Jyoti Gondek

Council will repeal the existing Community Services Program Policy (CPS2018), removing the current rules and guidance that direct how city community services are run and funded. This could change program administration, eligibility or funding arrangements until a replacement policy or direction is provided.

Council directs Administration to bring together disability service partners, the Advisory Committee on Accessibility, inclusive hiring organizations and others to design a pilot program and framework that intentionally removes barriers to recruiting and employing people with disabilities; Administration will report back to Executive Committee in Q2 2026.

Directs the city to transfer $750,000 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to Community Strategies as one-time operating funds for 2025 and 2026 for Family and Community Support Services (FCSS). The money will cover extra applications that exceeded the current FCSS budget and help offset inflationary pressures because the city's allocation to FCSS has not increased during the 2023–2026 business cycle.

Transfers $750,000 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to Community Strategies as one-time operating funding for 2025 and 2026 for Family and Community Support Services (FCSS). The money will cover additional applications that exceeded the current FCSS budget and help offset inflation since the City allocation has not increased during the 2023–2026 business cycle.

Requires City Administration to prepare a report, per the approved UCS2018-0912 framework, on methods for transferring assets to non-profit organizations and charities below market value and to report back to Council through the Infrastructure and Planning Committee by Q2 2025. The report will provide options and guidance for how the City can dispose of property or support community organizations at reduced cost.

Directs Administration to prepare a one-time operating request for the November 2024 midcycle budget that identifies a funding source and recommended amount to launch a two-year pilot expanding the Fair Entry program. If approved in the midcycle adjustments, the pilot would expand emergency supports and make it easier for vulnerable Calgarians to access help.

This amendment changes Report C2023-1148 by deleting Investment Option 8, titled 'Building Strong Community Connections Through Asset-Based Community Development,' from Recommendation 2 and making a minor punctuation insertion. Practically, the asset-based community development initiative would not be included in the report's recommended investments, so associated funding or implementation would not proceed under this recommendation.

This amendment changes Recommendation #2 to stop making Investment Option 23 (permanent funding for Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy) permanent and instead continue funding the strategy on a one-time basis as approved in the 2023–2026 Services Plans and Budgets. Effectively it prevents a $6 million reduction tied to removing the permanent funding and keeps the program funded temporarily under the existing multi-year plan.

This amendment deletes Investment Option 8, titled 'Building Strong Community Connections Through Asset-Based Community Development,' from Recommendation 2 of Report C2023-1148, meaning the city will not advance or fund that specific community development option as part of the report's proposed adjustments. The amendment also makes a minor textual punctuation insertion for clarity.

Council directs Administration to prepare a one-time operating request for the November 2024 midcycle budget that identifies a funding source and recommended amount to implement a two-year pilot expanding the Fair Entry program for Calgarians in need, and to bring that proposal to Executive Committee for discussion. If later approved, the pilot would expand access to city supports and income-related services for vulnerable residents.

This amendment deletes Investment Option 23, which would have permanently funded Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, and reduces the budget by $6 million. In practice it cancels that dedicated funding stream and may reduce or delay services, staffing, or program stability for mental health and addiction supports.

Directs City administration to review and recommend updates to the Dorothy Motherwell Compassionate Property Tax Penalty Relief Program, including a jurisdictional scan of other governments, and to propose a Charter Bylaw and Council policy to let administration cancel, reduce, refund or defer taxes for compassionate cases. It also asks for rules to correct certain prior-year tax errors (within two years), an annual reporting mechanism on fairness, and a report back to Executive Committee in Q1 2024.

Requires City Administration to report to the Community Development Committee by Q4 2023 with an overview of federal, provincial and other legislation related to discrimination (including gender identity and expression), a literature review of how effective legal and non-legal tools are at reducing systemic discrimination, and a summary of gaps and challenges. The presentation must be prepared with input from community partners and advisory committees that represent Indigenous, anti-racism, social wellbeing and other marginalized groups.

Directs city administration to report back with an update on the AI-Enhanced Pedestrian Safety Platform as part of the Safer Mobility Plan by Q2 2026, and to return in Q3 2026 with proposed funding requirements. This will inform Council decisions about implementing or expanding the AI system to improve pedestrian safety.

Council directs Administration to report back by Q2 2026 with an analysis of other Canadian municipalities' approaches to banning open drug use and to court diversion programs, and to summarize Calgary's current Community Court partnership and funding model. Administration must also submit budget requests in November 2025 to fund the current Community Court from the base budget and propose sustainable funding for a 2026 pilot expanding Community Court to potentially include open drug use and weapons offences, with continued funding proposals for 2027–2030.

Council is approving the formal passage (three readings) of Proposed Bylaw 33M2025 to amend the Public Behaviour Bylaw 54M2006. If adopted, this will change the city's rules and how conduct in public spaces is regulated and enforced according to the attached amendment.

Council approves immediate amendments to the Emergency Management Bylaw and adopts the Municipal Emergency Plan, updating the city's legal framework, roles, and procedures for responding to emergencies. This lets the city implement the revised emergency response rules and actions right away to manage disasters and protect public safety.

Council approves a one-time $1 million transfer from the Fiscal Stability Reserve for urgent Safer Mobility improvements in 2025, directs Administration to prioritize related funding in 2026 budget adjustments, and to report back on the Safer Mobility Plan Annual Briefing by Q2 2026. Administration is also required to improve how road safety measures (e.g., stop controls, crosswalks, curb extensions, lighting, signage, signals) are assessed and installed by going beyond standard guidelines using AI near-miss predictive modelling and data-driven pedestrian/vehicle pattern analysis, and to report back in Q3 2025 on how this affects crossing safety and funding priorities.

