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Recorded votes on C2014-0920

Main motion at the Regular Meeting of Council, December 15, 2014. Defeated 7–8.

Result
Defeated 7–8
Margin -1
Absent
0
Meeting
Dec 15, 2014
Regular Meeting of Council
Topic
Planning & land use
Assigned by keyword
Kind
Main motion

Resolution

Council minutes, roll call. Source

That with respect to Report C2014-0920, the following be adopted: That Council: 1. Approve the Secondary and Backyard Suite Framework contained in Corrected Attachment 7 of the Report, after amendment, as follows: a. Replace the following sentence under the Section “Actions”: “2. Develop policy and amend the Land Use Bylaw as necessary in accordance with the objectives as refined through the stakeholder consultation;” With “2. Develop the necessary legal and policy amendments to implement the Secondary and Backyard Suite Framework for review by Council through Calgary Planning Commission, as refined through the stakeholder consultation;” b. Replace the following sentence under the Section “Objectives”: “4. To establish the development requirements for secondary and backyard suites; and” With “4. To establish a matrix of development requirements for secondary and backyard suites; and” c. Replace the following sentence under the Section “Actions”: “5. Based on feedback from stakeholders and the Working Group on Secondary Suite Enforcement, develop any necessary additional detailed development guidelines, which may include development of a licensing system for suites” With “5. Based on feedback from stakeholders and the Working Group on Secondary Suite Enforcement, develop any necessary additional detailed development guidelines, which will include development of a licensing system for suites” 3. Direct Administration to pilot the matrix for Development Permits for suites set forth in Attachment 9 and the neighbour engagement protocol set out in Attachment 11 of the Report for all new secondary suite applications in R-1, R-C1 and R-C1L land use districts, effective immediately; and 4. Direct Administration to return through Calgary Planning Commission no later than 2015 Q3.

Seats
YesNoAbsent (recorded)No vote recorded
Seats run Mayor, then Wards 1–14. Text and named votes from the confirmed Council minutes (linked above, at the source page).

How each member voted

SeatMemberVote
MayorNaheed NenshiYes
Ward 1Ward SutherlandNo
Ward 2Joe MaglioccaNo
Ward 3Jim StevensonNo
Ward 4Sean ChuNo
Ward 5Ray JonesNo
Ward 6Richard PootmansNo
Ward 7Druh FarrellYes
Ward 8Evan WoolleyYes
Ward 9Gian-Carlo CarraYes
Ward 10Andre ChabotNo
Ward 11Brian PincottYes
Ward 12Shane KeatingYes
Ward 13Diane Colley-UrquhartYes
Ward 14Peter DemongNo
A roll call from the minutes. A member not listed was absent or did not vote; the minutes do not always say which.

Recorded votes on C2014-0920

6 votes
MeetingMotionResult
Dec 15, 2014 (this vote)
Regular Meeting of Council
Main motion
Approve the Secondary and Backyard Suite Framework contained in Corrected Attachment 7 of the Report, after amendment, as follows: a. Replace the following sentence under the Section “Actions”: “2.…
Defeated 7–8
Dec 15, 2014
Regular Meeting of Council
Main motion
Direct Administration to develop a licensing system for secondary suites.
Defeated 4–11
Dec 15, 2014
Regular Meeting of Council
Main motion
Direct Administration to return to Council by Q2 2015 with a report outlining the procedures and implications of a. A licensing system for secondary suites.
Carried 12–3
Dec 15, 2014
Regular Meeting of Council
Main motion
Direct Administration to return to Council by Q2 2015 with a report outlining the procedures and implications of: b. Feasibility of a plebiscite on secondary suites, including a potential question .
Carried 12–3
Dec 15, 2014
Regular Meeting of Council
Main motion
Direct Administration to return to Council by Q2 2015 with a report outlining the procedures and implications of: c. Allowing secondary suites in a radius around rapid transit stations.
Carried 8–7
Dec 15, 2014
Regular Meeting of Council
Main motion
Direct Administration to prepare Bylaw amendments allowing secondary suites in all R land use districts in wards 7, 8, 9 and 11.
Carried 11–4
Amendments, referrals and the main motion on the same report, oldest first.