Committee Minutes

city_logo_centred

 

 

MINUTES

 

Priorities and Finance Committee

HELD 2015 November 17 AT 9:30 AM

IN THE Engineering Traditions Committee Room

 

PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair

Councillor W. Sutherland, Vice-Chair

Councillor A. Chabot (PUD Chair)

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart (CPS Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Chair)

Councillor R. Pootmans (Audit Chair)

 

ALSO PRESENT:

City Manager J. Fielding

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

Acting City Clerk S. Muscoby

 

 

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

 

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

 

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Agenda for the 2015 November 17 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

 

 

CARRIED

 


 

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRIORITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2015 OCTOBER 27

 

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Minutes of the

2015 October 27 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

 

CARRIED

 

3.

NEW BUSINESS

 

3.1

2016 BUSINESS TAX BYLAW, PFC2015-0699

 

 

CLERICAL CORRECTIONS

 

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, clerical corrections were noted to Page 1 of 3 contained in Report PFC2015-0699, under the Background Section, second line of the paragraph, by deleting the year “2015” following the words “time for the planned” and by substituting the year “2016” and by deleting the year “2015” following the words “January 05 mailing of the” and by substituting the year “2016”.

 

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0699 be approved, as follows:

 

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council give three readings to the proposed 2016 Business Tax Bylaw.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

3.2

ZBR PROGRAM UPDATE, PFC2015-0903

 

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Zero-Based Review Program Update”, dated 2015 November 17, with respect to Report PFC2015-0903.

 

 


 

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that in accordance with Section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and Section 24(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Priorities and Finance Committee move in camera, at

10:16 a.m., in order to consider confidential matter with respect to Report PFC2015-0903.

 

CARRIED

 

The Priorities and Finance Committee moved into public session at 11:02 a.m. with

Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

 

RISE AND REPORT, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Priorities and Finance Committee rise and report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that with respect to Report PFC2015-0903, the  following be adopted:

 

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends:

 

1.   That Council receive this report for information and endorse Planned improvements, 2,3,4,5 and 7 as contained in Attachment 1, Page 10 of 10 of Report PFC2015-0903.

 

2.   That the Priorities and Finance Committee refer Planned improvements 1 and 6 contained in Attachment 1, Page 10 of 10 of Report PFC2015-0903, to the City Manager, for further analysis, returning to the Priorities and Finance Committee no later than Q2 2016; and

 

3.    Keep the In Camera discussions confidential pursuant to Section 24 (1)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

3.3

COMMUNITY NAMING- GARRISON WOODS, GARRISON GREEN AND CURRIE BARRACKS, PFC2015-0826

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0826 be approved, as follows:

 

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council approve Administration’s request to adopt by resolution the proposed Community Names of Garrison Woods, Garrison Green and Currie Barracks.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

3.4

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS, PFC2015-0896

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0896 be approved, as follows:

 

That the Priorities and Finance Committee receive this report for information.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

 

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

 

5.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

 

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

 

6.

ADJOURNMENT

 

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that this meeting adjourn at 11:07 a.m.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

 CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2015 DECEMBER 15.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sgd. N. Nenshi                                                           Sgd.  S. Muscoby

  MAYOR                                                                       ACTING CITY CLERK

 

 

 


 

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2015 DECEMBER 07 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:


CONSENT:

 

ZBR PROGRAM UPDATE, PFC2015-0903

 

COMMUNITY NAMING- GARRISON WOODS, GARRISON GREEN AND CURRIE BARRACKS, PFC2015-0826

 

OTHER

(The following Report contains a Bylaw that requires reading by Council.  Accordingly, it should be voted on separately.)

 

2016 BUSINESS TAX BYLAW, PFC2015-0699

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2015 December 01 at 9:30 AM.