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 Natalie Birnie Council Member Kristina Kowalski Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson Council Member Allan Hoefsloot Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk Council Member Rob Wiedeman Tuesday, February 20, 2024 9:00 AM Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER Committee Chairperson Kobasiuk called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Committee Member Kowalski attended the meeting virtually. 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 Geoff Heritage, Acting General Manager, Agriculture, Community & Protective Services and Director, Enforcement Services Rob McGowan, General Manager, Operations Services (In-part) Jeff Dyck, Chief Financial Officer and General Manager, Corporate & Shared Services Nancy Domijan, Acting General Manager, Development Services Natasha De Sandi, Senior Planner, Long Range Planning, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Derek Macdonald, Long Range Planner, Planning & Development Services (In-part) April Gallays, Manager, Current & Long Range Planning, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Robynn Holstein, Manager, Economic Diversification, Growth & Strategy (In-part) Joel Wilson, Business Development Officer, Economic Diversification, Growth & Strategy (In-part) Brian Cornforth, Fire Chief, Fire Services (In-part) Simon Yackulic, Director, Communications, Community Services (In-part) Barb Williams, Manager, Legislative Services Odessa Bartel, Legislative Officer, Legislative Services (Recording Secretary) Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 3/7/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes February 20, 2024 Committee CELEBRATING SUCCESS Mayor Gamble, on behalf of Council, recognized the 2 year anniversary of Parkland County's Chief Administrative Officer, Laura Swain. Geoff Heritage wished to celebrate the interaction between Parkland County's Enforcement Services and schools within Parkland County. Coloring sheets created by students for Enforcement Services staff were shared with the Committee. Laura Swain and Council welcomed Nancy Domijan to her interim role as Parkland County's General Manager, Development Services. ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the February 20, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting agenda be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MIN 24-005 Adoption of February 6, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes Proposed Motion That the February 6, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes be adopted, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Kucher-Johnson that the February 6, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting minutes be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 24-005 9:05 a.m. Public Input (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 General Manager, Development Services RFD 24-022 Municipal Development Plan Project - Stage 1 Public Engagement Summary Parkland County Page 2 Printed on 3/7/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes February 20, 2024 Committee Proposed Motion That the Municipal Development Plan Project Stage 1 Public Engagement Summary be received for information, as presented. Derek Macdonald and Natasha De Sandi presented the Municipal Development Plan Project Stage 1 Public Engagement Summary. Councillor Hoefsloot joined the meeting virtually at 9:11 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 RFD 24-022 Municipal Development Plan Project - Stage 1 Public Engagement Summary Proposed Motion That the Municipal Development Plan Project Stage 1 Public Engagement Summary be received for information, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Mayor Gamble that the Municipal Development Plan Project Stage 1 Public Engagement Summary be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS COM 24-012 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 Kowalski that the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COM 24-013 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 Hoefsloot that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 3/7/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes February 20, 2024 Committee RECESS Chairperson Kobasiuk recessed the meeting at 9:42 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 10:30 a.m. CLOSED SESSION RFD 24-019 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 24 and 27 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 10:30 a.m. pursuant to Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act to meet in private to discuss matters protected from disclosure by Sections 24 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The motion carried unanimously. PRE 24-008 10:30 a.m. Appointment - Edmonton Global FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials Presented to Committee. PRE 24-009 11:00 a.m. Appointment - Legal Advice FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials FOIP Section 27 - Legal privilege Presented to Committee. RFD 24-020 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 11:58 a.m. The motion carried unanimously. NEXT MEETING The next Governance and Priorities Committee meeting is scheduled for March 5, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 3/7/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes February 20, 2024 Committee CLOSE OF MEETING Committee Chairperson Kobasiuk closed the meeting at 11:58 a.m. _________________________________ Committee Chair __________________________________ Recording Secretary Parkland County Page 5 Printed on 3/7/2024