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Home My WebLink About2023.02.28 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 February 14, 2023 3.0 Appointments (Public Hearings & Delegations) 3.1 Delegation- Three Hills RCMP, Sgt. Jamie Day @ 8:30 a.m. 3.2 Delegation- Community Futures Wildrose, Wendy Gerbrandt @10:00 a.m. 4.0 Infrastructure- Roads/Bridges/Water/Wastewater/Environment No Report 5.0 Community Services 5.1 Planning 5.1.1 Renewable Energy Information Package for Landowners 5.1.2 Municipal Development Plan Review Process 5.2 Agricultural Service Board & Parks 5.2.1 Letter of Support for Nature Conservancy of Canada 5.3 Protective Services 5.3.1 RCMP Reporting on Council's Priorities, Enforcement Update 5.4 Economic Development No Report 6.0 Corporate Services 6.1 Additional Named Insurance Request — Wimborne Community Center 6.2 2023 Operating and Capital Budget Follow-up 7.0 New and Unfinished Business 7.1 Kneehill 4-H District Request 7.2 Bylaw #1873- Repeal of Obsolete Bylaws 7.3 Royal Canadian Legion Military Service Recognition Book 8.0 Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business 8.1 Three Hills RCMP 8.2 Community Futures Wildrose 9.0 Council and Committee Reports 9.1 AQUA 7 9.2 Central Alberta Economic Partnership 10.0 Council Follow-up Action List 11.0 Closed Session 11.1 Advice from Officials (Section 24-FOIP) 12.0 Motions from Closed Session MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 28, 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. 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. 7 Kenneth King, Deputy Reeve (Video Conf) ABSENT: Division No. 6 Wade Christie, Councillor ALSO PRESENT: Chief Administrative Officer Mike Haugen Director of Infrastructure Mike Ziehr Director of Community Services Kevin Gannon Director of Corporate Services Kinza Barney Acting Manager of Financial Operations Marika Von Mirbach 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 8:32 a.m. AGENDA 1.0 Agenda 1.1 Additions to the Agenda Additions under Closed Session 11.1 Advice from Officials (Section 24-FOIP) Additions under Council and Committee Reports 9.1 AQUA 7 9.2 Central Alberta Economic Partnership ADOPTION OF 1.2 Adoption of Agenda AGENDA 45/23 Councillor Penner moved approval of the agenda as amended. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY a�) VInitials COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28, 2023 MINUTES 2.0 Minutes 2.1 Regular Council Meefinst Minutes of February 14, 2023 46/23 Deputy Reeve King moved approval of the February 14, 2023,.Council Meeting minutes as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTMENTS 3.0 Appointments 3.1 Three Hills RCMP, Sgt. Jamie Day A, 8:30 a.m. Sgt. Jamie Day from the Three Hills detachment provided Council an update on the Annual Performance Plan Consultation. COMMUNITY 5.0 Communitya Services SERVICES PLANNING 5.1 Planning 5.1.1 Renewable Energy Information Package for Landowners 47/23 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council table the Renewable Energy Factsheet to the next Council meeting. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY The Chair called for a recess at 9:49 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 10:03 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present. APPOINTMENTS 3.0 Appointments Cont'd 3.2 Community Futures Wildrose, Wendy G erbrandt A10:00 a.m. _. Wendy Gerbrandt from Community Futures presented to Council a new Regional Workforce Initiative and requested Council to be a partner in this project. PLANNING 5.1 Planning 5.1.1 Renewable Energy Information Package for Landowners Cont'd 48/23 Councillor McGhee moved that Council direct Administration to orgamze a landowner education event regarding renewable energy development, to be held in the spring or early summer pending the availability of a speaker. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5.1.2 Municipal Development Plan Review Process 49/23 Councillor McGhee moved that Council move to adopt the engagement process for the Municipal Development Plan review as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2 A I a ul - 47 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28, 2023 AG SERVICES 5.2 ALFricultural Service Board and Parks 5.2.1 Letter of Support for Nature Conservancy of Canada 50/23 Councillor Penner moved that Council moves to provide a letter of support for the Nature Conservancy of Canada in their application for the CO-OP Community Places grant. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY PROTECT SERV 5.3 Protective Services 5.3.1 RCMP Reportins! on Council's Priorities & Enforcement Upd"11L; 51/23 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council approve the 2023 Policing Priorities for Kneehill County as: • Rural Crime Prevention • Community safety through programs and workshops, including but not limited to mental health • Presence in Rural Communities, building relationships and partnerships • Road Safety • Working with Kneehill CPO's in delivery of enforcement and education. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 52/23 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council accepts the RCMP Quarterly Report as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CORPORATE SERV 6.0 Corporate Services .6.1 Additional Named Insurance Reg est — Wimborne Community Center 53/23 Councillor Penner moved that Council approve the Wimborne Community Center be added as an Additional Named Insured (AND under the County's Insurance Policy. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY The Chair called for a recess at 11: 03 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 11: 14 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present. 6,2 2023 Operating and Capital Budget Follo 54/23 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council table this agenda item until later in the meeting. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3 (7 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28, 2023 NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New and Unfinished Business 7.1 Kneehill 4-H District Request 55/23 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council approve sponsorship in the amount of $1,000.00 to the Kneehill 4-H District to assist with the costs associated with advertising for their Achievement Day. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 7.2 Bylaw #1873 Repeal of Obsolete Bylaws 56/23 Councillor Fobes moved that Council provide first reading to Bylaw 1873 that being a bylaw to repeal obsolete, redundant, and outdated bylaws. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 57/23 Councillor Penner moved that Council provide second reading to Bylaw 1873. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 58/23 Councillor Cunningham moved that Council provide unanimous consent for third and final reading to Bylaw 1873. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 59/23 Councillor McGhee moved that Council provide third and final reading to Bylaw 1873. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 7.3 Royal Canadian Legion Military Service Recognition Book 60/23 Councillor Fobes moved that Council provide support to the Annual Alberta/Northwest Territory Royal Canadian Legion "Military Service Recognition Book" with the purchase of a business card size advertisement at a cost of $315.00 with funds to come from the 2023 Operating Budget. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY DISPOSITION OF 8.0 DisDosition of Deleeation Business & Public HearinLa Business DELEGATION BUSINESS 8.1 Three Hills RCMP 61/23 Councillor Cunningham moved that Council accept the RCMP presentation for information, as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4 67 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28, 2023 8.2 Community Futures Wildrose 62/23 Councillor McGhee moved that Council contribute $5,000 to the Community Futures Wildrose to be used for the Regional Workforce Development Project, to be funded through the Operating Budget, and provide a letter of support for the program; Furthermore, an in -kind contribution of $5,000 will be provided to go towards the meeting expenses incurred by the Kneehill County's representative to the project committee who will be appointed by the CAO. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COUNCIL REPORTS 9.0 Council and Committee Reports 9.1 AOUA 7- A verbal report was provided by Reeve Wittstock on the meeting he attended on February 23, 2023. 9.2 Central Alberta Economic Partnership -.Councillor McGhee provided a verbal report on the meeting she attended on February 15, 2023. 63/23 Councillor Penner 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 64/23 Councillor Cunningham moved that Council receive for information the Council Follow -Up Action List as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY The Chair called for a recess at 12:21 p.m. and called the meeting back to order at 1: 12 p.m. with all previously mentioned members present. CLOSED SESSION 11.0 Closed Session 65/23 Councillor Fobes moved that Council convene in Closed Session to discuss Advice from Officials pursuant to Section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, at 1: 12 p.m. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 66/23 Deputy Reeve King moved that Council return to -open meeting at 3:18 p.m. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28, 2023 6.2 2023 Operating and Capital Budget Follow-up Cont'd 67/23 Deputy Reeve King moved to remove from the table the Operating and Capital Budget Follow-up agenda item. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 68/23 Councillor Fobes moved that Council table this agenda item until the next Council Meeting. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ADJOURNMENT Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 3:22 p.m. Jerry Wittstock Reeve b)L11 Mike Haugen CAO 6 al� nitials