Sonya Sharp

Former councillor. Ran for mayor in 2025; councillor in 2021. Ran with Communities First in 2025.

Elections contested

Won

Votes received

104,534

all races combined

Council terms

2021–2025

Council votes recorded

1,835

since 2021

Raised for 2025

$530,910

spent $546,162

Record

Ward 1 councillor

Mayor

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Office	Record
Ward 1 councillor	Councillor, Ward 1, 2021–2025
Ward 1 councillor	2021 Ward 1 councillor: 44.7%, won
Mayor	2025 Mayor: 25.9%, placed 2 of 9

Bars are terms on council; diamonds are elections (filled = won). Records start with the 2010 election.

Elections

Year	Race	Votes	Share	Affiliation	Result
2025	Mayor	90,496	25.9%	Communities First	2 of 9
2021	Ward 1 councillor	14,038	44.7%	–	Elected

Official results, City of Calgary Open Data (sources). Share is of all votes cast in the race; affiliations appear from 2025, the first election with municipal parties.

Name as recorded

Source	Spelling
Ballot	SONYA SHARP
Vote record	Sonya Sharp
Disclosure	Sonya Sharp

Spellings matched to this person across sources. See About for how names are resolved.

Issue positions

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Advancing the Green Line rail program

Explicit approvals to advance the Green Line program. Choices between two rail alignments and a wind-down after another government's funding withdrawal are explained separately and do not automatically count as opposition to rail.

Opposed the reviewed advancement proposalsSupported the reviewed advancement proposals

Sonya Sharp

50/100 · 2 decisions · Jul 30, 2024–Jan 28, 2025

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Policy positions

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Person	Score (0–100)	Independent decisions	Remove-one low	Remove-one high	Evidence status	First vote	Last vote
Sonya Sharp	50	2	0	100	Mixed choices	Jul 30, 2024	Jan 28, 2025

Broader residential permissions

Reviewed land-use decisions where the direction of residential building permissions is explicit. Broader permission does not establish that a home was built. Contextual amendments do not each become another independent score.

Favoured narrower permissionsFavoured broader permissions

Sonya Sharp

Insufficient voting evidence

0 reviewed decisions

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Person	Score (0–100)	Independent decisions	Remove-one low	Remove-one high	Evidence status	First vote	Last vote
Sonya Sharp	Not available	0	Not available	Not available	Insufficient voting evidence	Not available	Not available

Capital borrowing authorizations

Final readings of specified capital borrowing bylaws. This is a record of support for these particular debt-financed projects, not a general tax, spending or fiscal-conservatism score; utility-supported and tax-supported debt may differ.

Opposed the reviewed borrowing authoritiesSupported the reviewed borrowing authorities

Sonya Sharp

Insufficient voting evidence

0 reviewed decisions

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Person	Score (0–100)	Independent decisions	Remove-one low	Remove-one high	Evidence status	First vote	Last vote
Sonya Sharp	Not available	0	Not available	Not available	Insufficient voting evidence	Not available	Not available

Climate and Environment operating allocations

Explicit amendments to Climate and Environment operating allocations. This is separate from formal targets and declarations; multiple amendments within one annual budget share one scoring weight.

Favoured the reviewed funding reductionsFavoured retaining the reviewed allocations

Sonya Sharp

Insufficient voting evidence

0 reviewed decisions

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Person	Score (0–100)	Independent decisions	Remove-one low	Remove-one high	Evidence status	First vote	Last vote
Sonya Sharp	Not available	0	Not available	Not available	Insufficient voting evidence	Not available	Not available

Community-based safety responses

Explicit funding or plan approvals for community-based prevention and wellbeing responses. This measure makes no claim about a member's position on every police budget or the effectiveness of an adopted plan.

Opposed the reviewed community-safety proposalsSupported the reviewed community-safety proposals

Sonya Sharp

Insufficient voting evidence

1 reviewed decision

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Person	Score (0–100)	Independent decisions	Remove-one low	Remove-one high	Evidence status	First vote	Last vote
Sonya Sharp	Not available	1	Not available	Not available	Insufficient voting evidence	Nov 21, 2024	Nov 21, 2024

Formal municipal climate commitments

Reviewed decisions establishing or rescinding municipal climate targets, strategies and declarations. A declaration vote is not evidence of a particular dollar amount or emissions outcome.

