https://livewirecalgary.com/2023/06/...commendations/
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Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean said given the original decision was just the prior evening, the public’s view of what’s happening at council would be tainted.
“There’s an old saying: democracy dies in darkness. If city council takes a vote and then the next day, boom, we come back out here and we just change our minds in public the perception is going to be maybe there’s some undue influence or coercion,” McLean said.
“I’m not saying there was. But that’s just the perception of public.”
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No, Honourable Drunk McLean, the public perception was you are a bunch of buffoons who don't know what the #### you are doing.
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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
So what exactly does this mean?
Does this mean the blanket zoning change is immediate?
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No, and even if they voted sensibly the first time, it doesn't sound like it would have even set anything in pencil, let alone ink.
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Tim Ward, chair of the housing task force, said that instead of beginning implementation of the recommendations immediately (with recos from prior night), they would have to wait until the items were debated at committee and council later this year.
Ward also said even with prior recommendations there would have been a year-long process, with engagement, to bring something forward to council.
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Perhaps an oversimplification, but my understanding is that this report delivered somewhat broad recommendations, and the vote was whether to proceed with developing detailed recommendations, which would still need to be written as policy and voted upon.