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.

That Recommendation 1.a be amended by inserting the following sub-bullet under Recommendation 1.a: 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.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: Direct: The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to find $2,500,000 base savings in the CAO and Chief Operations Officer (COO) operating budget; and Report back in Q1 2025 on where the savings were found.

Approve Confidential Recommendation 2 as contained in Report AC2024-1253; ;

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.

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 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: 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.

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 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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 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 Recommendation 1.a be amended by 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.

That Recommendation 1.a be amended by inserting the following sub-bullet under Recommendation 1.a: 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.

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

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).

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. 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 Approve the list of Council priority metrics in Attachment 9 - Priority Metrics and Advancing Measurement and Reporting; 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. 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. 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. 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. ; 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Transfer $1,500,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to the Council Community Fund. 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.

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. ;

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 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 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 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 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 a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: With respect to the Calgary Police Service: 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: 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: 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.

That a new Recommendation be inserted, as follows, and that all Recommendations be renumbered accordingly if necessary: With respect to the Calgary Police Service: 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 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 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 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: Direct: The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to find $2,500,000 base savings in the CAO and Chief Operations Officer (COO) operating budget; and Report back in Q1 2025 on where the savings were found.

That Council schedule a Regular Meeting of the Community Development Committee on 2024 November 13 at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber.

One-time funding of $50,000 is directed to the Calgary Salutes Committee for the purposes of planning and executing 30th Anniversary HMCS Calgary events for the fiscal year of 2025 including but not limited to venue rental, entertainment, logistics, and food and beverage costs; AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that one time funding of $15,000 total ($1,000 per office) is directed to the Office of the Councillors to be used for travel expenses for the Mayor and Councillors if they choose to attend the 30th Anniversary event in Victoria in June of 2025; AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct Administration to report back to Council through Executive Committee in Q2 with a recommendation for a yearly budget for the Calgary Salutes Committee to assist in the planning and execution of the aforementioned events and programs on an ongoing basis.

Attachment 2 be amended by: Deleting section 2.5.2.2 subsection I; and Deleting Figure 13 and renumbering all subsequent figures accordingly.

That the following words be deleted: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that ;City ;Council ;acknowledges that operation ;of the Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption site ;is the jurisdiction of the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, and as a result advocate to the Government of Alberta to hold the operator to the highest standards until such time as alternate services in keeping with Alberta's Recovery Oriented Systems of Care be established and increased investments in ;prevention, intervention, treatment, recovery services ;and wrap-around supports are in place so that the Sheldon Chumir site can be closed. ; That the following words be inserted in their place: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED ;that City Council requests the Mayor of Calgary write a letter to the Government of Alberta recommending that they make informed decisions regarding the Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption site in accordance with the Recovery-Oriented Supervised Consumption Service Standards pursuant to the Mental Health Services Protection Regulation under the Mental Health Services Protection Act (MHSPR MHSPA), ;including but not limited to: Providing the necessary information to the participants outlined in section 3(1) of the MHSPR MHSPA ;that would enable informed discussions, such as but not limited to: Number of unique SCS users Number of overdoses per year since 2017 opening Number of unique users of alternative supervised consumption services like DORS (Digital Overdose Response System) Number and community locations of calls for overdoses attended by EMS, Fire and Police Status of the Recovery Oriented Care Facilities How clients would be supported, if changes are pursued How city services (e.g., transit, libraries, recreation centres) would be supported, if changes are pursued And, further, requesting that if engagement on the future of the Supervised Consumption Sites in Calgary be held, it be conducted publicly by Alberta Health in accordance with proper engagement processes that municipal officials could participate in, if they so choose, alongside the other identified interested parties in section 3(1) of MHSPR MHSPA. ;

