The Council of Foothills County met by way of electronic communications for a meeting on November 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Present were Reeve S. Oel, Deputy Reeve R. Siewert, Councillors J. Parker, R.D. McHugh, A. Alger and D. Miller, Municipal Manager H. Riva Cambrin, CAO R. Payne, Director of Planning H. Hemmingway and Manager of Legislative Services S. Barrett. Reeve Oel called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. Deputy Director of Operations M. Gallant, Manager of Infrastructure J. Edgington, Manager of Agricultural Services, Parks & Recreation J. Porter and Manager of Foothills Patrol D. Beaudette were in attendance for a discussion period with Council. EMERGENT ITEM – OKOTOKS IMC TERMS OF REFERENCE Moved that Okotoks IMC Terms of Reference be added to the November 18, 2020 Agenda as an emergent item. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COUNCIL AGENDA Moved that Council approve the agenda for the Council meeting of November 18, 2020. CARRIED ADDITIONS TO COUNCIL AGENDA Moved that Council approve the additions to the agenda for the Council meeting of November 18, 2020. CARRIED HAENNI PORTABLE SCALES – REQUEST APPROVAL TO PURCHASE Moved that Council authorize the Capital Equipment Purchase of two Haenni Scales and four Levelling Mats from Traffic Technology 2000 for a total cost not to exceed $16,957.50 plus applicable taxes. CARRIED COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION Moved that Council authorize application for the 2021 Mental Health & Addiction Covid- 19 Community Grant in partnership with the Towns of High River, Okotoks and Black Diamond/Turner Valley, and with Foothills County being Fiscal Agent and managing partner of the program. CARRIED NEW SERVICE ROAD NAME REQUEST Moved that Council acknowledge the request for the naming of a portion of the new service road located between Tournament Lane and 112 Street West as Red Deer Lake Drive. CARRIED 2021 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Moved that Council approve the 2021 Holiday Schedule as presented. CARRIED PRICE – SW 22-21-29 W4M – LAND USE AMENDMENT J. Price was in attendance for the public hearing in connection to the application for an amendment to the Country Residential District land use rules to allow for the future subdivision of one new 2.37 +/- acre lot from Plan 0714539, Block 1, Lot 9; Ptn. SW 22- 21-29 W4M, leaving a 2.37 +/- acre balance parcel. Also in attendance were D. and S. Cote. Improvements include a dwelling with attached garage and a small accessory building, both located within the proposed new lot. The proposed balance lands contain an ATCO Transmission Facility. Access to both parcels would be by way of existing approaches off of 32 Street East. D. Cote spoke in opposition to the application. Moved that the application for an amendment to the Country Residential District land use rules to allow for the future subdivision of one new 2.37 +/- acre lot from Plan 0714539, Block 1, Lot 9; Ptn. SW 22-21-29 W4M, leaving a 2.37 +/- acre balance parcel be refused. Council is of the opinion that the proposed development is beyond the scope of development suitable on the subject property and does not adequately address the intent of the Residential policy within the MDP2010 with respect to the cumulative effects of the development and the suitability of the land for residential purposes, and does not align with the parcel densities within the Country Residential Land Use District and policy 15 of the Residential section of Municipal Development Plan. CARRIED MCMORK ENTERPRISES INC. / MCLEAN – NE 08-20-01 W5M – COMMUNICATION TOWER PROPOSAL Moved that Council does not support the installation of one 45 metre communication tower on the lands legally described as NE 08-20-01 W5M. Further to the Public Notification undertaken which included a number of errors, Council has received multiple concerns and questions from the area landowners in response to the proposal. Specific concerns include the topography of the area to which the tower is proposed, the visual blight of the tower in this location, the access to the proposed tower site, the necessity of the tower at this location and what benefit the tower will provide to the residents as well as the reasons to why the proposed equipment could not be co-located on existing towers in the area. Council felt that the proponent did not address these concerns and questions and acknowledges that these matters are of critical importance. As such, Council cannot support the proposed tower at this location. CARRIED MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BYLAW – AMEND BYLAW 22/2017 BYLAW 55/2020 Bylaw 55/2020 was introduced into the meeting to authorize amendments to Bylaw 22/2017, being the Municipal Emergency Management Bylaw for Foothills County. Moved first reading THE BYLAW WAS PASSED FOR ONE READING DIVISION 6 VACANCY Moved that the position of Councillor for Division 6 remain vacant until the October 2021 election. CARRIED ALBERTA FOOTHILLS INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR ASSOC. Nominated Councillor Miller as member to the Alberta Foothills Industrial Corridor Association. No further nominations were received. Councillor Miller was appointed as member to the Alberta Foothills Industrial Corridor Association (AFICA) LUNCH Moved that