That with respect to Verbal Report C2024-1045, the following amendment be adopted: That Recommendation 2 be amended by inserting the following words after the words Greenline LRT: , provided: The Government of Alberta provides a written commitment to transfer the delivery, financial and other project risks to the Province; and agrees to cover the burn rate of the Green Line Program while their review concludes, working with City Administration on which contractors and City personnel they wish to attempt to retain; and The Government of Alberta to correspond with The City of Calgary by 2024 September 23.
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.