Mayor Doblanko called the public hearing to order at 2:05 pm with respect to the adoption of the Municipal Development Plan and second reading of Bylaw No. 03-24.
Mayor Doblanko called upon administration to introduce the subject of the hearing.
Manager of Regional and Long Range Planning Jordan Evans and Long Range Planner Ata Muhammad provided PowerPoint presentations highlighting the proposed updates to the Municipal Development Plan and referral process.
Mayor Doblanko asked Council members if they had any questions of administration. In response to questions the following was provided:
- The benefit to change the four agricultural zones to two were in response to the revision under the Regional Agricultural Master Plan adopted by the region which identified prime and non-prime agricultural land within the Edmonton metropolitan region as a whole and while those areas broadly align, this reduction simplifies and more closely aligns to the Regional Agricultural Master Plan.
- Administration recommends that upon closing of the public hearing that a modification to the recommendation be that Council refer consideration of second reading back to administration to review the feedback received through the advertisement and referral process and address them within the Municipal Development Plan.
Mayor Doblanko asked if any additional relevant correspondence has been received that is not part of the agenda package, and County Manager Coleman advised there was none.
Mayor Doblanko noted there were no registered speakers to speak to the subject of the public hearing.
Mayor Doblanko called upon anyone else in attendance to speak in support or against the subject of the public hearing, and there was no one.
Mayor Doblanko called upon administration staff to provide closing comments and answer any questions by Council members.
Manager of Regional and Long Range Planning Jordan Evans concluded by recommending that Council defer second reading of Bylaw No. 03-24 to allow feedback provided at the public hearing to be addressed in the draft Municipal Development Plan.
Conclude public hearing
Mayor Doblanko concluded the public hearing at 2:37 p.m.