The Council of the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 met in the Foothills Administration Building, High River, Alberta, for the Organizational

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1 The Council of the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 met in the Foothills Administration Building, High River, Alberta, for the Organizational Meeting on October 26, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Present were Jason Parker, Rick Percifield, Delilah Miller, Suzanne Oel, Ron Chase, Larry Spilak, Ted Mills and Municipal Manager Harry Riva Cambrin. Also in attendance were the M.D. s Director of Planning Heather Hemingway, Director of Community Services Ryan Payne and Recording Secretary D. Greenwood. The Municipal Manager called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. ELECTION OF MAYOR The Municipal Manager asked for nominations for the position of Mayor for the upcoming Council year. Mr. Mills nominated Larry Spilak as Mayor. No further nominations were received. Oath of Office was taken by the Mayor. ELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR The Mayor asked for nominations for the Office of Deputy Mayor for the coming Council year. Mr. Chase nominated Ted Mills as Deputy Mayor. No further nominations were received. Oath of Office was taken by the Deputy Mayor. COUNCIL MEETING DAYS Moved that Council meetings continue as in the past each Wednesday commencing at 9:00 a.m. with members of the Accounts Review Committee arriving at 8:45 a.m. On those months where there are five Wednesdays, one meeting will be cancelled. PROCEDURAL BYLAW Moved that Council acknowledge the Procedural Bylaw, being Bylaw No. 33/2008 as amended. ADVERTISING COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS Moved that Council instruct staff to advertise for vacancies on the M.D. s various committees and boards. ACCOUNTS REVIEW COMMITTEE Moved that the following rotation be the Accounts Review Committee: (All of Council 3 members at a time excluding the Mayor) November, Mills, Oel and Parker; December, Oel, Parker and Chase; January, Parker, Chase and Miller; February, Chase, Miller and Percifield; March, Miller, Percifield and Mills; April, Percifield, Mills and Oel; May, Mills, Oel and Parker; June Oel, Parker and Chase; July, Parker, Chase and Miller; August, Chase, Miller and Percifield; September, Miller, Percifield and Mills; October, Percifield, Mills and Oel COUNCIL COMMITTEES AS A WHOLE Moved that the Council, as a whole, form the following committees: Finance and Banking; Buildings and Grounds Public Reserve Budget and Policy AUDIT COMMITTEE Moved that Ron Chase, Ted Mills and Jason Parker be appointed to the Audit Committee (to be paid on a per diem basis). BLACKIE SEED CLEANING PLANT Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed to the Blackie Seed Cleaning Plant (to be paid on a per diem basis). BOW RIVER BASIN COUNCIL Moved that Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Bow River Basin Council and that Larry Spilak be appointed as alternate member. CALGARY REGIONAL AIRSHED ZONE (CRAZ) Moved that Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Calgary Regional Airshed Zone (CRAZ).

2 CALGARY REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP Moved that Larry Spilak and Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Calgary Regional Partnership and that Jason Parker be appointed as alternate member on a per diem basis. Council further authorizes that all Councillors able to attend be paid on a per diem basis. COMMUNITY FUTURES - HIGHWOOD Moved that Delilah Miller be appointed as Council representative on the Community Futures Highwood Board and that Larry Spilak be appointed as alternate member. COMMUNITY STANDARDS APPEAL BOARD Moved that Ron Chase be appointed to the Community Standards Appeal Board and Suzanne Oel as alternate member. CRESCENT POINT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION COMMITTEE Moved that Jason Parker be appointed to the Crescent Point Community Foundation Committee and that Delilah Miller be appointed as an Alternate Member. CRESCENT POINT REGIONAL FIELD HOUSE COMMITTEE Moved that Council acknowledge the discontinuance of the Crescent Point Regional Field House Committee. CROSS CONSERVANCY Moved that Suzanne Oel be appointed Board Member for the Cross Conservancy. DARK SKY INITIATIVES STAKEHOLDERS WORKING GROUP Moved that Suzanne Oel and Jason Parker be appointed to the Dark Sky Initiatives Stakeholders Working Group. EMERGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Moved that the Emergency Advisory Committee consist of the following: Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Clayton Terletski, Darcy Beaudette, Harry Riva Cambrin, Jeff Porter and Jim Smith. FRIENDS OF CHAMPION PARK SOCIETY (BOARD OF DIRECTORS) Moved that Larry Spilak and Ted Mills be appointed to the Friends of Champion Park Society Board of Directors. FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES COMMITTEE (FCSS) Moved that Jason Parker and Larry Spilak be appointed to the Family and Community Support Services Committee. FIRE GUARDIANS Moved that Council acknowledge the following Fire Guardians: Ron Ferber, Trevor Allan; Johanna Kortenschyl-Allan; Harry & Sue Dunne; Clay Smitham; George & Iris Jackson; Len Messmer; Elizabeth Hautzinger; Len Szostak; Vince Miller; Danny Denning; Malcolm McPherson; Shaun Noble; Duane (Bud) Wyatt; Fred Finlay; George DeLaMare; Joey Bews; Cam Couey Office Staff Members: Lisa Baraniuk; Harry Riva Cambrin FLOOD MAPPING AND MITIGATION MEETINGS Moved that Ted Mills and Rick Percifield be authorized to attend all meetings pertaining to Flood Mapping, Modeling and Mitigation, and that all remaining members of Council be authorized to attend on a per diem basis when available. FOOTHILLS AGRICULTURAL SERVICES BOARD Moved that Ted Mills (Chairman), Delilah Miller and Rick Percifield be appointed to the Foothills Agricultural Services Board, that Larry Spilak be appointed as alternate member. FOOTHILLS ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD Moved that Ted Mills, Suzanne Oel and Ron Chase be appointed to the Assessment Review Board. FOOTHILLS CEMETERY BOARD Moved that Jason Parker be appointed to the Foothills Cemetery Board.

3 FOOTHILLS FOUNDATION Moved that Ted Mills be appointed to the Foothills Foundation and that Ron Chase be appointed as alternate member. FOOTHILLS LAND TRUST Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed to the Foothills Land Trust Board. FOOTHILLS REGIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMISSION (FRESC) Moved that Suzanne Oel (Chairman) be appointed to the Foothills Regional Emergency Services Commission (FRESC) and that Ron Chase be appointed as alternate member. FOOTHILLS REGIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION (LANDFILL AND WASTE TREATMENT) Moved that Ted Mills be appointed to the Foothills Regional Services Commission and that Rick Percifield be appointed as alternate member. FOOTHILLS REGIONAL WATER & WASTE WATER COLLABORATIVE Moved that Suzanne Oel (Co-Chairman) and Larry Spilak be appointed to the Foothills Regional Water & Waste Water Committee. FOOTHILLS OKOTOKS RECREATION SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Moved that Larry Spilak and Ted Mills (Chairman) be appointed to the Foothills Okotoks Recreation Society Board of Directors and that Ryan Payne be appointed as voting authority for the M.D. of Foothills. HIGH RIVER REGIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed as Permanent Director and Ryan Payne as Provisional Director on the High River Regional Airport Board. HIGHWOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Moved that Suzanne Oel (voting authority) and Rick Percifield be appointed to the Highwood Management Plan Advisory Committee. HIGHWOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN II SHEEP RIVER STUDY GROUP Moved that Suzanne Oel (voting authority), Jason Parker and Rick Percifield be appointed to the Highwood Management Plan Phase II Sheep River Study Group to be paid on a per diem basis. HISTORICAL COMMITTEE Moved that Jason Parker and Ted Mills be appointed to the Historical Committee. INTER-MUNICIPAL INDUSTRIAL LANDS PROJECT COMMITTEE Moved that Larry Spilak, Ted Mills and Rick Percifield be appointed to the Inter- Municipal Industrial Lands Project Committee. INTER-MUNICIPAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEES Longview Moved that Delilah Miller and Jason Parker be appointed to the Longview Inter- Municipal Negotiating Committee, to be paid on a per diem basis. Turner Valley and Black Diamond Moved that Delilah Miller and Jason Parker be appointed to the Turner Valley and Black Diamond Inter-Municipal Negotiating Committee. High River Moved that Delilah Miller, Ted Mills and Rick Percifield be appointed to the High River Inter-Municipal Negotiating Committee. Calgary Moved that Suzanne Oel, Ron Chase and Larry Spilak be appointed to the Calgary Inter-Municipal Negotiating Committee and that Ted Mills be appointed as alternate member, to be paid on a per diem basis. Okotoks Moved that Ted Mills, Ron Chase and Larry Spilak be appointed to the Okotoks Inter-Municipal Negotiating Committee and that Suzanne Oel be appointed as

