Council Meeting Highlights, May 3, 2023

Wednesday May 3, 2023

In attendance: Mayor Fule, Deputy Mayor Wegener, Councillor Langmaid, Councillor Peterson, Councillor Mitzner, Councillor Montgomery, Councillor Wiley

At last evening’s Council Meeting, Council reviewed a summary of initiatives related to their Strategic Plan and invited everyone to join them at Coffee with Council on May 12, at 9am!

  • Bird Canada Inc. presented to Council, seeking the approval of an agreement to launch a fleet of shared electric scooters in Strathmore.
  • Council reviewed the Wheatland Housing Management Body Board meeting report, the WADEMSA meeting report and the Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership as part of their Consent Agenda.
  • Council approved the updated Wheatland Regional Emergency Management Partnership Agreement, which now includes Chestermere.
  • Council reviewed the Corporate Quarterly Report for Quarter Four of 2022. The report contains a progress summary of initiative related to Council’s Strategic Plan and a financial summary.
  • Council agreed to enter into a payment arrangement agreement with the RCMP for the RCMP retro payment. Additionally Council approved a letter MP Shields regarding the RCMP retro payment and a resolution to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
  • Council gave First Reading the 2023 Property Tax Rate Bylaw, 23-16. They also requested that Administration to prepare a report with consideration for the use of the $200,000 increase in municipal property tax revenue, resulting from a decrease in the anticipated education requisition.
  • Council gave second and third reading to Bylaw 23-09, a Bylaw to repeal Borrowing Bylaw 22-07.
  • Councillor Montgomery invited the community to attend Coffee with Council on May 12, at 9:00 A.M.
  • Administration gave a brief update regarding the Strathpoint development construction.

Council Highlights provides a brief review of the information and discussion provided at Strathmore Town Council Meetings. Council Highlights are not presented as official minutes of the meeting. Official meeting minutes can be accessed on the relevant date on the Council Calendar.

Watch the full meeting here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TOStrathmore/videos

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