Meeting Agenda
Council

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 9:00 A.m. - 4:00 P.m.

Council Chambers and Through Electronic Communications

Sturgeon County Centre

9613-100 Street

Morinville, Alberta

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1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

CALL TO ORDER

1.2

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council adopt the April 23, 2024 Regular Council Meeting Agenda as presented.

2.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

2.1

April 9, 2024 Regular Council Meeting Minutes

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council adopt the April 9, 2024 Regular Council Meeting Minutes as presented.

3.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

3.1

2:00 p.m. Public Hearing - Bylaw 1649/24 – Amendment to Land Use Bylaw 1385/17 - Redistricting of a Portion of SW-5-55-22-4 (Lot A, Plan 4595NY) from AG – Agriculture District to I4 – Medium Industrial Serviced District

Bonnie McInnis, Manager, Planning & Development Services

4.

BUSINESS

4.1

Appointment of Deputy Mayor – May 1 to October 31, 2024

Jesse Sopko, General Manager, Corporate Services

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council appoint Councillor ______ as Deputy Mayor for the period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024.

   

   

   

4.2

Bylaw 1642/23 – Amendment to Land Use Bylaw 1385/17 – Redistricting Portion of SW-33-54-27-W4M from AG – Agriculture District to REC – Recreational District – Second and Third Readings

Bonnie McInnis, Manager, Planning & Development Services

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council give second reading of Bylaw 1642/23 as amended.

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council give third reading of Bylaw 1642/23.

4.3

Bylaw 1645/23 - Redistricting Portion of SW-27-57-25-4 from AG - Agriculture District to I3 - Medium Industrial Unserviced District and IR - Industrial Reserve District to I3 - Medium Industrial Unserviced District – Second and Third Readings

Bonnie McInnis, Manager, Planning & Development Services

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council give second reading of Bylaw 1645/23.

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council give third reading of Bylaw 1645/23.

4.4

Park, Trail and Landscape Service Level and Maintenance Agreement Framework

Angela Veenstra, Manager, Agriculture Services

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council direct Administration to initiate Phase 1 of the Park, Trail and Landscape Service Level and Maintenance Agreement Framework in 2024 and present alternatives for Phase 2 and 3, including engagement options to Council for consideration through the 2025 Budget process.

4.5

Historical Sites Inventory Review

Karolina Drabik, Program Lead, Open Spaces

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council accept the Alberta Heritage Survey and Register of Historic Places lists for Sturgeon County as information. 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

4.6

2024 Community Grant Allocations

Tim Osborne, Manager, Family & Community Support Services

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council approve Casa Vista Country Club #3 as a Recognized Community Association.

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council approve the Community Services Advisory Board recommendation to award 2024 Community Grants in the amount of $279,904 to the community groups identified in Attachment 1, with funding as follows:
  a. $72,053 from 2024 Operating Budget – Grants to Organizations
  b. $151,856 from Community Enhancement Reserve ($104,939 from Component B and $46,917 from Component C)
  c. $55,995 from Sturgeon Industrial Community Fund Reserve ($23,196 from Component A, $11,598 from Component B and $21,201 from Component C).

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council approve the Sand and Gravel Advisory Committee recommendation to award the 2024 Community Grants in the amount of $232,912 to the community groups identified in Attachment 2, with funding as follows:
  a. $17,210 from 2024 Operating Budget – Grants to Organizations
  b. $215,702 from Community Enhancement Reserve ($209,878 from Component A, $5,824 from Component C). 

4.7

Award of Contracts for the Purchase of Two Motor Graders

Mike Philbrick, Manager, Fleet & Facility Services

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council award the contract for the purchase of one John Deere 872GP divisional motor grader to Brandt Tractor at a contract price of $677,964.56, excluding GST, and authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to execute the contract.

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council award the contract for the purchase of one Caterpillar 140 maintenance motor grader to Finning Canada at a contract price of $623,590.00, excluding GST, and authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to execute the contract.

4.8

1:00 p.m. 2023 T3 Financial Report and Audited Financial Statements

Sabrina Duquette, Manager, Corporate Finance & Treasury; Tahner Bowers, Senior Manager; and Chris Cholak, Partner, MNP

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council receive the T3 Financial Report for the period ended December 31, 2023 as information.

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council approve the transfer of the 2023 operating surplus in the amount of $833,545 to the General Operating Reserve.

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council approve the 2023 Audited Financial Statements as prepared by Administration and audited by the accounting firm of MNP.

4.9

Capital Funding Summary and Reallocations

Sabrina Duquette, Manager, Corporate Finance & Treasury

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council approve the 2023 Capital Housekeeping Amendments with funding identified in Attachment 1 for the capital projects identified in Attachment 2.

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council approve the Trestle Ridge Waterline Local Improvement Annual Tax, as referenced in Bylaw 1599/22, be revised to increase the tax rate for each parcel of land from $1,967.19 to $2,236.08 to collect sufficient revenue to pay the actual cost of the local improvement. 

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council approve a transfer of $67,082 from the Utility Capital Reserve to fund the Trestle Ridge Waterline Local Improvement due to two fewer parcels of land being realized within the area as outlined in Bylaw 1599/22.

4.10

Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework Advocacy Letter

Jennifer Lavallee, Director, Communications & Strategic Services

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council direct the Mayor to send a letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs regarding Sturgeon County’s input on Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework legislation.

4.11

Endorsement of Councillor Comeau’s Nomination to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors

Jesse Sopko, General Manager, Corporate Services

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council endorse Councillor Comeau to stand for election on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Board of Directors for the period starting in June 2024 and ending in June 2025, and that Council assume all costs associated with Councillor Comeau attending FCM’s Board of Directors meetings.

5.

CLOSED SESSION

5.1

3:00 p.m. Closed Session - Personnel Matter

***Closed session pursuant to section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and in accordance with section 17 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy) and section 27 (privileged information) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act***

6.

NOTICES OF MOTION

7.

ADJOURNMENT

• Recommended Motion:

  That Council adjourn the April 23, 2024 Regular Council Meeting at ______.