That Council, to retain the highest value and benefits for Calgarians, as part of the wind down of the Green Line Program, and with respect to Confidential Verbal Report C2024-1184, adopt the following: Receive Distribution #2 and Confidential Distribution #2 for the Corporate Record and have Confidential Distribution #2 be held confidential pursuant to Sections 16 (Disclosure harmful to the business interests of a third party), 23 (Local public body confidences), 24 (Advice from officials), and 25 (Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, to be reviewed by 31 December 2039; Give three readings to proposed bylaw 49M2024 as contained in Distribution #1, to repeal the Green Line Board Bylaw 21M2020; Declare any proposed real estate transactions related to preserving value for the Green Line Program as a Major Real Estate Undertaking pursuant to the Real Property Bylaw 49M2022; Receive Distribution #1, the Confidential Presentation in Confidential Distribution #1, and Confidential Distribution #3 for the Corporate Record; and Direct that the Confidential Presentation in Confidential Distribution #1, Confidential Distribution #3 and Closed Meeting discussions be held confidential pursuant to Sections 16 (Disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party), 17 (Disclosure harmful to personal privacy), 21 (Disclosure harmful to intergovernmental relations), 24 (Advice from officials), 25 (Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of the public body) and 27 (Privileged Information) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, to be reviewed by 31 December 2039.

Council direct Administration to prepare a Non-Profit Method of Disposition Report as approved through Report UCS2018-0912, Proposed Framework Transacting with Non-Profit Organizations and Charities below Market Value, and report back to Council through the Infrastructure and Planning Committee no later than Q2 2025.

That Council direct Administration to bring forward an amendment to the Mid-Cycle Adjustments to the 2023-2026 Service Plans and Budgets for Councils consideration, which would incentivize Municipal Historic Resource designations through property tax cancellations equivalent to 15 per cent of the municipal property tax levy, requiring a base operating budget of $600,000 in 2025 and an additional $100,000 in 2026 to cover the tax cancellation amounts for current designated Municipal Historic Resources, cover an expected 20 new designations per year and administer the incentive; AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct Administration to bring forward a policy to administer and recommend annual tax cancellations for privately owned properties or portions of properties that are designated as Municipal Historic Resources, returning to Council no later than Q2 2025; AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct Administration to, as part of future work to review and update assessment and tax systems, identify options for a Municipal Historic Resource subclass.

The Recommendations be amended by adding a new Recommendation #2, as follows: Include on page 7 What is the Riley Communities Local Area Plan under Chapter 4 Implementation and Interpretation the following before the last sentence in the paragraph, Most policies in the Riley Communities Local Area Plan are written in the active tense, using words like should. The word should is explicitly used to further clarify the directional nature of the statement and does not imply that the policy is optional. For additional information on the use of verbs and tenses used to describe policies or policy sections, readers are required to understand polices (i) and (j) under Section 4.2 Local Area Plan Interpretation prior to reading Chapter 2: Enabling Growth and Chapter 3: Supporting Growth. ;

City Council request that the Mayor of Calgary write a letter to the Government of Alberta recommending that they make informed decisions regarding the Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption site in accordance with the Recovery-Oriented Supervised Consumption Service Standards pursuant to the Mental Health Services Protection Regulation under the Mental Health Services Protection Act (MHSPR MHSPA), ;including but not limited to: Providing the necessary information to the participants outlined in Section 3(1) of the MHSPR MHSPA ;that would enable informed discussions, such as but not limited to: Number of unique SCS users Number of overdoses per year since 2017 opening Number of unique users of alternative supervised consumption services like DORS (Digital Overdose Response System) Number and community locations of calls for overdoses attended by EMS, Fire and Police Status of the Recovery Oriented Care Facilities How clients would be supported, if changes are pursued How city services (e.g., transit, libraries, recreation centres) would be supported, if changes are pursued And further, requesting that if engagement on the future of the Supervised Consumption Sites in Calgary be held, it be conducted publicly by Alberta Health in accordance with proper engagement processes that municipal officials could participate in, if they so choose, alongside the other identified interested parties in Section 3(1) of MHSPR MHSPA; and

