PRESENT:

Councillor P. Demong, Chair

Councillor B. Pincott, Vice-Chair

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart

Councillor D. Farrell

Councillor R. Jones

Councillor J. Stevenson

Councillor W. Sutherland

ALSO PRESENT:

General Manager R. Pritchard

Legislative Assistant D. Williams

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Pincott, that the Agenda for the

2015 April 29 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services be confirmed.

CARRIED

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SPC ON UTILITIES AND CORPORATE SERVICES, 2015 MARCH 20

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Pincott, that the Minutes of the 2015 March 20 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

CONSENT AGENDA

(SPCs Only)

3.1

2014 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY PERFORMANCE, UCS2015-0219

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report UCS2015-0219 be approved, as follows:

That the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services:

1)    Receive the Corporate Environment, Health & Safety 2014 Annual Report (Attachment 1) for information; and

2)   Receive the 2014 Q3 and Q4 Corporate Environment, Health & Safety Management       Systems and Compliance Report (Attachment 2) for information.

Opposed:  D. Farrell

CARRIED

4.

NEW BUSINESS

4.1

UPDATE ON 80/20 BY 2020 WASTE DIVERSION GOAL, UCS2015-0323

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a Revised Attachment 2, entitled “Next Steps 2015-2018, to Report UCS2015-0323.

SPEAKER

Christina Seidel, Executive Director, Recycling Council of Alberta

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report UCS2015-0323 be approved, as follows:

That the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services receive this report for information.

CARRIED

4.2

ABSENCE REPORTING, UCS2015-0236

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that in accordance with Section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and Sections 24(1)(a), 24 (1)(b)(i) and 24(1)(d) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services move in camera, at 11:12 a.m., in order to consider a confidential matter with respect to Report  UCS2015-0236.

CARRIED

The SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services moved into public session at 11:21 a.m. with

Councillor Demong in the Chair.

RISE WITHOUT REPORTING, Moved by Councillor Pincott, that the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services rise without reporting.

CARRIED

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Jones, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report UCS2015-0236 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services recommends that Council:

1.   Receive the report for information to address part 1 of the Motion Arising with respect       to Report C2014-0863; and

 2.  Direct Administration to continue reporting the current performance measures related to employee absences through regular reporting mechanisms, including mid-year and year end reports and to apply a results-based accountability approach to employee absence performance measures to address part 2 of the Motion Arising with respect to Report C2014-0863.                      

And further that the In Camera discussions remain confidential pursuant to Sections 24(1)(a), 24(1)(b)(i) and 24(1)(d) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

5.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, that this meeting adjourn at 11:22 a.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2015 MAY 27.

Sgd:   P. Demong                                                       Sgd:  D. Williams

CHAIR                                                                           LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT

THE FOLLOWING ITEM HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2015 MAY 11 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:

CONSENT:

ABSENCE REPORTING, UCS2015-0236

The next Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services has been scheduled to be held on 2015 May 27 at 9:30 AM.