MINUTES

SPC ON UTILITIES AND CORPORATE SERVICES

Meeting #:
Date:	Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.m. - 10:00 P.m.
Location:	IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER

PRESENT:

• Councillor W. Sutherland, Chair
• Councillor P. Demong. Vice-Chair
• Councillor G. Chahal
• Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart
• Councillor J. Farkas
• Councillor D. Farrell
• Councillor S. Keating
• *Councillor J. Gondek

ALSO PRESENT:

• General Manager D. Duckworth
• Deputy City Manager B. Stevens
• Acting City Clerk D. Williams
• Acting City Clerk S. Muscoby
• Legislative Advisor T. Rowe

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Councillor Sutherland called the Meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.

2.

OPENING REMARKS

Councillor Sutherland provided opening remarks.

3.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Demong

  That the Agenda for the 2019 May 15 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services be confirmed, after amendment, as follows:

  • by bringing forward Item 7.7, Calgary's Strategic Approach to Managing City Land Update, UCS2019-0663 to be dealt with immediately following Item 7.2, Landfill Disposal Discount, UCS2019-0552.
  MOTION CARRIED

4.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

4.1

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services Committee, 2019 April 17

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Demong

  That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services, 2019 April 17, be confirmed.

  MOTION CARRIED

5.

CONSENT AGENDA

None

6.

POSTPONED REPORTS

None

7.

ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

7.1

Scoping Report on Reducing Waste from Single-Use Items, UCS2019-0370

Councillor Farrell introduced a group of students from Maria Montessori Education Centre in Ward 7, along with the teacher Gina Gaul.

Speakers

1.  Willa Vipond

2.  Isabelle Couture

3.  Aida Nciri

4.  Jean Blackstock

5.  David Canada

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Farrell
  That with respect to Report UCS2019-0370, the following be approved: 

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services recommend that Council direct Administration to develop a single-use items reduction strategy and implementation plan to return to Committee with a strategy no later than Q3 2020.

  Against: Councillor Farkas

   
  MOTION CARRIED

7.2

Landfill Disposal Discount, UCS2019-0552

Distributions with respect to Report UCS2019-0552:

• a presentation entitled "Landfill Disposal Discounts" dated 2019 May 15; and
• a Revised Attachment 5.

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Chahal

  That Recommendation 2 be amended in Revised Attachment 5, under Section 3., in Schedule "B", by adding the following after Table 1 - Disposal Rates:

  " by deleting Table 1. a and replace with the following:

  TABLE 1.a - DISPOSAL RATES for WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY ACCOUNT CUSTOMERS

                          (sections 3.1(1)(a) and (a.1))

   

  For waste disposed at a City Disposal Site (Waste Management Facility)	2019	2020	2021	2022
  For less than 1,000 tonnes per month	$108/tonne	$108/tonne	$108/tonne	$108/tonne
  For 1,000 tonnes or more per month	$100/tonne	$100/tonne	$100/tonne	$100/tonne
  For 2,000 tonnes or more per month	$90/tonne	$90/tonne	$90/tonne	$90/tonne
  For 3,500 tonnes or more per month	$80/tonne	$80/tonne	$80/tonne	$80/tonne

  MOTION CARRIED
• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Demong
  That with respect to Report UCS2019-0552, the following be approved:

   

  That the Standing Policy Committee (SPC) on Utilities and Corporate Services (UCS) recommend that Council:

   

  1. Direct Administration to implement a WMF Account Customer Monthly Weight discount starting 2019 July 1; and
  2. Give three readings to the proposed Bylaw amendments for Waste and Recycling Bylaw 20M2001 (Revised Attachment 5), as amended, as follows:

  Under Section 3., in Schedule "B", by adding the following after Table 1 - Disposal Rates:

  " by deleting Table 1. a and replace with the following:

  TABLE 1.a - DISPOSAL RATES for WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY ACCOUNT CUSTOMERS

                          (sections 3.1(1)(a) and (a.1))

  For waste disposed at a City Disposal Site (Waste Management Facility)	2019	2020	2021	2022
  For less than 1,000 tonnes per month	$108/tonne	$108/tonne	$108/tonne	$108/tonne
  For 1,000 tonnes or more per month	$100/tonne	$100/tonne	$100/tonne	$100/tonne
  For 2,000 tonnes or more per month	$90/tonne	$90/tonne	$90/tonne	$90/tonne
  For 3,500 tonnes or more per month	$80/tonne	$80/tonne	$80/tonne	$80/tonne

   

  MOTION CARRIED

7.3

2018 Integrated Watershed Management Update, UCS2019-0654

Speaking Notes from Charlie Lund, representing the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association, was distributed with respect to Report UCS2019-0654.

Speaker

1. Charlie Lund

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Farrell
  That with respect to Report UCS2019-0654, the following be approved:

   

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

   
  MOTION CARRIED

7.4

2018 Flood Resiliency and Mitigation Annual Update, UCS2019-0653

A package including 50 letters was recieved for the Corporate Record, with respect to Report USC2019-0653.

Distributions with respect to Report USC2019-0653:

• A presentation entitled "2018 Flood Resiliency and Mitigation Annual Update", dated 2019 May 15;
• Speaking Notes from Charlie Lund, representing the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association;
• Speaking Notes from Pat Jans; and
• Speaking Notes from Mary Lousie Mitchell.

A package of 6 presentations from the Bowness Responsible Mitigation Society, were received for the Corporate Record.

