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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-05-09 Council MinutesApproved by th Depart ent of Municipal Affai Form No. T1 -252 (42) @ ", a MONTHLY STATEMENT (SEC. 61 V M.D Act, R.S.A 1955) COUNTY OF MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF� Kneehill No 48 --------------------------------- - - - - -- - -- - GENERAL ACCOUNT Net Balance at End of Previous Month Receipts for the Month (Less Loans) Loans Received I Sub Total Month Ending__ ---- pri.1 30th 1977 Payroll L TOTAL 84,821.13 _._ 26,953 28 „t,oa 43,500 00 987 33 56 261 74 1978 419.31 I 29094 1981 LESS— 00 29783 1982 1009 81 Disbursements for the Month Cheques #.9993 t o 30111 1983 766 96 L 9 3, 866 4 8 Loans Paid 30017 1984 1034 81 70 30022 1986 1031 94 Net Balance at End of Month I 30038 1988 775 79 30055 2 994 42 158 854 9 7 Balance at End of Month —Bank 30097 TT e s S a e 1059 92 Term Saving 30111 1991 - 3 85 , 16 66 is Br 150,000 0 8139 83 711 29 14,323 75 _ 5,410 99 8 912 76 *Cash on Hand at End of Month 206 0 0 L 7 3, 384 7 2 Sub Total Less Outstanding Cheques 2, 076 7 8 912 76 0 u� 10,989 46 6 2, 395 2 6 Ferm avings Net Balance at End of Month I b U , UU0 U0 3,3 3 4. 2 -0- 711 129 Cash on Han Payroll OUTSTANDING CHEQUES OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE No. Amount No. Amount No. Amount Amount 1978 419.31 I 29094 1981 1034 81 00 29783 1982 1009 81 16 00 29967 1983 766 96 498 30017 1984 1034 81 70 30022 1986 1031 94 30038 1988 775 79 30055 1989 994 42 30097 1990 1059 92 30111 1991 78499 $8912 76 50 00 __Outstanding loans 143,500.00 ..3.6..2. 58 1 100 0 845 00 403 6 16 00 69 10 498 6 $2076 70 Estimate of Accounts Payable, not rendered TOTAL Submitted to Council this ------- 9th __.___ 9 t h --- - - - - -- ------Day of.............. av 1977 - -- - - - - -- - - --- ---- -- �,,. Reeve , Secre -"1' rer TOTAL i, *Cash on Hand Deposited ....................... _ .......... _. ..........19..... --- ( SEE J ..._....._. OVER FOR EXPENDITURE CONTROL ) Lfr. AGENDA FOR COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9, 1977 1 Approval of minutes of Council meeting of April 25th/77 2 Approval of minutes of April 14th/77 Monthly statement for April 4. Accounts 5. Appointments 10 15 A.M. Alex Cunningham 2 00 l.M. Les Hempsey, District Engineer 3.00 P M Don Rees & others - flowing wells NW of Huxley 6. Mrs Ada Major - request for copy of minutes 7 A.A.M D. &C - data processing seminars 8 Minutes of S D mmxk of Apr 20th, reports 9 Alberta Labor - ;smoke detector protection 10. Regional Resource Project - minutes & reports ll Resolution -- Peacetime Emergency Operations _L2 Ruarrville water & sewer 1? Street light_ in hamlets 14 C. R. P. C - subdiv. NW- 36 -32 -27 W. Friesen - changes to Prel Regional Plan - financial statements :5. Building permits 36 Alta Environment - Air monitoring survey l7neehil3- Ambulance Society - requisition 1.8 3 Hills Mun Hospital - member wQ. Accounts - fire training school KC Swalwell - various reports 2. ". Planning tieminar - Edmonton May 17th -19th 21 Report of discussion with Alta representative of A I Bd 2. Banff Refresher Course June 9 -11 24 Report of Rural Administrators' Meeting - Thorhild 25 Easement corms for sewer line at Huxley Cow ty of Vermilion River - A S Bd tour July 11 - 13 Alts. Environment - approval for .ale of Nuisance Grounds 4b � tar Chemicals - did not accept order for r�x,ce posts 29. Deliv , of culvert for Correction Line S- 1- 31 -24 -4 30. Motel O� �,.�N - requester . on -' any- facing service road 31 Betty Ann kd dugout, trees 32 Thomas Davi; ,;� �:a ' "W- 22- 31 -25 -4 33 Alta Trarsportaton - axle- weight control of loads M. Pipeline Cros ings - Orkney Gas Co -op. - Mobil Oil - Rockyview Gas Co -op - CDC Oil & Gas - Town of Three Hills water line 35. Closures &tor sale of road diversions, etc. 36 Complaint re truck drivers - not obeying STOP signs ;7 Request for ma -chine work in 3 Hills 3$. Bridgo Branch bridge south of Allingham 39 Application3 for work i�o Robert Cranston - offer for Rippers 41. Misc. ieports - public works lY;.. Drafting & approval of public works program 43 Finance comet meeting suggested 44 DIsplay dual dump sander truck Thurs May 12th here 45 Solicitors for Insurance Co Robert Blunt 46 Alta. Transportation -- Bridge SW- 17- 30 -22 -4, 47 Space lights - # 21 Trochu junction claim M Anderson • ftp MINUTES -OF -COUNCIL -MEETING -MAY -9-th, - 1977 ----------------------------- - - - -- A regular meeting of Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill #48 was held in the Municipal Office, Three Hills, on Monday, May 9th, 1977 commencing at 9.00 A M Those present for the meeting were- PRESENT Gilbert A Berdahl Div 1 Clifford W Poole Div 2 Ralph W Brown Div 3 (Reeve) Art W Bauer Div 4 T A Ferguson Div 5 Leonard Litz Div 6 Reginald Campbell Div 7 Mr G. G. King, Secretary - Treasurer was present for the meeting, and Mr John Jeffery, Assistant Secretary- Treasurer was present for portions of the meeting. Mr Mac Brereton, Trustee from the Three Hills School Division was '1 present for the major portion of the meeting Mrs Ada Major from the Three Hills Capital was also present for the major portion of the meeting. Jean Wilkinsonwas present and recorded the minutes APPROV Mr. C W Poole moved approval of the minutes of the meeting of April 14th Carried Mr Bauer moved approval of the minutes of the meeting of April 25th Carried FINAN The financial statement for the month ending April 30th,1977 was presented to the meeting, and it showed a net balance on hand of $162,395 