Action4Canada - May 14, 2024


A4C Calgary Leaders at City Hall Opposing Rezoning, Blanket Densification, 15-Minute Cities


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In this episode, Mayor Charlie Angus and Councillors Phil Gondek, Sondra LaVoye and Donna Chabot join Mayor Naheed Nenshi to speak on the upcoming plebiscite on density and development in Calgary.

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00:00:00.000 Okay, so let's go with Sondra Lavoie, please. 1.00
00:00:20.820 Mayor Gondek and Councillors, good afternoon.
00:00:23.760 My name is Sondra Lavoie.
00:00:25.520 In the last 40 years, I've lived all over Calgary
00:00:28.260 in different types of homes based on my needs and finances
00:00:31.880 at certain life stages.
00:00:33.620 I'm here to defend the home and city I love,
00:00:36.420 despite being tired of constantly needing to fight for my rights
00:00:40.020 due to encroaching neo-Marxism in Canada.
00:00:43.240 For the record, I am not against increased home building,
00:00:46.600 but I am opposed to blanket rezoning,
00:00:49.080 which destroys the fabric of community,
00:00:51.540 doesn't deliver the state of promises,
00:00:53.280 and gives free reign to developers and globalists.
00:00:56.460 And I'm disappointed.
00:00:58.260 I'm disappointed that homeowners like me are accused
00:01:01.500 by previous presenters of being selfish, out-of-touch phobes,
00:01:05.500 and no one on council has called out the use of pejorative labels
00:01:08.980 such as NIMBYist.
00:01:10.280 I am not saying not in my backyard.
00:01:12.940 I am saying not in Calgary's backyard, for everyone's sake.
00:01:16.740 It's not selfish to want to preserve trees and green spaces
00:01:20.260 to protect the rights of young and old to have a voice
00:01:23.240 and a choice to live in safe, affordable, accessible neighbourhoods
00:01:27.480 with character, order, and certainty,
00:01:29.900 to have privacy, parking, infrastructure, good mental health.
00:01:33.960 Not everyone wants to or can live a pedestrian lifestyle 1.00
00:01:37.340 or wants to be a landlord or live in a transient neighbourhood.
00:01:41.360 Blanket rezoning is nonsensical, hodgepodge, divisive chaos,
00:01:45.500 and it shoves humanity on top of humanity.
00:01:48.840 Calgary is a beautiful city as a direct result of decades of orderly development.
00:01:54.220 I'm disappointed in this council
00:01:56.160 for bowing to unconstitutional government overreach federally
00:01:59.740 and NGO manufactured mayhem globally.
00:02:02.840 They create a crisis, tell us to jump, and you ask how high.
00:02:06.060 You work for us, the taxpayers, and your job is not social engineering.
00:02:11.520 The moral response to a bribe is you don't take it.
00:02:15.340 I'm disappointed in councillors who keep voting in lockstep
00:02:18.580 against the wishes of the majority
00:02:20.320 and who believe the public is misinformed
00:02:22.760 and not intelligent enough to vote in a plebiscite.
00:02:26.000 These hearings prove that there are thousands
00:02:28.240 of informed, innovative Calgarians
00:02:30.440 who have presented excellent data and solutions
00:02:33.560 and are willing to work with council.
00:02:35.320 I'm disappointed in councillors
00:02:37.860 who are modern-day, lukewarm Laodiceans 1.00
00:02:40.740 not knowing which way to vote.
00:02:42.920 It's not that difficult to choose between freedom and tyranny.
00:02:46.420 Don't be fooled that you can pass this densification
00:02:49.340 with tweaks and amendments.
00:02:51.360 No amount of lipstick is going to make this chicken beautiful. 0.87
00:02:54.840 I'm disappointed that many on this council
00:02:57.040 want to sell out Calgary to an international Marxist agenda.
00:03:01.180 Blanket rezoning is a poorly-veiled attempt
00:03:03.340 to enforce globalist smart cities.
00:03:05.900 Maybe you should just be transparent
00:03:07.500 and go straight to a plebiscite on 15-minute cities.
00:03:10.980 We see how the votes are cast.
00:03:13.640 I do appreciate those few councillors
00:03:15.880 who are independent, critical thinkers
00:03:17.940 and represent their constituents well.
00:03:19.880 In the end, you must completely reject blanket rezoning
00:03:23.700 and the federal bribe, fix internal processes
00:03:26.540 and work with Calgarians to create density and affordability
00:03:30.200 where it makes sense.
00:03:31.880 If a plebiscite is revived,
00:03:33.740 Calgarians must be provided with unbiased information
00:03:36.520 in plain language, no spin.
00:03:39.420 Voting no will prove your allegiance to your constituents
00:03:42.300 rather than third parties
00:03:43.680 and rebuild trust with Calgarians
00:03:45.560 who are now fully awake.
00:03:47.600 If you vote yes,
00:03:48.920 I guess you have 228 million reasons.
00:03:52.200 However, any rewards you hope to gain
00:03:55.540 by voting yes are temporary.