Council direct Administration to: Request the Calgary Police Commission, with support from City Administration, to provide a report to Community Development Committee, to be scheduled at the Call of the Chair prior to 2024 Mid-Cycle Budget Adjustments, in collaboration with the Calgary Police Commission and the Chair of Community Development Committee on: A report accounting for funding allocations, or unallocated carry-over, for the Community Investment Framework, aggregated by year for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and future allocations committed in 2025, and 2026 from both the City of Calgary and the Calgary Police Service; The status and quality of the 2023 estimate for the Calgary Police Services proposed $10 Million Shooting Range, as submitted in the 2023 Calgary Police Service capital budget request; and An updated estimate that accounts for the 130% increase in capital costs for the Calgary Police Services proposed Shooting Range; Present and prepare the Calgary Police Service's operating and capital budget as a separate and distinct discussion after the lunch break on November 19 during the Mid Cycle Adjustments deliberations; Send a letter to Calgary Police Commission requesting the Calgary Police Commission consider, in the preparation of their budget submission to Council, contributing $8 Million - the base CSIF contribution from the CPS budget - to the City of Calgary for use in the Community Safety Investment Framework, resulting in a $16 Million base budget for the Community Safety Investment Framework to be fully administered by City of Calgary, as was originally proposed by the Calgary Police Service upon the initial development of the Community Safety Investment Framework in their 2020 budget submission to Calgary City Council; Review, update, and report to Community Development Committee in Q2 2025 the Terms of Reference and governance framework of the Community Safety Investment Framework to better reflect the principles of anti-racism and community based preventative care to ensure that CSIF dollars are more appropriately allocated to ensure the safety of Indigenous, Black, and Diverse Racialized Calgarians, as was originally intended in The City of Calgary and the Calgary Police Services commitment to dismantling systemic racism; and Request the Police Commission to report to Community Development Committee in Q1 2025 with an update on the status of the Wittman Report recommendations accepted in principle, while providing updated use of force statistics over the last 5 years that incorporates disaggregated race-based data, use of lethal force, and use of less-than-lethal force.

The Recommendations be amended by adding a new Recommendation #3, as follows: Amend Chapter 1: Visualizing Growth of the Riley Communities Local Area Plan; sub-section 1.3 Community Context to incorporate four paragraphs that identify the local identity and sense of place for each of the Plan areas four communities: Hounsfield Heights-Briar Hill, West Hillhurst, Hillhurst, and Sunnyside. The respective community paragraph is intended to be read together with Map 3: Urban Form, Map 4: Building Scale, and the policies outlined in Chapter 2: Enabling Growth and Chapter 3: Supporting Growth, as this will provide additional context that can support what the community aspires to in respect to development and use of private and public sites.

That Recommendation 2 be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 2. Present and prepare the Calgary Police Service's operating and capital budget as a separate and distinct discussion after the lunch break on 2024 November 19 during the Mid-Cycle Adjustments deliberations.

Trilateral Joint Planning Area 1 Committee (Airdrie, Calgary, Rocky View) ; ; ; ;Councillor Carra ; ; ; ;Councillor Dhaliwal ; Trilateral Joint Planning Area 2 Committee (Calgary, Chestermere, Rocky View) ; ; ; ;Councillor Carra ; ; ; ;Councillor Spencer Appoint Councillor Spencer as Chair and Councillor Wyness as Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee for terms to expire at the 2025 Organizational Meeting of Council; Appoint Councillor Sharp ;as Chair of the Event Centre Committee for a term to expire at the 2025 Organizational Meeting of Council; and Appoint Councillor Carra as Chair of the Calgary Salutes Coordinating Committee for a term to expire at the 2025 Organizational Meeting of Council.

Approve the Confidential Recommendations contained in Confidential Distribution 1; and

Adopt the proposed Council Policy on Remuneration and Expenses for Public Members Serving on Council-Established Boards, Commissions and Committees (Attachment 1), to be effective 2026 January 1 if related adjustments to Service Plans and Budgets are adopted at the 2024 November 5 Regular Meeting of Council on Service Plans and Budgets; and Direct that Confidential Attachment 2 remain confidential pursuant to Sections 24 (Advice from officials) and 27 (Privileged information) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Adopt the amended proposed 2025 Deputy Mayor Roster, as follows: January - Councillor Penner February - Councillor Chu March - Councillor Wyness April - Councillor Sharp May - Councillor Wong June - Councillor Chabot July - Councillor Dhaliwal August - Councillor Pootmans September - Councillor Carra October 1-29 until the Swearing-In Ceremony - Councillor Walcott October 29, 30 and November - Ward 13 Councillor December - Ward 12 Councillor

That Council directs as follows: The City of Calgary re-affirms that we are committed to working collaboratively with the Government of Alberta to deliver a Green Line replacement LRT; That we request the Government of Alberta to strike a working group composed of representatives from, but not limited to: City of Calgary Council; City of Calgary Administration; Government of Alberta Ministry and Administration; Government of Canada Ministry and Administration; And, direct the working group to develop a ;status update within the next 90 days to expeditiously move forward on how to deliver a Green Line replacement LRT.

