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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)

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Mil: 110355 Avu NEClg, ABT2E 6W1

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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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miio, Ci Couil do o md m lgl d

gulo x.

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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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Clgy bcu h lw vccy , hug

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d h c p (Ac Rch

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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h 10 Y Pl o Ed Homl 2008 2018

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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

ons

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mk ui f d lgl.

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lglizo of xig ui. M ol omwh

uov. Co ilud kig, umb of ui

i , d b ldlod (Secondary Suites

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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mdm quim hould b movd. Vi

id hv b dvd iludig: Riig h ld u mdm quim

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C-Ti o, log mjo od oido

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Managing Calgarys Growth

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qui hv imd h Ci . Rvu

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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

h lo. I will ilud:

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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

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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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ig hm wih dvlom d lig diioWikimediaComm

ons

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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

lifl.

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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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

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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

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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: disclosure2013@civiccamp.org

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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