Kneehill County

Regular Meeting of Council

Minutes

Tuesday, January 09, 2024 at 8:30 A.m. - 12:30 P.m.

1600 2nd Street NE

Three Hills, AB T0M 2A0

Council Present:

• 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
• Deanna Keiver, Planning and Development Officer
• Carolyn Van der Kuil, Legislative Services Coordinator
• Ashley Olson, Financial Controller

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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 Corporate Services

6.1 Budget Increase for Integrated Facility Condition and Asset Retirement Assessment Project

Additions under Council & Committee Reports

9.2 Division 2 Report

9.3 Community Futures Wildrose

Additions under Legislative Services

7.3 RMA Resolution 

1.1.2

Adoption of the Agenda

• Resolution: 001/24
  Moved by: Councillor Christie

  That Council approve the agenda as amended.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2.

Approval of Minutes

2.1

Regular Council Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2023

• Resolution: 002/24
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That Council approves the adoption of the minutes of the December 12, 2024, Regular Meeting of Council, as presented.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

5.

Community Services

5.1

Planning

5.1.1

Bylaw 1894- Redesignation for SE 24-28-24 W4 from A to LI

• Resolution: 003/24
  Moved by: Deputy Reeve Wittstock

  That Council move first reading of proposed Bylaw 1894 for the purpose of amending Land Use Bylaw 1808 by redesignating a portion of SE 24-28-24 W4 and NE 13-28-24 W4 from Agriculture District to Light Industrial District.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: 004/24
  Moved by: Councillor Penner

  That Council move to schedule the Public Hearing, as per Sections 216.4 & 692 of the Municipal Government Act, to be held on February 13, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

6.

Corporate Services

6.1

Budget Increase for Integrated Facility Condition and Asset Retirement Assessment Project- Addition to Agenda

• Resolution: 005/24
  Moved by: Councillor Fobes

  That this meeting goes into closed session at 8:47 a.m. for the following reason:

  Business Interests of a Third Party (FOIP-Section 16)

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: 006/24
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That Council return to open meeting at 8:57 a.m.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

  8:57 a.m. - meeting recessed to allow return of public.
  8:57 a.m. - meeting resumed.

  
  
• Resolution: 007/24
  Moved by: Councillor Penner

  That Council increase the budget for the ‘Integrated Facility Condition and Asset Retirement Assessment Project’ by $40,000 to a total of $365,000 to be funded from the Contingency Reserve over a period of three years.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

7.

Legislative Services

7.1

Master Rates Bylaw #1893

• Resolution: 008/24
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That Council give first reading to Bylaw 1893, that being a bylaw to establish rates, fees and charges for various operations, products, permits and services.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: 009/24
  Moved by: Councillor Christie

  That second reading be given to Bylaw 1893.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: 010/24
  Moved by: Councillor Penner

  That Council gives consent for third and final reading to Bylaw 1893.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: 011/24
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That third reading be given to Bylaw 1893.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

7.2

Tourism Advocacy Summit 2024

• Resolution: 012/24
  Moved by: Councillor Penner

  That Council approve the attendance of Councillor McGhee and Councillor Christie to the Tourism Advocacy Summit being held in Edmonton on February 4-6, 2024.

  CARRIED

7.3

RMA Resolution-Addition to the Agenda

The Chair called for a recess at 9:31 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 9:41 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.

Reeve King provided Council an update on an idea for a resolution that he would like to discuss at a future Committee of the Whole meeting, that would propose to the province to legislate green energy power producers to provide and supply a baseline of power to provide stability in our power grid. 

9.

Council and Committee Reports

• Resolution: 013/24
  Moved by: Councillor Cunningham

  That Council accepts for information the Council & Committee Reports, as presented.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

9.1

AQUA 7

Deputy Reeve Wittstock provided an update on the meeting he attended on December 14, 2023. 

9.2

Division 2 Report - Addition to Agenda

Councillor Penner provided a report on the meetings she attended on December 14, 2023. 

9.3

Community Futures Wildrose-Addition to the Agenda

Councillor Christie provided an update on the Community Futures Wildrose meeting he attended.

3.

Appointments

3.1

Delegation: STARS 

The Chair called for a recess at 9:58 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 10:01 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.

Glenda Farnden, STARS Air Ambulance, Sr. Municipal Relations Liaison and Jackie Seely, Donor Relations & Development Officer, Southern Alberta, provided an update to Council on the program and Kneehill County mission statistics.  

8.

Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business

8.1

STARS Air Ambulance

• Resolution: 014/24
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That Council forward a proposal for regional STARS funding presentation to the Kneehill Regional Partnership.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: 015/24
  Moved by: Councillor Fobes

  That Council amend the 2024 budget to allocate an extra $2,000 to STARS, bringing the total amount to $5,000, with the extra funding to come from Council Contingency.  

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

10.

Council Follow-Up Action List

• Resolution: 016/24
  Moved by: Councillor Fobes

  That Council receive for information the Council Follow-Up Action List as presented.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

11.

Closed Session

The Chair called for a recess at 11:03 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 11:10 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.

• Resolution: 017/24
  Moved by: Councillor Christie

  That this meeting goes into closed session at 11:10 a.m. for the following reason(s):

  Confidential Evaluations-FOIP-Section 19

  Personnel Updates - FOIP-Section 17

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: 018/24
  Moved by: Councillor Cunningham

  That Council return to open meeting at 12:38 p.m.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

  12:40 p.m. - meeting recessed to allow return of public.

  12:42 p.m. - meeting resumed.

  
  

13.

Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 12:42 p.m.