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 Sally Kucher-Johnson Council Member Kristina Kowalski Council Member Natalie Birnie Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk Council Member Rob Wiedeman Tuesday, July 2, 2024 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 acknowledge that we are located on the lands of Treaty 6 which is the traditional home of the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Nakota Sioux nations, members of the Metis nations of Alberta, Inuit and all First Nations sharing this land for generations. We recognize the long history and contributions of Indigenous peoples who’ve cared for this land from time immemorial to the present. We acknowledge that we are all treaty people bound to one another by the spirit and intent of treaty as long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the river flows. 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: Jeff Dyck, Interim Chief Administrative Officer Dave Cross, General Manager, Agriculture, Community & Protective Services Rob McGowan, General Manager, Operations Services Craig Froehlich, Interim General Manager, Corporate & Shared Services Krista Quesnel, Director, Agriculture & Environment Services (In-part) Suzanne Merrills, Director, Community Services (In-part) Neil Jamieson, Director, Public Works (In-part) Jaitik Berawala, Manager, Water, Wastewater & Solid Waste Services, Public Works (In-part) Ric Gibbons, Chief Information Officer, Information Services (In-part) April Gallays, Manager, Current & Long Range Planning, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Derek Macdonald, Long Range Planner, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 9/4/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes July 2, 2024 Committee Barb Williams, Manager, Legislative & Legal Services Odessa Bartel, Senior Officer, Legislative & Legal Services (Recording Secretary) Mayor Gamble, on behalf of Council, thanked Councillor Birnie for her work during her term as Deputy Mayor and welcomed Councillor Kucher-Johnson to her term as Deputy Mayor. ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the July 2, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting agenda be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. CELEBRATING SUCCESS Mayor Gamble, on behalf of Council, celebrated the tremendous season that the Edmonton Oilers had this year. Krista Quesnel, attended to share the success and recognize the contribution of Parkland County to the annual Pond Days event. This year the event hosted 150 students over 3 days. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MIN 24-022 Adoption of June 18, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes Proposed Motion That the June 18, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes be adopted, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Kowalski that the June 18, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting minutes be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 24-038 9:05 a.m. Public Input (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. Sharon Cornelius, Vice Chair of Parkland County's Library Board, attended to speak on behalf of the Parkland County Library Board and staff regarding the location opportunities that may exist in Wabamun for the Wabamun Public Parkland County Page 2 Printed on 9/4/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes July 2, 2024 Committee Library. NEW BUSINESS General Manager, Agriculture, Community and Protective Services RFD 24-197 Seniors' Bus Pilot Project Update Proposed Motions That the Seniors' Bus Pilot Project update be received as information, as presented. Suzanne Merrills presented the Seniors' Bus Pilot Project update. A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the Seniors' Bus Pilot Project update be received as information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 24-045 9:30 a.m. Appointment - Nature Policy Framework Update Guy Greenaway, Executive Director, Corvus Centre Proposed Motion That the Nature Policy Framework update be received for information, as presented. Krista Quesnel and Guy Greenaway presented the Nature Policy Framework update. A motion was made by Committee Member Mayor Gamble that the Nature Policy Framework update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. RECESS Chairperson Kucher-Johnson recessed the meeting at 9:55 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 10:05 a.m. DELEGATIONS App 24-044 10:00 a.m. Appointment - Edmonton Minor Soccer Association (EMSA) - Northern Alberta Regional Indoor Sports Centre Presentation Grace Horsfield,Edmonton Minor Soccer Association Dragos Niculescu, Edmonton Minor Soccer Association Mario Charpentier, Edmonton Minor Soccer Association Proposed Motion That the Edmonton Minor Soccer Association (EMSA) - Northern Alberta Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 9/4/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes July 2, 2024 Committee Regional Indoor Sports Centre presentation be received for information, as presented. Grace Horsfield, Dragos Niculescu, and Mario Charpentier presented the Edmonton Minor Soccer Association (EMSA) - Northern Alberta Regional Indoor Sports Centre presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Kowalski that the Edmonton