Council Overview
Information from Drumheller Town Council Regular Council Meeting
Monday, June 28, 2021

Council approved the minutes of the June 14 regular council meeting.
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Council approved the council summer meeting schedule. They will be cancelling the Committee of the Whole Meetings during July and August, and also the August 3 Regular Council Meeting.
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Director of Protective Services Greg Peters provided a COVID-19 Update. Currently, there are zero active cases in the valley and he recommended council repeal the mask bylaw. Council repealed Bylaw 2020, that masks be worn in public spaces to limit the spread of COVID-19, effective July 1.
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Council gave second and third reading to the Election Bylaw 12.21. This updates the last bylaw passed in 1998, and allows voting subdivision and stations.
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Council gave second and third reading to the Election Signage Bylaw 13.21. This is to govern how election signs can be used in the upcoming municipal election.
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Director of Infrastructure Services Dave Brett introduced the amended Water and Wastewater Bylaw. One change they are considering is allowing multiple water services on one property to allow alternative development methods. The second change is to allow dedicated services waterline to be sent to commercial and industrial users that have a significant amount of processed water that does not get returned to the sanitary system. Council passed the first reading of the Bylaw set a public hearing date for July 12.
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Moves that the Town of Drumheller commits to both the Government of Alberta and the Drumheller Housing Association the Hunts housing development shall be operated as social housing indefinitely. The town recently paid off its 50-year mortgage on the 24 unit project. By making this motion means the property will remain social housing. The provision of Assisted and Affordable housing has been a Strategic Priority for the Town of Drumheller for many years.
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That Council gave first reading to Bylaw 14.21 as presented and sets a Public Hearing date for July 12. This is to change the zoning of parcels in the Rosedale industrial area that were incorrectly zoned during the changeover from the previous land use districts to the new districts. The owner is looking to consolidate three parcels to Employment District.
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Council moved to approve the cancellation of the 2021 Municipal Tax levied against Roll No. 04029906 (Drumheller Housing Administration) in the amount of $11,164.75. This has been a long-time agreement between the Town of Drumheller and the Drumheller Housing Administration. This is only for the municipal portion of taxes. Councillor Hansen-Zacharuk recognized the work of Councillor Jay Garbutt for his years of dedication to the Drumheller Housing Administration.
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Council held a public meeting on Bylaw10.21, the Downtown Revitalization Program. It is an outcome of a provincial grant to come up with a long-range sustainable plan to develop downtown. O2 Planning and Design worked on the plan. The goal is to provide tangible outcomes with short, medium, and long-term goals for developing the core. There was one written submission from Travel Drumheller and Julia Fielding appeared to speak on behalf of Travel Drumheller.

Complete minutes from council meetings can be found on www.dinosaurvalley.com once they have been adopted.

Council Overview
Information from Town of Drumheller
Regular Council Meeting
Monday, June 14, 2021

Mayor Heather Colberg opened the meeting by thanking senior coordinator Rose Poulson and the volunteers who made celebrating Senior’s Week possible.
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Council made three motions that included removing Darwin Durnie from the position of Chief Resiliency and Flood Mitigation Officer for the Town of Drumheller and;
2. Terminates the contract of darwindurnie Consulting Corporation from the Town of Drumheller Flood Mitigation and Climate Change Program effective June 8, 2021, and that;
3. That Council amend the reporting structure for the Flood Mitigation Project with all parties reporting to the CAO or designate for the remainder of the project.
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Council then gave first reading Bylaw 11.21 as presented. This amends Bylaw 15.19. This is to amend the terms of reporting structure.
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Director of Infrastructure Services David Brett presented a council policy for flag masting. He explains they brought the policy forward so it is clear when alternative flags are flown, and when they are flown at half-mast. They work in conjunction with federal and provincial protocols for flag etiquette and half masting. Alternative flags will be flown at Rotary Park. Council adopted Flag Masting Policy C-05-21.
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Director of Protective Services Greg Peters provided a COVID-19 Update. Drumheller is still at zero active cases. This week the province introduced a lottery for Alberta residents who have received their first vaccines. About 5 per cent of Alberta cases are of the Delta variant. Alberta is currently in Stage Two and is poised to go into Stage Three, two weeks after 70 per cent of the eligible residents have received their first vaccination.
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Manager of recreation, arts, and culture, Darren Goldthorpe, provided an update on indoor recreation facilities reopening. They will be opening indoor recreation facilities on Monday, June 21. The Aquaplex opening will follow the current schedule for the indoor and outdoor pool.
The Badlands Community Facility will be opening on limited hours. He said they want to do it cautiously and carefully with reserved times. They are also looking into opening CAMP BCF for the summer.
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CAO Darryl Drohomerski provided an update on the Flood Mitigation Project. He said they have been meeting with the team to get an update on the project. They are in varying stages of completion, depending on the area, and some projects are ready to be released. They are putting together a project plan before communicating with the public on what the next stage is. He says they are looking at rolling out the project in stages, such as neighbourhoods or berm areas, through in-person open houses. He notes they will be consulting with potentially affected landowners before any public meeting is held. No construction will take place until it is communicated with the public.

Complete minutes from council meetings can be found at www.drumheller.ca once they have been adopted.