Committee of the Whole

53109A Highway 779 Parkland County Parkland County, Alberta T7Z 1R1 Parklandcounty.com Meeting Minutes Governance and Priorities Committee Mayor Rod Shaigec Council Member AnnLisa Jensen Council Member Jackie McCuaig Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk Council Member Darrell Hollands Council Member John McNab Council Member Tracey Melnyk Tuesday, March 4, 2014 9:00 AM Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER Present: 6 - Council Member AnnLisa Jensen, Council Member Jackie McCuaig, Council Member John McNab, Mayor Rod Shaigec, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk and Council Member Tracey Melnyk Absent: 1 - Council Member Darrell Hollands Administration: Pat Vincent, Chief Administrative Officer Rob McGowan, General Manager, Infrastructure Services Ken Van Buul, General Manager, Community Services Tracy Kibblewhite, General Manager, Corporate Services Paul Hanlan, Manager, Planning & Development Services Jackie Ostashek, Manager, Communications & Strategic Planning Services Amy Mitchell, Administrative Assistant, Legislative and Administrative Services Lois Saumer, Administrative Assistant to the General Managers (Recording Secretary) ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Council Member Tracey Melnyk that the agenda be adopted as presented. The motion carried unanimously. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MIN 14-005 Adoption of the February 4th, 2014 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes Proposed Motion That the Governance and Priorities Committee meeting minutes of February 4th, 2014 be adopted, as presented. A motion was made by Council Member Jackie McCuaig that the Governance and Priorities Committee meeting minutes of February 4th, 2014 be adopted, as Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 4/8/2014 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes March 4, 2014 Committee presented. The motion carried unanimously. SCHEDULED MATTERS App 14-010 9:05 am Appointment (5 mins.) March 2014 Featured Business of the Month presentation TSI Insulation Elzbieta Dyjak, President The Committee congratulated Elzbieta Dyjak, President of TSI Insulation on receipt of the March 2014 Business of the Month award. App 14-008 Public Input: 9:15 a.m. - 10 mins Philipp Roeder and Ruth Yanor (representatives of the Environmental Advisory Committee) came forward to express concerns on the Organizational Review and a perceived lack of environmental perspective. The Governance and Priorities Committee granted their request for the Environmental Advisory Committee to review the Organizational Review and to provide comment back to GPC. Development Services Matters RFD 14-035 Municipal Development Plan - Draft Community Vision and Values Statement Proposed Motion: That Governance and Priorities Committee accept the Municipal Development Plan Draft Community Vision and Values Statement as information. A motion was made by Council Member John McNab that the Governance and Priorities Committee accept the Municipal Development Plan Draft Community Vision and Values Statement as information. The motion carried unanimously. SCHEDULED MATTERS continued App 14-011 9:30 am Appointment RSH Group, Russ Heppell and Gabe Shelley, Preparing Parkland County's Organization for the Future (Organizational Review) Proposed Motion(s) That the Committee receive the presentation for information and refer the "Preparing Parkland County's Organization for the Future" report (Organizational Review) to Council for adoption. Mr. Shelley and Mr. Heppel (RSH Group) provided presentation material at the meeting. A motion was made by Council Member AnnLisa Jensen that the Committee receive the presentation for information and refer the "Preparing Parkland Parkland County Page 2 Printed on 4/8/2014 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes March 4, 2014 Committee County's Organization for the Future" report (Organizational Review) to an upcoming Governance and Priorities Committee meeting for review of recommendations. The motion carried unanimously. RECESS Chair Kobasiuk recessed the meeting at 10:16 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:21 a.m. App 14-016 10:00 am Appointment Wendy Schneider, Executive Director, Green Hectares Proposed Motion(s) That the committee accept the report as information. A motion was made by Council Member Jackie McCuaig that the Committee accept the report by Wendy Schneider and Barb Scully, Green Hectares, as information. The motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS There were no Old Business items presented at this meeting. NEW BUSINESS Legislative Matters There were no Legislative matters presented at this meeting. Corporate Services Matters There were no Corporate Services matters presented at this meeting. Infrastructure Services Matters There were no Infrastructure Services matters presented at this meeting. Community Services Matters There were no Community Services matters presented at this meeting. COMMUNICATIONS COM 14-016 AAMDC Contact Newsletter Proposed Motion That the AAMDC Newsletter of February 20th, 2014 be received for information, as presented. A motion was made by Mayor Rod Shaigec that the AAMDC Newsletter of Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 4/8/2014 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes March 4, 2014 Committee February 20th, 2014 be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COM 14-014 Committee Reports Proposed Motion That the Committee Reports be received for information, as presented. A motion was made by Council Member John McNab that the following Committee reports be accepted for information: Councillor Jensen reported that she and Councillor Kobasiuk attended the Tri Leisure Centre strategic planning retreat, Councillor McCuaig reported on Meridian Foundation, and the Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee, Councillor McNab reported on the Wabamun Watershed Management Council, Chair Kobasiuk reported on the Tri Leisure Centre strategic planning retreat and the Municipal Art Committee. The motion carried unanimously. IN-CAMERA SESSION There were no In Camera matters presented at this meeting. NEXT MEETING The next Governance & Priorities Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. ADJOURNMENT Committee Chair Kobasiuk adjourned the meeting at 11:00 a.m. _________________________________ Committee Chair __________________________________ Recording Secretary Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 4/8/2014