COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

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1 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COUNCIL CHAMBERS 400 MAIN STREET SE PRESENT Mayor P. Brown Deputy-Mayor K. Hegg Councillor D. Belyk Councillor F. Burley Councillor R. Chapman Councillor A. Hunter Councillor C. Kelson STAFF P. Schulz, City Manager S. Pollyck, Director of the CAO Office K. Kitiuk, Recording Secretary 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order at 6:00p.m. 2. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE There were no items. 3. PUBLIC AGENDA-6:00PM 4. MINUTES 4.1 Regular Meeting of January 16, C-018 Moved By Councillor Hunter That Council adopts the minutes of the regular meeting of Council of January 16, 2017, as presented.

2 Page2 5. CONSENT AGENDA 2017-C-019 Moved By Councillor Chapman That Council accepts the fo llowing report included in the consent agenda for information: 2017 Assessment Changes and Shifts; and moves the following items to the regular agenda: Utility Billing Cycle; and Review of Video Streaming - Council and Council Budget Committees. 5.2 Utility Billing Cycle (Shannon Schindeler, Manager of Treasury and Utility Administration) 2017-C-020 Moved By Councillor Chapman That Council accepts the report entitled "Utility Billing Cycle" for information. 5.3 Review of Video Streaming - Council and Council Budget Committee Meetings Sharon Pollyck, Director of the GAO Office) 2017-C-021 Moved By Councillor Burley That Council accepts the report entitled "Review of Video Streaming - Council Meetings and Council Budget Committee Meetings" for information. 6. APPOINTMENTS/PRESENTATIONS 6.1 Yankee Valley Boulevard and CP Rail Grade Separation (Bob Neale, Team Leader, Engineering Services) Mr. Bob Neale, Team Leader, Engineering Services, reviewed the staff report and introduced Mr. Jim Zaglas of Associated Engineering, who presented Council with information regarding the Yankee Valley Boulevard and CP Rail grade separation. Mr. Zaglas reviewed the options for the Yankee Valley Boulevard and CP Rail Grade Separation. He reviewed the road under rail ($35MM) and road over rail ($55MM) options, outlining the preference and benefits for the road under rail option. A Public Information Session is scheduled for February 22nd at Genesis Place, Rotary Room, from 4-8 p.m.

3 Page C-022 Moved By Councillor Burley That Council accepts the presentation and report entitled "Yankee Valley Boulevard and CP Rail Grade Separation" for information. 6.1 Dare to Care Presentation- School Division Support (Clay Aragon, Team Leader, Social Planning and Community Development) Ms. Lisa Dixon-Wells, Dare to Care, presented Council with letters of support for the program from the Rocky View School District and Calgary Catholic School Division. She provided Council with a presentation on the program. In response to a question, Ms. Dixon-Wells noted the individual schools that have come forward to undertake the program. She advised that no municipal governments have provided funding for the program. She discussed the success of the program and confirmed that paid staff are required to attend programs but parental involvement in the program is voluntary. Ms. Sharon Pollyck, Director of the CAO Office, noted that therapeutic counseling for those people charged under the Public Behavior bylaw is budgeted at $1, She provided background on the therapeutic counseling funding for the anti-bullying provisions of the Public Behaviour Bylaw. Mr. Clay Aragon, Team Leader of Community Development and Social Planning, reviewed the current initiative being offered in the community that has been funded by the City. There are other programs also being conducted throughout the community and schools. He briefly touched on the requirements for FCSS funding. Ms. Dixon-Wells advised that she has received FCSS support from smaller communities. Discussion continued with respect to the support received from the school divisions, the potential for issuing a Request for Proposal for programs to access municipal funds and the possibility of assigning a set funding amount for each school. Ms. Dixon-Wells invited Council to participate in the upcoming parent program at Ralph McCall School C-023 Moved By Councillor Belyk That Council approve the funding for the Dare to Care Program in an amount up to twenty one thousand ($21,000) dollars.