26 Mr Berdahl moved approval of the financial statement Carried MINUTES 0 STATEMENT MRS MAJOR Mrs Ada Major, reporter for the Three Hills Capital had COPY OF MINUTES requested a copy of the minutes of the meetings to assist her in --eporting on the council meetings. After discussion Mr Ferguson moved that a copy of the minutes be given to Mrs. Major, prior to approval of such minutes by Council, on a trial basis Carried A circular from was referred to familiarize the the Ac- ociation Mr Poole moved to attend this DATA PROCESSING SEMINAR the AAMD 6 C regarding data processing seminars the meeting This is being arranged to accounts payable supervisors with the system is now using that two from the office staff be authorized seminar when convenient Carried THREE HILLS SCH DIV MINUTES The minutes from the Three Hills School Division meeting of April 20th were referred to the meeting and briefly discussed. Mr Litz and Mr Mac Brereton from the Division gave a brief report on School Division matters including the problem with the Division houses; rental rates, salary negotiations, and the private schools and bus service problems being encountered in the Drumheller area, Grantvil'e and Ruarkville Mr Campbell will be the Council representative for the month of June Mr. Bauer moved approval of the report as given by Mr Litz and Mr. Brereton Carried j��V 1 0 0 COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9th, 1977 A letter received from Alberta Labour regarding smoke protection for new buildings was read to the meeting Mr Campbell moved to accept and file this letter as Carried P 2 detector information DETECTION REG RES The minutes of Regional Resources Project meeting held PROJECT April 19th, were referred to the meeting MINUTES ETC and briefly discussed. Mr King gave a brief report regarding the meeting he had attended in Rockyford on April 27th Mr King also noted that no brief had been prepared for use in the Regional Resources Project promotional brochure, due to a lack of time and other problems Mr Campbell moved that the committee appointed previously attempt to get the brief prepared in time for insertion in the brochure Carried EQUITY Mr King advised Council that the M D. is presently paying ST LIGHT for a street light in Beynon, Equity and Sharples, along with others. It was noted that there is only 1 residence at Equity and no elevators there in operation Mr Poole moved that the M D discontinue paying for the street light at Equity, and the owner of the house there be advised so he may arrange to have it transferred to his own name, if he wishes to retain the light • Carried A subdivision applicaton for a 40 acre parcel in NW 36- 32 -27 -4 was considered, and it was noted that Mr Friesen wishes to sell this 40 acre parcel with existing buildings to his son for a home site., and the son will be farming this parcel of land I' along with his other holdings. Mr Bauer moved that Council recommend approval of the subdivision; with deferral of public reserve in full Carried Amendments to the Preliminary Regional Plan by the Town of Strathmore and the Town of Okotoks were considered ✓' ---4 by the meeting, and Mr Poole moved that Council have no objections to these proposed changes Carried mi J There was a brief discussion of the 1976 Financial statement from C R P C , and Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file this as information Carried Building permits issued to John Beekman for a storage building and pump house on Pt NE 8- 33 -23 -4 , and to Czar Resources Ltd for a compressor station on LSD 4 in 2- 33 -25 -4 were referred to the meeting, and Mr. Litz moved approval of these permits as issued. Carried A report received from Alberta. Environment regarding the Wimborne gas plant was referred to the meeting and Mr Berdahl moved to accept and file this report as information Carried SUB NW 36 -32- 27-4 A PREL. REG PLAN CHANGES FIN STATE C R P C 0 BUILDING PERMITS ALTA ENV. WIMBORNE GAS PLANT A letter from the Kneehill Ambulance Society was read to AMB the meeting, and it was noted that the Society is SOCIETY requesting a 2 mill levy based on the equalized assessment,from AM ' M L this year This equals $48,963.90 Mr Poole moved to accept this 2 mill requisition Carried It was noted that a tentative meeting of the Ambulance Society has been arranged for Monday evening, May 16th, 1977 ip�' 3 COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9th., 1977 P 3 A letter from the Administrator of the Three Hills Hospital N W was read to the meeting It noted that Mr N W King KING no longer resides in the rural area which he represents ,f HOS on the Hospital Board They request permission for Mr King BOARD to remain on the Board until the elections which will be held MEMBER this fall Mr Ferguson moved that Mr. Norman W King's appointment to the Hospital Board remain in effect until the elections this fall Carried ACCOUNTS Mr Jeffery then reviewed the accounts, and after discussion Mr. Litz moved approval of the accounts as presented to the meeting Carried Mr Cunningham entered the T._.eting at this time ALTA DIS Alberta Disaster Services have requested a resolution from SERVICES Council approving the up dating of annexes to the Emergency i PLAN Operations plan After discussion of the matter Mr Poole moved as follows- The Council of the M D of Kneehi.11 #48 does hereby approve of the up -dated annexes to the Peacetime Emergency Operations Plan • �� recommended by the Committee which met in Three Hills on March 15th 1977 a copy of the up dated annexes is acknowledged and ordered filed for :1efe_ once (+ Carried There was brief discussion of the special plan of evacuation should any disaster occur at a gas plant !j My Cunningham also asked about obtaining signatures on the Mutual Aid agreement with all the surrounding areas., and it was generally agreed that Mr Walt Oglivie of Alberta Disaster Services would best be able to obtain the required signatures on the agreement Mr King reported to the meeting about the progress with the Ruarkville waterzn— sewer, project and noted that the P B I has agreed to tear down their existing hanger to allow for the proposed route for the lines A proposed replot scheme for development of lots in P B I and Ruarville was reviewed, and after considerable discussion, I! Mr Ferguson moved acceptance of the report as given, and it was agreed that the work continue on the project Carried Mr Cunningham noted he has 18 names on a petition in favour of proceeding with the project Mr King advised the meeting, that the Town of Trochu has agreed to match the M D policy regarding payment to volunteer firemen in lieu of lost wages during: attendance at fire training school at Vermilion Mr King also noted that three men from the Linden Department had attended school in 1976 He further noted that Mr fCunningham and Mr. Jim Schneider of the Town of Three Hills attended the school in 1977, and there will be no lost wages involved for these two men, they being municipal and town employees I M" Ferguson moved that $300 00 be paid for the three men from the Linden Department who attended fire training school in 1976, namely - Lyle Regehr, Leslie Regehr and Rodney Wiebe as no other claims have been received for 1976 from the other departments, and this sum be charged to the Linden Rural Fire Protection area Carried 4 RUARKVILLE WATER & SEWER LOST WAGES FIREMEN AT SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9th, 1977 P 4 Mr Cunningham then left the meeting SWALWELL Mr King and Mr Poole gave a report on a meeting they REPLOT had recently with representatives from C R P C at Swa -well in connection with a proposed replot of certain lots in Swalwell. They noted that C. R P C was tentatively in favour of the proposed replot and Underwood, McLellan and Associato.o have been requested to proceed with the tentative replot scheme There is a meeting arranged for May 17th; 1977, at the Swalwell Community Center at 8.00 P M , for discussions with the residents and interested parties Mr King, Mr Poole and Mr Cunningham will be at the meeting to discuss the proposed replot, a possible modified sewer system, possible water system and a general clean up of the hamlet, etc. Mr Poole inquired about the possible sale of lots to Mr Doug Webb, and it was generally agresi this would not be possible until the replot is completed, which will take at least 4 months, and at that time the lots possibly should be put up for saleby tender, as there are many people interested in purchasing lots in Swalwell. Mr Bauer moved acceptance of the report Carried Mr King also gave a brief report on the Melwood and Dunbar situations and there was brief discussion of these matters No further action was taken at this time, but it was noted that the Dunbar problem is in the hands of the solicitors A letter from the University of Alberta Extension Department regarding a seminar on the new planning act was referred to the meeting The seminar is scheduled for May 17th to 19th at Edmonton Mr King advised the muting that two people have been tentatively registered to attend this seminar Mr Poole moved that Mr John Jeffery and Mrs Jean Wilkinson be authorized to attend this meeting, and if C R P C is not sending Mr Brown as their representative, and if it is possible to register him for the course that he be authorized to attend as well 0 SWALWELL PROBLEMS Is PLANNING ACT SEMINAR Carried ANTI Mr King gave a brief report on the meeting he and Mr JefferyINFLATION had with the Alberta representative for the Anti Inflation Board MEETING They met with him in Edmonton recently and discussed the roll back order, and it appears our only recourse is to re submit our report for consideration Mr Ferguson moved that this be done and the report be accepted as information Carried The meeting then adjourned 1 00 P M A thank you note received the meeting, and Mr. Brown for his full recovery for dinner from 12 00 Noon to DINNER from Mr. Ferguson was read to THANK expressed the concern of Council -,"� YOU MR FERGUSON It was noted that the Banff Refresher Course is scheduled BANFF for June 9th to 11th After discussion about this course EF COURSE and the Firemen's Convention scheduled for June 12th to 14th i Medicine Hat, Mr Campbell moved that Mr Ferguson and Mr Litz, together with Mr King and Mr Jeffery attend the L ff Refresher Course, and Mr Campbell and Mr Bauer attend the fire convention at Medicine Hat.: Carried COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9th 1977 m tin of the P 5 Mr King gave a report of theH1 n9ta Rural Municipal Administrators Association held at Thorhild on April 29th He noted they discussed proposed boundary changes municipal assistance grants, mobile unit licence fees., the proposed planning act, the metric system, the Expropriation Act Homeowner Rebate Act, and the need for a metric co- ordinator, among other things Mr Poole moved acceptance of the report Carried VA MEETING THORHILD ARMAA HEER Mr King advised the meeting that an�easemen must be obtained EASEMENT from Mr Heer for north south access into the Huxley sewage lagoonHUXLEY and after discussion of this problem with Mr