PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi

Councillor G-C. Carra

Councillor A. Chabot

Councillor S. Chu

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart

Councillor P. Demong

Councillor D. Farrell

Councillor R. Jones

Councillor S. Keating

Councillor J. Magliocca

Councillor B. Pincott

Councillor R. Pootmans

Councillor J. Stevenson

Councillor W. Sutherland

Councillor E. Woolley

ALSO PRESENT:

City Manager O. Tobert

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

General Manager S. Dalgleish

General Manager M. Logan

General Manager R. Pritchard

General Manager R. Stanley

General Manager B. Stevens

Acting General Manager K. Young

City Clerk S. Gray

1.

OPENING PRAYER

Mayor Nenshi gave the opening prayer at today’s meeting.

INTRODUCTION

Mayor Nenshi introduced today's meeting by providing an overview of the Agenda as follows:

• Budget Overview presentation by the Chief Financial Officer;

• Questions of clarification on the presentation;

• Public submissions;

• Motions related to general meeting procedures; and

• Discussion on adjustments to the Business Plans and Budgets.

2.

BUDGET OVERVIEW

Eric Sawyer, Chief Financial Officer, gave a brief introduction and overview to the 2014 Proposed Adjustments to Business Plans and Budgets, and Related Matters.

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Our City, Our Budget, Our Future – 2014 Proposed Adjustments”, with respect to the Budget Overview.

POINT OF ORDER

Councillor Chabot rose on a Point of Order with respect to Mayor Nenshi’s comments on future Provincial Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) funding.

INTRODUCTION

Councillor Sutherland introduced a group of 20 Grade 3 students from Tuscany School in attendance in the public gallery, accompanied by their teacher. He advised that this week, the class would be exploring “How do we create and maintain a culture of belonging?”.

3.

PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS

The following speakers addressed Council with respect to the 2014 proposed Adjustments to the Business Plans and Budgets, and Related Matters:

1.    Peter Bulkowski

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Mr. Bulkowski and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Calgary City Council, November 25, 2013”, with respect to Report C2013-0668.

2.    Milan Papez Sr.

3.    Milan Papez Jr.

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Mr. Papez Jr., and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of an untitled document containing news clippings, with respect to Report C2013-0668.

4.    Colleen Huston & Brad Robertson

5.    Grant Neufeld

6.    Amber Ruddy

7.    Joe Ceci

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Mr. Ceci, and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of the following, with respect to Report C2013-0668:

·         A letter from Walter Hossi, Executive Director, Momentum, dated 2013 November 25;

·         A booklet entitled “Poverty Costs 2.0: Investing in Albertans, A Blueprint for Reducing Poverty in Alberta”, dated June 2013.

RECESS

Council recessed at 12:06 p.m. to reconvene at 1:20 p.m.

Council reconvened in the Chamber at 1:20 p.m. with Deputy Mayor Carra in the Chair.

Mayor Nenshi resumed the Chair at 1:22 p.m. and Councillor Carra returned to his regular seat in Council.

CALGARY POLICE SERVICE

At the request of Councillor Colley-Urquhart and with the concurrence of the Mayor, Rick Hanson, Calgary Police Chief, and Mr. Howard Shikaze, Vice-Chair of Finance, Calgary Police Commission, addressed Members of Council, in order to answer questions, with respect to the Calgary Police Service 2014 Proposed Adjustments.

8.    Clément Lanthier

9.    Fred Robertson

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Mr. Robertson, and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of a letter from Mr. Fred Robertson, Steering Committee, Poverty Talks, and Mr. Franco Savoia, Director, Vibrant Communities Calgary, dated 2013 November 25, with respect to Report C2013-0668.

10.  Nigel Kirk

11.  Lucy Fowler

12.  Marc Doll.

SUSPEND PROCEDURE BYLAW, Moved by Councillor Carra, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that pursuant to Section 4 (3) of the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006, as amended, Council suspend Sections 91 (1)(c), 92 (1) and (2), in order that Council may recess at 6:00 p.m. each day during budget deliberations, commencing on Monday, 2013 November 25, and reconvening at 9:30 a.m. the following day, until deliberations are complete.

Opposed: A. Chabot

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Jones, Seconded by Councillor Stevenson, that the custom

of Members standing while addressing Council be waived for the duration of the Special Meeting of Council Re: 2014 Proposed Adjustments to Business Plans and Budgets, and Related Matters.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:     

R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, W. Sutherland, D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong, R. Jones,

S. Keating, J. Magliocca

Against:

E. Woolley, G-C. Carra, A. Chabot, S. Chu, D. Farrell, B. Pincott, N. Nenshi

CARRIED

4.

TABLED\REFERRED REPORT(S)

4.1

CAPITAL GRANT - CKUA (ALDERMAN LOWE), NM2013-16

TABLE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Stevenson, that the Referred Report “Capital Grant - CKUA (Alderman Lowe)”, NM2013-16, be tabled to be discussed in conjunction with Agenda Item 5.1.1, Community Services and Protective Services 2014 Departmental Adjustments.

CARRIED

LIFT FROM THE TABLE, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that the Referred Report “Capital Grant - CKUA (Alderman Lowe)”, NM2013-16, be lifted from the table and dealt with at this time.

CARRIED

TABLE SINE DIE, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, Seconded by Councillor Chu, that the Referred Report “Capital Grant - CKUA (Alderman Lowe)”, NM2013-16, be tabled sine die.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For: 

B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, G-C. Carra, S. Chu, D. Farrell, R. Jones,

N. Nenshi

Against:

S. Keating, J. Magliocca, W. Sutherland, E. Woolley, A. Chabot, D. Colley-Urquhart,

P. Demong

CARRIED

4.2

ENGAGE STRATEGY FOR BUSINESS PLANNING & BUDGETING FOR 2015-2018, C2013-0709 (RECOMMENDATION 3 ONLY)

TABLE, Moved by Councillor Demong, Seconded by Councillor Pootmans, that the Referred Report “Engage Strategy For Business Planning & Budgeting For 2015-2018”, C2013-0709 (Recommendation 3 Only), be tabled, to be discussed following Agenda Item 5.1, “Proposed Adjustments to the 2014 Business Plans and Budgets”, C2013-0668.

CARRIED

LIFT FROM THE TABLE, Moved by Councillor Demong, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that the Referred Report, “Engage Strategy for Business Planning & Budgeting for 2015-2018”, C2013-0709, (Recommendation 3 only), be lifted from the table and dealt with at this time.

CARRIED

RECEIVE FOR INFORMATION, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor Chabot, that Council receive Administration Recommendation 3 contained in Report

C2013-0709, for information.

CARRIED

MOTION ARISING, Moved by Councillor Demong, Seconded by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that with respect to Report C2013-0709, Council direct Administration to return to a 2014 January Strategic Planning Meeting of Council, with a work plan for an engagement strategy with the goal of enabling citizens and stakeholders to participate in identifying priorities for spending and service delivery for 2015-2018.

CARRIED

5.

ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

5.1

PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE 2014 BUSINESS PLANS AND BUDGETS, C2013-0668

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Councillor Farrell, and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of a document entitled “Executive Summary – Recurring Storm Sewer Back-ups – Sunnyside – 8^th Street Between 2^nd and 3^rd Avenues NW”, with respect to Report C2013-0668.

