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Home My WebLink About2011-10-11 Council MinutesKneehill County Regular Council Meeting co Tuesday, October 11 2011 Agenda Call to Order- 8.30 a.m. 1.0 Adoption of Agenda 2.0 Approval of Minutes 2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of September 27 2011 3.0 Delegations. 3 1 Pete McRae —Director of Operations — 9.00 a.m. 3.2 Bruce Rowe — Alliance Candidate — 9.30 a.m. 3.3 Frank Grills — Assessment Department Overview — 10.00 a.m. 4.0 Operations 41 Operations Report 4.2 Water Modeling Application 4.3 Stockpile Lease Policy 44 Disposal of Dog Tired Inn 5.0 Financial Reports 5 1 Budget Report — Expenses 5.2 Budget Report Revenues 6.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes 6 1 Bylaw 1633 — Repeal of Borrowing Bylaw 6.2 Scholarship Policy Review 7.0 New Business 7 1 Sale of Mobile Home (Tax Recovery) 7.2 Fine Revenue 7.3 Tax Sale Properties 74 Christmas Closure 8.0 Council and Committee Reports 9.0 Correspondence Report 10.0 Business Pending and Summary Reports 101 Business Pending Report 2008/2009/2010 10.2 Business Pending Report 2011 10.3 Business Summary Report 2011 11.0 In Camera 11.1 Motions from In Camera Adjournment 12.0 Information Package COUNCIL MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11 2011 MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 11 2011 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET THREE HILLS ALBERTA. PRESENT. Division No 2 Carol Calhoun, Reeve Division No 5 Bob Long, Deputy Reeve Division No 1 Brian Holsworth, Councillor Division No 3 Jerry Wittstock, Councillor PRESENT Division No 4 Glen Kerver Councillor Division No 6 Ken Hoppms, Councillor Division No 7 Bobby Painter Councillor 11 ADMINISTRATION PRESENT CAO Kevin Miner Assistant CAO Laurie Watt Recording Secretary Barbara Long CALL TO ORDER Reeve Calhoun in the Chair Reeve Calhoun called the meeting to order at 8 30 a.m. AGENDA 1.0 Adoption of Agenda Under Committee Reports 8 1 Community Futures Wild Rose 8.2 Covenant Health 8.3 Farewell Tea — Kneehill Housing Commission CAO & Manager 480/11 Councillor Wittstock moved approval of the agenda as amended. CARRIED MINUTES 2.0 Minutes 2.1 Approval of the September 27, 2011 Meeting Minutes 481/11 Councillor Holsworth moved approval of the September 27 2011 minutes. CARRIED BUS ARISING 6.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes B 1633 6.1 Bvlaw 1633 — Rescinding the Borrowing Bvlaw 1621(First Reading on August 30, 2011) 482/11 Councillor Long moved that Council give second reading to Bylaw 1633 CARRIED 1 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11 2011 I 483/11 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council give third reading to Bylaw 1633 z � CARRIED POLICY 15-5 6.2 Scholarship Policv 15-5 Review 484/11 Reeve Calhoun moved that Council table this item until the November 8 2011 meeting. CARRIED NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business SALE MOB HOME 7.1 Sale of Mobile Home (Kneehill County Acquired by Tax Auction) 485/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council authorize the selling of the mobile home (1994 Fleetwood Model 2663K) to a resident of Kneehill County as per his offer of $1500 00 with payment to be received in full within thirty days. CARRIED FINE REVENUE 7.2 Fine Revenue Distribution — Discussion Guide 486/11 Councillor Long moved that Council direct Administration to complete the Discussion Guide on Traffic Fine Revenue Distribution. CARRIED Debi Moon, Reporter for The Capital, entered the meeting at 8 53 a.m. TAX SALE 7.3 2011 Tax Sale Properties 487/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that the Council set the reserve bids for the 2011 Tax Sale Properties, as per the Assessor's recommendations. CARRIED 488/11 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council set the terms of the sale as per previous years, that being 10% payable by certified cheque, cash or money order with the offer to purchase and the balance (90%) to be received within thirty (30) days. CARRIED XMAS CLOSURE 7.4 Christmas Closure 2011 489/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council confirm, as per policy the closure of the Kneehill County operations (office and shop) from 4.00 p.m. on Friday December 23`d re -opening on Monday January 2, 2012. CARRIED Pete McRae, Operations Director and Brandy Hay Evans, Operations Executive Assistant entered the meeting at 8 58 a.m. 2 C, — Initials .9 11 COUNCIL MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11 2011 The meeting recessed from 8 58 a.m. until 9.05 a.m. OPERATIONS 4.1 Operations Summary OPR SUMMARY Pete McRae presented the Operations Report comprised of Transportation (Roads), Water and Miscellaneous updates. The following additional items were discussed. o Operations asked Council for direction regarding a request from a ratepayer to connect to the Sunnyslope Water Service Area prior to the entire system being commissioned. 