4 Recorded For Against Regular Meeting of Council Page 4 Mayor Brown Councillor Belyk Councillor Burley Councillor Chapman Deputy-Mayor Hegg Councillor Hunter Councillor Kolson Results 2 5 Defeated Discussion continued with respect to getting details on the level of financial commitment the school divisions are willing to provide to the program. Recess/Reconvene Mayor Brown declared a recess at 8:07p.m. The meeting reconvened at 8:15p.m. Mr. Paul Schulz, City Manager, noted that staff will be returning to Council near the end of the year with a report on the effectiveness of a current initiative being funded by the City with respect to anti-bullying. He also discussed the City's investment into two School Liaison Officers C-024 Moved By Councillor Belyk That Council direct that the City approve funding in an amount up to twenty one thousand ($21,000) dollars to be split between Airdrie schools, providing each school contribute a minimum of five hundred ($500) dollars to the Dare to Care program being funded by the City.

5 Recorded For Against Regular Meeting of Council Page 5 Mayor Brown Councillor Belyk Councillor Burley Councillor Chapman Deputy-Mayor Hegg Councillor Hunter Councillor Kelson Results 2 5 Ms. Dixon-Wells indicated she would like to bring this program to the schools in Airdrie and will pursue private and corporate funding for a financial commitment to the program. 6.2 No Parking Signage at East Lake Green NE Mr. Roy Mackenzie, Airdrie resident, appeared before Council to request that Council consider removing the "no parking" signage that was installed along East Lake Green SE. Mr. Mackenzie noted that no consultation was undertaken with the area business owners. He presented three different parking scenarios. Mr. Lorne Stevens, Director of Community Infrastructure, advised that the signs were installed in response to at least two complaints received. He reviewed the decision of the Traffic Advisory Committee and provided information on having the road be a two-way versus one-way roadway. Discussion continued regarding parking in the area C-025 Moved By Councillor Kelson That Council receive the presentation on the No Parking Signage installed on East Lake Green for information.

6 Page6 Recorded Mayor Brown Councillor Belyk Councillor Burley Councillor Chapman Deputy-Mayor Hegg Councillor Hunter Councillor Kolson Results For 4 Against 3 7. PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD 9. BYLAWS Ms. Tara Murphy, resident, thanked Council on behalf of her daughter Mackenzie, Ms. Teen Airdrie and presented Council with a photograph of her daughter. Ms. Esther Brisbin, Silvercreek, noted that she is not sure a one bag limit is possible for larger families. She queried how the collection of garbage within a home would take place when there is only one clear bag allowed and a home may have several garbage cans. L. Stevens discussed information on the recycling program that will be coming forward to Council adding that information sessions are being held in the community. Ms. Brisbin expressed concerns with respect to the lack of information on the website dealing with the program. 9.1 Rescinding Bylaw No. 374 and Bylaw No (Sharon Pollyck, Manager of Legislative Services and Corporate Communications/City Clerk) 2017-C-026 Moved By Councillor Chapman That Council gives First Reading to Bylaw No. B-05/2017, being a bylaw to rescind Water Conservation Bylaw No

7 Page C-027 Moved By Councillor Belyk That Council gives Second Reading to Bylaw No. B-05/ C-028 Moved By Councillor Burley That Council grants permission for Third Reading of Bylaw No. B-05/2017. Unanimously 2017-C-029 Moved By Councillor Hunter That Council gives Third Reading to Bylaw No. B-05/ C-030 Moved By Councillor Kolson That Council gives First Reading to Bylaw No. B-06/2017, being a bylaw to rescind the Off-Highway Vehicles Bylaw No C-031 Moved By Councillor Chapman That Council gives Second Reading to Bylaw No. B-06/ C-032 Moved By Councillor Burley That Council grants permission for Third Reading of Bylaw No. B-06/2017. Unanimously 2017-C-033 Moved By Councillor Belyk That Council gives Third Reading to Bylaw No. B-06/2017.

