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Home My WebLink About1978-06-26 Council Minutess i i I 9 i K 'i r 4 a AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 App&ovat o6 M.c.nuta - Councit Meeting - June 8th, 1978 June 12th, 1978 2 Appo.cntments . Fonemen 1.30 P M Guy Yuzkcapk, Quest Exptotation 2.00 P M Don Rea, Atta EneAgy 8 Nat ResouAees 2 00 P M 3 RepoAt - Big CountAy TowvAt Assoccatc.on Meetcng 4 Mun F,cnance OA�icexs Assoec.atcon ConAeAenee - OctobvL, 78 5 Request to buy oEd ehaiA - Mu L We.igum 6 Atta Mun cccpa.2 A� 4a.vt6 - Bata.nce o4 1978 Mun GAant 7 Repots t - R W Btcown - Kneeh ctt SanctaAy Land Fitt Commit -tee 8 LetteA atom DAUmhe to L Heatth Uwct 9 Minutes - Thkee HAtb Sehoot Dcv.us.con Meetcng - June 14178 10 Repotut - Vittage o6 Canbon - tecAeatcon matters% CaAbon 8 D.isttict RevLeati.on Boated Kcnutes - May 8th, 1978 11 Repotut - DAumhdY-eA Fku AgAeement 1977 F,vice iozz es 12 Nomination - R W BAOwn - Agtuc.eu,PtuAaZ Hatt o � Fame 13 Atta Witdtei6e - BeaveA ContAot PAOgAam 14 Mosqu-cto Abatement PAogtcam- Atta EnvifLonment 15 Atta Agtueu,ttuAe - Seed Cteawc.ng PAOgkam 16 Repotet - Quest Exptonat(,on - Veet.cng w.cth MA Yuzkcap,i. 9 Don Ree 17 CtAcu eat - AAMD 8 C - 18 Buttdcng pehmits ,issued 19 CoAAespondence - C R P C 20 Request John Ibbotson - GAantvctte - Lane 21 Swatwett PLeptot Natftowkng Queen' s StAeet 22 Repott - PAO btem Ae Ro nco TAuck r-ng 23 Repokt - Comptaint Ae. Gage Resoukces Ltd 24 RepoAt- Inzmance CZai.m EaAZ Po6je"oth 25 LetteA Atta Res eatch - te>st cng 6oA eoa?- 26 Repotut - Leed Exp.totatcon - .5ei�smcc expto,%atLon 27 Repotut - Gas Tendeu 28 Pacnt Tendnz - CaAbon 8 Acme Shops 29 Inv,ctatton - Cortetto Equipment - SeAapeA DemonstAation 30 Aeta Gov't Wephones butt c.ed cable - Acme Exchange AAea 31 Ctosztoads Gas Co -Op - toad cALozzf -ng NW 35 8 NE 34 cn 33 -23 -4 NW 34- 33 -23 -4 and SW 3- 34 -23 -4 32 Can Weste)Ln NatuAat Gals - access Aoad SE 7- 29 -22 -4 33 Review Pit Run, CAush gAave2 ptuices at pits etc 34 Letta - GoAdon TayZoA Ae. New stteets assistance ptogAam 35 Repotut - Negotcatc on 6oA gAave2 - ToAA cngton area 36 Review o6 puApoza �oA soap hate pteojeet 37 LetteA Alta Tttarwpotctation - GAant 6oA 2 mite patch work Sec 806 38 Road TouA - June 13 -78 and Items aAizing jum same AbAaham PennvL - GAavet Pct Sete SW 15- 30 -24 -4 Max Beam - yketd skg ws etc Request �otc. Huxtey Reptot - BZock 10 Review o6 ptuivate toads - pof -icy �oA maintenance etc 1978 Road PAOg,%am - Attticta o� Agneement etc Councie's SecondatLy Road ptLi.oA ties 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Road Commtttee Meetcng - June 16178 GAavet Location 8 Access Request Town og Tuchu - pay.cng toad Repotct - Atta TAanzpoAtatcon - Comptetcon Btudge Loadting AeztAuctcon - ID 7 Request - Mu PecvLt Lamm.te - cancettatc.on o6 old Minutes - Shop 8 Fotemen Committee Meetcng - June RepoAt - CaAbon Rwut Fite PAOtection AAea vote WNW 26- 32 -27 -4 Aoad dcveui -on NW 31- 30 -23 -4 23/78 Repotut - J C Je6�eAy, Atta D"asteA Setvkces meetc.ng Emptoyment appt icat%onz - 3 r� �J COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 A regular meeting of Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill 448 was held in the Municipal Office, Three Hills, on Monday, June 26th, 1978, commencing at 900 AM Those present were• G A Berdahl Division 1 C W Poole Division 2 PRESENT R W Brown Division 3 (Reeve) A W Bauer Division 4 T A Ferguson Division 5 L Litz Division 6 (after 9.45 A M ) R G Campbell Division 7 Mr J C Jeffery, Municipal Administrator 0 Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Assistant Municipal Administrator, who recorded the minutes H Mrs Ada Major, representative from the Three Hills Capital was present for portion of the meeting APPROVAL OF Mr Ferguson moved approval of the minutes of the Council meeting of June 8th, MINUTES 1978, as circulated ✓1 Carried Mr Brown noted two corrections for the minutes of the Council meeting of June 12th, 1978• Page 2, Last paragraph re- Quest