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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-06-28 Council MinutesA Kneehill County Regular Council Meeting Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Agenda Grand Opening of County Shop — 2 00 p.m — 4 00 p.m Call to Order- 8.30 a.m. 1.0 Adoption of Agenda 2.0 Approval of Minutes 2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of June 14 2011 3.0 Delegations. 3 1 Pete McRae — Operations Director — 9.00 a.m. 4.0 Operations 41 Operations Report 4.2 Repair & Maintenance of Range Road/Township Signs 4.3 Pontmain School Disposal Request 44 Three Hills Transfer Station Hours 45 Colberg Road Upgrade Request 5.0 Financial Reports 5 1 Capital Finance Report 5.2 Reserve Report 5.3 Revenue and Expenditures Report 6.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes 6 1 Council Meet and Greet Sessions 7.0 New Business 7 1 Tax Relief Request 7.2 Darlene Folkmann Letter —June 12, 2011 7.3 ASB Pest Control Bylaw 1625 74 Community Grant Re -allocation Request 7.5 Regional Collaboration Program Funding 76 Subdivision Extension Request 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 COUNCIL MINUTES OF JUNE 28 2011 MINUTES OF THE JUNE 28 2011 REGULAR co 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 Division No 4 Glen Keiver Councillor Division No 6 Ken Hoppms, Councillor Division No 7 Bobby Painter Councillor ADMINISTRATION PRESENT CAO Kevin Miner Assistant CAO Laurie Watt Recording Secretary Barbara Long Reeve Calhoun in the Chair Reeve Calhoun called the meeting to order at 8 30 a.m. AGENDA 1.0 Adoption of Agenda Additions to the Agenda. Under Business Arising 6.2 Kneehill County Information Pamphlets Under Committee Reports 8 1 Drumheller & District Solid Waste 8.2 Central Alberta Economic Partnership 8 3 Kneehill Regional Water Services Commission 84 Covenant Health 85 Doctor Recruitment & Retention Committee 86 Community Futures Wild Rose 87 Canadian Badlands Ltd. 333/11 Councillor Wittstock moved approval of the agenda as amended. CARRIED MINUTES 2.0 Minutes 2.1 Approval of the June 14, 2011 Meeting Minutes 334/11 Councillor Holsworth moved approval of the June 14 2011 minutes. CARRIED Mike Morton, Director of Financial Services, entered the meeting at 8 35 a.m. I Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF JUNE 28 2011 FINANCIAL REPORTS 5.0 Financial Reports 5.3 Operating Report (Revenue & Expenditures) Debi Moon, Reporter for The Capital, entered the meeting at 8 40 a.m. 5.1 Capital Report Pete McRae Director of Operations, and Brandy Hay Evans, Operations Executive Assistant, entered the meeting at 8 57 a.m. 5.2 Reserves Report Mike Morton reviewed the Financial Reports with Council Councillor Holsworth moved that Council receive the Financial Reports 335/11 as presented. CARRIED Mike Morton left the meeting at 9 01 a.m. The meeting recessed from 9 01 a.m. until 9 06 a.m. OPERATIONS 4.1 Operations Summary + Pete McRae presented the Operations Report comprised of Transportation (Roads), Water and Miscellaneous updates. • Orkney Viewpoint — Councillor Long reported that Canadian Badlands Ltd. has been asked if the remaining CAP (Community Access Program) funds, left over from the Horseshoe Canyon Viewpoint project, may be used to assist with the cost of improvements to Orkney Viewpoint. • Horseshoe Canyon Signage — Councillor Long reported there was a poossibilrty of Canadian Badlands Ltd. using some of their Signage Funds to install tourist signs at Horseshoe Canyon. • Black Dirt Trails — Councillor Wittstock advised there are several black dirt trails that are impassible due to large holes and asked how repair & maintenance are being handled. Advised by Operations that due to the wet weather and the priority of gravel road maintenance they are addressed on a complaint basis and residents are requested to contact the Operations Department directly c 336/11 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the Operations Report as presented. CARRIED ice Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF JUNE 28 2011 ROAD SIGNS 4.2 Repair & Maintenance of Ranee/TownshiD Road Signs 337/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council approve the replacement of the existing Range and Township Road signs with 16' x 9' signs when required. CARRIED Operations requested to check the existing signs for faded lettering and if that is the situation to switch to better quality lettering. PONTMAIN SCHOOL 4.3 Pontmain School Demolition — DisDosal of Rubble 338/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council approve the Town of Trochu s request to allow their contractor to dispose of the Pontmain School rubble at the Kneehill County Waste Disposal Site by Torrington at a cost of $76 75 per load. CARRIED 3 HILLS TRANSFER 4.4 Three Hills Transfer Station Hours 339/11 Councillor Long moved that Council approve the new proposed Three Hills Transfer Station hours, effective August 1 2011 with the changes to be advertised in the Three Hills Capital for one month. CARRIED COLBERG ROAD 4.5 Road Upgrade Request — J. Colberg (S.W. 17 29-21 W4) 340/11 Reeve Calhoun moved that Council authorize Operations to