City Council Meeting - April 23, 2019

April 23, 2019 Regular Council Meeting (92 MB)   
Special Recognition Presentations

Mayor Houston congratulated former Councillor Searle Turton as the newly elected MLA for the Spruce Grove – Stony Plain Riding and presented him with a certificate of recognition granting him Freedom of the City.

Mayor Houston thanked Robert Cotterill, City Manager for his years of service with the City and presented him with a plaque in recognition of his upcoming retirement on May 3, 2019.

April 8, 2019 Regular Council Meeting Minutes and April 15, 2019 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes

Council approved the April 8, 2019 Regular Council meeting minutes and April 15, 2019 Committee of the Whole meeting minutes.

2018 Audited Financial Statements

Council approved the 2018 consolidated financial statements prepared by Administration and audited by KPMG LLP.

Public Question and Answer Period

Two members of the public asked questions of Council during Public Question and Answer Period.

Municipal By-election Update

City Manager Cotterill advised Council that a municipal by-election will be held as a result of Councillor Turton’s resignation from Council.

Bylaw C-1062-18 - Pioneer Lands ASP Amendment - Greenbury Residential and Transit Station - Third Reading

Council gave third reading to Bylaw C-1062-18, an amendment to the Pioneer Lands Area Structure Plan – Greenbury Residential and Transit Station.

Bylaw C-1074-19 – City Centre Area Redevelopment Plan – First Reading

Council gave first reading to Bylaw C-1074-19, to establish a plan for the effective and managed redevelopment of Spruce Grove’s City Centre.

Bylaw C-1064-19 – Natural Gas Franchise Agreement – Second and Third Reading

Council gave second and third reading to Bylaw C-1064-19, finalizing the process of authorizing the municipality to enter a new natural gas franchise agreement for the purpose of changing the method of collection of franchise fees and increasing the rate as approved in the 2019 - 2021 Corporate Plan.

Bylaw C-1076-19 – 2019 Property Tax and Supplementary Property Tax Bylaw – First and Second Reading

Council gave first and second reading to Bylaw C-1076-19, authorizing the 2019 rates of taxation.

Various Board and Committee Meeting minutes

Council received the following board and committee meeting minutes as information: