MINUTES

SPC ON COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

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Date:
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Location:
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart, Chair
  • Councillor G-C. Carra, Vice-Chair
  • Councillor S. Chu
  • Councillor J. Gondek
  • Councillor R. Jones
  • Councillor J. Magliocca
  • Councillor E. Woolley
  • Councillor J. Farkas
  • Councillor S. Keating
  • Councillor W. Sutherland
ALSO PRESENT:
  • Acting General Manager K. Black
  • Acting City Clerk T. Rowe
  • Legislative Assistant D. Williams

Councillor Colley-Urquhart called the Meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.

Councillor Colley-Urquhart provided opening remarks.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Chu

    That the Agenda for today's Meeting be amended by bringing forward Item 7.8, CPS2018-1097 as the first item of new business to be dealt with following Confirmation of the Minutes.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That the Agenda for today's Meeting be amended by bringing forward Item 7.4, CPS2018-1393 to be dealt with immediately following Item 7.8, CPS2018-1097.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That the Agenda for the 2018 December 05 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services be confirmed, as amended.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Magliocca

    That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services, held on 2018 November 07, be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Magliocca

    That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Emergency Management Committee, held on 2018 November 07, be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED

Speaker:

  1. Anne Naumann
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Gondek

    That with respect to Report CPS2018-1353, the following be approved:

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council receive this report for information.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report CPS2018-1355, the following be approved:

    That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council:

    1. Direct Administration to provide status updates on City Shaping project inputs through Transportation and Transit Committee as part of the regular Green Line updates.
    2. Direct Administration to report back through Transportation and Transit Committee no later than 2022 Q3 with an update and resource ask for the Community Enhancement Projects portions of Green Line City Shaping work.
    3. Direct Administration to bring this report forward to the 2018 December 17 meeting of Council along with the associated report from the SPC on Transportation and Transit (TT2018-1335).
    MOTION CARRIED

Speakers:

  1. Martin Waough;
  2. Anne Naumann;
  3. Robert Greg;
  4. Alice Abbott;
  5. Kourtney Branagan;
  6. Terry Koch;
  7. Leslie Evan;
  8. Marvin Quishnick;
  9. Jim Stevenson;
  10. Bev Jarvis; and
  11. Jacqueline Aquines

The following documents were accepted for the Corporate Record with respect to CPS2018-1393

  • speaking notes from Martin Waough;
  • speaking notes from Robert Grigg;
  • speaking notes from Alice Abbott; and
  • speaking notes from Terry Koch.

Speaking notes from Leslie Evans were distributed with respect to Report CPS2018-1393.

 

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report CPS2018-1393, the following be approved:

    That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council:

    1. Approve the Community Representation Framework (Attachment 1);

    2. Direct Administration to return to Council through the SPC on Community and Protective Services with a progress report on the implementation of the Community Representation Framework no later than the end of Q1 2020 ;

    3. Accept this report as a summary of how the Council Innovation Fund has been allocated to help complete the Framework;

    4. Thank the Community Representation Framework Task Force members for their hard work and contribution to this program; and

    5. Direct Administration to disband the Community Representation Framework Task Force.

    MOTION CARRIED

Distributions made with respect to Report CPS2018-1328:

  • a presentation entitled "Short Term Rental Scoping Report";
  • a document entitled "STR Scoping Report Public Submissions:; and
  • a document entitled "Short Term Rental Scoping Report";
  • a package of documents from the Calgary Hotel Association;
  • speaking notes from Geoff Allen; and
  • speaking notes from Svet Dergov.

Documents with respect to Report CPS2018-1328 received for the Corporate Record:

  • an undated letter from Grefory Fedorak;
  • speaking notes from Deanne Mudd;
  • speaking notes from Neil Wagner;
  • speaking notes from Leanne Shaw; and
  • speaking notes from Tina Poon

Speakers:

  1. Warren Gaul;
  2. Ahkil Ramdoyal;
  3. Leonardo Soto;
  4. Alex Dagg;
  5. Neil Wagner;
  6. Peggy Athans;
  7. Linda Tyler;
  8. Carol Hol;
  9. Deanne Mudd;
  10. Leanne Shaw;
  11. Keith Robinson;
  12. Shannon McGuey;
  13. Brandi Sidoryk;
  14. Tina Poon;
  15. Dharam Bhardnat; and
  16. Svet Dergov.

