COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, September 12, 2017 9:30 AM
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YELLOWHEAD COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, September 12, 2017 9:30 AM Our Mission Statement Building a better community for present and future generations. Vision Statement Recognized as a place of choice for those who want to be where great things happen. Page 1 of 54 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA COUNCIL CHAMBERS YELLOWHEAD COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, EDSON, ALBERTA SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 Page 1.0 AGENDA 1.01 Adoption of Agenda That Council for Yellowhead County accepts the September 12, 2017 Council meeting agenda as presented. 2.0 MINUTES 2.01 Adoption of Council Meeting Minutes 4 - 13 That Council for Yellowhead County adopts the August 22, 2017 Council meeting minutes as presented. 3.0 PUBLIC HEARINGS 3.01 Public Hearing for Bylaw 02.17, being a Bylaw to adopt 14 - 32 the Hamlet of Peers Area Structure Plan dated August 22, 2017 3.02 Public Hearing for Bylaw 03.17, being a Bylaw to adopt 33 - 44 the Edson Intermunicipal Development Plan dated August 2017 3.03 An application to redistrict Plan 1222207; Block 1; Lot 12 45 - 47 within the Hamlet of Niton Junction from Hamlet Commercial (HC) to Hamlet General (HG). 4.0 SCHEDULED PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS 5.0 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 6.0 INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES 7.0 COMMUNITY SERVICES 8.0 PROTECTIVE SERVICES 9.0 CORPORATE AND PLANNING SERVICES 10.0 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Yellowhead County Council Meeting Agenda September 12, 2017 Page 2 of 54 10.01 Follow Up Action List 48 - 51 That Council for Yellowhead County accepts the Follow Up Action List as presented for information purposes. 10.02 Council Schedule 52 - 53 That Council for Yellowhead County accepts the Council calendar for information purposes. 10.03 Council Information Package 54 That Council for Yellowhead County accepts the September 7, 2017 Council Information Package for information purposes. 11.0 MAYOR & COUNCILLOR REPORTS 12.0 IN-CAMERA SESSION 13.0 ADJOURNMENT 13.01 Adjournment of Council Meeting Minutes That Council for Yellowhead County adjourns the September 12, 2017 Council meeting. Yellowhead County Council Meeting Agenda September 12, 2017 Page 3 of 54 MINUTES Yellowhead County Council held a Council Meeting on August 22, 2017 commencing at 9:30 AM in the Council Chambers, at the Yellowhead County Administration Building in Edson, Alberta. COUNCILLORS PRESENT: Gerald Soroka, Mayor Sandra Cherniawsky, Councillor Division 1 Anthony Giezen, Councillor Division 2 - Wildwood and Area Fred Priestley-Wright, Councillor Division 3 - Niton/Carrot Creek Area David Russell, Councillor Division 4 - Peers/Rosevear/Shiningbank Shawn Berry, Councillor Division 5 - Wolf Creek/Pinedale Area Bill Velichko, Councillor Division 6 - Edson and Area Dawn Mitchell, Deputy Mayor and Councillor Division 7 - Edson West Jack Williams, Councillor Division 8 - Robb/Brule/Cadomin and Hinton Area COUNCILLORS ABSENT: ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: Jack Ramme, Chief Administrative Officer Barb Lyons, Director of Corporate and Planning Services Don O'Quinn, Director of Infrastructure Services Dan Ivanov, Communications Coordinator Tracy Parker, CAO Administrative Assistant/Recording Secretary Mayor Soroka called the meeting to order at 9:30 AM. 1 AGENDA 1.1 Adoption of Agenda RES 147-08-22-17 MOVED BY Shawn Berry that Council for Yellowhead County adopts the August 22, 2016 agenda as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2 MINUTES 2.1 Adoption of Council Meeting Minutes RES 148-08-22-17 MOVED BY Bill Velichko that Council for Yellowhead County adopts the July 25, 2017 Council meeting minutes as presented. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3 PUBLIC HEARINGS 4 SCHEDULED PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS 4.1 Alberta Health Services - Ambulance Service Presentation Dan Huckabee, Director of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Clinical Operations, Alberta Health North Zone and Rob Barone, Associate Executive Director from Alberta Health Services (AHS) provided to Council a PowerPoint presentation. Discussion included: - EMS is delivered via either direct delivery which is AHS owned and operated services or Contracted Providers which means that services are outsourced to municipal, for- profit and not for profit service provider; - All Albertans receive a standard approach to patient care across the Province; - The North Zone EMS has 115 Advanced Care Paramedics, 257 Primary Care Paramedics and 18 Emergency Medical Responders (EMR); - There were 31,901 events from 911 calls and 27,533 inter-facility transfers in 2016/2017; - EMS Medical Director is available 24 hours a day; - Learning and Development programs include new recruit training, patient simulation training and a psychological health and wellness programs; - AHS has centralized dispatch which includes GPS tracking which allows for the Page 1 of 10 Page 4 of 54 Council Meeting Minutes August 22, 2017 closest resource to be deployed; - Electronic records, power cots, stretcher lifts and utilization of the AFRRCS Provincial Radio System assist AHS in providing services; - The North Zone has lost approximately thirty-five to forty percent of its paramedics resulting in Alberta Health Services developing a robust recruitment and retention program; - Increase in Inter Facility Transfers and an increase in time-on-task due to increased wait times at receiving facilities; - In order to address system capacity AHS utilizes additional non-ambulance transfer resources, coordination of air and ground EMS where opportunities exist, scheduled air ambulance run, and is working with receiving hospitals to decrease EMS wait times; - Development of treat and refer protocols, Community Health and Prehospital Support program, Palliative and End of Life Care Protocol and revisions to Provincial Inter Facility Transfers Protocol; - Alberta Health Services has 11 Fixed Wing air ambulances and 3 rotary wing air ambulances; - Alberta Health Services has 404 ground ambulances of which 284 are advanced life saving ambulances. 80 ground and 50 advanced life saving ambulances are located within the North Zone; - STARS air ambulance vs. fixed wing transport vs. ground transportation options; - AHS reserves resources for when they are required which will result in successful patient outcome; - STARS does not self-launch, it is always through AHS dispatch system; - Helicopters are utilized for short transportation distances as they are inefficient over longer distances; - Helicopters have limited space inside the helicopter; - AHS makes all decisions regarding patient care, and resources may be re-deployed to a more critical event; - ALS and VLS units are virtually the same in terms of costs; - Annual salary for a first year paramedic would be approximately $75,000.00. Mayor Soroka recessed the meeting at 10:46 AM. Mayor Soroka reconvened the meeting at 10:59 AM. 5 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 5.1 Revenue Sharing Agreement Accounting RFD - 677 Yellowhead County had entered into Revenue Sharing Agreements with the Towns of Edson and Hinton to provide additional support to these communities that indirectly support County residents and industry. One of the terms of the agreement with the Towns is for them to provide an annual accounting of where the funds were allocated/expended. The County did not dictate what or where the funds could be used, only that the County be made aware of how the funds were utilized. Presented to Council was correspondence from each town advising of how the allocation of funds were utilized. In the case of Hinton, the funds ($1.9 million) were utilized to offset the mill rates. Edson split the funding ($5.1 million) between policing costs, a utilities project and to reserves for future capital initiatives. RES 149-08-22-17 MOVED BY Sandra Cherniawsky that Council accepts the Revenue Sharing Agreement accounting from the Town of Edson and the Town of Hinton for information purposes. CARRIED 6 INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES 7 COMMUNITY SERVICES 8 PROTECTIVE SERVICES 9 CORPORATE AND PLANNING SERVICES Page 2 of 10 Page 5 of 54 Council Meeting Minutes August 22, 2017 9.1 Bylaw 11.17, amend the Land Use Bylaw 16:13 from Hamlet Commercial (HC) to Hamlet General (HG) for Lot 12; Block 1; Plan 1222207 within the Hamlet of Niton Junction. RFD - 667 Jung Shin Na had submitted an amendment application for Lot 12; Block 1; Plan 1222207 to rezone to a district that has a provision for staff accommodation. Present zoning is Hamlet Commercial which has no staff accommodation listed under the permitted or discretionary uses. In an effort to meet the needs of the landowner in relation to the future uses and business requirements, a rezoning application was presented for Council's consideration. Internal referrals to the County's Infrastructure and Protective Services Department, had no concerns with the proposed rezoning. RES 150-08-22-17 MOVED BY Fred Priestley-Wright that Council for Yellowhead County give first Reading to Bylaw 11.17 amending the Land Use Bylaw 16:13 for Lot 12; Block 1; Plan 1222207 from Hamlet Commercial (HC) to Hamlet General (HG) as indicated on Schedule "A"; AND THAT Council for Yellowhead County forward the bylaw to a Public Hearing on September 12, 2017. CARRIED 9.2 Second and third reading of Bylaw 08.17, to amend Land Use Bylaw 16.13 from Rural District (RD) to Rural Industrial District (RI) for Plan 022 2845, Block 3, Lot 1 in the NE 10-53-18-W5M RFD - 680 On May 5, 2017, Jesse Bowman Logging Inc. applied to amend Plan 022 2845, Block 3, Lot 1 in the NE 10-53-18-W5M from Rural District (RD) to Rural Industrial District (RI). This amendment is necessary in order for the applicant to expand their logging business in excess of five commercial vehicles. This property is within the boundaries of the Branch Corner Area Structure Plan and is designated in the Land Use Concept as Industrial. The land between the subject property and Highway 16 is currently in the Rural Industrial District. The application was referred to Yellowhead County Infrastructure Services and Alberta Transportation. Both of these departments had no objections with the proposed rezoning application. Bylaw 08.17 received first reading on June 13, 2017.