Citywide rezoning was approved by the previous council, and changed Calgary's base residential zoning to allow for more housing types on a single residential property.

The move brings the total cost associated with Calgary's Bearspaw feeder main to $439 million, which includes $381 million to pay for the replacement project.

Calgary and surrounding communities used 504 million litres of water on Sunday, ending a six-day streak of water use under the city-imposed daily threshold of 500 million litres.

$20 billion of the estimated required spending would address Calgary's growth, and another $17 billion would cover maintenance and replacement of existing infrastructure. 

Calgary city council has outlined six priorities it wants included in the upcoming four-year budget, including infrastructure, transit and balanced growth.

Calgary's mayor made the comments during a special meeting of council called to discuss the potential impact of the provincial budget on Calgarians.

The request for additional funding comes after Calgary city council approved more than $1 billion in funding for water infrastructure in this year's budget.

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas said the increase is 'incredibly egregious' and has called a special council meeting for March 4 to discuss the city's response.

The motion, which was approved unanimously, calls for a comprehensive review of Calgary Transit's downtown free fare zone, including potential changes and its elimination.

A motion from two Calgary city councillors asks administration to conduct "an analysis of approaches" that the city could take to regulate theft under $100.