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 29, 2014 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 Corporate Services Christine Hummel, Director of Community Services Ryan Payne and Recording Secretary D. Greenwood. The Municipal Manager called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. The Municipal Manager asked for nominations for the position of Reeve for the upcoming Council year. Mr. Mills nominated Larry Spilak as Reeve. Moved that there be no further nominations for the position of Reeve. Oath of Office was taken by the Reeve. The Reeve asked for nominations for the Office of Deputy Reeve for the coming Council year. Ms. Miller nominated Ted Mills as Deputy Reeve. No further nominations were received. Oath of Office was taken by the Deputy Reeve. 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. PROCEDURAL BYLAW Moved that Council acknowledge the Procedural Bylaw, being Bylaw No. 33/2008. 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 Reeve); 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 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). HIGHWOOD RIVER ADVISORY COMMITTEE (HRAC) Moved that Delilah Miller and Rick Percifield be appointed to the Highwood River Advisory Committee and that Ted Mills be appointed as an alternate member (alternate member to be paid on a per diem basis). HIGHWOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Moved that Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Highwood Management Plan Advisory Committee and that Rick Percifield be appointed as HISTORICAL COMMITTEE Moved that Jason Parker and Ted Mills be appointed to the Historical Committee. EMERGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Moved the Emergency Advisory Committee consist of the following: Reeve, Deputy Reeve, Clayton Terletski, Darcy Beaudette, Harry Riva Cambrin and Jeff Porter TURNER VALLEY OIL AND GAS GROUP Moved that Delilah Miller be appointed to the Turner Valley Oil and Gas Group

2 (TVOGG). LEGACY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION COMMITTEE Moved that Jason Parker and Delilah Miller be appointed to the Legacy Community Foundation Committee. SIGNING AUTHORITY FOR SUBDIVISION APPROVALS Moved that Heather Hemingway and Harry Riva Cambrin be the signing authority for subdivision approvals and Christine Hummel as an alternate. SIGNING AUTHORITY AND PAYROLL ACCOUNTS Moved that the Reeve or Deputy Reeve, and Municipal Manager or Director of Corporate 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 and Debbie Greenwood as an alternate. SAFETY COMMITTEE Moved that Delilah Miller be appointed to the Safety Committee and that staff members Darlene Roblin, Diane Fraser, Regina Johnson (Safety Advisor), Harry Riva Cambrin, Jeff Porter, Louise Armstrong, Mike Gallant, Amy Rupp, Chris Ranger, Darcy Duce, Eric Bettcher, Tasha Stiles and Trevor Beal remain on this committee. FOOTHILLS ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD Moved that Ted Mills, Suzanne Oel and Ron Chase be appointed to the Assessment Review Board. RURAL FIRE BOARD Moved that Larry Spilak and Delilah Miller be appointed as Council representatives on the Foothills Rural Fire Board. COMMUNITY FUTURES - HIGHWOOD Moved that Ron Chase be appointed as Council representative on the Community Futures Highwood Board and that Larry Spilak be appointed as alternate member. FOOTHILLS AGRICULTURAL SERVICES BOARD Moved that Ted Mills, Delilah Miller and Rick Percifield be appointed to the Foothills Agricultural Services Board and that Larry Spilak be appointed as Moved that Ted Mills be appointed as Chairman to the Foothills Agricultural Services Board. 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. MARIGOLD LIBRARY BOARD Moved that Jason Parker be appointed as alternate member to the Marigold Library Board. 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. FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES COMMITTEE (FCSS) Moved that Jason Parker and Larry Spilak be appointed to the Family and Community Support Services 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.

3 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 (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 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 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. CROSS CONSERVANCY Moved that Suzanne Oel be appointed Board Member for the Cross Conservancy. FOOTHILLS REGIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMISSION (FRESC) Moved that Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Foothills Regional Emergency Services Commission (FRESC) and that Ron Chase be appointed as alternate member. FOOTHILLS FOUNDATION Moved that Ted Mills be appointed to the Foothills Foundation and that Ron Chase be appointed as 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. BOW RIVER BASIN COUNCIL Moved that Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Bow River Basin Council and that Larry Spilak be appointed as FOOTHILLS REGIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION (LANDFILL AND WASTE TREATMENT) Moved that Ted Mills be appointed to the Foothills Regional Services Commission and that Ron Chase be appointed as 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 and Sue Willoughby as rural representative. Cayley Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed to the Cayley Recreation Board as High River Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed to the High River Recreation Board and Jeff Callahan as rural representative. Longview Moved that Delilah Miller be appointed to the Longview Recreation Board as alternate member and Larry Dayment as rural representative. Millarville Moved that Jason Parker be appointed to the Millarville Recreation Board (to be

