That pursuant to Sections 17 (Disclosure harmful to personal privacy), 21 (Disclosure harmful to intergovernmental relations), and 24 (Advice from officials) of the ;Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, ;Council move into Closed Meeting at 10:19 p.m., in the Council Boardroom, to discuss confidential matters with respect to the following Items: 8.2 Transit Update (Verbal), C2024-0760 12.2.1 Chief Administrative Officer (Verbal), EC2024-0722 12.2.2 Regular Update with Chief Administrative Officer (Verbal), C2024-0919
Council directed the Administration to bring forward a $14 million new base operating budget request to sustain the Low-Income Transit Pass Program for consideration during the Mid-Cycle Adjustments in November. If that budget request is approved, the funding would continue subsidized transit fares for low-income Calgarians and keep the program running (C2024-0760).
This motion starts a formal budget request process for $14M to maintain the Low-Income Transit Pass Program—affecting whether subsidized transit fares for low-income Calgarians continue. Related procedural actions on the same report included moving into a closed session for confidential transit and CAO updates and a prior postponement of the transit update to July 30, 2024.