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Home My WebLink About1970-05-06 Council Minutes10 11 FORM 149-0 SPECIAL aliwm Special Council meeting May 6th, 1970 A s ecial meeting of the Council of the TA D of Kne hill #48 was held at the Municipal Office on �1ed May 6th, 1970 commencing at 9 00 AiA Co Mr. Pair Mr Mr. Mr Mr Mr illors present were A H Church Div 1 C W Poole Div 2 ff W Drown Div 3 A W Bauer Div 4 T A Ferguson Div 5 S.0 ScIlanelke Div. 6 Geo Lemay Div 7 Mrj G G King, Sec -Treas the minutes (Reeve) (forenoon as shown) was present and recorded Mr Ted Paquette, Public Works Supt was present for T PAQUETTE the portion of the minutes as shown commencing at 9 00 A 114 Mr Poole moved that Councillors accept notice given NOTICE OF of this meeting as mailed to all Councillors and MEETING proceed with any business which may be brought before,, thE meeting. Carried Mr C Showers of R Angus Ltd met with Council and CAT his quotations for a caterpillar No 627 motor scraper # 627 were read and discussed together with the actual trade allowed for the Wagner etc. In brief the cash price wa $89,200.00, the price less trade of the wagner an scraper was $71,200 00; the price less trade of wagner, scraper and snowplow was $70,200.00 Mr Showers was advised that this will be considered when the budget is further discussed and decision may be ma e later lie agreed to wait and then left the me ting. Mr Ken Hamr;er and Mr. Phil I,Ic`Jeigh of Ferguson Supply me with Council and that Company?s bid in regard to Euclid a S -14 Motor Scraper was read. In brief the cash TS -14 price was $75,122.00, price with trade of wagner and sc aper was $60,213 00, and the price with trade in of the wagner, scraper, and snowplow was $59,713.00 Th y stated delivery could be mare by the end of 1'ay. Th se agents were then also advised that Council wo ld consider this later in the meeting after discussion of budget They agreed to wait for the decisions. Th v thanked Council and then left the meeting The Preliminary Budget for 1970 as drafted by the 1970 Finance Committee was then reviewed with Council. in Prelim detail in respect to .....,.,...e, expenditures and allowance for capital costs during the year A copy of this was BUDGET given ' to each Councillor and one is included with the minutes. Full discussion followed and various explanations were given. It was particularly poted that the Finance Committee had not made any recommendation about the mill rate but drafted the proposed budget using a 20 v mill Municipal rate for information purposes only and it was clearly pointed out that this would not allow more than $100,000 for capital expenditures in 1970 1 it .. 2 Ll c FORM 149-P SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SUPPLIE Council Meeting May 6th, 1970 Page 2 Pros and cons of faking a machinery purchase with 2 payment in 1970 and the balance in 1971 was also AUDGET discussed Interest rates quoted by both bidders ETC previously in the meeting had been 1% per month The Se -Treas stated that in his opinion the delaying of a portion of the payment would cause a hardship when next year?s budget is being considered and some rough Estimates of capital expenditures likely to be incurred in 1971 were made It was also noted that the � general total mill rate will definitely be reduced in 1970 e en though there is some increase in the Municipal rate. 1,4r Ge8 Lemay moved that Council agree that the MunicipalMUNICIPAL Mill Rate be set at 22 mills for 1970 Carried. 6 to 1 MILL RATE Counci for T A Ferguson asked to be recorded as opposed Mr. Church moved that the Preliminary Budget be accepted PRELIM. by Council with the final one to have the Municipal rate BUDGET and revenue adjusted for the 22 mills with the extra APPROVED revenue to be used for capital expenditures and that the mill rates as shown on the preliminary form be otherwise accepted by Council. Carried It was noted that the mill rates for the Drumheller, Glds, HOSP RATES and In *isfail Hospital Districts have yet to be determined. � Discus ion followed regarding the purchase of a motor scrape Comparisons of the two machines quoted on at the st rt of the meeting were made and the price differences #627 etc. w re considered Mr Poole :roved that Council CAT purcha e the Caterpiller No 627 from R Angus Ltd with the wa ner, scraper, and snowplow to be traded in making V' a net ' rice of x70,200 and that this be payable from the 19 0 budget within 30 days following delivery Carried. Pair. Ge Lemay asked to be excused from the meeting at G LEMAY this time and he t_ien left Time 11 30 A 14 Repres6ntatives of Ferguson Supply were notified of the decis'on made by Council in regard to the machine purchase. 14r. C Showers of R. Angus then again met with Council and was advised of the motion passed to purchase the caterpiller No 627 The order had been given on the previous statements of Mr Showers that the machine would be ready for almost immedi to delivery but he now stated that this was a bit indefi ite and he could not guarantee delivery until early June Meeting adjourned for dinner from 12 noon until 1:00 P 1.. Follow ing the noon adjournment Mr Showers again net with Council and stated they could guarantee delivery of the 627 caterpiller by the end of the first week of J ne. P,ir S hmelke moved that R Anig,us Ltd be advised that the final delivery date acceptable for the caterpiller 627 b June 10th, 1970 and that this be clearly set out in th purchase order Carried Mr Cliff Shower: then left the meeting ...3... G CAT #627 /. I, _90 3M Im FORM 149-P SPECIAL ICI L SVPPLIES Council Meeting tay 6th, 1970 Page 3 IMr R UT Brown and C W Poole reported that they had net witn Allan Koch and had discussed problems with ALLEN him wit particular reference to the delay and extra KOCH expense that cou:id have been avo-i_ded on one of the macha-nes if the un_vPrcal j,-z_r t, %ad been replaced when Mr Koc w:-s firs„ notified of sarae They stated that Allan K h hac^ told thr=m. he °t-,-ould like a transfer to the mot i grader - -r the roar? c_,ew General discussion followed Ted Paquette ad ced that the other mechanics, A R So -.rae 7v -j_le and Rcbe- , Cranston, are kept very busy with of er worry and he cculd not recom:uend that either of then be named as - service man with the road crew One sug r est' on was that A ,la-: Koch service machines wh ile t e ope_- -�ator s are having their z.00n lurch It was agr ed that this be tabled until next .Monday. Ivir G .ng advised Council that the Provincial Dept HIGHWAY of Highways would lake to purchase approx 5,200 cu. GRAVEL yds from. the Watt or. Garson stockpiles for use on the IMo . r n Rcad E.mounts on hand were outlined Mr � e er•gi"_..._ moved that Ccuncil approve sale of 5,200 yds. o crushed gravel to tre Dept of Highways as noted I Carried The Council meeting adjourned from 1.45 P -M until PROV. 3 15 P M during which y:!_r?e a hearing was held by the PLANNING Provincial Planning Board in respect to the requisition BOARD of the Calgary Zegional Planning Cornrlission. A separate report of that hearing �s i-ncluded IMr Po le advised that Mr Geo Reed had spoken to him GEO REED in regard to difficulty of access to the north part of their land -n the Ea of the 3:3 16- 31 -22 -4 Mr Poole � moved that the Read Co.mittee inspect this and report back Carried Mr Ha by tee Acme W the co to goo been c He als miles corner Hr. R be nec way f negot nigInt to neg backsl vey Alton, D-? str; ct Engineer had been contacted phone in respect -;-la, the proposed regrading from st 4 ana.les. He st-ited that he would approve of struction of the -road on a 66 right of way subject slopes being pz ov- dad and the nukes which have us n.g concern to t"ze farmers will be moved soon stated t'nat they could take leve.! s etc for 4. f propose' work in D- ,v 5 frog J 1-1 Petersen ACME WEST ROAD V DIV. 5 GRADING south being f..ror ,'he NIPI of 7- 31 -21 -4 south 4 miles. Brcwn advised Ccu-ac -_j_ he -felt that it might scary to actually purchase some extra right of the Acme ,lest Roae. and that there should be some t:,-on in regard to fences and general damages that e caused. I,sr. Church moved that Council agree t_ate for fences,damages, etc. as necessary for ping of the Acne We3t project. Carried. ACME WEST IMr pr) --e moved that the Road Comm±tee consider the DIV 5 propos d 4 miles of grading in Div 5 as referred to V, GRADING above n .respect to with the right of may, etc Carrie l. 'r T. verguson stated. that he ham talked to L �Tasselin regard ng covering the gravel site in M11 1- 31 -23 -4 Mr VASSELIN Vassel n stated that there would be no rush to have this GRAVEL filled in .4 . P 1 -4 N 01 FORM 149-P SPECIAL MUNICIP U PLI Council Meeting May 6th, 1970 Page 4 Mr G King advised that he had arranged for Mr Henry Looten Chief Flight of vay Buyer of the Provincial Dept of Hig ways to come to Carbon May 12th, 1970 and give advice in respect to compensation that might be allowed to Mr & Mrs Harwr:ell for land severance, right of way, etc f r the road south of Carbon iir Poole advised that h had also personally discussed this with Mr Mr 14cgjetridge, District Engineer of Calgary Circul r and letters from the A A i -1 D and Counties were r ad and dealt with as follows 1, Th Board of Industrial Relations will be issuing an or er to permit road construction, maintenance, and sn w removal 4n rural municipalities and counties based on 12 hours a day and 242 hours in a month with wages to be paid at overtime rates for all hours worked beyond such hours Hr Ferguson moved that this infor- mation be accepted and filed Carried RIGHT OF WAY BUYER V ASSOC WORK HOURS L/ 2 Traffic Signs - major suppliers with agreements are SIGNS Westeel. Rosco and Al Fieger Sales I,.r Bauer moved that v this be accepted and filed. Carried. 3. Snow Fence Circular - Price- 100 at .Roll (Yellow) SNOW FENCE,/ $26 00 F.O.B. Calgary Mr Schmelke moved that this be fil d Carried 4 Liz bility Ins,... under the Agricultural Chemicals LIABILITY Act - Irotection could be g-.ven to employees using this INSURANCE at an nnual cost of $42 00 Mr. gown moved that this be ref rred to I..r Gordon ?ark, Ag r ieldman and that a replj be given to Council this coining Monday Carried 5 Ma *n Equipment Yoli.y - The deductible has been EQUIP. INS. reduce from $500 00 to $100 00 wit1bout extra charge v r. Fe guson moved that this be accepted and filed Carrie l. 6 Cikculars etc regarding Paint - i.r Church moved that �- PAINT this bo filed. Carried. 7 Citcular regarding pager prb uets Mr Ferguson moved / PAPER that this be filed Carried Letter from the office of the Chief Fridge Engineer CULVERT confirmed that work at the Cream Coulee S/SW- 17- 31 -22 -4 CREAM is now the responsibility of the Provincial Dept of COULEE Highways Mr, Ferguson moved that this be referred to ✓. the District Engineer with the suggestion that the culvert be ext nded and the grade raised this year if at all possible Carrie Mr A W Bauer was advised that the Assoc wishes a BAUER pictur of each new Councillor elected at the last election He agr ed to supply sarie Mr Po le moved approval of the extension of the CanadAn CAN UT Utilit es Service to the NE 31- 30 -23 -4 as per its map as submit led Carried Ili 4 V I/, • M �q FORM 149-0 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES Council Meeting May 6th, 1970 Page 5 Mr G King, Sec -Trews advised Council he hand t o letters in regard to park develops of Tro hu and requests connected with same Bauer moved that these be tabled until May that C uncillor Lemay will be present when is dis ussed. Carried has at PARK rent east AREAS Mr 11th so u the matter Information from the Calgary Regional Planning Commission advisec that the subdivision of John Isaac in the SE of ISAAC 28-30-'95-4 had been approved subject to certain conditions, SUBDIV. 1dr. Church moved that this be accepted and filed. Carried. ✓` Request of Canadian Utilities for approval of power line extension to D. Hughes in the ICE of 36- 34 -22 -4 was con- CAN UT (HUGHES) sidere It was noted that the land to be served is in this M nicipality but the road along which the line runs is in the County of Red Deer Mr Brown moved that this be app oved in so far as the M D of ieneehill is concerned but that Canadian Utilities ke advised to contact the County of Red Deer regarding+ construction along the road Carrie The ap lication of the Church of God in Christ (14&nnonite FUNERAL Church for a funeral home qn its small acreage in SE of HOME 28-30-,'5-4 was discussed fossible problems that might later cevelop in having the Church and funeral home on proper 4y under one title was mentioned Mr Poole moved X that M . R W Brown investigate this further and suggest that i might be wetter to have the funeral home located in the village of Linden Carried A lett r received by registered mail from. '-he solicitors F J ART of Mr. Fred J in was read in regard to drainage and DRAINAGE relate matters "Test of Sec 26- 32 -27 -4 Mr Poole moved that t is be tabled until May, llth and the Sec- Treas. v review previous correspondence and have information availa le for that meeting Carrie' Mr. Pole moved that this meeting do now adjourn ADJOURN Time of adjournment-5.00P M Peeve Regular meeting of secretary- Treasur Council -- Monday, r'ay 11th, 197 . - 9 OOA ii 0 e. 917, ,A FORM 149-P SPECIAL U ict PLI CALGARY REGIONAL PLANNING C0M14ISSION - REQUISITION PROVINCIAL PLANNING BOARD HEARING MAY 6th, 1970 The Provincial Planning Board met at the office of the 14 D of K eehi.11, Three Hills on May 6th, 1970 to consider the appeal against the 1970 requisition of $3,692.00 as received from the Calgary Regional Planning Commission. Preselnt were Mr �Calgary Regional Planning Commission .R Smith Director Mr. G King gave a brief outline of correspondance relating to t e appeal and particularly referred to the very light work load for this M D. as compared with Foothills and Rockyview Mr R Smith submitted a brief dated May 6th, 1970 outlining the lommission7s stand on this matter In r ply to a question Mr Smith stated that the division of requ sitions is based on the following. 