Heer, it was LAGOON agreed that the rate of compensation for the easement be SITE increased to $35 00,from $25 00 as previously agreed, this W1 to be an annual payment Mr Campbell moved that from Mr Heer be set at Mr Berdahl moved that be requested to prepare by Mr Heer and the M D the payment for the required easements $35 00 a year Carried Dorman Tainshv Solicitor of Three Hills the necessary easement for signature Carried A letter from the County of Vermilion River regarding the 1977 A S B Tour was referred to the meeting The tour is scheduled for July 11th to 13th Mr Bauer moved that the two council members, the two ratepayer members, together with Mr Norman Soder or Mr. G. Smyth and Mr Jeffery be authorized to attend the tour Carried There was discussion regarding the next A S B meeting which is scheduled for May 16th, and T,.- ^,_e moved that the meo'- ng be held, commencing at 1 30 P M , i zcead of 9 00 A M as there is Court of Revision in the morning, and that the meeting be a combined meeting with Council Carried A letter from Alberta Environment regarding the proposed sale of reclaimed nuisance grounds was read to the meeting and it was noted that the Provincial Government does not wish to exercise its right to purchase any of these lands Mr Paquette and Mr Dobler entered the meeting at this time After discussion about the fcur nuisance grounds which could be sold at this time, Mr Berdahl moved that more details be obtained about the lands concerning legal access, acreages etc , and this matter be discussed again at the next meeting Carried and confirming letter A telephone call /was received from DomTar Chemicals of Calgary in which they advised that they will not supply the fence posts as per their quote of April 15th, 1977 as they did not receive the entire order for posts and bridge planking. After consideration of the other bids received, the next lowest bid was from Revy Lumber at Acme at $1 20 for 3 -4 inch posts and $1 95 for the 5 -6 inch posts Mr Ferguson moved that we order the posts from Revy Lumber at Acme as per the prices quoted in their bid, and as noted above Carried Mr King advised the meeting that the culvert for the Correction Line Road project has been ordered and the tentative delivery date is the end of May or middle of June It is a large culvert and will require extra road right of way for installation and a fair amount of fill 6 L/ri A S B TOUR 1977 SALE RECL NUIS GROUNDS 1 FENCE POST BIDS CORR LINE CULVERT A COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9th, 1977 P 6 Mr Ferguson moved to accept this report as information Carried The new owner of the Lamplighter Inn in Grantvillelns SERVICE requested the M D give consideration to some work on the ROAD service road past the motel, and also requested a check GRANTVILLE on the drainage in the area After discussion Mr Campbell moved that Mr Paquette check this matter, obtain costs involved, and bring a report back to the next meeting Carried Mrs Betty A Toews of Three Hills has requested permission TOEWS to plant trees around the dug out on her land - and it was DUG noted that the dug out is not set back the proper distance 4 OUT from the road TREES & After discussion of tho matter., Mr Berdahl moved that no SET BACK trees may be planted closer than the established set back of 134 feet from the boundary of the property. Carried DUG OUT The meeting was also advised that Mr T Davis had commenced construction of a dug out on the NW 22 31 -25 -4 which was NW 22-•31 too close to the road He was advised by telephone 25 -4 of the required set back and it was noted that to date no further work has been done on the dugout A )tLE A letter from Alberta Transportation regarding axle LOADING weight control of highway loading was referred to the meeting LOAD Mr Brown moved that a copy of our existing load limit by -law ,N LIMIT be forwarded to Alberta Transportation for their consideration CONTROL Carried CU Engineering requested permission for a pipe line crossing PIPELINE for the Orkney Gas Co--Op in the area of the S3,� of 27 -29 -21-4 CROSSINGS It was noted that the line will cross the road which is used mainly by an oil company for access to a well site The road is normally maintained by the oil company Mr Berdahl moved ,.A approval of the crossing by open cut crossing, on the condition that the crossing be properly tamped, and the road be re- gravelled where it has been disturbed Carried Mobil Oil Canada has requested permission for a road crossing between SE 10 and SW 11 in 33 -26 -4. Alberta Transportation has approved the crossing, which is on a ♦� secondary road Mr Litz moved approval of the road crossing as per plans submitted, subject to compliance with municipal regulations for road crossings, and compliance with Provincial requirements Carried Mr Les Hempsey from Alberta Transportation, Red Deer, entered the meeting at this time - approximately 2 05 P M ROAD Mr King advised the Council he had discussed the Swalwell PROJECTS 1977 Access Road with Mr Hempsey at Didsbury recently, and Mr Hempsey outlined to Council the work to be done on this project and the possible funds available from the government for the grading work He also noted that the M D will probably be authorized to do the work It was noted that a 66 foot right of way would be sufficient if it could be backsloped into the fields Mr Hempsey also asked about the articles of agreement for 1977 and was advised that this will be completed as soon as the road program for 1977 is finalized They then briefly reviewed the comments on the 1976 road projects