Council · Special
May 5, 2026
Special Meeting of Council
09:15 – 14:40 · 5h 25m
7 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Candace Denison Director of Strategic Services — Charity Potter Executive Assistant to the CAO and Council — Emily White Legislative Assistant II — Grayson Mauch Director of Utilities — Joshua Estanislao Legislative Assistant II — Kent Edney Chief Administrative Officer — Mark Schonken Senior Manager of Finance — Matthew Anderson Manager of Communications — Mike Fluker Director of Operations and Public Safety — Rebecca McGillivray Manager of Legislative Services — Such Chandhiok Director of Community Growth and Infrastructure —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: Council approve the May 5, 2026 Special Meeting of Council Agenda, as presented.
- · Motion 2 added: Council direct the Mayor to write a letter on behalf of the City of Chestermere, to Calgary City Council outlining the urgent need for the intersection at 284 and Chestermere Boulevard/17th Avenue to be upgraded and that Chestermere Boulev…
- · Motion 3 added: Council direct Administration to update the definition of Vacant Residential in Bylaw #025-25, being the Division of Assessment Class and Sub-class Bylaw to exclude single-detached properties and bring to Council for approval.
- · Motion 4 added: Council direct Administration to add an additional $2,926,404 to be transferred to reserves in the Operating Budget.
- · Motion 5 added: Council table Agenda Item 5.1.2, being the 2026 Property Tax Bylaw to the May 26, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council.
- · Motion 6 added: Council go into Closed Session at 1:12 p.m. to discuss the following: Grant Adjudication Committee - Access to Information Act (ATIA) - Section 29 - Advice from officials; and Budget Communications - Access to Information Act (ATIA) - Sect…
- · Motion 7 added: Council come out of Closed Session at 2:29 p.m.
- · Motion 8 added: Council direct the Grant Adjudication Committee to recommend suggested granting priorities for the 2027 grant cycle and bring to a future Meeting of Council.
- · Motion 9 added: Council accept the discussion on Budget Communications, for information.
- · Motion 10 added: Council adjourn the Meeting at 2:40 p.m.
- · Attendance added: Shannon Dean (present)
- · Attendance added: Ritesh Narayan (remote)
- · Attendance added: Murray Grant (present)
- · Attendance added: Kiran Randhawa (present)
- · Attendance added: Janelle Sandboe (present)
- · Attendance added: Robert Schindler (present)
- · Attendance added: Rob Wawrzynowski (present)
- · Attendance added: Kent Edney (present)
- · Attendance added: Such Chandhiok (present)
- · Attendance added: Mike Fluker (present)
- · Attendance added: Candace Denison (present)
- · Attendance added: Grayson Mauch (present)
- · Attendance added: Mark Schonken (present)
- · Attendance added: Matthew Anderson (present)
- · Attendance added: Rebecca McGillivray (present)
- · Attendance added: Charity Potter (present)
- · Attendance added: Emily White (present)
- · Attendance added: Joshua Estanislao (present)
- · Participation added: Ritesh Narayan depart