HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023.01.24 Council MinutesCALL 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 January 10, 2023
3.0 Appointments (Public Hearings & Delegations)
No Appointments or Public Hearings Scheduled
4.0 Infrastructure- Roads/Bridges/Water/Wastewater/Environment
4.1 Kneehill County Transfer Sites - Overview
5.0 Community Services
5.1 Planning
5.1.1 Starland County/Kneehill County Intermunicipal Development
Plan
5.2 Agricultural Service Board & Parks
5.2.1 2023 BMO Stampede Farm Family Award
5.3 Protective Services
5.3.1 Appointment of Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief of Torrington
Fire
5.4 Economic Development
No Report
6.0 Corporate Services
6.1 Overview of Oil and Gas Tax Arrears
6.2 Tax Cancellation — Trident Exploration
6.3 Tax Cancellation
7.0 New and Unfinished Business
7.1 Renewable Energy — Information and Lobby Efforts
7.2 Community Grant Application- Trochu Ag Society
8.0 Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business
No Report
9.0 Council and Committee Reports
9.1 Community Futures Wildrose
9.2 Trochu Housing
9.3 2023 ASB Convention
10.0 Council Follow-up Action List
11.0 Closed Session
11.1 Personnel (FOIP- Section 17)
11.2 Personnel (FOIP- Section 17)
11.3
12.0 Motions from Closed Session
MeetingJanuary 24, 2023 Council Agenda
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MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 24, 2023 REGULAR MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY HELD AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY
OFFICE, 1600- 2NDSTREET NE, THREE HILLS, ALBERTA
PRESENT:
Division No. I
Faye McGhee, 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
ABSENT:
Division No. 2
Debbie Penner, Councillor
ALSO PRESENT:
Chief Administrative Officer
Mike Haugen
Director of Infrastructure
Mike Ziehr
Director of Community Services
Kevin Gannon
Protective Services Manager
Debra Grosfield
ASB & Parks Manager
Shelby Sherwick
Tax Clerk
Caroline Siverson
Environmental Services Manager
John McKiernan
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 81:30 a.m.
AGENDA 1.0 Agenda.
1.1 Additions to the Agenda
Additions under New Business
7.2 Community Grant Application- Trochu Ag Society
Additions under Council and Committee Reports
9.2 Trochu Housing
9.3 2023 AS13 Convention
ADOPTION OF 1.2 Adoption of Agenda
AGENDA
16/23 Councillor Christie moved approval of the agenda as amended.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 24, 2023
MINUTES 2.0 Minutes
2.1 Regular Council MeetinLy Minutes of January 10, 2023
17/23 Councillor McGhee moved approval of the January 10, 2023, Council
Meeting minutes as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
INFRASTRUCTURE 4.0 Infrastructure- Roads/Brides/water/Wastewater/Environment
4.1 Kneehill County Transfer Sites, - Overview
18/23 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council receive the presentation for
information as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COMMUNITY 5.0 Community0
Services
SERVICES
PLANNING 5.1 Planning
5.4.1 Starland County/Kneehill County Intermunicival
Development Plan
19/23 Councillor Fobes moved that Council provide second readiha, to Bylaw
1869, Starland County & Kneehill County Intermunicipal Development
Plan.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
20/23 Councillor McGhee moved that Council provide third reading to Bylaw.
1869, Starland County & Kneehill County Intermunicipal Development
Plan.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AG SERVICES 5.2 Agricultural Service Board and Parks
5.2.12023 BMO Stampede Farm Family Award
21/23. Councillor Christie moved that Council nominate Lemay Agribusiness
Ltd. (Mike & Suzanne Lemay) to receive the 2023 BMO Calgary
Stampede Farm Family Award as recommended by the Agricultural
Service Board, as well as' approves attendance to the event for Deputy
Reeve King as the County Representative.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PROTECT SERV 5.3 Protective Services
5.3.1 Appointment of Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief of
Torrington Fire
22/23 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council appoints Jason Michielsen as
Torrington Fire Chief and Derek Benedict as Torrington Deputy Fire
Chief for a two-year term to January 31, 2025. Should either of these
members leave the department, their position willbe deemed vacant
immediately.
CARRIED
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COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 24, 2023
The Chair called for a recess at 9:25 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 9:51 a.m. with all previously mentioned Council members
present.
CORPORATE SERV 6.0 Corporate Services
6.1 Overview of Oil and Gas Tax Arrears
23/23 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council receive for information the Oil
and Gas Tax Arrears report.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
6.2 Tax Cancellation — Trident Exploration
24/23 Deputy Reeve Kin moved that the amount of$4,913,262.83p ty g be
expensed and cancelled on Rolls 29253332100, 29260310700,
29260341600,29261010800,29261041600,29261410700,
29261420300, 30251410110, 30251910700, 30251931200,
31222510100,32220642100,32223541000,32231020410,
322315108009322323206009322327313009322334204009
32233631400, 32233641000, 33220310800, 33221710800,
33221831100,33221910700,33222910700,33231310100,
33232410800,33233010100,34213231300,34213240900,
34222431300, 40000410000 as this is amount is no longer collectible.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
6.3 Tax Cancellation
25/23 Councillor McGhee moved that Council approve to cancel the taxes on
Roll 30211533000 & 50000000022 in the amount of $1,340.3 8.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New and Unfinished :business
7.1 Renewable Energy — Information and Lobby Efforts
26/23 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council direct Administration to
prepare an information package for landowners considering or affected
by renewable energy development.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The Chair called for a recess at 11:17 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 11:40 a.m. with all previously mentioned Council members
present.
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COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 249 2023
7.2 Community Grant ADDlication — Trochu ALF Socie
27/23 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council provide funding to the Trochu
Ag Society, through the Community Grant program, in the amount of
$17,500.00.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COUNCIL REPORTS 9.0 Council and Committee Reports
9.1 Community Futures Wildrose- Loan Portfolio Report was
provided.
9.2 Trochu Housing Corporation- A verbal report was provided by
Deputy Reeve King.
9.3 2023 ASB Conference- A verbal report was provided by Councillor
Christie.
28/23 Councillor Christie moved that Council receive the Council and
Committee reports for information, as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COUNCIL ACT LIST 10.0 Council Follow -Up Action List
29/23 Councillor McGhee moved that Council receive for information the
Council Follow -Up Action List as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
CLOSED SESSION 11.0 Closed Session
30/23 Councillor Christie moved that Council convene in Closed Session to
discuss Personnel pursuant to Section 17 of the Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act, at 12:06 p.m.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Councillor Christie left the meeting at 1: 11 p.m. and returned at 1:40
p.m.
31/23 Councillor Cunningham moved that Council return to open meeting at
1:53 p.m.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
1:53 p.m. — meeting recessed to allow return of public.
1:55 p.m. - meeting resumed. I
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COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 24, 2023
12.0 Motions from Closed Session
32/23 Councillor McGhee moved that Council authorize the hiring of a fourth
Community Peace Officer Level I position.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 1:57 p.m.
f ipoc/t,
Jerry Wittstock
Reeve
Mike Haugen
CAO
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