Favoured fewer formal commitmentsFavoured more formal commitments

Sonya Sharp

25/100 · 2 decisions · Dec 20, 2021–Sep 16, 2025

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Policy positions

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Person	Score (0–100)	Independent decisions	Remove-one low	Remove-one high	Evidence status	First vote	Last vote
Sonya Sharp	25	2	0	50	Mixed choices	Dec 20, 2021	Sep 16, 2025

Public funding for the Event Centre

Specific public financial commitments to the Event Centre project, including the original project and the replacement agreement. These are different proposals across time; a vote is not a generic position on all major projects.

Opposed the reviewed public commitmentsSupported the reviewed public commitments

Sonya Sharp

Insufficient voting evidence

1 reviewed decision

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Person	Score (0–100)	Independent decisions	Remove-one low	Remove-one high	Evidence status	First vote	Last vote
Sonya Sharp	Not available	1	Not available	Not available	Insufficient voting evidence	Apr 25, 2023	Apr 25, 2023

Public support for non-market housing

Reviewed decisions that provide a specific financial or tax benefit for non-market housing. A vote records a choice on that proposal, not an estimate of affordability outcomes or an overall housing ideology.

Opposed the reviewed support proposalsSupported the reviewed support proposals

Sonya Sharp

Insufficient voting evidence

1 reviewed decision

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Person	Score (0–100)	Independent decisions	Remove-one low	Remove-one high	Evidence status	First vote	Last vote
Sonya Sharp	Not available	1	Not available	Not available	Insufficient voting evidence	Jan 28, 2025	Jan 28, 2025

Only reviewed policy choices are scored. Each independent decision family counts once per measure; choices within one budget or policy package share that family’s weight. statements, promises, absences and contextual amendments do not contribute. Two decisions are the minimum for a position. The sensitivity range shows the score after removing one decision at a time; it is not a statistical confidence interval or a prediction.

Policy choices over time

Date / precision	Person	Record type	Choice or statement	Source
Sep 16, 2025	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Consider rescinding the climate emergency declaration · Yes A Yes removes a formal declaration; a No retains it. Audit proposals do not become extra climate-position votes.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jan 28, 2025	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Tax exemptions for non-profit non-market housing · Yes This package explicitly grants a financial benefit to eligible non-profit non-market housing.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jan 28, 2025	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Advance the replacement south-to-north LRT program · Yes The package expressly advances construction and planning for an LRT program, with specified conditions.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jan 28, 2025	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Advance the replacement south-to-north LRT program · Yes The downtown functional-planning direction is another part of the same program package.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Nov 21, 2024	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Consider moving $4 million into community-based safety funding · No This initial carried occurrence preceded reconsideration and is not the final outcome or an independent scored decision.	Confirmed 2024 Council minutes, PDF pages 798–799 and final budget at page 821 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Nov 21, 2024	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Consider moving $4 million into community-based safety funding · No The final substantive vote after reconsideration rejected the explicit transfer; a Yes would have directed funding toward community-based safety.	Confirmed 2024 Council minutes, PDF pages 798–799 and final budget at page 821 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Nov 21, 2024	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Consider moving $4 million into community-based safety funding · Yes The procedural decision to reconsider reopened the question and does not itself establish support for the transfer.	Confirmed 2024 Council minutes, PDF pages 798–799 and final budget at page 821 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Sep 17, 2024	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Authorize a Green Line wind-down after provincial withdrawal · No The proposal responds to another government's withdrawal and cannot reliably distinguish support for rail from opposition to the funding circumstances.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Sep 17, 2024	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Authorize a Green Line wind-down after provincial withdrawal · No An amendment sought transparency, cost recovery and criteria for future LRT participation.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jul 30, 2024	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Approve the rebased Green Line core and financial framework · Yes Instructions to secure funding-agreement amendments and procurement waivers.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jul 30, 2024	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Approve the rebased Green Line core and financial framework · No Related contracting authority is context, not another independent rail score.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jul 30, 2024	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Approve the rebased Green Line core and financial framework · No This vote explicitly advances rail construction and its financial framework. Related approvals and amendments are counted within the same program decision.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Oct 5, 2023	Sonya Sharp	Stated position	Supported the Event Centre agreement as a downtown investment connecting sports, culture, commercial activity and public amenities.	City: final Event Centre agreements, October 5, 2023 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Sep 16, 2023	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Approve the Home is Here housing strategy · Yes This strategy package combines non-market financial support with market-housing, zoning, tenant and reporting policies. A Yes supports the package; a No cannot identify opposition to its non-market component. Retain explanatory evidence without a narrow financial-support score.	Confirmed 2023 Council minutes, September 16, pages 431–434 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Apr 25, 2023	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Approve the replacement Event Centre financial framework · Yes Although the automated motion classifier calls this procedural because it includes confidentiality directions, the released report shows adoption of substantive financial commitments. The reviewed interpretation uses the public report, not the keyword label.	Released City report C2023-0482, April 25 Event Centre financial framework · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jul 5, 2022	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Adopt Calgary Climate Strategy: Pathways to 2050 · No The primary vote adopts the updated climate strategy; its amendments and related recommendations are not separate scores.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jul 5, 2022	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Adopt Calgary Climate Strategy: Pathways to 2050 · No Related clean-electricity recommendations explain part of the same strategy debate.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 20, 2021	Sonya Sharp	Recorded vote	Set net-zero targets and climate expenditure reporting · Yes The vote explicitly strengthens formal municipal climate commitments through a net-zero target and implementation-reporting requirements.	City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 30, 2026

