Recorded votes on C2020-0815

That with respect to Report C2020-0815, the following Motion Arising be adopted: 1. To further assist the Chief Finance Officer with recommendation #19 (Distribute tax responsibility appropriately), as well as assisting the Business and Local Economy (BLE) team in tackling recommendation # 33 (Investigate the crisis level vacancy in the downtown office market and respond with actions), direct Administration to: a. establish an Administration-led Real Estate Working Group by bringing a mandate and direction for the Real Estate Working Group (similar to the 2019 Tax Shift Assessment Working Group) to the October 2020 meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee of Council b. the Real Estate Working Group will liaise directly with the Priorities and Finance Committee of Council through a standing agenda item, until Administration recommends that the working group be disbanded; c. determine composition of the Real Estate Working Group to include but not be limited to interested members of the Real Estate Sector Advisory Committee of Calgary Economic Development, as well as the now disbanded Financial Task Force with real estate experience, and/or other experts within Calgary; d. Direct the City Manager to assign an Administrative Chair for the Real Estate Working Group other than the Chief Financial Officer (who is presently tasked with execution of the Financial Task Force recommendations), and e. As part of the scope of work of the independent consultant for recommendation #19, as led by the Chief Financial Officer, ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement, including the Real Estate Working Group.