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Home My WebLink About2011-01-11 Council MinutesKneehill County Regular Council Meeting Tuesday January 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 December 14 2010 3.0 Delegations. 3 1 9.00 a.m. Pete McRae, Director of Operations 4.0 Operations 41 Operations Report 4.2 Buffalo Jump Road Speed Limit 1 4.3 Residential Snow Removal 5.0 Financial Reports 6.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes i 6 1 Riser Fee — Policy 14-12B Amendment 6.2 Badlands Community Facility 7.0 New Business 7 1 Ratepayer Meetings — Venues & Dates 7.2 Council Meeting Date Changes 7.3 Three Hills Municipal Library Financial Assistance Request 74 Letter of Concern- Sunnyslope WSA 75 Village of Linden — Recreation Funding 76 Gift Card Acceptance 77 Over Capacity Provincial Implementation — Alberta Health Services 78 AAMDC s Proposed Revised Bylaws 7.9 Schmautz Pasture Lease 1 7 10 Sundre Pasture Lease 7 11 Boomtown Grant Application Support Request 7 12 Bylaw 1619 Control of Weeds on Road Allowances 7 13 Railroad Issue — Wheatland County 7 14 Sale of Old Linden Fire Tanker 8.0 Council and Committee Reports 9.0 Correspondence Report 10.0 Business Pending and Summary Reports 101 Business Pending Report 2008 10.2 Business Pending Report 2009 10.3 Business Pending Report 2010 104 Business Summary Report 2010 11.0 In Camera CW 11.1 Motions from In Camera Adjournment 12.0 Information Package COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 11 2011 MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 11 2011 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET THREE HILLS ALBERTA. PRESENT. Division No 5 Bob Long, Deputy Reeve PRESENT Division No 1 Brian Holsworth, Councillor Division No 4 Glen Keiver Councillor Division No 6 Ken Hoppins, Councillor ADMINISTRATION PRESENT CAO Kevin Miner Assistant CAO Laurie Watt Recording Secretary Barb Long ABSENT. Division No 2 Carol Calhoun, Reeve Division No 3 Jerry Wittstock, Councillor Division No 7 Bobby Painter Councillor Deputv Reeve Lone in the Chair CALL TO ORDER Deputy Reeve Long called the meeting to order at 8 30 a.m. AGENDA 1.0 Adoption of Aeenda 1/11 Councillor Hoppms moved approval of the agenda as presented. CARRIED MINUTES 2.0 Minutes 2.1 Approval of the December 14.2010 Meetine Minutes 2/11 Councillor Holsworth moved approval of the December 14 2010 minutes. OLD BUSINESS 6.0 Business Arisine from Previous Minutes RISER FEE 6.1 Riser Fee Pavment — Amendment to Policv 14-12B 3/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council direct Administration to re -draft the amendment to Policy 14-12B and bring to a future Council meeting for consideration. 0J BCF THANK YOU 6.2 Badlands Communitv Facilitv — Financial Contribution 4/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council receive this item as information. CARRIED NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business IL RTPYR MEETINGS 7.1 Ratenaver Meetines — Venues and Dates Page 1 of 5 Initial. COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 11 2011 5/11 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council select the following five communities of Huxley Torrington, Three Hills, Acme and Carbon as the �✓ locations for the 2011 Ratepayer meetings with Administration confirming dates for the end of March to the middle of April time frame CARRIED 7.2 Council Meeting Date Changes MTG DATES Councillor Keiver moved that Council approve the rescheduling of 6/11 the following Council meeting dates • The second Council meeting in March from March 22nd to Tuesday March 29th • The second Council meeting in November from November 22nd to Tuesday November 291h CARRIED 3 HILLS LIBRARY 7.3Three Hills Municipal Library Financial Assistance Reauest 7/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council receive as information. CARRIED Pete McRae, Director of Operations, John McKiernan, Environmental Supervisor and Brandy Hay Evans, Operations Executive Assistant, entered the meeting at 8 55 a.m. FOLKMANN LTR 7.4 Letter of Concern re: Sunnvslope Water Service Area CW 8/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council table this agenda item until later in the meeting. CARRIED John McKiernan, newly hired Environmental Supervisor was introduced to Council. John provided a brief review of his training and past experience and on behalf of Council, Deputy Reeve Bob Long welcomed him to Kneehill County 4.0 Operations OPERATIONS REPT 4.1 Operations Summary Pete McRae, Director of Operations presented the Operations Report comprised of Transportation (Roads), Water and Miscellaneous updates. The following items were also discussed. • Selkirk WSA — due to the inclement weather the remaining 32 kilometers of drilling has been delayed. • Roads — Crews have been working 11 hour days to plow the County roads following the weekend storm. The hamlets have all been plowed and all roads within the County should be plowed by the end of tomorrow January 12th • Sand/Salt Shed — Metal is up on the north and south side of the building and about 3/4 of the roof has been completed at this time Page 2 of 5 Initial. i 14 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 11 2011 9/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council receive