Committee Minutes

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MINUTES

 

Legislative Governance Task Force

HELD 2016 October 11 AT 1:00 PM

IN THE Legal Traditions Committee Room

 

 

PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair

Councillor R. Jones (Councillor-at-Large), Vice-Chair

Councillor A. Chabot (PUD Chair)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

Councillor R. Pootmans (Audit Chair)

ALSO PRESENT:

Acting City Clerk B. Hilford

 

 

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

 

 

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

 

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Agenda for the

2016 October 11 Regular Meeting of the Legislative Governance Task Force be confirmed.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE GOVERNANCE TASK FORCE COMMITTEE, 2016 JULY 19


 

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Legislative Governance Task Force, held on 2016 July 19, be confirmed.

 

CARRIED

 

 

3.

ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

 

3.1

LGTF 2014-2017 WORK PLAN Q3 2016 UPDATE, LGT2016-0639

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the City Clerk’s Recommendation contained in Report LGT2016-0639 be approved, as follows:

 

That the Legislative Governance Task Force recommend that Council approve the updated

Legislative Governance Task Force 2014 – 2017 Work Plan as presented in Attachment 1.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

3.2

FLAG POLICY, LGT2016-0808

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Jones, that the City Clerk’s Recommendations contained in Report LGT2016-0808 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

 

That the Legislative Governance Task Force recommend that Council:

 

1)   Rescind Council Policy CC036 ‘City of Calgary Flag Policy (general, dignitaries & flag raisings)’ (Attachment 1);

 

2)   Rescind Council Policy CC037 ‘City of Calgary Flag Half-Mast Policy’ (Attachment 2); and

 

3)   Approve the Revised Council Policy ‘Flag Policy’ (Attachment 3) as follows:

 

·         On Page 1 of 8, in Sub Section 3.1(d), by deleting the word “rectangular” following the words “’Flag’ means a” and by adding the words “(usually rectangular)” following the words “piece of cloth”;

·         On Page 4 of 8, in Sub Section 5.3.1(c)(ii), by adding the word “normally” following the words “The City may not”; and  

·         On Page 5 of 8, in Sub Section 5.3.4(b), by adding the words “supplied by the team and,” following the words “The flag will be”.

 

 

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 Chabot, that this meeting adjourn at 1:30 p.m.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2017 JANUARY 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sgd. N. Nenshi                                                              Sgd. B. Hilford

 

   MAYOR                                                                      ACTING CITY CLERK

 

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2016 NOVEMBER 07 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:


CONSENT:

 

LGTF 2014-2017 WORK PLAN Q3 2016 UPDATE, LGT2016-0639

 

FLAG POLICY, LGT2016-0808

 

 

The next Regular Meeting of the Legislative Governance Task Force has been scheduled to be held on 2016 November 15 at 1:00 PM.