PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair

Councillor W. Sutherland, Vice-Chair

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart (CPS Chair)

Councillor A. Chabot (PUD Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Chair)

Councillor R. Pootmans (Audit Chair)

Councillor S. Chu (T&T Alternate)

ALSO PRESENT:

Deputy City Manager B. Stevens

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

General Manager R. Stanley

Acting City Clerk S. Muscoby

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Agenda for the 2015 May 19 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

CARRIED

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF PRIORITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2015 APRIL 21

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

2015 April 21 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

NEW BUSINESS

3.1

ASSESSMENT AND TAX CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT, PFC2015-0221

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0221 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council under the authority of

Section 347 of the Municipal Government Act cancel 2012, 2013 and 2014 property and

business taxes for the amounts listed in Attachments 1 and 2.

CARRIED

3.2

BUSINESS TAX CONSOLIDATION - 2015 ANNUAL STATUS REPORT, PFC2015-0432

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0432 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

1.      Use its taxation authority under Section 347 of the Municipal Government Act to approve the refund of the property tax amounts listed in Attachment; and

2.      Direct Administration to bring the Business Tax Consolidation – 2016 Annual Status Report to the Priorities and Finance Committee in May 2016.

CARRIED

3.3

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY - RESIGNATION, PFC2015-0365

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0365 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

1.    Accept the resignation of Mr. Mark Iantkow as a Member with Disability on the Advisory   Committee on Accessibility, and that he be thanked for his service; and

2.    Direct that the position remain vacant until the 2015 Organizational Meeting of Council when Council will make regular appointments to the Advisory Committee on Accessibility.

CARRIED

3.4

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS, PFC2015-0419

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0419 be approved, as follows:

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

CARRIED

3.5

ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD MEMBERSHIP – RESIGNATION,

               PFC2015-0422

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that in accordance with Section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and Sections 17(1) , 21(1), 24(1)(a),(c) and (g) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Priorities and Finance Committee move in camera, at 9:48 a.m., in order to consider a confidential matter with respect to Report PFC2015-0422 and to consider the reports on the In Camera portion of the Agenda.

CARRIED

The Priorities and Finance Committee moved into public session at 10:02 a.m. with

Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

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

CARRIED

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0422 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

1.     Accept the resignation of the following Citizen Members of the Assessment Review Board, and that they be thanked for their service;

Ed Bruton (appointed 2012)

Ken Farn (appointed 2010)

Ron Roy (appointed 2010)

Donald Steele (appointed 2009)

Ike Zacharopoulos (re-appointed 2015); and

2.     Receive for information that regular appointments to these positions will resume in 2015 December when Council makes its annual appointments to the Assessment Review Boards for terms effective 2016 January 01.

And further, that the In Camera discussions remain confidential pursuant to

Section 17(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

No Urgent Business items were received at the Meeting.

5.

IN CAMERA ITEMS

5.1

2015 ALBERTA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT BUDGET, PFC2015-0421

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0421 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends:

1.    That Council approve the Administration Recommendations 1 and 2 contained in Report PFC2015-0421;

2.    That the Recommendations and Report remain confidential under Sections 24 (1)(a) and (g) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until this matter is resolved; and

3.    That this report be forwarded to the 2015 May 25 Regular Meeting of Council as a matter of Urgent Business In Camera.

CARRIED

5.2

RECOGNITION OF THE FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE, PFC2015-0424

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0424 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends:

1.  That a presentation, entitled “Recognition of the First Special Service Force” be added to the Agenda for the 2015 May 25 Regular Meeting of Council.

2.   That the Report and In Camera discussions remain confidential pursuant to

      Section 17(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

5.3

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS (VERBAL), PFC2015-0462

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that with respect to Report PFC2015-0462 the following be approved:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends:

1.  That Report, Government Relations (Verbal), be received for information; and

2.   That the Verbal Report and In Camera discussions remain confidential pursuant to Sections 21(1) and 24(1)(a) and (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

6.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

No Urgent Business In Camera items were received at the Meeting.

7.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that this meeting adjourn at 10:05 a.m.

CARRIED

 CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2015 JUNE 23.

Sgd.  N. Nenshi                                                           Sgd.  S. Muscoby

MAYOR                                                                         ACTING CITY CLERK

2015 ALBERTA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT BUDGET, PFC2015-0421

CONSENT:

ASSESSMENT AND TAX CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT, PFC2015-0221

BUSINESS TAX CONSOLIDATION - 2015 ANNUAL STATUS REPORT, PFC2015-0432

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY - RESIGNATION, PFC2015-0365

ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD MEMBERSHIP – RESIGNATION, PFC2015-0422

The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2015 June 02 at 9:30 a.m.