Council Agenda 2018-05-08
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TOWN OF CANMORE AGENDA Committee of the Whole Council Chamber at the Canmore Civic Centre, 902 – 7 Avenue Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. A. CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1:00 1. Agenda for the May 8, 2018 Committee of the Whole Meeting B. DELEGATIONS 1:00 – 1:15 1. Leanne Allision, Living with Wildlife Short Film Update (verbal presentation) Purpose: ‘Living with Wildlife’ filmmaker, Leanne Allison will give an update on the exposure and impact of the film to date and will update council on the next phase of the project. ‘Living with Wildlife’ 2.0- is a micro site that will be designed for mobile devices to get the messages of the film across at a glance for mobile users. C. MINUTES 1:15 1. Minutes of the April 10, 2018 Committee of the Whole Meeting D. STAFF REPORTS 1:15 – 1:45 1. 2017 Protective Services Statistics Year end reports: (1) Emergency Management (2) Fire-Rescue (3) Bylaw Services (4) RCMP (5) Police Committee 1:45 – 2:15 2. Explore 2026 Public Engagement Purpose: To provide Council with an update on the second phase of the Explore 2026 public engagement activities. E. COUNCILLOR UPDATES 2:15 – 2:30 1. May 2018 Councillor Updates F. SERVICE AREA REPORTS 2:30 – 2:45 1. May 2018 Service Area Reports G. COUNCIL RESOLUTION ACTION LIST 2:45 – 2:55 1. Council Resolution Action List as of April 27, 2018 H. BOARD AND COMMITTEE UPDATES 1. Bow Valley Regional Housing Bow River Lodge Update 2. Bow Valley Regional Housing April 2018 Bulletin Agenda prepared by: Cheryl Hyde, Municipal Clerk Page 1 of 2 May 8, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting 1 p.m. Page 1 of 63 I. IN CAMERA None 2:55 J. ADJOURNMENT Agenda prepared by: Cheryl Hyde, Municipal Clerk Page 2 of 2 May 8, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting 1 p.m. Page 2 of 63 Unapproved C-1 TOWN OF CANMORE MINUTES Committee of the Whole Council Chamber at the Canmore Civic Centre, 902 – 7 Avenue Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT John Borrowman Mayor Rob Seeley Deputy Mayor Vi Sandford Councillor Karen Marra Councillor Esmé Comfort Councillor Joanna McCallum Councillor COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT Jeff Hilstad Councillor ADMINISTRATION PRESENT Lisa de Soto Chief Administrative Officer Michael Fark General Manager of Municipal Infrastructure Sally Caudill General Manager of Municipal Services Robyn Dinnadge Manager of Communications Greg Burt Manager of Protective Services Walter Gahler Fire Chief Keri Martens Deputy Fire Chief Camila Ramos-Strankman Planning Technician Alaric Fish Manager of Planning Lee Prevost Supervisor of Planning Andy Esarte Manager of Engineering Adam Robinson Marketing and Sales Coordinator Suzette Cardinal Administrative Assistant (Recorder) Mayor Borrowman called the April 10, 2018 committee of the whole meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. A. CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1. Agenda for the April 10, 2018 Committee of the Whole Meeting 14-2018COW Moved by Mayor Borrowman that the Committee of the Whole approve the agenda for the April 10, 2018 regular meeting as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY B. DELEGATIONS None Minutes approved by: _______ _______ May 8, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting 1 p.m. Page 3 of 63 Town of Canmore Committee of the Whole Meeting Unapproved April 10, 2018 Page 2 of 3 C. MINUTES 1. Minutes of the March 13, 2018 Committee of the Whole Meeting 15-2018COW Moved by Mayor Borrowman that the Committee of the Whole approve the minutes of the March 13, 2018 regular meeting as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY D. STAFF REPORTS 1. Canmore Fire Rescue Master Plan Update Administration spoke to a written report to update the Committee as to the progress of the implementation of the Fire Rescue Master Plan (FRMP) recommendations. 2. Annual Report of Municipal Development Plan Indicators and Measures (2017) Administration spoke to a written report to provide the Committee with an update as to the status of Town activities regarding the Municipal Development Plan, and what the goals will be moving forward. 3. Transportation Planning Update Administration spoke to a written report to provide an overview of proposed updates to the integrated transportation plan that will inform engagement and concept designs on Railway Avenue and Bow Valley Trail E. COUNCILLOR UPDATES 1. March 2018 Councillor Updates Written report, received as information. F. SERVICE AREA REPORTS 1. March 2018 Service Area Reports Written report, received as information. G. COUNCIL RESOLUTION ACTION LIST 1. Council Resolution Action List as of April 2, 2018 Written report, received as information. Minutes approved by: _______ _______ May 8, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting 1 p.m. Page 4 of 63 Town of Canmore Committee of the Whole Meeting Unapproved April 10, 2018 Page 3 of 3 H. BOARD AND COMMITTEE UPDATES None I. ADJOURNMENT 16-2018COW Moved by Mayor Borrowman that the Committee adjourn the April 10, 2018 committee of the whole meeting at 3:45 p.m. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY _________________________ John Borrowman, Mayor __________________________ Suzette Cardinal Executive Assistant Minutes approved by: _______ _______ May 8, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting 1 p.m. Page 5 of 63 D1 2017 Protective Services Year End Reports 1. Emergency Management 2. Fire-Rescue 3. Bylaw Services 4. RCMP 5. Police Committee May 8, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting 1 p.m. Page 6 of 63 Emergency Management Highlights – 2017 The Director of Emergency Management (DEM) and the Manager of Communications attended the Banff Emergency Response exercise and the City of Calgary’s “There’s Snow Time Like the Present” emergency exercise Representatives from the US Consulate (Calgary office) asked for a meeting with the DEM and Fire Chief to discuss services the US Consulate can offer to American citizens that are in Canmore should we ever experience an evacuation order or local emergency. 23 town staff completed Basic Emergency Management training taught by the Alberta Emergency Management Agency 20 town operational staff completed High Water Basic Safety awareness training The Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) team completed an emergency management training session An inventory of emergency packs was purchased and organized to be used for staff when they are deployed to monitor creeks, rivers and culverts The ECC emergency activation system was tested Manager of Communications completed Public Information Officer training The Steep Creeks and Bow River Emergency Response Plans were updated DEM, Deputy Fire Chief and a Municipal Engineer attended an Emergency Preparedness Stakeholder meeting hosted by TransAlta 13 “Seasonal High Water Monitoring” reports were produced, distributed and posted on the website between May 16 and June 26 The DEM and Fire Chief were in regular communication with the Banff Fire Chief, Parks Canada and the Government of Alberta Wildfire Crews during the Verdant fire Three staff from Protective Services (who are members of Canada Task Force 2) attended a training opportunity with Virginia Task Force 1 (https://www.vatf1.org/) in October. Staff were involved in a large scale disaster exercise and also had an opportunity to tour and meet with staff from EOC’s in Virginia and Washington, D.C. 1 Emergency Management 2017 Annual Report | Town of Canmore May 8, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting 1 p.m. Page 7 of 63 Fire-Rescue Annual Report – 2017 Statistics Call Volume 660 700 592 549 600 513 500 386 400 365 312 276 Fire/Rescue 300 Medical 200 274 100 237 227 237 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 • 2017 saw a 20 percent increase in call volume • 2014 – 2017 call volumes increased by 28 percent 2017 Calls by Category Rescue 12 2% Other Fires 82 48 12% 7% MVC 71 Hazardous 11% Materials Medical 34 Assistance 5% 274 Alarms 42% 139 21% May 8, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting 1 p.m. Page 8 of 63 Fires by Category 25 20 20 15 14 14 15 13 13 10 10 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 0 Wildland Structure Garbage Vehicle Cooking Appliance Firepit 2015: 64 2016: 47 2017:48 Medical Calls by Category 180 161 160 134 140 124 120 100 80 66 70 60 60 43 40 32 33 20 16 13 13 20 7 6 0 ALS BLS EMS Driver Fire Assist Cancelled enroute 2015: 242 2016: 256 2017:274 • The department was “Advance Life Support (ALS) Capable”, meaning there was a minimum of one firefighter on shift that is also a paramedic 80% of the time in 2017. • When responding to medical co-response calls (both AHS-EMS and Canmore Fire-Rescue are responding) Canmore Fire-Rescue was on scene first 36% of the time. May 8, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting 1 p.m. Page 9 of 63 Highlights • The annual PARTY Program (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) took place in May. The department participated in several realistic scenarios as the initial response to an alcohol related motor vehicle crash. CFRS performed vehicle extrication and patient care skills and handed off the patient to EMS. • Canmore Fire participated in the Banff Emergency Response Exercise. Canmore Command Trailer and seven staff assisted with incident command, accountability and remote video incident surveillance. • A team of 15 fire fighters representing Canmore Fire Rescue participated in the Banff-Jasper relay in June. Canmore Fire also competed as a volunteer team in the Fire Fit Combat Challenge regional championship in Drumheller. In May, four members participated in the annual Stair Climb Challenge in Calgary to raise awareness and support for firefighters and citizens living with Cancer. Two members each placed 3rd in their respective divisions.