with Mr Hempsey There was also discussion of the Pope Lease Road and enforcement of load limits, etc Mr Paquette asked Mr Hempsey to have a look /P 7 COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9th, 19 117 P 7 at the Sunnyslope Road project presently underway There is a road coming into the Sunnyslope road at approximately a 30 degree angle and Mr Paquette wondered if perhaps this should be changed while they are working on the road Mr Hempsey ✓1 ag-ced to have a look at the road on his way back to Red Deer and contact the office immediately with his recommendations It is noted that he called later in the day and advised Council to purchase the required right of way from Mr Paul Weigum and bring the road in at the proper 90 degree angle as it is a definite hazard in Its present condition He would attempt to have his survey crew at the project tomorrow to survey the required right of way, so as not to delay completion of the project Mr Hempsey left the meeting at this time - approximately 2 30 P M A letter was received from Rockyview Gas Co -Op for PIPELIBE permission for road crossings to serve their members with CROSSINGS gas, and they noted that all road crossings will be bored unless rock obstacles make it necessary to open cut a road and permission will be requested from Council for such a crossing Mr. Poole moved that the Rockyview Gas Co -Op Ltd be advised of Council's policy regarding road crossings Carried Allied Land Services Ltd requested permission for a road t/1 crossing for CDC Oil & Gas Ltd , at SE 25- 28 -24 -4, as per plan submitted Mr Poole moved approval for this road crossing subject to compl' -nee with Municipal regulations Carried Underwood, McLe]]an & Associates Ltd , on behalf of the Town of Three Hills requested permission for a road crossing in connection with the new water wells for the town, as per plans submitted After discussion of the plans, it was moved by Mr Ferguson that approval fcr the road crossing be given on condition that the 100 foot ..et back from the road be maintained f- a t1hr well to the point where the line crosses the municipal road Carried BECKER Mr Poole advised the meeting of his discussions with Mr Art PURCHASE Becker regarding the proposed sale to Mr. Becker of a small LAND parcel of land owned by the M D in the SW 16- 29 -24 -4 He noted SW 16 that Mr Becker was willing to pay $300 00 for the parcel of land 29 -24 -4 Awl provided he received a separate title for the parcel Mr Campbell moved that the land be sold to Mr Becker for the sum of $300 00 only on condition that the parcel be consolidated back into title with the balance of the quarter section and if this is not agreeable to Mr Becker, the land to be sold at public auction at some future time Carried Mr. King advised the meeting regarding the Bircham property BIRCHAM which had been discussed on the recent road tour Mr Spence PROPERTY Alberta Surveyor for the Land Titles Office has advised SUBDIVISION that he would accept a transfer of the property by description & ROAD if that portion of the road was closed CLOSURE BY-LAW After discussion of the matter, Mr Brown moved first reading 829 to by -law 829, this being a by -law to close that portion of the road allowance described as follows That portion of road widening as shown on Plan 2611 J K, being that portion of the south 188 feet of the north 288 feet of the NE of 3- 29 -25 -4 which lies to the east of the station grounds on Plan RY 231, and to the west of the east 16 5 feet of the said quarter section,con tn.ning 0 86 of an acre 8 COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9th, 1977 P 8 Reserving unto Her Majesty all mines and minerals Carried Unanimously Mr Lerdahl moved second reading to by --law 829 Carried Unanimously The proposed closure must now be advertised in the Capital ROAD The problem which Mr Rich.ara Toews owner of the NE of 26 ACCESS 29 -25 -4 has run into regarding access to his land was then R TOEWS discussed NE 26- Mr Toews and previous owners have for many years gained 29 -25 -4 access to the quarter by road access which crosses the NW of 26 On investigation it appears that the road was never surveyed, and Mr Ellis Reimer owns the entire quarter section The area now used as a road covers approximately 3 acres M,- After discussion of the problem; Mr Ferguson moved that negotiations be carried out with Mr Reimer and Mr Toews with a view to purchase of the required 4 acres for CG road access with the M D and Mr Toews sharing the costs, of the purchase of the land., at a price of approximately $500 00 to $600 00 an acre, that a subdivision be requested "Fro to to remove the 4 acres from Mr Reimer's quarter section, and blN3: the 4 acres be consolidated into title with the NE of 26 and covered by a restrictive covenant so that it may not be sold as a separate parcel, and further that Mr Toews still maintain the access as a private road as he has done in the past Carried ROAD The matter of a small road diversion in the NW 4- 30 -25 -4 DIVERSION containing 0 52 acre, was discussed, and it was noted that NW 4-30 - this diversion is no longer required 25 -4 Mr Brown moved that the said road diversion containing 0 52 of an acre more or less as shown on Plan 4303 E Z be cancelled and returned to the quarter section from which it came, providing V11 the owner of the balance of the quarter section is agreeable to accepting the land and to paying the costs involved in registration of the transfer Carried ROAD DIV The matter of a road diversior in the NW of 3 30 -25 -4 was NW 3 -30 -25 also discussed and it was noted that there is no road diversion excepted from the title to this quarter section Mr King ✓1 agreed to look into this matter further and bring a report back to the next meeting of Council Mr Brown advised that Garrett Motors have today delivered DELIVERY the new trucks and Mr Poole moved approval of the accounts V NEW TRUCKS submitted, on condition that the trucks meet all specifications Carried AUTH PAYMENT Mr Bauer moved that the 1973 4 x 4 truck be advertised for sale by tender SALE 4 x 4 Carried BY TENDER Mr Don Rees from Alberta Energy 0 Natural Resources entered ALTA the meeting at this time, Mr Arnold Jensen of Huxley also ENERGY entered the meeting Mr Redes out Xned the problem with the FLOWING two llowin wells on the a near g r/�ensen an � Fawcett farms He feels WELLS the wells should be plugged off and Mobil Oil have admitted responsibility for drilling the holes and are willing to pay costs involved in plugging the wells off, at this time A few years down the road they may not be so willing to do this, and the costs may be much higher if the wells break open and flow more heavily than at present The cost of plugging the well would be 9 I�� L 9 11 COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9th, 1977 P g between $1500 00 and $2000 00 Mr Jensen again stated that he requires the water for his cattle, and Mr Fawcett will likely be using the water for cattle this year also After a very lengthy discussion of the matter, including the possibility of this area being a natural spring area and also the possibility that Mr Jensen might not get water by drilling a well on his own property, Mr Jensen left the meeting; after stating that he would not dispute the decision of Council, After discussion of a possible solution, Mr Poole moved that Mr Fawcett and Mr Jensen be advised that the M D anticipates having the wells plugged off, by the end of July 1977, and they should arrange to drill wells on their own land prior to that date Should they not find water on their own land, the M D will give further consideration to the possibility of leaving the wells open, but if no wells hav been drilled in an attempt to find water by that date the�weolisgwill be plugged off Carried Mr Rees then left the meeting GRAVEL A complaint was received by the office from Mr Floyd Thiessen TRUCKS of Linden regarding one of our gravel trucks not stopping at a STOP stop sign Mr Thiessen was required to brake very hard, skiddingIGNS his tires and going sideways in the road to avoid a collusion Mr Dobler had discussed this complaint with the drivers Mr Ferguson moved that the men be informed that they must stop at all stop signs and obey all traffic regulations and if any further complaints are received regarding non - compliance with this directive from Council Council will be forced to consider more drastic steps to ensure compliance by the men Carried REQUEST I Cal- -Alta Construction Ltd have re g uested ermission to rent FOR USE one motor scraper and one sheepfootpacker for work they are OF MACHINE R`. er doing for the Town of Thee H_lls After discussion of the matt, ALTA Mr Ferguson moved that Cal Alta be advised we do not have a LTD motor scraper available for -ant, but could provide a sheepfoot packer Carried !' A letter from Alberta TransportEtion, Bridge Branch regarding ALLINGHAM the Allingham Bridge in NW 26- 31 -26 -4 was referred to the meeting BRIDGE They have imposed a limit of 10 tons on this bridge if the M.D replaces the stripdeck and handrails Mr Paquette advised that when the crew started to work on the bridge it ✓� was found necessary to replace both levels of the deck as it was rotten He also pointed out that this fob will take most of the bridge planking just purchased and noted that Crown Mart have another small load available at the same price Mr Poole moved that another load of bridge planking be purchased V11 from Crown Mart at the price as quoted in their recent bid Carried It was agreed that the necessary signs be posted at the Allingham Bridge to advise the traffic of the load limit of 10 tons Applications for work from Ted Cardwell, Danny Platt WORK Mary Davis and Dale Toews were referred to the meeting, and APPLICATION Mr Poole moved that these applications be referred to Mr Paquette Carried 10 C • • U COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9th; 1977 Mr. Robert Cranston has submitted azoffer for purchase of the CP 15 LeTourneau Ripper and the CP 13 Ateco Ripper of $400 00 It had previously been agreed these rippers would be taken to an auction sale near Edmonton After discussion of the matter; Mr Ferguson moved that a scrap metal dealer be contacted to determine the value of the rippers as scrap metal and this matter be tabled pending receipt of this information CArried P 10 HULSE RIPPERS R CRANSTON Mr King advised the meeting that he had contacted Mr Tony HOPKINS Hopkins recently regarding the gravel at the Elvin location CONST He advised that his dragline was in Edmonton and he could not RIVER move into this area for at least a month However he stated GRAVEL he would come over and have a look at the location and will contact the office prior to coming Mr King also noted that he had received a complaint about ROCKS IN rocks in the ditch on the Graff land just north of the Carbon DITCH turn off Mr Bauer moved that Mr Poole contact Mr Metzger GRAFF LAND regarding this matter Carried FENCING There was a brief discussion regarding the need for fencing M ANDERSON the stock pile at the Merle Anderson location, and Mr Dobler 4 STOCK PILE stated he did not