Minutes of the Town of Olds Regular Council Meeting held on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 1 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Olds Town Office.

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1 Minutes of the Town of Olds Regular Council Meeting held on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 1 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Olds Town Office. PRESENT ELECTED OFFICIALS: In the Chair Mayor J. Dahl; Councillor W. Bearchell; Councillor D. Bennett; Councillor R. Durieux; Councillor M.J. Harper; Councillor M.A. Overwater; and Councillor H. Walsh. ABSENT ELECTED OFFICIALS: PRESENT STAFF: Norm McInnis, Chief Administrative Officer; Garth Lucas, Director of Corporate Services; Doug Wagstaff, Director of Community Services; Scott Chant, Interim Director of Operational Services; Lorne Thompson, Fire Chief/Director of Protective Services; Monica Leatherdale, Communications Coordinator; Debbie Godfrey, Legislative Clerk. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. A.) ADDED ITEM(s) In-Camera Labour B.) ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Moved by Councillor Bennett, to accept the May 12, 2104 Council meeting agenda, as amended. Motion Carried ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES 4A) Regular Council Meeting Minutes. Moved by Councillor Bearchell, that the minutes from the April 28, 2014 Regular Council meeting be adopted. Motion Carried PRESENTATION AND DELEGATIONS 5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF MINUTES 6. BYLAWS 6A) Bylaw Land Use Amendment. Chairman Dahl declared the Public Hearing for Land Use Amendment Bylaw No open at 1:03 p.m. Chairman Dahl asked Municipal Planning Intern, Kari Idland to explain the purpose and affect of the proposed bylaw. Municipal Planning Intern, Kari Idland provided that the Town received an application for a redesignation of lands to facilitate development of a multi-unit dwelling. The subject property is a corner lot with an area of 557 m 2 (6000 sq. ft.), with a frontage measuring m (50 ft.) and depth of m (120 ft.). The site is relatively flat with many mature trees along the north and west property lines. The current development is a Single Detached Dwelling.

2 Page 2 of 5 Chairman Dahl explained that presentations before Council shall be brief and to the point and limited to five (5) minutes; Council shall not allow cross examination of persons giving information and it will not be necessary for the persons giving information to verify his or her qualifications; Council may ask questions of the speakers after each presentation for clarification purposes; no debating or questions from the floor will be allowed and no written or verbal submissions will be received by Council after the Public Hearing is closed. Chairman Dahl called for a first time for those in support of the proposed Bylaw to come Heather and Jensen Baker came forward; property owners and applicants for the redesignation; spoke in support of their application. Chairman Dahl called for a second time for those in support of the proposed Bylaw to come Chairman Dahl called for a first time for those opposed to the proposed Bylaw to come Chairman Dahl called for a second time for those opposed to the proposed Bylaw to come Chairman Dahl called for a first time for those deemed affected by the proposed Bylaw to come Chairman Dahl called for a second time for those deemed affected by the proposed Bylaw to come Chairman Dahl opened the floor to Council to ask questions. Councillor Harper provided comment: property is within the Uptowne Olds Redevelopment Plan, there is a commercial and a residential requirement; asking Council to make changes after a two year process has been completed. Municipal Planning Intern, Kari Idland provided comment on the size of the property and the ability to provide parking; and commented on the vision of mixed use. Councillor Harper commented that she doesn t understand where mixed use residential and commercial does not meet the needs for parking; there is a major commercial development across the street; the area redevelopment plan is to have commercial and residential uses, the proposal identifies a residential use. Mayor Dahl commented that all the drawings provided are preliminary; Municipal Planning Intern Idland Kari Idland advised that the application is for re-designation not the actual development.

3 Page 3 of 5 Mayor Dahl read from the applicant proposal letter: rent controlled and funded potentially by both federal and provincial government grants, these six units will help fill the affordable housing gap ; parcel solely for residential use. Intern Planner Kari Idland read a portion of the last paragraph of the request for decision speaking to higher density residential. Chairman Dahl declared the Public Hearing for Bylaw closed at 1:15 p.m. Moved by Councillor Durieux, that second reading be given to Bylaw Motion Defeated B) Bylaw Land Use Amendment. Moved by Councillor Bearchell, that first reading be given to Bylaw Motion Carried Moved by Councillor Bennett, that a public hearing be held on June 9, at 1:00 pm in Council Chambers. Motion Carried C) Bylaw Water and Wastewater. Moved Councillor Bennett, to amend Water and Wastewater Bylaw section 9.03 d) and e) by deleting the words to be fitted with a tap aerator. Motion Carried Moved by Councillor Bearchell, that Water and Wastewater Bylaw be given first reading, as amended. Motion Carried Moved by Councillor Harper, that Water and Wastewater Bylaw be given second reading. Motion Carried Moved by Councillor Overwater, that Council gives unanimous consent for presentation of the third reading of Water and Wastewater Bylaw Motion Carried Moved by Councillor Durieux, that Water and Wastewater Bylaw be given third and final reading. Motion Carried UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8. NEW BUSINESS 8A) Proclamation: Seniors Week. Moved by Councillor Durieux, that June 2 to 8, 2014 be proclaimed as Seniors Week in the Town of Olds. Motion Carried

4 Page 4 of 5 8B) Donation: Olds and District Evergreen Hall 25 th Anniversary Event. Moved by Councillor Overwater, that a donation of $250 to the Olds and District Evergreen Centre toward hosting a 25 th Anniversary of the Evergreen Hall celebration dinner, to be held June 7 th, 2014, be approved. Motion Carried REPORTS FROM COUNCIL and Minutes from Boards, Commission and various Authorities. 9A) Reports from Council. Councillor Walsh entered the Council Chambers at 1:42 p.m. Councillor Durieux provided an update from the Fire Committee meeting. Mayor Dahl provided an update from the economic development elected officials course, in that Council has a Service Plan, including an education component to bring back three ideas as action items; what was the purpose of attending a conference or convention; ideas from the elected officials course will be complied and brought to council for an additional conversation. Councillor Walsh provided a regional economic development update. Moved by Councillor Bearchell, that the reports from Elected Officials for the period ending May 12, 2014 be received for information. Motion Carried FINANCIAL REPORT 10A) Financial Update to April 30, Moved by Councillor Durieux, that the financial report for the four month period January 1 st, 2014 to April 30, 2014 be accepted for information. Motion Carried ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 12. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION 12A) Correspondence and Information. Moved by Councillor Bennett, that the Correspondence and Information Report ending May 12, 2014 be received for information. Motion Carried Mayor Dahl recessed the meeting at 2:01 p.m. 13. QUESTION PERIOD 14. IN-CAMERA Moved by Councillor Durieux, that this meeting move in-camera. Motion Carried The meeting moved in-camera at 2:10 p.m. Moved by Councillor Bennett, that the regular council meeting reconvene. Motion Carried

5 Page 5 of 5 The regular council meeting reconvened at 3:00 p.m. 15. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Councillor Bearchell, that this meeting adjourn. Motion Carried The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. Judy Dahl, Mayor Norm McInnis, Chief Administrative Officer These minutes approved this 26 th day of May 2014.