HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-03-27 Council Minutes•
0
COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 27th,1978
A regular meeting of Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill
#48 was held in Three Hills on Monday, March 27th, 1978,
commencing at 9 00 A M
The following were present
Gilbert A Berdahl
Clifford W Poole
Ralph W Brown
Art W Bauer
T A Ferguson
Leonard Litz
Reginald Campbell
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3 (Reeve)
Division 4
Division 5
Division 6
Division 7
PRESENT
J C Jeffery Municipal Administrator was present and
recorded the minutes
The minutes of the March
and the minutes from the
payers for the M D were
Mr Poole moved approval
Council then reviewed al
20th, 1978 Council meeting APPROVTL
1978 Annual Meeting of Rate MINUTES
referred to briefly
of the minutes as circulated
Carried
REVIET9
1 municipal policies as follows POLICIES
1 A S B - Tree Policy Page 1 D
Add to existing policy
Paragraph 5 Extra trees will be distributed to suitable
applicants on a first come first serve basis
2 A S B Page 1
Delete Policy dated November lst, 1965 (page 13)
regarding purchase of equipment for maintenance of school
grounds, etc
3 A S B - Page 1 June 13th, 1966 (page 4) v,,
Licence Fees and Medicals re spraying - No Change
4 1080 Baits - Page 1 - January 24th, 1972 (page 1)
Policy to be revised as follows
"Indivival Farmer to be charged for the actual expenses ,^
incurred with regard to 1080 baits including cost of
the bait, travel time installation, inspection ane pick
up of bait
5 Grasshopper Control - May 13th, 1974 page - Policy revised
as follows
Moved that the Municipal District sL.bsidize the purchase A
of any necessary grasshopper chemicals authorized by the
municipality to 50% of the cost
6 Scale Rental - December 18th, 1973 -- Page 2 and January_ 14th
1974 Page 1
Scale Rental charge to be
$5 00 per day if farmer picks up the scale and does his own
weighing
$15 00 for first hour and $10 00 per hour after if our mer,
help with weighing
There is no charge for use of scale by 4--H Clubs for first 2 d y-C
but after the expiration of two full days a charge of $5 00
per day will be levied against the club until the scale is
returned
7 Gully Filling Filling July 14th, 1974 Page 3
Policy revised as follows-
The farmer should pay 40% of the cost and the Municipal
District pay 60% of all inclusive costs for the projects
The M D will then claim 60% from Alta Agriculture where
` �� 2
•
•
No
V%1A 4
COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 27th, 1978
applicable
P 2
8 Weed Control July 17th 1973 (Page 3) - Delete this policy %A
9 Roadside Mowing May 14th 1974 Page 2
Revise policy as follows `^
The M D will mow all paved roads and approximately 100 feet
along each access intersection for visibility
10 SPRAYER NOZZLES - March 11th, 1974 (Page 1) Policy is deleted
11 Roadside Spraying - October 30th 1973 Page 3
No change in this policy
IVAI
12 Roadside seeding - July 17th 1973 Page 3 and October 30th,
1973 -
Policy revised as follows
Roadside seeding should be donE as much as possible with the
tractor and grass seeder, with the balance to be done with the
broadcaster, including borrow pits ✓,
Future agreements should show the grass seed preferred by the
farmer
13 Page 1 B Rates for Use of A S B Equipment
The rates will be reviewed for 1978
14 Roadside Tree Planting, Payment for Same, etc May 13th, 1974
Policy revised as follows. (See Page 1 C)
Moved that the total payment to farmers for cultivation of
trees, upon application by the farmer, be set as follows-
First Year 300 per rod
Second Year 12( per rod
Third Year 8C per rod
15 CHARGES for Emergency Mater Tanks
Moved that the following rate be set for use of the emergency
water tanks and pumps
No Charge for the first three days
After expiration of three full days, a charge of $5 00 per day
until the tank is returned
16
KNEEHILL AMBULANCE SERVICE COLLECTION POLICY Page 2
Policy to be deleted - Refer to Kneehill Ambulance Service V/\
for any policies
17 CEMETERIES Page 11
Policies -- July 11th, 1967 Page 2 and April 14th, 1969 Page 4
to be deleted
Price of Plots - July 11th, 1967 Page 2
No change in this policy
F
Mr A W Bauer moved that all the above mentioned policies \/A be approved as at March 27th, 1978
- - -- - -✓ p,=,TIN( T ^IITH
HOSPITAL PLA"TNI ,
Mr Frank Hoppins, and Mrs Kay Elliott of the Three Hills RLPRESF.MT
Trochu, Elnora Joint Hospital Advisory Committee and Mr ATI'\,'ES
Ken Wright Chairman of the Three Hills & District Joint
Hospital Planning Committee met with Council
3
k
LJ
•
r
COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 27th 1978
Page 3
Mr Brown thanked Mr Hoppins, Mrs Elliott and Mr Wright
for coming to the meeting and explained that at a recent
hospital planning committee meeting, it was agreed to ask
the Municipal District to write a letter requesting
the Mountain View Kneehill Auxiliary and Nursing Home
Area be divided into two separate areas, of which one
would become the Kneehill Auxiliary and Nursing Home
Area
Mr Wright read a letter which is a summary of various
letters, copy of which is on file in our office, and
noted he felt it was time for the present area to be re- organized
The present facilities in Didsbury are only serving
approximately 6% of our population
A brief question and answer period was held
Mr Wright stated his Planning Committee's position
on this matter
Mr Hoppins then read a copy of his letter to the
Deputy Minister of Hospitals, dated March 13th, 1978,
and a copy of his letter dated March 12th, 1978 to the
Alberta Hospital Commission, both of which are on file
in our office
Mr Hoppins discussed briefly how the ___61i,al boundaries
were created and agreed that the Mountain tiiew- Kneehill
District has not proved effective
His committee generally agree1 that the current structure
is not satisfactory, but the %CommiHee for the Elnora,
Trochu and Three Hills Active Hospital did not wish to
see a change until some definite proposal was placed
before them
Further questions were raised, and Mr Hoppins explained
that Trochu has a governing board rather than an advisory
board and the present active hospital advisory committee
is made up of two board members from Elnora, Trochu and
Three Hills and the Administrators from each hospital,
but the administrators cannot vote
Mr Brown thanked the people for attending and advised
them that Council would try to arrive at a decision as
soon as possible
The meeting then adjourned for dinner between 12 15 P M
and 1 00 P M
There was further discussion about the change in the
hospital boundaries
Mr Berdahl moved that Council recommend that the boundaries
for the Auxiliary and Nursing Dome purposes within the
Municipal District of Kneehill #48 be made co- terminious
with those of the general hospital board areas, with the
exception of some slight changes of small areas such as
Elnora Innisfail and Olds Hospital District
Mr Berdahl requested a recorded vote
A vote was called, and Mr C W Poole, G A Berdahl and
R G Campbell voted in favour
Kr L G Litz, A W Bauer, T A Ferguson and R W Brown
were opposed
MOTION DEFEATED
Mr Brown moved that the Mountain View Kneehill Auxiliary
and Nursing Home Area be divided and a new Auxiliary and
Nursing Home District be created with
boundaries co- terminious with those of the M D of Kneehill #48
11 Al
0
NMI It,
,ell
COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 27th, 1978
P 4
Mr Berdahl requested a recorded vote
A vote was called and Mr L G Litz, A W Bauer T A
Ferguson and R W Brown were in favour
Mr Poole, Mr Berdahl and Mr Campbell were opposed
The motion was declared
CARRIED
Mr Joe Dobler, Mr John Dorn, Mr George Rempel and
Mr T C Paquette entered the meeting
Mr R W Brown read the minutes of the Road Committee
Meeting of March 22nd 1978, and Mr Brown briefly
explained items from that report
Discussion followed, and Mr Ferguson moved to accept
ane file the minutes and report
Carried
Mr Jeffery read the Shop & Foremen Committee meeting
minutes - March 22nd, 1978 - and discussion followed
It was noted that the motion made by L G Litz at
that meeting regarding gravel crew working hours
should read working hours be left the same for
this season ' rather than year
It was also noted that Mr George Rempel should be
added to the committee to decide the drivers for the
new tractor trailer units
Mr Berdahl moved acceptance of the report with the
corrections as noted above
Carried
Mr Paquette gave a report concerning fencing the
Three Hills shop yard Eight hundred feet of fence
vould be required, rolls of fence would be 50 feet in
length and approximately 48 inches high The cost
would be $39 95 per roll Six 16 foot gates would be
required, at a cost of $75 00 each
Also the posts would be approximately $1 15 each
Eighty post would be required plus 6 gate posts at $2 25
eE.ch
After discussion, Mr Ferguson moved that the area be
fenced
Carried
ROAD
CO14MITTEE
MEETING
MINUTES
SHOP &
FOREMEN
- M.INUTES
FENCING SHOP
ATZE 7,
Discussions were held concerning two new radios for the n RADIOS