00:03:57.840 Like every other human being,
00:03:59.420 you can't take it with you.
00:04:01.300 You can only take your soul
00:04:02.560 and leave behind a legacy.
00:04:04.640 You are faced with making a choice
00:04:06.160 for Calgary's future.
00:04:07.900 We all face judgment for our life choices,
00:04:10.540 so your vote matters more than you realize.
00:04:13.740 In Mark 8, 36, Jesus said,
00:04:16.580 For what does it profit a man 0.87
00:04:18.180 to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
00:04:21.500 I have some faith in this council,
00:04:23.980 but I have lots of faith in God
00:04:25.840 who can turn the evil you mean against us into good.
00:04:29.340 As you cast your vote,
00:04:30.860 I urge you to consider
00:04:31.980 if it is rooted in light or in darkness.
00:04:35.220 We all serve a master.
00:04:36.740 Which master are you serving?
00:04:39.400 I pray God grants you wisdom,
00:04:41.240 discernment, and humility.
00:04:43.880 Thank you.
00:04:45.020 Thank you for your presentation.
00:04:46.760 Let's go to questions for this panel,
00:04:49.160 starting with Councillor Chabot, please.
00:04:53.520 For Ms. LaVoye.
00:04:58.700 First of all, I want to say,
00:05:00.120 great job, great presentation.
00:05:02.460 You didn't look nervous at all.
00:05:03.680 Thanks.
00:05:06.240 Phil's shaking.
00:05:07.900 You did a great job.
00:05:09.500 Anyways,
00:05:10.980 I thought,
00:05:12.420 I heard you say that
00:05:13.420 you don't think,
00:05:15.960 and maybe I mistook what you said,
00:05:18.780 if we try to amend it,
00:05:20.540 do you think that's something we should consider?
00:05:22.320 That's what I thought you heard you say.
00:05:27.660 There's so much wrong with it.
00:05:29.720 Like,
00:05:30.380 the very premise,
00:05:31.840 the basis of it.
00:05:33.200 Like,
00:05:33.520 you're starting,
00:05:34.340 you're putting lipstick on the chicken.
00:05:36.480 Okay,
00:05:36.780 so you think we should just scrap it for now?
00:05:39.600 Do you think we should look at other options?
00:05:42.460 Like,
00:05:42.760 maybe looking at local area plans,
00:05:45.140 looking at things more comfortable?
00:05:46.380 Yeah.
00:05:46.840 I think that
00:05:47.640 two things.
00:05:50.520 One,
00:05:51.140 people are
00:05:51.920 conflating densification
00:05:54.180 with blanket rezoning.
00:05:56.040 They're not the same thing.
00:05:57.840 You can densify
00:05:58.780 without taking away
00:06:00.600 the certainty
00:06:01.660 and the rights of voice,
00:06:03.440 people's voices,
00:06:04.480 for having
00:06:05.020 certain types of building,
00:06:07.580 building forms in the neighborhood.
00:06:09.600 next door,
00:06:10.260 whatever,
00:06:10.980 down the road.
00:06:12.400 You can densify
00:06:13.900 without blanket
00:06:15.860 taking away all that.
00:06:18.960 And the other thing is,
00:06:21.360 you just,
00:06:25.320 if you,
00:06:26.180 if you start from scratch,
00:06:30.120 like the local area plans,
00:06:32.440 you're keeping,
00:06:33.560 you're keeping
00:06:35.200 the control here.
00:06:37.820 You're keeping the control
00:06:39.040 with the people
00:06:40.220 who care about Calgary
00:06:41.460 the most.
00:06:43.800 It's
00:06:44.240 decentralizing
00:06:46.060 as opposed to
00:06:47.160 putting it in the hands
00:06:48.600 of people
00:06:49.220 who don't care
00:06:49.940 about the neighborhood,
00:06:51.260 don't care about
00:06:52.340 the city,
00:06:53.840 and have an agenda.
00:06:57.540 Yeah,
00:06:58.080 obviously,
00:06:58.460 there's a lot of things
00:06:59.140 for us to take into consideration
00:07:00.520 when we're trying to
00:07:01.460 move towards
00:07:02.520 more,
00:07:03.200 greater sustainability
00:07:04.280 from our city's perspective.
00:07:06.180 I've been blown away
00:07:07.180 at the amount
00:07:08.480 of
00:07:09.240 information,
00:07:12.100 education,
00:07:13.460 ingenuity,
00:07:15.300 expertise
00:07:16.180 of people
00:07:17.340 who have come up
00:07:18.060 to this podium,
00:07:18.960 a lot more educated
00:07:20.860 about planning
00:07:22.440 than me.
00:07:23.700 And I think
00:07:24.620 you have a plethora
00:07:25.860 of
00:07:26.560 talent here,
00:07:29.320 and I don't see
00:07:30.380 why you wouldn't
00:07:31.080 use it
00:07:31.660 and work
00:07:32.480 with Calgarians
00:07:33.460 who care.
