HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024.10.08 Council Meeting MinutesCOUNCIL MEETING POST -MEETING AGENDA
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 8:30 a.m.
COUNTY 1600 2nd Street NE
Three Hills, AB TOM 2AO
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1. Call Meeting to Order
1.1 Agenda
1.1.1 Additions to the Agenda
1.1.2 Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of September 24, 2024
3. Appointments
3.1 Photo Opportunity: Swalwell Community Hall Receive Rural Hall Capital Grant Funding
Time: 12:50 p.m.
Attendee: Dave Paget
3.2 Delegation: Kneehill Housing Corporation
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Presenters: Amanda Gill & Amanda Kinniburgh
4. Corporate Services
4.1 2025 Budget — Setting the Stage and Proposed Projects
4.2 2024 Tax Account Cancellations
4.3 Appointment of County External Auditors
5. Infrastructure- Roads/Bridges/WaterMastewater/Environment
5.1 ACP Grant Application — Regional SCADA Master Plan
6. Community Services
6.1 Planning
6.1.1 Bylaw 1905 Draft Municipal Development Plan
6.2 Agricultural Service Board & Parks
6.2.1 ASB Member Structure Recommendation from ASB
6.3 Protective Services
No Report
6.4 Economic Development
No Report
7. Legislative Services
7.1 Council Governance Initiative
7.2 Trochu Alberta Community Partnership Grant Support
7.3 Town of Three Hills — Alberta Community Partnership Grant Support
8. Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business
8.1 Kneehill Housing Delegation
9. Council and Committee Reports
9A Division 7 Report
9,2 Red Deer River Municipal Users Group
9.3 Community Futures Wildrose
9.4 Division 5 Report
9.5 Central Alberta Economic Partnerships Ltd.
10. Council Follow -Up Action List
11. Closed Session
11.1 Confidential Evaluations- (FOIP- Section 19)
11.2 Intergovernmental Relations (FOIP-Section 21)
11.3 Intergovernmental Relations (FOIP- Section 21)
11.4 Third Party Business (FOIP- Section 16)
12. Motions from Closed Session
13. Adjourn
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COUNTY
Council Present
Kneehill County
Regular Meeting of Council
Minutes
October 8, 2024, 8:30 a.m.
1600 2nd Street NE
Three Hills, AB TOM 2AO
Faye McGhee, Councillor
Debbie Penner, Councillor
Jerry Wittstock, Deputy Reeve
Carrie Fobes, Councillor
Laura Lee Machell-Cunningham, Councillor
Wade Christie, Councillor
Kenneth King, Reeve
Staff Present: Mike Haugen, Chief Administrative Officer
Mike Ziehr, Director of Infrastructure
Kevin Gannon, Director of Community Services
Theresa Cochran, Director of Corporate Services
Barb Hazelton, Manager of Planning and Development
Marika Von Mirbach, Manager of Financial Planning
Fallon Sherlock, Manager of Parks and Agricultural Services
Ushba Khalid, Municipal Intern
Ashley Olson, Financial Controller
Rajeana Nyman, Property Tax & Utilities Administrator
Carolyn Van der Kuil, Legislative Services Manager
1. Call Meeting to Order
Reeve King called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
1.1 Agenda
1.1.1 Additions to the Agenda
Additions under Council & Committee Reports
9.1 Division 7 Report
9.2 Red Deer River Municipal Users Group
9.3 Community Futures Wildrose
9.4 Division 5 Report
9.5 CAEP
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Additions under Closed Session
11.2 Intergovernmental Relations (FOIP- Section 21)
11.3 Intergovernmental Relations (FOIP-Section 21)
11.4 Third Party Business (FOIP- Section 16)
1.1.2 Adoption of the Agenda
Resolution: 297124
Moved by: Councillor Christie
That Council approve the agenda as amended.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of September 24, 2024
Resolution: 298/24
Moved by: Councillor Cunningham
That Council approves the adoption of the minutes of the September 24, 2024,
Regular Meeting of Council, as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
4. Corporate Services
4.1 2025 Budget — Setting the Stage and Proposed Projects
The Chair called for a recess at 9:24 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at
9:34 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.
The Chair called for a recess at 11:04 a.m. and called the meeting back to order
at 11:150 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.
Resolution: 299/24
Moved by: Councillor Penner
That Council receive the 2025 Budget Setting the Stage and Proposed Projects
presentation for information.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Resolution: 300124
Moved by: Councillor Fobes
That Council direct Administration bring back budget information to the
November Council meetings.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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3. Appointments
3.1 Photo Opportunity: Swalwell Community Hall Receive Rural Hall Capital Grant
Funding
Council presented a cheque to the Swalwell Community Centre in the amount of
$2,250. This funding was granted by Council during their meeting on September
24, 2024, through the Rural Hall Capital Grant Funding Program.
3.2 Delegation: Kneehill Housing Corporation
Amanda Gill and Amanda Kinniburgh presented to Council, informing them of the
significant structural changes taking place within Kneehill Housing Corporation.
