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, June 21, 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. Present: 6 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Kristina Kowalski, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk, Council Member Natalie Birnie, Council Member Rob Wiedeman and Council Member Allan Hoefsloot Absent: 1 - Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson Administration: Laura Swain, Chief Administrative Officer Dave Cross, General Manager, Agriculture, Community & Protective Services Rob McGowan, General Manager, Operations Services Brian Cornforth, Fire Chief, Fire Services (In-part) Sharlene McLean, Chief Information Officer, Information Services (In-part) John Statham, Business Solutions Manager, Information Services (In-part) Nancy Domijan, Director, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Keith Bobey, Manager, Engineering Projects (In-part) Suzanne Merrills, Supervisor, Recreation and Culture, Community Services (In-part) Barb Williams, Manager, Legislative Services Odessa Bartel, Legislative Officer, Legislative Services (Recording Secretary) Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 7/5/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes June 21, 2022 Committee ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Committee Member Hoefsloot that the June 21, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting agenda be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MIN 22-024 Adoption of June 7, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes Proposed Motion That the June 7, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes be adopted, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the June 7, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting minutes be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 22-062 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. NEW BUSINESS General Manager, Agriculture, Community and Protective Services RFD 22-178 Policy C-RP03 - Community League Grant Funding Proposed Motion That the revised Policy C-RP03 Community League Grant Funding be received for information, as presented. Suzanne Merrills presented the Policy C-RP03 - Community League Grant Funding presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Mayor Gamble that the Policy C-RP03 - Community League Grant Funding presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Parkland County Page 2 Printed on 7/5/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes June 21, 2022 Committee Chief Administrative Officer RFD 22-126 Information Services Update Proposed Motion That the Information Services Update be received for information, as presented. Sharlene McLean and John Statham presented the Information Services update presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Kobasiuk that the Information Services update presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. General Manager, Agriculture, Community and Protective Services RFD 22-174 Range Road 63 Wildfire and Reclamation Update Proposed Motion That the Range Road 63 Wildfire and Reclamation update be received for information, as presented. Brian Cornforth presented the Range Road 63 Wildfire and Reclamation update presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the Range Road 63 Wildfire and Reclamation update presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 22-063 10:00 a.m. Appointment - Parkland County Library Board Update Sarah Leteta - Board Chair Cheryl Budzinski - Board Treasurer Kathy Gardiner - Library Manager Proposed Motion That the Parkland County Library Board update be received for information, as presented. Sarah Leteta, Cheryl Budzinski, and Kathy Gardiner presented the Parkland County Library Board update presentation. Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 7/5/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes June 21, 2022 Committee Committee Member Mayor Gamble left the meeting at 10:10 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 10:12 a.m. App 22-063 10:00 a.m. Appointment - Parkland County Library Board Update Sarah Leteta - Board Chair Cheryl Budzinski - Board Treasurer Kathy Gardiner - Library Manager Proposed Motion That the Parkland County Library Board update be received for information, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Hoefsloot that the Parkland County Library Board update presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Chairperson Kowalski recessed the meeting at 10:32 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 10:42 a.m. DELEGATIONS App 22-064 10:30 a.m. Appointment - Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Service Commission (EMTSC) Paul Jankowski, Chief Executive Officer Shawn Platt, Digital Media Advisor Proposed Motion That the Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Service Commission presentation be received for information, as presented. Paul Jankowski and Shawn Platt presented the Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Service Commission presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Service Commission presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 7/5/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes June 21, 2022 Committee COMMUNICATIONS COM 22-068 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 Mayor Gamble that the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COM 22-069 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 Kobasiuk that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. CLOSED SESSION RFD 22-172 Closed Session Proposed Motion That the Committee convene in closed session pursuant to Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act to meet in private to discuss matters protected from disclosure by Sections 17 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the Committee convene in closed session at 11:26 a.m. pursuant to Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act to meet in private to discuss matters protected from disclosure by Sections 17 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The motion carried unanimously. PRE 22-019 Wabamun Area Vision Project FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials PRE 22-018 Planning and Development Update FOIP Section 17 - Harmful to personal privacy FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials Parkland County Page 5 Printed on 7/5/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes June 21, 2022 Committee RFD 22-173 Regular Session Proposed Motion That the Committee revert to regular meeting session. A motion was made by Committee Member Hoefsloot that the Committee revert to regular meeting session at 12:32 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. BUSINESS ARISING FROM CLOSED SESSION NEXT MEETING The next Governance and Priorities Committee meeting is scheduled for July 5, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. CLOSE OF MEETING Chairperson Kowalski closed the meeting at 12:32 p.m. _________________________________ Committee Chair __________________________________ Recording Secretary Parkland County Page 6 Printed on 7/5/2022