PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair

Councillor W. Sutherland, Vice-Chair

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart (CPS Chair)

Councillor A. Chabot (PUD Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Chair)

Councillor R. Pootmans (Audit Chair)

*Councillor S. Chu

*Councillor E. Woolley

ALSO PRESENT:

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

General Manager S. Dalgleish

General Manager M. Logan

General Manager B. Stevens

Acting General Manager S. Young

City Clerk S. Gray

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Agenda for today’s meeting be amended by adding an item of Urgent Business, In Camera, entitled “Affordable Housing Update (Verbal), VR2015-0016”.

CARRIED

CONFIRM AGENDA, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Agenda for the

2015 February 17 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed as amended, as follows:

ADD URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

AFFORDABLE HOUSING UPDATE (VERBAL), VR2015-0016

CARRIED

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE PRIORITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2015

               FEBRUARY 03

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Minutes of the 2015 February 03 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

CARRIED

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

*Following Confirmation of the Minutes, Councillors Chu and Woolley notified the Chair of a particular interest in all items on today’s Agenda and were entitled to count toward the quorum and vote on the items.

3.

NEW BUSINESS

3.1

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS, PFC2015-0201

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0201 be approved, as follows:

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

CARRIED

3.2

UNIFIED LIST OF UNFUNDED CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, PFC2015-0203

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that in accordance with Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act, and Sections 24(1)(a) and (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Committee now move In Camera at 10:01 a.m., in order to consider several confidential matters.

CARRIED

The Priorities and Finance Committee moved into public session at 10:25 a.m. with

Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

RISE AND REPORT, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Priorities and Finance Committee rise and report.

CARRIED

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0203 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends:

1.   That Council receive this report for information; and

2.   That the In Camera discussions remain confidential pursuant to Section

24 (1)(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

5.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

5.1

AFFORDABLE HOUSING UPDATE (VERBAL), VR2015-0016

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that with respect to Verbal Report

VR2015-0016, the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends:

1.      That Verbal Report, Affordable Housing Update, be received for information;

2.    That Administration be directed to provide a further update to the Priorities and Finance        Committee as soon as possible; and

3.    That Verbal Report VR2015-0016 and the In Camera discussions remain confidential pursuant to Sections 24(1)(a) and (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Opposed:  A. Chabot, P. Demong

CARRIED

6.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that this meeting adjourn at 10:26 a.m.

CARRIED

 CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2015 MARCH 17.

   Sgd. N. Nenshi                                                           Sgd. S. Gray

MAYOR                                                                         CITY CLERK

THE FOLLOWING ITEM HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2015 MARCH 09 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:

CONSENT:

UNIFIED LIST OF UNFUNDED CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, PFC2015-0203

The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2015 March 03 at 9:30 AM.