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, May 31, 2022 9:00 AM Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER/TERRITORIAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Committee Chairperson Kowalski called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. On behalf of the Committee, Chairperson Kowalski 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. Committee Member Kucher-Johnson and Committee Member Wiedeman attended the meeting virtually. Present: 7 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Kristina Kowalski, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk, Council Member Natalie Birnie, Council Member Rob Wiedeman and 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, General Manager, Corporate & Shared Services and Chief Financial Officer Lauren Aebig, Director, Strategic Services (In-part) Nancy Domijan, Director, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Trent Tompkins, Director, Road Maintenance & Drainage (In-part) Clint Richards, Manager, Drainage & Aggregate Resources, Road Maintenance & Drainage (In-part) Erin Davis, Manager, Road Maintenance, Road Maintenance & Drainage (In-part) Joshua Culling, Manager, Current & Long Range Planning (In-part) Karen Kormos, Manager, Development Planning & Safety Codes, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 6/22/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes May 31, 2022 Committee Suzanne Merrills, Supervisor, Recreation and Culture, Community Services (In-part) Braden Slemko, Supervisor, Safety Codes Services, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Natasha De Sandi, Senior Planner, Long Range Planning, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Rachelle Trovato, Senior Planner, Development Planning, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Kristin Hoberg, Coordinator, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Lois Tyerman, Acting Manager, Legislative Services Odessa Bartel, Legislative Officer, Legislative Services (Recording Secretary) ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Committee Member Hoefsloot that the May 31, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting agenda be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MIN 22-022 Adoption of May 17, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes Proposed Motion That the May 17, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes be adopted, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the May 17, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting minutes be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 22-057 Public Input - 9:05 a.m. (15 mins.) Committee Chairperson Kowalski asked the gallery if there were any issues that the public wished to bring to the attention of Parkland County. No one came forward. Parkland County Page 2 Printed on 6/22/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes May 31, 2022 Committee NEW BUSINESS Chief Administrative Officer RFD 22-111 Employee Services Overview Proposed Motion That the Employee Services overview be received for information, as presented. Laura Swain, Chief Administrative Officer, presented the Employee Services Overview presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Mayor Gamble that the Employee Services Overview presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Chief Financial Officer RFD 22-150 Chief Financial Office Overview Proposed Motion That the Chief Financial Office overview be received for information, as presented. Jeff Dyck presented the Chief Financial Office Overview presentation. Committee Member Wiedeman left the meeting at 9:51 a.m. 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 Allan Hoefsloot Absent: 1 - Council Member Rob Wiedeman RFD 22-150 Chief Financial Office Overview Proposed Motion That the Chief Financial Office overview be received for information, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Kobasiuk that the Chief Financial Office Overview presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 6/22/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes May 31, 2022 Committee General Manager, Agriculture, Community and Protective Services RFD 22-149 Parks, Recreation and Culture Overview Proposed Motion That the Parks, Recreation and Culture overview be received for information, as presented Suzanne Merrills presented the Parks, Recreation and Culture Overview presentation. Committee Member Wiedeman returned to the meeting by virtual attendance at 10:00 a.m. Committee Member Mayor Gamble left the meeting at 10:01 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 10:02 a.m. Present: 7 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Kristina Kowalski, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk, Council Member Natalie Birnie, Council Member Rob Wiedeman and Council Member Allan Hoefsloot RFD 22-149 Parks, Recreation and Culture Overview Proposed Motion That the Parks, Recreation and Culture overview be received for information, as presented A motion was made by Committee Member Kucher-Johnson that the Parks, Recreation and Culture Overview presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. RECESS Chairperson Kowalski recessed the meeting at 10:17 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 10:30 a.m. General Manager, Corporate & Shared Services RFD 22-147 Strategic Services Department Overview Proposed Motion That the Strategic Services Department overview be received for information, as presented. Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 6/22/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes May 31, 2022 Committee Lauren Aebig presented the Strategic Services Department Overview presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the Strategic Services Department Overview presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. General Manager, Operations Services RFD 22-135 Planning and Development Overview Proposed Motion That the Planning and Development Services Department overview be received for information, as presented. Nancy Domijan, Joshua Culling, Natasha De Sandi, Karen Kormos, Rachelle Trovato, Braden Slemko and Kristin Hoberg presented the Planning and Development Overview presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Hoefsloot that the Planning and Development Overview presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Committee Member Mayor Gamble left the meeting at 11:42 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 11:43 a.m. RFD 22-148 Road Maintenance and Drainage Overview Proposed Motion That the Road Maintenance and Drainage overview be received for information, as presented. Trent Tompkins, Erin Davis and Clint Richards presented the Road Maintenance and Drainage Overview presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the Road Maintenance and Drainage Overview presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS COM 22-057 Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter Proposed Motion That the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter be received for Parkland County Page 5 Printed on 6/22/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes May 31, 2022 Committee 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 22-058 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. NEXT MEETING The next Governance and Priorities Committee meeting is scheduled for June 7, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. CLOSE OF MEETING Chairperson Kowalski closed the meeting at 12:21 p.m. _________________________________ Committee Chair __________________________________ Recording Secretary Parkland County Page 6 Printed on 6/22/2022