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COUNTY
1600-2nd Street NE
Three Hills, AB
TOM 2A0
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
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 June 9, 2020
3.0 Delegations
No Delegations Scheduled
4.0 Public Hearings
No Public Hearings Scheduled
5.0 Transportation
5.1 Policy #13-18, Land Agreements
5.2 Policy #13-20-2, Building Standards
5.3 Policy #13-20-4, County Blade,Grade Road Standards
6.0 Community Services
6.1 Planning
No Report
6.2 WaterfWastewater/Environment
6.2.1 Non -County Residential Connection to Rural Waterline
6.3 Agricultural Service Board & Parks
6.3.1 Horseshoe Canyon
6.3.2 Provincial Campgrounds
6.4 Protective Services
6.4.1 Emergency Communications System Upgrade Project
7.0 Corporate Services
7.1 Annual Tax Cancellations
8.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes
8.1
9.0 New Business
9.1 Newspaper Delivery Program
9.2 2020 Discovery Fair and Ratepayer Evening
9.3 Acme Funding Request
10.0 Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business
No Delegation or Public Hearings Scheduled
11.0 Council and Committee Reports
11.1 Community Futures Wildrose
11.2 May 19, 2020- Committee of the Whole minutes
11.3 Kneehill Regional Doctor Recruitment and Retention Committee
11.4 Drumheller & District Solid Waste Association
12.0 Council Follow-up Action List
13.0 Closed Session
13.1 Disclosure Harmful to Business Interests of a Third Party. (Section 16 & 25)
13.2 Advice from Officials (Section 24)
14.0 Motions from Closed Session
Adjournment
MINUTES OF THE JUNE 23, 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:
Chief Administrative Officer
Director Community Services
Director Corporate Services
Director of Transportation
Protective Services Manager
Kneehill County Fire Chief
Manager of ASB and Parks
Environmental Services Manager
Faye McGhee, Deputy Reeve
Debbie Penner, Councillor
Jerry Wittstock, Reeve
Glen Keiver, Councillor
Jim Hugo, Councillor
Wade Christie, Councillor
Kenneth King, Councillor
Mike Haugen
Laurie Watt
Bill McKennan
Brad Buchert
Debra Grosfield
Dan Marcellus
Bowen Clausen
John McKiernan
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 8:31 a.m.
AGENDA 1.0 Agenda
1.1 Additions to the Agenda
Additions under Council and Committee Reports
11.3 Kneehill Regional Doctor Recruitment & Retention Committee
11.4 Drumheller & District Solid Waste Association
ADOPTION OF 1.2 Adoption of Agenda
AGENDA
270/2020 Councillor Christie moved approval of the agenda as amended.
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MINUTES 2.0 Minutes
2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of June 9, 2020
271/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved approval of the June 9, 2020 Council
Meeting minutes as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
TRANSPORTATION 5.0 Transportation
5.1 Policy, #I3-18, Land Agrce.nivnts
272/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that Council approve as presented,
Policy # 13 -18, Land Agreements.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
5.2 Policy #13-20-2, Building Standards
273/2020 Councillor Christie moved that Council approve as presented, Policy
#13-20-2, Building Standards.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
5.3 Policy 413-20-4 Counly Blade Grade Road Standards
274/2020 Councillor King moved that Council approves to rescind
Policy #13-20-4, County Blade Grade Road Standards.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COMMUNITY 6.0 Community Services
SERVICES
WATER 6.2 Water/Wastewater/Environment
6.2.1 Policy #14-17, Non -County Residential Connection Rural
Waterline
275/2020 Councillor King moved that Council accepts the proposed Policy #14-
17, Non -County Residential Connection to Rural Waterline, written for
the purpose of allowing non -county residents the opportunity to apply
and receive a water service provided by Kneehill County.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
276/2020 Councillor Penner moved that Council accept the non -county resident
connection fee as $15,000.00 plus direct construction costs to install
the connection for the year 2020. It is directed that the non -county
resident connection fee be included in the Master Rates Bylaw review.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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ASB & PARKS 6.3 Agricultural Service Board & Parks
6.3.1 Horseshoe Canyon
277/2020 Councillor King moved that Council directs administration to move
forward with day use washroom facility with small retail/cafe space as
approved in the 2020 budget.
CARRIED
278/2020 Councillor Penner Council directs administration to move forward with
infrastructure changes as approved in the 2020 budget to accommodate
charge parking implementation for 2021 season.
CARRIED
279/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that Council directs Administration to
develop a Terms of Reference for Council's consideration to form a
focused task force for the development Horseshoe Canyon, utilizing a
third party to act as a facilitator.
