Dylan Bressey- Council Meetings

Community Group Funding (at Committee This Week)

Community Group Funding (at Committee This Week)

On Tuesday, the Community Services Committee is meeting. It will be discussing funding the City gives to external organisations for community programs. There is a recommendation to decrease Community Group Funding over the next few years.

In my mind, there are four important questions before Council:

What level of funding should the City give to community groups?
If Council makes changes to Community Group Funding, when should they be made?
Once Community Group Funding is at the level Council decides is appropriate, should there be provisions for it to change with the community?
How should Community Group Funding be allocated to specific organisations?

I’m still deciding where I’m going to land on these questions. So I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Following is some background on Community Group Funding, what is being recommended, and some perspectives on the key questions before Council. Give it a read and let me know what you think.

Dylan BresseyFebruary 3, 2020community fundingComment

Coming Up: January 27th

Coming Up: January 27th

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

Aquatera Agreements Review
Display of Address Bylaw

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserJanuary 26, 2020aquateraComment

Coming Up: January 13th

Coming Up: January 13th

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

Appointments to Oversight Committees
www.Discounts4Heros.com
Kingsgate Landing Outline Plan

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserDecember 14, 2019Comment

Coming Up: December 4

Coming Up: December 4

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

Fire Mutual Aid Agreement

Delegations from the County and the Catholic School Board

Cannabis Bylaws

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserNovember 30, 2019cannabis, ICFs, fireComment

Budget 2020 Deliberations, Day 2

Budget 2020 Deliberations, Day 2

Council Committee of the Whole met today for its second day deliberating Budget 2020. We still have a day or two to go…

Following is what was discussed today…

The most important item of discussion (in my mind) had to do with Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). These are multi-agency police teams that work across the province to undertake complex and large scale operations. …

Dylan BresseyNovember 14, 2019budget, policeComment

Recap: Budget 2020 Deliberations, Day 1

Recap: Budget 2020 Deliberations, Day 1

Council Committee of the Whole met today for its first day deliberating Budget 2020. We still have a day or two to go….

Following is what happened at today’s budget deliberations

Dylan BresseyNovember 13, 2019budgetComment

Coming Up: November 4 and 5

Coming Up: November 4 and 5

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

Delegations: Updates on the GPRC students association, supports for veterans, and the energy industry
Land Purchases

Additionally, Council Committee of the Whole will be meeting on Tuesday to discuss an Affordable Housing Strategy.

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserNovember 1, 2019Comment

Coming Up: October 21

Coming Up: October 21

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

Organisational Meeting
Council Salary and Remuneration
Boards and Committees Review
Large Scale Tourism Event Funding Policy
Hidden Valley Area Structure Plan

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserOctober 19, 2019boards, committees, council salary, council remuneration, hidden valleyComment

Coming Up: October 7

Coming Up: October 7

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

Procedure Bylaw
Affordable Housing Strategy
Community Housing Corporation
Airport Commission Authorities
Subdivision and Development Appeals
Shallow Gas Tax Relief
Land Acknowledgement

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserOctober 5, 2019affordable housing, indigenousComment

Coming Up: September 23

Coming Up: September 23

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

Election Signs
2020 Community Group Funding
City Administration Bylaw
City Entrance Features

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserSeptember 21, 2019Comment

Coming Up: September 9

Coming Up: September 9

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

A rezoning request for Trader Ridge
Bylaw and Policy Review Committee
Election Signs

Additionally, there will be a meeting on Tuesday to discuss Community Group Funding.

