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Home My WebLink About2021.03.09 Council Meeting Minutes.Nneehil COUNT 1600-2"d Street NI Three Hills, AB TOM 2AO 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 February 23, 2021 3.0 Appointments No Appointments Scheduled 4.0 Transportation 4.1 2020 Road Program Overview 5.0 Community Services 5.1 Planning No Report 5.2 Water/Wastewater/Environment No Report 5.3 Agricultural Service Board & Parks No Report 5.4 Protective Services No Report 6.0 Corporate Services 6.1 Bylaw 1833- Borrowing Guarantee 6.2 Tax Cancellation- Industrial Accounts 6.3 2021 Public Auction Tax Sale Date 7.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes 7.1 Council Compensation and Expense Remuneration 8.0 New Business 8.1 Policy Review - Rescission 8.2 Council Appointees Reimbursement Policy 8.3 Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) Spring Resolutions 8.4 Motion to Support 988 Crisis Hotline 9.0 Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business No Delegation or Public Hearing Scheduled 10.0 Council and Committee Reports 10.1 Drumheller Solid Waste Ltd. 10.2 Community Futures Wildrose 11.0 Council Follow-up Action List 12.0 Closed Session 12.1 Third Party Business Interest (FQIP Section 16 & 25) 13.0 Motions from Closed Session MINUTES OF THE MARCH 9, 2021 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 Division No. 4 Glen Keiver, Councillor Division No. 6 Wade Christie, Councillor Division No. 7 Kenneth King, Councillor ABSENT: Division No. 5 Jim Hugo, Councillor ALSO PRESENT: Acting CAO & Director Community Services Laurie Watt Director Corporate Services Bill McKennan Director of Transportation Brad Buchert Transportation Project Supervisor Mike Conkin Manager of Planning and Development Barb Hazelton Recording Secretary Carolyn Van der Kuil 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 Additions under Council and Committee Reports 10.1 Drumheller Solid Waste 10.2 Community Futures ADOPTION OF 1.2 Adoption of Agenda AGENDA 118/21 Councillor Christie moved approval of the agenda as amended. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MINUTES 2.0 Minutes 2.1 Regglar Council Meeting Minutes of February 23 2021 119/21 Councillor King moved approval of the February 23, 2021 Council Meeting minutes as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF MARCH 9, 2021 TRANSPORTATION 4.0 Transnortation 4.12020 Road Program Overview 120/21 Councillor King moved that Council receive the 2020 Road Program Overview presentation for information. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CORPORATE SERV 6.0 Corporate Services b.l Bylaw 1833, Borrowing Guarantee 121/21 Councillor Christie moved that Bylaw 1833 receive first reading, that being a bylaw to authorize the guarantee of a loan by the Town of Trochu. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 6.2 Tax Cancellation- Industrial Accounts 122/21 Councillor King moved that the amount of $9,451.37 in property taxes be expensed and cancelled on rolls 32222331300 & 34231420400. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 123/21 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that administration submit an application under the Provincial Education Requisition Credit (PERC) for the uncollectable Education Requisition and the uncollectable Designated Industrial Property Requisition on these Oil & Gas Properties. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 124/21 Councillor Penner moved that administration is also directed to void any 2021 penalties currently attached to these rolls. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY The Chair called for a recess at 9:31 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 9:53 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present. 6.3 2021 Public Auction Tax Sale Date 125/21 Councillor Christie moved that the 2021 Tax Sale Public Auction be held on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 2pm in the County Administration Office. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF MARCH 9, 2021 BUSINESS ARISING 7.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes 7.1 Council Compensation and Expense Remuneration 126/21 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that Council approve Policy #3-1, Council Compensation and Expense Remuneration, as presented with the amended salary and per diem rates to come in effect for the March 2021 timesheet and expense report. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY NEW BUSINESS 8.0 New Business 8.1 Policy Review- Rescission 127/21 Councillor King moved that the following policies be rescinded: ■ Policy 3-8, Automatically Approved Attendance • Policy 3-19, Reimbursement- Per Diem and Salary • Policy 3-19-1, Reimbursement- Mileage • Policy 3-19-2, Reimbursement- Meals • Policy 3-6, Convention Attendance/Overnight Allowance/Partner Program • Policy 3-9, Electronic Devices • Policy 3-18, Communications Allowance • Policy 3-5, Committee Pay Differential • Policy 3-4, Committee Member/Alternate Attending Meetings ■ Policy 3-15, Overnight Expenses • Policy 3-20, Group Health Plan and AD&D Insurance Coverage ■ Policy 3-14-1, Meetings- With Ratepayers ■ Policy 3-24, Promotional Clothing and Goods Program • Policy 3-19-5, Rental Vehicles CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 8.2 Council Appointees Reimbursement Polic 128/21 Councillor Penner moved that Council approve Policy #3-19-3, Council Appointees Reimbursement Policy as presented, and to amend the policy number to Policy #3-3. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 8.3 Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) Spring Resolutions 129/21 Councillor King moved that Council receives for information the 2021 Rural Municipalities of Alberta Spring Resolutions Listing. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY c� Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF MARCH 9, 2021 8.4 Motion to Support 988 Crisis Hotline 130/21 Deputy Reeve McGhee moved that WHEREAS the Federal government has passed a motion to adopt 988, a National three -digit suicide and crisis hotline; AND WHEREAS the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for suicide prevention services by 200 per cent; AND WHEREAS existing suicide prevention hotlines require the user to remember a 10-digit number and go through directories or be placed on hold; AND WHEREAS in 2022 the United States will have in place a national 988 crisis hotline; AND WHEREAS Kneehill County Council recognizes that it is a significant and important initiative to ensure critical barriers are removed to those in a crisis and seeking help; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Kneehill County Council endorses this 988 crisis line initiative; and that Staff be directed to send a letter indicating such support to the local MP, MLA, Federal Minister of Health, the CRTC to indicate our support. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COUNCIL REPORTS 10.0 Council and Committee Reports 10.1 Drumheller Solid Waste- A verbal report was provided by Councillor Penner. 10.2 Community Fy to res Wildrose- A verbal report was provided by Councillor Christie. 131/21 Councillor Christie moved that Council receive the Council and Committee reports as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COUNCIL ACT LIST 11.0 Council Follow -Up Action List 132/21 Councillor King moved that Council receive for information the Council Follow -Up Action List as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF MARCH 9, 2021 CLOSED SESSION 12.0 Closed Session 133/21 Councillor Keiver moved that Council convene in Closed Session to discuss Third Party Business Interest pursuant to Section 16 & 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, at 10:20 a.m. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY The following people were in attendance of the Closed Session to provide a report and advise Council: Laurie Watt, Acting CAO & Director of Community Services Barb Hazelton, Planning and Development Manager Carolyn Van der Kuil, Recording Secretary 134/21 Councillor King moved that Council return to open meeting at 12:20 p.m. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 12:20 p.m. — meeting recessed to allow return of public. 12:21 p.m.- meeting resumed. 13.0 Motions from Closed Session 135/21 Councillor King moved that Council include the additional proposed wording in the Development Agreement satisfying the development permit requirement. ADJOURNMENT Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 12:22 p.m. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY -kLU4 Jer ittstock Reeve �C Laurie Watt Acting CAO P Initials