Exploration - should read - operations in Township 29, 30 and 31 -- not Township 29 30 & 30 Page 4 4th paragraph re Becker & Brost access problem - land description ✓1 should read NW 21- 29 -24 -4 - not NE 21- 29 -24 -4 Mr Berdahl moved approval of the minutes of meeting of June 12th subject to the above noted corrections Carried The minutes of the Big Country Tourist Association Meeting of May 30th MINUTES BIG were referred to the meeting After brief discussion, Mr Bauer moved to / COUNTRY TOURIST accept and file ASSOCIATION Carried A letter from the Municipal Finance Officers Association regarding the 8th Annual Western Canadian Conference to be held in Vancouver in MUN FINANCE October was referred to the meeting Mr Campbell moved to accept and OFFICERS file as information CONVENTION Carried Mrs Lil Weigum, janitor for the office has requested Council sell her MRS WEIGUM an old chair which has been in the furnace room downstairs for a number RE OLD CHAIR of years After brief discussion, Mr Ferguson moved that the M D give the chair to Mrs Weigum Carried Alberta Municipal Affairs have forwarded a cheque for the remaining BALANCE 1978 50% of the 1978 municipal assistance grant MUN ASSIST GRANT Mr Poole moved to accept and file as information Carried i Mr Brown reported to Council regarding recent meetings of the REG SAN Regional Sanitary Land Fill Committee The committee is reviewing LAND FILL two different systems, one proposed by Neufeld Industries and one MEETINGS by Central Dispose All He outlined the various differences in the I? two systems He noted that our contract with Central Dispose All expires September 1st this year so some decision will have to be made soon As soon as firm bids are received from the two companies another regional meeting will be held and recommendations will be made by the committee There was considerable discussion about the extra costs of going into a box system over and above the hamlet Dick up system now in effect Mr Poole moved to accept the report given by Mr Brown Carried Costello Equipment are holding a motor scraper demostration Tuesday DEMOSTRATION June 27th, and extends an invitation to councillors and others to COSTELLO EQUIP attend A luncheon is planned for 12 00 After discussion, Mr Berdahl moved that Mr Poole and Mr Paquette attend the demostration �' Carried 2 i 3 i i i i E j ■ E N C. COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 P 2 The Drumheller Health Unit have written advising that they will increase the rent payable to the M D to the same rate per square foot they are paying to the County of Wheatland The montly rate will be $670 00 After brief discussion of this matter, Mr Campbell moved to accept and file with thanks Carried Mr Litz entered the meeting at this time - 9 45 A M Mr Berdahl noted that the Health Unit is hiring a full time nurse to assist Miss Lamberth in Three Hills Office The Minutes of the recent Three Hills School Division meeting of June 14th were reviewed and Mr Brown reported on various items as he had attended the meeting The Division are committed to the exbhange of land and buildings with the Town of Trochu, and are agreeable to considering our needs for storage for our motor grader when constructing their new shop in Trochu The School Division have accepted a bid from Esso for supply of gasoline Mr Bauer moved to accept and file the report Carried Mr Brown also noted that he had received a complaint about the M D lots in Huxley not being looked after RENT DRUMHELL HEALTH UNIT OFFICES ;,1 A SCH DIV MEETING LI Mr Jeffery advised Council that the lowest gas tender received M D GAS FROM by the M D was from Rollie`s Motor Products in Three Hills at L;, PUMPS TENDERS 69 5(,, for regular and 72 7� for unleaded gas, and the crews have been instructed to purchase gasoline there Minutes of the Ca -rbon & District Recreation Board Meeting of May CARBON & DIS 8th were briefly reviewed and Mr Jeffery read a letter from the V1 REC MINUTES Village of Carbon concerning their 