Minor Soccer Association (EMSA) - Northern Alberta Regional Indoor Sports Centre presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. App 24-043 10:30 a.m. Appointment - Wabamun Facilities Plan Presentation Pearce Shewchuck, Nichols Applied Management Daniel Schiffner, Nichols Applied Management Proposed Motion That the Wabamun Facilities Review Presentation be received for information, as presented. Pearce Shewchuck and Daniel Schiffner presented the Wabamun Facilities Plan presentation. Committee Member Mayor Gamble left the meeting at 10:32 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 10:34 a.m. App 24-043 10:30 a.m. Appointment - Wabamun Facilities Plan Presentation Pearce Shewchuck, Nichols Applied Management Daniel Schiffner, Nichols Applied Management Proposed Motion That the Wabamun Facilities Review Presentation be received for information, as presented. Pearce Shewchuck and Daniel Schiffner finished the Wabamun Facilities Plan presentation. A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the Wabamun Facilities Review Presentation be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS General Manager, Operations Services RFD 24-199 Parkland County Water Shortage Plan Proposed Motion Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 9/4/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes July 2, 2024 Committee That the Parkland County Water Shortage Plan be received for information, as presented. Jaitik Berawala and Neil Jamieson presented the Parkland County Water Shortage Plan. Committee Member Mayor Gamble left the meeting at 11:15 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 11:17 a.m. RFD 24-199 Parkland County Water Shortage Plan Proposed Motion That the Parkland County Water Shortage Plan be received for information, as presented. Jaitik Berawala and Neil Jamieson finished presenting the Parkland County Water Shortage Plan. A motion was made by Committee Member Kobasiuk that the Parkland County Water Shortage Plan be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. General Manager, Development Services RFD 24-159 Municipal Development Plan Project - Project Update and Stage 2 Public Engagement Summary Proposed Motion That the Municipal Development Plan Project update and Stage 2 Public Engagement Summary be received for information, as presented. Derek Macdonald and April Gallays presented the Municipal Development Plan Project - Project Update and Stage 2 Public Engagement Summary. Committee Member Birnie left the meeting at 11:39 a.m. Present: 5 - Mayor Allan Gamble, Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson, Council Member Kristina Kowalski, Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk and Council Member Rob Wiedeman Absent: 2 - Council Member Natalie Birnie and Council Member Allan Hoefsloot RFD 24-159 Municipal Development Plan Project - Project Update and Stage 2 Public Engagement Summary Proposed Motion That the Municipal Development Plan Project update and Stage 2 Public Engagement Summary be received for information, as presented. Parkland County Page 5 Printed on 9/4/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes July 2, 2024 Committee A motion was made by Committee Member Kobasiuk that the Municipal Development Plan Project update and Stage 2 Public Engagement Summary be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS COM 24-062 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 Mayor Gamble that the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COM 24-063 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 Wiedeman that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Committee Member Birnie returned to the meeting at 11:40 a.m. 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 CLOSED SESSION RFD 24-200 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 21 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A motion was made by Committee Member Birnie that the Committee convene in closed session at 11:41 a.m. pursuant to Section 197 of the Municipal Parkland County Page 6 Printed on 9/4/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes July 2, 2024 Committee Government Act to meet in private to discuss matters protected from disclosure by Sections 21and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The motion carried unanimously. RECESS Chairperson Kucher-Johnson recessed the meeting at 11:41 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 11:48 a.m. CLOSED SESSION PRE 24-056 Information Services Project Update FOIP Section 21 - Harmful to intergovernmental relations FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials The Information Services Project update was presented. RFD 24-201 Regular Session Proposed Motion That the Committee revert to regular meeting session. A motion was made by Committee Member Kowalski that the Committee revert to regular meeting session at 12:22 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. NEXT MEETING The next Governance and Priorities Committee meeting is scheduled for September 3, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. CLOSE OF MEETING Committee Chairperson Kucher-Johnson closed the meeting at 12:24 p.m. _________________________________ Committee Chair __________________________________ Recording Secretary Parkland County Page 7 Printed on 9/4/2024