PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair

Councillor D. Farrell (Vice-Chair)

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart (CPS Chair)

Councillor A. Chabot (PUD Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

Councillor R. Jones (UCS Chair)

Councillor R. Pootmans (Audit Chair)

*Councillor J. Stevenson

*Councillor W. Sutherland

*Councillor E. Woolley

ALSO PRESENT:

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

General Manager S. Dalgleish

General Manager M. Logan

General Manager B. Stevens

City Solicitor, G. Cole

Acting City Clerk B. Hilford

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that the Agenda for today’s Meeting be amended by adding an item of Urgent Business entitled “Downtown Fire and Power Outage Update (Verbal), VR2014-0073” and further that the item be brought forward and tabled, to be dealt with following Confirmation of the Minutes.

CARRIED

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that the Agenda for today’s Meeting, as amended, be further amended by adding an item of Urgent Business, In Camera, entitled “Personnel Item (Verbal), VR2014-0074”.

CARRIED

CONFIRM AGENDA, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee, 2014 October 14, be confirmed, as amended, as follows:

ADD URGENT BUSINESS AND BRING FORWARD AND TABLE TO BE DEALT WITH FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES:

DOWNTOWN FIRE AND POWER OUTAGE UPDATE (VERBAL), VR2014-0073

ADD URGENT BUSINESS, IN CAMERA:

PERSONNEL ITEM (VERBAL), VR2014-0074

CARRIED

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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

CARRIED

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRIORITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2014 SEPTEMBER 30

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee, 2014 September 30, be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

NEW BUSINESS

3.1

10 YEAR ECONOMIC STRATEGY UPDATE, PFC2014-0809

SPEAKERS

1.       Steve Allan, Chair, Calgary Economic Development Board of Directors

2.       Mary Moran, Vice President, Calgary Economic Development Board of Directors

3.       Bruce Graham, President & CEO, Calgary Economic Development Board of Directors

4.       Court Ellingson, Manager, Calgary Economic Development Board of Directors

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Mary Moran, and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of a powerpoint presentation entitled “Building on our energy, update to the 2008 10-year Economic Strategy for Calgary” and a document entitled “Building on our Energy: an updated Economic Strategy for Calgary” itemizing letters of support, with respect to Report PFC2014-0809.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2014-0809, be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

1.    Adopt the report Building on our Energy: an Economic Strategy for Calgary – October, 2014 including implementation plan in Attachment 1; and

2.    Direct Calgary Economic Development Ltd. to provide an annual report on Building on our Energy: an Economic Strategy for Calgary to the Priorities and Finance Committee no later than December, commencing 2015 December.

CARRIED

3.2

ASSESSMENT AND TAX CIRCUMSTANCE REPORT, PFC2014-0657

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2014-0657, 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 2012 and 2013 property and business

taxes for the amounts listed in Attachment 1 and 2.

CARRIED

3.3

ROADS ZERO-BASED REVIEW FINAL REPORT AND ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE, PFC2014-0802

SPEAKERS

1.       Gordon Harris, Western Management Consultants

2.       Franc Cioffi, Western Management Consultants

3.       Cal McClary, Western Management Consultants

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Gordon Harris and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of a powerpoint presentation entitled “Business Case Recommendations” with respect to Report PFC2014-0802.

CHANGE TIME OF SCHEDULED RECESS, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the scheduled time of recess be changed in order to complete the Agenda prior to the noon recess.

CARRIED

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2014-0802 be amended by adding a Recommendation 3, as follows:

“3.    Direct that Attachment 2 (Zero-Based Review (ZBR) Roads Business Unit Final Report         Appendix B: Calculations) remain confidential pursuant to Sections 24(1)(a) and (c) and         25(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.”

CARRIED

APPROVE, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2014-0802, be approved, as amended, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

1.    Receive for information the Zero-Based Review (ZBR) Roads Business Unit Final Report (Attachments 1 and 2);

2.    Approve the Administration’s Response to the Roads Zero-Based Review Final Report recommendations (Attachment 3); and

3.    Direct that Attachment 2 (Zero-Based Review (ZBR) Roads Business Unit Final Report Appendix B: Calculations) remain confidential pursuant to Sections 24(1)(a) and (c) and 25(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

3.4

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS, PFC2014-0794

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2014-0794, be approved, as follows:

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

CARRIED

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

4.1

DOWNTOWN FIRE AND POWER OUTAGE UPDATE (VERBAL), VR2014-0073

SPEAKERS

1.      Ken Uzeloc, Chief, Calgary Emergency Management Agency

2.      Gianna Manes, Chief Executive Officer, ENMAX

3.      Tom Sampson, Deputy Chief, Calgary Emergency Management Agency

4.      Ray Robitaille, Superintendent, Calgary Police Service

5.      Dale McMaster, Executive Vice-President, ENMAX

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that, in accordance with Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act, and Sections 24(1)(a) and (b) and 25(1)(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Committee now move In Camera at 10:09 a.m., in order to consider a confidential matter with respect to Report VR2014-0073.

CARRIED  

The Priorities and Finance Committee moved into public session at 10:33 a.m. with

Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

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

CARRIED  

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

*Councillor Stevenson notified the Chair of a particular interest in all items on today’s Agenda and was entitled to count towards the quorum and vote on the items.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that with respect to the Verbal Report

VR2014-0073, the following be approved:

1.        Receive the Verbal Report, Downtown Fire and Power Outage Update for information; and

2.        Keep the In Camera discussions confidential pursuant to Sections 24(1)(a) and (b) and 25(1)(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 CARRIED

5.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Keating, that, in accordance with Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act, and Sections 24(1)(a) and (b) and 25(1)(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Committee now move In Camera at 12:14 p.m., in order to consider Report VR2014-0074.

CARRIED

The Priorities and Finance Committee moved into public session at 12:26 p.m. with

Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

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

CARRIED  

5.1

PERSONNEL ITEM (VERBAL), VR2014-0074

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that with respect to Verbal Report VR2014-0074, the Priorities and Finance Committee:

1.      Receive Report, Personnel Item, for information; and

2.      Keep the Verbal Report and In Camera discussions confidential pursuant to Sections        24(1)(a) and (d) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 CARRIED

6.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that this meeting adjourn at 12:26 p.m.

CARRIED

 CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2014 OCTOBER 30.

Sgd.  N. Nenshi                                                          Sgd. B. Hilford

MAYOR                                                                         ACTING CITY CLERK

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2014 NOVEMBER 03 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:

CONSENT:

10 YEAR ECONOMIC STRATEGY UPDATE, PFC2014-0809

ASSESSMENT AND TAX CIRCUMSTANCE REPORT, PFC2014-0657

ROADS ZERO-BASED REVIEW FINAL REPORT AND ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE, PFC2014-0802

The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2014 October 28 at 9:30 a.m.