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COUNCIL MEETING POST -MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, December 10, 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 November 26, 2024
3. Appointments
No Delegations or Public Hearings Scheduled.
4. Infrastructure- Roads/Bridges/Water/Wastewater/Environment
4.1 Non -County Water Connection, Acme Golf Course
5. Community Services
5.1 Planning
5.1.1 Bylaw 1906, Road Closure — Railway Ave within Ex -Hamlet of Allingham
5.1.2 Bylaw 1910, Public Hearing Cancellation
5.2 Agricultural Service Board & Parks
5.2.1 2025-2028 ASB Producer Member Appointment
5.2.2 Vegetation Cutting at Hamlet Community Centers
5.2.3 Repeal of Policy 1-32, ASB Administrative- Agriculture Pesticide Container
Collection
5.3 Protective Services
No Report
5.4 Economic Cavelopment
No Report
6. Corporate Servicis
6.1 2025 Budget Approval
7. Legislative Services
7.1 Rural Resident Connections Grant
7.2 2025 Election- Returning Officer and Substitute Returning Officer Appointment
7.3 Bylaw 1908, Electoral Boundaries and Council Composition
7.4 Kneehill County —Village of Carbon Extension Agreement
7.5 Kneehill County —Village of Linden Extension Agreement
7.6 Kneehill County — Town of Trochu Extension Agreement
7.7 Voting Decisions
8. Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business
No Report
9. Council and Committee Reports
9.1 Drumheller Solid Waste Association
9.2 Division 5 Report
9.3 Community Futures Wildrose
9.4 Division 7 Ratepayer Event
10. Council Follow -Up Action List
11. Closed Session
12. Motions from Closed Session
13. Adjoum
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COUNTY
Kneehill County
Regular Meeting of Council
Minutes
December 10, 2024, 8:30 a.m.
1600 2nd Street NE
Three Hills, AB TOM 2A0
Council Present: Faye McGhee, Deputy Reeve
Debbie Penner, Councillor
Jerry Wittstock, Councillor (Video Conf)
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
John McKiernan, Manager of Utilities
Barb Hazelton, Manager of Planning and Development
Marika Von Mirbach, Manager of Financial Planning
Deanna Keiver, Planning and Development Officer
Fallon Sherlock, Manager of Parks and Agricultural Services
Mike Conkin, Project Supervisor
Carolyn Van der Kuil, Legislative Services Manager
Ushba Khalid, Municipal Intern
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 Drumheller Solid Waste
9.2 Division 5 Update
9.3 Community Futures Wildrose
9.4 Division 7 Ratepayer Meeting
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1.1.2 Adoption of the Agenda
Resolution: 412124
Moved by: Councillor Christie
That Council approve the agenda as amended.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of November 26, 2024
Resolution: 413124
Moved by: Councillor Wittstock
That Council approves the adoption of the minutes of the November 26, 2024,
Regular Meeting of Council, as amended.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
4. Infrastructure- Roads/BridgeslWater/Wastewater/Environment
4.1 Non -County Water Connection, Acme Golf Course
Resolution: 414/24
Moved by: Deputy Reeve McGhee
That Council approve the request from the Village of Acme on behalf of the Acme
Golf Course for a water connection from Kneehill County's rural waterline at the
rates set forth in the Master Rates Bylaw and in conjunction with Policy 14-17:
Non -County Residential Connection to Rural Waterline; pending the result of an
updated Water Modelling Study.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
5. Community Services
5.1 Planning
5.1.1 Bylaw 1906, Road Closure —Railway Ave within Ex -Hamlet of Allingham
Resolution: 416124
Moved by: Councillor Fobes
That Council approve and accept a value of $16,000 for approximately 2.09
+/- acres of Railway Avenue within the Ex -Hamlet of Allingham.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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Resolution: 416/24
Moved by: Councillor Penner
That Council move second reading of Bylaw 1906 to pursue the road closure
of Railway Avenue within the Ex -Hamlet of Allingham.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Resolution: 417124
Moved by: Councillor Wittstock
That Council move third reading of Bylaw 1906 to pursue the road closure of
Railway Avenue within the Ex -Hamlet of Allingham.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
5.1.2 Bylaw 1910, Public Hearing Cancellation
Resolution: 418/24
Moved by: Deputy Reeve McGhee
That Council move to cancel the Public Hearing to be held on January 28,
2025, at 10:00 a.m.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
5.2 Agricultural Service Board & Parks
5.2.1 2025-2028ASB Producer Member Appointment
Resolution: 419124
Moved by: Councillor Christie
That Council appoints Rinske Metzger to the Agricultural Service Board as a
producer member for the 2025-2028 term as recommended by the ASB.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
5.2.2 Vegetation Cutting at Hamlet Community Centers
Resolution: 420124
Moved by: Councillor Fobes
That Council direct Administration to bring back further information on the
Vegetation Cutting at Hamlet Community Centers report to the January 28,
2025 Council meeting.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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5.2.3 Repeal of Policy 1-32, ASB Administrative -Agriculture Pesticide Container
Collection
Resolution: 421124
Moved by: Councillor Fobes
That Council motions to repeal Policy 1-32 ASB Administrative- Agriculture
Pesticide Container Collection.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
6. Corporate Services
6.1 2025 Budget Approval
The Chair called for a recess at 9:37 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at
9:50 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.
