Mhm.
» Okay, we will call this regular council
meeting to order for August the 10th at
3:00 p.m. I'd like to welcome everybody
in the gallery today and I'll ask
Councillor Russell to please read the
land acknowledgement.
>> Thanks, Mayor Barclay. Town of Innisfail
» Thanks, Mayor Barclay. Town of Innisfail
acknowledges that we're meeting on
Treaty 7 territory, the ancestral and
traditional territory of the Blackfoot
Confederacy, Kainai, Piikani, and
Siksika, as well as the Tsuut'ina First
Nation and Stoney Nakoda First Nation.
We acknowledge this territory as home to
the Métis Métis Nation of Alberta,
Region 3 within the historical Northwest
Métis Métis homeland.
We acknowledge that many First Nations,
Métis, and Inuit who have lived in and
cared for these lands for generations.
We are grateful for the traditional
knowledge keepers and elders who are
still with us today and those who have
gone before us. We make this
acknowledgement as an act of
reconciliation and gratitude to those
whose territory we reside on.
>> Thank you, Councillor Russell.
» Thank you, Councillor Russell.
We'll move into 2.1. Are there any
additions or deletions? No? I'll please
have somebody make a motion that we ex-
accept the agenda as presented.
Councillor Strong.
>> I'll make that motion.
» I'll make that motion.
>> Okay, thank you. All in favor?
» Okay, thank you. All in favor?
Carried.
Okay, we'll move into 3.1, the regular
council meeting minutes. I'll have a
motion to accept the amended minutes. Uh
just so you know, there was a um
a change made uh with uh Councillor
McKellar uh motion for
sending a response letter regarding the
non-disclosure agreements, which has
been done. And uh that was missing from
the minutes when we got them on Friday,
and also just some um
who was present and who was not. So,
that's all been fixed up. So,
I'll just have a motion then that we
accept the minutes as amended, please.
Councillor Russell?
>> Mayor Barkley, I would make that motion.
» Mayor Barkley, I would make that motion.
>> All right, thank you. All in favor.
» All right, thank you. All in favor.
Carried.
Okay, and we'll move into 4.1, and we
have a notice of motion with Councillor
Russell.
>> Thanks, Mayor Barkley. So, council has
» Thanks, Mayor Barkley. So, council has
had the background of what I'm
bringing forward the next council
meeting in terms of a a motion. I'll get
into what the detail of that motion is
in a second, but when I came on council,
I I wondered if four meetings was
excessive, um one every Monday to do the
the job of council, and at that time I
wasn't sure if it was. Um so, I wanted
to learn and listen, and it's been 10
months in, and the average length I did
ask administration for that, and it was
96 minutes was the average length. So,
um in my opinion, some of the the
meetings can be relatively like fairly
short. Some of them have been 45 minutes
to an hour. Some of them have been a
little longer. Um but that's the
average, and uh by reducing one AMP
meeting a month, my estimate, and it's
very rough, would [snorts] be around
10,000. And then I would ask, and you'll
see in the motion that's below, I'd like
administration to give us a a much more
accurate indication of what that savings
could be if we did go to one a month.
Um I'm not suggesting to council that we
make a permanent shift at this time.
That the motions that I'll be bringing
forward at the next meeting
is that we move to a trial of one AMP
meeting per month for a 6-month period.
So, from September to the end of
February,
um just to see how it would work out.
And then, um
if if that motion were passed, I would
bring forward a second motion that at on
the February 22nd, 2027 council meeting
that at that time council discuss how
the trial went and make a determination
of whether we would stick with one or
revert back to the two agenda and
priority meeting. So, giving it a a
trial to see if it would work.
When I look at some of the agendas that
were in the past, it would be really a
matter of moving one and maybe to a
couple meetings two agenda items that
were on one of the four
and our meetings when my opinion would
be right around that two-hour mark,
which is what we're scheduled when we we
have those in our calendars.
But, I do think there's a bit more
information we need and that's what the
motion is there today is that asking
council or sorry, administration to to
get a um
a more detailed with regard to the
budget and time implications for both
council and administration because
administration there I've been on that
side. I know the amount of work that
goes into pre-planning and preparing for
a meeting, so it would be
um ongoing weekly for them. It would
give them a week break on that. Also,
their attendance at these meetings as as
well wouldn't be required on one Monday,
so
Um I also am interested at just more out
of curiosity in finding out what the
number and average length of meetings in
similar sized municipalities around.
And the rea- reason I say out of cur-
curiosity is because really it wouldn't
matter to me if one municipality had 10
or one had one.
Much more important to me is do we have
the meetings
the appropriate number of meetings to do
a good job as governors and and do the
and you know, address the topics that we
need to address. So,
um I I'd like to give it a try and see
if three month like the two council and
one A&P would be sufficient. If after
six months we evaluated and we see it's
not, we can always go back.
And another thing for council to keep in
mind, if there's an emergent item that
comes up, we always have to write the
call an additional meeting to cover
something that that may be coming up.
So, that's what I I share with Council.
I I'll put that motion on the floor
that's there. I think I just read it
when I described it. So, I'll put that
one on the floor for further information
gathering. And then the other two
motions I mentioned, I'll be bringing at
the next Council meeting. So,
>> Okay. Thank you, Council Russell. Um
» Okay. Thank you, Council Russell. Um
I'll open the floor to to comments.
Any discussion?
Council Heystee.
>> Yeah, thanks, Mayor Barclay and uh
» Yeah, thanks, Mayor Barclay and uh
Council Russell.
Uh
thanks for the motion and and your
explanation. So, when I when I look at
this, it it there is I understand where
you're coming from. It's a cost savings
to the community.
And then so when I read it
>> [snorts]
» [snorts]
>> through, I was thinking, "Okay, well,
» through, I was thinking, "Okay, well,
this is a cost savings." And then I
thought,
"Well, there's an opportunity for us to
cost save at the budget time as well as
how do we deal with our whole the
holistic approach within the Town of
Innisfil?" So, I not only do I look at
this with meetings, but also look at all
our spending. And so,
I guess the the rationale makes sense to
me where you're coming from. Um I'm kind
of 50/50 on it right now cuz I've had to
flush it out and think it through. But
also, I see for me some concerns. And
this is where I look at it as it
you know, like it it's a cost at the end
of the day. But I also look at the
administration side of things where
we're able to we we potentially could
have a new CAO coming on stream. So, how
I look at it as a governor is going,
"How do we build that relationship? How
do we have that ongoing relationship
with our new CAO, any changes along the
way this next year, and continue on
building on that?" So, I look at that
$10,000 cost and I go,
"We could call we can call a meeting at
any time, right? Which I get. But
sometimes how I look at it it's it's
like team building. We've only been here
10 months and it's getting to know one
another in our roles
and how we do things. And that's how I
look at I'm looking at this as a, you
know, guy that's been around the table.
I've seen it. Very busy at times. I I
would say
uh in my time, I think last round was a
little busier at times, like big time.
And we don't know what's coming down the
pipes. And so when I look at a $10,000
savings, I and and then I think of the
big picture, I think of if we want to
save money, there's there's ways to save
money and to be prudent. And so like I I
don't know if I'm on board. I I think
where I'd be on board discussing this
would be through budget when we're
dealing with our budgets.
And we're and we're trying to nail down
where we're going to go as a team. And I
think that's where where I'm heading
with this one. So
you know, I just wanted to enter the the
debate of
having this discussion with us as a team
and seeing where everybody else is at.
So thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you, counselor.
» Okay. Thank you, counselor.
I stat, did you want to respond to the
counselor?
>> I could. I I get where you're coming
» I could. I I get where you're coming
from. Um
the $10,000 is is I think uh
it is a savings. I think it's going to
be more than that when we hear back from
administration because they haven't
factored in the administrative side.
Um we have a number of times that we get
together outside of these where we have
meetings on different topics. We just
had one last week where we spent 3 hours
together. Um there are the conferences
that that some go to that that provides
for that. For me, it's about being the
most efficient and doing the good job
that we can and and building building a
relationship with the CEO. I would argue
from a CA or from administrative
perspective when I was on that side in a
different organization
that
having to prepare for one less meeting
in my first year would be a godsend
rather than having that extra meeting to
prepare for. So, there's there's two
sides to that coin as well. So, but it's
interesting to have the debate. I
thought I'd bring it forward. I It's
pretty clear where my thoughts are on
it, but I thought I'd bring it forward.
So.
>> Okay. Thank you, Councillor Hill.
» Okay. Thank you, Councillor Hill.