Votes, statements, promises and action milestones retain distinct labels. Dates preserve source precision; undated records appear last. Different proposals can explain different choices; a changed vote is not automatically a changed belief.

Statements and reasons for votes

Stated position · Oct 5, 2023

Supported the Event Centre agreement as a downtown investment connecting sports, culture, commercial activity and public amenities.

City: final Event Centre agreements, October 5, 2023 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026

Why this statement was collected

Adds an attributed explanation of the replacement agreement’s anticipated benefits, separate from proof of delivery.

Published statements are attributed to their author and kept separate from recorded votes.

Promises and actions

No sourced commitments collected

A missing commitment is not a finding that someone made no promises.

Milestones describe the evidence collected. Adoption, an individual vote and implementation are different events; a missing milestone is not proof that a promise was broken.

Policy leadership

Person	Documented role	Body / proposal	Date	Evidence
	Committee Chair	Event Centre Committee	Oct 5, 2023 · appointment/action record	Identified as chair in the City's announcement on this date. The appointment's original start and end are not established here. City: Event Centre agreements, October 5, 2023 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026

Appointment records do not establish continued service beyond their sourced term. Authorship and sponsorship require explicit documentation.

Voting record

Council	Votes cast	On split votes	Participation	Against the result*	Same vote as mayor
2021–2025 council	1,353	671	96.8%	29.7%	79.2%

Vote counts and agreement here use Council meetings, with procedural motions excluded. A missing vote counts as not participating because absences are rarely recorded. *On split (non-unanimous) motions.

Votes the same way as…

2021–2025 council

Jennifer Wyness90%

Terry Wong89%

Andre Chabot86%

Dan McLean85%

Richard Pootmans85%

Peter Demong84%

Raj Dhaliwal82%

Evan Spencer82%

Sean Chu81%

Jasmine Mian80%

Kourtney Penner79%

Jyoti Gondek79%

Gian-Carlo Carra78%

Courtney Walcott78%

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Category	Value
Jennifer Wyness	90%
Terry Wong	89%
Andre Chabot	86%
Dan McLean	85%
Richard Pootmans	85%
Peter Demong	84%
Raj Dhaliwal	82%
Evan Spencer	82%
Sean Chu	81%
Jasmine Mian	80%
Kourtney Penner	79%
Jyoti Gondek	79%
Gian-Carlo Carra	78%
Courtney Walcott	78%

Share of Council-meeting motions both members voted on where they cast the same vote (procedural motions excluded).

