PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi

Councillor A. Chabot

Councillor S. Chu

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart

Councillor P. Demong

Councillor D. Farrell

Councillor S. Keating

Councillor J. Magliocca

Councillor B. Pincott

Councillor R. Pootmans

Councillor J. Stevenson

Councillor W. Sutherland

Councillor E. Woolley

ALSO PRESENT:

City Manager J. Fielding

Deputy City Manager B. Stevens

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

General Manager S. Dalgleish

General Manager K. Hanson

General Manager M. Logan

General Manager R. Pritchard

General Manager R. Stanley

City Solicitor G. Cole

City Clerk S. Gray

1.

OPENING

Mayor Nenshi called for a moment of quiet contemplation at today’s Meeting.

2.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor Keating, that the Agenda for today’s meeting be amended by adding an item of Urgent Business, In Camera, Item 7.1, entitled “Legal Briefing (Verbal), VR2016-0030”. 

Opposed:  D. Colley-Urquhart

CARRIED

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor Keating, that the Agenda for today’s meeting, as amended, be further amended by adding an item of Urgent Business, Item 5.1, entitled “Green Sheet, Reconvene for Unfinished Business for the Combined Meeting of Council, 2016 June 13 (Mayor Nenshi)”, and further, that it be brought forward and tabled to be dealt with as the first item of business following Confirmation of Agenda.

CARRIED

CONFIRM AGENDA, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Woolley, Seconded by Councillor Farrell, that the Agenda for the 2016 May 30 Strategic Meeting of Council be confirmed, as amended, as follows:

ADD URGENT BUSINESS, IN CAMERA:

7.1       LEGAL BRIEFING (VERBAL), VR2016-0030

ADD URGENT BUSINESS, BRING FORWARD AND TABLE TO BE DEALT WITH AS FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA:

5.1       GREEN SHEET, RECONVENE FOR UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR THE COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL, 2016 JUNE 13 (MAYOR NENSHI)

CARRIED

INTRODUCTION

Mayor Nenshi introduced today’s meeting by providing an overview of the topics on the Agenda, as follows:

·         Mid-Cycle Adjustments

o  Overview, Introduction and Economic Scenarios

o  Social, Community and Organizational impact of scenarios (including financial update)

o  Refined investment framework (focus areas for adjustments)

o  Tax rate options

o  Direction/approval on investment framework

o  Direction and approval of tax rate options to explore for June

·         Green Cart rate

·         Police Chief Briefing

·         City Charter Update (In Camera)

·         Legal Briefing (In Camera)

3.

TABLED REPORT(S)

(including additional related/supplementary reports related to Regular Meeting issues)

There are no tabled reports on today’s Agenda.

4.

ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

4.1

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT(S)

4.1.1

ACTION PLAN MID-CYCLE ADJUSTMENTS: ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY IMPACTS, INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK, AND TAX RATE OPTIONS, C2016-0472

PRESENTATION

Elizabeth Dewart, Manager, Corporate Initiatives, and Chris Jacyk, Senior Corporate Financial Planner, provided Council with a presentation on the Report “Action Plan Mid-Cycle Adjustments: Economic and Community Impacts, Investment Framework, and Tax Rate Options, C2016-0472”.

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration, and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Mid-Cycle Adjustments”, dated

2016 May 30, with respect to Report C2016-0472.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, Moved by Councillor Magliocca, Seconded by Councillor Chu, that Council move into the Committee of the Whole at 10:14 a.m.

CARRIED

RECESS

The Committee of the Whole recessed at 12:00 p.m. to reconvene at 1:15 p.m.

The Committee of the Whole reconvened at 1:18 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

INTRODUCTION

Councillor Stevenson introduced a group of 50 Grade six students from St. John XXIII School, in attendance in the public gallery, accompanied by their teachers, Jennelle Polok and Becky Benoit and tour guides Cheryl Peters and Clare Goetz.

