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Red Deer council, 27 October 2026

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The short version
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Red Deer City Council was set to consider 2027 electricity rates, long-term borrowing for 2027 capital projects, a winter expansion of the Cannery Row emergency shelter, several rezonings, a move away from newspaper public notices, and updated financial policies.

📋 The agenda in short

19 items under Consent Agenda - Minutes & Reports, Consent Agenda - Bylaws 1St Reading, Reports, Public Hearings, Bylaws…. Plus 16 routine items (opening, minutes, adjournment and the like).

✅ The minutes in short

Not posted yet. Decisions fill in once the minutes are published.

Up for decision

3.3 Procedural Request: Change to Start Time of…4.1 Advertising and Public Notice Bylaw 3749/2026…4.1.a Edit to Report4.2 Kentwood Northeast (Kingsgate) Neighbourhood…4.3 2027 Capital Projects Debenture Borrowing4.3.a Borrowing Bylaw 3750/2026 - 2027 Trunk NE36…4.3.b Borrowing Bylaw 3751/2026 - 2027 Lift Station…4.3.c Borrowing Bylaw 3752/2026 - 2027 Community…4.3.d Borrowing Bylaw 3753/2026 - 2027 Civic…5.1 Development Permit Consideration: Proposed…5.2 Debt Management Council Policy Update5.2.a Updated Appendix B5.3 Operating Budget Council Policy Update5.4 Multi-Year Budgeting5.5 Wildfire Mitigation6.1 Zoning Bylaw Amendment 3357/II-2026 - Rezoning…7.1 Bylaw 3273/C-2026 Electric Utility Bylaw -…8.1 Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor…9.1 Human Resources Matter - ATIA Sections 20…

Also on the agenda: Call to Order · Points of Interest · Consent Agenda - Minutes & Reports · Confirmation of the Minutes of October 13, 2026 Regular Council Meeting · Confirmation of the Minutes of October 15, 2026 Community Investment Day Council Meeting · Consent Agenda - Bylaws 1st Reading · Reports · Public Hearings · Bylaws · Consideration of First Reading of Bylaw 3273/C-2026 · Consideration of Second Reading of Bylaw 3273/C-2026 · Motion for Permission to go to Third Reading of Bylaw 3273/C-2026 · Consideration of Third Reading of Bylaw 3273/C-2026 · Notice of Motion · Closed Meeting · Adjournment

✦ Plain-language summaryWritten from the City's official agenda and minutes with the help of AI. The official minutes are the final word. Spot a mistake? [email protected]
Item 3.3 · Consent agenda · Consent Agenda - Minutes & Reports

Procedural Request: Change to Start Time of Council Meeting November 10, 2026

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to move the start of the November 10, 2026 regular council meeting to 1:00 p.m. This would leave the morning free for a special Committee of the Whole meeting.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 4.1 · Consent agenda · Consent Agenda - Bylaws 1St Reading

Advertising and Public Notice Bylaw 3749/2026 and Zoning Bylaw Amendment 3357/NN-2026

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to give first reading to two bylaws that would let the City post public notices, such as development permit decisions, on its website instead of in the newspaper. The City says the Red Deer Advocate now prints only once a week, which delays notices; landowners within 100 metres would still get direct notice of rezonings by mail or email.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 4.1.a · Consent agenda · Consent Agenda - Bylaws 1St Reading

Edit to Report

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

A correction to the public notice bylaw report changes the planned public hearing date for both bylaws from December 8, 2026 to January 26, 2027.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 4.2 · Consent agenda · Consent Agenda - Bylaws 1St Reading

Kentwood Northeast (Kingsgate) Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan Amendment 3217/D-2026 – Map Correction and Zoning Bylaw Amendment 3357/JJ-2026 -Rezoning parts of 7920 52 Avenue and 8040 52 Avenue from Future Urban Development Zone: A-1 to Residential Narrow Lot Zone: R-N

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to give first reading to two bylaws: one fixes a map error in the Kingsgate neighbourhood plan, and the other rezones parts of two properties on 52 Avenue so single-family homes on narrow lots can be built. A public hearing would be held on December 8, 2026.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 4.3 · Consent agenda · Consent Agenda - Bylaws 1St Reading

2027 Capital Projects Debenture Borrowing

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to give first reading to four bylaws allowing the City to borrow up to $5,407,155 through long-term loans for four 2027 projects already in the approved capital budget. The bylaws would be advertised on November 5 and November 12, 2026, and residents would have a set period to file a petition before final readings.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 4.3.a · Consent agenda · Consent Agenda - Bylaws 1St Reading

