PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING

​REVISED AGENDA​

Meeting #:
Date:
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Open Session:
9:00 A.m. - 9:00 P.m.
Location:
Council Chambers
Others Present

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Visited6.1[11:00 a.m. - 1st item] Alberta Capital Airshed UpdateAttachment Icon

​To update the Priorities Committee on the current Alberta Capital Airshed activities.

External Presenter:
Gary Redmond, Executive Director, Alberta Capital Airshed

*Reason for Addendum - Presentation Added*
Visited6.2[11:00 a.m. - 2nd item] ATCO Pipelines UpdateAttachment Icon

​To provide the Priorities Committee with an update on ATCO Pipelines Public Safety and Awareness Activities in Sherwood Park.

External Presenter:
Mike Whittall, Sr. Manager, Field Operations, ATCO Pipelines

Visited6.3[11:30 a.m.] River Valley Alliance UpdateAttachment Icon

​To provide the Priorities Committee with an update on the activities of the River Valley Alliance.

External Presenters:
Larry Wall, Executive Director, River Valley Alliance Board
Chris Sheard, Chairman, River Valley Alliance Board

*Reason for Addenndum - Enclosure Added*
Visited6.4[3:00 p.m. - 1st item] Capital Region Board PresentationAttachment Icon

​To provide the Priorities Committee with an update on the Capital Region Board's position with respect to selection of a growth area for Strathcona County as it relates to the Growth Plan Update.

External Presenter:
Malcom Bruce, CEO, Capital Region Board

Visited6.5[3:00 p.m. - 2nd item] Environmental Advisory Committee 2015 Annual ReportAttachment Icon

To provide the Priorities Committee with an update on the activities of the Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC).

External Presenter:
Amanda Cooper, Chair, Environmental Advisory Committee

Visited6.6[4:00 p.m.] Phase 2 Mature Neighbourhood Strategy UpdateAttachment Icon

To provide the Priorities Committee with an update on Phase 2 of the Mature Neighbourhood Strategy.

External Presenter:
Jon Friel, Vice Chair, Mature Neighbourhood Strategy Task Force

*Reason for Addendum - Enclosures Added*
Visited6.7[4:30 p.m.] Comparison Matrix of Bremner and ColchesterAttachment Icon

To provide the Priorities Committee with a populated comparison matrix of the Bremner and Colchester Growth Management Strategies for their review.

External Presenters:
Mark Reid, Partner, Urban Strategies Inc.
Tim Smith, Senior Associate, Urban Strategies, Inc.

Visited6.8[5:30 p.m.] OPEN HOUSE

Opportunity for members of the public to speak to the Committee once on a given topic, with some exceptions under the Priorities Committee Bylaw.

Visited7.1False Alarms ReportAttachment Icon
To provide the Priorities Committee with a summary of a draft plan from Strathcona County Emergency Services (SCES) to manage false alarm incidents.
Visited7.2Train Whistle Cessation – Next StepsAttachment Icon
To provide the Priorities Committee with a summary of the Highway 824 at-grade rail crossing train whistle cessation process and to review future actions.
Visited7.3Green Routine Update Attachment Icon
To provide the Priorities Committee an update on the Green Routine for the residential sector of Strathcona County, including expected 2016 operational changes.
Visited7.4Communications update – 2015 website statisticsAttachment Icon
To provide the Priorities Committee with an overview of 2015 activity on Strathcona County’s external website.
*Reason for Addendum - Enclosure Updated at Meeting*
Visited7.52016 Council Governance Advocacy PlanAttachment Icon
To provide the Priorities Committee with the 2016 Council Governance Advocacy Strategy, resulting from the strategic planning session held on January 22, 2016.
Visited7.6Impact of Bill 20: Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2015, on County advertisingAttachment Icon
To provide the Priorities Committee with an overview of Strathcona County’s advertising expenditures and how these might be impacted by the provisions of Bill 20 (the “Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2015.”)
Visited9.REPORTS FOR INFORMATION

​The Priorities Committee is provided with the listed reports in this section for information only. Presentations are not heard at the meeting.

*Reason for Addendum -session added to the agenda*
Visited11.IN CAMERA SESSION
Visited11.1Process Discussion

​FOIP Section 24, advice from officials

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