MINUTES

SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL

RE: THIRD READING OF PROPOSED BYLAW 125D2021

Thursday, July 29, 2021, Upon Adjournment of the 2021 July 26 Combined Meeting of Council

IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER

PRESENT:

• Councillor S. Chu (Remote Participation)
• Councillor J. Gondek (Remote Participation)
• Councillor J. Farkas
• Councillor J. Davison (Remote Participation)
• Councillor S. Keating (Remote Participation)
• Councillor P. Demong (Remote Participation)
• Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart (Remote Participation)
• Councillor D. Farrell (Remote Participation)
• Councillor W. Sutherland (Remote Participation)
• Councillor E. Woolley (Remote Participation)
• Councillor J. Magliocca (Remote Participation)
• Councillor G-C. Carra (Remote Participation)
• Mayor N. Nenshi

ABSENT:

• Councillor G. Chahal (Personal)

ALSO PRESENT:

• City Solicitor and General Counsel J. Floen (Remote Participation)
• General Manager C. Arthurs (Remote Participation)
• Deputy City Clerk T. Mowrey
• Legislative Advisor J. Palaschuk

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

​Mayor Nenshi called today's meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.

2.

OPENING REMARKS

Mayor Nenshi provided opening remarks and a traditional land acknowledgement.

ROLL CALL

Councillor Carra, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Keating, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Sutherland, Councillor Woolley and Mayor Nenshi.

Absent for Roll Call:  Councillor Chahal

3.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

Today's agenda was confirmed by general consent.

4.

ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

4.1

Third Reading of Proposed Bylaw 125D2021

• Moved by Councillor Woolley
  Seconded by Councillor Carra

  That Bylaw 125D2021 be read a third time.

  ROLL CALL VOTE:

  For: (9)	Councillor Keating, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Sutherland, Councillor Demong, Councillor Gondek, and Councillor Davison
  Against: (4)	Councillor Chu, Councillor Magliocca, Mayor Nenshi, and Councillor Farkas

  MOTION CARRIED

  Councillor Demong rose on a Point of Order.

  The Chair ruled on the Point of Order.

  Councillor Carra rose on a Question of Privilege.

  The Chair ruled on the Question of Privilege.

  
  
• Moved by Councillor Farkas
  Seconded by Councillor Chu

  The following Motion Arising be adopted, as follows:

  BE IT RESOLVED THAT

  Council endorses a vision of conservation, preservation, and expansion of Calgary's parks system, and directs Administration to draft a policy regarding the sale of City parks for residential or commercial development, reporting back to the successor to the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services, no later than Q2 2022.
• By General Consent, the following referral motion was withdrawn:

   "Moved By Councillor Colley-Urquhart

    Seconded By Councillor Woolley

   That the Motion Arising be referred to Administration with a report back to Council with a scoping report and costs as part of the budget deliberations in November."
• Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart
  Seconded by Councillor Woolley

  That the Motion Arising be referred to the Corporate Land Strategy Process to add to the scope of its work, to report back through Committee no later than Q3 2022.

  MOTION CARRIED

5.

CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

5.1

ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

None

6.

ADJOURNMENT

• Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart
  Seconded by Councillor Farrell

  That this Council adjourn at 5:33 p.m.

  MOTION CARRIED