MINUTES

SPC ON COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

Meeting #:
Date:	Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 9:30 A.m. - 6:30 P.m.
Location:	IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER

PRESENT:

• Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart, Chair
• Councillor S. Chu
• Councillor J. Gondek
• Councillor E. Woolley
• Mayor N. Nenshi, Ex-Officio
• Councillor J. Farkas
• Councillor D. Farrell

ALSO PRESENT:

• Acting General Manager K. Black
• Acting City Clerk T. Rowe
• Legislative Assistant L. Gibb

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Councillor Colley-Urquhart called the Meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.

2.

OPENING REMARKS

Councillor Colley-Urquhart provided opening remarks.

3.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Gondek

  That the Agenda for the 2018 December 05 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services be confirmed.

  MOTION CARRIED

4.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

4.1

Unconfirmed Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services, 2018 December 05

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Chu

  That the Minutes of the SPC on Community and Protective Services held on 2018 December 05, be confirmed.

  MOTION CARRIED

5.

CONSENT AGENDA

5.1

Cannabis Impact and Waterpipe Smoking Restrictions Deferral Report, CPS2019-0152

On behalf of the SPC on Community and Protective Services and Council, Councillor Colley-Urquhart acknowledged Chief Bylaw Officer Alvin Murray on his upcoming retirement, and thanked him for his 29 years of commitment and service to The City of Calgary.

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Gondek

  That with respect to Report CPS2019-0152, the following be approved:

  That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council:

  1. Defer the report on the impact of cannabis legalization on vulnerable populations to Council through the SPC on Community and Protective Services Committee no later than 2019 Q4; and
  2. Defer the report on smoking and waterpipe restrictions to Council through the SPC on Community and Protective Services Committee no later than 2019 Q4.
  MOTION CARRIED

6.

POSTPONED REPORTS

7.

ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

7.1

Public Safety Near Supervised Consumption Services, CPS2019-0221

The following documents were distributed with respect to Report CPS2019-0152:

• A presentation entitled "Public Safety Near Supervised Consumption Services, CPS2019-0221", dated 2019 February 13;

The following documents were accepted into the Corporate Record:

• A document entitled "Speaking notes from panel representatives";
• Speaking notes from Sherry Crawford;
• A letter from Park Palisades, dated 2019 January 25;
• Speaking notes from Maris Chisholm;
• A presentation from Will Lawrence; and
• An email from Stacey Whitman.

The following speakers addressed Committee with respect to Report CPS2019-0221:

• David Low;
• Peter Oliver;
• Nicholas Etches;
• Amy Woroniuk;
• Kathy Chistiansen;
• Larry Heather;
• Sherry Crawford;
• Jessica McEachern;
• Tim Ayas;
• Stacey Whitman;
• Anne Murphy;
• Heather Schade;
• Maris Chrisholm;
• Will Lawrence;
• Murray Shoturma; and
• Jackie Cooke

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Woolley

  That with respect to Report CPS2019-0221, the following be approved, after amendment:

  That the SPC on Community and Protective Services direct Administration to:

  1. Consider the information from the panel presentations and discussion at the 2019 February 13 meeting when developing recommendations in response to Notice of Motion C2019-0123;
  2. Report directly to the 2019 February 25 Meeting of Council with an update on actions taken to date to address Notice of Motion C2019-0123 and outline additional potential City actions and other next steps underway with stakeholders to form a collaborative implementation framework that examines responsibilities outside the City of Calgary’s jurisdiction and seek to formalize potential partnerships; and
  3. And Report to the SPC on CPS with Regular updates.

  And further, that the distributions from the public be attached to the 2019 February 25 Report to Council.

8.

ITEMS DIRECTLY TO COMMITTEE

8.1

REFERRED REPORTS

None

8.2

NOTICE(S) OF MOTION

None

9.

URGENT BUSINESS

10.

CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

10.1

ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

None

10.2

URGENT BUSINESS

None

11.

ADJOURNMENT

• MOTION
  Moved by Councillor Farkas

  That this meeting adjourn at 4:08 p.m..

  MOTION CARRIED