Kneehill County

Regular Meeting of Council

Minutes

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 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
• Kenneth King, Reeve

Council Absent:

• Wade Christie, Councillor

Staff Present:

• Mike Haugen, Chief Administrative Officer
• Mike Ziehr, Director of Infrastructure
• Kevin Gannon, Director of Community Services
• Debra Grosfield, Manager of Protective Services
• Barb Hazelton, Manager of Planning and Development
• Marika Von Mirbach, Financial Planning Coordinator
• 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 8:31 a.m.

1.1

Agenda

1.1.1

Additions to the Agenda

Additions under Council & Committee Reports
9.1 Kneehill Housing
9.2 Police Advisory Committee
9.3 Division 7 Report

1.1.2

Adoption of the Agenda

• Resolution: 433/23
  Moved by: Councillor Penner

  That Council approve the agenda as amended.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2.

Approval of Minutes

2.1

Regular Council Meeting Minutes of November 28, 2023

• Resolution: 434/23
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That Council approves the adoption of the minutes of the November 28, 2023, Regular Meeting of Council, as presented.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

4.

Infrastructure- Roads/Bridges/Water/Wastewater/Environment

4.1

Mount Vernon Booster Station Purchase

• Resolution: 435/23
  Moved by: Deputy Reeve Wittstock

  That Council authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to sign the Mount Vernon Booster Station Purchase Agreement.

  For (4)	Councillor McGhee, Councillor Penner, Deputy Reeve Wittstock, and Reeve King
  Against (2)	Councillor Fobes, and Councillor Cunningham
  Absent (1)	Councillor Christie

  CARRIED (4 to 2)

5.

Community Services

5.3

Protective Services

5.3.1

RCMP Quarterly Report and County Enforcement Report

The Chair called for a recess at 8:58 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 9:16 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.

• Resolution: 436/23
  Moved by: Councillor Cunningham

  That Council accepts the RCMP Quarterly Report and County Enforcement Report for information as presented.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

6.

Corporate Services

6.1

2023 Appointment of Auditors

• Resolution: 437/23
  Moved by: Councillor Penner

  That Council appoint BDO Canada LLP – Red Deer as Kneehill County’s Auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

   

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: 438/23
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That Council request an audit planning meeting with the appointed auditors for the 2023 audit at a future meeting date.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

6.2

2024 Operating And Capital Budget Approval

The Chair called for a recess at 9:46 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 10:00 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.

The Chair tabled this agenda item to hold the Public Hearing for Bylaw 1889 that was scheduled at 10:00 a.m.

3.

Appointments

3.1

Public Hearing- Bylaw 1889 Amendment to Land Use Bylaw 1808

• Resolution: 439/23
  Moved by: Deputy Reeve Wittstock

  That the Public Hearing for Bylaw 1889 be opened at 10:00 a.m.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

  Person(s) who presented: Barb Hazelton, Planning and Development Manager
  Person(s) who spoke: John Hamm, Will Andries, Kelly Tainsh, Leo Brietzke, Byrne Lammle, Mary Clarkson, Francis Simpson, Pat Kusch, Melissa Hoosan, Najee Elbaroudi, Dennis Wickersham, Shirley Adams

   

  
  
• Resolution: 440/23
  Moved by: Councillor Fobes

  That Council move that the Public Hearing for Bylaw 1889 be closed at 11:06 a.m.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

7.

Legislative Services

7.2

AUC Review – Oral Presentation

• Resolution: 441/23
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That Council confirm the oral presentation to be delivered to the Alberta Utilities Commission as part of their review on renewable energy development.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

6.

Corporate Services

6.3

2024 Operating and Capital Budget Approval Continued

The Chair called for a recess at 12:09 p.m. and called the meeting back to order at 1:00 p.m. with all previously mentioned members present.

• Resolution: 442/23
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That the 2024 Operating Budget in the amount of $30,497,413, as detailed in Appendix A, be approved.

  CARRIED
• Resolution: 443/23
  Moved by: Councillor Penner

  That the transfers from reserves and contributions to reserves, as detailed in Appendix B, be approved.

  CARRIED
• Resolution: 444/23
  Moved by: Deputy Reeve Wittstock

  That the 2024 Operating Projects and funding sources in the amount of $364,100, as detailed in Appendix C, be approved.

  CARRIED
• Resolution: 445/23
  Moved by: Deputy Reeve Wittstock

  That the 2024 Capital Budget and funding sources in the amount of $5,944,272, as detailed in Appendix D, be approved.

  CARRIED
• Resolution: 446/23
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That the 2025-2027 Operating Forecast (Appendix E) and 2025-2029 Capital and Project Forecast (Appendix F), be approved.

  CARRIED

8.

Disposition of Delegation & Public Hearing Business

8.1

Bylaw 1889 – Land Use Bylaw 1808 Amendment

Reeve King left the meeting at 1:50 p.m. and Deputy Reeve Wittstock took over the position of Chair.

• Resolution: 447/23
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That Council give second reading to Bylaw 1889 as presented for the amendments to replace sections 71 and 74 of Land Use Bylaw 1808.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: 448/23
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

  That Council direct administration to bring back an update on Bylaw 1889 to the January 16, 2024, Committee of the Whole and bring back a further discussion to the February 13, 2024, Council Meeting.

   

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

7.

Legislative Services

7.1

Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Member at Large

• Resolution: 449/23
  Moved by: Councillor Penner

  That Council appoint Ruth Purves-Smith and Jenny Scott as Members at Large to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board until the next Kneehill County Organizational Meeting.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

10.

Council Follow-Up Action List

The Chair called for a recess at 2:35 p.m. and called the meeting back to order at 2:44 p.m. with all previously mentioned members present including Reeve King who resumed the role as Chair.

• Resolution: 450/23
  Moved by: Councillor Cunningham

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

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

9.

Council and Committee Reports

• Resolution: 451/23
  Moved by: Councillor McGhee

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

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

9.1

Kneehill Housing Corporation

A verbal report was provided by Councillor Cunningham on the Christmas Lighting at the Golden Hills Lodge.

9.2

Police Advisory Committee

A verbal report was provided by Councillor Cunningham on the meeting she attended.

9.3

Division 7 Report

Reeve King provided an update on the meetings he has attended.

11.

Closed Session

• Resolution: 452/23
  Moved by: Councillor Fobes

  That this meeting goes into closed session at 2:58 p.m. for the following reason:

  Confidential Evaluations (FOIP-Section 19)

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: 453/23
  Moved by: Councillor Cunningham

  That Council return to open meeting at 4:28 p.m.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

  4:28 p.m. - meeting recessed to allow return of public.

  4:31 p.m. - meeting resumed.

  
  

13.

Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 4:31 p.m.