Borrowing Bylaw 3750/2026 - 2027 Trunk NE36 NW31 - 1400m 600mm Project

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

This bylaw would allow the City to borrow $310,154 for up to 20 years for a sewer or water trunk line project. It would be repaid mainly from offsite levies (fees charged to developers), backed up by property taxes.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 4.3.b · Consent agenda · Consent Agenda - Bylaws 1St Reading

Borrowing Bylaw 3751/2026 - 2027 Lift Station - SE5 at Hwy 11A Project

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

This bylaw would allow the City to borrow $462,150 for up to 20 years to build a lift station, which pumps wastewater, at Highway 11A. It would be repaid mainly from offsite levies (fees charged to developers), backed up by property taxes.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 4.3.c · Consent agenda · Consent Agenda - Bylaws 1St Reading

Borrowing Bylaw 3752/2026 - 2027 Community Development Facilities Service Improvements Project

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

This bylaw would allow the City to borrow $4,108,000 for up to 30 years for improvements to community development facilities. It would be repaid from municipal taxes.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 4.3.d · Consent agenda · Consent Agenda - Bylaws 1St Reading

Borrowing Bylaw 3753/2026 - 2027 Civic Facilities Preservation Project

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

This bylaw would allow the City to borrow $526,851 for up to 20 years toward a $1,931,274 project to preserve civic buildings, with $1,404,423 coming from reserves. The loan would be repaid from municipal taxes.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 5.1 · Reports

Development Permit Consideration: Proposed Emergency Shelter at 4, 5239 -53 Ave - DP089349

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Hope Mission is asking for a temporary permit to raise the emergency shelter at Cannery Row from 200 to 275 overnight beds from November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. Staff recommend approval with conditions, including 24/7 security patrols of the courtyard and parking lot and daily clean-up of the outside area.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 5.2 · Reports

Debt Management Council Policy Update

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to approve an updated debt policy that would limit City debt to 75% of the maximum allowed by provincial rules, ban internal borrowing, and require checks that new debt is affordable. It would also cancel an older policy on debenture interest rates.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 5.2.a · Reports

Updated Appendix B

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

This is the current debt policy, shown for comparison. It says provincial rules cap municipal debt at 1.5 times revenue and the City further limits debt to 75% of that cap.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 5.3 · Reports

Operating Budget Council Policy Update

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to approve a new operating budget policy to replace one not revised in over 20 years. It would require a long-term financial forecast and set out clearer roles for Council and City staff.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 5.4 · Reports

Multi-Year Budgeting

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to endorse moving from yearly budgets to a three-year operating budget for 2028–2030 and a four-year capital budget for 2028–2031, with a yearly review. Staff would come back with a detailed plan, including chances for public input, before the 2028 budget process starts.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 5.5 · Reports

Wildfire Mitigation

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

An information report on how the City reduces wildfire risk, including clearing work on public land and free FireSmart home assessments for residents near wooded areas. 2026 work is focused on Piper Creek North and the Pines, expanding to Piper Creek South and the Grandview escarpment.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 6.1 · Public Hearings

Zoning Bylaw Amendment 3357/II-2026 - Rezoning part of NW 26-38-27-4 from Residential Narrow Lot Zone: R-N to Residential Medium-Density Zone: R-M

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

After a public hearing, Council considers second and third reading of a bylaw rezoning land in the Evergreen neighbourhood from narrow-lot homes to medium-density housing. The developer expects a supportive living building, and the change also fixes a mapping error from an earlier rezoning.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 7.1 · Bylaws

Bylaw 3273/C-2026 Electric Utility Bylaw - Updated 2027 Rates

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to pass, in one meeting, updated 2027 electricity distribution rates based on the approved 2027 budgets, starting January 1, 2027. About 6,075 customers on the Rate of Last Resort or Default Supply rate would see an increase of about $0.20 per month to the administration charge.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 8.1 · Notice Of Motion

Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Kraymer Barnstable

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Councillor Kraymer Barnstable gives notice of a motion, to be considered on November 10, 2026, to move a one-time $5 million special dividend from the Waste Management - Landfill Capital Reserve into the Capital Projects Reserve.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 9.1 · Closed Meeting

Human Resources Matter - ATIA Sections 20 Disclosure harmful to personal privacy and 32 Privileged information

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is scheduled to discuss a human resources matter in a closed session to protect personal privacy and privileged information.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.