00:07:34.660 Right.
00:07:35.840 Okay.
00:07:37.220 Am I asking
00:07:38.140 which quadrant
00:07:39.200 of the city
00:07:39.700 you live in?
00:07:40.820 Ward 6.
00:07:41.880 Ward 6.
00:07:42.780 Okay.
00:07:43.680 All right.
00:07:44.140 Thanks for the questions
00:07:45.040 for me.
00:07:45.440 Thank you for being here.
00:07:46.340 Thank you.
00:07:49.720 Thank you for your presentation.
00:07:51.060 Let's go to Kim McBride, 0.63
00:07:52.060 please.
00:07:52.300 Thank you.
00:07:52.360 Thank you.
00:07:52.420 Thank you.
00:07:52.500 Thank you.
00:07:55.860 Good afternoon.
00:07:57.880 Thank you, council.
00:08:00.460 My name, Kim McBride,
00:08:01.920 and I address you today
00:08:02.960 as a resident
00:08:03.520 and property owner
00:08:04.400 of Ward 6,
00:08:05.340 speaking in opposition
00:08:06.160 to the blanket rezoning amendment.
00:08:09.160 Also a born and raised
00:08:10.580 Calgarian of over 40 years.
00:08:12.920 And so that's a bit
00:08:14.300 of a rarity, I think,
00:08:16.160 as we've seen the city
00:08:17.140 grow really exponentially,
00:08:20.780 especially in the 90s
00:08:21.680 and early 2000s
00:08:22.580 and now again.
00:08:23.980 So I'm speaking mostly
00:08:26.300 from the heart
00:08:26.920 because there really
00:08:28.900 just wasn't the time
00:08:30.120 to prepare thoroughly.
00:08:31.680 I feel that's one
00:08:32.720 of the things
00:08:33.100 I want to bring up
00:08:34.640 is the process
00:08:36.600 and the public engagement.
00:08:38.040 So I appreciate
00:08:38.640 this opportunity today
00:08:40.260 to express my concerns
00:08:41.740 on a matter
00:08:43.120 as important as this,
00:08:45.500 which will have
00:08:46.160 long-lasting impact
00:08:47.180 in the design
00:08:47.860 and on the character
00:08:48.800 of the city.
00:08:49.360 It is necessary
00:08:50.740 to speak in person,
00:08:52.380 I felt,
00:08:53.180 although it has been
00:08:54.040 most inconvenient
00:08:54.720 to arrange the time
00:08:55.700 to be here.
00:08:56.720 I know that there's been
00:08:57.680 some discussion
00:08:58.400 about maybe having
00:09:01.600 a delay on this
00:09:02.820 to June
00:09:04.660 that would have allowed
00:09:05.460 people to be able
00:09:06.940 to be more informed
00:09:07.800 on it
00:09:08.240 and to speak articulately
00:09:09.660 about it.
00:09:10.700 So for some
00:09:11.680 of those reasons,
00:09:12.560 I know that there
00:09:14.040 is a whole host
00:09:15.540 of people,
00:09:16.040 over 600 people
00:09:17.140 speaking on these issues
00:09:18.340 for and against.
00:09:19.840 So I know that
00:09:20.700 they have presented
00:09:21.460 all the practical things.
00:09:22.740 I would like to speak
00:09:23.580 more specifically
00:09:24.560 to the principles
00:09:25.500 of what's going on.
00:09:27.620 I feel like this
00:09:28.720 has been a flawed process
00:09:30.520 in something
00:09:30.980 that is so big
00:09:32.140 that will,
00:09:33.960 like I said,
00:09:34.680 change the character
00:09:35.400 of our city
00:09:36.240 going forward.
00:09:37.560 I know that there's
00:09:38.240 people that have been
00:09:38.780 speaking about
00:09:39.580 some of the practical
00:09:40.740 reasons why this amendment
00:09:42.080 is not a good one
00:09:42.860 to just be blanket
00:09:43.740 zoning everything.
00:09:45.460 They've talked about
00:09:46.320 parking,
00:09:46.760 devaluation of property,
00:09:48.300 issues with densification,
00:09:50.000 whether that's a good
00:09:50.780 thing or bad thing,
00:09:52.160 unique circumstances
00:09:53.580 of certain specific
00:09:55.060 neighbourhoods
00:09:55.760 which requires
00:09:56.360 a more nuanced
00:09:57.100 or case-by-case approach.
00:09:59.100 I'm in agreement
00:09:59.820 that that would be
00:10:00.740 the way that has been done
00:10:02.060 and that's the way
00:10:02.940 that it should continue
00:10:04.060 because it helps
00:10:08.260 to build that
00:10:08.820 neighbourhood feel.
00:10:10.180 I know that
00:10:10.740 there's been comments
00:10:11.620 on whether or not
00:10:12.520 we can go back
00:10:14.580 to the nostalgia
00:10:15.320 of the day
00:10:16.100 back in the day
00:10:17.160 when things were different.
00:10:18.340 I know the city
00:10:18.980 needs to change
00:10:19.940 but we need to be
00:10:21.380 doing that
00:10:22.120 where we get to project
00:10:23.980 together with the public,
00:10:25.680 with you on council,
00:10:26.840 what we want to see
00:10:27.980 that city look like.
00:10:28.980 It feels like,
00:10:30.960 for example,
00:10:31.520 I've only recently heard
00:10:32.520 that the town,
00:10:33.480 that these,
00:10:34.180 the councillors
00:10:34.700 are holding town hall
00:10:35.660 type meetings
00:10:36.300 and it's not entirely clear
00:10:38.140 to me if these
00:10:39.040 are genuinely meant
00:10:39.900 to gather public input
00:10:41.160 in order to inform
00:10:43.100 the future decisions
00:10:44.080 or is this rather
00:10:45.740 to sell an idea
00:10:47.260 that has already been
00:10:48.120 years in the making
00:10:48.940 but that many Calgarians
00:10:50.640 feel has been foisted
00:10:52.180 upon them.
00:10:53.360 I really think
00:10:54.040 that this robust
00:10:55.240 public engagement
00:10:56.000 needed to happen
00:10:56.680 before this point
00:10:57.720 of decision
00:10:58.240 and we're a bit
00:10:59.520 cart before the horse
00:11:00.620 on this.
00:11:01.280 So I am disappointed
00:11:02.860 that the call
00:11:03.520 for plebiscite
00:11:04.200 was rejected
00:11:04.840 and I would hope
00:11:06.440 that maybe
00:11:06.900 that could be reconsidered
00:11:08.500 because this is going
00:11:09.620 to change the character
00:11:10.520 of the city
00:11:11.020 to have a blanket
00:11:12.560 one size fits all
00:11:13.880 in every single neighbourhood.
00:11:15.700 I've also heard
00:11:17.040 but again,
00:11:17.860 because of time
00:11:18.540 I haven't been able
00:11:19.300 to look into
00:11:20.920 all of this
00:11:21.700 to see if it be true
00:11:22.960 that certain neighbourhoods
00:11:25.040 are exempted
00:11:25.860 from this
00:11:26.720 and I'm just curious
00:11:28.300 how would
00:11:29.140 my neighbourhood
00:11:30.680 be able to
00:11:32.380 get a blanket
00:11:33.720 exemption
00:11:34.660 on the blanket rezoning.
00:11:36.660 So if there's picking
00:11:37.440 and choosing
00:11:37.940 certain neighbourhoods
00:11:39.140 I just
00:11:40.260 I would like to have
00:11:40.940 more information
00:11:41.520 on it again
00:11:42.240 because I do want
00:11:43.580 to speak to this issue
00:11:44.680 I do feel like
00:11:46.260 we needed to
00:11:47.100 we need to have
00:11:48.260 more time on it.
00:11:49.280 I don't feel
00:11:49.860 prepared enough
00:11:51.280 to be able to say
00:11:52.160 yeah this is great.
00:11:53.780 My house has been
00:11:55.080 rezoned
00:11:55.600 in an older neighbourhood
00:11:57.160 and it will change
00:11:58.380 the character
00:11:58.900 of the community.
00:12:00.680 I also want
00:12:01.700 to address
00:12:02.020 the idea
00:12:02.520 of this
00:12:02.920 crisis politic
00:12:04.220 and so
00:12:05.680 this idea
00:12:06.460 that we have
00:12:07.420 to make decisions
00:12:08.100 quickly
00:12:08.460 because we're
00:12:08.840 always in crisis
00:12:09.660 I really feel
00:12:10.640 like it doesn't
00:12:11.340 give the process
00:12:12.020 time to be
00:12:12.980 thorough and thoughtful
00:12:14.000 especially if we're
00:12:15.380 managing
00:12:15.980 things in the city
00:12:17.380 the city
00:12:18.200 size of Calgary
00:12:19.160 for long term
00:12:20.120 we need to be
00:12:21.040 really thorough
00:12:21.580 with it.
00:12:22.160 So the comment
00:12:23.360 that maybe
00:12:23.960 you know
00:12:24.700 delaying till June
00:12:25.760 was a delay tactic
00:12:27.120 I really think
00:12:29.040 it's necessary
00:12:29.660 to get that
00:12:30.300 full broad
00:12:31.080 public support
00:12:31.860 and that you'd
00:12:33.080 ascertain that
00:12:33.840 from the public.
00:12:35.040 There is a huge
00:12:36.140 I would say
00:12:38.060 mistrust
00:12:39.320 between the public
00:12:40.920 and those
00:12:41.900 that are governing
00:12:42.900 and making decisions
00:12:43.800 and I think
00:12:44.540 in terms of
00:12:45.580 public trust
00:12:46.240 it would be
00:12:47.040 would have been
00:12:48.040 a lot better
00:12:48.600 to have had this
00:12:49.740 be more open
00:12:50.420 and transparent
00:12:51.060 for many
00:12:52.860 many reasons
00:12:53.660 and I probably
00:12:55.840 will put in
00:12:56.340 some submissions
00:12:57.280 I'm against
00:12:59.220 this rezoning
00:13:00.280 and I do wish
00:13:02.140 that the process
00:13:03.660 would be
00:13:04.200 Thank you very much
00:13:04.280 for your presentation
00:13:05.000 we're just at time
00:13:05.980 Okay thank you
00:13:06.800 So thank you
00:13:07.480 if you could have a seat
00:13:08.300 if there's questions
00:13:08.900 for you I will let you know
00:13:09.900 Okay thank you
00:13:10.860 Alright let's go to
00:13:11.840 Caroline Neewa please
00:13:13.200 Thank you Mary
00:13:17.760 Ms. McBride please
00:13:18.640 Hello
00:13:24.180 Hello
00:13:24.720 Thank you
00:13:25.420 Thank you for taking
00:13:26.080 the time to come down
00:13:26.800 here this afternoon
00:13:27.420 I know you alluded
00:13:28.640 to the fact
00:13:29.060 it's not always easy
00:13:29.760 to make these journeys
00:13:30.600 so I appreciate
00:13:31.200 that you did
00:13:31.800 You talked about
00:13:32.860 some of the issues
00:13:33.520 that you saw
00:13:34.100 as a consequence
00:13:34.760 of blanket rezoning
00:13:36.340 I'm wondering
00:13:37.260 what are the particular
00:13:38.100 issues that concern
00:13:39.220 you about your
00:13:39.780 neighbourhood
00:13:40.100 and your day-to-day
00:13:41.540 life about
00:13:42.080 how you see this
00:13:42.900 potentially impacting
00:13:43.760 your activities
00:13:44.880 Well certainly
00:13:45.840 even right now
00:13:46.740 parking is a huge issue
00:13:48.460 already
00:13:50.340 just because
00:13:51.020 it's kind of narrow
00:13:51.880 and there's smaller
00:13:52.660 homes on smaller lots
00:13:54.220 in the particular
00:13:54.780 area I'm in
00:13:55.580 so that's just
00:13:56.280 one thing
00:13:57.080 of many
00:13:57.980 but the whole
00:14:00.200 design of
00:14:01.240 0.5 parking stalls
00:14:03.520 for the unit
00:14:04.440 that's
00:14:05.400 I just don't
00:14:06.720 understand that
00:14:07.400 I would like to have
00:14:08.040 more information
00:14:08.580 about how that
00:14:09.720 was arrived at
00:14:10.400 but that's a huge issue
00:14:11.520 is how that would look
00:14:13.380 and just the kind
00:14:16.620 of home that would
00:14:17.420 be able to go
00:14:18.280 into those neighbourhood
00:14:19.180 into the neighbourhood
00:14:20.180 is a problem
00:14:21.300 for me
00:14:21.760 Thank you
00:14:24.140 You're aware
00:14:26.180 of the processes
00:14:27.280 that I had a letter
00:14:28.320 the other day
00:14:28.760 from a neighbouring
00:14:29.620 community
00:14:30.020 and they added up
00:14:31.600 the number of homes
00:14:32.380 that would be changed
00:14:33.240 over
00:14:33.640 the volume of homes
00:14:37.140 to be built
00:14:37.620 will not be
00:14:38.120 thousands and thousands
00:14:38.960 of new homes
00:14:39.720 as a consequence
00:14:40.540 of this project
00:14:41.560 of this rezoning
00:14:42.720 it'll be a much
00:14:43.900 smaller number
00:14:44.660 and each one of those
00:14:45.540 depends on a vendor
00:14:46.660 selling their home
00:14:47.560 so I think
00:14:49.760 some
00:14:50.300 I heard in your voice
00:14:51.840 the worry that
00:14:52.360 there'd be many
00:14:52.920 many of these
00:14:53.440 being built
00:14:54.080 very quickly
00:14:54.900 One of the things
00:14:55.700 that I've noticed
00:14:56.380 even just in the routes
00:14:57.380 that I've travelled on
00:14:58.380 37th in particular
00:15:00.540 37th Street
00:15:01.320 17th Avenue
00:15:02.180 you see these
00:15:04.040 abandoned lots
00:15:04.960 waiting for that
00:15:05.820 one house
00:15:06.420 that next seller
00:15:07.180 to sell
00:15:07.720 and so you see
00:15:08.500 them boarded up
00:15:09.300 and it just
00:15:09.920 it's looking for
00:15:11.540 that whole block
00:15:12.280 all the way down
00:15:12.940 17th Avenue
00:15:13.720 from Sarsi Trail
00:15:15.620 up to
00:15:16.420 47th
00:15:17.660 37th
00:15:18.540 and then these
00:15:20.520 different style
00:15:23.360 of homes
00:15:23.740 goes in there
00:15:24.280 it changes
00:15:24.920 the character
00:15:27.460 of the neighbourhood
00:15:28.420 so what happens
00:15:30.060 while you're waiting
00:15:30.640 for the next house
00:15:31.820 to sell
00:15:32.240 and the next house
00:15:32.980 to sell
00:15:33.440 so that you can
00:15:34.220 put up that
00:15:34.840 multiplex
00:15:37.100 whatever it's going
00:15:37.900 to be
00:15:38.280 A lot of the
00:15:39.100 multiplexes
00:15:39.740 will be built
00:15:40.140 on a single lot
00:15:40.980 a 50 foot lot
00:15:42.100 or less
00:15:42.440 Let me ask you
00:15:43.440 the tricky question
00:15:44.320 when you talk
00:15:45.860 about character
00:15:46.520 are you referring
00:15:47.120 to architecture
00:15:47.780 or the people
00:15:48.600 I think that
00:15:49.880 well I would say
00:15:51.240 that
00:15:51.960 the architecture
00:15:56.360 yes
00:15:56.920 and the quality
00:15:58.580 of life
00:15:59.100 the kind
00:15:59.660 of life
00:16:00.160 style
00:16:00.640 so for example
00:16:01.820 there are many
00:16:02.560 people that
00:16:03.320 like the
00:16:04.680 apartment style
00:16:06.840 lifestyle
00:16:07.220 or they like
00:16:08.580 the row house
00:16:10.120 lifestyle
00:16:10.960 and so
00:16:12.040 that
00:16:12.860 that has
00:16:14.760 a different
00:16:15.940 character to it
00:16:16.720 others want
00:16:17.320 to single
00:16:17.760 family
00:16:18.200 the white
00:16:18.640 picket fence
00:16:19.300 the backyard
00:16:20.060 be able
00:16:21.800 to make
00:16:22.080 a garden
00:16:22.540 and so
00:16:23.640 you end up
00:16:24.400 with this
00:16:24.880 hodgepodge
00:16:25.600 of different
00:16:27.020 designs
00:16:28.560 and that
00:16:29.840 also reflects
00:16:30.740 the values
00:16:32.220 that the people
00:16:33.140 shared values
00:16:33.960 in a community
00:16:34.600 so the character
00:16:35.260 of the community
00:16:35.800 I remember
00:16:36.540 in my
00:16:37.280 growing up years
00:16:38.440 we couldn't put
00:16:39.080 a certain color
00:16:39.680 stucco
00:16:40.220 unless
00:16:40.960 on our wall
00:16:42.140 on our side
00:16:43.220 of our building
00:16:43.680 unless
00:16:44.120 we were
00:16:44.820 in
00:16:45.320 consultation
00:16:46.080 with the neighbors
00:16:46.880 because
00:16:47.380 it
00:16:48.140 reflected
00:16:49.820 on the
00:16:50.420 neighborhood
00:16:50.840 yeah
00:16:51.140 I know
00:16:51.420 people said
00:16:51.960 you don't
00:16:52.220 buy a neighborhood
00:16:52.840 you buy your home
00:16:54.320 and your property
00:16:54.900 but it does make
00:16:55.740 a difference
00:16:56.080 when you've got
00:16:56.540 a little tiny bungalow
00:16:57.660 and a huge
00:16:58.420 megaplex
00:17:00.560 beside you
00:17:01.300 so
00:17:01.840 and I think
00:17:02.720 over time
00:17:03.340 that
00:17:03.660 change over time
00:17:05.140 yeah
00:17:07.320 it just changes
00:17:07.960 the type of living
00:17:09.200 that happens
00:17:09.720 there
00:17:09.980 thank you very much
00:17:11.740 you're welcome
00:17:12.240 hello
00:17:14.240 yes I had a slide
00:17:15.640 deck
00:17:15.860 thank you
00:17:16.740 wonderful
00:17:17.800 thank you
00:17:20.520 mayor and
00:17:20.820 councillors
00:17:21.140 for this time
00:17:21.660 to speak
00:17:22.080 and thank you
00:17:23.020 to the citizens
00:17:23.540 of Calgary
00:17:24.020 for their
00:17:24.360 excellent
00:17:24.680 presentations
00:17:25.220 I would like
00:17:26.860 it to be known
00:17:27.300 that I am
00:17:28.060 strongly opposed
00:17:28.900 to blanket
00:17:29.320 rezoning
00:17:29.760 I am here
00:17:31.680 to add some
00:17:32.080 facts
00:17:32.560 and details
00:17:33.500 for Calgarians
00:17:34.460 and perhaps
00:17:35.100 even for the
00:17:35.760 councillors
00:17:36.240 many Calgarians
