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 Deputy Mayor Rob Wiedeman Council Member Kristina Kowalski Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk Council Member Natalie Birnie Council Member Allan Hoefsloot Tuesday, April 18, 2023 9:00 AM Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER/TERRITORIAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT Committee Chairperson Wiedeman called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Committee Chairperson Wiedeman acknowledged the death of RCMP Const. Harvinder (Harvey) Singh Dhami, from Strathcona County. On behalf of the Committee, Chairperson Wiedeman offered the following Treaty 6 lands acknowledgement: We recognize that we are on Treaty 6 territory the home of the Paul Band and Enoch First Nations. We also acknowledge our farmers and the people that settled this County before them and the work they have done as well and farming in the community and developing the County as it is today. Present: 6 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk, Council Member Natalie Birnie, Council Member Rob Wiedeman and Council Member Allan Hoefsloot Absent: 1 - Council Member Kristina Kowalski 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 Ryan McCaffrey, Project Engineer, Engineering Services (In-part) Geoff Heritage, Director, Enforcement Services (In-part) Daniel Tarrant, Community Peace Officer, Enforcement Services (In-part) Barb Williams, Manager, Legislative Services Odessa Bartel, Legislative Officer, Legislative Services (Recording Secretary) Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 5/16/2023 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes April 18, 2023 Committee ADOPTION OF AGENDA Administration added item 6.B.1 - EMRB Golf Tournament Update to the agenda. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the April 18, 2023 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting agenda be adopted, as amended. The motion carried unanimously. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MIN 23-015 Adoption of April 4, 2023 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes Proposed Motion That the April 4, 2023 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes be adopted, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Kucher-Johnson that the April 4, 2023 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting minutes be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 23-033 Public Input - 9:05 a.m. (15 mins.) Committee Chairperson Wiedeman asked the gallery if there were any issues that the public wished to bring to the attention of Parkland County. No one came forward. CELEBRATING SUCCESS Chief Administrative Officer, Laura Swain, celebrated Parkland County staff achieving a Recordable Incident Free Q1 in 2023. NEW BUSINESS Chief Administrative Officer RFD 23-131 EMRB Golf Tournament Update Proposed Motion Parkland County Page 2 Printed on 5/16/2023 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes April 18, 2023 Committee That the EMRB Golf Tournament Update be received for information, as presented. Laura Swain presented the EMRB Golf Tournament Update. A motion was made by Committee Member Kobasiuk that the EMRB Golf Tournament update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 23-036 9:30 a.m. Appointment - Township Road 524 Functional Planning Study Jack Niepsuj, CIMA Proposed Motion That the Township Road 524 Functional Planning Study be received for information, as presented. Ryan McCaffrey and Jack Niepsuj presented the Township Road 524 Functional Planning Study presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the Township Road 524 Functional Planning Study be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. RECESS Chairperson Wiedeman recessed the meeting at 10:04 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 10:25 a.m. DELEGATIONS App 23-037 10:30 a.m. Appointment - Economic Update James Hobson, CIBC Wood Gundy Charet Chahal, CIBC Wood Gundy Proposed Motion That the Economic Update presentation by CIBC Wood Gundy be received for information, as presented. James Hobson and Charet Chahal, from Wood Gundy, presented the Economic Update presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Mayor Gamble that the Economic Update presentation by CIBC Wood Gundy be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 5/16/2023 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes April 18, 2023 Committee COM 23-038 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 Kucher-Johnson that the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COM 23-039 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. NEW BUSINESS General Manager, Agriculture, Community and Protective Services RFD 23-123 Enforcement Services Department Update Proposed Motion That the Enforcement Services Department Update be received for information, as presented. Geoff Heritage and Daniel Tarrant presented the Enforcement Services Department Update. Committee Member Mayor Gamble left the meeting at 11:12 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 11:15 a.m. Committee Member Birnie left the meeting at 11:21 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 11:24 a.m. A motion was made by Committee Member Hoefsloot that the Enforcement Services Department Update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 5/16/2023 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes April 18, 2023 Committee RECESS Chairperson Wiedeman recessed the meeting at 12:13 p.m., and reconvened the meeting at 1:00 p.m. Present: 5 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk, Council Member Rob Wiedeman and Council Member Allan Hoefsloot Absent: 1 - Council Member Natalie Birnie Virtual: 1 - Council Member Kristina Kowalski CLOSED SESSION RFD 23-115 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 Mayor Gamble that the Committee convene in closed session at 1:01 p.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 23-028 Enforcement Services FOIP Section 17 - Harmful to personal privacy FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials Committee Member Birnie joined the meeting at 1:04 p.m. Committee Member Mayor Gamble left the meeting at 1:24 p.m. and returned to the meeting at 1:28 p.m. Present: 6 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk, Council Member Natalie Birnie, Council Member Rob Wiedeman and Council Member Allan Hoefsloot Virtual: 1 - Council Member Kristina Kowalski Enforcement Services presentation continued. PRE 23-027 Planning and Development Update Parkland County Page 5 Printed on 5/16/2023 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes April 18, 2023 Committee FOIP Section 17 - Harmful to personal privacy FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials RFD 23-116 Regular Session Proposed Motion That the Committee revert to regular meeting session. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the Committee revert to regular meeting session at 2:08 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. NEXT MEETING The next Governance and Priorities Committee meeting is scheduled for May 16, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. CLOSE OF MEETING Committee Chairperson Wiedeman closed the meeting at 2:08 p.m. _________________________________ Committee Chair __________________________________ Recording Secretary Parkland County Page 6 Printed on 5/16/2023