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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020.02.11 Council Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 11, 2020 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
Division No. 2
Division No. 3
Division No. 4
Division No. 5
Division No. 6
Division No. 7
ALSO PRESENT:
Faye McGhee, Deputy Reeve
Debbie Penner, Councillor
Jerry Wittstock, Reeve
Glen Keiver, Councillor
Jim Hugo, Councillor
Wade Christie, Councillor
Kenneth King, Councillor
Chief Administrative Officer
Mike Haugen
Director Corporate Services
Bill McKennan
Sr. Manager of Transportation and Facilities
Brad Buchert
Manager of Planning and Development
Barb Hazelton
Manager of Financial Services
Will Wolfe
Tax and Utility Clerk
Caroline Siverson
Facilities Maintenance Technician
Jason Fehr
Recording Secretary
Carolyn Van der Kuil
Communications Officer
Christine Anderson
CALL TO ORDER Reeve Wittstock in the Chair
Reeve Wittstock called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
AGENDA 1.0 Agenda
1.1 Additions to the Agenda
No additions were made to the agenda.
ADOPTION OF 1.2 Adoption of Agenda
AGENDA
44/2020 Councillor Christie moved approval of the agenda as presented.
CARRIED
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2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2020
45/2020 Councillor King moved approval of the January 28, 2020 Council
Meeting minutes as presented.
CARRIED
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MUNICIPAL SERV 5.0 Municipal Services
PLANNING 5.3 Planning
5.3.1 Draft La n cl Use BYIaw 1808
46/2020 Councillor King moved first reading of Land Use Bylaw 1808 that
being a bylaw to establish a new Land Use Bylaw and rescind former
Land Use Bylaw 1773 and amendments thereto.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
47/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved to direct Administration to schedule a
public engagement process prior to a public hearing being scheduled.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
CORPORATE SERV 6.0 Corporate Services
6.1 Tax Cancellation Request
48/2020 Councillor King moved that the 2019 & prior year property taxes in
arrears in the amount of $1,485,335.53 be expensed and cancelled on
rolls 30230631400, 30232241500, 302429203003 31232220400,
40000230000,40001610000 and 40001640000.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
49/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that administration submit an
application under the Provincial Education Requisition Credit (PERC)
for Uncollectable Education Property Taxes on Oil and Gas Properties.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
50/2020 Councillor King moved that administration is also directed to void any
2020 penalties currently attached to these rolls.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
BYLAW #1816 6.2 i3 law 41816 — Short -Term Borrowin
51/2020 Councillor Penner moved that Council give first reading to
Bylaw #1816 that being a bylaw to authorize the short-term borrowing
of funds, from time to time, as may be necessary to meet the financial
obligations of Kneehill County.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
52/2020 Councillor Christie moved that second reading be given to Bylaw
#1816.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
53/2020 Councillor King moved that Council gives unanimous consent for third
and final reading to Bylaw #1816.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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54/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that third reading be given to Bylaw
#1816.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The Chair called for a recess at 8:56 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 9:01 a.m. with all previously mentioned Council members
present.
DELEGATIONS 3.0 Delegations
3.1_Ron Gorr Memorial (Torrington) Arena Project — grad
Buchcrt k 9:00 a.m.
Brad Buchert, Jason Fehr and the Torrington Ag Society presented to
Council a report on all the work that has been completed to the Ron
Gorr Memorial Arena Project.
6.3 2019 Preliminary Operating Budget .results
55/2020 Councillor King moved to approve the following reserve contributions
in the 2019 Operating Budget:
• $55,000 to the Water Service Area Reserve
• $145,000 to Revenue Stabilization Reserve (Transtor Bins)
• $1,500,000 to Revenue Stabilization Reserve (Tax Issues)
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
56/2020 Councillor Christie moved to approve the remaining balance of the
2019 Operating Budget Surplus be allocated to the Roads Reserve.
CARRIED
57/2020 Councillor King moved that this report be received for information.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The Chair called for a recess at 9:51 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 10:00 a.m. with all previously mentioned Council members
present.
PUBLIC HEARINGS 4.0 Public Hearines
4.1 Bylaw #1810 Town of Three Hills & Kneehill Count
Intermunicinal Development Plan (& 10:00 a.m.
58/2020 Councillor Christie moved that the Public Hearing for Bylaw #1810 be
opened at 10:00 a.m.
CARRIED
Person(s) who presented:
Person(s) who spoke in favour:
Person(s) who spoke in opposition:
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Barb Hazelton, Planning &
Development Officer
None
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Person(s) who spoke in rebuttal: None
59/2020 Councillor King moved that the Public Hearing for Bylaw # 1810 be
closed at 10:23 a.m.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS 8.0 New Business
8.1 Kneehill Area Community Discovery Nights 2020
60/2020 Councillor Keiver moved to authorize the attendance of Councillors
who are able to attend to the Kneehill Area Community Discovery
Nights being held in Acme, Linden and Carbon.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
8.2 Kneehill County — Mountain View County Intermunicipal
Collaboration Framework Committee
61/2020 Councillor King moved to appoint Deputy Reeve McGhee, Councillor
Christie and Councillor Keiver to the Kneehill-Mountain View
Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework Committee and that Reeve
Wittstock be appointed as an alternate until the organizational meeting
after the next general election.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
8.3 Cancellation of the February 18, 2020 Committee of the Whole_
Mecting
62/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved to cancel the Committee of the Whole
Meeting scheduled for February 18, 2020.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
DISPOSITION OF 9.0 Dis osition of Delegation Business
DELEGATION
BUSINESS
9.1 Bylaw 1810 — Town of Three Hills and Kneehill Count
Intermunicipal Development Plan
63/2020 Councillor Penner moved second reading of Bylaw 1810 for the Town
of Three Hills and Kneehill County Intermunicipal Development Plan.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
64/2020 Councillor Christie moved third reading of Bylaw 1810 for the Town of
Three Hills and Kneehill County Intermunicipal Development Plan.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
9.2 Ron Gorr Memorial Torrin ton Arena Pro'ect
65/2020 Councillor King moved that Council receive for information the Ron
Gorr Memorial (Torrington) Arena Project update.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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COUNCIL ACT LIST 11.0 Council Follow -Up Action List
66/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that Council receive the February 11,
2020 Council Follow -Up Action List as presented for information.
CARRIED
CLOSED SESSION 12.0 Closed Session
67/2020 Councillor Christie moved that Council convene in closed session to
discuss Disclosure Harmful to Business Interests of Third Party and
Intergovernmental Relations pursuant to section 16 and section 21,
respectively, of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Act, at 10:37 a.m.
CARRIED
The following people were in attendance of the closed session to
provide a report and advise Council:
Mike Haugen, CAO
Bill McKennan, Director of Corporate Services
Carolyn Van der Kuil, Recording Secretary
68/2020 Councillor King moved that Council return to open meeting at
12:26 p.m.
CARRIED
12:27 p.m. — meeting recessed to allow return of public.
12:27 p.m. - meeting resumed.
ADJOURNMENT Adlournment
The meeting adjourned at 12:27 p.m.
Jerry Wittstock
Reeve
Mike Haugen
CAO
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