Votes by topic

Substantive recorded votes

NoYes

Planning & land use56299

Budget, taxes & finance49272

Transit & transportation49179

Governance & council11109

Other11103

Housing & affordability644

Economy & business445

Social & community services236

Environment, water & climate124

Public safety & policing24

Arts, culture, sport & events120

Public health114

Intergovernmental6

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Topic	No	Yes
Planning & land use	56	299
Budget, taxes & finance	49	272
Transit & transportation	49	179
Governance & council	11	109
Other	11	103
Housing & affordability	6	44
Economy & business	4	45
Social & community services	2	36
Environment, water & climate	1	24
Public safety & policing	0	24
Arts, culture, sport & events	1	20
Public health	1	14
Intergovernmental	0	6

Council and committee votes; procedural motions excluded. Topics come from keyword rules applied to the motion text.

Vote record

1,835 recorded votes since 2021

Split votesVotes against the resultAll votes

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0859

Council direct Administration to conduct a comprehensive value for money audit of all City climate-related spending, including operating and capital expenditures tied to the Climate Emergency declaration and subsequent climate strategies, across all business units and departments, ;and return to Council no later than 2025 December 15 through Executive Committee ;to confirm cost, timing, internal or external auditor and scope, where the scope considers the following: a. A full accounting of annual climate-related expenditures since the declaration of a Climate Emergency in November 2021;

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesDefeated6–8

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0858

Council direct Administration to: Grant an exemption to the United Place building from the requirement in Section 2.1 of the Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Program Terms of Reference that eligible properties must be currently classified by The City of Calgary as commercial office use and non-residential property for assessment and tax purposes. Consider and evaluate an application submitted for the conversion of the United Place building to residential units in future round(s) of the Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Program pursuant to the Programs Terms of Reference, provided that the application and proposed project meet all requirements of the Program (other than the property classification requirement referenced in Statement 1 of this Notice of Motion above) and pass reasonable due diligence conducted by Administration. Evaluate any application submitted for the conversion of the United Place building to residential units against any and all other conversion project applications submitted during that round of the Program and that only the highest scoring applications, as determined by Administration in its sole discretion, will be recommended for approval.

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried11–3

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0856

Council direct Administration to: Return to the Community Development Committee no later than 2026 Q2 with: a. A summary of potential municipal, provincial, and federal rule changes that would allow more authority for peace officers to seize, transport, and dispose of unknown substances; ;

Public safety & policing · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried10–4

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0859

Council direct Administration to conduct a comprehensive value for money audit of all City climate-related spending, including operating and capital expenditures tied to the Climate Emergency declaration and subsequent climate strategies, across all business units and departments, ;and return to Council no later than 2025 December 15 through Executive Committee ;to confirm cost, timing, internal or external auditor and scope, where the scope considers the following: c. Identification of cost savings, duplications, or expenditures not delivering measurable benefits;

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesDefeated7–7

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0856

Council direct Administration to: Work with the Mayor to send a letter to the provincial Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services as soon as possible to request an expedited process for providing transit and peace officers with enhanced authority to seize, transport, and dispose of unknown substances.

Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried10–4

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0859

Direct the City Clerk's Office to distribute the letter from the Climate Advisory Committee with respect to Item 9.4.6, Notice of Motion - Rescinding climate emergency, value for money audit and climate strategy spending, EC2025-0859 and add it to the Corporate Record.

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried13–1

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0839

That Council give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 46M2025 as proposed in Attachment 2. ;

Other · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted NoCarried9–5

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0859

Council direct Administration to conduct a comprehensive value for money audit of all City climate-related spending, including operating and capital expenditures tied to the Climate Emergency declaration and subsequent climate strategies, across all business units and departments, ;and return to Council no later than 2025 December 15 through Executive Committee ;to confirm cost, timing, internal or external auditor and scope, where the scope considers the following: b. An assessment of whether spending outcomes are aligned with Councils jurisdiction and priorities;

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesDefeated7–7

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0857

Council direct Administration to: Consider the $7.5 million required for the residential conversion of the Barron Building a high priority need and include a new ask for one-time funding in the 2026 Budget Document for Council approval. Subject to the $7.5 million of one-time funding described above being approved, and notwithstanding any dates or deadlines to the contrary in the Program Terms of Reference: (a) establish and implement a time-frame to accept applications for the Program, and (b) if an application is approved, negotiate a funding agreement with the successful applicant (if any). Conduct reasonable due diligence on all applicants to the Program which an applicant must pass to be eligible for Program funding and which will inform the evaluation of application.

