Council Highlights: August 26, 2025
Posted on:PLEASE NOTE: Council highlights are not official meeting minutes. They are a summary of decisions and information from a Regular Council meeting. The meeting minutes are presented for adoption at the next Regular Council meeting.
PROCLAMATIONS
- Mayor Hanson proclaims September 15 – 21, 2025, to be Rail Safety Week in the Town of Sylvan Lake
LAND USE BYLAW & FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
- Council grants first reading to Bylaw 1934/2025, being a bylaw to amend the Town’s Land Use Bylaw to re-designate Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 112 3383 and sets September 23, 2025, at 5:00 PM in the Council Chambers as the date, time and place for a public hearing on the bylaw
- Council approves the Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church Outline Plan as the guiding document for the future land use, subdivision, and development
TRAIL MAINTENANCE
- Council awards the tender for Trail Maintenance 2025 to McKnight Enterprises for an amount not to exceed $200,000.00, exclusive of the GST
POLICY APPROVAL
- Council accepts and approves the update to the Travel and Expense Claims Policy (Policy #H002-008B) presented as amended
FRANCHISE FEE APPROVAL
- Council leaves the gas franchise fee rate unchanged at 32% for the 2026 fiscal year approves first reading to renew the natural gas franchise agreement with ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. for a 10-year period
NON-RESIDENTIAL TAX INCENTIVE
- Council grants Second and Third reading to Bylaw 1930/2025, being a bylaw to establish a Non-Residential Tax Incentive program in Sylvan Lake