1977 financial statement for & FIN STATEMENT recreation After discussion, Mr Poole moved to accept and file Carried' Mr Jeffery reviewed briefly the M D by -law 564 which authorizes DRUM RURAL FIRE the Drumheller Rural Fire Protection Area However it appears PROT AGREEMENT that there is no existing agreement with the City of Drumheller �A and it was agreed that this must be looked after and an agreement entered into with the City Mr Jeffery then reviewed the 1977 report of fire losses and REPORT 1977 FIRE Alta Labour have requested confirmation from the M D that LOSSES these fires did occur within the M D After discussion, Mr Ferguson moved that Alberta Labour be advised the report of fires in the M D appear to be correct `eX Carried The Agricultural Service Board in conjunction with Unifarm District NOMINATION TO of Kneehill have nominated Mr R W Brown to the Agricultural Hall AG HALL FAME of Fame Mr G G King complied the nomination form and summary VA R W BROWN required After discussion Mr Bauer moved to accept and file the report Carried Alberta Recreation Parks & Wildlife have written advising that BEAVER CONTROL it would not be practical for their office to refer all complaints PROGRAM received about beavers in this area to our office for investigation prior to doing anything about the complaint and to use local trappers in connection with the proposed Beaver Control Program Mr Jeffery noted that Mr G-,undlach has reported a beaver problem at the bridge at the north east corner of SE 24- 30 -23 -4 The beavers are building a dam here and the water backed up is softening the banks Mr Poole moved that Mr Berdahl investigate the problem and report back to Council at the next meeting Carried Mr Berdahl moved that the M D not participate in the proposed Beaver Control Program arranged by Alberta Agriculture and Alta Wildlife Carried MOSQUITO Alberta Environment have a mosquito abatement program set up for 1978 f ABATEMENT After brief discussion, Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file as information PROGRAM Carried 3 ,r E01 LJ E* K� COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 P 3 Alberta Agriculture have forwarded information regarding changes to the Seed Cleaning Plant Program Mr Campbell moved to accept and file as information Carried AAMD & C have forwarded a circular regarding a sale on attache cases Mr Berdahl moved to accept and file as information Carried Building permits issued to- Elmer Kesterke , Trochu SE 19- 33 -24 -4 3 car private garage Ken Reimer, Linden, SE 35- 30 -25 -4 barn E R Wacker Swalwell SW 17- 30 -24 -4 two storage sheds Clearvalley Farms, Three Hills NE 22- 32 -24 -4 - Metal Quonset Bruce Hastie , Trochu NE 25- 33 -25 -4 - Feed Lot Acme & District Golf Club, Acme Pt NE 19- 29 -25 -4 - club house Gary Peterson, Swalwell, Pt SE 16- 30 -24 -4 Residence Gary Barkman Linden Pt SW 2- 31 -25 -4 - single wide mobile John Johnson, Huxley NE 11- 34 -24 -4 - residence and q_uonset James Stanton, Three Hills Pt SW 33- 31 -23 -4 - airplane hanger Jake Reimer, Swalwell SW 18- 30 -24 -4 - Farm workshop Harvey K Toews, Linden N14 19- 30 -25 -4 Single Family Prin Residence CHANGES TO SEED PLANT v� PROGRAM AAMD & C v ATTACHE CASE PRICE were referred to the meeting Mr Bauer moved approval for the permits as issued Carried V'7 BUILDING PERMITS The decisions on two subdivisions - SUBDIVISION F E Cullum SW 15- 31 -23 -4 and H E Bayes SE 21- 32 -25 -4 DECISIONS were discussed L/A Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file same as information Carried A letter from Mr John Ibbotson of Three Hills requesting Council's consideration of purchase of property from him for a lane to the south of his property NZ 7 Block 4 Plan Grantville 4617 F N to provide access for Mr Oris Rodger was discussed Mr Poole moved that Mr Ibbotson be advised Council would not be agreeable to the purchase of land for establishment of a lane Carried The Swalwell replot for narrowing Queen's Street was then reviewed The survey