INTRODUCTION

Mayor Nenshi introduced nine representatives of the Ontario Legislature Internship Programme, in attendance in the public gallery. He advised that they are just finishing their 10 month term working for politicians in the Ontario Legislature and will be presenting to the Canadian Political Science Association during the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities happening at the University of Calgary.

REFER, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that Report C2016-0472 be referred to the Administration to:

(a)          Recast the refined Investment Framework to reflect Council priorities in the Fiscal Plan; and

(b)          Report back on future tax rate and corporate reserve options, and further, identify potential service impacts along with associated short and long term risks

and return with a report to the 2016 June 27 Strategic Meeting of Council for approval.

CARRIED

REFER, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that Report C2016-0472 be referred to the Administration to provide the requested report back on the future tax rate within a tax increase range of 0 – 3.2% to return to the 2016 June 27 Strategic Meeting of Council for approval.

Opposed:   D. Farrell

CARRIED

RISE AND REPORT, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that the Committee of the Whole rise and report to Council.

CARRIED

REFER, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, Seconded by Councillor Magliocca:

That Report C2016-0472, be referred to the Administration to:

(a)        Recast the refined Investment Framework to reflect Council priorities in the Fiscal             Plan; and

(b)        Report back on future tax rate within a tax increase range of 0 – 3.2% and corporate             reserve options, and further, identify potential service impacts along with associated             short and long term risks

and return with a report to the 2016 June 27 Strategic Meeting of Council for approval.

Opposed:   D. Farrell

CARRIED

4.1.2

WASTE & RECYCLING SERVICES GREEN CART PROGRAM 2017-2018 INDICATIVE RATE, C2016-0440

PRESENTATION

Gillian Skeates, Finance Manager, Chief Financial Office and Rick Valdarchi, Director, Waste and Recycling Services, provided Council with a presentation on the Report “Waste & Recycling Services Green Cart Program 2017-2018, Indicative Rate, C2016-0440”.

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration, and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Waste and Recycling Services Green Cart Program 2017-2018 Indicative Rate”, dated 2016 May 30, with respect to Report C2016-0440.

RECESS

Council recessed at 3:16 p.m. to reconvene at 3:46 p.m.

Council reconvened at 3:50 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Magliocca, that with respect to Administration Recommendations contained in Report C2016-0440, Council File Administration Recommendations 1 and 2 and replace with the following:

“Include in the Mid-Cycle adjustment process a draw of $24.2 million from the Fiscal Stability Fund to fund the operating cost for the Green Cart Program for 2017”.

ROLL CALL VOTE

For:

A. Chabot, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong, J. Magliocca

Against:

B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, W. Sutherland, E. Woolley, D. Farrell, S. Keating,

N. Nenshi

MOTION LOST

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Magliocca, that with respect to Administration Recommendations contained in Report C2016-0440, Council File Administration Recommendations 1 and 2 and replace with the following:

“Include the operating costs in Attachment 2, Table 1 as a mil-rate requisition when establishing the 2018 property tax rate.”

ROLL CALL VOTE

For:

A. Chabot, D. Colley-Urquhart

Against:

R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, W. Sutherland, E. Woolley, S. Chu, P. Demong, D. Farrell,

S. Keating, J. Magliocca. B. Pincott, N. Nenshi

MOTION LOST

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that with respect to Report C2016-0440, the following be adopted:

That Council direct Administration to:

1.   Include a Green Cart Program Rate of $6.50 per household per month for 2017 and 2018 as part of Action Plan 2015-2018 Mid-Cycle Adjustment process.

Opposed:   A. Chabot

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that with respect to Report C2016-0440, the following be adopted:

That Council direct Administration to:

2.   Return to Council with amendments to the Waste & Recycling Bylaw (20M2001) Schedule B as part of Action Plan 2015-2018 Mid-Cycle Adjustment process.

CARRIED

4.1.3

POLICE CHIEF BRIEFING (VERBAL), C2016-0480

PRESENTATION

Roger Chaffin, Chief of Police, Calgary Police Service, provided Council with a presentation on the Report “Police Chief Briefing (Verbal), C2016-0480”.