>> Yes, thank you. Um I think that I would
» Yes, thank you. Um I think that I would
definitely be in favor of the trial
period. Um
you know, having things work efficiently
with administration and council, if
there is that shortfall or we find
ourselves having to have
multiple emergency meetings within that
time frame, obviously, that'll be our
good indicator.
But as long as we're serving the
community
in the same capacity we are and we're
not having dropping the ball in any any
way, shape or form or
Um I would have no problem with with the
trial of this cuz 6 months does fly by
pretty quick and it would be pretty It's
a long enough time that it would
actually be you know, something that
gives us an actual good picture if it's
going to be beneficial or not. So, I
would I would have no problem trying it
with the the intent that if it doesn't
work, we'll turn right back to what we
were doing.
>> So, what you're asking for right now,
» So, what you're asking for right now,
Councillor Russell, is for
administration to bring back a report,
correct? You We're not making a decision
today whether to do it or not do it. So,
anybody else? Councillor Wing.
>> Yeah, I
» Yeah, I
>> Thank you for that clarification, Mayor
» Thank you for that clarification, Mayor
Barkley, and thank you for the the
notice of motion and I look forward to
the debate in when it comes forward to
council next. Thanks.
>> Yeah, I know and I appreciate this, too,
» Yeah, I know and I appreciate this, too,
and and we can take a look at it and
back to Councillor Highstead's comments
about last year. I mean, we we came out
of the gate with an extremely ambitious
agenda. We think of
outdoor rink, three playgrounds, a
heliport, an aquatic center, industrial
park, residential subdivision. Like, it
was massive. And I I think things ebb
and flow. So, we came out of the gate
fairly aggressively and and very
ambitiously and you can only pile so
much on administration's plate until you
kind of have to say, "Okay, well, um
they now need to to catch up." I I look
what we're doing right now and and I
know we still have stuff that's been
carried over from from last term, but
you know, we also have a lot of work
that we need to start looking at and I
know in the CEO report there's mention
of it, but um
you know, what what are we doing next
for housing? Um are we in the game, out
of the game? Seniors housing, I've had
people tap my shoulder about schools in
this community and what are we doing and
um
you know, I always also look at
industrial going forward and commercial
going forward and and where are we going
in the next 5, 10, 15, 20 years? So, I I
think there's a lot of work that that
needs to wrap up again and and uh as
Councillor Highstead also said, a new
CEO will be coming on board, so there's
that part of it, too, but I I I
certainly don't have any
issue
supporting what what you've put on to to
have a report coming come back from
administration and I think at times, I
know in the past we've had agendas that
have been extremely long and well over
200 pages and and that's not healthy,
either, because uh you can only read so
much when you get the agenda on Friday
and the meeting's on Monday and uh I
have sat here when we started meetings
at 7:00 at night and we've been sitting
here at till 11:00 and uh it makes Now
now we start at 3:00, but there have
been times where we've gone through 6:00
and I know recently that that certainly
hasn't been the case, but who knows
what's what's coming um in the future,
but certainly support this, Councillor
Russell would no issue with that.
Okay.
Okay, so we have a motion on the floor.
Um all in favor of the motion?
Okay.
Carried unanimously. Thank you.
So, we'll move into our 4.2 and the CAO
report.
>> Thanks, Mayor Barkley. Uh with the
» Thanks, Mayor Barkley. Uh with the
council, I'll just uh highlight in the
report the aquatic center will be closed
at the end of the month, August 31st,
until uh September 30th to address the
final warranty and deficiency work.
Um there's uh some items uh listed in
the report of the primary focus areas.
Um
with a fall schedule to start back up um
September 14th. Any more detailed
questions refer over to the director. Um
other than that, that's my report,
council.
>> Okay. Does anybody have any questions
» Okay. Does anybody have any questions
for CAO Becker on his report?
No? I'll just have a motion then that we
um accept the report as presented.
Councillor Russell.
>> Um Mayor Barkley, I'll make that motion.
» Um Mayor Barkley, I'll make that motion.
>> Okay. All in favor.
» Okay. All in favor.
Right. It carried. Thank you.
And we'll move into council action
control.
Um there's a few items on here. Uh few
red items
that have been completed. So, does
anybody have any questions about um
anything on council action control?
Don't see any. Just have a motion then
that we accept council action control as
presented. Councillor Highstead.
>> Mayor Barkley, I'll make the motion to
» Mayor Barkley, I'll make the motion to
uh accept the council action control.