obtain three quotes for this project and enter into a Road Building Agreement with the applicant, as per Policy 5-13 Schedule A, a reduced local road having a finished width of 5 meters. Further Administration be directed to draft a Speed Reduction Bylaw to limit the speed on this road to 50 kmh. CARRIED Pete McRae and Brandy Hay Evans left the meeting at 9 53 a.m. The meeting recessed from 9 53 a.m. until 10 00 a.m. BUS ARISING 6.0 Business Arising from the Previous Minutes MEET & GREET 6.1 Council Meet and Greet Sessions 341/11 Councillor Painter moved that Council direct Administration to arrange a supper meetin with the Town of Trochu for 6 00 p.m. on Tuesday September 20t 2011 with the venue to be decided in consultation with the Town of Trochu. CARRIED INFO PAMPHLET 6.2 Kneehill Countv Information PamDhlet 342/11 Reeve Calhoun moved that Council direct Administration to draft a Kneehill County information pamphlet for Council approval. f/ 3 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF JUNE 28 2011 CARRIED NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business TAX RELIEF 7.1 Tax Relief Reauest — Roll 30251223000 343/11 Councillor Long moved that Council receive this report as information only CARRIED FOLKMANN LTR 7.2 Letter of Concern — Sunnvslope WSA 344/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council direct the Reeve to respond to this letter as directed. CARRIED PEST BYLAW 7.3 Pest Control Bvlaw 1625 345/11 Councillor Hoppms moved first reading to Bylaw1625 this being a bylaw to establish the control of agricultural declared pests on road allowances in Kneehill County CARRIED 346/11 Councillor Wittstock moved second reading of Bylaw 1625 CARRIED Note To be brought back for third reading following approval by the Minister of Agriculture COMM GRANT REQ 7.4 Communitv Grant Allocation Request 347/11 Reeve Calhoun moved that Council approve the Swalwell Town & Country Club applying the balance of $116 87 from their March 2010 Community Grant, towards a cemetery improvement project. CARRIED CLINIC FEASIBILITY 7.5 Regional Collaboration Program Funding — Medical Clinic Feasibilitv Studv 348/11 Reeve Calhoun moved that Council approve the application for Regional Collaboration Program funding for a Medical Clinic Feasibility Study with the Town of Trochu being the managing partner CARRIED Councillor Wittstock left the meeting at 10 46 a.m. due to a conflict of interest regarding the next agenda item. SBDV EXTENSION 7.6 Subdivision Extension Request — KNE100108- Wittstock J & B 349/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council grant a 1 year extension for Subdivision KNE 100108 set now to expire on April 22, 2012 4 PO Initials CEJ 11 COUNCIL MINUTES OF JUNE 28 2011 CARRIED Councillor Wittstock re-entered the meeting at 10 50 a.m. Debi Moon left the meeting at 10 53 a.m. COUNCIL REPORTS 8.0 Council and Committee Reuorts DRUM WASTE 8.1 Drumheller & District Solid Waste — written report by Reeve Calhoun on the June 11 u, meeting. Council to provide a decision at the next Council meeting on whether Kneehill County is in favour of the Drumheller & District Solid Waste Association becoming a member of the Southern Alberta Energy from Waste Alliance Group (SAEWA) CAEP 8.2 Central Alberta Economic Partnership — written report by Reeve Calhoun on the June 23`d meeting. The next meeting is to be held on September 22, 2011 KRWSC 8.3 Kneehill Reeional Water Services Commission —written report by Councillor Wittstock on the June 23`d meeting. COVENANT HEALTH 8.4 Covenant Health Meetine verbal report by Councillor Painter on the June 23`d Covenant Health meeting. 350/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council authorize the attendance of the June 23`d 2011 Covenant Health meeting and that he be appointed as Kneehill County's representative on this committee until the October 2011 Organizational meeting. CARRIED DR R&R 8.5 Doctor Recruitment & Retention Committee — verbal report by Councillor Long updating Council on the June 22nd meeting and highlighting the following• • BBQ being planned for September 23 2011 for the physicians and their families, Council and families of all the member municipalities, Clinic staff & families. More details to follow • Dr Adebeshi to commence his practice in Three Hills in August 2011 COMM FUTURES 8.6 Communitv Futures Wild Rose — verbal report by Councillor Long on the June 23`d meeting. CBL 8.7 Canadian Badlands Ltd — verbal report by Councillor Long on the June meeting. 5 Initials Q COUNCIL MINUTES OF JUNE 28 2011 351/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council receive the Council and Committee reports. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE 9.0 Correspondence Report 352/11 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Correspondence Report as presented. CARRIED BUS PENDING 10.0 Business Pending Reports Unsightly Properties in Hamlets Council direction was to handle these on a complaint driven basis only 353/11 Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Business Pending and Summary reports CARRIED Adiournment The meeting adjourned at 11 59 a.m. 3 CDs-&^ Reeve CAO Initials t I