HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01-08 Council MinutesCOUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 08, 2013
MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 08, 2013 REGULAR MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT THE KNEEHILL
COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET, THREE HILLS, ALBERTA.
PRESENT:
Division No. 5
Bob Long, Reeve
Division No. 2
Carol Calhoun, Councillor (by video conferencing)
PRESENT Division No. 3
Jerry Wittstock, Councillor
Division No. 4
Glen Keiver, Councillor
Division No. 6
Ken Hoppins, Councillor
Division No. 7
Bobby Painter, Councillor (by video conferencing)
ABSENT:
Division No. 1 Brian Holsworth, Deputy Reeve
ADMINISTRATION PRESENT:
Interim CAO Laurie Watt
Recording Secretary Carolyn Van der Kuil
The Capital Reporter Debi Moon
CALL TO ORDER Reeve Long in the Chair
Reeve Long called the meeting to order at 8:44 a.m.
AGENDA 1.0 Adoption of Agenda
Under Council Committee Reports
8.3 AQUA 7
1/13 Councillor Wittstock moved approval of the agenda as amended.
CARRIED
MINUTES 2.0 Minutes
REGULAR MTG 2.1 Approval of the December 18, 2012 Regular Meeting Minutes
2/13 Councillor Calhoun moved approval of the December 18, 2012 Council
Meeting minutes as presented.
CARRIED
6.0 Business from the Previous Minutes
COMM LIASON 6.1 Community Liaison Officer Drumheller
OFFICER Reeve Long moved that Council defer this item to their 2014 Strategic
3/13 Planning discussions.
CARRIED
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NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business
B1653 —MR 2013 7.1 Master Rates 2013 Bylaw 1653
4/13 Councillor Wittstock moved that first reading be given to Bylaw 1653,
that being the 2013 Master Rates Bylaw, establishing rates, fees, penalties
and charges for various goods, licenses, permits and services.
CARRIED
5/13 Councillor Calhoun moved second reading to Bylaw 1653.
6/13 Councillor Hoppins moved that consideration to hold third reading be
given to Bylaw 1653.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
7/13 Councillor Wittstock moved third reading to Bylaw 1653.
CARRIED
MEETING DATES 7.2 2013 Council Meeting Dates
8/13 Councillor Keiver moved that Council approve the scheduling of the 2013
Organizational Meeting for Tuesday, October 29, 2013 and the
rescheduling of the 2013 Council meeting dates to reflect the following:
• The summer Council meeting schedule — July 9th, 301h and August
20th.
• The October Council meeting schedule — October 8th and 2911'.
• The November Council meeting schedule — November 19th
• The December Council meeting schedule — December 3rd and 171h
• Christmas Closure from noon on December 24th to 8:00 a.m. on
January 2nd , 2014.
CARRIED
Pete McRae, Director of Operations, and Brandy Hay Evans, Operations
Executive Assistant entered the meeting at 8:56 a.m.
OPERATIONS 4.0 Operations
4.1 Operations Summary
OPR SUMMARY Pete McRae presented the Operations Report comprised of Transportation
9/13 (Roads), Water and Miscellaneous updates.
Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the Operations
Summary report as presented.
CARRIED
Pete McRae and Brandy Hay Evans left the meeting at 9:12 a.m.
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NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business Cont'd
STRAT PLANNING 7.3 Strategic Planning Priorities and Action Plans 2013 Ouarterl
10/13 Update
Councillor Calhoun moved that Council receive the 2013 Strategic
Planning Priorities and Action Plan Quarterly Update as information.
CARRIED
COW MTG Councillor Hoppins moved that a Committee of the Whole meeting be
11/13 scheduled for Tuesday, January 22, 2013 after the Regular Council
meeting to discuss strategic priorities for 2013.
CARRIED
The meeting recessed from 9:16 a.m. to 9:23 a.m.
COUNCIL REPORTS 8.0 Council and Committee Reports
3HILLS CHAMBER 8.1 Three Hills and District Chamber of Commerce AGM - Verbal
AGM report by Reeve Long.
12/13 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council authorize attendance of Reeve
Long to the Thursday, January 17, 2013 Three Hills and District Chamber
of Commerce Annual General Meeting and Dinner.
CARRIED
DR. R & R 8.2 Kneehill Regional Doctor Recruitment & Retention Task Force -
Verbal report by Reeve Long.
Frank Grills and Adele Johnston, Assessment Department, entered the
meeting at 9:27 a.m.
AQUA 7 8.3 AQUA 7 — Written report by Councillor Wittstock on attending the
AQUA 7 meeting of December 19, 2012.
13/13 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the Council and
Committee Reports as presented.
CARRIED
DELEGATIONS 3.0 Delegations
3.2 Adele Johnston, Assessor
Council congratulated Adele Johnston on having completed her
Accredited Municipal Assessor of Alberta (AMAA) professional
designation. Frank Grill's spoke on how hard Adele has worked the past
five years to obtain her designation and wishes her a long career in
assessment.
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Frank Grills and Adele Johnston leave the meeting at 9:34 a.m.
CORRESPONDENCE 9.0 Correspondence Report
14/13 Reeve Long moved that Council authorize the attendance of Council to
attend the Legal Seminar being held in Airdrie on Friday, March 1, 2013
or Edmonton Friday, February 22nd, 2013.
CARRIED
Debi Moon left the meeting at 9:37 a.m.
15/13 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the Correspondence
Report.
CARRIED
BUS PENDING 10.0 Council Business Pending & Summary Reports
10.1 Business Pending Report 2008/2009/2010/2011
10.2 Business Pending Report 2012
SUMMARY REPORT 10.3 Business Completed Items Summary Report 2012
16/13 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Business Pending and
Summary reports.
CARRIED
The meeting recessed from 9:43 a.m. to 9:53 a.m.
Anna Robinson from the Town of Trochu and Sgt. Joe Sangster from the
Three Hills RCMP Detachment were in attendance when the meeting
reconvened.
DELEGATIONS 3.0 Delegations Cont'd
3.3 Anna Robinson, Municipal Intern, Town of Trochu — Restorative
Justice Presentation
Anna Robinson, Municipal Intern with the Town of Trochu and Sgt. Joe
Sangster from the Three Hills RCMP detachment presented Council with
an overview of the Restorative Justice Program being planned for the
communities within the Three Hills detachment area. Restorative Justice
is an approach focused on repairing harm when a wrong doing or injustice
occurs in a community. The process is voluntary and offenders must take
responsibility for their actions. The encounter is designed as a safe space
for people to meet in the presence of a trained facilitator to discuss ways to
resolve the conflict.
Anna Robinson and Sgt. Joe Sangster left the meeting at 10:14 a.m.
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Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:15 a.m.
Reeve
Interim CAO
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