>> Thank you. Just have a one question that
» Thank you. Just have a one question that
the Dorts Lake parking lot um Director
Kennedy, is that when when is that
starting, do you foresee?
>> Hi, Mayor Barkley. Um we are still on
» Hi, Mayor Barkley. Um we are still on
the approval side for the landfill or
the land
um land farming. So, I was just chatting
with uh Howells, the contractor. Likely,
it's uh the beginning of September is
when we'll be starting.
>> Perfect. Thank you for that.
» Perfect. Thank you for that.
Okay. So, we have a motion to accept um
council action control. All in favor?
Carried.
Okay. And we'll get into 5.1
with uh Director Jenkins.
>> Thank you, Mayor Barkley. Uh so, we're
» Thank you, Mayor Barkley. Uh so, we're
looking to provide uh some options for
consideration for council
uh working towards developing a more
structured sponsorship and naming rights
program uh for our recreational
facilities.
Uh so the town currently generates just
over $25,000
uh from advertising. This is primarily
achieved through the rink board
advertisements and other internal
signage at the arena.
Based on sort of comparable municipal
programs, we could look to increase this
um
by up to $100,000 annually through the
addition of assets and dedicated
marketing. Um
So the report goes on to provide
four different
approaches that could be considered. Um
the first being a comprehensive internal
sponsorship program. So this would be
looking to do this work internally.
Would likely require uh additional
specialized staff uh in order to create
uh not only the asset inventory and the
policy structure, but do the work uh in
the community to market uh said assets.
Uh the second option is looking to go
entirely through a a third-party
uh company
where essentially that third party is
given the rights to sell those assets uh
for commission.
Uh
and the town would would achieve the
revenue um without much on our own
administrative side.
Option three is essentially um sort of
what we're doing right now. Um primarily
working with local businesses um
utilizing existing staff um to promote.
This would include creating sort of a
new advertising package for the aquatic
center, um but again not necessarily
dedicated staff out um
sort of pounding the pavement looking
for these opportunities.
Uh Uh, the final uh option, which is
what uh administration's recommending
for consideration, is a hybrid
sponsorship model. Uh, so looking to
engage a third party
on the front end to develop that
inventory and policy structure for us.
Um, and then after an initial sales
period, that would transfer over to the
town to manage. Um, so we would be
administering the agreements um, and
continuing on those efforts moving
forward.
Um, the financial impacts of that
approach is estimated to be about
$30,000 um, for that initial evaluation
and framework development. Um, they
would have an initial period, 3 to 6
months is sort of the estimate um, to do
initial sales um, of which they would
receive a 20% commission. Then those um,
agreements as well as sort of the
marketing materials would be passed over
for the town to uh, administer on an
ongoing basis, which would then require
um, some additional um,
staff resources to manage and keep that
program up.
Um, so if council is um, interested in
pursuing
any of those options, um, we are looking
to have that direction and then we would
include that information
um, in the operating budget. Uh, so the
recommended motion is looking at that
option four, um, but council can make
those adjustments and we'll have more
specific numbers
uh, for presentation in budget if there
is um, appetite to direct resources
towards uh, expanding the sponsorship
program.
>> Okay. Thank you, Director Jenkins. Uh,
» Okay. Thank you, Director Jenkins. Uh,
could I please have someone make the
recommended motion, Councillor Wing?
>> Thank you, Mayor Barkley. I would move
» Thank you, Mayor Barkley. I would move
that council direct administration to
include a formal sponsorship and naming
rights program supported by a policy
framework, asset valuation and marketing
strategy In general accordance with the
hybrid model described in this report as
a project for consideration
in the 2027 operating budget. And I just
have a couple of comments. If I can
Thank you, Director Jenkins, for the
work. Um I think you've done a lot of
thinking about this and put a lot of um
good uh options out in front of us.
Um I think for all of us Well, any of us
that have spent time in other municipal
assets in other communities,
I we are definitely missing out on
revenue, but we're also missing out on
providing opportunities to local
business. We have a lot of people coming
into our community from outside that
when they're when you're stuck in in the
arena for a tournament all weekend, if
you're seeing the names and the and the
advertisements from our local
businesses, it gets just It's just
different. It gives you a better
opportunity to be supportive.
Um
of course, programs like this are always
donor or sponsor focused. So, even with
um a hybrid model, a successful program
is always responsive to whoever we're
working with.