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried11–3

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0859

Council immediately rescind the Climate Emergency declaration;

Public safety & policing · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesDefeated4–10

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0859

Council direct Administration to conduct a comprehensive value for money audit of all City climate-related spending, including operating and capital expenditures tied to the Climate Emergency declaration and subsequent climate strategies, across all business units and departments, ;and return to Council no later than 2025 December 15 through Executive Committee ;to confirm cost, timing, internal or external auditor and scope, where the scope considers the following: d. Recommendations for how climate-related spending can be better aligned with core municipal responsibilities and financial sustainability;

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesDefeated6–8

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0856

That Recommendations 3, 4 and 5 be inserted as follows: Work with the Mayor to send a letter to the provincial Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services as soon as possible to request an expedited process for providing transit and peace officers with enhanced authority to seize, transport, and dispose of unknown substances.

Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried10–4

Sep 16, 2025

C2025-0828

That Council give second and third readings to proposed Bylaws 39M2025 and 7B2025.

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried12–1

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0856

That Recommendations 3, 4 and 5 be inserted as follows: 3. Return to the Community Development Committee no later than 2026 Q2 with: b. An analysis of the approaches taken by other Canadian municipalities who have sought to ban open drug use, as well as court diversion programs including but not limited to, community courts; and c. A summary of Calgary's current Community Court partnership and funding model, as well as any anticipated changes to the delivery and/or funding models. 4. Prepare: ; a. a submission for the 2026 annual budget adjustment process in November 2025 to sustainably fund Community Court from base budget at the current level of service; and b. a proposal to sustainably fund an expanded Community Court scope that may include open drug use violations and weapons offenses for a pilot program in 2026, as well as continued funding for the 2027-2030 budget process.

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted NoCarried9–5

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0859

Administration report the results publicly ;to Council no later than 2026 September to inform the 2026 November budget deliberations on the 2027-2030 Service Plans and Budgets, with clear, plain language explanations of climate-related expenditures and recommendations, so that Council and Calgarians can evaluate whether climate spending provides value for money.

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesDefeated6–8

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0856

That Recommendations 3, 4 and 5 be inserted as follows: 3. Return to the Community Development Committee no later than 2026 Q2 ;with: a. A summary of potential municipal, provincial, and federal rule changes that would allow more authority for peace officers to seize, transport, and dispose of unknown substances;

Public safety & policing · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried12–2

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0856

Council direct Administration to: Return to the Community Development Committee no later than 2026 Q2 with: b. An analysis of the approaches taken by other Canadian municipalities who have sought to ban open drug use, as well as court diversion programs including but not limited to, community courts; and c. A summary of Calgary's current Community Court partnership and funding model, as well as any anticipated changes to the delivery and/or funding models. Prepare: ; a. a submission for the 2026 annual budget adjustment process in November 2025 to sustainably fund Community Court from base budget at the current level of service; and b. a proposal to sustainably fund an expanded Community Court scope that may include open drug use violations and weapons offences for a pilot program in 2026, as well as continued funding for the 2027-2030 budget process.

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried10–4

Sep 16, 2025

EC2025-0856

Council direct Administration to: Bring a report to the Community Development Committee no later than 2026 January that considers more punitive fines for the open display of weapons, potentially including: a. a base fine higher than the current $250; b. different fine amounts for different types of weapons, informed by their varying potential to intimidate the public; and c. escalating fine amounts for repeat offenders. Return to the Community Development Committee no later than 2026 Q2 with: a. An investigation of potential municipal, provincial, and federal rule changes that would allow more flexibility for peace officers to seize, transport, and dispose of weapons; and b. An analysis of the approaches taken by other Canadian municipalities who have sought to ban certain types of weapons and their applicability to Calgary

Public safety & policing · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried12–2

Sep 4, 2025

IGA2025-0823

Forward this report and budget request to the November 2026 budget adjustments for Council's consideration; That the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee recommend that Council: Adopt Confidential Recommendations 1-2 contained in the Confidential Report; Direct consideration of further budget requirement for the work in the prioritization of investments in future Service Plans and Budget; and Direct that the Closed Meeting discussions, presentation, recommendations, cover report and attachments remain confidential pursuant to Sections 26 (Disclosure harmful to intergovernmental relations), and 29 (Advice from officials), of the Access to Information Act, to be reviewed by 2035 September 4.