Council adjourn for lunch. CARRIED CALGARY METROPOLITAN REGIONAL BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Nominated Reeve Oel as member to the Calgary Metropolitan Regional Board Governance Committee. Nominated Councillor Miller as member to the Calgary Metropolitan Regional Board Governance Committee. No further nominations were received. The vote was taken by secret ballot. Reeve Oel was appointed as member to the Calgary Metropolitan Regional Boad Governance Committee. Moved that the ballots be destroyed. CARRIED Nominated Councillor Miller as alternate member to the Calgary Metropolitan Regional Board Governance Committee. No further nominations were received. Councillor Miller was appointed as alternate member to the Calgary Metropolitan Regional Board Governance Committee. COMMUNITY FUTURES – HIGHWOOD Nominated Councillor Alger as alternate member to the Community Futures – Highwood Board. No further nominations were received. Councillor Alger was appointed as alternate member to the Community Futures – Highwood Board. DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD Nominated Councillor Miller as member to the Development Appeal Board. No further nominations were received. Councillor Miller was appointed as member to the Development Appeal Board. FOOTHILLS – OKOTOKS RECREATION SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Nominated Councillor McHugh to the Foothills – Okotoks Recreation Society Board of Directors (Director of the Company). No further nominations were received. Councillor McHugh was appointed to the Foothills – Okotoks Recreation Society Board of Directors (Director of the Company). FOOTHILLS REGIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION (LANDFILL AND WASTE TREATMENT) Nominated Deputy Reeve Siewert as alternate member to the Foothills Regional Services Commission (Landfill and Waste Treatment). No further nominations were received. Deputy Reeve Siewert was appointed as alternate member to the Foothills Regional Services Commission (Landfill and Waste Treatment). FRIENDS OF CHAMPION PARK SOCIETY (DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY) Nominated Councillor Alger as member to the Friends of Champion Park Society (Director of the Company). No further nominations were received. Councillor Alger was appointed as member to the Friends of Champion Park Society (Director of the Company). ROCKY VIEW COUNTY / FOOTHILLS COUNTY INTER-MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE Nominated Councillor Alger as member to the Rocky View County / Foothills County Inter- Municipal Committee. No further nominations were received. Councillor Alger was appointed as member to the Rocky View County / Foothills County Inter-Municipal Committee. INTER-MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE - WHEATLAND COUNTY Nominated Deputy Reeve Siewert as member to the Wheatland County / Foothills County Inter-Municipal Committee. No further nominatios were received. Deputy Reeve Siewert was appointed as member to the Wheatland County / Foothills County Inter-Municipal Committee. BUTLER – N 25-20-04 W5M – REDESIGNATION R. Butler and agent K. Beunder were in attendance for the public hearing in connection to the application for redesignation of a portion of Plan1111867, Block 2, Lot 3; Ptn. N 25-20-04 W5M from Agricultural District to Country Residential District in order to allow for the future subdivision of one new 5.28 +/- acre Country Residential District parcel with an approximate 30.43 +/- acre Agricultural District balance parcel. Also in attendance were H. Richter, C. Connop-Scollard and J. Clarke. An existing approach off of 288 Street West provides access to the proposed new lot, and a second approach off of 2338 Drive East is currently providing access to the adjacent parcel to the south, across the proposed balance lands. A 15 meter wide panhandle is proposed to provide access to the balance, but will not be developed at this time. K. Beunder addressed TC Energy’s request to be informed about any additional development proposed within the 200 meter pipeline assessment area, stating that the classification of the pipelines is such that this type of notification should not be required. Local flooding on the property can be addressed by implementing a stormwater management plan as directed by a professional engineer. C. Connop-Scollard and J. Clarke spoke in opposition to the application. Letters of concern were submitted by C. Connop-Scollard, N. and P. Clarke and K. Hoover. The public hearing was closed. Moved that the application for redesignation of a portion of Plan1111867, Block 2, Lot 3; Ptn. N 25-20-04 W5M from Agricultural District to Country Residential District in order to allow for the future subdivision of one new 5.28 +/- acre Country Residential District parcel with an approximate 30.43 +/- acre Agricultural District balance parcel be refused. In consideration of policy 2 of the Agriculture section of the MDP2010, Council did not find sufficient merit in the proposal to consider removing the subject lands from the Agricultural District. Additionally, in consideration of the criteria noted in the Residential Policy section of the MDP2010, Council is of the opinion that the application does not adequately address the intent of the policy with respect to the cumulative effects of the development