Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-02-17 Council Minutes:1 U COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 17th, 1975 (CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 10th and 11th) P 10 The Council meeting that had adjourned February 11th, 1975 was reconvened in the Municipal Office on February 17th, 1975, (Monday) at 9 00 A.M., with all Councillors in attendance for this forenoon meeting Mr. G.G.King, Secretary -Treasurer was present and recorded the minutes Mr. Ted Paquette and Mr. John Dorn were both present The following agents met with Council in respect to bids for machinery - 1 Lorne Thiel - Costello Equipment Ltd 2. Ron Turnbull - Ferguson Supply Ltd 3 M.Winters - Vulcan Machinery Ltd 4 Mr Ferrari and Mr Gardner - R. Angus Ltd 5. Mr Pat Morgan - Coneco Equipment Ltd. 6. No One present from Union Tractor All bids were opened in the presence of the agents. A brief summary of the bids forms part of these minutes. Full details were read to Council. The agents then left the meeting and Council discussed the bids in detail A phone call was made to Union Tractor Ltd. for additional information as they were not represented, due to some confusion over the date of this meeting The warranty on their machines was "full warranty for one week" and then "50-50 for 90 days" Mr Ferguson moved that one new Hyster (440A) Embankment Compactor be purchased from Costello Equipment Company Ltd. at a price of $71,000 00 including dozer blade. Carried Mr Poole moved that one used Caterpillar Model D6 Tractor, Series C be ordered from R Angus Alberta Limited as per quote of February 6th, 1975, at a price of $69,200.00 (500 hours on the unit) Carried The meeting then adjourned for dinner at 12 00 Noon A Combined meeting with the Agricultural Service Board was held during the afternoon as per separate minutes. -----`---------------------- ----= ----------===�--- Reeve Secretary -Treasurer u a COUNCIL MEETING CRAWLER TRACTOR BIDS OPENED FEBRUARY 17th,1975 Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Ltd Quote 791 New International TD 15 Series C 140 H P , Semi U Blade Dozer $74,11$.00 Option 15C G2 Bullgrader instead of _ 1,6$1 00 Semi U Option Bullgrader as extra + 4,469.00 Quote 79$ New Int. TD 20 Series C. 190 H P With bullgrader $75,4$5.00 Option Double Drum C.C.U. + $,55$ 00 Option Semi U with tilt (in lieu of hyd. dozer) + 2,100.00 R. Angus Ltd. Used Cat Model D-6 Series C 500 hours, includes C C U and Tilt dozer 140 H P $69,200.00 New Cat D-6 no firm price and not available before Oct 1 75 Present Price $76,710 00 New Cat D-6 with tilt dozer Otherwise as above $77,400 00 New Cat D-7 Series F 1$0 H P. With 7A dozer and CCU In stock $97,670.00 New Cat D07 w-Lth t ,t dozer In stock $102,730.00 Costello Equipment Co Ltd New Fiat Allis H D. 11B 140 H P $ 54,55$ 00 Hydraulic angle dozer + 4,750 00 In Stock OR Tilt Dozer + 4,930.00 And Used Garwood C.C.0 + 1,500 00 New Fiat Allis H D 16 B 195 H.P. $75,$90.00 Hyd Angle dozer +7,620 00 60 day Delivery or Tilt Dozer + 9,700 00 And Used Garwood C C U 4- 1,500.00 Coneco Equipment Ltd. New D66E Komatsu 155 H P Hyd Angle Dozer with Tilt Struts C C U In stock New D85A Komatsu 207 H.P. As above In stock $69,4$5 00 A W CRAWLER TRACTOR BIDS OPENED FEBRUARY 17/' 2 Ferguson Supply Demonstrator Terex Model 82-20 180 H P 270 hours on unit Incl. dozer & Rear Control Unit $79 Union Tractor Used Cat D-6 Power Shift $5$,( Angle Blade instead of tilt blade + 1), One unit 672 hours, another 1295 hours Used Cat d-6 Direct drive One Unit 1755 hours, as above $50,. Used Cat D -7F Power Shift As above $60,1 One Unit 1227 hours Another 2855 hours GENERAL R Angus also quoted package discounts varying from $650 00 to $1$$0 00 �q H COUNCIL MEETING PACKER BIDS OPENED FEBRUARY 17th, 1975 Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Ltd. Quote #792 New Buffalo Bomag Model K300 Including ROPS 5$,027.00 Cab as Extra Option 1,434.00 Quote #793 Buffalo Bomag Model K300 Used 5 months, 1372 hours on meter 3$,000.00 ROPS add 25$70 00 Cab as Extra Option 1,487.00 CPC Sales & Rentals. New Ray Go Ram, incl ROPS $65,700.00 R. Angus. Costello New Caterpillar 815, incl ROPS Incl used wheel rims Present Price $94,000 00 Delivery July/75 -maximum price increase 10% Used Caperpillar 815, incl BOPS & Cab Incl used Wheel Rims, etc. Used 250 hourE $91,000.00 New Hyster C41,CA , incl. ROPS 