plans are now in the Land Titles Office, but it appears that the survey cannot be registered until such time as Alberta � Transportation approve the by -law for closing of the 10 foot portion of the street It also appears that the by -law 835 originally passed by Council has an error in the land description After discussion of this matter, Mr Poole moved first reading to by -law number 859, this being a by -law to narrow Oueen's Street from 66 feet down to 56 feet from Railway Avenue west to the westerly side of Block 5 Mr Litz moved second reading to by -law 859 JOHN IBBOTSON REOUEST FOR ' LANE GRANTVILL] REPORT RE NARROWING QUEEN'S STREET SWALWELL BY -LAW 859 Carried Unanimously V1 Carried Unanimously The by -law is now to be advertised and a public hearing held to allow anyone to object to the closure prior to third reading been given to the by -law Mr Jeffery reported to Council regarding a move made by Ronco Trucking RONCO TRUCKING of Medicine Hat They moved Precision Rig # 9 to LSD 11- 22- 29 -25 -4 MOVE WITHOUT over a restricted bridge and on light coat surfaced road without any PERMITS permission from our office After discussion Mr Brown moved to accept L' and file the report as information Carried A complaint has been received from Mr Norman Koch regarding seismic GALE RESOURCES operations carried on by Gale Resources near his property N? 20- 33 -23 -4 COMPLAINT They left the flags and ribbons in the ditches and a mound of mud over each hole Mr Koch cannot hay the ditches until this has been rectified Alberta Energy & Natural Resources has been notified and a copy of the letter sent to Gale Resources Ltd Mr Litz moved to accept and file the report Carried The damage to the guard rails on the hill south of the Carbon Cemetery DAMAGE TO GUAR has been repaired and an account sent to the owner of the truck involved RAILS Mr Earl Poffenroth Mr Campbell moved to accept the report as information REPAI1W Carried 4 ^ s r I s .0 Er L 2 COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 P 4 Alberta Research Council have advised that they will be drilling three testholes in our area during the month of August ." ALTA RESEARCH The office will be advised completion of the drilling of the location= COAL TEST Ion for inspection purposes HOLES After discussion, Mr Berdahl moved that Alberta Research be requested to advise us of the location of the test holes prior to drilling and also requested to check the holes for a possible source of gravel and if any shows up to advise us Carried Council was advised that Lead Exploration of Calgary was LEAD EXPLORATION doing seismic work on Highway 27 west and on the municipal SEISMIC WORK road east ' Mr Bauer moved to accept and file as information Carried A letter from Mr G Taylor regarding the new streets assistance program NEW STREETS was referred to Council and Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file as ASSISTANCE information PROGRAM Carried Mr Soder requested Council to review the purposes for the soap hole project on the SE 27- 33 -24 -4 as outlined by Dr Toth PURPOSES FOR in his letter of February 17th, 1978 SOAP HOLE The project was discussed and Mr Campbell noted that the test holes PROJECT drilled there are flowing and the water is running down onto other lA lands and may create a problem Mr Bauer moved to accept and file the report as information Carried Mrs Pearl Lammle of Three Hills has requested Council to consider CANCELLATION cancellation of an old road diversion in NW 31- 30 -23 -4 as shown on OLD ROAD Road Plan 6052 Q as she would like the land consolidated back. into 0 DIVERSION title with the balance of her land NW 31- 30 -23 -4 After discussion, Mr Poole moved that Council request cancellation of the said road diversion from Alberta Transportation and the land be consolidated back into title with the quarter section from which it came Carried Mr Jeffery then reviewed matters concerning the establishment of the CARBON Carbon Rural Fire Protection Area and the petition