Former Councillor
Voted For
867
87% of 1000
Voted Against
133
13% 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.
Council will move two proposed bylaws forward through the final readings, advancing them toward becoming law.
Allows Council to give Procedure Bylaw 42M2025 three readings, moving the bylaw toward adoption.
Council will adopt the vacancy policy for a Councillor seat, amend the Councillors Assistants Policy (PAC005), and move Bylaw 45M2025 through its three readings.
Council directs Administration to analyze how other Canadian municipalities ban open drug use and use court diversion programs, summarize Calgary's current Community Court partnership and funding, and prepare budget submissions to sustain current funding and pilot an expanded Community Court in 2026 with funding through 2027–2030.
Directs Administration to report back by 2026 Q2 on approaches to ban open drug use and Calgary's Community Court funding, and to prepare budget submissions to sustain current Community Court funding and pilot an expanded scope in 2026 with ongoing funding through 2030.
The City is directed to prepare a report by January 2026 proposing tougher penalties for the open display of weapons (higher base fines, weapon-specific fines, and escalating fines for repeat offenders). It will then return by Q2 2026 with recommendations on expanding enforcement powers to seize, transport, and dispose of weapons, plus an analysis of other municipalities’ approaches to banning weapons and their applicability to Calgary.
The council moves to advance Proposed Bylaw 6B2025 by granting it the second and third readings, bringing the bylaw closer to adoption.
Council votes to withdraw the City's Climate Emergency declaration, ending the formal acknowledgement of a climate emergency and any urgent actions tied to that status.
City Administration will waive the program’s office-use classification requirement for United Place and review a conversion to residential units in future rounds, subject to meeting all other program rules and being among the highest-scoring applications.
Moves forward three readings for Proposed Bylaw 40M2025 to designate the Sibley Block as a Municipal Historic Resource, recognizing its heritage value and protections.
Council will record the report for the Corporate Record and maintain Confidential Attachment 3 as confidential under the Access to Information Act, with review by 2026-12-31.
The City will audit all climate-related operating and capital spending to determine if outcomes align with priorities and provide the cost, timing, scope, and auditor details to Council by December 15, 2025.
Council will move two proposed bylaws forward through the final readings, advancing them toward becoming law.
The motion directs the City Clerk to distribute the Climate Advisory Committee's letter related to Item 9.4.6 and file it in the Corporate Record.
Directs the Chief Human Resources Officer to negotiate a contract extension with Sohail Thaker of Sia Partners to continue as Council's advisor on the performance management process for the Chief Administration Officer and City Auditor, through October 31, 2026. Also directs that closed-meeting discussions and confidential distributions remain confidential under the Access to Information Act (FOIP) sections 20 and 22.
Allows Council to give Procedure Bylaw 42M2025 three readings, moving the bylaw toward adoption.
This motion would give three readings to two bylaws: one allowing electronic delivery of property assessment notices and Assessment Review Board documents, and one repealing City Charter Bylaw 2H2018.
Council will adopt the vacancy policy for a Councillor seat, amend the Councillors Assistants Policy (PAC005), and move Bylaw 45M2025 through its three readings.
This motion advances a proposed bylaw by giving it its second and third readings, moving Calgary toward formal adoption of the bylaw.
The council moves to advance Proposed Bylaw 6B2025 by granting it the second and third readings, bringing the bylaw closer to adoption.
This bylaw change sets fixed recess times for Council and Council Committee meetings, allows these breaks to occur without a motion (subject to unanimous consent or a majority vote), moves the end of meetings to 6:00 p.m., and shifts reconvening to 9:30 a.m.
Council will advance Proposed Bylaw 46M2025 by giving it three readings, moving it toward adoption.
Council will appoint the Director of Law as the second head of Calgary's Local Public Body under the Access to Information Act, and will give three readings to bylaw 49M2025 amending City Clerk Bylaw 73M94.
Council will proceed with three readings of Bylaw 34M2025, which would repeal the existing Bylaw 29M2007. If enacted, the new bylaw replaces the old one.
Council will appoint one public member to the Silvera for Seniors board for the term shown in Confidential Attachment 2 and require the appointment to be publicly announced after applicant notification by Silvera for Seniors no later than August 26, 2025. It also thanks the resigning member and keeps the related attachments confidential.
The motion approves a Public Member appointment to the Assessment Review Board (term ending December 31, 2025) and records Deputy Chief Marion Cenaiko as an Administration Member of the Community Peace Officer Oversight Committee; it also requires the City Clerk to publicly announce the Public Member appointment after notification and acceptance, and keeps the related attachments confidential.
Council approves the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 3 and keeps related discussions and documents confidential under the Access to Information Act until the transaction closes, with a review due by July 21, 2040.
Council will publicly disclose the CAO's annual base salary after any adjustments and publish the full pay band (minimum and maximum) for the CAO position each year.
Council will adopt the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 3 and keep the associated confidential reports and attachments confidential under the Access to Information Act until the lease begins, with a review due on 2027-06-04.
Council directs Administration to implement the Amended Industrial Action Plan (Attachment 2), putting the plan into effect to manage potential industrial actions affecting city operations.
This motion asks Council to advance a proposed bylaw (35M2025) by giving it three readings. This moves the bylaw closer to being adopted.
Council directs the City Clerk to draft a new Procedure Bylaw to repeal and replace Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, incorporating recommendations from the City Clerk (Attachment 1) and Members of Council (Attachment 2). The bylaw should be adopted before 2025 September 22 and take effect on 2025 October 29.
The motion directs Administration to keep the current voluntary public disclosures by Members of Council (gifts and benefits, budget/expense support info, meetings, fundraising) published, and to proceed with three readings of Proposed Bylaw 38M2025 to amend the Councillors Budgets and Expenses Bylaw 36M2021.
Council will give three readings to Bylaw 37M2025 establishing a revised mandate for the Calgary Salutes Committee and approve its annual budget drawn from the Partnerships and Neighbourhood Support budgets.
Council will advance three proposed municipal bylaws toward adoption by giving them their second and third readings.
Keeps the Closed Meeting discussions and Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 confidential under FOIP with a review by 2026-12-31, and allows release to Corporate Planning and Performance (and only to staff needed) to support next steps.
Council approved appointments to several boards and committees for specified terms (Accessibility Advisory Committee, Calgary Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee, and Social Wellbeing Advisory Committee) and received Christian Lee’s appointment as a member and chair of the Calgary Planning Commission; the City Clerk will publish the appointments after notice and acceptance, and confidential attachments will remain confidential.
Council directs Administration to update policies to align with the Municipal Government Act for ward budget spending reporting, maintain a process for councillors to opt into public reporting of gifts and personal benefits, and create a voluntary respectful workplace policy for councillor staff; report back with actions, scope, and timelines by 17 June 2025.
Council approved the confidential recommendations for a pending transaction. It also directed that the confidential materials stay confidential until the transaction closes, with a review due by May 14, 2040.
Council directs Administration to issue an RFP to hire third-party consultants to develop a misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation (MDM) review for the City of Calgary, with findings due to Council by Q2 2026. The review would examine the city’s role in addressing MDM, current processes, trends (including AI), potential reporting frameworks, and include a funding request to cover the work in the 2026 budget.
The amendment changes the motion EC2025-0527 to require that the population-based cap also specifies the exact number of taxi plates allowed.
Council decided not to pursue the second recommendation connected to Notice of Motion EC2025-0527. This removes that option from consideration in relation to the motion.
Council approved ending the Integrity Commissioner ODonnells contract under its terms and thanked her for her service.
Council will hear from representatives of the listed boards and committees about their 2025 annual reports.
This motion formally expresses gratitude to Boards, Commissions and Committees for providing annual reports and presentations.
Council would give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 56M2025 to dissolve the Event Centre Committee and repeal the Event Centre Bylaw 46M2022, ending the committee. It also thanks Deborah Yedlin and Brad Parry for their service as Public Members of the Event Centre Committee.
The resolution keeps closed-meeting discussions and related materials confidential, allows sharing as needed to implement Council's directive, and appoints the Mayor, chairs of Standing Policy Committees, and the Chair of the Audit Committee to the Ad Hoc CAO Annual Performance Review Committee.
Council approves the first confidential recommendation from the verbal report, adopting the action it proposes.
Council approved the second confidential recommendation from the verbal report, adopting the action proposed in Confidential Distribution 3.
Council approves the jury’s choice for the 2025 W.O. Mitchell Book Prize recipient and directs that the supporting attachment remain confidential. It also directs the City Clerk to publish the recipient’s name on the City’s website after the Calgary Awards presentation on June 18, 2025.
Council would advance the proposed amendment to the Business Licence Bylaw to three readings, moving closer to updating the city’s business licensing rules as described in Attachment 2.
Council approves the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 3 and directs that all related closed‑meeting discussions, the confidential report and attachments remain confidential until the transaction closes (review date 2040-04-02).
Council ratifies the 2025 Calgary Awards recipients as recommended by juries. Attachment 1 remains confidential under privacy law, and the recipients’ names will be published on The City’s website after the awards ceremony on June 18, 2025.
Council approves the confidential recommendations in the report and directs that the report, attachments, presentation, and discussion remain confidential under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Council agrees to advance two proposed bylaws (1L2025 and 2L2025) through all three readings, moving them toward potential adoption.
Council approves appointing one Public Member to the Silvera for Seniors board for the term in Confidential Attachment 2; the appointment will be announced publicly after applicant notification by Silvera for Seniors no later than 2025-03-21; it also thanks the resigning member Salima Shivji and keeps related materials confidential under FOIP.
Staff will insert wording after Attachment 1 so the features described on slide 5 of Attachment 1 are included in Recommendation 1.
Keeps the Closed Meeting discussions and Confidential Attachment 2 confidential under FOIP Section 23 with a review due by 2026-12-31. Allows release to Corporate Planning and Performance (and then to Administration) only when required to support next steps.
Administration will update bylaws, permitting processes, and festival applications to allow cannabis sales at events where minors are prohibited, in line with AGLC regulations, with changes to be brought to the 15 April 2025 Executive Committee.
Council approved several public-member appointments to the Community Peace Officer Oversight Committee (to 2027), the Advisory Committee on Accessibility (to 2026), and the Social Wellbeing Advisory Committee (to 2026); placed additional candidates on reserve lists; appointed an Administration Member to Accessibility (to 2025); directed confidentiality during security clearance and public release after acceptance.
Council asks Administration to conduct additional community-based engagement on Report CD2025-0047 and return with revised recommendations through the Community and Development Committee in Q1 2026.
Council approves the three recommendations from the confidential briefing, keeps the related discussions and confidential materials confidential under FOIP until February 27, 2027, and allows administration to share information as needed.
Swaps the service level scenario name in Recommendation 2 from 'Making Waves' to 'Staying Afloat' in Report CD2025-0047. The rest of the recommendation remains unchanged.
Council directs that Closed Meeting discussions remain confidential under FOIP, protecting personal privacy and official advice.
Council directs Administration to review and implement selected recommendations from WBC2024-0979 and C2024-1309. The actions also schedule future reviews (2025-2027) via the Council Services Committee, continue staff training efforts, merge related items for a future implementation discussion, and keep Confidential Attachment 1 confidential.
Council will begin the process to amend the Livery Transport Bylaw 20M2021 by giving first reading to a proposed bylaw shown in Attachment 3.
This bylaw amendment changes the calculation method used in Bylaw 9M2025, replacing the threshold of 80 percent of the average with a threshold of 90 percent of the median.
Council will adopt the confidential recommendation and keep the closed meeting discussions and confidential presentation confidential under FOIP Sections 24 and 25, with a review by 2027-01-27, and allow Administration to share the information as needed.
Remove section 29 of Bylaw 10M2025 and renumber the remaining sections to maintain sequential order.
This motion advances Proposed Bylaw 7B2024 by granting it second and third readings. If it is ultimately approved, the bylaw would become law.
Council will adopt recommendations 1-3 and 6 from the Council Compensation Review Committee Final Report, effective for the next term.
Calgary will adopt the recommended tools to regulate short-term rentals and start the process to amend the Business Licence Bylaw by giving three readings to Proposed Bylaw 53M2024.
This motion amends Bylaw 53M2024 by changing the section 6 date from January 1, 2025 to April 1, 2025.
Council is asked to advance two proposed bylaws—51M2024 (amending Community Standards Bylaw 32M2023) and 52M2024 (amending Traffic Bylaw 26M96)—through all three readings, moving them toward adoption.
Directs the Council Services Committee to develop a work plan and recommendations on Councillor Assistant salary bands for the 2027-2030 Budget Cycle.
This motion suspends the usual agenda flow to implement a new, public process for filling vacant positions on Standing Specialized Committees and Boards, Commissions and Committees. It requires the administration to publicly release councillor preferences, invite expressions of interest, allow limited questions and brief debate, and decide appointments by acclamation or confidential ballot conducted by the City Clerk.
Directs Council Services Committee to develop a work plan and provide recommendations on Councillor Assistant salary bands for the 2027-2030 Budget Cycle, by referring recommendations 4 and 5 of the Final Report for further consideration.
Adds a rule that the documents required by subsection 17(9) must be publicly disclosed. The disclosure must follow section 23(1)(c), increasing government transparency.
Council will fill mid-term vacancies on standing specialized committees and on boards/commissions for terms ending at the 2025 Organizational Meeting, and appoint Councillor Mian as Deputy Mayor for August 2025.
This motion would advance a new bylaw (50M2024) to replace the current Bylaw 35M2018. It requires three readings before it can come into effect, with details in Attachment 1.
This motion would move a new bylaw (29M2024) to repeal and replace the existing Bylaw 19M91, by approving its second and third readings and advancing toward adoption.
The City will publish a statement that highlights the difference in cost analysis between the Eau Claire–Shepard Green Line alignment and the Province’s alignment.
Council moves to advance Proposed Bylaw 42M2024 through the second and third readings, bringing the bylaw closer to enactment.
Council will advance Proposed Bylaw 67P2024 by giving it the second and third readings after amendments are incorporated.
Council approves the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 3 and directs that the confidential report, attachments, distributions, and discussions remain confidential under FOIP until the transaction closes, with review by November 26, 2039.
The city will pursue an Elections Bylaw requiring every candidate for Calgary City Council to submit a valid Police Information Check (including a Criminal Record Check) with their nomination papers, dated within six months of submission, with the cost paid by the candidate. The bylaw is to be prepared by the Returning Officer and returned to the 2024 December 17 Regular Meeting of Council for three readings, and would take effect for the 2025 municipal election and later.
The amendment adds a requirement that a candidate's Police Information Check (PIC) must be dated within six months before nomination submission, and instructs the Returning Officer to enforce this rule.
Council appoints a public member to the Calgary Sports and Major Events Committee for two years, directs the appointment be publicly disclosed after acceptance, and keeps related selection materials confidential under FOIP sections 17 and 19.
The motion directs that discussions held in closed City Council meetings remain confidential under the FOIP Act Section 24 (Advice from officials), restricting disclosure of those talks.
The City will appoint David Bull to the Combative Sports Commission for a one-year term ending at the 2025 Organizational Meeting, in compliance with Bylaw 53M2006.
This motion asks Council to revisit its prior decision from October 22, 2024 to appoint David Bull to the Combative Sports Commission for a three-year term ending at the 2027 Organizational Meeting.
Amends the recommendation to require all candidates for Calgary City Council to submit a valid Police Information Check (PIC), including a Criminal Record Check (CRC), with their nomination papers. The candidate pays all costs. This applies starting with the 2025 municipal election and future elections.
Council directs Administration to provide a detailed breakdown of staffing in each service for the 2026 Adjustments, including counts of FTEs and limited-term positions, permanent versus temporary staff, front-line versus office staff, and union versus management exempt.
Council would re-create the Finance and Budget Committee and require it to review every operating budget in detail over the four-year term and oversee service planning and budgeting.
Council is being asked to review and potentially reverse the decision to reconvene each day at 9:30 a.m. If approved, the daily start time could change.
Council directs that all discussions in Closed Meetings remain confidential in accordance with FOIP sections 23 (local public body confidences) and 24 (advice from officials).
Approve a one-time operating investment of $775,000 to strengthen transparency and improve engagement with Calgarians, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, as an amendment to Report C2024-1097.
Directs City Administration to return to the 2026 Adjustments with a detailed staffing breakdown for every service, including total FTEs and limited-term positions by unit, and splits for front-line vs. office staff and union vs. management exempt.
Temporarily suspends sections of the Procedure Bylaw and allows each Councillor to debate a motion up to twice, changing how motions are argued before voting.
Council will receive the confidential presentation for the corporate record, keep all related closed-meeting discussions and the presentation confidential until 2026-10-28, and may share the information as needed.
City Council would hire an accredited third-party consultant to analyze Calgary's current public participation practices, compare them with industry best practices, identify lessons, and propose improvements. Because funding isn't in the current budget, Administration would bring a funding amendment in the Mid-Cycle Adjustments and report back by Q2 2025.
Council will suspend existing debate rules to permit each member to speak up to two times on a motion. This is a procedural governance change affecting how motions are discussed.
Council adopted the confidential recommendations and directed that the closed meeting discussions and confidential materials remain confidential until January 31, 2025.
Directs Administration to treat the public submission as confidential under FOIP Section 17, so its contents are not released to the public.
Council directed that the Cover Report and Attachments 1, 2, Revised Attachment 3, 4, 5, and 7 be held confidential under Section 23 of FOIP, and released publicly when Council rises and reports.
Appointments to leadership roles on three city committees: Audit Committee (Chair Spencer, Vice-Chair Wyness), Event Centre Committee (Chair Sharp), and Calgary Salutes Coordinating Committee (Chair Carra) for terms ending at the 2025 Organizational Meeting.
The council will swap deputy roster assignments for two months: Penner will take Carras's January 2025 deputy role, and Carra will take Penner's September 2025 deputy role.
Council will appoint the candidate listed in Confidential Attachment 1 as Chair for 2025 (effective Jan 1), require public release of the appointment after notice, and keep the related confidential report and attachments private under privacy rules.
This motion approves how Council members are appointed to standing committees and the Executive Committee, including nomination and voting methods. It also requires publicly releasing the confidential attachment and temporarily changing the meeting agenda flow for the related item (9.3.8).
Council approves the proposed seating arrangement for the City Council Chamber, as shown in Attachment 2, to be in effect from the first Regular Meeting after the 2024 Organizational Meeting until the conclusion of the 2025 Organizational Meeting.
Council terminates one Public Member and appoints Public Members to a broad list of boards and committees for defined terms, with appointment details released publicly by October 25, 2024 (except for those requiring enhanced security clearance); the motion also approves a confidential recommendation.
City Council confirms Administration's nominees to serve on the boards of The City's wholly-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 to sign a shareholder resolution appointing those nominees for their terms, and directs that Confidential Attachment 2 remain confidential under FOIP.
Council approves appointing public members to multiple city boards and committees for specified terms, requires the Civic Partners appointments to be released publicly by Oct 25, 2024, and approves a confidential recommendation while keeping related discussions confidential.
Council approves the revised schedule naming which councillor will serve as Deputy Mayor for each month in 2025, including an interim October period and the later Ward 13 and Ward 12 appointments.
This motion reverses the 2023 decision to appoint council members to the Calgary Stampede Board for two years, returning to the previous one-year appointment terms. It changes how long council members may serve on the board.
Council will adopt a policy governing remuneration and expenses for public members serving on council-established boards, commissions and committees, to take effect January 1, 2026 if related budget adjustments are approved. Confidential Attachment 2 remains confidential under FOIP.
The motion establishes a formal process for selecting Council members to standing committees and boards, including expressions of interest, merit discussion, and voting either by acclamation or confidential ballot. It also requires public release of preference summaries and permits the Mayor to appoint three Councillors-at-Large to the Executive Committee.
Council will designate the 2025 General Chair for the Calgary Assessment Review Board, approve the revised General Chair position profile, publish the designation publicly by October 25, 2024, and keep confidential the related confidential materials under FOIP.
Council approves the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Distribution 1, as amended, enabling the City to proceed with those actions.
The Pro-tem Membership Committee will meet in a closed session to nominate seven councillors for each of the two Standing Policy Committees, under privacy and confidentiality rules (FOIP sections 17 and 19).
Council will advance Proposed Bylaw 35M2024 by giving it three readings and will approve the 2025 Council Calendar.
Council will appoint Administration Members to the City’s boards, commissions and committees as shown in Attachment 1. It will nominate individuals for appointment by Civic Partners and confirm continuing or position-based appointments per Revised Attachment 3.
Council directs that Attachments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 of Confidential Report C2024-0921 be kept confidential under FOIP Section 23, with public release only when Council rises and reports.
This motion withdraws the first reading approval for Bylaw 6B2024, delaying or stopping its path to adoption.
Council approves the confidential recommendation and keeps the related closed meeting content confidential under FOIP. It allows Administration to share information as needed and sets a review date of 2026-09-16.
Directs that the Confidential Attachment and closed-meeting discussions related to Verbal Report C2024-0947 remain confidential under FOIP Section 24, with a review due by September 17, 2026.
Council will adopt the AC2024-0843 report as amended and receive it for the corporate record. It also directs that the confidential attachment and any closed meeting discussions be kept confidential under FOIP Section 16, with the information to be released on January 2, 2025.
Directs Administration to prepare and release a revised confidential Attachment 7 for Report EC2024-0809 (Green Line Governance, Corporate Risk and Financials), as an amendment to Verbal Report C2024-1048.
The motion directs that the Closed Meeting discussions and any Confidential Presentation be kept confidential under FOIP Section 24, with the matter to be reviewed by 2024-12-31.
Council will vote to abandon Bylaw 6B2024, stopping the bylaw from moving forward and removing it from consideration.
Council accepts the Ward Boundary Commission's report and directs the Council Services Committee to return a revised set of ward boundary recommendations for Council consideration no later than the end of Q2 2025.
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 Council rises and reports. Confidential Attachment 7 and all other attachments related to Confidential Report C2024-0859 remain confidential under FOIP Section 16, to be reviewed no later than December 31, 2026.
This motion moves five proposed bylaws forward to the second and third readings, allowing the bylaws to be reviewed again by Council before they take effect.
Requires Administration to implement the Act by 2025-03-17, with January 1, 2025 as the implementation date. Also keeps Attachment 1 confidential under FOIPPA and to be reviewed by 2024-12-31.
This change updates the city's external-audit process to require review of the audit plan and estimated fees with the External Auditor before the annual audit, and to discuss timing, procedures, materiality, risks and focus areas. It also states that preliminary fee estimates are for information only and that the audit plan will be forwarded to Council.
Council approved the City’s multi-contracting approach for procurements, as described in Confidential Report EC2024-0871 and Attachment 1, with amendments.
Council adopted a motion to keep the EC2024-0809 closed meeting discussions, report, and attachments confidential under applicable FOIP exemptions, with a review due by December 31, 2031.
Council receives the verbal report and distribution for the corporate record, and directs that the Closed Meeting presentation and discussions be kept confidential under the FOIP Act (Section 21), to be reviewed by Feb 15, 2034.
Council directs that the confidential report, attachments, distributions, and closed meeting discussions remain confidential under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) sections 16, 24, 25, and 27.
The council will move into a private in-camera session to discuss confidential matters related to the Transit Update and verbal Chief Administrative Officer updates.
Council will advance three readings of Proposed Bylaw 33M2024 to amend the Green Line Board Bylaw 21M2020, following a confidential verbal report. The bylaw change would update the governance rules for the Green Line Board.
Council approves the recommendations outlined in Confidential Attachment 2 and authorizes the actions in Confidential Report IP2024-0757, while keeping the report and attachment confidential under FOIP sections 24 and 25.
This motion asks City Council to revisit and potentially reverse its earlier decision about Confidential Verbal Report C2024-0593, Recommendations 1-4.
Council approved, as amended, to publicly release Confidential Recommendations 2 and 3 from the confidential presentation.
Council is moving to give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 34M2024 to amend the Community Standards Bylaw 32M2023, enabling the changes to become law after final adoption.
Council directs that the Green Line debt bylaw proposals remain confidential under FOIP until the council rises and reports, delaying public access to these documents.
Council adopts Recommendations 1 to 4 from Confidential Verbal Report C2024-0593. This approves the recommendations from the confidential briefing and may guide future actions.
This motion would approve amendments to the Audit Committee Bylaw and City Auditor Bylaw, including revised provisions on how external auditors are engaged, how the audit plan and fees are reviewed, and related governance provisions. It also requires three readings for both proposed bylaws.
Council will formally adopt the two recommendations numbered 7 and 8 from the confidential EC2024-0809 report.
Replaces Recommendation 1 with Confidential Recommendations 2 and 3 and requires that Confidential Recommendations 2 and 3 from the confidential presentation be publicly released.
Extend the terms of current BiodiverCity Advisory Committee public members to 2025 Q2 and pause new appointments in 2024; require an update to the Climate Advisory Committee Terms of Reference to include biodiversity and biodiversity expertise; disband the BiodiverCity Advisory Committee effective 2025 Q2.
Council will adopt a new Recommendation 7 by approving the confidential recommendation in Confidential Distribution 3 and renumber the other recommendations accordingly in Confidential Report C2024-0618.
Council approves the confidential recommendation contained in Confidential Distribution 2, as amended, for Confidential Report C2024-0618.
The council adds a new Recommendation 6 and renumbers the remaining recommendations, approving the confidential recommendation contained in Confidential Distribution 2.
Council will receive Confidential Report C2024-0619 for the corporate record, keep closed-meeting discussions and attachments confidential under FOIP, and, despite that, require Administration to publicly release the Confidential Report and its attachments immediately after the June 25 Strategic Meeting.
Council adopts a motion to formally thank boards, commissions and committees for providing their annual reports and for delivering verbal presentations.
Council approves the confidential recommendations in EC2024-0736 and orders that the report, its attachments, and related discussions remain confidential under FOIP sections 16, 24, 25, and 27.
Direct Administration to amend Bylaw 36M2021 hosting provisions so hosting allowances are set as recommended amounts (not restricted) and updated to reflect current market conditions, with amendments due to the Council Services Committee by Q4 2024.
Administration must report back to the Business Advisory Committee with a final report and recommendations to disband the BAC and its subcommittees and to rescind its Terms of Reference by September 6, 2024.
Council approves the performance measures and directs Independent Utilities Advisors to prepare a confidential expert report for a Closed Meeting based on those measures, and to attend ENMAX’s annual shareholder meetings. It also designates Attachments 1–3 confidential under FOIP sections 16, 23, and 24 for review by 2025-12-31 and designates Attachment 4 confidential under FOIP sections 16, 23, 24, and 27.
Council approves the policy position in Revised Confidential Attachment 2 regarding City participation in Alberta Utilities Commission proceedings. The confidential report and attachments remain confidential until April 30, 2028, and Revised Confidential Attachment 2 will be released publicly on June 30, 2024.
This motion advances a proposed bylaw that establishes the Tax Incentive Appeal Board through its third reading, bringing the bylaw closer to adoption and defining how the board will operate.
Directs Administration to apply lessons from the water feeder main break restrictions to improve current bylaw revisions and report back to Council by Q1 2025.
Council will approve the confidential recommendations in Confidential Distribution 4. It will also direct that the closed meeting discussions and confidential distributions 1–4 remain confidential under FOIP Sections 17 and 24.
Council approves the confidential recommendations in the EC2024-0736 report (amended). This means the city will act on those recommendations as approved.
Council adopts the confidential recommendation and keeps closed meeting discussions, confidential recommendations, and the confidential presentation confidential under FOIP Section 24, with a review by 2026-06-18. It also permits Administration to share the information as needed.
Council will appoint the recommended candidates to the Anti-Racism Action Committee for the terms specified in Confidential Attachment 1. The City Clerk will publicly post the appointees after notice and acceptance, and related closed discussions will remain confidential.
Council moves to advance Proposed Bylaw 125D2022 through the second and third readings. If approved, the bylaw would move toward adoption as a City of Calgary bylaw.
Council approves appointing the recommended candidate to the Advisory Committee on Accessibility for a two-year term. It also receives Administration appointments to the Calgary Planning Commission and the Pension Governance Committee, directs the City Clerk to publicly announce the Public Member appointment after acceptance, and keeps related closed meeting discussions confidential.
Council adopts proposed changes to CP2016-03, updating governance rules and the process for appointing boards, commissions, and committees.
Council will adopt the two confidential recommendations from Report C2024-0512 and keep the related discussion, report, and attachments confidential under FOIP Section 16, with a review due by August 31, 2025.
Directs Administration to amend the bylaw to allow panel-style submissions at public hearings, rotating speakers among for/against/neither, with five-minute speaker slots, and call the proponent first; also return the item to the 2024 April 9 Public Hearing meeting.
Council will adopt a policy that defines how public members serving on city boards are compensated and reimbursed, effective January 1, 2026. Administration will refine the policy to lower indirect costs and remove barriers to reimbursements, prepare a budget submission for Mid-Cycle Adjustments to cover implementation costs, and keep confidential materials in line with privacy laws.
The motion approves the Calgary Awards recipients as recommended and keeps the related materials and discussions confidential. It also directs the City Clerk to announce the winners publicly after the June 12 Calgary Awards ceremony.
This motion advances two proposed bylaws by giving them three readings, moving them toward possible adoption.
The bylaw would bar councillors from charging to the Ward Budget for signs that only communicate a greeting. It defines a sign as any device used to identify, communicate information, or advertise or attract attention to a place, event, product, or person.
Updates attendance rules to permit remote participation for councillors with guidance from the Ethics Advisor, based on protected grounds, and adds protected-ground accommodations as a valid absence reason with required ethics disclosure.
Swaps the current Image 2.1 in Schedule B for Revised Image 2.1; this is an editorial update to the bylaw content with no policy, budget, or program changes.
Council approves the revised User Fee Policy shown in Attachment 2, updating how the city charges fees for services as described in Report CD2024-0015.
This motion adopts confidentiality for Closed Meeting discussions, directing that conversations and details discussed remain confidential under FOIP sections 24 and 25.
Council appoints several individuals to advisory committees for two-year and one-year terms, appoints an Administration member to BiodiverCity, and gives three readings to amend the Calgary Salutes Committee Bylaw. It also directs the City Clerk to publish the appointments and keeps certain confidential attachments confidential.
Council asks the Integrity and Ethics Office, with Calgary's internal and external anti-racism bodies and the Social Wellbeing Advisory Committee, to assess how fair and accessible the changes to remote participation are, and to report back with proposed adjustments to Procedure Bylaw 35M2017 by Q4 2024.
The amendments to the Procedure Bylaw and Code of Conduct for Elected Officials would allow councillors to participate remotely in meetings when accommodations based on protected grounds are needed, with disclosure to and guidance from the Ethics Advisor. It also updates attendance rules to reflect remote participation options and requires accommodation-related matters to be disclosed and advised by the Ethics Advisor; three readings are requested to enact these changes.
Allows Members and non-Members to participate in Council Committee meetings remotely, where permitted by the Procedure Bylaw and related sections. This change codifies remote attendance in Bylaw 12M2024, improving accessibility and flexibility for meetings.
Council directed the Administration to publicly release the Confidential Report EC2024-0111 and its attachments (1, 3, 4, 5 and Distributions 1a/1b), overriding the prior recommendation.
The motion appoints public members to the Council Compensation Review Committee for terms set in a confidential attachment, requires the appointments to be publicly released after notification, and keeps related discussions and attachments confidential under FOIP.
Council approves two confidential recommendations from Report C2024-0059 and keeps the report, closed discussions, the recommendations, and the presentation confidential until December 31, 2026.
Council is advancing two proposed bylaw amendments—the Municipal Assessor Bylaw and the CFO/City Treasurer bylaw—by granting them three readings.
Council approves the recommendations in Attachment 3 and directs that Attachments 8 and 9 be kept confidential under FOIPPA until 2039-01-30.
Council approves two confidential recommendations and directs Administration to provide updates on collective bargaining, while keeping the related recommendation, discussions, and presentation confidential until 2026-12-31.
The motion directs Administration to create a clear framework for evaluating and reporting on the city strategy and to present a report to Council by March 31, 2024.
Direct the Returning Officer to prepare recommendations by Q3 2024 for adjusting ward boundaries to align with recent City of Calgary annexations.
Council changed the length of the dinner break during meetings to 45 minutes, using the Procedure Bylaw process.
The amendment requires Confidential Attachment 3 to be released publicly along with Confidential Attachment 2, expanding disclosure in Administration Recommendation 2.
Council will appoint public members to the Calgary Convention Centre Authority for specified terms and approve a reserve-list candidate. It will keep related discussions confidential and release the appointments publicly after applicant notification by December 15, 2023.
Appoint a Public Member nominee for a term expiring at the 2024 Organizational Meeting; nominate Public Members for 3-year terms expiring at the 2026 Organizational Meeting; have the City Clerk publicly release the appointments after notice; and keep closed meeting discussions and all confidential attachments confidential under FOIP.
City Council asks Councillor McLean to acknowledge his actions and submit a letter of apology to Calgarians, to be published within 30 days.
Council will hold a confidential session to discuss public member appointments to boards, commissions and committees, and related chair-designation matters.
Designates the 2024 General Chair for the Calgary Assessment Review Board, keeps the confidential report and related materials private, and authorizes destruction of all confidential ballots after this meeting.
Council would release the Integrity Commissioner’s report as the formal reprimand for Councillor McLean, instruct the Integrity and Ethics Office to be informed when sanctions are completed, and keep related closed‑meeting discussions confidential.
Appoints the 2024 Chair of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board; keeps the confidential report, attachments, distribution, and closed meeting discussions confidential; and authorizes destroying all confidential ballots after the meeting.
Council approves the recommendations in Confidential Report C2023-1285 and directs that the report, Attachments 1 and 2, Attachment 3, and the Closed Meeting discussions remain confidential under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Council would proceed with the proposed bylaw by giving it three readings. The bylaw sets rules for how long city records are kept and how they are disposed.
Council approved Confidential Recommendations 1 and 2 from Confidential Report C2023-1217 and directed that the report, its attachments, and Closed Meeting discussions be kept confidential under FOIP sections 17, 19, 23, and 24.
Council approves the recommendations in Confidential Report C2023-1284 and directs that the report and Attachments 1 and 2 remain confidential and be reviewed by January 2, 2024, while the Closed Meeting discussions and Attachment 3 also stay confidential.
The motion would advance a bylaw amendment that updates the rules governing the Calgary Planning Commission, with three readings required for adoption.
Council appoints a public member to the Ward Boundary Commission for the duration until the commission's final report is presented, directs public disclosure of the appointment, authorizes destruction of confidential ballots after this meeting, and keeps related closed meetings and attachments confidential under privacy laws.
The amendment changes Recommendation 1 in Report C2023-1148 to replace the words 'per year for the next 3 years after 1 per cent' with 'for 2024', making the action apply only to that year.
Council amendments to Report C2023-1148 remove Investment Option 8, which funded Building Strong Community Connections Through Asset-Based Community Development, from the recommended options.
Administration is directed to draft a terms of reference for term appointments of Council members to boards, commissions and committees, including the rationale and historical data, for consideration at the 2024 February 13 Executive Committee meeting.
This amendment changes the text of Recommendation 1 in Report C2023-1148, removing the phrase that applied a 1% change per year for the next three years and replacing it with language that applies only to the year 2024.
Council will adopt Recommendation 1 from the confidential report and order that the report, its distribution, and related closed‑meeting discussions remain confidential under FOIP.
This bylaw would create a Council Compensation Review Committee and advance the proposed bylaw through its three readings, enabling a formal review of council compensation.
The city will have Administration, with the help of an external recruitment firm, support the hiring process for five boards/committees: Audit, Assessment Review Board, Calgary Police Commission, Calgary Planning Commission, and Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.
Council approves appointing public members to the Ward Boundary Commission for terms set out in Revised Confidential Attachment 3a, and directs Administration to forward the nominated public member’s name (from Revised Confidential Attachment 2a) to the Saddledome Foundation for appointment to its Board of Directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2026 Organizational Meeting of Council.
Council will appoint public members to the Calgary Salutes Committee and require public release of related public-member appointments (including for the Ward Boundary Commission) and the Saddledome Foundation nomination after appointment. It also authorizes destroying confidential ballots and maintains confidentiality of closed-meeting discussions and confidential attachments as allowed by law.
The motion grants the mayor (or deputy) the authority to sign a resolution appointing City Council and Administration nominees to the boards of the City’s wholly owned subsidiaries for the specified terms, and directs that Attachment 2 and related closed meeting discussions remain confidential under FOIP.
The motion approves appointing public members to a long list of Calgary boards and committees for specified terms. It also directs public release of most appointments (with the Calgary Police Commission held until security clearance), asks Chairs to re-screen nominees and expand reserve lists, and authorizes handling of confidential materials and ballots.
The motion appoints seven councillors to each of the Community Development Committee and the Infrastructure and Planning Committee for terms ending at the 2024 Organizational Meeting, with the Mayor as ex-officio. It also authorizes destroying confidential ballots after the meeting and keeps related Closed Meeting discussions confidential under privacy laws.
Council approves appointments of public members to multiple city boards (Library, Heritage Calgary, Silvera for Seniors, Tourism Calgary, and the Calgary Sports and Major Events Committee) for specified terms, and requires Civic Partners appointments to be released publicly after notification. It also maintains confidentiality for related reports and materials.
Assigns seven councillors to the Community Development Committee and seven councillors to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee (with the Mayor as ex-officio) for terms expiring at the 2024 Organizational Meeting, after amendment.
The meeting recesses and goes into a closed session to nominate seven councillors to each of the two Standing Policy Committees.
Direct Administration to update governance practices and policies for boards, commissions, and committees, including succession planning, term limits, performance evaluations, screening and selection processes, and ensuring senior leadership involvement in director selections, along with related partnership investments.
Council endorses the proposed 2024 meeting calendar and adopts the monthly Deputy Mayor assignments for the year.
The motion appoints Administration Members to boards, commissions and committees as listed in Attachments 1–3, nominates individuals for appointment by Civic Partners, and confirms continuing or position-based appointments.
The motion designates chairs and vice-chairs for Audit and Business Advisory Committees for terms expiring at the 2024 Organizational Meeting, sets chairs for the Event Centre and Calgary Salutes Coordinating Committee with the same expiry, appoints Councillor Wong to a two-year term on Silvera for Seniors, accepts resignations from Dhaliwal (Calgary Police Commission) and Penner (Silvera for Seniors), and directs handling of confidential materials and ballots.
Council approves the amended seating arrangement in the Council Chamber, effective from the first Regular Meeting after the 2023 Organizational Meeting until the 2024 Organizational Meeting, with Councillors Chabot and Carra swapping seats.
This amends Report C2023-1022, Recommendation 2, to swap the January 2024 deputy roster appointment from Councillor Chus to Councillor Wong.
The motion asks Council to revisit its previous decision about who will serve on all Standing Policy Committees. This could lead to changes in committee membership.
Council approved keeping the Verbal Report C2023-1117, its Closed Meeting discussions, and the confidential presentation confidential under FOIP sections 16, 24, and 25, to be reviewed October 17, 2025.
Council approves dissolving the City of Calgary's Foothills County Annexation Negotiation Committee and thanks its members for their service.
Council approves the confidential recommendations from ECC2023-1106 and orders that the related discussions, the confidential presentation, and the resulting recommendations remain confidential under FOIP sections 16, 24, 25, and 27.
Council would give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 48M2023 to update the Calgary Police Commission Bylaw 25M97 so it aligns with the Alberta Police Act. It would also rescind the 1996 protocol because its relevant parts are now included in the bylaw amendments.
It moves to give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 51M2023, which would amend the Code of Conduct for Elected Officials (Bylaw 26M2018). The amendment is described in Attachment 1.
The motion directs that any discussions in closed meetings be kept confidential under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (sections 21 and 24). This protects sensitive information and advice from disclosure.
This motion moves forward with changes to the City Manager Bylaw and related bylaws by giving three readings to Proposed Bylaw 45M2023, which would amend City Manager Bylaw 52M2022 and other bylaws of The City of Calgary.
Council approves the third reading of Bylaw 160D2023, moving the measure toward final adoption. Once adopted, the bylaw will become enforceable as a city rule.
Council voted to temporarily suspend section 91(3) of the Procedure Bylaw to use an alternate process for this item.
Council approves the confidential Recommendation #1 from Report C2023-0965 and directs that the confidential recommendation, the report, and attachments remain confidential under FOIP sections 23–25 unless disclosure is required by the Expropriation Act.
Council will give three readings to a proposed amendment (Bylaw 44M2023) to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Bylaw 25P95.
Council approved the confidential recommendation from the confidential presentation and directed that the closed meeting discussions and presentation remain confidential under FOIPPA until 30 September 2024.
Council will create the Nominations Committee as a Standing Specialized Committee and approve amendments to the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017 and to Council Policy CP2016-03 governing boards, commissions and committees.
Council approves the confidential recommendation and keeps the closed meeting discussions and the revised confidential presentation confidential under FOIP Section 24, to be reviewed by December 31, 2024.
Council approves the amended Confidential Recommendation 1 from Confidential Report C2023-0718 and directs that all closed-meeting discussions, recommendations, revised report, presentation, attachments and distribution remain confidential under FOIP Sections 23, 24, and 25, unless disclosure is required by the Expropriation Act.
Council approves the Shareholder Value Proposition (SVP) as described in Attachment 3 and directs Attachment 1 to be maintained confidential under FOIP sections 23 and 27.
Council directs that the Closed Meeting discussions and presentation be kept confidential under FOIP sections 16, 24, and 25, to be reviewed by 2023 December 31.
Council approves the confidential recommendations in Attachment 1 and directs that the related discussions andAttachment 1 remain confidential under FOIP Section 24, to be reviewed by 2033-06-01.
Keeps the Closed Meeting discussions and Confidential Report C2023-0633 materials confidential under FOIP Section 24; a review is due by December 31, 2023. Allows release to Corporate Planning and Performance (and Administration, where required) only as needed to support the next steps.
Council approves two appointments (a public member to the Accessibility Advisory Committee and the HMCS Calgary Executive Officer designate to the Friends of HMCS Calgary Committee) for two-year terms ending at the 2024 Organizational Meeting; it also thanks a former Social Wellbeing Advisory Committee member, directs the City Clerk to publish appointee details, and keeps confidential the attachments with the names.
Council would repeal Bylaw 104/75, which sets interest charges on unpaid general accounts, by approving the proposed replacement bylaw in Attachment 3 through three readings.
Council will approve the confidential recommendations in Confidential Distribution 1 and require that the related meeting discussions and documents remain confidential under FOIP, with a review due by July 4, 2033.
Council approves the confidential recommendations from the presentation and directs that the related discussions and presentation remain confidential under FOIP sections 24 and 27, to be reviewed by 2023-12-31.
Council is proceeding with changes to the Business Licence Bylaw 32M98. The amendments proposed in Attachment 2 will move forward through three readings to become law if adopted.
Council adopted a postponed notice of motion regarding implementing fees for residential parking permits, directing Administration to proceed with developing and applying the permit fee framework.
The Council approves keeping all related closed‑meeting materials confidential under FOIP until the property sale is finalized, with Report and Attachments 5, 6, and 10 remaining confidential; the Confidential Attachment 3 recommendations are authorized as outlined.
Directs Administration to brief Executive Committee by 2023 Oct 11 on how to address ideas and concerns raised by Boards, Commissions and Committees, including improving administrative support, inclusive meeting accommodations, progress on Access Design Standards, and budgeting for community-led initiatives in mid-cycle budget adjustments.
Council will approve ByLaw 31M2023 to create the Community Peace Officer Oversight Committee (replacing the old Calgary Transit Public Safety Citizen Oversight Committee), appoint its members to the new committee for the existing terms, and confirm the Chair and Vice-Chair.
Council asks Administration to follow up with four city-owned subsidiaries to publicly post the shareholder materials from their annual meetings on the City of Calgary website, increasing transparency.
Directs Administration to revise and adopt an updated Municipal Naming, Sponsorship, and Naming Rights Policy by the end of Q1 2024 to allow more time for consultation with impacted parties.
Council moves to advance Guarantee Bylaw 11M2023 through the second and third readings, bringing the bylaw closer to adoption.
Council approves the confidential recommendations in Confidential Report CD2023-0585 and directs that the closed meeting discussions, confidential report, and attachments remain confidential until all relevant agreements are executed or the City approves disclosure for communications purposes.
Council directed that discussions held in closed meetings regarding Confidential Verbal Report C2023-0662 be kept confidential under FOIP Section 24 (Advice from officials). This ensures those deliberations are not disclosed publicly.
This amendment removes recommendation 3 from the confidential verbal report EC2023-0447 and renumbers the remaining recommendations accordingly.
The city will move forward with three readings to adopt changes to the Business Licence Bylaw 32M98 (via Proposed Bylaw 29M2023), updating how business licences are issued and regulated.
Council would create a Ward Boundary Commission to review the 14-ward system with no change in councillor count, fund its operation with a one-time amount in 2024, and require a service and financial impact analysis; three readings would establish the Commission bylaw and rescind a related policy.
Council directs Administration to perform a comprehensive value-for-money audit of all City climate-related spending across all departments (operating and capital) tied to the Climate Emergency declaration and climate strategies. The audit must return to the Executive Committee by December 15, 2025 with cost, timing, the auditor, and scope, including recommendations to better align climate spending with core municipal responsibilities and financial sustainability.
Direct Administration to conduct a comprehensive value-for-money audit of all climate-related City spending (operating and capital) since November 2021, and report back by December 15, 2025 with cost, timing, auditor type (internal or external), and scope.
Council directs Administration to conduct a comprehensive value-for-money audit of all city climate-related spending (operating and capital) across every department tied to the Climate Emergency declaration and climate strategies, with a report back by December 15, 2025. The audit will identify cost savings, duplications, or expenditures not delivering measurable benefits and specify the cost, timing, audit type (internal or external), and scope.
Council votes to withdraw the City's Climate Emergency declaration, ending the formal acknowledgement of a climate emergency and any urgent actions tied to that status.
Directs Administration to present by end of Q1 2026 an accelerated program to replace declining poplars within 3 metres of sidewalks with less invasive species, assess impacts on the urban tree canopy, require replacement planting for each removed tree, outline city costs (no charge to residents), and include poplar lifecycle planning in the Urban Forestry Strategic Plan.
The city will consider potential one-time operating funding for a hail resilience program when prioritizing investments in the 2027-2030 service plans and budgets.
Direct Administration to establish a comprehensive hail resilience program in Calgary, including a Hail Resilience Improvement Network, exposure mapping, and an equity impact analysis; and have the Mayor request provincial funding for homeowner hail upgrades and changes to the Municipal Government Act to allow such upgrades as part of city resilience efforts.
Direct Administration to prioritize tree planting in equity-deserving neighborhoods under the 2 Billion Trees program, with annual planting plans that target Calgary’s canopy goals (9% by 2026 and 16% by 2060). It also requires an annual report detailing trees planted, where they were planted, factors affecting placement, and progress toward equitable canopy.
Council directs Administration to create and implement new tools and incentives to help homeowners retain, plant, and maintain trees on private property, following Attachment 3: Summary of Tools and Incentives.
Direct Administration to draft a private tree protection bylaw, return to Council through the Community Development Committee with a status update and Phase 2 recommendations by end of 2026, and bring forward 2026 Mid-Cycle Budget Adjustment requests for approval at the 2025 November 10 Council Meeting.
Council would adopt a bylaw to lower the monthly Blue Cart fee and enable Extended Producer Responsibility, and directs Administration to evaluate changes and report back with options to update the waste and recycling rate structure by Q2 2026.
One-time funding of $2.5 million in 2025 for upgrades to parks and playground amenities, funded from the Reserve for Future Capital.
Administration will study and propose tools and incentives to protect private trees, including a private tree protection bylaw, based on practices elsewhere in Canada, and report back with recommendations, budgets, and engagement needs by 2025 Q1.
Staff must prepare a business case analyzing the Single-Use Items Charter Bylaw 1H2023 and present it to Council by the end of Q1 2024.
Council will publish notice for a public hearing to repeal a bylaw and start work on waste-diversion options, including alternatives to single-use items and improving blue/green-bin accessibility.
This amendment directs Council to advertise and hold a public hearing on repealing the bylaw, create a clear framework to evaluate and report on the waste strategy, develop waste-diversion infrastructure and improve blue and green bin accessibility and communication, and provide a report to Council by March 31, 2024.
Council directs Administration to draft a noise-policy vision, assess noise bylaws against health guidelines and best practices, plan noise mapping and public disclosure, identify funding and a budget request, outline recommended bylaw changes, and run a pilot soundscape project, with a report due in Q2 2024.
Council will advance a proposed bylaw to update the Waste Bylaw (4M2020) as described in Attachment 1, moving it through all three readings to become law.
City Administration will bring back a briefing describing how Foxtail Barley is currently being controlled on City-owned land (parks and rights-of-way) and the resources, logistics, and implications of enforcing an 8 cm height limit.
Council directs Administration, with the Mayor, to send a letter to the provincial Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services requesting a faster process to grant transit and peace officers increased powers to seize, transport, and dispose of unknown substances.
Directs the Community Development Committee to return by 2026 Q2 with a summary of potential municipal, provincial, and federal rule changes that would allow broader peace officer power to seize, transport, and dispose of unknown substances.
Council directs Administration to analyze how other Canadian municipalities ban open drug use and use court diversion programs, summarize Calgary's current Community Court partnership and funding, and prepare budget submissions to sustain current funding and pilot an expanded Community Court in 2026 with funding through 2027–2030.
Directs Administration to report back by 2026 Q2 on approaches to ban open drug use and Calgary's Community Court funding, and to prepare budget submissions to sustain current Community Court funding and pilot an expanded scope in 2026 with ongoing funding through 2030.
The City is directed to prepare a report by January 2026 proposing tougher penalties for the open display of weapons (higher base fines, weapon-specific fines, and escalating fines for repeat offenders). It will then return by Q2 2026 with recommendations on expanding enforcement powers to seize, transport, and dispose of weapons, plus an analysis of other municipalities’ approaches to banning weapons and their applicability to Calgary.
Council asks Administration to prepare a report by 2026 Q2 outlining possible municipal, provincial, and federal rule changes that would give peace officers more power to seize, transport, and dispose of unknown substances.
Council will amend the Emergency Management Bylaw to take effect immediately and approve the Municipal Emergency Plan.
Council will advance a proposed bylaw (33M2025) to amend the Public Behaviour Bylaw 54M2006 by giving it three readings, moving toward an updated bylaw.
Direct Administration to help the Calgary Police Commission explore funding shortfalls, consider directing future photo radar revenue to a traffic-safety reserve, and advocate to the Alberta government to lift photo radar prohibitions. It also asks Administration to provide data to support more photo radar locations and to report on speed and traffic calming measures and their costs, due at the 18 March 2025 meeting.
This amendment reduces the Calgary Police Service 2025 base budget by $4 million and increases the 2025 and 2026 Community Strategies budget by $4 million to support the Community Safety Investment Framework.
Council will move forward with three readings to adopt a bylaw that strengthens Calgary's rules on vehicle noise by amending Traffic Bylaw 26M96 (via Proposed Bylaw 48M2024).
This amendment removes Investment Option 5 from Recommendation 2 in Report C2023-1148, meaning enforcement-based measures for vehicle noise and traffic safety will not be pursued.
The council amends Recommendation 2 in Report C2023-1148 by removing Investment Option 5, which proposed addressing vehicle noise and traffic safety through enforcement.
Council adopts the proposed workplan, directs Administration to continue coordinating with the Calgary Police Service and Alberta, draft amendments to the Traffic Bylaw to address vehicle noise with proposed changes due by Q3 2024, and considers a budget for community peace officers to enforce the bylaw in the 2023 budgets, while deferring the progress report on noise enforcement and automated systems from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.
Council will pass three readings to replace the Community Standards Bylaw 5M2004 with Bylaw 32M2023, review a budget expansion for the Coordinated Safety Response Team in the November 2023 budget adjustments, endorse advocacy positions, and keep Attachment 7 confidential.
Direct Administration to acknowledge the Wild Rose Motocross Association's benefits, include them in the Emerging and Evolving Sport Study, explore interim land-use options for them as a non-profit recreational group, and keep Council updated on the timing of the South Central Bus Garage and 50 Avenue SE extension projects.
City Administration will waive the program’s office-use classification requirement for United Place and review a conversion to residential units in future rounds, subject to meeting all other program rules and being among the highest-scoring applications.
Moves forward three readings for Proposed Bylaw 40M2025 to designate the Sibley Block as a Municipal Historic Resource, recognizing its heritage value and protections.
Direct Administration to create a pilot process for approving ASP boundary adjustments, modeled on the existing developer-funded ASP amendment process, using the D - (Douglas Homes) East Stoney ASP and K - North Regional Context Study - portion of Cell B proposals as pilot applications.
Direct Administration to reuse the existing ASP evaluation criteria and implement a sequential ASP workplan. This will allow new or amended ASPs to begin when an in-progress ASP is completed, providing certainty for applications that have been reviewed but not approved in the current year.
It replaces the boundary expansion pilot with the K - North Regional Context Study portion of Cell B as the pilot applications, and adds that a new or amended Area Structure Plan will start as soon as an ASP in progress is completed.
Council directs Administration to start the standard annexation process to adjust Calgary’s boundary with Foothills County for the Proposed Annexation Area, negotiate an annexation agreement, and present the draft terms and budget requirements to Council by Q1 2026.
Council approves Growth Application GA2024-005, replacing the prior Recommendation 1 in Report IP2025-0196 with a new Recommendation 1.
Direct Administration to amend the Land Use Bylaw to delete the outdated 21-day appeal reference and to formalize online advertising for development permits with relaxation; updates will be brought to the September 9 public hearing.
Council approves the east portion of Growth Application GA2024-008 (Attachment 2, Map 2) as the new Recommendation 1, replacing the prior Recommendation 1.
Council approves Growth Application GA2024-006, with amendments to Report IP2025-0198, allowing the associated planning project to proceed under the amended terms.
Directs Administration to consider Growth Applications for approval at any time if no new capital investments in mobility, emergency services, or utilities are needed to initiate development. If a project requires capital, it must wait for the annual budget planning cycle, with future operating and capital investments to be approved in future budget cycles.
Council directs Administration to draft amendments to the Land Use Bylaw to allow a broader range of neighbourhood events. This expands the Special Function Class 1 definition to increase flexibility for event activation.
Council will draft amendments to the Land Use Bylaw to ensure secondary suites in multi-residential areas are regulated under the low-density residential rules.
City administration will amend the Land Use Bylaw to remove the Court of Appeals reference in the rule about withholding a development permit.
Council approves Growth Application GA2024-007, with amendments, enabling the proposed development to move forward.
Council adopted a revised Recommendation 1 to approve Growth Application GA2024-006, replacing the previous recommendation.
Directs administration to update the Land Use Bylaw: remove unnecessary rear setback language in the R-G district, align parcel coverage in the R-CG and H-GO districts when no garage is provided, allow two-unit or smaller development in the H-GO district with standard landscaping rules, and standardize fence rules in the R-CG district; the bylaw updates will go to Public Hearing on September 9.
Council approved Growth Application GA2024-004, with amendments adopted from IP2025-0195, allowing the proposed development to proceed.
Council replaces the prior Recommendation 1 with a new recommendation that approves Growth Application GA2024-007.
Council approved the east portion of Growth Application GA2024-008 (Attachment 2, Map 2) as amended, allowing the specified area to move forward with development.
Council approved Growth Application GA2024-004, replacing the prior recommendation and moving forward with the associated development project.
Direct Administration to amend the Land Use Bylaw to eliminate the mobility storage locker requirement in R-CG and H-GO districts while maintaining Class 1 Storage requirements, and to advertise and bring the bylaw updates to the September 9 Public Hearing.
Council directs administration to draft amendments to the Land Use Bylaw (IP2007) to permit child-care services as a discretionary use in existing approved buildings in low-density residential districts. The amendments will be advertised and brought to a public hearing on September 9.
Council directs administration to amend the Land Use Bylaw to require 0.5 bicycle parking stalls per unit and suite for multi-residential developments, allowing more flexibility in the number, configuration, and type of bike parking facilities to better respond to demand and accessibility.
Council, after amending Report IP2025-0535, will approve Growth Application GA2023-005 (replacing the prior Recommendation 1). This approves the development proposal and moves forward with the specified growth plan.
Allows Growth Applications to be considered for approval at any time if they do not require new capital investments in mobility, emergency services or utilities. If a Growth Application needs capital to start, it must go through the annual budget planning cycle, and significant operating and capital investments will be addressed in future budget cycles.
Council approves Growth Application GA2024-005 as amended in Report IP2025-0196, allowing the associated development to proceed.
Council directs administration to update the Land Use Bylaw by redefining 'health care service' to permit overnight stays for medical purposes, and to publicize and place the bylaw updates on the Sept. 9 Public Hearing agenda.
Council approved Growth Application GA2023-005, as amended in IP2025-0197. This authorizes the proposed development to proceed under the city’s land-use plan.
Council directs Administration to amend the Land Use Bylaw by deleting the temporary rule that extended the commencement date for development permits related to cannabis licenses, and to remove outdated text for clarity. The updates are to be brought to the September 9 Public Hearing.
The City is directed to prepare and bring back a report with recommendations to amend policies, the Land Use Bylaw, and funding rules, covering Beltline, Chinatown, and East Village ARPs, plus the Corporate Housing Reserve and Incentive Density Funds.
Council directs staff to prepare a report by Q3 2026 evaluating options (such as caps) to manage future growth in TNDLs, including feasibility, benefits, risks, and resource implications.
Council will advance six proposed bylaws to designate sites as Municipal Historic Resources. These designations provide formal historic protection for the sites.
The motion directs Council to revisit its earlier decision on the first two recommendations of the Land Use Bylaw Housekeeping Amendments (IP2025-0251) from the May 6, 2025 public hearing.
Council will advance Proposed Bylaw 26M2025 to update the Parks and Pathways Bylaw and repeal the Enhanced Maintenance Infrastructure Agreements Policy CSPS007.
Council directs Administration to locate potential off-street sites for people living in RVs and to prepare a scoping report outlining steps for designation/rezoning, public engagement, upgrades, safety and financing. It also asks to identify a third-party organization to manage the site(s), with the report due by end of Q3 2025.
This amends Bylaw 11B2024 by substituting 258 for 257 in the sixth preamble. It is a textual correction with no new rules or funding.
Council will amend the sixth preamble of both proposed bylaws by replacing 257 with 258, and then move both bylaws to second and third readings in their amended form.
Council directs Administration to draft amendments to the Municipal Development Plan to permit residential uses in the Northeast Industrial area, and to amend the Northeast Industrial ASP (with a Comprehensive Planning Overlay for LOC2024-0171) to study residential development. The amendments will go directly to a March 4, 2025 Public Hearing for three readings, with no prior Calgary Planning Commission consideration, and a report outlining next steps, CPC/Council scheduling, and a Public Hearing no later than March 31, 2026.
Council will remove section 29 from the proposed bylaw, renumber the remaining sections, and then move the bylaw forward with second and third readings as amended.
This motion updates Bylaw 10B2024 by changing the sixth preamble to delete the reference 257 and replace it with 258.
Council will advance Proposed Bylaw 54M2024 to amend Bylaw 36M2021 by giving it three readings, following Report CSC2024-1141.
Council will advance two bylaws: one to designate the Walter Hargrave Residence as a Municipal Historic Resource and another to repeal the existing designation (Bylaw 16M2021), with three readings for each.
Direct Administration to prepare a comprehensive Nose Creek Park Strategy by Q4 2026 that analyzes the feasibility of a regional park in Nose Creek Valley. The strategy must include Indigenous engagement, ecological protection, water quality and slope stabilization initiatives, coordination with planned mobility projects, collaboration with adjacent municipalities, and alignment with land-use policies and the White Goose Flying Report Calls to Action.
Amends Chapter 1, 1.3 to add four paragraphs identifying the local identity and sense of place for Hounsfield Heights-Briar Hill, West Hillhurst, Hillhurst, and Sunnyside. These paragraphs will be read with Map 3 (Urban Form), Map 4 (Building Scale), and Chapters 2–3 to inform future development and land use on private and public sites.
Directs Administration to focus growth in the Riley Communities Local Area Plan by increasing density near transit-oriented development, improving multi-modal mobility and walkability, and reporting back to Council by Q2 2025.
Adds a note on page 7 of the Riley Communities Local Area Plan (Chapter 4) explaining that 'should' signals direction, not optional, to clarify how policies are interpreted.
Instructs staff to draft a scoping report and present it to Council through the Infrastructure and Planning Committee so Council can decide whether to undertake the proposed work.
Direct Administration to prepare a year-end presentation on Calgary’s population growth. It should cover historical and projected trends, where growth is coming from, the implications for city revenue and expenditures, and how immigration policy and temporary residents may affect Calgary.
Moves forward with a municipal bylaw amendment by approving three readings for Proposed Bylaw 64P2024 that would revise the Calgary Planning Commission Bylaw 28P95.
Council moves to advance two bylaws to final readings: Bylaw 38P2024 to amend the Bowness Area Redevelopment Plan, and Bylaw 163D2024.
Initiates three readings to designate the Jones Residence and Magarrell Residence as Municipal Historic Resources.
Direct Administration to amend LUB 1P2007 to exempt select greenfield townhouse and rowhouse developments from development permits and to accelerate approvals. It also requires reporting budget implications for the Housing Accelerator Fund and addressing any funding gaps in mid-cycle adjustments.
Council directs Administration to amend Land Use Bylaw 1P2007 to exempt freehold/fee simple townhouse and rowhouse developments in newly developing greenfield communities from needing a development permit, and to speed up related approvals to support more housing, with a deadline of end of 2024 Q3.
Direct Administration to push forward the Belvedere 2022 outline plan and land-use applications and to identify the capital and operating investments needed to enable these open business cases in the Mid-Cycle Adjustment to the 2023-2026 Service Plans and Budgets.
Direct Administration to continue working with the applicant on the outline plan and land use steps for Growth GA2024-001 and to evaluate the capital and operating investments needed, to be considered with the mid-cycle adjustments to the 2023-2026 service plans and budgets.
An amendment directing Administration to continue working with the applicant on the next planning steps (outline plan and land use applications) to move GA2024-001 forward in a timely manner. It also renumbers the existing recommendation by removing the words 'That Council'.
Council directs Administration to continue working with the growth applicant on the outline plan and land use applications to move GA2024-003 forward in a timely manner.
Directs Administration to continue working with the Applicant on the outline plan and land use applications to move Growth Application GA2024-003 forward, and to consider the capital and operating investments needed for GA2023-003 as part of the mid-cycle adjustment to the 2023-2026 service plans and budgets.
Council will continue collaborating with the applicant to plan future capital infrastructure for the Providence Area Structure Plan, including when funding should be provided and how projects will be delivered to support growth.
Council directs Administration to continue planning the next stages of capital infrastructure in the West View area, including the optimal timing of funding and delivery to support growth under the West View Area Structure Plan.
Directs continued planning for Providence-area capital infrastructure and funding timing, and excludes GA2023-001 investments from the 2023-2026 mid-cycle budgets.
Direct Administration to continue working with the Belvedere 2022 applicants on the next steps of the planning process (outline plan and land use applications) to ensure the open business cases move forward in a timely manner.
Direct Administration to monitor development permit applications on RC-G parcels city-wide to identify where increased densification requires infrastructure investments (water, roads, parks) and to bring forward the most appropriate funding tool, with annual reports to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee.
Administration will re-examine how Local Improvement charges are assessed on individual properties. It will present options and recommendations to address the growing complexity of built forms in new and redeveloping communities, with a report to the Community Development Committee by Q4 2024.
This motion advances Proposed Bylaw 17M2024 through the three-reading process to amend Bylaw 36M2021, moving toward final adoption.
Council canceled the 2024 April 22 Public Hearing Meeting and directed staff to plan for a city-wide blanket rezoning vote to be held with the October 20, 2025 municipal election.
This motion postpones the April 22 Public Hearing and directs City Administration to plan for a city-wide blanket rezoning vote to be held in conjunction with the October 20, 2025 municipal election.
Council will advance four proposed bylaws to designate the Cross Residence, Lawless Residence, Nimmons Residence, and Plaza Theatre as Municipal Historic Resources. Each bylaw will receive three readings before final adoption.
Directs Administration to study possible bylaw amendments to permit RV parking on residential front driveways for up to three consecutive days, with removal for at least three days. It also asks for rules to minimize abuse (e.g., moving RVs between street and driveway) and to report back by Q4 2024 through the Community Development Committee.
Council approves the public engagement plan and its timeline for the referenced report, enabling organized public input.
Council will advance a bylaw to update the temporary signs rules on highways and requires Administration to report back by end of 2024 on enforcement progress and the bylaw's effectiveness.
Council will designate the Stewart Livery Stable as a Municipal Historic Resource by giving three readings to Proposed Bylaw 56M2023.
This motion waives the charge for the second Residential Parking Permit Type 1 for the years 2024, 2025, and 2026 and requires Administration to update CP2021-04 to reflect the new fee approach, with revisions to be brought to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee by Q1 2024.
Council will give three readings to Amending Bylaw 52M2023, which updates Calgary Assessment Review Board Bylaw 15M2018 (as described in Attachment 1).
The motion approves changes and additions to the Calgary Parking Policies CP2021-04 and moves forward with three readings to Proposed Bylaw 47M2023 to amend the Calgary Traffic Bylaw 26M96.
Council will give three readings to bylaws designating the Crawford Residence, Kalbfleish Residence, and Petro-Fina Building as Municipal Historic Resources, protecting them as heritage sites.
Administration will inventory community signs, determine upkeep responsibilities and repair costs, evaluate current tools and gaps for sign maintenance, review how signs are created or approved in planning, and report findings to the Community Development Committee by Q2 2024.
Council directs Administration to explore other options to the proposed amendments to Bylaw 32M2023, considering comments from the June 28, 2023 meeting, and report back through the Community Development Committee by Q1 2024.
This motion would start the process to update the Community Standards Bylaw to address Foxtail Barley, moving the proposed amendment through the required three readings before it becomes law.
Council directs Administration to develop and begin implementing the Citywide Growth Strategy’s 2023 Industrial Action Plan as identified in Attachment 2, under Report IP2023-0346.
Council would adopt By-law 4C2023 to eliminate the current all-turns access from 8775 17 Avenue SE onto 17 Avenue SE, and Direct Administration to modify the access or negotiate an alternative solution with the landowners and the Ward Councillor's office by June 30, 2023.
Council will repeal the Community Services Program Policy CPS2018, removing the current policy guidance for community services programs.
Council directs Administration to bring together disability-serving groups and the City's Accessibility advisory, along with inclusive-hiring organizations, to develop and test a framework that reduces barriers to recruitment and employment for people with disabilities, with a report back to the Executive Committee starting in Q2 2026.
Council directs Administration to prepare a report for the Community Development Committee by Q4 2025 evaluating options to regulate sales of dogs, cats, and rabbits not sourced from shelters or rescues, including a potential retail sales ban, government advocacy, public education, and bylaw changes or other policy tools.
The City approves Family and Community Support Services funding of $41.4M annually in 2025–2026 and $25M annually in 2027–2028 (Attachment 2), and authorizes up to $1M from the FCSS Stabilization Fund in 2025 to support capacity-building for non-profit organizations.
This amendment directs one-time funding of $750,000 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to Family and Community Support Services for 2025 and 2026 to cover increased demand and inflation that has not been funded since 2023–2026.
This amendment directs the Mayor to send a letter to the provincial government urging permanent funding for Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy.
Council approved the administration's plan to permanently close the Inglewood Aquatic Centre, with closure effective December 22, 2024.
The city will ask the Mayor to write to the province requesting ongoing, permanent funding for Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy.
Directs Administration to provide a one-time $750,000 funding increase from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to FCSS operating funding for 2025 and 2026 to address higher demand and inflation, as part of amendments to Recommendation 1.a.
Directs Administration to prepare a one-time operating budget request with identified funding to expand the Fair Entry program for two years, and bring the proposal to Executive Committee for discussion during the next budget standing item.
This amendment removes language that would permanently fund Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy and cut $6 million, and instead maintains funding on a one-time basis in line with prior Council approvals (2023-2026 Plans and Budgets).
Council will ask the province to fast-track expanded powers for transit and peace officers to seize, transport, and dispose of unknown substances. This will be done by sending a letter to the provincial Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services, in coordination with the Mayor.
The Council will adopt the two confidential recommendations from Report IGA2025-0847, keep all related discussions and materials confidential under applicable exemptions, and allow information sharing when needed.
Council approves the amendments to Report IGA2025-0731: removes numerical references in attachments and adds a summary table on the first page, endorses the Government of Alberta and Government of Canada pre-budget submissions, and authorizes Mayor Gondek to sign and submit on behalf of Council.
The City would forward the annexation plan to Foothills County for their agreement; upon receiving consent, it would request the provincial minister to initiate an expedited annexation process. The motion also updates recommendations to reflect timing and housing considerations in the affected area.
Council would endorse the city’s pre-budget submissions to Alberta and Canada and authorize the Mayor to sign and submit them on behalf of Council.
Direct Administration to invite Alberta Municipalities to present their Municipal Financial research findings to Council and continue providing information for ongoing research. Beginning with the 2026 budget adjustments, require budget materials to clearly indicate if funding requests come from or relate to other orders of government, and by 2027-2030 develop a chart showing the share of funding from those sources.
Directs Administration to have Alberta Municipalities present findings from municipal financial research and share ongoing research information. Beginning with the 2026 budget, require in report materials that funding requests indicate whether they come from or are affected by another order of government, and start a chart showing the share of funding from those orders for 2027–2030 budget planning.
Calgary City Council will support submitting a resolution to Alberta Municipalities asking the province to raise the per-capita grant rate to $6.94 per person (an increase of $1.34) and to index this grant to inflation and current population statistics.
Council approves Confidential Recommendations 1 and 2, keeps closed‑meeting discussions and related documents confidential under FOIP (Sections 21 and 24) until review, and will publicly release the Recommendations, Cover Report, and Attachments 3, 4, and Revised Attachment 6 once the Heads of Agreement is approved and Wheatland County provides written confirmation of Council’s decision (review by 2035-03-20).
Council will approve the Confidential Recommendations 1 and 2 for IGA2025-0004, keep the Closed Meeting materials confidential until 2035, and publicly release the Recommendations, Cover Report, and Attachments 3, 4, and Revised Attachment 6 once the Heads of Agreement is approved and Wheatland County has provided written confirmation.
Council approves the Memorandum of Understanding on Communication and Cooperation and directs Administration to start implementing it, establishing a framework for enhanced intergovernmental communication and collaboration.
Council will meet in a closed session to discuss confidential updates related to intergovernmental matters and a verbal update from the federal government.
Council approves directing that the confidential verbal report and related closed meeting discussions be kept confidential under FOIP sections 21 and 24, with a review due by March 20, 2026.
The city will calculate the costs to administer property taxes (labour and materials) and send an invoice to the Government of Alberta for its proportional share.
Calgary will negotiate and finalize a regional Prairie Economic Gateway deal with Rocky View County, including a financial plan, an oversight committee, and funding milestones. The motion also commits to regional cooperation on services and planning, and approves related bylaw amendments, with confidential materials kept until the deal is signed.
Requires Administration to provide monthly updates on tariffs and supply-chain issues. It also directs a review of procurement policies to favor local/Canadian goods, collaboration with regional partners and other governments, possible bylaw changes to streamline processes, advocacy to remove inter-provincial trade barriers, and consideration of tariffs when selecting banking and investment services.
Council asks the Mayor to write to the Government of Alberta to support changes to the Insurance Act that would lower taxi insurance rates in Calgary.
Council approves the confidential recommendation from the Intergovernmental Affairs item and directs that the related presentation and discussions stay confidential under FOIP Section 21, with a review date of December 18, 2034.
Directs the Mayor to write to the Premier and Minister Dreeshen outlining the points. It also seeks public release of the downtown alignment report, the financial summary submitted to Council, and the Working Group's Terms of Reference (with redactions to protect procurements) to allow public feedback.
The City will continue negotiating the Province's proposed alignment only if the Province agrees to share delivery risk and cost overrun liability, recognizing greater risk with downtown delivery than southeast.
Requires more due diligence before deciding on the Alberta alignment and directs sharing of Recommendation #1 with the Green Line Working Group. Also asks the Mayor to write to provincial leaders, seeks redacted public releases of key reports for feedback, and maintains several confidential materials under FOIP through 2039.
The City will continue negotiating the Province's proposed alignment only if the Province commits to sharing delivery risk and cost overruns, noting higher risk for downtown delivery than southeast.
Council will adopt the confidential recommendation, place the report on the corporate record, and require that all Prairie Economic Gateway discussions and related documents remain confidential until all related agreements are fully executed and delivered, to be reviewed by 2030-12-31.
It directs the Mayor to ask the province to temporarily waive MGA Section 358.1 while Calgary's assessment balance is restored, in order to prevent tax shifts that could push the tax rate ratio toward the 5:1 limit.
Council directs the Mayor to write a letter urging the Alberta government to assume responsibility for the low-income transit pass program and to include funding for it in the provincial budget.
The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee should forward the verbal report to the 2024-11-26 Regular Meeting, have Council receive the presentation for the Corporate Record, ask Calgary Metropolitan Region Board representatives to consider the Calgary Economic Development presentation at the 2024-11-22 meeting, and keep closed meeting discussions confidential under FOIP sections 21 and 25.
Directs Council to receive the Alberta Municipalities Update - November 2024 (Verbal) and place it on the Corporate Record.
Council asks the Mayor to write to Municipal Affairs requesting a temporary waiver of MGA Section 358.1 until Calgary's assessment mix balances, to prevent tax shifts and keep the tax ratio under 5:1.
The Mayor will write a letter to the Alberta government on behalf of City Council, urging provincial takeover of the low-income transit pass program and inclusion in the provincial budget.
Directs the Mayor to write to Alberta requesting that decisions about the Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption site follow Recovery-Oriented SCS Standards under MHSPR, informed by specific data. It also asks for publicly accessible engagement and for details on how clients and city services would be supported if changes occur, including data on users, overdoses, EMS calls, and facility status.
City Council asks the Mayor to write to the Alberta government urging decisions on the Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption site that align with Recovery-Oriented Standards under MHSPR/MHSPA. It also requests detailed data (users, overdoses, alternative services, EMS calls), facility status, client support plans, city service impacts, and public engagement led by Alberta Health.
Council will cover reasonable costs for the elected Council member to attend Federation of Canadian Municipalities National Board of Directors meetings, with those costs charged to Corporate Costs.
Requires the Mayor to send the final recommendations from Item 9.3.2 to Alberta and Canada via their ministers, and to meet with Minister Fraser to obtain a written response outlining their view on the Green Line termination and the next steps.
The amendment asks the Province to assume delivery and financial risks for the Green Line LRT and to cover ongoing costs during its review, with a written commitment due by Sept 23, 2024.
Council approves endorsing the pre-budget submissions to the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada (Attachments 1 and 2) and directs Mayor Gondek to sign and submit them on behalf of the City.
The motion forwards the confidential materials to the 2024 September 10 Public Hearing Meeting and asks Council to approve Recommendations 2-4 from the Confidential Presentation, while keeping the Confidential Presentation, Confidential Distributions, and closed meeting discussions confidential under FOIP until 2034.
Council asks the Mayor to write to the Government of Alberta to explore creating a provincial transit body that would take a direct role in delivering, funding, and managing risk for large transit projects.
Council would revisit two prior decisions: (1) whether to adopt Option 2 from a confidential annexation presentation, and (2) whether to disband the City of Calgary–Foothills County Annexation Negotiation Committee.
Council directs that the confidential presentation and the closed meeting discussions related to IGA2024-0873 be kept confidential under FOIP section 21, with a review date of July 18, 2025.
Direct that the closed meeting presentation and discussions for IGA2024-0899 remain confidential under FOIP sections 21 and 25, with a review due by June 30, 2034.
Council will receive the confidential verbal report for the corporate record and keep the closed meeting presentation and discussions confidential under FOIP Section 21, with a review date of February 15, 2034.
Council asks the Mayor to write to the Minister of Municipal Affairs to shorten the development permit appeal period under the MGA from 21 days to 14 days in order to speed up permit approvals.
Council will forward the resolution to the Village of Duchess for seconding and submit it to the Alberta Municipalities conference to urge amendments to the Alberta Traffic Safety Act that enhance safety in school and playground zones (e.g., higher fines or adjusted demerits).
City Council asks the Mayor to urge the Alberta government to reduce its share of the Low Income Transit Pass funding by $6.2 million and to provide a grant equal to property taxes on provincially owned Calgary properties to cover the shortfall. Administration is directed to continue the program in 2024 and return with options to adjust funding based on available resources.
Calgary will forward the resolution to Penhold for endorsement and submit it to the Alberta Municipalities conference to push the province to allow permanent residents to vote in municipal elections.
The motion approves keeping the confidential verbal presentation and related closed-door discussions private under FOIP Section 21, with a review due by March 31, 2025.
Directs Council to forward the confidential Intergovernmental Affairs report to the 2024 April 9 Public Hearing, receive the confidential presentation for the corporate record, and keep the closed-meeting discussions and the presentation confidential until 2026-03-31.
Council approves in principle the Town of Cochrane's wastewater servicing request and directs Administration to start negotiating a Master Servicing Agreement for the proposed service area; closed meeting discussions remain confidential.
Council approves amendments to the confidential recommendations from the Intergovernmental Affairs report, maintains confidentiality for the related discussions until February 15, 2034, and will share the confidential materials with the appropriate parties to support next steps.
The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee directs that discussions in the Closed Meeting be kept confidential under FOIP Section 21 to protect intergovernmental relations.
The City will develop an advocacy plan to secure permanent ongoing provincial funding for Calgary's mental health and addictions strategy, and the Mayor will write a letter to the provincial government. The plan must be reported back to the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee by 2024 Q2.
Direct that the confidential presentation and closed meeting discussions for IGA2023-1234 be kept confidential under FOIP Section 21, to be reviewed by March 31, 2024.
This motion directs that the confidential verbal report related to IGA2023-1267, and the associated distribution and closed meeting discussions, be kept confidential under Section 21 of FOIP, with a review due by March 31, 2024.
Direct Administration to develop an advocacy plan to secure ongoing provincial funding for Calgary's mental health and addictions strategy, and report back to the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee with the plan by 2024 Q2. The Mayor will write to the provincial government requesting permanent funding for this initiative.
The City will pay reasonable travel and related expenses for the Council member who serves on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities National Board of Directors to attend meetings, with costs charged to Corporate Costs.
Council approves Councillor Chabot's plan to file nomination papers to run for President of the Alberta Municipalities at the 2023 conference.
Council approves dissolving the City of Calgary–Foothills County Annexation Negotiation Committee and thanks its members for their service.
Directs Administration to prepare budget submissions to the federal Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta, with Mayor Gondek signing on behalf of Council; also forward the report as urgent business for the July 25 Public Hearing.
The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee recommends Council adopt Option 2 from the confidential annexation presentation and keep the Closed Meeting discussions confidential until 2033-07-25. It also directs that Foothills County Annexation Negotiation Committee members be informed of the July 25 discussions, and that the outcome be communicated to affected parties and the public in due course.
Moves to forward the report to the 2023 July 25 Council meeting as urgent business. It directs Council to have the Mayor sign a Letter of Intent with Rocky View County, approve the Prairie Economic Gateway Terms of Reference, include the Elected Steering Committee as part of the annexation work, rename the Annexation Negotiation Committee to the Prairie Economic Gateway Committee, and keep closed-meeting discussions confidential until 2028.
Council directs Administration to provide a Q2 2026 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 will review current intersection safety and performance, evaluate the impact of proposed TUC boundary changes, identify further improvements, and report on the capital or one-time funding needed. If one-time funds become available in 2026, staff will advise whether the project can be prioritized in the Operational Improvements Capital Program, with a report back by Sept 15, 2025.
This motion directs Administration to create a citywide Infrastructure Reinvestment Program that identifies funding sources, sets project-prioritization criteria, aligns reinvestment with redevelopment, improves transparency and reporting, explores intergovernmental contributions, and includes implementation details and governance. A report on the proposed program is required by Q3 2026 for consideration in the 2027-30 budget.
Administration to design a pilot program that would let external partners front-load funding and deliver community amenities. The work will cover funding mechanisms, budget and resource needs, scope and eligibility, application/selection, policy alignment, and legal considerations, with a report to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee by end of Q3 2025.
The City will provide $1 million in 2025 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve for urgent Safer Mobility improvements. Administration will report back on progress, prioritize Safer Mobility funding in 2026, and use AI and data analytics to improve road-safety measures like crosswalks, lighting, and signals.
Direct Administration to develop a formal rolling 10-year capital plan to improve long-term planning and funding visibility. The plan includes a preliminary version before the 2026 mid-cycle budget, full implementation by Q2 2026, annual sharing with Council, and a report on civic partners' 10-year capital needs in 2026 for the 2027-2030 budget.
The City will require Administration to improve road safety measures (e.g., stop controls, crosswalks, lighting, markings, signals) by using AI for near-miss predictive modeling and data-driven analysis of pedestrian/vehicle patterns from open datasets, 311 feedback, and collision data, beyond TAC guidelines. A report is due in Q3 2025 detailing how the analysis affects crossing safety measures and funding priorities for the 2026 budget.
Direct Administration to spend $20 million from the 2024 ENMAX dividend on urgent maintenance and upgrading of community spaces and amenities, including wading pools, splash pads and recreation centres. It also directs $2.85 million with the Federation of Calgary Communities for planning, development, and expansion of placemaking programs, and $23.15 million to the ENMAX Legacy Parks Fund, with reporting back through standard budget cycles.
Direct Administration to assess current practices during water service disruptions, compare with other utilities, and propose improvements with timelines and cost estimates (including alternate water sources accessible to all, including seniors and mobility-challenged residents). It also requires complimentary daily recreation passes for affected customers and an annual public reporting tool starting in Q4 2025.
Administration should develop a plan to naturalize major roads, boulevards, and the sides of pathways and sidewalks to boost biodiversity, climate goals, and safety. Naturalization must be included in capital costs for new road projects starting in 2026, along with an education campaign; Administration should report back by Q2 2026 on timing and budget needs.
Council would authorize The City to borrow up to $224.984 million to fund ENMAX's 2025 capital projects. This covers technology, fleet equipment, non-residential development, and electric system/building improvements, through bylaw package 1B2025–4B2025 and a related municipal loan bylaw 4M2025.
This bylaw amendment changes the financial figures and the paving schedule: it reduces the project cost from 5,695,833.12 to 5,430,741.57 and replaces the Ward 10 asphalt paving entry on Schedule A page 11 with a revised page.
Council will advance amendments to three core service bylaws—Water Utility, Wastewater, and Stormwater—through all three readings, updating how these utilities are governed.
Authorizes three readings of Proposed Bylaw 11M2025 to update the Traffic and Street Bylaws, directs Administration to pursue provincial advocacy on predatory tow truck practices, and keeps the related public submission confidential under FOIP.
City Council adopts the GamePLAN vision and principles for public recreation and sets the Making Waves service level scenario as the standard for facilities and amenities. It directs Administration to return in 2026 Q1 with a Capital Project Prioritization List and to develop an implementation plan to be carried out through future Service Plans and Budgets.
This motion asks Council to direct the project to begin construction of the Downtown Segment in 2027, after the Downtown Segment Functional Plan is completed and the Government of Alberta cost estimate is validated, and to include enabling works in that timeline.
Administration will coordinate with Alberta to submit a refreshed ICIP funding case to the federal government for the SE and Downtown Segments by February 14, 2025.
Administration must produce a scoping report on the health and aging of major infrastructure in Bowness and Montgomery (water, sewer, roads, parks), including social, economic, and budget impacts of densification, with interim updates. Development permits for new residential units in these communities will be held until Council reviews the scoping report.
Adds a new capital-project recommendation to spend $2.5 million in 2025 on upgrading parks and playground amenities, with funding drawn from the Reserve for Future Capital (Budget ID P500_006).
Council is asked to revisit its October decision on Report C2024-1131 to permanently close the Inglewood Aquatic Centre, scheduled to close on December 22, 2024. The move could delay, alter, or reverse the closure and affect recreation services and facility access for residents.
City Council approves the permanent closure of the Inglewood Aquatic Centre, effective December 22, 2024. This ends public access to the facility and concludes its operations as a municipal recreation amenity.
Directs the City to earmark $20 million in the 2025 capital budget (Budget ID P128_132) for improved pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction, funded from the Reserve for Future Capital.
Council will re-examine its prior decision to permanently close the Inglewood Aquatic Centre, which could delay or reverse the December 22, 2024 closure, at the 2024 October 8 Public Hearing.
Direct Administration to remove the $4.1 million Cowboys Park Upgrade capital budget request and come back to Council in Q2 2025 with additional information for a future funding decision.
This amendment directs the city to set aside $20 million in the 2025 capital budget to improve street pavement through rehabilitation and reconstruction, funded from the Reserve for Future Capital.
Council approves a new natural gas franchise agreement (Quantity Only) with ATCO Gas, and gives first reading to a related bylaw. Second and third readings will be withheld until the Alberta Utilities Commission approves the agreement; the closed meeting discussions and attachments remain confidential until 2026-12-31.
The city will provide a $300,000 grant to Silvera for Seniors to pay for and oversee the construction of a sidewalk on 26th Street NE.
Council approves the capital recast and capital relinquishments for Water Services, and directs Administration to prepare a 2025–2026 Water Services budget to upgrade security technology and monitoring and identify funding sources. It also directs using incident reviews to inform the 2027–2030 four-year budget, approves confidential recommendations, and maintains confidentiality of listed documents until 2026 with limited release for next steps.
Directs Administration to prepare a Water Services budget to upgrade treatment-security technology, monitoring and modelling systems, and perform maintenance starting in 2025-2026, while clarifying funding sources; and to use the independent incident review findings to develop the 2027-2030 four-year budget.
Direct Administration to apply lessons from the water feeder main break and improve the current water-use bylaw, with a report back to Council by Q1 2025.
Council will adopt a new Winter Maintenance Policy, repeal the Snow and Ice Control Policy, update the Street Bylaw, allocate $8.9 million from the Winter Maintenance Reserve for pavement rehabilitation in 2024-2025, and implement earlier snow clearing on Priority 2 routes within 24 hours after snowfall stops.
Direct Administration to transfer $8.9 million from the Winter Maintenance Reserve, reflecting the favourable 2023 Winter Operations Budget, to fund street repairs under the Pavement Rehabilitation Capital Program in 2024-2025.
Direct Administration to work with the Providence GA2023-001 developer proponents to start sanitary design in 2024, finish in 2025, and support a funding request for 2026 construction.
Council approves providing water, wastewater and stormwater services for the Prairie Gateway Area Structure Plan area in principle, and directs Administration to begin negotiating a Master Servicing Agreement with Rocky View County under the regional servicing policy and the Prairie Economic Gateway Initiative.
Council approved pursuing wastewater servicing for the Town of Cochrane in principle and directed Administration to begin negotiations for a Master Servicing Agreement based on the proposed service area. It also directs that closed‑session discussions remain confidential under FOIP.
The motion approves forwarding the report to the 2024-04-09 Public Hearing and supports the road connection. It also directs Administration to collaborate with Rocky View County, its developers, City landowners, and Alberta Transportation to confirm the design, obligations, and processes for establishing the road.
This motion would authorize a municipal loan to ENMAX totaling up to $254.923 million to fund ENMAX’s 2024 capital projects related to its regulated operations. It also withholds second and third readings until advertising requirements are met and, if the bylaws are approved, directs Administration to amend existing ENMAX agreements in accordance with City policies.
The city will adopt an updated policy for regional water, wastewater and stormwater servicing. It will also approve Rocky View County's wastewater servicing request in principle and direct Administration to start negotiations for a Master Servicing Agreement based on the proposed service area.
This amendment makes the first Residential Parking Permit Type 1 and the first Visitor Permit free for 2024–2026 and directs Administration to update Calgary Parking Policies CP2021-04 to reflect the new fee philosophy, with revisions brought to Council no later than Q1 2024.
The city will not charge for the second residential parking permit for 2024–2026, and Administration must revise the Calgary Parking Policies (CP2021-04) to reflect this fee approach, with the revisions due to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee by Q1 2024.
Council approves naming the pedestrian bridge over Memorial Drive NW in West Hillhurst as Bev Longstaff West Hillhurst Bridge. The related report and attachments will remain confidential until the rise and report at the Regular Meeting on 2023 September 12.
The City would borrow up to $665.97 million to finance capital improvements to the water lines. The bylaw will not move to second or third readings until advertising requirements under the Municipal Government Act are completed.
Council approves moving $17.184 million from the Calgary General Hospital Legacy Fund Reserve to the Bridgeland Ped Bridge capital budget to advance project development.
Administration must publicly report by September 2026 on climate-related expenditures, with plain-language explanations and recommendations, to inform the 2027-2030 budget deliberations and help Calgarians evaluate value for money.
The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee forwards the confidential report IGA2025-0823 and its budget request to the November 2026 budget adjustments for Council's consideration. It also recommends adopting confidential recommendations 1-2, directs consideration of additional budget for prioritizing investments in future Service Plans and Budget, and keeps related discussions and attachments confidential until 2035.
The City would amend bylaws to increase and extend its guarantee of AHCC’s revolving loan facility and authorize borrowing if the guarantee is called upon. It also directs updates to related agreements and to maintain Attachment 5 as confidential, with a review by July 15, 2028.
Council directs Administration to add $62.2 million to the 2026 capital budget to address the infrastructure maintenance funding gap, funded from a one-time realized gain on investments and transferred to the Fiscal Stability Reserve. It also directs identifying a sustainable long-term funding source to raise the Reserve for Future Capital and Lifecycle Maintenance and Upgrade from 2.6% to 5% of annual property tax revenue, with a recommendation due in the 2027-2030 budget process.
Direct Administration to identify a sustainable long-term funding source to increase the Reserve for Future Capital and Lifecycle Maintenance and Upgrade from 2.6% to 5% of annual property tax revenue, and to return a recommendation as part of the 2027–2030 Business Plans and Budgets.
This motion would allocate funding to hire an independent consultant to conduct a comprehensive review of the City's organizational realignment, examining costs, new positions, staff impacts, outcomes, and structure effectiveness. Findings and recommendations would be published and reported to Council by Q4 2026.
This motion introduces a bylaw that would reduce the city's unused borrowing capacity by about $25.5 million and pauses the second and third readings until required advertising under the Municipal Government Act is completed.
Council will revisit its earlier directive to have Administration consider 2026 operating investments required to enable Growth Application GA2024-004 as part of the 2025 adjustments.
Council will revisit its earlier directive to have Administration consider 2026 operating investments for the East portion of Growth Application GA2024-008, within the 2025 November budget adjustments.
Council will revisit the prior directive for Administration to consider 2026 operating investments needed to enable GA2024-007 as part of the 2025 November budget adjustments.
This motion asks Council to reconsider its prior decision and require that any new operating or capital cost requirements identified in business cases or ASP approvals be included in the annual budget planning process.
City Council will revisit its previous directive to consider the 2026 operating investments needed for GA2024-006 and determine how they should be prioritized in the 2025 November budget adjustments.
Council will revisit its earlier instruction to Administration to consider 2026 operating investments to enable Growth Application GA2024-005 in the prioritization of investments for the 2025 November Adjustments.
Council approves using available financial capacity to fund high-priority spending needs identified in the 2025 November budget adjustments (Confidential Attachment 2).
Council approves adding funding to the 2025 capital budget for new projects listed in Attachment 4, as amended.
Direct Administration to keep the annual property tax revenue increase at 3.6% for existing properties, as previously approved. This guides budget planning and helps control tax bills.
Direct Administration to compile a list of November 2025 budget adjustments driven by new provincial requirements or funding cuts, showing the dollar amounts and each item's share of the budget change.
Council approves three budget policy changes: the Budget Spend Authorization and Delegation policy (CP2025-03), translating the 2025 and 2026 budgets from service lines to departments, and revisions to the Multi-Year Budget Policy (CFO004).
Council directs Administration to prepare a dollar-valued list of line items driving the November 2025 budget adjustments, showing each item’s amount and its share of the total budget increase, focusing on changes due to new provincial requirements or funding cuts.
Requires administration to identify the 10-year capital needs of civic partners and provide a report in Q3 2026 to inform the 2027-2030 Budget.
Direct Administration to amend the Reserve for Future Capital and Lifecycle Maintenance and Upgrade terms of reference to raise annual property tax funding from 2.6% to 5%, and bring the amendment back to the Executive Committee by 2025-07-22.
Council is postponing consideration of EC2025-0430 to the 2025 November Regular Meeting as part of the November budget adjustments. It requires Administration to report on unfunded capital priorities and how they align with existing programs, strategic objectives, and financial capacity.
The motion changes several WCEF funding line items for 2025 and 2026 by reducing amounts, and directs Administration to review past WCEF applications (2020–2025) to propose a new funding framework with a per-organization cap for 2027–2030, plus a per-ward funding recommendation due by Q3 2026.
The City would authorize three bylaws to borrow up to $25 million for CMLC capital projects, provide a $25 million loan to CMLC, and amend the loan bylaw to allow additional financing sources. Second and third readings will be withheld until required advertising, and Administration will finalize or amend agreements with CMLC per policy.
Council approves transferring $280,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to raise the Ward Community Enhancement Fund (WCEF) allocation to $20,000 per ward per year for 2025-2026, and directs Administration to review past WCEF applications and propose a revised funding framework for 2027-2030 with a report by Q3 2026.
The City will transfer $60 million from the Fiscal Stability Reserve into the Fund and release $15 million per year in 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028. OCIF must submit an annual review of how the funds are committed and what results have been achieved before each disbursement.
City Council will advance two tax-related bylaws: one to exempt machinery from property taxes, and one to set the Rivers District Community Revitalization Levy rate. It also directs staff to calculate the invoicing costs (including labour and materials) for property taxes and bill the Government of Alberta for its proportional share.
This authorizes a $5,695,833 increase in the 2025 budget for Public Services Capital Program (projects 147-148). It also approves giving three readings to proposed Bylaw 1R2025.
Council will advance the proposed 2025 property tax bylaw for approval in three readings, as amended. This bylaw sets the city's property tax rules and rates for the coming year.
This motion moves Council to grant the three readings required to adopt Proposed Bylaw 1M2025, the 2025 Special Tax Bylaw, which would authorize a special tax for the year.
Council approves the plan for the November 2025 adjustments to the city’s 2023-2026 service plans and budgets, as amended, implementing the changes shown in Attachment 1.
Council increases the capital budget by $15 million for the Capital Conservation Grant program (P498_001), funded from the Reserve for Future Capital in 2025, and directs Administration to delay the grant intake until 2026.
Council will give three readings to the 2025 BIAs Budget Bylaw and the 2025 BIAs Tax Rates Bylaw, approve BIAs budgets with authority to adjust within reserves so total expenditures do not increase, appoint nominees to the 15 BIAs boards, and keep Attachment 5 confidential until Council decides.
Council approves up to $130,000 in one-time funding from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, to be provided in 2025 and 2026, to complete the work outlined in EC2025-0117.
Council would authorize borrowing up to $224.984 million to fund ENMAX's 2025 capital projects (technology, fleet, development, and electric system/building improvements) via four bylaws and a related loan bylaw. Second and third readings would be withheld until advertising requirements are met, and, if fully approved, administration would amend existing ENMAX agreements in line with policy.
Council asks Administration to study whether short-term rentals located in non-primary residences can be taxed at the same rate as non-residential properties. A report detailing the legal and technical requirements, and potential impacts, should be provided by Q2 2025.
Council will revisit its prior decision to amend the recommendation to allocate $2.5 million in 2025 for parks and playground upgrades, funded from the Reserve for Future Capital.
It approves two one-time allocations of $500,000 per year (2025 and 2026) from the Fiscal Stability Reserve: $500,000 to City Planning and Policy for downtown service enhancements, and $500,000 to support city services and grants for community festivals and events.
This directs Administration to provide a rebate to offset the 2025 tax share shift on residential property taxes, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve. It also requires budget changes and performance measures to implement the rebate.
Council approves the plan and budget adjustments across operating and capital budgets for 2025-2026, funded from reserves, with expenditures informing future base funding for some programs. Key changes include 25k/year for Grey Cup and Carnaval committees (2025-2026), 2M to the Civic Partner Community Safety Grant moved to base in 2025, 750k to Family and Community Support Services, 20M for pavement rehabilitation in 2025, and 7.5M in 2025 and 2026 for recreation projects.
Directs Administration to add Contemporary Calgary Arts Society to the Civic Partner Operating Grant Program and bring back 2025 November budget adjustments to allocate 2026 operating grant funding, including any additional funds needed.
The motion cancels the current $4.1 million Cowboys Park Upgrade funding request and directs Administration to return in Q2 2025 with more information for a future funding decision.
This amendment moves 1.5 million dollars from the Council Innovation Fund into the Council Community Fund. It reallocates resources to support community-focused initiatives.
Amendment would set aside $480 million for five service lines, funded by $160 million in tax increases starting in 2025 over three years, and requires a report to the Infrastructure Planning Committee in Q1 2025 detailing how the funds are allocated.
Approve a one-time $65,000 operating expense in 2025 to support HMCS Calgary’s 30th anniversary and ongoing Calgary Salutes, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve (FSR) with an expected favourable year-end variance.
Approve the parking fee schedule in Attachment 4I. The resulting $560,000 revenue shortfall will be covered by the 2025 tax base, and the fee schedule will be exempt from the User Fee Policy and Calgary Parking Policies.
The Chief Administrative Officer must identify $2.5 million in base savings within the CAO and COO operating budgets and provide a report in Q1 2025 detailing where the savings were found.
The amendment removes the $7 per square foot charge for Street Use Permits for Seasonal Cafes/Patios in 2025 and 2026, setting the fee to $0 for those years.
This amendment removes the $20 million 2025 budget request for Transit Oriented Development (multiple properties), effectively deleting that funding from the 2025 plan.
The motion would shift $4 million in the 2025-2026 budget from the Calgary Police Service to the Community Strategies service to support the Community Safety Investment Framework, which is oversubscribed (requests total $39 million, only $8 million available).
Council approves a one-time $775,000 operating investment to strengthen transparency and engagement with Calgarians, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve.
The City will approve a total of $1.3 million in 2025–2026 as one-time operating funding to City Planning and Policy and Common Revenue services to support the Designated Historic Resource Property Tax Cancellation program. The pilot amounts will inform base funding for ongoing cancellations in 2027–2030.
Direct Administration to reduce Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions strategy funding by $6 million in 2025 from Community Strategies, and replace it with $6 million in one-time operating funding for 2025 and 2026 drawn from the Fiscal Reserve.
This amendment lowers the 2025 shift of tax burden from non-residential (commercial) to residential properties from 1% to 0.5%, reducing the amount residential taxpayers would see shifted to them.
Requires the CAO to produce a two-year report on Corporate Management Team hosting, meals, entertainment, and travel expenses and to pursue a 50% reduction in these costs for 2025, with related actions in Q1 2025.
Allocates funding from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to Recreation Opportunities. Specifically, it puts $7.5M in 2025 and $7.5M in 2026 toward identified recreation projects that require initiation, repair, or maintenance (Budget ID A446551).
Direct Administration to produce a council-facing document by the end of Q1 2025 that shows how year-end variances compare year over year and defines an acceptable level of volatility, recognizing that the city cannot operate with a deficit.
The amendment moves the Civic Partner Community Safety Grant Program from a one-time 2025-2026 funding allocation to permanent base funding starting in 2025, within Economic Development and Tourism, funded by the identified net base budget increase.
The amendment reverses the planned relinquishment of $400,000 in 2025 and 2026 for the Inglewood facility and reinstates up to $400,000 in 2025 and 2026 for operating costs, plus up to $400,000 in 2025 for capital upgrades, all funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve.
The amendment changes the funding source for the Calgary Police Service Firearms Range, moving $9.5 million from the Community Safety Investment Framework to the Fiscal Stability Reserve and approving the related adjustments in Distribution 2.
Provides $25,000 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2026 as one-time operating funds for the Grey Cup Committee and for the Carnaval Committee (Arts and Culture), funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, and uses 2025–2026 expenditures to plan base funding for 2027–2030.
The amendment reduces the 2025 ongoing funding for Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions strategy from Community Strategies by $6 million and replaces it with $6 million in one-time operating funding drawn from the Fiscal Reserve for 2025 and 2026 to Community Strategies.
Direct Administration to add Contemporary Calgary Arts Society to the Civic Partner Operating Grant Program and bring recommendations in the 2025 November Service Plans and Budgets to allocate a 2026 operating grant to Contemporary Calgary, including any extra funds required to include it in the Program.
Council approves the parking fee schedule in Attachment 4I, uses the 2025 tax base to cover the $560,000 shortfall, and exempts this schedule from the City’s User Fee Policy and Calgary Parking Policies.
This amendment sets aside $480 million for five service lines (parks/open spaces, streets/sidewalks & pathways, facilities management, and public transit), funded by $160 million in additional taxes starting in 2025 for three years, and requires a Q1 2025 report on how the funds will be allocated.
In 2025, the plan to shift tax revenue from non-residential to residential properties is reduced from 1 percentage point to 0.5 percentage points.
The City Manager is directed to identify $2.5 million in base savings within the CAO and COO operating budgets and to report back in Q1 2025 on where the savings were found.
Shifts $9.5 million for the Firearms Range from the Community Safety Investment Framework to the Fiscal Stability Reserve and approves the related adjustments outlined in the distribution.
This amendment reduces the proposed $20 million 2025 budget allocation for the Transit Oriented Development Strategy (Multiple Properties), changing the city's planned transit development funding.
The amendment replaces the proposed $7.00 per square foot Street Use Permit fee for seasonal cafés/patios in 2025 and 2026 with a $0.00 fee, effectively waiving charges for those patios in those years.
Provide $25,000 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2026 as one-time operating funding for the Grey Cup Committee and the Carnaval Committee (Arts and Culture), funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve. The actual 2025 and 2026 expenditures will inform base funding for these committees in 2027–2030.
This amendment would remove $2.5 million planned for 2025 and $2 million planned for 2026 for Transit-Oriented Development design and infrastructure study, effectively cancelling those budget requests.
Adopts revised operating and capital budget changes including funding for the Grey Cup and Carnaval committees, moves 2,000,000 in 2025-2026 for the Civic Partner Community Safety Grant Program to base funding in 2025, allocates 20,000,000 in 2025 for pavement rehabilitation from Reserve for Future Capital, and funds 7,500,000 in 2025 and 7,500,000 in 2026 for recreation projects from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, while converting certain one-time grants to ongoing base funding.
The amendment reverses a plan to relinquish $400,000 of one-time operating funding for 2025 and 2026 and reinstates that funding, plus up to $400,000 in 2025 for capital upgrades, all drawn from the Fiscal Stability Reserve.
The City would offset the 2025 residential property tax shift with a rebate funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, and implement the required budget changes and performance measures to deliver it.
This motion asks Council to rethink the plan to allocate $2.5 million in one-time funding in 2025 for parks and playground upgrades, funded from the Reserve for Future Capital, as described in Report C2024-1097.
Council will re-create the Finance and Budget Committee and give it the mandate to review every operating budget in detail over the next four years and to oversee service planning and budgeting.
Approve a one-time $65,000 operating allocation in 2025 to support HMCS Calgary’s 30th anniversary activities and ongoing Calgary Salutes, funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, which is projected to have a favourable year-end variance of about $38 million.
Council approves a total of $1.3 million in one-time funding over 2025 and 2026 to support the Designated Historic Resource Property Tax Cancellation program (split between City Planning and Policy and Common Revenue). The funding comes from the Fiscal Stability Reserve, and the resolution directs using 2025–2026 pilot amounts to inform base funding for ongoing tax cancellation in the 2027–2030 budget cycle.
The amendment would allocate $2,500,000 in 2025 as a one-time funding from Calgary's Reserve for Future Capital to upgrade parks and playground amenities.
The amendment reallocates $1.5 million from the Council Innovation Fund to the Council Community Fund, shifting money within city accounts to support community initiatives.
Council would reduce the Calgary Police Service base budget for 2025–2026 by $4 million and increase the Community Strategies budget by $4 million to support the Community Safety Investment Framework, a program with far more requests than funding.
Allocates two one-time grants of $500,000 each year (2025 and 2026) from the Fiscal Stability Reserve: one to City Planning and Policy for Downtown Service Level Enhancement, and one to support city services and grant funding for community festivals, events, and downtown activations.
Direct the CAO to produce a report on the CMT's hosting, meals, entertainment, and travel expenses for the last two years and set a 50% reduction target for 2025.
This amendment allocates $7.5M in 2025 and $7.5M in 2026 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to Recreation Opportunities (Budget ID A446551) for unfunded recreation projects needing initiation, repair, or maintenance. It relies on an expected favourable year-end variance in the FSR to fund these capital projects.
Council will move to a private session to discuss confidential matters regarding the mid-cycle adjustments to the 2023-2026 service plans and budgets.
This amendment shifts $4 million from the Calgary Police Service's 2025 base budget to the Community Strategies service for 2025 and 2026 to support the Community Safety Investment Framework, an oversubscribed program with $39 million in requests but only $8 million available.
This amendment would earmark $2.5 million from the 2025 capital budget for upgrades to parks and playground amenities. Funding would come from the Reserve for Future Capital.
The City is starting consideration of a bylaw to reduce its surplus borrowing authority by about $59.28 million. Second and third readings will be withheld until the Municipal Government Act advertising requirements are met.
Allocates $50,000 in one-time funds to the Calgary Salutes Committee for planning and delivering the HMCS Calgary 30th Anniversary events in 2025, and $15,000 total ($1,000 per office) to cover Mayor and Councillor travel to a Victoria event in June 2025. It also directs Administration to report back in Q2 with a recommendation for an ongoing yearly budget for the Calgary Salutes Committee to support future events.
Direct Administration to amend the 2023-2026 budget to create a 15% municipal tax cancellation incentive for Municipal Historic Resources, funded by $600,000 in 2025 and $100,000 in 2026, covering about 20 new designations per year; also develop a policy for private properties and explore a Municipal Historic Resource subclass, with reports by Q2 2025.
Direct Administration, with input from the Calgary Police Commission, to report on Community Investment Framework funding (current and carry-overs), update the CPS shooting-range cost estimates, present the CPS operating and capital budgets separately during Mid-Cycle Adjustments, and advance CSIF governance reforms and use-of-force data reporting.
The amendment changes the motion to require that the Calgary Police Service budget be presented and discussed separately, after lunch on November 19, 2024, during the Mid-Cycle Adjustments deliberations.
Council will replace section 3 of Calgary Parking Policies CP2021-04 with Attachment 1, retroactively from January 1, 2024. It will close the Calgary Parking Long-Term Investment Fund and distribute the remaining balance: $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; adjustments will be made in the 2024 mid-cycle budget.
Council directs Administration to amend the 2024 mid-cycle budget with updated information based on the Green Line decision, and to prepare a year-end presentation on Calgary's population growth, including historical and projected trends, sources of growth, fiscal implications, and immigration policy considerations.
Council will revisit its March 18 decision on adopting a Quantity-Only franchise fee model and set January 1, 2027 as the implementation date.
Council directs Administration to add $14 million to the base operating budget to sustain the Low-Income Transit Pass Program, to be reviewed in the November mid-cycle budget adjustments.
Forgives $11,391.76 of the City of Calgary’s 2024 municipal property tax for roll 202762597 and directs the Mayor to ask the Province to cancel its 2024 provincial tax portion for the same property.
Council would cancel the 2024 municipal and provincial property taxes and penalties for CHC-owned properties that are not exempt under COPTER, by November 30, 2024.
Directs Administration to include the costs in Confidential Attachment 1 for a search consultant to recruit public members for selected boards, commissions and committees in the mid-cycle budget submission, and to keep Confidential Attachment 1 confidential until June 18, 2029.
Direct Administration to review 2023 variances to identify recurring efficiencies that could reduce the 2025 base budgets, redeploy the savings to the Reserve for Future Capital, prepare these reductions for the 2024 November Mid-Cycle Adjustments, and authorize three reserve transfers totaling 207.3 million dollars: 137.7 million to the Reserve for Future Capital from the 2023 positive variance, 35.0 million from the ENMAX dividend variance to the Reserve for Future Capital, and 34.6 million for the 2023 Franchise Fee variance.
Council will not review or approve the capital or operating investments needed to enable Growth Application GA2023-001 in the mid-cycle update to the 2023-2026 service plans and budgets.
The motion directs Administration not to consider the capital and operating investments needed to enable Growth Application GA2023-006 during the Mid-Cycle Adjustment to the 2023-2026 Service Plans and Budgets.
Direct Administration to prepare a concise summary of the cumulative budget impact, resources needed, and revised workplan resulting from the final amendments to CPC2024-0213. The summary should be presented to the 2024 June 11 Executive Committee.
Council will cancel 25% of the residential portion of the municipal tax differential for eligible properties in 2024, using the criteria adopted by Council in EC2022-0367. This reduces property taxes for affected homeowners.
Administration will engage with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to discuss Calgary's funding gap and report updated funding-gap estimates at the 2024 April 30 meeting. It also directs staff to prepare recommendations to reduce the 2025 base budget based on 2023 efficiencies, and to allocate the 2023 ENMAX dividend, any 2023 Local Access Fees, and other positive variances to the Fiscal Stability Reserve to help cover inflationary pressures on existing capital projects.
Council moves to advance the proposed Special Tax Bylaw 8M2024 through the three required readings, bringing it closer to final adoption.
The motion would give second and third readings to four borrowing bylaws and one loan bylaw, authorizing the city to incur debt to fund capital projects.
This motion would advance two bylaws by giving them three readings: one that grants a tax exemption for machinery and equipment, and another that sets the rate for the Rivers District Community Revitalization Levy.
This motion would advance the proposed 2024 Property Tax Bylaw 14M2024 through its final readings, enabling Calgary to set property tax rates for 2024 (as described in Attachment 2).
Council approves a 2024 budget increase of $6,104,703.85 for Public Services capital projects and advances Proposed Bylaw 1R2024 through the three readings.
Council asks Administration to prepare a scoping report to estimate the cost of potentially changing Local Access Fees and postpones the decision until the end of Q2 or until the minister introduces the new legislative process for determining the default rate.
Council would redesign how the City collects Local Access Fees from electricity and franchise fees from natural gas into a Quantity-Only model starting in 2027, seeking required approvals (including the AUC) and aiming for revenue stability and affordability for residents and businesses. It also directs a funding framework to provide $10 million annually in 2025–2026 for Energy Poverty and Affordability initiatives, financed from any positive variance in the Local Access operating budget.
The motion directs City Administration to propose operating budget reductions that would reduce the amount of property tax the City needs to raise, or to identify opportunities for targeted investments in priority areas.
Council approves the plan and schedule for mid-cycle adjustments to the 2023-2026 Service Plans and Budgets, and directs that confidential discussions and documents remain confidential under FOIP while allowing limited release to Corporate Planning and Performance to support next steps.
Direct Administration to keep the city’s property tax increase within the previously approved limits: 3.6% in 2025 and 3.1% in 2026 (with residential and non-residential amounts estimated as Council approved).
Council will approve the 2024 BIAs budgets (with potential amendments from reserves), pass three readings of the 2024 BIA Tax By-law and the 2024 BIA Tax Rates By-law, appoint the 15 BIA boards' directors, thank retiring board members, and keep Attachment 5 confidential until a decision is made.
Directs Administration to hold budget discussions focused on confirming intended service efficiencies for the 2025 mid-cycle adjustment, assess their impact on Calgarians’ service levels, and publicly release the final service-level changes by September 2024 to inform the November deliberations.
The motion asks Administration to bring back a plan showing $23.1 million in one-time operating and capital budget cuts for 2024 to offset a residential tax increase, and $23.1 million in ongoing cuts to the 2025 operating budget to prevent a future bow wave.
Council is advancing the Borrowing Bylaw 11B2023 through its final readings to authorize the city to borrow funds as outlined in the bylaw.
Administration must use Council feedback from the December 19, 2023 strategic meeting to develop the 2024 mid-cycle adjustments to the 2023-2026 service plans and budgets. It also orders the public release of Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 after the strategic meeting, while keeping related confidential materials secure with a review due by December 31, 2026.
Directs Administration to prepare a public release using non-market sensitive information from the confidential attachments about potential changes to local access fees and Calgarian impacts; requests clarifying information by January 19, 2024. It keeps the confidential discussions and attachments confidential until December 31, 2026, but allows sharing with Corporate Planning and Performance as needed to support next steps.
City Council approves the reserve recommendations in Attachments 3 and 4 and the reserves to be reviewed in the 2024 Triennial Reserve Review (Attachment 5).
This motion advances Borrowing Bylaw 12B2023 to the second and third readings, enabling the city to incur debt to fund approved capital projects.
Council directs Administration to report back by 2024 Q2 with: lessons learned from the 2023 Budget Adjustments process, recommendations to improve the 2024 Mid-Cycle Adjustments process, and a public timeline showing key milestones for the 2024 Mid-Cycle Adjustments.
This amendment changes the plan to permanently fund the Mental Health and Addictions Strategy to instead continue funding it only on a one-time basis, per Council's prior 2023-2026 approvals. It effectively shifts the approach from a permanent commitment to temporary funding for the program.
This amendment reallocates $500,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to the Council Community Fund, directing resources toward community-focused initiatives funded by the Community Fund.
This motion changes the amendment by cutting the ongoing base funding for Investment Option 2 related to the Green Line projects, lowering the 2024 annual amount from $8 million to $4 million.
This amendment shifts Investment Option 10's Corporate Inflationary Pressures funding from an ongoing base amount to a one-time 2024–2025 funding, reclassifying 27,000 ($000s) from the base column to the one-time column and using the 2023 positive operating variance to finance the change.
The motion asks Administration to develop a plan by Q2 2024 showing how net revenues from the Market Permit program can be reinvested to support community associations through the Parking Revenue Reinvestment Program. The plan would be brought back to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee with recommendations.
City Council would give first reading to a bylaw that repeals and replaces the current borrowing limit, increasing the maximum borrowing for the project from $30 million to $55.63 million. It also transfers $500,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to the Council Community Fund, and second and third readings would be withheld until required advertising is completed under the Municipal Government Act.
The amendment changes the recommended rate from 1% per year for 3 years to 0.5% per year for 6 years, delaying some increases while keeping the overall impact similar.
Removes the $27 million base budget for Investment Option 10 and uses the 2023 operating surplus to finance corporate inflationary pressures.
Creates a new ongoing funding line of $2 million per year to the Streets service to improve downtown cleanliness across the Greater Downtown area and BIAs, doubling the current service level.
The motion removes funding for Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy by eliminating Investment Option 23 and cutting the related $6 million from the budget.
The amendment changes how property taxes are allocated by shifting 1% of the tax burden from non-residential to residential properties each year for three years, replacing the prior option shown in Attachment 3.
The motion directs Administration to obtain Council direction on the funding envelope for the 2024 Mid-Cycle Adjustments and bring that direction back by the 2024 July 30 Regular Meeting of Council.
This amendment deletes Investment Option 13 (Human Resources Support) from Recommendation 2 in Report C2023-1148, narrowing the proposed actions.
Directs Administration to fund a 2024 residential property tax rebate from the 2023 operating variance, and to report back with investments (excluding affordable housing or public safety) that can be delayed or canceled to keep 2024 tax revenues intact, plus implement the necessary budget changes and performance measures.
Council approves shifting 1% of tax revenue from non-residential to residential over three years and approves numerous budget adjustments, funding changes, capital and operating budget changes, and performance measures, including the first reading of the Compost Expansion borrowing bylaw and related fund transfers.
The motion asks city administration to determine and bring back a proposed funding envelope for the 2024 Mid-Cycle Adjustments and obtain Council direction by the 2024 July 30 Regular Meeting.
Administration must report back with lessons from the 2023 Budget Adjustments, propose improvements to the 2024 Mid-Cycle process, and publish a timeline for developing the 2024 Mid-Cycle adjustments.
Amends Report C2023-1148 by deleting Investment Option 8, which would fund Building Strong Community Connections Through Asset-Based Community Development, from the list of investment options. This narrows the set of potential funding choices under the report.
This amendment changes how property taxes are distributed, increasing the residential tax burden by 1% per year for three years (2024–2026) and decreasing the non-residential share, per Option A in Attachment 3.
This amendment moves $500,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to the Council Community Fund, reallocating resources to support community programs.
An amendment to move $27 million of the base budget for Investment Option 10 ('Corporate Inflationary Pressures') into a one-time allocation for 2024-2025, using the 2023 positive operating variance to cover inflationary costs.
The amendment changes the proposed rate schedule from 1% per year for 3 years to 0.5% per year for 6 years, changing when revenue impacts are felt.
This amendment makes the first Residential Parking Permit Type 1 and the First Visitor Permit free from 2024 through 2026, and directs Administration to update CP2021-04 (Calgary Parking Policies) to reflect a new fee philosophy, with revisions to be brought to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee by Q1 2024.
Directs Administration to (a) issue a rebate funded from the 2023 Operating Variance to offset the 2024 residential property tax share shift; (b) identify investments that can be delayed or cancelled to preserve 2024 tax revenue; and (c) implement the required budget changes and performance measures.
This amendment reduces the ongoing base funding for Investment Option 2 from $8 million per year to $4 million per year, starting in 2024. Practically, it lowers the resources available to accelerate capital projects while preparing for Green Line operations.
The council amends Report C2023-1148 by deleting Investment Option 13 (Human Resources Support) from Recommendation 2, reducing the list of proposed investments.
Direct Administration to prepare a one-time operating request for the November 2024 midcycle budget that identifies a funding source and the proposed amount to run a two-year pilot expanding the Fair Entry program for Calgarians in need.
Creates a new ongoing funding line of $2 million annually in the Streets service to boost cleanliness responsiveness across the Greater Downtown area and all BIAs, effectively doubling the current level of service provided by Clean to the Core.
Staff is directed to come back in Q2 2024 with a plan to direct net revenues from the Market Permit program to support community associations within Residential Parking Permit zones, through the Parking Revenue Reinvestment Program.
This amendment to Report C2023-1148 removes the $27 million base budget for Investment Option 10 (Corporate Inflationary Pressures) and uses the positive 2023 operating variance to finance inflationary pressures.
The amendment deletes Investment Option 23 to permanently fund Calgary's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy and reduces the overall budget by $6 million.
Council moves Borrowing Bylaw 10B2023 forward for final approval (second and third readings), allowing the city to borrow money for approved capital projects.
The motion directs Administration to prepare a recommendation, by end of Q1 2024, for increasing future budget contributions to parks, recreation, and community grants using investment income from the Event Centre financial framework. The recommendation will be brought to the Executive Committee for consideration.
This moves forward a bylaw change to cut the City’s available surplus borrowing by about $55.6 million. Second and third readings will be withheld until the Municipal Government Act advertising requirements are met.
Council is approving Borrowing Bylaw 9B2023 through its second and third readings, authorizing the city to borrow funds for approved projects.
This motion approves moving Borrowing Bylaw 8B2023 through its second and third readings, authorizing the city to borrow funds for approved capital projects.
Direct Administration to publicly release Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 to educate the public about upcoming changes to the 2023-2026 Service Plans and Budgets. Maintain confidentiality for the cited reports and attachments under FOIP until December 31, 2023, while allowing release to Corporate Planning & Performance for next steps as needed.
Direct Administration to use the report as the framework for ongoing Council discussions on closing Calgary's municipal fiscal gap within the Plans and Budgets process; publicly release Confidential Attachments 2, 4, Revised Attachment 3, and Revised Attachment 5A after the vote; forward the Municipal Fiscal Gap Report with a letter from the Mayor urging action to federal/provincial ministers, Calgary MPs/MLAs, and provincial/municipal associations; and keep related closed-meeting materials confidential until at least 2027-12-31.
Council directs Administration to refine the investment items listed in Confidential Attachment 2 and bring them forward for consideration during the 2023 November adjustments to the 2023-2026 Service Plans and Budgets.
City Administration will brief Council on the history of Local Access Fees and related reserve funds, study how the fees could change in the current environment and the resulting budget implications, and present affordability options for Calgarians before any changes are made, with follow-up reports as required and confidentiality for closed meetings.
The City would borrow up to $75,000,000 for short-term fleet needs and up to $140,445,000 for long-term fleet needs, including vehicles, equipment, lifecycle upgrades, and data systems. The motion sets readings for Bylaws 7B2023 and 8B2023, with second/third readings of 8B2023 delayed until advertising requirements under the Municipal Government Act are met.
The City would be authorized to borrow money (via debt securities or private placements). Second and third readings are delayed until required advertising is completed, and Attachments 3 and 4 remain confidential until 2025-09-15.
Council will consider the 2023 Mid-Year Performance Report as input during the ongoing discussions for adjusting the 2023-2026 service plans and budgets in November 2023.
Directs Administration to further develop the investment items identified in Confidential Distribution 2 and bring them to the September 6, 2023 Executive Committee meeting for consideration, ahead of the November 2023 budget adjustments.
Approve a $7.5 million one-time funding request in the 2026 Budget for converting the Barron Building to housing. If approved, set a schedule to accept program applications, negotiate funding agreements with successful applicants, and conduct due diligence on all applicants.
Council will go into a closed session to review how to dispose of certain properties for non-market housing and receive a verbal update from the CAO.
Direct Administration to allocate $7 million of one-time Housing Accelerator Funds to advance the Shallow Utility Burial Pilot Program starting in 2025. It also directs staff to evaluate the pilot and identify a funding source for a permanent program in future budget adjustments or service plans.
Council receives the Housing Strategy Annual Progress Update 2025 and records it in the corporate file for reference.
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 enabling funds to be used city-wide via the Corporate Housing Reserve or another suitable fund.
Administration will evaluate how density bonusing is used to incentivize affordable housing, including the negotiation process, types and numbers of units, duration of affordability, any subsidies, staff/time required, and a jurisdictional comparison, and return a report with recommendations by Q3 2026.
Administration must draft a policy that restricts short-term rentals in secondary suites developed or upgraded through Calgary's incentive program for a defined period, requires applicants to acknowledge the restriction to receive funding, and establishes monitoring and enforcement. A policy framework report is due to Council by May 31, 2025.
The city will study a tax-exemption program for new market-rate rental buildings in transit-oriented development locations and prepare a scoping report, workplan, and budget request for consideration in the 2027-2030 budgets.
Council directs Administration to prepare a scoping report, a detailed workplan, and a budget request for a Vacant Property Tax Program to incentivize development on vacant land and derelict properties. The program would include eligibility criteria, communications, potential bylaw needs, and a mechanism to use collected taxes (after costs) to the Housing Land Fund for affordable housing, to be considered in 2027-2030 budgets.
Staff will prepare a scoping report, workplan, and budget request for a city-wide taxation program designed to incentivize multi-residential housing. The plan would consider new residential tax classifications and modelling of costs and service needs, and report back to Executive Committee by Q2 2026 for inclusion in the 2027-2030 budget process.
Council will give three readings to a bylaw to exempt non-market housing properties owned by non-profits from municipal property taxes, adjust the exemption calculation from 80% of the average to 90% of the median, and adopt a policy to provide tax mitigation during construction or renovation when properties were not yet exempt.
Admin will review how well the previous Resilient Roofing Rebate Program worked, including cost-effectiveness and equity, and report back by Q2 2025 with recommendations, timelines, and funding options to run a similar program. The review should identify the best monetary and non-monetary incentives to reduce hail risk for households and how to coordinate those incentives with other levels of government and industry.
This amendment deletes $4 million in funding for the Secondary Suites/Backyard Suites incentive program for 2025 and 2026, reducing the incentives available and reversing part of the prior approval.
An amendment would remove $4,000,000 previously approved for the Secondary Suites/Backyard Suite incentive program for 2025 and 2026, eliminating this funding.
The bylaw amendment expands participation in housing policy by adding housing developers, real estate industry input, and economists/experts with housing experience, and changes the senior housing official title from Director, Partnerships to Chief Housing Officer.
The City will advance a bylaw to formalize the Council Advisory Committee On Housing (Bylaw 22M2024) and directs Administration to recruit committee members through the annual recruitment campaign.
Council approves the governance rules that define how the Secondary Suite Incentive Program will operate, including eligibility, roles, and procedures, as described in Attachment 2.
Council directs Administration to work with HomeSpace Society to identify a suitable city-owned parcel, assess it, and complete a land transaction at nominal value for a high-complexity supportive housing facility, with related costs funded by the Housing Land Fund.
The amendment would set all Secondary Suite/Backyard Suite fees and the Secondary Suite Registry fees to zero for 2024, 2025, and 2026, effectively waiving these charges for homeowners with secondary suites. It also updates the attachment references to reflect Revised Attachment 6 and related documents.
The City would cut the baseline funding for the secondary suite incentive program within the Housing Strategy by $4 million, potentially limiting incentives for homeowners to create or upgrade secondary suites.
Amends the council recommendation to eliminate all secondary/backyard suite fees and the secondary suite registry fees for 2024, 2025 and 2026, by updating the applicable attachments.
This amendment lowers the baseline funding for Investment Option 14 of the City's Housing Strategy, cutting $4 million allocated to the secondary suite incentive program. The change reduces the incentives available to support secondary suites.
Direct Administration to prepare budget-impact recommendations tied to the Housing Strategy in the 2023 November adjustments, continue public engagement on housing actions, and report annually on costs, savings, and housing processing metrics.
Directs Administration to consider Council feedback when developing the Corporate Housing Strategy, guiding housing policy decisions.
Direct Administration to bring forward a funding request for Indigenous housing during the 2024 budget adjustment process and to discuss it at the Executive Committee's Strategic Discussion on building and delivering on plans and budgets.
Council will receive the Housing and Affordability Task Force recommendations for information, require quarterly updates at the Community Development Committee on implementation for items with no new funding, and allow actions needing budgets to be considered; the Housing Affordability Task Force will be dissolved.
Council endorses Attachment 2 actions that have no new funding and directs Administration to seek funding for Indigenous housing in the 2024 budget adjustment and, if needed, in the next four-year budget cycle to implement medium- and long-term actions.
The city would cancel the municipal property taxes for Calgary Housing Company properties for 2023 (about $1.6 million). It would also ask the province to cancel the provincial portion for 2023, consider a bylaw to exempt CHC properties from property tax in the future, and continue advocating for broader exemptions for CHC and other non-profit housing providers.
The motion directs staff to disband the Housing and Affordability Task Force, incorporate its recommendations into the city’s housing strategy, and identify policy and budget implications. It also requires presenting actionable items for committee consideration (including any budget needs) and reporting quarterly on progress starting in Q4 2023.
This amendment adds the MAX Purple Extension (52 Street E to 84 Street E) to the transit projects list, requests a $38.3 million provincial contribution and a $38.3 million federal contribution, and thanks the Government of Alberta for the EOI while seeking continued support as the project progresses.
Council approves a continuing $140,000 annual increase to Calgary Transit’s budget, beginning in 2026. The funding comes from the city’s tax-supported budget.
Council asks Administration to prepare a fact-finding report by Q3 2026 evaluating potential supply-management tools (such as caps or other mechanisms) to control future TNDL growth, and to assess legal, economic and service impacts. The report should consider effects on outer-urban and wheelchair-accessible service, market competition, current contracts, and risks of unlicensed operations, and identify any budget or staffing needs, integrating findings with the VFH fee review and Transitional Strategy workplan.
Authorizes a one-time $3 million from the Fiscal Stability Reserve for Calgary Transit to address growth pressures, directs 2026 budget adjustments to prioritize RouteAhead 10-Year Implementation Plan, funds up to $15 million for upgraded driver shields and safety signage, reviews safety and training practices, and mandates a safety status and progress report in each annual RouteAhead update.
Install new safety signage on all Calgary Transit vehicles and upgrade driver separation barriers to more secure shields, funded up to $15 million as part of the 2025 High Priority Requests. Also review safety and training practices, implement improvements, and bring any 2026 budget adjustment requests to Council; include a safety status and progress report in each annual Route Ahead update.
It approves advancing a bylaw amendment (28M2025) to Transit Bylaw 4M81, with the changes taking effect immediately.
Administration will prepare a factfinding report by Q3 2026 analyzing the legal, economic and service impacts of TNC and taxi licensing (including wheelchair-accessible and outer-urban services, existing contracts, competition, and risks of unlicensed operations or litigation); it will integrate findings with the VFH fee review and Transitional Strategy, and assess admin-efficiency options such as aligning renewal dates and possibly extending driver licence terms to two years while preserving annual safety checks, identifying necessary budget or staffing changes.
Council directs Administration to include an attachment in the RouteAhead annual update that explains how to address the listed transit improvements, including fare validity, real-time data, GPS for operators, wayfinding and communications, and open transit data.
Council directs Administration to develop a Downtown LRT Functional Plan, including design, cost validation, stakeholder engagement, environmental and safety considerations, traffic and service impacts, with results due by end of 2026 and quarterly updates.
Directs Administration to start a coordinated development and delivery process for a south-to-north LRT, focusing on the Downtown segment from the Event Centre/Grand Central Station through Downtown, with a functional plan to begin in 2025.
Calgary Council endorses a south-to-north LRT extension from 160 Avenue North to Seton, linking the Red and Blue Lines and a new events centre. It directs Administration to start SE segment construction in 2025 (subject to ICIP funding), proceed with Preliminary Design for remaining segments, and establish a joint governance committee with Alberta; confidential discussions will be kept confidential through 2039.
Direct Administration to publish a statement explaining how the City's cost estimates for the Eau Claire–Shepard Green Line alignment compare to the Province's alignment, and to highlight any gaps in the analysis.
Council directs Administration to run a 2025 education and awareness campaign about Calgary Transit safety, including information on safety officers, emergency contact lines, fare policies, and support for vulnerable riders to improve safety perceptions and boost ridership.
Council directs Administration to collect information on subsidized transit programs in other Alberta municipalities, including the amount and share of provincial funding, and to submit a briefing note by the end of Q1 2025.
City staff are directed to undo the November 2023 fare freeze, reinvest $3 million to advance the Primary Transit Network under RouteAhead, make a net-zero adjustment to the budget to reflect the change, and approve Distribution 6 (User Fee Table).
Directs Administration to remove battery electric buses from Calgary’s transit fleet strategy and cancel all BEB procurements (buses, charging equipment, and related infrastructure upgrades). It also requires notifying federal partners that battery electric buses should not be added to the city’s bus fleet.
The amendment would remove the proposed $2.5 million for Transit Oriented Development design and infrastructure study in 2025 and $2.0 million in 2026, reducing planned TOD spending.
Direct Administration to remove battery electric buses as an option in Calgary's transit fleet, cancel all active and planned BEB procurements and related charging/infrastructure contracts, and inform federal partners not to pursue BEB transit vehicles for the city.
Council directs Administration to collect information on subsidized transit programs in other Alberta municipalities, including the amount and share of provincial funding, and to provide a briefing by the end of Q1 2025.
Direct Administration to launch 2025 education campaigns about transit safety topics including Transit Peace Officers, emergency lines, fare evasion consequences, and support for vulnerable riders. The goal is to improve safety perceptions and increase ridership.
Undo the November 2023 fare freeze, reinvest $3,000,000 to advance the Primary Transit Network in RouteAhead, and make the corresponding net-zero budget adjustments and fee-table changes.
Council will repeal the Green Line Board Bylaw, designate Green Line-related real estate transactions as a Major Real Estate Undertaking to protect value for the project, and advance bylaw 49M2024 with three readings, while some materials stay confidential.
Council would give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 47M2024 to amend Transit Bylaw 4M81, and the changes would take effect immediately after the third reading.
City Council authorizes the Green Line Board and Administration to wind down the Green Line project after the province’s communication, and to take all necessary steps to carry out actions in the related reports, including preserving assets and information, with the aim of maximizing value for Calgarians.
Council directs forming a working group with City, Alberta, and federal representatives to develop a 90‑day status update on delivering a replacement Green Line LRT and move the project forward.
This motion asks Administration to include Green Line wind-down costs in the next mid-cycle budget adjustments, seek a legal opinion on transferring those costs to the Government of Alberta, and report back with options to reallocate any remaining Green Line funds to other transit priorities. It also directs staff to draft criteria for future Alberta-led LRT projects and to report on heritage options for Ogden Block.
The City will collaborate with Alberta and federal partners to establish a working group and develop a 90-day plan to move forward with delivering the Greenline LRT.
Council approves receiving the verbal report (including confidential attachments) and thanks stakeholders. It directs administration to pursue cost recovery with Alberta, preserve funding and cover interim costs from the Green Line Stage 1 budget, advance the Green Line Board Bylaw amendment, provide regular status updates, halt work and declare prior directions redundant, and keep the confidential attachments confidential.
Council will discuss confidential plans for winding down the Green Line LRT Phase 1 and related costs in a closed meeting, and two Green Line Board members are authorized to attend.
Requests winding down Phase 1 of the Green Line (Lynnwood/Millican to Eau Claire) and transferring the program to City Administration by December 31, 2024. It also keeps related closed meetings and confidential attachments confidential and directs Administration to release a revised governance/financial attachment.
Requires the City to (1) include wind-down costs in mid-cycle budget adjustments for transparency, (2) obtain a legal opinion on transferring wind-down costs to Alberta, (3) consider diverting remaining Green Line funds to other Route Ahead transit priorities, (4) establish criteria for future Alberta-led LRT projects, and (5) report back on Ogden Block heritage options.
The amendment directs Administration to disclose wind-down costs for the Green Line in mid-cycle adjustments, obtain a legal opinion on transferring those costs to the Government of Alberta, consider redirecting any remaining funds to other Route Ahead transit priorities, draft criteria for engaging with Alberta on future LRT projects, and review heritage options for Ogden Block.
This amendment directs Administration to be transparent about Green Line wind-down costs, seek a legal opinion on transferring those costs to Alberta, consider redirecting any remaining funds to other Route Ahead transit priorities, establish criteria for engaging with Alberta on future LRT proposals, and report on Ogden Block heritage options by Q1 2025.
Administration will prepare recommendations for the 2024-09-17 Regular Meeting on transferring delivery and risks for Green Line Stage 1 from the City to the Government of Alberta, due to unknown costs and changes to its scope and alignment.
Council directs Administration to develop a plan for winding down Green Line Stage 1 and to outline current and future costs, plus how those costs and non-completion risks could be transferred from the City to Alberta. It also asks the Mayor to contact the Premier with a letter on behalf of Council.
This motion directs that 75% of tax-supported operating savings from 2025 to 2031 be used to fund Green Line Phase 1, up to a total of $134 million in municipal funding, prioritized before transfers to reserves.
Council authorizes entering into definitive contracts for a new Green Line contracting strategy, noting that amendments/waivers to the funding agreement are not yet in place, and directs the Green Line Board to provide updates to the Executive Committee in Oct–Dec 2024.
Authorizes funding and budgeting for the Green Line Stage 1 project, including a $503 million budget increase and reallocations to city service lines. It also confirms phased construction from Eau Claire to Lynnwood/Millican and secures funding commitments from federal and provincial governments, with ongoing municipal funding transfers to a Green Line Fund to cover capital and operating costs.
This motion directs Administration to provide Council with an annual briefing on changes to the Financial Framework for the Green Line Stage 1 program.
Council approves the updated Phase 1 Green Line alignment and station locations as shown in Attachment 1. There are two options for 4 Street S.E., and one will be selected by the Green Line Board as a scope change under Bylaw 21M2020.
The city will expand the Major Capital Projects Reserve so it can cover funding gaps for the Green Line transit project if anticipated provincial or federal funds do not materialize, as approved by the CFO.
Administration to develop cost estimates and an advocacy position for completing the full Green Line (as approved in 2017) and bring back a scoping report by Q2 2025.
Council approves first reading of a revised bylaw to authorize the City to borrow funds for Green Line Stage 1, directs advertising and return for second/third readings, and keeps related reports and attachments confidential until further notice.
Council will revisit the previously approved Phase 1 alignment and station locations for the Green Line and adopt the updated Stage 1 alignment described in the revised Attachment 3 (reconsideration only of alignment and stations).
Council will reconsider its 2018 decision and approve the Design-Build-Finance delivery method for the Green Line LRT segment from 16 Avenue North to 126 Avenue Southeast.
Administration will confirm the cost estimates for the unfinished Green Line segments approved in 2020 and present Council with a funding strategy and advocacy position, including potential use of federal transit funds, by Q3 2024.
Council will approve proposed changes to how the Green Line board is governed by giving three readings to the amendments to Bylaw 21M2020, as described in Attachment 2 of EC2024-0886.
The motion asks Administration to (1) confirm cost estimates for the remaining Green Line segments and prepare an advocacy position plus a funding strategy (including funding from the Government of Canada's Permanent Transit Fund) by Q3 2024, and (2) prepare cost estimates and an advocacy plan for completing the full Green Line with a scoping report due to Executive Committee by Q2 2025.
Council approves continuing current enabling works, contracts from the 2024-06-18 direction, and the LRV supply phase, and authorizes critical path construction preparation work (safety certification, pre-construction planning and testing, geotechnical and environmental investigations, and long-lead item sourcing). This will occur while definitive agreements are negotiated and an amended borrowing bylaw is prepared for Council consideration.
Council approved deferring certain Phase 1 transit alignment and station locations, as outlined in Building the Core Scenario Attachment 1 EC2024-0871 (page 124).
Council directs the Green Line Board to secure amendments to the funding agreement and any required procurement waivers, ensure approvals by the CFO and City Solicitor, and report back if these are not in place by the end of Q1 2025.
The City directs Administration to press the province to increase funding for the Low-Income Transit Pass Program and extend the funding period, improving affordability and stability for riders. It also requires confidential discussions on the matter to stay private under FOIP Section 21 and be reviewed by June 18, 2025.
Council approves the Vehicle-for-Hire Transitional Strategy and directs Administration to draft amendments to the Livery Transport Bylaw 20M2021, reporting back by Q4 2024.
Direct Administration to explore renaming the Fish Creek Lacombe CTrain station to also recognize St. Marys University, and report back to Council through the Executive Committee by Q4 2024.
The motion removes Investment Option 18 and caps how much transit fares can rise. It also reduces the transit budget by $3 million and adds a new fee-adjustment item tied to these changes.
The motion directs City Administration to assess the impact of permanently funding free transit for children 12 and under and to recommend whether to keep the program as is or adjust it, with a report to the Community Development Committee by the end of Q2 2024.
An amendment to Report C2023-1148 removes Investment Option 2, which proposed accelerating capital projects while preparing Green Line operations with $8 million. The change alters the funding approach and timing for the Green Line in the council's capital plan.
This motion ends the permanent funding for free transit for children 12 and under (Investment Option 24) and reduces the transit budget by $3 million. It also adds a directive to adjust transit fees related to removing this investment.
Amends Recommendation 2 to drop the option that would spend $8 million to accelerate capital projects while preparing the Green Line operations.
Directs Administration to evaluate the impact of the free transit program for children 12 and under. By the end of Q2 2024, provide a recommendation on whether to keep the program as is or adjust it to better align with ridership goals.
Remove Investment Option 24, which funded permanent free transit for children 12 and under, and reduce the Public Transit budget by $3 million. It also introduces fee adjustments to Public Transit services related to this removal.
The motion removes Investment Option 18, caps how much transit fares can rise, and reduces the transit-related budget by $3 million. It also adds a new bullet for fee adjustments to Public Transit tied to these changes.
Council will move forward by giving three readings to Proposed Bylaw 50M2023 to continue the Calgary Transit Access Eligibility Appeal Board with its current members and terms.
Council approves RouteAhead as the new transit plan, directs a near-term implementation plan and annual status reports, and requests ongoing funding advocacy. The annual reports will detail bus route changes, proximity data, maps, ridership effects, and alignment with RouteAhead design principles.
Council directs Administration to rename the City Hall transit station to City Hall/Bow Valley College Station, updating signage and references accordingly.
Council will discontinue the Airport Boarding Pass special fare and replace it with Calgary Transit regular fares, so riders will pay standard fares going forward.
Council approves a one-time transfer of $5.3 million from a city reserve to Public Transit Service in 2023 to fund immediate safety and infrastructure improvements, as detailed in Attachment 3 Table 2.
Council receives the attached Transit Safety Strategy report for information and directs Administration to prepare a comprehensive, multi-agency transit safety plan. The plan must outline roles, responsibilities, and resources for an integrated customer and safety service delivery model across Calgary Transit, Emergency Management and Community Safety, Corporate Security, Calgary Police Service, and community partners, and be reported back in 2023 Q3 for possible inclusion in the 2023 November budget adjustments.
Council approves a set of guiding principles for reviewing, designing, and implementing transit fare products to be used during the 2023-2026 Service Plan timeline.
Council approves updates to how the Downtown Post-Secondary Institution Incentive Program is governed, as outlined in Attachment 3.
The City will endorse applying for a 2024/2025 Alberta Community Partnership grant to support the Prairie Economic Gateway and seal the related meeting materials and discussions as confidential until all agreements are executed (through 2030-12-31).
This amendment reclassifies the Civic Partner Community Safety Grant Program funding from a one-time amount in 2025 and 2026 to ongoing base funding starting in 2025. The funds would be funded from the identified net base budget increase and placed under the Economic Development and Tourism service line.
The city will approve a new electricity franchise agreement and begin the process to pass Bylaw 42M2024. Some closed‑meeting discussions and confidential attachments will stay confidential until 2027, but may be released to Corporate Planning and Performance as needed to support next steps.
Council approves the revised terms of reference for the Downtown Post-Secondary Institution Incentive Program (Attachment 2), outlining how the program will be run and who is eligible.
Council will adopt a bylaw to establish and administer a non-residential tax incentive program for renewable electricity development on brownfield sites, and will repeal the existing CP2023-04 policy.
The City approves the Memorandum of Understanding with Rocky View County for the Prairie Economic Gateway, authorizes the Mayor to sign it and to advocate to provincial and federal representatives, and allows related confidential documents to be shared with appropriate authorities once the MOU is fully executed. It also keeps certain discussions confidential until all Gateway-related agreements are finalized, with non-disclosure requirements for specific materials.
Administration will start a Main Streets Business Support Grant pilot in 2024 and report back on outcomes in Q1 2025; it will also begin work on a Business-Friendly Construction Policy and present it to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee in Q1 2025.
Council will adopt a policy offering tax incentives to encourage renewable energy projects on brownfield sites, aiming to spur redevelopment and green power on previously unused land.
The motion asks Administration to prepare an update to Council outlining the preferred memorial design and a future funding plan, to be considered during the 2025 budget adjustment process for the permanent Indian Residential School Memorial project.
Council will receive the White Goose Flying annual progress report for the corporate record and endorse the administration’s plan to update the report and Indigenous Policy in a way that inclusively engages Treaty 7 First Nations, the Métis Nation, and urban Indigenous Calgarians.
Begin developing a Protocol (Relationship) Agreement with the Blackfoot Confederacy, apply for ACP funding to support implementation, and create a plan to sustain these agreements beyond 2026, with reporting back to Council.
Directs Administration to identify the resources needed to establish protocol agreements with Nations, starting with the Blackfoot Confederacy request, and to report back with findings and required resources by the end of Q2 2024.
The terms of reference for the Anti-Racism Action Committee would be amended to allow up to two Indigenous members who may reside outside Calgary but are Treaty 7 residents and/or Calgary residents who identify culturally as MĂ©tis, including citizens of the Otipemisiwak MĂ©tis Government and the listed MĂ©tis districts.
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