Richard Pootmans

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: Setting aside $480,000,000 for the five service lines as noted below, with tax increases of $160,000,000 starting in 2025 for the next three years, and a. Reporting back to Infrastructure Planning Committee on allocation of those funds in Q1 2025: i. Parks and Open Spaces ; Upgrading maintenance and operations ; Renewal of playgrounds and amenities ; Other high-priority preventative and proactive maintenance ; ; ii. Streets and Sidewalks & Pathways ; Paving and concrete quality ; Streetlight poles ; Other high-priority preventative and proactive maintenance ; ; iii. Facilities Management ; Recreation facilities ; Community facility grants ; Wading pools ; Other high-priority preventative and proactive maintenance ; ; iv. Public Transit ; Ctrain, track, stations, power systems, and communication & signaling equipment ; Bus and community shuttle fleets ; Other high-priority preventative and proactive maintenance

That Council direct Administration to: Provide a rebate funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve (FSR) to offset the effect of the tax share shift for 2025 for the residential portion of property taxes; and Implement the budgetary changes and relevant performance measures necessary to affect those adjustments.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: With respect to Transit Fares: Direct Administration to reverse the November 2023 Fare Freeze and reinvest the $3,000,000 to advance the Primary Transit Network in the RouteAhead Strategy. ;Administration is requesting approval for a net-zero adjustment to increase budgeted revenues and budgeted expenses accordingly; and ; Approve Distribution 6, User Fee Table.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: Provide one-time operating funding of $500,000 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve as a one-time allocation in each of 2025 and 2026 to City Planning and Policy to support Downtown Service Level Enhancement and an additional $500,000 in one-time operating funding in each of 2025 and 2026 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, to continue enabling the provision of City service, support, and grant funding of community-based festivals, events, and public activations enjoyed by all Calgarians throughout the year and particularly in the greater downtown area and thus supporting our diversity, destination, and events strategies funded by Fiscal Stability Reserve.

That Council direct Administration to reconstitute the Finance and Budget Committee of Council, with a mandate which includes, but is not limited to: Review every business unit Operating Budget, in detail, over each 4-year term; and, Management of service planning and budgeting.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: Transfer $1,500,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to the Council Community Fund.

That Council direct Administration to include the Contemporary Calgary Arts Society in the Civic Partner Operating Grant Program (the Program) and bring recommendations to the 2025 November Service Plans and Budgets adjustments to allocate ;2026 ;operating grant funding ;to Contemporary Calgary ;as part of the Programs recommendations, and to ;request any additional funds required to include Contemporary Calgary in the Program.

Confirm Administrations decision to advance the permanent closure of the Inglewood Aquatic Centre, effective 2024 December 22; ;

Inserting the following sub-bullet under Recommendation 1.a: With respect to the Cowboys Park Upgrade Capital Project: Removing the Cowboys Park Upgrade Capital Budget Request of $4,100,000 at pages 82 and 83 of Revised Attachment 3; and Direct Administration to return to Council in Q2 2025 with more information for the substantial funding request for future consideration.