1 j the cost of each member for attending meetings 2. �he net balance is split 32% for towns and villages and 8% for rural municipalities 3 Oopulation is then used to arrive at the final amount Mr .G. King pointed out that I'?r SmithTs letter of May 6th appeared to give a very incorrect figure for the cost of the repr sentative from this M D for attending meetings It was esta lished that only about 12 regular meetings of the Commission are feld yearly and the cost per meeting for Mr C.W. Poole, our nember., is under $40 00, thus the total for the year is unde $$00.00. The figure of over $1,800.00 submitted by Mr. Smitt must Have included attendance at Subdivision and Zoning Committee meetings which were not chargeable to this M.D 1969 Subdivision work was given as follows by report of the Calg ry Regional Planning Commission and by Mr Smith. • D Provincial Planning Board Mr. A Morrison • D Mr. lom Isbister 89 Mr F McCalla Kneehi ll Mr John Polonuk Mr. loungs 13 M D of M D of Kneehill #48 Mr A H Church Councillor Mr. C W Poole Councillor Mr W. Brown Councillor Mr W Bauer Councillor Mr. I A Ferguson Councillor Mr C Schmelke Councillor Mr G King Secretary - Treasurer Mr �Calgary Regional Planning Commission .R Smith Director Mr. G King gave a brief outline of correspondance relating to t e appeal and particularly referred to the very light work load for this M D. as compared with Foothills and Rockyview Mr R Smith submitted a brief dated May 6th, 1970 outlining the lommission7s stand on this matter In r ply to a question Mr Smith stated that the division of requ sitions is based on the following. 1 j the cost of each member for attending meetings 2. �he net balance is split 32% for towns and villages and 8% for rural municipalities 3 Oopulation is then used to arrive at the final amount Mr .G. King pointed out that I'?r SmithTs letter of May 6th appeared to give a very incorrect figure for the cost of the repr sentative from this M D for attending meetings It was esta lished that only about 12 regular meetings of the Commission are feld yearly and the cost per meeting for Mr C.W. Poole, our nember., is under $40 00, thus the total for the year is unde $$00.00. The figure of over $1,800.00 submitted by Mr. Smitt must Have included attendance at Subdivision and Zoning Committee meetings which were not chargeable to this M.D 1969 Subdivision work was given as follows by report of the Calg ry Regional Planning Commission and by Mr Smith. • D of Rockyview 132 • D of Foothills 89 M.D. of Kneehi ll 9 County of Wheatland 13 M D of Starlanu 1 1 2 N t FORM 149-P SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES C R P C Requisition Page 2 The County of iheatland and the 14 D of Starland are not memb rs and have not been charged anything for the services. The cbvious unfairness of charging the M D of Kneehill more than the M D of Foothills was pointed out The ossibility of a Province wide requisition on an equalized arse sment was mentioned by Mr Morrison Mr King pointed out he thought this would be very unfair as p anning work does not relate to assessments in any way. The atter of withdrawing from membership was also discussed Mr orrison stated that an application for same could be made to t e Minister and the Government would then consider a Board Orde to permit a withdrawal However he clearly indicated it i Government policy to expand membership and he recommended agar st withdrawal at this time. He invited ideas for a better form la for deciding requisitions and stated this must be given serf us thought very soon He also indicated that the Board might not make any change in our 970 requisition due to the lateness of hearing this appeal. Ther was considerable other general exchange of ideas, and the learing then adjourned G.G. King, Secretary =T Jp 1 TFO 4 � BAAM�1 surer