Why is the City entertaining selling parkland when they fought for 15 years (all the way to the Supreme Court) in the 1970-80s to protect it – What Has Changed?

Is parkland now surplus throughout the City for sale to the highest bidder or use?

Is Glenmore Reservoir (a major source of our drinking water) no longer in need of protection?

Cities normally look at increasing density to preserve the limited supply of open space – here we are eliminating parkland to increase density!

Is it wise to put so much density this close to a City reservoir that supplies about half of Calgary with its drinking water?

While this Committee and Council is supposed to be looking at whether this parkland is surplus to City needs, the land use application is public knowledge, so clearly we should all be looking at the implications of this sale and its impacts on the surrounding roads, water, sewer, and other services.

What is the true number of potential residents or trips from this development (the 5 acre sale of City Parkland and 10 acres of existing plaza) Clearly it is more than the 3000 people the applicant is suggesting – by the city's metric it is double or greater...

The Glenmore Reservoir is a supply of our drinking water; there will be parking garages apparently going 3-5 stories underground into the water table – has Hydrogeological and Geological studies been undertaken given an underground gas/diesel storage tank and its associated plumbing will need to be removed. We have seen no evidence of boreholes or drilling equipment on site art any time over the past decade. As well, have stormwater studies undertaken, given this proposed development will likely increase the amount of stormwater that will occur.

This Committee is not dealing with the Real Estate transaction; why then does the January 30th
Council meeting have to go in-camera. The disposition of Parklands should be dealt with in public.

The Communities south of Glenmore Reservoir to Fish Creek Park between 14th Street and the Tsuut'ina lands have been asking for years to get the City to prepare a Local Area Plan (or Area Structure Plan) to get a handle on the potential development and the required infrastructure to manage/accommodate this growth. Does the City Administration have the information they are willing to share with Council and the Communities to indicate the potential growth opportunities and the required infrastructure required to make the sale of parkland and this massive density increase work without destroying existing community functions?

These Communities have been impacted by significant construction projects (14 Street SW from Southland Dr. to Glenmore Tr.) for over a decade and misleading messages from City staff and their local area alderman (Pincott) about the BRZ and how the busses would run full down 14th Street S. once the BRZ was completed. This has simply not happened.

We have requested a copy of the Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) numerous times and have been told it is still under review or it is the Intellectual Property of the Applicant and will not be made available. Does this committee have the benefit of a completed TIA so they can make sound and logical decisions on the disposition of these lands and its impact on the infrastructure specifically the ability of the surrounding road network to support the increased traffic. How will shortcutting traffic and overflow parking into neighbouring communities be handled.