Requires City Administration to expand how it assesses and installs pedestrian safety measures by going beyond TAC guidelines and using advanced tools (like AI near‑miss predictive models) and modelling from open data, 311 feedback, collision records, and roadway speeds/configuration. Administration must report back in Q3 2025 on how this new analysis changes safety assessments and recommend funding priorities for the 2026 budget.

Council directs Administration to update relevant bylaws, permitting processes, and festival applications so cannabis can be sold at events that prohibit minors, ensuring these changes follow AGLC regulations; Administration must present the proposed changes to the Executive Committee by April 15, 2025.

Council gave three readings to a bylaw that changes the Traffic and Street Bylaws to tighten rules around towing and reduce predatory tow truck practices, which could change how towing is regulated and enforced in the city. Council also directed Administration to pursue advocacy with the provincial government for additional action on predatory towing and ordered that a related public submission remain confidential to protect business interests and personal privacy.

Council directs City Administration to support the Calgary Police Commission in preparing a report by March 18, 2025 on funding shortfall options and to provide data and assistance for advocacy to the Alberta government to lift restrictions on photo radar. Administration is also asked to explore directing future photo radar revenue to a traffic-safety reserve, request exemptions for additional high-collision photo radar locations, and report on the City's speed and traffic calming measures and costs compared to photo radar effectiveness.

This amendment reduces the Calgary Police Service's 2025 base budget by $4,000,000 and increases the 2025 and 2026 budgets for the Community Strategies service by the same amount to fund the Community Safety Investment Framework. In practice it shifts operating funds from police to community-based safety programs to help address an oversubscribed program that requested $39M but had only $8M available.

This motion reduces the Calgary Police Service base budget by $4 million for 2025 and 2026 and increases the Community Strategies service budget by the same amount to fund the Community Safety Investment Framework. The change directs funding toward community-led safety programs to help meet demand in an oversubscribed grant program that received $39 million in requests but had only $8 million available.

Shifts $4,000,000 from the Calgary Police Service's 2025 and 2026 base budgets to the Community Strategies service to fund the Community Safety Investment Framework. Practically, this reduces police operating funds and increases funding for community safety programs so more oversubscribed local safety initiatives can be supported.

This amendment reduces the Calgary Police Service's 2025 base budget by $4,000,000 and increases the 2025 and 2026 base budgets for the Community Strategies service by $4,000,000 to fund the Community Safety Investment Framework. In practice it shifts money from police operating funds to community-based safety programs to help meet high demand for grants and initiatives under the Framework.

Gives three readings to amend the Calgary Traffic Bylaw to better address excessive vehicle noise. The change enables clearer noise limits and strengthened enforcement tools (for example fines or equipment restrictions) so city enforcement can reduce loud vehicles that disturb neighbourhoods.

This amendment deletes Investment Option 5 from Report C2023-1148, which would have addressed vehicle noise and community traffic safety through enforcement. As a result, the city will not pursue that specific enforcement-based investment or associated funding/programs under the report, though other options in the report remain available.

Edits Report C2023-1148 to delete Investment Option 5, which proposed using enforcement to address vehicle noise and community traffic safety. In practice, the city will no longer pursue that specific enforcement-based funding/action as part of this report, so enforcement measures and any associated budget for this option will be removed from consideration.

Council approved proceeding with a replacement Community Standards Bylaw to update and make enforcement more efficient, endorsed related advocacy positions, and directed that a budget request to expand the Coordinated Safety Response Team be considered during the upcoming 2023 budget adjustments. One supporting attachment is to be kept confidential for privacy reasons.

Council directs Administration to carry out the attached workplan, work with Calgary Police Service and the Province to secure necessary appointments/authorizations, and draft amendments to the Calgary Traffic Bylaw to better address vehicle noise with proposed changes due by Q3 2024. Administration is also to consider a budget request for community peace officers to enforce the bylaw in the 2023 November budget process and defer the progress report on vehicle noise enforcement and automated systems from Q1 to Q2 2024.

Amends the Community Standards Bylaw to prohibit or otherwise regulate people or groups from handing out, displaying or distributing graphic images of fetuses without consent in public or private spaces. The change aims to reduce exposure to distressing imagery (including for children and people affected by pregnancy loss) and allows the city to enforce rules and penalties under the bylaw.

Council accepted a progress report on the Safe and Inclusive Access Bylaw and its attachments, and directed city staff to track how the bylaw is being used. If monitoring shows problems or needed changes, staff must come back to Council with recommended amendments.

Requires city staff to return by April 25, 2023 with a progress update on how the Safe and Inclusive Access Bylaw and the recent amendments to the Public Behaviour Bylaw are functioning, including their impacts on enforcement and community outcomes.

Council approved three readings of proposed changes to the Public Behaviour Bylaw (54M2006), making the amended rules for conduct in public spaces law immediately. This means the new standards and any enforcement provisions take effect at once rather than after a delay.

Council gave all three readings to the Safe and Inclusive Access Bylaw and made it effective immediately. The bylaw creates city rules to protect safe, non-disruptive access to designated services and places and enables immediate enforcement and penalties for breaches.

This motion edits a bylaw to delete references to libraries in several offence and protest-definition clauses, replace references to the interior of a ‘complex’ with the interior of a ‘recreation facility’, and explicitly mention entrances to recreation facilities (and library entrances) in the section on entrances. Practically, it narrows or changes where protest/offence rules apply—reducing the bylaw’s automatic coverage of libraries in some sections while clarifying that entrances and indoor areas apply to recreation facilities.

