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TOWN OF HIGH LEVEL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 22nd, 2018 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers "We will strive to improve our community's quality of life by providing a safe, sustainable environment through planning, communication and cooperation, both locally and regionally." TOWN OF HIGH LEVEL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. January 22, 2018 AGENDA Pg 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Regular Council Meeting Agenda, Adoption of the Agenda. 2 January 22, 2018 3. PUBLIC HEARING None. 4. PRESENTATION None. 5. DELEGATIONS None. 6. ADOPTION OF MINUTES 6.1 Regular Council Meeting minutes of Adoption of the minutes. 6 January 8, 2018 7. DELEGATION BUSINESS None. 8. MAYOR’S REPORT 9. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Committees on which Councillors are appointed: Reports from various committees on which 13 Deputy Mayor Langford Councillors are appointed. Councillor Anderson Councillor Forest Councillor Gillis Councillor Jessiman Councillor Morgan 2 Town of High Level Council Agenda January 22, 2018 10. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 10.1 Actions Resulting from Council Meetings Actions Resulting from Council Meetings 16 10.2 Council Donation List Council Donation List 17 10.3 2017 Capital Project Status Report 2017 Capital Project Status Report 18 10.4 Department Reports Community Services 21 Development 34 Operations Protective Services 38 11. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES None. 12. OLD BUSINESS 12.1 RFD: Pump 1 Fire Truck Disposal Council to discuss disposal of pump 1 fire truck. 47 13. NEW BUSINESS 13.1 Admin Request: 3rd Annual Frostival. Request to Council re participation in the 3rd Annual 51 Frostival. 13.2 Council Code of Conduct Bylaw 975-18. Request to Council to give first, second and third 53 reading to Bylaw 975-18. 13.3 Write-off of uncollectible accounts Request to Council to authorize the write-off of 60 uncollectible accounts. 13.4 Town of High Level Library Board Memorandum Request to council to consider updating and 64 of Understanding (MOU) renewing the MOU with the Library Board. 14. CORRESPONDENCE FOR ACTION 14.1 Brownlee LLP presents: 2018 Emerging Trends Council discussion. 70 in Municipal Law – Invitation to Mayor McAteer 14.2 Municipal Leaders’ Caucus - March 14th & 15th, Council discussion. 74 2018 in Edmonton 14.3 AAMDC Convention – March 19th – 21st, 2018 Council discussion. 75 in Edmonton 15. CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION 15.1 AB Environment and Parks, Minister Phillips – Draft Provincial Woodland Caribou Range Plan, 78 Jan 18, 2018 15.2 AAMDC – Contact newsletter, Jan 11, 2018 | Vol 2018 Issue 2 79 15.3 AAMDC – Contact newsletter, Jan 18, 2018 | Vol 2018 Issue 2 84 15.4 Might Peace Watershed Alliance – Issue #14, January 2018 89 3 Town of High Level Council Agenda January 22, 2018 15.5 TOHL: Mackenzie Frontier Tourist Association – Re: Hudson Bay Keg River Trading Post, Municipal 93 Library Board appointments – B. Bellamy and S. Kristoff 16. NOTICE OF MOTIONS None. 17. QUESTION PERIOD 18. IN CAMERA 18.1 Mackenzie Region Mutual Aid Agreement Pursuant to FOIP Part 1, Div 2, s21(1)(a)(ii) Intergovernmental relations; and FOIP Part 1, Div 2, s23(1)(b) Local public body confidences 18.2 Regional Service Sharing Agreement - Fire Service Fees Pursuant to FOIP Part 1, Div 2, s21(1)(a)(ii) Intergovernmental relations; and FOIP Part 1, Div 2, s23(1)(b) Local public body confidences 19. ADJOURNMENT 4 MINUTES 5 TOWN OF HIGH LEVEL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. January 8, 2018 UNAPPROVED MINUTES IN ATTENDANCE: COUNCIL Crystal McAteer Mayor Boyd Langford Deputy Mayor Brent Anderson Councillor Ellis Forest Councillor Beth Gillis Councillor (arrived at 7:06 p.m.) Mike Morgan Councillor STAFF Dan Fletcher Chief Administrative Officer Serena Weipert Director of Community Services Keith Straub Director of Operations Brittany Stahl Director of Finance Sandra Beaton Municipal Clerk/Recording Secretary GUEST Jordan Maskell ECHO Pioneer Press REGRETS Terry Jessiman Councillor Rodney Schmidt Director of Protective Services Ashleigh Bulmer Director of Development and IT Services 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor McAteer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Regular Council Meeting Agenda, Resolution# 001-18 January 8, 2018 Moved by Councillor Forest THAT Council adopt the January 8, 2018 Regular Council Meeting Agenda with the addition of Old Business item 12.1 Museum, UnapprovedNew Business item 13.2 MLA Jabbour’s request - Project suggestion to the province of Alberta; and move Correspondence for Information Item 15.2 to Action Item 13.3. CARRIED 3. PUBLIC HEARING None. 4. PRESENTATIONS None. 6 TOWN OF HIGH LEVEL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 8, 2018 5. DELEGATIONS 5.1 S/Sgt Brad Giles, RCMP High Level Detachment Report RCMP High Level Detachment Dec 2017 HL RCMP Policing Highlights, including 4th Quarter Stats; RCMP Constable Brian Smith in Dec 2017 HL RCMP Crime Reduction Unit Highlights attendance Town of HL - HL Detachment, Crime Data – Dec 2017 HL Provincial Detachment Crime Statistics - Jan to Dec: 2014 – 2017 HL Provincial Detachment Stat Comparison - Jan to Dec: 2013 – 2017 HL Provincial Detachment Stat Comparison - Dec: 2013 – 2017 HL Provincial Detachment Stat Comparison – Q4: 2013 – 2017 HL Provincial Detachment 5 Year Traffic Summary – Month of Q4 6. ADOPTIONS OF THE MINUTES 6.1 Regular meeting minutes of Resolution# 002-18 December 18, 2017 Moved by Deputy Mayor Langford THAT Council adopts the Regular meeting minutes of December 18, 2017 as amended. CARRIED 7. DELEGATION BUSINESS 7.1 RCMP High Level Detachment Resolution# 003-18 Report Moved by Councillor Anderson Dec 2017 HL RCMP Policing THTA Council accepts the December 2017 RCMP High Level Highlights, including 4th Quarter Stats; Detachment report for information. Dec 2017 HL RCMP Crime Reduction Unit Highlights CARRIED Town of HL - HL Detachment, Crime Data – Dec 2017 HL Provincial Detachment Crime Statistics - Jan to Dec: 2014 – 2017 HL Provincial Detachment Stat Comparison - Jan to Dec: 2013 – 2017 HL Provincial Detachment Stat Comparison - Dec: 2013 – 2017 HL Provincial Detachment Stat Comparison – Q4: 2013 – 2017 HL Provincial DetachmentUnapproved 5 Year Traffic Summary – Month of Q4 8. MAYOR’S REPORT Dec 18/2017 to Jan 8/2018 Dec 20 – Northwest Species at Risk Disappointed with provincial governments proposed caribou protection plans…we see the plans as detrimental to the region’s economic future. Disappointed the provincial government is ignoring our research, we will continue to advocate for our position with the federal government. Page 2 7 TOWN OF HIGH LEVEL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 8, 2018 We are disappointed these plans contradict the message the Minister of Environment and Parks publicly stated in our region and local media during her visit in August 2017. Public consultations sessions: January 7th in Zama, January 8th in Rainbow Lake, January 9th in La Crete, January 10th in High Level, January 11th in Manning, January 12th in Clear Hills County. Resolution# 004-18 Moved by Councillor Forest THAT the Mayor’s report is accepted for information. CARRIED 9. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS 9.1 Committee reports on which Deputy Mayor Langford: Councillors are appointed: Jan 6-7 Muni 101 training in Grande Prairie Deputy Mayor Langford Councillor Anderson Councillor Anderson: Councillor Forest No meeting over the holidays. Councillor Gillis Councillor Jessiman (away) Councillor Forest: Councillor Morgan No meeting over the holidays. Councillor Gillis: No meeting over the holidays. Councillor Morgan: No meeting over the holidays. Resolution# 005-18 Moved by Councillor Morgan THAT Council accepts the Councillor Committee reports as presented. CARRIED 10. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 10.1 Council Meeting Action List Resolution# 006-18 Moved by Deputy Mayor Langford THAT Council accepts the Council Meeting Action List with Item #1 Unapprovedremoved. CARRIED 10.2 Council Donation List Resolution# 007-18 Moved by Councillor Morgan THAT Council accepts the Council Donation List as circulated. CARRIED 11. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES None. Page 3 8 TOWN OF HIGH LEVEL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 8, 2018 12. OLD BUSINESS 12.1 Museum Resolution# 008-18 Moved by Deputy Mayor Langford THAT Council instruct Administration to write a letter to the Mackenzie Frontier Tourism Association providing a rationale for the removal of the Keg River Post building; AND THAT Administration offer to set the museum as the starting point to accommodate their history check app tour and report back to Council. CARRIED 13. NEW BUSINESS 13.1 RFD: Human Resource Resolution# 009-18 Policy 165-97 Moved by Deputy Mayor Langford THAT Council amends the Human Resource Policy 165-97 as presented. CARRIED 13.2 MLA Jabbour - Project suggestion to Resolution# 010-18 the province of Alberta Moved by Councillor Forest THAT Council table the capital project list to the January 15th Committee of the Whole meeting. CARRIED 13.3 AB Infrastructure – Fact sheet Information. distribution, dated December 20, 2017 14. CORRESPONDENCE FOR ACTION None. 15. CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION 15.1 AB Association of Municipal Districts & Counties - Contact Newsletter, Jan 4, 2018 | Vol 2018 Issue 1 15.2 AB Infrastructure – Fact sheet distribution, dated December 20, 2017 Moved to New Business Item 13.3 15.3 AB Seniors and HousingUnapproved – Mackenzie Lodge project update, dated Dec 19, 2017 15.4 TOHL: Library Board appointment, ShawnaLee Jessiman Resolution# 011-18 Moved by Gillis THAT Council accepts item 15.1, 15.3 and 15.4 for information. CARRIED 16. NOTICE OF MOTIONS None. Page 4 9 TOWN OF HIGH LEVEL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 8, 2018 17. QUESTION PERIOD 18. IN CAMERA 18.1 Library Board Appointment Resolution# 012-18 Disclosure harmful to Personal Privacy - Moved by Councillor Forest Pursuant to FOIP, Section 17(1) THAT Council move in camera at 7:45 pm. 18.2 Library Board Appointment CARRIED Disclosure harmful to Personal Privacy - Pursuant to FOIP, Section 17(1) Meeting recessed at 7:46 p.m.