00:17:38.720 are curious
00:17:39.660 on why
00:17:40.300 the haste
00:17:41.040 perhaps the following
00:17:42.000 will help
00:17:42.560 slide 2 please
00:17:43.900 in the January
00:17:46.380 17th article
00:17:47.280 the federal housing
00:17:48.380 minister stated
00:17:49.320 there are cities
00:17:51.020 who won't receive
00:17:51.720 funding because
00:17:52.360 they don't want
00:17:53.060 to end
00:17:53.520 exclusionary zoning
00:17:54.580 in Canada
00:17:55.240 I know some
00:17:56.600 of them
00:17:57.020 and maybe
00:17:57.560 they will change
00:17:58.340 their ways
00:17:59.000 if you want
00:18:00.380 to tap
00:18:00.820 into the fund
00:18:02.220 be more ambitious
00:18:03.560 than your neighbours
00:18:05.020 slide 2 please
00:18:08.520 next slide
00:18:09.340 please
00:18:09.620 this refers
00:18:11.560 to a $4 billion
00:18:12.900 available
00:18:13.640 in the housing
00:18:14.420 accelerator fund
00:18:15.280 for municipalities
00:18:16.140 an end
00:18:17.140 to exclusionary
00:18:18.060 zoning
00:18:18.420 is among
00:18:18.960 best practices
00:18:19.760 and in
00:18:20.940 successful applicants
00:18:22.140 it reads
00:18:22.840 it also states
00:18:24.960 that includes
00:18:26.040 getting rid
00:18:26.460 of low density
00:18:27.200 zoning
00:18:27.600 and regulations
00:18:28.880 that exclude
00:18:29.680 affordable
00:18:30.200 and social
00:18:30.920 housing
00:18:31.360 in residential
00:18:32.020 areas
00:18:32.480 and instead
00:18:33.460 allowing mixed
00:18:34.500 use development
00:18:35.200 and high density
00:18:36.320 residential
00:18:37.000 within proximity
00:18:38.540 to urban
00:18:39.680 cores
00:18:40.620 and transit
00:18:41.460 corridors
00:18:42.340 thankfully
00:18:44.060 the Alberta
00:18:44.560 government
00:18:44.920 has told
00:18:45.640 the federal
00:18:46.040 government
00:18:46.480 to stay
00:18:46.880 in their lane
00:18:47.420 and that we
00:18:48.040 will not be
00:18:48.540 bribed
00:18:48.980 with our own
00:18:49.600 money
00:18:49.900 slide 4 please
00:18:51.480 another clue
00:18:53.480 to the push
00:18:54.000 for rezoning
00:18:54.560 came from
00:18:55.120 a November
00:18:55.680 14th
00:18:56.360 23rd
00:18:57.420 public hearing
00:18:58.080 which I
00:18:58.740 attended
00:18:59.120 this was on
00:19:00.200 land use
00:19:00.820 in West
00:19:01.360 Hillhurst
00:19:01.880 after the
00:19:03.040 presentation
00:19:03.400 by the
00:19:03.960 community
00:19:04.380 for and against
00:19:05.240 this was the
00:19:06.180 response
00:19:06.600 from one
00:19:07.040 councillor
00:19:07.540 it appears
00:19:09.440 according to
00:19:09.940 this councillor
00:19:10.760 that we
00:19:11.900 should not
00:19:12.320 even be
00:19:12.760 debating
00:19:13.140 is this
00:19:14.520 public hearing
00:19:15.200 a charade
00:19:15.780 then
00:19:16.120 I certainly
00:19:16.900 hope not
00:19:17.520 slide 5
00:19:19.220 please
00:19:19.640 so this
00:19:20.800 leads to
00:19:21.180 the question
00:19:21.760 what is the
00:19:22.480 goal that
00:19:22.820 councillor
00:19:23.180 from ward 11
00:19:23.800 is talking
00:19:24.260 about
00:19:24.580 this could
00:19:25.500 possibly be
00:19:26.160 answered
00:19:26.460 by the
00:19:26.920 home is here
00:19:27.660 housing
00:19:28.040 strategy
00:19:28.700 next slide
00:19:29.740 please
00:19:30.120 on page
00:19:32.120 8
00:19:32.420 it reads
00:19:33.040 the city
00:19:33.940 of calgary's
00:19:34.520 housing strategy
00:19:35.220 aligns with
00:19:35.820 the city's
00:19:36.240 broader
00:19:36.580 strategic plans
00:19:37.540 one of
00:19:38.980 these is
00:19:39.280 the climate
00:19:39.680 strategy
00:19:40.260 it reads
00:19:41.560 in part
00:19:42.000 calgary is
00:19:43.040 expected to
00:19:43.620 grow to a
00:19:44.020 population of
00:19:44.700 approximately
00:19:45.080 2 million
00:19:45.560 people over
00:19:46.300 the next
00:19:46.700 60 years
00:19:47.440 it is crucial
00:19:48.620 that a variety
00:19:49.320 of low
00:19:49.840 carbon
00:19:50.360 climate
00:19:50.920 resilient
00:19:51.340 housing
00:19:51.960 types
00:19:52.780 and
00:19:53.140 transportation