Um third party, I believe, is essential
to get us started. Certainly, the
expertise is not something that we would
typically find on staff here and
shouldn't, actually. And the dedicated
time will be important just to get
things launched. The reality is you're
going to have to pay somebody, so you
may as well be paying somebody to start
with that has a the skill set to get the
work done efficiently.
And the program then in the future can
generate its own overhead revenue. So,
it should be
I would anticipate that it would be a
successful program that would pay for
its own pay for its cost plus put
revenue into the budget for us. So,
thank you for your work.
>> Okay. Thank you, Council Heisted.
» Okay. Thank you, Council Heisted.
>> Um actually, Mayor Barkley, Council
» Um actually, Mayor Barkley, Council
Russell put his
>> I didn't see his name on first, so
» I didn't see his name on first, so
>> could you be in all places?
» could you be in all places?
>> I'm I'm just keep your head up.
» I'm I'm just keep your head up.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> Uh thanks, Mayor Barkley. Um I I too,
» Uh thanks, Mayor Barkley. Um I I too,
anything that can increase revenue and
and and help us in that area. Um that's
not tax base is great. Um
I guess the numbers
when I look at if it's if we only can
generate 50 and we're spending 45, you
know, and I'd like to see a bit more
detail there, but it's a lot of work if
it's just going to be a wash, but if
there's potential for 100,000 and we can
reach that, it has potentially add 50,
55,000 to the revenue every year. So, I
think it's something certainly for us to
consider and like the motion says, I
don't think we're making a decision on
it today other than that we're going to
consider it in our operating budget. So,
I might certainly be in support of
delving into this a bit more.
>> Okay.
» Okay.
Thank you, Councillor Heystead.
>> Thanks Mayor.
» Thanks Mayor.
Thanks Mayor Barclay.
I'm going to speak to this as a
Councillor as well as a board member of
the Innisfail Eagles.
I'm the guy that goes around and and
tries to market the team as well as we
can and try to coordinate our efforts at
the the arena and I think there's
there's an opportunity to have some
assistance from a a third party that's
going to help the community on this, but
I do and I and I did express this last
time when we we were changing the policy
about 10 months ago as I think
you know, this is and if anybody has any
questions about what I'm saying, please
ask. But you know, there's opportunity
for those groups like the Eagles, the
Mavs, the
the uh figure skating club and the
Phantoms uh minor, you know, minor
hockey, minor lacrosse. I think there's
a opportunity for them to help sell the
sponsorship as well as long as they have
a clear package readily available. They
they can help. They have those
relationships with different businesses
not only in Innisfail, but Central
Alberta and I think that's good for our
community. If if Innisfail wins and
those minor sports teams win, I think
that that would be a great uh model that
I had I brought forward about 10, 12
months ago,
but uh yeah, I'm open to this. I think
there's tons of opportunities in all our
facilities. So
we'll see where we land. Thanks.
>> Okay, thank you.
» Okay, thank you.
Anybody else?
So Director Jenkins with with the
recreation master plan
would this kind of fold into that work
or
>> So not the specifics. The rec master
» So not the specifics. The rec master
plan will give us some financial models
and and compare us to other
municipalities whether that's with
respect to user fees or or even some of
these.
Where the external consultant for this
is going to specifically come in and
value the assets.
How many visitors are going by? What
dollar value should that equate to?
And then they often have
some of those regional and national
connections for for larger businesses
that may um
that they have have those relationships
built with where someone locally may not
have those contacts.
>> Yeah, for sure. Thank you. Counselor
» Yeah, for sure. Thank you. Counselor
Heisted.
>> Yeah, and and the last thing I'm going
» Yeah, and and the last thing I'm going
to say I'm going to
Mayor Barkley is Counselor Wing had a
good comment. Like our our staff our
internal staff they're not you know,
their backgrounds to run the arena, do
the their day-to-day jobs and not to you
know, they can market
some of the work that's going on, but I
think that they've done a good job over
the years trying to do this, but I think
there's there's way more opportunities
to generate revenue for the community.
So not saying don't shut them out. Maybe
they'll they'll learn something from
this as well.
But that's where I'm coming from.
Thanks. And Counselor Wing if I'm
offside on what you were getting at
tell me. Thanks.
>> Counselor Hill.
» Counselor Hill.