and the suitability of the lands for further development. CARRIED BILLS AND ACCOUNTS – NOVEMBER 18, 2020 Moved that Cheque 67655, 67658-67660, 67663-67666, 67670, 67672, 67679-67680, EFT’s 014991-014992, 014994-014999, 015001-015002, 015005-015006, 015008- 015009, 015011-015019, 015021-015027, 015029-015036, 015038-015039, 015041- 015044, 015046-015049, 015051-015052, pre-authorized payments on November 2nd, 5th, 6th and 9th, 2020 and the following bills and accounts totaling $1,846,477.35 be approved for payment: Cheque No. Vendor Name Vendor Amt. 67656 Bamford, Ronald Brent $15,917.00 67657 Bar N Ranch & Cattle Company $5,000.00 67661 CWP Constructors Ltd. $144,065.25 67662 Day, Gerald & Sandra $25,000.00 67667 Johnson, Elmer $56,010.00 67668 Johnson, Sam & Myrla $15,000.00 67669 Kennedy Farms Ltd. $5,000.00 67671 Mitchell1 $5,290.07 67673 O-Net $20,732.25 67674 Paxton, Riley Odell $5,000.00 67675 Receiver General For Canada $160,647.81 67676 Rocher, Emile & Rosemary $25,000.00 67677 Shaw Business $7,500.95 67678 Spackman, Keith $5,000.00 67681 Top Notch Tree Service $42,456.75 67682 Warner Business Park Ltd. $13,000.00 EFT No. Vendor Name Vendor Amt. EFT014993 Ant Construction Ltd. $451,329.59 EFT015000 Davis Inspection Services Ltd. $20,374.10 EFT015003 Foothills County $550,000.00 EFT015004 Foothills County - Utilities $9,493.00 EFT015007 Ghostpine Environmental Servic $10,242.25 EFT015010 Gregg Distributors Ltd $5,625.46 EFT015020 Local Authorities Pension Plan $96,242.67 EFT015028 Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc $9,076.73 EFT015037 RMA Fuel Ltd. $48,947.61 EFT015040 Room to Run Boarding Kennels $7,804.67 EFT015045 Town of High River $33,819.99 EFT015050 Wood Environment & Infrastruct $52,901.20 CARRIED MINUTES Moved that Council adopt the minutes, as circulated, of its November 10, 2020 Council meeting. CARRIED INTER-MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE – CITY OF CALGARY Nominated Councillor Parker as member to the City of Calgary / Foothills County Inter- municipal Committee. No further nominations were received. Councillor Parker was appointed as member to the City of Calgary / Foothills County Inter-municipal Committee. DUNBOW RECREATION BOARD Nominated Councillor Alger as member to the Dunbow Recreation Board. No further nominations were received. Councillor Alger was appointed as member to the Dunbow Recreation Board. REGIONAL SCHOOL SITE PLANNING TASK FORCE Nominated Councillor Parker as alternate member to the Regional School Site Planning Task Force. No further nominations were received. Councillor Parker was appointed as alternate member to the Regional School Site Planning Task Force. RURAL FIRE BOARD Nominated Councillor Parker as member to the Rural Fire Board. Nominated Deputy Reeve Siewert as member to the Rural Fire Board. No further nominations were received. The vote was taken by secret ballot, resulting in a tie between Councillor Parker and Deputy Reeve Siewert. The tie was resolved by way of drawing of names. Councill Parker was appointed as member to the Rural Fire Board. NW 32-18-01 W5M – TAX SALE RESERVE BID – ROLL #180132500 Moved that Council authorize the reserve bid to be set at $1,830,556.25 in relation to Tax Roll #180132500 scheduled for December 2, 2020. CARRIED REQUEST FOR WRITE-OFFS – TAX ROLL # 1927133790/UTILITY ROLL #1927133790.03 Moved that Council approve the request to write off utility arrears imposed against Utility Roll #1927133790.03 in the amount of $3,941.89 and deny the request to write off utility arrears previously transferred to Tax Roll #1927133790 in the amount of $5,010.00. CARRIED COMMITTEE REPORTS Council provided the following information and updates on the Council Committees attended for the period of November 12, 2020 to November 18, 2020: - Reeve Oel: Regional School Site Planning Task Force, Personnel Committee - Deputy Reeve Siewert: Foothills Land Trust, Regional School Site Planning Task Force - Councillor Miller: No committees to report for this period - Councillor McHugh: No committees to report for this period - Councillor Parker: No committees to report for this period - Councillor Alger: Okotoks Public Library CONFIDENTIAL – CLOSED MEETING OF COUNCIL Moved that, in accordance with Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act, Council move into a Closed Meeting at 5:43 p.m. to discuss Add On Agenda Item #9, Personnel, as per Section 17 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and Add On Agenda Item #10, Water License – Bamford and #11, Water License – Foothills County / Town of High River, as per Section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP). Municipal Manager H. Riva Cambrin, CAO R. Payne, Director of Planning H. Hemingway, Manager of Infrastructure J. Edgington and Manager of Legislative Services S. Barrett attended the closed session of Council for the purpose of providing information to Council. CARRIED RETURN TO OPEN MEETING OF COUNCIL Moved that Council return to their open meeting of Council at 7:05 p.m. CARRIED BORROWING BYLAW – WATER LICENSE BYLAW 56/2020 Bylaw 56/2020 was introduced into the meeting in order to incur indebtedness over a five year term for the purpose of purchasing Bamford water allocation licenses. Moved first reading THE BYLAW WAS PASSED FOR ONE READING ADJOURN Moved that Council adjourn at 7:11 p.m. CARRIED