Resolution: 422124
Moved by: Councillor Christie
That the 2025 Operating Budget in the amount of $32,127,835, as detailed in
Appendix A, be approved.
CARRIED
Resolution: 423/24
Moved by: Deputy Reeve McGhee
That the 2025 Operating Budget transfers from reserves and contributions to
reserves, as detailed in Appendix B, be approved.
CARRIED
Resolution: 424/24
Moved by: Councillor Penner
That the 2025 Capital and Project Budget, and funding sources in the amount of
$8,149,780, as detailed in Appendix C, be approved.
CARRIED
Resolution: 425124
Moved by: Deputy Reeve McGhee
That the 2026-2028 Operating Forecast (Appendix D) and 2026-2030 Project
Forecast (Appendix E), be approved.
CARRIED
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Legislative Services
7.1 Rural Resident Connections Grant
The Chair called for a recess at 10:55 a.m. and called the meeting back to order
at 11:05 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.
Resolution: 426124
Moved by: Councillor Fobes
That Council approve the funding in the amount of $600.00 to Susan MacKenzie
to assist in the costs associated with the Robbie Burns Night, with funding to
come from the Rural Resident Connections Grant Policy Program.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
7.2 2025 Election- Returning Officer and Substitute Returning Officer Appointment
Resolution: 427124
Moved by: Councillor Fobes
That Council appoint Carolyn Van der Kuil as the Returning Officer and Ushba
Khalid as the Substitute Returning Officer for the 2025 Municipal Election.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
7.3 Bylaw 1908, Electoral Boundaries and Council Composition
Resolution: 428124
Moved by: Councillor Penner
That Council provide second reading to Bylaw 1908, that being a bylaw to
establish the composition of Kneehill County Council; divide Kneehill County into
divisions and establish the boundaries of each division; and determine the title of
the positions of Kneehill County's Chief Elected Official and Councillors.
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Resolution: 429124
Moved by: Councillor Christie
That Council provide third and final reading to Bylaw 1908, that being a bylaw to
establish the composition of Kneehill County Council; divide Kneehill County into
divisions and establish the boundaries of each division; and determine the title of
the positions of Kneehill County's Chief Elected Official and Councillors.
CARRIED
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7.4 Kneehill County —Village of Carbon Extension Agreement
Resolution: 430/24
Moved by: Councillor Fobes
That Council authorize the Reeve and CAO to sign the Kneehill County —Village
of Carbon Extension Agreement.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
7.5 Kneehill County —Village of Linden Extension Agreement
Resolution: 431/24
Moved by: Councillor Cunningham
That Council authorize the Reeve and CAO to sign the Kneehill County — Village
of Linden Extension Agreement.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
7.6 Kneehill County — Town of Trochu Extension Agreement
Resolution: 432124
Moved by: Councillor Christie
That Council authorize the Reeve and CAO to sign the Kneehill County —Town of
Trochu Extension Agreement, as amended.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
7.7 Voting Decisions
Resolution: 433/24
Moved by: Councillor Penner
That Council accept Councillor Fobes' statement for information.
9. Council and Committee Reports
Updates were provided for the following:
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Drumheller Solid Waste Association
• Division 5 Report
• Community Futures Wildrose
• Division 7 Ratepayer Event
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Resolution: 434124
Moved by: Councillor Christie
That Council accepts for information the Council & Committee Report, as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
10. Council Follow -Up Action List
Resolution: 436/24
Moved by: Deputy Reeve McGhee
That Council receive for information the Council Follow -Up Action List as presented.
13. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 12:07 p.m.
Kehneth-King, Reeve
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Mike Ha�en, CAO
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