104 Dozer Blade i 67,250 00 50.00 71,000.00 AGENDA FOR JOINT MEETING OF iyiWi,Lrii1,L MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17th, 1975 1 Minutes Of Previous Meeting 2. Agricultural Fieldman's Report 3 Report for Financial Statement 4 District Agriculturist's Report 5 Sampling, Analysing and Grading Seed from all Seed Cleaning Facilities in the M D. b. Weed Control Correspondence Course Linden School Others 7 New Trailer 8 Parks 9 Working Arrangement for Office and Field in 1975 when Department of Agriculture leave 10 A S B Tour 11 Miscellaneous E v C COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARD - FEBRUARY 17th, 1975 P.1 A combined meeting of the Agricultural= Service Board and Council was held in the Municipal Office, in Three Hills, on February 17th, 1975, commencing at 100'7M. Those present were PRESENT A W Bauer, Councillor and Member R.G.Campbell, Councillor and Member A H Church, Councillor C.W.Poole, Councillor T.A.Ferguson, Councillor L G Litz, Councillor Find- y Code, Ratepayer Member Harold Howe, Ratepayer Member Norman Soder, Agricultural Fieldman Glenn Smyth Ac.-istant Ag. Fieldman Dale Cameron & Russell.. Horvey, D A John C Jeffery,Secrotary to the Board APPROVAL MINUTES Mr R G Campbell moved approval of the minutes of the November ;h, 1974 me -ting. Carried AG FIELDMANIS Mr. Soder read his Ag:-icultural Fieldmants report, REPORT copy of which is at;.ac:'zed. Mr. H.Howe moved the adoption of the Carried Mr. Soder read his enrual report which is to be ANNUAL REPORT included in the Financial Statement for 1974 Mr. Litz moved that w:: ..sll the old portable scale by tender, with tend,?r to be advertised in the local paper, and bids to be in by March 7th, 1975, at 5 00 P.M. Carried Mr. Poole me e: d. ;, he acceptance of Mr. Soder v s report for inclusion -� 1974 Financial Statement. Copy of the repo l^t ib a*,',- ) shed Carried Mr R Horvey, D A then read his report for the periodEPORT ending February 17t.1, 1975, copy of which is attached Mr. Howe moved the �idoption of the report. Carried Mr. Dale Cameron gave a report on his activities CAMERON REPORT to date, copy of which is attached Mr Litz moved acceptance of his report Carried Mr. Soder reported that he had received a letterSiromCLEANING PLANTS the Government asking him to take samples from all seed cleaning facilities in the M.D. He asked what the wish of the Board was in this regard Mr. Soder was advised to check on all seed cleaning plants on a random basis ���' ... 2 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARD - FEBRUARY 17th,1975 • P 2 RIGHT OF WAY Mr Soder reported that there would be a Right of Way Vegetation Management Seminar March 27th SEMINAR and that the Pesticide Applicator's Course will be run from March 10th to March 21st. �J • Mr. C.W. Poole moved that Mr Soder and Mr Glenn Smyth attend the Seminar and course if possible Carried WEED CONTROL COURSE Mr Soder reported that he had been approached FOR HIGH SCHOOLS by the Linden and Three Hills Schools to supply the weed control correspondence course to the schools. Mr.Soder felt that we should supply a copy of this course to each of the Trochu, Linden, Three Hills, Carbon and Acme High Schools. Mr F Code moved that Mr Soder have authority to donate the courses to the above mentioned high schools on the approval of Mr. G.Wilson, Superintendent of Schools Carried NEW TRAILER Brief discussion was held concerning the new trailer, and Mr Poole moved that the discussion be tabled for futher investigation. Carried PARKS - COSTS The Secretary reported that the Service Board had spent 581 hours of labor for approximately $2200.00, along with $100.00 for materils, lus vehicles - 200 hours at $3.00 an hour, for WO 00 on Keivers, Swalwell and Tolman Parks in 1974• Mr Ferguson moved to table this matter until the next meeting Carried Mr. G.King reported that the Hail and Crop Insurance Board is possibily looking for one or two offices in our building He further reported that Mr. Cunningham will require an office downstairs and the Health Unit will require the south west corner office Mr Poole moved that the decision be up to the Alberta Hail and Crop Insurance as to whether they require the office space or not Carried The 1975 A.S.B. Provincial Tour was thendiscussed Mr Howe reported that he felt the Churnh of God in Christ Group would be pleased to cater to one meal a-,-I(ho waa co i:urcnei° wic'i otrner groups regavdimg aoffee breaks, *to OFFICE SPACE 1x75 A S B TOUR 1�q H COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARD - FEBRUARY 17th, 1975 P.3 Mr. J.C.Jeffeyy reported that he had tentatively booked the 13 units at the Lamplighter Inn and that he had seen the Three Hills Hotel and they will make no committments until approximately one month prior to the Tour. He further reported that the Town will charge $100.00 for the first day and $50 00 for other time required per day for the arena. The Town will provide water to the fairgmounds and also try to provide trailer dumping station by that date Mr R G Campbell reported that the Huxley Hutterian Brethren would be pleased to host a tour of their establishment and he further mentioned that he was checking into an antique and miscellaneous display to be put on by the people of Trochu It was generally agreed that the Tour be orientatAd to the Linden and Huxley Area WARBLE RESOLUTION Mr Soder read a resolution regarding wariges, COPY PROV. CONF. of which is attached Mr H Howe moved that this be referred to the Provincial Conference Carried CHEM NAMES Mr Soder then read a resolution regarding Chemical PROF CONF Names and Mr. L.Litz moved that this also be referred to the Provincial Conference Carried Mr Litz moved that the meeting adjourn ADJOURN Carried Time of Adjournment 5 30 P M ------------------------------------- Secretary to the Board Next Meeting - March 17th, 1975 - 9 00 A M. lu A I A AGRICULTURAL FIELDMANIS REPORT JOINT MEETING OF KNEEHILL Y"%ICIPAL COUNCIL AND THE AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARD FEBRUARY 17th,1975 I left work for holidays on Tuesday following our last A.S.B. meeting and as a result have very little to report Even if you were interested in what I did on my holidays I really didn't do anything that you would find interesting Everything appeared to be in good shape when I g& back so Glenn must have don= OT: without me. I did not get back to work until Tuesday, February 11th and consequently we haven't done much work other than to get reorientated, write the A.S.B. report for the Annual Meeting and prepare for this meeting The thi.-d lesson of the Weed Control Correspondence Course is out and the fourth lesson should be out soon This course appears to be very good The Lessons so far have been very informative Glenn Smyth and Russel Horvey attended the first Seminar held in Red Deer, Tuesday, January 28th They reported that this was a generally good seminar. Glenn Smyth and I attended the Regional A S.B. Conference in Ponoka on Thursday This was a good conference and we found it quite informative We had a problem on the way up when a front tine blew We didn't want to come back without a spare, so we pirchased two tires in Ponoka at $20.00 each I chc_-hed to find out the new price on these and I was quoted $53 00 The wea-he-r has been rather cold for the past while, however there are eport.. that for the day of this meeting, the weatherSthould be much milder. We have not inspected any of the 1.080 b_t_F_ts s,.nce they were placed out. We hope to get around to these ;.his week. We are also plannlnu, on getting out to inspect the portable and staff.-ionary seed cleaning plants in the area. We hope to have this do -e this week also. We have no too muc:1 more planned for the near future as a iot of our ti_ine w. -JI -1 be taken up with the Provincial Conference n:-.xt weekenri and the Pesticide Applicator's Course will start on M,;nday, March 17th Thank you for the time off. It was good to get away, but it is just as good to get back I respectfully submit this report' r your cce nce w _a Agricultural Fieldman .% TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL. REPORT AGRICULTURAL SERVICE B0ARD OI- THE MUNICIPAL DISTkICT OF hNEEHILL #48 The Personnel of the AFrricultural Service Board ink„J ware* Mr Arthur Bauer, Chairman Council Member Mr key Campbell Council ?Member i�Ir Findlay Code Farmer Aembc r Mr Harold IIowe Farmer Member b1r. John Jeffery Secretary to the Board Ale- Mr Russ Ilorvey District Agriculturist 1,1r Glenn Smyth Assistant Ag. Fieldman 1r Norman Soder Agricultural 1•ieldman CROPS GhNERAL 1974 was a variable type of year for agriculture. Some of our climatic conditions were quite erratic Hail in the easternpart of the area in early Play, a very wet spring, more hail in June, a heavy frost in earlg September and then a heavy snow fall in early October placed a lot of stress on the farmers. The con- ditions also causc,d some very errati.c crop yields that ranged from poor to extremely good It was unfortunate that some of the farmers lost their crop or had poor yields when grain prices were high LIVESTOCk GENLIU1L _. Livestock conditions were generally good throughout the area with the exception of problems with calves in the spring Ehen the drop in the price of cows and calves didn't hc..lp any of our live- stock men It is hoped that the Cow -Calf Advance lrogram was of assistance to some of the farmers It is interesting to note that only 203 of our farmers took advant age of this advance. The average advance amounted to $2,528 10 makin- a total of $513010 00 advanced through our Municipal office �1EE TI NGS Agricultural Service Board meetings are held on the third Monday of every month with the exception of the meetilags that -are held in :March, Ju�_and November In these months the meetings are helZF ointly with the Municipal Council on the fourth :Monday In 1074 we held a total of eight meetin,,s WEEDS Generally speaking, weeds are not causing the problems in this Municipal District that thea are in other areas. gild Oats are .' probably still the weed that is causing the farmer the greatest economic loss Canada and Sow thistles -ire starting to cause considerable concern in some areas. Toad Flax, while it doesntt spread as readily as the thistles, is becoming evident in areas that we were not aware of previously Che big problem with these weeds is that they get established in the more unassessable areas which make them harder to fret at to control `Elie farmers in this Municipal District are to be commended on their weed control programs. I have heard remarks from people outside of the area who have stated that this is ,generally the cleanest area in the Province. There are -a.lw-ays weeds new to the area, coming• in. i'le are always pleased to have farrniers bring in weed specimens for identification Sometimes a serious weed problem can be stopped before it ,ets established. ROADSIDE SPRAYING - While the responsibility of controllin- weeds on roadside is the responsibility of the f•irmc.r whose land the road runs parallel to, rwe have been attemptinfr to clo some additional control We fell down rather badly in this last year as we chinged over to a different spray outfit We ran into some problems with this and did not fret our spraying program much more than off the ground Le would like to spray all new construction for the past three years as well -is secondary roads Then ive would like to spray any patches of the more persistant perennials r ROADSIDE SEEDING forty miles of roadside on We seeded approximately .roads in 1974 ':'e also re -s( eded a number of milds the grass seed had not established too well We ar to do this work in the fall as we feel we should re catch of the grass seed at this time of year LIVESTOCK INSECT CONTROL newly of roe e atter t a bei 'e have had a man at the _local auction markets to inspect cattle for warbles for the past two sprin s We get reports of all cattle going throu�;la the yards that are infested with warbles. I'le provide a spray service to interested livestock men for the spraying of cattle infested with ]-ire or warbles at cost Last f cattle iaakin g a total of =1.569 head year we sprayed 17 herds o sprayed ;;HELTELBLLT SPItAYING {;re sprayed 24 shelte.rbelts in 1974 for the control of insects. It is good to sec, tlae pride that some pt,ople t'al e in their ;:;helterbelts In -an as ea such as this, ulaere there is , limited ,rowth of trees, a well established shelterbelt can certainly add to the appear ince of an area POiZTABLr LIVESTOCI,_ SCALE Phe weigh scale was used thirty times last ,year for we:]_ghing Cw cows and calves It is rented out at $5 00 per day unless we take the scale out incl dot:liE, wei hing. ��'e then charge $15 00 for the first hour of weil hing -and $10 00 an hour for any extra time. We purchased a new scale this 7_1st fell as the old one Ivas getti.n��, pretty badly shook up `tie received a grant of_ $600 00 on the purchase of the new scale from the Provincial Government TREE PIANTING Close to 100,000 trees were planted in the .Municipality last year. s -,e do not plant any orders of less than 