feel this would be necessary v Mr Brown reported that he had made a personal inspection McKEE of the McKee North to #9 Road in Division 1 and also the #9 ROAD alternate route for McKee to go approximate-y k mile south DIV 1 and west 1 mile to the light coat surfacing The new grading approved at the previous meeting of council involves approximately 32 miles of rebuilding what is now a fair machinery road Mr Brown advised that Mr McKee is strongly in favour of the road project, but Mr Gerald Leonhardt who lives nearby stated he is happy to leave the road "as is f1 Mr Brown estimated the total cost would be about $50,000 00 Oil well revenue is minimal Mr Brown then stated the expense of rebuilding the 32 miles would not be justified in his opinion and he felt that he had made a mistake in voting for approval of the same Mr Berdahl gave a rebuttal and stated that he had personally looked over many other roads which have been done recently and some proposed for the 1977 road program In many cases the need was no greater yet they were approved. He charged that the statement of Mr Brown showed discrimination against Division 1 and against that area in the south east corner in particular He further stated the McKee North road has first priority and he did not wish to have it removed from the program and any other road or roads substituted Considerable discussion followed regarding the pros and cons of the Cp project Mr Brown moved that the motion of Council as passed and recorded in the minutes of April 25th page 11, be rescinded and that approval for the grading of the McKee - #9 Road be taken from the list of the approved projects for 1977 The vote showed four in favour of the motion and three against and was declared CARRIED Mr Berdahl asked to be recorded as opposed 11 f 2 COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9th, 1977 P .11 Considerable further discussion then followed regarding the McKee Road and Mr Berdahl was asked to give the matter dump sander truck for demonstration at our shop on ,n DEMO further thought and perhaps suggest an alternate It was on their own without obligation Some Councillors and foremen TRUCK finally agreed that Council again inspect the McKee job and L Lcr froze the solicitors for our i_IL ,L..,.__ce company have R BLUNT that this be done on Wednesday, May 11th:, 1977 damage claim for his reported accident on September 10th, 1975 Council is requested to appoint an official spokesman to attend the ROAD Mr Poole asked for information regarding an agreement obtained ACCESS about 1955 to 1957 PUBLIC from W A Downe for a road access on the SW SW 6 6 -29 - east side of SW 6- -29 -23 4 this matter Mr King agreed to ?ook up the records and report back to a DOWNE later meeting type of oil to fill holes COUNCIL Mr Poole advised Council there are complaints about the only resident of Grainger allowing garbage to blow around and also that he is keeping too much livestock for the few lots which he owns This will be investigated GRAINGER RESIDENT COMPLAINT RE GARBAGE ""' �--+ w...+ �i�inww�wwwwww�ew�i�il�w�w�wwww�wwl�Illlwwwllwwww�llllwlle�wwww�w�wr -w ww wwesrm+ °... °; ,. • ^.��_. - Council was advised that King Seagrave is bringing a dual dump sander truck for demonstration at our shop on ,n DEMO Thursday, May 12th at 3 00 P M The company arranged this SANDER on their own without obligation Some Councillors and foremen TRUCK may be able to attend L Lcr froze the solicitors for our i_IL ,L..,.__ce company have R BLUNT advised that Robert L Blunt is proceeding with his CT ION damage claim for his reported accident on September 10th, 1975 Council is requested to appoint an official spokesman to attend the court hearing It was agreed that previous correspondence be \A looked up and referred to Council on Wednesday,May 11th, 1977 Mr R Campbell referred brieflv to the following MIS PUBLIC Mr '; ugh McLean requested erection of some deer crossinfT WORKS signs near the Buffalo Jump Park Mr Paquette is to check this matter The pavement east of Trochu perhaps should have an oil coat and V", chips Mr Paquette stated that they are using a rubberized type of oil to fill holes COUNCIL Mr Poole moved that Council meeting co-itinue on f.dnesday, TO MEET May 11th, 1977„ with inspection of the roads in Di,ision 1 AGAIN and any other business MAY 11/77 Carried Mr Poole tren left '-he meeting approximately 5.30 P M � `Aw. Mr Dobler advised that some municipal roads are suffering undue damage from our own_ equipment when m-)ving in wet weather The D -7 and dozer recently being hauled on the low boy east of Swalwell ✓A had to be unloaded and the road was badly chewed up Mr. Paquette agreed to give better route instructions in future Mr Berdahl_ advised that the road from Carbon east to its sewage lagoon and north to the Pope Lease is in rather poor condition, partly due to the Village ,vork Drift soil has also added to the problem north of the lagoon This is to be inspected Mr Berdahl also referred to bad conditions on parts of the Pope Lease road Mr Paquette stated that some of the worst pares vo) are being fixed and Mr Dobler suggested that the east 3 miles will need to be redone Mr Berdahl asked about Council policy in allowing use of road allowances by farmers and advised that I,,cKee and Leonhardt are in dispute regarding a .o - -tion of the road allowance west of 34- 27 -20 -4 Mr King stated !1 that original road allowances are public unless officially leased or sold, by Council The road in question is believed to be a public road Mr Bauer moved that the meeting do now ad3ourn until 8 30 A M Wednesday May 11th 1977 Carried - Time Aod urnment - 6.00 P MJOURNMENT - - - -- -Reeve -- - - - -- - -- - Secretary- - i ...... 