4 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 and Soren Christiansen as rural representative. Priddis/Red Deer Lake Moved that Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Priddis/Red Deer Lake Recreation Board and that Ron Chase be appointed as DUNBOW RECREATION BOARD Moved that Larry Spilak be appointed to the Dunbow Recreation Board and that Ted Mills be appointed as NORTH WEST RECREATION BOARD Moved that Jason Parker, Suzanne Oel and Ron Chase be appointed to the North West Recreation Board. SEED CLEANING PLANTS Blackie Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed to the Blackie Seed Cleaning Plant (to be paid on a per diem basis). Nanton Moved to acknowledge discontinuance of the Nanton Seed Cleaning Plant. VEHICLE WEIGHT ORDER COMMITTEE Moved that the Vehicle Weight Order Committee consist of the Reeve and the Deputy Reeve. STAFF REVIEW AND COUNCIL REMUNERATION COMMITTEE Moved that the Staff Review and Council Remuneration Committee consist of the Reeve and Deputy Reeve. SUBDIVISION APPEAL BOARD Moved that Ron Chase be appointed to the Subdivision Appeal Board and Suzanne Oel as 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. LEIGHTON ART CENTRE BOARD Moved that Jason Parker be appointed to the Leighton Art Centre Board. FIRE GUARDIANS Moved that Council acknowledge the following Fire Guardians: Ron Ferber, Duane (Bud) Wyatt, Trevor Allan, Fred Finlay, Johanna Kortenschyl- Allan, George DeLaMare, Harry & Sue Dunne, Joey Bews, Clay Smitham, Cam Couey, George & Iris Jackson, Len Messmer, Elizabeth Hautzinger, Len Szostak, Wm. H. Miller, Danny Denning, Malcolm McPherson, Shaun Noble Office Staff Members: Lisa Baraniuk, Rita Janzen, Harry Riva Cambrin FOOTHILLS CEMETERY BOARD Moved that Jason Parker be appointed to the Foothills Cemetery Board. M.D. CEMETERIES COMMITTEE Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed to the Blackie, Cayley, Pine Creek and Davisburg Cemeteries Committee. FOOTHILLS OKOTOKS FIELD HOUSE STEERING COMMITTEE Moved that the Foothills Okotoks Field House Steering Committee be removed from the Council agenda. COMMUNITY STANDARDS APPEAL BOARD Moved that Ron Chase be appointed to the Community Standards Appeal Board and Suzanne Oel as

5 DARK SKY INITIATIVES STAKEHOLDERS WORKING GROUP Moved that Suzanne Oel and Jason Parker be appointed to the Dark Sky Initiatives Stakeholders Working Group. FOOTHILLS LAND TRUST Moved that Rick Percifield be appointed to the Foothills Land Trust Board. SHEEP RIVER HEALTH TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES Moved that Jason Parker be appointed to the Sheep River Health Trust Board of Trustees. FOOTHILLS OKOTOKS RECREATION SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Moved that Larry Spilak and Ted Mills be appointed to the Foothills Okotoks Recreation Society Board of Directors. 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 and Jason Parker be appointed to the Quad Regional Water Project Committee. CALGARY REGIONAL AIRSHED ZONE (CRAZ) Moved that Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Calgary Regional Airshed Zone (CRAZ). FOOTHILLS REGIONAL WATER & WASTE WATER COMMITTEE Moved that Suzanne Oel and Larry Spilak be appointed to the Foothills Regional Water & Waste Water Committee. CALGARY REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP Moved that Larry Spilak and Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Calgary Regional Partnership and that Delilah Miller be appointed as CALGARY METROPOLITAN PLAN - MEDIATION Moved that Suzanne Oel be appointed to the Calgary Metropolitan Plan - Mediation Committee and that Larry Spilak be appointed as alternate member (to be paid on a per diem basis). OKOTOKS POST SECONDARY AD HOC COMMITTEE Moved that Delilah Miller be appointed to the Okotoks Post Secondary Ad Hoc Committee. OKOTOKS ANNEXATION NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE Moved that Ron Chase, Larry Spilak and Ted Mills be appointed to the Okotoks Annexation Negotiating Committee and that Suzanne Oel be appointed as SHEEP RIVER REGIONAL UTILITY CORP. Moved that Delilah Miller be appointed to the Sheep River Regional Utility Corp. Board of Directors. AMENDMENT TO FEE BYLAW BYLAW 63/2014 Bylaw 63/2014 was introduced into the meeting to authorize an amendment to Bylaw 58/2013, 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, C, D, E, F, G and H. Moved first reading. THE BYLAW WAS PASSED FOR ONE READING CANCELLATION OF MEETINGS Moved that the following meetings be cancelled: December 24 and 31, 2014 WINTER BREAK 2015 Moved that Council table its decision regarding Council s winter break until the November 5, 2014 Council meeting.

6 SUMMER BREAK 2015 Moved that the following meetings be cancelled: July 15, 22, 29, 2015 and August 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2015 ADJOURN Moved that Council adjourn at 11:34 a.m.