That Council insert the following as a new Recommendation 12: Direct Administration to: Include the costs of Green Line Program wind down in the Mid-Cycle Adjustments so there is transparency for the public on costs associated with termination of the Program by the Government of Alberta; Return to Council by end of Q4 2024 with a legal opinion on how to transfer costs associated with wind down to the Government of Alberta, as their cancellation of the Green Line Program on September 3, 2024 triggered the termination of the project; Return to council with an option to consider first diverting any funds previously allocated to the Green Line towards presently unfunded Route Ahead priority public transit projects, provided any allocated funds remain following wind down; Draft a clear set of criteria by which the City of Calgary will consider engaging with the Government of Alberta on any future LRT project they propose to replace the Green Line Program, including but not limited to: A commitment from the Government of Canada to act as a funding partner; A commitment to a north-south LRT spine from 160th Avenue North to the community of Seton; A station immediately south of the Bow River in downtown Calgary to accomplish the goal of a contiguous north-south LRT spine; Identification of a bridge design to make the connection between north and south legs of the north-south LRT spine; Meaningful connections/stations serving the Beltline communities, the downtown and Red and Blue Line transfers west of Centre Street, and the Culture and Entertainment District; Use of modern low floor trains and stations for optimal accessibility; A maintenance and storage facility; Responsibility for delivery to be borne by the Government of Alberta; and Responsibility for all risks (financial, contractual, other) to be borne by the Government of Alberta; and e. Report back by end of Q1 2025 on the heritage preservation options for Ogden Block in light of the Government of Albertas termination of the Green Line project;

The City of Calgary re-affirms that we are committed to working collaboratively with the Government of Alberta to deliver a Greenline LRT; That we request the Government of Alberta to strike a working group composed of representatives from, but not limited to: City of Calgary Council; City of Calgary Administration; Government of Alberta Ministry and Administration; Government of Canada Ministry and Administration; And, directs Administration to develop a work plan within the next 90 days to expeditiously move forward on how to deliver a Greenline LRT.

Direct Administration to: Include the costs of Green Line Program wind down in the Mid-Cycle Adjustments so there is transparency for the public on costs associated with termination of the Program by the Government of Alberta; Return to Council by end of Q4 2024 with a legal opinion on how to transfer costs associated with wind down to the Government of Alberta, as their cancellation of the Green Line Program on September 3, 2024 triggered the termination of the project; Return to council with an option to consider first diverting any funds previously allocated to the Green Line towards presently unfunded Route Ahead priority public transit projects, provided any allocated funds remain following wind down; Draft a clear set of criteria by which the City of Calgary will consider engaging with the Government of Alberta on any future LRT project they propose to replace the Green Line Program, including but not limited to: A commitment from the Government of Canada to act as a funding partner; A commitment to a north-south LRT spine from 160th Avenue North to the community of Seton; A station immediately south of the Bow River in downtown Calgary to accomplish the goal of a contiguous north-south LRT spine; Identification of a bridge design to make the connection between north and south legs of the north-south LRT spine; Meaningful connections/stations serving the Beltline communities, the downtown and Red and Blue Line transfers west of Centre Street, and the Culture and Entertainment District; Use of modern low floor trains and stations for optimal accessibility; A maintenance and storage facility; Responsibility for delivery to be borne by the Government of Alberta; and Responsibility for all risks (financial, contractual, other) to be borne by the Government of Alberta; and e. Report back by end of Q1 2025 on the heritage preservation options for Ogden Block in light of the Government of Albertas termination of the Green Line project;

That the Green Line Board recommend that if Council approves the wind down of the approved Phase 1 Project (Lynnwood/Millican to Eau Claire), Council also: Accept the Council Report (C2024-1048) and confidential attachment for the Corporate Record; Approve the transfer of the Green Line Program to City Administration by December 31, 2024; Direct that the Closed Meeting discussions, presentation, and the Confidential Attachment be held confidential pursuant to Sections 23 (Local public body confidences), 24 (Advice from officials), 25 (Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body) and 27 (Privileged Information) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; ;and Direct Administration to prepare and release Confidential Revised Attachment 7 to Report EC2024-0809, Green Line Governance, Corporate Risk and Financials (Verbal), from the 2024 July 30 Regular Meeting of Council.

The amendment be further amended by inserting the words "prepare a scoping report to Council through Infrastructure and Planning Committee to consider undertaking the following work." following the words "Direct Administration to:"

Direct Administration to: Include the costs of Green Line Program wind down in the Mid-Cycle Adjustments so there is transparency for the public on costs associated with termination of the Program by the Government of Alberta; Return to Council by end of Q4 2024 with a legal opinion on how to transfer costs associated with wind down to the Government of Alberta, as their cancellation of the Green Line Program on September 3, 2024 triggered the termination of the project; Return to council with an option to consider first diverting any funds previously allocated to the Green Line towards presently unfunded Route Ahead priority public transit projects, provided any allocated funds remain following wind down; Draft a clear set of criteria by which the City of Calgary will consider engaging with the Government of Alberta on any future LRT project they propose to replace the Green Line Program, including but not limited to: A commitment from the Government of Canada to act as a funding partner; A commitment to a north-south LRT spine from 160th Avenue North to the community of Seton; A station immediately south of the Bow River in downtown Calgary to accomplish the goal of a contiguous north-south LRT spine; Identification of a bridge design to make the connection between north and south legs of the north-south LRT spine; Meaningful connections/stations serving the Beltline communities, the downtown and Red and Blue Line transfers west of Centre Street, and the Culture and Entertainment District; Use of modern low floor trains and stations for optimal accessibility; A maintenance and storage facility; Responsibility for delivery to be borne by the Government of Alberta; and Responsibility for all risks (financial, contractual, other) to be borne by the Government of Alberta; and e. Report back by end of Q1 2025 on the heritage preservation options for Ogden Block in light of the Government of Albertas termination of the Green Line project;

That Recommendation 2 be amended by inserting the following words after the words Greenline LRT: , provided: The Government of Alberta provides a written commitment to transfer the delivery, financial and other project risks to the Province; and agrees to cover the burn rate of the Green Line Program while their review concludes, working with City Administration on which contractors and City personnel they wish to attempt to retain; and The Government of Alberta to correspond with The City of Calgary by 2024 September 23.

That Council insert the following as a new Recommendation 4: Direct Administration to: Include the costs of Green Line Program wind down in the Mid-Cycle Adjustments so there is transparency for the public on costs associated with termination of the Program by the Government of Alberta; Return to Council by end of Q4 2024 with a legal opinion on how to transfer costs associated with wind down to the Government of Alberta, as their cancellation of the Green Line Program on September 3, 2024 triggered the termination of the project; Return to council with an option to consider first diverting any funds previously allocated to the Green Line towards presently unfunded Route Ahead priority public transit projects, provided any allocated funds remain following wind down; Draft a clear set of criteria by which the City of Calgary will consider engaging with the Government of Alberta on any future LRT project they propose to replace the Green Line Program, including but not limited to: A commitment from the Government of Canada to act as a funding partner; A commitment to a north-south LRT spine from 160th Avenue North to the community of Seton; A station immediately south of the Bow River in downtown Calgary to accomplish the goal of a contiguous north-south LRT spine; Identification of a bridge design to make the connection between north and south legs of the north-south LRT spine; Meaningful connections/stations serving the Beltline communities, the downtown and Red and Blue Line transfers west of Centre Street, and the Culture and Entertainment District; Use of modern low floor trains and stations for optimal accessibility; A maintenance and storage facility; Responsibility for delivery to be borne by the Government of Alberta; and Responsibility for all risks (financial, contractual, other) to be borne by the Government of Alberta; and e. Report back by end of Q1 2025 on the heritage preservation options for Ogden Block in light of the Government of Albertas termination of the Green Line project;