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Chief Chaffin, and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Report to Council, May 2016”, with respect to Report C2016-0480.

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, Seconded by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that with respect to Report C2016-0480, the following be adopted:

That Council receive the Police Chief Briefing (Verbal) Report for information.

CARRIED

5.

URGENT BUSINESS

5.1

GREEN SHEET, RECONVENE FOR UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR THE COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL, 2016 JUNE 13 (MAYOR NENSHI)

Note:   This item was dealt with immediately following Item 2.1, Confirmation of Agenda.  

DISTRIBUTION

With the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of Mayor Nenshi’s Motion, Green Sheet, Reconvene for Unfinished Business for the Combined Meeting of Council, 2016 June 13 (Mayor Nenshi).

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor Pootmans, that Mayor Nenshi’s Motion, Green Sheet, Reconvene for Unfinished Business for the Combined Meeting of Council, 2016 June 13 (Mayor Nenshi), be adopted, as follows:

WHEREAS the Combined Meeting of Council 2016 June 13 has over 40 Public Hearing items;

AND WHEREAS the time for Council to hear and decide such a large number of Public Hearing items, including the Regular Business on the Agenda, historically has taken three days;

AND WHEREAS Section 92(2) of the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006 states that a Council Meeting shall reconvene at 1:00 p.m. on the next business day to complete Unfinished Business remaining at the time of recess, unless otherwise directed by a Two-Thirds Vote;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Section 92(2) of the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006, ‘Reconvene for Unfinished Business’, be suspended for the Combined Meeting of Council 2016 June 13 and that Council reconvene at 9:30 a.m. on the 2016 June 14 in the case that Council does not complete the Agenda on 2016 June 13.

CARRIED

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, Seconded by Councillor Pootmans, that, in accordance with Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act and Sections 24(1)(a)(b) and (c), 25(1)(c) and 27(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Council now move into the Committee of the Whole, In Camera, at 4:53 p.m., in the Calgary Power Reception Hall, in order to consider several confidential matters.

CARRIED

The Committee of the Whole reconvened in the Council Chamber at 6:21 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

RISE AND REPORT, Moved by Councillor Pincott, that the Committee of the Whole rise and report to Council.

CARRIED

6.

IN CAMERA ITEMS

6.1

CITY CHARTER UPDATE (VERBAL), C2016-0479

DISTRIBUTION, IN CAMERA

At the request of Administration, and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies, In Camera, of a PowerPoint presentation, which is to remain confidential pursuant to Sections 24(1)(a)(b) and (c) and 25(1)(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

SUSPEND PROCEDURE BYLAW, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor

Stevenson, that Section 92(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006, be suspended in order that Council may complete the remainder of today’s Agenda.

Opposed:   A. Chabot

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, Seconded by Councillor Chabot, that with respect to Verbal Report C2016-0479 the following be adopted:

That Council:

1.   Receive the Report for information; and

2.   Direct that all In Camera discussions and distribution remain confidential pursuant to Sections 24(1)(a),(b) and (c), and 25(1)(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

7.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

7.1

LEGAL BRIEFING (VERBAL), VR2016-0030

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Magliocca, that with respect to Verbal Report VR2016-0030 the following be adopted:

That Council:

1.   Receive the Legal Briefing (Verbal) for information; and

2.   Keep the In Camera discussions remain confidential pursuant to Sections 27(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

8.

EXCUSING ABSENCE OF MEMBERS

EXCUSE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Magliocca, that Councillors Carra and Jones be excused from attendance at today’s Meeting, without reason, by courtesy of Council. 

ROLL CALL VOTE

For:

J. Magliocca, B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, A. Chabot, P. Demong

Against:

D. Farrell, J. Stevenson, W. Sutherland, E. Woolley, S. Chu, N. Nenshi

MOTION LOST

9.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor Stevenson, that this Council adjourn at 6:29 p.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COUNCIL ON 2016, JUNE 13.

   Sgd. N. Nenshi                                                           Sgd. S. Gray

   MAYOR                                                                      CITY CLERK