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AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 31st, 1977
Not ce that Judicial Recount Will be Made re
Fro Agenda o October 24th
(20 Budget Review
3 (21
4. (23
5 (24
6 (33
7 ( 39�
Division 2
Park Family Card of Appreciation
Report re Albert Steiner
Building Permits Dale iiecktor, Donald F Gordon& Glenn Schmaltz
Set up Committees for 1977 73 year
By law for Court of Revision Members
8 Rev ew of Items to be discussed with Starland at 10.00
9 C L P C Notice of meeting November 9th, 1977
10 11in ster of Municipal Affairs -- Drumheller Hospital Board Member
11 Rep )rt re Office Staff
12 Dev lopment Appeal Time A Biachert Wimborne
13 Vil age of Linden Proposed Annexation
14. Rep rt G G King Proposed Recreation Boundaries, etc.
15 Rap rt Retirement Social Lloyd Williams County of Stettler
16 Add tional Building Permits approved
17 Minutes from Three Hills School Division Meeting
18 Report re Proposed Swalwcll Sewage System
19 CU Engineering - Road crossings - Kneehill Gas Co Op
20 Alta Power Line Extension
21. Hudson Bay Oil & Gas Water for oil well
22 Underwood, McLellan Ruarkville Replot
23 Miacellaneous items
COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 31st, 1977
The meeting of Council which was adjorned on Monday, October 24th,
was reconvened at 9 °00 A M , on Monday October 31st, 1977
with all Councillors Present
Mr. G G King , Secretary Treasurer was present, and Mrs Jean 'A
Wilki son was present and recorded the minutes
Mr K41ng advised Council that a Judicial Recount has been
reque
ted by Mr Otto Hoff, Candidate for councillor for
JUDICIAL
Divis
on 2 and notice of a hearing to set the time and date
REC0UNT
for such
recount served on the Municipal District
ELECTION
This tatter
was briefly discussed and it was noted that Mr
DIV 2
King
as Secretary Treasurer will be required to be present
not received within the
at th
recount in order to turn over the ballot boxes, etc.
d time period.
to the
Judge
Mr Be
Mr. Bauer
moved to acknowledge receipt of the Notice of Motion
Carried'
Council
then reviewed the budget figures as prepared by
BUDGET
Mr Jeffery,
Assistant Secretary- Treasurer It appears that
REVIEW
there
may be a surplus this year. There was discussion
regarding
keeping the center dump trailer of Linden Contractors
hired
for another two weeks, and it was agreed this should be
f
done and
the matter reviewed again at the next Council meeting.
It was
also agreed that Mr. P quette and Mr Remnel should
come to
the meeting later today to discuss public works and
gravelling
problems.
LAr Berdahl
moved to accept and file the budget review
Carried
A car of appreciation from the Park Family was read to
Counc Mr. Poole moved to accept and file
Carried
Mr Ki g advised Council that Mr. Albert Steiner of Fort
St. Join has not contacted the office with regard to his
proper :y Pt N4: 1433 234 which is under tax recovery
procee ings. After discussion of the matter and procedure
to be Followed, Mr Poole moved that Mr Peter Snilchen
Assess r appraise thc. property and bring a report back
to the next Council meeting
Carried
Three uilding permits
Carbon for trailer for
double car garage and
Principal residence in
approve of the Dermits
CARD OF
TH=ANKS
PARK FAMILY
PT NTH 14
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V% A STEINER
issued were considered- Dale Hecktor BUILDING
farm help, D F. cordon Swalwell for PERMITS
Glenn Schmaltz for a single family ISSUED
Swalwell. Mr Ferpuson moved to
as issued
Carried
Items o be discussed with the representatives of the M D MEETING
of Sta.-land at the joint meeting; today were then reviewed WIT? STARLAND
as fol ows
Sandin. the River Hill at the Tolman Bridge
Fire T ips `
Possib a gravel source at Tolman Bridge east side of river
Kneehi 1 Sanitary Land Fill Operation and Regional Land Fill Site
Ambulance Services
Wood fl r camp sites
Access to land alon., the river policy reryardinr road construction
A noti a has been received from C P. P C that its annual C R P C
meetin will be held on November 9th and election of the ANNUAL ✓1
Execut ve will take place at that time MEETINI
The Mi
ister of Municipal Affairs
has written advising that
Counci
may appoint a member to represent
the M D on the
DRUMHELLER.
