PRESENT:

Councillor G-C. Carra, Chair

Councillor R. Pootmans, Vice-Chair

Councillor S. Chu

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart

Councillor R. Jones

*Councillor S. Keating

*Councillor B. Pincott

ALSO PRESENT:

General Manager K. Hanson

Legislative Assistant J. Darragh

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Agenda for the

2017 February 01 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services be confirmed.

CARRIED

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SPC ON COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, 2016 NOVEMBER 30

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Jones, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services, held on 2016 November 30, be confirmed.

CARRIED

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

* Following Confirmation of the Minutes, the following Councillors notified the Chair of a particular interest in items on the Agenda and are entitled to vote on the item:

·         Councillor Keating – Item 3.1, Report CPS2017-0103; and

·         Councillor Pincott – All items.

3.

ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

3.1

CALGARY RIVER ACCESS STRATEGY, CPS2017-0103

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed the following, with respect to Report CPS2017-0103:

• A PowerPoint presentation, entitled “Calgary River Access Strategy”, dated

2017 February 01;

• A letter of support from Ross Moses, President, Trout Unlimited Canada – Bow River Chapter;
• A letter of support from Aaron Feltham, General Manager of Bow River Troutfitters, dated 2017 January 23; and
• A letter of support from Michael Kenny, President, Calgary River Valleys.

SPEAKERS

1.    Patrick Mahaffey – Calgary River Users Alliance

2.    Howard Heffler – Calgary River Users Alliance

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Mr. Heffler, and with concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a document, entitled “Bow Waters Canoe Club”, with respect to Report CPS2017-0103.

3.    Peter Crowe-Swords – Calgary River Users and Bow River Trout

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Mr. Crowe-Swords, and with concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed a PowerPoint presentation, entitled “Calgary River Access Strategy”, dated 2017 February 01, with respect to Report CPS2017-0103.

4.    Michael Kenny - Calgary River Valley

5.    Chuck Lee – Alberta Whitewater Association

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Mr. Lee, and with concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed a PowerPoint presentation, entitled “City of Calgary River Access Strategy”, dated 2017 February 01, with respect to Report CPS2017-0103.

6.    Nancy Storwick – Fish Tales Fly Shop

7.    Mike Holroyd, Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak

8.    Neil Egsgard – Alberta River Surfing Association

9.    Mark Taylor – Rocky Mountain Paddling Centre

10.  Karla Handy – Paddle Alberta Society

11.  Cal Kullman – RiverWatch Institute of Alberta

12.  Larry Heather

13.  Reed Froklage - Calgary Kayak Club

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report CPS2017-0103 be approved, as follows:

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

1.    Receive the Calgary River Access Strategy report for information; and

2.    Direct Administration to forward a business case for the high priority river access sites (Attachment 2) for consideration as part of the Investment Plan being brought forward by Infrastructure Calgary in Q1 or Q2 2017.

CARRIED

RECESS

The SPC on Community and Protective Services recessed at 12:00 p.m. to reconvene at 1:00 p.m.

The SPC on Community and Protective Services reconvened at 1:02 p.m. with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

3.2

CALGARY FIRE DEPARTMENT ZERO-BASED REVIEW AND SUSTAINABILITY PLAN UPDATE, CPS2017-0013

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed a PowerPoint presentation, entitled “Calgary Fire Department Sustainability Plan and Zero-Based Review Process Update (2016)”, with respect to Report CPS2017-0013.

SPEAKER

Larry Heather

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report CPS2017-0013 be approved, as follows:

That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council receives the Calgary Fire Department Sustainability Plan and Zero-Based Review Progress Update for information.

CARRIED

3.3

INVESTING IN PARTNERSHIP POLICY, CPS2017-0094

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of Revised Pages 5 and 6 contained in Attachment 1, to Report CPS2017-0094.

SPEAKER

Larry Heather

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report CPS2017-0094 be approved, as follows:

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

1.    Approve the Investing in Partnerships Policy (Attachment 1); and

2.    Approve that the following policies be rescinded: Autonomous Bodies Policy and

Framework (CSPS035) (Attachment 2), Civic Partners Review Reserve – Terms of

Reference Policy (CSPS005) (Attachment 3), and Federation of Calgary Communities

(CSPS009)(Attachment 4).

CARRIED

RECESS

The SPC on Community and Protective Services recessed at 1:42 p.m. to the call of the Chair.

The SPC on Community and Protective Services reconvened at 1:48 p.m. with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

3.4

CALGARY TREE DISASTER - RECOVERY & RESTORATION ANNUAL UPDATE, CPS2017-0102

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a Revised Page 3 of 5 contained in Report CPS2017-0102 and a copy of a PowerPoint presentation, entitled “Calgary Tree Disaster – Recovery and Restoration Annual Update”, dated 2017 February 01, with respect to Report CPS2017-0102.

SPEAKER

Larry Heather

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Chu, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report CPS2017-0102 be approved, as follows:

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

1.    Receive for information the Calgary Tree Disaster – Recovery and Restoration Annual Update; and

2.    Direct Administration to report back to Council, through the SPC on Community and Protective Services, no later than 2018 Q1 on the Recovery and Restoration progress.

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 Pootmans, that this meeting adjourn at 2:09 p.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2017 MARCH 01

    Sgd. G-C. Carra                                                        Sgd. J. Darragh

   CHAIR                                                                        LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT

CONSENT:

CALGARY RIVER ACCESS STRATEGY, CPS2017-0103

CFD ZBR AND SUSTAINABILITY PLAN UPDATE, CPS2017-0013

INVESTING IN PARTNERSHIP POLICY, CPS2017-0094

CALGARY TREE DISASTER - RECOVERY & RESTORATION ANNUAL UPDATE,

CPS2017-0102

The next Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services has been scheduled to be held on 2017 March 01 at 9:30 AM.