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, May 16, 2023 9:00 AM Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER/TERRITORIAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Committee Chairperson Wiedeman called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. On behalf of the Committee, Chairperson Wiedeman offered the following Treaty 6 lands acknowledgement: We recognize that we are on Treaty 6 territory and these are the lands of many peoples including Paul Band and Enoch. 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 Laura Swain, Chief Administrative Officer Dave Cross, General Manager, Agriculture, Community & Protective Services Rob McGowan, General Manager, Operations Services (In-part) Joshua Culling, Manager, Planning and Development Services (In-part) Robynn Holstein, Manager, Economic Diversification (In-part) Barb Williams, Manager, Legislative Services Odessa Bartel, Legislative Officer, Legislative Services (Recording Secretary) ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Committee Member Kobasiuk that the May 16, 2023 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting agenda be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 6/7/2023 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes May 16, 2023 Committee ADOPTION OF MINUTES MIN 23-018 Adoption of April 18, 2023 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes Proposed Motion That the April 18, 2023 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes be adopted, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Kucher-Johnson that the April 18, 2023 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting minutes be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 23-042 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. App 23-046 9:30 a.m. Appointment - Town of Devon Recreation Facility Project Update Paul Benedetto, Interim Chief Administrative Officer Paresh Dhariya, General Manager, Planning and Operations Proposed Motion That the Town of Devon Recreation Facility Project Update presentation be received for information, as presented. Jeff Craddock, Paul Benedetto and Paresh Dhariya presented the Town of Devon Recreation Facility Project Update. A motion was made by Committee Member Kucher-Johnson that the Town of Devon Recreation Facility Project update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS COM 23-049 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 Birnie that the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter be received for information, as presented. Parkland County Page 2 Printed on 6/7/2023 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes May 16, 2023 Committee The motion carried unanimously. COM 23-050 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. RECESS Chairperson Wiedeman recessed the meeting at 9:25 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:00 a.m. DELEGATIONS App 23-039 10:00 a.m. Appointment - Community Sustainability Committee Update Christine Downing - Committee Chairperson Paul Mizzi - Committee Member Proposed Motion That the Community Sustainability Committee update be received for information, as presented. Christine Downing and Paul Mizzi presented the Community Sustainability Committee update. A motion was made by Committee Member Hoefsloot that the Community Sustainability Committee update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. RECESS Chairperson Wiedeman recessed the meeting at 10:21 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:30 a.m. DELEGATIONS App 23-035 10:30 a.m. Appointment - WestView Health Centre Foundation Tammy Brent, Executive Director Susan Ritter, Chairperson Proposed Motion That the WestView Health Centre Foundation presentation be received for information, as presented. Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 6/7/2023 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes May 16, 2023 Committee Tammy Brent and Susan Ritter presented the WestView Health Centre Foundation presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the WestView Health Centre Foundation presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. RECESS Chairperson Wiedeman recessed the meeting at 10:47 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:52 a.m. CLOSED SESSION RFD 23-139 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 Kobasiuk that the Committee convene in closed session at 10:52 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 23-035 Economic Diversification Update FOIP Section 16 - Harmful to business interest of third party FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials PRE 23-034 Planning and Development Update FOIP Section 17 - Harmful to personal privacy FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials RFD 23-140 Regular Session Proposed Motion That the Committee revert to regular meeting session. A motion was made by Committee Member Kucher-Johnson that the Committee revert to regular meeting session at 12:25 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 6/7/2023 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes May 16, 2023 Committee NEXT MEETING The next Governance and Priorities Committee meeting is scheduled for June 6, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. CLOSE OF MEETING Committee Chairperson Wiedeman closed the meeting at 12:27 p.m. _________________________________ Committee Chair __________________________________ Recording Secretary Parkland County Page 5 Printed on 6/7/2023