EC2024-1130

That with respect to Notice of Motion EC2024-1130, the following be adopted: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council direct Administration to contract an independent, third-party consultant accredited in public participation to: conduct an analysis of The Citys policy and approach to public participation and engagement through public feedback and validation in contrast to industry best practices in public participation and engagement (e.g., IAP2); and identify lessons learned and develop opportunities to improve public participation and engagement with Calgarians; AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that this work is not resourced and funded currently and therefore Administration bring forward an amendment to the Mid-Cycle Adjustments to the 2023-2026 Service Plans and Budgets for Councils consideration to fund and resource the above work; AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Administration report back with an update to City Council through Executive Committee no later than Q2 2025.