Summary#

On May 26, 2026, Calgary City Council approved this item on the consent agenda, adopting the committee’s direction for City staff to return with more information on the 2026 Corporate Asset Management Plan and 10-Year Capital Infrastructure Plan. The plans aim to help Council weigh infrastructure condition, risk and investment needs when making future budget decisions. This decision does not approve the listed infrastructure investments.

• City staff must bring an implementation plan for the Corporate Asset Management Plan’s recommendations to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee on July 15, 2026.
• City staff must also bring the 10-year capital plan back by that date with geographic and project-level details, where available.
• The plans cover City infrastructure including water and wastewater systems, roads and pathways, fire and police services, facilities and Calgary 9-1-1.

What it means for you#

• Calgarians: The decision sets a date for Council’s committee to receive more detail on how the City’s infrastructure needs and priorities are presented. It does not itself change services or commit money to specific projects.
• Taxpayers and developers: The plans may inform future funding and budget choices, but this decision does not set taxes, fees or development levies.
• City staff: They must prepare and return with the two requested items.

Money#

City staff reported no anticipated financial impact from this decision.

• The report identifies $54 billion in unfunded infrastructure investment needs over 10 years. That is an estimate of needs, not spending approved by this decision.
• The available material gives no cost estimate for preparing the requested follow-up information.

What is unclear#

• The decision says to provide project and geographic details “where available,” but does not say how much detail will be provided.
• It does not set rules for how Council will use the plans to choose projects or allocate funding.
• It does not require public engagement as part of the return.
• The plans’ priorities and funding choices will be considered through later budget and service-planning decisions.

Case for#

• City staff say bringing asset condition and risk information together with a 10-year capital plan can help Council make more informed choices before the 2027–2030 budget cycle.
• The added implementation plan and project details could make it easier to see how broad asset-management recommendations relate to specific infrastructure needs.
• BILD Calgary Region supports a city-wide 10-year plan, saying it can help with long-term planning for growth, core assets and service reliability.

Case against#

• BILD says the plan’s prioritization gives 50 per cent weighting to service performance but only 10.5 per cent explicitly to enabling growth. It wants more explanation of why some levy-funded growth projects rank below others.
• BILD points to more than $900 million in developer contributions and off-site levies held in capital deposits at the end of 2025, and asks how that money will be used for growth-related infrastructure.
• BILD also called for structured public and interested-party input on the plan’s assumptions, priorities and geographic distribution. The decision does not require that engagement.