.

CARRIED

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

No items of Urgent Business were added to today’s Meeting.

5.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

No items of Urgent Business, In Camera, were added to today’s Meeting.

6.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that this meeting adjourn at 12:51 p.m.

CARRIED

 CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2014 APRIL 22.

Sgd. N. Nenshi                                                           Sgd. S. Gray

MAYOR                                                                         CITY CLERK

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2014 APRIL 28 REQULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL:

CONSENT:

S-PARK PILOT PROJECT EVALUATION, PFC2014-0155

2013 YEAR-END ACCOUNTABILITY, PFC2014-0170

FLEET FACILITY LONG TERM STRATEGY, PFC2014-0257

INNOVATION FUND REPORT - ROADS ONLINE SERVICE REQUESTS, PFC2014-0253

BUSINESS TAX CONSOLIDATION - 2014 ANNUAL STATUS REPORT, PFC2014-0217

ASSESSMENT AND TAX CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT, PFC2014-0218

OTHER

(The following Report contains an opposition. Accordingly, it should be voted on separately.)

OPERATING AND CAPITAL REVISIONS, PFC2014-0169

The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2014 April 22 at 9:30 AM.