[0:03] Okay. U sorry if you the people have
missed it. We just uh made a motion to
[0:07] accept Brian's absence for uh he's out
of assignment. Uh so at this time we'll
[0:12] have the additions, deletions, changes
to the agenda.
[0:16] Adam CO
>> Mr. Mayor, I have one change. I would
[0:20] like to remove 6.1 franchise fee.
Okay.
[0:31] Uh, any other changes, deletions?
I make a motion to accept the changes.
[0:37] I'll make a motion that town council
adopt the agenda as amended.
[0:40] » As amended. All in favor? Unanimous.
Carried. Uh, get a motion for adoption
[0:46] of the minutes of the last meeting, I'm
assuming.
[0:49] » Um, a motion that we uh adopt the August
19th, 2026 regular council meeting
[0:55] minutes. Madam CEO, can we do the 24th
as well on the same motion?
[0:59] » Yes, can, Mr. Mayor.
>> Okay. I uh I'll do that again. I motion
[1:03] that we accept the August 19th and 24th,
2026 regular council meeting minutes
[1:09] » and the special council meeting minutes
on the 24th. Uh any questions, concerns?
[1:14] All in favor? Anonymous carried.
Uh let's move on to number five. Council
[1:20] priorities and information requests.
Uh, councelor Harvey,
[1:24] » I do have a couple priorities. So, first
of all, I just want to say thank you to
[1:29] the administration, the town office, and
all the volunteers
[1:32] for this very successful Sunday with
Alberta Days. Um, I think everything
[1:38] came out awesome. Couldn't ask for
anything better. It was very, very well
[1:41] put together and very well organized.
Thank you, Sher Cot as well. Natalie
[1:46] Costa, you guys did awesome. uh the
veterans crosswalk. Amazing job to the
[1:51] the veterans committee as well. And I
just want to say thank you to everybody.
[1:55] That was something else. It's great.
>> Anything else, counselor?
[2:00] » I do have one more thing. Uh so one of
the organizers of the ball I'm not
[2:06] texting anybody. I'm looking at right
here. Um but the ball tournament, the
[2:11] fifth annual slow pitch tournament,
Bruterheim. They have 10 teams, eight of
[2:17] which are from out of town. Um they are
looking for donations for anybody who's
[2:21] watching uh for fireworks. Maybe if we
have a little bit of money to put
[2:26] through, not nothing crazy. 50 bucks or
100 bucks. They're not actually asking.
[2:30] I'm asking if we have anything. They
didn't do up the letter or anything like
[2:33] that as well. Uh
that ball tournament brings in so much
[2:38] foot traffic to the town. um the
businesses, the the food liies so forth,
[2:44] whole country, every they they come here
and uh the liquor stores as well. The
[2:48] campground is packed. So
if we could have any money to help them
[2:53] with the fireworks, it's going to be
pretty good display as well. So is there
[2:58] anything that we have available to them
or
[3:01] » or Yeah.
>> Council Young through Mr. Mayor, we can
[3:04] definitely look in to see what we have
available and we can reach out to uh Do
[3:09] you have a contact?
>> Yes, I do.
[3:11] » Okay. We can maybe connect and I can get
the contact and we can find out what we
[3:14] have. And uh
>> yeah, it's nothing crazy and they're not
[3:17] even like it's just me asking we have 50
bucks or whatever.
[3:21] » So, our next council meeting is
September 16th. Would that give them
[3:25] enough time to accept a donation?
>> Yeah, because I think it's actually the
[3:29] 19th. It's like I'm in the tournament. I
am I'm in the tournament the 15th.
[3:35] » Uh well that would be enough time. Uh
council
[3:38] » we could definitely bring something back
to the 16th for council approval.
[3:42] » Yeah.
>> And I heard it just booked a ban today
[3:44] too. So
>> is that right?
[3:45] » Yeah. You would know.
>> Any other things counselor?
[3:51] » No sir.
>> Uh anything from you?
