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AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
LEDUC COUNTY
COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNTY CENTRE, NISKU, ALBERTA
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
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ORDER - 1 :30 p.m.
2.
AGENDA ADOPTION
3.
APPOINTMENTS/PUBLIC HEARINGS
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1:30 p.m.- Agenda Item 5. a)1:35 p.m. -Agenda Item 5. b)1:45 p.m. -Agenda Item 5. c)2:00 p.m. -Agenda Item 5. d) 2:15p.m.- Agenda Item 6.-
Public Presentation(s)
Dean Ohnysty, Director of Parks & Recreation
Presentation - Russ Paull - Sundance Estates
Renee Klimosko, Des Mryglod and Dean Downey
Planning & Development Staff
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ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
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- Regular Council Meeting - June 28, 2016
5.
GENERAL BUSINESS
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1:30 p.m. Public Presentation(s)
1:35 p.m. Dean Ohnvstv- Request for Sponsorship- North Central Female Elite
Hockey
1:45 p.m. Russ Paull- Sundance Estates Tax Assessment & Property Value due to
Removal of Access to Public Beach Areas
2:00 p.m. Renee Klimosko, Des Mrvalod and Dean Downey
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Report New Sarepta Water Rates Review
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Bylaw - Utilities Fees & Charges Bylaw and Rescind Bylaw No. 13-16
Black Gold Regional Schools- Emergency Generator for County Centre
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT-2:15p.m.
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COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS
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INFORMATION ITEMS
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ADJOURNMENT
Draft Agriculture Strategy (Laurie Johnson and Garett Broadbent)
Agrilcultural Small Holdings
MISSION: To provide quality municipal services to citizens within Leduc County.
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TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE COUNTY CENTRE
BUILDING, NISKU, ALBERTA.
Order and Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 1:32 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2016 by Mayor John Whaley as
Chair with Council Members Glenn Belozer, Rick Smith, John Schonewille, Tanni Doblanko and
Audrey Kelto present. Council Member Clay Stumph was absent due to personal reasons.
Also present were Mr. Duane Coleman, County Manager; Mr. Rick Thomas, General Manager,
Community Services; Ms. Joyce Gavan, Recording Secretary; Mr. Dean Ohnysty, Director of
Parks and Recreation; and Mrs. Brandy Kelly, Communications Coordinator.
Present as well were five other individuals.
Agenda Adoption
Councillor Smith -- that the agenda for the July 5, 2016 Regular County Council
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meeting be adopted as circulated.
Carried Unanimously
Previous Minutes- Regular Meeting- June 28, 2016
Councillor Belozer --that the June 28, 2016 Regular County Council Meeting minutes
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be confirmed as circulated.
Carried Unanimously
Public Presentation
Mayor Whaley asked if there was anyone in attendance to provide a public presentation, and
there was no one.
Introduction of Duane Coleman. County Manager
Mayor Whaley introduced and welcomed Mr. Duane Coleman, County Manager, to Leduc County
Council.
Request for Sponsorship - North Central Female Elite Hockey
Mr. Dean Ohnysty, Director of Parks and Recreation, provided a staff recommendation with
respect to the request for sponsorship in the amount of $12,478 towards the North Central
Female Elite Hockey Program.
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Councillor Belozer -- that Leduc County Council approves funding in the amount of
$1,000 to North Central Female Hockey to support initial program development costs to start a
Female Bantam and Midget program for ages 13-17, and further Leduc County Council invites
representative(s) of North Central Female Elite hockey to provide a presentation during 2017
budget deliberations for any additional request for funding.
Carried Unanimously
Excuse Councillor Schonewille
Councillor John Schonewille requested to be excused from the following matter due to a potential
conflict relating to assessment as he sits on the Regional Assessment Review Board.
Councillor Schonewille exited the Council Chamber at 1:45 p.m.
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Sundance Estates Tax Assessment and Property Value- Access to Public Beach Areas
Messrs. Russ Paull, Sundance subdivision and Randy Keller, resident at Sundance Estates,
provided a presentation with respect to the loss of pubic beach access at the Summer Village of
Sundance Beach, highlighting the following:
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Requesting Leduc County to file an appeal challenge to a bylaw passed in 2013 by the Village
of Sundance Beach which was done with no notice to adjacent landowners within Sundance
Estates.
The bylaw lowered the value of all properties located within Sundance Estates which total 35
separate titles by _±$50,000- _±$60,000 each.
There were 12 separate areas designated as public beach access within Sundance Beach.
There were six residents who shared the public beach area in front of Lots 8 and 10 Block;
twelve with the residents of the Village of Sundance Beach where trees were removed and the
bank of the lake front modified which allowed the other 9 residents of Sundance Estates to
make use of the 60' Pine Road allowance and the public beach in front of Lots 9 and 11 ,
Block 11. That seemed to work as there was no congestion on the water with a large number
of boats and people and we shared responsibility to maintain the beach access area.
The bylaw has forced all 15 residents in Keeley Place to now use the remaining 60' Pine road
allowance which the Village of Sundance Beach could not privatize.
This has been a challenge as the Village residents have encroached on both the beach
access and road allowance going to the lake.
Recently the Village has placed boulders and stakes on Leduc County property to further
reduce our access to the land front. This was brought before the Leduc County Councillor in
2013.
Respectively request the County to take necessary steps to have the 2013 bylaw by the
Summer Village of Sundance Beach revoked that removed the public beach access.
Also request the County to formally locate and mark the boundary line between the County
and Village of Sundance Beach and advise the Village to remove boulders and stakes that
restrict access to the lake via the one road allowance remaining.
The Village is taking the right away from the residents within the Village and all Albertans,
access to these specific portions of Pigeon Lake.
This issue has been ongoing since 1991.
Have attempted to negotiate with the Summer Village of Sundance Beach office however,
have been told the bylaw is passed and nothing will be done.
The Minister of Municipal Affairs has been contacted as well however no action was taken.
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Councillor Belozer -- that Leduc County Council receives as information the
presentation provided by Russ Paull and Randy Keller; and further directs administration to
conduct research and provide a report back to Council with respect to the right of way, access to
the lake and Alberta Environment's jurisdiction on Pigeon Lake.
Carried Unanimously
Messrs. Ohnysty. Paull and Keller
Messrs. Ohnysty, Paull and Keller exited the Council Chamber at 2:05p.m.
Councillor Schonewille
Councillor Schonewille entered the Council Chamber at 2:06p.m.
CC- July 5, 2016- 163Mrs. Klimosko; Mrs. Johnson; and Messrs. Mrvglod. Downey. Bain and Broadbent
Mrs. Renee Klimosko, Director of Finance; Mrs. Laurie Johnson, Senior Planner; Messrs. Des
Mryglod, Director of Public Works & Engineering; Dean Downey, Manager of Utilities; Grant Bain,
Director of Planning and Development; and Garett Broadbent, Director of Agricultural Services
entered the Council Chamber at 2:07 p.m.
Report New Sarepta Water Rates Review
Mrs. Renee Klimosko, Director of Finance, provided a staff report with respect to the New Sarepta
Water Rates Review.
Mr. Evans and Haverland
Mr. Jordan Evans, Manager of Long Range Planning; and Mrs. Charlene Haverland, Senior
Planner, entered the Council Chamber at 2:10p.m.
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Councillor Smith -- that Leduc County Council receives as information the report
regarding the proposed amendment to the 2016 New Sarepta Water Utility rate of $4.65, effective
August 1, 2016 with the following process to be completed:
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Council approves the use of the reserve "Hwy 21 /New Sarepta ASP" of $1 05,000 to pay
off the internal borrowing debt of the New Sarepta Water and Sewer Utilities in the amount
of $88,015 (Water Utility $50,788 and Sewer Utility $37 ,227); and
the remaining balance of $16,985 in the reserve after the above transfer will be used to
offset the 2015 deficit incurred in the Sewer- Lagoons Utility in the amount of $16,678;
the remaining $307 will go into the "Water Fund - New Sarepta Rate Stabilization
reserve".
Carried Unanimously
Bylaw No. 16-16- Utilities Fees and Charges Bylaw and Rescind Bylaw No. 13-16
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Councillor Doblanko -- that Bylaw No. 16-16 be given first reading for 2016 Utilities
Fees and Charges relating to the New Sarepta Water Utility rate, effective August 1, 2016 and
that Bylaw No. 13-16 be rescinded.
Carried Unanimously
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Councillor Kelto --that Bylaw No. 16-16 be given second reading.
Carried Unanimously
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Councillor Belozer --that Bylaw No. 16-16 be given third reading with the unanimous
consent of the Council Members present.
Carried Unanimously
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Councillor Smith --that Bylaw No. 16-16 be given third reading.
Carried Unanimously
Communication - New Sarepta Water Rate
Councillor Doblanko - that communication be provided to New Sarepta residents
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advising of the New Sarepta Water Utility rate adjustment, effective August 1, 2016; and further a
report be brought back to Council Committee of Whole on July 12, 2016.
Carried Unanimously
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Messrs. Mryglod and Downey exited the Council Chamber at 2:15 p.m.
Mr. Newman and Mrs. Vizbar
Mr. Phil Newman, Intergovernmental Advisor; and Mrs. Julie Vizbar, Planner 1, entered the
Council Chamber at 2:14 p.m.
Black Gold Regional Schools - Emergency Generator for County Centre
Councillor Schonewille -- that Leduc County Council approves, in principle, an equal
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cost sharing with the Black Gold Regional Schools for the purchase and installation of an
emergency generator for the County Centre to be included in the 2017 Capital budget.
Carried Unanimously
Mrs. Klimosko
Mrs. Klimosko exited the Council Chamber at 2:17 p.m.
Draft Agricultural Strategy
Mrs. Laurie Johnson, Senior Planner; and Mr. Garett Broadbent, Director of Agricultural Services,
reviewed the Draft Agricultural Strategy with Council Members.
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Pro:
Con:
Councillor Doblanko --that the Agricultural Strategy, be approved with revisions.
Carried
Mayor Whaley and Councillors Doblanko, Kelto, Smith and Belozer
Councillor Schonewille
Agricultural Small Holdings
Mrs. Charlene Haverland, Senior Planner, reviewed the agricultural small holdings policy within
the Municipal Development Plan impacting subdivision of agricultural lots.
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Councillor Kelto -- that Leduc County Council accepts as information the report
provided on agricultural small holdings within the Municipal Development Plan, and further
administration provide Council with a more descriptive policy for consideration at a future Council
Workshop.
Carried
Pro:
Mayor Whaley and Councillors Schonewille, Doblanko, Kelto and Belozer
Con: Councillor Smith
Mrs. Haverland. Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Vizbar and Mr. Newman
Mrs. Haverland, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Vizbar and Mr. Newman exited the Council Chamber at
2:40p.m.
Council Reports
The Mayor and Council Members provided reports with respect to their attendance at the
following events, functions and/or meetings:
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Leduc Foundation Board of Director's Meeting
50th Anniversary Celebration
Sunnybrook Hall Meeting
Summer Road Tour with Minister Gray, Minister of Labour
County Manager Retirement Celebration
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Nisku Fire Hall 401h Anniversary Planning Meeting
Capital Region Board Growth Plan Meeting
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Councillor Doblanko --that the Mayor's and Council Members reports on attendance at
events and functions, be received as information.
Carried Unanimously
Information Items
There were no information items.
Adjournment
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Councillor Schonewille --that the Regular County Council meeting be adjourned.
Carried Unanimously
The Regular Council meeting concluded at 2:53 p.m.
Mayor
County Manager