MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL

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1 Page 71 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL of the Town of Banff in the Province of Alberta Town Hall Council Chamber Monday, at 2:00 pm COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT Karen Sorensen Mayor Corrie DiManno Councillor and Acting Mayor Ted Christensen Councillor Grant Canning Councillor Stavros Karlos Councillor Chip Olver Councillor COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT Brian Standish Councillor and Deputy Mayor ADMINISTRATION PRESENT Robert Earl Town Manager Shannon Ripley Environmental Coordinator Tony Clark Bylaw Services Supervisor Dave Michaels Development Planner Connie Grace Destination Events Coordinator Randall McKay Director, Planning and Development Jennifer Laforest Planner Nadine Setzer Manager, Municipal Parks Adrian Field Director, Engineering Jon Ball GIS Coordinator Tara Johnston-Lee Municipal Clerk (Recorder) 1.0 CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. 2.0 APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2.1 Regular Meeting Agenda Moved by Councillor Christensen that council approve the agenda for the regular meeting of council as presented Council Workplan 3.0 ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS COUNCIL MINUTES 3.1 Minutes of the September 11, 2017 Regular Meeting of Council Moved by Councillor DiManno that council adopt the minutes of the September 11, 2017 regular meeting of council with the following amendment: amend motion COU by deleting the word first and replacing it with the word third.

2 Page DELEGATIONS 4.1 Marc LeBlanc - 4C Canadian Cannabis Compassion Community Mr. Leblanc provided an overview of the goals and activities of the Canadian Cannabis Compassion Community. The presentation was received as information. 4.2 Peter Poole Arctos and Bird Management Ltd. Mr. Poole provided his opinion on growth management as it relates to the Parks Canada Management Plan and the Town of Banff Land Use Bylaw. He believes that clarity is required in Town of Banff planning laws as it relates to growth management in Banff. Mr. Poole s presentation slides were added to the agenda package for this meeting. Moved Mayor Sorensen that council direct administration to return to council during the 2018 service review with options that could be used to study the Town of Banff s impact on ecological integrity in Banff National Park. 5.0 PUBLIC INPUT ON AGENDA ITEMS 5.1 Written Submission Item 7.4 Amie Van Lieshout Received as information and added to the agenda package for this meeting. 5.2 Verbal Submission Item Jon Whelan Mr. Whelan is of the opinion that the Banff National Park Management Plan is poorly worded and supports a review of the Management Plan and the Land Use Bylaw as it relates to growth management. 6.0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS None considered. 7.0 BYLAWS AND STAFF REPORTS 7.1 Traffic Bylaw 16-8 Moved by Mayor Sorensen that council give third reading to Traffic Bylaw 16-8 with the following amendment: Amend Schedule A Penalties by amending the penalty under 6.5 by inserting the words in underline: $50.00 (90% reduction of fines for the first offence when paid within 14 days of issue date). Moved by Councillor Christensen that council direct administration to return to council during service review with options for generating a report on setting speed limits for bicycles on trails. DiManno and Karlos opposed 7.2 Bylaw 387 Council Committees Bylaw Amendment No. 2 and Policy 103 Public Art

3 Page 73 Moved by Mayor Sorensen that council give first reading to Bylaw 387 Council Committees Bylaw Moved by Councillor Karlos that council give second reading to Bylaw 387 Council Committees Bylaw Moved by Councillor Canning that council go to third reading to Bylaw 387 Council Committees Bylaw Moved by Councillor Christensen that council give third reading to Bylaw 387 Council Committees Bylaw Moved by Mayor Sorensen that council approve the administrative changes to Policy C103 Public Art by deleting the words in strike out and inserting the words in underline as presented and attached to this report. 7.3 Public Art Location and Funding Moved by Councillor Karlos that council approve the following locations for future Public Art installations identified by the Community Art Committee: a) approximately 90m South East of the pedestrian bridge, along the Bow River trail within the Parkland Land Use District; b) within the Town Hall plaza at 110 Bear Street within the Public Service Land Use District; c) the corner of Lynx Street and Railway Avenue within the Public Service Land Use District. Moved by Councillor Karlos that council: i. amend the 2017 Capital Budget to include the purchase of the River Ribbon public art piece in the amount of $44, to be funded from the Public Art Reserve to be installed in Fall 2017; and ii. to include funding in the operating budget for insurance premiums in the amount of $75 per year. 7.4 Festival and Special Events Policy C5001 Business owner, Amie Van Lieshout was in the gallery and answered questions from council. Moved by Councillor Olver that council direct administration to return to council with amendments to Festival and Special Events Policy C5001 that would include a provision for block/street parties as special events.

4 Page 74 Moved by Councillor Olver that the Festival and Special Events Policy C5001 be maintained on an additional one year trial basis and direct administration to return to council with the policy in September, 2018 for council review. Moved by Councillor Canning that council direct administration to return to council by the end of Q1, 2018, with options for amendments to Special Events Policy C5001 that would allow for professional services, to a percentage cap, in farmer s markets. 7.5 Snow and Ice Management Policy C108-1 Schedule B Sidewalk Priorities Review Residents Kathy McNeil and Maria Guilhon were in the gallery and answered questions from council. Moved by Mayor Sorensen that council direct administration to amend Snow and Ice Management Policy C108-1 by removing the current Schedule B Sidewalk Priorities in its entirety and replacing it with the proposed Schedule B Sidewalk Priorities as attached to this report. Moved by Councillor Canning that council direct administration to return to council with policy options as to when the municipality will take responsibility for sidewalk snow clearing. 7.6 Purchase of a New Snow Blade The report was received as information. 7.7 Summer 2017 Transportation Overview Administration provided council an update on the Town of Banff 2017 transportation initiatives, data and metrics. Greg Danchuk, Parks Canada Banff Field Unit, updated council on Parks Canada 2017 visitor transportation data on Parks Canada initiatives including communications, shuttle and park and ride services, and The presentation slides were added to the agenda package for this meeting. Martin Bean, CAO, Roam Transit, updated council on Roam Transit statistics for the summer of The presentation slides were added to the agenda package for this meeting. The report was received as information. COMMITTEE AND BOARD REPORTS 7.8 Minutes of the August 9, 2017 Meeting of the Municipal Planning Commission 7.9 Minutes of the August 9, 2017 Meeting of the Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission 8.0 CORRESPONDENCE None received.

5 Page NEW BUSINESS None considered PUBLIC INPUT ON AGENDA ITEMS None received ADJOURNMENT Moved by Councillor Karlos that council adjourn the regular meeting of council at 5:35 p.m. Karen Sorensen Mayor Tara Johnston-Lee Municipal Clerk