Governance and Priorities Committee

53109A Highway 779 Parkland County Parkland County, Alberta T7Z 1R1 Parklandcounty.com Meeting Minutes Governance and Priorities Committee Mayor Allan Gamble Council Member Sally Kucher Johnson Council Member Kristina Kowalski Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk Council Member Natalie Birnie Council Member Rob Wiedeman Council Member Allan Hoefsloot Tuesday, February 15, 2022 9:00 AM Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER / TERRITORIAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Committee Chairperson Kobasiuk called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m. On behalf of the Committee, Chairperson Kobasiuk offered the following Treaty 6 lands acknowledgement: We recognize that we are on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Dene and Nakota Sioux Nations. We acknowledge all the First Nations, Metis and Inuit, whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries. Present: 6 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Kristina Kowalski, 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 Rob McGowan, General Manager, Operations Services Barb Shackel-Hardman, Director Agricultural Services Jeff Dyck, Chief Financial Officer Brian Cornforth, Fire Chief (In-part) Karen Clark, Manager, Emergency Communications Services (In-part) Jody Hancock, Director, Engineering Services (In-part) Keith Bobey, Manager, Engineering Projects, Engineering Services (In-part) Ryan McCaffrey, Project Engineer, Engineering Services (In-part) Amanda Soetaert, Project Engineer, Engineering Services (In-part) Krista Quesnel, Manager, Community Sustainability (In-part) Barb Williams, Manager, Legislative Services Odessa Bartel, Legislative Officer, Legislative Services (Recording Secretary) Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 3/8/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes February 15, 2022 Committee ADOPTION OF AGENDA Administration removed the following agenda items: 4.4 - 10:30 a.m. Appointment - Alberta Transportation - Highway 16 Access Management - Gainford to Wabamun; and 4.5 - 11:00 a.m. Appointment - Alberta Transportation - Highway 16 Widening Functional Plan from Anthony Henday Drive to Highway 779. A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the amended February 15, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting agenda be adopted. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 22-012 Public Input - 9:15 a.m. (10 mins.) Committee Chairperson Kobasiuk asked the gallery if there were any issues that the public wished to bring to the attention of Parkland County. No one came forward. NEW BUSINESS General Manager, Agriculture, Community and Protective Services RFD 22-025 Fire Services and Emergency Communications Centre Update Proposed Motion That the Fire Services and Emergency Communications Centre Update be received for information, as presented. Administration presented the Fire Services and Emergency Communications Centre update. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the Fire Services and Emergency Communications Centre update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 22-017 9:30 a.m. Appointment - North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) Partnership Overview (Leah Kongsrude and Mary Ellen Shain) Proposed Motion That the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance Partnership Overview be received for information, as presented. Parkland County Page 2 Printed on 3/8/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes February 15, 2022 Committee Mary Ellen Shain presented the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance Partnership Overview. A motion was made by Committee Member Mayor Gamble that the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance Partnership Overview be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. App 22-007 10:00 a.m. Appointment - Regional Agriculture Master Plan (RAMP) Update (John Knapp) Proposed Motion That the Regional Agriculture Master Plan Update be received for information, as presented. John Knapp presented the Regional Agricultural Master Plan update. A motion was made by Committee Member Kowalski that the Regional Agricultural Master Plan update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Recess Committee Chairperson Kobasiuk recessed the meeting at 9:39 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 10:57 a.m., with all Committee Members in attendance present. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MIN 22-005 Adoption of February 1, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes Proposed Motion That the February 1, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes be adopted, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Kucher-Johnson that the February 1, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Chief Administrative Officer RFD 22-029 Wabamun Initiatives Update Proposed Motion Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 3/8/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes February 15, 2022 Committee That the Wabamun Initiatives Update be received for information, as presented. Administration presented the Wabamun Initiatives update. A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the Wabamun Initiatives update be received for information, as presented. COMMUNICATIONS COM 22-015 Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter Proposed Motion That the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter be received for information, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COM 22-016 Federation of Canadian Municipalities Update Proposed Motion That the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Update be received for information, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Mayor Gamble that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 22-013 11:30 a.m. Appointment - Bevington and Acheson Roads Concept Design - Acheson Zones 2 and 4 Proposed Motion That the Acheson and Bevington Road Concept Planning Report be received for information, as presented. Administration and CIMA Canada Inc.consultant, Jack Niepsuj, presented the Acheson and Bevington Road Concept Planning Report. A motion was made by Committee Member Kowalski that the Acheson and Bevington Road Concept Planning Report be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 3/8/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes February 15, 2022 Committee NEXT MEETING The next Governance and Priorities Committee meeting is scheduled for March 1, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. CLOSE OF MEETING Committee Chairperson Kobasiuk closed the meeting at 11:38 a.m. _________________________________ Committee Chair __________________________________ Recording Secretary Parkland County Page 5 Printed on 3/8/2022