Council asks Councillors Dhaliwal and Wyness, as members of the Calgary Police Commission, to seek a public presentation from the Calgary Police Service summarizing federal, provincial, and other relevant laws that prevent and address discrimination and hate-motivated crimes related to gender identity, gender expression, and other protected grounds. The presentation should also outline challenges, gaps, and limitations to inform the Commission and Council; this is an information-gathering step and does not by itself change policy.

Council directs Administration to return by Q2 2023 with amendments to the Business License Bylaw and other regulations to control possession of catalytic converters, including establishing fines that deter theft and are proportionate to the problem. Administration must also propose other strategies or programs to reduce catalytic converter thefts.

Council approved bylaws to allow the City to send property assessment and Assessment Review Board notices and related documents electronically (for example by email) rather than only by paper, and repealed the older City Charter bylaw 2H2018 as part of this update. The change makes it possible for property owners and stakeholders to receive assessment information and appeal documents digitally under authorities in the Municipal Government Act.

Directs the Chief Human Resource Officer to negotiate an extension to October 31, 2026 for Sohail Thaker of Sia Partners to serve as Council's advisor on the Chief Administrative Officer and City Auditor performance management process, and keeps related closed-meeting discussions and documents confidential under privacy and evaluation exemptions.

Adopts a new Council policy on how to handle a vacant councillor seat, updates the policy governing councillors' assistants, and gives three readings to Bylaw 45M2025 to put the changes into effect. This clarifies the process for filling vacancies, sets expectations and oversight for assistants, and formalizes the rules through a bylaw.

Designates the Director, Law as the second Head of the City's Local Public Body under the provincial Access to Information Act so they can make decisions on information requests, and advances amendments to City Clerk Bylaw 73M94 by giving the proposed bylaw three readings. This is an administrative change to who handles access decisions and updates the city clerk bylaw.

Council gave three readings to and adopted Procedure Bylaw 42M2025, which sets the formal rules for how City Council meetings are conducted (including debate, motions, voting and public participation). This changes or confirms the governance procedures that guide council operations but does not itself create new services or large budget items.

Acknowledges the Chief Administrative Officer's commitment to disclose his annual base salary after any Council-approved adjustments, and directs Administration to publish each year the CAO position's full salary pay band, including minimum and maximum. This increases transparency about senior executive compensation but does not itself change pay levels.

Council appoints one public member to the Silvera for Seniors board for the term specified in confidential materials, will publicly announce the appointment after Silvera notifies the selected applicant (no later than end of day Aug 26, 2025), thanks departing member Rick Bennett for his service, and keeps related selection documents confidential under privacy and evaluation exemptions.

Thanks two outgoing public members, appoints the recommended candidate as a public member of the Assessment Review Board through December 31, 2025, and records the appointment of Deputy Chief Marion Cenaiko to the Community Peace Officer Oversight Committee. It also directs the City Clerk to publish the new public member appointment after the appointee is notified and keeps the related attachments confidential under privacy and evaluation exemptions.

Directs administration to fund and hire an independent third‑party consultant to conduct a comprehensive post‑implementation review of the City's organizational realignment, assessing total costs, new positions, staff impacts (role clarity, workload, well‑being), measurable outcomes, and whether the structure achieved intended efficiencies. Results and recommendations must be made public and reported back to Council by Q4 2026, with funding to be included in the 2025 November Adjustments.

Council will give three readings to a bylaw that updates the mandate of the Calgary Salutes Committee and approve its annual budget, with funding drawn from the already-approved Partnerships business unit and Neighbourhood Support service line. This clarifies the committee's role and provides it operating funds from existing city budgets, enabling it to continue its activities without requesting new net funding.

Council instructs the City Clerk to prepare a new procedure bylaw for approval before September 22, 2025, to repeal and replace Procedure Bylaw 35M2017 effective October 29, 2025. The new bylaw must incorporate recommendations from the City Clerk and from Members of Council (Attachments 1 and 2), updating how council meetings and processes are governed.

Keeps the current practice of publishing, on a voluntary basis and where allowed by law, quarterly public disclosures from Members of Council about gifts and personal benefits, supporting information for budget and expense disclosures, meetings, and fundraising under council guidelines. It also directs council to give three readings to Bylaw 38M2025 to amend the Councillors Budgets and Expenses Bylaw, updating the formal rules on councillor expenses and related transparency.

Council authorized the City Solicitor and Chief Administrative Officer to terminate Integrity Commissioner O'Donnell’s contract following the contract's provisions and formally thanked her for her service. In practice this ends the current Integrity Commissioner’s role under that agreement and triggers any contractual steps (for example notice, final payments) the city must follow to close out the relationship.

Council directs administration to issue an RFP by end of Q4 2025 to hire third‑party consultants to create a misinformation, disinformation and malinformation (MDM) review to be presented by Q2 2026. The review will assess City processes and roles, key trends including AI, explore a reporting framework, analyze a recent issue's MDM impacts on decision‑making, and Council authorizes funding for a communications staff resource and asks administration to include RFP completion funding in the 2026 budget.

Approves and appoints recommended candidates to several advisory bodies (including the Advisory Committee on Accessibility, Calgary Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee, and Social Wellbeing Advisory Committee), confirms Christian Lee as Member and Chair of the Calgary Planning Commission, thanks outgoing members, instructs the City Clerk to publish appointments after acceptance, and keeps certain attachment details confidential under FOIP. These are administrative appointments and procedural directions rather than new policy or spending decisions.