 

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Sutherland

    That the recommendations contained in Report CPS2018-1392, be amended by adding a new Recommendation 4, as follows:

    4.   Direct Administration to continue its advocacy urging the Government of Alberta to deliver on its commitment to improve the administration of the existing Destination Marketing Fee to enhance transparency and accountability and create a level-playing field with the application of the fee to short-term rentals as well as hotels.

     

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That the Recommendations contained in Report CPS2018-1328, as amended, be amended, by adding a new Recommendation 5, as follows:

    5. Direct that any recommendations are resourced within the existing approved 4-year budget.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Sutherland

    That with respect to Report CPS2018-1328, the following be approved, after amendment

    That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council:

    1. Direct Administration to undertake work to create a new, tiered licence category in the Business Licence Bylaw 32M98 for Tourist Accommodation and bring forward amendments to this bylaw to Council through the SPC on Community and Protective Services no later than 2019 Q3;
    2. Direct Administration to revise the Lodging House licence category in the Business Licence Bylaw 32M98, to clarify the definition and scope for application to rooming, lodging, and boarding houses, and bring forward amendments to this bylaw to Council through the SPC on Community and Protective Services no later than 2019 Q3;
    3. Direct Administration to develop a public education campaign to be launched following approval of the above bylaw amendments;
    4. Direct Administration to continue its advocacy urging the Government of Alberta to deliver on its commitment to improve the administration of the existing Destination Marketing Fee to enhance transparency and accountability and create a level-playing field with the application of the fee to short-term rentals as well as hotels; and
    5. Direct that any recommendations are resourced within the existing approved 4-year budget.
    MOTION CARRIED

    Committee recessed at 12:00 p.m. and reconvened at 1:01 p.m. with Councillor Colley-Urquhart in the Chair.


Speakers:

  1. Jeff Loomis; and
  2. Karen Gallagher-Burt.
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report CPS2018-1100, the following be approved:

    That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council:

    1. Approve the recommended FCSS allocations of $29.7 million for 2019, $28.8 million for 2020 and $28.8 million in 2021, as detailed in the Attachment, and;
    2. Authorize Administration to access up to $750,000 from the FCSS Stabilization Reserve in 2019 for the purpose of funding capacity-building initiatives and responses to emerging social issues.
    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report CPS2018-1253, the following be approved, after amendment:

    That the SPC on Community and Protective Services:

    1. Direct Administration to utilize Statistics Canada census data to produce a map displaying demographic data such as languages spoken; and
    2. Evaluate and report back by Q4 2019 to determine if resourcing is adequate.

     

    Against: Councillor Gondek

    MOTION CARRIED

Speaker:

  1. Anne Naumann
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Chu

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council give three readings to the proposed bylaw (Attachment 3) to amend the HIPville Business Improvement Area Bylaw 40M2017.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council defer a report back on the Business Improvement Area policy and governance framework to no later than one year after the Provincial legislative changes related to Business Improvement Areas are finalized.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That the Agenda for today's Meeting be further amended by bringing forward Item 7.3 CPS2018-1393 to be dealt with immediately following Item 7.8 CPS2018-1097.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Jones

    That this meeting adjourn at 2:54 p.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

    The following items have been forwarded to the 2018 December 17 Regular Meeting of Council:

     

    CONSENT

    2018 BiodiverCity Advisory Committee Annual Report CPS2018-1354

    Green Line City Shaping Update, CPS2018-1355

    Community Representation Framework - Final Report, CPS2018-1393

    Short Term Rental Scoping Report, CPS2018-1328

    2019-2021 Family and Community Support Services Funding Recommendations, CPS2018-1100

    Business Improvement Area Policy & Governance Framework - Request for Deferral, CPS2018-1097

     

    ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEE

    HIPville Business Improvement Area Update, CPS2018-1098


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