MINUTES

SPC ON COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

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Date:
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IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart, Chair
  • Councillor G-C. Carra, Vice-Chair
  • Councillor G. Chahal
  • Councillor S. Chu
  • Councillor J. Farkas
  • Councillor E. Woolley
  • *Councillor J. Gondek
ALSO PRESENT:
  • Acting General Manager K. Black
  • Acting City Clerk J. Lord Charest
  • Legislative Assistant D. Williams

Councillor Colley-Urquhart called the Meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.

Councillor Colley-Urquhart provided opening remarks and acknowledged the hard work of first responders during the snow storm of 2018 October 02, in addition to thanking the City of Edmonton and Red Deer for providing aid and assistance to The City of Calgary.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farkas

    That the Agenda for the 2018 October 03 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farkas

    That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services held on 2018 September 05, be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report CPS2018-1135, the following be approved:

    That the SPC on Community and Protective Services receive this report for information

     

    MOTION CARRIED

Distributions made with respect to Report CPS2018-1033:

  • a PowerPoint entitled "Accessible Taxi Initiatives", dated 2018 October 03; and
  • a letter entitled by Lauri Brunner, dated 2018 October 01.

 

Kurt Enders' speaking notes were received for the Corporate Record with respect to Report CPS2018-1033.

 

Public Speakers:

1. John Bliss

2. Roger Richard

3. Cam Naghshineh

4. Syed Hussain

5. Bhola Singh Chauhan

6. Amy Shantz

7. Naeem Chaudhry

8. Kurt Enders

9. Larry Heather

10. Michael van Hemmen

11. Lauri Brunner

 

The title for Report C2018-1033, was amended, by general consent, by deleting the words "Accessible Taxi Initiatives" in its entirety and replacing with the words "Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Service".

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Service, CPS2018-1033, the following be approved:

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

    1. Give three readings to a proposed bylaw to amend the Livery Transport Bylaw 6M2007 contained in Attachment 2;
    2. Direct Administration to monitor the effectiveness of the Accessible Taxi Incentive Program and report back to Council through the SPC on Community and Protective Services, no later than 2021 Q1;
    3. Endorse Option 2 in Attachment 4 to pilot a third party accessible taxi centralized dispatch; and
    4. Direct that the one-time funding request of $350K in 2019 and $350K in 2020 to support a two-year Centralized Dispatch pilot project be referred to the One Calgary budget deliberations in 2018 November.

     

    ROLL CALL VOTE

    For: (5)Councillor Carra, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Woolley, and Councillor Gondek
    Against: (2)Councillor Colley-Urquhart, and Councillor Chu
    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farkas

    That the SPC on Community and Protective Services now recess, at 11:55 a.m. to reconvene, in Council Chamber, at 12:55 p.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

    The SPC on Community and Protective Services reconvened at 12:58 p.m. with Councillor Colley-Urquhart in the Chair.


Distributions made with respect to Report CPS2018-1121:

  • a PowerPoint presentation entitled "Emotional Support Aniimals witin the Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw", dated 2018 October 03; and
  • an undated submission entitled "Emotional Support Livestock Pets Downsides"

 

Public Speakers:

1. Nikki Pike

2. Carrie Fritz

3. Larry Heather

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Gondek

    That with respect to Report CPS2018-1121, the following be approved:

    That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council give three readings to the proposed bylaw amendment to the Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw 23M2006 (Attachment 1).

    Against: Councillor Farkas

    MOTION CARRIED

Public Speakers:

1. Joy Bowen-Eyre

2. Darryl Power

3. Linda Wolstencroft

4. Heather McLeod

5. Larry Heather

6. Cathy Wasylyshyn

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report CPS2018-1096, the following be approved:

    That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council approve the revised Terms of Reference for the Prevention Investment Framework (Attachment 1), to provide guidelines for awarding 2019 funds, as directed in Notice of Motion C2018-0956.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That this meeting adjourn at 2:06 p.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

    The following items have been forwarded to the 2018 October 15 Regular Meeting of Council:

     

    CONSENT AGENDA

    Revised Prevention Investment Framework with Mental Health & Addictions, CPS2018-1096  

     

    COMMITTEE REPORTS 

    Accessible Taxi Initiatives, CPS2018-1033

    Emotional Support Animals within the Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw, CPS2018-1121

     

    The next Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services has been scheduled to be held 2018 November 07 at 9:30 a.m.

     

    CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON