That with respect to Verbal Report C2024-1045, the following be adopted: That Council: Thank Calgarians, partners, the Green Line Board, Green Line Executive team and City Administration for their many years of hard work, commitment and dedication in advancing this project. Receive for the corporate record the information in this report, including confidential risk information in Attachment 3 and confidential financial information in Attachment 4. Direct Administration to work with the Government of Albertas Administration to ensure The City is made whole, considering both direct and indirect costs to date and into the future. Direct Administration to preserve all current City funding sources and use the Green Line Stage 1 Program control Budget ID 869-000 to fund any interim, wind down and/or transfer costs until next steps and ultimate cost sharing is understood. Give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 43M2024 (Attachment 5) to amend Bylaw 21M2020, the Green Line Board Bylaw
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.