8 Page FINANCIAL POSITION There are no items. 11. BUSINESS ARISING 11.1 Council Remuneration Review Process (Nilima Sonpai-Valias, Social Planner and Sharon Pollyck, Director of the CAO Office) Mayor Brown excused himself from the meeting at 9:07p.m. and handed the Chair over to Deputy-Mayor Hegg C-034 Moved By Councillor Kolson That Council directs staff to implement a Council remuneration structure as follows: 1. Compensation is reviewed at Council's mid-term, every four (4) years (unless Council directs otherwise) and is conducted as follows: a. an analysis of a selection of Alberta communities' mayoralty salaries and populations will be used to determine the Mayor's salary so that the relative size of the community will be appropriately reflected in compensation. These would include: Airdrie Calgary Chestermere Cochrane Grande Prairie Lethbridge Medicine Hat Okotoks Red Deer Red Deer County Rocky View County St. Albert with the data being analyzed using a two-tail regression analysis, which effectively screens out any outliers in data; b. adjustments to the Mayor's current salary will be made effective mid-term when the review shows a differential of greater than minus five percent (5%). If there is a differential of greater than plus five percent (5%), the salary will be frozen until analysis shows the salary to be within five percent (5%); c. Councillor's salaries will be set at a forty seven percent (47%) ratio of the Mayor's salary; and d. benefits will mirror those of City staff with the exception of participation in pension plans. All costs will be covered by the City. 2. As long as the majority of City staff are non-unionized, Council members' salary will be adjusted annually at the same percent change as that set in each annual budget for City non-unionized staff using the Consumer Price Inflation Rate (CPI) as published by the City of Calgary in the fall edition of the Calgary & Region Economic Outlook as the starting point. In the event the majority of City staff are unionized, Council members' salary will be adjusted annually based upon the Consumer Price

9 Page 9 Inflation Rate (CPI) as published by the City of Calgary in the fall edition of the Calgary & Region Economic Outlook. Recorded For Against Councillor Belyk Councillor Burley Councillor Chapman Deputy-Mayor Hegg Councillor Hunter Councillor Kolson Results AGENDA REPORTS Municipal Election Procedures (Sharon Pollyck, Director of the CAO Office) 2017-C-035 Moved By Councillor Kolson That City Council accepts the report entitled "2017 Municipal Election Procedures" for information. 13. CORRESPONDENCE There were no items. 14. BOARD/MEMBER REPORTS 2017-C-036 Moved By Councillor Kolson That Council direct staff to report back to Council on what would be required to livestream each of Council's board, committee and commission meetings including related costs.

10 Page C-037 Moved By Councillor Kolson That Council direct staff to investigate the possibility of bringing schools on as booking partners for rentals of City/school facilities by sharing City booking software C-038 Moved By Councillor Burley That Council endorse the recommendation of the Council Budget Committee to: 1. accept the sale offer from Grande West Transportation for City bus 3717 in the amount of two hundred thousand ($200,000) dollars; and 2. Amend the 2017 Capital Budget in the amount of five hundred twenty five thousand ($525,000) dollars to be added to Project #603 Lifecycle Local Fleet to purchase an additional 40 foot replacement bus, with funding coming from the proceeds of the sale and federal and provincial grants C-039 Moved By Councillor Hunter That Council directs staff to advise how best to accommodate a care and compassion option to recognize those people in the community that have special needs and aren't able to meet the requirements under the new Waste and Recycling program amendments. Recorded For Against Councillor Belyk Councillor Burley Councillor Chapman Deputy-Mayor Hegg Councillor Hunter Councillor Kolson Results REVIEW OF COUNCIL FOLLOW UP There were no questions.

11 Page ADJOURNMENT Deputy Mayor Hegg adjourned the meeting at 10:24 p.m. Mayor ~ ck_) bty Clerk