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserSeptember 7, 2019trader ridge, community fundingComment

Coming Up: August 26

Coming Up: August 26

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

A rezoning request for Trader Ridge
Business arising from a new Code of Conduct for Council
Amendments to the Fees and Charges Bylaw

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserAugust 25, 2019Comment

Coming Up: August 12

Coming Up: August 12

Council meets Tuesday. The agenda includes:

Tax Sales: the potential auctioning of properties which have not paid property taxes
Council Event Reporting
Regional School Site Committee

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserAugust 11, 2019taxes, school boardComment

Coming Up: July 15

Coming Up: July 15

Council meets Tuesday. The most interesting agenda items:

Proposed Economic Development Strategy
Community Group Funding: 2020 allocation amount
Pickleball: possible courts near Legion Field
Rezoning of a Property in Westgate East
Paving Securities: a possible change to when they are required

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserJuly 13, 2019taxes, dts, development, economic development, comm, pickleballComment

Coming Up: July 2

Coming Up: July 2

Council meets this upcoming Tuesday.

Agenda items include:

Petroleum Industry Update: a delegation from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers will be presenting to Council.
Library: a delegation from the Library Board will be speaking to Council.
Business License Bylaw: we’ll be debating recommended amendments to the Business License Bylaw. These are housekeeping matters to bring the Business License Bylaw into conformance with the new Fees and Charges Bylaw which Council recently passed.

The most interesting discussion will revolve around 2020 Tax Rates…

Mayor Given will be making a motion to “direct Administration to prepare the 2020 Budget with a property tax increase not to exceed 3.75%.”

Dylan BresseyJune 30, 2019budgetComment

June 4 Update: Disabled Transportation Society

June 4 Update: Disabled Transportation Society

Today was Council’s first meeting since first learning that the Disabled Transportation Society (DTS) is no longer projecting it has enough funding to finish the year. You can read some background information at www.bressey.ca/meetings/2019/june4pre

Dozens of people came to address Council. They included DTS users, family members of users, healthcare and social workers, and DTS drivers…

It is obvious that Council needs to take action to solve this crisis. This meeting was our first chance to formally do so. We passed four motions. I’m paraphrasing them, but they were to:

Guest UserJune 4, 2019Comment

Coming Up: June 4 and 6

Coming Up: June 4 and 6

Council meets Tuesday. The most interesting agenda items:

Accessible Transportation: members of the public are coming to address Council
Small Lot Residential Developments: a proposal to temporary restrict how much are allowed in new neighbourhoods
Child Healthcare: a potential advocacy issue for Council.

Additionally, Council will meet on Thursday to discuss a new Fees and Charges Bylaw.

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserJune 3, 2019taxes, land use bylaw, municipal development plan, dts, aumaComment

Coming Up: May 21

Coming Up: May 21

Council meets Monday night at 6:30. The most interesting agenda items:

Council Meeting Times: a proposal to start Council meetings at 3:00pm and change when Council Committees meet
A New Transit System Bylaw
Large Scale Tourism Event Funding: applications from Canadian Men’s Fastball Championships, Stompede, and Bear Creek Folk Music Festival
A New Council Code of Conduct
Property Tax Rates
Habitat for Humanity Project: Funding for land acquisition
Snowbird 8 Memorial Project

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserMay 18, 2019Comment

Coming Up: May 6

Coming Up: May 6

Council meets Monday night at 6:30. The most interesting agenda items:

Council Meeting Times: a proposal to start Council meetings at 3:00pm and change when Council Committees meet
A New Transit System Bylaw
Large Scale Tourism Event Funding: applications from Canadian Men’s Fastball Championships, Stompede, and Bear Creek Folk Music Festival
A New Council Code of Conduct
Property Tax Rates
Habitat for Humanity Project: Funding for land acquisition
Snowbird 8 Memorial Project

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserMay 4, 2019affordable housing, taxes, code of conduct, council meetings, large scale tourism events, transit, snowbirdComment

Coming Up: April 22

Coming Up: April 22

Council meets Monday night at 6:30. The most interesting agenda items:

Council meeting times: proposals for a new schedule to make decision making more efficient.
Elders Caring Shelter land
Destruction of municipal records
2018 financial statements

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserApril 21, 2019council meetings, financialsComment