Committee of the Whole Minutes

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 8:30 A.m. - 12:30 P.m.

1600 2nd Street NE

Three Hills, AB T0M 2A0

Council Present:

• Faye McGhee, Deputy Reeve
• Debbie Penner, Councillor
• Jerry Wittstock, Councillor
• Carrie Fobes, Councillor
• Laura Lee Machell-Cunningham, Councillor
• Wade Christie, Councillor
• Kenneth King, Reeve

Staff Present:

• Mike Haugen, Chief Administrative Officer
• Kevin Gannon, Director of Community Services
• John McKiernan, Manager of Utilities
• Barb Hazelton, Manager of Planning and Development
• Carolyn Van der Kuil, Legislative Services Manager
• Theresa Cochran, Director of Corporate Services
• Wendy Gerbrandt, Economic Development Manager
• Ushba Khalid, Municipal Intern

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1.

Call to Order

Deputy Reeve McGhee called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.

1.1

Approval of Agenda

Additions to the Agenda:
No Additions were made

• Resolution: CW139
  Moved by: Councillor Christie

  That the Committee of the Whole approve the agenda as presented.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

1.2

Approval of Minutes

1.2.1

Approval of the December 3, 2024, COW Meeting Minutes

• Resolution: CW140
  Moved by: Reeve King

  That the Committee of the Whole approves the adoption of the minutes of the December 3, 2024, Committee of the Whole meeting, as presented.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2.

New Business

2.1

Water and Wastewater Review

• Resolution: CW141
  Moved by: Councillor Fobes

  That the Committee of the Whole recommend that the Water and Wastewater Review come back to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for further discussion.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2.2

Bylaw 1905 Draft Municipal Development Plan Further Discussion

The Chair called for a recess at 9:31 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 9:46 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.

• Resolution: CW142
  Moved by: Councillor Fobes

  That this meeting goes into closed session at 10:16 a.m. for the following reason(s).

  • Disclosure Harmful to Individual (Section 16)
  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: CW143
  Moved by: Councillor Cunningham

  That the Committee of the Whole return to open meeting at 10:25 a.m.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

  10:25 a.m. - meeting recessed to allow return of public.

  10:25 a.m. - meeting resumed.

  
  
• Resolution: CW144
  Moved by: Reeve King

  That the Committee of the Whole recommend to Council that the first sentence under Agriculture Section 12.3 of the draft Municipal Development Plan, be amended to read "Within 1.6 km (one mile) of an urban boundary."  

  CARRIED
• Amendment:
  Resolution: CW145
  Moved by: Reeve King

  That the Committee of the Whole table motion CW144 until later on in the meeting in order to hear the delegation that was scheduled at 11:00 a.m.

  CARRIED

• The Chair called for a recess at 11:35 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 11:51 a.m. with all previously mentioned members present.

  Amendment:
  Resolution: CW147
  Moved by: Councillor Christie

  That the Committee of the Whole lift from the table motion CW144.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
• Resolution: CW148
  Moved by: Councillor Penner

  That the Committee of the Whole recommend to Council that the draft Municipal Development Plan be brought back to the March 11, 2025, Council Meeting with any requested changes for third reading.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2.3

Horseshoe Canyon Interpretive Centre and Feasibility Study

• Resolution: CW146
  Moved by: Councillor Penner

  That the Committee of the Whole recommend to Council to accept the Horseshoe Canyon Interpretive Centre and Feasibility Report for information.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

4.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 12:02 p.m.