Former Mayor
Jyoti Gondek supports targeted planning amendments and investment to enable development and park planning, and opposed delaying a public hearing that would postpone consideration while directing a city‑wide blanket rezoning referendum.
Jyoti Gondek consistently voted in favor of measures that update and clarify municipal governance processes, including electronic notice delivery, councillor vacancy and assistant policies, and the Procedure Bylaw.
Jyoti Gondek has voted in favour of procedural motions that advance bylaws, bylaw amendments, and implementation plans. These votes indicate support for formal council procedures to enact or operationalize policy and contingency measures.
Voted For
886
89% of 1000
Voted Against
114
11% of 1000
Absent
0
0% of 1000
Vote Distribution
These are the most significant votes on major policy changes, large budget items, and decisions with substantial community impact.
Directs administration to treat a $7.5 million one-time request for converting the Barron Building to housing as a high priority and include it in the 2026 budget submission. If approved, the city will open the program for applications, negotiate funding agreements with successful applicants, and perform due diligence to confirm applicant eligibility.
Council is moving forward with two proposed bylaws by giving them second and third readings. If approved, the bylaws would proceed toward becoming law.
This motion moves Council to advance Proposed Bylaw 46M2025 through all three readings, as outlined in Attachment 2, bringing it closer to becoming law.
Council directs Administration to study how other municipalities ban open drug use and operate community courts, summarize Calgary's current Community Court funding and delivery, and prepare budget submissions to maintain current services while exploring a 2026 pilot to expand Community Court scope (including open drug-use violations and weapons offences) with funding planned through 2030.
The motion adopts a policy for vacancy of a councillor's seat, updates the Councillors Assistants Policy (PAC005), and advances Proposed Bylaw 45M2025 through all three readings.
Council moves the proposed bylaw forward by approving its second and third readings, bringing it closer to final adoption.
Council will advance Procedure Bylaw 42M2025 through its three readings, moving toward adopting a formal set of council procedures.
This motion moves the proposed Bylaw 6B2025 through the remaining two readings, bringing it closer to adoption as city bylaw.
Council would immediately revoke Calgary's Climate Emergency declaration. This ends the emergency status and any actions or policies associated with that declaration.
The City will prepare a report on increasing fines for openly displayed weapons, including higher base fines, weapon-specific amounts, and escalations for repeat offenders. It will also examine potential legal changes to empower peace officers to seize, transport, and dispose of weapons, and how Calgary could adopt approaches used by other municipalities on weapon bans.
The report will be recorded for the corporate file, and Attachment 3 will be kept confidential under the Access to Information Act until a review by December 31, 2026.
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.
Council is moving forward with two proposed bylaws by giving them second and third readings. If approved, the bylaws would proceed toward becoming law.
This motion moves Council to advance Proposed Bylaw 46M2025 through all three readings, as outlined in Attachment 2, bringing it closer to becoming law.
Extends the contract with Sohail Thaker (Sia Partners) to continue advising Council on the performance management process for the Chief Administration Officer and City Auditor through October 31, 2026. Also keeps the related closed meeting discussions and confidential documents confidential under the Access to Information Act.
The motion adopts a policy for vacancy of a councillor's seat, updates the Councillors Assistants Policy (PAC005), and advances Proposed Bylaw 45M2025 through all three readings.
The bylaw changes the meeting schedule: Council will recess for 75 minutes at noon and 30 minutes at 3:15 PM; Council committees will recess for 60 minutes at noon and 30 minutes at 3:15 PM. It also moves the evening recess to 6:00 PM and shifts reconvening from 1:00 PM to 9:30 AM.
Council will repeal the Community Services Program Policy CPS2018, removing that policy as the guiding rules for the Community Services program.
Council will advance Procedure Bylaw 42M2025 through its three readings, moving toward adopting a formal set of council procedures.
This motion moves the proposed Bylaw 6B2025 through the remaining two readings, bringing it closer to adoption as city bylaw.
Council designates the Director of Law as a second head of the City’s Local Public Body under the Access to Information Act and proceeds with a bylaw amendment (49M2025) to update the City Clerk Bylaw 73M94.
Authorizes Council to proceed with three readings for two bylaws: one to allow electronic delivery of property assessment and Assessment Review Board notices and documents, and another to repeal City Charter Bylaw 2H2018.
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 advance Bylaw 34M2025 to repeal Bylaw 29M2007. The motion starts the three-reading process to complete the repeal.
Council will publicly disclose the Chief Administrative Officer's annual base salary after any salary adjustments, and will publish the CAO's full salary pay band (minimum and maximum) each year.
Council directs Administration to hire an independent consultant to review the organizational realignment, including costs, new positions, staff impact, outcomes, and the structure’s effectiveness. The work will be funded through 2025 budget adjustments, and findings must be publicly reported to Council by Q4 2026.
Council approved appointing a Public Member to the Assessment Review Board for a term ending 2025-12-31 and appointed Deputy Chief Marion Cenaiko as an Administration Member of the Community Peace Officer Oversight Committee. It also thanked two public members for their service, directed public posting of the appointment, and kept two attachments confidential.
Council approves the recommendations outlined in Confidential Attachment 3 of Confidential Report IP2025-0695 and directs that the Closed Meeting discussions, confidential recommendations, confidential report, and confidential attachments remain confidential under the Access to Information Act until the transaction is closed, with a review due by July 21, 2040.
Council will appoint one public member to the Silvera for Seniors board for the term outlined in Confidential Attachment 2, and will publicly release the appointment after Silvera for Seniors notifies the applicant (by 2025 Aug 26). It also thanks Rick Bennett for his service and keeps related selection materials confidential.
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 will pass a bylaw to set a new mandate for the Calgary Salutes Committee and approve the committee's annual budget drawn from existing Partnerships and Neighbourhood Support funding.
Council will advance three proposed bylaws (5B2025, 16M2025, 8M2025) to the second and third readings, moving toward eventual adoption.
City Council directs Administration to implement the amended Industrial Action Plan (Attachment 2) as described in Report IP2025-0538, to guide city operations during potential industrial action.
This motion advances a proposed bylaw amendment by giving it three readings, initiating the process to update the Public Behaviour Bylaw.
The City Clerk will draft a new Council Procedure Bylaw for approval by September 22, 2025, with an effective date of October 29, 2025, incorporating recommendations from both the City Clerk and Councillors.
Directs that Closed Meeting discussions and Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 stay confidential under FOIP Section 23 until no later than 2026-12-31, and allows sharing with Corporate Planning & Performance only as needed to support next steps.
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 approved the appointment of recommended candidates to several advisory committees and the Calgary Planning Commission (including Christian Lee as Chair) for terms set out in confidential attachments, and received the appointment for the corporate record. It also directed the City Clerk to publicly publish the appointments after acceptance and to keep specified confidential attachments private.
Council approves the confidential recommendations in Attachment 2 and orders that all related confidential materials stay confidential until the transaction closes, with a review due by May 14, 2040.
Council authorizes the City Solicitor and CAO to end the Integrity Commissioner ODonnells contract in accordance with its terms and to thank her for her service.
Council directs Administration to issue an RFP to hire consultants to develop a City of Calgary MDM review. The study will assess how the City identifies and responds to misinformation, examine trends (including AI), consider a reporting framework, analyze a recent issue to inform strategy, and identify resources needed, with funding for the RFP included in the 2026 budget.
Direct Administration to update policies/bylaws to comply with the MGA for reporting ward spending, maintain an opt-in public reporting option for gifts or personal benefits and meetings attended, and create a respectful workplace policy for councillor staff; report back with scope and timelines.
Council approves the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 3 and directs that the related discussions, report, and attachments remain confidential until the transaction closes, with a review on April 2, 2040.
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.
The motion directs that any discussions held in a Closed Meeting remain confidential under FOIP, specifically protecting personal privacy and the confidentiality of officials' advice.
Council will approve the confidential recommendation and maintain secrecy of the related closed meeting discussions and confidential presentation under FOIP, with a review by 2027-04-29. Administration may share the information as needed.
Council will advance the proposed bylaw amendment by giving it three readings; the amendment changes the Business Licence Bylaw 32M98 as described in Attachment 2.
Council approves Confidential Recommendation 1 in Report C2025-0416 and directs that the report, attachments, and discussions remain confidential under FOIP, with a review due by December 31, 2032.
Council approves Confidential Recommendation 1 from the confidential verbal report C2025-0452.
Council approves the second confidential recommendation in Confidential Distribution 3 accompanying Verbal Report C2025-0452, meaning the city will implement that recommendation.
Council approves the 2025 W.O. Mitchell Book Prize recipient as recommended by the prize jury, keeps the attachment containing the recommendation confidential, and directs the City Clerk to publish the recipient’s name on the City’s website after the June 18 awards presentation.
Council approves the confidential recommendation in Attachment 1. It directs that the closed meeting discussions and attached materials (Attachments 1 and 3–7) remain confidential to protect personal privacy under FOIP.
Approval of three readings for Proposed Bylaw 56M2025 to dissolve the Event Centre Committee and repeal the Event Centre Bylaw 46M2022, ending the committee's functions. The motion also thanks Deborah Yedlin and Brad Parry for their service as public members.
Council approves the members of the Ad Hoc CAO Annual Performance Review Committee (Mayor, chairs of standing policy committees, and the Chair of Audit). It also directs that confidential information from closed meetings and related documents stay confidential, but may be shared as needed to implement the decision.
The motion approves keeping the confidential presentation and closed meeting discussions from the Verbal Report IGA2025-0285 confidential under FOIP sections 21 and 24, with a review due by March 20, 2026.
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 will appoint one public member to the Silvera for Seniors board for the term in Confidential Attachment 2, publish the appointment once Silvera notifies the selected applicant by March 21, 2025, thank the resigning member, and keep the related selection materials confidential.
Council will move two proposed bylaws forward to the third reading stage, a required step before they can be enacted.
Council approves the 2025 Calgary Awards recipients as recommended, keeps Attachment 1 confidential to protect privacy, and directs the City Clerk to publish the recipients on the City website after the awards presentation on June 18, 2025.
Council approves the recommendations in the confidential report and directs that the report, attachments, presentation, and discussion remain confidential.
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.
Council approves the first three confidential recommendations from the confidential presentation, keeps the related discussions and the confidential presentation confidential under FOIP until February 27, 2027, and allows Administration to share the information as needed.
This motion amends Recommendation 2 in Report CD2025-0047 by swapping the service level scenario name from 'Making Waves' to 'Staying Afloat', updating the wording of the recommendation.
Council sends Report CD2025-0047 back to Administration to conduct more community-based engagement and return in Q1 2026 with revised recommendations that reflect the new input.
Council approved new public members for several committees (Community Peace Officer Oversight, Accessibility, Social Wellbeing) with terms expiring at the 2025–2027 Organizational Meetings, added candidates to reserve lists, and appointed Mark Roberge as an Administration Member to the Accessibility Committee. It also directed confidentiality for certain attachments and public release of appointments after acceptance and security clearance.
The administration will amend bylaws, permitting processes, and festival applications to allow cannabis sales at events where minors are prohibited, in line with AGLC regulations. The changes will be brought to the Executive Committee on 15 April 2025.
Directs that the closed-door discussions and the attachment for Verbal Report C2025-0231 remain confidential under FOIP sections 16, 19, and 25, to be reviewed by February 25, 2075.
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 motion changes the text of Bylaw 10B2024 by updating the sixth preamble, swapping the reference 257 for 258.
Directs Administration to review certain recommendations from WBC2024-0979 and to implement others, with some items slated for future discussion by the Council Services Committee. It also merges some recommendations with those from C2024-1309 and keeps Confidential Attachment 1 confidential under FOIP.
The bylaw's calculation method is changed from using 80% of the average to using 90% of the median. This alters the mathematical basis for the related provision in the bylaw.
This motion updates Bylaw 11B2024 by changing a reference in the sixth preamble from 257 to 258, a minor textual correction to the bylaw.
This motion lets representatives of notified businesses in Calgary's Business Improvement Areas speak at the meeting on Item 9.3.1, which covers 2025 BIA board appointments, budgets, and enabling bylaws.
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.
The motion approves recommendations 1–3 and 6 from the Council Compensation Review Committee, applying them to council compensation for the next term.
This motion advances Proposed Bylaw 7B2024 by granting it second and third readings, moving it toward final adoption. If approved at the final reading, the bylaw would become law.
Fills mid-term vacancies on standing committees and boards/commissions with specific councillor appointments and designates Councillor Mian as Deputy Mayor for August 2025.
Creates a formal process for appointing councillors to standing committees and boards. It requires publicly releasing councillor preferences, invites expressions of interest, allows brief debate, and outlines selection methods (acclamation, consensus, or confidential ballot).
The City will receive the report for the corporate record, approve the confidential recommendation, and keep the report, attachments, and confidential distribution confidential until all Prairie Gateway agreements are authorized, fully executed, and delivered, with a review by 2030-12-31.
These amendments re-number the existing recommendations and direct the Council Services Committee to develop a work plan and recommendations on Councillor Assistant salary bands for the 2027-2030 Budget Cycle.
The motion advances Proposed Bylaw 54M2024 through all three readings and amends Bylaw 36M2021 accordingly, moving the bylaw changes forward in the council process.
Council directs Administration to prepare a report for the Community Development Committee by Q4 2025. The report will examine options to regulate or ban the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits not sourced from local shelters or rescues, including bylaw changes, advocacy to the Government of Alberta, public education campaigns, or other policy tools.
Council will keep the presentation and Closed Meeting discussions confidential under FOIP sections 16 and 25, with the confidentiality to be reviewed by December 17, 2074.
Council will give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 50M2024 (per Attachment 1), which would repeal and replace the current Bylaw 35M2018.
Council would give second and third readings to Proposed Bylaw 29M2024, which would repeal Bylaw 19M91 and replace it with a new bylaw.
Adds a rule that the documentation required by subsection 17(9) must be publicly disclosed in accordance with section 23(1)(c). This increases transparency by making council documents accessible to the public.
Directs the Council Services Committee to develop a work plan and recommendations on Councillor Assistant salary bands for next steps in the 2027-2030 Budget Cycle.
The motion amends Bylaw 53M2024 to shift the effective date in section 6 from January 1, 2025 to April 1, 2025. No other provisions are changed; the change only alters when the bylaw takes effect.
Council will note the verbal presentation and place it in the corporate record. No policy changes, funding, or actions are approved as a result.
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.
Authorizes the City Council to enter a confidential, closed session to discuss three items: Green Line update, Prairie Economic Gateway intermunicipal agreement introduction, and the Regular CAO update.
Council will appoint a public member to the Calgary Sports and Major Events Committee for a two-year term and publicly announce the appointment after the appointee accepts. Confidential attachments and related selection materials will be kept confidential.
Requires all Calgary City Council candidates to submit a Police Information Check (including a Criminal Record Check) with their nomination papers, dated within six months, with the candidate paying the cost. Directs the Returning Officer to draft an Elections Bylaw and return it for three readings, with the new rules applying to the 2025 election and beyond.
This motion adopts Verbal Report C2024-1303 and asks Council to revisit its October 22, 2024 decision to appoint David Bull to the Combative Sports Commission for a three-year term ending at the 2027 Organizational Meeting.
Council approves the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 3 and orders that the confidential report, attachments, distributions, and discussions remain confidential under FOIP until the transaction closes, with a review due by 2039-11-26.
Amendment directs the Returning Officer to require that a completed Police Information Check (PIC) be dated no more than six months before a candidate's nomination submission, tightening eligibility documentation for elections.
This amendment requires every candidate submitting nomination papers for Calgary City Council to provide a valid Police Information Check, including a Criminal Record Check. Costs must be borne by the candidate, and the requirement takes effect for the 2025 municipal election and future elections.
Council appoints David Bull to serve on the Combative Sports Commission for one year, ending at the 2025 Organizational Meeting, in accordance with Bylaw 53M2006.
Directs Administration to reconstitute the Finance and Budget Committee and give it a mandate to thoroughly review every business unit’s operating budget over the four-year term, and to oversee service planning and budgeting.
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.
Approve a one-time $775,000 operating investment to strengthen transparency and engagement with Calgarians, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve.
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.
This motion begins winding down the Green Line program, repeals the Green Line Board Bylaw 21M2020, and designates related real estate transactions as a Major Real Estate Undertaking, with confidential materials to be reviewed and kept confidential through 2039.
Council directed that the confidential public submission be withheld from public disclosure under FOIP Section 17 to protect personal privacy.
Council approved the confidential recommendations and directed that the closed-meeting discussion and all related confidential materials remain confidential under the FOIP Act, with a review due by January 31, 2025.
Administration will prepare a report detailing how the city can dispose of assets to non-profit organizations and charities below market value, using the framework approved in UCS2018-0912. The report must be provided to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee no later than Q2 2025.
The rules are changed so each councillor may speak up to two times on a motion, replacing the previous debate limits for Notice of Motion EC2024-1137.
Council approved keeping the Cover Report and Attachments 1, 2, Revised Attachment 3, 4, 5, and 7 confidential under FOIP Section 23, with public release when Council rises and reports.
Council will receive the confidential verbal presentation for the corporate record, keep the closed-meeting discussions and presentation confidential under FOIP, and allow Administration to share the information as needed with a review due by October 28, 2026.
Direct Administration to hire an accredited public participation expert to evaluate Calgary's engagement practices against best practices, identify lessons, and propose improvements. Funding for this work to be sought through Mid-Cycle budget adjustments, with a progress report due to Executive Committee by Q2 2025.
This change amends the Procedure Bylaw so each councillor can speak on a motion up to two times, replacing the current flow and debate rules for notices of motion EC2024-1138.
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.
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.
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.
Appoints the 2025 chair for the Calgary Subdivision and Development Appeal Board as listed in Confidential Attachment 1. Requires the appointment to be publicly released after notification, and keeps certain confidential reports and discussions confidential.
Council designates the 2025 General Chair of the Calgary Assessment Review Board from the confidential candidate list, with the designation publicly released after notification by the City Clerk no later than October 25, 2024; Confidential Report, Confidential Attachment 2, confidential distribution, and related closed meeting discussions remain confidential under FOIP.
Council moves into a private session to discuss confidential appointment items for multiple boards and committees (public member, civic partner, and chairs) and to authorize designated attendees to participate in the closed discussions.
Council will approve administration appointments to city boards and committees, nominate individuals for appointment by Civic Partners, and confirm continuing or position-based appointments as described in the attachments.
The city will appoint leadership for three committees for a term ending at the 2025 Organizational Meeting: Spencer as Audit Committee Chair and Wyness as Vice-Chair; Sharp as Event Centre Committee Chair; and Carra as Calgary Salutes Coordinating Committee Chair.
Council approved the confidential recommendations in Confidential Distribution 1, after amendments. This decision allows those recommendations to move forward.
The motion changes the deputy roster appointments for 2025. It moves the January 2025 appointment from Councillor Carras to Councillor Penner, and the September 2025 appointment from Councillor Penner to Councillor Carra.
It establishes a new, transparent process for appointing Councillors to standing committees and boards, including how candidates are introduced, how preferences are displayed, and how votes are conducted (consensus or confidential balloting). It also authorizes appointing up to three Councillors-at-Large to the Executive Committee.
