HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-02-12 Council Meeting Minutes KNEEHILL COUNTY
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Co htu AGENDA
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
8:30 a.m.
Kneehill County Council Chambers
1600- 2ND Street NE
Three Hills, Alberta
Committee of the Whole meeting Scheduled after Regular Council Meeting
1.0 Agenda
1.1 Additions to the Agenda
1.2 Adoption of the Agenda
2.0 Approval of Minutes
2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of January 8, 2019
3.0 Delegations
3.1 Junior Achievement- Charity Vollmann and Roger Stevenson @10:00 a.m.
4.0 Public Hearings
No Public Hearings Scheduled
5.0 Municipal Services
5.1 Transportation
No Report
5.2 Water/Wastewater/Environment
5.21 Bylaw# 1785 - Solid Waste Bylaw
5.3 Planning
5.3.1 Bylaw#1784 - Municipal Planning Commission Bylaw
5.3.2 Designate Development Officer Position
5.4 Agricultural Service Board & Parks
No Report
5.5 Protective Services
5.5.1 Fire Engine Replacement
5.5.2 Appointment of Director of Emergency Management and Deputies
6.0 Corporate Services
No Report
7.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes
7.1
8.0 New Business
8.1 Bylaw#1783- Councillor Code of Conduct
8.2 Bylaw#1780- Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Bylaw
8.3 Bylaw#1779 - Procedural Bylaw
8.4 Town of Trochu & Kneehill County Negotiation Protocol Agreement Ratification
8.5 Kneehill County/Town of Trochu Mediation & Cooperative Processes Grants
8.6 Military Service Recognition Book Request
8.7 Ag for Life Request
8.8 Kneehill Area Community Discovery Nights 2019
8.9 75th Anniversary Initiative
8.10 Municipal Planning Commission Member at Large Applicants
8.11 Bylaw#1781- Reconsideration to 3rd Reading
9.0 Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business
9.1 Junior Achievement
10.0 Council and Committee Reports
10.1 Committee of the Whole Meeting December 4, 2018
10.2 Doctor Recruitment and Retention Committee
10.3 Community Futures Wild Rose
10.4 Huxley Ratepayer Meeting
11.0 Council Follow-up Action List
12.0 Closed Session
12.1 Intergovernmental Relations (Section 21)
13.0 Motions from Closed Session
Adjournment
Regular Council Meeting Agenda February 12, 2019 Page 12
MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 12, 2019 REGULAR MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY HELD AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY
OFFICE, 1600- 2ND STREET NE, THREE HILLS, ALBERTA
PRESENT:
Division No. 1 Faye McGhee, Deputy Reeve
Division No. 2 Debbie Penner, Councillor
Division No. 3 Jerry Wittstock, Reeve (Video Conf)
Division No. 4 Glen Keiver, Councillor
Division No. 5 Jim Hugo, Councillor
Division No. 6 Wade Christie, Councillor
Division No. 7 Kenneth King, Councillor
ALSO PRESENT:
Interim Chief Administrative Officer Peter Tarnawsky
Director Municipal Services Laurie Watt
Director Corporate Services Mike Morton
Protective Services Manager& Debra Grosfield
Communications Officer
Environmental Services Manager John McKiernan
Manager of Planning and Development Barb Hazelton
Information Management Supervisor Will Nyman
Recording Secretary Carolyn Van der Kuil
Communications Assistant Christine Anderson
CALL TO ORDER Deputy Reeve McGhee in the Chair
Deputy Reeve McGhee called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
AGENDA 1.0 Agenda
1.1 Additions to the Agenda
Additions under Council and Committee Reports
10.4 Huxley Ratepayer Meeting
ADOPTION OF 1.2 Adoption of Agenda
AGENDA
19/19 Councillor Penner moved approval of the agenda as amended.
CARRIED
MINUTES 2.0 Minutes
2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes ot'January 8, 2019
20/19 Councillor King moved approval of the January 8, 2019 Council
Meeting minutes as presented.
CARRIED
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MUNICIPAL SERV 5.0 Municipal Services
WATER 5.2 Water/Wastewater/Environment
5.2.1 Bylaw#1785-Solid Waste Bylaw
21/19 Councillor Keiver moved that Council give first reading to Bylaw
#1785, that being a bylaw for the collection, removal and disposal of
Municipal Solid Waste.
CARRIED
22/19 Councillor Christie moved that second reading be given to
Bylaw#1785.
CARRIED
23/19 Reeve Wittstock moved that consideration to hold third reading be
given to Bylaw#1785.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
24/19 Councillor Penner moved that third reading be given to Bylaw#1785.
CARRIED
PLANNING 5.3 Planning
5.3.1 Bylaw#1784-Municipal Planning Commission Bylaw
25/19 Councillor King moved that Council move first reading to Bylaw
#1784, that being a bylaw for the purpose of establishing the Municipal
Planning Commission.
