MINUTES

STRATEGIC MEETING OF COUNCIL

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IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Deputy Mayor Davison
  • Councillor G-C. Carra
  • Councillor S. Chu
  • Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart
  • Councillor P. Demong
  • Councillor J. Farkas
  • Councillor D. Farrell
  • Councillor J. Gondek
  • Councillor R. Jones
  • Councillor S. Keating (Remote Participation)
  • Councillor J. Magliocca
  • Councillor W. Sutherland
  • Councillor E. Woolley
ABSENT:
  • Mayor N. Nenshi (Council Business)
  • Councillor G. Chahal (Council Business)
ALSO PRESENT:
  • City Manager D. Duckworth
  • City Solicitor and General Counsel J. Floen
  • Chief Financial Officer C. Male
  • General Manager S. Dalgleish
  • General Manager M. Thompson
  • A/General Manager C. Arthurs
  • A/General Manager K. Black
  • A/General Manager F. Bouchart
  • A/General D. Morgan
  • City Clerk L. Kennedy
  • Legislative Advisor M. A. Cario

Deputy Mayor Davison called today's Meeting to order at 9:34 a.m.

Deputy Mayor Davison provided opening remarks and called for a moment of quiet contemplation.

1. Councillor Farkas

Topic: Mailout cost for new Property tax bill mailout to clearly articulate tax division between municipal and provincial requisitions

2. Councillor Demong

Topic: Possibility of Property tax bills to include two separate sheets, one for Provincial education taxes and the other for Municipal taxes 

3. Councillor Woolley

Topic: Can this billing cycle clearly articulate the differences in the tax bills.

Deputy Mayor Davison introduced a group of grade six students from Menno Simons Christian School, along with their teacher Megan Beriault.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Jones
    Seconded byCouncillor Magliocca

    That the Agenda for the 2020 March 02 Strategic Meeting of Council be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED

The following documents were distributed with respect to Report C2020-0300:

  • PowerPoint presentation entitled "C2020-0300 Provincial Budget 2020-2021 Government of Alberta Budget and City of Calgary implications", dated 2020 March 02
  • Document entitled “Total Impact to Non-Residential $5 Million Property Payers Before PTP include BTC”, dated 2020 March 02 

Councillor Demong introduced a group of grade five and six students from Midnapore School, along with their teacher Danielle Carriere.

 

By general consent, pursuant to Section 6(1) of Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, as amended, Council suspended Sections 107 and 109, to allow for questions and debate without a time limit with respect to Report C2020-0300.

 

By general consent, Council recessed at 11:06 a.m. and reconvened at 11:15 a.m. in the Calgary Power Reception Hall, in public for a further facilitated discussion with Deputy Mayor Davison in the Chair.

 

Council recessed at 11:55 a.m. and reconvened at 1:17 p.m. with Deputy Mayor Davison in the Chair.

 

The following documents were distributed at the Public Meeting in the Calgary Power Reception Hall with respect to Report C2020-0300:

  • PowerPoint presentation entitled “Calgary Office Market Update”, dated 2020 March 02
  • PowerPoint presentation entitled “Innovation at UCalgary and Beyond”, dated 2020 March 02
  • PowerPoint presentation entitled "Closing Remarks Presented by David Duckworth", dated 2020 March 02.
  • Package of Documents including "Health Enforcement Orders Environment Public Health", "Minimum Housing and Health Standards", "Order of an Executive Officer Closed for Tenant Accommodation Purposes Order to Vacate" and "Order of an Executive Officer Unfit for Human Habitation Order to Vacate".
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Gondek
    Seconded byCouncillor Sutherland

    That with respect to Report C2020-0300, the following be adopted:

    That Council receive the following distributions for the Corporate Record:

    • PowerPoint presentation entitled "C2020-0300 Provincial Budget 2020-2021 Government of Alberta Budget and City of Calgary implications", dated 2020 March 02
    • Document entitled “Total Impact to Non-Residential $5 Million Property Payers Before PTP include BTC”
    • PowerPoint presentation entitled “Calgary Office Market Update”, dated 2020 March 02
    • PowerPoint presentation entitled “Innovation at UCalgary and Beyond”, dated 2020 March 02
    • PowerPoint presentation entitled "Closing Remarks Presented by David Duckworth", dated 2020 March 02.
    • Package of Documents including "Health Enforcement Orders Environment Public Health", "Minimum Housing and Health Standards", "Order of an Executive Officer Closed for Tenant Accommodation Purposes Order to Vacate" and "Order of an Executive Officer Unfit for Human Habitation Order to Vacate".
    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Jones
    Seconded byCouncillor Chu

    That this Council adjourn at 3:03 p.m.

    ROLL CALL VOTE

    For: (12)Councillor Carra, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Councillor Demong, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Jones, Councillor Keating, Councillor Magliocca, and Councillor Sutherland
    MOTION CARRIED