Budget, taxes & finance · Intergovernmental Affairs Committee

Voted YesCarried5–3

Jul 29, 2025

EC2025-0748

That new Recommendations 1 and 2 as follows, be inserted and the remaining Recommendations be renumbered accordingly: 1. Forward this Notice of Motion, and the map of the ;Proposed Annexation Area in Attachment 1, to Foothills County Council and request a letter no later than September 12, 2025 from the Reeve on behalf of Council stating their agreement with what is proposed; 2.Upon receipt of a letter from Foothills County consenting to this annexation, submit the same to the Minister of Municipal Affairs requesting an annexation process that cuts red tape and expedites approvals based on mutual agreement for an annexation between the City of Calgary and Foothills County; That renumbered Recommendation 3 (original Recommendation 1) be amended by inserting the words Upon receipt of a confirmation letter for annexation from the Minister of Municipal Affairs, formally prior to the words notify Foothills County, the Land and Property Rights Tribunal. That renumbered Recommendation 4 (original Recommendation 2) be amended by inserting the words and consider any adjacent lands that would strengthen the delivery of housing and services in the proposed area following the words outlining options and potential processes for the annexation, and That renumbered Recommendation 5 (original Recommendation 3) be amended by deleting the words Q1 2026 prior to the words no later than and replacing with the words Q2 2026.

Planning & land use · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted NoDefeated7–7

Jul 29, 2025

EC2025-0761

That with respect to ;Revised Notice of Motion EC2025-0761, the following be adopted, after amendment: Therefore be it Resolved that Council directs Administration to allocate $7M of one-time funding from the Housing Accelerator Funds to further fund the Shallow Utility Burial Pilot Program starting in 2025; and Further be it resolved that Council directs Administration to assess the pilot program and consider a future funding source for a permanent Shallow Utility Burial Program in the prioritization of investments for the 2025 November Budget Adjustments or future Service Plans and Budgets. ;

Housing & affordability · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried11–3

Jul 29, 2025

EC2025-0750

That Council direct Administration: To leverage the existing criteria-based evaluation from the intake process for ASP amendments and new ASPs, and create a sequential ASP Workplan (meaning an approval new or amended ASP will start as soon as an ASP in progress is completed) that demonstrates certainty and predictability for applications that have undergone review and have been evaluated but not approved for the current years work plan.

Other · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried12–2

Jul 29, 2025

EC2025-0727

That Recommendation 2 be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Direct Administration to identify a sustainable long-term funding source to support the change in terms of reference for the Reserve for Future Capital and Lifecycle Maintenance and Upgrade Merged Reserve from allocating 2.6 per cent of property tax revenue and adding additional funds to achieve a total amount equal to 5.0 per cent of annual property tax revenue from an alternate sustainable funding source, and to return to Council with a recommendation as part of the 2027 - 2030 Business Plans and Budgets.

Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesDefeated6–8

Jul 29, 2025

EC2025-0750

That the Recommendations be amended by: In Recommendation 1 the words boundary expansion proposal as the pilot application be deleted and replaced with and K - North Regional Context Study - portion of Cell B proposals as the pilot applications; and In Recommendation 2 the words (meaning an approval new or amended ASP will start as soon as an ASP in progress is completed) be inserted following the words create a sequential ASP Workplan.