CARRIED
26/19 Councillor Keiver moved that second reading be given to
Bylaw#1784.
CARRIED
27/19 Reeve Wittstock moved that consideration to hold third reading be
given to Bylaw#1784.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
28/19 Councillor Christie moved that third reading be given to Bylaw#1784.
CARRIED
5.3.2 Designate Development Officer Position
Councillor Keiver excused himself from discussion due to pecuniary
interest and left the Council Meeting.
29/19 Councillor Christie moved that Kneehill County Council appoint
Deanna Keiver as Development Officer for Kneehill County pursuant
to Bylaw#1773.
CARRIED
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Councillor Keiver returned to the meeting at 8:50 a.m.
PROTECTIVE SERV 5.5 Protective Services
5.5.1 Fire Engine Replacement
30/19 Reeve Wittstock moved to refer this agenda item until the February 26,
2019 Council meeting.
CARRIED
5.5.2 Appointment of Director of Emergency Management and
Deputies
31/19 Councillor King moved that Council appoint Debra Grosfield as
Director of Emergency Management, Laurie Watt as Deputy Director
of Emergency Management and Natalie Chubala as Deputy Director of
Emergency Management for Kneehill County, effective immediately.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS 8.0 New Business
8.1 Bylaw #1783-Councillor Code of Conduct
32/19 Reeve Wittstock moved that Council give first reading to Bylaw#1783,
that being a bylaw to establish a Code of Conduct for members of
Council of Kneehill County.
CARRIED
33/19 Councillor Christie moved that second reading be given to
Bylaw#1783.
CARRIED
34/19 Councillor King moved that consideration to hold third reading be
given to Bylaw#1783.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
35/19 Councillor Keiver moved that third reading be given to Bylaw#1783.
CARRIED
The Chair called for a recess at 9:09 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 9:20 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.
8.2 Bylaw #1780- Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Bylaw
36/19 Councillor King moved that Council give first reading to Bylaw#1780,
that being a bylaw for the purpose of establishing the Subdivision and
Development Appeal Board.
CARRIED
37/19 Councillor Keiver moved that second reading be given to Bylaw#1780.
CARRIED
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38/19 Councillor Penner moved that consideration to hold third reading be
given to Bylaw#1780.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
39/19 Councillor Christie moved that third reading be given to Bylaw#1780.
CARRIED
8.3 Bylaw#1779- Procedural Bylaw
40/19 Councillor King moved that Council give first reading to Bylaw#1779,
that being a bylaw for the purpose of regulating meeting proceedings
for Council and Council Committee Meetings.
CARRIED
41/19 Councillor Hugo moved to amend Bylaw#1779, Section 13 (3)to
remove the no limit to electronic participation and to amend it with a
maximum 3 per year.
DEFEATED
42/19 Reeve Wittstock moved that second reading be given to Bylaw#1779.
CARRIED
43/19 Councillor King moved that consideration to hold third reading be
given to Bylaw#1779.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
44/19 Councillor Keiver moved that third reading be given to Bylaw#1779.
CARRIED
8.4 Town of Trochu & Kneehill County Negotiation Protocol
Agreement Ratification
45/19 Councillor Christie moved that Council approve the Town of Trochu
and Kneehill County Negotiation Protocol agreement as presented.
CARRIED
8.5 Kneehill County/Town of Trochu Mediation & Cooperative
Processes Grant
46/19 Councillor Penner moved that Council approve up to $36,250.00 to be
funded out of the 2019 Operating Budget to enable Kneehill County to
utilize the matching funds provided by the Province to help fund
mediated efforts with the Town of Trochu.
CARRIED
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8.6 Military Service Recognition Rook Request
47/19 Reeve Wittstock moved that Council provide support to the Annual
Alberta/Northwest Territory Royal Canadian Legion"Military Service
Recognition Book"with the purchase of a business card size
advertisement at a cost of$285.00 with funds to come from G/L 97-
000-00-27740.
CARRIED
The Chair called for a recess at 9:56 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 10:00 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.
DELEGATIONS 3.0 Delegations
3.1 Junior Achievement-Charity Vollmann and Roger Stevenson
Charity Vollmann, Program Coordinator for Junior Achievement and
Roger Stevenson, volunteer facilitator, provided Council with an
overview of the Junior Achievement program.
8.7 Ag for Life Request
48/19 Councillor Penner moved that Council donate $1,500 to the Ag for Life
Bumper Sticker Campaign to help support the Ag for Life's Rural
Safety Unit with funds to come from G/L 97-000-00-27740.
CARRIED
8.8 Kneehill Area Community Discovery Nights 2019
49/19 Councillor King moved that Council authorize the attendance of
Councillors wishing to attend the Kneehill Area Community Discovery
Nights 2019.