[3:54] » Uh one thing I'm going to write coales
of early on thanking everybody for
[3:58] Alberta days. Uh uh it was a smashing
success in my eyes and a lot of fun. Uh
[4:06] I just want to thank everybody and if we
miss mentioning your name, it's not on
[4:11] purpose. It's just we thank everybody
involved. So if you think we're not
[4:16] thinking of you, we are. And uh all the
businesses and whoever helped and
[4:20] participated in every small little way,
thank you. So with that, we'll move on.
[4:26] Um,
>> oh, I just
[4:29] » counselor.
>> I just wanted to say thank you very much
[4:31] to uh Maddie Guushu, who was my barbecue
helper all day, and she did awesome.
[4:35] When I took off, it was her first time.
>> There you go.
[4:38] » That's exactly what I was getting. I
know, but I had to say it specifically
[4:41] for her.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[4:42] » That's awesome. Uh, so at this time,
we'll move on to uh item six, request
[4:47] for decisions.
>> Madame CEO.
[4:51] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh 6.2, 2 Northern
Regional Economic Development Program,
[4:56] also known as the ENRED grant.
[clears throat] The purpose of the ENRED
[5:01] grant is to enhance economic development
and leverage regional resources in this
[5:05] capacity. Projects that are eligible for
this grant include investment in local
[5:10] businesses, feasibility studies, tourism
initiative, private investment
[5:15] attraction, and town promotion.
administration would like council's
[5:18] support in using this grant to possibly
revitalize our downtown district. The
[5:23] grant would not fund the actual
remodeling of our downtown. Rather, it
[5:28] would fund the strategic work to develop
a framework of standards and incentives
[5:32] in motivating businesses to align. The
goal is to create a vibrant exciting
[5:36] business core to attract investors and
new business. The grant was open for
[5:41] submission as of October, sorry, August
24th, 2026 and closed November 19th,
[5:46] 2026. Applications are reviewed in
December and January with decisions for
[5:51] funding occurring in February and March
of 2027. The NRED grant is a matching
[5:56] grant, meaning we would need to have 50%
of the project funding and the grant
[6:01] would match it. Administration is
seeking council approval to explore
[6:04] options and quotes for initiatives that
would align with the ENRED program
[6:09] funding and the opportunities to
revitalize our downtown. Administration
[6:13] will bring the findings back to council
for consideration and possibly to
[6:17] include into the 2027 budget discussion.
[6:22] » Uh any discussion on that?
Counselors,
[6:26] » has the town ever applied for this grant
or is a brand new grant? Um, councelor
[6:30] Diaz through Mr. Mayor, we did apply for
the grant. I believe it was in 2025 and
[6:36] that funded the alchemy study that the
town undertook for economic development.
[6:43] » Okay. Well, I think we just uh the
options are there you guys. Uh,
[6:47] » option one.
>> I think so. I can make the motion.
[6:51] » Okay. council.
>> I motion that town council directs
[6:53] administration to explore opportunities
for the northern and regional economic
[6:58] development program and gather
information and or quotes for
[7:02] initiatives that would align with the
funding for council consideration in the
[7:06] 2027 budget.
>> Uh any other discussions on this? All in
[7:11] favor? Anonymous carried.
Thank you for that. Uh
[7:18] [clears throat] we'll move on to the
next one.
[7:20] Thank you, Mr. Mayor. 6.3. The Alberta
Community Partnership.