>> Yeah, I I think this is awesome. There's
» Yeah, I I think this is awesome. There's
I think there's been too many individual
efforts for between all the different
user groups
to try to generate dollars here and and
recognition for local business and it's
been kind of individual efforts and I
think by going through this process we
could hopefully get a streamlined
process that would make it a lot more
easy for businesses to to see you know
what is a $500 sponsorship what is a
$5,000 sponsorship and there's levels of
playing field for everybody
and and then creates the the fairness of
of you know where can you advertise for
how long and it just has a set criteria
versus having to deal with different
user groups and having to come back and
and then obviously you know user groups
are and are usually volunteers so they
might not get the same professional
response or timing that you would want.
So having something this I think would
really sharpen the pencil on
on the sponsorships for our community.
>> Thank you and I and I particularly like
» Thank you and I and I particularly like
the the asset valuation as well. I mean
we focus a lot on the arena
>> [clears throat]
» [clears throat]
>> but we also have other facilities that
» but we also have other facilities that
are available to that we're we're not um
not taking advantage of right now. So um
we we have a a motion on the floor so
there's no further comments so I'll ask
all in favor.
Okay, carried unanimously. Thank you.
Okay and we'll go on to correspondence
and information.
So um couple of things we talked before
about uh the 52nd Avenue email that I
think has been addressed with um
Director Leaf in the past. Um
also that the Founders Cup this was kind
of a Did you want to talk speak to that
Seal Becker or do you want me me to
carry on or
>> I just wanted to explain uh
» I just wanted to explain uh
my practice on the letter support. Well
90% of the time we'd have letter support
come directly from council. This one
came in the very last day
um through administration like that
potential conflict with other users,
looked like the window was open.
I went ahead and provided letter support
without your authorization. But again,
normally we would try to get to you just
to make sure we're streamlined, you're
aware what's coming.
Um, but this is why it's in your agenda
uh today.
>> Um, also add uh they've also reached out
» Um, also add uh they've also reached out
to ask about sponsoring the the team
going to nationals. Uh we we do have a
policy in place that does not provide
for that kind of support. We would um
potentially look at support for if they
did get the the national tournament
here. But uh we I think that policy is
from a couple years ago if if I recall
and so anyway that it's there. I can we
can discuss that if you like. Um,
also there's a letter from
the regional rec facility.
>> If I could just highlight that one to
» If I could just highlight that one to
council. Just so this letter came to you
uh for the date there. Um,
administration is intending to come back
to you in 2 weeks with a
with a um
with a report a little bit more detail.
Um, looking for your for your guidance
but today is for your information
knowing that it's um to you. And again,
we'll come back to you in in with more
detail in a couple weeks.
>> Okay, thank you.
» Okay, thank you.
And also uh email from uh Mr. Long. Um,
see you back. I'm wondering has that
been passed on to Director Leith?
Or
what are we doing with um with his
suggestions? I I know he's very involved
in the men's shed with the the bike
program and
>> And then directly to your question, it
» And then directly to your question, it
was highlighted to to the director um
this morning
um knowing that it's coming before you
for for dialogue. I'm certainly
listening to your dialogue today and
we'll we'll take it from there but so
the director has been informed about his
uh letter.
>> Do do you have any um
» Do do you have any um
any advice on it from either one of you
as far as I mean I mean I think we
should respond to to Ray because he took
the time to to send this in, but um
would that come from
you, Director Leith, or
>> [snorts]
» Uh Your Worship, yes, the initial
response will come from me if you wish
me to share that response. I I'm open to
do that.
>> Yeah, we'll
» Yeah, we'll
>> Yeah, I guess the discussion will have
» Yeah, I guess the discussion will have
any dialogue amongst the letters
addressed to you. Um certainly we'll
take it based on your dialogue, um but
certainly we'll follow up with that.
>> Okay, but you don't need a motion for
» Okay, but you don't need a motion for
that.
>> I'll see you back in your room.
» I'll see you back in your room.
>> No, you're good. Okay, yeah. Okay, no,
» No, you're good. Okay, yeah. Okay, no,
thank you
for that. Um Councillor Wing.
>> And just we'll respond also to the
» And just we'll respond also to the
Moffatts regarding the work that we have
already discussed relative to the speed
limit on 52nd and monitoring that.
>> I think we did already. Yeah, do okay.
» I think we did already. Yeah, do okay.
Thank you.
Okay.
Councillor Highstead.
>> Yeah, Mayor Barclay, as to the letter
» Yeah, Mayor Barclay, as to the letter
regarding the e-bikes and all that, I
think
um I I
I think some of you know where I stand
on this, but
um
Director Leith, I I do see
uh lots of opportunity and I thank the
peace officers and administration for
making an effort to educate the
community on
rules. I kind of like the non-rules,
right?
I guess my concern, and this is this is
my pet peeve watching the national news
the last couple weeks,
if you watch CTV or any of the the news
uh broadcasts,
e-bikes and and scooters and all these
issues that are it's finally really
taken off where the there's data on
people really injur- injuring themselves
and and I think it's, you know,
I my concern, you know, just living in a
small town, we don't we're trying to do
our best and I I look at this as an
opportunity with Minister Trevena in the
transportation side of things. He's in
our backyard. Like this is where
you know, our administration working
with the
Minister of Transportation on e-bikes
and and potentially how do we how do we
make this better in our own province is
that's how I'm looking at this. As to me
or doing my rounds, I've done all my
rounds. If if parents don't want to look
after their kids and make sure their
kids have helmets on or um people aren't
responsible, that's up to them, but
that's
uh Director Leith, I think there's an
opportunity for us to have that
conversation one-on-one with uh
uh
Minister Dreishin who's in our backyard.
And that's how I look at it. It's just
our we
our roles are so minimal compared to the
ministry.
And I think that you can only I can only
chirp so much. So I think it's it's upon
us to have those conversations.
>> Just as a reminder, we we did have a
» Just as a reminder, we we did have a
meeting with him. So CEO Becker,
Director Leith, and I had a meeting with
him what, 6 weeks ago, maybe a month ago
and and uh Director Leith really led the
meeting and and talked about it and the
province of Alberta is in the process.
Mentioned this before. They are
uh drafting new legislation around these
issues and um I know uh Director Leith
also said at the time he was he had a I
think a a regional meeting with his
counterparts and they were also going to
submit some further documentation, but
certainly the ministry is on top of it.
And [snorts]
um
they they are aware
of um
that the issue's out there and and they
are
trying to
put some new legislation in place. So I
don't know if you've had any follow-up,
Director Leith, with with uh them or
>> No, you wish I had through to Councillor
» No, you wish I had through to Councillor
Haystead. Yeah,
I think
uh by watching the news locally is
you've seen lots of municipalities
stepping up and following suit now from
some of the stuff that I think we
initiated that that rolling ball so to
speak.
Um again, that frustration is as I think
uh Minister Dreeshen indicated that
April next year was likely when those
changes were going to come out and
hopefully we get through this summer
without any too serious an incident, but
yeah, it's an ongoing education piece
and we do the best with the resources we
have.
>> Thank you very much.
» Thank you very much.
And we did ask if it could be speeded up
from April, but not not sure that was a
yes. There's a a lot on the
the plate, so.
Okay, so um
there's nothing else. We'll just have a
motion that we accept the correspondence
as information.
Councillor Wing, Mayor Barclay, I'll
make the motion to accept correspondence
and information for information. Okay,
thank you. All in favor.
Okay, carried. Then we'll go around the
table with our
reports.
Councillor Heistad.
>> Yeah, my my report was pretty brief and
» Yeah, my my report was pretty brief and
I've talked enough, so thank you.
>> I think they're all brief.
» I think they're all brief.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> Councillor Russell.
» Councillor Russell.
>> Thanks, Mayor Barclay. I've talked a
» Thanks, Mayor Barclay. I've talked a
lot, too, but I'm going to talk a bit
more.
>> Okay.
» Okay.
>> Um my report is there, but I just wanted
» Um my report is there, but I just wanted
to mention the Innisfil Kids Academy
grand opening that a few of us attended
and how impressed I was with the
facility,
but also the concern and justified that
the provincial and federal government
have not been able to sort out the
funding for that $10 a day daycare. I
don't know if there's anything we can
do. That's that's on their their front,
but it's unfortunate that that hasn't
been resolved yet for them, which would
certainly help their business, but very
impressed with the with what they've
done over there. So.
>> Thank you, Councillor Wing.
» Thank you, Councillor Wing.
