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, September 6, 2022 9:00 AM Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER/TERRITORIAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Committee Chairperson Kobasiuk called the meeting to order at 9:04 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: 5 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Kristina Kowalski, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk, Council Member Natalie Birnie and Council Member Rob Wiedeman Absent: 2 - Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson and Council Member Allan Hoefsloot Administration: Jeff Dyck, Acting Chief Administrative Officer, General Manager, Corporate & Shared Services and Chief Financial Officer Dave Cross, General Manager, Agriculture, Community & Protective Services Rob McGowan, General Manager, Operations Services Barb Shackel-Hardman, Director, Agricultural Services (In-part) Geoff Heritage, Director, Enforcement Services (In-part) Mackenzie Blackburn, Enforcement Services Coordinator (In-part) Nancy Domijan, Director, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Larissa Lindmark, Corporate Planning & Intergovernmental Advisor, Strategic Services (In-part) Carolyn Zenko, Manager, Financial Reporting, Chief Financial Office (In-part) Suzanne Merrills, Interim Director, Parks, Recreation & Culture, Community Services (In-part) Barb Williams, Manager, Legislative Services Odessa Bartel, Legislative Officer, Legislative Services (Recording Secretary) ADOPTION OF AGENDA Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 9/21/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes September 6, 2022 Committee A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the September 6, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting agenda be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MIN 22-030 Adoption of July 19, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes Proposed Motion That the July 19, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes be adopted, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Mayor Gamble that the July 19, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting minutes be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 22-073 Public Input - 9:05 a.m. (15 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 Chief Financial Officer RFD 22-221 2022 Q2 Corporate and Financial Update Proposed Motion That the Corporate and Financial update be received for information, as presented. Carolyn Zenko and Larissa Lindmark presented the Corporate and Financial update. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the Corporate and Financial update presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. General Manager, Agriculture, Community and Protective Services RFD 22-220 Council Committees - Work Plans Parkland County Page 2 Printed on 9/21/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes September 6, 2022 Committee Proposed Motions 1. That the 2022-23 Work Plan Presentation for the Agricultural Service Board and the Community Sustainability Committee be received for information, as presented. 2. That Administration be directed to present proposed Council Committee work plans to Council for consideration and decision. Barb Shackel-Hardman and Dave Cross presented the 2022-2023 Work Plan Presentation for the Agricultural Service Board and the Community Sustainability Committee presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Kowalski that the 2022-2023 Work Plan Presentation for the Agricultural Service Board and the Community Sustainability Committee presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that Administration be directed to present proposed Council Committee work plans to Council for consideration and decision. The motion carried unanimously. RFD 22-222 Proposed Parkland County Cat Bylaw Update Proposed Motion That administration be directed to include a consideration for regulating cats in Parkland County as part of the Animal Control Bylaw review, as presented. Geoff Heritage and Mackenzie Blackburn presented the Proposed Parkland County Cat Bylaw update presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that Administration be directed to include a consideration for regulating cats in Parkland County as part of the Animal Control Bylaw review, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. RECESS Chairperson Kobasiuk recessed the meeting at 10:42 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 10:54 a.m. COMMUNICATIONS COM 22-083 Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter Proposed Motion That the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter be received for Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 9/21/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes September 6, 2022 Committee 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 22-084 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 Kowalski that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. CLOSED SESSION RFD 22-214 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 16, 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 10:58 a.m. pursuant to Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act to meet in private to discuss matters protected from disclosure by Sections 16, 17 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The motion carried unanimously. Committee Member Kowalski excused herself from the meeting at 11:02 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 11:05 a.m. PRE 22-027 Planning and Development Update FOIP Section 17 - Harmful to personal privacy FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials Committee Member Birnie left the meeting at 12:07 p.m. and returned to the meeting at 12:09 p.m. PRE 22-028 Land Matter Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 9/21/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes September 6, 2022 Committee FOIP Section 16 - Harmful to business of third party FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials RFD 22-216 Regular Session Proposed Motion That the Committee revert to regular meeting session. A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the Committee revert to regular meeting session at 12:25 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. NEXT MEETING The next Governance and Priorities Committee meeting is scheduled for September 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. CLOSE OF MEETING Chairperson Kobasiuk closed the meeting at 12:26 p.m. _________________________________ Committee Chair __________________________________ Recording Secretary Parkland County Page 5 Printed on 9/21/2022