490/11 Reeve Calhoun moved that Council approve the ratepayer request, as recommended by Administration, to connect to the Sunnyslope Water Service Area prior to the entire system being commissioned. CARRIED Bruce Rowe, Wildrose Candidate for the Olds-Didsbury Three Hills Constituency entered the meeting at 9.25 a.m. 491/11 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Operations Summary Report. CARRIED PRESENTATIONS 3.0 Presentations B. ROWE 3.2 Delegation Bruce Rowe — Wildrose Alliance Partv Bruce Rowe provided Council with his background information, relevant experience and attributes that he would bring to the position of MLA. Mr Rowe mentioned that he has always been a Conservative at heart but felt the Conservative Party has lost the faith and trust of the people and the Wildrose Party will provide transparency and accountability He noted the following issues of importance Health care Education, Alberta Property Rights, Democratic Reform, Fiscal Responsibility and Municipal Funding. On behalf of Council, Reeve Calhoun thanked Mr Rowe for putting his name forward and for taking the time to meet with Council and wished him good luck in the upcoming election. Bruce Rowe left the meeting at 9 45 a.m. OPERATIONS 4.0 Operations Continued H2O MODELING 4.2 Water Modeline ADDlication — Patrick Unruh — Selkirk WSA 492/11 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council approve the connection recommendation as presented. 3 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11 2011 CARRIED STOCKPILE LEASES 4.3 Gravel Stockpile Leases — Policv 13-6-7 493/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council approve the increase of the Gravel Stockpile Lease location payment to $450 00 per acre, with a minimum payable of one acre and increase the General Land Damages to $450 00 per acre, with the minimal payable being $450 00 and direct Administration to amend Policy 13-6-7 accordingly CARRIED DOG TIRED INN 4.4 Request for Disposal of DoE Tired Inn at Kneehill County Transfer Station at Torrineton 494/11 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council approve the contractor's request to dispose of the Dog Tired Inn rubble at the Kneehill County Transfer Station by Torrington with a $250 00 per load charge. CARRIED Pete McRae, Brandy Hay Evans and Debi Moon left the meeting at 10.00 a.m. The meeting recessed from 10.00 a.m. until 10 10 a.m. Frank Grills and Adele Johnston, Assessment Department, were present when the meeting reconvened. PRESENTATIONS 3.0 Delegations EMS OVERVIEW 3.2 Assessment Department Overview Frank Grills, Assessor presented an overview of the Assessment Department to Council. The overview provided information on the assessment process and the regulated valuation from self reported data. Currently Kneehill County has 9 188 active assessment accounts, 80 of which are for the provincially prepared assessments and 9 108 are the responsibility of the Assessment Department. There are 5,933 licensed oil and/or gas wells. Comparisons of assessment growth by tax year and well activity were presented along with a breakdown by category of the 2010 assessment and the Province s future plans for a single all inclusive value for well sites having machinery and equipment. Frank Grills and Adele Johnston left the meeting at 10.25 a.m. COUNCIL REPORTS 8.0 Council and Committee Reports COMM FUTURES 8.1 Communitv Futures Wild Rose — verbal report by Councillor Long and Councillor Holsworth on the October 6th meeting held in Strathmore 4 C 00 Imtials COUNCIL MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11 2011 AdPk Councillor Long also reported on the Community Futures Conference he had attended in Edmonton. o Reassessing initiatives — proposed a renewal committee with each of their areas of the Province providing four members. o Discussed reducing from 27 to 10 Community Futures areas, which would mean amalgamating with larger centres. As Community Futures are based on rural development, concern was expressed regarding how the small communities would be able to compete Mike Morton, Finance Director entered the meeting at 10 30 a.m. COVENANT HEALTH 8.2 Covenant Health — Verbal report by Councillor Painter on the Covenant Health meeting he had attended with Trochu Mayor Kletke on October 5t" in Edmonton. Other than as an opportunity to show support for the proposed Assisted Living Facility for the Town of Trochu it was felt not to be of any benefit. KHC FAREWELL 8.3 Kneehill Housing Commission — Farewell Tea Reeve Calhoun reported on the successful Farewell Tea she had attended in honour of former CAO Bob King and Facility Manager Heather Gillespie 495/11 Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Council and Committee Reports as presented. CORRESPONDENCE 9.0 Correspondence Report 496/11 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the Correspondence Report as presented. CARRIED BUS PENDING 10.0 Business PendinLy Reports 497/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council receive the Business Pending and Summary reports. CARRIED IN CAMERA 11.0 In Camera 498/11 Councillor Holsworth moved the meeting go in camera at 10 40 a.m. CARRIED Mike Morton left the meeting at 11.20 a.m. 5 Initials I I Ln I COUNCIL MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11 2011 499/11 Councillor Long moved the meeting back in regular session at 11.23 a.m. 11.1 Motions from In Camera P O. CONTRACT Councillor Wittstock moved that Council approve the proposed agreement 500/11 with the Village of Linden for the provision of Peace Officer/Bylaw Officer Services. CARRIED COW BUDGET MTG Councillor Hoppms moved that a Committee of the Whole meeting be 501/11 scheduled for 8 30 a.m. on Monday October 24 2011 to further discuss the 2012 Draft Operating Budget. CARRIED Adiournment The meeting adjourned at 11.28 a.m. 6 Initials e CAO