tractor trailer units and Mr Bauer moved that two radios
be purchased for these units
Carried
PAY FOR
The rate of pay for the tractor trailer drivers was DRIVINr7
discussed Mr Campbell moved that these drivers 0 TRAC'T'OR
be paid at winter rates year round TRAILER
Carried UNITS
The Secretary reported that Mr Gundlach had been demoted
for a period of one
month by
the Shop & Foremen Committee
11IS
for an accident he
had early
in the month
Mr Ferguson moved
that this
A
demotion be confirmed
PUBLIC
TJORK
Carried
ITEDIS
Mr Paquette reported stripping of approximately
60,000 cubic yards of gravel at the McNair pit would be
started March 28th Stripping would be done at Megli ✓)
pit after completion of the work at the McNair pit
r]
:r
COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 27th, 1978
P 5
The Secretary reported that Mr Ed Duncan had asked
for a policy decision regarding his holidays
Mr Duncan had 3 days winter holidays left and he
wondered if he could carry these into April or May
which is into the summer months as per the contract
After discussion, Mr Ferguson moved that no change
from the contract be authorized, and Mr Duncan should arrange to
take the balance of his holidays prior to, or
very soon after April 1st, 1978
Carried
FUEL
Fuel tenders for the 1978 fuel requirements were TENDERS FOR
discussed as follows- 1978
Bulk Diesel Fuel -
Imperial Oil Tender
Gulf Oil Canada
Linden Trading Co -Op
53 00 cents per gallon
$0.5460 per gallon
53� per gallon
Texaco Canada - Acme Carbon Area - 54 60 cents per gallon
-- Three Hills & Other Areas -- 54 80 cer-ts per gallon
Discussion followed Mr Bauer moved that we accept
Imperial Oil Ltd tender at 5300 cents per gallon
Carried
The bids for fuel from pumps were referred to as follows
Imperial Oil,
Three Hills
73
90
cents
per
gallon
Rollie's Gulf
Station
69
5
cents
per
gallon
Texaco Canada
Bid
68
5
cents
per
gallon
Mr Ferguson moved we accent the low bid from Texaco Canada
a 68 5fi per gallon
Carried
All the foremen then left the meeting, with the exception
of Mr Dobler
Council
discussed with Mr Dobler the state of his health
and the
pros and cons of acting as a gravel checker
Mr Litz
moved that Mr Dobler return to his former
JOE DOBLER
position
as gravel foreman effective April 1st 1978,
RETURN AS
and his
salary to be equivalent to that of the grade
GRAVEL FOREMAN
foreman,
and further that Mr G Rempel's salary be
reduced
accordingly , effective April 1st
Carried
The Kneehill Ambulance Service Committee meeting minutes
KNEEHILL
of March
22nd 1978, were discussed briefly and Mr C W
AMBULANCE
Poole moved to accept and file
COMM
Carried
MEETING
The Council then continued with the review of policies
1 Policy Page 13 - Regulations regarding council nay, etc
No Change
2 Policy Page 16 - Deposits - No Change V1
REVIEW 01
DOLICIEI
3 Policy Page 21 - Compassionate Leave - May 13, 1974 Page 9
Delete this policy - see contract for policy
4 Policy Page 21 - Safe Driving Awards - Jan 27th, 1975 Page 1
Delete - see contract for policy
5 Policy re speed limits for Municipal Vehicles -- Page 21
Revised as follows.
All municipal vehicles must follow all provincial regulations
and any infraction will be the driver's responsibility
;, _6
.7
�0
COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 27th,1978
6 Policy -Page 21 - Tool Allowance
Jan 22 73
Moved by A W Bauer that all tool allowances be
suspended until detail inventories are received
and all employees involved be notified of this
motion
Carried
7 Policy _ Page 21 - Long Service Awards.
Oct 12 67 plus amendments
No change in existing policy
8 First Aid Courses Policy - Page 21
Feb 9th 1976 - Page 5
No change in existing policy
Clarification - Those employed by the M D means
regularly payrolled employees
,
19 No change in other policies regarding employees - Page 21
10 Policy - Emergency Services Page 23
Delete Policy
11 Policies Pages 31, 31A and 31B
Should by by -laws rather than policies
12 Policies - Page 32 - Gravel
Delete Policy - November 24th 1976
regarding a limit of 100 yards of crushed gravel per customer
per year -- as covered by policy February 27th, 1978, Aage5
Balance of policies no change
13 Policy Page 56 - Land Purchases f
No change
Mr Litz moved that the above noted policies and changes be
approved effective March 27th, 1978 'n
Carried
Mr Poole moved that this meeting do now adjourn
Carried
Time of ,4d, ournment 5 45 P M
- -� --------------- - - - - -- - - -- -- - -- --- - - - - --
Reeve Municipal Ad ,n'.strator
V