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53109A Highway 779 Parkland County Parkland County, Alberta T7Z 1R1 Parklandcounty.com Meeting Minutes Council Mayor Allan Gamble Deputy Mayor Phyllis Kobasiuk Council Member Kristina Kowalski Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson Council Member Allan Hoefsloot Council Member Natalie Birnie Council Member Rob Wiedeman Wednesday, November 15, 2023 9:00 AM Council Chambers Budget Presentations VISION Parkland County: gifted by nature, inspired by innovation, powerfully connected, and home to opportunity. CALL TO ORDER/TERRITORIAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Mayor Gamble called the meeting to order at 9:01a.m. On behalf of Council, Mayor Gamble offered the following Treaty 6 lands acknowledgement: We acknowledge the homeland of the many diverse First Nations and Metis people whose ancestors have walked this land since time immemorial. We are grateful to work, live, and learn on the traditional territory of Treat 6. Present: 6 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Kristina Kowalski, Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk, Council Member Natalie Birnie and Council Member Rob Wiedeman Absent: 1 - Council Member Allan Hoefsloot Administration: Laura Swain, Chief Administrative Officer Dave Cross, General Manager, Agriculture, Community & Protective Services Rob McGowan, General Manager, Operations Services Jeff Dyck, Chief Financial Officer/General Manager, Corporate & Shared Services Tasha Blumenthal, General Manager, Development Services Craig Froehlich, Director, Finance Lauren Aebig, Director, Legal and Administrative Services (In-part) Cherice Schribar, Manager, Customer Service (In-part) Abe Van Dorp, Interim Chief Information Officer (In-part) Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 12/4/2023 Council Meeting Minutes November 15, 2023 Michelle Kirchmayer, Director, Assessment, Tax and Financial Systems (In-part) Darvin Evans, Chief Assessor (In-part) Krista Quesnel, Director, Agriculture and Environment Services (In-part) Avelyn Nicol, Manager, Environment Services (In-part) James Leskiw, Program Manager Agronomics (In-part) Chad Moore, Deputy Fire Chief, Strategic Services and Emergency Management (In-part) Karen Clark, Manager, Emergency Communications Services (In-part) Suzanne Merrills, Director, Community Services (In-part) Geoff Heritage, Director, Enforcement Services (In-part) Ashley Pifko, Senior Financial Analyst Aimy Harris, Financial Analyst III Barb Williams, Manager, Legislative Services Rachel Coupal, Legislative Officer, Legislative Services (Recording Secretary) ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Council Member Kowalski that the November 15, 2023 Budget Presentations meeting agenda be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. BUDGET PRESENTATIONS App 23-080 2024 Budget Council Council Member Birnie left the meeting at 9:46 a.m. Present: 5 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Kristina Kowalski, Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk and Council Member Rob Wiedeman Absent: 2 - Council Member Natalie Birnie and Council Member Allan Hoefsloot RECESS Mayor Gamble recessed the meeting at 9:48 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:10 a.m. Council Member Birnie returned to the meeting. Present: 6 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Kristina Kowalski, Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk, Council Member Natalie Birnie and Council Member Rob Wiedeman Virtual: 1 - Council Member Allan Hoefsloot App 23-081 2024 Budget Corporate & Shared Services Parkland County Page 2 Printed on 12/4/2023 Council Meeting Minutes November 15, 2023 Mayor Gamble left the meeting at 11:12 a.m. and returned at 11:16 a.m. Council Member Birnie left the meeting at 11:18 a.m. and returned at 11:21 a.m. App 23-082 2024 Budget Agriculture, Community, and Protective Services RECESS Mayor Gamble recessed the meeting at 11:27 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 11:41 a.m. App 23-082 2024 Budget Agriculture, Community, and Protective Services RECESS Mayor Gamble recessed the meeting at 12:21 p.m., and reconvened the meeting at 1:16 p.m. App 23-082 2024 Budget Agriculture, Community, and Protective Services RECESS Mayor Gamble recessed the meeting at 2:12 p.m., and reconvened the meeting at 2:28 p.m. CLOSING COMMENTS RECESS Mayor Gamble recessed the meeting at 2:33 p.m., and reconvened the meeting at 2:35 p.m. CLOSING COMMENTS RECESS Mayor Gamble recessed the meeting at 2:46 p.m., and reconvened the meeting at 2:54 p.m. CLOSING COMMENTS A motion was made by Mayor Gamble that administration be directed to reduce the Proposed 2024 Final Budget to be presented to Council on November 28, 2023 to include the following amendments: Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 12/4/2023 Council Meeting Minutes November 15, 2023 Reduce Fleet Lifecycle Transfer by $175,000.00 Reduce Facilities Lifecycle Transfer by $75,000.00 Reduce Recreation Transfer by $100,000.00 The motion carried unanimously. CLOSE OF MEETING Mayor Gamble declared the Budget Presentations Meeting closed at 2:56 p.m. Mayor Gamble reconvened the meeting at 2:58 p.m. A motion was made by Council Member Kobasiuk that the scheduled Budget Presentation Meeting on November 16, 2023 be cancelled. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Gamble closed the meeting at 2:58 p.m. Present: 6 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Kristina Kowalski, Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk, Council Member Natalie Birnie and Council Member Rob Wiedeman Absent: 1 - Council Member Allan Hoefsloot __________________________________________ Mayor ___________________________________________ Manager, Legislative Services Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 12/4/2023