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Rick Duncan Page 2 of 2 December 21, 2020 FOR THE CITY: FOR THE COUNTY: Gwendolyn J. Stewart-Palmer, Q.C. Michael Solowan Shores Jardine LLP Brownlee LLP Suite 2250 Bell Tower 2200 Commerce Place 10104 – 103 Avenue 10155 – 102 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0H8 Edmonton, AB T5J 4G8 TEL: 780.702.4275 TEL: 780.497.4800 FAX: 780.423.0163 FAX: 780.424-3254 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] I understand that further correspondence from the MGB will be sent to the City’s lawyer. The City will have a copy of its annexation application in hard copy at City Hall. The City is arranging to have an electronic copy of the annexation application on its web page. We understand that the MGB will be notifying affected parties. The addresses are set out in Appendix Q and R. Please advise if you require anything further. Sincerely, Kevin Scoble, CAO Enclosure: 16 Binders Containing Application Materials CC: Reegan McCullough, CAO, Sturgeon County (via Email) 2020 Annexation Application City of St. Albert Prepared by ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. December 2020 (FINAL) Executive Summary This application has been prepared by the City of St. Albert respecting the annexation of approximately 24 quarter sections of land from Sturgeon County. The lands that are the subject of the annexation are required to meet the City’s long-term residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional growth needs to a 45-year horizon. The City initiated the annexation process in 2017 with a Notice of Intent to Annex (Appendix B). Following extensive discussions over a three-year period, the City and the County reached agreement on all matters, including: a) A Negotiated Annexation Area totalling 1,558 hectares (3,850 acres); b) Tax protection to landowners as documented in the Annexation Agreement (Appendix C); c) A general transition plan for landowners and residents as documented in the Annexation Agreement; and d) The amount of compensation to be provided to the County as documented in the Annexation Agreement. The City has examined all technical aspects of the annexation. This application is supported by the following technical studies: a) Growth Management Study (Appendix D); b) Ecological Assessment (Appendix E); c) Transportation Study (Appendix F); d) Infrastructure Servicing Study (Appendix G); e) Historical Resources Study (Appendix H); f) Agricultural Baseline Assessment (Appendix I); g) Agricultural Impact Assessment (Appendix J); and h) Annexation Financial Impact Assessment (Appendix K). The City has met all its obligations respecting public consultation, the details of which are contained in the Summary of Annexation Consultations report (Appendix P). The City has also met all its obligations respecting the Report on Negotiations, which comprises Chapters 6.0 through 8.0, the Agreement (Appendix C), and Appendix P of this Annexation Application. The Certificate of the Report on Negotiations is found in Appendix N. The City has reviewed the 15 principles of annexation set out by the Municipal Government Board (MGB). The City submits that this annexation fulfils the principles as noted in Section 3.1 of this Annexation Application. The City asks that the MGB recommend this annexation on the terms set out in Chapter 12.0 of this Application with an effective date of January 1, 2022. islengineering.com 2020 Annexation Application December 2020 City of St. Albert i FINAL REPORT Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................... i 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 2.0 Background .................................................................................................................. 2 3.0 Negotiated Annexation Area ........................................................................................ 3 3.1 Municipal Government Board Annexation Principles 5 3.2 Annexation Rationale 10 4.0 Regional and Statutory Plan Excerpts ........................................................................ 13 4.1 Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan 13 4.2 Municipal Development Plans 15 4.3 Area Structure Plans 17 5.0 Land Uses and Servicing ........................................................................................... 18 5.1 Preliminary Land Uses 18 5.2 Infrastructure Servicing 19 6.0 Summary of Negotiations ........................................................................................... 20 6.1 Timeline of Annexation Negotiation Events 20 6.2 Matters Agreed To (to be Included in Annexation Order) 29 6.3 Matters Agreed To as a Follow-up to Annexation (not to be included in Annexation Order) 29 6.4 Matters Not Agreed To 30 6.5 Dispute Resolution/Results 30 7.0 Consultation Process and Outstanding Concerns ...................................................... 31 7.1 Consultation Activities and Events 31 7.2 2017-2019 Consultation Process Results and Identification of Concerns 31 7.3 2019-2020 Consultation Process Results and Identification of Concerns 32 7.4 2020 Consultation Process Results and Identification of Concerns 33 7.5 Stakeholder Engagement 34 7.6 Response to Concerns 36 7.7 Mitigation of Outstanding Concerns 46 8.0 Consents and Opposition ........................................................................................... 47 9.0 Boundary Roads ........................................................................................................ 51 10.0 Owner Contact Information ........................................................................................ 53 11.0 Effective Date of the Annexation ................................................................................ 54 12.0 Special Conditions ..................................................................................................... 55 13.0 Involvement of Public Interests .................................................................................. 56 13.1 Special Interest Group 57 APPENDICES Appendix A 2014 Memorandum of Understanding and 2017 Memorandum of Agreement Appendix B 2017 Notice of Intent to Annex Appendix C 2020 Annexation Agreement Appendix D 2020 Growth Management Study Appendix E 2020 Ecological Assessment Appendix F 2020 Transportation Study Appendix G 2020 Infrastructure Servicing Study Appendix H 2020 Historical Resources Study Appendix I 2020 Agricultural Baseline Assessment Appendix J 2020 Agricultural Impact Assessment Appendix K 2020 Annexation Financial Impact Assessment Appendix L Relevant Regional and Statutory Plans Appendix M Relevant Municipal Infrastructure Servicing Concepts Appendix N Certificate of the Report on Negotiations Appendix O Affected Owner Consent Forms Appendix P 2020 Summary of Annexation Consultations Appendix Q Landowner Mailing Addresses and Land Titles Appendix R Mines and Minerals Owner Mailing Addresses and Land Titles MAPS Following Page Map 3.1: Existing and Proposed Municipal Boundaries .................................................................................. 4 Map 3.2: Parcels Within Annexation Area ....................................................................................................... 4 Map 3.3: Roads Within Annexation Area ........................................................................................................ 4 Map 5.1: Preliminary Land Uses within Annexation Areas ............................................................................ 18 Map 8.1: Landowner Consent Status ............................................................................................................ 50 Map 9.1: Boundary and Internal Roads within Annexation Areas ................................................................. 52 TABLES Table 3.1: Legal Land Descriptions of Affected Parcels in the Negotiated Annexation Area ............................ 3 Table 5.1: Preliminary Land Use Breakdown of the Negotiated Annexation Area .......................................... 18 Table 6.1: Negotiation Meetings ..................................................................................................................... 21 Table 7.2: Responses to Concerns Raised by NAA Landowners ................................................................... 36 Table 7.3: Responses to Concerns Raised by MPAA Landowners Outside of the NAA ................................. 42 Table 7.4: Responses to Concerns Raised by Mines and Minerals Owners ................................................... 43 Table 7.5: Responses to Concerns Raised by the General Public .................................................................. 43 Table 7.6: Responses to Concerns Raised by Key Stakeholders ................................................................... 46 Table 8.1: Landowner Consent Status, Negotiated Annexation Area ............................................................. 47 Table 12.1: Summary of Annexation Agreement Terms and Conditions .......................................................... 55 1.0 Introduction This 2020 Annexation Application report has been prepared on behalf of the City of St. Albert (the “City”) in support of its application to annex 1,558 hectares (ha) of land or approximately 24 gross quarter sections from Sturgeon County (the “County”). The content of this report generally follows the order of information required as outlined in the MGB’s Annexation Application Checklist. The 2017