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Home My WebLink About2021.11.30 Council Minuters.docx.Xneehill COUNTY 1600-211 Street NE 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 November 9, 2021 3.0 Appointments 3.1 Three Hills RCMP, Sgt. Jamie Day @ 11:00 a.m. 4.0 Infrastructure- Roads/Bridges/Water/Wastewater/Environment 4.1 Torrington Gravel Pit Water Access Agreement 5.0 Community Services 5.1 Planning 5.1.1 Bylaw #1845 —Revised Bylaw for Road Closure at Horseshoe Canyon 5.1.2 Submission of Letter to Alberta Environment Requesting Variance 5.2 Agricultural Service Board & Parks No Report 5.3 Protective Services 5.3.1 RCMP and Council's Priorities 5.3.2 Appointment of DEM and DDEM's 5.4 Facilities 5.4.1 Municipal Energy Champions Program 6.0 Corporate Services No Report 7.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes No Report 8.0 New Business 8.1 Kneehill Regional Partnership Training Opportunities 8.2 FCSS Funding Request 8.3 Reeve Absent from Meetings 9.0 Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business 9.1 Three Hills RCMP Delegation 10.0 Council and Committee Reports 10.1 Kneehill Regional Family & Community Support Services Board 10.2 Kneehill Regional Partnership 10.3 Marigold Library Update 10.4 RMA Conference 11.0 Council Follow-up Action List 12.0 Closed Session 12.1 13.0 Motions from Closed Session MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 30, 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, Councillor Division No. 2 Debbie Penner, Councillor Division No. 3 Jerry Wittstock, Reeve Division No. 4 Carrie Fobes, Councillor Division No. 5 Laura Lee Machell-Cunningham, Councillor Division No. 6 Wade Christie, Councillor Division No. 7 Kenneth King, Deputy Reeve ALSO PRESENT: Chief Administrative Officer Mike Haugen Director Community Services Laurie Watt Director of Infrastructure Mike Ziehr Facility Maintenance Technician Jason Fehr Protective Services Manager Debra Grosfield Manager of Planning and Development Barb Hazelton 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 Additions under New Business 8.3 Reeve absent from meetings Additions under Council and Committee Reports 10.3 Marigold Library Update 10.4 RMA Conference ADOPTION OF 1.2 Adoption of Agenda AGENDA 471/21 Councillor Christie moved approval of the agenda as amended. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COUNCIL MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 30, 2021 MINUTES 2.0 Minutes 2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of November 9, 2021 472/21 Deputy Reeve King moved approval of the November 9, 2021 Council Meeting minutes as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY INFRASTRUCTURE 4.01nfrastructure- Roads/Bridees/Water/Wastewater/Environwent 4.1 Torrington Gravel Pit Water Access Agreement 473/21 Councillor McGhee moved that Council enter into a 10-year agreement with the Valleyview Hutterian Brethren and Artis Exploration for the purpose of allowing land access and the withdrawal of water from the Torrington gravel pit located at E '/2 16-32-26-W4M. CARRIED COMMUNITY 5.0 Community 5elvices SERVICES PLANNING 5.1planning 5.1.1 Bylaw #1845- Revised Bylaw for Road Closure at Horseshoe Canyon 474/21 Councillor Penner moved first reading of Revised Bylaw 1845 to pursue the road closure and consolidation of a portion of Township Road 28-4, which is an undeveloped road allowance adjacent to the south end of Horseshoe Canyon (more specifically the SW-27-28-21- W4), and road plan 834 LK into descriptive plan 091 0342, Block 1, Lot 2. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 475/21 Councillor Christie moved that Council provide second reading to Revised Bylaw 1845. CARRIED 476/21 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council gives unanimous consent for third and final reading to Revised Bylaw 1845. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 477/21 Councillor Cunningham moved that Council provide third and final reading to Revised Bylaw 1845. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2 IJ Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 30, 2021 5.1.2 Submission of Letter to Alberta Environment Requesting Variance 478/21 Councillor McGhee moved that Council approve the submission of a covering letter to Alberta Environment & Parks requesting a variance to allow the landowner to proceed with the process for potential development on the former nuisance grounds located at Ptn. SE 20-30- 25 W4 Plan 9011630 Block C. CARRIED The Chair called for a recess at 9:25 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 9:41 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present. PROTECT SERV 5.3 Protective Services 5.3.1 RCMP and Council's Priorities 479/21 Councillor McGhee moved that Council accept the RCMP Quarterly Report and Kneehill County Enforcement Report for information, as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5.3.2 Appointment of DEM and DDEM's 480/21 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council appoints Debra Grosfield as Director of Emergency Management, Dan Marsellus as Deputy Director of Emergency Management and Natalie Chubala as Deputy Director of Emergency Management for Kneehill County, effective immediately. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY The Chair called for a recess at 9:55 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 10:43 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present. FACILITIES 5.4 Facilities 5.4.1 Municipal Energy Champions Program 481/21 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council accept the Municipal Energy Champions Program and AUMA/AMSC Energy Management Services Program participation report as information. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTMENTS 3.0 Appointments 3.1 Three Hills RCMP, Sat. Jamie Day Sgt. Jamie Day provided Council a Three Hills RCMP update. pJ Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 30, 2021 NEW BUSINESS 8.0 New Business 8.1 Kneehill Regional Pa rtnership Training Opportunities 482/21 Councillor McGhee moved that Council submit the following initiatives to the Kneehill Regional Partnership as options for exploring regionalization or regional partnerships: 1. Fire Services Level Policy Review 2. Explore Kneehill — Phase 2 3. Emergency Disaster Response Training 4. Recreation Promotion 5. Broadband Study CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 8.2 FCSS Funding Request 483/21 Councillor Fobes moved that Council grant up to $13,335.00 to Kneehill Regional FCSS for the expanded Family Wellness Program, funded from the 2021 Operating Budget and subject to the program being implemented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 484/21 Councillor Fobes moved that Council direct Administration to include up to $13,335 in the proposed 2022 and 2023 operating budgets for the expanded Family Wellness Program. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY The Chair called for a recess at 12:08 p.m. and called the meeting back to order at 1:00 p.m. with all previously mentioned members present. 8.3 Reeve Attendance 485/21 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council hereby authorize a leave of absence for Reeve Wittstock as required by the Municipal Government Act Section 174 (2). CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY DISPOSITION OF 9.0 Disposition of Deleeatioia Business & Public [iearine Business DELEGATION BUSINESS 9.I Three I ills RCMP Uelc ation 486/21 Councillor Christie moved that Council receive for information the Three Hills RCMP presentation. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4 .I Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 30, 2021 COUNCIL REPORTS 10.0 Council and Committee Reports 10.1 Kneehill Regional Family and Community Sunoort Services Board- Minutes were provided from the September 14, 2021 meeting. 10.2 — Kneehill Regional Partnership- Unapproved minutes were provided from the November 10, 2021 meeting. 10.3 Marigold Library- Councillor McGhee provided Council a verbal report. 10.4 RMA Fall Conference- Councillor Cunningham provided a verbal report. 487/21 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 488/21 Councillor Penner moved that Council receive for information the Council Follow -Up Action List as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ADJOURNMENT Adiournment The meeting adjourned at 1:12 p.m. Jerry Wittstock Reeve - L-IL Mike Haugen CAO Initial5