HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023.02.14 Council Meeting 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 24, 2023
3.0 Appointments (Public Hearings & Delegations)
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4.0 Infrastructure- Roads/Bridges/Water/Wastewater/Environment
No Report
5.0 Community Services
5.1 Planning
No Report
5.2 Agricultural Service Board & Parks
5.2.1 Council Appointment of ASB as SCA Appeal Board
5.3 Protective Services
5.3.1 Fire Engine Purchase
5.4 Economic Development
No Report
6.0 Corporate Services
6.1 2023 Operating and Capital Budget Presentation (Phase 1)
7.0 New and Unfinished Business
7.1 Kneehill Area Community Discovery Nights 2023
7.2 Joint Advocacy for Improved Solar Farm Governance
8.0 Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business
9.4 ThFee Hills RGIVIP
9.0 Council and Committee Reports
9.1 Community Futures Wildrose
9.2 Councillor McGhee Division 1 Report
10.0 Council Follow-up Action List
11.0 Closed Session
11.1 Third Party Business Interest (Section 16- FOIP)
11.2 Intergovernmental Relations (Section 21- FOIP)
12.0 Motions from Closed Session
/-'IT T
MINUTES OF THE FEBUARY 14, 2023 REGULAR MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY HELD AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY
OFFICE 1600- 2NDSTREET NE THREE HILLS ALBERTA
PRESENT!
Division No. 1
Faye McGhee, Councillor
Division No. 2
Debbie Penner, Councillor
Division No. 3
Jerry Wittstock, Reeve (Video Conf)
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
Director of Infrastructure
Director of Community Services
Director of Corporate Services
ASB & Parks Manager
Protective Services Manager
Environmental Services Manager
Acting Manager of Financial Operations
Manager of Planning and Development
Recording Secretary
Mike Haugen
Mike Ziebr
Kevin Gannon
Kinza Barney
Shelby Sherwick
Debra Grosfield
John McKiernan
Marika Von Mirbach
Barb Hazelton
Carolyn Van der Kuil
CALL TO ORDER Deputy Reeve King in the Chair
Deputy Reeve King called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
AGENDA 1.0 Agenda
1.1. Additions to the Agenda
Deletions from Agenda
3.1 Three Hills RCMP, Sgt. Jamie Day
8.1 Three Hills RCMP
ADOPTION OF 1.2 Adoption of Agenda
AGENDA
33/23 Councillor. Christie moved approval of the agenda as amended.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MINUTES 2.0 Minutes
2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes -of January 24, 2023
34/23 Councillor McGhee moved approval of the January 2.4, 2023 Council
Meeting minutes as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBUARY 14, 2023
COMMUNITY
5.0 Community Services
SERVICES
AG SERVICES
5.2 Agricultural Service Board and Parks
5.2.1 Council Appointment of ASB as SCA Appeal Board
35/23
Councillor Fobes moved that Council appoints the Agricultural Service
Board as the Soil Conservation Act Appeal Board, per Section 14(a) of
the Soil Conservation Act.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PROTECT SERV
5.3 Protective Services
5.3.1 Fire Engine Purchase
36/23
Councillor McGhee moved that Council approve the increase in
funding for the Three Hills Engine Replacement, for a total cost of
$993,352.80, to be funded from the Capital Equipment Reserve.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
CORPORATE SERV 6.0 Corporate Services
6.12023 Operating and Capital Budget Presentation (Phase 1)
The Chair called for a recess at 9:00 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 9:04 a.m.
The Chair called for a recess at 9:5 5 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 10:11 a.m.
The Chair called for a recess at 10:53 a.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 11:02 a.m.
NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New and Unfinished Business
7.1 Kneehill Area Community Discovery Nights 2023
37/23 Councillor Cunningham moved that Council receive for information
the Acme, Linden, Carbon Community Discovery Night Report.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
7.2 Joint Advocacy for Improved Solar Farm Governance
38/23 Councillor McGhee moved that Council continue lobby efforts
regarding renewable energy regulations through the Rural
Municipalities of Alberta.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The Chair called for a recess at 12:07 p.m. and called the meeting back
to order at 1:04 p.m. with all previously mentioned Council members
present.
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COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBUARY 14, 2023
CORPORATE SERV 6.0 Corporate Services
6.12023 Operating and Capital Budget Presentation (Phase 1),
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39/23 Councillor Fobes moved that Council receive the 'Setting the Stage and
Project Introductions' component of the budget presentations for
information, as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COUNCIL REPORTS 9.0 Council and Committee Report.
9.1 Community Futures Wildrose- Councillor Christie provided
minutes from the December 8, 2022 and January 5, 2023 Community
Futures Wildrose meeting.
9.2 Councillor McGhee Division I Report- Councillor McGhee
provided a report on the meetings she attended in January 2023. The
report included the Central Alberta Economic Partnership Committee,
Kneehill Regional Partnership Steering Committee, and Marigold
Library.
40/23 Reeve Wittstock 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
41/23 Councillor Christie moved that Council receive for information the
Council Follow -Up Action List as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
CLOSED SESSION
42/23
11.0 Closed Session
Councillor Penner moved that Council convene in Closed Session to
discuss:
• Third Party Business Interest pursuant to Section 16 of the
FOIP Act;
• Intergovernmental Relations pursuant to Section 21 of the FOIP
Act;
at 1: 11 p.m.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBUARY 14, 2023
43/23 Councillor Cunningham moved that Council return to open meeting at
2:41 p.m.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
2:37 p.m.- meeting recessed to allow return of public.
2:46 p.m.- meeting resumed.
12.0 Motions from Closed Session
44/23 Councillor Penner moved that Council approve the following order
listing for urban Mayor or Deputy Mayor invites to RMA conventions:
• Town of Three Hills
• Village of Linden
• Village of Acme
• Village of Carbon
• Town of Trochu
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
ADJOURNMENT Adiournment
The meeting adjourned at 2:47 p.m.
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