[7:25] The Alberta Community Partnership, also
known as the ACP Grant, is a grant to
[7:31] support regional collaboration and
capacity building initiatives. The towns
[7:35] of Lamont and Bruterheim administrative
administrative staff discussed
[7:40] collaboratively applying for the ACP
grant to create a water leak detection
[7:45] program to identify and address water
losses within the municipal water
[7:49] distribution system before they result
in significant infrastructure damage,
[7:54] financial costs or unnecessary
environmental impact. The town of
[7:58] Bruterheim would be the managing partner
responsible for applying for the grant
[8:02] funding and completing the financial
reporting for this project. The maximum
[8:06] amount for the ACP grant,
[clears throat] pardon me, is $150,000
[8:11] with municipalities responsible for 10%
of the actual cost of the project. This
[8:16] would be a maximum of $15,000 for
municipalities with our portion of
[8:21] financial commitment not to exceed 7,500
and the other half funded by the town of
[8:26] Lamont. Our portion would be funded
through the utilities infrastructure
[8:30] life cycle maintenance reserve.
[clears throat] In consultation with our
[8:33] public works staff, we believe we will
be well below the maximum threshold
[8:40] [clears throat]
concerns. Uh the
[8:44] o
sir what's your uh what's your concern
[8:49] on this?
>> So it's not a concern. It's uh it's
[8:52] really prudent for municipalities to do
a due diligence practice on leak
[8:56] detection throughout their uh their
infrastructure typically every 10 years
[9:02] and it just so happens that this is year
10 for me. So it it should happen. It's
[9:07] a good practice to ensure that anything
that is leaking that is not detectable
[9:11] by flow meters at least we're picking it
up with ultrasonic and we can catch it
[9:15] before it becomes a big problem. So
>> So it' be a good thing.
[9:19] » Yeah. Um I'll give you an example. It is
public knowledge. Uh when I was in
[9:23] Bonacord, uh approximately $72,000 was
being disposed of, just thrown away, um
[9:31] from leaks that we caught in the first
year that I was there. So So that's
[9:35] money that just went out the door.
>> So So it's I'm not suggesting that's
[9:39] what we have. We have a very very tight
system here from what I can see from
[9:44] what we purchase and what we distribute
to the town residents. Um, but again
[9:49] with that being said, the smallest ones
can turn into bigger ones.
[9:53] » It's undetected. It's money out the
window.
[9:56] » So, I would almost in my opinion be
silly not to do this. So, I think
[10:03] Deputy Mayor, sorry, I should have said,
>> okay, I don't mind, believe me. So, what
[10:09] [clears throat] is it? It's just a
company that goes around and scans like
[10:12] certain areas or uh certain high like
>> So, it's it's patient or
[10:17] » right? So we what they do is they tie on
to either a hydrant or mainline valve
[10:22] and they do cross connection sonic or
sonar if you will and they look for
[10:26] sound. So it's it's a very very
sophisticated uh system compared to 10
[10:31] years ago. It's really come a long way.
So these guys are out in industrial they
[10:35] got shell cow they can leak test
anything from water to hydrocarbon. So
[10:42] » it's pretty cool.
>> Yeah.
[10:45] » I think it's great. in my uh experience
like yourself uh uh fire hydrants at
[10:51] Shell when I was there we're talking 10
closer to 15 years ago was a million
[10:55] dollars repair just without even looking
at it and then I'm sure our costs would
[11:00] be similar so anyway uh let's get a
motion I guess uh Dr. Mayor
[11:05] » I'll make a motion that Tam Council
direct administration to apply for the
[11:09] Alberta community partnership grant to
fund comprehensive water leak detection
[11:13] program [clears throat]
and the town of Lamont.
[11:17] » Any more discussion on this? All in
favor
[11:21] is carried
[11:27] 6.4.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh 6.4 Four,
[11:31] committee of the whole. Administration
is seeking direction regarding the
[11:35] implementation of a council committee of
the whole. The primary purpose for a
[11:40] committee of the whole is a way to
informally deliberate and discuss items
[11:44] of interest and make recommendations to
bring forward for council decisions. The
[11:49] advantage is that the deliberations are
held separately, thus making more
[11:52] efficient use of the subsequent council
meeting time. administration requests
[11:57] direction on whether council would like
to proceed with establishing a committee
[12:00] of the whole and if so how it should be
scheduled. The MGA does not provide
[12:04] legislation on committee of the whole
per se. It is up to council discretion
[12:08] how these meetings proceed and are
created as a committee of council. Um
[12:13] some options to consider the committee
of the whole could be held as part of
[12:18] the regular council meeting. They can be
held as a separate meeting on a
[12:21] different day. And if you are having a
separate meeting on a different day, you
[12:26] could choose to live stream or not to
live stream. Um, some of the surrounding
[12:31] municipalities that that do have
committee of the whole, county includes
[12:35] a committee of the whole within their
normally scheduled council meeting. The
[12:40] village of Riley include a committee of
the whole as a separate meeting and they
[12:44] don't live stream those, but they do
live stream the regular meetings. um the
[12:49] village of Andrew do not live stream
their meetings, but they do have one
[12:53] meeting a month, regular council, and
then one one committee of the whole
[12:57] meeting. So, it would be up to council
how you would like to do that. Um what's
[13:01] prompting
bringing committee of the whole forward
[13:04] at this point in time is we have a lot
of bylaws and policies to review and dis
[13:10] discuss and get council direction on and
having a separate meeting to freely
[13:15] discuss different ideas and different
things you'd like to implement to ask
[13:20] some questions maybe create some some
different procedures that could all flow
[13:25] very nicely in a committee of the whole
and at the end of it you would agree on
[13:29] recommendations ations and at your next
council meeting when the that particular
[13:34] section comes up we have the
recommendation from committee of the
[13:37] whole and then you could vote.
>> What uh question is there a time line on
[13:42] this to be formed?
>> Not at all. It is completely
[13:46] » why I'm bringing that up is because we
have one absent and one coming. So it
[13:50] might you know like we would be speaking
on their behalf to uh send them to
[13:55] another meeting which they might have
issues about. So, deputy mayor,
[13:59] » was there any time that there was a
community to hold in this town before or
[14:04] is this first the first year?
>> No, I believe it was brought I believe
[14:08] it was brought forward for discussion at
some point, but it was um ultimately
[14:13] decided against by the council of the
day.
[14:15] » Okay. I I think it's great idea.
>> And so, like these other municipalities
[14:20] that have maybe the whole How long are
typically do the meetings last? Is there
[14:25] a
>> I don't know.
[14:27] » From what I can gather, uh, councelor
Diaz, Drew, Mr. Mayor, there there's not
[14:32] really a a timeline per se, like a 1
hour or 2 hour. Um, the council are
[14:36] basically coming together to to discuss
items on an agenda as as you would a
[14:42] regular council meeting with the largest
difference being that you don't make
[14:45] actual decisions. You're you're making
recommendations to bring back to council
[14:49] for a decision.
>> Is there a cost to the town? the cost of
[14:52] the town would be the same as a regular
council meeting. So, because they're an
[14:56] in town meeting, according to our our
council remuneration bylaw, the charge
[15:01] would be for council the exact same as
it would be for a regular council
[15:04] meeting. So, $25.
[15:09] » No, I'm
Yeah, but we should I agree with you,
[15:12] mayor, that maybe we should for
>> So, could we take this as information
[15:17] today?
>> 100%. and we could definitely bring back
[15:20] to um to the first meeting in November I
guess after
[15:24] » the organizational meeting. I I just
thought, you know,
[15:28] » we don't commenure for other people, but
>> Okay. So, we'll make a motion to accept
[15:34] this as information for now. Council,
>> I motion that town council receive uh
[15:41] the report of the whole as information
for future decision November 1st.
[15:48] » All in favor?
Thank you.
[15:54] Thank you.
[16:01] » 6.5.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh 6.5 is movie
[16:06] under the stars stemming from a
resolution at our August 19th council
[16:10] meeting. Administration has explored the
feasibility and cost associated with
[16:14] hosting a familyfriendly outdoor movie
event for the community. The proposed
[16:19] event would be a double screening of Toy
Story 5 and Indiana Jones: Raiders of
[16:24] the Lost Arc. Upon council approval, the
event will take place at the Egggrounds
[16:29] on Saturday, September 12th, 2026, and
operate in a drive-in movie format where
[16:34] a large screen will project the film
while attendees can dial in the audio
[16:38] while seated comfortably inside their
vehicles. A community resident has
[16:42] donated the use of the required
equipment. Council and administration
[16:46] will volunteer to assist with operating
and overseeing the event. The screening
[16:50] would begin at approximately 900 p.m.
dusk and conclude between 12 and 1:00
[16:54] a.m. Based on the combined runtime of
the two film, the total licensing cost
[16:59] for the two movies is $871.50.
Administration is proposing a budget for
[17:04] the movie under the stars event not to
exceed $1,100, which can be used from
[17:09] our miscellaneous events budget and
would leave a balance of $728.28.
[17:13] 28. Benefits to the community include
encouraging community participation and
[17:19] engagement, offering affordable family
entertainment within the community,
[17:23] utilize community facilities and
volunteer support, and create a unique
[17:27] outdoor recreation experience for
residents of all ages.
[17:33] » What do you think?
>> Okay. So, just with that being said,
[17:36] with uh the the money that's being
asked, just so folks do know, it's for
[17:41] licensing for the the movies. Um the one
thing I've noticed is it has at
[17:47] approximately 9:00 on the
>> Yeah,
[17:49] » the it's 8 just scrap that, I would
think, and just put down dusk because
[17:54] it's getting dark getting dark now,
right? And 8:00 is
[17:59] » nine o'clock is pretty late for kids to
come, right? So just at dusk and that's
[18:03] still 12 days away. It'll be getting
darker a lot more energy prices.
[18:09] » Yeah.
[18:12] » More questions or concerns.
>> Make a motion to the amended time.
[18:17] » Oh, sorry.
>> Maybe if we can get a couple of us in
[18:20] the meantime as well to get together and
go through what's
[18:25] » kind of a trial run.
>> So um
[18:27] » I do have a trial run.
So, a pre-event um
[18:32] » Yeah.
>> kind of rehearsal.
[18:34] » Yeah. Yeah. Where we're going to put in
parking and all that.
[18:37] » That'd be a great idea.
[18:44] » Let's make a motion to uh accept it as
amended with the amended time in the
[18:48] amendment. I motion the town council
approved movie under their stars events
[18:53] for September 12th uh as amended for
timings uh with a budget not to exceed
[18:59] $1,100.
>> All in favor? None carried
[19:07] 6.6 m.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh 6.6 is the dog
[19:12] park at the outdoor rink. At the August
19th, 2026 regular council meeting,
[19:18] Deputy Mayor Young asked administration
to compile an information package
[19:21] regarding the potential development of a
dog park at the outdoor rink. The
[19:25] outdoor rink sits vacant seven months of
the year and utilizing the evicting
[19:30] closed off area provide the lowcost
amenity for local dog owners. The dog
[19:34] park would operate for a 4-week period
from September 7th to October 7th, 2026.
[19:39] At the trial, public works will ensure
garbage bin is placed on site for
[19:43] convenient dog waste bag disposal and
costing for this program would include
[19:49] the temporary signage which is $42.50
plus GST, a waterproof outdoor dog bag
[19:56] dispenser, which is $48. Funds would be
allocated from the miscellaneous events
[20:01] budget.
>> Questions or concerns?
[20:05] » No, I don't. I think it's gonna be a
great idea.
[20:11] » So they this has been talked about. I
know you've been TA been part of that in
[20:16] the past. Well, this is something that's
the residents want it. Um I think it's a
[20:22] great idea just for a trial run if
people bring it up and be gone. Right.
[20:27] This is a trial. Um, one thing on the
signage I think that a couple residents
[20:31] wanted is same thing I guess where
you're going bring your dog to a kennel
[20:35] like um is it coffee kennel or can
vaccinated dogs or whatever you know.
[20:43] » So yeah, I think it's great.
I'll make a motion.
[20:48] » Okay, mayor.
>> I'll make a motion that town council
[20:50] approve the temporary dog park at the
outdoor rink from September 7th to
[20:54] October 7th, 2026.
All in favor
[20:58] carried.
Thank you.
[21:02] Making a vote tonight, guys.
6.7 there, Madam CEO.
[21:07] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, increased cost
of the speed sign. At the August 19th
[21:11] regular council meeting, council
approved the one-mon rental of a speed
[21:15] feedback sign placed at the Cosmic Skate
Park in order to acquire the necessary
[21:20] traffic data to support designating a
playground zone. While the original
[21:24] quote was given at 1,50 plus GFT for a
one-mon rental, the delivery charge and
[21:29] calibration fee were inadvertently not
included. Administration is requesting
[21:34] approval to fund a revised rental
agreement from ASAP Traffic Inc. with an
[21:39] increased cost of $216 plus GST to
account for the additions. The sign will
[21:44] be in place from September 1st to 30th
with setup, delivery, calibration, and
[21:48] data delivery done by the company. The
updated total submitted for council's
[21:52] approval is $1266 plus GST representing
a $216 plus GST variant above the
[21:59] original agreement.
>> My understanding is one of our craft
[22:04] administration people had got a deal on
it. So we saved some money because we
[22:09] made them feel guilty that uh the cost
wasn't included in the original. So
[22:13] » I agree, Mr. Mayor.
>> We did uh we did save some money that
[22:17] way. So, okay.
>> It's unfortunate that it did go up a
[22:20] little bit, but it's
>> it's it's
[22:23] there now. I seen it. We the council we
drove by, seen it. You can't miss it
[22:27] now, right?
>> Oh, it wasn't.
[22:29] » Is it working?
>> Yes. Yes.
[22:32] » I drove right by it on the way home.
It's there.
[22:35] » I'm a little scared what we're going to
find out, but that's okay. That's why
[22:38] it's there.
>> I can make the motion.
[22:41] » Yes, you can. I motion the town council
approved to revise a total of 12 uh
[22:46] $1,266 plus GST with ASAP traffic inc
for the speed sign rental representing
[22:52] an additional $216 plus GST variance.
>> Any more concerns? All in favor carried
[23:03] 6.8 Madam CEO.
>> Thank you Mr. Mayor. Uh 6.8 letter of
[23:07] support for Go East regional tourism. Go
east regional tourism organization. Go
[23:12] east at go east of Edmonton has served
as a regional tourism organization since
[23:16] 2012. They support member
municipalities, local businesses and
[23:19] regional events across Alberta. Under
the provincial traveler protection and
[23:24] destination development act, tourism
organizations must secure official
[23:29] destination marketing organization DMO
designation to access provincial funding
[23:35] opportunity. Go east is asking for the
town of Bruterheim to send a letter of
[23:39] support to the honorable Andrew
Bochenko, Minister of Tourism and Sport
[23:43] in support of their application for the
official DMO designation. And there is a
[23:48] letter attached in your agenda.
>> You just signed it.
[23:51] » Oh,
[23:55] any other questions or concerns on this?
>> Uh, no. I just had a question. So, go
[23:58] east, I'm aware what they do. Is there a
competing organization or is there a
[24:03] reason that
>> Oh, uh the reason uh councelor Diaz
[24:07] through Mr. Mayor was to access more
government funding for their
[24:11] organization and to do that they have to
have the DMO designation. So our letter
[24:15] of support will enable them to to
achieve that designation and then they
[24:19] can access more funding opportunities
>> to benefit our town.
[24:23] » Absolutely.
>> I guess no cost to us at this time.
[24:26] » Yeah.
>> Um make a motion. Yes, for information
[24:30] may consider
>> or option one here
[24:33] » is there. Okay, I'm sorry. I don't click
on
[24:35] » a motion that town council authorize
authorization of draft letter for mayor
[24:40] Wazak to sign uh in support of go east
regional tourism organization PMO
[24:45] designation.
>> Any more questions, concerns? All in
[24:49] favor? Unanimous carry.
Uh moving on briefing notes.
[24:58] Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um 7.1 under
briefing notes is the planning and
[25:02] development update. So, uh we have three
sections on this briefing note. Uh the
[25:08] first is our local business advertising.
Our monthly utility bill utility bill
[25:13] newsletter now features a local business
directory on the back providing an easy
[25:18] way for businesses to connect to the
community. This dedicated section on the
[25:23] back of the newsletter every month will
provide a current listing of local
[25:26] businesses, giving residents an easy way
to see what services are available in
[25:30] town. The directory includes all new
businesses and existing businesses
[25:34] holding a valid local business license,
showcasing what's available in our
[25:39] community. The next section is for new
construction. Development commenced at
[25:45] three sites for newly constructed homes.
one in Burkside subdivision and two in
[25:50] Westwoodlands. Basements are in the
process of completion and before long
[25:54] construction on the upper levels will
commence. Administration continues to
[25:58] meet with investors regarding
opportunities for development in
[26:01] Brutderheim and to facilitate
connections between those interested in
[26:04] development and those having land for
possible development. Our final section
[26:09] is around grant administration is
working closely with Bob Baspelco,
[26:14] Northeast Alberta information hub and
Lisa Ford, regional economic development
[26:18] specialist for jobs, economy, trade and
immigration Alberta to gather
[26:22] information on possible grants to
facilitate program and enhance business
[26:25] development in Bruterheim.
>> Uh my
[26:31] our collection you had a three-hour
meeting with Bob
[26:34] » did
>> and it went very well. Apparently,
[26:36] » I felt it did
>> uh to throw that on top. The MLA who did
[26:40] the ribbon cutting with some guys there.
They spoke uh uh with us and uh said
[26:45] that Brutheim is very well respected
right now in the government's eyes. Uh
[26:49] they like what we're doing. So, uh thank
you for that. And we're going to make a
[26:53] motion to accept this as information.
Councilor,
[26:57] » a motion that we accept that this
briefing known as information.
[27:02] » Any other questions or concerns? All in
favor? Unanimous carried.
[27:06] Uh, planning and development update.
What's that?
[27:11] » Question.
>> 7.2. Tree grant.
[27:13] » Tree grants. Okay.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, tree grants
[27:16] rooted in hope. In 2024, the town of
Bruterheim and the Bruter Agricultural
[27:21] Society partnered to apply for matching
grants to purchase trees for the
[27:25] Bruterheim Starllight Campground and
Bruterheim Community Park. The community
[27:29] park plans included trees as part of the
landscaping. Trees currently growing in
[27:33] the community park were grant funded
through Fortis Alberta naturalization
[27:37] grant and the green my city foundation
grant. In the spring of 2026
[27:42] administration applied for the fortis
Alberta community naturalization tree
[27:45] planting grant and received $2,500.
In August we applied for the green my
[27:51] city foundation grant and we received
confirmation that we were awarded the
[27:55] grant. These two grants totaling $5,000
allow us to purchase and plant trees in
[28:00] the campground and community park
spaces. Administration is working
[28:04] closely with Green My City Foundation to
maximize the grant. They will provide us
[28:09] with contacts for local tree nurseries
that are affiliated with their
[28:12] organization. Through this partnership,
we receive guidance and landscaping
[28:16] support from those who have expertise in
selecting and planting trees native to
[28:20] our area and receive a discount on the
trees purchased for our rooted in hope
[28:24] tree planting project. We received the
funding from Fort Alberta and will
[28:29] receive the funding from Green City
Foundation when the project is completed
[28:33] and final reporting is submitted. The
date for our community tree planting and
[28:37] celebration will be set sometime after
September 3rd, 2026, meeting with the
[28:42] Green My City Foundation Board Executive
Director.