Speakers

1. Robert Madlener

2. Charlie Lund

3. Patti Peck

4. David Chalack

5. Candace Truman

6. Dr. Tadeusz Dabrowski

7. David Burton

8. Jean Woeller

9. Hank Vrielink

10. Margaret Jessop

11. Jason New

12. Sherry Vrielink

13. Phyllis McCord

14. Mary Lousie Mitchell

15. Pat Jans

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Farrell
  That with respect to Report UCS2019-0653, the following be approved:

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

  Against:  Councillor Colley-Urquhart
  MOTION CARRIED

7.5

Corporate Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Performance Report, UCS2019-0460

Speaker

1. Joe Vipond

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart
  That the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services recommend that Council:

  1. Direct Administration to change environmental and safety performance reporting frequency from biannual to annual and provide separate corporate performance reports on the following service lines going forward as part of One Calgary:
     1. Environmental management.
     2. Organizational health, safety and wellness.

  MOTION CARRIED

7.6

Response to NM2017-36 on Green Roofs, UCS2019-0620

Speakers

1. Joe Vipond

2. Deb Clark-Burgoyne

3. Kerry Ross

That the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services recommend that Council receive this Report for information.

7.7

Calgary’s Strategic Approach to Managing City Land - Update, UCS2019-0663

Distributions with respect to Report UCS2019-0663:

• a presentation entitled "A Strategic Approach to Managing City Land"; and
• a Amended Attachment 1.

Clerical corrections were noted as follows:

• on Page 3 of 8, first sentence below the table, by deleting the numbers and words "(240 parcels, 975 acres)" following the words "been declared surplus to City need" and by substituting the words "(275 parcels, 990 acres)"; and
• on Page 4 of 8, second sentence, by deleting the number "40" following the words "There are currently 35 lots" and by substituting the number "250".

Councillor Sutherland left the Chair at 11:20 a.m. and Councillor Demong assumed the Chair.

Councillor Sutherland resumed the Chair at 11:27 a.m. and Councillor Demong returned to his regular seat in Committee.

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Farrell

  That with respect to Report UCS2019-0663, the following be approved:

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services recommends that Council:

  1. Receive this update report for information; and

  2. Direct Administration to report back to SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services no later than 2019 September 30 with the Guiding Document.

  MOTION CARRIED

  Committee recessed at 11:58 a.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. with Councillor Sutherland in the Chair.

  
  

8.

ITEMS DIRECTLY TO COMMITTEE

8.1

REFERRED REPORTS

None

8.2

NOTICE(S) OF MOTION

None

9.

URGENT BUSINESS

None

10.

CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Keating

  That pursuant to Sections 23 (Local public body confidences), 24 (Advice from officials), and 25 (Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of the public body) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services now recess at 4:45 p.m. to reconvene in Closed Meeting, in the Council Lounge, to discuss the following confidential items:

  • 10.1.1 Proposed Lease (Renfrew) - Ward 09 (220 St. Georges Dr NE), UCS2019-0641
  • 10.1.2 Proposed Sale (Bayview) - Ward 11 (8945 14 St SW), UCS2019-0642

  Against: Councillor Farkas

  MOTION CARRIED

  Committee moved into Public Meeting at 4:54 p.m. with Councillor Sutherland in the Chair.

  
  
• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Keating

  That Committee rise and report.

  MOTION CARRIED

10.1

ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

10.1.1

Proposed Lease (Renfrew) - Ward 09 (220 St. Georges Dr NE), UCS2019-0641

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Keating

  That with respect to Report UCS2019-0641, the following be approved:

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services recommends that Council:
  1. Approve the Administration Recommendation; and
  2. Direct that the Recommendations, Report and Attachments remain confidential pursuant to Sections 23 (Local public body confidences), 24 (Advice from officials) and 25 (Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, until the lease is executed.

  MOTION CARRIED

10.1.2

Proposed Sale (Bayview) - Ward 11 (8945 14 St SW), UCS2019-0642

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Farrell

  That with respect to Report UCS2019-0642, the following be approved:

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services recommends that Council:
  1. Approve the Administration Recommendation; and
  2. Direct that the Recommendations, Report and Attachments remain confidential pursuant to Sections 23 (Local public body confidences), 24 (Advice from officials) and 25 (Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, until the sale is closed except for Attachments 4 and 5 which shall remain confidential.

  Against:  Councillor Farkas

  MOTION CARRIED

10.2

URGENT BUSINESS

None

11.

ADJOURNMENT

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Farrell

  That this meeting adjourn at 4:56 p.m.

  MOTION CARRIED

  The following items were forwarded to the 2019 May 27 Combined Meeting of Council:

  CONSENT:

  
  Scoping Report on Reducing Waste from Single-Use Items, UCS2019-0370

  2018 Integrated Watershed Management Update, UCS2019-0654

  2018 Flood Resiliency and Mitigation Annual Update, UCS2019-0653

  Corporate Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Performance Report, UCS2019-0460

  Response to NM2017-36 on Green Roofs, UCS2019-0620

  Calgary’s Strategic Approach to Managing City Land - Update, UCS2019-0663

  ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES:

  Landfill Disposal Discount, UCS2019-0552

  Consent Closed Meeting:

  Proposed Lease (Renfrew) - Ward 09 (220 St. Georges Dr NE), UCS2019-0641

  Proposed Sale (Bayview) - Ward 11 (8945 14 St SW), UCS2019-0642

  The next Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services Committee is scheduled to be held 2019 June 19, 9:30 a.m.

  CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON