THE TOWN OF OKOTOKS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

Monday, January 08, 2024

3:00 P.m. - 4:00 P.m.

COUNCIL CHAMBER

3:00 PM - Public Session

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

3.

CLOSED SESSION

(At Council's discretion, this portion of the meeting may be closed to the public if a matter to be discussed is within one of the exceptions to disclosure in Division 2 of Part l of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act.)

3.1

Water Update (FOIP s. 24(1)(c))

3.2

Bylaw Review (FOIP s. 24(1)(a)(g))

4.

DELEGATIONS (3:00 P.M.) OR (6:00 P.M. by prior arrangement)

4.1

REQUESTED DELEGATIONS

4.1.1

Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (3:00 p.m.)

Calgary Metropolitan Region Board Chair will be in attendance to provide information to Council on new initiatives, the Regional Evaluation Framework and draft five (5) year planning tools.

4.1.2

Sport Recognition Award (6:00 p.m.)

Players and coaches from the Foothills Composite High School Falcons football team will be in attendance to be recognized for winning the Tier 1 South Final game.

4.1.3

Awesome Kid Award (6:00 p.m.)

Brogan Mior will be in attendance to be recognized for her accomplishments in rugby at Harvard University.

4.2

PUBLIC DELEGATIONS

5.

MOTION(S) ARISING FROM CLOSED SESSION

6.

CONSENT AGENDA

6.1

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

6.1.1

Regular Council Meeting - December 11, 2023

6.1.2

Special Council Meeting - December 19, 2023

6.2

BUSINESS ITEMS FOR INFORMATION / FROM COMMITTEE

6.2.1

2022 Residential Property Taxes and Utility Charges Regional Indicators Survey Results

The City of Calgary’s 2022 Residential Tax Rates and Utility Service Charges Regional Survey results are provided to Council for information.

6.2.2

Council Attendance Report

Council attendance at council and committee meetings will be reported to the public on an annual basis as outlined in Accountability and Transparency Policy GP-A-2.0.

6.3

FIRST READING BYLAWS

6.3.1

Bylaw 02-24 - Land Use Redesignation

The purpose of Bylaw 02-24 is to amend Land Use Bylaw 17-21 by redesignating approximately 9.58 hectares (23.67 acres) of NW 20-20-29 W4M from Agricultural and Land Holdings District to Traditional Neighbourhood District and Neighbourhood Core District.

6.4

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES AND SUGGESTIONS

6.5

CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION

6.5.1

Don Herring, Westwinds Communities Chairperson, Re: Westwinds Communities 2023 Requisition - December 18, 2023

6.6

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MINUTES

6.6.1

Family and Community Support Services Committee - December 6, 2023

6.7

DISCLOSURE OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

7.

BUSINESS ITEMS FOR ACTION

8.

BYLAWS

8.1

Bylaw 01-24 - Supplementary Assessments

The purpose of Bylaw 01-24 is to authorize supplementary assessments for improvements on residential and non-residential properties in the Town of Okotoks in 2024.

This Bylaw is ready for three readings.

8.2

Bylaw 03-24 - Borrowing Line of Credit

The purpose of Bylaw 03-24 is to authorize a borrowing line of credit of up to $6.5M to finance operating expenditures for the 2024 taxation year.

This Bylaw is ready for three readings.

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION

10.

MOTIONS RE NOTICES

11.

CORRESPONDENCE FOR ACTION

11.1

Jennifer Handley, Town of Nanton Mayor, Re: Nanton Regional Water Study Letter of Support - December 13, 2023

11.2

Honourable Rebecca Schulz, Environment and Protected Areas Minister, Re: 2024 Provincial Drought Readiness - December 20, 2023

12.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES AND SUGGESTIONS

13.

COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS

14.

PUBLIC HEARING(S) - 7:00 P.M.

15.

BYLAWS / BUSINESS RELATING TO HEARING(S)

16.

ADJOURNMENT