COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Call to Order:

11:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

Open Session:

2:00 P.m. - 3:00 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber

401 Festival Lane

Sherwood Park, AB

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

CHANGES TO AGENDA & ADOPTION OF AGENDA

3.

CLOSED SESSION

3.1

IAFF Collective Bargaining

FOIP Section 25, economic interests of the municipality

3.2

Strategic Land Acquisitions

FOIP Section 24, advice from officials
FOIP Section 25, economic interests of the municipality

3.3

Related Materials - Closed Session

4.

PROTOCOL ITEMS

4.1

Territorial Acknowledgement

4.2

Proclamations

5.

MOTIONS ARISING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION

6.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

7.1

April 15, 2025 Council Meeting Minutes

8.

COUNCIL PRIORITIES

8.1

Procuring from Canadian, Albertan and Compliant Trading Partners

To provide information to Council regarding procurement policy and practices that allow the County to source goods and services from Canadian, Albertan, and countries that honor the trade agreements.

9.

REQUESTS FOR DECISION

9.1

Strathcona County Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2024 and Audit Results

To present the Strathcona County Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 for approval and the Audit Results for the year ended December 31, 2024.

External Presenters:
Rob Jelly, Ernst & Young
Leah Faucher, Ernst & Young

9.2

2025 Tax Rate Bylaw

To give three readings to a bylaw that will authorize the 2025 tax rate structure needed to levy property taxes necessary to cover budget and requisition requirements.

9.3

2025 Urban Service Area – Farm Tax Cancellation

To seek Council approval on the authorization of partial cancellation of 2025 property taxes on residences located in the Urban Service Area.

10.

PUBLIC HEARING

10.1

Bylaw 23-2025 Text and Map Amendment to Land Use Bylaw 24-2024 (Ward 6)

To provide information to Council to make decisions on first, second and third readings of a proposed bylaw that would amend Land Use Bylaw 24-2024 by creating the DC90 – Direct Control Zone and rezoning approximately 57.98 hectares (143.27 acres) of land within Pt. of NE 4-52-23-W4 from AG – Agriculture: General Zone to DC90 – Direct Control Zone and RA – Rural Residential/Agriculture Zone.

10.2

Related Materials - Public Hearing

11.

COUNCILLOR REQUESTS (INFORMATION REQUESTS AND NOTICES OF MOTION)

11.1

Councillor Request Report

To add or remove items from the Councillor Request Report; and to serve Notices of Motion that will be brought forward for debate at a future Council meeting.

11.2

Expenditure of Community Funding – Benefit Funding Requests for Q2 2025

To provide Council with the requests that have been received for Benefit Funding for the second quarter of 2025 for consideration.

11.3

Expenditure of Community Funding – Park Elite Volleyball Club

Park Elite Volleyball Club is requesting funding for costs associated with hosting a Club Volleyball tournament.

12.

ADJOURNMENT

13.

RELATED MATERIALS - OPEN SESSION