Other · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried12–2

Jul 29, 2025

EC2025-0750

That Council direct Administration: To create an ASP boundary adjustment amendment approval process that is based on the existing developer-funded ASP amendment process, using the "D - (Douglas Homes)" East Stoney ASP and K - North Regional Context Study - portion of Cell B proposals as the pilot applications"; and

Other · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried10–4

Jul 29, 2025

IP2025-0695

Accept the public presentation contained in Distribution 1 for the Corporate Record; and

Other · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried12–2

Jul 29, 2025

EC2025-0746

Council direct Administration to bring forward a recommendation through the 2025 November Adjustments to the 2023-2026 Service Plans and Budgets to fund and resource the following work: That Council direct Administration to engage an independent third-party consultant to conduct a comprehensive post implementation review of the Citys organizational realignment. This review shall specifically examine: The total costs incurred by the realignment to date, including transition costs and ongoing operational impacts; The number, type and cost of any new positions created during or after the realignment, specifying whether these roles are management exempt, union or contractors, and where they fall within the organizational structure; The challenges and impacts experienced by staff at all levels during and following the realignment, including issues related to role clarity, workload, and employee well-being; Any measurable outcomes or qualitative benefits realized from the reorganization; The design and effectiveness of the current organizational structure, including whether it has delivered the intended efficiencies. AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that all findings and recommendations from the review be made publicly available and reported back to Council no later than Q4 2026.

Other · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesDefeated6–8

Jul 29, 2025

EC2025-0748

Council direct Administration to: Notify Foothills County, the Land and Property Rights Tribunal, the Minster of Municipal Affairs and relevant local authorities of The City of Calgarys request to adjust the municipal boundary between Foothills County and The City of Calgary through a standard annexation application for the Proposed Annexation Area in Attachment 1; Engage the Foothills County and City of Calgary Intermunicipal Committee to negotiate a standard annexation agreement for the Proposed Annexation Area, in accordance with the current policies of the Intermunicipal Development Plan, outlining options and potential processes for the annexation; and Present a draft of the fundamental terms and conditions for an annexation agreement and status update (including resourcing and budget requirements) to Council through Intergovernmental Affairs Committee no later than Q1 2026 in respect to the Proposed Annexation Area in Attachment 1.

Planning & land use · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted YesCarried8–6

Jun 24, 2025

EC2025-0649

Council direct administration to ;prepare amendments to ;the Land Use Bylaw by: Removing the reference to the Court of Appeals in the direction to withhold the release of a development permit.

Planning & land use · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted NoDefeated6–8

Jun 24, 2025

EC2025-0646

That the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED clauses be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following: "NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct Administration to: Request Alberta Municipalities to come present the findings of the Municipal Financial research to Council and continue to provide Alberta Municipalities with information for ongoing research. Commencing as part of the 2026 budget adjustments, indicate clearly in report materials, if applicable, if the funding request is resulting from any requirements of or resulting from another order of government including but not limited to loss of funding, part of a shared or supportive responsibility in partnership, or as part of matching funding program, with another order of government. Develop a chart representing the percentage of funding from other orders of government with respect to shared or supportive responsibility for service areas for budget adjustments starting in the 2027-2030 budget cycle (This should be similar to the charts created in the Municipal Fiscal Gap report, C2023-0960 Attachment 3, Exhibits 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3)."

Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council

Voted NoCarried8–6

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Campaign funding

All campaign finance

Election	Contributions	Own money	Fundraising	Spending	Totals	Statements (PDF)
2025	$530,910	$0	$0	$546,162	Checked	2024 2025
2021	$33,835	$0	$0	$32,862	Checked	2021

Largest contributors (from itemized listings)

Contributor	Type	Elections	Total read
Allan Markin	Individual	2025	$10,000.00
Marc Henry	Individual	2025	$6,000.00
Rhondda Siebens	Individual	2025	$5,500.00
Ed Williams	Individual	2021, 2025	$5,250.00
John Forgeron	Individual	2025	$5,000.00
Contour Earth Moving	Organization	2025	$5,000.00
Karl Sobey	Individual	2025	$5,000.00
Jane Evans	Individual	2025	$5,000.00
Keith Brown	Individual	2025	$5,000.00
John Guderyan	Individual	2025	$5,000.00
Ajay Dhir	Individual	2021	$5,000.00
Alan Smith	Individual	2025	$5,000.00
CANA Limited	Organization	2025	$5,000.00
Clarice Siebens	Individual	2025	$5,000.00
Irfhan Rawji	Individual	2021	$5,000.00
Bri-Mor Property Management Ltd	Organization	2025	$5,000.00
Dennis Inglis	Individual	2025	$5,000.00
Jim Brent	Individual	2025	$5,000.00
C Bieber	Individual	2025	$5,000.00
Kenneth Marsh	Individual	2025	$5,000.00

From the candidate's disclosure statements (scanned; read by OCR or transcribed). Checked = the totals satisfy the form's own arithmetic. Contributor listings for 2025 were transcribed from the scans; the others are read by OCR and may contain errors.

Funding context

All recorded candidate elections

Itemized gifts read

$557,109.15

All recorded candidate elections

Largest five donors

5.7%

Share of readable itemized gifts

Verified organization coverage

2.2%

Share of readable itemized gifts

Unreadable gift amounts

Named contributor	Verified business / sector	Gifts read	Business-activity source
CANA Limited	Construction	$5,000.00	CANA — Construction services CANA describes commercial construction and construction management. This business-name classification applies to CANA Limited only; it does not combine other group entities or personal donations by employees or owners.
RGO Products Ltd	Office furnishings and interiors	$3,750.00	RGO Products — About us RGO describes supplying commercial furniture, flooring, window coverings, technology and interior solutions. The separately listed Ross Glen c/o RGO Products Ltd. donor is not treated as the same contributor by this classification.
Jayman Built	Homebuilding	$3,000.00	Jayman BUILT — Official website The company describes new-home construction in Calgary and Edmonton. The industry classification concerns the named contributor and does not identify or combine the donations of its employees or owners.
Ronmor Holdings Inc	Real estate development	$500.00	Ronmor — About us Ronmor describes developing, owning and managing commercial property and land. This business-activity source supports the industry classification; it does not verify a legal corporate-family relationship with any other donor.

Candidate filings only; party and third-party advertiser gifts are excluded. Concentration uses readable itemized amounts, not all fundraising. Incomplete listings can change the result. Business sources verify the named organization’s activities; donation identities retain the name-matching limits of the listings. Shared funding and similar votes do not establish influence.

Office budget and spending

All offices

Year	Office	Budget	Spent	Used	Itemized	Largest category	Details	Report
2025	Ward 1	$368,706	$323,346	88%	$13,173	Contracts & consultants	Shared with Kim Tyers	PDF
2024	Ward 1	$362,945	$335,084	92%	$14,566	Travel, parking & training		PDF
2023	Ward 1	$282,576	$265,331	94%	$11,304	Travel, parking & training		PDF
2022	Ward 1	$278,400	$208,074	75%	$5,240	Phones, IT & equipment		PDF
2021	Ward 1	$278,400	$236,376	85%	$10,470	Phones, IT & equipment	Shared with Ward Sutherland	PDF

Largest itemized lines

Year	Amount	Vendor	Description / rationale	Source
2025	$8,250	Katelyn Robinson		PDF
2024	$5,331	HBC Online	Course Registration, CLIMB: New Leaders - M Gillies	PDF
2023	$2,695	Canadian Management Centre	Course Registration - Canadian Management Centre "Strategies for Improved Communication"- M Gillies	PDF
2024	$2,407	HBS Online	Registration, Negotiation Mastery - M Gillies	PDF
2021	$2,320	Telus Mobility	2 iPhones - T Neilson and C Molineaux	PDF
2023	$1,464	Scotiabank Saddled	Saddledome Foundation Flames Game (2022-2023) - 12 Guests	PDF
2025	$1,367	Scotiabank Saddledome	Saddledome Foundation Flames Game (2024-2025) - Sonya Sharp, 3 Family Members, M Gillies, N Friesen, J Atkinson, J Donnelly, C Gillies (Constituent and Community Volunteer), S Hull (Ward 1 Constituent), B Congram (Ward 1 Constituent), M Jones (Ward 1 Constituent) and B Konwitchny (Ward 1 Constituent)	PDF
2021	$1,160	Telus Mobility	iPhone - M Gillies	PDF

From the City Clerk's quarterly reports. Spent includes staff salaries, which are not itemized. In a year the seat changed hands the report covers both members.