Directs Administration to update council policies and bylaws that reference 26M2018 so reporting of ward budget spending complies with the Municipal Government Act; keep an opt-in process for councillors to publicly report gifts/personal benefits, meetings and events; develop a respectful workplace policy councillors can choose to use for their staff; and report back to Executive Committee by June 17, 2025 with completed actions and timelines for outstanding items. This increases transparency and sets optional workplace standards while ensuring legal alignment.

Council confirms the jury's choice for the 2025 W.O. Mitchell Book Prize, requires the jury report (Attachment 1) remain confidential under FOIP Section 17 to protect personal privacy, and directs the City Clerk to post the recipient's name on the City's website after the Calgary Awards presentation on June 18, 2025.

Council kept the closed-meeting discussions, attachments and presentation confidential under FOIP Sections 17, 24 and 25, allowed Administration to share information only as needed to carry out Council's direction, and approved an Ad Hoc Chief Administrative Officer Annual Performance Review Committee made up of the Mayor, the Chairs of the Standing Policy Committees, and the Chair of the Audit Committee.

Gives three readings to Bylaw 56M2025 to formally dissolve the Event Centre Committee and repeal Bylaw 46M2022, ending the committee's formal role; also acknowledges and thanks Deborah Yedlin and Brad Parry for their service as public members.

Council appoints one public member to the Silvera for Seniors board for the term shown in a confidential attachment, directs that the appointment be made public after Silvera notifies the appointee but no later than end of day March 21, 2025, thanks resigning member Salima Shivji, and keeps the related confidential attachments and selection materials private under FOIP sections 17 and 19.

Council thanks three outgoing public members and appoints recommended public and administration members to several advisory and oversight bodies (including the Community Peace Officer Oversight Committee, Advisory Committee on Accessibility, Social Wellbeing Advisory Committee, and Subdivision and Development Appeal Board reserve lists). The City Clerk is directed to notify appointees, keep one appointment confidential until security clearance is complete, publish other appointments after acceptance, and keep Confidential Attachments 1–8 protected under FOIP privacy and evaluation exemptions.

Permits representatives of notified businesses in Business Improvement Areas to speak to Item 9.3.1 regarding 2025 BIA board appointments, budgets and enabling bylaws. Practically, this gives affected business owners or their delegates an opportunity to present views and information to Council during the discussion of BIA boards, budgets and bylaws.

The motion instructs City Administration to implement specific recommendations (14, 15, 16) from the WBC2024-0979 report, continue work to support incoming council staff and return with a training/onboarding review in Q3 2026, and schedule reviews or discussions of other numbered recommendations at specified future meetings (March 5, 2025; Q2 2026; Q2 2027). It also directs merging certain recommendations with a council compensation review for joint consideration and keeps Confidential Attachment 1 closed under FOIP sections protecting personal privacy and advice from officials. Practically, this sets a timetable for administrative follow-up, implementation steps, and continued policy review affecting council operations and staff supports.

This changes the calculation in subsection 2(1)(e)(ii) from using 80% of the average to using 90% of the median. In plain terms, it alters the numeric threshold the bylaw relies on — using the median reduces influence of extreme values and the higher percentage will generally produce a different (often higher) resulting value, which can affect eligibility, rates, or limits tied to that formula.

Council appoints specific councillors to fill mid-term vacancies on standing specialized committees and to represent the city on Calgary Metropolitan Region Board bodies, with those appointments expiring at the 2025 Organizational Meeting. Specifically, Councillor Chabot is appointed to Audit (and as alternate on CMRB Land Use & Servicing), Councillor Sharp to Intergovernmental Affairs, Councillor Spencer to the CMRB Governance Board, and Councillor Mian is designated Deputy Mayor for August 2025, ensuring continuity of council representation and duties.

Council gave three readings to a proposed bylaw that will repeal the existing Bylaw 35M2018 and replace it with Bylaw 50M2024. This completes the formal legislative steps to update whatever rules or regulations were governed by the old bylaw; once final adoption is complete the new bylaw's provisions will take effect in place of the previous ones.

Mandates that any documentation required by subsection 17(9) be publicly disclosed in accordance with section 23(1)(c). This clarifies the duty to release those records and increases transparency about the specified documents.

Council directs city staff to produce a report by Q4 2025 that reviews options to limit or ban the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits not sourced from local shelters or rescues. The report will consider measures such as a retail sales ban, advocacy to the Alberta government, public education, and bylaw changes so the City can decide on next steps.

Council approves recommendations 1, 2, 3 and 6 from the Committee's Final Report, putting the committee's proposed changes to councillor compensation and related terms into effect beginning with the next term of Council. The decision modifies how elected members are paid or managed going forward but does not change the current term's arrangements.

Makes procedural changes to Report C2024-1309: renumbers the existing recommendation, moves "That Council" as a preamble, and changes the adoption wording so Council adopts recommendations 1–3 and 6 now. It also creates a new Recommendation 2 that refers recommendations 4 and 5 to the Council Services Committee to develop a work plan and propose councillor assistant salary band next steps for the 2027–2030 budget cycle.

Temporarily suspends the usual agenda flow for the mid-term appointment item and establishes a specific process: Administration will publish councillors' preferences, introduce each vacancy, allow brief clarification questions, call for expressions of interest, permit councillors to speak for up to 2 minutes, and select appointees by acclamation/consensus or confidential ballot, with a subsequent motion, debate and vote.

Council directs that recommendations 4 and 5 from Report C2024-1309 be sent to the Council Services Committee so that committee can develop a work plan and propose next steps on Councillor Assistant salary bands for the 2027–2030 budget cycle. This is a referral to plan and recommend future changes and does not itself change pay or the current budget.

