Recorded votes on C2014-0401

That Administration Recommendations 1, 2, and 3 contained in Report C2014-0401 be adopted, after amendment, as follows: That Council: 1. Approve its Priorities for 2015-2018, as reflected in Attachment 1, after amendment, to the Priorities, as follows: Priority: A prosperous city Calgary continues to grow as a magnet for talent, a place where there is opportunity for all, and the best place in Canada to start and grow a business. Strategic Actions: Economic Growth and Competitiveness 1. Strengthen Calgary’s position as a global energy centre and location of choice for international talent, investment and innovation through enhanced business development, marketing and place-making initiatives. 2. Advance purposeful economic diversification and growth. 3. Support civic, business and community partners, as well as business revitalization zones, to collaborate and attract local and global investment. 4. Cut red tape and continue to foster a competitive tax environment to help small business succeed. Community Well-Being 5. Seek out partnerships with other governments and community partners to achieve community well-being. 6. Increase affordable and accessible housing options. 7. Continue policies and programs to reduce the number of people living in poverty. 8. Respond to the needs of an aging population. 9. Cultivate the city’s talent, diversity and energy to enable Calgarians to live creative lives. 10. Expand our library system and enhance access to technology and information. 11. Facilitate programs and services for children and youth, including, in some cases, providing a variety of affordable after school programs. Priority: A city of inspiring neighbourhoods Every Calgarian lives in a safe, mixed and just neighbourhood, and has the opportunity to participate in civic life. Strategic Actions: Public Safety 1. Keep communities safe by meeting and maintaining standards for crime prevention, fire response, and enforcement. 2. Build resiliency to flooding. 3. Enhance The City’s capacity and resiliency to prepare for and respond to pandemics, natural disasters and emergency situations. Great Neighbourhoods 4. Revitalize the role and ability of community associations, and use of community facilities. 5. Systematically invest in established neighbourhoods as they evolve to accommodate changing community needs. 6. Manage and promote growth to achieve the best possible social, environmental and economic outcomes within financial capacities. 7. Develop a new funding framework to provide for infrastructure in new and redeveloping neighbourhoods. 8. Make it easier to build developments that meet our Municipal Development Plan and Calgary Transportation Plan objectives. 9. Provide great public spaces and public realm improvements across the city to foster opportunity for well used public spaces and places for citizen connections and urban vitality. 10. Review The City’s heritage processes to improve the protection and enhancement of heritage assets. Priority: A city that moves People and goods can move well and safely throughout the city, using a variety of convenient, affordable, accessible and efficient transportation choices. Strategic Actions: 1. Implement and accelerate RouteAhead as transit funding becomes available. 2. Maximize the flow of traffic on the existing transportation network through the application of technology. 3. Invest in strategic road improvements in priority growth areas as funding becomes available. 4. Invest in active transportation infrastructure, including cycling and pedestrian networks as funding becomes available. 5. Improve the taxi system. Priority: A healthy and green city We steward our air, land, and water while encouraging healthy lifestyles for all Calgarians. Strategic Actions: Natural Environment 1. Implement the green cart program and multi-family recycling strategy, and reduce industrial, commercial and institutional waste in our landfills. 2. Encourage a broader range of innovative and clean energy technologies. 3. Manage the interrelationships between flood protection, water quality and quantity, and land use. 4. Work with our regional partners and the Government of Alberta on an integrated approach to the watershed. 5. Protect and enhance our urban forest and natural landscape throughout Calgary. 6. Continue to build public awareness and understanding of our shared responsibility to conserve and protect the environment. Healthy Living 7. Foster healthy lifestyles through a range of accessible and affordable recreational programs and opportunities that encourage active daily living. 8. Continue to invest in indoor and outdoor recreation facilities that address the changing needs of Calgarians. 9. Optimize the existing parks network to ensure Calgarians have access to nature and healthy and active lifestyles. Priority: A well-run city Calgary’s government is open, responsive, accountable and transparent, delivering excellent services at a fair price. We work with our government partners to ensure we have the tools we need. Strategic Actions: 1. Finalize a new City Charter with the province. 2. Be as efficient and effective as possible, reducing costs and focusing on value￾for-money. 3. Examine opportunities for alternative service delivery for competitiveness. 4. Balance demand for quality City services with affordable taxes. 5. Regularly collaborate and engage citizens to encourage participation in City decision-making, and better communicate the reasons for the decisions. 6. Effectively manage The City’s inventory of public assets, optimizing limited resources to balance growth and maintenance requirements. 7. Continue to transform the organization to be more citizen-focused in its approach and delivery of service. 8. Increase collaboration across the organization, including alignment of budgets with service delivery to achieve City priorities. 9. Strive to be an employer of choice with a focus on addressing The City’s aging workforce. 2. Direct that Administration use indicative tax rate increases of the Municipal Price Index (MPI) plus 1.4% not including the growth to equal 4.7% in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 for the purpose of preparing business plans and budgets; and 3. Direct Administration to incorporate Council’s priorities and indicative tax rates into the development of the 2015-2018 departmental budgets and business plans, indicating the actions to carry out Council’s priorities and the financial impacts of the implementation of these actions, for Council’s review in November.