The city will adopt a formal policy detailing how public members serving on council-established boards, commissions, and committees are remunerated and reimbursed. The policy would take effect on January 1, 2026 if related service plans and budgets are approved at the November 5, 2024 Regular Meeting; Confidential Attachment 2 will remain confidential under the FOIP Act.
The motion would advance the proposed amendment to the Procedure Bylaw (35M2017) to three readings and formally adopt the 2025 Council Calendar, affecting how the council operates and its meeting schedule.
Council approves appointing public members to the Calgary Convention Centre Authority, Calgary Public Library Board, Heritage Calgary, Silvera for Seniors, and the Calgary Sports and Major Events Committee for the terms shown in confidential attachments. It also directs public release of Civic Partners appointments after applicants are notified and keeps related discussions and attachments confidential.
The Organizational Meeting will recess into a closed session to nominate seven Councillors to each of the two Standing Policy Committees, under privacy provisions of FOIP.
This motion asks Council to revisit and revert the Calgary Stampede Board appointment terms for councillors from two-year terms back to one-year terms, returning to the previous practice.
This motion changes how councillors are selected for standing committees and boards, including public release of preferences and a temporary procedure for item 9.3.8; it also allows the Mayor to appoint three Councillors-at-Large to the Executive Committee for the 2025 term, by acclamation or confidential ballot.
Council approves the updated 2025 Deputy Mayor roster, assigning monthly Deputy Mayor duties to specific councillors and detailing October through December appointments (Walcott, Ward 13, Ward 12).
Council approves the Administration’s chosen directors to sit on the boards of City-owned subsidiaries (Calgary Economic Development Ltd., Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund Ltd., Calgary Housing Company, and Calgary Municipal Land Corporation Ltd.). It also authorizes the Mayor (or Deputy Mayor in their absence) to sign the appointment resolutions on behalf of the City and keeps Confidential Attachment 2 confidential under FOIP.
The city terminates the current Public Member appointment and appoints Public Members to numerous boards and committees for specified terms, with most appointments released publicly by Oct 25 (except where security checks apply). It also approves a confidential recommendation related to these appointments.
Council approves the seating arrangement for the City Council Chamber as outlined in Attachment 2, to take effect from the first Regular Meeting after the 2024 Organizational Meeting through the 2025 Organizational Meeting.
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.
Council approves the confidential recommendation and directs that the related discussions and materials remain confidential under FOIP, while allowing information to be shared as needed and scheduling a review by 2026-09-16.
Staff are directed to prepare and release a revised Confidential Attachment 7 for the Green Line governance report (EC2024-0809) from the July 30, 2024 Council meeting.
Amends Recommendation 2 of Report AC2024-0843 by changing the date from July 25, 2039 to January 2, 2025.
This motion revokes the council’s approval of the first reading for Bylaw 6B2024, halting its progress and allowing time for revision before a future reading.
The City will amend the Green Line Board Bylaw (Proposed 43M2024) with three readings, work with Alberta to recover costs, preserve existing funding sources, and use the Green Line Stage 1 program to cover interim/transfer costs until cost sharing is clear. It also stops prior directions, keeps confidential materials confidential, and requires regular Council updates and a status report by January 2025.
Council accepts the Ward Boundary Commission's report and directs the Council Services Committee to prepare and forward updated ward boundary recommendations to Council for consideration by the end of Q2 2025.
The report and Attachments 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 will be kept confidential under FOIP Section 23 and released publicly when Council rises and reports.
Council directs that the Revised Report and attachments 1, 5, 6, 8, and Revised attachments 2, 3, 4 and Revised #2 Attachment 9 be released publicly after the meeting, while Confidential Attachment 7 and all other attachments related to Confidential Report C2024-0859 remain confidential under FOIP Section 16, to be reviewed by 2026-12-31.
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.
City Administration must implement the new rules by January 1, 2025 and achieve full compliance with the Utilities Affordability Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 by March 17, 2025. Attachment 1 must remain confidential and be reviewed by December 31, 2024.
Council will move forward with three readings for a proposed bylaw (33M2024) to amend the Green Line Board Bylaw 21M2020, following the confidential verbal report EC2024-0886.
The motion advances five proposed city bylaws through the second and third readings, moving them toward enactment as law.
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.
City Administration will bring together disability-service groups and related committees to design a pilot program and framework that reduces barriers to hiring people with disabilities, with a report back to the Executive Committee starting 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.
The City will provide a one-time $750,000 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to Community Strategies for Family and Community Support Services for 2025 and 2026. This funding covers higher demand than the budget anticipated and accounts for inflation in City allocations that have not been increased since 2023.
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.
Adds a one-time $750,000 to Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) approved from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to cover higher demand and inflationary costs for 2025 and 2026, since City allocations have not been increased since 2023-2026.
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 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 directs Administration to work with the Mayor to send a letter to the provincial Minister of Public Safety requesting an expedited process to empower transit and peace officers to seize, transport and dispose of unknown substances.
Direct Administration to report back by Q2 2026 with an update on the AI-Enhanced Pedestrian Safety Platform as part of the Safer Mobility Plan, and to return in Q3 2026 with the funding requirements.
Administration must prepare a report by 2026 Q2 for the Community Development Committee summarizing potential municipal, provincial, and federal rule changes that would allow peace officers to seize, transport, and dispose of unknown substances, and present findings to the Committee.
The amendment directs the Community Development Committee to return by 2026 Q2 with a summary of potential municipal, provincial, and federal rule changes that would grant peace officers greater power to seize, transport, and dispose of unknown substances.
Council directs Administration to study how other municipalities ban open drug use and operate community courts, summarize Calgary's current Community Court funding and delivery, and prepare budget submissions to maintain current services while exploring a 2026 pilot to expand Community Court scope (including open drug-use violations and weapons offences) with funding planned through 2030.
The city urges the province to fast-track a process that gives transit and peace officers enhanced power to seize, transport, and dispose of unknown substances. This aims to improve public safety by enabling quicker action in potentially hazardous situations.
The City will prepare a report on increasing fines for openly displayed weapons, including higher base fines, weapon-specific amounts, and escalations for repeat offenders. It will also examine potential legal changes to empower peace officers to seize, transport, and dispose of weapons, and how Calgary could adopt approaches used by other municipalities on weapon bans.
Directs Administration to study how other cities handle open drug-use bans and report on Calgary's Community Court funding and partnership. It also requires budget submissions to sustain Community Court at current levels and to pilot an expanded scope in 2026, with funding through 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.
The City will amend the Emergency Management Bylaw so it becomes effective immediately. It will also approve the Municipal Emergency Plan.
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.
Council will give three readings to Bylaw 11M2025 to update Traffic and Street Bylaws, pursue provincial advocacy to curb predatory tow truck practices, and keep a related public submission confidential under FOIP.
Council directs Administration to work with the Calgary Police Commission to identify funding shortfalls, study diverting photo radar revenue to a traffic-safety reserve, explore provincial changes to photo radar rules, and prepare a report on speed, traffic calming measures, and costs.
Council will begin the process to modify livery transport rules by giving first reading to the proposed amendment (Attachment 3) to the Livery Transport Bylaw 20M2021.
The council will advance two proposed bylaws to amend the Community Standards Bylaw and the Traffic Bylaw by giving them three readings, moving toward adoption.
Directs Administration to launch 2025 education and awareness campaigns about transit safety, including staffing and deployment of Transit Peace Officers, the Public Transit Safety Strategy, how to use transit emergency lines, fare evasion consequences, and support for vulnerable riders via the Community Outreach Team.
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.
The motion would shift $4 million per year from the Calgary Police Service budget to the Community Strategies service for 2025 and 2026, to support the Community Safety Investment Framework, a program with far more demand than funding.
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.
This motion shifts $9.5 million in Firearms Range funding from the Community Safety Investment Framework to the Fiscal Stability Reserve and approves the related adjustments.
Council directs Administration to initiate 2025 education and awareness campaigns to improve perceived transit safety and boost ridership. The campaigns will cover officer deployments, the Public Transit Safety Strategy, emergency lines, fare evasion consequences, and outreach for vulnerable riders.
Council would shift $4 million from the Calgary Police Service budgets for 2025-2026 to the Community Strategies service to support the Community Safety Investment Framework, an oversubscribed program with $39 million in requests and only $8 million available.
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 motion would advance a proposed bylaw (48M2024) to amend the Traffic Bylaw 26M96, aimed at better regulating vehicle noise in Calgary.
Directs administration to treat a $7.5 million one-time request for converting the Barron Building to housing as a high priority and include it in the 2026 budget submission. If approved, the city will open the program for applications, negotiate funding agreements with successful applicants, and perform due diligence to confirm applicant eligibility.
Council directs Administration to exempt United Place from the Program rule requiring properties be currently classified as commercial/non-residential so the building can be considered for conversion to residential units under future rounds of the Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Program. Any application must meet all other program requirements, pass Administration's due diligence, and will be scored and compared against other conversion proposals with only the highest-scoring projects recommended for approval.
The city would waive the program's property-use classification requirement for United Place and consider converting United Place to residential units in future incentive rounds, while evaluating and ranking such proposals against other applications for approval.
Direct Administration to seek a $7.5 million one-time funding allocation in the 2026 Budget for residential conversion of the Barron Building. If approved, establish a timeline to accept applications and, for any approved application, negotiate a funding agreement, while performing due diligence on applicants.
Gives first reading to bylaws that would let the City increase and extend its guarantee for AHCC's revolving loan facility and authorize the City to borrow funds if that guarantee is called. It pauses final bylaw readings until required public advertising is completed, directs Administration to update City-AHCC agreements and credit documentation, and keeps a related attachment confidential until review on July 15, 2028.
Council directs Administration to use $7 million of one-time Housing Accelerator Funds to fund the Shallow Utility Burial Pilot Program starting in 2025, and to evaluate the pilot and plan for a permanent program funding in future budgets.
Directs administration to amend the Land Use Bylaw to eliminate the mandatory mobility storage locker requirement in R-CG and H-GO districts to reduce construction costs for housing, while keeping Class 1 storage requirements. Administration must advertise the changes and bring the bylaw amendments to the September 9 public hearing.
Council directs Administration to evaluate the city's Density Bonusing provisions where they've been used (including Greater Downtown) and return to committee by Q3 2026 with findings and recommendations. The review must cover how density bonusing is negotiated, types and number of affordable units delivered, how long units remain affordable, any rental subsidies, staff and administrative costs for agreements and monitoring, and a comparison with other jurisdictions.
Direct Administration to return by Q3 2026 with recommendations on density bonusing for affordable housing, including removing the Affordable Housing Units option, adding cash-in-lieu contributions, and potential city-wide use of funds via a Housing Reserve or similar fund.
Directs Administration to study how density bonuses are used to support affordable housing, including how negotiations are done, what units are produced, how long they stay affordable, any subsidies, the staff resources required, and a jurisdictional comparison; return a report with recommendations to Infrastructure and Planning Committee by Q3 2026.
Council directs Administration to create and implement a policy that prohibits short-term rentals in secondary suites that are built or upgraded using the City of Calgary's secondary suite incentive program for a defined period. Applicants must agree to the restriction to receive funding and the City will establish monitoring and enforcement; Administration must report back with a policy framework by May 31, 2025.
Admin would develop a policy restricting short-term rentals in secondary suites built or upgraded through Calgary's incentive program for a defined period, require applicants to agree to the restriction to receive funding, and create monitoring/enforcement; a policy framework report is due by May 31, 2025.
Council directs Administration to return by Q2 2026 with a scoping report, workplan, and budget request to create a program using Bill 20 authority that could exempt part or all property taxes for new purpose-built rental buildings in City-identified, market-ready Transit Oriented Development (TOD) locations. If later approved, the program would aim to encourage rental housing near transit but could reduce property tax revenue and require funding decisions in the 2027–2030 budget process.
Council directs Administration to return by Q2 2026 with a scoping report, workplan, and budget request to design a city-wide taxation program that incentivizes multi-residential (higher-density) housing. The program may include new residential tax sub-classes and assessment/tax modelling that reflect how population density, location, and service costs affect the cost and productivity of servicing multi-residential buildings, with the goal of informing the 2027–2030 Service Plans and Budgets.
Requires City Administration to return by Q2 2026 with a scoping report, workplan, and budget request to create a Vacant Property Tax Program using variable tax rates on vacant land and derelict properties, eligibility and notification rules, and recommendations on new residential tax subclasses and bylaws. It also asks for advice on directing any net tax revenues (after program costs) to the Housing Land Fund to support capital for affordable housing, with any tax or budget changes to be brought back to Council for approval.
Council will pass a bylaw to exempt non-market housing properties held by non-profit organizations from municipal property taxes, amend an eligibility test from "80 percent of the average" to "90 percent of the median," and adopt a policy to grant municipal tax mitigation for those properties while they were under construction or renovation. In practice this lowers ongoing costs for non-profit affordable housing providers, supports development and renovation of non-market housing, and may modestly reduce or shift city tax revenue during exemption or mitigation periods.
Council directs Administration to find alternative off-street locations for recreational vehicles and deliver a scoping report to the Community Development committee by the end of Q3 2025. The report must outline steps for designating or rezoning sites, public engagement, necessary capital upgrades, safety and security measures, financing options, and options for a third-party organization to manage and operate one or more sites—potentially enabling designated sites for people living in RVs.
Direct Administration to prepare a scoping report, workplan, and budget request for a new property tax exemption program for purpose-built rental buildings in existing market-ready Transit Oriented Development locations, leveraging Bill 20, to be considered in the 2027-2030 service plans and budgets, with a return to Executive Committee by Q2 2026.
Council directs Administration to create a Vacant Property Tax Program for vacant land and derelict properties to encourage development. Administration must return to Executive Committee by Q2 2026 with a scoping report, workplan, and budget request for consideration in the 2027-2030 Service Plans and Budgets, including eligibility criteria, communications, and any bylaw recommendations, and propose directing net revenues to the Housing Land Fund to support Affordable Housing.
Council directs Administration to return by Q2 2026 with a scoping report, workplan, and budget request for a taxation program that encourages multi-residential housing, including potential residential tax sub-classes and cost-based taxation modelling.
Council directs city administration to study creating a tax subclass for short-term rentals that are not the owner's primary home and to assess applying the same tax rate used for non-residential properties. Administration must report back by Q2 2025 with the legislative and technical requirements and implications (including potential revenue and implementation impacts).
Council adopted Administration's recommended short-term rental policy tools and gave three readings to amend the Business Licence Bylaw to regulate short-term rentals. This changes licensing, rules and enforcement for short-term rental hosts in Calgary, affecting how properties can be rented short-term and potentially influencing housing availability and compliance requirements for hosts.
Council approved the recommended tools to regulate short-term rentals and moved forward with three readings for the proposed Bylaw 53M2024 to amend the Business Licence Bylaw.
This amendment cancels $4,000,000 in funding previously approved for the city's Secondary Suites/Backyard Suite incentive program for 2025 and 2026. Practically, it reduces or eliminates available financial incentives for homeowners to build rental or backyard suites, likely slowing the creation of new affordable rental units and affecting residents who planned to use the program.
This amendment removes $4 million that had been approved for the Secondary Suites/Backyard Suite incentive program for 2025 and 2026, reducing the program's funding.
This amendment removes $4,000,000 of previously approved funding for the Secondary Suites/Backyard Suite incentive program for 2025 and 2026. In practice it cancels or reduces the financial incentives available to homeowners to create secondary or backyard suites in those years, likely slowing the creation of affordable rental units and affecting applicants and related contractors.
The amendment deletes $4 million previously approved to support the Secondary Suites/Backyard Suite incentive program for 2025 and 2026, reducing funding for this housing program.
Council directs city staff to recognize the recreational, cultural and economic value of the Wild Rose Motocross Association and include the club in the Emerging and Evolving Sport Study. Staff must also continue working with the association to find suitable interim land for their activities and provide ongoing updates on timing for the South Central Bus Garage and 50 Avenue SE extension projects.
Council approved three readings of a bylaw to formally designate the Sibley Block as a Municipal Historic Resource, giving it legal heritage protection. This means the building will be subject to heritage rules that limit demolition and exterior alterations and may make it eligible for conservation incentives or requirements for approvals for future changes.
Council moves the proposed bylaw forward by approving its second and third readings, bringing it closer to final adoption.
This motion would advance a bylaw to designate the Sibley Block as a Municipal Historic Resource, providing legal protection for the site's historic features.
Council directs Administration to recognize the Wild Rose Motocross Association's benefits, include them in the Emerging and Evolving Sport Study, pursue interim land-use options for them, and keep updates on the South Central Bus Garage and 50 Avenue SE extension projects.
Replaces the previously proposed "boundary expansion" pilot with the K‑North Regional Context Study — portion of Cell B proposals as the pilot applications, and adds wording that creating a sequential Area Structure Plan (ASP) workplan means a new or amended ASP will start as soon as the ASP currently in progress is completed. Practically, this changes which area is tested first and sets clear timing for when subsequent ASPs can begin.
Direct Administration to apply the current intake evaluation criteria to ASP amendments and new ASPs and to create a sequential workplan so a new ASP starts once the current one is completed, increasing certainty for applicants whose proposals were reviewed but not yet approved.
Council directs Administration to create a pilot process for approving boundary adjustments to Area Structure Plans, modeled on the existing developer-funded ASP amendment process, using the Douglas Homes East Stoney ASP and the North Regional Context Study portion of Cell B as the initial pilots.
This amendment replaces the boundary expansion pilot with the K-North Regional Context Study (Cell B portion) as the pilot applications, and adds a rule that new or amended Area Structure Plan (ASP) approvals will start only after any current ASP in progress is completed.
Directs administration to change the Land Use Bylaw definition of 'health care service' to permit patients to stay overnight for medical purposes, and to advertise and bring those amendments to the September 9 public hearing. This would allow certain medical facilities to provide overnight care where zoning permits, subject to the public consultation and final council decision.
Council directs administration to draft specific amendments to the Land Use Bylaw to remove redundant language about rear setbacks/parking in the R-G zone, align parcel coverage rules in R-CG and H-GO when no garage is provided, allow small H-GO developments (two or fewer units) to follow single/semi-detached landscaping rules, and make fence rules consistent in R-CG except for rowhouses. Administration must advertise the changes and bring the bylaw amendments directly to the September 9 Public Hearing; the changes are meant to simplify and standardize rules for small residential developments, affecting builders, homeowners and permit processing.
Directs administration to update the Land Use Bylaw by removing a redundant reference to a 21-day development permit appeal period (the Municipal Government Act already sets the timeline) and by clarifying that permitted-with-relaxation development permits are advertised online. Administration must advertise the changes and bring the bylaw amendments to the September 9 public hearing for Council consideration.
Council authorizes the eastern area shown on Attachment 2 (Map 2) of Growth Application GA2024-008 to proceed through the city planning and development process. This approval lets land‑use changes, permitting and servicing for that part of the city move forward, potentially enabling new construction, infrastructure work and associated local impacts such as increased traffic and demand for services.
This directs City administration to approve development (Growth) applications at any time provided they do not require new capital spending on mobility, emergency services, or utilities to start. Applications that would need new capital must be considered through Council's annual budget process, and Council notes that future operating and capital costs from approved growth will require later budget approvals.
Approves Growth Application GA2024-004, as amended, per Report IP2025-0195. This authorizes the proposed development or land‑use change described in the report and allows the City to proceed with any required permits and implementation steps.
Council approves the east portion (Attachment 2, Map 2) of Growth Application GA2024-008, allowing that area to proceed in the city's planning and development process. This authorization permits the proposed land‑use changes and potential development in the eastern part of the application area, subject to any further required permits and conditions.
Directs city administration to amend the Land Use Bylaw to permit child-care services as a discretionary use in already approved buildings within low-density residential districts, and to advertise and take the bylaw changes directly to the September 9 public hearing. Practically, this would make it easier for daycares to open in existing homes or buildings in low-density neighbourhoods subject to local approval and conditions.
Council approved Growth Application GA2024-005 (as amended) from Report IP2025-0196, allowing the proposed land-use/development changes in that application to proceed. This moves the project toward implementation and may lead to new housing or commercial space and associated demands on local infrastructure and services.
Council amends the earlier report to replace its previous recommendation and formally approves Growth Application GA2023-005. This authorizes the proposed growth/development application to move forward in the city's planning process and enables the next steps required for that project to proceed.
Council amended the report and approved Growth Application GA2024-007. This authorizes the proposed change in land use or development permissions tied to that application, allowing the applicant to proceed under the city's planning approvals.
Council will revisit a prior decision that asked city administration to review whether operating funding in 2026 is needed to enable the east part of a growth application (GA2024-008) and to include that consideration in the prioritization of investments for the November 2025 adjustments. Practically, this could change whether the city plans and budgets for services or supports (like maintenance, staffing or minor operations) needed to open or service that area, and may affect the timing of development approvals or service delivery.
Council amended Report IP2025-0535 to replace the original Recommendation 1 with a new instruction to approve Growth Application GA2024-006. In practice, this authorizes the specified development/land‑use change to proceed through the city's planning approvals process.
Council amended a prior report to adopt a new recommendation that approves Growth Application GA2024-005. This formal approval authorizes the proposed development or land‑use changes in that application to proceed through the City's planning and implementation steps, subject to any conditions set out by Council.
Council amends the report to replace the prior recommendation and approve Growth Application GA2024-004. This authorizes the proposed development or expansion in the application to move forward in the city planning process, enabling permitting, servicing arrangements, and next steps toward construction or change of land use.
Directs Administration to approve development/growth applications at any time if they do not require new capital spending for roads, emergency services, or utilities to start work. Applications that do require new capital must be considered through the City's annual budget process, and any significant future operating or capital costs will still need separate budget approvals.
Council directs administration to draft amendments to the Land Use Bylaw that delete the temporary allowance for extending the commencement date on development permits for cannabis licences and to correct textual errors or expired wording for clarity. Administration is instructed to advertise the changes and bring the bylaw updates to the September 9 public hearing.
Council approved Growth Application GA2023-005 (as amended), which authorizes the proposed development or expansion described in that application to proceed under the conditions set out in the report. This decision permits the related land‑use changes and future construction or servicing steps tied to the approved growth plan.
Approves Growth Application GA2024-006 as set out (and amended) in Report IP2025-0198, allowing the proposed development or change in land use to proceed under the adopted conditions. This enables the project to move forward and may lead to new construction, expansion, or other changes in the identified area that affect local planning and infrastructure needs.
Council approved Growth Application GA2024-007 as amended in Report IP2025-0335, allowing the proposed development or change in land use to proceed. This moves the project into the next planning and permitting stages and may lead to new construction or changes that affect local infrastructure and services.
Administration will amend the Land Use Bylaw to add neighbourhood activation to Special Function Class 1, expanding the types of events that can occur.
Council approves the east portion of Growth Application GA2024-008 (per Map 2) as amended, enabling the associated development in that area under the amended terms.
Council approves Growth Application GA2024-004, with amendments, allowing the proposed development to proceed.
Council directs administration to draft amendments to the Land Use Bylaw to remove the Court of Appeals reference in the provision about withholding a development permit.
Administration will amend the Land Use Bylaw to permit child-care services as a discretionary use in existing buildings within low-density residential districts, and will bring the updated bylaw to the September 9 Public Hearing for consideration.
Council, after amendment, approves the east portion of Growth Application GA2024-008 (Attachment 2, Map 2). This replaces the previous Recommendation 1.
Council will replace the previous Recommendation 1 with a new one and approve Growth Application GA2024-007, moving forward with that development proposal.
Council approves Growth Application GA2024-006, with amendments, allowing the proposed development to proceed under the approved terms.
Council, after amending Report IP2025-0535, approves Growth Application GA2023-005 by adopting a new Recommendation 1 to replace the previous Recommendation 1. This allows the proposed development referenced in GA2023-005 to move forward.
Council approves the Growth Application GA2024-005 as amended. This allows the proposed development to proceed under the agreed terms.
Council approves Growth Application GA2024-005, replacing the previous Recommendation 1 with this new one as part of amendments to the related reports. This decision allows the specified development to proceed under the updated terms.
Direct administration to amend the Land Use Bylaw to remove the mobility storage lockers requirement in R-CG and H-GO districts, keep Class 1 Storage, and advertise and bring the updated bylaw to the September 9 Public Hearing.
City Council approved Growth Application GA2023-005, implementing the proposed development as amended in Report IP2025-0197.
Directs administration to amend the Land Use Bylaw by redefining health care service to permit overnight stays for medical purposes, and to bring the updated bylaw to the September 9 public hearing.
Council approved replacing Recommendation 1 and now approves Growth Application GA2024-004. This is a planning decision authorizing the associated development proposal under the city's land-use rules.
Council will approve Growth Application GA2024-006 by replacing the previous Recommendation 1 in Report IP2025-0198, advancing the related development and land-use decision.
Council directs administration to amend the Land Use Bylaw by deleting the temporary extension for development permits tied to cannabis licenses and removing outdated text to clarify intent, then bring the updated bylaw to the Sept. 9 public hearing.
Administration will amend the Land Use Bylaw to eliminate the redundant 21-day appeal reference (since appeal periods are set by the Municipal Government Act) and clarify that relaxation development permits are advertised online; the bylaw updates will be brought to the September 9 Public Hearing.
City Council approves Growth Application GA2024-007, as amended, allowing the proposed development to proceed under the city's planning rules.
Direct Administration to amend the Land Use Bylaw to reduce Class 1 bicycle parking requirements for multi-residential developments from 1.0 to 0.5 stalls per unit, enabling more flexible parking options and improving responsiveness to demand and accessibility.
Staff will amend the Land Use Bylaw to simplify the R-G rear setback wording, align parcel coverage in R-CG and H-GO when no garage is provided, allow two-unit development in H-GO with standard landscaping, and apply uniform fence rules in R-CG; updates go to Public Hearing on Sept. 9.
If a growth project can begin without new capital spending in mobility, emergency services, or utilities, staff can approve it at any time. If initiating development requires new capital, the project must be considered during the annual budget planning cycle, with significant investments approved in future budgets.
Administration will amend the Land Use Bylaw so that a secondary suite within a multi-residential district follows the same rules as low-density residential development.
Allows Growth Applications to be approved at any time if no capital spending is required to start development. If capital is needed to initiate development, those applications must wait for the annual budget planning cycle; the motion also notes that significant future operating and capital investments will be required and must be approved in future budgets.
Council gave three readings to bylaws that formally designate six properties and parks (East Calgary Substation; Upton Residence; Capitol Hill Park; Century Gardens; Triangle Park and Scotland Street Plot; and the Historic Parks of Upper Mount Royal) as Municipal Historic Resources. This creates legal heritage protection that can limit demolition and major alterations, influence future development and renovations, and help preserve the city's historic character.
Requests Council to reopen and reconsider its May 6 decision on Recommendations 1 and 2 of Item 7.3.1 (Land Use Bylaw housekeeping amendments, IP2025-0251). In practice this pauses or reverses implementation of those two housekeeping changes to the Land Use Bylaw until Council reviews and decides whether to amend or uphold them.
Council directs Administration to prepare and propose amendments to city policies, the Land Use Bylaw, and the terms of reference for city funding sources, with a report and recommendations to Infrastructure and Planning Committee by Q3 2026. The amendments should address the Beltline, Chinatown, and East Village Area Redevelopment Plans, as well as the Corporate Housing Reserve and Incentive Density Funds for the Commercial Residential District.
Council will revisit its earlier decision on Recommendations 1 and 2 of IP2025-0251, the Land Use Bylaw Housekeeping Amendments, from the May 6, 2025 public hearing.
Council will move three readings for bylaws to designate six sites as Municipal Historic Resources. This designation protects these sites and formalizes their historic status.
Direct staff to prepare a fact-finding report evaluating options to manage future growth in TNDLs, including caps or other supply-management tools. The report should analyze legal, economic and service impacts (such as outer-urban and wheelchair-accessible service and existing contracts), and integrate findings with the VFH fee review and Transitional Strategy, identifying any required budget or staffing changes.
Council will give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 26M2025 to amend the Parks and Pathways Bylaw. It will also rescind the Enhanced Maintenance Infrastructure Agreements Policy CSPS007.
Council directs Administration to prepare amendments to the Municipal Development Plan and the Northeast Industrial Area Structure Plan to enable residential development on the lands included in LOC2024-0171, including adding a Comprehensive Planning Overlay. Those amendments are to be brought directly to a Public Hearing on March 4, 2025 for three readings (may bypass Calgary Planning Commission), and the report must include next steps and timelines for subsequent land‑use, outline plan(s) and statutory plan amendments returning to Council no later than March 31, 2026.
Administration must identify potential off-street sites for people living in recreational vehicles and prepare a scoping report outlining steps to designate or rezone, conduct public engagement, plan capital upgrades, address safety and security, explore financing options, and identify a third-party to operate the site(s) by the end of Q3 2025.
Directs Administration to draft changes to the Municipal Development Plan and the Northeast Industrial Area Structure Plan to permit housing in the targeted industrial lands, and to bring these amendments to a Public Hearing on March 4, 2025. The motion also directs creating a Comprehensive Planning Overlay to indicate the lands are under planning review and requires a follow-up report with next steps and deadlines leading to a Public Hearing by March 31, 2026.
Council will delete section 29 from the proposed bylaw, renumber the remaining sections, and then proceed with the second and third readings of the amended bylaw.
The council would correct a preamble reference in two proposed bylaws (delete 257, replace with 258) and move both bylaws forward to their second and third readings, as amended.
This motion would remove section 29 from Bylaw 10M2025 and renumber the remaining sections, effectively deleting whatever rules or provisions were in that section.
Council will give three readings to two bylaws that repeal a previous bylaw and re-designate the Walter Hargrave Residence as a Municipal Historic Resource. The action preserves legal heritage protection for the property under updated bylaws and ensures its conservation status continues under the city's heritage rules.
Council will move the proposed bylaw 42M2024 forward by giving it second and third readings, bringing it closer to becoming law.
Council is asked to advance Proposed Bylaw 67P2024 by giving it second and third readings after amendments, moving toward its passage.
Council directs Administration to complete a scoping report on the health and capacity of major infrastructure in Bowness and Montgomery, including water, sewer, parks, roads, and related facilities, while assessing social, economic, and budget impacts and the effects of densification. Interim updates will be provided, with a final report due by June 2025; development permits for new residential buildings will be held pending the scoping findings and any required upgrades or contributions.
Adds a sentence to Chapter 4 (Implementation and Interpretation) clarifying that most policies use the active tense and the word "should" to show direction and intent, not to make a policy optional, and directs readers to read Section 4.2 (policies i and j) before Chapters 2 and 3. Practically, this is a wording clarification to guide how the plan is interpreted and reduce confusion about whether policies are mandatory.
Adds four paragraphs to Chapter 1 (subsection 1.3) describing the local identity and sense of place for Hounsfield Heights‑Briar Hill, West Hillhurst, Hillhurst, and Sunnyside. The new context is intended to be read with the plan maps and Chapters 2 and 3 to guide interpretation of development and public/private site use and to reflect community aspirations, without directly changing zoning or bylaws.
Council sent Report IP2024-0938 back to Administration and directed staff to prioritize increased density around Transit Oriented Development (TOD) sites in the Riley Communities Local Area Plan, and to focus planning on multimodal mobility, walkability, integrated commercial and residential uses, and accessibility for all ages and abilities. Administration must report back to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee by Q2 2025.
Adds a new Recommendation to IP2024-0938 that includes a clarifying note in the Riley Communities Local Area Plan, explaining that 'should' indicates direction and is not optional.
Council directs Administration to develop a Nose Creek Park Strategy by Q4 2026 that assesses the feasibility of a regional park in the Nose Creek Valley. The strategy will incorporate Indigenous engagement, environmental protections, cultural site access, and coordination with planned mobility projects and regional partners, with policy recommendations and implementation steps.
Adds four new paragraphs in Chapter 1 to spell out the local identity and sense of place for the four communities, to be read alongside the relevant maps and growth policies to guide development and site use.
Refer IP2024-0938 back to Administration to push higher density around Transit Oriented Development sites in the Riley Communities Local Area Plan, focus growth on walkable, multi-modal, mixed-use development for all ages, and report back by Q2 2025.
Once the development permit for a School Use at 4311 12 Street NE is approved, Administration will apply to the Minister of Municipal Affairs to amend the AVPA Regulation.
Council is voting to abandon Bylaw 6B2024, meaning the city will not move forward with that bylaw or its provisions.
Amends Verbal Report C2024-1045 to require Administration to prepare a scoping report and present it to Council via the Infrastructure and Planning Committee so Council can consider undertaking the specified work.
Administration will prepare a year-end presentation on Calgary's population growth, covering historical trends, future projections, where growth is coming from, and the fiscal implications, including potential effects of federal and provincial immigration and temporary-resident policies.
Council gave second and third (final) readings to Proposed Bylaw 38P2024 to amend the Bowness Area Redevelopment Plan and to Proposed Bylaw 163D2024 (a related land‑use/development bylaw). This final approval changes the planning rules for the Bowness neighbourhood and allows the associated zoning or development permissions to take effect so the proposed project or changes can proceed.
Council gave three readings to bylaws that officially designate the Jones Residence and the Magarrell Residence as Municipal Historic Resources. This recognizes their heritage value and provides legal protection for their preservation, which can limit demolition or major alterations and may make them eligible for conservation supports.
The City will have Administration audit all climate-related operating and capital spending, determine cost and timing, decide internal or external auditor, and report back by December 15, 2025 with scope and recommendations to better align climate spending with municipal priorities and financial sustainability.
Replaces Recommendation 2 and directs City administration to identify a sustainable, long-term funding source (other than increasing the current property tax allocation) to support changing the Reserve for Future Capital and Lifecycle Maintenance and Upgrade Merged Reserve so it equals 5.0% of annual property tax revenue instead of the current 2.6%. Administration must return to Council with a funding recommendation as part of the 2027–2030 Business Plans and Budgets.
Gives initial approval to a proposed city bylaw that would amend and repeal various bylaws to lower the city's unused borrowing authority by $25,479,000. Final approval is paused—Council will not give second or third readings until the public advertising and notice steps required by the Municipal Government Act are completed.
Gives first reading to a bylaw that would amend and repeal bylaws to cut the city's surplus borrowing authority by $25,479,000, and delays second and third readings until required advertising under the MGA is completed.
Council directs Administration to identify a steady, long-term funding source to raise the merged Reserve for Future Capital and Lifecycle Maintenance and Upgrade from 2.6% to 5.0% of annual property tax revenue, and to bring back a recommendation as part of the 2027-2030 Budget.
The city would amend bylaws to raise and extend the City’s guarantee for AHCC’s revolving loan facility and authorize borrowing if the guarantee is called. It also directs updates to related agreements, keeps Attachment 5 confidential with a review due by 2028-07-15, and defers second and third readings until advertising requirements are met.
Council is being asked to revisit a prior decision that told city staff to consider the 2026 operating funding needed to enable Growth Application GA2024-006 when setting investment priorities for the November 2025 budget adjustments. If approved, this could change whether and how the city prioritizes operating funds needed to support that growth project, potentially affecting its timing and implementation.
Council will revisit its earlier decision that asked Administration to include the projected 2026 operating costs needed to support Growth Application GA2024-005 when prioritizing investments during the 2025 November budget adjustments. If reconsidered and changed, Administration may or may not factor those operating costs into the prioritization process for November 2025, which could affect whether funding is recommended for that development.
Council will revisit its earlier decision that asked Administration to consider any 2026 operating funding needed to enable Growth Application GA2023-005 when prioritizing investments for the November 2025 budget adjustments. This could lead to confirming, changing, or removing that instruction and may alter how the city's 2026 operating budget and investment priorities are set for that development.
Council will reconsider a prior decision and direct that any new operating or capital costs arising from business cases or Area Structure Plan (ASP) approvals must be identified and brought forward into the City's annual budget planning cycle so they can be considered for funding through the normal budget process.
Council will revisit its earlier directive to consider 2026 operating investments needed to enable Growth Application GA2023-005, and adjust the prioritization in the 2025 November budget adjustments.
Council will revisit its prior directive to have Administration consider 2026 operating investments for GA2024-006 during the 2025 November budget adjustments. This could change how future budget investments are prioritized for growth projects.
The motion asks Council to revisit a prior ruling and require any operating or capital cost amounts arising from business cases or ASP approvals be included in the city’s annual budget planning process.
Council will revisit its earlier directive to consider 2026 operating investments for Growth Application GA2024-005 when prioritizing spending in the 2025 November budget adjustments.
Council will advance three readings for Proposed Bylaw 38M2025 to amend the Councillors Budgets and Expenses Bylaw 36M2021. It will also keep the current voluntary quarterly public disclosures by Members of Council (gifts and personal benefits; budget/expense disclosures; meetings; fundraising) in place where allowed by law.
Council will revisit its prior decision to have Administration consider the 2026 operating investments needed to support Growth Application GA2024-004 when prioritizing the 2025 November budget adjustments.
Council would revisit its prior instruction to Administration to consider 2026 operating investments needed to enable Growth Application GA2024-007 as part of the 2025 November budget adjustments.
Directs city administration to keep the increase in property tax revenue collected from existing properties at the previously approved 3.6% level. This constrains how much additional tax money can be raised from current property owners and may require spending adjustments or reallocation within the budget to stay within that limit.
Requires Administration to produce a detailed list for November 2025 of budget line items that arise from new provincial requirements or provincial funding cuts, showing each item's dollar value and its share of any overall budget increase. This provides clear information for Council and the public about how provincial actions are driving changes to the city's budget and helps inform decisions on adjustments or priorities.
Council approves using available financial capacity (such as reserves or unallocated funds) to pay for identified high-priority spending needs in the 2025 November budget adjustments, as detailed in the confidential attachment. This action allows specified projects or services to be funded now without seeking new revenues, affecting how the city's 2025 budget is allocated.
Approves updates to the city's Budget Spend Authorization and Delegation policy and revisions to the Multi-Year Business Planning and Budget Policy. It also converts the 2025 and 2026 operating and capital budgets from a service-line presentation to a department-based presentation, clarifying who can authorize spending and how budgets are organized and reported.
Council authorizes the extra 2025 capital budget items listed in Attachment 4, adding or increasing funding for specific capital projects in 2025. This approval allows those projects or purchases to proceed and updates the city's 2025 capital spending plan.
Directs city administration to prepare a clear list for the November 2025 budget showing every line item that arises from new provincial government requirements or funding cuts, including dollar amounts and each item's proportion of the total budget increase. This makes it easier for Council and the public to see which budget changes are driven by the province and the size of their financial impact.
Directs Administration to keep the growth in property tax revenue from existing properties within the previously approved 3.6% limit. This constraint guides budget planning and ensures tax revenue does not exceed the approved increase.
Administration must prepare a list of November 2025 budget adjustments that result from new provincial requirements or funding cuts, showing each item’s dollar value and its share of the budget increase.
Council will endorse using available financial capacity to fund high-priority spending in the 2025 November adjustments. This allocates flexible funds to urgent needs identified in Confidential Attachment 2.
Direct Administration to create a line-item list of November 2025 budget adjustments arising from new provincial requirements or funding cuts, showing each item’s dollar value and its proportion of the overall budget increase.
Council approves three changes: the Budget Spend Authorization and Delegation policy (CP2025-03), the translation of 2025–2026 budgets from service lines to departments, and revisions to the Multi-Year Business Planning and Budget policy (CFO004). These actions update spending authority, budgeting structure by department, and long-range budgeting rules.
Council approves funding for the extra 2025 capital projects listed in Attachment 4, as amended in Report C2025-0397.
Council directs Administration to create and implement a rolling 10-year capital plan to improve long-term visibility of city-wide capital needs and funding. A preliminary plan must be provided before the 2026 Mid-Cycle Budget Adjustments, full implementation by Q2 2026 with annual updates before each budget adjustment, and civic partners' 10-year capital needs must be reported in Q3 2026 as part of the 2027–2030 Budget.
Amends the recommendations to require staff to identify the 10-year capital needs of civic partners and provide a report by Q3 2026 as part of the 2027-2030 Budget.
Council directs Administration to amend the Reserve for Future Capital and Lifecycle Maintenance and Upgrade terms of reference to raise the annual property tax funding from 2.6% to 5%, and return to the Executive Committee by July 22, 2025.
Directs Administration to invest $20M of the 2024 excess ENMAX dividend in urgent maintenance and upgrades for community spaces (wading pools, splash pads, recreation centres), invest $2.85M with the Federation of Calgary Communities to plan and expand community-led placemaking projects (seating, shade, murals, gardens, etc.), and place $23.15M into the ENMAX Legacy Parks Fund. Administration must report back on these investments through standard business plan and budget cycles.
This approves a one-time transfer of $60 million from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to the Fund, to be disbursed in four $15 million installments from 2025 to 2028. It also requires OCIF to submit an annual review of how the funds are committed and the results before each payout.
Transfers $60 million from the Fiscal Stability Reserve into the named Fund as a one-time reinvestment, paid in $15 million annual installments in 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028. It also requires OCIF to provide an annual report on how Fund money has been committed and what results were achieved before each $15 million disbursement, adding oversight to the payments.
Council moves $280,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to boost Ward Community Enhancement Fund (WCEF) allocations by $10,000 per ward for 2025 and by $10,000 per ward for 2026, resulting in $20,000 per ward each year. Administration is directed to review WCEF applications from 2020–2025 to recommend new per-ward and per-organization funding limits for the 2027–2030 budget and to report recommendations to the Council Services Committee by the end of Q3 2026.
The City would borrow up to $25 million to fund CMLC capital projects and provide up to $25 million as a loan to CMLC, while expanding financing options and delaying second/third readings until advertising requirements are met; Administration will finalize/amend related agreements with CMLC under policy.
Council transfers $280,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to raise the annual WCEF allocation by $10,000 per ward for 2025 and 2026 (=$20,000 per ward per year). Administration is also directed to review WCEF applications from 2020–2025 to propose updated funding levels and a per-organization cap for 2027–2030, with a report to the Council Services Committee by the end of Q3 2026.
Adjusts several WCEF funding amounts for 2025 and 2026, and directs Administration to review 2020-2025 WCEF applications, set a maximum funding per organization, and report back on per-ward funding by Q3 2026 for the 2027-2030 budget.
Council directs Administration to allocate $20 million from the 2024 excess ENMAX dividend for urgent maintenance and upgrades of community spaces such as pools, splash pads and recreation centres. It also allocates $2.85 million with the Federation of Calgary Communities for placemaking programs and $23.15 million to the ENMAX Legacy Parks Fund, with outcomes reported through standard business planning and budget cycles.
Delays consideration of the motion to the November 2025 meeting and directs Administration to provide a comprehensive report on all unfunded capital priorities, showing how they align with existing programs, strategic objectives, and available financial capacity.
Council permits the Calgary Police service line to draw up to $28 million from the Fiscal Stability Reserve in 2025 to offset reduced traffic fine revenue and prevent a budget gap. Administration must work with the Calgary Police Commission and return at the November adjustments with a plan and funding approach to separate traffic fine revenue from police operating budgets in the 2023–2026 service plans.
Adds $5,695,833 to the 2025 capital budget for Public Services Capital Program 147-148 to fund related capital projects or expenditures, and gives three readings to Bylaw 1R2025 to formally authorize that appropriation. This enables the funded projects or purchases to proceed under the city's capital plan.
This motion amends Proposed Bylaw 1R2025 by replacing every instance of $5,695,833.12 with $5,430,741.57 (a reduction of $265,091.55) and swaps out the Ward 10 'ASPHALT PAVING 9.14M LANEWAY' table on Schedule A page 11 with a revised page. In practice, it lowers the bylaw's total dollar figure and updates the paving details for the Ward 10 laneway work.
Gives all three readings to the 2025 Property Tax Bylaw, formally approving the city's 2025 property tax rates and authorizing the city to levy those taxes; this sets how much property owners will pay and funds municipal services for 2025.
Council gave three readings to Proposed Bylaw 1M2025, approving the 2025 Special Tax Bylaw which authorizes the city to set and collect the specified special tax(es) for 2025. This enables Calgary to levy the designated taxes and secure the related revenue to fund city programs and services.
Council gave second and third readings to bylaws that let the City borrow up to $224.984 million and make municipal loans to ENMAX to pay for ENMAX's 2025 regulated capital work. The borrowing is split across four bylaws for technology ($36.561M), fleet ($7.806M), non-residential development ($7.389M) and electric system and building improvements ($173.228M), funding utility infrastructure and related upgrades.
Council moves the 2025 Special Tax Bylaw forward by approving three readings, enabling the city to implement a special tax levy as described in the bylaw.
Council would authorize up to $224.984 million in municipal loans to ENMAX to fund its 2025 capital projects, through several bylaw readings detailing loan amounts, terms, and project uses (technology, fleet, development, electric systems, and building improvements).
The amended proposal moves the 2025 Property Tax Bylaw 13M2025 through the three-reading process, bringing it closer to final adoption and establishing next year’s property tax framework.
City Council will advance three readings for two tax-related bylaws (Machinery & Equipment Exemption Bylaw 14M2025 and Rivers District Community Revitalization Levy Rate Bylaw 15M2025) and direct Administration to calculate and bill Alberta for its share of property-tax costs.
Council approves using up to $28 million from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to cover a police funding shortfall caused by changes in traffic fine revenue. It also directs Administration to work with the Calgary Police Commission and return in the 2025 November Adjustments with a plan to separate traffic-fine revenue from policing expenditures.
Council increases the 2025 Public Services capital budget by $5,695,833 for projects 147-148 and proceeds with three readings for Bylaw 1R2025.
This bylaw amendment lowers the financial figure in Proposed Bylaw 1R2025 from $5,695,833.12 to $5,430,741.57 and removes Ward 10 asphalt paving item from Schedule A, replacing it with the revised page.
Council approves the proposed adjustments to the city's 2023–2026 service plans and budgets as set out in the report attachments. In practice this finalizes changes to departmental budgets and service priorities for 2025, which will guide how resources are allocated and may alter funding or service levels across city programs.
Council approves the plan for adjusting the 2023-2026 service plans and budgets for November 2025, as amended, and directs implementation of the features described in Attachment 1.
This motion changes the recommended service-level option in Report CD2025-0047 by removing the 'Making Waves' scenario and adopting the 'Staying Afloat' scenario instead. Practically, it changes which service-level approach Council endorses and will guide future decisions about city service priorities and budgeting tied to that scenario.
Council approves a $15 million capital budget increase for the Capital Conservation Grant program in 2025, funded from the Reserve for Future Capital, and directs Administration to postpone the grant application intake until 2026. Practical effects: more money is allocated to the grant program but eligible applicants cannot apply until the following year, and reserve funds are reallocated from other future capital uses.
Council approves a $15 million boost to the Capital Conservation Grant program funded from the Reserve for Future Capital in 2025, and delays the grant application intake until 2026.
Council authorizes up to $130,000 in one-time funding from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to be used in 2025 and 2026 to carry out the work referenced in Revised Notice of Motion EC2025-0117. This approval allocates reserve funds to enable the specified activities and reduces the Fiscal Stability Reserve by up to that amount.
Gives first reading to bylaws that would let The City borrow up to $224.984 million and lend that money to ENMAX to fund its 2025 capital projects (technology, fleet and tools, non-residential development, and electric system and building improvements). Second and third readings are withheld until required advertising is completed, and if fully approved the City will amend existing agreements with ENMAX as needed.
Authorize The City to lend ENMAX up to $224.984 million to fund ENMAX’s 2025 capital projects (technology, fleet equipment, non-residential development, and electric system/building upgrades) via four new bylaws and one loan bylaw. If approved, require amendments to existing ENMAX agreements per policy and withhold second/third readings until advertising is complete.
City Council will approve the 2025 BIAs budgets and tax bylaws, and allow small budget amendments within each BIAs' total expenditures. It will also appoint the 15 BIAs boards, send thank-you letters to new and retiring directors, and keep the appointment details confidential until a decision is made.
Council approves up to $130,000 in one-time funding from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to accomplish this work, with allocations in 2025 and 2026.
Council directs Administration to study whether short-term rentals in non-primary residences could be taxed at the same rate as non-residential properties. It must return by Q2 2025 with a report outlining the legislative and technical requirements.
This motion moves $1,500,000 of council-controlled money out of the Council Innovation Fund and into the Council Community Fund, making more funds available for community projects and grants while reducing the budget available for council innovation initiatives.
Council directs Administration to return as part of the 2026 Adjustments with a detailed, service-level staffing report showing FTEs and limited-term positions by business unit, permanent versus temporary status, front-line versus office roles, and union versus management-exempt classification. This gives councillors and the public clear information about staffing composition to inform budget and service decisions.
Directs city administration to include the Contemporary Calgary Arts Society in the Civic Partner Operating Grant Program and to bring recommendations during the 2025 November service plan and budget process to allocate operating grant funding beginning in 2026, including requesting any additional funds needed. Practically, this starts the process to provide annual city operating support to Contemporary Calgary and may require budget adjustments or extra funding.
Directs city administration to give a rebate to residential property taxpayers for 2025 to offset the effect of a tax share shift, using funds from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, and to make the necessary budget and performance measure changes to implement the rebate. Practically, this reduces the 2025 tax burden for homeowners by reimbursing the portion caused by the tax share change and adjusts city budgets to cover the cost.
This removes the $4,100,000 Cowboys Park Upgrade capital request from the current budget documents and delays approval. Administration is directed to return to Council in Q2 2025 with additional information before the substantial funding request is reconsidered.
Provides one-time operating funding from the Fiscal Stability Reserve: $500,000 in 2025 and $500,000 in 2026 to City Planning and Policy for Downtown Service Level Enhancement, plus an additional $500,000 in each of 2025 and 2026 to support city services, grants, community festivals, events and public activations—totaling $1,000,000 per year for 2025 and 2026. These are one-time reserve-funded allocations intended to sustain downtown service levels and public programming that support the city’s diversity, destination, and events strategies.
Council directs Administration to re-create the Finance and Budget Committee with a mandate to review every business unit's operating budget in detail over each four-year term and to oversee service planning and budgeting. This increases ongoing council oversight of spending and service priorities, which could lead to changes in program funding, budget allocations, and more centralized budget decision-making.
Adds a recommendation to allocate $2,500,000 in the 2025 capital budget (Parks & Open Spaces Budget ID P500_006) to fund upgrades to parks and playground amenities, with the money taken from the Reserve for Future Capital. This funds repairs and improvements to city parks and playgrounds and increases 2025 capital spending by using reserve funds.
This amendment sets aside $480 million for five service lines (Parks/Open Spaces, Streets/Paths, Facilities Management, Public Transit, and related maintenance) and increases taxes by $160 million per year for three years starting in 2025, with the administration to report back on allocation in Q1 2025.
Provide two one-time allocations of $500,000 in 2025 and 2026 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve. The first funds Downtown Service Level Enhancements through City Planning and Policy; the second supports city services and grants for community festivals, events, and activations, with a focus on the downtown area.
Council directs Administration to include the Contemporary Calgary Arts Society in the Civic Partner Operating Grant Program and to bring recommendations in the 2025 Service Plans and Budgets for 2026 operating funding to Contemporary Calgary, including any additional funds required.
Council approves plan and budget changes, including a $20M capital allocation for pavement rehabilitation in 2025, $7.5M in 2025 and 2026 for recreation projects, moving the Civic Partner Community Safety Grant to base funding, and additional operating funding in 2025-2026 for the Grey Cup and Carnaval committees and for Family and Community Support Services; it also reinstates up to $400k in one-time funding in 2025-2026 and sets base funding for ongoing Grey Cup and Carnaval support in 2027-2030.
City Council approves allocating $2.5 million in one-time funds in 2025 to upgrade parks and playground amenities, funded from the Reserve for Future Capital.
This amendment reallocates $1.5 million from the Council Innovation Fund to the Council Community Fund, changing how these internal resources are allocated.
Direct Administration to report back with a service-by-service staffing breakdown for the 2026 Adjustments, including total FTEs, permanent vs temporary staff, front-line vs office roles, and union vs management-exempt splits.
Council directs Administration to use the Fiscal Stability Reserve to offset the 2025 residential property tax share shift and to implement the necessary budget changes and performance measures.
Council is being asked to revisit the plan to allocate $2.5 million in one-time funds in 2025 for parks and playground upgrades, funded from the Reserve for Future Capital, as described in Report C2024-1097.
Amends the prior direction on tax distribution so that in 2025 only 0.5% of the property tax burden is shifted from non-residential (business) to residential properties instead of the previously planned 1%. This lessens the 2025 tax increase pressure on homeowners while leaving a slightly larger share of taxes on non-residential property owners compared with the earlier plan.
Amends Report C2024-1097 to cancel the planned relinquishment of one-time funding for the Inglewood facility and restore funding: up to $400,000 in operating funds for 2025 and 2026, plus up to $400,000 in 2025 for capital upgrades, all financed from the Fiscal Stability Reserve.
Changes the funding source for the Calgary Police Service's planned firearms range by replacing $9.5 million from the Community Safety Investment Framework with $9.5 million from the City's Fiscal Stability Reserve and approves the related budget adjustments in the report. This preserves Community Safety funding for other uses while using reserve funds to pay for the range, reducing the City's fiscal reserve but not altering the project itself.
Requires the Chief Administrative Officer to provide a report detailing Corporate Management Team operating expenses for hosting, meals, entertainment, and travel for the past two years and to set a target to reduce those expenses by 50% for 2025. The report must be presented in Q1 2025 and is intended to increase transparency and achieve cost savings on executive hospitality and travel.
Adds a new recommendation to provide a one-time $65,000 operating allocation in 2025 to support the HMCS Calgary 30th Anniversary and ongoing Calgary Salutes activities (Distribution 1). The funds will be taken from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, which is projected to have an estimated $38 million favourable year-end variance, so this uses a small portion of reserve funds for event/support.
Removes the $20,000,000 2025 budget allocation for the City-Wide Transit Oriented Development program under the Transit Oriented Development Strategy (Multiple Properties). This reduction would reduce or delay funding for planned transit-focused land purchases, development incentives or infrastructure, potentially slowing transit-supportive housing and redevelopment near transit corridors.
Requires Administration to produce, by the end of Q1 2025, a summary showing how positive year-end budget variances (surpluses) have compared year-over-year and to identify an acceptable level of volatility in those variances given that the city cannot operate with a deficit. The report will give Council clearer information on surplus trends and expectations for year-end variance stability to inform financial oversight.
This amendment converts $2,000,000 of one-time funding for the Civic Partner Community Safety Grant Program (previously shown for 2025 and 2026) into ongoing base funding starting in 2025 and places it under the Economic Development and Tourism service line. The money will be covered by the identified net base budget increase, making the grant funding permanent rather than temporary and ensuring continued support to civic partners for community safety.
Adopts the parking fee schedule in Distribution Attachment 4I, directs that the resulting $560,000 revenue shortfall be covered from the 2025 tax base (shifting the cost to taxpayers), and exempts that specific parking fee schedule from the City's User Fee Policy and Calgary Parking Policies so it will not be subject to the usual fee-setting rules.
Provides $25,000 in one-time operating funds in 2025 and $25,000 in one-time operating funds in 2026 to each of the Grey Cup Committee and the Carnaval (Québec–Calgary) Committee for their annual events, with the money coming from the Fiscal Stability Reserve (which is estimated to have a $38 million favourable year-end variance). The actual 2025–2026 expenditures will be reviewed to help decide whether to add ongoing base funding for these committees in the 2027–2030 budget cycle.
Amends Recommendation 1.b to allocate $7,500,000 in 2025 and $7,500,000 in 2026 (total $15,000,000) to the Recreation Opportunities capital budget (Budget ID A446551) to initiate, repair, or maintain identified unfunded recreation projects. The funds will be drawn from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, which is forecast to have an estimated $38 million favourable year-end variance.
Requires the Chief Administrative Officer to identify $2,500,000 in base operating savings within the CAO and Chief Operations Officer budgets and report back in Q1 2025 detailing where the savings were found. This is a directive to reduce or reallocate administrative spending, which could lead to internal budget cuts or efficiency measures.
Directs Administration to cut $6,000,000 from the Mental Health and Addictions Strategy's 2025 base budget in Community Strategies and instead provide one-time $6,000,000 payments in both 2025 and 2026 funded from the Fiscal Reserve. In short, it replaces a portion of ongoing program funding with two years of one-time reserve funding, reducing the strategy's recurring funding stability.
The amendment removes the proposed $7 per square foot charge for Street Use Permits for Seasonal Cafes/Patios and sets the fee to $0 in 2025 and 2026, reducing revenue from these permits for those years.
This amendment reduces the Calgary Police Service's 2025 base budget by $4 million (operating variance) and increases the Community Strategies budget for 2025 and 2026 by $4 million to support the Community Safety Investment Framework, an oversubscribed program with more funding requests than available.
Authorizes a one-time $65,000 operating expenditure in 2025 funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to support HMCS Calgary’s 30th anniversary and ongoing Calgary Salutes in Distribution 1, supported by a forecast $38 million favorable year-end variance.
This amendment removes language that would cut $2.5 million in 2025 and $2 million in 2026 for Transit-Oriented Development design and infrastructure study, keeping those funds in the budget.
This amendment allocates $15 million over 2025 and 2026 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to Recreation Opportunities (Budget ID A446551) to initiate, repair, or maintain unfunded recreation projects.
The CAO must report how much the Corporate Management Team spent on hosting, meals, entertainment, and travel over the last two years, and set a plan to reduce those expenses by 50% in 2025, with the target to be delivered in Q1 2025.
This amendment changes the funding source for the Calgary Police Service firearms range by moving $9.5 million from the Community Safety Investment Framework to the Fiscal Stability Reserve. It also approves the related adjustments on pages 7–10 of Distribution 2.
Reinstates a one-time $400,000 operating funding for 2025–26 and adds up to $400,000 in 2025 for capital upgrades, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, by cancelling the earlier relinquishment.
Approve the new parking fee schedule and cover the resulting $560,000 shortfall using the 2025 tax base, and exempt the schedule from the User Fee Policy and Calgary Parking Policies.
This amendment makes the $2 million Civic Partner Community Safety Grant Program funding a base-budget item starting in 2025 (replacing the prior one-time allocations for 2025 and 2026) within the Economic Development and Tourism service line, funded by a net base budget increase.
By end of Q1 2025, Administration must deliver a summary to Council showing how positive year-end variances compare year over year and outlining an acceptable volatility range, noting that municipalities cannot operate with a deficit.
Allocate a total of $1.3 million as one-time funding in 2025–2026 to support Designated Historical Resource Property Tax Cancellation and its Subclass, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve. Also, use the 2025–2026 pilot results to plan base funding for ongoing tax cancellation of historic resource properties in 2027–2030.
This change reduces the amount of tax revenue shifted from businesses to homeowners in 2025, decreasing the shift from 1% to 0.5%.
It changes how Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions strategy is funded: $6 million in 2025 is cut from ongoing Community Strategies funding, and the strategy will receive $6 million in 2025 and $6 million in 2026 as one-time operating funding drawn from the Fiscal Reserve.
The CAO is directed to identify $2.5 million in base savings within the CAO and COO operating budgets and report in Q1 2025 on where the savings were found.
Amends Recommendation 1.a to remove the City-Wide Transit Oriented Development funding request of $20,000,000 in 2025 for the Transit Oriented Development Strategy (Multiple Properties), reducing planned expenditure.
City would provide $25,000 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2026 as one-time funding from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to support the Grey Cup Committee and the Carnaval Committee (Arts and Culture) for their annual events. It would use 2025-2026 actuals to guide adding base funding for these committees in the 2027-2030 budget.
Reduces the ongoing Community Strategies budget for Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy by $6,000,000 in 2025, and instead provides one-time operating funding of $6,000,000 in both 2025 and 2026 from the Fiscal Reserve. This keeps short-term program funding but cuts the recurring base budget by $6M, which could create a funding shortfall after 2026.
Replaces $9.5 million of the Calgary Police firearms range funding originally proposed from the Community Safety Investment Framework with $9.5 million from the Fiscal Stability Reserve and approves the related budget adjustments in the report. Practically, this reduces the city's fiscal reserve by $9.5M and preserves the Community Safety Investment Framework funds for other uses while advancing the police capital project.
Reallocate $1,500,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to the Council Community Fund, increasing available money for community programs, grants, or local initiatives and reducing funds earmarked for council innovation projects. This is an internal budget transfer that shifts funding priorities but does not by itself authorize additional spending.
Removes the proposed $20,000,000 2025 budget request for the City‑Wide Transit Oriented Development strategy, which will reduce or halt planned work on multiple transit‑oriented properties. This likely delays or cancels property actions, incentives or projects tied to the strategy and could slow implementation of transit-linked redevelopment and housing/transit integration.
Amends Report C2024-1097 Recommendation 1.c to cancel the proposed relinquishment and instead reinstate one-time operating funding of up to $400,000 in 2025 and $400,000 in 2026, plus up to $400,000 in 2025 for capital upgrades for the Inglewood facility. These amounts will be funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, preserving funding for the facility's operations and upgrades.
Council directs Administration to issue a rebate funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to neutralize the effect of the 2025 tax-share shift on the residential portion of property taxes so homeowners are not impacted by that shift. Administration must also implement the required budget changes and performance measures to deliver and track the rebate.
Adds a recommendation to allocate $2,500,000 in the 2025 capital budget for upgrades to parks and playground amenities (P500_006), funded by the Reserve for Future Capital. This provides money for improvements such as new equipment, safety surfacing, seating, and other park infrastructure without new tax revenue.
Directs City Administration to re-create the Finance and Budget Committee with a mandate to review every business unit's operating budget in detail over each four-year term and to oversee service planning and budgeting. This increases Council oversight of spending and service planning and could lead to changes in budget priorities, service levels, or departmental efficiencies.
Requires Administration to return during the 2026 budget adjustment process with a detailed breakdown for each service, including numbers of Full‑Time Equivalents and limited‑term positions by business unit, permanent versus temporary staff, front‑line versus office roles, and union versus management‑exempt status. This information is intended to give Council and the public clearer transparency on staffing levels and related costs to inform 2026 budget decisions.
This motion authorizes changes to Calgary's 2025–26 budget, using Fiscal Stability Reserve and other reserves to fund one-time and some base budget items: small annual grants to the Grey Cup and Carnaval committees ($25,000 each in 2025 and 2026), conversion of $2,000,000 for the Civic Partner Community Safety Grant to base funding, a $750,000 one-time increase to Family and Community Support Services, and retention of $400,000 for the Inglewood facility. It also allocates $20,000,000 in 2025 for pavement rehabilitation and $7.5M in both 2025 and 2026 for recreation projects; 2025–26 actuals will be used to consider ongoing funding in the 2027–2030 budget cycle.
Adds a recommendation to use the Fiscal Stability Reserve to provide one-time operating funds: $500,000 in each of 2025 and 2026 to City Planning and Policy for Downtown Service Level Enhancement, plus an additional $500,000 in each of those years to support city services, grants, and community festivals/public activations in the downtown area. In total this enables up to $1 million annually in 2025 and 2026 to help maintain downtown services and support events that attract visitors and celebrate community diversity.
Council directs city administration to add the Contemporary Calgary Arts Society to the Civic Partner Operating Grant Program and to report back during the 2025 November Service Plans and Budgets with recommendations to allocate operating grant funding starting in 2026. Administration must also request any additional budget funding needed to include Contemporary Calgary in the program.
This amendment removes the $4,100,000 Cowboys Park upgrade capital budget request from the revised attachment to the capital plan and instructs Administration to return in Q2 2025 with more information before a substantial funding request is reconsidered. Practically, it delays the project's funding and approval until Council receives additional details, temporarily reducing the current capital requests list.
Council directs the Chief Administrative Officer to identify $2,500,000 in base (ongoing) savings within the CAO and Chief Operations Officer operating budgets and to report in Q1 2025 on where those savings were found. The change requires reducing administrative operating costs and could affect programs, staffing, or service delivery depending on where cuts are made.
Adds a new recommendation to provide a one-time $65,000 operating allocation in 2025 to support HMCS Calgary's 30th anniversary events and ongoing Calgary Salutes activities. The money will be drawn from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, funded by an estimated $38 million favourable year-end variance.
Requires the Chief Administrative Officer to produce a report detailing Corporate Management Team operating expenses for hosting, meals, entertainment and travel over the last two years and to set a target to reduce those expenses by 50% in 2025. The report is to be presented in Q1 2025, increasing transparency and directing cost savings in senior management discretionary spending.
This amendment cuts the planned reallocation of property tax burden in 2025 from a 1.0% shift to a 0.5% shift from non-residential to residential properties. In practice, residential taxpayers will see a smaller increase from the tax-share change than originally planned, while non-residential taxpayers will take on a slightly larger share; the change modestly alters how tax burden is distributed and has minor implications for overall city revenue and budgeting.
This amendment shifts the Civic Partner Community Safety Grant Program's $2,000,000 for 2025 and 2026 from one-time funding to ongoing (base) funding starting in 2025, placing it under the Economic Development and Tourism service line and paid from an identified net base budget increase. Practically, it makes the grant funding permanent in the city's operating base and relocates its budgetary oversight to Economic Development and Tourism.
Amends Recommendation 1.a to provide $25,000 in one-time operating funding in 2025 and $25,000 in 2026 to each of the Grey Cup Committee and the Carnaval (Quebéc‑Calgary) Committee to support their annual events, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve (projected ~$38M favourable variance). It also directs that the actual 2025–2026 expenditures be used to assess whether to add ongoing base funding for these committees in the 2027–2030 budget cycle.
Approves the parking fee schedule in Distribution Attachment 4I, requires the resulting $560,000 revenue shortfall to be covered by the 2025 tax base, and exempts this fee schedule from the city's User Fee Policy and Calgary Parking Policies. Practically, the city will use tax funding to offset the loss and the approved parking fees will not be governed by the usual fee and parking policy rules.
Provides $7.5 million in capital funding in 2025 and $7.5 million in 2026 to the Recreation Opportunities budget (ID A446551) to start, repair, or maintain identified but currently unfunded recreation projects. The $15 million will be drawn from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, which is forecast to have an estimated $38 million favourable year-end variance.
Adds a recommendation to provide $2,500,000 in one-time capital funding in 2025, drawn from the Reserve for Future Capital, to improve parks and playground amenities. The funds would be used for upgrades such as play equipment, surfacing, seating and accessibility improvements across city parks and is not an ongoing operating commitment.
The CAO is directed to find $2.5 million in base savings within the CAO and Chief Operations Officer operating budgets and report to Council in the first quarter of 2025 on where the savings were found.
City would set aside $480 million to be allocated among five service lines and increase taxes by $160 million per year from 2025 to 2027. Staff must report back in Q1 2025 on how the funds will be allocated.
Council directs Administration to include in the 2026 Adjustments a detailed staffing breakdown by service, listing total full-time equivalents and limited-term positions, permanent vs temporary staff, front-line vs office roles, and union versus management exempt status.
Directs Administration to provide a rebate for the residential portion of 2025 property taxes funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, and to implement the necessary budget changes and performance measures to carry it out.
Amends Report C2024-1097 to limit the 2025 shift of tax burden from non-residential to residential to 0.5 percentage points (instead of 1%). This changes how property taxes are allocated between businesses and homeowners in 2025.
Authorizes $25,000 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2026 as one-time operating funding from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to support the Grey Cup Committee and Carnaval Committee (Arts & Culture) for their annual events. The actual 2025 and 2026 expenditures will inform base funding for ongoing support in the 2027–2030 budget cycle.
Approve a one-time 2025 operating budget of $65,000 to support HMCS Calgary's 30th anniversary and ongoing Calgary Salutes, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve.
Two separate one-time funding streams from the Fiscal Stability Reserve: $500k per year for Downtown Service Level Enhancement via City Planning and Policy, and $500k per year to support city services and community festivals/events.
The amendment changes the fee schedule so that there is no charge for Seasonal Cafes/Patios street-use permits in 2025 and 2026, instead of the previously proposed $7 per square foot.
Requires the Chief Administrative Officer to produce a two-year report on Corporate Management Team hosting, meals, entertainment, and travel expenses, and to establish a plan to reduce these costs by 50% in 2025, with the target to be presented in Q1 2025.
Approve a one-time $2.5 million funding allocation in 2025 from the Reserve for Future Capital to upgrade parks and playground amenities.
Approve a one-time $775,000 operating investment from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to support the Strengthening Transparency: Improving Engagement with Calgarians program.
It reduces the Calgary Police Service base budget by $4 million in 2025 and increases the Community Strategies budget by $4 million for 2025 and 2026 to support the Community Safety Investment Framework, an oversubscribed program.
The amendment removes the $4.1 million capital funding request for Cowboys Park Upgrade and directs Administration to return in Q2 2025 with more information for a future substantial funding decision.
Approve the parking fee schedule in Attachment 4I. The $560,000 shortfall will be funded using the 2025 tax base, and the schedule will be exempt from the City’s User Fee Policy and Calgary Parking Policies.
Council approves plan and budget amendments for 2025–2026, including one-time operating funding for the Grey Cup and Carnaval committees, base funding adjustments for the Civic Partner Community Safety Grant Program and Family and Community Support Services, and major capital investments for pavement rehabilitation and recreation projects funded from reserves.
This amendment reverses the previous plan to relinquish a one-time $400,000 in 2025 and 2026 for the Inglewood facility. It reinstates up to $400,000 for operating costs in 2025–2026 and up to $400,000 for capital upgrades in 2025, all funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve.
Amends the budget to allocate $7.5M in 2025 and $7.5M in 2026 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to Recreation Opportunities (Budget ID A446551) for identified unfunded recreation projects that require initiation, repair, or maintenance.
Approve $1.3 million in one-time operating funds for 2025–2026 to support the designated historic resource property tax cancellation program, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve. These pilot funds will inform the addition of base funding for ongoing tax cancellation in the 2027–2030 budget cycles.
This amendment moves $1.5 million from the Innovation Fund to the Community Fund, reallocating resources toward community-focused initiatives.
The city would commit $2.5 million in 2025 to upgrade parks and playground amenities, funded from the Reserve for Future Capital.
Direct Administration to reconstitute the Finance and Budget Committee, giving it a mandate to review every operating budget in detail for each business unit over the four-year term and to oversee service planning and budgeting.
The amendment would reduce the Mental Health and Addictions strategy funding from Community Strategies by 6 million in 2025, and replace it with one-time funding of 6 million for 2025 and 6 million for 2026 from the Fiscal Reserve.
Amends Recommendation 1.a to remove the City-Wide Transit Oriented Development budget request of $20 million for 2025, per IP2024-1225 and Revised Attachment 3.
Council will revisit whether to provide $2.5 million in 2025 for parks and playground upgrades, funded from the Reserve for Future Capital. The motion asks to reconsider the previously amended recommendation.
Council directs Administration to propose a budget amendment to provide a tax cancellation equal to 15% of the municipal property tax levy for properties designated as Municipal Historic Resources, with a proposed $600,000 base budget in 2025 and an additional $100,000 in 2026 to cover current and expected new designations and administration. Administration must also bring back a policy to manage annual tax cancellations for privately owned designated properties by Q2 2025 and explore creating a Municipal Historic Resource tax subclass in future assessment and tax system reviews.
Provides a one-time $50,000 grant to the Calgary Salutes Committee to plan and run 30th anniversary HMCS Calgary events in 2025 (covering venue, entertainment, logistics, food and beverage) and a one-time $15,000 allocation ($1,000 per councillor office) for travel if the Mayor or Councillors choose to attend the anniversary event in Victoria. Directs Administration to report back to Executive Committee in Q2 with a recommended annual budget for the Calgary Salutes Committee for ongoing event support.
Council gave first reading to Bylaw 7B2024 to amend multiple bylaws and lower the City's available (surplus) borrowing authority by $59,281,683. Second and third readings are being withheld until the required public advertising under the Municipal Government Act is completed, so the reduction is not yet final.
Direct Administration to report on CSIF funding, update CPS capital cost estimates (including the Shooting Range), and present the CPS operating and capital budgets as a separate discussion. It also directs sending a letter to the Calgary Police Commission to contribute $8 million from CPS to CSIF, increasing CSIF to $16 million under City administration, plus governance updates and disaggregated use-of-force data and Wittman Report follow-up.
City Council approves $50,000 in one-time funding to the Calgary Salutes Committee to plan and run the HMCS Calgary 30th anniversary events in 2025, and $15,000 total for Mayor and Councillor travel to the Victoria event. It also directs Administration to report back in Q2 with a proposed yearly budget for the Calgary Salutes Committee to support ongoing events.
An amendment directs that the Calgary Police Service's operating and capital budgets be presented and debated as a separate agenda item after the lunch break on November 19, 2024, during the Mid-Cycle Adjustments deliberations.
Council would direct Administration to propose amendments to the 2023-2026 budget to provide tax cancellations equal to 15% of municipal property taxes for designated Municipal Historic Resources, funded by $600,000 in 2025 and $100,000 in 2026. It would also develop a policy for annual tax cancellations for privately owned designated properties and explore a Municipal Historic Resource subclass in the assessment system, with recommendations to Council by Q2 2025.
City Council would begin considering a bylaw that reduces surplus borrowing authority by about $59.28 million, with second and third readings postponed until the Municipal Government Act advertising requirements are met.
Council replaces section 3 of the Calgary Parking Policies (applied retroactively to 2024-01-01), closes the Calgary Parking Long-Term Investment Fund, and distributes its remaining balance: $20.0M to the Fiscal Stability Reserve, $23.0M to the Reserve for Future Capital, and the remainder to the Calgary Parking Capital Reserve Fund. Administration is directed to reflect the policy and funding changes in the November 2024 mid-cycle budget adjustments.
Council would amend CP2021-04 to adopt Attachment 1 content retroactively to January 1, 2024. It would close the Calgary Parking Long-Term Investment Fund and distribute its remaining balance to three reserves: $20 million to the Fiscal Stability Reserve, $23 million to the Reserve for Future Capital, and the remainder to the Calgary Parking Capital Reserve Fund, with adjustments reflected in the November 2024 mid-cycle budget.
Council directs Administration to return with mid-cycle budget adjustments that update the proposed budget based on the Green Line decision. It also directs Administration to prepare a year-end presentation on Calgary's population growth, including historical trends, forward-looking projections (including interprovincial migration), a breakdown of where growth is coming from, implications for city revenue and expenditures, and how federal/provincial immigration policy may affect Calgary.
This motion asks Council to revisit its March 18, 2024 decision on adopting a 'Quantity Only' model for franchise fees and to make January 1, 2027 the effective start date for that model. Practically, it sets or delays when the city will begin charging franchise fees based on quantity (affecting municipal revenue timing and the charges utilities pass on to customers).
Directs the City Clerk to circulate the Climate Advisory Committee's letter related to Item 9.4.6 and to add that letter to the Corporate Record.
Council would immediately revoke Calgary's Climate Emergency declaration. This ends the emergency status and any actions or policies associated with that declaration.
Administration must publicly report by September 2026 on climate-related expenditures and recommendations for the 2027-2030 budgets, using plain language so Council and residents can evaluate value for money.
Direct Administration to perform a full value-for-money audit of all city climate-related spending (operating and capital) since November 2021, determine cost, timing, auditor type, and scope, and report back to Council via the Executive Committee by December 15, 2025.
Council directs Administration to conduct a comprehensive value-for-money audit of all climate-related City spending (operating and capital) tied to the Climate Emergency declaration and climate strategies across all departments. The report, due by December 15, 2025 through Executive Committee, should specify cost, timing, whether external or internal auditors will be used, and the scope, including whether spending aligns with Council priorities.
Council directs Administration to perform a comprehensive value-for-money audit of all City climate-related spending, including operating and capital expenditures tied to the Climate Emergency declaration and climate strategies, across all departments. The audit will identify cost savings, duplications, or expenditures not delivering measurable benefits, and report back to Council by December 15, 2025 through Executive Committee, specifying the cost, timing, whether the auditor will be internal or external, and the scope.
Council directs administration to report by Q1 2026 with a recommendation for an accelerated program to replace declining poplar trees within 3 metres of sidewalks in established communities with species that have less invasive roots. The report must assess impacts on the urban tree canopy, recommend planting one poplar in a more suitable location for each removed, include financial implications (with tree and damaged sidewalk replacement delivered at no cost to residents), and add poplar lifecycle planning to the Urban Forestry Strategic Plan.
Council directs Administration to report back by end of Q1 2026 with a plan to accelerate replacement of declining poplars within 3 metres of sidewalks using species with less invasive roots. The plan should include impacts on the urban tree canopy, require replacement plantings (a poplar elsewhere for each removed poplar), assess the financial costs of tree and sidewalk work, ensure the program is delivered at no cost to residents, and include poplar lifecycle planning in the Urban Forestry Strategic Plan update.
Council directs Administration to prioritize planting trees in equity-deserving (underserved) neighbourhoods using 2 Billion Trees funding, prepare an annual implementation plan with community-specific planting targets to help meet Calgary's canopy goals (average 9% by 2026 and 16% by 2060), and report yearly on progress, challenges and metrics (number and types of trees, locations, allocation factors and equity outcomes). Actions are to be done to the extent possible while complying with the existing Agreement.
Council directs Administration to implement a comprehensive hail resilience program and to consider future one-time operating investments as part of the 2027-2030 Service Plans and Budgets.
Council will create a Hail Resilience Improvement Network with sector partners to coordinate resources and tools, invest in Calgary-specific hail exposure mapping, and conduct a Hail Equity Impact Analysis. The City will also request the Province to fund vulnerable homeowners' hail protection upgrades and modify the Municipal Government Act to include hail upgrades as resilience measures.
Direct Administration to prioritize tree planting in equity-deserving neighborhoods using the 2 Billion Trees program, set annual community-specific targets aligned with Calgary's canopy goals, and provide an annual report detailing trees planted, locations, allocation factors, and progress toward equitable canopy.
Council directs Administration to create and implement new tools and incentives for homeowners and private landowners to keep, plant, and care for trees on their property. Practically, this could mean grants, permit adjustments, education or maintenance programs designed to increase the urban tree canopy and improve tree health on private land.
Requires city staff to create a bylaw to protect trees on private property and report back with status and recommendations on Phase 2 by Q4 2026. It also directs staff to bring any budget requests needed to support Phase 2 to Council on November 10, 2025 for consideration in the 2026 mid-cycle budget process.
Administration will draft a private tree protection bylaw, report back with Phase 2 recommendations to Council through the Community Development Committee by Q4 2026, and submit budget requests for 2026 Phase 2 work at the 2025 November 10 Council Meeting for the 2026 mid-cycle budget adjustment.
Council directs Administration to create and apply tools and incentives that encourage private-property owners to retain, plant, and maintain trees, as described in Attachment 3.
Council directs the city to develop an implementation plan to naturalize major roads, boulevards and the sides of sidewalks/multi‑use paths to support biodiversity, climate mitigation and safety while considering aesthetics. Naturalization must be included in capital costs for new road projects starting in 2026, a public education campaign and volunteer opportunities will be developed, and Administration must report timing and budget requirements to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee by Q2 2026.
Approves a bylaw amendment to reduce the monthly Blue Cart Program charge and to enable Calgary to implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for recycling. Directs Administration to evaluate EPR impacts, review options to update waste and recycling rates, and report back to Council by Q2 2026, which may lead to further fee or service changes.
Council would approve readings for a bylaw to cut the Blue Cart monthly charge and enable Extended Producer Responsibility, and ask Administration to evaluate changes and propose updated waste-rate options with a report by Q2 2026.
Council directs Administration to assess the past Resilient Roofing Rebate Program, focusing on cost-effectiveness and equity. It will report back by Q2 2025 with recommendations, timelines, and funding options to implement a similar program, and identify monetary and non-monetary incentives to reduce hail risk for households and coordinate with other governments and industry.
Requires City Administration to return by Q4 2026 with a feasibility strategy for a regional park in the Nose Creek Valley. The Strategy must include Indigenous and public engagement, recommendations to protect and connect creek, wetlands and wildlife habitat, coordinate water-quality and slope-stability work, align with nearby land-use and transit plans, work with Airdrie and Rocky View County, and incorporate cultural recognition and reconciliation actions from the White Goose Flying Report.
Directs the City to use $7 million in one-time Housing Accelerator Funds to further fund the Shallow Utility Burial Pilot Program beginning in 2025, and requires Administration to assess the pilot and consider a permanent funding source during the 2025 November Budget Adjustments or future service plans and budgets. The program supports burying shallow utilities (undergrounding) to improve neighbourhood aesthetics and infrastructure resilience.
Council directs Administration to recommend increasing the 2026 capital budget by $62.2 million, funded by a one-time realized gain on sale of investments that will be put into the Fiscal Stability Reserve at year-end. Administration must also identify a sustainable long-term funding source to support changing the Reserve for Future Capital and Lifecycle Maintenance from 2.6% to 5.0% of annual property tax revenue and return with recommendations as part of the 2027–2030 budgets, which could affect future tax or budget decisions.
Directs City administration to review current intersection safety and performance, assess impacts from the proposed TUC boundary changes, identify additional safety and operational improvements, estimate any capital or one-time costs to implement those improvements, and advise whether the work can be prioritized for 2026 if one-time funding becomes available. A report is due to Council through the Infrastructure & Planning Committee by September 15, 2025.
Directs Administration to adjust the 2025 November budget to add $62.2 million to the 2026 capital budget to address infrastructure maintenance gaps, funded by a one-time gain from investment sales deposited into the Fiscal Stability Reserve. It also requires finding a sustainable long-term funding source to raise the Reserve for Future Capital and Lifecycle Maintenance from 2.6% to 5% of annual property tax revenue, with a recommendation to be presented in the 2027–2030 budgets.
Council directs Administration to overview current intersection safety and performance, assess projected impacts of the proposed TUC boundary changes, identify further operational and safety improvements, and report on the capital or one-time funding required to implement the improvements; and to advise if 2026 one-time funding could enable delivery through the Operational Improvements Capital Program, with a final report due by September 15, 2025.
Council directs city staff to implement actions from Report CD2025-0492 to establish a comprehensive hail resilience program aimed at reducing hail damage to property and infrastructure. It also asks Administration to consider any required one-time operating investments for the program when prioritizing investments in the 2027–2030 Service Plans and Budgets, meaning funding could be proposed in future budget cycles.
Council directs City staff to prepare options for a pilot program that tests delivering community-level amenities where external partners provide upfront funding and handle project delivery. The report must analyze funding mechanisms, budget and debt impacts, scope and eligibility, application and selection processes, policy alignment, legal/contractual issues (ownership, liability, operations), and return recommendations to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee by end of Q3 2025.
Council directs Administration to create a program to close the city's infrastructure service gap by identifying stable funding sources (utility rates, taxes, grants, fees), reviewing existing reserves, setting clear project-prioritization criteria, coordinating upgrades with redevelopment and other public owners, seeking intergovernmental contributions, ensuring regular public reporting, and providing implementation timelines and governance. Administration must report back with the proposed program by Q3 2026 for consideration in the 2027–30 budget.
Council directs Administration to develop a rolling 10-year capital plan to improve visibility of capital needs and funding, prepare a preliminary plan for the 2026 Mid-Cycle Budget Adjustments, implement by Q2 2026, share the plan annually with Council, and report civic partners' 10-year capital needs for the 2027-2030 Budget.
City Administration is directed to create a formal Infrastructure Reinvestment Program that identifies funding sources, sets prioritization criteria, and coordinates reinvestment with redevelopment. It must include transparency, explore intergovernmental funding, and report back with implementation details for inclusion in the 2027-30 budget.
Direct Administration to upgrade road safety installations (crosswalks, stop controls, lighting, curb extensions, signage, and signals) beyond TAC guidelines by applying AI-based near-miss predictions and data-driven modelling of road and pedestrian use, then report back in Q3 2025 and prioritize funding for 2026 budget adjustments.
City Administration should explore a pilot program where external partners fund and deliver community amenities upfront, and report back with recommendations on funding, costs, eligibility, governance, alignment with policies, and legal considerations by the end of Q3 2025.
It approves a $1 million one-time investment from the Fiscal Stability Reserve for urgent Safer Mobility improvements and directs funding to be prioritized in the 2026 budget. It also requires Administration to use AI-based predictive modelling and open data (including 311 feedback and collision data) to improve road-safety measures beyond TAC guidelines, with reporting back by Q3 2025 on how the analysis affects crossing safety and funding, and by Q2 2026 for the Safer Mobility Annual Briefing 2026.
Council directs Administration to review current practices during water disruptions and report back with improvements, timelines, and cost estimates. The plan should include comparing practices with other utilities, exploring alternate water sources accessible to all (including seniors and mobility-challenged), providing complimentary recreation passes for affected customers, and starting annual performance reporting in Q4 2025.
Council gave three readings to Bylaw 26M2025 to change the Parks and Pathways Bylaw and rescinded the Enhanced Maintenance Infrastructure Agreements Policy (CSPS007). Practically, this updates the rules and policy framework for how parks and pathways are managed and maintained and may change responsibilities or procedures for city staff, contractors, and community partners involved in enhanced maintenance agreements.
Directs Administration to review current practices and performance targets for essential water service disruptions and report back by July 29, 2025 with summaries of current and peer practices, recommendations (with timelines and costs) to improve outage response — including timely alternate water sources and complimentary daily recreation passes for affected customers — and to provide an annual measurement tool tracking number/duration of outages and customer feedback beginning Q4 2025.
Council gave three readings to proposed bylaws amending the city's Water Utility, Wastewater, and Stormwater bylaws. This advances formal changes to the rules governing those utility services (such as operations, responsibilities or billing mechanisms) so the updated regulations can be adopted.
Council will advance amendments to three utility bylaws: Water Utility, Wastewater, and Stormwater. This begins the process to update how water and drainage services are regulated.
Plan naturalization of major roads, boulevards, and pathways with biodiversity and safety in mind, include naturalization in 2026 road construction budgets, and run an education campaign; report back by Q2 2026 on timing and costs.
Council adopts the GamePLAN vision and principles for public recreation, establishes the 'Making Waves' service level as the standard for facilities and amenities, and directs Administration to return in Q1 2026 with a prioritized capital project list and an implementation plan for future budgets. This will guide which recreation facilities are built or upgraded and how they are funded in upcoming budget cycles.
Adopts the GamePLAN recreation vision and principles and sets the Making Waves service level as the standard for public recreation facilities. It also directs Administration to return in 2026 Q1 with a prioritized capital recreation projects list (including recommendations for the next budget cycle) and to develop an implementation plan to be executed through future Service Plans and Budgets.
After the Downtown Segment Functional Plan is completed and Alberta's cost estimate is validated, Council will be asked to direct staff to commence construction (including enabling works) in 2027, with broad public support.
Council directs Administration to evaluate the previous Resilient Roofing Rebate Program and report back by Q2 2025 with recommendations, timelines and funding options to implement a similar program. The review must assess cost-effectiveness and equity, identify the best monetary and non-monetary ways to reduce household hail risk, and consider coordination with other governments and industry.
Directs city administration to produce a scoping report by June 2025 assessing the condition and capacity of major infrastructure (roads, water, wastewater, storm sewers, parks, curbs) in Bowness and Montgomery and to identify social, economic and budgetary impacts of aging and densification, with regular interim updates. It also places a hold on Development Permits and land‑use approvals for new residential buildings (except very small developments of four units or fewer) submitted after Aug 26, 2024 until Council reviews the report and ensures new development will not harm existing infrastructure or funds necessary upgrades.
Council confirms the city's decision to permanently close the Inglewood Aquatic Centre effective December 22, 2024. This ends public access and programs at that facility and may require users and staff to move to other pools or services.
Adds a new recommendation to provide $2,500,000 in one-time funding in 2025, drawn from the Reserve for Future Capital, to upgrade parks and playground amenities. The money will pay for repairs, replacements and improvements to play equipment, surfacing and related park features citywide; it is a one-time capital investment, not recurring operating funding.
Council will set aside $480 million to fund maintenance, renewals and high‑priority preventative work across service lines including parks and open spaces, streets and sidewalks, facilities management, and public transit. The money will be raised by tax increases of $160 million per year starting in 2025 for three years, and the city will report back to the Infrastructure Planning Committee in Q1 2025 with proposed allocations.
Adds a 2025 capital-budget allocation of $2.5 million to upgrade parks and playground amenities, funded from the Reserve for Future Capital.
Council deletes the $4.1 million Cowboys Park upgrade capital budget from the plan and directs Administration to return in Q2 2025 with more information for future consideration.
Council approves permanently closing the Inglewood Aquatic Centre, with the closure taking effect on December 22, 2024.
Council will revisit its previous decision to permanently close the Inglewood Aquatic Centre, delaying or altering the planned December 22, 2024 closure.
This amendment adds $20,000,000 to the 2025 capital budget for improved pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction (Streets Service Line, Budget ID P128_132), to be paid from the Reserve for Future Capital. In practice, it directs funding to accelerate street repairs and rebuilds in 2025 without drawing on new tax revenue.
This amendment allocates $20 million in 2025 capital funding to pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction (Streets Service Line Budget ID P128_132), funded from the Reserve for Future Capital Reserve.
Council confirmed the administration's decision to permanently close the Inglewood Aquatic Centre effective December 22, 2024. This ends the community pool and its programs, may affect staff assignments or employment, and requires residents to use alternative aquatic facilities elsewhere.
Approves reserving $480 million to invest in city service lines, funded by $160 million in property tax increases each year for three years beginning in 2025. The money will be allocated to parks and open spaces, streets/sidewalks and pathways, facilities management, and public transit for maintenance, renewals, fleets and other high-priority preventative work, and Council requests a report to the Infrastructure Planning Committee in Q1 2025 on how funds will be distributed.
This amendment requires $20,000,000 to be allocated in the 2025 capital budget for pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction under the Streets Service Line (Budget ID P128_132), to be funded from the Reserve for Future Capital. It amends the Capital Budget Adjustments recommendation to make this dedicated funding for road repairs part of the approved budget.
Council approves the administration's plan to permanently close the Inglewood Aquatic Centre, with the closure taking effect on December 22, 2024.
The amendment directs $20 million of capital funding in 2025 to improve pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction as part of the Streets service line (Budget ID P128_132), funded from the Reserve for Future Capital.
The City would approve a new natural gas franchise agreement with ATCO Gas using the Quantity Only pricing method and give first reading to Bylaw 44M2024. It will withhold second and third readings until the Alberta Utilities Commission approves the agreement, and keep related Closed Meeting discussions confidential until December 31, 2026.
Council approves a $300,000 grant to Silvera for Seniors to pay for and facilitate construction of a sidewalk on 26th Street NE. This funding will create pedestrian infrastructure to improve accessibility and safety for seniors and nearby residents.
Replaces language in the report to thank the Government of Alberta for submitting the Calgary Metropolitan Region EOI under the Canada Public Transit Fund and to request continued provincial support. Adds the MAX Purple Extension (52 Street E to 84 Street E) to the funding request lists as seeking a $38.3M provincial contribution and a $38.3M federal contribution.
The amendment thanks Alberta for the Metro-Regional EOI and seeks continued support, and adds the MAX Purple Extension (52 St E to 84 St E) with a $38.3M provincial contribution and a $38.3M federal contribution to the transit plan.
Council approves a permanent, tax-funded increase of $140,000 annually to Calgary Transit's budget starting in 2026. The change raises city spending supported by taxes to provide additional resources for Calgary Transit operations or services.
City Council approved an ongoing $140,000 increase to Calgary Transit’s budget, funded by the municipal tax base, beginning in 2026.
Council directs a one-time $3 million transfer from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to Calgary Transit in 2025 to respond to growth pressures, and instructs Administration to prioritize the RouteAhead 10-Year Implementation Plan in 2026 budget adjustments. It also requires safety actions: new safety signage on all vehicles, upgrading driver separation barriers to more secure shields (up to $15M to be funded through 2025 high-priority requests), a review and improvement of safety and training practices with any 2026 budget requests returned to Council in November 2025, and a safety status report in each annual RouteAhead update.
Directs Calgary Transit to install new safety signage on all vehicles, upgrade driver separation barriers to more secure security shields funded up to $15 million through the 2025 High Priority Requests, review and improve safety and training practices (with any 2026 budget requests returned to Council in Nov 2025), and include a safety status/progress report in each annual Route Ahead update.
Council will give all three readings to Bylaw 28M2025 to amend the city's Transit Bylaw 4M81, formally adopting the changes in the attached draft. The amendment will take effect immediately once passed, updating the city's transit rules and enforcement as specified in the attachment.
Approve a $3M one-time investment from the Fiscal Stability Reserve for Calgary Transit to address growth, fund up to $15M for upgraded driver shields, advance the RouteAhead 10-Year plan through 2026, install new safety signage, review safety and training practices, and require annual safety progress reports in each RouteAhead update.
Council is asked to pass a bylaw amendment (28M2025) to update Transit Bylaw 4M81. If approved, the changes would take effect immediately after the three readings.
The amendment would require safety upgrades for Calgary Transit: install new safety signage on all vehicles with clear non-compliance consequences; upgrade driver separation barriers to more secure shields (funded up to $15 million). It also directs a review of safety and training practices with potential 2026 budget adjustments and a safety status report in each Route Ahead update.
Council directs City administration to include an attachment in the RouteAhead annual update that responds to a set of suggested transit changes, including extending fare validity to 120 minutes and reducing digital ticket expiry, partnering with major events to include transit passes, and adopting GTFS‑Realtime and GPS tracking for better real‑time train location and operator routing. It also asks for improved rider information and wayfinding (station maps, persistent arrival screens, departure boards, network status displays), a disruption communications plan and better physical signage, a renewed transit etiquette campaign, consistent destination labeling, and an investigation into publishing more transit data on the City’s Open Data Portal.
Direct Administration to include an attachment in the RouteAhead update outlining proposed transit improvements and to respond to the related suggestions, including changes to fares, real-time information, signage and communications, disruptions procedures, etiquette initiatives, and data sharing.
Council endorses a shared City–Alberta vision for a continuous south-to-north LRT from 160 Avenue North through downtown to Seton, linking to the Red and Blue lines and the new event centre and allowing future south–north connections. It directs Administration to implement concurrent delivery, begin construction of the Shepard-to-Event Centre (SE) segment in 2025 upon ICIP funding (including track, stations, systems, bridges, maintenance/storage facility and vehicles), start preliminary design for the full south-to-north route once downtown work begins, establish joint governance with Alberta, notify federal/provincial governments, and keep specified materials confidential until December 31, 2039.
Directs administration to implement a concurrent development process for the south-to-north light rail transit (LRT) program and to begin the functional planning for the downtown segment (Event Centre/Grand Central Station through downtown) in 2025. This starts formal planning and coordination intended to speed delivery and align transit construction with downtown development, but does not itself approve construction funding.
Council approves the first reading of a proposed bylaw to change the Livery Transport Bylaw (rules for taxis, private livery and similar services). This starts the formal process for updating licensing, operational or regulatory requirements but does not put the changes into effect until subsequent readings and final approval.
Directs Administration to prepare a comprehensive Functional Plan for the Downtown LRT segment, covering design progress, cost validation, stakeholder engagement, flood/stormwater, noise and vibration, property impacts, CPTED safety considerations, traffic modeling, and service implications. It requires reporting to Council by the end of 2026 with quarterly updates.
Council directs Administration to work with the Government of Alberta to submit an updated business case to the federal government by February 14, 2025, seeking ICIP funding for the concurrent development of the SE and Downtown transit segments.
Calgary Council endorses a plan to build a south-to-north LRT from 160 Ave North through downtown to Seton, with connections to Red/Blue Lines and a new event centre. It also directs Administration to pursue concurrent delivery, begin SE Segment construction in 2025 subject to ICIP funding, develop design for the full route, and establish a joint governance committee with Alberta.
The city will begin an integrated planning process to deliver the south-to-north LRT, starting with the Downtown segment and launching the functional plan in 2025.
Council confirms it will not accept the Province's proposed downtown Green Line alignment without further negotiations and due diligence, and directs City representatives to communicate Recommendation #1 to the Reimagined Green Line Program Working Group and asks the Mayor to write to the Premier and Minister. Council also requests the Province release the AECOM downtown alignment report, the financial summary provided to Council, and the Working Group Terms of Reference (with procurement-sensitive redactions) for public feedback, receives several documents for the corporate record, and keeps certain confidential distributions and closed-meeting discussions sealed until review by December 31, 2039.
Direct Administration to publish a statement that explains the cost-analysis gap between the City's Eau Claire–Shepard Green Line alignment and the Provincial alignment.
Directs city staff to research subsidized transit programs in other Alberta municipalities, including total amounts and the proportion funded by the province, and to provide a briefing note to Council by the end of Q1 2025. This is a fact-finding step to inform potential future policy or budget decisions and does not itself change services or funding.
Directs Administration to undo the November 2023 transit fare freeze so that fare changes can take effect and to reinvest $3,000,000 into advancing the Primary Transit Network under the RouteAhead strategy. It also approves a net‑zero budget adjustment to increase both budgeted revenues and expenses accordingly and updates the User Fee Table (Distribution 6). Riders may see fare changes resume and the funds will be used for transit network improvements.
Council directs Administration to launch education and awareness campaigns in 2025 to improve perceptions of safety on Calgary Transit and encourage ridership. The campaigns will explain commitments since 2022 (budget, hiring and deployment of Transit Peace Officers under the District Model), promote the Transit text line 74100 and emergency help phones, clarify fare evasion consequences, and highlight support for vulnerable people through the Community Outreach Team.
Administration must gather details on subsidized transit programs in other Alberta municipalities, including how much provincial funding they receive and the share of that funding. A briefing note must be submitted to Council by the end of Q1 2025.
Direct Administration to undo the November 2023 transit fare freeze and allocate $3 million to advance the Primary Transit Network under RouteAhead. The motion also requests a net-zero budget adjustment and approval of Distribution 6 User Fee Table.
Directs Administration to eliminate battery electric buses (BEBs) as an option in Calgary's transit fleet strategy, immediately cancel all active and planned BEB procurements, related charging equipment and infrastructure/maintenance contracts, and notify federal funding partners (Infrastructure Canada and Canada Infrastructure Bank) of this decision. Practically, this stops BEB purchases and associated infrastructure work, may affect emissions and service plans, and could impact existing contracts and federal funding arrangements.
Removes proposed wording that would cut two budget requests, thereby keeping the planned City‑Wide Transit‑Oriented Development design and infrastructure study funded at $2,500,000 in 2025 and $2,000,000 in 2026. Practically, this preserves funds so the city can proceed with planning work related to transit‑oriented development.
Direct Administration to abandon battery electric buses as an option, cancel active and planned BEB purchases and related charging/infrastructure contracts, and notify federal agencies not to pursue BEBs for the city's bus fleet.
Removes a proposed cut and preserves the budgeted amounts for the city-wide Transit-Oriented Development design and infrastructure study — $2,500,000 in 2025 and $2,000,000 in 2026 — ensuring the study and related planning work proceed as funded.
Directs City Administration to run public education and awareness campaigns in 2025 to improve perceptions of safety on Calgary Transit and encourage ridership. Campaigns will communicate commitments since 2022 (including Transit Peace Officer deployment), how to use the Transit text line 74100 and emergency phones, fare evasion consequences, and supports for vulnerable riders via the Community Outreach Team.
Council directs city staff to collect details on subsidized transit programs in other Alberta municipalities, including the amounts and proportion provided by provincial funding, and to submit a briefing note to Council by the end of Q1 2025. This is an information-gathering step to help council assess options for transit subsidies and funding.
Directs City Administration to undo the November 2023 transit fare freeze (allowing fares to be restored to planned levels), and redirect $3,000,000 of those fare revenues to advance the Primary Transit Network in the RouteAhead Strategy. Administration will make a net‑zero budget adjustment to increase both budgeted revenues and expenses accordingly and approve the related user fee distribution (Distribution 6, User Fee Table). Riders may see fares reinstated and the funds will be used for transit network improvements.
Directs Administration to remove battery-electric buses as an option from the City of Calgary's transit fleet strategy and to immediately cancel all active and planned procurements for electric shuttle and 40‑ft buses, charging equipment, and related infrastructure and maintenance contracts. It also requires notifying federal partners (Infrastructure Canada and the Canada Infrastructure Bank) that the City will not pursue adding battery-electric buses, effectively halting planned electrification work and potentially affecting federal funding or agreements.
Undo the November 2023 transit fare freeze and reinvest $3 million to advance the Primary Transit Network under RouteAhead. It also requests a net-zero budget adjustment to increase both revenues and expenses and to approve Distribution 6, User Fee Table.
Direct Administration to stop pursuing battery electric buses, cancel all current and planned BEB purchases and related infrastructure work, and inform federal agencies that Calgary will not pursue battery electric transit vehicles.
Council directs Administration to gather information on how other Alberta cities subsidize transit, including the amount and share of provincial funding, and to submit a briefing note by the end of Q1 2025.
This amendment removes two proposed funding items for Transit Oriented Development: $2.5 million in 2025 for design and infrastructure study, and $2.0 million in 2026.
Council gave three readings to a proposed bylaw amending the city's Transit Bylaw 4M81, with the amendments effective immediately. The change updates the rules that govern transit operations, rider conduct, and enforcement procedures, which may affect how transit services are managed and how riders and staff are regulated.
Repeals the Green Line Board bylaw and advances the wind-down of the Green Line program while directing staff to treat related real estate deals as Major Real Estate Undertakings to preserve value for Calgarians. Council also received several (confidential) reports and presentations for the corporate record and ordered those materials and related meeting discussions to remain confidential under FOIP until December 31, 2039.
Council would advance three readings for Proposed Bylaw 47M2024 (Attachment 4) to amend Transit Bylaw 4M81, with the changes taking effect immediately upon enactment.
If Council approves winding down Phase 1, this motion accepts the related report for the corporate record and moves responsibility for the Green Line program to City Administration by December 31, 2024. It also keeps the closed‑meeting discussions and specified attachments confidential under FOIP and directs Administration to prepare and release a revised confidential attachment from the July 30, 2024 meeting.
Council reaffirms its commitment to work with Alberta to replace the Green Line LRT and asks the province to form a working group with city, provincial and federal representatives. The group is directed to produce a status update within 90 days to quickly advance planning and coordination for delivering the replacement LRT.
Council authorizes the Green Line Board and City Administration to wind down the Green Line light rail program after a 2024-09-03 provincial communication said the project can no longer proceed. Staff are directed to make all necessary decisions to close out the program, preserve assets and information, and carry out activities in a way that retains the highest value and benefit for Calgarians.
Re-affirms Calgary's commitment to deliver the Greenline LRT, asks the Government of Alberta to appoint a joint working group with City and federal representatives, and directs City Administration to produce a detailed work plan within 90 days to expedite planning, coordination and delivery of the LRT project.
Council will move into a closed (confidential) meeting under FOIP to receive advice and discuss confidential matters about winding down the Green Line LRT Phase 1, including costs and consequences; two Green Line Board members (Patricia McLeod and Ian Bourne) are authorized to attend the closed session. This allows council and administration to discuss sensitive financial, legal and operational implications away from the public record, which may lead to major decisions on the project's future and fiscal impacts.
Council directs City staff to report Green Line wind-down costs in the Mid-Cycle Adjustments for public transparency, obtain a legal opinion on recovering those costs from the Government of Alberta, and return options by Q4 2024. It also directs staff to propose using any remaining Green Line funds for unfunded transit priorities, draft criteria for engaging on any future Alberta-led LRT replacement, and report heritage options for the Ogden Block by Q1 2025.
Council directed Administration to stop work on Green Line Stage 1, declare prior Council directions redundant, and use the existing Green Line program budget to cover interim, wind‑down, or transfer costs. Administration must work with the Government of Alberta to ensure the City is made whole for direct and indirect costs, give three readings to amend the Green Line Board bylaw, provide regular progress and risk updates to Council, and keep specified confidential attachments sealed until review by January 31, 2025.
City Council authorizes winding down the Green Line transit project in response to the province's directive and directs staff to preserve assets and information. All remaining actions should maximize value and benefits for Calgarians.
Requires Administration to show the costs of winding down the Green Line in the mid-cycle budget so the public can see termination costs, obtain a legal opinion by Q4 2024 on whether those costs can be shifted to the Government of Alberta, and consider redirecting any remaining Green Line funds to other unfunded priority transit projects. It also directs Administration to draft criteria for engaging on any new Alberta-led LRT (including funding partners, route, stations, accessibility, maintenance, delivery and risk allocation) and report back by Q1 2025 on heritage options for the Ogden Block.
Winds down Phase 1 of the Green Line (Lynnwood/Millican to Eau Claire) and transfers the Green Line program to City Administration by December 31, 2024. The motion also accepts the related report for the corporate record, keeps discussions and confidential attachments confidential, and directs Administration to release a revised confidential attachment on governance, risk, and finances.
Requires Administration to report Green Line wind-down costs, obtain a legal opinion on transferring costs to Alberta, consider diverting remaining funds to Route Ahead transit projects, set criteria for future Alberta-led LRT proposals, and report on Ogden Block heritage options.
Council directs a cross‑level working group (city, provincial, and federal representatives) to deliver a status update within 90 days on how to move forward with delivering a Green Line replacement LRT.
Calgary reaffirms its commitment to delivering the Green Line LRT. It asks Alberta to form an intergovernmental working group with municipal, provincial, and federal representatives, and directs Administration to produce a 90-day plan to move the project forward.
Council directs Administration to include wind-down costs in mid-cycle adjustments for transparency, obtain a legal opinion on transferring those costs to the Government of Alberta, consider diverting any remaining funds to other Route Ahead transit priorities, draft criteria for future Alberta-led LRT proposals, and report on heritage options for Ogden Block.
The amendment directs Administration to (1) include wind-down costs of the Green Line in Mid-Cycle Adjustments for public transparency; (2) return with a legal opinion on transferring those costs to Alberta; (3) report options to reuse any remaining funds for other Route Ahead transit priorities; (4) draft criteria for engaging Alberta on future LRT projects, including funding, spine design, stations, and risk transfer; and (5) report on heritage options for Ogden Block in light of the wind-down.
Council asks the Mayor to contact the Alberta Premier and write a letter about proposed provincial changes to the Green Line Stage 1. Administration must report back by Sept 17 with recommendations for next steps, including an orderly wind-down plan and a detailed estimate of current and future wind-down costs and how those costs and risks would be transferred from the City to the Province.
Directs Administration to bring forward a $14 million new base operating budget request to sustain the Low-Income Transit Pass Program for consideration during the Mid-Cycle Adjustments in November. If approved, the funding would continue subsidized transit fares for low-income Calgarians and keep the program running.
Directs city administration to prepare detailed cost estimates and an advocacy position for completing the full Green Line (as approved by Council in May 2017) and to return to Executive Committee with a scoping report by Q2 2025. This instruction starts formal planning and advocacy work to advance the project but does not itself approve funding or construction.
Council will give three readings to adopt proposed changes to the Green Line Board bylaw, formally updating the rules that govern the Board. This alters the governance and operational framework for oversight and decision-making related to the Green Line transit project.
Approves phasing construction of the Green Line Stage 1 "Building the Core" (Eau Claire to Lynnwood/Millican), increases the program budget by $503 million and revises the project's cost to $6,248 million (including $451 million in financing). It allocates funds to city services ($69M transit, $121M streets, $5M waste & recycling, $7M planning), requires written federal and provincial funding confirmations and grant agreement amendments, and establishes municipal funding sources including $8M/year transfers (2025–2031), $16M/year tax-growth allocations (2025–2031), $208M from the Reserve for Future Capital, and $4M/year transfers from the Public Transit operating budget (2024–2031); procurement waivers are also authorized.
City Council approved postponing decisions on the Phase 1 transit alignment and station locations described in Building the Core Scenario Attachment 1, delaying those components.
Staff must finalize cost estimates for the remaining Green Line segments (as approved in 2020) and present a funding strategy including federal support by Q3 2024. Staff will also prepare cost estimates and an advocacy plan for completing the full Green Line (as approved in 2017) with a scoping report due by Q2 2025.
Council will revisit past decisions on the Green Line Stage 1 alignment and station locations and approve the updated Stage 1 plan shown in the revised Attachment 3.
Council removed numerical references in two attachment recommendations and directed a summary table be added to the first page for clarity, then endorsed the amended pre-budget submissions to the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada. The motion authorizes the Mayor to sign and submit those funding requests on behalf of Council, enabling the city to request provincial and federal funding opportunities.
Directs City administration to formally request a municipal boundary adjustment with Foothills County by submitting a standard annexation application and notifying provincial authorities, and to engage the Foothills County–City of Calgary Intermunicipal Committee to negotiate an annexation agreement consistent with the Intermunicipal Development Plan. Requires Administration to present draft fundamental terms, a status update, and resourcing/budget implications to Council through the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee by Q1 2026.
The motion adds steps to push Calgary's annexation proposal with Foothills County. It asks Foothills to confirm agreement in writing by Sept 12, 2025, then requests the Minister of Municipal Affairs to approve an expedited annexation process, and considers adjacent lands to improve housing and services, with a revised timeline targeting Q2 2026.
Council endorses the Government of Alberta and Government of Canada pre-budget submissions and directs Mayor Gondek to sign and submit them on behalf of Council.
Directs Administration to notify Foothills County, the Land and Property Rights Tribunal, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, and other local authorities of Calgary's intent to adjust the boundary via a standard annexation application; begin negotiations with Foothills County and Calgary's Intermunicipal Committee on an annexation agreement; and report back with a draft of the fundamental terms and budget/resourcing needs by Q1 2026.
Council approves the city's pre-budget request documents to the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada and asks the Mayor to sign and submit them on the city's behalf. This formally communicates Calgary's funding priorities and asks for provincial and federal support, but does not itself allocate funds.
The City Council approves endorsing the pre-budget submissions to the Alberta and federal governments and directs Mayor Gondek to sign and submit them on behalf of Council.
Directs Administration to invite Alberta Municipalities to present their municipal finance research to Council and to keep sharing data for ongoing research. Starting with the 2026 budget adjustments, budget reports must clearly state when a funding request is driven by or tied to another order of government, and Administration must produce a chart showing the percentage of funding from other governments for the 2027–2030 budget cycle to improve transparency about shared or supported services.
Have Alberta Municipalities present their municipal financial research findings to Council, require budget reports from 2026 onward to disclose funding sources from other orders of government, and start a 2027-2030 chart showing the share of funding from other orders of government.
Directs Administration to invite Alberta Municipalities to present findings from municipal financial research and continue sharing information for ongoing research. Requires that, in the 2026 budget, report materials clearly indicate if funding requests are driven by or related to another order of government; and directs the creation of a chart showing the share of funding from other orders of government for the 2027-2030 budget cycle.
Council will second a resolution for inclusion at the Alberta Municipalities conference asking Alberta Municipalities to urge the Government of Alberta to raise the population-based grant to $6.94 per person (an increase of $1.34) and to index the grant to inflation using the latest provincial population estimates. This seeks to increase and stabilize provincial funding to municipalities so grant amounts keep pace with inflation and population changes, which could provide more predictable funds for local services if the province acts.
Calgary Council supports a resolution urging the Alberta government to raise the per-capita grant to $6.94 per person (an increase of $1.34) and to index future grants to inflation using the latest population estimates from Alberta Municipal Affairs.
Council adopts Recommendations 1 and 2 from Confidential Report IGA2025-0004 and orders that the closed meeting materials (discussions, presentation, cover report, attachments, and Revised Attachment 6) remain confidential under FOIP Sections 21 and 24 until March 20, 2035. It also directs that, once Council approves the Heads of Agreement and Wheatland County receives written confirmation, the Recommendations, Cover Report, and Attachments 3, 4 and Revised Attachment 6 will be publicly released.
Council will adopt confidential Recommendations 1 and 2 from IGA2025-0004, keep related closed‑meeting materials confidential until 2035, and publicly release certain items (Recommendations, Cover Report, Attachments 3, 4, and Revised Attachment 6) once the Heads of Agreement is approved and Wheatland County confirms Council's decision.
Council adopts two confidential recommendations from Report IGA2025-0004 and orders that the closed meeting materials (discussions, presentation, cover report, attachments, and Revised Attachment 6) remain confidential under FOIP Sections 21 and 24 until reviewed on March 20, 2035. It also directs that the Recommendations, Cover Report, and Attachments 3, 4, and Revised Attachment 6 be made public once Council approves the Heads of Agreement and Wheatland County has received written confirmation of Council's decision.
The committee will move into a confidential (closed) meeting to hear and discuss an intermunicipal update and a verbal federal update, citing FOIP exceptions for intergovernmental relations and advice from officials. No details will be publicly disclosed now; any outcomes or decisions would be reported later only if allowed under privacy rules.
The motion approves two confidential recommendations and keeps related discussions and documents confidential until 2035, while agreeing to publicly release certain attachments after the Heads of Agreement is approved and Wheatland County confirms Council's decision.
Council approves a formal Memorandum of Understanding that sets out how the City will communicate and cooperate with the other signatory government(s) and directs City administration to start implementing the agreement. This enables structured information-sharing and joint coordination but does not itself commit major new funding.
Council approves an Intergovernmental Affairs Memorandum of Understanding on communication and cooperation and directs staff to begin implementing it.
The Council will go into a closed session to review confidential updates related to intermunicipal and federal matters.
Directs city staff to calculate the costs (labour, materials, etc.) of producing property tax invoices and to submit an invoice to the Government of Alberta for the province's proportional share. This is an administrative step to recover municipal expenses from the provincial government and does not change services or tax rates.
Administration must calculate the costs to prepare property tax invoices (labor and materials) and issue a bill to the Government of Alberta for Alberta's proportional share.
Requires Administration to provide monthly updates to Council on tariffs, supply chain disruptions and regulatory changes, and to assess and propose procurement policy changes to prioritize local, Canadian and non-American suppliers where feasible. It also directs collaboration with regional partners and industry, potential bylaw changes to streamline purchasing, advocacy to remove inter‑provincial trade barriers, and consideration of tariff risks when choosing non‑Canadian banking and investment services.
Council directs the CAO to negotiate and sign a deal with Rocky View County to establish the Prairie Economic Gateway, approves an interim financing approach and an oversight committee, and requires Administration to secure private, provincial and federal commitments and develop a full financial framework by Q1 2026. It also advances bylaw amendments to the intermunicipal, municipal and transportation plans and keeps specified attachments and discussions confidential until execution or review dates.
This motion authorizes council to go into a closed session to discuss confidential matters related to the Prairie Economic Gateway intermunicipal agreement and associated statutory plan amendments.
The City authorizes the CAO to negotiate and finalize the Prairie Economic Gateway deal with Rocky View County, approves the interim financial strategy and oversight committee terms, and commits to regional collaboration and pursuing external funding commitments.
Administration will monitor tariffs and supply-chain issues, review procurement policies to favor local/Canadian goods, and work with partners to support local supply chains. It will also advocate for removing inter-provincial trade barriers and consider tariffs in selecting non-Canadian financial services, with regular updates to Council on options.
Council asks the Mayor to write to the Government of Alberta requesting changes to the provincial Insurance Act to reduce commercial insurance premiums for Calgary's taxi industry. If the province adopts reforms, taxi operators could face lower operating costs and possibly lower fares or improved driver viability; this motion itself is an advocacy step and does not change city policy or spending.
Council asks the Mayor to send a letter to the Government of Alberta requesting Insurance Act reforms that would reduce insurance costs for Calgary's taxi industry.
This motion approves receiving the Federation of Canadian Municipalities update (December 2024, verbal) and adding it to the corporate record as information.
Directs the Mayor to write a letter to Premier Smith and Minister Dreeshen outlining the key points, and asks the Province to publicly release the downtown alignment report by AECOM, the financial summary submitted to Council, and the Working Group's Terms of Reference (redacting information harmful to future procurements) to enable public feedback.
Council asks the Working Group to push the Province to commit to sharing delivery risk and cost overruns for the proposed alignment. It notes that downtown delivery carries higher risk than southeast delivery.
The City will keep negotiating the Province's proposed alignment only if the Province agrees to share delivery risk and any cost overruns, noting that downtown delivery carries greater risk.
Council directs Administration to publish a statement highlighting the difference in cost analysis between the City’s Eau Claire–Shepard Green Line alignment and the Province’s alignment, making the gap public.
Council directs the Mayor to write to the Government of Alberta asking the province to take over the low-income transit pass program and include it in the provincial budget. This is an advocacy step only — it does not immediately change funding or program delivery but aims to shift responsibility and secure stable provincial funding if the province agrees.
Council asks the Mayor to write to the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs asking them to temporarily waive Section 358.1 of the Municipal Government Act until Calgary's residential vs. non‑residential property assessments are balanced. If granted, this would prevent automatic or aggressive tax shifts between residential and non‑residential properties (and related homeowner/commercial tax changes) while assessment ratios normalize.
Council asks the Mayor to send a letter to the Alberta government urging them to take over the low-income transit pass program. It also asks to include funding for the program in the provincial budget.
Council asks the Mayor to write to Municipal Affairs requesting a temporary waiver of Section 358.1 of the Municipal Government Act until Calgary's residential/non-residential assessment ratio balances. This would aim to prevent tax shifts and keep the tax rate ratio below 5:1.
Directs the Office of the Mayor to send a letter to the provincial government asking it to provide ongoing (permanent) funding for Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, aiming to secure stable resources for related programs and services. This is an advocacy action and does not itself commit funding.
This amendment directs the Mayor's office to contact the province and seek permanent funding for Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy.
Forwards the verbal report IGA2024-1250 to the November 26 Council meeting for the corporate record and asks Calgary Metropolitan Region Board representatives to consider Calgary Economic Development's presentation at their November 22 meeting. It also directs that the Closed Meeting discussions remain confidential under FOIP sections 21 and 25, restricting public disclosure of intergovernmental and economically sensitive information.
Directs Council to formally receive the Alberta Municipalities Update - November 2024 (Verbal) and file it in the Corporate Record. No policy changes or funding are involved.
The motion directs the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee to forward Verbal Report IGA2024-1250 to the 2024-11-26 Regular Meeting for the corporate record, have Calgary Metropolitan Region Board representatives consider Calgary Economic Development’s presentation at the 2024-11-22 MRB meeting, and keep closed meeting discussions confidential under FOIP sections 21 and 25.
Directs the Office of the Mayor to write a letter to the provincial government advocating that Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy receive permanent provincial funding. This is an advocacy action only and does not itself change city budgets, but aims to secure stable provincial support for local mental health and addiction services.
Council asks the Mayor to write to Alberta Municipal Affairs asking them to temporarily waive Section 358.1 of the Municipal Government Act. If granted, the waiver would let Calgary avoid shifting tax burden between residential and non‑residential property classes to meet the 5:1 tax rate ratio, until assessment values rebalance.
Council directs the Mayor to send a letter to the Government of Alberta asking the province to take over the low-income transit pass program and include it in its budget. If adopted by the province, the program would be provincially funded and administered, which could stabilize funding, expand access for low-income riders, and reduce municipal costs.
Council directs the Mayor to write to the Government of Alberta urging that the province assume responsibility for the low-income transit pass program and fund it in the provincial budget.
Council asks the Mayor to write to Municipal Affairs to waive Section 358.1 of the Municipal Government Act until Calgary's residential/non-residential assessment ratio is balanced, to avoid tax shifts and stay under the 5:1 tax rate ratio.
This motion directs the Mayor's Office to write a letter advocating for permanent provincial funding to support Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy.
Council asks the Mayor to write to the Government of Alberta requesting that decisions about the Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption site follow Recovery-Oriented Supervised Consumption Service Standards and be based on specific information (e.g., number of unique users, overdoses since 2017, alternative service usage, EMS/Fire/Police overdose calls, recovery facility status, and support plans). It also requests that any engagement on the site's future be conducted publicly by Alberta Health with proper processes and allow municipal officials and other interested parties to participate.
Council is directing city administration to ask the Minister of Municipal Affairs to amend the AVPA Regulation after a development permit for a school at 4311 12 Street NE is approved. The request would align provincial regulation with the city's permit decision so the school development can proceed under the updated rules.
Council asks the Mayor to write to the Government of Alberta requesting detailed information (e.g., unique SCS users, overdose counts since 2017, alternative service use, EMS/fire/police overdose call locations, status of recovery care facilities, and how clients and city services would be supported if changes occur) to enable informed decisions about the Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption site. It also requests that any provincial engagement about the site's future be held publicly by Alberta Health and allow municipal officials to participate alongside other interested parties.
City Council asks the Mayor to write to Alberta to base decisions on the Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption site on Recovery‑Oriented Standards, and to provide key data (usage, overdoses, EMS calls, facility status) to inform discussions. It also asks that future engagement be public and open to municipal participation.
Council asks the Mayor to write to the Alberta government urging decisions on the Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption site using Recovery-Oriented SCS Standards under MHSPR/MHSPA, and to gather and share key data (e.g., users, overdoses, alternative services) and outline public engagement details, with any future engagement conducted publicly by Alberta Health.
Council will pay all reasonable costs, following the Councillors Budgets and Expenses Bylaw 36M2021, for the City councillor who represents Calgary on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities National Board of Directors. These approved costs will be charged to Corporate Costs.
The City will pay reasonable expenses for the Councillor representing Calgary on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities National Board, in accordance with Councillors Budgets and Expenses Bylaw 36M2021, with costs charged to Corporate Costs.
Council will formally receive the Alberta Municipalities Update - October 2024 (Verbal) and place it in the corporate record.
This approves receiving the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Update – October 2024 (Verbal) for the Corporate Record, per the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. It is a routine administrative action with no policy changes or funding.
Requires Administration to include the costs of winding down the Green Line in mid-cycle budget adjustments and obtain a legal opinion by end of Q4 2024 on whether those costs can be transferred to the Government of Alberta. It also asks Administration to propose diverting any remaining Green Line funds to priority transit projects, set clear criteria for engaging with Alberta on any replacement LRT (including funding partners, alignment, stations, accessibility, maintenance, delivery and risk allocation), and report back on heritage options for Ogden Block by end of Q1 2025.
Council asks the Mayor to forward the final approved recommendations on Item 9.3.2 (C2024-1045) to the Government of Alberta (via Minister Dreeshen) and the Government of Canada (via Minister Fraser), and to meet with Minister Fraser to request a written federal response on Alberta's termination of the Green Line Program and intended next steps. This requests official communication and seeks clarity from higher governments but does not itself change funding or project decisions.
Requires Administration to include the costs of winding down the Green Line in the Mid-Cycle Adjustments for public transparency, obtain a legal opinion by end of Q4 2024 on whether those wind-down costs can be transferred to the Government of Alberta, and consider diverting any remaining Green Line funds to other unfunded Route Ahead transit priorities. It also directs Administration to draft criteria for evaluating any future Alberta-proposed LRT (including federal funding commitment, a continuous north-south spine, specific station and bridge connections, accessibility, a maintenance facility, and Alberta bearing delivery and all risks) and to report back on heritage preservation options for the Ogden Block by end of Q1 2025.
Makes provincial written commitment a condition for the Green Line by requiring the Government of Alberta to accept delivery, financial and other project risks and to cover the program's burn rate while it conducts its review. It also requires Alberta to coordinate with City Administration on which contractors and City staff to retain and to provide written correspondence to the City by September 23, 2024; this would shift short-term financial risk away from the City if the province agrees.
Requires the Mayor to send the final approved Green Line recommendations to Alberta and Canada and to meet with Federal Minister Fraser to obtain a written federal reply on the termination of the Green Line and next steps.
Directs staff to (1) transparently include Green Line wind-down costs in mid-cycle adjustments, (2) obtain a legal opinion on transferring those costs to the Government of Alberta, (3) consider reallocating any remaining Green Line funds to unfunded Route Ahead transit projects, (4) draft criteria for future Alberta-led LRT proposals, and (5) report on Ogden Block heritage options by Q1 2025.
This amendment would require the Government of Alberta to take on the delivery, financial and project risks of the Green Line LRT, to cover the burn rate while Alberta reviews the project, and to confirm this in writing by September 23, 2024.
Requires City Administration to produce a presentation by the end of the year analyzing past and projected population growth, where new residents are coming from (including interprovincial migration), fiscal impacts on city revenue and spending, and how federal and provincial choices on temporary residents and immigration could affect Calgary. The information is intended to inform council planning, budgeting and any intergovernmental advocacy.
Approves Calgary's pre-budget submission documents to the Province of Alberta and the Government of Canada and authorizes the Mayor to sign and submit them on Council's behalf. This formally communicates the city's funding priorities and requests ahead of provincial and federal budget processes but does not itself allocate city funds.
Forwards a confidential presentation and related materials (IGA2024-0995) to the City Council public hearing on 2024-09-10, recommends Council approve Recommendations 2–4 in that confidential presentation, and orders that the presentation, distributions, and closed-meeting discussions remain confidential under FOIP Sections 21 and 25 until review on 2034-09-05. This keeps intergovernmental and economic-related information withheld from public release for the specified period while advancing the matter to Council for decision.
Council approves endorsing the pre-budget submissions to Alberta and Canada. It also directs Mayor Gondek to sign and submit these submissions on behalf of the City.
The motion directs Council to receive the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Update (September 2024, verbal) and file it in the Corporate Record. It does not change policy or allocate funds; it is an administrative record-keeping action.
Council approves Recommendations 2–4 from a confidential presentation and directs that the confidential materials and Closed Meeting discussions remain confidential under FOIP until review in 2034.
Directs city administration to bring recommendations to Council by Sept 17, 2024 on transferring delivery and project risks for Green Line Stage 1 from the City to the Government of Alberta because recent major scope and alignment changes have created unknown costs and consequences. This could shift responsibility, liabilities, costs and timelines for the light-rail project from the City to the province if approved.
The Mayor will contact the Premier and City Administration will prepare a plan for winding down the Green Line Stage 1 project, including how current and future wind-down costs and risks would be transferred to Alberta, with recommendations due at the 2024-09-17 Regular Meeting.
Staff will prepare recommendations for transferring the delivery of the Green Line Stage 1 project from the City to the Government of Alberta. The change is prompted by uncertain costs and scope/alignment implications.
Council directs Administration to implement changes related to the Utilities Affordability Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 with a target start date of January 1, 2025 and to ensure full compliance by March 17, 2025. It also orders that the related Attachment 1 remain confidential under FOIP Section 25, with that confidentiality to be reviewed by December 31, 2024. This moves the city to follow the new provincial law on utility affordability and temporarily withholds a supporting document from public release.
Council will reopen two previous decisions: one to adopt "Option 2" from a confidential annexation presentation, and one that disbanded the City of Calgary–Foothills County Annexation Negotiation Committee. Practically, this means council will re-evaluate the confidential recommendation and the committee's status, which could lead to changing or reversing those earlier outcomes related to annexation negotiations.
Directs City Administration to ask the provincial government for more funding and a longer-term funding agreement for the Low-Income Transit Pass Program; does not itself change funding levels. Also requires that the related presentation and closed meeting discussions remain confidential under FOIP Section 21 until review on 2025-06-18.
Council asks the Mayor to write to the Government of Alberta to explore whether a provincial transit authority should take a more direct role in delivering, funding, and managing risk for major transit projects.
Council approved updates to the Terms of Reference for the Downtown Post-Secondary Institution Incentive Program, which change how the city will administer and offer incentives to post-secondary institutions in the downtown area. Practically, this affects eligibility, application rules and program administration and could influence decisions by colleges/universities considering downtown projects or expansions.
Council approves the confidential lease recommendations outlined in Confidential Attachment 3 and directs that all related confidential materials remain confidential until the lease starts, with a review set for June 4, 2027.
Council approves updates to how the Downtown Post-Secondary Institution Incentive Program is run by revising its Terms of Reference as described in Attachment 3.
Authorizes Council to pass Proposed Bylaw 55M2025 to amend the Business Licence Bylaw (32M98) as detailed in Attachment 2. If adopted, the changes will update the rules and requirements that govern business licences in Calgary (for example conditions, fees or compliance provisions) and enable the amended bylaw to come into effect.
Council gave first reading to bylaws that would allow the City to borrow up to $25 million and to lend up to $25 million to CMLC to finance its capital projects, and to amend a prior loan bylaw to allow additional financing sources. Final approval is paused until required public advertising is completed, and Administration is directed to prepare or amend loan agreements per City credit policies.
Council will give three readings to two bylaws: a 2025 Machinery and Equipment tax exemption and the 2025 Rivers District Community Revitalization Levy (CRL) rate, establishing the tax exemption rules and the CRL levy for redevelopment. It also directs Administration to calculate the cost of property tax invoicing (staff time, materials, etc.) and submit an invoice to the Government of Alberta to recover the province's proportional share of those costs.
Adopts the 2025 Business Improvement Area (BIA) tax bylaws and tax rates, approves 2025 BIA budgets and allows BIA boards to move funds with their reserves or between expense lines without increasing total spending. It also appoints nominees to the 15 BIA boards, directs thank-you letters to new and departing members, and temporarily keeps the board nominee list confidential under privacy rules.
Council will receive the confidential report for the record, confirm the City's support for a 2024/2025 Alberta Community Partnership grant application to advance the Prairie Economic Gateway initiative, and instruct that the closed‑meeting discussions, report, attachments and related materials remain confidential under FOIP until all related agreements are authorized, executed and satisfactory to the City, with a confidentiality review by December 31, 2030. Practically, this allows the City to pursue provincial grant funding for the project while restricting public access to negotiation details until agreements are finalized.
Council endorses applying for a provincial grant to support the Prairie Economic Gateway project and will keep related discussions and materials confidential until all related agreements are signed, with review by December 31, 2030.
This amendment changes Recommendation 3.a of Report C2024-1097 to remove the proposed $7.00 per square foot charge for Street Use Permits for seasonal cafes/patios in 2025 and 2026, replacing it with a $0 fee. It also updates the referenced attachments; the practical effect is to waive that permit cost for two years to support outdoor dining and lower operating costs for businesses, with a corresponding reduction in city fee revenue.
Amends the staff recommendation to remove the $7.00 per square foot charge proposed for 2025 and 2026 for Street Use Permits for seasonal cafes/patios and replace it with $0.00, effectively waiving that fee for those two years. This reduces operating costs for businesses running seasonal patios but lowers the City's expected permit revenue for 2025–2026.
Shifts $2 million per year (2025 and 2026) from one-time funding to base funding in the Economic Development and Tourism service line, funded from a net base budget increase, to support the Civic Partner Community Safety Grant Program.
City Council will approve the new electricity franchise agreement using the Quantity Only method, give first reading to Bylaw 42M2024, and keep certain closed‑meeting discussions and confidential attachments confidential (review by 2027-12-31) while allowing limited sharing with Corporate Planning and Performance to support next steps.
Council approved revised rules and guidelines for the Downtown Post-Secondary Institution Incentive Program, defining eligibility, incentives and how the program will be administered. The update is intended to make it clearer and more effective for attracting or supporting colleges and universities to locate or expand in Calgary's downtown, which can encourage investment and increased downtown activity.
Council approves an amended approach to pursuing due diligence on Alberta's proposed alignment. It directs that Recommendation #1 be shared with the Green Line Program Working Group, asks the Mayor to write to the Premier and Minister, requests redacted public release of the downtown alignment report and related documents, and keeps confidential distributions and discussions protected until 2039.
Council received the 2023–2024 White Goose Flying progress report and endorsed Administration's commitment to update that report and the city's Indigenous Policy through inclusive engagement with Treaty 7 signatory First Nations, the Métis Nation and urban Indigenous Calgarians. This directs Administration to pursue consultations and policy revisions to improve Indigenous engagement and practices, but does not itself enact new services or budgets.
Council is asking city staff to come back with a preferred design for a permanent Indian Residential School Memorial and a request for the funding needed to build it. That design and funding proposal will be considered during the November 2025 budget adjustment so Council can decide whether to provide money to deliver the memorial.
Directs Administration to bring back an update on the preferred design concept for the permanent Indian Residential School Memorial. It also instructs Administration to prepare a future funding request to support the project, to be considered during the 2025 budget adjustment process.
Council will officially receive the 2023-2024 White Goose Flying annual progress report for the Corporate Record. It also endorses updating the White Goose Flying Report and Indigenous Policy to engage Treaty 7 First Nations, the Métis Nation, and urban Indigenous Calgarians in a more inclusive way.
Directs city administration to start negotiating a formal relationship (protocol) agreement with the Blackfoot Confederacy and return the finished agreement to Council for approval. It also approves applying for Alberta Community Partnership matching funds to support implementation and requires a sustainment plan for these agreements beyond 2026 to be reported back in Q1 2026; the report will be forwarded to the September 23, 2024 Indigenous Focused Council meeting as an item from committee.
Direct Administration to start a Protocol (Relationship) Agreement with the Blackfoot Confederacy, apply for matching funds from Alberta's 2024-2025 Alberta Community Partnership program, and create a sustainment plan for the agreements beyond 2026, with progress reported to Council via the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.
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Jyoti Gondek supports proactive urban forestry measures, including accelerating replacement of problematic poplar trees, prioritizing tree planting in equity-deserving neighbourhoods, and creating incentives for private-property tree retention and planting.
Jyoti Gondek voted in favor of measures to amend the Emergency Management Bylaw and adopt the Municipal Emergency Plan; to request updates and a funding plan for an AI-enhanced pedestrian safety platform; and to direct analysis and funding proposals for Community Court expansion related to open drug use and weapons offences.
Jyoti Gondek voted in favor of motions that would repeal the existing Community Services Program Policy, allocate one-time operating funds to Family and Community Support Services, and direct Administration to develop a pilot to reduce hiring barriers for persons with disabilities. These votes indicate support for changing policy guidance, providing targeted funding to FCSS, and advancing inclusive hiring initiatives.