>> Thank you, Mayor Barclay. Um my report
» Thank you, Mayor Barclay. Um my report
is included and just the only addition
would be upcoming um the public budget
consultation next week that we'll be
having before we meet again for council,
so I'll be there. Thank you.
>> Okay, thank you. And counselor Strong?
» Okay, thank you. And counselor Strong?
>> As submitted.
» As submitted.
>> Thank you. Counselor Hill?
» Thank you. Counselor Hill?
>> Um, [clears throat]
» Um, [clears throat]
I had no not a lot on my plate for my
council duties in the last couple weeks,
so nothing to report.
>> Okay.
» Okay.
No worries. And um
did speak with Minister Dreeshen about
that situation like a while ago and um
like the the money comes from the
federal government to the provincial
government to the the daycares and money
runs out and so there wasn't much that
could be done, but um
I personally wouldn't mind finding out
more information. I I think and maybe
sending a letter off to Minister
Nicolaides about this situation.
And CCing Minister Dreeshen on it since
he's our MLA and and just the
I think what was bothersome for me was
the the letter that was dated up to June
4th, said the funding was cut off June
4th. So he you have somebody that's put
a great deal of money investment into
this facility and thinking that
they were going to
get the subsidy and now they're not. I
mean they're they're going ahead
obviously, but you're right, beautiful
space and and they've done some amazing
work there, so
I don't know if you want a motion for
that CEO Becker if we can just um
can go ahead and describe a
a letter on the situation, maybe work
even with um
with Kids Academy owners with Parwinder
and his team to just get some more
information around that and
cuz it's a a bit bothersome the way it
all
>> Yeah, I think um
» Yeah, I think um
if council is seeking more information
on that program, a motion would be
required just to
put it in play.
>> I would like more information cuz I'm
» I would like more information cuz I'm
not really sure how it all works. I
believe Alberta and Saskatchewan are the
only two provinces that have not signed
an agreement with the federal government
over the subsidized daycare, but yet
they were still getting money. So, I'm
I'm not sure how it works.
Okay, so maybe I'll have somebody make a
motion
that we direct administration to gather
more information regarding
>> The Tin Dale dog
» The Tin Dale dog
>> daycare.
» daycare.
>> Mayor Barclay, I'll make that motion.
» Mayor Barclay, I'll make that motion.
How's that?
So, did that make sense?
>> Yeah.
» Yeah.
Okay.
>> Sorry for the gallery for the pain.
» Sorry for the gallery for the pain.
Um yeah, just my motion that we
>> Yeah, I think
» Yeah, I think
>> You got it.
» You got it.
>> I think we have a council just uh
» I think we have a council just uh
you want the information regarding the
daycare subsidy program.
>> Mhm.
» Mhm.
>> Thanks.
» Thanks.
>> Okay, all in favor.
» Okay, all in favor.
Carried.
Okay.
And our my report, I I have nothing
further. A little bit late as well. Um
I must say um
wasn't a council event, but I
did have I was at something where
counselor counselor Boss Doug Boss um
presented and uh it's absolutely amazing
what's going on at Discovery Wildlife
Park. So, I'm looking forward. I know
that we are trying to get a a date set
up to to go there as council and um
you know, there
27 km of Christmas lights they're
beginning to put up now and 100,000
visitors a year and um
it's pretty impressive all the work
they're doing even having to trim the
toes of the lions. So, can't do that on
my dog.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> Anyway, [snorts]
» Anyway, [snorts]
so looking forward to finding a date
that works for all of us. We'll move
into upcoming events.
So,
as counselor Wing said, I think
September
No, August 19th, the public budget
information session.
» And then Wanita, I can send you an
email, but the
strategic planning that's on September
the 9th is actually the water
commission, not the wastewater
commission.
Thanks.
Want me to send that to you? Okay.
>> And we have a wastewater meeting on
» And we have a wastewater meeting on
August 21st.
In Annapolis.
>> Okay, so um just have somebody make a
» Okay, so um just have somebody make a
motion that we accept the upcoming
events as amended. Counselor Hill.
>> I would make that motion as amended.
» I would make that motion as amended.
>> Perfect, thank you. All in favor?
» Perfect, thank you. All in favor?
Right, and then a motion to go with in
camera, please. Counselor Hill.
>> I also make the motion that we move in
» I also make the motion that we move in
camera, Mayor Buckley.
>> Thank you. All in favor?
» Thank you. All in favor?
Carried. Thank you. Just take
» Mhm.