PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair

Councillor W. Sutherland, Vice-Chair

Councillor A. Chabot (PUD Chair)

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart (CPS Chair)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

Councillor R. Pootmans (Audit Chair)

ALSO PRESENT:

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

General Manager S. Dalgleish

Acting City Clerk B. Hilford

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Agenda for the 2016 June 07 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

CARRIED

2.

ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

2.1

THE CALGARY EXHIBITION AND STAMPEDE LTD. - 2015 CREDIT FACILITY UPDATE, PFC2016-0366

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Vice-Chair, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled, “The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Ltd. – 2015 Credit Facility Update”, dated 2016 June 07, with respect to Report PFC2016-0366.

Mayor Nenshi assumed the Chair at 9:40 a.m. and Councillor Sutherland assumed his seat in Committee.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor  Keating, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2016-0366 be approved, as follows:

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

 CARRIED

2.2

CALGARY TRANSIT ZERO-BASED REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE, PFC2016-0469

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies the following documents with respect to Report PFC2016-0469:

·            A PowerPoint presentation entitled, “Calgary Transit Zero Based Review and Administration’s Response”, dated 2016 June 07; and

·            A PowerPoint presentation entitled “Calgary Transit – Zero Based Review”, dated    2016 June 07.

CLERICAL CORRECTION

At the request of Administration, the following clerical corrections were made to Report PFC2016-0469 and its Attachments:

·         The Cover Report, page 7, by deleting the date “June 13, 2016” in paragraph 5, and by substituting with the date “2016 June 20”;

·         In Attachments 2 and 4, page 7 of 16, in the last sentence by deleting the figure “25 million” and by substituting with the figure with “2.6 million” as follows:

“Calgary Transit estimates that this will result in operating cost savings of $2.6 million and capital cost avoidance of $25 million over 5 years.”

·         In Attachments 2 and 4, page 15 of 16, in Administration’s Response (for Approval) by deleting the date “2016 June 13” and by substituting with the date “2016 June 20”.

SPEAKERS

1.    Jim Teeple, Morrison Hershfield

2.    Ryan Gidluck, Morrison Hershfield

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Demong, that in accordance with Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act and Sections 24(1)(a) and (b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Priorities and Finance Committee move in camera, at

11:38 a.m., in order to consider a confidential matter with respect to Report PFC2016-0469.

CARRIED

RECESS AND RECONVENE IN CAMERA

The Priorities and Finance Committee recessed, In Camera, at 12:04 p.m. to reconvene at 1:04 p.m.

The Priorities and Finance Committee reconvened, In Camera, at 1:09 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

The Priorities and Finance Committee moved into public session at 1:15 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

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

CARRIED

REFER, Moved by Councillor Demong, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report PFC2016-0469, the:

Morrison Hershfield recommendation related to Seniors’ fares (Attachment 3, page 123) and Administration’s response (Attachment 2, pages 12-13) be referred to Administration to investigate potential changes to the Transit Senior’s pass, and report back to the SPC on Community and Protective Services at the same time as the Seniors’ Age-Friendly Strategy Implementation Report is brought to Committee, scheduled for October 2016.

CARRIED

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Keating, that Administration Recommendation 1 contained in Report PFC2016-0469 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

1.    Approve Administration’s response (Attachment 2) to the recommendations in the Morrison Hershfield Report with the exception of the Seniors’ fares policy, which was referred.

Opposed:  W. Sutherland

CARRIED

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Keating, that Administration Recommendations 2, 3, 4 and 5 contained in Report PFC2016-0469 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

2.   Receive for information the Opportunity Identification Report (Attachment 1) and the Morrison-Hershfield report Calgary Transit ZBR Final Report (Attachments 3 and 5);

3.   Direct Administration to report back to Council by June 2017 with a detailed implementation plan as well as an update on any progress already achieved;

4.   Approve the transfer of one-time funds from the Budget Savings Account to Calgary Transit Operating Budget as follows:

a)  $350 thousand in 2016, to begin implementation of business cases related to Fleet Reliability (Service Lanes and Fleet Maintenance), and Janitorial and Outside Maintenance; and

b)  $1.55 million in 2017 to continue implementation of the business cases noted above and to support implementation of the business case related to Rail System Communications; and

5.   Direct that Attachments 4, 5 and the In Camera discussions remain confidential pursuant to Sections 24(1)(a)&(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until the end of 2026.

CARRIED

2.3

ZBR PROGRAM UPDATE - FOLLOW UP REPORT, PFC2016-0518

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2016-0518 be approved, as follows:

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

CARRIED

TABLE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that Item 2.4, Report PFC2016-0259 be tabled to be dealt with at the call of the Chair.

CARRIED

2.5

ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENT CYCLE,      PFC2016-0502

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the City Clerk’s Recommendation contained in Report PFC2016-0502 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

1.   Direct Administration to draft amendments to the Calgary Assessment Review Boards Bylaw, Bylaw 25M2010, as amended, for Q3 2016 in order to:

a.   establish a new appointments cycle; and

b.  establish transitional provisions to extend the appointments of current Board members to March 2017.

CARRIED

LIFT FROM TABLE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that Item 2.4, Report PFC2016-0259 be lifted from the table and dealt with at this time.

CARRIED

2.4

CALGARY FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDICAL RESPONSE UNIT PILOT PROJECT UPDATE, PFC2016-0259

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled, “Calgary Fire Department Medical Response Unit Pilot Update”, dated 2016 June 07.

APPROVE,  Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2016-0259 be approved, as follows:

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

CARRIED

3.

URGENT BUSINESS

No items of Urgent Business were Added to today’s Agenda.

4.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

No items of Urgent Business, In Camera, were Added to today’s Agenda.

5.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that this meeting adjourn at 1:53 p.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2016 JUNE 28.

Sgd. N. Nenshi                                                           Sgd. B. Hilford

   MAYOR                                                                      ACTING CITY CLERK

CONSENT:

THE CALGARY EXHIBITION AND STAMPEDE LTD. - 2015 CREDIT FACILITY UPDATE, PFC2016-0366

CALGARY FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDICAL RESPONSE UNIT PILOT PROJECT UPDATE, PFC2016-0259

ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENT CYCLE, PFC2016-0502

OTHER:

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

CALGARY TRANSIT ZERO-BASED REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE, PFC2016-0469

The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2016 June 28 at 9:30 AM.