Drumhe
ler Hospital Board, due to
the fact that the nomination
HOSPITAL
paper
or Mrs Irene Andrews was
not received within the
tD MEMBER
requir
d time period.
APPOINTMENT
Mr Be
dahl moved that Mrs Irene
Andrews be apnointed as
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retire entative from the lr D of Kneehill on the Drumheller
Hospital Board
Carried
Mr. King advised Council regarding the applications received
for the job vacancy in the office, and briefly JOB
revieviled the aPPlimtions received. VACANCY
Air Jeffery had felt that I;iss Linda Shearlaw of Red OFFICE
Deer formerly of Three Hil13) best suited for the
job
Mr King, reviewed the terms of a f
P y or her with a bonus
at the end of six months
Mr Bauer moved to aceent the renort and to authorize
hiring Miss Shearlaw on the terms as outlined
Carried
Ifr A
Buchart of Calgary has filed a letter of appeal
against
the decision of the Devonment Officer with regard
DEV APrEAL
to his
trailer located in Wimborne
DATE & TIME
Mr. Poole
moved that an anneal hearing be held on
A BUCHART
Moi•eia),
November 280h, 1977 at 10.15 A M , in the Municipal
Office
in Three ailis, and the notice of the appeal hearing
V1
b,3 adv
rtised in the local saner
Carried
s ?�'
r read a letter received from the Local Authorities
�'oard
ith regard to annexation of land into the Village of
VILLAGE
Linden
There was discussion regarding the annexation of
LINDEN
the road
into the village as well This has not been
ANNEXATION
- -eaues
ed'y the village Mr. Poole moved to acce±t and
file this
letter as information
VA
Carried
Repres ntatives from the If D of Starland entered the
meeting. at this time
All co ncillors and Mr Simnson the Secretary Treasurer
were ii attendance
%ga:d r wn welcomed them and there was brief discussion
nn the recent elections, and discussion renardin�-
the me hod of recordinn minutes at council meetings.
The sa dini of the Tolman River Dill was
,:as ap.: eed that Starland woulc. sand the
mo° r_hs of November, January an 3 March,
sand i durinc the months of December
It was
arrant
Taylor
Inere
a;reed
discussed and it
hill durin:� the
and Kneehill would
February and April
ar,reed that Tyr Berdahl should work out an alternate
:went with the County of Wheatland with retard to the
Sidin,,; Hill
as brief discussion re{ >ardinF; fire calls and it was
no change was necessary in the arrangements
The M of Starland noted they had purchased three water
tanks nd Pumps with the provincial zovernment Prant.
They ale attempting to keep one tank to be used for haulin-
,irinkizv, water only. The three tanks are alllocated at
Zheii offfice in Morrin The Y.D of Kneehill advised
that t ey also purchased three tanks on the same
basis, one is located at Carbon, one at Three Hills and
one At Wimborne
'Mere iMs discussion regarding fire -protection and Starland
noted a volunteer fire brid!nage Association has been formed
in the :r area and the association purchases all the necessary
equipment for all the fire trucks in the M D , and the M D
deals only with the Association, rather than with each
indivi ual area Trucks are improved on a rotating basis
Starla I d nays out about $11,500 00 a year for fire protection
MEETING WITH
M D STARLAND
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Council Meetin- October 31st, 1977
They ave found this system has worked very well so far P 3
It wa noted that the M D of Kneehill does not have total
fire rotection for all areas, and levies a special tax
for t ose areas which are covered by fire ^rotection.
