MINUTES

GAS, POWER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting #:
Date:
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Location:
LEGAL TRADITIONS COMMITTEE ROOM
PRESENT:
  • Councillor S. Chu, Chair
  • Councillor J. Davison
  • Councillor J. Farkas
  • Councillor D. Farrell, Vice-Chair
  • Acting Chief Financial Officer C. Male
ALSO PRESENT:
  • Senior Regulatory Analyst R. Holberton
  • Legislative Assistant J. Dubetz
  • Legislative Assistant D. Williams

Councillor Chu called the Meeting to order at 1:01 p.m.

No opening remarks were made at today's Meeting.

  • Moved byCouncillor Davison

    That the Agenda for today's meeting be amended by bringing forward confidential Item 9.1.2, Federal Review of Telecom, Broadcasting and Radio Act - Verbal - GPT2019-0098, into the Public Meeting portion, and renumbering it as Item #6.4.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byActing Chief Financial Officer Male

    That the Agenda for the 2019 January 17 Regular Meeting of the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee be confirmed., as amended.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Farkas

    That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee, dated 2018 November 15, be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Davison

    That with respect to Report GPT2018-1394, the following be approved:

    That the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee receive this report for information.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Davison

    That with respect to Report GPT2019-0060, the following be approved:

    That the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee receive this report for information.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Farkas

    That with respect to Verbal Report GPT2019-0092, the following be approved:

    That the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee recommend that Council consider the Verbal Report in closed Meeting and give direction on next steps.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Farrell

    That the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee move into Closed Meeting, at 1:29 p.m., to consider confidential matters with respect to Item 9.1.1, Report GPT2018-1382, pursuant to Sections 23 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

    MOTION CARRIED

    The Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee moved into Open Meeting at 1:45 p.m. with Councillor Chu in the Chair.


Administration in attendance during the Closed Meeting discussions with respect to Report GPT2018-1382:

Clerks: J. Dubetz, D. Williams; Advice: R. Holberton, S. Russell, B. Whyte, K. Hess; Observer: O. Shyllon.

  • Moved byCouncillor Davison

    That with respect to Report GPT2018-1382, the following be approved:

    That the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee:

    1.  Receive this report for information; and

    2.  Direct that the report and attachment remain confidential pursuant to Section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until three years after the proceedings and any related proceedings are complete.

    MOTION CARRIED

Note:  this item was not discussed in Closed Meeting, as per the amendment under Confirmation of Agenda.

 

A package of documents Re: The City of Calgary's Submission on the Review of Telecommunication Act and Radiocommunications Act were distributed with respect to Report GPT2019-0098.

  • Moved byActing Chief Financial Officer Male

    That with respect to Verbal Report GPT2019-0098, the following be approved:

    That the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee receive this report for information.

    MOTION CARRIED

    Chief Financial Officer Carla Male introduced Jan Bradley to Committee as the newly appointed Acting Director of the Information Technology Department.

     


  • Moved byCouncillor Farrell

    That this meeting adjourn at 1:45 p.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

    THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2019 FEBRUARY 25 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:

    CONFIDENTIAL:

    Verbal- City of Calgary’s Response to the AUC Inquiry on Electricity Distribution Systems (AUC Proceeding 24116), GPT2019-0092