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Okay, good morning everyone. We'll get
the uh

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July 21st council meeting underway here.
Uh any additions to the agenda,

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councelor Cunningham. So I will add
under close session intergovernmental

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relations ATIa section 26
and I will also add under council

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committee ports division 5 update
please.

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» Uh councelor
Anderson

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» I'd like to add for division one u uh
a thank you from the hesus uh community.

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» Okay. Uh, councelor Olsson.
>> Yeah, I'd like to uh add under uh the

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council and committee reports division 4
report and also uh for the

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summer tour.
>> Any other counselor or uh go ahead

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» um administration would like to add
third party business um ATI section 19

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to the agenda. Okay.

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Everybody's okay with that?

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» Councelor Hopkins.
>> That being said, I'll make a motion that

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we approve agenda as amended.

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» Any concerns or questions? All in favor?
Carried.

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That takes care of the adoption of the
minutes or the agenda. Uh approval of

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the council meeting minutes of the June
23rd. Anybody had a chance to go over

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them? I didn't see anything pressing
myself.

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Any errors or omissions?

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Councelor Olsson,
>> I'd make the motion that we adopt the

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minutes of uh June 23rd.

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Any uh questions or concerns on that?
All in favor? Carried.

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Okay. Uh let's go to 4.1.

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Good morning.
>> Good morning, Reef, members of council.

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This morning, I bring forth um a an RFD,
but more for information and questions

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if council has has any on the EPR
program. uh it's the phase two that is

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coming up and it's uh mostly involving
the curbside recycling collection.

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So the extended producer responsibility
regulation is underneath the

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environmental protection enhance
enhancement act through the provincial

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government. Um it basically is a
regulation that transfers the

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responsibility for managing uh
designated recycled materials such as

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packaging paper products from the
municipalities and onto the um design

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onto the uh producers.
Um the middle person or the pro as they

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call them is circular materials. Uh it's
a non national not for-profit producer

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uh responsibility organization which is
the or the pro producer responsibility

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organization and they're responsible for
implementing Alberta's residential

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recycling program. The EPR is uh being
implemented in phases across Alberta.

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Phase one focused primarily on the
depot's collection and not uh and did

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not materially change the level of
service already available at at our

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Nehill County transfer sites. Phase two
though represents uh the more visible

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service change for Neihill County
residents as uh they will be eligible

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for curbside recycling collection within
our hamlets. Um the new uh collection

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will start October 1st, 2026 and each
resident within the hamlets will receive

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a recycling cart. Um for this
the phase one of the program, it was

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implemented in 2025 and included Neihill
County transfer sites as rural depots.

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Um there wasn't much change in this. Uh
they pretty much kept what was there.

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So, at our transfer sites, we collect
cardboard, paper products um at all of

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our sites except for at Three Hills, we
do have a single stream recycling bin

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that can be used for plastics, um
plastics, paper, and that sort of thing

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as well.

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Phase uh phase two of the CPR program,
as I mentioned, begins October October

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1st, 2026, and introduces that curbside
collection services. Um

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so basically to be eligible for this we
did have to provide uh curbside garbage

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collection in these urban facilities
which we've been doing for many years.

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So they were um placed into this phase
two.

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This phase two residents will be able to
place a wider v variety of recycling

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into these bins. Um, not only will we be
just be taking cardboard and paper and

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some plastics, but now um quite much
quite uh oh man, I'm trying to lose my

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things here, but a broader range of
recycling products. Uh like we weren't

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able to take a lot of the plastics, but
now we'll be able to take the plastics.

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We'll be able to take glass containers,
foam packaging, um cardboard, metal,

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metal containers, and everything else
inside these carts as well as our single

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stream bin at the Three Hills transfer
site will also be able to accept this um

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expanded material list.
So, the Nihill County communities that

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are included in this phase 2
implementation of curbside recycling are

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are the hamlet of Huxley, Sunny Slope,
Swallwell, Torington, and Wimbornne.

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These are selected because they were the
communities that were receiving the

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curbside garbage collection.
The EPR curbside recycling program

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applies only to eligible residential
premises. Commercial, industrial,

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institutional and community use
priorities properties um even if they

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are currently participating in the
Hamlet Gurbside collection will not be

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uh part of this recycling. Um through
the mandate through the Alberta

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government, it is residential only. um
anything other than non-residentials,

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they'll be responsible for arranging
their own recycling services such as

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using our transfer sites or one of the
other depots around.

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Alternatively, um as I said, since
non-residential properties are

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responsible for their own,
alternatively, the county could consider

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providing a separate service. However,
that service would fall outside of the

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EPR program and any cost associated it
would be the county's cost.

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So specific for this new collection
that's starting October 1st, um Circular

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Materials did issue out requests for
proposals back in in uh 2025 for the

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services to begin. Um these agreements
were finalized and they are now

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effective October 1st, 2026. And as I
mentioned, the hamlets that were

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included were Huxley, Sunny Slope,
Swallwell, Torington, Wimbornne. The

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collection contractor that won the RF
RFP was Emperingham Disposal Corp.

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They're going to begin October 1st and
the collection frequency is going to be

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bi-weekly on Mondays. And like I
mentioned before, new um collector bins

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will be distributed to all residents.

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So ahead of time that EP Eham disposal
corp, they will be doing a uh a roll out

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of the bins prior to October 1st. So
residents should start seeing new bins

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arriving throughout September. Um they
are asking that they don't put them out

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until October 1st because they won't be
collected until that first scheduled

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thing.
As I mentioned, um these bins will be

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considered single stream recycling. Um,
this is so that you can put any of your

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materials in from glass to cardboard to
paper products to tins all into one bin.

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They don't have to be sorted. This will
now be done at the sorting centers when

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they are brought into the uh to the main
hub.

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So, this is a little bit easier for
residents because they don't have to

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worry. Like I said, it's it's just a one
one drop bin and uh you can recycle.

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So some of the key milestones that have
been going on and they've kind of

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basically started is July and August um
circle materials has hosted introductory

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meetings with municipalities and their
designated collection centers. So I did

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uh participate in this zoom and did meet
Epingham and uh that sort of thing. So

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they are ready to go and uh this isn't
the first this isn't their first RFP.

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They've been doing this around the
communities um not within Nihill County

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but around Nih Hill County. They've been
uh been doing this. So there is

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experience there. So it's not going to
be a brand new companies doing this uh

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mid July. So basically now um we're
coming up and we're going to start uh

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promoting this onto our social medias. I
don't know if you're on social medias,

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but if uh Circle Materials has been uh
putting out a lot of ads lately on um

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Facebook, Instagram, all that sort of
stuff, targeting people and letting them

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know that, hey, this is all starting to
come out. So, uh we'll also be doing the

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same thing on our on our social media
channels just to make sure that people

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in the in the area know that this is
this is going to begin.

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As I mentioned in September, the cart
delivery is going to begin. Uh so the

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residents within the hamlets will will
uh be will uh be receiving those. And

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October 1st, well I guess the the first
Monday in October is when our collection

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will begin within our hamlets.
As this curbside collection program is

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managed by Circular Materials, um
residents will be be directed to them um

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or the contractor for any concerns that
they may have. Um this isn't a program

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run by the county. It's run by these
other individuals. So, we'll obviously

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take the the calls, but we will be
redirecting them to Circular Materials

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or the contractor. So, for example, if
uh their their recycling wasn't picked

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up, that call will be directed to the
contractor to make amends, it won't be

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the county that makes amends and goes
pick up the recycling. It'll be the

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contractor that does that. um if there's
inquiry about why this program is

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running or that sort of thing or why
isn't this collected or that collected

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that's going to be directed to circular
materials and that'll be up to them to

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um get back to our our residents on.
We're not going to ignore them obviously

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but we are going to direct them to those
appropriate places and that information

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is going to be out there so they can
actually call these people directly

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instead of going through the county
because it is a separately run um

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program.

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So for uh this one, so like I mentioned,
this is a program run by the provincial

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governments which push the financial
responsibility onto the producers of

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this material. So there is no um direct
cost to the county or the residents. Um

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indirect cost would be more staff time
um putting it out on our social medias

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um maybe answering rateayer questions.
So there is a cost to the time some of

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our staff but no direct purchasing of
the bins, no direct uh paying of a

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contract or anything like that but there
are some small indirect um costs to it.

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So that's uh a quick overview of it. Um
it's I guess it is my understanding that

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maybe the counselor have also received
some of this information. I was told on

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one of the Zoom meetings that uh
counselors were going to get a

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information package by email. I don't
know if that's been happened yet. If it

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hasn't, I'm sure it should be coming is
what I've been told on some Zoom

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meetings. Um but anyways, if you have
any questions or anything, then uh yeah,

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we can open that up.
>> So, one question I have is uh we're

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providing these guys are providing
another service that we didn't provide

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before. How can they do that for free?

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How much is this costing the right pairs
>> through the reef? Directly nothing. It's

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costing the right pairs. Um the onus has
been put back onto the producers of

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this. So a producer of this material is
someone who basically sells products

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that have over a certain amount of
tonnage of material waste would be

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considered a producer. For example,
Nihill County could be considered a

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producer if we produce a certain
threshold of material such as like when

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we um mail out taxes
or utility bills or anything and we

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produce a certain threshold of paper
products, we could become a producer. We

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don't meet that threshold, so we're not
um but

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» so that that threshold is set by the
Alberta government.

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» That's correct.
>> So it's it's like a tire tax.

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» Not so much like a tire tax. um
>> similar though they rather than tax you

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they're actually doing something with
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» It's not a tax on a product but I guess
in a roundabout way I guess I mean if if

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you're getting charged you know to run a
certain project maybe your price goes up

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right but there's not an actual direct
cost or a tax on to these people to do

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this. Councelor Olsson,
>> do we have I know this is a program run

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by the government or by Alberta
government, but um do we have any idea

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what this is costing? Are we privy to
what it costs? Because I'm just worried

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that the government may start these
programs and then eventually

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turn them over to us. So if we have an I
at least have an idea what we what we're

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seeing here.
>> Yeah. through the reef that I don't have

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a answer to for the cost. Um that would
probably be something maybe the uh

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provincial regulatory body that's
running it is the uh Alberta Recycling

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Commission. Um so maybe that would be um
you know something that they would be

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able to share, but I don't know. I don't
know that.

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» Any other questions or concerns?

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Councelor Cunningham. Well,
>> I was just going to say I I agree with

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councelor Olsson like we've seen so much
provincial downloading. Is this going to

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be something that's going to come to us?
So, do we maybe want to send an email to

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um the what you say it was count the
recycling council and find out what the

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cost is like might not hurt. Hey,
>> so through the reef, this isn't uh new.

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Alberta is actually one of the last
provinces to uh to start doing this.

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This has been run through all different
provinces throughout Canada. So, it's

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not a new uh type of a program. It's
kind of a uh you know

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just just another part through all like
the other provinces done it. So, we're

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not creating the wheel. They're
basically uh just implementing here. So,

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and I I don't know if there's ever been
any issues in other provinces where

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they've downloaded it on.
Well, if we're uh you say we're going to

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get some information from these guys,
maybe they'll have some of that

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» um through the re. It won't be
information like that. It'll be

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information about um you know the
collection of it, the the new products

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and stuff like that. I don't think
there'll be any financials information

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in that.
>> Yeah. Okay. We should look into it

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somehow because one way or the other
we're paying for it.

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Okay. Any other questions, concerns?

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Uh let's go to 4.2 road committee
update.

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Good morning, council.
Uh on June 20 or June 17th, uh the Rome

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committee completed a tour. During that
review, uh we looked at several sites

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throughout Neil County, including
operation concerns, cap current capital

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projects, and potential future uh
maintenance and capital projects. So

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through the road committee, there was a
few things identified that we uh or the

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committee decided to bring back to
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So just starting at number one here, so
we uh visited three hills yard. The

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stockpile location was was identified as
a concern. uh why is that stockpile

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located in three hills? Uh we discussed
the the concerns around the gravel

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trucks traveling through town. Uh the uh
and considered recommended to council

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that the the removal of the three hill
stockpile from our stockpile uh sites.

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Further discussion from that noted
removing the stock piles would increase

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hall distances uh for county operations
that could result in uh reduced

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operational efficiency. The committee
discussed the possibility of completing

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a broader review of county stockpile
locations and evaluate the oper

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operational requirements, hall
distances, cost, and potential

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alternative locations of of stockpiles.
uh excess equipment. Uh there was uh

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attachments looked at on the south fence
uh committee uh is or the administration

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is going to review and see what what we
currently are utilizing and what can be

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potentially sold.
Um the other one that was brought up was

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the old shop. Uh the committee reviewed
the old shop. Discussions uh were uh

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happened along the lines of uh
subdividing and selling that. There's

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things and what we store in there. So,
we store a number of graders, four

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graders, three plow trucks, and multiple
other pieces of equipment, uh, water

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trucks, and multiple little pieces of
equipment. Uh, potential things that we

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would have to look at if there was a
subdivision and sale of that shop would

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be, uh, separation and relocation of all
the power services currently shared with

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that building and water, installation of
f fences along the boundaries,

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relocation of power to the south gate.
uh what would the shop be worth versus

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what the cost of all that would cost? Uh
and then another one that was not in

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there that got brought up afterwards is
potential for our fuel tank being too

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close where we'd have to remove our move
our fuel tank as well.

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So that was three's location. Our second
location was the Gore Road culverts. Uh

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both bridge files have been completed.
Uh committee reviewed both sites. There

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was no comments on that. Uh for 2026
capital projects uh we looked at the

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Lynden overlay site was viewed work was
ongoing. There was no comments. Road

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stabilization uh program potential sites
were visited if the project were to move

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forward about possibly doing Sharples
Hill. Uh that project was then cancelled

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at the following uh council meeting
there. Uh major bridge maintenance. Uh

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no sites reviewed as they it's still in
uh determination what's what bridges

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we'll be completing. Uh the gravel
purchase program we stopped by the

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Redlands uh stockpile site.
Uh bridge file 2288. Uh the site was

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viewed admin or administration noted
that that the current uh bridge file is

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current actually two culverts that are
about 200 meters apart. After the

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construction uh or possible construction
next year, uh each culvert will be

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registered as its own bridge file.
Uh township 340 west 251. Uh that would

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be a tree removal project. Uh dirt road
that needs some brushing. Site was

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viewed. Uh we'll administration is going
to bring it back to council for uh

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potential operating project for
consideration.

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Uh we looked at uh Torington gravel pit
there with uh the water pumping that was

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going on there. There was no no
recommendations from that.

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Sharpel Hills was viewed. Uh gravel
general maintenance on the road was

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needed. It was bladed uh June 18th the
next day actually the greater was in the

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area. Um committee discussed the
possibility of moving the road

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stabilization. Once again uh project was
cancelled.

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uh range road 242 south of highway 27 or
575. The site was viewed uh committee is

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recommended to council or committee is
recommending to council to direct

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administration to install maximum 30 km
an hour signs through the curves um and

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then back to 80 km an hour in the
straight parts of that highway. Spot

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graveling may be required just as part
of oper operational u maintenance.

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Uh the other program that we looked at
was the edge of the road uh spraying

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that was happening north of highway 27.
We reviewed many sites committee

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discussed the current edge of the road
grass encroachment spraying program.

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Admin advised that the primary purpose
of the program is to control vegetation

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along the edge of the roadway reducing
the amount of vegetation that the

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graders can pull onto the road surface
while maintaining the shoulder.

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Uh the committee discussed the concerns
about sprain maybe contributing to

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shoulder deterioration because that
sprain is making it past the edge of the

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road onto that shoulder and then the
possibility of uh kosha being able to to

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sprout up easier easier in those areas
that have been sprayed.

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uh committee recommended to or
recommendation to council would be to

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direct a men to review the edge of road
strain program uh including its

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effectiveness, benefits, potential
impacts before determining whether the

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program should be continued or modified.
Uh brushing once again range 230 south

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of Buffalo Jump site was viewed. Uh
we'll bring that back, administration

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will bring that back as a operational
project for council's consideration

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during budgeting.
uh Heskith uh road we looked at a uh

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committee looked at a few sites. So a
ditch wash out uh site was viewed uh

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it's going to be brought back for
council during 2027 budget uh as a

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potential cap capital project. The
valley next to the road is is failing

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and the ditch is falling into that
valley. It keeps working closer and

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closer to the road. Um and the only way
to fix that properly is to go to the

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base and work our way back up. So,
there's some potential cheaper options

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of moving the roads. So, that'll come
back as a future project

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for council's consideration.
Uh ditching on the south hill. Uh

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there's a site that needed some uh dish
maintenance to get the water off the

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road. Uh and then ditching in front of
the old schoolhouse.

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So from from what we reviewed the
financial and staffing implications, the

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recommended motions one, two, and one,
two, four, and five will be funded

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through approved 2026 operating budget
and are not uh anticipated to have any

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other financial impact. Everything else
that would be coming forward as projects

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would be uh up to council's
consideration.

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Uh so there's a few options uh we or
recommendations to go through. uh we can

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uh and the council has a few options
from those of whether they approve uh

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them as presented or or uh provide uh uh
revised directions. So um first

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recommended motion would be that three
hills shopyard

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that council direct administration to
complete a review of county stockpile

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locations including operational
requirements and potential alternative

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locations and report findings back to
council.

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The second uh motion would be that
council direct administration to install

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30 km hour signs, advisory signs, speeds
through the curves on range road 242

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south of highway 575 with speeds
returning to 80 km an hour in the

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straight sections.
The third recommended motion would be

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the council direct administration to
review the edge of road spraying program

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including its effectiveness, benefits,
potential impacts before determining

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whether the program should continue or
be modified.

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Uh the fourth motion be the council
direct administration to include

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township 34 uh z
tree removal project and range 230 south

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of Buffalo Jump brushing project as
potential uh projects for consideration

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during the 2027 budget deliberations.
And then the next motions would be the

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council direct administration to include
the range 222 220 at the valley slope

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failure as a potential capital project
for consideration during the budget

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deliberations 2027 budget deliberations.
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the the next motion would be that
council direct administration to

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investigate the feasibility of the
drainage improvements on range road 22

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220 two sorry Hesus road including the
utility constraints. Um that one is

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already ongoing just through op uh daily
operations. So,

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uh, the count the next last one would be
that council direct administration to

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complete the ditch cleaning on range
road 220 from the old schoolhouse appro

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approach eastward approximately 100 m.

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Yes, I believe that's it. Okay. Uh
couple couple things I'd like to discuss

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on this uh road committee report. Um I'd
like to see going forward the minutes

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come to the council to the committee
prior to coming into council because it

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looks like there's been some liberties
taken on what we've said or what we've

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discussed and I'll use an example. Um we
talked about the edge of road spraying

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where we've killed the grass over the
edge.

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uh their shoulders deteriorating and we
we do have kosha growing. Uh we as road

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committee recommended that that pro if I
remember correct me if I'm wrong what we

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discussed is we were going to recommend
to council that this stops immediately

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that spraying program.
>> Yeah.

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So I mean going forward if we can just
get these minutes sent out to us prior

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to getting into council we can correct
some of these. Uh that being said um

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we can carry on with this till the next
road committee. I'm okay with that.

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Every any other concern
>> from road committee.

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Um just another question the Okay, you
do have it is never mind. It's 2027

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coming out of the 2027 budget. Yeah,
correct. Okay.

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Councelor Olson.
>> So, with regard to the spraying on the

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on the shoulder,
um, do we need to have a motion to have

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that stopped because I think it was
added, right? So, if it was added by

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administration, then it can be just
deleted by administration. Is that not

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correct?
>> Um, that being said, I don't we don't

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know where that came from. It came from
prior to to Mike um going on. But I mean

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in order in in to get into a big
discussion, we can do that right now.

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But to me, I mean, road building 101, we
don't do that. You just destroyed our

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roads and and we've saw it. We we we saw
it all throughout the county. And Kosha

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is growing in those areas big time.
Now, um I I don't really want I I don't

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think we need to bring back that to
council, but that's up to you guys if

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you want. There's motions on the floor
there.

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» Yeah. No, I'm okay with that. We can
just

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adopt it as read.
>> Yeah.

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» Go ahead.
>> Through the chair. So with the road edge

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spraying program, uh the reason like in
the minutes there it's recommended or

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it's not recommended that it's canceled,
but that's where it was going. Uh where

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administration came through in in the
this RFD about that is there are

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benefits to it. I don't think the
program uh has been executed to it what

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it's supposed to be. It needs to be
refined. I I think there's still

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benefits to this program. The original
intent was just to spray that very edge

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of the road where the graders drag in
that that u saw and and we uh grass and

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have that encroachment. Uh the intent
was never to spray the shoulder. This

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year obviously the shoulder got sprayed
and we've seen that on the roads where

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where it was not executed correctly uh
to what what we need the program to. So

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that's where administration was coming
from with the the review on the program

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of refining it and actually laying out
specific roads that may be having it. If

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we make a motion or if council makes a
motion uh to cancel that program

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together, it kind of ties our hands on
if we have a problem, we can't go spray

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four miles that we're having issues with
that grass encroaching where the graders

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can't keep up to it. Uh so that that's
where uh administration was coming from

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on the review on it and and maybe
refining it, not such a broad program,

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but bringing it down to certain areas
and making sure it's just that edge of

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the road, not the shoulder. Uh so that
that's where administration was coming

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from on that one. So
>> okay, if I remember right, and correct

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me if I'm wrong, guys, the motion was
stop that procedure. We don't need to be

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spraying grass. We can't even spray the
the kosha

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and now now we're out there spraying
grass, killing grass on the edge of the

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road. That was a discussion that we had.
Also,

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our motion was to or our our our
thought was to bring this back to comm

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to uh council to recommend that that
program stops. There's more ways to kill

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the grass or to get rid of grass on the
road than what what we're doing there.

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That's just not even That's not even
road building 101.

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Councelor Penner, I guess the comment
that I would make though is that if

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council was to make a motion like that,
we're getting dangerously close to

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dealing with the day-to-day operations
of things. Administration has taken your

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information.
They're going to refine their techniques

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and
probably cut them back

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an extensive amount from what might have
occurred this year.

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I don't think we want to get into the
position where we're on a day-to-day

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basis
guiding administration's

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duties.
That would be my comment.

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That being said, that that's fine. I I I
agree for we are uh number one, I don't

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think we are. This is a level of service
I don't think we need to provide. And

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what it's doing is destroying the roads.
And no one has a right here to destroy

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these roads. These shoulders are getting
destroyed. They're they're falling

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apart. They're getting widened out. The
graders are digging them down. We could

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we could spend days going through this
and and we looked at it through real

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committee. Um it's this is this is a pro
process that doesn't need to be even be

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done as far as I'm concerned. It's a
level of service we don't even need to

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provide.
That's my thought.

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» Council Olson.
>> Yeah, I think we've seen it as a

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recommendation that it's something we
didn't want to do. Not that we're um

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trying to,
you know, steer

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administration, but we are making
suggestions that we don't like this just

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because of what it is doing.

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» Council Pa,
>> do we have a um delegation at nine or

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» I'm not here. Oh, there. Okay. I can ask
my questions afterwards if you want to.

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» Do you want to go through this? We can
just uh go through this approve whatever

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you want
>> and then we can get into the

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» No, sure.
>> Can I just I just have a question to ask

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first.
>> So, did the road committee then not

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recommend the sale of the old shop at
the

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» No, we did recommend the sale of the old
shop, but that it's just the way it's

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wrote here. So,
>> Okay. No, I mean I I think you explained

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it very well because that was in my
head. I'm like I'm assuming just the

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location of that old shop it would
complicate things a little bit to have

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to well we haven't saz here but we would
have to subdivide that piece of property

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and then to me the access like it would
change to me there would be quite a bit

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of cost to that to have to change the
access into that property and like you

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said I mean what's the cost of that
versus what the potential income of the

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sale would be so I just I I I just
myself I just don't know if we would

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come out on top of that but I don't

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Councelor Olson.
>> Yeah. No, that was again that was some

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of our discussion. I'm not in favor of
that as well, but I mean some of our

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some of our uh committee is, but I mean,
yeah, that was just that was some

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discussion that we had along the way. So
it's nothing that uh yeah there's a

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broader
absolutely thanks

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01:01:48,480 --> 01:01:54,880
you guys want to carry on with this
councelor Olson

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01:01:52,880 --> 01:02:01,520
» I think we've beat this up enough I
think we just uh acknowledges as as as

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read for now and we can uh bring maybe
more specific things forward later.

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01:02:04,319 --> 01:02:10,400
» Okay. Councelor Coney
>> just one more for me. So number five,

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01:02:08,240 --> 01:02:15,760
the water pumping concern. I know um
there was a rate pair that felt that his

427
01:02:13,040 --> 01:02:19,119
um well had substantially changed and so
I just want to clarify that we've

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01:02:17,520 --> 01:02:24,960
confirmed that there was nothing on the
county's end that was altering his water

429
01:02:22,480 --> 01:02:29,920
well um production
>> through the chair. No, we did not test

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01:02:27,440 --> 01:02:35,680
uh local land owners water wells. It's
an artisian well from my understanding.

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01:02:31,920 --> 01:02:39,520
Uh he's upstream from where we are. Uh
the water levels are right back to where

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01:02:37,200 --> 01:02:44,160
they are. So water levels on artisian
wells are going to fluctuate. Uh

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01:02:42,640 --> 01:02:48,319
we've never tested any of the other
wells in the area and no one else has

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01:02:45,599 --> 01:02:52,480
called us with any effects. So uh but
the water levels are back up to

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01:02:50,079 --> 01:02:56,240
pre-pumping levels. So
>> just to confirm that we've followed up

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01:02:54,079 --> 01:03:00,720
with him just because I was contacted as
well. Okay. Thank you. Can can you just

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uh expl give uh uh councelor Cunningham
a little more information on how quick

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01:03:02,640 --> 01:03:10,160
that well or those springs fill that?
>> Yeah, it's not as if we're we're drowned

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01:03:08,559 --> 01:03:15,359
in things or taking things out.
>> Yeah, I I don't have a specific uh cubic

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01:03:12,559 --> 01:03:21,599
meters per minute. Uh um but it they
pumped in April and it was full by mid

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01:03:18,720 --> 01:03:26,480
June. Uh, and they pumped 300,000 cubes,
just under 300,000 cubes, and it barely

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01:03:24,160 --> 01:03:32,000
dropped that level of that uh that water
body. I think it dropped at 3 ft

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01:03:29,039 --> 01:03:34,240
roughly, 4 feet maybe. So, it was very
minimal. So,

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01:03:32,799 --> 01:03:37,119
» no, I appreciate that. I just wanted to
make sure because I I had received a

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01:03:35,839 --> 01:03:40,559
message from him as well. So, just
wanted to make sure that he he uh had

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01:03:39,200 --> 01:03:43,760
been followed up with. So, thank you,
>> Dr. Rosson. You want to move that as

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01:03:42,480 --> 01:03:48,079
information
>> and then we can move on? Yes,

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01:03:45,039 --> 01:03:53,520
» I need a motion. Uh I would make the
motion that we receive uh this

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01:03:50,720 --> 01:04:02,119
information as read.
>> Okay. Any more discussion? All in favor?

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01:03:59,119 --> 01:04:02,119
» Carried.

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01:04:06,240 --> 01:04:11,599
» Yeah, we if that's okay. We'll take a
quick break. Five minutes then we'll go

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with the delegation.
>> We'll go with the delegation in five 10

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01:04:13,280 --> 01:04:16,280
minutes.

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01:12:05,840 --> 01:12:13,239
Okay, we're back. 9:15. Uh, let's go to
3.1.

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01:12:10,239 --> 01:12:13,239
Uh,

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01:12:13,520 --> 01:12:20,080
the Grant Prairie Christian Academy
grant application.

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01:12:17,920 --> 01:12:24,960
Good morning. Uh, we'll start with some
introductions here. We'll start with my

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01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:24,960
right.

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01:12:26,719 --> 01:12:32,480
Good morning, Lorley Michelle
Cunningham, division five.

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01:12:29,760 --> 01:12:35,840
» Looney Mook, division seven.
>> Good morning, Richard Hoppins, division

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01:12:34,239 --> 01:12:39,440
six.
>> L Olsen, division four.

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01:12:37,920 --> 01:12:44,760
» Good morning, Darcy Penner, division
two.

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01:12:41,199 --> 01:12:44,760
» You got the floor.

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01:12:47,120 --> 01:12:55,040
» Our project. Uh, also want to thank you
guys for serving our county. Um,

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01:12:53,120 --> 01:13:00,000
so there's probably a word in there that
might not make much sense. Gaga pit, but

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01:12:57,120 --> 01:13:04,560
I'll get I'll get to to it and why it's
a valuable piece for our community and

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01:13:02,239 --> 01:13:09,520
our our project we do see is going to
enhance uh uh what we've already brought

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01:13:07,600 --> 01:13:15,840
to our community. So, uh, if you want to
go to the next slide,

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01:13:12,239 --> 01:13:21,520
I want to officially thank this uh this
uh council as well. In 2019, you granted

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01:13:18,960 --> 01:13:25,600
us money towards our larger project. So,
I go to the next slide. Uh this

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01:13:23,840 --> 01:13:31,040
playground, which is the only playground
in the north part of our town, and uh

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01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:35,840
it's been used not only at school, but
all through the summer, uh soccer games,

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01:13:33,360 --> 01:13:41,840
people send their kids over there. It's
it's well well used, well well loved.

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01:13:38,400 --> 01:13:46,719
So, this is an a second or third thank
you. Um but along with that, I want to

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01:13:44,239 --> 01:13:52,320
just go to the next slide, please.
It's a part of a bigger um activity area

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01:13:50,400 --> 01:13:57,120
where our students in that community in
that part of our town have access to it.

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01:13:54,960 --> 01:14:02,880
And if you see on the on the right side
and go further, yeah, we can go down.

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01:13:59,679 --> 01:14:08,000
This is the Gaga pit. Okay. So, gaga
means hit. And it's a Hebrew word. I

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01:14:06,239 --> 01:14:12,960
just learned that today by googling. And
uh you can see how well worn it is on

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01:14:09,760 --> 01:14:18,719
the sides. It's been a very big part of
our our community. Kids go out there.

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01:14:15,600 --> 01:14:23,440
It's a game that is a tag game, uh, but
it uses a ball and so it kind of has

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01:14:20,800 --> 01:14:28,080
quick cycles. Uh, so you have young kids
in there on one and and older kids on

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01:14:25,520 --> 01:14:32,719
the other and they have to manage
themselves and the kids kids love it.

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01:14:30,480 --> 01:14:38,320
Like we've seen it being used over and
over again. So, we had put this in as

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01:14:35,199 --> 01:14:45,360
part of the project um near after the
project and uh as you can see it has a a

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01:14:42,159 --> 01:14:51,840
gravel pad and it's dirty and and muddy
and so I just go down a little further.

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01:14:49,440 --> 01:14:55,760
Um it's,
you know, kids are wiping out and

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01:14:53,520 --> 01:15:00,320
they're they're pulling uh pulling the
dirt back into the school and back into

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01:14:57,360 --> 01:15:05,920
their and their homes are in as they use
it. And uh yeah, go on down. And so this

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01:15:04,239 --> 01:15:11,360
is this is just a picture I took of the
the Three Hills uh school location. And

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01:15:09,520 --> 01:15:17,760
they have this rubber on the on the
bottom. And we've had parents asking us,

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01:15:13,199 --> 01:15:25,360
is there possibility for for this to uh
this to be enhanced at our location. Um

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01:15:22,400 --> 01:15:30,640
it it's cleaner, it's it's safer, uh
it's durable, and it looks it presents

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01:15:27,679 --> 01:15:36,880
well, and it would definitely kind of
clean up our our whole playground. Um,

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01:15:34,640 --> 01:15:41,280
and so
this playground serves, and this is this

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01:15:39,600 --> 01:15:48,000
is true, this playground serves the
north end of of Three Hills. It uh it

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01:15:44,560 --> 01:15:53,679
has a lot of activity heading into from
that area. Um, the Gaga Pit is enjoyed

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01:15:51,600 --> 01:15:57,679
and well used by kids of all ages and it
teaches them how to how to win, how to

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01:15:55,360 --> 01:16:02,880
lose, how to play together and start
again and do it all over again. and we

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01:15:59,760 --> 01:16:08,159
see them using it. Um, and then the
present Gaga pit, the hit pit needs a

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01:16:05,920 --> 01:16:14,960
base that is both clean and safe for
kids. And then the next one, um, we have

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01:16:12,480 --> 01:16:18,640
half the funds needed to complete this
project and would love for you to

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01:16:16,719 --> 01:16:24,560
partner with us to make this improvement
a reality. Um,

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01:16:21,600 --> 01:16:29,040
this this uh this year we have half the
funds and we'd ideally love to be able

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01:16:26,080 --> 01:16:35,120
to finish it this summer. so that
September or even into October comes and

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01:16:31,679 --> 01:16:40,080
it's it's ready to be used. Uh we we're
committed to completing this. Um but it

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01:16:37,920 --> 01:16:44,960
might not be this this summer if if we
need to go into the next spring or

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01:16:43,199 --> 01:16:50,880
summer. That wouldn't be ideal for us.
But that's uh what we're committed to

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01:16:48,480 --> 01:16:56,480
do. We want to do it and uh we're
excited. Um I don't know. Again, it's

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01:16:54,080 --> 01:17:00,159
been such a privilege to to be able to
think this through and to add this value

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01:16:58,320 --> 01:17:07,280
because
uh I do think that it will

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01:17:03,840 --> 01:17:11,760
be well welcomed and our hope is to to
obviously communicate to people who who

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01:17:09,520 --> 01:17:16,640
is uh part of the project and helping it
be communicated and completed. So that's

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01:17:14,880 --> 01:17:24,000
part of our strategy and plan. So thank
you for listening to my presentation.

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01:17:20,480 --> 01:17:28,560
any any questions about
the details of that the um I guess I

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01:17:26,719 --> 01:17:33,199
should add like through our getting
quotes and stuff um the paving comm uh

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01:17:31,199 --> 01:17:36,480
companies that I think that's they did
on the side but they did that for the

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01:17:34,560 --> 01:17:41,199
three hill school and the quote came to
about 15 which is like putting all the

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01:17:38,239 --> 01:17:46,400
rock and underneath the base making a
solid base that it'll last a long time

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01:17:42,960 --> 01:17:51,199
and then the UV protected rubber um
product and then walking away and having

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01:17:48,640 --> 01:17:54,719
it useful then we will complete it by
painting it making it fresh and look

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01:17:53,280 --> 01:17:58,159
brand new.
>> Have you uh any other funding or looked

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01:17:56,880 --> 01:18:05,040
for any other funding?
>> Um we I mean we have our own funding uh

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01:18:01,840 --> 01:18:10,320
process in our society. So that funding
is part of what we've done. We uh just

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01:18:07,840 --> 01:18:15,040
raised funds for it ourselves. I've
looked into some of the larger projects

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01:18:12,640 --> 01:18:19,760
and they're like looking at like 50,000
ones. And the way that I looked at I

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01:18:16,880 --> 01:18:27,120
went through it locally and I was like
um I don't think we being it's a smaller

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01:18:23,280 --> 01:18:30,400
project uh and a big pool of people um I
guess our our plan was if we could

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01:18:28,640 --> 01:18:34,159
expedite the process and invite you guys
into it. That's how I was processing

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01:18:33,120 --> 01:18:37,120
because the other ones would have
required like some like like ACO had one

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01:18:36,800 --> 01:18:39,440
and
>> I was basically thinking like the town

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01:18:38,560 --> 01:18:47,360
of Three Hills.
>> Oh, I haven't I haven't asked.

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01:18:43,840 --> 01:18:54,000
Okay. council.
>> Um, yeah, I don't know anything about a

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01:18:50,480 --> 01:18:59,679
gaga pit or so. I haven't seen any kids
playing do this, but obviously it's

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01:18:56,480 --> 01:19:04,080
getting used. Um, I love kids things. I
I you know,

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01:19:02,320 --> 01:19:10,239
I'm glad to hear that the playground's
being used,

537
01:19:05,440 --> 01:19:15,440
» but uh yeah, I I see this as a as a good
thing, but uh

538
01:19:12,800 --> 01:19:20,640
yeah, I
Jerry says to why that you haven't asked

539
01:19:17,600 --> 01:19:25,679
the the town as well, but uh there is a
lot of

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01:19:21,920 --> 01:19:30,800
» there is a lot of uh kneehill residents
kids that that that go to the school.

541
01:19:27,920 --> 01:19:34,719
So, uh yeah, anything anything with kids
I'm kind of a sucker for.

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01:19:32,719 --> 01:19:39,520
» Thank you for the presentation.
>> Thank you, C. So, this is interesting

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01:19:37,920 --> 01:19:42,800
because I didn't know what a gaga pit
was either until last week when I had my

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01:19:41,520 --> 01:19:45,360
grandkids and we drove by the Three
Hills School and they're like, "Hey,

545
01:19:43,840 --> 01:19:49,679
it's a gaga pit." And I'm like, "What?"
So, yeah, I got educated on that last

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01:19:47,600 --> 01:19:54,719
week. So, no, they apparently really
enjoyed them. So, that's awesome. Could

547
01:19:52,000 --> 01:19:59,199
you just let me know um provincial wise,
does the province provide your school or

548
01:19:56,880 --> 01:20:04,159
any schools for that matter any money
for playground equipment?

549
01:20:01,360 --> 01:20:09,040
» Our last project, we as a society
fundraised the whole thing. So there

550
01:20:06,719 --> 01:20:12,880
wasn't anything there for that.
>> No, that's I I kind of figured that, but

551
01:20:10,880 --> 01:20:17,600
I just wanted to clarify that. Now, I
think as councelor Olsen said or I know

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01:20:15,600 --> 01:20:20,640
people from all over town and even me as
a Nihill County resident, when I bring

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01:20:19,040 --> 01:20:24,159
my grandkids, I go to different parks in
town, right? So, we're certainly using

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01:20:21,920 --> 01:20:28,080
them. But do you folks have it broken
down at all for Prairie Christian

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01:20:25,760 --> 01:20:33,760
Academy, how many children attending are
Nehill County residents?

556
01:20:30,960 --> 01:20:38,400
» It's a good question. Uh I mean our
busing system we I definitely know we

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01:20:36,080 --> 01:20:43,600
have kids from Carbon and Lyndon and all
around but percentage wise I don't have

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01:20:40,640 --> 01:20:47,520
that on my head. Sorry. Yeah. We
definitely do serve a wider community

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01:20:45,280 --> 01:20:54,040
because we're we have people looking for
our school. So

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01:20:50,560 --> 01:20:54,040
any other questions?

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01:20:55,360 --> 01:21:00,320
» Thank you.
>> Thank you. Yeah. Appreciate your time.

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01:21:01,280 --> 01:21:04,280
Yeah.

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01:21:26,239 --> 01:21:29,760
» Let's go on to 5.1.

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01:21:38,560 --> 01:21:43,120
Good morning.
>> Good morning, Mr. Reed. Members of

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01:21:40,800 --> 01:21:47,600
council, I'm coming back to you with the
request for decision for further

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01:21:44,800 --> 01:21:53,679
readings on three different bylaws. uh
area structure plan amendment bylaw 1927

567
01:21:50,800 --> 01:21:58,400
which is for prairie view estates direct
control district 9 which is bylaw 1928

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01:21:56,480 --> 01:22:03,760
and direct control district 10 which is
bylaw 1929 for second and third

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01:22:01,120 --> 01:22:11,040
readings. So an application was received
by the majority of the lot holder within

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01:22:06,320 --> 01:22:14,880
saddleup estates to amend the bylaw 1586
which is the saddleup estates area

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01:22:12,560 --> 01:22:19,600
structure plan. An amendment did require
a new bylaw. It also required or the

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01:22:17,760 --> 01:22:24,800
applicants also proposed a new name
which is the Prairie View Estates. This

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01:22:22,239 --> 01:22:28,239
application came to us also with two
land use bylaw amendments for the

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01:22:26,480 --> 01:22:32,560
creation of two new direct control
districts and a homeowners association

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01:22:30,719 --> 01:22:36,880
as well as some revised wording and
clarification. This request for decision

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01:22:35,120 --> 01:22:40,960
is for second and third readings for
each bylaw. Each bylaw will require

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01:22:39,280 --> 01:22:45,440
separate motions and we've tried to
break them out by color in the uh

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01:22:43,920 --> 01:22:49,840
recommendation.
Council can approve, amend or deny any

579
01:22:47,679 --> 01:22:54,800
of these. If council's choosing to amend
anything, then um if you want to tell us

580
01:22:53,040 --> 01:22:58,719
what you choose to amend, administration
will make those changes and then we will

581
01:22:56,719 --> 01:23:03,280
bring it back for third reading. So you
would have that amended copy at that

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01:23:00,800 --> 01:23:07,120
point in time. So again, any
applications to amend an area structure

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01:23:04,960 --> 01:23:12,239
plan require a public hearing to be held
prior to amending a statutory plan.

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01:23:10,159 --> 01:23:15,840
Amendments to the land use bylaw also
require a public hearing. Because they

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01:23:13,920 --> 01:23:22,639
were all related, we did hold one public
hearing to address all of them. Um and

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01:23:19,920 --> 01:23:27,440
that public uh first reading was given
to each of these bylaws on March 24th.

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01:23:25,520 --> 01:23:30,880
All information information and
questions regarding the applications

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01:23:29,040 --> 01:23:36,159
were brought forward at the public
hearing held on May 12th, 2026. Council

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01:23:34,400 --> 01:23:40,560
moved to table this public hearing to
resume on June 9th. This gave further

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01:23:38,719 --> 01:23:45,120
opportunity for participation in the
hearing. The public hearing process is

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01:23:43,199 --> 01:23:48,320
legislated and as per the municipal
government act, council must hear any

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01:23:46,639 --> 01:23:52,880
person or group of people who claim to
be affected by the proposed bylaws and

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01:23:51,040 --> 01:23:57,600
also in this instance the amendment of
the area structure plan. Any land owner

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01:23:55,520 --> 01:24:02,560
who felt they were impacted by the
proposal either positively or negatively

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01:24:00,000 --> 01:24:06,480
had the opportunity to attend and speak
to the matter directly at the public

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01:24:04,159 --> 01:24:09,679
hearing. Affected parties could also
submit their comments in writing and

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01:24:08,000 --> 01:24:14,080
these comments were all included in the
public hearing package for council

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01:24:11,199 --> 01:24:20,639
consideration at the time. In your
package, we've also included uh the uses

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01:24:17,920 --> 01:24:25,199
of the recreation district as well as
what would be the revised uses in direct

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01:24:23,280 --> 01:24:32,000
control districts if they're successful
in that. And again, council can change

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01:24:27,280 --> 01:24:35,920
any of those uses as they see fit. Um
an area structure plan does provide the

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01:24:34,080 --> 01:24:39,679
framework for subsequent subdivision
development within a certain area of

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01:24:37,600 --> 01:24:44,239
land. So, it does give an extra layer of
rules to that property. In this

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01:24:42,080 --> 01:24:48,719
instance, Saddleup esta states the
existing area structure plan encompasses

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01:24:46,480 --> 01:24:54,960
the entire quarter section of the
southwest of five 3326 west of four.

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01:24:53,040 --> 01:24:59,199
This amendment would not be a permit to
develop or subdivide, nor does the

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01:24:57,440 --> 01:25:03,679
creation of the direct control districts
give automatic permission to develop.

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01:25:01,679 --> 01:25:07,920
The direct control districts encompass
land which was previously zoned

609
01:25:05,520 --> 01:25:12,400
recreation. The recreation district
allows multiple uses on the lands which

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01:25:10,159 --> 01:25:17,520
can can now be better controlled through
a direct control district.

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01:25:15,040 --> 01:25:21,760
So again the direct control districts
are unique that compared to other

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01:25:19,679 --> 01:25:25,760
things. So the municipal planning
commission reviews development proposals

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01:25:24,080 --> 01:25:30,000
in a direct control district and they
make a recommendation to council. We

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01:25:27,760 --> 01:25:33,440
bring that back to council. Subdivisions
are the exact opposite. We bring those

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01:25:31,840 --> 01:25:37,280
to council. they make a recommendation
to the planning commission and then we

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01:25:35,679 --> 01:25:42,560
take it to the planning commission for
approval. Um again there was no

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01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:50,840
financial implications other than that
and we do need motions on each separate

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01:25:45,280 --> 01:25:50,840
bylaw number um separately.

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01:25:56,639 --> 01:26:00,760
Okay. Any discussion

620
01:26:08,560 --> 01:26:11,560
motions

621
01:26:26,320 --> 01:26:31,920
Anderson?
because it has to be done. I guess I

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01:26:30,000 --> 01:26:36,719
will move that we give second reading of
bylaw

623
01:26:33,840 --> 01:26:43,159
1927 for the purpose of amending the
area structure plan formerly known as

624
01:26:38,639 --> 01:26:43,159
saddle up estates as presented.

625
01:26:43,520 --> 01:26:47,480
» Any discussion or concerns?

626
01:26:47,920 --> 01:26:54,120
All in favor?
Opposed?

627
01:26:54,880 --> 01:26:58,080
Motion defeated.

628
01:27:06,960 --> 01:27:08,980
» [clears throat]

629
01:27:09,040 --> 01:27:12,440
» Second motion.

630
01:27:14,080 --> 01:27:20,960
» Councelor Penner.
I would move the

631
01:27:18,960 --> 01:27:27,120
I would make the motion that council
move second reading of bylaw 1928 for

632
01:27:24,000 --> 01:27:32,159
the purpose of creating a deck control
creating a direct control district 9

633
01:27:29,440 --> 01:27:36,880
within the southwest of 53326
west of the 4th

634
01:27:34,320 --> 01:27:43,280
formally zoned recreation encompassing
approximately 48.66

635
01:27:39,920 --> 01:27:49,159
plus or minus acres as presented.
Any questions or concerns on the motion?

636
01:27:49,520 --> 01:27:55,560
All in favor?
Opposed?

637
01:27:55,679 --> 01:27:59,000
Motion defeated.

638
01:28:03,840 --> 01:28:10,880
» Councelor Hawkins.
>> Yes. Make the third the council move

639
01:28:08,480 --> 01:28:17,199
second reading of bylaw 1928 for the
purpose of creating direct control

640
01:28:12,880 --> 01:28:24,000
district 10 within southwest 53326
west of four formally zoned recreation

641
01:28:20,880 --> 01:28:31,440
encompassing approximately 19.44 plus or
minus acres as presented.

642
01:28:28,159 --> 01:28:36,639
» Questions or concerns on the motion?
All in favor?

643
01:28:34,560 --> 01:28:39,960
opposed.
Motion defeated.

644
01:28:44,400 --> 01:28:47,560
Thank you.

645
01:28:48,320 --> 01:28:56,480
Uh let's go to back to
5.1.

646
01:28:53,840 --> 01:28:59,480
» Oh, wait a minute. Sorry. You want to do
4.3?

647
01:28:59,760 --> 01:29:05,840
» Oh, we can leave mic here for a bit.
Let's [snorts] do five. Let's do that.

648
01:29:02,960 --> 01:29:05,840
5.1.2.

649
01:29:07,920 --> 01:29:12,840
Have we got time?
>> Yeah.

650
01:29:16,960 --> 01:29:24,800
» Um, this is regarding our redesignation.
So, bylaw 1935, a redesignation from

651
01:29:22,159 --> 01:29:29,120
country residential to agriculture. So
Jesse and Ashley Ryder, Timothy and

652
01:29:27,199 --> 01:29:32,159
Elizabeth Miller and Isaacam have
recently purchased the country

653
01:29:30,400 --> 01:29:36,239
residential property north of the town
of Three Hills and would like to

654
01:29:33,840 --> 01:29:41,520
redesate the 20 acres from a portion of
the northwest of 63223 west of 4 from

655
01:29:39,679 --> 01:29:47,280
the country residential district to the
agricultural district. The subject land

656
01:29:44,000 --> 01:29:51,679
is located around along range road 240
which is hard service. This parcel was

657
01:29:49,840 --> 01:29:57,440
redesated to the Country Residential
District in January of 1998,

658
01:29:54,719 --> 01:30:01,679
which by bylaw 1385.
The developer at the time intended to

659
01:29:59,440 --> 01:30:05,760
create multiple lots and sell them. The
current land owners have no intention of

660
01:30:03,600 --> 01:30:09,280
doing this. Under the municipal
government act, the applications for

661
01:30:07,280 --> 01:30:13,920
redesation of land require a public
hearing before the bylaw creating the

662
01:30:11,520 --> 01:30:19,520
due district can be adopted. The first
reading of this proposed bylaw was given

663
01:30:15,840 --> 01:30:23,520
on May 26, 2026. This is the mechanism
for getting an application into the

664
01:30:21,120 --> 01:30:26,880
queue. All information and questions
regarding the application were brought

665
01:30:24,960 --> 01:30:32,320
forward to the public hearing held on
June 23rd, 2026. As per the municipal

666
01:30:30,400 --> 01:30:36,480
government act, council has to hear any
person or group of persons who claim to

667
01:30:34,000 --> 01:30:40,719
be affected by the proposed bylaw.
Again, any landowner who feels they will

668
01:30:38,480 --> 01:30:44,000
be impacted either positively or
negatively had the opportunity to come

669
01:30:42,320 --> 01:30:48,080
and speak about the matter directly at
the public hearing. They could also

670
01:30:45,840 --> 01:30:51,280
submit their comments in writing. As
council reviews and discusses the

671
01:30:49,760 --> 01:30:55,920
content of the public hearing, it can
approve, amend, or defeat the proposed

672
01:30:53,199 --> 01:30:59,840
bylaw. The public hearing process is a
legislative process, and participating

673
01:30:57,840 --> 01:31:04,320
in the public hearing is the legislative
method to provide comments to council

674
01:31:01,920 --> 01:31:08,639
for consideration for applicants wanting
to redesate their land. Once a public

675
01:31:06,960 --> 01:31:13,120
hearing is closed, no additional
information should be considered in the

676
01:31:10,239 --> 01:31:18,080
decision-making process. Redesations are
about the proposed use. A redesignation

677
01:31:15,840 --> 01:31:22,320
establishes a land use district and is
not a development permit. The

678
01:31:19,920 --> 01:31:27,360
redesignation focuses on overall site
suitability and not specific development

679
01:31:24,480 --> 01:31:32,960
conditions. This property is located
approximately 0.368 miles north of the

680
01:31:30,880 --> 01:31:37,840
town of Three Hills and most of the
areas designated agriculture with three

681
01:31:35,440 --> 01:31:41,840
other country residential uh properties
in close proximity and one direct

682
01:31:40,239 --> 01:31:46,159
control district to the west of the
proposed redesignation. In the country

683
01:31:44,400 --> 01:31:49,360
residential district, land owners are
not allowed to have livestock and the

684
01:31:47,760 --> 01:31:53,600
current owners want to raise chickens,
sheep, and cows for their own use. The

685
01:31:51,840 --> 01:31:58,239
property currently has one dwelling on
the parcel that was converted into a

686
01:31:55,120 --> 01:32:03,400
duplex by previous owners. And again, we
are just looking for further readings on

687
01:32:00,159 --> 01:32:03,400
this bylaw.

688
01:32:03,679 --> 01:32:11,360
» Thank you.
>> Council Olson.

689
01:32:08,880 --> 01:32:17,199
» Uh yeah, there's no further discussion.
I would make the motion that uh council

690
01:32:13,920 --> 01:32:22,719
move second reading of proposed bylaw
1935 for the purpose of amending land

691
01:32:19,679 --> 01:32:22,719
use bylaw

692
01:32:23,040 --> 01:32:35,600
1808 by red designating 20 plus or minus
acres on the portion of northwest 632

693
01:32:31,679 --> 01:32:40,719
23 west of four from country residential
to district

694
01:32:39,040 --> 01:32:48,760
country residential district to
agriculture district.

695
01:32:43,520 --> 01:32:48,760
Any questions on the motion concerns?

696
01:32:50,159 --> 01:32:55,080
All in favor?
Carried.

697
01:33:02,719 --> 01:33:06,614
» Councelor Hopkins. [laughter]

698
01:33:06,639 --> 01:33:15,280
I move that council council move third
reading of proposed bylaw 1935 for the

699
01:33:12,239 --> 01:33:20,800
purpose of amending land use bylaw 1808
by redesating 20 plus or minus acres on

700
01:33:18,400 --> 01:33:24,239
a portion of northwest
63223

701
01:33:22,320 --> 01:33:31,639
west of 4 from country residential
district to agricultural district.

702
01:33:28,320 --> 01:33:31,639
» Any concerns?

703
01:33:32,000 --> 01:33:35,400
All in favor?

704
01:33:36,880 --> 01:33:40,120
Thank you.

705
01:33:41,360 --> 01:33:45,239
» Okay, let's go to 4.3.

706
01:34:02,889 --> 01:34:09,120
[clears throat]
Good morning again, council. Uh just

707
01:34:06,560 --> 01:34:13,760
here to do an operations verbal update
again. So, uh graders have continued

708
01:34:11,520 --> 01:34:19,120
working through their regular rotations
uh while focusing on the gravel roads uh

709
01:34:17,600 --> 01:34:21,760
when they're passing the dirt roads if
conditions allow just due to the

710
01:34:20,480 --> 01:34:26,960
weather. We've been uh trying to hit
them as we're passing by that area.

711
01:34:24,560 --> 01:34:31,520
We've had a new greater operator start.
Uh he spent two weeks with in-house

712
01:34:29,920 --> 01:34:39,520
training with another divisional grader
operator and now is operating

713
01:34:33,520 --> 01:34:43,040
independently. Uh division 10 uh is uh
blading along with following the gravel

714
01:34:41,520 --> 01:34:49,600
crew and reshaping those roads once the
gravel crew is applied. Uh we got u spec

715
01:34:46,400 --> 01:34:54,239
crude uh dust suppression coming July
23rd. So the Roma grader has been out

716
01:34:51,280 --> 01:34:58,080
prepping for that. our gravel program.
We're currently uh regraveling program.

717
01:34:56,239 --> 01:35:01,840
We're currently in division 10. Uh we
did shut down for a couple days there

718
01:34:59,600 --> 01:35:09,360
just uh due to con congestion in the pit
for loading for gravel sales as well.

719
01:35:05,920 --> 01:35:15,040
Uh dust control, the spec crew is going
to be applied hopefully this Thursday,

720
01:35:11,199 --> 01:35:18,480
weather dependent. Uh we uh we had four
additional top sprays that have been

721
01:35:16,639 --> 01:35:22,639
received. Uh we're going to do our
calcium second application in the second

722
01:35:20,480 --> 01:35:26,400
starting after the long weekend there of
August.

723
01:35:24,159 --> 01:35:31,679
Men maintenance crew has been busy uh
doing several ditch repairs, culvert

724
01:35:28,480 --> 01:35:36,000
extensions, uh water line repairs, crack
sealing, culvert uh uh and then they've

725
01:35:34,719 --> 01:35:42,480
also been prepping at that at the
hearten pit there for the 2026 crushing

726
01:35:40,000 --> 01:35:46,560
uh gravel sales. So we've sold quite a
bit of the hands gravel out of the

727
01:35:44,080 --> 01:35:53,679
Troshi stockpile there. town of Troshi
purchased about 4,600 tons of material.

728
01:35:50,400 --> 01:35:57,120
Um we had couple colonies by various
amounts and a couple rate pairs by

729
01:35:55,199 --> 01:36:04,480
various amounts.
Uh had uh 48 uh service requests since

730
01:36:01,840 --> 01:36:08,000
the last uh verbal update. Majority of
them have been answered and once again

731
01:36:06,000 --> 01:36:12,880
if they they've all been responded to
some of them may still be open just

732
01:36:09,280 --> 01:36:18,719
waiting for the work to be completed. Uh
moving into capital projects. Lynen

733
01:36:15,120 --> 01:36:22,880
overlay uh projects going well uh re
really real well so far. The scratch

734
01:36:21,040 --> 01:36:27,440
coat was played or finished on July
14th. Uh we did have a few people call

735
01:36:25,040 --> 01:36:32,320
in about that. Uh it's just that level
course to get all those wheel ruts out

736
01:36:28,960 --> 01:36:37,040
so that we get a true true uh final
layer of nice material. So the final

737
01:36:34,239 --> 01:36:41,360
lift of paving began on July 15th. Uh
I'm not 100% sure on the anticipated

738
01:36:39,920 --> 01:36:47,280
completion date yet, but hopefully
within the next couple weeks here. So,

739
01:36:44,800 --> 01:36:50,639
uh gravel purchase, I believe our
contractor is getting ready to start

740
01:36:48,560 --> 01:36:56,560
crushing our our next stockpile. So,
that's good to hear. Uh roads and needs,

741
01:36:54,159 --> 01:37:01,040
uh preliminary engineering continues. Uh
G& technical drilling on the Alenham

742
01:36:58,800 --> 01:37:07,199
curves there has been scheduled uh for
July 20th. Uh so yesterday there uh

743
01:37:05,040 --> 01:37:11,760
Bergen Pit uh the site site prep
continues uh crushing tenders closed.

744
01:37:10,080 --> 01:37:16,880
We're just waiting for a signed contract
before we announce the successful

745
01:37:13,280 --> 01:37:22,880
bidder. Uh the property survey uh has
been completed. Uh fence work uh is

746
01:37:19,600 --> 01:37:30,400
waiting on the brushing to be finalized.
Uh bridge file 13480 on Range Road 251.

747
01:37:27,199 --> 01:37:35,040
Uh detailed design is done. Uh
unfortunately we received notice that uh

748
01:37:32,880 --> 01:37:39,440
we were not successful in stip funding.
Uh so administration will be bringing

749
01:37:36,800 --> 01:37:45,040
forward a a recommend an RFD to council
to to tell us to reapply and uh

750
01:37:43,520 --> 01:37:50,880
hopefully we'll hear back next year with
better news.

751
01:37:46,960 --> 01:37:55,119
Uh township 304 culvert uh that tender
is live. It's uh supposed to close July

752
01:37:52,800 --> 01:38:01,280
28th uh with current construction
hopefully to be completed in the fall.

753
01:37:58,000 --> 01:38:06,040
And then bridge file 2288 preliminary
engineering is continuing. So

754
01:38:06,800 --> 01:38:12,560
» thanks Mike. Couple questions.
>> Yes.

755
01:38:09,119 --> 01:38:18,400
» Um I know we discussed this but uh I I'd
like to see and correct me if I'm wrong.

756
01:38:15,840 --> 01:38:23,360
I'm probably wrong on this, but uh when
we did the detour, the detour up for

757
01:38:20,639 --> 01:38:27,199
around the torrent, pardon me, Chosu uh
pit

758
01:38:24,080 --> 01:38:32,960
» for the culvert on 585,
>> um I think we need to to basically send

759
01:38:30,159 --> 01:38:36,239
something out, just a quick
a quick email or something to all the

760
01:38:34,560 --> 01:38:40,960
counselors so we know what's happening
on it. I don't know if there's anything

761
01:38:38,080 --> 01:38:45,280
in the in the uh reports prior to that.
I can't remember, but I think that way

762
01:38:43,760 --> 01:38:50,239
then I can save a lot of time when I
when I get all the phone calls asking or

763
01:38:48,320 --> 01:38:54,320
or anybody gets a phone call asking
what's going on there

764
01:38:52,000 --> 01:38:59,600
» through the chair 100%. Uh yeah, yes, it
was not in the the updates by any means.

765
01:38:56,719 --> 01:39:05,119
We did uh do that uh detour road use
agreement with with at over a year ago.

766
01:39:02,639 --> 01:39:09,119
Um so once it was we'll make sure we get
notice out to council beforehand as

767
01:39:06,719 --> 01:39:12,639
well. It was posted on social media as
soon as we got word that they were going

768
01:39:10,719 --> 01:39:16,639
to do construction. We got it out there
as soon as possible for for the local

769
01:39:14,480 --> 01:39:21,280
residents. So, we will make sure to
>> try to get the local counselors involved

770
01:39:18,239 --> 01:39:26,800
that don't use social media. [laughter]
>> Um, next question. Who who they're in

771
01:39:23,520 --> 01:39:28,960
charge of dust control andor signage?
>> Correct.

772
01:39:27,360 --> 01:39:33,239
» Are we checking up on them?
>> Correct. Yes, we are.

773
01:39:29,920 --> 01:39:33,239
» All right. Thanks,

774
01:39:33,440 --> 01:39:40,880
» Councelor Olsson. Um, just with regards
to the the

775
01:39:38,800 --> 01:39:47,840
Bergen Pit, um, we're waiting on the
fencing there. Um, just wondering about

776
01:39:43,840 --> 01:39:53,280
the the holes and did that previous
landowner get his equipment moved yet

777
01:39:51,440 --> 01:39:57,040
through the chair. Uh, the test holes
that were dug there are were being

778
01:39:55,280 --> 01:40:01,679
filled in as of yesterday. I'm not sure
if they completed them 100% or not. And

779
01:39:59,679 --> 01:40:05,199
then, uh, the equipment, majority of
it's moved out. I'm just waiting

780
01:40:03,199 --> 01:40:09,760
confirmation on the last piece. I can
get a update for you momentarily soon.

781
01:40:08,639 --> 01:40:14,159
So,
>> are we So, are we you're just getting

782
01:40:12,560 --> 01:40:17,880
the pit cleaned up like is this where's
the budget coming from?

783
01:40:18,159 --> 01:40:24,159
» I guess in what asks like on the
prepping for the crushing is what you're

784
01:40:23,760 --> 01:40:29,800
asking.
>> Yep.

785
01:40:24,960 --> 01:40:29,800
» Through operating budget currently.

786
01:40:30,000 --> 01:40:35,600
So if we have operators that we have
like we are just have we got screening

787
01:40:34,400 --> 01:40:38,719
piles through the chair. We have
screening piles in the bottom of the pit

788
01:40:36,960 --> 01:40:42,719
there that need to be moved. So when we
have an operator available or two, we

789
01:40:40,960 --> 01:40:47,920
send them out there to help move
material just intermittent in between

790
01:40:44,639 --> 01:40:52,639
jobs as things are lining up currently.
So that was just being funded through

791
01:40:49,520 --> 01:40:57,920
current operation operation budget. Uh
the fencing is being will be paid for

792
01:40:55,440 --> 01:41:02,719
out of the additional $200,000 that you
guys uh uh council allotted to get the

793
01:41:00,480 --> 01:41:05,440
pit up and operational.
So that's where that money for that

794
01:41:04,000 --> 01:41:08,440
fence will be coming from.
>> Okay.

795
01:41:10,159 --> 01:41:14,040
» Any other questions for Mike?

796
01:41:15,199 --> 01:41:18,520
Thanks, Mike.

797
01:41:25,840 --> 01:41:28,840
5.3.

798
01:41:45,199 --> 01:41:54,159
» Good morning, council. Um I'm bringing
you today a request to dispose of two

799
01:41:50,560 --> 01:41:58,159
towers that we have. Um so relevant
legislation

800
01:41:55,760 --> 01:42:02,320
uh the MGA the section contains limits
on municipal powers in relation to

801
01:41:59,760 --> 01:42:08,639
disposal of land but this is not land
this is just the asset um so it does not

802
01:42:04,960 --> 01:42:13,360
apply uh council bylaw. So and policy we
have a policy 1613 which is our tangible

803
01:42:11,360 --> 01:42:17,199
capital assets accounting standards and
depreciation

804
01:42:15,119 --> 01:42:21,920
um including asset disposals and
writedowns. This is something that um if

805
01:42:20,159 --> 01:42:30,159
you wanted to look at that full policy
but it um this we pulled out the one

806
01:42:24,159 --> 01:42:35,280
section and it refers to the CIO can um
adjust the C TCA records including the

807
01:42:32,880 --> 01:42:40,000
book the book values. uh disposal of
assets may occur by sale, trade-in,

808
01:42:37,440 --> 01:42:43,920
destruction, loss, abandonment or
donation when it when the asset becomes

809
01:42:42,400 --> 01:42:49,920
obsolete
or which serves no useful purpose. Um so

810
01:42:47,600 --> 01:42:54,400
that whole policy is there for you to
look at. Uh council will approve the

811
01:42:52,480 --> 01:43:00,080
disposal of assets that are not budgeted
for. This is part we can use some of

812
01:42:57,679 --> 01:43:02,960
this disposal cost as part of the budget
and I'll kind of go over that a little

813
01:43:01,440 --> 01:43:06,960
bit when we get to the finance part of
the RFD.

814
01:43:04,480 --> 01:43:11,119
Uh so background, Nihil County owns a
communications and tower system and it

815
01:43:09,119 --> 01:43:15,440
has been operational within the
protective services department due to

816
01:43:12,960 --> 01:43:21,520
its use for emergency communications for
fire. The tower system consists of two

817
01:43:18,080 --> 01:43:26,000
large towers and two smaller ones. Um in
2020 we moved our emergency

818
01:43:23,600 --> 01:43:30,239
communications to the Alberta first
responders radio communication system

819
01:43:28,159 --> 01:43:33,520
which is called A-Fra.
This now means that we use the

820
01:43:31,679 --> 01:43:38,719
proincially operated and maintained
tower system, Aphra. Handheld radios,

821
01:43:36,639 --> 01:43:42,560
in-car radios, and mobile repeaters that
work with the new system are operational

822
01:43:40,880 --> 01:43:47,280
within the fire agreements with each of
the municipalities for fire services.

823
01:43:45,199 --> 01:43:51,679
The old tower and radio system is no
longer used by the emergency

824
01:43:48,719 --> 01:43:55,280
communications teams. They are now only
used by private companies for internet

825
01:43:53,600 --> 01:44:00,400
services.
The ham radio club is on carbon. Um and

826
01:43:58,239 --> 01:44:06,239
I think the Calgary Club actually is
also on carbon as well and the Aqua 7

827
01:44:02,800 --> 01:44:11,920
water radio system is also used. Um they
use some of the towers as well.

828
01:44:08,960 --> 01:44:16,400
In 2025, we conducted an assessment on
Wimborn, Carbon, Torington, Sarscy, and

829
01:44:14,000 --> 01:44:20,960
Lynen towers, and many deficiencies were
noted and in order to keep operational

830
01:44:18,639 --> 01:44:26,239
work needs to be completed. And this was
a project that was passed by council,

831
01:44:23,600 --> 01:44:31,760
the towers project 2026, which we
actually just put out for bids. So, we

832
01:44:27,840 --> 01:44:36,239
just received those back. um council. So
the discussion in the options is that

833
01:44:33,760 --> 01:44:41,119
council approved that 2026 budget, the
tower project for repairs and

834
01:44:37,600 --> 01:44:44,639
maintenance for 1708 $887,000. That's
how much that project was. As part of

835
01:44:43,199 --> 01:44:49,520
the review of the project, we're
recommending that two of those towers,

836
01:44:46,800 --> 01:44:53,920
the SARC tower and the Lynen Tower, um
because they're only used by the private

837
01:44:51,600 --> 01:44:58,719
companies, that those two towers
actually just get disposed of through a

838
01:44:55,600 --> 01:45:02,719
sale of purchase. So we could just sell
those two towers just because they're

839
01:45:00,159 --> 01:45:07,119
not used by us. The SARC tower, it's
used by a private company company only.

840
01:45:05,199 --> 01:45:11,600
It is located on private property which
we do not have a lease for. This would

841
01:45:09,760 --> 01:45:15,840
be had to be negotiated between the
purchaser and the land owner and that

842
01:45:14,000 --> 01:45:20,159
legal advice has been received on that
tower and we're confident in this

843
01:45:17,440 --> 01:45:25,199
process. The Lynen Tower is used by a
private company and by the Aqua 7 Water

844
01:45:22,480 --> 01:45:30,400
Group in it is located on private
property which we do have a lease for um

845
01:45:28,400 --> 01:45:35,840
that can either be transferred or we
need to give oneyear notice to get out

846
01:45:32,880 --> 01:45:38,880
of that lease. Uh disposal of these
towers through the sale will save us

847
01:45:37,280 --> 01:45:41,600
money in the long run not only with the
lease agreement but also with the

848
01:45:40,239 --> 01:45:45,760
repairs and maintenance on these two
towers.

849
01:45:43,119 --> 01:45:50,239
Uh option one is notice of intent to
sell which would be posted on our

850
01:45:47,600 --> 01:45:55,440
website to notify public that we are
selling an asset. Um and then option two

851
01:45:53,920 --> 01:45:59,600
is notice of sale. This would be posted
on our website publicly to take bids

852
01:45:57,360 --> 01:46:05,360
from anybody. This would put the
existing provider in jeopardy and

853
01:46:02,159 --> 01:46:09,600
possibly risk losing that sale.
Following the assessment of 2025, the

854
01:46:07,840 --> 01:46:13,920
towers both need an amount of work and
their book value in the asset records is

855
01:46:11,600 --> 01:46:18,000
no longer relevant. The sale of these
towers may look may be less than book

856
01:46:16,000 --> 01:46:22,159
value with the price being negotiated
outside of this process. The difference

857
01:46:20,800 --> 01:46:26,159
between the book value and the sale
value would be a written down and

858
01:46:24,080 --> 01:46:31,119
expensed to the project. So, we have
that $187,000

859
01:46:28,159 --> 01:46:35,840
and if we don't sell it for whatever our
book value is, that would come out of

860
01:46:33,600 --> 01:46:41,600
the project
um cost or project budget, sorry. Um and

861
01:46:40,080 --> 01:46:44,639
there is an advertising requirement
because we're selling an asset and not

862
01:46:43,040 --> 01:46:48,800
interested in land. We do not need to
advertise this under section 70 of the

863
01:46:46,960 --> 01:46:52,800
MGA.
So financial impact may write down the

864
01:46:51,199 --> 01:46:57,119
asset value and would be processed
through the disposal system and impact

865
01:46:54,639 --> 01:47:03,520
to Aqua 7. A negotiation for the tower
space may need to be um negotiated for

866
01:46:59,679 --> 01:47:07,600
the Lynen tower. Um so both of these
towers are used by the same company that

867
01:47:05,840 --> 01:47:13,920
we would be looking to privately sell
to. Um they do work though for

868
01:47:11,760 --> 01:47:19,280
Aqua 7. They have a contract with Aqua
7. Um, I I do believe that Aqua 7 is

869
01:47:17,840 --> 01:47:23,920
eventually going to move to a different
system. Um, I think that's what they're

870
01:47:21,360 --> 01:47:28,440
looking into anyway. Um, but for now
they do require those towers.

871
01:47:33,119 --> 01:47:40,560
So, council options [clears throat]
include disposing of the Sarscy Tower

872
01:47:38,960 --> 01:47:45,360
and the Lynen Tenw through the notice of
intent to sell privately. Dispose of the

873
01:47:43,119 --> 01:47:49,840
Sarc Tower only through a notice of
intent to sell privately. That council

874
01:47:47,840 --> 01:47:53,920
disposes of the Lynen Tower only through
a notice of intent to sell privately.

875
01:47:51,600 --> 01:47:58,800
that council advertises both or only one
of the tower through the sale um through

876
01:47:56,719 --> 01:48:05,159
a sale of tower notice through a bid
process and that council keeps both of

877
01:48:01,119 --> 01:48:05,159
the towers within our operations.

878
01:48:07,040 --> 01:48:14,080
That's all I have. There's a recommended
motion there.

879
01:48:11,840 --> 01:48:19,520
» Questions? Councelor Penner
>> is administrative

880
01:48:16,080 --> 01:48:23,920
sorry is administration
relatively comfortable with the price

881
01:48:21,280 --> 01:48:28,800
that they have like I'm assuming you
have a price from from the contract from

882
01:48:26,480 --> 01:48:33,520
the tower purchaser
it

883
01:48:30,880 --> 01:48:39,840
sorry you have a value on those towers
is administration relatively comfortable

884
01:48:36,480 --> 01:48:42,960
that that is a fair market value for
these towers at this

885
01:48:43,840 --> 01:48:51,119
Uh in in my opinion, I think that
whatever we have on the books is not a

886
01:48:47,920 --> 01:48:55,040
relevant um price for those towers. Like
I don't think that we're going to sell

887
01:48:52,400 --> 01:49:00,320
them for that amount. Following the
assessments that we did in 2025, both of

888
01:48:58,080 --> 01:49:04,800
those towers, which we know and we've
told the the potential purchaser,

889
01:49:02,800 --> 01:49:11,440
they're both twisted.
like they both

890
01:49:07,119 --> 01:49:15,920
it so I I don't think the book value um
uh is is relevant anymore.

891
01:49:13,679 --> 01:49:19,520
» So so that cost would have to be written
out of the project.

892
01:49:17,199 --> 01:49:24,880
» Yeah, I guess I understood that part,
but I I you you don't see there being

893
01:49:22,880 --> 01:49:29,520
any added value to be gotten out of
these towers listing them and listing

894
01:49:27,040 --> 01:49:32,880
them for sale like
>> my opinion is no.

895
01:49:30,800 --> 01:49:35,840
» Okay. No, that's that that's what I
wanted to understand.

896
01:49:33,840 --> 01:49:42,000
» Yes. I think it costs us more to have
them.

897
01:49:37,440 --> 01:49:46,400
» It like it costs about $2,000 to um even
change a light bulb on them.

898
01:49:44,800 --> 01:49:50,159
» Like we're not we're not making money
off of these. Yeah.

899
01:49:48,239 --> 01:49:56,639
» Councelor Wilson,
>> is there any fear here? Like this these

900
01:49:53,840 --> 01:50:03,440
towers can still be used for emergency
service, right? And then No. Okay. So

901
01:50:00,560 --> 01:50:07,760
there's no value at all. just in case
the provincial system does not crashes

902
01:50:06,000 --> 01:50:10,320
or something.
>> No, because

903
01:50:08,480 --> 01:50:13,360
» this isn't a low tech thing we can still
use

904
01:50:11,280 --> 01:50:19,520
» through through the re through uh the
reef. No. Um because we have no um like

905
01:50:17,760 --> 01:50:22,880
communications equipment in any of those
towers anymore. Like everything has been

906
01:50:21,440 --> 01:50:26,880
stripped off of them. There's no We
don't have antennas on them. We don't

907
01:50:25,040 --> 01:50:32,239
have any of the communications equipment
on them. We've completely stripped them

908
01:50:28,800 --> 01:50:35,239
down. So they are not usable as a as a
backup.

909
01:50:38,400 --> 01:50:46,440
» Any other questions or concerns?
>> Did you want to put a TV antenna up

910
01:50:42,719 --> 01:50:46,440
there or something? Council.

911
01:50:50,080 --> 01:50:58,159
» Councelor Hopkins.
I uh move that council move to dispose

912
01:50:55,440 --> 01:51:03,520
of the SARC Tower legal southeast of
113122 west of 4th Meridian and Lynen

913
01:51:02,080 --> 01:51:06,800
Tower legal [clears throat] northeast
113125

914
01:51:05,119 --> 01:51:12,639
west of 4th Meridian through the
disposal disposal process as written in

915
01:51:10,159 --> 01:51:19,520
policy 16-13
selling both privately

916
01:51:15,040 --> 01:51:25,440
through uh notice of intent.
>> Any questions on the motion or concerns?

917
01:51:23,440 --> 01:51:30,920
All in favor?
Carried.

918
01:51:27,679 --> 01:51:30,920
Thank you.

919
01:51:32,639 --> 01:51:39,719
Let's take a little break before the
hearing

920
01:51:36,159 --> 01:51:39,719
at 9:55.

921
02:04:18,400 --> 02:04:27,840
Okay, we're back at 10:08. Um,
I I'll call for a motion for that the

922
02:04:24,480 --> 02:04:33,880
public hearing for bylaw 1934 be opened
at 10:08.

923
02:04:29,840 --> 02:04:33,880
Motion forthcoming forth.

924
02:04:34,320 --> 02:04:41,960
» Councelor Cunningham.
I'll move that the public hearing uh

925
02:04:38,080 --> 02:04:41,960
open at 10:08.

926
02:04:42,320 --> 02:04:49,760
» All in favor?
Car.

927
02:04:47,440 --> 02:04:53,040
Okay. Uh I'd like to just remind that
the public that if they wish to speak to

928
02:04:51,360 --> 02:04:56,080
the bylaw, they should register the name
on the speakers list. I don't see a

929
02:04:54,639 --> 02:05:01,360
speaker list. if they have any
opportunity there will also be

930
02:04:57,679 --> 02:05:05,360
opportunity to uh speak when I've gone
through the list or when I have gone

931
02:05:03,280 --> 02:05:10,480
through the speaker's list that I will
ask one final time if there's anyone

932
02:05:07,760 --> 02:05:15,520
else to speak uh right at this moment
we'll introduce council we'll start at

933
02:05:12,159 --> 02:05:18,960
my far right
>> Merl Anderson division one

934
02:05:17,440 --> 02:05:22,560
» good morning Lori Michelle Cunningham
division five

935
02:05:19,760 --> 02:05:27,840
» Lonnie Mcook division seven good morning
Richard Hopkins division

936
02:05:25,119 --> 02:05:35,440
Uh L Olsson, division 4.
>> Good morning, Darcy Penner, division 2.

937
02:05:31,679 --> 02:05:41,280
» Okay, no one's on line. So, uh today's
public hearing process will be followed

938
02:05:37,119 --> 02:05:45,199
by the procedure bylaw 1919. Uh copy uh
of the uh procedures is attached to the

939
02:05:43,520 --> 02:05:50,320
package and additional copies can be
found at the recording secretar's desk.

940
02:05:48,320 --> 02:05:54,560
The uh public hearing package can also
be downloaded from the Neo County

941
02:05:51,840 --> 02:06:00,960
website. The website addresses
and a QR code for quick access are

942
02:05:57,840 --> 02:06:03,920
displayed on the presentation screen.
I'll now ask for our planning and

943
02:06:02,639 --> 02:06:07,480
development department to come forward
and make their presentation.

944
02:06:09,599 --> 02:06:18,560
Good morning council. Today this is an
application for bylaw 1980 1934 to

945
02:06:16,320 --> 02:06:25,760
redesation uh portion of land from
agricultural to agriculture business.

946
02:06:22,400 --> 02:06:31,520
Uh this is a 31.39 acre parcel of land
within a portion of southwest of 1828-24

947
02:06:29,360 --> 02:06:35,440
plan 7710982
block one. The purpose of this

948
02:06:33,599 --> 02:06:39,760
redesation is to allow the applicants to
apply for a commercial use indoor riding

949
02:06:37,440 --> 02:06:44,960
arena.
As per the MGA, notifications were um

950
02:06:42,719 --> 02:06:49,840
sent to all adjacent land owners within
a mile and referral agencies. It was

951
02:06:47,440 --> 02:06:54,880
advertised in the capital June 17th,
June 24th, July 8th, and July 15th. And

952
02:06:53,040 --> 02:06:58,199
it was also posted on our kneehill
county website.