RECESS

Council recessed at 3:15 p.m., to reconvene at 3:45 p.m.

Council reconvened at 3:48 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

RECOGNITION

On behalf of Members of Council, Mayor Nenshi congratulated the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club for their victory in the 2013 Grey Cup.  The Mayor also expressed admiration for the University of Calgary Dinosaurs, and their coaching staff, for making it to the National Championship (Vanier Cup), despite many challenges this season.

Mayor Nenshi also congratulated the Université Laval Football Club, Le Rouge et Or, for winning the Vanier Cup, and for their remarkable football program.

5.1.1

COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Community Services and Protective Services Department, Community and Neighbourhood Services Operating Budget Program 421, be amended by reducing the 2014 Non-flood, One-time operating funding to the Calgary Poverty Reduction Initiative (CPRI), Adjustment #2, contained on Page 19 of Attachment 1 to Report C2013-0668 by $100,000, for a total of $400,000.

CARRIED

ADOPT, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Community Services and Protective Services Department, 2014 Operating Budget contained on Pages 19- 21 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as amended, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary – Page 21

Business Unit                                   Program – Type                   Adjustment #      Page #

Community and Neighbourhood

   Services                                        421  Non-flood: One-time    2                      19

Recreation                                        426  Non-flood: Base              3                      19

Recreation                                        426  Flood: One-time              6                      20

Animal and Bylaw Services             004  Non-flood: Base              4                      19

Fire                                                   001  Non-flood: Base              5                      20

As amended in Program 421, Adjustment #2, by reducing the 2014 non-flood, one-time operating funding to the Calgary Poverty Reduction Initiative (CPRI), Adjustment #2, contained on Page 19 of Attachment 1 to Report C2013-0668 by $100,000, for a total of $400,000.

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Community Services and Protective Services Department, 2014 Capital Budget Non-flood Adjustments contained on Pages 22- 24 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Capital Budget Summary: Non-flood – Page 24

Business Unit           Adj #          Page #    Prog.-Project         Project Name

Parks                        7                22           500-019                 Laycock Park Wetland Restoration

Recreation               8                22           507-004                 Capital Conservation Grants

Recreation               9                22           507-102                 Subway Soccer Centre

Recreation               10              22           507-631                 New Brighton Athletic Park Development

Recreation               11              22           507-632                 Recreational Facilities – Sport Facility Renewal

Recreation               12              22           507-633                 Recreational Facilities – Lifecycle

Recreation               13              23           507-702                 Village Square Leisure Centre Co-Generation Power Plant

Fire                           14              23           041-166                 Royal Vista Emergency Response Station

Fire                           15              23           041-175                 East MacLeod Emergency Response

Public Safety           16              23           045-006                 Telephone &

   Communications                                                                    Technical Upgrades

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Community Services and Protective Services Department, 2014 Capital Budget Flood Adjustments contained on Pages 25- 28 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Capital Budget Summary: Flood: – Page 28

Business Unit           Adj #          Page #    Prog.-Project         Project Name

Parks                        17              25           932-001                 Pathways

Parks                        18              25           932-003                 Major Parks (Prince’s Island and Bowness Park)

Parks                        19              25           932-004                 Other Parks (excluding Prince’s Island and Bowness Park)

Recreation               20              26           933-001                 MapleRidge Golf Course Pumphouse

Recreation               21              26           933-002                 Shaganappi Golf Course Pumphouse

Recreation               22              27           933-004                 Shouldice Athletic Park Artificial Turf

Animal and

   Bylaw Services     23              27           934-001                 ABS Equipment for Centre City

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Community Services and Protective Services Department, Performance Measure and Targets, Adjustment #1, PM 1.4, contained on Page19 of Attachment 1, be adopted.

CARRIED

INTRODUCE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Bylaw 45M2013, Being a Bylaw of The City of Calgary to Amend Bylaw 40M2003, the Fire Fees Bylaw, be introduced and read a first time.

CARRIED

REFER, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Seconded by Councillor Stevenson, that second and third readings of Bylaw 45M2013, and Councillor Jones’ proposed amendment, and Councillor Keating’s proposed amendment to amendment, as follows, be referred to the 2013 December 06 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services, to return to Council prior to year end:

“AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Jones, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that Bylaw 45M2013 be amended in Schedule B, in the column entitled “Fee”, by deleting the figure “$26”, following the words “minimum charge”, and substituting with the figure “$86” as follows:

Service                                 Fee

Fire Inspections                    $86 per hour, minimum charge $86.”

And,

“AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Keating, Seconded by Councillor Pootmans, that Councillor Jones’ proposed amendment to Bylaw 45M2013 be amended, by deleting the figure “$86”, following the words “minimum charge”, and substituting with the figure “$43”.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For: 

S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, J. Stevenson, W. Sutherland, A. Chabot, N. Nenshi

Against:

P. Demong, D. Farrell, R. Jones, S. Keating, J. Magliocca, B. Pincott, R. Pootmans,

E. Woolley, G-C. Carra

MOTION LOST

AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Keating, Seconded by Councillor Pootmans, that Councillor Jones’ proposed amendment to Bylaw 45M2013 be amended, by deleting the figure “$86”, following the words “minimum charge”, and substituting with the figure “$43”.

CARRIED

AS AMENDED, AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Jones, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that Bylaw 45M2013 be amended in Schedule B, in the column entitled “Fee”, by deleting the figure “$26”, following the words “minimum charge”, and substituting with the figure “$43” as follows:

Service                              Fee

Fire Inspections                 $86 per hour, minimum charge $43.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

A. Chabot, S. Chu, P. Demong, D. Farrell, R. Jones, S. Keating, J. Magliocca, B. Pincott,

R. Pootmans, W. Sutherland, G-C. Carra

Against:

D. Colley-Urquhart, J. Stevenson, E. Woolley, N. Nenshi

CARRIED

SECOND, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Bylaw 45M2013 be read a second time, as amended.

CARRIED

AUTHORIZATION, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that authorization now be given to read Bylaw 45M2013 a third time, as amended.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

THIRD, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Bylaw 45M2013, Being a Bylaw of The City of Calgary to Amend Bylaw 40M2003, the Fire Fees Bylaw, be read a third time, as amended in Schedule B, in the column entitled “Fee”, by deleting the figure “$26”, following the words “minimum charge”, and substituting with the figure “$43” as follows:

Service                              Fee

Fire Inspections                 $86 per hour, minimum charge $43.

CARRIED

5.1.8

CIVIC PARTNERS

CONTINUE, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, Seconded by Councillor Jones, that Council continue past 6:00 p.m. in order to conclude deliberations on the 2014 Civic Partners Departmental Adjustments.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

R. Jones, S. Keating, J. Magliocca, B. Pincott, J. Stevenson, W. Sutherland, E. Woolley,

D. Colley-Urquhart, N. Nenshi

Against:

P. Demong, D. Farrell, R. Pootmans, G-C. Carra, A. Chabot, S. Chu

CARRIED

POINT OF ORDER

Councillor Chabot rose on a Point of Order pursuant to Section 61 (1) of the Procedure Bylaw, as amended, with respect to the rights of the Mayor to debate.

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, Seconded by Councillor Chu, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Civic Partners Operating Budget Program 449, be amended by deleting the 2014 Non-flood, One-time operating funding to the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts, Adjustment #2, contained on Page 83 of Attachment 1, in the amount of $315,000.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

J. Magliocca, W. Sutherland, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart 

Against:

B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, E. Woolley, G-C. Carra, A. Chabot, P. Demong,

D. Farrell, R. Jones, S. Keating, N. Nenshi

MOTION LOST

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Civic Partners 2014 Operating Budget Adjustment #1, Heritage Park 50^th Anniversary Project, contained on Pages 83-84 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary – Page 84

Business Unit                             Program – Type                         Adjustment #      Page #

Civic Partners                            449  Non-flood: One-time             1                      83

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

E. Woolley, G-C. Carra, A. Chabot, P. Demong, D. Farrell, R. Jones, B. Pincott,

R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, N. Nenshi

Against:

S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, S. Keating, J. Magliocca, W. Sutherland

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Civic Partners 2014 Operating Budget Adjustment #2, EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts One-time Funding Request, contained on Pages 83-84 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary – Page 84

Business Unit                             Program – Type                         Adjustment #      Page #

Civic Partners                            449  Non-flood: One-time             2                      83

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

E. Woolley, G-C. Carra, A. Chabot, P. Demong, D. Farrell, R. Jones, B. Pincott,

R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, N. Nenshi

Against:

S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, S. Keating, J. Magliocca, W. Sutherland

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Civic Partners 2014 Operating Budget Adjustment #3, Tourism Calgary/Calgary Sport Tourism Association One-time Funding Request, contained on Pages  83-84 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary – Page 84

Business Unit                             Program – Type                         Adjustment #      Page #

Civic Partners                            449  Non-flood: One-time             3                      83

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

J. Stevenson, E. Woolley, A. Chabot, P. Demong, D. Farrell, R. Jones, J. Magliocca,

N. Nenshi

Against:

W. Sutherland, G-C. Carra, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, S. Keating, B. Pincott, R. Pootmans

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Civic Partners 2014 Operating Budget Adjustment #4, Talisman Business Continuity Funding, contained on Pages 83-84 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary – Page 84

Business Unit                             Program – Type                         Adjustment #      Page #

Civic Partners                            449  Flood: One-time                    4                      83

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Civic Partners 2014 Capital Budget Flood Adjustments contained on Pages 85-87 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Capital Budget Summary: Flood: – Page 87

Adjustment #      Page #         Program-Project         Project Name

5                      85                 956-001                       Talisman Centre

6                      85                 956-002                       Calgary Public Library

7                      86                 956-003                       Calgary Zoo Buildings

CARRIED

RECESS

Council recessed at 6:32 p.m. to reconvene at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 2013 November 26.

Council reconvened at 9:31 a.m. on Tuesday, 2013 November 26 with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

5.1.2

CORPORATE SERVICES

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, Seconded by Councillor Jones, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, Corporate Services Department, Council approve an increase in the 2014 Capital Budget of the Office of Land Servicing & Housing Program 697 (Land Development) by $200,000 (Class 5 estimate) funded by the Real Estate Services Reserve, in order to complete the Phase One work of the Saddle Ridge Area Structure Plan, and further, that the Administration be directed to determine a way in which to recover these funds from the benefiting landowners.

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Corporate Services Department Performance Measure and Targets, Adjustment #1, PM 6.8, contained on Page 30 of Attachment 1, be adopted.

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Corporate Services Department 2014 Capital Budget Non-flood Adjustments contained on Pages 31-32 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Capital Budget Summary: Non-flood – Page 32

Business Unit                    Adj #             Page #    Prog.-Project      Project Name

Corporate Properties        2                   31           776-011              Major OWC Sarcee

    and Buildings

Information Technology    3                   31           741-170              Software Growth

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Calgary Housing Company 2014 Operating Budget Non-flood Adjustments contained on Page 33 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary – Page 33

                                                         Program – Type                   Adjustment #      Page #

Calgary Housing Company             494  Non-flood: Base              1                      33

Calgary Housing Company             494  Non-flood: One-time       1                      33

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Calgary Housing Company 2014 Capital Budget Non-flood Adjustments contained on Page 34 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Capital Budget Summary: Non-flood – Page 34

Adjustment #      Page #         Program-Project         Project Name

2                      34                 492-002                       Building Betterments

CARRIED

5.1.3

PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Planning, Development and Assessment Department, 2014 Operating Budget Non-flood Adjustments contained on Pages 36-37 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary– Page 37

Business Unit                                   Program – Type                   Adjustment #      Page #

Development and Building               614  Non-flood:  Base             1                      36

 Approvals

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Planning, Development and Assessment Department, 2014 Capital Budget Non-flood Adjustments contained on Pages 38-39 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Capital Budget Summary: Non-flood – Page 39

Business Unit              Adj #       Page #    Prog.-Project         Project Name

Development and       2             38           061-001                 Capital Asset Acquisition-Fleet,

   Building Approvals                                                               Technology, Equipment

Development and       3             38           067-002                 Residential ePermits Phase 2

   Building Approvals

Development and       4             38           067-003                 Urban Development Online

   Building Approvals

CARRIED

5.1.4

TRANSPORTATION

RECESS

Council recessed at 12:01 p.m. to reconvene at 1:15 p.m.

Council reconvened at 1:16 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Councillor Pootmans and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of a memo from Doug Morgan, Director, Calgary Transit, Re: 2014 Transit Service Outlook, with respect to Report C2013-0668.

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that, in accordance with Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act, and Sections 24 (1) (b)(i), 24 (1) (c) and 27 (1) the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Council now move into the Committee of the Whole, In Camera, in the Council Lounge at 1:54 p.m., to consider a confidential matter.

CARRIED

The Committee of the Whole reconvened in the Council Chamber at 2:15 p.m., with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

RISE AND REPORT, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Committee of the Whole rise and report to Council.

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Seconded by Councillor Chabot, that with respect to the Transportation Department: Calgary Transit Business Unit 2014 Operating Budget, the following be adopted:

That Council:

1.    Receive the Verbal Report and discussions for information; and

2.    Keep the in camera discussions confidential under Sections 24 (1)(b)(i), 24 (1)(c) and

      27 (1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

REFER, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor Chabot, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Transportation Department: Calgary Transit Business Unit, 2014 Capital Budget Non-flood Adjustment #11, Project 668-02W , Fare Collection Systems, Pre-approved Project contained on Page 47 of Attachment 1, be referred to the 2013 December 16 Regular Meeting of Council.

CARRIED

RECESS

Council recessed at 3:16 p.m. to reconvene at 3:45 p.m.

Council reconvened at 3:48 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Demong, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Transportation Department: Calgary Transit Operating Budget Program 110, be amended in Adjustment #3, Service Hours & Safety, on Page 43 as follows:

• By deleting 8 Peace Officers and 1 Inspector, for a reduction of 9.0 FTEs; and
• A corresponding 2014 Operating Budget reduction of $935,000.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For: 

G-C. Carra, P. Demong, R. Jones, B. Pincott

Against:

J. Stevenson, W. Sutherland, E. Woolley, A. Chabot, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, D. Farrell, S. Keating, J. Magliocca, R. Pootmans, N. Nenshi

MOTION LOST

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Transportation Department, Performance Measure and Targets, Adjustment #1, PM 2.1 contained on Page 43 of Attachment 1, be adopted.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For: 

D. Farrell, R. Jones, S. Keating, J. Magliocca, R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, G-C. Carra,

S. Chu

Against:

B. Pincott, W. Sutherland, E. Woolley, A. Chabot, D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong, N. Nenshi

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Transportation Department, Performance Measure and Targets, Adjustment #2, PM 3.3 contained on Page 43 of Attachment 1, be adopted.