Council will revisit its October 22, 2024 decision to appoint David Bull to a three-year term on the Combative Sports Commission (term expiring at the 2027 Organizational Meeting). This could result in his appointment being reversed or confirmed and affects the commission's membership but has limited immediate impact on city services.

Council appoints David Bull to the Combative Sports Commission for a one-year term ending at the 2025 Organizational Meeting, in accordance with Bylaw 53M2006. This fills a commission seat so the body can continue overseeing regulation and licensing of combative sports in Calgary.

Requires every person running for Calgary City Council to submit a valid Police Information Check (including a Criminal Record Check) as part of their nomination papers, with the candidate responsible for any costs. This requirement takes effect for the 2025 municipal election and all subsequent elections and directs the Returning Officer to enforce it.

Council appoints a public (citizen) member to the Calgary Sports and Major Events Committee for a two-year term, and directs the City Clerk to publish the appointment once the appointee is notified and accepts. It also requires that the selection materials and specific attachments remain confidential under FOIP sections 17 and 19.

Amends the report to direct the Returning Officer to only accept a completed PIC (Police Information Check) that is dated no earlier than six months before a candidate files their nomination. In practice, this means older background checks will not be accepted, ensuring candidate checks are recent at the time of nomination.

Directs the Returning Officer to draft an Elections Bylaw that requires every person running for Calgary City Council to submit a Police Information Check (including a Criminal Record Check) dated within six months as part of their nomination, with candidates responsible for any costs. The amendment takes effect for the 2025 municipal election and the proposed bylaw will return to Council for three readings on Dec 17, 2024.

Adds a recommendation to approve a one-time $775,000 operating investment called "Strengthening Transparency: Improving Engagement with Calgarians" (Distribution 1). Funds will be drawn from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to pay for initiatives aimed at improving City transparency and public engagement, with no ongoing tax commitment.

Allocates a one-time $775,000 operating budget to the "Strengthening Transparency: Improving Engagement with Calgarians" initiative in Distribution 1, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve. This funding will pay for activities and resources to boost transparency and public engagement (such as outreach, consultation tools, and related staffing or programs) to improve city–citizen communication.

Directs the City to hire an accredited, independent consultant to analyze Calgary's public participation policies and engagement methods against industry best practices (e.g., IAP2), identify lessons learned, and recommend improvements. Administration must bring forward funding through Mid‑Cycle Adjustments to enable the work and report back to Council via Executive Committee by Q2 2025.

Council appoints the candidate recommended by the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board to serve as Chair for the 2025 term, effective January 1, 2025, and directs that the appointment be made public after the City Clerk notifies the appointee, no later than October 25, 2024. The related confidential report, specified attachments and closed-meeting discussions are to remain confidential under FOIP sections 17, 19 and 27.

Council appoints public members to several civic partner boards (Calgary Convention Centre Authority, Calgary Public Library Board, Heritage Calgary, Silvera for Seniors, and Calgary Sports and Major Events Committee) for the terms specified in confidential attachments. It directs that appointments be publicly released after applicants are notified by the City Clerk's Office no later than Oct 25, 2024, approves a confidential recommendation, and keeps related selection materials and closed-meeting discussions confidential under FOIP sections 17 and 19.

Appoints specific City Administration members to various boards, commissions and committees, nominates listed individuals for appointment by civic partners, and confirms continuing or ex officio appointments as detailed in the attachments. This sets who represents the City on those bodies but does not itself change city services or policy.

Council will publicly release the revised confidential list of councillor ranked preferences for wholly‑owned subsidiaries and suspend the normal agenda flow for Item 9.3.8 to follow a specific appointment process. The new procedure sets out Administration introductions, limited clarification questions, display of preferences, up to 2 minutes for councillors to speak, and selection by acclamation/consensus or confidential ballot; the Mayor may also declare three Councillors‑at‑Large to the Executive Committee for terms expiring at the 2025 Organizational Meeting prior to a motion and vote.

Acknowledges the termination of one public member and appoints numerous public members to a range of City of Calgary boards, commissions and committees as detailed in confidential attachments. It directs that appointment names be publicly released after applicant notification (by Oct 25, 2024) except for appointments to the Community Peace Officer Oversight Committee and the Calgary Police Commission, which remain confidential until enhanced security clearances are completed, and approves an additional confidential recommendation.

Council approved a schedule naming which councillor will serve as Deputy Mayor for each month of 2025 (with specific assignments for October 1-29, Oct 29-30/November, and December). The Deputy Mayor acts in the Mayor's absence to chair meetings and perform mayoral duties, ensuring continuity of leadership.

Assigns Councillor Spencer as Chair and Councillor Wyness as Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee, Councillor Sharp as Chair of the Event Centre Committee, and Councillor Carra as Chair of the Calgary Salutes Coordinating Committee, with terms ending at the 2025 Organizational Meeting. These are administrative leadership appointments that determine who will lead those committees but do not change city policy or budgets.

The Council paused the organizational meeting and moved into a closed (private) session to nominate seven councillors to each of two Standing Policy Committees, citing FOIP rules about personal privacy and confidential evaluations. This chooses committee membership behind closed doors, determining who will sit on those committees and influence their work, while keeping deliberations private.

Council adopts a revised job profile and designates the named candidate as General Chair of the Calgary Assessment Review Board effective January 1, 2025; the appointment will be publicly announced by October 25, 2024, while the report, candidate list and related closed-meeting materials remain confidential under FOIP Sections 17 and 19.

Approves a new Council policy that sets pay and expense rules for public members who serve on Council-established boards, commissions and committees; the policy will take effect January 1, 2026 if the related service plan and budget adjustments are approved at the November 5, 2024 meeting. It also directs that a related confidential attachment remain closed under FOIP sections for advice from officials and privileged information.