00:19:53.640 options
00:19:54.320 in a variety
00:19:55.080 of communities
00:19:55.680 are available
00:19:56.420 to calgarians
00:19:57.340 to support
00:19:58.260 net zero
00:19:58.760 goals
00:19:59.300 this comes
00:20:00.460 from the
00:20:00.800 net
00:20:01.080 pardon me
00:20:01.640 the zero
00:20:02.080 carbon
00:20:02.520 neighbourhoods
00:20:03.560 within the
00:20:04.640 document
00:20:05.040 next slide
00:20:05.820 please
00:20:06.200 if we look
00:20:08.460 at the
00:20:08.740 zero carbon
00:20:09.540 neighbourhoods
00:20:10.200 on page
00:20:10.560 35 of this
00:20:11.380 100 page
00:20:12.000 document
00:20:12.440 we find
00:20:13.300 the following
00:20:13.780 that I have
00:20:14.640 highlighted
00:20:15.160 next slide
00:20:15.900 please
00:20:16.240 use
00:20:18.460 use land
00:20:20.240 more efficiently
00:20:21.060 to transition
00:20:21.940 to a denser
00:20:22.700 more compact
00:20:23.340 city to
00:20:23.840 minimize
00:20:24.120 travel distances
00:20:25.300 and zero
00:20:26.500 emission
00:20:26.880 city design
00:20:27.940 transform land
00:20:29.280 use planning
00:20:29.820 to prioritize
00:20:30.720 zero emissions
00:20:31.720 city design
00:20:32.700 indeed
00:20:34.120 rezoning
00:20:34.760 appears to be
00:20:35.540 a priority
00:20:36.080 for the city
00:20:36.760 it is interesting
00:20:38.100 to note
00:20:38.600 here that the
00:20:39.660 use of
00:20:39.960 complete and
00:20:41.320 compact cities
00:20:42.100 are also used
00:20:43.100 to describe
00:20:43.580 smart or 15
00:20:44.460 minute cities
00:20:45.100 but I could be
00:20:46.140 reading too much
00:20:46.740 into that
00:20:47.240 next slide
00:20:48.500 please
00:20:48.880 additionally
00:20:50.400 I have pulled
00:20:51.320 a few key
00:20:52.020 sentences
00:20:52.620 next slide
00:20:54.040 please
00:20:54.440 our communities
00:20:56.740 will transition
00:20:58.440 to compact
00:20:59.420 mixed use
00:21:00.260 neighbourhoods
00:21:00.960 with abundant
00:21:01.520 natural
00:21:01.940 infrastructure
00:21:02.640 where transit
00:21:03.200 and active
00:21:03.700 modes of
00:21:04.120 transportation
00:21:04.700 such as
00:21:05.500 walking and
00:21:05.980 cycling
00:21:06.240 are the
00:21:06.800 preferred
00:21:07.080 mobility
00:21:07.480 choice
00:21:07.980 and land
00:21:09.600 use planning
00:21:10.060 is a key
00:21:10.460 function of
00:21:10.960 municipal
00:21:11.300 government
00:21:11.740 and the
00:21:12.120 city of
00:21:12.400 Calgary
00:21:12.720 has significant
00:21:13.580 authority
00:21:14.140 to influence
00:21:15.240 the type
00:21:15.680 and quality
00:21:16.200 of the urban
00:21:16.740 form in
00:21:17.280 Calgary
00:21:17.640 indeed
00:21:18.660 this does
00:21:19.160 sound like
00:21:19.560 a foregone
00:21:20.440 conclusion
00:21:20.900 that this
00:21:21.460 will happen
00:21:22.240 next slide
00:21:24.020 please
00:21:24.380 in conclusion
00:21:25.440 it appears
00:21:25.940 from these
00:21:26.580 city documents
00:21:27.320 that bylaw
00:21:27.900 changes for
00:21:28.560 a denser
00:21:29.020 more compact
00:21:29.580 city was
00:21:30.140 on the radar
00:21:30.680 even prior
00:21:31.320 to the June
00:21:31.840 2022
00:21:32.500 long before
00:21:33.920 the housing
00:21:34.340 crisis came
00:21:35.000 into focus
00:21:35.660 next slide
00:21:36.220 please
00:21:36.580 in closing
00:21:38.000 I would like
00:21:38.920 the city
00:21:39.200 to allow
00:21:39.640 a vote
00:21:39.960 on the topic
00:21:40.500 of blanket
00:21:40.940 rezoning
00:21:41.440 if this
00:21:42.140 is not
00:21:42.420 allowed
00:21:42.820 I do hope
00:21:43.520 the councillors
00:21:44.120 will vote
00:21:44.620 according to
00:21:45.620 their residents
00:21:46.180 majority wishes
00:21:47.040 and not
00:21:47.660 on a green
00:21:48.240 ideology
00:21:48.880 of foreign
00:21:49.360 influence
00:21:49.960 such as
00:21:50.660 happened
00:21:50.940 with the
00:21:51.240 climate
00:21:51.480 emergency
00:21:52.000 declaration
00:21:52.640 thank you
00:21:53.600 very much
00:21:54.000 for your
00:21:54.240 time
00:21:54.560 thank you
00:21:55.520 for your
00:21:55.760 presentation