Opposed:  P. Demong, N. Nenshi

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Transportation Department, 2014 Operating Budget Adjustments #3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 contained on Pages 43- 46 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary: Page 46

Business Unit           Program-Type            Adj. #   Page #       Project Name

Calgary Transit        110 – Non-flood          3          43              Service Hours & Safety

Calgary Transit        110 – Non-flood          4          44              Reliability & Resiliency

Calgary Transit        110 – Non-flood          5          44              Budget Realignment

Calgary Transit        110 – Non-flood          6          44              Customer Relations

Roads                       132 – Non-flood          8          45              Excavation Permit  Degradation Fee

Roads                       132 – Flood                 9          45              Guardrails, Landscaping and Fence Repair

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Transportation Department, 2014 Operating Budget Adjustment #7, contained on Pages 45-46 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary: Page 46

Business Unit           Program-Type            Adj. #   Page #       Project Name

Roads                       132 - Non flood           7          45              Airport Trail Tunnel

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For: 

G-C. Carra, A. Chabot, P. Demong, R. Jones, S. Keating, J. Magliocca, R. Pootmans,

J. Stevenson, E. Woolley, N. Nenshi

Against:

S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, D. Farrell, B. Pincott, W. Sutherland

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Transportation Department, 2014 Capital Budget Non-flood Adjustments #10, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 contained on Pages 47-49 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Capital Budget Summary: Non-flood – Page 49

Business Unit           Adj #       Page #       Prog.-Project         Project Name

Calgary Transit        10           47              656-15W               LRT Station Refurbishment

Roads                       12           47              127-140                 Various Street Improvements

Roads                       13           47              128-132                 Pavement Rehabilitation

Transportation

   Infrastructure        14           47              149-001                 Glenmore Trail Widening

Transportation

   Infrastructure        15           48              150-001                 McKnight Widening

Transportation                                                                         Glenmore & Ogden Infrastructure        16           48              151-001                    Interchange

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Transportation Department, 2014 Capital Budget Flood Adjustments contained on Pages 50-52 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Capital Budget Summary: Flood – Page 52

Business Unit           Adj #       Page #       Prog.-Project         Project Name

Roads                       17           50              948-001                 Pavement and Sidewalk Reconstruction

Roads                       18           50              948-002                 Slope Stability Projects

Roads                       19           51              948-003                 Structures and Bridges Repair

Transportation

   Infrastructure        20           51              949-001                 Pedestrian Bridges

Opposed:  D. Colley-Urquhart

CARRIED

5.1.5

UTILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

CLERICAL CORRECTION

At the request of the Administration, the following clerical corrections were noted to Attachment 1 contained in Report C2013-0668:

·         On page 61 (table), Adjustment #11, by deleting the Program number “987“ and substituting with the program number “897”.

·         On page 62, Adjustment #16, in the “total” column at the right hand side, by deleting the figure “$8,601” and substituting with the figure “$8,879”

·         On page 63, Adjustment #17, in the “total” column at the right hand side, by deleting the figure “$8,879” and substituting with the figure ”$8,601”.

TABLE, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Seconded by Councillor Pootmans, that Councillor Stevenson’s proposed amendment to Operating Budget Program 270, Adjustment #2, as follows, and the Utilities and Environmental Protection Department, 2014 Operating and Capital Budget Flood Adjustments and proposed Bylaw 44M2013, be tabled until the completion of the remaining Department Budgets:

“AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, Seconded by Councillor Woolley, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Utilities and Environmental Protection Department, Utilities Operating Budget Program 270, Adjustment #2, on Page 55 of Attachment 1, be amended as follows:

That Council direct Administration to not increase the Operating drainage rate in Utilities, Program 270, Adjustment #2 or take on self-supported debt for drainage as a result of the flood, and to allocate in order, insurance, provincial and federal funding where available, and the $52 million in 2014 tax room, to fund 2014 flood-related recovery and resiliency costs in drainage, including one-time funding for 3 FTE’s for 2014, to a maximum draw on tax support of $20 million.”.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For: 

J. Magliocca, R. Pootmans, W. Sutherland, E. Woolley, A. Chabot, S. Chu,

D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong, D. Farrell, R. Jones

Against:

S. Keating, B. Pincott, J. Stevenson, N. Nenshi

CARRIED

CONTINUE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Demong, that Council continue past 6:00 p.m. in order to conclude deliberations on the 2014 Utilities and Environmental Protection Departmental Adjustments.

Opposed:  R. Jones, S. Chu

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Utilities and Environmental Protection Department, Performance Measure and Targets, Adjustment #1, PM 2.1, contained on Page 55 of Attachment 1, be adopted.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For: 

R. Jones, S. Keating, J. Magliocca, R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, W. Sutherland, A. Chabot, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong, N. Nenshi

Against:

B. Pincott, E. Woolley, D. Farrell

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Utilities and Environmental Protection Department, 2014 Capital Budget Non-flood Adjustments contained on Pages

58-61 of Attachment 1, be adopted, after clerical correction, as follows:

Capital Budget Summary: Non-flood – Page 61

Business Unit           Adj #          Page #    Prog.-Project         Project Name

Utilities                      4                58           892-295                 Water Efficiency and Metering

Utilities                      5                58           892-305                 Feedermains, Pumpstations and Reservoirs

Utilities                      6,7             58           894-348                 Wastewater Treatment Plant

Utilities                      8,9             58,59      895-329                 Wastewater Trunk Lift Station

Utilities                      10              59           897-352                 Infrastructure Upgrade

Utilities                      11              59           897-356                 Stormwater Infrastructure for New Development

Utilities                      12              59           897-363                 Storm Relief Projects

Utilities                      13,14         59,60      897-372                 Stormwater Quality

Utilities                      15              60           898-436                 Stormwater Monitoring

CARRIED

LIFT FROM THE TABLE, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that the Utilities and Environmental Protection Department 2014 Operating and Capital Budget Flood Adjustments, Councillor Stevenson’s proposed amendment, and the proposed Bylaw 44M2013, be lifted from the table and dealt with at this time.

CARRIED

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, Seconded by Councillor Woolley, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Utilities and Environmental Protection Department, Utilities Operating Budget Program 270, Adjustment #2, contained on Page 55 of Attachment 1, be amended as follows:

That Council direct Administration to not increase Operating drainage rates in Utilities nor take on self-supported debt for drainage as a result of the flood, and to allocate in order, insurance, provincial and federal funding where available, and the $52 Million in 2014 tax room, to fund 2014 flood-related recovery and resiliency costs in drainage, including one-time funding for 3 FTE’s for 2014, to a maximum draw on tax support of $20 million.

