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MINUTES

 

Legislative Governance Task Force

HELD 2016 July 19 AT 1:00 PM

IN THE Legal Traditions Committee Room

 

PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair

Councillor R. Jones (Councillor-at-Large), Vice-Chair

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart (CPS Chair)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

Councillor R. Pootmans (Audit Chair)

ALSO PRESENT:

City Manager J. Fielding

City Clerk S. Gray

Manager, Legislative Services B. Hilford

Coordinator, Governance and Policy K. Martin

Solicitor, Law Department S. Swinn

 

This meeting was conducted in accordance with the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006, as amended.

 

 

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

 

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Jones, that the Agenda for the 2016 July 19 Regular Meeting of the Legislative Governance Task Force be confirmed.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE GOVERNANCE TASK FORCE COMMITTEE, 2016 JUNE 07

 

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Jones, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Legislative Governance Task Force, held on 2016 June 07, be confirmed.

 

CARRIED

 

 

3.

ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

 

3.1

PROPOSED COUNCIL COMMITTEE GOVERNANCE MODELS AND MEETING EFFICIENCIES, LGT2016-0585

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

With the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of the following documents, with respect to Report LGT2016-0585:

 

  • a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Proposed Council Committee Governance Models and Meeting Efficiencies”, dated 2016 July 19
  • a Revised Attachment 6 to Report LGT2016-0585

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the City Clerk’s Recommendations contained in Report LGT2016-0585 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

 

That the Legislative Governance Task Force recommend that Council:

 

1.    Approve the Alternative 2(A) scenario, as illustrated in the new Attachment 7 for a new Council Committee Governance Model effective 2017 January 01, and direct the Law Department to return to the 2016 September 12 Combined Public Hearing of Council with necessary amendments to the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006;

 

2.   Direct the City Clerk to forward stakeholder engagement results on Audit Committee quorum to the Audit Committee’s Executive Assistant for assessment and potential inclusion in Bylaw 48M2012; and

 

3.   Direct the City Clerk, Administration, and the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee to further investigate the future state of this Council Committee and return to Council with recommendations no later than Q2 2017; and

 

4.   Direct the Law Department to return to the 2016 September 12 Combined Public Hearing of Council with necessary amendments to the Procedure Bylaw in order to broaden the use of the Consent Agenda; and           

 

5.   Confirm that the General Managers or their designate should attend Committee meetings; and

 

6.   That the City Clerk be directed to circulate to Members of Council, the proposed Alternative 2(A) scenario contained in Attachment 7, prior to the 2016 July 25 Regular Meeting of Council, for information.

 

And further, that Report LGT2016-0585 be forwarded as an item of Urgent Business, to the 2016 July 25 Regular Meeting of Council.

 

 

Opposed:   R. Jones

 

CARRIED


 

3.2

RECOGNITION FOR CITIZENS WHO HAVE SERVED ON VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, LGT2016-0617

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that the City Clerk’s Recommendations contained in Report LGT2016-0617 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

 

That the Legislative Governance Task Force recommend:

 

1.    That Council receive the report for information.

 

2.    That Council approve:

 

a.   A 2016 Boards, Commissions and Committees Member Recognition Event for outgoing citizen members who have served on various Boards, Commissions and Committees for at least one year;

 

b.   A budget of up to $5,000, funded from the Boards, Commissions and Committees Review Project be allocated; and

 

c.   The City Clerk to report back to Council through the Legislative Governance Task Force with recommendations on the recognition process and event by Q1 2017.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

 

No items of Urgent Business were added to today’s Meeting.

 

 

5.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

 

No items of Urgent Business, In Camera, were added to today’s Meeting.

 

 

6.

ADJOURNMENT

 

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Jones, that this meeting adjourn at 2:27 p.m.

 

CARRIED

 


 

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2016 OCTOBER 11.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Sgd. N. Nenshi                                                             Sgd. S. Gray

   MAYOR                                                                      CITY CLERK

 

 

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING ITEM HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2016 JULY 25 REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL AS AN ITEM OF URGENT BUSINESS:


PROPOSED COUNCIL COMMITTEE GOVERNANCE MODELS AND MEETING EFFICIENCIES, LGT2016-0585

 

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING ITEM HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2016 SEPTEMBER 12 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:


CONSENT:

 

RECOGNITION FOR CITIZENS WHO HAVE SERVED ON VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, LGT2016-0617

 

 

 

The next Regular Meeting of the Legislative Governance Task Force has been scheduled to be held on 2016 September 06 at 1:00 PM.