Rocky View County (RVC) Council met on July 22 and made several key decisions.
Council voted to renew the Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF) between Rocky View County and the Village of Beiseker.
"The ICF will have a four-year term and will provide a mechanism for mutual cooperation, effective dispute resolution, and shared services between the two municipalities."
RVC council voted to approve the Invest Greater Calgary Memorandum of Understanding and Rocky View County’s participation in a three-year pilot program.
"Council also voted to approve the associated budget adjustment and directed Administration to provide a report on the efficacy of the three-year pilot program by the end of Q4 2028."
Council approved a budget adjustment of $1,756,300 to cover outstanding interest owed to Ivanhoe Cambridge, allowing for updated terms and conditions under the infrastructure cost recovery agreement.
According to RVC, the council voted to conditionally approve a Rocky View County wholly funded, constructed, and owned facility or facilities consisting of:
- Phase 1 of the South Springbank Community Facilities Business Case (Community Event Centre with a preliminary cost estimate of $14 million); and
- Phase 2 of the South Springbank Community Facilities Business Case utilizing the Springbank Park For All Seasons Facility Expansion Business Case (indoor running track and turf fields with a preliminary cost estimate of $11.5 million).
"Council then directed Administration to complete the final design for the South Springbank Community Facility at a cost not to exceed $1 million, funded from the Springbank Recreation Reserve. Council also directed Administration to complete the preparation of the final design, cost estimates, funding strategy, and operating models of the South Springbank Community Facility and present to Council for final decision by Q1 2026, and, should project costs exceed the estimated budget of $25.5 million, provide recommendations to rescope or re-sequence or seek additional funding for the project."
Since 1991, the municipality has made annual contributions to STARS, and in 2017, it adopted a per capita funding model of $2 per resident. In 2019, it became the first municipality in central and southern Alberta to earn its logo on a STARS helicopter.
The county marked the $1 million achievement during its annual Residents' Day, unveiling its logo on the cowling of an H145 aircraft—considered the most prestigious donor recognition location on STARS helicopters.
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