RECORDED VOTE:

For:

E. Woolley, D. Farrell, G-C. Carra, J. Stevenson, N. Nenshi

Against:

W. Sutherland, D. Colley-Urquhart, A. Chabot, P. Demong, S. Chu, J. Magliocca,

R. Pootmans, S. Keating, R. Jones, B. Pincott

MOTION LOST

POINT OF PROCEDURE

Councillor Woolley rose on a Point of Procedure in order to clarify the effect of the current motion.

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Utilities and Environmental Protection Department, Utilities Operating Budget Program 270, Adjustment #2, contained on Page 55 of Attachment 1 to Report C2013-0668, be amended as follows:

That Council direct Administration to not increase Operating drainage rates in Utilities nor take on self-supported debt for drainage as a result of the flood, and to allocate in order, insurance, provincial and federal funding where available, and a one-time transfer from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to fund 2014 flood-related recovery and resiliency costs in drainage, including one-time funding for 3 FTE’s for 2014, to a maximum draw of $20 million.

Opposed:  A. Chabot

CARRIED

ADOPT, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, that the Utilities and Environmental Protection Department, 2014 Operating Budget contained on Pages 55-57 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as amended, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary – Page 57

Business Unit                                   Program – Type                   Adjustment #      Page #

Utilities                                              270  Flood:  Base                  2                      55

Utilities                                              270  Flood: One-time              3                      56

As amended in Operating Program 270, Adjustment #2, contained on Page 55 of Attachment 1 to Report C2013-0668, as follows:

That Council direct Administration to not increase Operating drainage rates in Utilities nor take on self-supported debt for drainage as a result of the flood, and to allocate in order, insurance, provincial and federal funding where available, and a one-time transfer from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to fund 2014 flood-related recovery and resiliency costs in drainage, including one-time funding for 3 FTE’s for 2014, to a maximum draw of $20 million.

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Utilities and Environmental Protection Department, 2014 Capital Budget Flood Adjustments contained on Pages 62-69 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Capital Budget Summary: Flood – Page 69

Business Unit           Adj #          Page #    Prog.-Project         Project Name

Utilities                      16              62           952-001                 Flood-Waterworks

Utilities                      17-18         63,64      952-002                 Flood-Wastewater

Utilities                      19-23         65-68      952-003                 Flood-Drainage

CARRIED

BRING FORWARD, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Seconded by Councillor Demong, that Bylaw 44M2013, Being a Bylaw of The City of Calgary to Amend Bylaw 14M2012, the Wastewater Bylaw, be brought forward and dealt with at this time.

CARRIED

FILE AND ABANDON, Moved by Councillor Keating, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that with respect to Report C2013-0668, Administration Recommendation 5 be filed, and proposed Bylaw 44M2013, Being a Bylaw of The City of Calgary to Amend Bylaw 14M2012, the Wastewater Bylaw, be abandoned.

Opposed:  A. Chabot

CARRIED

RECESS

Council recessed at 6:03 p.m., to reconvene at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 2013

November 27.

Council reconvened on Wednesday, 2013 November 27, at 9:31 a.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

TABLE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that the Calgary Police Service Adjustments, contained on Pages 71 to 75 of Attachment 1 to Report

C2013-0668, be tabled until the call of the Chair.

CARRIED

5.1.6

CALGARY POLICE SERVICE

RECEIVE FOR INFORMATION, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Calgary Police Service Objectives, Actions and Performance Targets, Adjustments 1 – 13, contained on Pages 72 to 75 of Attachment 1, be received for information.

CARRIED

5.1.7

CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Corporate Administration Department, Performance Measure and Targets, Adjustment #1, PM 4.5, contained on Page 79 of Attachment 1 to Report C2013-0668, be adopted.

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Corporate Administration Department, 2014 Operating Budget contained on Pages 79-82 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary – Page 82

Business Unit                                   Program – Type                   Adjustment #      Page #

City Manager’s Office                      775  Non-flood: Base              2                      79

City Clerk’s Office                           778  Non-flood: Base              3                      80

City Clerk’s Office                           778  Non-flood: One-time       3                      80

Law                                                   810  Non-flood: Base              4, 5                  80

Law                                                   810  Flood: One-time              6-8                   81

CARRIED

5.1.8

CIVIC PARTNERS

This Item was dealt with immediately following Item 5.1.1, Community Services and Protective Services

5.1.9

CORPORATE PROGRAMS

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Corporate Programs Operating Budget Program 861, be amended, as follows:

• Reduce the 2014 Non-flood, Base Operating Funding to Corporate Costs, Adjustment #8, contained on Page 90 of Attachment 1, by $1,234.000;

• On Page 91, Corporate Costs, Non-flood Base, in the 2014 “Net” column, by deleting the figure “$4,234” and by substituting with the figure “$3,000”.

CARRIED

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Corporate Programs Operating Budget Program 860, be amended, as follows:

• Reduce the Non-flood, One-time operating funding to General Revenue, Adjustment #3, contained on Page 89 of Attachment 1, by deleting the figure “($1,669)”, in the “Net” column and by substituting with the figure “($1,569)”; and

• On Page 91, General Revenue, Non-flood One-time, in the 2014 “Net” column, by deleting the figure “($1,669)” and by substituting with the figure “($1,569)”.

CARRIED

ADOPT, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Corporate Programs, 2014 Operating Budget contained on Pages 89-91 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as amended, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary – Page 91

Operating Area                                 Program – Type                   Adjustment #      Page #

Franchise Fees                                857  Non-flood: Base              1                      89

General Revenue                             860  Non-flood: Base              2                      89

General Revenue                             860  Non-flood: One-time    3                      89

General Revenue                             860  Flood: One-time              9                      90

Investment Income and Financial

  Charges                                          858  Non-flood: Base              4                      89

Taxation                                           856  Non-flood: Base              5                      90

Capital Financing Costs                   840  Non-flood: Base              6                      90

Corporate Costs                               861  Non-flood: Base            7, 8                  90

As amended in Program 861, Adjustment #8, as follows:

• Reduce the 2014 Non-flood, Base Operating Funding to Corporate Costs, Adjustment 8, contained on Page 90 of Attachment 1 to Report C2013-0668, by $1,234,000;

·        On Page 91, Corporate Costs, Non-flood Base, in the 2014 “Net” column, by deleting the figure “$4,234” and by substituting with the figure “$3,000”.

As amended in Program 860, Adjustment #3, as follows:

• Reduce the Non-flood, One-time operating funding to General Revenue, Adjustment #3, contained on Page 89 of Attachment 1 to Report C2013-0668, by deleting the figure “($1,669)”, in the “Net” column and by substituting with the figure “($1,569)”; and

·        On Page 91, General Revenue, Non-flood One-time, in the 2014 “Net” column, by deleting the figure “($1,669)” and by substituting with the figure “($1,569)”.

CARRIED

5.1.10

CALGARY PARKING AUTHORITY

Mayor Nenshi, on behalf of Members of Council, congratulated Troy MacLeod, General Manager, Calgary Parking Authority and his staff for their exemplary performance during the flood crisis, and for their hard work to complete repairs to the City Hall Parkade.

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Calgary Parking Authority, Performance Targets, Adjustments # 1-6, contained on Pages 93-94 of Attachment 1, be adopted.