CARRIED
8.9 75Tht Anniversary Initiative
50/19 Councillor Penner moved that Council endorse the 75th Anniversary
Initiative as presented.
CARRIED
8.10 Municipal Planning Commission Member at Large Applicants
CLOSED SESSION Closed Session
51/19 Councillor Penner moved that Council convene in closed session to
discuss personnel matters pursuant to Section 17 of the Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Act, at 10:30 a.m.
CARRIED
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Reeve Wittstock left the meeting at 10:30 a.m.
The following people were in attendance of the closed session to
provide a report and advise Council:
Peter Tarnawsky, Interim CAO
Laurie Watt, Director of Municipal Services
Mike Morton, Director of Corporate Services
Carolyn Van der Kuil, Recording Secretary
Will Nyman, Information Management Supervisor
52/19 Councillor King moved that Council return to open meeting at 10:36
a.m.
CARRIED
10:36 a.m. —meeting recessed to allow return of public.
10:36 a.m. - meeting resumed with public present.
Reeve Wittstock returned to the meeting at 10:36 a.m.
8.10 Municipal Planning Commission Member at Large Applicants
Cont'd
Reeve Wittstock abstained from voting as he was not present for the
discussion in closed session.
53/19 Councillor King moved to continue advertising for the position of
Municipal Planning Commission Member at Large.
CARRIED
8.11 Bylaw#1781-Reconsideration to 3"11 Reading
54/19 Councillor King moved that Council reconsider motion#8/19, third
reading to Master Rates Bylaw#1781 that being a bylaw to establish
rates, fees, and charges for various goods, licenses, permits and
services.
CARRIED
55/19 Councillor King moved that Bylaw#1781 be amended to reflect Bulk
Water Rates at $3.50/cubic meter monthly with no limit on the meters
DEFEATED
56/19 Councillor King moved that Bylaw#1781 be amended to reflect Bulk
Water Rates at $4.50/cubic meter monthly with no limit.
CARRIED
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57/19 Councillor King moved to give third reading as amended to Master
Rates Bylaw#1781 that being a bylaw to establish rates, fees, and
charges for various goods, licenses, permits and services.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
58/19 Councillor Christie moved to direct Administration to communicate
changes to the Bulk Water Rates to the public.
CARRIED
The Chair called for a recess at 11:10 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 11:21 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.
DISPOSITION OF 9.0 Disposition of Delegation Business
DELEGATION
BUSINESS
9.1 Junior Achievement
59/19 Reeve Wittstock moved that Council approve a sponsorship of the
Alberta Junior Achievement program, in the amount of$3,000 per year
for a period of 3 years with funds to come from account 97-000-00-
27700.
CARRIED
COUNCIL REPORTS 10.0 Council and Committee Reports
10.1 Committee of the Whole Meeting-December 4,2018-Approved
minutes from the December 4, 2018 meeting were provided.
10.2 Doctor Recruitment & Retention Committee—Unapproved
minutes were provided from the January 16th Regular Committee
Meeting and Organizational Meeting.
10.3 Community Futures Wildrose-Minutes were provided from the
September 20, 2018,November 28, 2018 and January 3, 2019 meetings.
10.4 Huxley Ratepayer Meeting-A verbal report was provided by
Councillor King on the Ratepayer meeting he hosted on Monday,
January 28, 2019.
60/19 Councillor Christie moved that Council receive the Council and
Committee reports as presented.
CARRIED
COUNCIL ACT LIST 11.0 Council Follow-Up Action List
61/19 Reeve Wittstock moved that Council receive the February 12, 2019
Council Follow-Up Action List as presented for information.
CARRIED
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COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 12, 2019
The Chair called for a recess at 11:32 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 12:50 p.m. with all previously mentioned members present.
Reeve Wittstock left the meeting at 11:32 a.m.
CLOSED SESSION 12.0 Closed Session
62/19 Councillor Christie moved that Council convene in closed session to
discuss Intergovernmental Relations pursuant to Section 21 of the
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, at 12:50 p.m.
CARRIED
The following people were in attendance of the closed session to
provide a report and advise Council:
Peter Tarnawsky, Interim CAO
Laurie Watt, Director of Municipal Services
Barb Hazelton, Manager of Planning and Development
Mike Morton, Director of Corporate Services
Carolyn Van der Kuil, Recording Secretary
63/19 Councillor King moved that Council return to open meeting at
1:57 p.m.
CARRIED
1:57 p.m. —meeting recessed to allow return of public.
1:57 p.m. -meeting resumed with public present.
MOTIONS FROM IN- 13.0 Motions from Closed Session
CAMERA
64/19 Councillor King moved to direct administration to continue to actively
pursue ICF negotiations with the Town of Three Hills, Villages of
Linden, Acme and Carbon and the Town of Drumheller.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 2:02 p.m.
Faye McGhee
Deputy Reeve
Peter Tarnawsky
Interim CAO
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