200 trees as these are generally replacements -and it is too hard to use machinery for this job The majority of these trees were planted by the Service Board with no charge Trees are provided free of charge from the Provincial Nursery at Oliver and from -the P.F.K A _3ursery at Indian head, Saskatchewan. Trees should be ordered early as we had a lot of cancellations on the late orders the are attempting to fill a) 1 late orders at Indian I.eacl so GE_ ' NLRAL I have enjoyed of the area for r:aet yet, and I `should you have you come in to you to find ou to you working in this area and working with the people the past two years There are many that I havenit am looking forward to having the opportunity to do so a problem in your area, we would be pleased to have discuss it with us Alis urould be a good way for t about some of our pro,rams that could be of value I:espect£ully submitted. Norman Soder 2'rricultural Fieldman D A Is Report Things in the office are quite stable programs announced this year have been minimal February 17, 1975 i The number of new government Of the programs announced, most have been directed at the beef producer Such programs include Cow -Calf Cash Advance, The Beef Stabilization Program, and the Cow Stabilization Program These programs should be clearly understood The support prices set are not a guaranteed price that the producer will receive on his animals at the time of sale A national average weighted price will be set at the end of the period during which the program will run This price will be established by animals marketed through Toronto, Winnipeg, and Calgary If the national average weighted price at these points falls below the suggested supl.?r�t price, then each producer that provides proof of sale during the suggested period, will receive the difference between the two prices For example, the Cow Stabilization Program sets the support price at $23 21/cwt Lets -assume that the national average price on April 30th is420#/cwt The difference is $3 21/cwt If you sold an animal for $10/cwt, then you would receive a support price of $3 21/cwt, giving you a sale price of $13 21/cwt You would receive the same support price of $3 21/cwt if you sold an animal for more than $23 21 Another program just recently announced is the Alberta Rural Housing Program Under the program, the Agricultural Development Corporation has entered into an agreement with Alberta Housing Corporation, specifying that A D C determine eligibility and formal loan approval and A H C will provide the loan funds and dispersal of these funds All housing must meet the specifications and standards of A H C ARDA III, the Livestock Water Supply Program has been reopened with a caution statement at the bottom of the application form, reading as follows. "I recognize that acceptance of this application does not guarantee payment to me of a grant and that priority for payment of grants will be based on the order of receipt of approved claims as and if funds are available This statement hopefully will allow the program to run more smoothly and regularly between budgets It looks as though the District Extension Office could be in the new building before our next meeting Final inspection was made last Friday and the building has become the responsibility of the Government as of today Rental notice in the M D building has been given to -end the end of this month As of today, it looks as though we could be in the process of moving sometime next week ME I'd like to take the opportunity to say that I've enjoyed •t -hl-- a very fine working relationship within this building I have found Norm and Glenn very fine people to work with, and with the office)in the same building, we enjoyed, I think, a very good working relationship I hope that we do not lose this in our move P x a February 17, 1975 Report on Wild Oat Proaram I started working on the Wild Oat Program on January 14, 1975, by familiarizing myself with the present wild oat information available To date, have had 72 interviews with individual farmers, and have covered most of the areas in this M D except Linden and Torrington I started by using the Wild Oat Survey Map as a guideline, making calls on farmers with heavy infestations This proved to be the backward approach, as most farmers with heavy infestations need the most help and the best information available Therefore I switched