4 alternate member. Rocky View County Moved that Larry Spilak and Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Rocky View County Inter-Municipal Negotiating Committee and that Ron Chase be appointed as alternate member. Vulcan and Willow Creek Moved that Rick Percifield and Delilah Miller be appointed as Council Representatives on the Vulcan and Willow Creek Inter-Municipal Negotiating Committee. LEIGHTON ART CENTRE BOARD Moved that Jason Parker be appointed to the Leighton Art Centre Board. M.D. CEMETERIES COMMITTEE Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed to the Blackie, Cayley, Pine Creek and Davisburg Cemeteries Committee. MARIGOLD LIBRARY BOARD Moved that Jason Parker be appointed as alternate member to the Marigold Library Board. OKOTOKS ANNEXATION NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE Moved that Council acknowledge the discontinuance of the Okotoks Annexation Negotiating Committee. OKOTOKS POST SECONDARY AD HOC COMMITTEE Moved that Ron Chase be appointed to the Okotoks Post Secondary Ad Hoc Committee. OKOTOKS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD Moved that Ron Chase be appointed to the Okotoks Public Library Board. QUAD REGIONAL WATER PROJECT COMMITTEE Moved that Delilah Miller (Chairman) and Jason Parker be appointed to the Quad Regional Water Project Committee. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE QUAD REGIONAL WATER PROJECT Moved that Harry Riva Cambrin be appointed to the Quad Regional Water Project Technical Committee. RECREATION BOARDS Blackie Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed to the Blackie Recreation Board and that Ted Mills be appointed as alternate member, to be paid on a per diem basis. Cayley Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed to the Cayley Recreation Board as alternate member, to be paid on a per diem basis. High River Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed to the High River Recreation Board. Longview Moved that Delilah Miller be appointed to the Longview Recreation Board as alternate member. Millarville Moved that Jason Parker be appointed to the Millarville Recreation Board, to be paid on a per diem basis. Okotoks Moved that Ron Chase be appointed to the Okotoks Recreation Board and that Larry Spilak be appointed as alternate member. Priddis/Red Deer Lake

5 Moved that Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Priddis/Red Deer Lake Recreation Board and that Ron Chase be appointed as alternate member. Dunbow Moved that Larry Spilak be appointed to the Dunbow Recreation Board and that Ted Mills be appointed as alternate member to be paid on a per diem basis. North West Moved that Jason Parker, Suzanne Oel and Ron Chase be appointed to the North West Recreation Board. RURAL FIRE BOARD Moved that Larry Spilak and Delilah Miller be appointed as Council representatives on the Foothills Rural Fire Board. SAFETY COMMITTEE Moved that Delilah Miller be appointed to the Safety Committee and that staff members Betty Petrov, Chris Ranger, Cory Lyons, Darlene Roblin, Diane Fraser, Eric Bettcher, Jeff Porter, Louise Armstrong, Matricia Shwaga and Mike Gallant remain on this committee. SHEEP RIVER REGIONAL UTILITY CORP. Moved that Delilah Miller (Chairman) be appointed to the Sheep River Regional Utility Corp. Board of Directors. SHEEP RIVER HEALTH TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES Moved that Jason Parker be appointed to the Sheep River Health Trust Board of Trustees. SIGNING AUTHORITY AND PAYROLL ACCOUNTS Moved that the Mayor or Deputy Mayor, and Municipal Manager, Director of Corporate Services, Director of Planning or Director of Community Services be the signing authority for paying general accounts, and that the Municipal Manager and Director of Corporate Services be the signing authority for payroll cheques, with Debbie Greenwood as alternate. SIGNING AUTHORITY FOR SUBDIVISION APPROVALS Moved that Heather Hemingway and Harry Riva Cambrin be the signing authority for subdivision approvals, with Christine Hummel as alternate. STAFF REVIEW AND COUNCIL REMUNERATION COMMITTEE Moved that the Staff Review and Council Remuneration Committee consist of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. SUBDIVISION APPEAL BOARD Moved that Ron Chase be appointed to the Subdivision Appeal Board and Suzanne Oel as alternate member. DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD Moved that Ted Mills and Larry Spilak be appointed to the Development Appeal Board and that Delilah Miller and Jason Parker be appointed as alternate members. TURNER VALLEY OIL AND GAS GROUP Moved that Delilah Miller be appointed to the Turner Valley Oil and Gas Group (TVOGG). VEHICLE WEIGHT ORDER COMMITTEE Moved that the Vehicle Weight Order Committee consist of the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor. AMENDMENT TO FEE BYLAW BYLAW 67/2016 Bylaw 67/2016 was introduced into the meeting to authorize an amendment to Bylaw 27/2016, being a Bylaw of the M.D. of Foothills No. 31 for the purpose of establishing fees, rates, and charges for services, licenses, permits and approvals provided to the public by the Municipality including schedules A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L.

6 Moved first reading. THE BYLAW WAS PASSED FOR ONE READING CHRISTMAS BREAK Moved that the December 28, 2016 and January 4, 2017 Council meetings be cancelled. SUMMER BREAK 2017 Moved that the following meetings be cancelled: July 12, July 19 and July 26, 2017 and August 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2017 ADJOURN Moved that Council adjourn at 10:43 a.m.