This motion swaps the deputy roster assignments: Councillor Carras's January 2025 deputy slot is replaced by Councillor Penner, and Councillor Penner's September 2025 slot is replaced by Councillor Carra. It simply changes which councillors will serve as deputy in those months and does not affect policy, budget, or services.

Confirms and approves the Administration and Council nominees to the boards of The City’s wholly-owned subsidiaries (including Calgary Economic Development Ltd., Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund Ltd., Calgary Housing Company with terms to the 2027 Organizational Meeting, and Calgary Municipal Land Corporation Ltd.). Authorizes the Mayor (or Deputy Mayor) to sign the shareholder appointment resolutions and keeps a related confidential attachment private under FOIP sections 17 and 19.

Makes confidential summaries of councillors' committee preferences public, temporarily changes the agenda rules for the specific appointment item, and establishes a special process for selecting councillors to standing specialized committees, boards, commissions and committees (including calls for interest, two-minute speeches, and acclamation or confidential ballots). It also allows the Mayor to declare three Councillors-at-Large to the Executive Committee before a motion is moved.

Reverses the 2023 decision that set two-year terms and returns to one-year appointment terms for City Councillors on the Calgary Stampede Board, meaning Council will reappoint representatives annually and increase turnover of its board members.

Council formally accepts and thanks the Ward Boundary Commission for its report and directs the Council Services Committee to prepare and submit a revised set of ward-boundary recommendations for Council to consider and potentially implement by the end of Q2 2025. This orders the next steps and timeline for possible changes to ward boundaries but does not itself change any boundaries.

Directs Administration to prepare and release Revised Attachment 7 associated with Report EC2024-0809 (Green Line Governance, Corporate Risk and Financials) from the July 30, 2024 meeting. This makes previously confidential material about the Green Line's governance, risks, and finances available to Council and/or the public, improving transparency but not changing policy or budget on its own.

Delays consideration of the Integrity and Ethics Office Annual Report (2023–2024) until the October 29, 2024 Regular Meeting of Council, giving councillors more time to review the report. No decisions or actions based on the report will occur until it is brought forward at that meeting.

Edits Bylaw 30M2024 to name the External Auditors (instead of "The City") as the party that reviews the annual audit plan and to require the auditors to include preliminary base audit fee estimates in their audit plan for information. The audit plan, with those preliminary estimates, will be forwarded to Council for information only and does not itself set final fees.

Keeps current public members of the BiodiverCity Advisory Committee in their roles until Q2 2025 and pauses new recruitment for that committee in 2024. Administration must update the Climate Advisory Committee Terms of Reference by Q2 2025 to include a biodiversity mandate and members with biodiversity expertise, and the separate BiodiverCity Advisory Committee will be disbanded effective Q2 2025, consolidating advisory responsibilities.

Council gave three readings to Bylaw 64P2024, formally changing the Calgary Planning Commission’s governing bylaw (28P95). This approves amendments to the commission’s rules or procedures so the updated governance provisions can take effect.

Approves amendments to the Audit Committee Bylaw and City Auditor Bylaw to clarify the External Auditor's role and reporting: the committee will review the external audit plan (timing, scope, materiality, risks and strategy), preliminary base audit fee estimates will be included in the auditor's plan for information only, and the audit plan will be forwarded to Council. The motion gives three readings to the two proposed bylaws and applies the specified wording changes.

Council approves specific performance measures for ENMAX, directs Administration to have Independent Utilities Advisors prepare a confidential expert report for a closed meeting and to attend ENMAX annual shareholder meetings, and orders several attachments to be held confidential under FOIP until specified review dates. The motion increases confidential city oversight of the municipally-owned utility but does not directly change services or rates.

Council thanks departing public members, appoints the recommended public candidate to the Advisory Committee on Accessibility for a two-year term ending at the 2025 Organizational Meeting, and records appointments of administrative members to the Calgary Planning Commission and the Pension Governance Committee. The City Clerk is directed to publish the public appointment after the appointee accepts, and certain confidential attachments and closed meeting discussions remain withheld under FOIP sections 17 and 19.

Updates the Council Policy (CP2016-03) that sets rules for recruiting, selecting and appointing members to city boards, commissions and committees. This will change internal procedures — such as eligibility, term lengths, transparency and selection steps — and may affect who is appointed and how oversight is conducted.

Council will forward a resolution to the Town of Penhold for a second and submit it to the Alberta Municipalities conference asking that organization to urge the Alberta government to amend the Local Authorities Election Act so Canadian permanent residents can vote in municipal elections. This motion is an advocacy step and does not itself change voting law; any change requires provincial legislation.

Amends the bylaw to prevent Councillors from charging the Ward Budget for signs whose only purpose is to communicate a greeting, and defines 'Sign' broadly as any device used to identify, convey information, advertise, or attract attention. In practice this stops ward funds being used for greeting or decorative signs and clarifies what expenses are considered signs.

Council approves a new policy (effective 2026-01-01) that sets remuneration and expense rules for public members serving on Council-established boards, commissions and committees. Administration is directed to reduce indirect costs, remove barriers to processing expense reimbursements, and prepare a Mid-Cycle budget request to cover implementation costs; one attachment and closed meeting material remain confidential under FOIP s.17.

Directs the Integrity and Ethics Office to consult internal and external anti‑racism bodies and the Social Wellbeing Advisory Committee to evaluate whether recent changes to remote participation for Council and committee meetings are equitable and accessible, and to report back with any suggested amendments to Procedure Bylaw 35M2017 by Q4 2024.

