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1 Sturgeon County Street Morinville, Alberta T8R 1L9 Council Tuesday, 9:00 AM Council Chambers A. CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS A.1 CALL TO ORDER A.2 ADOPTION OF AGENDA A.3 ADOPTION OF MINUTES 249/14: That Council approves the agenda with an amendment to add Item G.1 - In-Camera Legal Matter A.3.1 Regular Council Minutes - July 8, 2014 C. COUNCIL UPDATES/ROUNDTABLE C.1 Patrick Tighe, Councillor, Division 5 250/14: That Council approves the minutes with a correction that the spelling error on Page 5, Motion 234/14 be corrected to read "address Infrastructure" between the words "to" and "capital" read. Councillor Tighe updated Council on his recent activities which included: * Attendance at both the Calahoo and Coronado Fun Days. * Attendance on an Ag Tour hosted by the County of Newell. * Attendance at 4 regional parades. * Connecting with Sturgeon County Residents. * Attendance at the Morinville Seed Cleaning Plant Open House. * Providing a tour of Division 5 to Councillor Evans and Mayor Flynn. C.3 Ferd Caron, Councillor, Division 1 Councillor Caron updated Council on his recent activities which included: * Attendance at the Athabasca Landing Trail Steering Committee Meeting. * Participating in parades for the Towns of Morinville and Bon Accord, representing the County. * Participating in both the Coronado and Calahoo Fun Days. * Participating in the tour of Division 5 hosted by Councillor Tighe. * Speaking with Sturgeon County residents to address their issues. Sturgeon County Page 1

2 C.4 Susan Evans, Councillor, Division 2 Councillor Evans advised Council of her activities which included: * A tour of Division 5 hosted by Councillor Tighe. * Attendance at the Calahoo and Coronado Fun Days. She acknowledged the staff and volunteers for their contributions in making each of these days a success. * Attendance at a Sturgeon Foundation Meeting. C.5 Wayne Bokenfohr, Councillor, Division 3 Councillor Bokenfohr advised Council of his recent activities which included: * Attendance at a Capital Region Board Breakfast Meeting. * Attendance at golf tournaments hosted by the Capital Region Board, Town of Redwater and Victim Services. * Attendance at a Northern Lights Library Board Meeting. * Attendance at a St. Albert Task Force Committee Meeting with Councillors Kaup and Evans. * Meeting with developers and business owners from Calahoo and the ProNorth Industrial Park. * He has also taken a personal interest in the road construction of Starkey Road and so has been watching its progress. C.6 Jerry Kaup, Councillor, Division 4 Councillor Kaup updated Council on his recent activities which included: * Attendance at the Towns of Legal and Morinville Parades, as a representative of Sturgeon County. * Attendance at the County of Newell's Ag Services Board Tour. * Attendance at a Roseridge Commission Meeting. * Participation in the Ag Services Board Meeting, touring area farm sites and judging for the Farm Beautification Award. * Attendance on the Sturgeon County Ag Services Bus Tour. * Attendance at the Morinville Seed Cleaning Plant Open House. * Attendance at the Taste of Country event hosted by the Town of Morinville. C.7 Mayor Tom Flynn Mayor Flynn reported to Council on his recent activities which included: * Meetings related to the Industrial Heartland and growth in this area. * Addressing applications relating to the Capital Region Board. * Attending many festivals and parades throughout the region. He recognized Councillor Tighe for his float which won a ribbon in Redwater. * Attendance at the Calahoo and Coronado fun days which were very well received. * Touring the County with the Ag Services Board judging for the farm beautification award. * Attending the Morinville Seed Cleaning Plant Open House * Touring the Aviation Museum at the City Center Airport in Edmonton which is expected to move to the Villeneuve Airport. * Attending meetings various Ministers of the Province of Alberta. He took the opportunity to recognize Jeff Johnson for his assistance in facilitating many of these meetings. * Meeting with residents regarding their concerns and opinions. E. NEW BUSINESS E.1 Edmonton Garrison Transit Contract 251/14: That Council approve extension of the Transit Contract with the City of Edmonton for Transit Service to Edmonton Garrison from Aug 29, Aug 28, 2015 at a cost of $308,000, less revenue collected during the contract period. Sturgeon County Page 2