Approve the plan and budget adjustments as articulated in the following: a. REVISED Attachment 3 Recommended Investments, subject to the following changes: i. With respect to the Grey Cup Committee and the Quebéc-Calgary Committee (Carnaval Committee): 1. Allocate $25,000 in one-time operating budget in 2025 and $25,000 in one-time operating budget in 2026 towards existing Grey Cup Committee budget ;(Arts and Culture) ;for their annual event, to be funded from Fiscal Stability Reserve (FSR) which is scheduled to receive an estimated $38 million favourable year-end variance; 2. Allocate $25,000 in one-time operating budget in 2025 and $25,000 in one-time operating budget in 2026 towards existing Carnaval Committee (Arts and Culture) budget for their annual event, to be funded from Fiscal Stability Reserve (FSR) which is scheduled to receive an estimated $38 million favourable year-end variance; and 3. Use the actual expenditure amounts from 2025 and 2026 to inform the addition of base funding for ongoing funding of the Grey Cup Committee and the Carnaval Committee in the 2027-2030 budget cycle. ii. On page 56 (Implementing the recommendations from the Downtown Safety Leadership Table) of Revised Attachment 3, move the one-time funding for the Civic Partner Community Safety Grant Program of $2,000,000 in 2025 and 2026, to base in 2025 under Economic Development and Tourism service line to be funded from the identified net base budget increase. iii. Direct Administration to increase $750,000 from the ;Fiscal Stability Reserve to Community Strategies for one-time operating funding for 2025 and 2026 to Family and Community Support Services to support additional applications cut-off due to demand in excess of budget and to support inflationary escalation on City allocation that has not been increased since the start of this business cycle (2023-2026). b. REVISED ;Attachment 5 Capital Budget Adjustments, subject to the following changes: Allocating $20,000,000 in capital budget funding in 2025 towards improved pavement ;rehabilitation and reconstruction (Streets Service Line Budget ID P128_132), to be funded from ;Reserve for Future Capital Reserve. Allocating $7,500,000 in capital budget in 2025 and $7,500,000 in capital budget in 2026 to Recreation Opportunities- Budget ID A446551 towards identified and presently unfunded recreation projects that require initiation, repair and/or maintenance, to be funded from Fiscal Stability Reserve (FSR) which is scheduled to receive an estimated $38 million favourable year-end variance. c. Attachment 6 Operating Budget Adjustments with No Net Budget Impact, subject to the following changes: i. Cancel the relinquishment of one-time funding of $400,000 in 2025 and 2026 as presented in Attachment 6 page 2 of 4 (Relinquishment of one-time operating budget for Inglewood facility); ii. Reinstate one-time operating budget of up to $400,000 in 2025 and 2026, and up to $400,000 in 2025 for capital upgrades, all from the Fiscal Stability Reserve. d. Attachment 7 Carry Forward of One-Time Operating Budget e. Attachment 10 Technical Performance Measure Adjustments 2. Approve the list of Council priority metrics in Attachment 9 - Priority Metrics and Advancing Measurement and Reporting; 3. For the user fee and rate adjustments in Attachment 4: a. Approve the user fee adjustments in Attachments ;4A-4B, and Attachment 4C, subject to the following changes: i. That the table titled Streets be amended by deleting the $7.00 per square foot charge proposed for 2025 and 2026 for Street Use Permits Seasonal Cafes/Patios, and replacing it with $0.00 for Street Use Permits Seasonal Cafes/Patios for 2025 and 2026; and b. Give three readings to Proposed Bylaws 37M2024, 38M2024, 41M2024, 39M2024 and 40M2024. 4. For the borrowing bylaws in Attachment 15: a. Give three readings to Proposed Bylaws 8B2024 and 9B2024; b. Give first reading to Proposed Bylaws 10B2024 and 11B2024; and c. Direct Administration to advertise Proposed Bylaws 10B2024 and 11B2024 as set out in the ;Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c. M-26, and return to Council for second and third readings once the advertising requirements have been met. 5. With respect to the Calgary Police Service, to revise the proposal of Calgary Police Commission, found in Distribution 2 of Report C2024-1097, and replace $9,500,000 in funding from the Community Safety Investment Framework for the Firearms Range identified on page 8 of Distribution 2 with $9,500,000 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve and approve the adjustments on pages 7 through 10 of Distribution 2. ; 6. Direct Administration to initiate a two-year pilot to better understand base budget requirements for property tax cancellation of historic resource properties by: ; Allocating one-time operating budget of $150,000 in each of 2025 and 2026 to City Planning and Policy, and allocating one-time operating budget of $450,000 in 2025 and $550,000 in 2026 to Common Revenue services, for a total of $1,300,000 towards Designated Historical Resource Property Tax Cancellation and Subclass in Distribution 1, to be funded from Fiscal Stability Reserve (FSR) which is scheduled to receive an estimated$38 million favourable year-end variance; and Use the actual amounts from the 2025 and 2026 pilot to inform the addition of base funding for ongoing property tax cancellation of historic resource properties in the 2027-2030 budget cycle. ; 7. Allocate $65,000 in one-time operating budget in 2025 towards HMCS Calgary 30th Anniversary and Ongoing Calgary Salutes Support in Distribution 1, to be funded from Fiscal Stability Reserve (FSR) which is scheduled to receive an estimated $38 million favourable year-end variance. 8. Direct Administration to: Prepare a summary document for Council before end of Q1 2025 that outlines how positive year-end variances have compared year over year, as well as the acceptable level of volatility for year-end variances given that municipalities cannot operate with a deficit; and Conduct a quarterly assessment of projected year-end variance and allocate funds to the prioritized unfunded project list throughout the year. 9. Approve the one-time $775,000 operating investment Strengthening Transparency: Improving Engagement with Calgarians in Distribution 1, to be funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve. 10. ;With respect to Calgarys Mental Health and Addictions strategy, request the Office of the Mayor to write a letter to advocate for permanent provincial funding for Calgarys Mental Health and Addictions Strategy. 11. Provide one-time operating funding of $500,000 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve as a one-time allocation in each of 2025 and 2026 to City Planning and Policy to support Downtown Service Level Enhancement and an additional $500,000 in one-time operating funding in each of 2025 and 2026 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, to continue enabling the provision of City service, support, and grant funding of community-based festivals, events, and public activations enjoyed by all Calgarians throughout the year and particularly in the greater downtown area and thus supporting our diversity, destination, and events strategies funded by Fiscal Stability Reserve. 12. Transfer $1,500,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to the Council Community Fund. 13. Allocate $2,500,000 in capital budget in 2025 for parks and playground amenities upgrades (Parks & Open Spaces Budget ID P500_006), funded from the Reserve for Future Capital.

