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 Kristina Kowalski Council Member Sally Kucher-Johnson Council Member Natalie Birnie Council Member Phyllis Kobasiuk Council Member Rob Wiedeman Tuesday, October 15, 2024 9:00 AM Council Chambers To watch the live video stream, please go to our YouTube Channel; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl0maVBLbik&t=73s CALL TO ORDER 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 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 Nancy Domijan, Interim General Manager, Development Services Trent Tompkins, Director, Road Maintenance & Drainage (In-part) Neil Jamieson, Director, Public Works Services (In-part) Jody Hancock, Director, Engineering Services (In-part) Jared Candlish, Development Planner II - Land Use Bylaw, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Nick Zazula, Development Planner I - Land Use Bylaw, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Parkland County Page 1 Printed on 12/16/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes October 15, 2024 Committee Megan McNab, Development Planner I, Planning & Development Services (In-part) Barb Williams, Manager, Legislative & Legal Services Odessa Bartel, Senior Officer, Legislative & Services (Recording Secretary) ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Committee Member Wiedeman that the October 15, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting agenda be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Mayor and Council Member Matters NM 24-4 Notice of Motion - Municipal Government Act - Council Code of Conduct Take notice that at the next regular meeting of Council, Council Member Weideman will move: 1. That Council request that the Alberta Government remove from the Municipal Government Act, Section 146, Bylaws - codes of conduct. 2. That Council direct administration to work with the Alberta Government on any engagement related Municipal Government Act requirements under the code of conduct. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MIN 24-034 Adoption of October 1, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes Proposed Motion That the October 1, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Minutes be adopted, as presented. A motion was made by Committee Member Kobasiuk that the October 1, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting minutes be adopted, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. DELEGATIONS App 24-059 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. No Parkland County Page 2 Printed on 12/16/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes October 15, 2024 Committee one came forward. NEW BUSINESS General Manager, Operations Services RFD 24-279 Operations Service Division Report - Update and Overview Proposed Motion That the Operations Services update be received for information, as presented. Trent Tompkins, Neil Jamieson and Jody Hancock presented the Operations Service Division update. Committee Member Mayor Gamble left the meeting at 9:57 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 10:01 a.m. Committee Member Birnie left the meeting at 10:09 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 10:11 a.m. RECESS Chairperson Kucher-Johnson recessed the meeting at 10:21 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 10:35 a.m. NEW BUSINESS General Manager, Operations Services RFD 24-279 Operations Service Division Report - Update and Overview Proposed Motion That the Operations Services update be received for information, as presented. Administration completed the Operation Services Division update. A motion was made by Committee Member Mayor Gamble that the Operations Services update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS COM 24-089 Rural Municipalities of Alberta Contact Newsletter Proposed Motion Parkland County Page 3 Printed on 12/16/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes October 15, 2024 Committee 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. The motion carried unanimously. COM 24-090 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 Kowalski that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities update be received for information, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. CLOSED SESSION RFD 24-270 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 23 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A motion was made by Committee Member Weideman that the Committee convene in closed session at 10:53 a.m. pursuant to Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act to meet in private to discuss matters protected from disclosure by Sections 23 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The motion carried unanimously. RECESS Chairperson Kucher-Johnson recessed the meeting at 10:53 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 11:01 a.m. CLOSED SESSION PRE 24-086 11:00 a.m. Appointment - MNP FOIP Section 23 - Local public body confidences FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials MNP presented their report. RECESS Chairperson Kucher-Johnson recessed the meeting at 12:20 p.m., and Parkland County Page 4 Printed on 12/16/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes October 15, 2024 Committee reconvened the meeting at 1:00 p.m. CLOSED SESSION PRE 24-087 1:00 p.m. Appointment - Land Use Bylaw Project Update FOIP Section 23 - Local public body confidences FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials Administration presented the Land Use Bylaw Project update. Committee Member Mayor Gamble left the meeting at 1:47 p.m. and returned to the meeting at 1:50 p.m. RECESS Chairperson Kucher-Johnson recessed the meeting at 1:59 p.m., and reconvened the meeting at 2:11 p.m. CLOSED SESSION PRE 24-087 1:00 p.m. Appointment - Land Use Bylaw Project Update FOIP Section 23 - Local public body confidences FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials Administration resumed presenting the Land Use Bylaw Project update. Committee Member Birnie left the meeting at 2:26 p.m. and returned to the meeting at 2:28 p.m. PRE 24-087 1:00 p.m. Appointment - Land Use Bylaw Project Update FOIP Section 23 - Local public body confidences FOIP Section 24 - Advice from officials Administration completed presenting the Land Use Bylaw Project update. RFD 24-271 Regular Session Proposed Motion That the Committee revert to regular meeting session. A motion was made by Committee Member Kobasiuk that the Committee revert to regular meeting session at 2:46 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. NEXT MEETING The next Governance and Priorities Committee meeting will be scheduled at Parkland County Page 5 Printed on 12/16/2024 Governance and Priorities Meeting Minutes October 15, 2024 Committee Parkland County's Organizational meeting on October 22, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. CLOSE OF MEETING Committee Chairperson Kucher-Johnson closed the meeting at 2:47 p.m. _________________________________ Committee Chair __________________________________ Recording Secretary Parkland County Page 6 Printed on 12/16/2024