Council Overview
Information from Drumheller Town Council
Special Council Meeting
Monday, June 13, 2022

Drumheller Mayor Heather Colberg opened the meeting. She congratulated the Rotary Club, Drumheller & District Chamber of Commerce, and Travel Drumheller on the Celebration of Excellence on Thursday, June 9; she also acknowledged the DORVA Triple Crown competition held over the weekend and thanked the volunteers who helped with these events.
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Director of Emergency Services Greg Peters gave an update on the ongoing weather system. He noted the area could see 100 to 150 millimeters of rain over the next few days and the Emergency Services team have been in touch with the provincial operations centre and operators at the Dickson Dam.
While flooding is not expected at the moment, he encouraged listeners to have a 72-hour emergency kit prepared and to watch for updates on the Town of Drumheller and Drumheller Resiliency and Flood Mitigation Office (DRFMO) Flood Readiness website.
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Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Darryl Drohomerski presented council with a request to appoint a member at large representative to the Drumheller and Area Health Foundation following the resignation of its previous member at large. The Town can appoint two representatives, and Councillor Tom Zariski currently sits on the board as council representative.
It was recommended Tom Diprose be appointed as the Town’s second foundation representative due to his experience.
Council unanimously approved Mr. Diprose’s appointment.
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Director of Infrastructure Services Dave Brett presented council with a request for decision for a partial award of the 2022 Street Improvement Program (SIP) to Brooks Asphalt for the amount of $1,225,189.25 excluding GST.
The SIP portion of the budget is $850,000, with $350,000 for concrete replacement. There is also $25,000 allocated for the Rails to Trails budget. This $25,000 is for the Town to convert former CN Rail right-of-ways throughout the community into walking trails after the Town recently entered into a lease agreement with CN Rail.
The scope of work was reduced prior to the tender being posted due to ongoing cost escalations, including postponing some concrete repair work and rebuilding Premier Close in the industrial area. Four bids were received, each coming in over the approved budget of $1,225,000 and Mr. Brett explained this is the reason for only a partial award at this time.
There are four project areas, including beginning the Rails to Trails along Highway 10 between 11 Street East to 19 Street East.
Mr. Brett noted the Rails to Trails budget of $25,000 will need to be increased in the coming years to complete additional projects, including extending the trail along Highway 10 to 5 Street East.
Council unanimously approved the partial award to Brooks Asphalt.

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

Council Overview
Information from Drumheller Town Council
Regular Council Meeting
Monday, May 16, 2022

Mayor Heather Colberg opened the meeting and noted the public hearing for the Rosedale Road Closure Bylaw 06.22 to follow the regular council meeting.
Council members shared several opening remarks, including to announce a public speaking event with former Humbolt Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki hosted by the Midland Community Hall on Thursday, June 2 at the Badlands Community Facility (BCF).
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The Drumheller Flood Mitigation Community Advisory Committee (CAC) provided an interim update; full, formal reports and frequently asked questions can be found on the Drumheller Flood Readiness website.
CAC is still receiving a lot of questions from the community and these are combined into comprehensive questions to be submitted to the Flood Mitigation Office. Some of the most frequently asked questions are focused around transparency and the Riverside Drive closure. As the Riverside Drive portion of the Downtown Dike has been paused, the CAC is unable to answer these questions, but this is a topic that residents are still concerned about.
Members of the CAC have visited the proposed location of the Rosedale Dike, walking the footprint of the dike and speaking with residents in the area. They have begun documenting their findings and putting together information obtained from these residents. CAC would like to continue this observation in other berm locations, such as Nacmine and Newcastle.
The CAC continues to work towards the community tree project to turn trees cut down for the flood mitigation project into art pieces for the community. A cultural, wood art, and tree carving event has been planned for September 16 and 17 and have applied for an Alberta Culture Grant to support this event; there are plans to hold another event in spring 2023 and Alchemy Communications are looking at further grant funding for this project.
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Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Darryl Drohomerski shared that from May 15 to July 15 in Alberta is considered flood season and noted information can be found at rivers.alberta.ca.
See story on front page for more information on snowpack and its effect on the Gleniffer Reservoir and Dickson Dam.
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Council moved into closed session to discuss advice from officials with the CAC.
Closed session adjourned and council opened the public hearing for the proposed Rosedale Road Closure Bylaw 06.22.
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The Rosedale Road Closure Bylaw 06.22 is to close a portion of an undeveloped road allowance right of way in Rosedale. Administration received no letters either in support or opposition prior to the public hearing, and no participants registered to speak during the public hearing.
Council closed the public hearing and adjourned to a closed session to discuss advice from officials.

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