Sturgeon County 9613-100 Street Morinville, Alberta T8R 1L9 Council Tuesday, 9:00 AM Council Chambers A. CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS A.1 CALL TO ORDER Present: 7 - A.2 ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mayor Tom Flynn, Councillor Ferd Caron, Councillor Susan Evans, Councillor Wayne Bokenfohr, Councillor Jerry Kaup, Councillor Patrick Tighe, and Councillor Karen Shaw A.3 ADOPTION OF MINUTES J. Kaup MOVED: Motion 001/16: That the agenda be approved as presented. A.3.1 December 8, 2015 - Regular Council Meeting Minutes F. Caron MOVED: Motion 002/16: That the minutes of the December 8, 2015 Regular Council Meeting be approved as presented. Sturgeon County Page 1
D. PRESENTATIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS/INTERVIEWS D.2 PRESENTATIONS D.2.2 9:50 a.m. - Evan Cameron - Fees and Charges Schedule - Amateur/HAM Radio Tower Evan Cameron, Hans Mausolf and Denis Coolican were in attendance to discuss concerns related to the recent approval of the 2016 Fees and Charges Schedule which added a fee for Amateur/HAM Radio Towers. D.1 INTERVIEWS P. Tighe MOVED: Motion 003/16: That Council proceeds to an In-Camera session at 9:22 a.m. to conduct a Board Appointment Interview. D.1.1 9:15 a.m. - In-Camera - Public Board Appointment Interview - Gladys Wachowich - Assessment Review Board Council interviewed Gladys Wachowich for a position on the Assessment Review Board. Sturgeon County Page 2
P. Tighe MOVED: Motion 004/16: That Council comes out of the In-Camera session at 9:40 a.m. D.2 PRESENTATIONS... continued D.2.1 9:30 a.m. - Nadine Blaney, Executive Director, Fort Air Partnership - Update on Monitoring Activity, Plans and Results E. NEW BUSINESS Nadine Blaney, Executive Director, Fort Air Partnership was in attendance to provide an update to Council regarding their monitoring activities, plans and results. P. Tighe MOVED: Motion 005/16: That Council proceeds to an In-Camera session at 10:12 a.m. E.1 In Camera - Verbal Briefing - Land Matter Brian Hartman, Manager, Engineering Services discussed a land matter with Council. Sturgeon County Page 3
W. Bokenfohr MOVED: Motion 006/16: That Council comes out of the In-Camera session at 10:58 a.m. Mayor Flynn declared a recess at 11:00 a.m. Mayor Flynn called the Regular Council Meeting back to order at 11:06 a.m. E.2 Mutual Fire Aid Agreement - Town of Onoway P. Tighe MOVED: Motion 007/16: That Council authorizes the Mayor, CAO and the County Fire Chief to execute the 2016 Mutual Aid Fire Agreement with the Town of Onoway. E.3 County Facilities Update Ken Hodge, Special Projects Manager - Facilities provided Council with an update regarding County Facilities. Sturgeon County Page 4
E.4 Alternative Dispute Resolution Options Regarding the Ferus Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Development Permit Application Motion Number: 008/16 S. Evans MOVED: Motion 008/16: That Council submits a written submission reaffirming their Statement of Concern and does not engage in the Alternative Dispute Resolution process. For: 5 - Against: 2 - CARRIED T. Flynn, S. Evans, W. Bokenfohr, J. Kaup, and K. Shaw F. Caron, and P. Tighe E.5 2016 Board Member Appointments S. Evans MOVED: Motion 009/16: That Council appoints the following applicants by acclamation to the Council Committees as identified: Calahoo-Villeneuve Gravel Extraction Committee: Wayne Bullock Community Services Advisory Board (Division 4): Carol Kaup Community Services Advisory Board (Division 6): Vic Frey Sturgeon County Page 5
J. Kaup MOVED: Motion 010/16: That Council authorizes the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board to appoint a Chairman and Vice Chairman. W. Bokenfohr MOVED: Motion 011/16: That Council appoints the following applicants by secret ballot to the Council Committees as identified: Agriculture Service Board: Jacob Middelkamp Economic Development Board: Wayne Bullock, Shawna Gawreluck, Nancy Suranyi, Vicki Zinyk Assessment Review Board: Ed Basaraba, John Bowes, Neil McDougall, Dr. Julius Buski, Maria David-Evans, Gladys Wachowich, Victor Belisle Subdivision and Development Appeal Board: Maria David Evans, Erick Liebl Community Services Board (Division 2): Janet Vranas Sturgeon County Page 6
W. Bokenfohr MOVED: Motion 012/16: That Council direct Administration to destroy the ballots. E.6 AAMD&C Resolutions S. Evans MOVED: Motion 013/16: That Council endorses the recommended resolution regarding provincial funding support for public and regional libraries and refers it to the January 18, 2016, Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMD&C) Pembina Zone Meeting for consideration. S. Evans MOVED: Motion 014/16: That Council endorses the recommended resolution regarding provincial funding support school resource officers and refers it to the January 18, 2016, Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMD&C) Pembina Zone Meeting for consideration. Sturgeon County Page 7
P. Tighe MOVED: Motion 015/16: That Council endorses the recommended resolutions regarding provincial notice period for linear assessment modifier adjustments and refers it to the January 18, 2016, Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMD&C) Pembina Zone Meeting for consideration. E.7 Inland Aggregate Access - Letter to Alberta Transportation F. MAYOR AND COUNCIL K. Shaw MOVED: Motion 016/16: That Council authorizes Mayor Flynn to sign and send a letter to Alberta Transportation regarding Inland Aggregate access to its site from Highway 44. Mayor Flynn passed the position of Chair for the meeting to Deputy Mayor Bokenfohr at 12:24 p.m. to allow him to present the motions for Item F.1 - Alberta Community Partnership Extension. Sturgeon County Page 8
F.1 Alberta Community Partnership Grant Extension T. Flynn MOVED: Motion 017/16: That Council direct Administration to prepares an extension to September 30, 2016, to the grant received from Alberta Community Partnership in the amount of $50,000 for the establishment of joint strategic planning protocols between Sturgeon County and the Town of Morinville. T. Flynn MOVED: Motion 018/16: That Council direct the CAO be authorized to sign the extension on the County's behalf. Deputy Mayor Bokenfohr passed chairing of meeting back to Mayor Flynn at 12:32 p.m. I. ADJOURNMENT Sturgeon County Page 9
J. Kaup MOVED: Motion 019/16: That the meeting be adjourned at 12:33 p.m. MAYOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER (CAO) Sturgeon County Page 10