That Council direct Administration to return to the 2026 Adjustments, and provide a detailed breakdown of each service, including but not limited to: ; The number of Full-Time Equivalents and Limited Term positions in each business unit and permanent versus temporary staff per the current organization structure; ; A breakdown between front-line and office staff; and A breakdown between union and management exempt.

That Council request the Mayor write a letter to request that Municipal Affairs waive Section 358.1 of the Municipal Government Act until Calgary's residential / non-residential assessment ratio returns to balance, thus avoiding tax shift measures to stay below the 5:1 maximum tax rate ratio. ;

That the amendment be amended by deleting the words Cut the two budget requests City-Wide Transit-Oriented Development-design and infrastructure study of $2,500,000 for 2025 for Transit Oriented Development as per Revised Attachment 3 page 77 and $2,000,000 in 2026.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: With respect to Calgarys Mental Health and Addictions strategy: Direct Administration to reduce Calgarys Mental Health and Addictions strategy by $6,000,000 in 2025 from Community Strategies, and instead fund the Strategy with one-time operating funding of $6,000,000 in each of 2025 and 2026 to Community Strategies from the Fiscal Reserve; and

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: Remove $4,000,000 from the Secondary Suites/Backyard Suite incentive program for 2025 and 2026 that was previously approved through Councils adoption of recommendations in Report C2023-1148.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: With respect to the Calgary Police Service: a. Reduce the 2025 base expenditures and net budget for the Calgary Police Service by $4,000,000 representative of the operating variance, as identified by Calgary Police Commission in Attachment 3 of Report C2024-0859 from September 16th, 2024 for the Community Safety Investment Framework, and increase the 2025 and 2026 base expenditures and net budget for the Community Strategies service by $4,000,000, to support the Community Safety Investment Framework, an oversubscribed program that receives $39,000,000 in requests with only $8,000,000 to distribute; and

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: Approve the one-time $775,000 operating investment Strengthening Transparency: Improving Engagement with Calgarians in Distribution 1, to be funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: With respect to Calgarys Mental Health and Addictions strategy: b. Request the Office of the Mayor to write a letter to advocate for permanent provincial funding for Calgarys Mental Health and Addictions Strategy.

That Recommendation 1.c be amended as follows: Inserting the words , subject to the following changes: after the words Operating Budget Adjustments with No Net Budget Impact; and Inserting the following sub-bullets under Recommendation 1.c: ; Cancel the relinquishment of one-time funding of $400,000 in 2025 and 2026 as presented in Attachment 6 page 2 of 4 (Relinquishment of one-time operating budget for Inglewood facility); Reinstate one-time operating budget of up to $400,000 in 2025 and 2026, and up to $400,000 in 2025 for capital upgrades, all from the Fiscal Stability Reserve.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: With respect to the Calgary Police Service: b. To revise the proposal of Calgary Police Commission, found in Distribution 2 of Report C2024-1097, and replace $9,500,000 in funding from the Community Safety Investment Framework for the Firearms Range identified on page 8 of Distribution 2 with $9,500,000 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve and approve the adjustments on pages 7 through 10 of Distribution 2. ;

Allocating one-time operating budget of $150,000 in each of 2025 and 2026 to City Planning and Policy, and allocating one-time operating budget of $450,000 in 2025 and $550,000 in 2026 to Common Revenue services, for a total of $1,300,000 towards Designated Historical Resource Property Tax Cancellation and Subclass in Distribution 1, to be funded from Fiscal Stability Reserve (FSR) which is scheduled to receive an estimated$38 million favourable year-end variance; and ; ; Use the actual amounts from the 2025 and 2026 pilot to inform the addition of base funding for ongoing property tax cancellation of historic resource properties in the 2027-2030 budget cycle. ;

The following amendments by adopted: That Recommendation 1.a be amended by inserting the following sub-bullet under Recommendation 1.a: Direct Administration to increase $750,000 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to Community Strategies for one-time operating funding for 2025 and 2026 to Family and Community Support Services to support additional applications cut-off due to demand in excess of budget and to support inflationary escalation on City allocation that has not been increased since the start of this business cycle (2023-2026).

That Recommendation 1.a be amended by inserting the following sub-bullets, and renumbering all bullets accordingly, as amended: ; Cut the "City-Wide Transit Oriented Development" budget request as per IP2024-1225 dated November 6th, 2024: Transit Oriented Development Strategy (Multiple Properties) of $20,000,000 in 2025 as per Revised Attachment 3 page 76 of 89.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: Direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to present a report of all Corporate Management Team (CMT) operating budget related to hosting, meals, entertainment, and travel expenses for the last 2 years and target a reduction of 50 per cent for 2025 in Q1 2025.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: With respect to the City of Calgarys transit fleet strategy, direct Administration to: Adjust the City of Calgarys transit fleet strategy to remove battery electric buses as an option for transit bus vehicles; ; Immediately cancel all active and planned procurements for battery electric buses including purchasing shuttle and 40ft e-buses, charging equipment and contracts to upgrade infrastructure and maintenance required to accommodate battery electric transit vehicles; and Notify the Government of Canada Housing - Infrastructure and Communities Canada and the Canada Infrastructure Bank of Councils direction to not pursue the addition of battery electric transit vehicles to the Citys bus fleet. ;

That Recommendation 3 be amended by inserting a new Recommendation 3.b, as follows, and renumbering other bullets accordingly: Approve the parking fee schedule set out in Distribution Attachment 4I and, Cover the resulting loss of $560,000 using the 2025 tax base; and Exempt the parking fee schedule in Distribution Attachment 4I from being guided by the User Fee Policy (Council Policy CP2024-02) and Calgary Parking Policies (Council Policy CP2024-01)

That Recommendation 1.a be amended as follows: Inserting the words , subject to the following changes: after the words Recommended Investments; and Inserting the following sub-bullet under Recommendation 1.a: ; With respect to the Grey Cup Committee and the Quebéc-Calgary Committee (Carnaval Committee): ; Allocate $25,000 in one-time operating budget in 2025 and $25,000 in one-time operating budget in 2026 towards existing Grey Cup Committee budget (Arts and Culture) ;for their annual event, to be funded from Fiscal Stability Reserve (FSR) which is scheduled to receive an estimated $38 million favourable year-end variance; Allocate $25,000 in one-time operating budget in 2025 and $25,000 in one-time operating budget in 2026 towards existing Carnaval Committee (Arts and Culture) budget for their annual event, to be funded from Fiscal Stability Reserve (FSR) which is scheduled to receive an estimated $38 million favourable year-end variance; and Use the actual expenditure amounts from 2025 and 2026 to inform the addition of base funding for ongoing funding of the Grey Cup Committee and the Carnaval Committee in the 2027-2030 budget cycle. ;

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: Allocate $65,000 in one-time operating budget in 2025 towards HMCS Calgary 30th Anniversary and Ongoing Calgary Salutes Support in Distribution 1, to be funded from Fiscal Stability Reserve (FSR) which is scheduled to receive an estimated $38 million favourable year-end variance.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: With respect to the Calgary Police Service: a. Reduce the 2025 base expenditures and net budget for the Calgary Police Service by $4,000,000 representative of the operating variance, as identified by Calgary Police Commission in Attachment 3 of Report C2024-0859 from September 16th, 2024 for the Community Safety Investment Framework, and increase the 2025 and 2026 base expenditures and net budget for the Community Strategies service by $4,000,000, to support the Community Safety Investment Framework, an oversubscribed program that receives $39,000,000 in requests with only $8,000,000 to distribute; and

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: Reduce the shift in tax share from non-residential to residential from 1 percent in 2025, as directed at the 2023 November Adjustments, to 0.5 percent in 2025.