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Home My WebLink About2021.12.14 Council Meeting Minutes Signed!.Xneehill COUNTY 1600-2nd 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 30, 2021 3.0 Appointments 3A BCOOM, Matt Boody and Byrne Lammle @ 8:35 a.m. 3.2 Marigold Library, Michelle Toombs @ 9:00 a.m. 3.3 Kneehiii Housing, Julie Miller @ 10:00 a.m. 14 Budget Presentation Award 4.0 Infrastructure- Road s/Brid ges/WaterfWastewateHEnviron ment No Report 5.0 Community Services 5.1 Planning 5.1.1 Subdivision Extension: KNE200148 5.2 Agricultural Service Board & Parks No Report 5.3 Protective Services No Report 5.4 Economic Development No Report 6.0 Corporate Services 6.1 2022 Interim Operating Budget 6.2 Short -Term Borrowing Bylaw #1842 6.3 2234873 Alberta Ltd. Tax Agreement 7.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes No Report 8.0 New Business 8.1 Rural Community Hall Policy #15-13 8.2 Grant Funding Surplus 8.3 Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Member at Large 8.4 Town of Three Hills — ACP Grant Partnership 9.0 Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business 9.1 BCOOM Presentation 9.2 Marigold Library 9.3 Kneehill Housing Corporation 10.0 Council and Committee Reports 10.1 Central Alberta Economic Partnership 10.2 Community Futures Wildrose 11.0 Council Follow-up Action List 12.0 Closed Session 12.1 13.0 Motions from Closed Session MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 14, 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. 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 ABSENT: Division No. 3 ALSO PRESENT: Chief Administrative Officer Director Community Services Director Corporate Services Director of Infrastructure Tax Clerk Planning and Development Officer Recording Secretary Jerry Wittstock, Reeve Mike Haugen Laurie Watt Bill McKennan Mike Ziehr Caroline Siverson Brandy Hay Morgan Carolyn Van der Kuil CALL TO ORDER Deputy Reeve King in the Chair Deputy Reeve King called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. AGENDA 1.0 A2enda 1.1 Additions to the Agenda Additions under Appointments 3.4 Budget Presentation Award @ 9:30 a.m. ADOPTION OF 1.2 Adoption of Agenda AGENDA 489/21 Councillor Christie moved approval of the agenda as amended. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MINUTES 2.0 Minutes 2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of November 30, 2021 490/21 Councillor McGhee moved approval of the November 30, 2021, Council Meeting minutes as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF DECEMBER 14, 2021 APPOINTMENTS 3.0 Appointments 3.1 BCOMM Presentation Matt Boody and Byrne Lammle from BCOMM presented to Council regarding creating a high-speed broadband network to Kneehill County communities and rural ratepayer properties. 3.2 Marizold Libras-v Presentation Michelle Toombs, Marigold Library Executive Director, presented to Council an overview of the Marigold Library System. 3.4 Budizet Presentation Award The Government Finance Officers Association announced that Kneehill County has received the GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its 2021 budget. Mike Haugen presented the award to Council. The Chair called for a recess at 9:38 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 9:56 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present. APPOINTMENTS 3.0 Appointments Cont'd 3.3Kneehill Housing Corporation Presentation Julie Miller, Kneehill Housing Corporation CAO, presented to Council an overview of the Senior Housing Corporation. COMMUNITY 5.0 Community Services SERVICES PLANNING 5.01anning 5.1.1 Subdivision Extension: KNE210154 491/21 Councillor McGhee moved that Council grant a 1-year extension to KNE210154 until February 25, 2023. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CORPORATE SERV 6.0 Cornorate Services 6.1 2022 Interim OperatingBudgef 492/21 Councillor Christie moved that Council approve the 2022 Interim Operating Budget as detailed in Appendix I as amended. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2 K�W< Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF DECEMBER 14, 2021 6.2 Short -Term Borrowing Bylaw #1842 493/21 Councillor McGhee moved that Council provide first reading to Bylaw # 1842, 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 494/21 Councillor Christie moved that Council give second reading to Bylaw # 1842. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 495/21 Councillor McGhee moved that Council give unanimous consent for third and final reading to Bylaw # 1842. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 496/21 Councillor Fobes moved that Council give third reading to Bylaw # 1842. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 6.3 2234873 Alberta Ltd. Tax Agreement Request 497/21 Councillor Penner moved that Council agree to enter into a Tax Agreement with 2234873 Alberta Ltd. for the payment of the 2021 taxes and no penalties to be assessed for a period of up to six months. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY NEW BUSINESS 8.0 New Business 8.1 Rural Coimnoitivy Hall Polio 915-13 498/21 Councillor Fobes moved that Council approve that Rural Community Halls retain their 2020 funding level classification under Policy #15-13, Rural Community Halls for the 2022 budget year. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 8.2 Grant Funding Surplus 499/21 Councillor Fobes moved that Council approve a one-time COVID Relief Grant to the Rural Community Halls listed in Policy #15-13 at the following levels: Level A Funding at $5,000.00; Level C Funding at $1,650.00; and to be funded from the 2021 Operating Budget. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 8.3 Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Member _at Large 500/21 Councillor Cunningham moved that Council appoint Lori Campion as Member at Large to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board for a one-year term. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF DECEMBER 14, 2021 8.4 Town of Three Hills —ACP Grant Partnership 501/21 Councillor McGhee moved that Kneehill County partner with the Town of Three Hills for a water modelling study and provide a letter in support of the Alberta Community Partnership grant application. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY DISPOSITION OF 9.0 Disposition of Delegation Business & Public Hearing Business DELEGATION BUSINESS 9.1 BCOMM Presentation 502/21 Councillor Penner moved that Council accept the BCOMM Presentation for information and request Administration to come back at a future date with additional information. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 9.2 Marigold Library llelegation 503/21 Councillor Cunningham moved that Council receive for information the Marigold Library presentation. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 9.3 Kneehill Housing Corporation Delegation 504/21 Councillor McGhee moved that Council receive for information the Kneehill Housing presentation. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COUNCIL REPORTS 10.0 Council and Committee Reports 10.1 Central Alberta Economic Partnership- A verbal report was provided by Councillor McGhee on the meeting she attended. 10.2 Community Futures Wildrose- Meeting minutes were provided from the November 4, 2021, meeting. 505/21 Councillor Christie moved that Council receive for information the Council and Committee reports as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COUNCIL ACT LIST 11.0 _Council Follow -Up Action List 506/21 Councillor McGhee moved that Council receive for information the Council Follow -Up Action List as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4 )*'UK Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF DECEMBER 14, 2021 ADJOURNMENT Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 11:04 a.m. ". Deputy /j- -L Mike Haugen CAO <WK Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF DECEMBER 14, 2021 Appendix I: 2022 Interim �� COUNTY Qperating Budget iRevenues 2021 Budget 2022 Interim Budget Corporate Items (24,099,042) (250,000) Administration (182,009) (80,000) Fire (46,389) (15,000) Enforcement (44,848) (15,000) Transportation (283,000) (100,000) Water (1,318,840) (600,000) 'Wastewater (13,147) (5,000) 'Waste Management (91,557) (30,000) Cemetery (7,300) (5,000) Planning (104,600) (50,000) Economic Development (144,407) (Parks (122,900) (50,000) 'Transfer from Reserves (3,489,864) 'Total Revenues (29,947,903) (1,205,000) Expenses 2021 Budget 2022 Interim Budget Corporate Items 4,583,275 481,754 Legislative 1,176,207 588,103 Administration 3,340,234 1,670,117 Fire 1,349,203 674,601 Disaster 126,764 63,382 Enforcement 793,296 396,648 Transportation 7,963,235 3,981,617 Water 3,152,286 1,576,143 Wastewater 146,647 73,324 Waste Management 572,088 286,044 Cemetery 82,966 41,483 Planning 575,270 287,635 Economic Development 166,337 83,168 Agriculture 819,896 409,948 Parks 835,335 417,667 Operating Projects 423,000 - i.ravel (Inventory) Projects 3,841,864 350,000 'Total Expenses 29,947,903 11,381,636 Kw K Initials