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Lacombe council, 28 September 2026

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The short version

Council approved development permits for a downtown mixed-use building and parking area on 51st Street, set a planning figure for road repairs, and dealt with reports on signage, social media and changes to the Community Standards Bylaw.

📋 The agenda in short

5 items under Requests For Decision. Plus 2 routine items (opening, minutes, adjournment and the like).

✅ The minutes in short

4 passed. 1 item had no motion of their own (reports, presentations).

Key decisions

4 passed
6.1 Mixed Use Dwelling Development Permit…6.2 Roads Asset Management Plan Update6.3 Municipal Marketing Signage Practices Review6.4 Social Media Level of Service Report6.5 Bylaw 468.3 Community Standards Bylaw…

Also on the agenda: CONSENT AGENDA · ADOPTION OF AGENDA

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Item 6.1 · Requests For Decision

Mixed Use Dwelling Development Permit Application

Passed

Proposed (agenda)

Two development permits are proposed on 51st Street downtown. One is for exterior renovations to an existing building and a parking area at 5020 and 5024 51st Street. The other is for a new two-storey building with businesses on the ground floor and homes on the second floor at 5028 and 5032 51st Street. Council makes the final decision, and it cannot be appealed.

Decided (minutes)

Council approved both development permits: the exterior renovations and parking area at 5020 and 5024 51st Street, and the mixed-use building at 5028 and 5032 51st Street, each subject to the listed conditions.

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor de Bresser

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
THAT Council approve the Development Permit for Exterior Renovations and a Parking Facility at 5020 and 5024 51st Street, subject to the conditions listed in Appendix A.
THAT Council approve the Development Permit for a Mixed Use Dwelling at 5028 and 5032 51st Street, subject to the conditions listed in Appendix B.
Item 6.2 · Requests For Decision

Roads Asset Management Plan Update

Passed

Proposed (agenda)

Staff shared the 2026 road condition results, which rated city roads 74 out of 100 ("Good"). Staff recommended using $2.3 million a year as an early planning figure for road repairs from 2027 to 2036, plus changes such as crack sealing local roads every two years and a micro surfacing pilot in 2027.

Decided (minutes)

Council told staff to use $1.8 million a year, not the $2.3 million recommended, as an early planning figure for road repairs in the 2027-2036 Capital Plan, to be reviewed during 2027 budget talks. Council also endorsed the proposed changes to the roads plan. The minutes also record a third reading of Bylaw 405.7 under this item; see the minutes.

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor de Bresser

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
THAT Council direct Administration to use $1.8 million annually as a preliminary planning assumption for road rehabilitation in the 2027-2036 Capital Plan, subject to Council’s review during the 2027 budget deliberations.
THAT Council endorse the following changes for incorporation into the next Roads Asset Management Plan: Increasing the priority of roads that fall below a minimum ride quality threshold; Adjusting local road crack sealing to once every two years; Undertaking a micro surfacing pilot project in 2027; and Revising the downtown priority area.
THAT Council give third reading to Bylaw 405.7, as presented.
Item 6.3 · Requests For Decision

Municipal Marketing Signage Practices Review

Passed

Proposed (agenda)

Staff reviewed how the City uses signs to promote events and share information, and compared this with other towns and cities. Council was asked to receive the report and say if it wants more work on signage.

Decided (minutes)

Council received the signage review report.

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor Dykslag

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
THAT Council acknowledge receipt of the Municipal Marketing Signage Practices Review.
Item 6.4 · Requests For Decision

Social Media Level of Service Report

Passed

Proposed (agenda)

Staff gave an overview of the City's social media accounts, how well they reach residents, and the use of a contracted service. Council was asked to approve the report.

Decided (minutes)

Council approved the social media report. Deputy Mayor Goings was out of the room and did not take part in this item.

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor Dykslag

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
THAT Council approve the Social Medial Level of Service Report as presented.
Item 6.5 · Requests For Decision

Bylaw 468.3 Community Standards Bylaw Amendment No. 3 – Third Reading

Proposed (agenda)

This bylaw change would require residents to bring recycling carts back onto their property by 7:00 a.m. on the second day after collection, with fines of $75, $150 and $300 for repeat offences after an education period. It also clarifies rules for trees, hedges and shrubs that hang over alleys, roads or sidewalks.

Decided (minutes)

The minutes record a motion by Councillor Goings to give the bylaw third reading, but do not record the result; see the minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
THAT Council give third reading of Bylaw 468.3 – Community Standards Bylaw Amendment No. 3.