There was brief discussion reg;ardinp the shortane of
,:rave in the M D of Kneehill
Ambulance service was then discussed
The M D of Starland noted their ambulance service has
Just recently been organized and although service ^iven
so far has been good, the o?eration of the business
end of the service requires some improvement.
M D c1tarland has two representatives on the ambulance
board. A doctor from Drumheller trains a pari Medic
crew to operate the ambulance
The n eehill Ambulance Society is run by volunteer help
with J�e M D looking after the bookkeenin^ for the society,
and c lectjon of accounts
The Salitary Land Fill problem was discussed and problems
the M of Kneehill is running into were reviewed
The M of Starland noted their nuisance -round sites
have improved greatly since their utility officer was
placed in charge of the sites. They have 7 sites
Fencin- of the sites and su- ervision was also discussed
A rer e i al land fill site was discussed, as well as tl. dump
box ty.e of cneration.
The pr blew of demand for access to land alon^ the Red Deer
River as discussed The cost of roads into this area
would e prohibitive and the roads would be very dangerous
in win er and in wet weather. It was noted that the N D
is not obligated to construct a road at any time.
Access through another person's land was also discussed
and it was noted that this t_y;,e of access does cause problems
Comt)en
discus
ation raid by oil companies for well sites was briefly
ed
It was noted that neither municipality renvs�roe0oaLlowancPa
Starla d noted that if a problem retarding an undeveloped road
allowa ce develors between adjoining land owners, the M D
divide the road alln %•aance between the parties, and if this
still s not satisfactorv., the Parties are required to fence
off th road allowance and it can not be farmed.
Mr Po le inCuired if the M.D of Starland sunnijes wood for
campfires at its camp sites, ant' they stated they do not, but
sometiries private individuals will haul wood there
There as brief discussion rcc-arding work done at -arks and
cer,ete ies
The ne tinp then adjourned for clinner between 12.00 Yoon and 1 00 P.t,
Mutual Aid Agreements were then discussed and it was ^.enerally
agreed that it was very difficult to obtain an agreement between
all su rounding municinaiities, an separate a. ^reements an- geared
to be e best solution
Access roads being installed by oil companies cause rroblems
in the M D. Starland an-1 the policy of the It D. of Kneehill
regard -�; access to munici -al roads was reviewed, and it was
agreed that a cony of our Dolicy would be forwarded to Starland
Safety aspects of the access onto municipal roads was also discusser ?.
The nui
for han
co-Y of
sauce by law recently - assert by the M D. of Fnedtll
let areas also was discussed and it was a -reel that a
this by -law be sent to Starlan,4 for their infornatinn
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COUNCIL MEETING OCTOPER 31st, 1977
Load imits were also discussed, with particular reference
to th axle load limits which is being imnlemented by the
Provi cial Government
It wa_ arreed that this matter must be discussed with
Alber a Transportation and others at the Fall Convention
There
+)lant
and M
rebui
was discussion regardin« grants to existing seed
for renovations and new slant construction
Poole noted that the plant at Heiseker must he
t as renovations would not be sui.table
The s pervision of crews was then discussed.
and K eehill noted that the monthly meeting of the Shon
and F remen Committee helps solve nroblens before they
becomt serious.
Starl nd noted they have two public works supervisors,
one t look after the road Patrols, the rravellinq and
oilin and the sho,, and one who looks after the public
works crew
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Mr P�quette and Mr Remrel entered the meeting at this time
There was brief discussion re(*ardinr hosdtal budget cutbacks
by the Provincial Government, and it was noteO that lack
of ma a¢ement and administration might be partly responsible
for closure of hospital beds
The n ed for navin5 Highway 27 east was also discussed and
it wa arreed that both municipalities should write Alberta
Trans ortation requestin^ that this road be raved in 19708
The d le -ation from Starland thanked Council for
hosti R the meetin^- and sunnlyins, the dinner and then left
It wa arreed that a truck crossing= ahead sign should be
insta led Nest of SF1 23 31--24 4 because of the well access
road omin.�, onto this road.
VA
V�rGa
TRUCK �f ��Ci
CROSSING
AHEAD SIGN VI
Mr Re
nel was asked if Linden Contractors center dump truck
has been
workin^ all week and Mr Remnel advised Council the
REPORT RE
truck
worked a very short time and then was off for most of
GRAVEL CREY
the week
on private work.
ETC
It was
a ^reed that if the truck cannot stay on the job full
time another
truck should be obtained
Mr Rempel
outlined the wort: the crew is loin- now.
The matter
of the account owing for road damn ^e by JoAAn
& MIS
Truck'
c; was discussed The account is not naia and it should
r PUBLIC
be fo
lowed up
WORKS
Various
problems with re;-ard to roads were referred to Mr
Paquette
Mr Br
wn noted the area just north of the Village of Acme
betweea
the road and the tracks requires some work C p R
has a-
eed to the removal of its fence at this location,
and tha
area should be levelled and seeded to mass
The ditch
south of the Linden Cemetery is overt-rown with
cararya
a and this shoul<!. be cleaned out
�A
It was
asrree -? that Honkins Construction shoul.a look at the
J Lo wan
site to determine where the crusher coulJ be located
prior loo moving to that site
Mr Paquette noted that the dirt work for the bridfie at the
F Art location has been comrleted and the fence renlaced
It was a,,reed that Mr Art, the Option Holders' solicitor. and
Louis Latimer should be notified the wort: has been completed
There
the ri
into t
¢navel
was discussion rerardin^ possible -ravel sunnly across
ver at the Tolman location and Sennuas land Access
hese areas is very difficult but if there is sufficient
would be feasible
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Mr C mpbell and Mr Paquette noted they had inspected MIS
the a ea at the Elvin River Location and they felt there rUPLIC WORKS
was c nsiderable gravel there Access in to the location
would be difficult but is possible
Mr. C mpbell moved that the M D obtain leases from the
Provi cia.l Government for the two areas namely
In The River Easterly portion of Section 2 34 22 4
In The River throuryh part of Section 34 an' Pt of Section 35 in
33 22
Carried
Mr B rdahl rquested Oris Rodgers test for gravel in the
river just off the Pope Lease road, and it was agreed that this should
be do e /
Mr P q_uette advised that sand and salt is now being mixed
for u e this winter and a quantity will be hauled to Carbon
for s orage at the Carbon shop loation
After discussion regarding
land fill, Mr Bauer moved
- aftchi ery and the Kneehill
charged for this wort. at ,a,
perms sions being obtained
the nit required for the sanitary
that the new pit he duf* by It D
Sanitary Land Fill Committee be
ovenment rates, subject to necessary
Carried
After further discussion regardinn access into the river
for E avel removal; Hr Toole moved that the Road Committee 1
have zi look at the locations outlined by V'r Camnbell to '
deter ine if road access would be possible
Carried
Mr P Quette had obtained prices from Fverall Construction
for s ockpilin,: cold mix for the M D
Prices quoted were
M D supply the oil
Evera 1 supply the -ravel
Stock iled it the V D Shop in Three Kills 112 50 a ton
M D. Eupply the oil and ;ravel
After discussion, Mr Ferguson
an ag eement with Everall Cons
a supply of cold mix for the V
as ou lined above; is suitable
$9 00 a ton
moved that the M D enter into
truction to nix and stock rile
D on whatever arrangement,
tc both the iA D and the company
Carried
-° Air P. mnel and Mr Paquette left the neetin^ at this time
1877 - -75
The s t un of committees for the 1977 -73 year was then reviewed COMMITTEES
There was discussion regarding the Re;,ional Resource Project
Commit tee
Mr. P ole moved that a new application be submitted on behalf ✓`
of th M D for assistance under the NIP and RAP nrograms
Carried
There as also discussion re <- ardin; members on the A S B
and Mi Campbell noted that all councillors are invited to
atten the Repional A S B Conference which is being field
in Th ee hills on ?d ;vember 30th, commencin? at 11? 1100 A.m
It wall noted that Mr Harold Mueller's terx ,- on the A S B
exI s this year he havin served for two years
N
VA
000"ILM�s� d
6"Te"PR list, 1977
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Mr. er ^uson moved that the committees fir 1977-78 year be
as f lIOws..
1 Auxiliary Hospital, Nursing Home 8 Road Committee e
Three Year Terra --- "" "- "" -_ °'-
------------------------- - - - - -- P r Campbell
A FerF uson G A Berdahl
W Bauer J C
2 mbulance
A Ferguson
3. algary- Res- ional- Planning -Comm
-
W Brown
VT Bauer, Alternate
4
5.
r
6
7
0
amps ,rounds
W Poole,
W Bauer
G Campbell
orman Soder
rumheller Health Unit
A Berdahl
A Ferguson
nnloyee- Committee
T-' Brown
0 Campbell
C Litz
creation Boards
me -- Linden R i' Brown
rrinSton, A W Bauer
L G Litz., Alternate
ree Bills -- T i': Ferguson
ochu - R G Campbell
rbon - C W Poole
G A Berdahl, Alternate
Jeffery
Local Councillor when
necessary
9 Finance Committee
R W Brown
G ^. Berdahl
Leonard Litz
10 Fire Committee
R. W Brown
':' Bauer
T A Ferguson
R G Campbell
11 Golden dills Lodge
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G A Berdahl
12 EmergencyMeasur_s
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R W Brown
Re ^inald Campbell
John C Jeffery
13 Land -&- Fence - A_reerrent --
Local Councillor
T C Pac?uette
Plember of Office Staff
(if requested)
John Born - alternate for
Ted Paquette
14 Rural -Road -Study
R W Brown
A W Bauer
15. Relional- Resource - Project
G A. Berdahl V4
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16 eed- Cleaning F_lants
osebud • G A- Ferdahl
IBA - Eeisker C W Poole
hree Hills & District T A Ferguson
A W Bauer
r, f
17 g- enera C te-& - Committee -- --- - - - ----
W -
Brown, L G Litz, T A Ferguson
ed Paquette Keith Smith, Ceorge Rempel
ohn Dorn, Robert Cranston, Norman Soder
,lex Cunninf; ham, J C Jeffery
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hree- Mills-
School- Divisi,)n --
ivision 4
November
ivision 5
December
ivision 6
January
ivision 7
February
ivision 1
March
ivision 2
April
ivision 3
Mr
ivision 4
June
ivision 5
July
Division 6
%u -ust
ivision 7
Sentember
s�1
ivision 1
October
19
xecutive
Central AtkMD & C
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BrownW
W Poole
(alternate)
20
lberta At;
Development Cornoration
f----------------------------------
juisance
W Poole
21.
Grounds
Committee
W Brown
G Campbell (alternate)
22 ospital- Study C mmittee
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W Brown
23 - Ordination - Education- Council-
- `
W Brown
Carried
A Councillor unable to attend a meeting may a.npoint an
alter ate member to act in his place on all committees
excen
Auxil ary Hosrital ; Nursin <> HomE.
