Municipal

Calgary Motions

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2025–2029 Term

417 motions
CD2026-0150

Water efficiency bylaw approved

Calgary passes a water-efficiency bill to cut per-person water use by 20% by 2040; annual reporting starts in Q1 2027.

Council decision

CD2026-0175

City approves 2025 police update

Calgary council approves motion to receive 2025 Calgary Police Service update.

Council decision

CD2026-0259

Calgary council receives fire department annual report

Motion to accept the Calgary Fire Department's 2025 annual report approved by city council.

Council decision

CD2026-0304

Motion to receive 2025 Emergency Safety report

Council approves motion to receive 2025 Emergency Management and Community Safety report in a 15-0 vote.

Council decision

EC2026-0141

Calgary grants historic property tax relief

Calgary City Council approves motion to grant $371,528.82 in 2026 property tax cancellations for designated historic properties under a two-year pilot.

Council decision

EC2026-0193

Council motion to file waste billing report

Motion to file the Waste & Recycling report on cart charges approved by Calgary City Council. The $400,000 proposed billing change for January 1, 2027 was not approved.

Council decision

EC2026-0324

Calgary moves to remove foxtail barley rule

Motion would remove foxtail barley rule from Calgary bylaw; staff directed for July committee review.

Council decision

EC2026-0330

City urges pause on disability benefit changes

Calgary City Council passes motion urging the Mayor to press Alberta on pausing AISH and ADAP changes and to report on expected impacts.

Council decision

EC2026-0346

City to study venues near new development

Calgary council motion directs staff to report by Q2 2027 on a framework for development near music and cultural venues

Council decision

EC2026-0347

City approves $1.7M for park maintenance

Calgary council adopts motion to commit $1.7 million in one-time funding from the Fiscal Stability Reserve in 2026 to boost city-wide park maintenance.

Council decision

EC2026-0348

City to craft long-term arts strategy

Calgary council adopts a motion to craft a long-term arts, culture and creative economy strategy; staff must report back by Q4 2027 with semi-annual progress updates.

Council decision

IGA2026-0355

Council to review housing statutes presentation

Calgary City Council adopted a motion to receive a presentation on Alberta's Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act. It did not approve the Act or its provisions.

Council decision

IP2026-0034

City to renew all playground sites

Calgary council orders staff to renew all current playground sites, with an implementation plan due by end of Q2 2027.

Council decision

IP2026-0155

Council passes motion to receive capital framework report

Calgary City Council passes a motion to receive the capital framework report by 12-3.

Council decision

IP2026-0261

Motion to adopt Infrastructure Insights Report

Council passes a motion to adopt the report on April 28, 2026, by a 15-0 vote.

Council decision

IP2026-0308

City approves confidential infrastructure deal

Motion to authorize a confidential infrastructure acquisition approved 15-0 by Calgary City Council. Confidential terms remain sealed until the transaction closes, with a review on April 15, 2030.

Council decision

IP2026-0322

Belvedere growth plan approved

Motion approves Belvedere East Springs Growth Application on April 28, 2026, enabling about 309 homes and guiding operating funding through 2027–2030 budgets.

Council decision

IP2026-0337

Calgary growth plan hinges on costs

Motion directs staff to weigh 2027–2030 investments for Saatoohtsi Phase 1 and negotiate who pays for temporary sanitary servicing.

Council decision

IP2026-0351

Flood Resilience Verbal Briefing

Council approves flood resilience historical background verbal briefing as a consent-item motion with a 15-0 vote.

Council decision

AC2026-0317

City Auditor (Verbal)

City Auditor (Verbal)

Committee decision

AC2026-0359

Council motion keeps auditor services secret

Audit Committee approves Recommendation 1 in a confidential external-auditor pre-approval report; review set for April 23, 2031.

Committee decision

CPC2026-0037

Calgary zoning bylaw changes district to mixed-use

Calgary council passed a bylaw April 21, 2026 to rezone 1210 Copperfield Blvd SE to MU-2f1.2h13, enabling a three-storey mixed-use building with 30 homes and 890 m² of commercial space.

Public hearing decision

IP2026-0212

Flood Resilience Land Use Bylaw Amendments

Flood Resilience Land Use Bylaw Amendments

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IP2026-0212-2

Flood Resilience Land Use Bylaw Amendments

Flood Resilience Land Use Bylaw Amendments

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