Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness is raising concerns about the recommendations including the establishment of a municipally owned corporation to manage Calgary's water system.

Former Calgary city councillors who served over the last 20 years said they were unaware of the criticality of the Bearspaw feeder main.

The independent panel's report found the City of Calgary's water utility spent its entire capital budget only twice in the last 20 years.

The Bearspaw feeder main, which carries 60 per cent of Calgary's drinking water, has suffered two 'catastrophic' breaks in less than two years.

Ward 14 Coun. Landon Johnston is questioning the panel's independence after a weekend email to city council, obtained by Global News, over the timing of the report's release.

After Calgary city council voted to kickstart the process, a public hearing on whether or not to repeal citywide rezoning is expected in the spring.

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas sat down with Global News for a year-end interview to reflect on his first few months in office.

Although Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas campaigned on a promise to repeal and replace citywide rezoning, council defeated his motion to kick-start the process to find a replacement.

To partly reduce the property tax increase, Calgary city council tapped into $50 million of investment income to help pay for city operations.

Calgary city council voted in favour of a 1.64 per cent property tax increase, which is anticipated to cost the typical homeowner an additional $4.50 monthly.