953
02:06:58,400 --> 02:07:06,960
The proposed site is a subdivided parcel
within the southwest of 18284 west of

954
02:07:03,280 --> 02:07:10,880
the 4th. Access is from Range Road 2500.
Rocky View County is directly to the

955
02:07:08,719 --> 02:07:17,840
west and Wheatland County is south of
Highway 9. And so the parcel of land is

956
02:07:13,840 --> 02:07:17,840
indicated by the blue star.

957
02:07:18,480 --> 02:07:26,560
It is approximately uh six miles east of
the village of Isicer um right down

958
02:07:23,760 --> 02:07:30,360
there on the southeast corner um right
across from Highway 9.

959
02:07:31,280 --> 02:07:39,199
It is also within the Rocky View uh
county intermunicipal development plan.

960
02:07:36,000 --> 02:07:45,679
Um notification was also sent to them as
per our um IDP. And again you can see

961
02:07:42,880 --> 02:07:52,040
the blue star indicates our location and
the red border there is our IDP area.

962
02:07:52,639 --> 02:08:04,400
The redesation encompasses the whole uh
parcel of land which is 31.39 acres.

963
02:08:00,400 --> 02:08:11,639
Um the 30.35 that's just a evidence of
an old hand and I can't quite outline

964
02:08:07,199 --> 02:08:11,639
exactly the 31.

965
02:08:12,639 --> 02:08:21,520
So the applicants are proposing a 6,000
foot heated indoor riding arena. The

966
02:08:18,960 --> 02:08:25,920
hopefully their uh 30 paddocks for
boarding up to 60 horses. It will be a

967
02:08:24,239 --> 02:08:31,440
family-run business with at most two
employees maybe on the weekend. Except

968
02:08:28,960 --> 02:08:35,920
expected traffic is approximately 10
vehicles per day with up to 15 on

969
02:08:33,440 --> 02:08:41,280
weekends and possibly during event there
may be up to 25

970
02:08:38,239 --> 02:08:48,639
and there's just a small out um site
plan. Um I'm just I don't have a pointer

971
02:08:45,040 --> 02:08:52,480
available to me but um the red the
riding arena is the red box

972
02:08:50,639 --> 02:08:57,360
approximately. It might be a little bit
further south. Um it this is just a

973
02:08:55,440 --> 02:09:03,599
rough drawing. This was the site plan
that they provided when they were um for

974
02:08:59,440 --> 02:09:07,280
their house, which is the uh box right
above the green area, which is going to

975
02:09:05,280 --> 02:09:10,480
be their septic field. And then the box
above that is their proposed new

976
02:09:08,719 --> 02:09:13,480
dwelling, which has already been
approved.

977
02:09:15,440 --> 02:09:23,440
Um as as per our municipal development
plan, uh it does meet

978
02:09:21,040 --> 02:09:26,880
um in the past many planning tools
focused on the actual protection of

979
02:09:24,880 --> 02:09:31,599
farmland. However, most recent
strategies promote productivity of the

980
02:09:28,880 --> 02:09:35,920
agricultural sector by providing maximum
flexibility for farm operations and

981
02:09:33,760 --> 02:09:41,119
ensuring agricultural uses are able to
integrate into an increasingly diverse

982
02:09:38,239 --> 02:09:47,560
economy. This also means the goal is to
encourage all agriculture operations to

983
02:09:43,360 --> 02:09:47,560
employ best management practices.

984
02:09:48,159 --> 02:09:53,920
Uh large parcel subdivisions will be
considered for uses within the

985
02:09:51,760 --> 02:09:59,280
agriculture business district. These
subdivisions may have a minimum of uh 10

986
02:09:56,719 --> 02:10:04,239
acres and a maximum up to 40. This is
already a subdivided parcel. Um and the

987
02:10:02,400 --> 02:10:08,480
whole parcel is 30 acres. So it
definitely meets the municipal

988
02:10:05,440 --> 02:10:13,360
development plan.
As far as economic goals, uh it is the

989
02:10:11,360 --> 02:10:17,440
goal is to create opportunities that
will provide a variety of development

990
02:10:15,040 --> 02:10:21,280
oper options to diversify and strengthen
the county's economy. And then the

991
02:10:19,679 --> 02:10:24,320
objective is to balance economic
development opportunities that are

992
02:10:22,719 --> 02:10:31,440
adjacent and compatible along
transportation corridors which it being

993
02:10:27,119 --> 02:10:36,239
adjacent highway 9 is a perfect fit.
As per the land use bylaw, the

994
02:10:33,360 --> 02:10:42,000
agriculture business district um a
riding commercial is a discretionary use

995
02:10:38,480 --> 02:10:45,760
in the egg business district. Um the
municipal planning commission will be

996
02:10:43,760 --> 02:10:51,679
the approving authority due to it being
a discretionary use.

997
02:10:48,079 --> 02:10:55,840
Um the egg business district isn't
there's also uh riding arenas commercial

998
02:10:54,079 --> 02:11:00,480
are also in the local rural commercial
district. However, we felt the egg

999
02:10:57,840 --> 02:11:08,440
business uh district was a best fit due
to less uses and better suited in a

1000
02:11:02,719 --> 02:11:08,440
primarial primarily agricultural area.

1001
02:11:08,960 --> 02:11:14,320
And then further to the egg business
district, um again in the land use

1002
02:11:12,800 --> 02:11:20,040
bylaw, it also states that they should
be located along highways or

1003
02:11:16,400 --> 02:11:20,040
well-developed roads

1004
02:11:21,840 --> 02:11:30,159
as per uh our land use by bylaw section
65 indoor riding arena. A riding arena

1005
02:11:28,639 --> 02:11:34,400
private shall be used solely by the
occupants of the residents whereas this

1006
02:11:32,000 --> 02:11:38,320
is being applied for uh to be used
commercially and so they are not

1007
02:11:36,719 --> 02:11:42,480
considered farm buildings and must meet
all Alberta building code requirements

1008
02:11:40,079 --> 02:11:47,679
for public occupancy.
Uh riding arena commercial um is defined

1009
02:11:45,440 --> 02:11:52,000
in the land use bylaw means public
facilities, building shelters or other

1010
02:11:49,760 --> 02:11:55,599
structures at which horses are exercised
or trained. training in equestrian

1011
02:11:53,679 --> 02:12:01,960
skills or equestrian competitions or
shows are held which this application

1012
02:11:58,320 --> 02:12:01,960
fits as well.

1013
02:12:02,480 --> 02:12:13,040
Um as in regard to the land um so again
we're looking at the parcel that's on

1014
02:12:07,760 --> 02:12:17,920
the um south west corner there. Um so it
is soil classification three and then

1015
02:12:15,760 --> 02:12:22,880
using the land suitability rating system
it is 80% class 2 with slight

1016
02:12:20,880 --> 02:12:31,239
limitations due to inadequate heat and
moisture and then only uh 20% would be

1017
02:12:25,920 --> 02:12:31,239
severe due to water holding uh capacity.

1018
02:12:32,960 --> 02:12:39,280
Uh planning considerations that both
administration and then you as council

1019
02:12:36,800 --> 02:12:43,440
um should be considering is the type and
scale and proposed use, suitability of

1020
02:12:41,679 --> 02:12:47,840
the site for the proposed use,
compatibility of the surrounding

1021
02:12:44,880 --> 02:12:54,480
existing and future land uses, municipal
service availability, emergency access,

1022
02:12:51,760 --> 02:12:58,960
adequacy of the parcel size, consistency
with statutory and non-stutory plans and

1023
02:12:56,800 --> 02:13:03,320
the land use bylaw and the needs and
benefits of the development and

1024
02:13:00,320 --> 02:13:03,320
community.

1025
02:13:03,840 --> 02:13:09,040
Uh, as far as receiving letters from
adjacent land owners and referral

1026
02:13:07,440 --> 02:13:13,360
agencies, we didn't receive any in
favor, but neither do we receive any in

1027
02:13:11,040 --> 02:13:18,880
opposition. Um, there was just the
referral agencies that had comments.

1028
02:13:16,000 --> 02:13:22,639
Atco Gas had no concerns. Um, they were
just wanting to make sure rightaways

1029
02:13:20,239 --> 02:13:26,960
were adhered to. Safe and healthy
environments, um, otherwise known as

1030
02:13:24,639 --> 02:13:31,920
Alberta Health recommended a manure
management plan and storm water

1031
02:13:28,719 --> 02:13:36,159
management plan. and Rocky View County.
Um, which you also have copies in your

1032
02:13:33,760 --> 02:13:39,960
packages as well, comments related more
to the time of development.

1033
02:13:41,599 --> 02:13:50,239
And here are some site photos. So, your
photo to the left um is just some

1034
02:13:46,639 --> 02:13:55,440
corrals that they have started. Um, and
you can see then also to the right, it's

1035
02:13:53,119 --> 02:14:03,239
just a little bit further uh picture
further back. Show and that's kind of

1036
02:13:57,599 --> 02:14:03,239
looking north. um northeast.

1037
02:14:04,480 --> 02:14:11,199
This area here to the picture on the
left is kind of the proposed area of the

1038
02:14:08,639 --> 02:14:17,000
proposed arena.
Um the star relates kind of about where

1039
02:14:13,760 --> 02:14:17,000
that is.

1040
02:14:17,440 --> 02:14:24,560
And then this is the proposed parking
area. Um so they have kind of a laneway

1041
02:14:22,159 --> 02:14:29,920
that kind of cuts there in half. So
proposed parking um is to the south, the

1042
02:14:27,199 --> 02:14:35,400
arena would be to the north
and again their star is indicating that

1043
02:14:32,000 --> 02:14:35,400
parking area

1044
02:14:36,880 --> 02:14:44,320
and this is the residence that has
already already been approved. Um it

1045
02:14:42,079 --> 02:14:49,119
being currently zoned agriculture that
is a permitted use. um even in the egg

1046
02:14:47,520 --> 02:14:53,520
business it would be a permitted use and
anyway so when they purchase the

1047
02:14:50,400 --> 02:14:59,840
property they are um building a new home
as well and the star is kind of showing

1048
02:14:57,199 --> 02:15:02,840
your location again as well of that
residence.

1049
02:15:04,239 --> 02:15:14,079
This is just um I'm in the far yes far
south uh west corner that's looking

1050
02:15:10,560 --> 02:15:21,320
north kind of at the parcel. It's very
flat except for that little bit of that

1051
02:15:17,040 --> 02:15:21,320
um seasonal drainage area.

1052
02:15:22,639 --> 02:15:31,280
And then here I'm in the far uh
northwest corner looking south again

1053
02:15:28,800 --> 02:15:35,239
fairly flat besides that little portion
to the east.

1054
02:15:37,840 --> 02:15:43,840
Um if successful in redesation, details
and specific conditions required for the

1055
02:15:42,159 --> 02:15:48,560
development will be dealt with through
the development permit process because

1056
02:15:45,760 --> 02:15:52,639
this will be a discretionary use. Uh
consideration for second and third

1057
02:15:50,000 --> 02:15:58,199
reading of bylaw 1934 will be on the
August 25th, 2026 council meeting

1058
02:15:55,199 --> 02:15:58,199
agenda.

1059
02:16:03,280 --> 02:16:09,239
Thank you. Council, got any questions
for the planner?

1060
02:16:13,679 --> 02:16:20,960
» I'm sure we will in a bit.
Sure.

1061
02:16:18,159 --> 02:16:25,000
» Okay. And now I'll ask the applicant to
come forward to make their presentation.

1062
02:16:26,239 --> 02:16:30,119
» I don't really have presentation.

1063
02:16:31,280 --> 02:16:35,960
Come on. Come on up. We got some
questions.

1064
02:16:38,160 --> 02:16:41,399
» Oh boy.

1065
02:16:43,599 --> 02:16:49,519
» Hello.
>> Hello there. Question for you.

1066
02:16:48,479 --> 02:16:54,160
» Okay.
>> We've seen a lot of uh riding arenas

1067
02:16:52,000 --> 02:16:58,000
throughout this county. What makes yours
so special that you think is going to

1068
02:16:55,519 --> 02:17:01,200
make it a go? things here.
>> I think that we're doing it the right

1069
02:16:59,359 --> 02:17:08,399
way by coming to council and getting it
approved for starters. Um Carla got an

1070
02:17:05,920 --> 02:17:12,479
education, so I think that that's a
second thing where she can actually

1071
02:17:10,160 --> 02:17:19,160
coach legally.
Um and it's us. [laughter]

1072
02:17:14,800 --> 02:17:19,160
I think I think we're a hit.

1073
02:17:19,679 --> 02:17:26,000
» Okay. Who Who lives Who lives in the
house on the south side on the south

1074
02:17:23,359 --> 02:17:29,359
end? Um, so that's our neighbors, Naelli
and Nathan.

1075
02:17:26,719 --> 02:17:34,719
» Can we pull that uh diagram up again,
please? Right down there. Right.

1076
02:17:32,479 --> 02:17:40,200
» So, the white line uh to the north of
them is is your property.

1077
02:17:37,200 --> 02:17:40,200
» Yes.

1078
02:17:41,359 --> 02:17:44,359
» Okay.

1079
02:17:48,960 --> 02:17:54,399
» So, run me through what what you're
going to be doing again. You're going to

1080
02:17:52,080 --> 02:18:00,080
be it's a it's a riding arena. You're
going to be given lessons.

1081
02:17:57,840 --> 02:18:04,880
» Yeah, that that's the plan hopefully. I
mean, either way, we'd like a riding

1082
02:18:01,519 --> 02:18:09,280
arena just for us to ride in. But why
limit it at that? So, we'd like it to be

1083
02:18:07,840 --> 02:18:13,840
commercial because that's the right
thing to do. And then in Carla's future,

1084
02:18:12,000 --> 02:18:22,800
at least she has something she can work
on as an adult, right? We're building it

1085
02:18:17,599 --> 02:18:22,800
for Carla. It's It's all Carla's.

1086
02:18:23,439 --> 02:18:29,280
Wow.
>> Any other questions? Any

1087
02:18:27,920 --> 02:18:33,760
» I feel like you should be doing the
talking. [laughter]

1088
02:18:31,280 --> 02:18:39,120
» I don't know what to say. Relax.
>> It's like 4. You just talk.

1089
02:18:36,319 --> 02:18:44,160
» Well, pretty excited. I have my level
six in coaching. So, I'm only three

1090
02:18:42,319 --> 02:18:48,399
levels away and I can't get that until
I'm 18. So, I'm trying to apprentice

1091
02:18:46,880 --> 02:18:53,200
under a coach and then I'll become a
fully licensed coach and hopefully

1092
02:18:50,319 --> 02:18:57,439
Hopefully the arena will help with that.
Yeah.

1093
02:18:55,679 --> 02:19:04,200
» And I won't have to pay to board horses
anymore, [laughter]

1094
02:18:58,719 --> 02:19:04,200
» too. Boarding six horses is quite a bit.

1095
02:19:04,479 --> 02:19:10,719
» Any other questions,
>> counc? And I I heard you mention earlier

1096
02:19:09,359 --> 02:19:14,559
this you're doing the right thing by
coming to the county and we really do

1097
02:19:12,319 --> 02:19:19,439
appreciate that that you the proper
process and we talk a lot at the county

1098
02:19:17,280 --> 02:19:23,120
about how to keep youth in our in our
county. So, um, what I'm hearing is this

1099
02:19:21,599 --> 02:19:25,679
could be a long-term plan for you.
>> It definitely,

1100
02:19:24,000 --> 02:19:29,040
» and that's awesome. So, this is great.
This is exactly what we want. We want

1101
02:19:27,120 --> 02:19:32,880
opportunities for young people to to be
able to have a career and and have a

1102
02:19:30,960 --> 02:19:37,240
living here and and to stay here. So,
>> thank you. I appreciate it.

1103
02:19:34,160 --> 02:19:37,240
» You're welcome,

1104
02:19:42,719 --> 02:19:48,640
» Councelor.
It's probably an irrelevant question,

1105
02:19:47,120 --> 02:19:53,280
but
>> I am familiar with the property. I

1106
02:19:51,600 --> 02:19:57,439
hadn't been aware that it had been
subdivided that that acreage, your

1107
02:19:55,760 --> 02:20:01,680
neighbors to the south, that that had
been subdivided out of that acreage.

1108
02:20:00,000 --> 02:20:05,439
» Yeah, I think they subdivided a couple
years ago and then the people who

1109
02:20:03,840 --> 02:20:08,399
originally owned it moved into their
campers with like four kids.

1110
02:20:08,000 --> 02:20:12,000
» Oh,
>> little kids.

1111
02:20:09,359 --> 02:20:14,880
» Okay. And then once winter started
coming last year, they were like, "Oh,

1112
02:20:13,439 --> 02:20:18,880
we need to get rid of it." Yeah.
>> But we kind of were living like

1113
02:20:16,319 --> 02:20:22,640
traveling gypsies for like six months,
waiting for something to come up. But

1114
02:20:20,960 --> 02:20:24,960
for us, it had to be in the Nehill
County.

1115
02:20:23,359 --> 02:20:29,040
» And then when that came up, we were
like, "Yep, it's ours."

1116
02:20:26,960 --> 02:20:34,080
» But the plan was always in the future
for Carla to have some kind of riding

1117
02:20:30,960 --> 02:20:39,117
arena, whether it be commercial or just
for her. It's her career. It's her life.

1118
02:20:36,319 --> 02:20:42,720
So saving money by just building it
>> [laughter]

1119
02:20:40,000 --> 02:20:49,120
» And having it there, I think has always
been the goal. This land just kind of

1120
02:20:46,319 --> 02:20:54,640
the universe just kind of plopped it in
our laps. So, and it's very flat,

1121
02:20:52,872 --> 02:20:57,640
[laughter] so it kind of works for
writing.

1122
02:20:58,960 --> 02:21:05,520
» Councelor Olsson.
>> So, it sounds like you specifically were

1123
02:21:02,319 --> 02:21:07,760
targeting NHL County. May I ask just
>> I would never leave Nihill County.

1124
02:21:07,200 --> 02:21:12,160
» Oh, okay.
>> Yeah. I think we've been here now two

1125
02:21:09,600 --> 02:21:16,080
decades. I would never I would never
pick another county. I love Deanna and

1126
02:21:14,240 --> 02:21:21,200
Barb and
it's just it's so easy to have a

1127
02:21:18,960 --> 02:21:25,200
relationship with your county and I feel
like some of the other counties aren't

1128
02:21:22,800 --> 02:21:28,800
as
>> family like.

1129
02:21:26,080 --> 02:21:31,439
» Yeah. Oh, good one.
>> Good. Good to hear. Thank you.

1130
02:21:30,862 --> 02:21:36,960
[laughter]
Got to be careful with some of these

1131
02:21:32,960 --> 02:21:40,880
guys. Well, I feel like to it there's
just a little more understanding in the

1132
02:21:38,720 --> 02:21:45,439
Nihill County. So, when we sold our farm
in Swallwell, the idea was to never

1133
02:21:43,600 --> 02:21:49,760
leave and then you couldn't find
anything for a while. Everything was

1134
02:21:47,040 --> 02:21:54,240
being scooped up. So, we lived in our
campers, then we rented in three hills,

1135
02:21:52,399 --> 02:21:59,359
boarded all the horses, and then this
place. And so, she said, "Neihill

1136
02:21:56,880 --> 02:22:04,560
County." I said, "How much?" And in
three hours it was ours. So,

1137
02:22:03,120 --> 02:22:07,600
» you're stuck with us for life,
unfortunately. [laughter]

1138
02:22:06,160 --> 02:22:10,560
» I was just going to say I think we need
to get you folks on some promotional

1139
02:22:08,960 --> 02:22:12,800
items because you sound like you're very
good at advertisement, [laughter]

1140
02:22:11,359 --> 02:22:15,920
but no, we appreciate that. And that's
>> even through our nervousness.

1141
02:22:14,399 --> 02:22:19,280
» Yeah. No, that's excellent. That's good
to hear. We want to hear that. So,

1142
02:22:17,359 --> 02:22:23,120
appreciate that.
>> Okay. Any other questions? Council's

1143
02:22:21,680 --> 02:22:26,960
satisfied with what they've heard so
far?

1144
02:22:25,200 --> 02:22:32,720
Okay. I'd like to remind everybody that
once the public meeting closes, we'll no

1145
02:22:29,600 --> 02:22:35,720
longer take any information?
Um,

1146
02:22:36,560 --> 02:22:42,640
everybody's okay.
Okay.

1147
02:22:40,399 --> 02:22:47,680
I now declare the public hearing uh
closed at 10:26 and ask for a motion to

1148
02:22:45,920 --> 02:22:50,680
go back into the regular council
meeting.

1149
02:22:51,520 --> 02:22:58,120
» Thank you guys.
>> Thank you, Council Olsson.

1150
02:22:58,960 --> 02:23:08,800
Yeah, I would make the motion that we
resume um regular counsel

1151
02:23:06,160 --> 02:23:11,760
that the public hearing. Okay, let me
read that. Let me read that again

1152
02:23:11,079 --> 02:23:18,479
[laughter]
now that Caroline's made it a little

1153
02:23:13,840 --> 02:23:27,359
more um that I make a motion that the
public hearing for bylaw 1820,

1154
02:23:22,560 --> 02:23:31,600
» no 1934, sorry, be closed at
10:27

1155
02:23:29,040 --> 02:23:37,880
and that council return to regular
council meeting.

1156
02:23:34,240 --> 02:23:37,880
» Yeah, sure.

1157
02:23:38,160 --> 02:23:46,880
By law 1934
and be closed at 11:27

1158
02:23:44,000 --> 02:23:49,778
» 10:27 Oh my goodness, I looked at it
too. [laughter]

1159
02:23:50,720 --> 02:23:58,000
10:27 a.m. The council returned to
regular council meeting. See, you should

1160
02:23:55,280 --> 02:24:02,680
have done this lowerly. Okay.
All in favor? Carried.

1161
02:24:05,840 --> 02:24:09,560
Let's go to 6.1.

1162
02:24:19,120 --> 02:24:28,319
» Good morning, council. Um, I'm bringing
back today the policy 16-1, the reserve

1163
02:24:24,800 --> 02:24:32,319
policy. As you may remember, um, it was
reviewed at the committee of the whole

1164
02:24:30,000 --> 02:24:38,640
on June 16th, and there were some minor
revisions that council was hoping to

1165
02:24:35,680 --> 02:24:44,080
include. So, in the newest policy, we
have include included those revisions.

1166
02:24:41,280 --> 02:24:48,000
The revisions include an addition of
section 2.2 Two, requiring an

1167
02:24:46,319 --> 02:24:52,720
administration to provide supporting
rationale and analysis when recommending

1168
02:24:50,399 --> 02:24:58,960
and establishing establishment,
modification, consol

1169
02:24:56,399 --> 02:25:05,439
consolidation, renaming, and closure of
reserves. An amendment to section 2.3 to

1170
02:25:02,640 --> 02:25:09,680
recognize emergency emergency response,
disaster recovery,

1171
02:25:08,080 --> 02:25:14,880
and
recogni. Okay. an addition, sorry, an

1172
02:25:12,000 --> 02:25:19,760
addition of section 2.5 recognizing
restricted reserves and identifying the

1173
02:25:16,880 --> 02:25:25,359
county's current restricted reserves
and an addition an addition of section

1174
02:25:22,240 --> 02:25:31,359
8.2 establishing reserve reporting
expectations including reserve balances,

1175
02:25:28,160 --> 02:25:36,080
contributions, transfers, and investment
income allocations, reserve

1176
02:25:33,680 --> 02:25:40,880
expenditures, and other reserve activity
to support council oversight and

1177
02:25:38,319 --> 02:25:44,160
decisionmaking.
So, I'm not sure if you want to go

1178
02:25:42,399 --> 02:25:48,399
through the whole policy again. I think
we went through that during the

1179
02:25:46,240 --> 02:25:52,319
committee of the whole and I'm here to
answer any questions you may have.

1180
02:25:50,000 --> 02:25:57,040
» Just a quick question uh on this long-
winded policy.

1181
02:25:54,960 --> 02:26:01,040
Um is there anything in there that
states that uh once a reserve hits a

1182
02:25:59,600 --> 02:26:04,479
certain level that we should look at
giving some of that reserve back to our

1183
02:26:02,560 --> 02:26:08,000
rate?
>> No, it's not in the back.

1184
02:26:07,280 --> 02:26:12,160
» There isn't.
>> No.

1185
02:26:10,240 --> 02:26:15,359
I'm just proposing that we look at
something like that because we're not in

1186
02:26:13,600 --> 02:26:20,640
the business here to collect taxes and
make become multi-billionaires while our

1187
02:26:17,600 --> 02:26:23,359
taxpayers aren't reaping the benefit of
some of this stuff

1188
02:26:22,720 --> 02:26:25,920
» now. Like
>> maybe maybe it's something we can look

1189
02:26:24,560 --> 02:26:32,240
at down the road. I don't know.
>> Well, when basically it's reserves are

1190
02:26:28,960 --> 02:26:38,000
funded by council. Council chooses to
put funding into those reserves. Um, we

1191
02:26:36,160 --> 02:26:42,000
don't it doesn't it's not like an auto
automatic collection of money where it

1192
02:26:40,560 --> 02:26:45,760
gets to a certain point. If council
decides that they want to put money into

1193
02:26:43,600 --> 02:26:50,720
a reserve account, they put money into
that reserve account. So, it won't get

1194
02:26:48,000 --> 02:26:55,280
to a point
a a certain point where you'd give it

1195
02:26:52,319 --> 02:26:58,560
back unless council decided that f they
were funding it. So, the council would

1196
02:26:56,720 --> 02:27:02,479
in the budgetary process council makes
the decision to fund into a reserve. We

1197
02:27:00,960 --> 02:27:05,920
don't make that process. It's not
automatic. I understand that, but I'm

1198
02:27:04,000 --> 02:27:10,800
just saying we don't need to have $92
billion in an account and the rateayers,

1199
02:27:09,280 --> 02:27:16,000
you know, we should have almost like a
target.

1200
02:27:12,640 --> 02:27:20,319
» That's just a thought.
>> Yeah, we're talk. It's still talking

1201
02:27:18,319 --> 02:27:23,280
here, but that that that's just a
thought. I mean, it doesn't say anything

1202
02:27:21,760 --> 02:27:27,840
in here, so I just wanted to make sure.
>> Yep.

1203
02:27:24,160 --> 02:27:30,800
» Councelor or CEO Teresa.
>> Thank you. Through the brief of council.

1204
02:27:29,280 --> 02:27:35,439
So, the reserves are here to fund our
future capital needs. So, our assets,

1205
02:27:32,960 --> 02:27:39,600
our our buildings, our processes, our
roads, our gravel. Um, council decides

1206
02:27:38,160 --> 02:27:43,520
every year how much they want to put in
based on what we recommend for asset

1207
02:27:41,280 --> 02:27:46,560
obligations over the next 30 years.
Those things can change, but the

1208
02:27:45,280 --> 02:27:49,439
reserves are very important to our
future sustainability. It's not like

1209
02:27:48,080 --> 02:27:52,479
we'd get to a place where we're like,
bing, we have enough. Let's give it

1210
02:27:50,960 --> 02:27:56,000
back. We would never have enough. We
will never be ahead of the game.

1211
02:27:54,160 --> 02:27:59,439
» That being said, I disagree with you
wholeheartedly. I mean it

1212
02:27:57,972 --> 02:28:03,840
[clears throat] boils down to spending
and uh these are taxpayers dollars and

1213
02:28:02,080 --> 02:28:12,439
that was just that's just a comment that
I made about having a pile of reserves.

1214
02:28:06,800 --> 02:28:12,439
» Um we will get there one day.

1215
02:28:14,080 --> 02:28:20,240
Is there any
>> office?

1216
02:28:17,600 --> 02:28:24,800
» Uh I just want to say thank you for
adding some of the comments that I had

1217
02:28:21,840 --> 02:28:31,520
in there from the last presentation.
And to me uh the old policy served

1218
02:28:28,319 --> 02:28:37,439
primarily as an an accounting admin
procedure and the new policy establishes

1219
02:28:34,399 --> 02:28:44,200
a more strategic governance framework
and aligns with our financial

1220
02:28:39,760 --> 02:28:44,200
management. Um

1221
02:28:45,680 --> 02:28:54,720
to me the new policy also um the reserve
funding just doesn't

1222
02:28:53,040 --> 02:28:58,319
just because we have it doesn't mean we
have to spend it. And I think the old

1223
02:28:56,720 --> 02:29:03,200
policy
left that window open a little bit. Uh

1224
02:29:00,640 --> 02:29:06,640
this new policy clarifies that just
because we have it we don't have to

1225
02:29:04,640 --> 02:29:11,920
spend it.
I'm also

1226
02:29:08,960 --> 02:29:20,720
cautious that I We did it what two
months ago we spent 1/8 of our reserve

1227
02:29:16,319 --> 02:29:26,640
in one meeting. Uh I do agree a little
bit that we have to be careful as to how

1228
02:29:23,760 --> 02:29:29,840
much we have in reserves. But I do agree
that

1229
02:29:28,240 --> 02:29:35,280
we can never have enough because we
never know what's going to come down in

1230
02:29:31,920 --> 02:29:41,600
the future where we might have to spend
a lot of money in heck of a hurry. So,

1231
02:29:37,760 --> 02:29:46,880
um, I like the new policy as presented
and, uh, that ends my comments.

1232
02:29:44,640 --> 02:29:51,680
» Council Olsson,
>> yeah, I would agree. We never know what

1233
02:29:48,560 --> 02:29:56,240
the future holds, but we do know that,
uh, a lot of our the money that we're

1234
02:29:54,399 --> 02:30:06,960
able to put in reserves comes from
linear and, uh, that isn't always going

1235
02:30:01,600 --> 02:30:14,800
to be there. Um, so I think we need to
plan for that. plan for um I mean when

1236
02:30:11,920 --> 02:30:22,560
when we're uh you know abandoning more
wells and we're drilling you know um we

1237
02:30:17,680 --> 02:30:29,680
have to be cogn of that and uh
yeah I I wouldn't be in favor of

1238
02:30:26,319 --> 02:30:39,319
of uh giving
you know uh rebates but uh I am in favor

1239
02:30:33,359 --> 02:30:39,319
of trying to keep tax down. Thanks

1240
02:30:40,399 --> 02:30:44,160
Counc.
>> Yeah. I mean, I think it's good

1241
02:30:42,560 --> 02:30:48,319
conversation to have. For me, the best
thing we can do for our rateayers is

1242
02:30:46,479 --> 02:30:52,319
keep our taxes as low as we can,
potentially reduce them. I think that

1243
02:30:50,479 --> 02:30:57,040
would make a lot of people happy. Um,
we've seen a lot of municipalities um

1244
02:30:54,560 --> 02:31:00,720
even not very far from us um face some
infrastructure failure. So, I know I

1245
02:30:58,880 --> 02:31:04,399
always feel confident that we've done
our due diligence and we're saving well

1246
02:31:02,319 --> 02:31:08,319
and being very mindful of that money.
And as we've seen, we don't know what

1247
02:31:06,800 --> 02:31:13,200
the province is going to do. We've faced
more downloading. I've experienced that

1248
02:31:10,319 --> 02:31:17,359
in the last five years. So yeah, I'm I'm
very happy that we've been very

1249
02:31:14,960 --> 02:31:20,000
responsible and have that that nest egg
because yeah, we don't know we don't

1250
02:31:18,640 --> 02:31:26,520
know what's going to happen. So yeah,
thanks again. It was it's it's a good

1251
02:31:21,680 --> 02:31:26,520
policy or good. Thank you.

1252
02:31:29,280 --> 02:31:32,840
» Any other questions?

1253
02:31:33,760 --> 02:31:44,080
Councelor Hopkins.
>> Uh, I move that council approve policy

1254
02:31:39,600 --> 02:31:49,600
16-1 reserves as presented.
>> Any questions or concerns on that?

1255
02:31:47,520 --> 02:31:51,760
» All in favor?
>> Carried.

1256
02:31:50,960 --> 02:31:54,920
» Thank you, council.
>> Thank you.

1257
02:32:01,280 --> 02:32:04,800
» Let's go to 71.

1258
02:32:06,240 --> 02:32:17,920
We're good.
>> 71 for the uh adoption of the 2026 2029

1259
02:32:14,399 --> 02:32:21,520
county strategic plan.
>> Good morning, council. Thanks for

1260
02:32:19,200 --> 02:32:24,960
bringing this back to council to review
the public here or the public

1261
02:32:23,359 --> 02:32:29,439
information we gathered while we
advertised. Uh, as you recall, on June

1262
02:32:27,520 --> 02:32:34,399
9th, council passed a motion directing
administration to publicly advertise the

1263
02:32:31,680 --> 02:32:38,560
draft strategic plan, invite feedback,
and return for consideration. Today, we

1264
02:32:37,120 --> 02:32:41,439
did get quite a few hits on our
advertisement, and we advertised in

1265
02:32:40,080 --> 02:32:45,920
quite a few places, as you've seen in
the report, but we got about 16,000

1266
02:32:44,000 --> 02:32:52,160
advertisement views, which is quite
amazing, and 190 people visited our

1267
02:32:49,520 --> 02:32:57,280
strategic plan, which is quite great for
a small rural municipality. Um the

1268
02:32:54,560 --> 02:33:01,200
discussion was not significant in terms
of requiring an addition or a changes to

1269
02:32:59,439 --> 02:33:05,359
our strategic plan but it was good
feedback and it was aligned with where

1270
02:33:03,040 --> 02:33:10,479
council is going supporting practical
and fiscal responsibility.

1271
02:33:07,600 --> 02:33:13,280
Um adding transparency and communication
with residents through our quarterly

1272
02:33:12,000 --> 02:33:17,040
reports which is things that we're
already going to be doing. And then of

1273
02:33:15,680 --> 02:33:20,479
course support for maintaining
traditional service delivery alongside

1274
02:33:18,800 --> 02:33:25,760
digital services which we know is
critically important to our residents

1275
02:33:23,040 --> 02:33:29,920
and recognizing one one rate pair did
talk about the recognizing the long-term

1276
02:33:27,920 --> 02:33:34,479
economic sustainability and continued
growth of our municipal assessment base.

1277
02:33:32,560 --> 02:33:38,800
We did get some good feedback but at the
same time nothing that would require a

1278
02:33:36,479 --> 02:33:43,600
major rewrite of the strategic plan. So,
if council's in agreement, I would

1279
02:33:40,880 --> 02:33:48,920
recommend that council adopt the 2026 to
2029 strategic plan as presented.

1280
02:33:49,040 --> 02:33:54,160
» Uh, when we got this information back,
are these guys putting their names on? I

1281
02:33:52,880 --> 02:33:57,920
think they're not required to put their
names on. Yeah.

1282
02:33:56,240 --> 02:34:02,720
» Okay. Because I mean, I see some stuff
there. That's

1283
02:34:00,800 --> 02:34:06,960
really I don't even understand why it
would be in here, but

1284
02:34:05,040 --> 02:34:09,760
Okay.
Any other questions or concerns?

1285
02:34:08,399 --> 02:34:13,359
Councelor Coney now.
>> Well, since I was the one that asked for

1286
02:34:11,439 --> 02:34:16,800
this to go to the public, I just want to
thank administration and council for

1287
02:34:15,120 --> 02:34:21,680
allowing that to happen. And yeah, I
think there was um quite a bit of

1288
02:34:18,880 --> 02:34:25,280
feedback like you mentioned. Um 190
folks visited the strat plan, which is

1289
02:34:23,840 --> 02:34:29,840
that's amazing to me because I actually
didn't even expect that we'd get that

1290
02:34:26,800 --> 02:34:32,880
much. So, um I love the feedback. Not
going to say I always agree with it, but

1291
02:34:31,200 --> 02:34:36,720
I'll always welcome people's opinions
and I'll look at it and consider it. Um,

1292
02:34:35,600 --> 02:34:40,160
you know, as Zarie said, there's
definitely some interesting comments. I

1293
02:34:38,560 --> 02:34:43,439
think a lot of it goes back to fiscal
responsibility, which I think as a

1294
02:34:41,920 --> 02:34:48,000
council we could all say that's, you
know, one of the top responsibilities

1295
02:34:45,200 --> 02:34:51,040
that we feel we have. Um, I I don't want
to put Miss Cochran on the spot because

1296
02:34:49,520 --> 02:34:56,720
I don't know if we have, but there was
comments made about um the cost of this.

1297
02:34:54,319 --> 02:35:00,640
And for me personally sitting here last
term um and it's no slight on last

1298
02:34:58,960 --> 02:35:05,920
council but the decision was made last
time to actually hire someone to

1299
02:35:03,520 --> 02:35:11,120
facilitate the strategic plan um there
was a stay in red dear and and um cost

1300
02:35:08,640 --> 02:35:14,479
to that. So for me personally looking
what we did last term to this term I

1301
02:35:13,359 --> 02:35:18,160
don't know what the exact cost
difference would be but to me it would

1302
02:35:15,680 --> 02:35:22,880
be substantial. Um so I don't know if we
have the exact to me this was a very

1303
02:35:19,600 --> 02:35:25,760
minimal cost. We did it in house. Um so
um I I appreciate the feedback for

1304
02:35:24,479 --> 02:35:32,720
people but I just want to let them know
that it was a very lowcost um

1305
02:35:30,240 --> 02:35:37,280
endeavor that we did. Um there's talk
about um you know people somebody

1306
02:35:35,760 --> 02:35:42,720
mentioned about if we want economic
development um we need to reassess

1307
02:35:40,800 --> 02:35:49,200
agriculture land. Well that doesn't fall
under our purview. That's a provincial

1308
02:35:45,840 --> 02:35:52,160
um regulation. And you know, they a lot
of people talked about the community

1309
02:35:50,479 --> 02:35:57,200
values and traditions and I and I think
we all speak to that. Um I think this

1310
02:35:55,600 --> 02:36:01,439
was the one that talked about Oh yeah,
the roads. Um 583, which I get a lot of

1311
02:36:00,080 --> 02:36:06,880
comments too. When are you going to fix
583? We don't take care of 583. And so

1312
02:36:04,560 --> 02:36:10,399
that's just communication too. And I I
think um we did put that out on social

1313
02:36:08,800 --> 02:36:13,680
media last week too about which roads
are our responsibilities and which are

1314
02:36:11,920 --> 02:36:18,240
provincial. So So again, it's just some
education piece. Doesn't mean we can't

1315
02:36:15,359 --> 02:36:22,160
advocate. We always do advocate with
Minister Duchian I think or we try to we

1316
02:36:20,160 --> 02:36:25,600
ask for meetings. So we can definitely
look look at that and look at partnering

1317
02:36:24,160 --> 02:36:28,720
with the town of Three Hills to advocate
for that. But yeah no I think it was

1318
02:36:27,200 --> 02:36:33,280
great. So yeah
>> well the problem that I have with it is

1319
02:36:30,479 --> 02:36:38,720
because this isn't half this stuff
that's coming back isn't from resident

1320
02:36:35,359 --> 02:36:42,399
or uh rape pairs that McNeel County.
They're from the towns. They're from

1321
02:36:40,240 --> 02:36:50,000
everywhere. And I mean I don't put any
credit in this one whatsoever. I There's

1322
02:36:45,840 --> 02:36:54,960
a couple there that uh had a you know
without without taking everything for

1323
02:36:52,000 --> 02:36:59,200
the grain of salt. But I mean to sit
there and and say that we got to lower

1324
02:36:56,720 --> 02:37:02,960
taxes or or or pay the farmers got to
pay another more than $300 an acre that

1325
02:37:01,439 --> 02:37:09,680
tells me exactly where these guys are
coming from and who they are. But uh

1326
02:37:05,520 --> 02:37:13,359
that being said, it is what it is. So
>> yeah, go ahead. So, I I did dive down

1327
02:37:11,760 --> 02:37:17,120
the social media platform on this one
and and I think majority we we actually

1328
02:37:15,600 --> 02:37:20,399
know where these came from. If you go to
social media, the comments are public.

