January 14, 2022

Council Highlights - January 11, 2022

Regular Meeting of Council

Citizens' Minute with Council

Residents are welcome to speak to Council about issues, events, celebrations or concerns during Minute with Council. At the beginning of each regular Council Meeting, Mayor Michaels opens the floor to the public to speak and share with Council members, administration and meeting observers.

None.

Delegations

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None.

Boards and Committees of Council Reporting

None.

Action Items

1. Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw 1165 - Amendment

Council Motion:
That Council give First Reading to Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw No. 1165.

Carried Unanimously

That Council give Second Reading to Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw No. 1165.

Carried Unanimously

That Council give unanimous consent for Third Reading of Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw No. 1165.

Carried Unanimously

That Council give Third Reading to Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw No. 1165.

Carried Unanimously

2. Hinton Golf Course - Golf Cart Status & Leasing Option

Council Motion:
That Council direct Administration to bring the Hinton Golfing Society Golf Cart Lease Agreement to the Regular Council Meeting of January 18th, 2022, for further discussion.

Carried Unanimously

That Council direct Administration to bring back an update regarding the 2022 Draft Operating Agreement and 2021 unaudited year-end financial statements of the Hinton Golfing Society to the January 18, 2022, Regular Meeting of Council and Administration invite the Hinton Golfing Society Board President and Director of Golf Operations to assist in updating Council.

Carried Unanimously

Discussion Items

1. Mandatory Face Covering Bylaw 1162 – Section 8.1.2

2. New Business in Hinton – Councillor Stuart Taylor

Information Items

1. Civic Partnerships and Donation Request Status

Council Motion:
Civic Partnership and Donation Request Status Spreadsheet be amended to change the Hinton Historical Society 2022 total funding included in draft-based budget to $55,000.00 per previous direction of Council.

Carried Unanimously

That the Civic Partnership and Donation Request spreadsheet be amended to reflect a 2022 total funding requested from Pine Valley Lodge Fundraising Committee to $50,000.00 and the West Yellowhead Trails Society total of $100,000.00.

Carried Unanimously

That Council accept the Civic Partnership and Donation Request Status report as amended.

Carried Unanimously

2. Council Information Package #1

Council Motion:
To accept Council Information Package #1 for information.

Carried Unanimously

Council Reporting:

Councillor Ostashek: None.

Councillor Haas: Happy New Year to everyone.

Councillor Taylor: Taylor attended a Forest Action Meeting and discussed the positive effect the cold has had to keep the population of the Pine Beetles down.

Councillor LaBerge: None.

Councillor Race: None.

Councillor Maguhn: None.

Mayor Marcel Michaels: None.

Interim CAO Laura Howarth: None.

Closed Session

1. Hinton Golf Course Memorandum of Understanding – Closed per Section 16 of FOIP

Council Motion:
That Council Direct Administration to enter into the Hinton Golf Course Memorandum of Understanding as discussed in Closed Session at the January 11, 2022, Regular Council Meeting.

Carried Unanimously

2. Personnel, CAO Update - Closed per Section 17 of FOIP

Council Motion:

That Council direct the Mayor to enter into negotiations for an Interim CAO contract as discussed in closed session.

Carried Unanimously

3. Interim CAO appointment discussion - Close per Section 17 of FOIP

Council Motion:

That Council direct Administration to enter into a contract for the Interim COA candidate to attend budget deliberations on January 14 & 15, 2022, for a maximum of $1,500.00.

Carried Unanimously

Minute with Council Access

Early in the Town Response to COVID-19, Town Council meetings were moved to remote environments, closed to the public, and streamed online to allow for easy access by residents. However, one aspect of our Council meetings that was lost in this necessary response was Minute with Council. Traditionally, Residents have been welcomed to speak to Council about issues, events, or concerns during Minute with Council. At the beginning of each Council Meeting, the chair of the meeting opens the floor to the public to speak and share with Council members, administration and meeting observers.

As we determine the "new normal" in this pandemic response, the Town of Hinton has established a procedure to take part in Minute with Council remotely, temporarily, as we prepare for further steps in our reopening plans. This process is being established to avoid risks of public meeting teleconferencing, such as inappropriate or abusive interjections by anonymous or false identities.

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Citizens' Minute with Council

Delegations

Boards and Committees of Council Reporting

Action Items

1. Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw 1165 - Amendment Council Motion:That Council give First Reading to Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw No. 1165.

That Council give Second Reading to Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw No. 1165.

That Council give unanimous consent for Third Reading of Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw No. 1165.

That Council give Third Reading to Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw No. 1165.

2. Hinton Golf Course - Golf Cart Status & Leasing Option Council Motion:That Council direct Administration to bring the Hinton Golfing Society Golf Cart Lease Agreement to the Regular Council Meeting of January 18th, 2022, for further discussion.

Discussion Items

Information Items

Council Reporting:

Closed Session

Minute with Council Access

The Town of Hinton is on Facebook!

at 3:30 pm via Zoom and streamed via YouTube.

1. Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw 1165 - Amendment

Council Motion:
That Council give First Reading to Borrowing Line of Credit to Finance Operating Expenditures Bylaw No. 1165.

2. Hinton Golf Course - Golf Cart Status & Leasing Option

Council Motion:
That Council direct Administration to bring the Hinton Golfing Society Golf Cart Lease Agreement to the Regular Council Meeting of January 18th, 2022, for further discussion.