the Operations Summary Report as presented. CARRIED BUFFALO NMP RD 4.2 Buffalo JumD Road Sneed Limit — 80kmh 10/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council receive as information. CARRIED 4.3 Residential Snow Removal DRIVEWAY SNOW Councillor Hoppins moved that Council direct Administration to draft 11/11 a residential driveway clearing policy with this policy including a minimum road width and a Snowplowing Agreement to address the County's liability concerns. CARRIED Pete McRae, John McKieman and Brandy Hay Evans left the meeting at 9 30 a.m. The meeting recessed from 9 30 a.m. until 9 35 a.m. 7.0 New Business Continued 7.4 Darlene Folkman Letter of Concern — Sunnvslone Water Service Area (WSA) SUNNYSLOPE WSA Councillor Hoppms moved that this agenda item be removed from the 12/11 table. CARRIED 13/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council instruct Administration to respond to the letter of concern, with the response to include those items as directed by Council CARRIED Note Letter of response to be emailed to Council for approval prior to mailing. Note Council requested that Lowell Wattle, LGW Land Services, be invited to the next Council meeting to discuss progress with residents within the Sunnyslope WSA. NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business LINDEN LETTER 7.5 Village of Linden — Recreation Fundine Letter 14/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Administration send a letter of response, with copies to all the urban municipalities within the County with the response to include those items as directed by Council. CARRIED Page 3 of 5 Initial. PO R COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 11 2011 Note A copy of the letter to be emailed to Council for review prior to being mailed. GIFT CARD 7.6 Acceptance of Gifts 15/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council approve acceptance of the gift € card by Mary Lou Willis, to be dispersed as she sees fit, and Administration sending a letter to Canada West Land Services with a copy of the portion of the County's Human Resources Policy pertaining to the acceptance of gifts by County employees. CARRIED AHS 7.7Alberta Health Services (AHS) Over Capacity Provincial Implementation 16/11 Councillor Keever moved that Council receive as information with a copy of the correspondence being referred to the Dr Recruitment & Retention Committee CARRIED AAMDC BYLAWS 7.8 Alberta Association of Municipal Districts & Counties (AAMDC) Proposed Revised Bvlaws 17/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council direct Administration to send a letter to Gerald Rhodes, Executive Director of the AAMDC requesting they provide Kneehill County with only the proposed amendments to the bylaws. CARRIED SCHMAUTZ LEASE 7.9 Schmautz Pature Rental — S1/2 of 20-32-26-W4 18/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council approve the Agricultural Fieldman s recommendations regarding the Schmautz Pasture Rental. CARRIED SUNDRE LEASE 7.10 Sundre Pasture Rental — SE '/4 of 18-33-4-W5 19/11 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council approve the Agricultural Fieldman s recommendation to accept grazing bids to lease the Sundre pasture land for 15 units for a three year term, contingent upon the County removing the old fence and relocating the southwest fence to the property line CARRIED BOOMTOWN GRANT 7.11 Boomtown Trail Request for Support of Grant Application 20/11 Councillor Keiver moved that Council receive as information. MOTION DEFEATED 21/11 Councillor Long moved that Council authorize Kneehill County to participate, in principle, in an application for the Strategic Initiatives Page 4 of 5 Initial. V1__ A COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 11 2011 Component of the Regional Collaboration Program, submitted by the co Village of Delbume for the Boomtown Trail CARRIED BYLAW 1619 7.12 Bvlaw 1619 — Control of Weeds on Road Allowances 22/11 Councillor Hoppms moved first reading of Bylaw 1619 that being a bylaw rescinding bylaw 1068 and establishing the control of weeds on road allowances within Kneehill County CARRIED Council directed it be brought back to the next meeting. The meeting recessed from 10 42 a.m. until 10 53 a.m. WHEATLAND/RR 7.13 Railroad Issue — Kneehill Countv 23/11 Councillor Keiver moved that Council table this issue to a future meeting when information has been received from Wheatland County CARRIED LINDEN TANKER 7.14 Sale of Old Linden Fire Tanker 24/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council follow the recommended process for disposal of the Old Linden Fire Tanker CARRIED COMM REPORTS 8.0 Council and Committee Reports IL 8.1 Doctor Recruitment and Retention Committee DR. R&R Councillor Long verbally updated Council on the recruitment situation. CORR REPORT 9.0 Correspondence Report 25/11 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council receive the Correspondence Report as presented. CARRIED BUSINESS REPTS 10.0 Business Pending Reports 26/11 Councillor Keiver moved that Council receive the Business Pending reports. CARRIED 27/11 Councillor Hoppms moved that Council receive the 2010 Business Summary report. CARRIED ADJOURNMENT Adiournment The meeting adjourned at 11 05 a.m. CAO Page 5 of 5 Initial. x��