Amends the Procedure Bylaw to let councillors who attend Council Committee meetings under section A.13 — whether they are non-members or attending as members under that provision — join and participate remotely despite prior restrictions. This only changes how such councillors may attend meetings and does not alter committee membership or substantive decision-making rules.

Thanks outgoing members and appoints recommended candidates to several advisory committees and boards for short, specified terms, records an HMCS Calgary representative, and gives three readings to a bylaw amending the Calgary Salutes Committee. It also directs the City Clerk to publish appointments after acceptance and keeps certain nomination details confidential under FOIP.

Directs Administration to revise the Terms of Reference for the Council Community Fund and the Council Innovation Fund to clarify administrative processes and return the updated terms to Council via the Executive Committee by Q2 2024. Also requires Administration to report back to the Executive Committee on the outcomes of projects linked to reports PFC2021-1237 and EC2022-0689 within 12 months after each project is completed.

Amends the bylaw to let a Councillor regularly attend Council or committee meetings remotely when they need an accommodation for a protected ground under the Alberta Human Rights Act, provided they disclose this to and follow advice from the Ethics Advisor. It keeps the expectation that members should make best efforts to attend in person but adds accommodation as an explicit permitted reason for remote participation.

Council will amend the Procedure Bylaw and Code of Conduct to allow a Member to regularly attend Council or committee meetings remotely when they need an accommodation for a protected ground under the Alberta Human Rights Act. The change requires the Member to disclose the accommodation to and follow advice from the Ethics Advisor, and it adds accommodation to the list of acceptable reasons for remote participation while retaining the expectation that Members use best efforts to attend in person; compliance is overseen by the Integrity and Ethics Office.

Council approves the recommendations found in Attachment 3 of Report IP2024-0065 and directs that Attachments 8 and 9 be withheld from public release under FOIP sections covering personal privacy, local public body confidences, advice from officials, and economic interests. The withheld attachments must be reviewed by January 30, 2039, meaning their contents will not be publicly disclosed until that review or further Council action.

Approves the 2024 Business Improvement Area (BIA) tax and tax rate bylaws and adopts the BIAs' 2024 budgets, permitting each BIA board to transfer funds between reserves or expenditure lines so long as total spending does not increase. Also appoints nominees to 15 BIA boards, directs thank-you letters to retiring board members, and keeps Attachment 5 confidential under FOIP s.17 until Council decides.

Appoints specific public members to the Council Compensation Review Committee for the terms listed in a confidential attachment, requires that the names be publicly released after the appointees are notified (no later than end of day Friday, 2024 February 2), and directs that the closed meeting discussions and certain attachments remain confidential under FOIP provisions protecting personal privacy and confidential evaluations. This sets who will serve on the committee and how/when those appointments and related records are disclosed.

Council approved the public engagement plan and schedule in Attachment 2 for Report WBC2024-0042. This decision sets how and when the city will consult residents and stakeholders on the issue, defines outreach activities and deadlines, and guides opportunities for public input.

Council directs the Returning Officer to return by Q3 2024 with recommendations to adjust ward boundaries to include recently annexed City land. This request starts the process to realign electoral wards so annexed areas are assigned to the correct wards and could lead to changes in local representation, but does not itself change boundaries.

Council gave three readings to two proposed bylaws to amend the Municipal Assessor Bylaw and the Chief Financial Officer, City Treasurer & Deputy City Treasurer Bylaw, enabling updates to the legal authorities, duties, or governance of the city's property assessor and finance officers. This is an administrative change that clarifies roles and reporting for assessment and financial management functions.

Requires City staff to create a clear evaluation framework to guide how data on the referenced strategy will be collected and reported, and to deliver a progress/report back to Council by March 31, 2024. This sets expectations for measurable monitoring and transparency about the strategy's implementation.

This amends Recommendation 2 of Confidential Report C2023-1296 to require that Confidential Attachment 3 be publicly released in addition to Confidential Attachment 2. In plain terms, it expands the set of previously confidential documents that the City will make public, increasing transparency about the matter described in the report.

Directs Councillor McLean to accept responsibility for his actions and to prepare and send a written apology to Calgarians within 30 days of the meeting, with that letter to be made public.

Council will recess and meet in a closed session under FOIP sections 24 and 27 to receive a verbal Integrity Commissioner report, a performance management process update, and an update about councillors serving on wholly owned subsidiaries. The motion also authorizes specific advisors and an external consultant (Emily Laidlaw, Ellen-Anne O'Donnell, Sohail Thaker) to attend the closed meeting; the discussions will be private due to privileged advice and personal information.

Appoints the General Chair of the Calgary Assessment Review Board for 2024 as identified in confidential materials. It keeps the report, attachments and closed‑meeting discussions private under FOIP Sections 17 and 19 and orders that all confidential ballots from the vote be destroyed after the meeting.

Council appoints the 2024 chair of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board as identified in the confidential materials, directs that the report, attachments and related closed-meeting discussions remain confidential under FOIP Sections 17 and 19, and authorizes destroying all confidential ballots after the meeting.

Appoints specific public members (and a reserve candidate) to the Calgary Convention Centre Authority for the terms listed in confidential attachments, requires related selection materials remain confidential under FOIP sections 17 and 19, and directs that the appointments be made public after applicants are notified, no later than December 15, 2023.

Council will enter a closed session under FOIP sections protecting personal privacy and confidential evaluations to discuss public member and civic partner appointments and chair/designation matters for specific boards and tribunals. The discussion and any decisions will be confidential and not held in public to protect personal information and sensitive deliberations.

Council appoints a public member whose term expires at the 2024 Organizational Meeting and nominates additional public members for three-year terms expiring at the 2026 Organizational Meeting; the City Clerk will publicly release the appointment information after notifying the appointees. Closed meeting discussions and the confidential attachments referenced will remain confidential under FOIP sections 17, 19 and 23.

Approves a bylaw that sets rules for how long the City keeps, archives, and disposes of its records. It standardizes record-keeping practices to support legal compliance, transparency, and consistent destruction or preservation of documents.

Council appoints the public member to the Ward Boundary Commission for a term ending when the Commission presents its final recommendations to Council, directs the City Clerk to publicly announce the appointment after the appointee is notified, authorizes destruction of confidential ballots after the meeting, and keeps specified meeting discussions and attachments confidential under FOIP sections 17 and 19.

Directs City Council to give final approval (three readings) to Proposed Bylaw 84P2023, which amends the Calgary Planning Commission Bylaw 28P95 as corrected in Report C2023-1153. If passed, it updates the rules governing how the Planning Commission is structured or operates according to the changes in that report.

Requires city administration to produce a terms of reference for how Council appoints its members to boards, commissions and committees, including recommended term lengths, rationale and historical appointment data, and present it to the Executive Committee by the Feb 13, 2024 meeting. This gives Council the information needed to consider or change appointment practices and improve transparency around member terms.

This motion changes the designated deputy for January 2024 by assigning the deputy roster slot previously given to Councillor Chus to Councillor Wong. It is an internal staffing change for council duties and does not affect city policy, programs, or budgets.

Council appoints seven councillors to each of the Community Development and the Infrastructure and Planning Standing Policy Committees (with the Mayor as ex-officio), based on Pro-tem Membership Committee recommendations. These appointments run until the 2024 Organizational Meeting and determine which councillors will review and make recommendations on community development and infrastructure/planning matters during that term.

This authorizes passing a bylaw to form a committee that will review City Councillors' pay and benefits and make recommendations. The motion itself only establishes the review committee; any actual salary or budget changes would need separate Council approval.

Council approves the official 2024 schedule of council meetings and designates one councillor as Deputy Mayor for each month (January–December). This sets meeting dates and identifies which councillor will fulfill deputy mayor duties in each month for public notice and administrative planning.

Authorizes Council and Administration nominees to serve on the boards of several City-owned subsidiaries (including Attainable Homes Calgary, Calgary Arts Development, Calgary Economic Development/Opportunity Calgary, and Calgary Municipal Land Corporation), and permits the Mayor or Deputy Mayor to sign the shareholder resolution confirming those appointments. It also directs that the related attachment and closed-meeting discussions remain confidential under FOIP sections 17 and 19 (personal privacy and confidential evaluations).

Council approves specific City administration appointments to various boards, commissions and committees (listed in attachments), nominates individuals for Civic Partners to appoint, and confirms continuing or ex-officio City appointments. The practical effect is to fill and validate City representative seats to ensure ongoing participation and governance oversight—this is an administrative governance action rather than a policy change.

Council will pass all three readings of amending Bylaw 52M2023 to change the Calgary Assessment Review Board Bylaw (15M2018) as shown in the attachment. This updates the board's rules or procedures and may change how property assessment appeals are administered or how the board operates.

Council appoints public members to the Calgary Salutes Committee as listed in a confidential attachment, directs that names of public appointees to the Calgary Salutes Committee and the Ward Boundary Commission be made public after applicants are notified (by Oct 27, 2023), and that the Saddledome Foundation nominee be released after that foundation's appointment. The motion also authorizes destruction of confidential ballots and keeps the closed meeting discussions and certain attachments confidential under FOIP sections protecting personal privacy and confidential evaluations.

Council approves confidential recommendations and appoints public members to multiple civic partner boards (including Calgary Public Library, Heritage Calgary, Silvera for Seniors, Tourism Calgary, and the Calgary Sports and Major Events Committee). It directs that appointment names be released publicly after successful applicants are notified by Oct 27, 2023, and that related meeting discussions and attachments remain confidential under FOIP sections 17 and 19.

Assigns seven named Councillors to the Community Development Committee and seven named Councillors to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee (the Mayor serves as ex‑officio) with terms ending at the 2024 Organizational Meeting. It also authorizes destroying all confidential ballots after the meeting and keeps the Pro‑tem Membership Committee's closed meeting discussions and a Confidential Attachment private under FOIP sections 17 and 19.

Assigns councillors and alternates to multiple city, intermunicipal and external committees and boards, and names chairs and vice-chairs for several committees (Audit, Business Advisory, Event Centre, Calgary Salutes, etc.). It also accepts resignations (e.g., from the Calgary Police Commission and Silvera for Seniors), appoints Councillor Wong to Silvera for Seniors, authorizes destruction of confidential ballots, and directs that closed meeting discussions and specified attachments remain confidential under FOIP.

Council appoints public members to a long list of boards, commissions and committees per confidential attachments, setting their terms and adopting related confidential recommendations. It directs that appointments be made public after applicant notification (except Calgary Police Commission pending security clearances), asks certain chairs to re-screen candidates to expand reserve lists by Q1 2024, and authorizes destruction of confidential ballots.

Council directs Administration to work on governance best practices and update policies for boards, commissions and committees, including succession planning, term limits, evaluation and performance reviews, and member screening and selection processes. The work should also consider involving senior city leadership in director/member selections to improve board appointments and oversight.

Directs Council to revisit and vote again on its prior decisions about appointments to every Standing Policy Committee. This could change which councillors serve on each committee and who holds committee roles, affecting committee membership, meeting responsibilities, and oversight of related city matters.