PRESENT:

Councillor P. Demong, Chair

Councillor B. Pincott, Vice-Chair

Councillor D. Farrell

Councillor R. Jones

Councillor W. Sutherland

ALSO PRESENT:

General Manager R. Pritchard

Legislative Assistant D. Williams

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

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

2015 March 20 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 FEBRUARY 25

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Pincott, that the Minutes of the 2015 February 28 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

NEW BUSINESS

3.1

WASTE & RECYCLING SERVICES: COLLECTION SERVICE REVIEW,

               UCS2015-0220

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of Attachment 3 to Report UCS2015-0220.

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that in accordance with Section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and Sections 23(1)(b), 24(1)(c), 24(1)(d), 25(1)(b), 25(1)(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services move in camera, at 9:46 a.m., in order to consider a confidential matter with respect to Report UCS2015-0220.

CARRIED

The SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services moved into public session at 9:57 a.m. with Councillor Demong in the Chair.

RISE AND REPORT, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services rise and report.

CARRIED

RECOGNITION

On behalf of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services, Councillor Demong recognized Dave Griffiths, Director of Waste and Recycling Services on his retirement and thanked him for his many years of service to The City of Calgary.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report UCS2015-0220 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services recommends that:

1.    Council direct Administration to provide city-wide black, blue and green cart residential collection services through a public service delivery model for the remainder of the

2015-2018 business cycle;

2.    Council direct Administration to consider alternative service delivery models in alignment with the 2019-2022 business cycle;

3.    This report be forwarded, as an item of Urgent Business, to the 2015 March 30 Regular Council Meeting; and

4.   Direct that Appendix 2 (Attachment 2), remain confidential under Section 23(1)(b), of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, that the verbal discussions remain confidential under 24(1)(c)&(d) and 25(1)(b)&(c), until this matter is resolved.

And further that the distribution, Attachment 3, received with respect to Report

UCS2015-0220 be attached to the report prior to being forwarded to Council.

CARRIED

3.2

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLANNING UPDATE 2014, UCS2015-0080

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pincott, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report UCS2015-0080 be approved, as follows:

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

CARRIED

4.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Jones, that this meeting adjourn at 11:09 a.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2015 APRIL 29.

Sgd.  P. Demong                                                        Sgd.  D. Williams

CHAIR                                                                           LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT

THE FOLLOWING ITEM HAS BEEN FORWARDED, AS URGENT BUSINESS,TO THE 2015 MARCH 30 REGULAR  MEETING OF COUNCIL:

WASTE & RECYCLING SERVICES: COLLECTION SERVICE REVIEW, UCS2015-0220

The next Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services has been scheduled to be held on 2015 April 29 at 9:30 AM.