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Citizens Guide for 2013 Municipal ElectionsA brief overview of issueswww.lo.ivim.og
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Voter Information
for more informationPho: (403) 476-4100 (oo 2)
E-Mil: lo@lg.
Mil: 110355 Avu NEClg, ABT2E 6W1
You vo i h muiil lo o Oob 21
,2013, if ou:
l 18 old
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id of Clg o Elo D
d ovid uhoizd i of ID
If ligibl, ou vo fo h followig oio fo h
2013-2017 m: Mo (ld i-wid), Couillo
(foml Aldm), d, ddig o whih hool
m ou x go o, Clg Publi Shool Bod
Tu o Clg S Shool Bod Tu.
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vog o o Oob 21. You m lo vo
dv oll o Oob 9-13, 15, o 16.
A li of vog o i vilbl o h Ci of Clg
wbi (www.lg.). Th li will lo b i h
2013 gl lo bohu h will b dlivd o
h houhold i Oob.
Did you know? Nearly 12% of Calgariansaged 18 and over are not Canadian citizens.Usually they are temporary or permanentresidents who pay taxes but have no voting rights.
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Voter Turn-out in the 2010 Elect
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engagement.
Number of voters
and electors in 2010municipal election
Did you know? The average voter turncity-wide hides signicant differences at the wlevel. For example in 2010, 38% of the electorWard 10 voted for aldermanic candidates, whin Ward 14 the percentage was 61%.
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What Does City Council Do?
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dvlom of om d h dvlom of
o. I Clg, h mi ool Ci Couil u o mk
diio 1) h Municipal Development Plan(which
ovid fmwok fo h i fuu gowh) d 2
the Land Use Bylaw(whih ouli ll ld-u dii
i m of zo (iduil, ommil, idl)
quliv fu).
Did you know?City Council puts the agendthe minutes, and video recordings of their meetingon the City website. The City also holds hearingson issue such as bylaws and land-use amendment
and invite the public to speak on matters broughtbefore Council committees. If you want to learnmore about this, visit Navigating City Hall page onCivicCamp website.
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Prominent Issues Considered by City Coun
This word cloud shows the most recurrent words during
Calgary City Council meetings the bigger the word, the
more frequent it is used.No: mhodolog d ou vilbl :
h://www.lo.ivim.og/viulizig-i-o
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Housing Affordability
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Tp Hug Adbly, Kugh, 2007).
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dmll houig i. Ov h 10 ,
houig i hv id 156% iom hv
id ol 34% duig h m m.
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Did you know? In Calgary, over 38,000renter households are considered in need of
affordable housing that is they spend greaterthan 30% of their gross income on housingand earn less than $44,000. Another 33,500households that own their homes are consideredat risk of losing their homes (City of Calgary).
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gulo oud od ui o u fd ibili
igo of ubli i ifuu d
dvlom lig o ovid ol wih mo
odbl houig oo.
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WikimediaComm
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mk ui f d lgl.
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lglizo of xig ui. M ol omwh
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Workshops, 2010, d Survey Research, 2011).
Key issues are:
1- Ensuring suites meet health, safety, andbuilding standards2- Reducing housing costs3- Making better use of existing infrastructureand respecting older neighborhoods
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qui dvlom d buildig mi. I diwh mo igl-fmil hom (R-1/R-C1/R-C
ld u mdm i lo quid. Amdig l
b log o iludig ubli hig b
City Council.
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id hv b dvd iludig: Riig h ld u mdm quim
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Managing Calgarys Growth
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qui hv imd h Ci . Rvu
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hv b dld d vi dud.
Ov h x , h Ci of Clg will qui
oximl ddiol $7.0 billio i vu
d fudig o m h u lvl of iz
xo fo vi d ifuu. (Ci of
Clg Log Rg Fiil Pl 2011)
Did you know? Over the next 50 to 60years, Calgary is forecast to grow by another 1.3million people.
What should the city prioritize for growth anddevelopment in the near future?
How should new subdivisions be subsidized orfunded?
Will the new Council support the Framework forGrowth and Change?
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Growth and Change, whih will b vod uo omm
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h Ci will ovid o ugd ifuu
A Land Supply Strategyo u h i vid
ld o ommod gowh A Financing and Funding Strategyo idf h
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vlu iv o ool fo viig ld
h do o qulif fo Ci-fudd quig.
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Ci of Clg h dod h Ivg i Mobility:
2013-2022 Transportaon Infrastructure Investment
Plan, $4.5 billio l whih uo i-oid
dvlom d dd h o o mii
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gowh. Howv, fudig fo il oo
oj i xd o dli igil i h
wih h d of umb of oviil d f
fudig ogm. Whil h Ci h l b
dig oximl $400 millio h o
oo ifuu, i i h m
o do o $250 millio ov h x 10
Did you know? Just one year after itslaunch, car2go Calgary has become the fast
growing market in North-America!
A of 2011, 70% of Clgi ommud o wok b
divig, 5% w g i vhil, 17% om
b ubli i, d 6% go o wok b wlkig o
lig (Nol Houhold Suv, Lbou, 2011).
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ol u f: divig i fqul h ol vmobili oo du o xig oo ifu
d dvlom . Thi ould hg i fuu b
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Lifestyle/Consumer Choice
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hoi whil lizig oh.
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oiv o gv o Clgi lifl. Th
muiil lo i ooui o diu ho ol fo h Ci of Clg whh u
ol hould mi h m d whh wh h
Ci do i oi i m of how i iu
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In this municipalelection, questions to askcandidates include:
Which roles should theCity of Calgary continue,which should they reduce,and which should theyexpand? How would candidatesmake the Citys roles more
effective? Which lifestyles shouldbe subsidized by the City?
Ferreth
Aerial view of Calgar
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Funding New Subdivisio
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Ud lvi ovd b h old Couil, dvlo
l h hlf h ol o. Avgd ou ov v
$80 millio/ will om fom xig ommui
o mk u h di (The Opportunity to Man
Growth Sustainably).
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b xdd, oibl duig h o o xig
ommui o oud $40 millio/. Alv
Couil ould i o low h lvi, dig
iig h o imod o xig ommui
Did you know?Developers are requireto pay all the Citys cost of roads to serve newsubdivisions, but only 50% of the Citys cost fowater and sewer lines/treatment plants?
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The Calgary Flood
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wh uu d gv d :
1. Dmi wh d how o ood ou -
oibili of h oviil govm.
2. Ifom oodli id of h ik.
3. Cool w dvlom i digd oodli.
Cul, h oviil d fdl govm hv
gd o:
o build, ov, o ood-odvlom i digd oodli; d
o ovid di i i h oodw
(wh ow i h high d f) o, x i
xodi ium, fo w dvlom i
h ood fig ul i i ood-oofd.
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ommo oh i o om ldow whood dmg ou. Somm, govm build
uu uh dm d dik o o ld fom
ood d bu-ou ood-dmgd o. Cul,
ldow o quid o ood iu.
5. Did who will fo h o fom oodli
mig o ood dmg omo. Cul,
govm o id fom gl x doll. No
quim xi o ov govm o fom
ho who ow oodli ld d buildig.
What should be done to make floodplainresidents aware of the risks?
Should the City allow more development in
Calgarys floodplains?How do we pay for flooding costs?
RyanL.C.Quan
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Who Funded the Candidates in 201
Developers(Real Estate$685,611
(28.4%)
Other andUnknown
$627,473
(26.0%)
Energy$114,150
(4.7%)
Transportation$97,113 (4.0%)
Construction $81,050 (3.4%)
Financial Services $73,550 (3.0%)
Engineering & Planning Services$72,185 (3.0%)
Legal Services$64,600 (2.7%)
Architectural & Design Services
$85,585 (3.5%) Real Estate$136,788 (5
Home Builders $374,198
(15.5%)}Organizations$2,412,303 (43.1%)Individuals$1,650,671 (29.5%)
Own funding
$299,748 (5.4%)
Surplus from
previous campaign
$451,623 (8.1%)
Contributions $100
$164,358 (2.9%)
Unidentified funding
$616,417 (11.0%)
2010 Campaign Funding at the City Level:Breakdown by Type of Contributor
Breakdown of Organizat
Contributions by sect
A lot of money is spent on municipaelections in Calgary, just under $5.6
in 2010. But who are the contributorthe candidates campaigns?
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Election Campaign Funding and TransparencyTh Local Authories Elecon Act(LAEA), whch
gul ucpl cpg c d
pvdd uc gul u d
pcy ucpl cpg c.
Th dilou of mig i quid v
moh h muiil lo, o duig h
lo mig.
Ulik i h oviil lo, hid
ogizo h dv fo muiil did
o ubj o gulo.
Th i o quim o oviio o udi did
dilou m.
Did you know? The current system forcampaign nance disclosures (pdf les) doesnot follow the practices of open data and makes
it very difcult for the public to analyze andcompare the information.
I 2010, mog h 77 did who dilod hi
mig fudig, vg mig vu
did w $36,616 fo ldmi d $314,192 fo
mol.
Breakdown of aldermanics 2010 campaign revenue by typ
Find more visualization from 2010 campaign nance atwww.election.civiccamp.org
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Bringing Transparency in the 2013 Campa
CvcCp luch Dclu 2013 p
cpg udg pcy dug h 2013 CyCucl Elc.
CiviCm i ld o ou gl vilbili
of Dilou 2013, wb-bd m h o
did w o il h mig vu d
hi ou wih h ubli. Buil o lo ld
fom ou 2010 Ali, Dilou 2013 ovid
ommo oli loo fo did o k himig vu, d i u o dil hi d
ublil i vi of ummi. A igl digil d
ou, i bl li of vu fom oibuo
o mull mig, givig h ubli muh b
iu of who fudig lo o Clg.
Oli d iv, w bliv h iiv will hl
imov h dmo o b ovidig ml
mig ifomo o h ubli.
CiviCm i oig h m o hg o ll
did uig fo Mo o Couillo. Whil w
ho ll did will oid uig i o dilou
hi ifomo, w bliv h v diuio
mig will k h iu h fofoboh Clg Ci Couil d h Poviil Gov
Fo ho who bliv Muiil Cmig Fi
d viw, h diuio ilf mk Dilou
v xig oj idd.
Disclosure 2013 is online athttps://disclosure2013.azurewebsites.netEmail: [email protected]
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Copyleft CivicCamp 2013 Version 2Guide prepared by the Citizen Information Guide Group
Visualize 2010 campaign fnan
at www.election.civiccamp.org
Always wondered WHO
is funding the candidates?
Thanks to Ada N., Benjamin I., Binnu J., Byron M., Greg M.,
Jeremy Z., Peter R., and the volunteer crowdsourcers
Thank you to the Calgary Foundation
for its generous support of this initiativ