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Regular Council Meeting Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Council Chambers

PRESENT:

REGRETS:

ADMINISTRATION:

Mayor Jim Romane Councillor Gavin Bates Councillor Jean Barclay Councillor Glen Carritt Councillor Donnie Hill Councillor Don Harrison Councillor Danny Rieberger

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Todd Becker, Chief Administrative Officer Steven Kennedy, Director of Operational Services Heather Whymark, Director of Corporate Services Vanessa Connors, Legislative Executive Assistant Meghan Jenkins, Manager of Community Planning & Sustainability Stuart Fullarton, Manager of Economic Development & Communications Karen Bradbury, Community & Social Development Coordinator

1. CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 p.m.

Mayor Romane called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.

2. OATH OF OFFICE

2.1 Swearing in of Newly Elected Council Member

Councillor Don Harrison was sworn in by Mayor Romane

3. AGENDA Agenda of the Regular Council meeting held on June 9, 2020

3.1 Adoption of agenda

Hill - that Council approves the June 9, 2020 Council Meeting agenda as amended with the following additions:

4.3 Adoption of Special Council Meeting Minutes 4.4 Mayor Romane Statement 8. 2 Operational Services Service Level Discussion

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Carried

4. MINUTES

4.1 Regular Council Meeting - May 25, 2020

Regular Council Meeting June 9, 2020

Carritt- that council approves the May 25, 2020 Regular Council Meeting minutes as presented.

Carried

4.2 Agenda & Priorities Meeting- June 1, 2020

Bates - that council approves the June 1, 2020 Agenda & Priorities Meeting minutes as amended.

Carried

4.3 Special Council Meeting - June 9, 2020

Bates - that Council approves the June 9, 2020 Special Council Meeting minutes as presented.

Carried

4.4 Mayor Romane Statement

Barclay_ - that Council approves the Mayor's Statement as presented. Carried

6. DELEGATIONS

6.1 Innisfail RCMP Update - Staff Sargent Chris Matechuk & Sargent Lori Eiler

Staff Sargent Chris Matechuk presented the 2019 Detachment Profile and an overview of crime statistics contained within the document.

Sargent Lori Eiler discussed current issues in the community the RCMP are focusing on. The Bluebird Motel's operating practices are allowing for a significant amount of crime to occur in the community due to allowing people to stay without identification or a credit card.

Carritt - that council accepts the 2021-2026 Innis/ail Municipal Detachment Multi-Year Financial Plan as presented.

Carried

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6.2 Innisfail Minor Hockey Association

Regular Council Meeting June 9, 2020

Councillor Bates declared a conflict of interest and left the meeting at 6:45 p.m.

Teresa Dodd spoke on behalf of the Innisfail Minor Hockey Association. They are requesting that the Town show leniency with regards to the ice booking policy, that ice bookings for the 2020-2021 season be guaranteed for IMHA even though they have an outstanding balance of$60,000 with the Town. This allows for scheduling ofleague, tournament and playoff games.

Carritt- that Council approves providing leniency to the Innis/ail Minor Hockey Association with the respect to payment of their outstanding balance due to delays in the organization's registration due to Covid-19.

Councillor Bates returned to the meeting at 6:57 p.m.

7. COUNCIL/ ADMINISTRATION

7 .1 Request for Decision - Chief Administrative Officer Report

Hill - That Council approves the Chief Administrative Officer report dated June 9, 2020 as information.

7.2 Information Item - Council Action Control

Carried

Carried

Bare/av - that council accepts the Council Action Control as information.

Carried

7.3 Councillor Barclay - 2020 High School Graduation

Barclav - that Council approve purchasing a 4 x 8 foot coroplast sign congratulating the class of 2020 at a cost of no more than $400. 00

Carried

7.4 Request for Decision- Kemp House Lease

Carritt- that Council approves the lease agreement with Pathways Home Family Counselling to occupy a portion of the Dr. George Kemp House from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2022 at the lease rate of Two Hundred and Thirty Dollars ($230. 00) per month.

Carried

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8. OPERATIONAL SERVICES

Regular Council Meeting June 9, 2020

8.1 Request for Decision - Realtor Contract for Town Owned Residential Lots

Rieberger - That Council approves providing the opportunity for local realty companies to present proposals to provide Residential Realty Services to the Town through a fair and equitable Request for Proposal process.

Carried

Carritt - that Council approves extending the current contract for the sale of town owned residential lots with Remax for an additional six months.

Carried

Barclav - that Council directs administration to bring forward incentives for Town owned residential lots.

Carried

8.2 Operational Services Service Level Discussion

Hill - that Council accepts the operations service level verbal report as information; and further, approves adjusting staffing levels to maintain the current level of services as presented.

9. CORRESPONDENCE & INFORMATION

9.1 Correspondence & Information

Harrison - that Council approves the Correspondence & Information presented as information.

10. COUNCIL REPORTS

10.1 Councillor Hill - Happy to see the Grad event going ahead

10.2 Councillor Bates

Carried

Carried

ECC could possible provide an update on garage sales and in person council meetings

- MPC and council orientation next week

10.3 Councillor Carritt - Emergency Management Committee last Thursday - Happy to see the Grad event going ahead

Would like to have council in person

10.4 Councillor Barclay - Attended the Chamber's strategic planning session, Chamber will no

longer do Santa's Sleigh and are moving Hometown Christmas back to December 5th

- MPC next week

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10.5 Councillor Rieberger

Regular Council Meeting June 9, 2020

- Historical Village meeting, they do not have reopening plans at this time - Red Deer Advocate about City of Red Deer Molly Bannister Dr. public

engagement survey being unreliable

10.6 Councillor Harrison - Had many phone calls with residents expressing their experiences with

racism - Would like to see action to address racism and discrimination

10. 7 Mayor Romane - Plan to attend the rally on Saturday

11. OPEN MICROPHONE SESSION

Patrick Teskey- asked it there is a plan to deal with overflowing recycling at the transfer station. Happy to see the work on 52 A venue.

12. IN CAMERA

Hill - that Council approves moving into a closed in camera meeting at 8:40 p.m.

Carried

12.1 CAO Operational Scan- MGA 197(2), FOIPP 24(l)(g)

Harrison - that Council approves reconvening the open meeting of council at 8:40p.m.

Carried

13. ADJOURNMENT

Rieberger - that the June 9, 2020 Regular Meeting of Council is adjourned at 8:41 p.m.

Carried

CAO cMr Mayor

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INNISFAIL

OFFICIAL OATH

I, Donald Harrison ,. DO SWEAR THAT I WILL

DILIGENTLY, FAITHFULLY AND TO THE BEST OF MY

ABILITY, EXECUTE ACCORDING TO LAW, THE

OFFICE OF Councillor , FOR THE TOWN OF

INNISFAIL SO HELP ME GOD.

SWORN BEFORE ME AT THE TOWN OF INNISFAIL, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, 9th DAY OF June.1 2020

COMMISSIONER OF OATHS

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