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Kneehill 100 00 12v644o21 Training Payroll Account 30052A 30112 of lei D of Kneehill 37;065 75 Payroll 30113 Alberta Assoc of M.D °S 112 14 Car Pool 30114 A G T. 505 47 Account 30115 Allies' Farm Equipment 51 15 Machine repairs 30116 Alberta Blue Cross 184. 80 Employee benefits 30117 Alberta Health Care 588 40 390 48 Medicare Lights 30118 Alberta Power Ltd Streetn water 30119 Alberta White Trucks Ltd 70 07 Repairs 301.20 Allied Tools Ltd 42 °95 1046 Material (Gravel) 30121 30122 Border Paving Ltd Beaver Lumber „93 41 16 Material (Lumber) 30123 Brenda Auto Supply Ltd 725 74 33 6e00 Inventory rep,0 r- Sanitary Landfill y 30124 30125 Eric Bowhay Brake Drome Company Ltd 131 45 Repairs Inventory 303.26 Canadian National Railways 1.21 55 6,92 Equipment Rentals Street Lights 30127 Calgary Power Limited 30128 30129 Commerce Capital Trust Canadian Pacific Limited 17 -3 80 4,76 63 Pension Equipment Rentals 30130 Crown Mart 54 25 52.80 Shop Supplies Shop Supplies 30131 Crane Supply 4 00 Meals 30132 Robert Cranston 30133 Crown Mart 13.20 ;framing material 30134 Carbon Valley Motors 73.37 76 60 .fuel Mileage & Meals 30135 30136 Alex Cunningham Clean Sweep Products Ltd 334 00 -Shop supplies 30137 Village of Carbon 6000 00 Rec Grant 30138 Canadian Western Natural Gas 157067 Accounts 30139 Central Disposal Ltd 3672 44 Sanitary Landfill Fire Protection 30140 City of Drumheller 1520.00 6043 75 Material 30141 Dow Chemical Ltd 38.00 Meals & Mileage 30142 30143 John Dorn Downey Supplies Ltc. 27 35 Repairs 3OU-14 City of Drumheller 2513. 00 323 99 Rec Grant Group Insurance 30145 Dominion Life Assurance 30146 Drumheller Radiator Shop 36 50 Repairs 307.47 30148 Ruben Ehrmann Five Village Weekly 77 60 5000 Mileage Sanitary Landfil 30149 Garrett Motors 9,60 5265 58 Fuel Fuel 30150 30151 Gulf Oil Canada Anthony Greke 26.80 Mileage 301.52 303.53 30154 30155 301 -56 30157 Gehring° s Transport Ltd Doreen Grue Gestetner Canada Ltd Muttons Limited Johnson Hart Dean Haugh JI: ..” - .Ww . 38,05 Freight 64.90 Tax Rebate 290 23 Print &: Statlonar 553 19 Repair- Inventory 40 „20 Mileage 37 56 Min Benefit u 3015$ Alvin Hagel 66 00 Repairs & Equip 30159 marl Gun(Ilach 19 20 Mileage 30160 H T Howe & Son 266 89 Inventory & Repair 30161 Imperial Oil Ltd 602 55 Fuel 30162 Imperial Oil Ltd 11 50 Fuel 30163 Jack's Service 165 77 Fuel 30164 Harvey Jesske 4.00 Meals 30165 J C Jeffery 14.8 00 Staff Mileage 30166 Murray Jensen 10 00 Fee for hater Hauling 30167 Kneehill Ambulance 24,481 95 Requisition for 1977 3016$ Kirk's Sheet Metal 120 Repairs 30169 G.G. King 109 $0 Mileage & In service trair 30-170 Albert Kimmel 4 40 Mileage 30171 Kneehill Ambulance 629 00 Protective Service 30172 L & R Tire & Auto 37 40 Repairs & Tools 30173 Linden Agri- Centre 92 13 Fire Protection 30174 Macleod's 69 94 Shop Supplies 30175 Manulife 316 02 Group Insurance 30176 Mainline Farm Sales 613 47 Inventory & Repair 0177 Oliver Industrial ,92 40 Inventory 30178 O.K. Tire Store 10 00 Repairs 30179 Pardee Equipment Ltd 136 84. Repairs 3ol8o Power Electric Co 1334 00 Radio Supplies 301$1 Plains Western Gas 121 19 Utilities 30182 Provincial Treasurer 30 00 Printing & Sta�.4oner- 30183 J C Jeffery -Petty Cash 36 13 Postage & Micc 301$4 T C Pa,;uette 16 00 Meals 301$5 Rema Tip Top Dist 13 $0 Fuel 301$6 Registrar Land Titles 200 00 L T 0 Fees 301$7 Russelsteel Ltd 152 76 Machinery Repairs 3018$ Rollies Motor Prod 225 05 Repairs & Fuel 301$9 Henry Rice 60 00 Trees RE Park 30190 Regional Resources 532 36 Association Fees 30191 Reliable Engine Ser 799 >71 N- achinery & Equip 30192 Swiss Village Motel 15 00 Convention Expenses 30193 Safety Supply Co 82 95 Shop Suppl=ies 301.94 South Side Frame 24, 00 Machinery & Equip 301.95 Peter Spilchen 2.80n80, Staff Convention 30196 Glenn Smyth 4.1 6o Mileage 30197 Albert Sewand 112 11 Tax Rebate 30198 Sweda International 2570 00 Office Equipment 30199 Texaco Canada Ltd 944.29 Fuel 30200 Town OF Trochu 2406 68 Recreation Grant 30201 Town of Three Hills 10000 00 Recreation Grant `f 3$2032 E -.-J .- Th-o pps s n- -TTuck - -24+& 00- C a n c e 1 p a 30203 Trentham Transport 132..25 Freight & Express 30204 Thermo Trailer Sery 375 15 Machinery & Equip 30205 Tomahawk Business 45 00 Maintenance of Equip ?0206 Three Hills Bakery 26 28 Seminar 30207 Three Hills Pop Shop 44.80 Freight Express & Cartak 3020$ Trochu Motors 38 85 Fire Protection & Fuel 30209 Three Hills Mayfair 81 57 Seminar 30210 Universal Sale - Service 190 05 Repairs 30211 University of Alta 140 00 In Service Training 30212 Union Tractor Ltd 276 38 Repairs 30213 Underwood McLellan 165 1.7 Sewage Collection 30214 Richard. Vickery 4 00 Meals 30215 Vaughn's 210 80 Repairs etc 30216 Weich Industries Ltd 126 27 Repairs 30217 Wescan Power System 481 50 Capital Machinery 30218 John R Wadosky 23 62 Minimum Benefit ,,,�. . 14 r � U • 30219 30220 30221 30222 30223 30224 30225 30226 30227 30228 30229 ;1 ()230 .0231 30 232 Jack Watson Sports Inc 19 80 Parks A .A.M.D . 22,502 84 March Billing Albei to Power Ltd 652 85 Accounts Ralph Brown 630 13 Council Fees A.W. Bauer 590 63 Council Fee;, A A M D 132799 85 April Billing Reg Campbell 37$ 32 Council Fees G.A. Berdahl �,-2Lv 61 Council Fees G W Poole 339 29 Council Fees T Fergu:;on 357 21 Council Fees Leonard Litz L;ah, 12 Council Fees Public Service Pension 6,$18 €34 Pension Receiver General 1T142 11 Income Ta)r etc Garrett Motors 12,124 00 New Trucks Page 4