Drumh ller health Unit
Court of Revision
A-ric ltural Service Boar:
Alta .,n, Development Corp,,ration
Mr I3 rdahl requested that a separate list rf coir�iittees
be pu'lished in the local naper for tht- information of the
ratep ers
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Ar Be #dahl moved that the members of the A S B be
Re ^ina d Campbell, Chairman SCouncil member
Leonar Litz, Council Member
Neil H mnel Ratepayer Member
and one of the three following, for second ratepayer member
# Harry Church, Larry Edwards , or Pert McGee
One Member from Alberta Agriculture
Norman Soder (Glenn Smyth as alternate to Norman Soder)
Herman Martens, Secretary
Carr ie sl
A S B
MEMBEFS
Mr Po
le moved
first readin^ to by-law number 842
BY LATT
being a
by --law
to set the members for the Court of
Revision for the
coming
year as
follows
842
has contacted
him regarding the account owing- by the Village
ACCOUNT
CT
A 1.7
a Leonard
Litz,
REVISION
R W
town, T
A Ferguson, R. G. Campbell
npthy discussion of the matter, *?r Ferguson moved
with C w Poole and G A Berdahl as Committee Members v1
Carried Unanimously
Mr. Bauer moved second readinr,, to this by -law.
Carried Unanimously
Mr. Li z mvoed third readin- to this by law
Carried Unanimously
.!after d
scussion it was ap,reed that a meeting of the Road
POAD COMM
Committee
be held Wednesday., November 2nd 1977, commencinp
YEFTING f'
at 9 00
A it
Mr Bro
n reported that Mr Sillito of the Village Of Linden
has contacted
him regarding the account owing- by the Village
ACCOUNT
to the
VILLAGE
a D for oil and work none by the ? D on the main street LINDEN
Of Lind
n The Village have requested the M D. accent resnonsibility
for one
half of this account of $2-0999.06
After 1
npthy discussion of the matter, *?r Ferguson moved
that if
the Village of Linden nay the sum of $2422.71 on the
account
the balance owing of $576 35 will then be cancelled
by the
1 D , this b -in^ done without nrescedent
Carried
REPORT RE
Mr Poo
Le noted that the N D of Rockyview _ ;
SEED PLANT
may be asked to make a contributic.n of annroximately
BEISEKEF
$2f; 000 00 towards the construction of the new seed plant
it Beis ker, and the County of Wheatland may be askee is contribute
$10 000.00 If this is done the N.D of Kneehil.l will also be
asked to contribute $10,000 00 Mr Poole had requested the
plant manager to supply him with finures of the number of
people rom the M.D of Kneehill whc? make use of the plant
facilit es After discussion of this matter it was afireed
that a effort be brought back to the next Council mcetin4-
outlinilLn what the M D had >reviously anreed to nay towards
,11ant renovations
iir 3er ahl noted that the Rosebud Plant has completed its
renovations this year and will be raquestin:, payment of its •rant
soon
Mr 3er ahl moved to accent these reports as information and
to tabl the matter nen(4inn recei-t of further information
Carries'
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COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 31sty1977
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Mr ling then gave a report to Council regarding pro-nosed REC
boun arees for recreation areas in the Y D and population figuresARIES V11
for 1hese areas After lengthy discussion; Mr Derdahl ETC
movec to table this information
Carried
Mr inp reported that he and his wife had attended the
reti ement social evening for Lloyd Williams at Stettler
on 0 tober 27t- Mr and :ors Campbell had been unablo to
atte d. There was a good turn out A short program and
luncl was provided Mr Williams was given a cheque front
the ounty of Stettler in annr ^ciation of his long years of
fait ful service
Mr 1oole moved to accept and file this report
Carried
Mr
and
Mr
Dr
Mr
Time
Reev
L T7 ILL IA.MS
nETIREMENT
PARTY
:'1
town noted t %at he had attended a testimonial dinner TESTIMONIAL
veninE in honor of PIr Caor -e )oyack at I {.e:ona recently DINNER
oyack is 82 years of age and has i G ��:. ust retired fron Council C POYA.CK
llan Warraclt was the main speaker
�oole moved. the meeting do now adjourn
Carried
of Adjournment., 5 30 P 'H
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Secretary Treasure /`�-
ADJOURN