CARRIED
6.3.2 Provincial Campgrounds
280/2020 Councillor King moved that Council directs Administration to actively
pursue further details on a partnership opportunity with the Province
for Bleriot Ferry Campground and Tolman West Campground.
CARRIED
The Chair called for a recess at 9:14 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 9:27 a.m. with all previously mentioned Council members
present.
PROTECTIVE SERV 6.4 Protective Services
6.4.1 Emergency Communications System Upgrade Proiect
281/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that administration bring back further
information regarding funding options.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
CORPORATE SERV 7.0 Corporate Services
7.1 Annual Tax Cancellations
282/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved to table this agenda item until later in the
meeting.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW BUSINESS 9.0 New Business
9.1 Newspaper Delivery Program
283/2020 Councillor Keiver moved that Council approves the Newspaper
Delivery Transition Program as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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9.2 2020 Discovery Fair and Ratepayer Evening
284/2020 Councillor King moved that Council host two Discovery Fair
Ratepayer Evening events in 2020 to be scheduled based on relaxation
of the COVID-19 restrictions.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
CORPORATE SERV 7.0 Corporate Services Cont'd
7.1 Annual Tax Cancellations
285/2020 Councillor Christie moved to remove from the table the Annual Tax
Cancellation agenda item.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
286/2020 Councillor Penner moved that Council approve the cancellation of 2020
taxes in the total amount of $3,720.77 for the Gas Co -Op owned
properties: roll 32272431200, 33232920400, 34241720510,
35240620400,29222241500,29230920610,30212040900,
30241931300,30253510100,31220841600,31221141600,
31250241500 as per Council Policy #16-15.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
287/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved to approve the cancellation of 2019 taxes
in the amount of $125.65 for Roll 30211533000 and the 2020 taxes
(estimated at $130.00) as per the directive from the Province regarding
the Grants in Place of Taxes program.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW BUSINESS 9.0 New Business Cont'd
9.3 Acme Funding Request
288/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that Council approve a grant of
$200,000.00 funded from the Gravel Reserve for the Village of Acme
to be used for infrastructure repairs.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COUNCIL REPORTS 11.0 Council and Committee Reports
11.1 Community Futures Wildrose-Minutes were provided from the
April 2, 2020 and the May 7th, 2020 meeting.
11.2 May 19 2020 Kneehill County Committee of the Whole
Minutes- Minutes were provided from the May 19th, 2020 meeting.
11.3 Kneehill Regional Doctor Recruitment and Retention
Committee- Verbal report was provided by Councillor King.
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11.4 Drumheller and District Solid Waste Association- Councillor
Penner provided a verbal report.
289/2020 Councillor Christie moved that Council receive the Council and
Committee reports as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COUNCIL ACT LIST 12.0 Council Follow -Up AetionList
290/2020 Councillor King moved that Council receive the June 23, 2020 Council
Follow -Up Action List as presented for information.
CARRIED
The Chair called for a recess at 10:32 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 10:43 a.m. with all previously mentioned Council members
present.
CLOSED SESSION 13.0 Closed Session
291/2020 Councillor Christie moved that Council convene in Closed Session to
discuss:
• Disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party
pursuant to Section 16 and 25 of the Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act and;
• Advice from Officials pursuant to Section 24 of the Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Act, at 10:43 a.m.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The following people were in attendance of the Closed Session to
provide a report and advise Council:
Mike Haugen, CAO
Laurie Watt, Director of Municipal Services
Bill McKennan, Director of Corporate Services
Carolyn Van der Kuil, Recording Secretary
Laurie Watt, Bill McKennan, and Carolyn Van der Kuil left the
meeting at 11:55 a.m. and returned at 12:25 p.m.
292/2020 Councillor King moved that Council return to open meeting at 12:27
p.m.
CARRIED
12:28 p.m. — meeting recessed to allow return of public.
12:28 p.m. - meeting resumed.
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14.0 Motions from Closed Session
293/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that the outstanding taxes and any taxes
accrued prior to the proposed purchase of well 02/07-16-034-22W4 be
cancelled.
Councillor Keiver requested a recorded vote.
In Favour
Councillor Christie
Councillor Penner
Deputy Reeve McGhee
Reeve Wittstock
Councillor King
Opposed
Councillor Keiver
Councillor Hugo
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PROTECTIVE SERV 6.4 Protective Services
6.4.1 Emergency Communications System Upgrade Project
294/2020 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that Council authorize a budget
amendment for Capital Project #131943 from $310,000 to $960,250
with funds to come from the Contingency Reserve with additional
funding in the amount of $300,000 to be placed in the 2021 Capital
Budget for potential purchase/replacement of the Trochu Tower.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
ADJOURNMENT Adiournment
The meeting adjourned at 12:34 p.m.
VV
Jerry Wi took
Reeve
N i ke Haugen
CAO
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