to calling on farmers with slight or medium infestation, as they obviously are doing something to combat the problem and have the greatest amount of knowledge about what is working and what is not Now that I have more information on the practical side, I am concentrating primarily � on farmers with heavy and medium infestations The farm calls involve discussing what practices the farmer uses in combatting wild oats, what chemicals are available, the prices each company charges, and what practices are working for other farmers, as well as trying to make the farmer realize how much he is losing by wild oat infestations The main points of this interview are then recorded on a questionnaire which will provide me with a reminder mainly I also try to leave a pamphlet put out by the Department of Agriculture called "Growth Habits and Control of Wild Oats" with each farmer When I started working with the program, I went to most of the chemical agents in the M D to find out availability and prices of the chemicals I have also started writing a short column in the Three Hills Capital called the "Cameron Report on Wild Oats," which will make available to the public any of the practical information I have collected as well as describing what chemicals are available and what they do At present I am attempting to set up small group meetings with farmers in farm homes and if these prove worthwhile, may attempt to set up larger meetings within communities I am glad to be able to do this fob as I know that I have been able to help at least one out of every five farmers Whether this justifies my pay or not is another thing The job has proven a bit frustrating in that I am not able to help those that need the most help, for example some of those that have heavy infestations could not care less, and probably would not use chemical even if it was given to them I would like to get some form of assurance that I am doing the type of job that you intended me to be doing when you hired me I would also like to know how far you would like me to carry on with this program ,� --submitted by Dale Cameron Whereas - Sixteen per cent of the resolutions passed at the 1974 Provincial Agricultural Service Board Conference were on the Control of Warbles. which indicates the great concern of the farming public of the province, and Whereas - We cannot agree with the Livestock Branch of the Department of agriculture when it states that treating warble infested cattle would be favored over chargi-n,,, a penalty for each warble infested animal sold through auction markets, and Whereas - Warbles are a seasonal form of infestation that are visible to inspection only through the early months of the year, making it impossible to set up legis- lation to control the movement of cattle into or throughout the province in the latter part of the year, and, Whereas - The movement of cattle into Alberta from outlying areas is probably the main source of infestation to our province Therefore be it resolved that. 1 The whole of Alberta be declared a warble Control 10 area for the movement of cattle into the province in the early part of the year with some form of legislation set up to control this movement of warble infested cattle 2 Each County, Municipal. District, and Improvement District, be free to determine their own regulations for control. 3. Stockmen delivering warble infested cattle for sale at auction markets, with the exception of animals that are sold for slaughter, be penalized for each warble infested animal that they sell. Whereas - Considerable concern has been aroused with the use of pesticides in the past with indications of continued concern of their use in the future, and Whereas - The common names of pesticides can be and are confusing to people who are not familiar with pesticides, Example #1 - The common names of D D T and 2-4-D are very similar and while D D T is an insecticide that has been banned except for specific uses 2-4-D is a very commonly used herbicide that presents very little hazard to our environment, Example #2 - When it is advertised that 1080 baits are to be placed in an area, this can be misunderstood and it be taken to mean one thousand and eighty baits are to be placed in that area, Therefore be it resolved that - The chemical companies be encouraged to use common names for pesticides that would be less confusing to the public to