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, the Calgary Parking Authority, 2014 Operating Budget contained on Pages 94-95 of Attachment 1, be adopted, as follows:

Operating Budget Summary – Page 95

Business Unit                                   Program – Type                   Adjustment #      Page #

Calgary Parking Authority                104  Non-flood: Base              7                      94

CARRIED

RECOGNITION

Councillor Keating thanked the Calgary Parking Authority for their support for the Veterans Food Bank, as the Calgary Parking Authority will match dollar for dollar the donations received by the end of 2013 November.

AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Chu, Seconded by Councillor Demong, that Councillor Colley-Urquhart’s proposed amendment to Administration Recommendation 1 of Report C2013-0668, be amended by deleting the figure “1.8%” and by substituting with the figure “0%”.

RECORDED VOTE:

For:

D. Colley-Urquhart, S. Chu, S. Keating, N. Nenshi

Against:

E. Woolley, W. Sutherland, D. Farrell, G-C. Carra, A. Chabot, P. Demong, J. Magliocca,

R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, R. Jones, B. Pincott

MOTION LOST

AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Carra, Seconded by Councillor Jones, that Councillor Colley-Urquhart’s proposed amendment to Administration Recommendation 1 of Report C2013-0668, be amended by deleting the figure “1.8%” and by substituting with the figure “2.2%”.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

J. Stevenson, E. Woolley, G-C. Carra, D. Farrell, R. Jones

Against:

J. Magliocca, B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, W. Sutherland, A. Chabot, S. Chu,

D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong, S. Keating, N. Nenshi

MOTION LOST

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Seconded by Councillor Chabot, that Administration Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, as amended, be further  amended as follows:

That Council direct Administration to hold Management Exempt salary increases at 1.8% for 2014.

RECORDED VOTE:

For:

W. Sutherland, G-C. Carra, D. Colley-Urquhart, A. Chabot, P. Demong, S. Chu,

J. Magliocca, R. Pootmans, S. Keating, R. Jones, N. Nenshi

Against:

E. Woolley, D. Farrell, J. Stevenson, B. Pincott

CARRIED

POINT OF ORDER

Councillor Chabot rose on a Point of Order pursuant to Section 124(7) of the Procedure Bylaw, as amended, with respect to whether Councillor Sutherland’s proposed motion was a reconsideration motion.

AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Chu, Seconded by Councillor Farrell, that Councillor Sutherland’s proposed amendment to Administration Recommendation 1 be amended by deleting the figure “1.8%” and by substituting with the figure “0%”.

RECORDED VOTE:

For:

W. Sutherland, D. Farrell, G-C. Carra, D. Colley-Urquhart, A. Chabot, P. Demong, S. Chu,

N. Nenshi

Against:

E. Woolley, J. Magliocca, R. Pootmans, S. Keating, J. Stevenson, R. Jones, B. Pincott

CARRIED

AS AMENDED, AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, Seconded by Councillor Pootmans, that Administration Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, as amended, be further amended, as follows:

That Council suspend Council Policy CC035, Members of Council Remuneration Policy, for 2014 only, and hold Council Members’ remuneration at 0% for 2014.

RECORDED VOTE:

For:

W. Sutherland, D. Farrell, G-C. Carra, D. Colley-Urquhart, A. Chabot, P. Demong, S. Chu,

R. Pootmans, S. Keating, N. Nenshi

Against:

E. Woolley, J. Magliocca, J. Stevenson, R. Jones, B. Pincott

CARRIED

RECESS

Council recessed at 12:01 p.m. to reconvene at 1:15 p.m.

Council reconvened at 1:15 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor Chabot, that Administration Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, as amended, be further  amended, as follows:

That Council approve an increase of $550,000 in one-time operating budget funding, as contained in the Attachment to Report C2013-0709, Option “C”, for the Chief Financial Officer’s Department, Program 781 in 2014, to be funded by the Fiscal Stability Reserve via General Revenue, Program 860.

Opposed:  D. Colley-Urquhart

CARRIED

AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor Chu, that Councillor Keating’s proposed amendment to Administration Recommendation 2 d.  be amended by adding the words “that is specifically dedicated to the Green Line”, following the words “and/or federal transit funding”.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For: 

S. Keating, B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, E. Woolley, G-C. Carra, D. Farrell,

N. Nenshi

Against:

J. Magliocca, A. Chabot, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong, R. Jones

CARRIED

REFER, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that Councillor Keating’s proposed amendment, as amended, to Administration Recommendation 2 d, as follows, be referred, to the Strategic Planning Meeting of Council on 2014 January 31, in order that Council can further define their priorities:

“AS AMENDED, AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Keating, Seconded by Councillor Stevenson, that Administration Recommendation 2 contained in Report C2013-0668, be amended, by deleting Recommendation 2 d. in its entirety, and by substituting with  Recommendations 2 d. (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), as follows:

2 d.

(ii)     The $52 million in tax room for 2015 to 2024 be used to create a dedicated transit fund (the “Green Line Fund”) to build the Green Line transitway in both North Central and Southeast Calgary as described in Calgary Transit’s RouteAhead plan, so that other sources of funding can be used for other RouteAhead priorities;

(iii)    The Administration be authorized to use the Green Line Fund as matching funds for future provincial and/or federal transit funding that is specifically dedicated to the Green Line;

(iv)    The Administration use existing sources of working capital as a source of bridge financing for the Green Line Fund, should cash flows to the fund not match expenditures for the construction of the Green Line; and

(v)     The Administration return to Council though the SPC on Transportation and Transit with a detailed workplan for this new transit fund no later than Q3 2014.”.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

W. Sutherland, A. Chabot, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong, J. Magliocca

Against:

B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, E. Woolley, G-C. Carra, D. Farrell, R. Jones,

S. Keating, N. Nenshi

MOTION LOST

AS AMENDED, AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Keating, Seconded by Councillor Stevenson, that Administration Recommendation 2 contained in Report C2013-0668, be amended, by deleting Recommendation 2 d. in its entirety, and by substituting with  Recommendations 2 d. (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), as follows:

“2 d.

(ii)     The $52 million in tax room for 2015 to 2024 be used to create a dedicated transit fund (the “Green Line Fund”) to build the Green Line transitway in both North Central and Southeast Calgary as described in Calgary Transit’s RouteAhead plan, so that other sources of funding can be used for other RouteAhead priorities;

(iii)    The Administration be authorized to use the Green Line Fund as matching funds for future provincial and/or federal transit funding that is specifically dedicated to the Green Line;

(iv)    The Administration use existing sources of working capital as a source of bridge financing for the Green Line Fund, should cash flows to the fund not match expenditures for the construction of the Green Line; and

(v)     The Administration return to Council though the SPC on Transportation and Transit with a detailed workplan for this new transit fund no later than Q3 2014.”.

RECORDED VOTE:

For:

E. Woolley, D. Farrell, G-C. Carra, R. Pootmans, S. Keating, J. Stevenson, B. Pincott,

N. Nenshi

Against:

W. Sutherland, D. Colley-Urquhart, A. Chabot, P. Demong, S. Chu, J. Magliocca, R. Jones

CARRIED

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Keating, Seconded by Councillor Stevenson, that Administration Recommendation 2 contained in Report C2013-0668, as amended, be further amended, by adding a Recommendation 2 d. (i), as follows:

“2 d.

(i)      The unallocated $52 Million in tax room for 2014 be allocated for a tax rebate to residential and non-residential taxpayers, to be shown as a separate line item on the 2014 property tax bill.”.

RECORDED VOTE:

For:

E. Woolley, W. Sutherland, G-C. Carra, D. Colley-Urquhart, A. Chabot, P. Demong, S. Chu, J. Magliocca, R. Pootmans, S. Keating, R. Jones, B. Pincott

Against:

D. Farrell, J. Stevenson, N. Nenshi

CARRIED

RECESS

Council recessed at 3:15 p.m. to reconvene at 3:45 p.m.

Council reconvened at 3:48 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

INTRODUCTION

Councillor Keating introduced Councillor John Findura, from The City of Regina, Saskatchewan, in attendance in the public gallery.

AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor Magliocca, that Councillor Chabot’s proposed amendment to Administration Recommendation 1, be amended as follows:

• by deleting figure and word “$19.8 Million” following the words “amend the proposed tax increase”, and by substituting with the figure and word “$25.8 Million”; and

• by deleting the words “except for the Calgary Police Service” following the words “in all Departments”.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

D. Farrell, R. Jones, B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, G-C. Carra, N. Nenshi

Against:

A. Chabot, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong, S. Keating, J. Magliocca, W. Sutherland, E. Woolley

MOTION LOST

AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that Councillor Chabot’s proposed amendment to Administration Recommendation 1  be amended by deleting the words “by reducing it by 2%, for a $19.8 Million reduction”, following the words “amend the proposed tax increase”, and by substituting with the words “to 5% by a reduction”.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

D. Colley-Urquhart, D. Farrell, S. Keating, B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson,

E. Woolley, G-C. Carra, N. Nenshi

Against:

S. Chu, P. Demong, R. Jones, J. Magliocca, W. Sutherland, A. Chabot

CARRIED

AS AMENDED, AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Sutherland, that Administration Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, as amended, be further amended as follows:

That Council amend the proposed tax increase to 5% by a reduction in all Departments, except for the Calgary Police Service.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

E. Woolley, G-C. Carra, A. Chabot, D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong, S. Keating,

R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, N. Nenshi

Against:

S. Chu, D. Farrell, R. Jones, J. Magliocca, B. Pincott, W. Sutherland

CARRIED

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Councillor Pootmans, and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of a document entitled “2014 Transit Service Hour Summary”, with respect to Report C2013-0668.

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, Seconded by Councillor Magliocca, that Administration Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, be amended, as follows:

That Council approve the Transportation Department, Calgary Transit Operating Budget Program 110, Service Hour proposal, as contained in the 2014 Transit Service Hour Summary distributed on Wednesday, 2013 November 27, Packages 2, 4, 5 and 6, and their corresponding portion of:

·         An increase of 126,000 service hours

·         Expenditures of $11.645 Million

·         Revenue of $3.055 Million

·         Net cost of $8.590 Million

·         93 FTE’s

to be funded through the mill rate.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

S. Keating, B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, N. Nenshi

Against:

P. Demong, D. Farrell, R. Jones, J. Magliocca, W. Sutherland, E. Woolley, G-C. Carra,

A. Chabot, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart

MOTION LOST

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, Seconded by Councillor Magliocca, that Administration Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, as amended, be further  amended, as follows:

That Council approve the Transportation Department, Calgary Transit Operating Budget Program 110, Service Hour proposal, as contained in the 2014 Transit Service Hour Summary distributed on Wednesday, 2013 November 27, Package 3, and its corresponding portion of:

·         An increase of 126,000 service hours

·         Expenditures of $11.645 Million

·         Revenue of $3.055 Million

·         Net cost of $8.590 Million

·         93 FTE’s

to be funded through the mill rate.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

J. Magliocca, B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, N. Nenshi

Against:

D. Farrell, R. Jones, S. Keating, J. Stevenson, W. Sutherland, E. Woolley, G-C. Carra,

A. Chabot, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong

MOTION LOST

RECOGNITION

Councillor Farrell recognized City of Calgary staff involved in the preparation and presentation of the 2014 Proposed Adjustments to the Business Plan and Budget, and thanked them for their work.

ADOPT, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Administration Recommendation 1 contained in Report C2013-0668, and all associated matters related thereto, be adopted, as amended, as follows:

That Council:

1.   Approve Administration’s proposed adjustments to the 2014 Business Plans and Budgets and adopt the 2014 operating budgets and the 2014-2018 capital budgets as adjusted, as shown in Attachment 1 (pages 17 to 95); as further amended, as follows:

• That Council direct Administration to hold Management Exempt salary increases at 1.8% for 2014.

• That Council suspend Council Policy CC035, Members of Council Remuneration Policy, for 2014 only, and hold Council remuneration at 0% for 2014.

• That Council approve an increase of $550,000 in one-time operating budget expenditure for the Chief Financial Officer’s Department, Program 781 in 2014, to be funded by the Fiscal Stability Reserve via General Revenue, Program 860.

• That Council amend the proposed tax increase to 5% by a reduction in all Departments, except for the Calgary Police Service.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

G-C. Carra, D. Farrell, S. Keating, B. Pincott, R. Pootmans, J. Stevenson, E. Woolley,

N. Nenshi

Against:

A. Chabot, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong, R. Jones, J. Magliocca, W. Sutherland

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Administration Recommendation 2 a. contained in Report C2013-0668, and all associated matters related thereto, be adopted, as follows:

That Council:

2.   Approve the recommendations from the Interim and Permanent Financing and Funding Strategy (Attachment 1, pages 97 – 102), as follows:

a.   Approve the Administration utilizing working capital investments to bridge finance capital expenditures, until the sources of permanent funding amounts are determined (Attachment 1, page 99).

CARRIED

FILE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Administration Recommendation 2 b. contained in Report C2013-0668, be filed.

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Administration Recommendation 2 c. contained in Report C2013-0668, and all associated matters related thereto, be adopted, as follows:

That Council:

2.   Approve the recommendations from the Interim and Permanent Financing and Funding Strategy (Attachment 1, pages 97 – 102), as follows:

c.   Approve the Administration utilizing, as required, the Fiscal Stability Reserve to fund the residual tax supported flood-related capital projects funding shortfalls to a maximum of $100 million (Attachment 1, page 100). 

CARRIED

ADOPT, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Administration Recommendation 2 d. (i) contained in Report C2013-0668, and all associated matters related thereto, be adopted, as amended, as follows:

That Council:

2.   Approve the recommendations from the Interim and Permanent Financing and Funding Strategy (Attachment 1, pages 97 – 102), as follows:

d.   (i)  The unallocated $52 Million in tax room for 2014 be allocated for a tax rebate to residential and non-residential taxpayers, to be shown as a separate line item on the 2014 property tax bill.

VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS:

For:

E. Woolley, W. Sutherland, G-C. Carra, D. Colley-Urquhart, A. Chabot, P. Demong, S. Chu, J. Magliocca, R. Pootmans, S. Keating, R. Jones, B. Pincott

Against:

D. Farrell, J. Stevenson, N. Nenshi

CARRIED

ADOPT, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Administration Recommendation 2 d. (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)  contained in Report

C2013-0668, and all associated matters related thereto, be adopted, as amended, as follows:

That Council:

2.   Approve the recommendations from the Interim and Permanent Financing and Funding Strategy (Attachment 1, pages 97 – 102), as follows:

d.   (ii)  The $52 million in tax room for 2015 to 2024 be used to create a dedicated transit fund (the “Green Line Fund”) to build the Green Line transitway in both North Central and Southeast Calgary as described in Calgary Transit’s RouteAhead plan, so that other sources of funding can be used for other RouteAhead priorities.

     (iii) The Administration be authorized to use the Green Line Fund as matching funds for future provincial and/or federal transit funding that is specifically dedicated to the Green Line;

   (iv)  The Administration use existing sources of working capital as a source of bridge financing for the Green Line Fund, should cash flows to the fund not match expenditures for the construction of the Green Line; and

     (v)  The Administration return to Council though the SPC on Transportation and Transit with a detailed workplan for this new transit fund no later than Q3 2014.

VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS:

For:

E. Woolley, D. Farrell, G-C. Carra, R. Pootmans, S. Keating, J. Stevenson, B. Pincott,

N. Nenshi

Against:

W. Sutherland, D. Colley-Urquhart, A. Chabot, P. Demong, S. Chu, J. Magliocca, R. Jones

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Administration Recommendation 3 contained in Report C2013-0668, be adopted, after amendment, as follows:

That Council:

3.   Approve the proposed User Fees Adjustments, for 2014, as shown in Attachment 2 (Fire Fees Amending Bylaw 45M2013; and Excavation Permit Degradation User Fee).

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Administration Recommendation 6 contained in Report C2013-0668, be adopted, as follows:

That Council:

6.   Receive for information the Omnibus Report on Referred Items (Attachment 5).

CARRIED

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that Administration Recommendation 7 contained in Report C2013-0668, be adopted, as follows:

That Council:

7.   Approve the proposed carry-forward of operating budgets from 2013 to 2014 as shown in Attachment 6.

CARRIED

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Carra, Seconded by Councillor Pincott, that Councillor Farrell’s proposed Motion Arising with respect to Report C2013-0668, be amended by deleting the words “for land use opportunities” following the words “provide a scoping study”, and by substituting the words “to realize transit oriented development opportunities”.

CARRIED

MOTION ARISING, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Farrell, Seconded by Councillor Keating, that the following be adopted, as amended, as Recommendation 8 with respect to Report C2013-0668:

“8.  That Council direct Administration to provide a scoping study to realize transit oriented development opportunities along the Green Line, to ensure land use integration, and report to Council through the SPC on Planning and Urban Development no later than Q3 2014.”

CARRIED

REFER, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Pootmans, that Councillor Carra’s proposed Motion Arising with respect to Report C2013-0668, be referred to Administration, as follows, to return to the Priorities and Finance Committee no later than Q1 2014, once there are more details available on the project:

“MOTION ARISING, Moved by Councillor Carra, Seconded by Councillor  Woolley, that Council:

1.   Approve a one-time transfer of up to $11 Million from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to undertake the flood resilience project for the Calgary Zoo Identified in Report, Flood Recovery Task Force:  2014 Business Plan And Budget Adjustments Companion Report C2013-0742; and

2.   Direct Administration to seek all sources of reimbursement for this project including, but not limited to, the provincial and federal governments.”.

Opposed:  D. Farrell

CARRIED

MOTION ARISING, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Seconded by Councillor Sutherland, that with respect to Report C2013-0668, the following be adopted:

That Council direct Administration to review management remuneration polices, with the goal of removing overtime payments for Managers, and report back through the Priorities and Finance Committee no later than the end of Q1 2014 with options.  Further, that a moratorium be placed on all Level 1 – 3 management overtime payments, effective 2014 January, until this report comes to the Priorities and Finance Committee.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

W. Sutherland, G-C. Carra, A. Chabot, S. Chu, D. Colley-Urquhart, P. Demong,

J. Magliocca, R. Pootmans, N. Nenshi

Against:

E. Woolley, D. Farrell, R. Jones, J. Stevenson

CARRIED

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, Seconded by Councillor Farrell, that Councillor Colley-Urquhart’s proposed Motion Arising be amended by deleting the words “that may be funded by a special property tax levy. This levy is to be added as a temporary addition to all property tax bills for a specific limited time period. Such a report is to be brought forward to Council through the Priorities and Finance Committee in time so that Council may consider adding the levy to the 2014 property tax bill”, following the words “first group of resilience flood projects” and by substituting with the words “to return to Council through the Priorities and Finance Committee no later than Q1 2014”.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

For:

G-C. Carra, A. Chabot, S. Chu, P. Demong, D. Farrell, R. Jones, S. Keating, J. Magliocca,

J. Stevenson, W. Sutherland

Against:

D. Colley-Urquhart, R. Pootmans, E. Woolley, N. Nenshi

CARRIED

MOTION ARISING, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Seconded by Councillor Chabot, that with respect to Report C2013-0668, the following be adopted, as amended:

That Council direct Administration to prepare a report containing a list and cost of the first grouping of resilience flood projects, to return to Council through the Priorities and Finance Committee no later than Q1 2014.

CARRIED

MOTION ARISING, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Seconded by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Report C2013-0668, the following be adopted:

That Council request that Corporate Economics update their document of 2010 November, entitled “A Case of Fiscal Imbalance – The Calgary Experience” by Ivy Zhang and Patrick Walters, no later than 2014 December.

CARRIED

BRING FORWARD, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, Seconded by Councillor Stevenson, that the Report, Flood Recovery Task Force: 2014 Business Plan and Budget Adjustments Companion Report, C2013-0742, be brought forward and dealt with at this time.

CARRIED

5.2

FLOOD RECOVERY TASK FORCE:  2014 BUSINESS PLAN AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS COMPANION REPORT, C2013-0742

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Pincott, Seconded by Councillor Stevenson, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report C2013-0742 be adopted, as follows:

That Council receive this report for information as a companion report to C2013-0668 Proposed Adjustments to the 2014 Business Plans and Budgets.

CARRIED

5.3

RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF MOTION ON DEBT COST REDUCTION,

C2013-0708

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Chabot, Seconded by Councillor Demong, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report C2013-0708 be adopted, as follows:

That Council receive this report for information.

CARRIED

6.

URGENT BUSINESS

No Urgent Business items were received at the meeting.

7.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

No Urgent Business In Camera Items were received at the meeting.

8.

IN CAMERA ITEMS

No In Camera Items were received at the meeting.

9.

EXCUSING ABSENCE OF MEMBERS

All Members of Council were in attendance.

RECOGNITION

On behalf of Members of Council, Mayor Nenshi recognized the tremendous work of City Administration, The Chief Financial Officer and all Business Units, in their preparation of the 2014 Adjustments to the Business Plans and Budgets. The Mayor also thanked the City Clerk and her staff for their assistance during the three days of the Special Meeting of Council.

10.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Jones, Seconded by Councillor Chu, that this Council adjourn on Wednesday, 2013 November 27 at 5:33 p.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COUNCIL ON 2013 DECEMBER 16

(Sgn.) N. Nenshi                                                        (Sgn.) S. Gray

MAYOR                                                                         CITY CLERK