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, October 4, 2022 9:00 AM Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER/TERRITORIAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Committee Chairperson Kucher-Johnson called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. On behalf of the Committee, Chairperson Kucher-Johnson 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 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 Marc Ficht, Director Strategic Initiatives (In-part) Nancy Domijan, Director, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Ebenezer Adjei, Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (In-part) Krista Quesnel, Manager, Community Sustainability, Agricultural Services (In-part) Stephanie Over, Environmental Coordinator, Agricultural Services (In-part) Keith Bobey, Manager, Engineering Projects, Engineering Services (in-part) Melanie Markiwsky, Project Engineer, Engineering Services (In-part) Barb Williams, Manager, Legislative Services Odessa Bartel, Legislative Officer, Legislative Services (Recording Secretary) Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 10/18/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes October 4, 2022 Committee ADOPTION OF AGENDA Committee Member Wiedeman added item 6.A.1 - Emergency Room Wait Times. Committee Member Mayor Gamble added item 7.3 - Alberta Transportation Update - Highway 16 and Range Road 20. A motion was made by Committee Member Mayor Gamble that the October 4, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting agenda be adopted, as amended. The motion carried unanimously. Committee Member Hoefsloot joined the meeting by virtual attendance at 9:04 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 ADOPTION OF MINUTES MIN 22-033 Adoption of September 20, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes Proposed Motion That the September 20, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes be adopted, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the September 20, 2022 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting minutes be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 22-078 Public Input - 9:05 a.m. (15 mins.) Committee Chairperson Kucher-Johnson 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 10/18/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes October 4, 2022 Committee NEW BUSINESS Chief Financial Officer RFD 22-245 Emerging Capital Projects Update Proposed Motion That the Emerging Capital Projects Update be received for information, as presented. Ebenezer Adjei presented the Emerging Capital Projects update. A motion was made by Committee Member Kobasiuk that the Emerging Capital Projects update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. General Manager, Agriculture, Community and Protective Services RFD 22-241 Whitewood Sands Bioengineering Project Update Proposed Motion That the Whitewood Sands Bioengineering Project update be received for information, as presented. Krista Quesnel and Stephanie Over presented the Whitewood Sands Bioengineering Project update. A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the Whitewood Sands Bioengineering Project update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 22-084 9:30 a.m. Appointment - Stormwater Master Plan Barry Raynard, ISL Proposed Motion That the Stormwater Master Plan update be received for information, as presented. Keith Bobey, Barry Raynard, and Melanie Markiwsky presented the Stormwater Master Plan update. A motion was made by Committee Member Kowalski that the Stormwater Master Plan update be received for information, as presented. Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 10/18/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes October 4, 2022 Committee The motion carried unanimously. App 22-082 10:00 a.m. Appointment - Yellowhead Regional Library Board Hendrik (Hank) Smith, Board Chair Karla Palichuk, Director Wendy Sears Ilnicki, Deputy Director Proposed Motion That the Yellowhead Regional Library Board presentation be received for information, as presented. Hendrik (Hank) Smith, Karla Palichuk, Wendy Sears Ilnicki presented the Yellowhead Regional Library Board presentation. A motion was made by Committee Chairperson Kucher-Johnson that the Yellowhead Regional Library Board presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. RECESS Chairperson Kucher-Johnson recessed the meeting at 10:39 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 11:00 a.m. NEW BUSINESS Mayor and Council Member Matters RFD 22-258 Emergency Room Wait Times Committee Member Wiedeman presented information on Emergency Room wait times. General Manager, Agriculture, Community and Protective Services RFD 22-246 Problem Properties Proposed Motion That the Governance and Priorities Committee receive the Problem Properties update for information, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the Problem Properties item be removed from the agenda. The motion carried unanimously. Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 10/18/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes October 4, 2022 Committee COMMUNICATIONS COM 22-091 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 Hoefsloot that the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COM 22-092 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 Birnie that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COM 22-106 Alberta Transportation Update - Highway 16A and Range Road 20 Proposed Motion That the Alberta Transportation Update - Highway 16A and Range Road 20 be received for information, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Kowalski that the item be tabled until after the new Provincial Cabinet has been named. The motion carried. For: 6- Mayor Gamble, Council Member Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Kowalski, Council Member Kobasiuk, Council Member Wiedeman and Council Member Hoefsloot Against: 1- Council Member Birnie CLOSED SESSION RFD 22-232 Closed Session Proposed Motion Parkland County Page 5 Printed on 10/18/2022 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes October 4, 2022 Committee 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 the Committee Chairperson Kucher-Johnson that the Committee convene in closed session at 11:39 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 22-033 Planning and Development Update FOIP Section 17 - Harmful to personal privacy FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials RFD 22-233 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 12:05 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. NEXT MEETING The next Governance and Priorities Committee meeting is scheduled for October 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. CLOSE OF MEETING Chairperson Kucher-Johnson closed the meeting at 12:06 p.m. _________________________________ Committee Chair __________________________________ Recording Secretary Parkland County Page 6 Printed on 10/18/2022