4. Corporate Services
4.2 2024 Tax Account Cancellations
Resolution: 301124
Moved by: Councillor Fobes
That Council approves the cancellation of taxes on municipal tax rolls that have
been turned over to the Orphan Well Association and are affiliated with Manitok
Energy Inc., Trident Exploration (Alberta), Lexin Resources Ltd., and Canyon Oil
and Gas Corporation and Municipal Tax Roll 33260313700. Total Cancellation
$68,444,21.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Resolution: 302124
Moved by: Deputy Reeve Wittstock
That Council direct Administration to apply for the Provincial Education
Requisition Credit for the tax cancellations in the amount of $68,252.28.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
4.3 Appointment of County External Auditors
Resolution: 303124
Moved by: Deputy Reeve Wittstock
That Council approve the appointment of MNP as Kneehill County's auditor for a
period of three years, ending with the audit of the fiscal year 2026.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Resolution: 304124
Moved by: Councillor McGhee
That Council request an initial pre -audit meeting with the appointed auditors for
the 2024 audit at a future meeting date.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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5: Infrastructure- Roads/Bridges/Water/Wastewater/Environment
5.1 ACP Grant Application — Regional SCADA Master Plan
Resolution: 305/24
Moved by: Councillor Cunningham
That Council moves to support the submission of the 2024/2025 Alberta
Community Partnership grant application in support of the Regional SCADA
Master Plan project and is prepared to manage the grant project and related
compliance requirements.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
6. Community Services
6.1 Planning
6.1.1 Bylaw 1905 Draft Municipal Development Plan
The Chair called for a recess at 2:28 p.m. and called the meeting back to
order at 2:34 p.m. with all previously mentioned members present.
Resolution: 306124
Moved by: Councillor Christie
That Council move first reading of proposed Bylaw 1905 Municipal
Development Plan as amended.
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Resolution: 307124
Moved by: Councillor Cunningham
That Council move to schedule the public hearing for November 26, 2024, at
1:00 P.M.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
6.2 Agricultural Service Board & Parks
6.2.1 ASB Member Structure Recommendation from ASB
Resolution: 308/24
Moved by: Councillor Penner
That Council adjust the ASB membership structure to 4 Producer members
on a term of 4 years on a rotational basis and 3 Council members as selected
at the annual organizational meeting and approve the associated changes in
Policy 1-1.
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7. Legislative Services
7.1 Council Governance Initiative
Resolution: 309124
Moved by: Councillor McGhee
That Council direct Administration to prepare a project proposal with resource
requirements for the development of a formal governance model for Kneehill
County.
CARRIED
7.2 Trochu Alberta Community Partnership Grant Support
Resolution: 3'10124
Moved by: Councillor Christie
That Kneehill County supports the Town of Trochu's (managing partner)
submission of a 2024/25 Alberta Community Partnership grant application in
support of the Regional Infrastructure Management Initiative project.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
7.3 Town of Three Hills —Alberta Community Partnership Grant Support
Resolution: 311124
Moved by: Councillor McGhee
That Council moves that Kneehill County supports the Town of Three Hills
(managing partner) submission of a 2024/25 Alberta Community Partnership
grant application in support of the Regional Transmission Line Assessment
project.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
8. Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business
8.1 Kneehill Housing Delegation
Resolution: 312124
Moved by: Councillor McGhee
That Council receive for information the presentation provided by Kneehill
Housing Corporation.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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9. Council and Committee Reports
9.1 Division 7 Report
Reeve King provided a report on the Alberta Municipalities Conference he
attended in Red Deer on September 24-27, 2024.
9.2 Red Deer River Municipal Users Group
Deputy Reeve Wittstock provided a verbal report on the meeting he attended on
September 19th, 2024,
9.3 Community Futures Wildrose
Councillor Christie provided a verbal report on the meeting he attended.
9.4 Division 5 Report
Councillor Cunningham provided a verbal report on the Kneehill Housing Event,
Retirement Event, and RMA Regional Meeting held in Rocky View County.
9.5 Central Alberta Economic Partnerships Ltd.
Councillor McGhee provided a verbal report on an event that CAEP will be
hosting.
9., Council and Committee Reports
Resolution: 313124
Moved by: Councillor Christie
That Council accepts for information the Council & Committee Report, as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
14. Council Follow -Up Action List
Resolution: 314124
Moved by: Councillor Fobes
That Council receive for information the Council Follow -Up Action List as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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Closed Session
Resolution: 315124
Moved by: Councillor Fobes
That this meeting goes into closed session at 3:25 p.m. for the following reason(s)-
Confidential Evaluations (FOIP- Section 19)
Intergovernmental Relations (FOIP-Section 21)
Intergovernmental Relations (FOIP-Section 21)
Third Party Business (FOIP-Section 16)
Resolution. 316/24
Moved by: Deputy Reeve Wittstock
That Council return to open meeting at 5:16 p.m.
5:16 p.m. - meeting recessed to allow return of public.
5:17 p.m. - meeting resumed.
Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 5:17 p.m.
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K nneth ing, Reeve
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