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Home My WebLink About2011-09-27 Council MinutesI Kneehill County Regular Council Meeting Tuesday, September 27, 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 13 2011 3.0 Delegations. 3 1 Pete McRae —Director of Operations — 9.00 a.m. 3.2 Niall Sharpe — Emergency Services Officer — 9.30 a.m. Department Overview 3.3 Darcy Davis — PC Candidate Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Constituency — 10.00 a.m. 4.0 Operations 41 Operations Report 4.2 Water Modeling Application 5.0 Financial Reports 6.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes 6 1 MSI Capital Funding — New Administration Building 6.2 Fall 2011 AAMDC Convention 7.0 New Business 71 Draft Fire Agreement 2012 — 2014 7.2 Survey for the Churchill Water Service Area 7.3 Subdivision Extension Request — KNE 100222 74 Magazine Sponsorship Three Hills Library 7.5 2011 Organizational Meeting 76 MSI Plaques 77 Walkathon or Prayer Walk 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 11 PRESENT CALL TO ORDER COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 27 2011 MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 27 2011 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET THREE HILLS ALBERTA. PRESENT. Division No 2 Division No 5 Division No 1 Division No 3 Division No 4 Division No 7 Carol Calhoun, Reeve Bob Long, Deputy Reeve Brian Holsworth, Councillor Jerry Wittstock, Councillor Glen Keiver Councillor Bobby Painter Councillor ADMINISTRATION PRESENT CAO Kevin Miner Assistant CAO Laurie Watt Recording Secretary Barbara Long ABSENT. Division No 6 Ken Hoppms, Councillor Reeve Calhoun in the Chair Reeve Calhoun called the meeting to order at 8.31 a.m. AGENDA 1.0 Adoption of Agenda Deletions to the Agenda. 4.2 Water Modeling Application Additions to the Agenda. Under Delegations 3 4 Will Nyman —11 00 a.m. Under Committee Reports 8 1 Three Hills Airport Commission 8.2 Boomtown Trail 8.3 Kneehill Regional FCSS 84 Badlands Ambulance 8.5 Kneehill Housing Commission 86 Mayor & Reeves Meeting 87 Doctor Recruitment & Retention Barbeque 88 Trochu & Kneehill County Meet and Greet Session 464/11 Councillor Wittstock moved approval of the agenda as amended. CARRIED 1 _ Initials 9 COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 27 2011 MINUTES 2.0 Minutes 2.1 Approval of the September 13.2011 Meeting Minutes 465/11 Councillor Long moved approval of the September 13 2011 minutes. CARRIED BUS ARISING 6.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes MSI CAP FUNDING 6.1 MSI Capital Funding — New Administration Building 466/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council retain project funding approval as is and review over the next two years. CARRIED AAMDC CONV 6.2 Fall 2011 AAMDC Convention 467/11 Councillor Long moved that Council receive as information. CARRIED The meeting recessed from 8 55 a.m. until 9.00 a.m. Present when the meeting reconvened were Pete McRae, Operations Director and Brandy Hay Evans, Operations Executive Assistant. Debi Moon entered the meeting at 9 05 a.m. OPERATIONS 4.1 Operations Summary Pete McRae presented the Operations Report comprised of Transportation (Roads), Water and Miscellaneous updates. The following additional items were discussed. • Gravel o Operations suggested relocating the stock pile from the intersection of Highways 21 & 27 to the County's future Administration Office site located west of the Shop in the County yard. Council requested other possible sites be provided but agreed that the stockpile needed to be moved due to safety concerns. o Council requested that the amount of gravel applied to the County roads be placed on the County website. Niall Sharpe, Emergency Services Officer entered the meeting at 9.20 a.m. • Uneven/Rough CN RailwayNiterra Crossing #52.75 — Council requested Operations provide remedial options to address this situation. 2 f-0 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 27 2011 468/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council receive the Operations Summary Report. CARRIED Pete McRae and Brandy Hay Evans left the meeting at 9 30 a.m. FINANCIAL 5.0 Financial Reports There were no financial reports presented. PRESENTATIONS 3.0 Delegations EMS OVERVIEW 3.2 Emergencv Management Services Overview Niall Sharpe, Emergency Services Officer presented an overview of the Fire & Emergency Services Department to Council. The overview provided information on his areas of responsibility those being Fire & Rescues (6 Regional Fire Departments), Regional Disaster Services and Emergency Management, and managing the Safety Program for Kneehill County's Occupational Health & Safety Council recognized the recipients of the Fire Exemplary Service Medal of Canada, Sid Toews, Dalin Reimer and Alex Cunningham and requested Reeve Calhoun to send letters of congratulations. Niall Sharpe left the meeting at 10.00 a.m. The meeting recessed from 10 00 a.m. until 10 05 a.m. NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business FIRE AGREEMENT 7.1 Master Fire Agreement (2012-2014) 469/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council approve the three year Master Fire Agreement as presented. CARRIED 3.0 Delegations Continued D. DAVIS 3.3 Darcv Davis — PC Candidate for Olds-Didsbury Three Hills Constituencv Darcy Davis provided Council with his background information, relevant experience and the attributes that he can bring to the position of MLA. The issues he felt most important included. more consistent and flexible municipal funding; property rights, seniors & health care- education, agriculture and small business. Mr Davis noted there was a need for strong representation from the rural areas. On behalf of Council, Reeve Calhoun thanked Mr Davis for taking the time to meet with Council and wished him good luck in the upcoming election. Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 27 2011 Darcy Davis left the meeting at 10.20 a.m. NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business Continued CHURCHILL WSA 7.2 Churchill Water Service Area Survev 470/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council approve the Churchill Water Service Area Survey as presented. CARRIED SBDV EXTENSION 7.3 Subdivision Extension Request — KNE100222 — SW35-28-23-W4 471/11 Councillor Wittstock moved that the Council grant a six month extension for Subdivision KNE 100222, which would expire on March 27 2012 CARRIED 3HILLS LIBRARY 7.4 Three Hills Library Magazine Sponsorship Reauest 472/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council receive the sponsorship request as information. CARRIED ORG MEETING DATE 7.5 2011 Organizational Meeting Date 473/11 Councillor Long moved that Council set the 2011 Organizational Meeting for Tuesday October 26 2011 at 8 30 a.m. CARRIED MSI PLAQUES 7.6 Municipal Sustainabilitv Initiative (MSI) Plaques 474/11 Reeve Calhoun moved that Council direct Administration to install the MSI plaques as directed. CARRIED WALK A-THON 7.7 Walk A Thou Sponsorship Request 475/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council receive as information, with the request being dealt with as a personal request to individual Councillors. CARRIED COUNCIL REPORTS 8.0 Council and Committee Reports AIRPORT COMM 8.1 Three Hills Airport Commission — written report by Councillor Keiver on the September 21St meeting. BOOMTOWN 8.2 Boomtown Trail — written report by Councillor Keiver on the September 26th meeting. The Fall Conference will be held on Tuesday October 191h at the community hall in Tees. Will Nyman, IT Technician, entered the meeting at 11 00 a.m. 4 �rn Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 27 2011 W.NYMAN 3.0 Delegations 3.4 Will Nvman — IT Update Will Nyman presented Council with options and prices for improved electronic equipment for the Council Chambers and requested direction from Council regarding budget dollars. Councillor Holsworth requested a Committee of the Whole be held following the Council meeting to discuss future renovations and improvements. Will Nyman left the meeting at 11.25 a.m. FOSS 8.3 Kneehill Regional Familv & Community Support Services (FOSS) — written report by Councillor Holsworth on the September 15'' Board Meeting. BAS 8.4 Badlands Ambulance Societv — written report by Councillor Long on the September 15th meeting. KHC 8.5 Kneehill Housing Commission — written report by Reeve Calhoun on the September 15th Board and Executive meeting. MAYOR & REEVES 8.6 Mavors and Reeves — written report by Reeve Calhoun on the September 14th meeting. Debi Moon left the meeting at 1140 a.m. DR R&R 8.7 Doctor Recruitment & Retention Committee — written report by Reeve Calhoun on the barbeque held at Keiver's Lake on Saturday September 24th to meet and welcome the new physicians and their families. TROCHU/KC 8.8 Trochu/Kneehill Countv Councils Meet and Greet Supper verbal report by Councillor Long on the Meet and Greet supper held in Trochu on Tuesday September 201h 476/11 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the Council and Committee Reports. CARRIED The meeting recessed for lunch from 12.00 p.m. until 1 12 p.m. CORRESPONDENCE 9.0 Correspondence Report 5 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 27 2011 Covenant Health Meeting: 477/11 Reeve Calhoun moved that Council authorize the attendance of Councillor Painter at the Covenant Health meeting being held on October 5 2011 in Edmonton. CARRIED Clearwater Countv Invitation — November 17`h `Celebrating our Success' Send regrets as Reeve unable to attend. 478/11 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Correspondence Report as presented. CARRIED BUS PENDING 10.0 Business Pending Reports 479/11 Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Business Pending and Summary reports. CARRIED Adiournment The meeting adjourned at 1.28 p.m. C+ c Initials CAO