PRESENT:

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart, Chair

Councillor E. Woolley, Vice-Chair

Councillor G-C. Carra

Councillor S. Chu

Councillor B. Pincott

Councillor J. Stevenson

ALSO PRESENT:

General Manager K. Hanson

Legislative Assistant D. Williams

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, that the Agenda for today’s Meeting be amended by bringing forward and tabling the following items to be dealt with, as the first items of business, immediately following the Confirmation of the Minutes:

3.5    CFD ZBR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND PROGRESS REPORT DEFERRAL REQUEST, CPS2016-0889; and

3.4    NORTH EAST CENTRE OF COMMUNITY (GENESIS CENTRE) PROJECT     CLOSE-OUT REPORT, CPS2016-0807.

CARRIED

CONFIRM AGENDA, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Chu, that the Agenda for the

2016 November 30 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services be confirmed, as amended, as follows:

BRING FORWARD AND TABLE TO BE DEALT WITH, AS THE FIRST ITEMS OF BUSINESS, FOLLOWING THE CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES:

3.5       CFD ZBR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND PROGRESS REPORT DEFERRAL REQUEST, CPS2016-0889

3.4       NORTH EAST CENTRE OF COMMUNITY (GENESIS CENTRE) PROJECT                 CLOSE-OUT REPORT, CPS2016-0807

CARRIED

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SPC ON COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, 2016 NOVEMBER 02

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services, held on 2016 November 02, be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

3.1

AMENDMENT TO ALARM SERVICES BYLAW 31M95, CPS2016-0865

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report CPS2016-0865 be approved, as follows:

That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council give three

Readings to the proposed Bylaw to amend the Alarm Services Bylaw 31M95 (Attachment 1).

CARRIED

3.2

PREVENTION INVESTMENT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS, CPS2016-0827

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled, “Prevention Investment Funding Recommendations”, with respect to Report CPS2016-0827.

SPEAKER

Mark Laycock, Métis Calgary Family Services

RECEIVE FOR THE CORPORATE RECORD

At the request of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant received a copy of Mark Laycock’s presentation, for the Corporate Record, with respect to Report CPS2016-0827.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pincott, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report CPS2016-0827 be approved, as follows:

That the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council:

1.    Approve the recommended Family Community Support Service (FCSS) allocations of $7.8 million for 2017, $6.6 million for 2018 and $6.3 million for 2019 as detailed in

Attachment 1;

2.    Approve the recommended Crime Prevention Investment Plan (CPIP) allocations of $676,000 in 2017 for crime prevention initiatives, as detailed in Attachment 2; and

3.   Authorize Administration to access up to $1 million from the FCSS Stabilization Reserve in 2017 for the purpose of funding organizations for one-time capacity building projects and emerging issues.

CARRIED

3.3

ACCESSIBLE TAXI REVIEW, CPS2016-0898

SPEAKERS

1.  Muhammad Sadiq

2.  Roger Richard, Associated Cabs Ltd.

INTRODUCTION

Councillor Stevenson introduced a group of six adults and 57 grade six students from St. Martha School in attendance in the public gallery, accompanied by their teachers, Laura Morel and Anne Lau and volunteer guides Helen Tomicic and Gaby Ullao.

3.  Kurt Enders, Checker Transportation Group

4. John Bliss

5.  Zulf Khan

6.  Laurie Brunner, Advisory Committee on Accessibility

RECEIVE FOR THE CORPORATE RECORD

At the request of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant received a copy of Laurie Brunner’s presentation, for the Corporate Record, with respect to Report CPS2016-0898.

RECOGNITION

Ryan Jestin, Director, Calgary Community Standards, on behalf of Members of the SPC on Community and Protective Services, recognized Mario Henriques, Chief Livery Inspector, in attendance at his final meeting.  He thanked him for his contributions to the livery transport industry and wished Mario all the best in his future endeavours.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report CPS2016-0898 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council:

1.   Endorse Accessible Taxi Review Option 1 in Attachment 2 and direct Administration to bring forward amendments to the Livery Transport Bylaw 6M2007 based on this option in 2017 Q2;

2.    Direct Administration to undertake an accessible transportation policy scoping Report between Calgary Transit Access and Livery Transport Services to explore opportunities to collaborate on service delivery for the accessible taxi community, and report back to Council through the SPC on Community and Protective Services no later than 2017 June.

CARRIED

3.4

NORTH EAST CENTRE OF COMMUNITY (GENESIS CENTRE) PROJECT CLOSE-OUT REPORT, CPS2016-0807

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report CPS2016-0807 be approved, as follows:

That the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council direct Administration to:

1.   Approve a reduction to the Genesis Capital Project budget by relinquishing $9.6 million in budget appropriation from Recreation program 507 project 691(refer to Attachment 1 for additional information); and

2.    Distribute surplus funds on the project, in accordance with the terms of the Capital Funding Agreement for the Genesis Centre, toward the Environmental Event Contingency Fund, Capital Reserve, and Operating Reserve. (Refer to Attachment 2 for details).

CARRIED

3.5

CFD ZBR REPORT DEFERRAL REQUEST, CPS2016-0889

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pincott, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report CPS2016-0889 be approved, as follows:

That the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council:

1.   Defer the report on the Calgary Fire Department’s (CFD) Zero Based Review Implementation Plan and Progress Update to no later than the 2017 February SPC on Community and Protective Services; and

2.    Integrate that report with the annual update on the CFD’s Sustainability Plan.

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.

RECOGNITION

Councillor Carra, on behalf of the SPC on Community and Protective Services, thanked Councillor Colley-Urquhart, for her contributions and expertise over the past three years in the role of Chair, for the SPC on Community and Protective Services.

6.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Carra, that this meeting adjourn at 10:50 a.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2017 FEBRUARY 01,

Sgd. D. Colley-Urquhart                                              Sgd. D. Williams

   CHAIR                                                                        LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT

CONSENT:

CFD ZBR REPORT DEFERRAL REQUEST, CPS2016-0889

NORTH EAST CENTRE OF COMMUNITY (GENESIS CENTRE) PROJECT CLOSE-OUT REPORT, CPS2016-0807

PREVENTION INVESTMENT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS, CPS2016-0827

ACCESSIBLE TAXI REVIEW, CPS2016-0898

OTHER:

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

AMENDMENT TO ALARM SERVICES BYLAW 31M95, CPS2016-0865

The next Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services has been scheduled to be held on 2017 February 01 at 9:30 AM.