3 D. PRESENTATIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS/INTERVIEWS D.1 9:30 a.m. - Mayor Nolan Crouse, Board Chair, Doug Lagore, CEO and Loreen Lennon, Communications Manager - Capital Region Board Update Mayor Nolan Krouse, Board Chair and Loreen Lennon, Communications Manager for the Capital Region Board were in attendance to provide Council with an update regarding recent activities at the Capital Region Board. E.2 Imex Systems Contract Meeting went into recess Meeting reconvened 252/14: That Council reallocates $63,228 from the WorkTech Implementation Service Enhancement to the IMEX Systems Technology Project during the 2014 budget year. D.2 10:10 a.m. - Rob Woito, Chair and Linda Strong-Watson - Athabasca Landing Trail Steering Committee - Committee Update and Status Report on the Lamoureux Staging Area. Rob Woito, Board Chair and Linda Strong-Watson, Executive Secretary, Alberta TrailNet Society were in attendance to provide Council with a status report on the Lamoureux Staging Area and an update on the activities of the Athabasca Landing Trail Steering Committee. E.3 Mark Halabi Weed Control Notice /14: That Council receives this report as information related to the Mark Halabi Weed Control Notice D.3 10:30 a.m. - Don Levers Presentation - Hillsborough Roads Don Levers, Sturgeon County Resident was in attendance to discuss with Council the condition of roads in the area near Range Road 233 and Township Roads 570 and 572, comprising of over 260 residential properties, including Hillsborough, Dream Nook, Lilly Lake, Golden Heights, and Woodridge Estates Hillsborough Estates Area. Sturgeon County Page 3

4 E.4 Bylaw 1333/14 General Land Use Bylaw amendment 254/14: That Council rescinds third reading of Bylaw 1333/14, given on July 08, /14: That Council accepts the proposed amendment to Bylaw 1333/ /14: That Council gives third reading to Bylaw 1333/14, as amended. E.5 Restructure of the Payroll Function in Finance 257/14: That Council approves an increase to the 2014 Finance budget of $65,000, funded by General Operating reserve, to support the addition of a 6 month Pension and Benefits contract position and the system training required for the vacant positions in Finance. E.6 Application for the Municipal Internship Program-Finance Officer Stream 258/14: That Council approves the application to host a Finance Officer Intern through the Provincial Municipal Internship Program D.4 11:00 a.m. - Dennis Negers of Crestview Heights Appeal of Fire Service Invoice Dennis Negers of Crestview Heights was in attendance to discuss appealing a fire service invoice he had received. Meeting went into recess Meeting reconvened 259/14: That Council directs Administration to return to Council with information relating to waiving the fees of the fire invoice IVC05387 he had received. E.7 June/July 2014 YTD Financials 260/14: That County Council accepts the June/July 2014 YTD financial report as information. 261/14: That County Council approves a one-time funding drawdown from the Capital Corporate Support Reserve in the amount of $25,000 to offset Leasehold Improvements. Sturgeon County Page 4

5 E.9 Strategic Plan Policy 262/14: That County Council approves the Strategic Plan Policy: Strategic Plan /14: That County Council approves the Sturgeon County Strategic Plan, as amended, in accordance with Policy: Strategic Plan D.5 11:45 a.m. - Cheque Presentation - Dale MacMillan Scholarship Award Recipients - Rosemary Ziesman and Haley Mae Stang. The council meeting rescessed to the foyer where Rosemary Ziesman and Haley Mae Stang were each awarded a Dale MacMillan Scholarship. Meeting went into recess Meeting reconvened E.10 Corporate Intranet Project 264/14: That County Council approves the reallocation of 2014 Corporate Communications Salary funds of $35,000 to the Corporate Intranet project. 265/14: That Council directs Mayor Flynn to sign the agreement as discussed E.8 Three Year Road Graveling Report 266/14: That County Council accepts Administrations report regarding road graveling as information 267/14: That Council proceeds to an In-Camera Session to discuss Item G.1 - Land Matter. G. URGENT MATTERS G.1 In-Camera Legal Matter 268/14: That Council comes out of the In-Camera Session. 269/14: That Council authorizes Mayor Flynn to sign the agreement as discussed In-Camera. Sturgeon County Page 5

6 I. ADJOURNMENT 270/14: That the meeting be adjourned. Sturgeon County Page 6