[28:47] » Questions and concerns. [clears throat]
>> Again, we're accepting this as
[28:52] information.
Deputy Mayor,
[28:55] » I'll make a motion to accept this as
information. All
[28:59] » favor.
Thank you.
[29:06] Tax collection update.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. 7.3. As noted in
[29:12] our tax break bylaw for 2026, our town
is slated to collect 1,53,117
[29:19] in municipal taxes this year. This
amount added to the requisitions that we
[29:25] collect on behalf of the province means
we have to collect in total 2,85,93216.
[29:34] As an update to our tax collection
status, we have currently collected 78%
[29:39] of our tax levy. This amount includes
what we have collected from those on our
[29:43] TIP tax [clears throat] installment
payment plan monthly payment program.
[29:48] From our tips program, we collect
$45,6.93
[29:53] per month. We have $460,766.58
[30:00] remaining to collect in taxes for 2026.
>> So, we're almost at 80% which is not a
[30:06] bad figure from what I understand.
>> Questions or concerns?
[30:15] » Make the motion. Yes, please.
>> Uh motion to accept this briefing notice
[30:20] information.
>> All in favor? Anonymous is carried.
[30:26] » We're moving on to correspondence.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. We have one item
[30:31] for correspondence tonight, and that is
an invitation on behalf of Portis
[30:35] Alberta. Um Alberta municipalities
customer reception. Um, mayor and
[30:40] council are invited to join Poris
Alberta for drinks and orurves at the
[30:45] Fairmont Hotel McDonald Empire Ballroom.
And that is on, as I said, Wednesday,
[30:50] September 23rd from 7 to 10:00 p.m.
If anyone is interested, I can RSVP on
[30:57] your behalf.
>> Madam CA, were you thinking?
[31:01] » I I was not.
>> Yeah, I don't know about that.
[31:05] Um, Deputy Mayor will take it for as
information.
[31:08] » Take motion and make this as
information.
[31:11] » All in favor?
Carried. Any changes? We'll get uh
[31:16] people to get a hold of you. So,
>> uh,
[31:21] any more business before we go into
close session?
[31:24] » You're efficient. Nice.
>> We have a just a a small close session
[31:29] on uh I read that.
>> No.
[31:33] » Yes. Well, it's in the shirt.
>> Okay. So, yeah, we just have some
[31:37] business to do and then that concludes
our meeting for tonight. Uh we'll take a
[31:41] motion to uh
>> comfort.
[31:44] » A comfort break.
>> Five minutes.
[31:50] » Uh we'll make a motion for a comfort
break for five minutes. A motion that we
[31:55] uh take a fivem minute comfort break.
All right. All
[31:57] » in favor? Anonymous carried.
[32:03] I heard it. You muted.
>> Yeah.
[32:11] » Okay. At this time, I'd like to make a
motion to come out of the cover break.
[32:14] Deputy Mayor,
>> I'll make a motion to go to break.
[32:17] » Uh, all in favor? Is carried. And at
this time, we'll get a motion to go into
[32:22] close session.
>> Make a motion to go into close session.
[32:25] All
>> in favor? Carried.
[32:32] It's uh 7:51. We're going to come out of
close session. We have a motion to come
[32:36] out of close session.
>> A motion that we come out of close
[32:39] session.
>> All in favor? That is carried. At this
[32:42] time, we have a motion to read.
>> I'll make Sorry. I'll make a motion that
[32:48] town council directs administration to
facilitate the municipal land disposal t
[32:52] of tax role number 208500
0
[32:57] exchange for a utility easement in
accordance with legal advice in the
[33:01] municipal government act.
>> Any more questions or concerns? All in
[33:05] favor? Unanimous carried.
Uh at this time we uh take a motion to
[33:11] decreement. I'll make a motion that we
adjourn at
[33:14] » 7:51.
>> 75. Yeah.
[33:17] » 752.
>> And all in favor and carry. Thank you
[33:22] everyone.
[33:29] That's a record,