MINUTES

SPC ON UTILITIES AND CORPORATE SERVICES

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Date:
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Location:
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Councillor W. Sutherland, Chair
  • Councillor G. Chahal
  • Councillor D. Farrell
  • Councillor R. Jones
  • Councillor J. Farkas
ABSENT
  • Councillor P. Demong. Vice-Chair, Council Business
  • Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart, Personal
  • Councillor S. Keating, Personal
ALSO PRESENT:
  • A/General Manager C. Arthurs
  • A/General Manager D. Limacher
  • A/City Clerk L. Gibb
  • Legislative Advisor D. Williams

Councillor Sutherland called the Meeting to order at 9:36 a.m.

No opening remarks were given.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farrell

    That the Agenda for the 2019 December 18 Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Chahal

    That the Committee Recommendations contained in the following reports be approved in an omnibus motion:

A presentation entitled "Water Security Update" dated 2019 December 18, was distributed with respect to Report UCS2019-1539.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farrell

    That with respect to Report UCS2019-1539, the following be approved:

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services recommend that Council direct Administration to:

    1. Report on water security annually as part of the Water Utility update to the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services, and;
    2. Report on the Source Water Protection Plan and Policy by end of Q2 2020.
    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farrell

    That with respect to Report UCS2019-1142, the following be approved:

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services recommend that Council direct Administration to:

    1. Explore customer behaviour in 2020 to develop a detailed plan for piloting variable set-out; and
    2. Report back to the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services no later than Q2 2021 with results from the review of customer behaviour and a detailed pilot plan including proposed pilot communities, rates that will be piloted, a detailed cost estimate, and a plan for funding the pilot.
    MOTION CARRIED

A presentation entitled "Waste Management Storage Site Operational Practices" dated 2019 December 18, was distributed with respect to Report UCS2019-1502.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Chahal

    That with respect to Report UCS2019-1502, the following be approved:

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

    1. Mitigate waste management storage sites risks by focusing The City’s efforts on better utilizing existing controls exercised through the Alberta Fire Code and Land Use Bylaw 1P2007; and
    2. Control the location of new waste management storage sites by ensuring Land Use Bylaw 1P2007 is consistently applied.
    MOTION CARRIED

A presentation entitled "Corporate Land Strategy - Guiding Document" dated 2019 December 18, was distributed with respect to Report UCS2019-1579.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Chahal

    That with respect to Report UCS2019-1579, the following be approved:

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services recommends that Council approve the Corporate Land Strategy – Guiding Document (Attachment 1) and direct Administration to deliver the Corporate Land Strategy to the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services by 2020 July 31.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farrell

    That with respect to Report UCS2019-1580, the following be approved:

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

    1. Receive this Report for the Corporate Record; 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 unless The City is required to disclose pursuant to the Expropriation Act (Alberta), and review by 2029 February 12.
    MOTION CARRIED

None

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farrell

    That this meeting adjourn at 11:25 a.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

    The following item has been forwarded to the 2020 January 13 Combined Meeting of Council:

    CONSENT

    • City of Calgary Water Security, UCS2019-1539
    • Plan for Piloting Variable Set-Out for the Black Cart Program, UCS2019-1142
    • Waste Management Storage Site Operational Practices - UCS2019-1502
    • Corporate Land Strategy – Guiding Document, UCS2019-1579

    CONFIDENTIAL CONSENT

    • Summary of Green Line Real Property Transactions for the Third Quarter 2019, UCS2019-1580

    The next Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services is scheduled to be held 2020 January 29, at 9:30 a.m.

    CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON