That with respect to Verbal Report C2024-1045, the following Motion Arising be adopted: That Council directs as follows: The City of Calgary re-affirms that we are committed to working collaboratively with the Government of Alberta to deliver a Green Line replacement LRT; That we request the Government of Alberta to strike a working group composed of representatives from, but not limited to: City of Calgary Council; City of Calgary Administration; Government of Alberta Ministry and Administration; Government of Canada Ministry and Administration; And, direct the working group to develop a ;status update within the next 90 days to expeditiously move forward on how to deliver a Green Line replacement LRT.
Council instructed Administration to document and manage the end of the Green Line program: report wind-down costs in mid-cycle budget adjustments, obtain a legal opinion by end of Q4 2024 on whether those costs can be transferred to the Government of Alberta, propose diverting any remaining Green Line funds to priority transit projects, set clear criteria for any replacement LRT (including funding partners, alignment, stations, accessibility, maintenance, delivery and risk allocation), and report back on heritage options for Ogden Block by end of Q1 2025. Council also authorized the Green Line Board and City Administration to wind down the program and directed staff to close out the program while preserving assets and information.
These directions determine immediate budget entries and potential liability shifts, set the framework for reallocating remaining transit funds and future LRT decision-making, and require preservation of program assets and heritage review for Ogden Block — all of which affect City finances, transit delivery, and heritage outcomes.