1329
02:37:19,120 --> 02:37:24,000
So, I mean, I'm just guessing, Miss
Cochran, but I think there was maybe

1330
02:37:22,479 --> 02:37:28,080
just be a couple anonymous, but the
majority um were from Nihill County. I

1331
02:37:26,640 --> 02:37:31,840
mean, I know people well enough that the
a couple of the comments that came from

1332
02:37:29,520 --> 02:37:35,520
583 I know are Three Hills residents,
but I would say the majority of the

1333
02:37:33,760 --> 02:37:43,280
comments did for sure come from Neihill
County residents. Any

1334
02:37:39,120 --> 02:37:46,720
other discussion, concerns,
council county?

1335
02:37:44,560 --> 02:37:48,880
» So, very good.
>> Okay, you're good.

1336
02:37:48,000 --> 02:37:53,680
» We're good.
>> I won't fight you. Okay. So, I will move

1337
02:37:50,800 --> 02:37:59,520
that council adopt the 2026 2029 Mihill
County strategic plan as presented.

1338
02:37:57,280 --> 02:38:02,840
» Any other questions or concerns on the
on the motion?

1339
02:38:03,280 --> 02:38:09,640
» All in favor?
carried

1340
02:38:11,359 --> 02:38:18,120
7.2.
We've been looking for this one for a

1341
02:38:14,800 --> 02:38:18,120
long time.

1342
02:38:24,000 --> 02:38:29,600
» Carolyn, is this you?
>> It is me.

1343
02:38:26,399 --> 02:38:34,160
» Okay. Uh so before you today is the most
recent draft of the uh copy of the

1344
02:38:31,920 --> 02:38:38,640
procedural bylaw including the proposed
amendments. Council had an opportunity

1345
02:38:36,319 --> 02:38:42,960
to review these amendments at numerous
meetings. Attachment A is included and

1346
02:38:41,200 --> 02:38:47,920
provides a detailed breakdown of the
proposed changes to by line 1919 along

1347
02:38:45,680 --> 02:38:53,680
with the rationale for each amendment.
Since the last update um there has been

1348
02:38:51,040 --> 02:38:58,319
an update on meetings by electronic
means. Council directed administration

1349
02:38:56,319 --> 02:39:02,399
to amend the bylaw to remove
location-based requirements for

1350
02:38:59,920 --> 02:39:06,960
electronic participation. Under the
revised approach, members may

1351
02:39:04,399 --> 02:39:11,040
participate electronically regardless of
their location. However, participation

1352
02:39:09,040 --> 02:39:14,720
is limited to a maximum of two
consecutive regular council meetings

1353
02:39:12,960 --> 02:39:19,840
unless otherwise authorized by
resolution of council. So, council has

1354
02:39:17,439 --> 02:39:25,280
the option today to pass third reading
to this bylaw or make amendments to the

1355
02:39:22,399 --> 02:39:28,960
policy before um making the third
reading. That concludes my report and

1356
02:39:27,520 --> 02:39:32,319
I'm happy to answer any questions you
might have.

1357
02:39:30,160 --> 02:39:36,760
» Okay. Thanks. Any questions or concerns?
I think we beat this one up to death.

1358
02:39:40,640 --> 02:39:48,920
» Um
motion

1359
02:39:45,520 --> 02:39:48,920
council ro.

1360
02:39:48,960 --> 02:39:55,280
» Yeah. Um,
I can make the motion that council

1361
02:39:53,280 --> 02:40:02,600
provide third reading and final rating
to uh bylaw 1930

1362
02:39:58,960 --> 02:40:02,600
procedural bylaw.

1363
02:40:03,200 --> 02:40:11,920
Any questions or concerns on the motion?
Any any any questions or concerns on the

1364
02:40:09,840 --> 02:40:15,800
motion?
Any concerns or questions?

1365
02:40:19,359 --> 02:40:22,760
All in favor.

1366
02:40:34,800 --> 02:40:41,000
Let's take a 5m minute break at 10:44.
Thanks.

1367
02:51:55,600 --> 02:52:03,399
Are we on?
>> Okay, we're back at 10:55. Let's go to

1368
02:52:00,399 --> 02:52:03,399
7.3.

1369
02:52:04,560 --> 02:52:12,240
» Arboritum.
>> The 7.3. Yeah, the grant request from

1370
02:52:09,680 --> 02:52:16,240
the Troer Arboritum. So, good morning
council. Um, administration received an

1371
02:52:14,560 --> 02:52:21,200
application from the TroUan District
Arboritum Society under the community

1372
02:52:18,640 --> 02:52:25,680
and event sponsorship grant category.
Under this funding stream, applicants

1373
02:52:23,279 --> 02:52:30,720
are not they're they're not required to
present to council. So, that's why you

1374
02:52:27,600 --> 02:52:36,240
didn't see them today um see them
present today. Um, in terms of available

1375
02:52:33,439 --> 02:52:42,160
funding, the county has 70,000 budgeted
for community and event sponsorship

1376
02:52:37,760 --> 02:52:48,000
requests in 2026. To date, 45,350
has been awarded to other projects. This

1377
02:52:44,880 --> 02:52:52,720
leaves a remaining balance of 24,650
available for funding requests. I'll

1378
02:52:50,319 --> 02:52:59,680
just bring up that pie chart that I
bring up every um meeting when there's a

1379
02:52:55,840 --> 02:53:04,800
grant request. So, there is um 65%
allocated already. Um 12% um are

1380
02:53:03,120 --> 02:53:09,680
applications and review. That includes
the prairie request that we heard

1381
02:53:07,279 --> 02:53:14,640
earlier and the troer arburidum. I
haven't received any new requests since

1382
02:53:11,840 --> 02:53:18,720
then and um the remaining um available
is 23%.

1383
02:53:16,720 --> 02:53:24,800
So the county has provided to this
organization in previous years. In 2025,

1384
02:53:22,080 --> 02:53:29,880
council approved $500 in funding and in
2024 council approved $1,112.

1385
02:53:30,160 --> 02:53:38,720
My understanding is that the 2024 was
the first year this event was organized

1386
02:53:36,080 --> 02:53:43,279
by the Troshu and District Arburedum
Society. Prior to that, the event was

1387
02:53:41,439 --> 02:53:48,080
organized by a group of local women in
Troshu in the Troshue area and no

1388
02:53:45,920 --> 02:53:54,720
funding requests were made to the county
prior to 2020 24. Um the application is

1389
02:53:52,479 --> 02:53:59,600
attached and provides an overview of the
project. Council's options today are as

1390
02:53:57,200 --> 02:54:04,319
follows. uh approve the funding request
in the amount requested, approve a

1391
02:54:01,520 --> 02:54:08,720
funding in a different amount or deny
the request and receive the report for

1392
02:54:06,160 --> 02:54:14,680
information. That concludes my report
and leave the matter with council for

1393
02:54:10,960 --> 02:54:14,680
discussion and direction.

1394
02:54:16,800 --> 02:54:24,160
Councelor Wilson.
>> Sorry, Kieran. Uh, did you say we have

1395
02:54:22,240 --> 02:54:28,479
given to them in the in the past two
years as well?

1396
02:54:26,720 --> 02:54:34,640
» 2025 and 2024.
>> So 2025 we provided them $500 and in

1397
02:54:31,200 --> 02:54:38,640
2024 we provided them $1,112.
>> Yeah, that's what I thought.

1398
02:54:36,399 --> 02:54:42,479
» So just to to clarify or maybe I'm
getting mixed up, if we provided them

1399
02:54:40,640 --> 02:54:48,000
$1,000 last year, they couldn't get it
this year

1400
02:54:44,399 --> 02:54:52,680
or is that the other grant? Um that was
through a different funding source.

1401
02:54:49,680 --> 02:54:52,680
Yeah.

1402
02:54:53,200 --> 02:54:59,760
» Did it say anywhere where the town of
Troy gave any money?

1403
02:54:55,760 --> 02:55:05,880
» Um they did. They provided them $500 in
um

1404
02:55:01,520 --> 02:55:05,880
» advertising money.

1405
02:55:10,080 --> 02:55:18,160
So yeah, if we gave uh funding in
previous like I thought we were we

1406
02:55:16,240 --> 02:55:22,319
needed to
skip once in a while or is that correct?

1407
02:55:20,880 --> 02:55:24,479
Is that not in our funding?
>> That's over a thousand. So

1408
02:55:23,600 --> 02:55:28,160
» that's over,000.
>> So last year we gave him $500.

1409
02:55:26,640 --> 02:55:31,160
» Okay.
>> Yeah.

1410
02:55:31,439 --> 02:55:40,920
» But it's a new funding stream this year.
So um compared to last year

1411
02:55:37,920 --> 02:55:40,920
council

1412
02:55:41,279 --> 02:55:46,560
looking at me. Um, yeah. No, this is a
great event. I I I don't know if it said

1413
02:55:45,200 --> 02:55:49,920
historically how many years. I know my
my late mother-in-law used to be very

1414
02:55:48,000 --> 02:55:53,279
involved in it and and there is a lot of
kids that go as well and they take their

1415
02:55:52,080 --> 02:55:56,800
flowers that they've grown or their
baking that they've done. And so I think

1416
02:55:55,200 --> 02:56:01,200
it kind of encompasses, you know, all
age levels. So it's a great event and

1417
02:55:58,640 --> 02:56:05,760
like um Miss Vander said it previously
it was a group of women, local women

1418
02:56:03,200 --> 02:56:09,680
that took care of it and now the society
has taken it over. So, um, with that

1419
02:56:08,319 --> 02:56:13,520
being said, I will make the motion that
council approve funding in the amount of

1420
02:56:11,120 --> 02:56:17,279
$500 to the Troshu Arburedum Society to
assist in the cost associated with

1421
02:56:15,040 --> 02:56:20,920
hosting the Chro Flower, Baking, and
Photography Show.

1422
02:56:23,200 --> 02:56:27,640
» Any comments on the motion?

1423
02:56:28,319 --> 02:56:34,120
» All in favor?
Car.

1424
02:56:35,840 --> 02:56:43,000
7.4. Four, removal of historic motions
from council action items.

1425
02:56:53,760 --> 02:56:59,680
So, um, this is me again, and you know
how much I love organizing and keeping

1426
02:56:57,680 --> 02:57:04,479
things clean. So, I'm bringing to you
today u a report regarding the removal

1427
02:57:02,560 --> 02:57:10,319
of historical motions from the council
action item list. U many of these

1428
02:57:07,760 --> 02:57:14,880
motions were passed prior to the current
council term and several have remained

1429
02:57:12,399 --> 02:57:18,240
inactive for some time. In some cases,
the motions no longer reflect the

1430
02:57:16,479 --> 02:57:22,960
priorities or direction of the current
council. Rather than continuing to carry

1431
02:57:20,800 --> 02:57:27,680
these for items forward forever,
administration is recommending that they

1432
02:57:24,720 --> 02:57:31,120
be removed from the action items list
under the municipal government act,

1433
02:57:29,200 --> 02:57:35,840
council may resend or amend previous
decisions by resolution. Uh the motions

1434
02:57:34,080 --> 02:57:42,160
administration is recommending for
removal are as follows. Motion 123

1435
02:57:40,560 --> 02:57:45,840
slash25.
This motion was passed prior to the

1436
02:57:43,920 --> 02:57:49,520
current council term. The matter has
remained inactive for some time and

1437
02:57:47,600 --> 02:57:55,760
administration does not believe there is
an intention to pursue it further. Um

1438
02:57:52,880 --> 02:58:00,479
the second motion 30325.
Similarly, this motion was passed pri um

1439
02:57:58,399 --> 02:58:05,040
before the current council term and has
been parked for an extended period

1440
02:58:02,240 --> 02:58:11,439
without further action.
Motion 41125.

1441
02:58:08,479 --> 02:58:15,920
Um, this motion relates to uh council
road tour. Uh, responsibility for

1442
02:58:14,000 --> 02:58:20,160
coordinating road tours now falls under
the road committee. If council still

1443
02:58:18,080 --> 02:58:24,560
wishes to proceed with road tours in the
future, administration re recommends

1444
02:58:22,640 --> 02:58:31,200
that this item be managed through that
committee rather than remain on the

1445
02:58:26,080 --> 02:58:35,920
action item list. Um, motion 41525.
This motion directed the 2026 2029

1446
02:58:34,000 --> 02:58:41,279
policy review schedule to the committee
of the whole administration is currently

1447
02:58:38,560 --> 02:58:46,000
reviewing county policies and working to
bring all policy reviews up to date. As

1448
02:58:44,160 --> 02:58:50,960
a general practice, policies should be
reviewed at least once every four years.

1449
02:58:48,479 --> 02:58:55,920
This means that in theory each policy
will come before a sitting council

1450
02:58:53,200 --> 02:58:59,680
during its term. If council wishes to
review a specific policy sooner,

1451
02:58:57,840 --> 02:59:05,439
administration would be pleased to bring
it forward at any time. Um, council has

1452
02:59:02,720 --> 02:59:11,760
several options today. One is remove all
the motions identified in this report.

1453
02:59:09,439 --> 02:59:16,000
Uh, two, remove only selected motions
from the list or receive the report for

1454
02:59:14,240 --> 02:59:22,800
information which would result in no
changes being made to the current action

1455
02:59:19,520 --> 02:59:27,359
items list. That concludes my report. I
will leave now. I'll leave the matter in

1456
02:59:25,359 --> 02:59:32,760
council's hands.
>> Thank you.

1457
02:59:29,439 --> 02:59:32,760
Any discussion?

1458
02:59:33,040 --> 02:59:39,200
» Pretty simple, straightforward
motion.

1459
02:59:38,080 --> 02:59:47,640
» Councelor Anderson,
>> I'd like to move that we remove all

1460
02:59:44,479 --> 02:59:47,640
of the

1461
02:59:51,359 --> 02:59:59,319
all. See motion. 12325
motion 30325

1462
02:59:59,439 --> 03:00:06,359
motion 41125
motion 415/25

1463
03:00:07,840 --> 03:00:14,760
everyone's okay with the motion
all in favor

1464
03:00:18,880 --> 03:00:23,439
uh 7.5 m county scholarship applications

1465
03:00:23,920 --> 03:00:31,160
This will be you again, Caroline. You're
you're speaking quite quite a lot this

1466
03:00:28,160 --> 03:00:31,160
meeting.

1467
03:00:43,840 --> 03:00:51,920
There we are. Okay. So, good morning
again. Today, I'm pleased to present the

1468
03:00:48,640 --> 03:00:56,319
2026 Nihill County scholarships. As you
may know, each year Nihill County awards

1469
03:00:53,920 --> 03:01:01,200
two scholarships of $2,000 each to
residents enrolled in post-secondary

1470
03:00:58,479 --> 03:01:06,640
institutions. This year we received six
eligible applications from only two high

1471
03:01:03,680 --> 03:01:10,479
schools in our region. Um, every year we
come up with a new essay question on the

1472
03:01:08,479 --> 03:01:16,000
application. This year, the essay
question posed to the applicants was,

1473
03:01:13,840 --> 03:01:20,560
"What initiatives do you think a rural
municipality like Nihill County could

1474
03:01:18,240 --> 03:01:25,680
take to better support youth in building
meaningful careers and staying connected

1475
03:01:23,040 --> 03:01:29,359
to their community
council, before we proceed, I'd like to

1476
03:01:27,359 --> 03:01:32,720
briefly explain why administration is
recommending that the scholarship

1477
03:01:31,040 --> 03:01:37,520
applications be considered in close
session. Uh the scholarship applications

1478
03:01:35,600 --> 03:01:41,840
contain personal information submitted
by youth applicants including

1479
03:01:39,760 --> 03:01:45,600
educational information, personal
statements, achievements, and other

1480
03:01:43,680 --> 03:01:49,920
identifying information that was
provided to the county for the purpose

1481
03:01:47,120 --> 03:01:56,560
of evaluating scholarship eligibility.
Under Albert Alberta's new legislative

1482
03:01:52,319 --> 03:02:00,640
framework including POPA and ATIA public
bodies have highlight heightened

1483
03:01:58,479 --> 03:02:05,120
obligation to protect personal
information and limit its disclosure to

1484
03:02:03,040 --> 03:02:09,279
only what is necessary for lawful
purpose. While scholarship applications

1485
03:02:07,600 --> 03:02:13,359
may have been reviewed in open session
in previous years, administration has

1486
03:02:11,680 --> 03:02:17,600
reviewed our practices as part of the
county's privacy management program and

1487
03:02:15,680 --> 03:02:22,080
determined that discussing individual
applications in a public meeting creates

1488
03:02:19,439 --> 03:02:26,240
a risk of unnecessary disclosure of
personal information belonging to youth

1489
03:02:24,560 --> 03:02:30,319
applicants.
U moving the discussion to close session

1490
03:02:28,560 --> 03:02:35,120
helps ensure the applicant's personal
information remains protected and that

1491
03:02:32,479 --> 03:02:41,040
council can evaluate the applications
fairly and respectfully without publicly

1492
03:02:38,080 --> 03:02:45,359
disclosing personal details and were pro
that were provided in confidence.

1493
03:02:43,279 --> 03:02:49,439
Following council's discussion and
decision, the scholarship recipients

1494
03:02:47,040 --> 03:02:54,160
will be announced publicly. However, the
personal information contained within

1495
03:02:51,279 --> 03:02:57,680
the application themselves will remain
protected. For these reasons,

1496
03:02:55,920 --> 03:03:03,560
administration recommends that council
move into close session to discuss the

1497
03:02:59,920 --> 03:03:03,560
scholarship applications.

1498
03:03:14,640 --> 03:03:21,200
session.
>> We can go into close session to discuss

1499
03:03:17,920 --> 03:03:26,960
this and then go on to the We can do
itever way you want. We can um skip this

1500
03:03:24,319 --> 03:03:30,240
and go to the next agenda item.
>> Let's do that.

1501
03:03:28,399 --> 03:03:36,760
» Close session and yeah, then we'll just
have to come out and

1502
03:03:32,720 --> 03:03:36,760
come out. We're done for sure.

1503
03:03:39,439 --> 03:03:42,840
uh 8.1.

1504
03:03:49,359 --> 03:03:54,800
» Hi.
>> Yeah. So, earlier today we heard from

1505
03:03:52,560 --> 03:03:59,359
the Prairie Christian Academy. Um they
are requesting $7,500 in grant funding

1506
03:03:57,520 --> 03:04:05,680
to assist their play with their
playground upgrades. The application

1507
03:04:03,120 --> 03:04:10,640
is before you. um provides an overview
of the project and outlines the funding

1508
03:04:07,760 --> 03:04:14,399
being requested. Um in terms of
available funding, the county has

1509
03:04:12,479 --> 03:04:21,279
$70,000 budgeted for these types of
requests. To date, we have allocated

1510
03:04:17,120 --> 03:04:26,800
45,350 to other projects in 2026,
leaving a remaining balance of 24,650.

1511
03:04:24,800 --> 03:04:31,200
Um the county has provided funding to
this organization in the PA past.

1512
03:04:29,279 --> 03:04:37,120
Council approved a project in the mount
of 25,000 in 2018 to build a sports

1513
03:04:35,040 --> 03:04:41,760
court and baseball diamonds and
playground which you saw pictures of in

1514
03:04:39,520 --> 03:04:45,600
his presentation today. Council's
options today are as follows. Approve

1515
03:04:43,600 --> 03:04:50,080
the funding in the amount requested,
approve funding in a different amount or

1516
03:04:48,240 --> 03:04:54,800
deny the request and receive the item
for information. That concludes my

1517
03:04:52,160 --> 03:04:58,520
report. I will need now leave it with
council for discussion.

