Bos- that Council approves the agenda of the March 12, 2018 regular meeting of Council as presented.

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1 ,-t 'I. =' 'l INNISFAIL MINUTES at 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers PRESENT: Mayor Jim Romane Councillor Gavin Bates Councillor Jean Barclay Councillor Doug Bos Councillor Glen Carritt Councillor Donnie Hill Councillor Danny Rieberger ADMINISTRATION: Todd Becker, Chief Administrative Officer Rod Fraser, Director of Operational Services Heather Whymark, Director of Corporate Services Vanessa Connors, Legislative Executive Assistant Meghan Jenkins, Development Services Coordinator 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Romane called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. 2. AGENDA Agenda of the Regular Council meeting held on 3. MINUTES Bos- that Council approves the agenda of the regular meeting of Council as presented. a) of February 26, Carritt - that Council approves the Minutes of the February 26, 2018 regular meeting of Council as amended. b) Agenda & Priorities Meeting of March 5, Bos- that the minutes of the March 5, 2018 Agenda & Priorities meeting of Council be approved as presented.

2 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS a) Bylaw to amend the Municipal Development Plan, Bylaw to amend the Woodlands Area Structure Plan and Bylaw 1470-A49 to amend the Land Use Bylaw - Lot 4, Block 3, Plan Mayor Romane declared the public hearing open at 7:03 p.m. Craig Teal, Parkland Community Planning Services introduced the application to redesignate the land use district of Lot 4, Block 3, Plan to Direct Control District (DCD). In Favour GurDeep Shergill - Applicant would like to be able to access parcel directly from Woodland Road parallel to Wilson Street. Opposed Heather Albritton - location of access road from Wilson St., impact on wetlands, security concerns, environmental concerns with use of private water and waste water systems, gas lines south of Wilson St. Iris Riemer - Parcel has been designated as future residential in the Woodlands ASP the proposed amendments will reduce residential and add commercial to the area, wetlands/environmental protection areas will also be reduced to less than 10%. Andrew Reimer - commercial uses such as a gas bar or a hotel need restrictions on water and waste water to manage impacts on wetlands, concerned about petroleum spills into wetlands Carritt - that council recess the public hearing to gather more information from administration on the Town's land use planning documents Bos - that the public hearing be closed at 8:34 p.m. b) Bylaw to amend the Municipal Development Plan, Bylaw to amend the Woodlands Area Structure Plan and Bylaw 1470-A52 to amend the Land Use Bylaw - Lot 1, Block 2, Plan Mayor Romane opened the public hearing at 8:43 p.m. Craig Teal, Parkland Community Planning Services introduced the application to redesignate the land use district of 5700 Woodland Road (Lot 1, Block 2, Plan ) to Privately Serviced Industrial (I-PS). In Favour Jason McNichol - applicant plans to operate a small manufacturing metal fabrication facility, no cleaning will be done on site, no health concerns should

3 be factored into the decision, traffic from the RV storage facility to the north of his property already created heavy traffic on the road, the proposed manufacturing building would be on the northeast portion of the property adjacent to the RV storage property. Kathy Bradshaw - Goal is not to hold inventory on the property, they will adhere with water regulations, traffic and noise would be less than if commercial uses were on the property, they have a very small organization. Opposed Iris Reimer - There are many large industrial areas designated in Town that could accommodate this development. The Town has patchwork development Gloria Starkie - Disagrees with having an industrial zoning adjacent to a residential zoning. There will be large number of vehicles, increased noise. The residents in the area live in a residential area not an industrial area Colin Laughlin - Concerned with the vision of the Town. We are getting boxed in. Recommends the Town stick with the vision and strategy Barb Kinder - The wetlands in the area are sensitive and need to be protected, future expansion of the operations is unknown. Ryan Bos - Industrial use across the street will decrease property values, a berm with trees would be better than a fence, is it possible to subdivide the parcel to have an environmental reserve on the east side. Randy Lorenz - Concerned about traffic, the roadway was not built to a standard that can handle for heavy vehicles, is the owner of 26 acres to the north and wonders ifhe could also apply for an Industrial designation. Gord Quast - concerned about the increased risk of fire with an industrial use, there are no fire hydrants in the area. Andrew Reimer - not concerned about who is running the proposed business, the concern is with the property being redesignated as industrial Bates - that the public hearing be closed at 10:02 p.m. 5. OPERATIONAL SERVICES a) Request for Decision - Bylaw to amend the Municipal Development Plan, Bylaw to amend the Woodlands Area Structure Plan and Bylaw 1470-A49 to amend the Land Use Bylaw Carritt - that the proposed bylaw amendments be tabled to the April 9, 2018 Regular meeting of Council for administration to provide a review of the Town's planning documents.

4 b) Bylaw to amend the Municipal Development Plan, Bylaw to amend the Woodlands Area Structure Plan and Bylaw 1470-A52 to amend the Land Use Bylaw - Lot 1, Block 2, Plan Carritt - that Council gives second reading to Bylaw a bylaw to amend the Municipal Development Plan for Lot 1, Block 2, Plan as presented Bates - that Council approves second reading of Bylaw a bylaw to amend the Woodlands Area Structure Plan to change the land uses assigned to Lot 1, Block 2, Plan as presented Carritt - That Council gives second to Bylaw1470-A52 to amend the Land Use Bylaw to change the land uses assigned to Lot 1, Block 2, Plan from Reserved for Future Development (RD) District to Privately Serviced Industrial (I-PS) District. c) Request for Decision - Land Use Bylaw Requirements for Industrial Properties Carritt - that Council provides formal direction to administration to prepare appropriate Land Use Bylaw amendments to address landscaping on existing industrial parcels. 6. COUNCIL/ ADMINISTRATION a) Information Item - Chief Administrative Officer Report Rieberger - that Council approves the Chief Administrative Officer report dated as information. b) Information Item- Council Action Control Rieberger - that Council approves the Council Action Control report as information.

5 c) Request for Decision - Chief Administrative Officer Performance Evaluation Policy Barclay - that council to approve the Chief Administrative Officer Performance Evaluation Policy as presented. d) Request for Decision Town of Innisfail Strategic Plan Hill - that council approves the Town of Innis/ail Strategic Plan as presented. 7. COMMUNITY SERVICES a) Request for Decision - Rural Transportation Pilot Program Joint Application Barclay -that Council endorses in principal the regional joint application to the Rural Transportation Pilot Project through Alberta Transportation. b) Request for Decision - Community Facilitator Business Plan Rieberger - That Council approves the FCSS Community Facilitator Business Plan as presented. 8. CORPORATE SERVICES a) Request for Decision - Table Discussion of Surplus Allocation Rieberger - that Council tables the allocation of 2017 surplus funds to the March 26, 2018 regular meeting of council. 9. ACCOUNTS a) Accounts - Cheque # # Rieberger- that Council accepts the accounts as presented in the amount of $225, as information.

6 10. CORRESPONDENCE & INFORMATION a) Correspondence & Information Hill - that council accepts the correspondence and information as presented. 11. COUNCIL REPORTS a) Councillor Barclay - Parkland Foundation Housing for Seniors - Community Transportation Committee b) Councillor Rieberger - CAO Evaluation Committee c) Councillor Hill - CAO Evaluation Committee d) Councillor Bos - Historical Village Society - Community Awards Gala Committee e) Councillor Bates t) Councillor Carritt - lnnisfail Chamber of Commerce - Community Services Standing Committee - Ball Diamonds User Group Meeting g) Mayor Romane - CAO Evaluation Committee - Greetings at the Fish & Game Association Dinner 12. OPEN MICROPHONE SESSION No members of the public were present to speak

7 13. ADJOURNMENT Rieberger - that Council adjourns the regular meeting of Council at 11:31 p.m. CAO ~ Mayor