1518
03:04:59,279 --> 03:05:05,520
CA.
>> Sorry. Um, our planning manager sent me

1519
03:05:03,760 --> 03:05:08,720
a message on this one. So, because
they're part of the school board and the

1520
03:05:06,880 --> 03:05:12,960
school division, they could apply for
reserve funding, school reserve funding

1521
03:05:10,720 --> 03:05:16,319
through the funding that we set aside
for school reserves. So, there is

1522
03:05:14,720 --> 03:05:22,240
another option for funding for this
project besides our community grants,

1523
03:05:18,880 --> 03:05:25,920
just as an FYI.
And and we could follow up with them

1524
03:05:23,680 --> 03:05:29,960
should that be the the way that council
chooses to go. Councelor

1525
03:05:31,520 --> 03:05:34,520
Olson.

1526
03:05:34,880 --> 03:05:43,120
» Um, so when we gave them money in 2018
for the playground equipment, did that

1527
03:05:41,120 --> 03:05:47,680
come out of that reserve funding or was
it out of a grant?

1528
03:05:45,200 --> 03:05:50,399
» It was out of um it was a grant
>> because we do this for most we do this

1529
03:05:49,520 --> 03:05:53,760
for most schools.
>> Actually, no, it wasn't a community

1530
03:05:51,680 --> 03:05:58,880
grant. It was a um because they didn't
really meet the eligibility of the

1531
03:05:55,359 --> 03:06:04,240
community grant application and council
um just made a a motion taking it out of

1532
03:06:02,560 --> 03:06:10,560
reserves.
>> Okay. And and and we do this quite often

1533
03:06:07,600 --> 03:06:16,800
for all schools withinities.
Is that correct? Um well some like we've

1534
03:06:14,800 --> 03:06:21,120
we've like when they've built a new
school um we've provided um other

1535
03:06:19,279 --> 03:06:29,200
schools with with funding like the Acme
School received 100,000 um for their

1536
03:06:25,040 --> 03:06:33,840
gymnasium project um Troshu
>> but I guess specifically playground

1537
03:06:31,760 --> 03:06:37,680
» for playgrounds we haven't really that
was the only playground that we um

1538
03:06:35,920 --> 03:06:40,560
besides our own playgrounds in the hill
county that we've really contributed

1539
03:06:39,439 --> 03:06:43,920
funs to
>> that's That's why I wanted this to bring

1540
03:06:42,319 --> 03:06:48,160
this back to council again because this
is getting convoluted. Too much money. I

1541
03:06:46,080 --> 03:06:52,399
mean I you know what I said before I'm
not in favor of schools and or hospitals

1542
03:06:50,000 --> 03:06:56,399
getting this stuff. There's dollars and
cents. We're already paying taxes there.

1543
03:06:54,560 --> 03:07:01,279
CEO.
>> Thank you. Through the reef to all of

1544
03:06:57,600 --> 03:07:05,359
council. So the MGA on section 6712
covers the municipal school reserves and

1545
03:07:03,600 --> 03:07:09,840
how they can get funding for that. So,
we do have funds set aside for school

1546
03:07:07,359 --> 03:07:14,399
use for applications for things like
playgrounds, for sporting equipment, for

1547
03:07:12,000 --> 03:07:17,680
additions. Um, I've dealt with this a
lot in previous roles in previous

1548
03:07:16,240 --> 03:07:21,520
governments here. I haven't seen too
many applications come through, but we

1549
03:07:19,359 --> 03:07:26,720
do have a healthy reserve to support
schools through that set aside funding

1550
03:07:24,240 --> 03:07:30,640
acquired by the province.
And that's where they would have got the

1551
03:07:28,080 --> 03:07:33,359
funding the first time. I believe
>> that reserve is required by the

1552
03:07:32,560 --> 03:07:38,000
province.
>> Yes. Yes, I can get you all.

1553
03:07:35,760 --> 03:07:42,960
» How much do we So, sorry this is off
topic, but I mean, how much does the

1554
03:07:40,399 --> 03:07:45,920
province require us to put into this?
>> I will get you all the information on

1555
03:07:44,720 --> 03:07:50,479
the school reserves because every
development has to set aside a portion,

1556
03:07:48,479 --> 03:07:54,240
but I'm not as familiar with our policy
here, but we have they have set aside a

1557
03:07:52,240 --> 03:07:57,600
portion that goes into that reserve
>> that supports schools funding in the

1558
03:07:56,319 --> 03:08:02,399
future. But I will
>> Where is Where is that reserve at? Do we

1559
03:07:59,680 --> 03:08:06,000
have that? Oh, sorry.
>> It's a healthy balance. We'll let

1560
03:08:04,479 --> 03:08:08,000
» But I'll get you the information. I'll
bring it back.

1561
03:08:06,560 --> 03:08:10,800
» We'll bring that back and we'll need
discussion on that, too, because you

1562
03:08:09,600 --> 03:08:13,680
know what? Here we go.
>> Province's telling us what we we already

1563
03:08:12,319 --> 03:08:17,359
paying taxes and they're telling us we
got to pay more.

1564
03:08:15,279 --> 03:08:23,399
» Yeah.
Okay. Carrying on.

1565
03:08:19,840 --> 03:08:23,399
Any other questions?

1566
03:08:28,960 --> 03:08:31,960
motion.

1567
03:08:32,720 --> 03:08:40,319
Council Olsson.
Yeah, I would uh make the motion that

1568
03:08:37,359 --> 03:08:46,560
council uh
approve the grant request for

1569
03:08:44,319 --> 03:08:52,560
uh or approve the funding in the amount
of 7500 to the Prairie Christian Academy

1570
03:08:48,800 --> 03:09:00,319
for as to assist in costs
associated with uh

1571
03:08:56,800 --> 03:09:10,000
sorry um
I removed that uh motion just based on

1572
03:09:05,200 --> 03:09:16,000
uh I think we need to find out
for a different that there might be that

1573
03:09:12,479 --> 03:09:22,479
different form of funding. Sorry. So I
>> uh yeah instead I remove the motion and

1574
03:09:19,120 --> 03:09:27,680
I would like to table uh funding this
possibly or getting

1575
03:09:26,160 --> 03:09:33,040
information
on the education

1576
03:09:30,319 --> 03:09:39,359
funding of schools and sources. Yeah,
because we may want to do this. Um,

1577
03:09:36,479 --> 03:09:40,640
yeah. So, table it to
next meeting.

1578
03:09:40,160 --> 03:09:45,080
» Yeah,
>> that's good. Okay, thank you.

1579
03:09:46,160 --> 03:09:53,240
» So, does that have to be a motion? Okay.
>> Okay. Sorry.

1580
03:10:01,600 --> 03:10:09,840
Okay.
I will continue. Um, I make the motion

1581
03:10:07,520 --> 03:10:15,760
the council defer this agenda item and
request administration bring back

1582
03:10:11,680 --> 03:10:23,319
further information to the August 21st,
2026 meeting

1583
03:10:19,040 --> 03:10:23,319
» clarification. That should be the 25th.

1584
03:10:23,439 --> 03:10:28,399
» 21st is a Friday
>> for Do I have to say it again?

1585
03:10:27,920 --> 03:10:33,120
» No.
>> Okay. August 25th. Thank you.

1586
03:10:34,080 --> 03:10:41,200
Everybody's okay with the motion.
All in favor? Oh, pardon me.

1587
03:10:39,200 --> 03:10:45,840
» Yeah. No, just and this isn't a comment
or wouldn't be part of the motion, but

1588
03:10:43,439 --> 03:10:52,240
um I would really encourage them as well
to um go to the town of Three Hills as

1589
03:10:49,279 --> 03:10:56,640
well and uh submit a funding request
from them as well.

1590
03:10:55,520 --> 03:11:02,720
» Councelor Hopkins.
>> Yeah. And one more to that. I know

1591
03:10:58,720 --> 03:11:08,160
there's lots of uh other funding avenues
that they can approach as well. Like we

1592
03:11:05,760 --> 03:11:13,920
do have the grant writer that has been
able to be quite successful in quite a

1593
03:11:10,080 --> 03:11:21,160
few grants. So, uh that's another option
for them. Um that that might work too.

1594
03:11:17,040 --> 03:11:21,160
So, just be prepared.

1595
03:11:22,800 --> 03:11:28,560
» I do believe that this organization has
gone to the grant writer and the grant

1596
03:11:26,319 --> 03:11:33,960
writer did suggest that we have grant
funding available and to apply here as

1597
03:11:30,960 --> 03:11:33,960
well

1598
03:11:39,359 --> 03:11:44,359
everybody. Okay. All in favor.

1599
03:11:54,640 --> 03:11:59,880
Let's go to council and committee uh
reports.

1600
03:12:05,520 --> 03:12:09,200
» Well, we only have division five always.
[clears throat]

1601
03:12:08,080 --> 03:12:13,680
Oh, okay.
>> Five, one, and four.

1602
03:12:10,720 --> 03:12:17,120
» Oh, all right then. Let's start. Let's
start with division five.

1603
03:12:15,680 --> 03:12:21,080
» Let's just set the tone right off the
top. Yeah. Yeah.

1604
03:12:21,200 --> 03:12:28,240
» I'm on a time limit. Yeah. No, actually
pretty quick and simple for me. Um yeah,

1605
03:12:25,279 --> 03:12:34,479
just July 1 attended the Busy Bee
breakfast um that they do there. Uh it's

1606
03:12:31,520 --> 03:12:38,000
a fundraiser and um all the funds raised
go to the food bank. So that was

1607
03:12:36,000 --> 03:12:42,720
awesome. Um and then I had a quick
pickup and and off went to the Chro

1608
03:12:39,840 --> 03:12:46,479
Parade, so that was great. Um I know
councelor Hoppins was there with the

1609
03:12:43,920 --> 03:12:50,080
Troy Fire Department and yeah, Troshi
just knocks it out of the park every

1610
03:12:47,920 --> 03:12:54,800
year. So kudos to them. Great parade,
well attended, awesome. So, uh, July

1611
03:12:52,960 --> 03:12:59,520
11th, uh, was a Three Hills parade, and
I just want to say thanks to CEO Cochran

1612
03:12:56,720 --> 03:13:04,560
for attending. I had a great driver from
Nihill County that I was able to meet

1613
03:13:01,359 --> 03:13:09,680
that day. So, thank you to him. And I
had two really awesome young pals from

1614
03:13:07,120 --> 03:13:12,800
division five that I recruited to come
help throw candy and they did an

1615
03:13:11,439 --> 03:13:16,240
excellent job and they're on retainer
for next year. So, that was great. And

1616
03:13:14,960 --> 03:13:20,880
again, Three Hills House does a great
job chamber with the kids carnival and

1617
03:13:18,960 --> 03:13:24,720
everything, music in the park and yeah,
just a great day. So good to see people

1618
03:13:22,720 --> 03:13:30,080
gather and be together and yeah, have
fun. So um and then July 13th, um I did

1619
03:13:28,239 --> 03:13:34,880
attend the Troer housing meeting. Um
councelor Hopkins was away. Um maybe

1620
03:13:33,600 --> 03:13:40,720
we'll bring some minutes forward with
that when they come to us, but basically

1621
03:13:38,000 --> 03:13:45,120
the same same messaging on time, on
budget, and they're moving forward with

1622
03:13:43,040 --> 03:13:49,200
things. So I think they're planning
another site tour I think in about

1623
03:13:47,040 --> 03:13:53,840
September. So if anybody's interested um
it is it is worth a worth a tour there

1624
03:13:52,160 --> 03:13:56,640
because yeah for me personally I can't
look at the plans and see what it's

1625
03:13:55,200 --> 03:14:03,040
going to look like. So to actually be on
site it's pretty pretty amazing. And

1626
03:13:59,439 --> 03:14:07,279
yeah July 14th uh we had an FCSS meeting
and uh we are making some progress on

1627
03:14:05,200 --> 03:14:11,120
our multi-municipal agreement. Um, I
think we're getting close and uh they've

1628
03:14:09,600 --> 03:14:15,040
been hosting camps and they've all been
full. So, they've been doing lots of fun

1629
03:14:13,279 --> 03:14:20,120
things this summer. So, yeah, that's it
for me.

1630
03:14:16,960 --> 03:14:20,120
» Thank you,

1631
03:14:20,560 --> 03:14:29,120
» Council Anderson.
>> Division One, uh, I attended the 100th

1632
03:14:25,439 --> 03:14:38,000
anniversary of the the Hescus of uh,
Paul and uh, it was a fun event. Lots of

1633
03:14:34,080 --> 03:14:42,239
history, lots of pictures. uh some
amazing stories about the town. I never

1634
03:14:40,239 --> 03:14:48,239
realized Hesus
had as much history as it did. Uh I mean

1635
03:14:45,760 --> 03:14:55,840
they went through it all. They had they
had hotels, they had everything. U and

1636
03:14:51,520 --> 03:15:01,920
uh but I did was asked to thank the
council for the $7,000 that they

1637
03:14:58,640 --> 03:15:06,000
received and they put the money to good
use. Believe you me, I saw the old

1638
03:15:04,319 --> 03:15:11,120
chairs in that hall and you didn't want
to sit down in them. The chair new

1639
03:15:08,160 --> 03:15:17,640
chairs were much more comfortable. So it
was well spent and anyhow they want to

1640
03:15:13,200 --> 03:15:17,640
express that gratitude for that.

1641
03:15:18,080 --> 03:15:23,600
» Yep. Council.
>> Yeah. I just that's so awesome that you

1642
03:15:21,760 --> 03:15:26,560
attended that and what a great event and
I'm just wondering if that's another

1643
03:15:24,880 --> 03:15:30,399
thing maybe miss Cochran that we could
put on our social media because I

1644
03:15:28,000 --> 03:15:34,640
noticed not noted when we did the ghost
pine one. Um, people just love that and

1645
03:15:33,279 --> 03:15:37,680
people love to see the events that are
going on and the history of the county.

1646
03:15:36,239 --> 03:15:41,239
So, I think that would be a great one to
include as well.

1647
03:15:42,560 --> 03:15:51,840
» Councelor Olson.
>> Yeah, I just uh

1648
03:15:47,359 --> 03:15:59,760
uh attended the uh Silver Willow's 50th
anniversary on July 11th. Uh, it was

1649
03:15:56,720 --> 03:16:06,720
most of the day. Uh they had bands, they
had uh pancake breakfast, hot dog, steak

1650
03:16:03,439 --> 03:16:13,760
dinner at the end. Um
which was uh to all help uh benefit the

1651
03:16:10,640 --> 03:16:20,720
Silver Willows uh Seniors Association.
It was a great event. And uh shout out

1652
03:16:16,319 --> 03:16:26,960
also to the Brook Haven uh bar and
restaurant there for helping uh put the

1653
03:16:24,880 --> 03:16:31,840
event in front of the bar there because
uh of the construction that we had uh on

1654
03:16:29,840 --> 03:16:36,720
the laneway. It was kind of closed off
there. So it was just brought out and it

1655
03:16:34,160 --> 03:16:41,520
was just they they just helped the
seniors uh Silver Willows Association

1656
03:16:39,760 --> 03:16:46,960
there so much. So I just wanted to give
them a shout out. Um, yeah, it was a

1657
03:16:44,560 --> 03:16:53,120
great day. Other than that, uh, attended
the, uh,

1658
03:16:49,439 --> 03:17:00,720
ASB summer tour this last week in
Strath, well, Weedland County. They put

1659
03:16:56,319 --> 03:17:06,080
on a an act a great, uh, summer tour.
Uh, we toured lots of different farming,

1660
03:17:04,479 --> 03:17:13,359
agriculture,
uh, areas. And uh I guess uh one that

1661
03:17:10,640 --> 03:17:18,640
stuck out to me was the solar sheep uh
where they were grazing uh the sheep

1662
03:17:15,680 --> 03:17:25,600
under the solar project there just uh
south and uh east of town there. So um I

1663
03:17:22,239 --> 03:17:29,439
was actually surprised at uh the amount
of growth they could get under those

1664
03:17:27,520 --> 03:17:34,479
panels. So there was some interesting
information there. So no, all in all uh

1665
03:17:32,080 --> 03:17:40,560
it was uh I thought they they made a
great event and uh got some useful

1666
03:17:37,120 --> 03:17:46,479
information there. So, thanks.
Thank you. Any other

1667
03:17:44,160 --> 03:17:49,479
We lead pretty boring lives the rest of
us.

1668
03:17:52,319 --> 03:17:57,920
» Okay, let's go to number 10. Council
followup action list. Has everybody had

1669
03:17:55,920 --> 03:18:04,720
a chance to look at it? I didn't see
anything pressing on it. Unless you

1670
03:18:00,399 --> 03:18:10,479
wanted to have a quick look at
>> counc. Yeah, not pressing, but I noticed

1671
03:18:07,279 --> 03:18:13,600
uh motion 9226 about the information on
the newsletter that it was going to come

1672
03:18:12,160 --> 03:18:16,880
back in July. We're probably going to be
looking for that in August now, I'm

1673
03:18:15,120 --> 03:18:20,359
guessing.
Yeah. Okay.

1674
03:18:28,399 --> 03:18:38,120
Everybody okay with it? Every action
list. Okay.

1675
03:18:34,080 --> 03:18:38,120
We better get into close session.

1676
03:18:39,040 --> 03:18:47,239
» Council Hopkins,
>> I move into close session at 11:22.

1677
03:18:52,560 --> 03:18:55,560
» Okay.

1678
04:50:30,000 --> 04:50:39,958
Okay, we're out of uh close session at
12:54.

1679
04:50:35,440 --> 04:50:39,958
Uh motions from

1680
04:50:42,480 --> 04:50:48,798
» pardon me, Councelor Penner. I would
move I would make the motion that

1681
04:50:46,878 --> 04:50:54,958
council move forward on the order to
remedy contraventions

1682
04:50:51,680 --> 04:51:02,400
at a maximum cost of $60,000 and the
costs added to the tax role number 322

1683
04:51:00,240 --> 04:51:06,200
6344
39 0.

1684
04:51:08,638 --> 04:51:16,360
Everyone's okay with the motion. Any
concerns? All in favor? council

1685
04:51:20,798 --> 04:51:28,400
cleaning up. I will make the motion that
council award the 2026 Nihil County

1686
04:51:26,160 --> 04:51:33,000
scholarship in the amount of $2,000 each
to Shelby Pipky and Riet.

1687
04:51:34,400 --> 04:51:41,040
» Any concerns, questions?
Councelor Hopkins,

1688
04:51:38,798 --> 04:51:47,680
» I just want to say in regards to the
scholarship, um there were some pretty

1689
04:51:43,920 --> 04:51:53,680
good essays and letters of reference and
just want to say thanks to those that uh

1690
04:51:50,240 --> 04:51:57,480
submitted and uh congratulations to the
two winners. Thank you.

1691
04:52:00,320 --> 04:52:06,160
» We have to stay till
>> No. Thank you, councelor Hops, because I

1692
04:52:04,638 --> 04:52:10,400
have to say this is one of the hardest
things that I do every year. And it it

1693
04:52:08,240 --> 04:52:15,520
actually when I read these essays, it
gives me great hope for for the future

1694
04:52:12,480 --> 04:52:20,080
and and for uh Nihill County. Some some
it's just so hard to decide and like you

1695
04:52:17,120 --> 04:52:24,760
say, good job to everybody.
>> All in favor?

1696
04:52:21,760 --> 04:52:24,760
» Carried.

1697
04:52:26,958 --> 04:52:36,440
Do we have any other comments or
questions prior to adjournment or

1698
04:52:31,920 --> 04:52:36,440
anything? Councelor Cunningham.

1699
04:52:37,200 --> 04:52:43,280
Oh, good.
Okay, let's adjourn.