received requesting RURAL FIRE same, and the work done to date in order to hold the vote AREA There are 230 people eligible to vote in the proposed area and only 112 of the 127 people who signed the petition are eligible to vote VOTE Mr Jeffery noted he has tentatively rented the Hesketh Hall for a polling station but the Community Center in Carbon will not be available It was generally J agreed that the M D Shop in Carbon could be used as a polling station Mr Jeffery also noted that under the Municipal Government Act he must act on a petition within 4 weeks of receipt of same As the Capital will be closed for two weeks in July, it will not be possible to advertise the by -law in the paper until July 19th which is more than 4 weeks after receipt of the petition He has written to Municipal Affairs requesting a ministerial order allowing for the delay There will be no voter's list, each person will be required to swear that he or she is eligible to vote After further discussion Mr Poole moved that J C Jeffery be appointed as Returning Officer for the vote Carried It was agreed and Mr Ferguson moved that the rate of pay for the Deputy Returning Officers and Poll Clerks be set at $57 00 per day Carried Mr Poole moved that the Vote be held on Friday, August IItU 1978, and the hours of polling be between 10 00 A M to 8 00 P M Carried Mr Bauer moved that the official summary of the votes be given at 10 00 A M , on August 14th, 1978 Carried AA Mr Campbell moved that August 9th, 1978, between the hours of 10 00/and 12 00 Loon be set as the hours for appointment of any agents Carried Mr Jeffery then reviewed the proposed by -law and the qualifications for voters 860 After discussion, Mr Bauer moved first reading to by -law 860, this being a by -law to authorize the establishment of the Carbon Rural Fire Protection Area and the purchase of a fire truck for the said area y -e Carried Unanimously BY -LAW 0 I N, v COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 Mr Poole moved second reading to by -law 860 P 5 Carried Unar The meeting then adjourned for dinner between 12 00 Noon and 1 00 P r Mr Jeffery then reported to Council regarding the recent Alberta Disaster Services Course he attended June 20 to 22nd in Edmonton He felt the course was very worthwhile and outlined various matters which were covered by the course Only a reeve deputy reeve or councillor (if the reeve is not available) are authcrized to declare a state of emergency After discussion, Mr Campbell moved to accept and file as information Carried Alberta Transportation have forwarded by -law 829 duly approved for clo ure ofl a��ortion of the Road Widening as shown on Plan 2611 J K and�pproceedmwith the sale of the parcel to Leo Lavoie after giving third reading to the by -law Mr Brown moved third reading to by -law 829 Carried Mr Jeffery reviewed the parcels which have been advertised for sale in Swalwell, Sunnyslope and Ruarkville He noted the surveyors have now staked the lots and it was agreed that Mr Jeffery and Mr Poole should now inspect the lots in Swalwell and determine f" reserve bids, etc for these After further discussion regarding the auction sale, terms of sale, etc , Mr Litz moved to accept and file the report as information Carried ALTA DIS COURSE A BY -LAW 829 CLOSE PT ROAD BIRCHAM AUCTION SALE LOTS v Mr Don Reynierse of C R P C entered the meeting to discuss with D REYNIERSE Council the need for a restrictive covenant on the lots involved SWALWELL REPLOT with the replot for narrowing Queen's Street in Swalwell NARROW OUEEN'S Mr Reynierse left the restrictive covenants with the office and STREET the owners must be contacted to sign the agreements Mr Reynierse then left the meeting Mr Joe Dobler entered the meeting at this time Mr T C Paquette entered the meeting Council then reviewed and discussed the problems which had arisen because of Quest Exploration and their seismic work in the area PROBLEM WITH QUEST Mr Don Rees of Alberta Energy & Natural Resources entered the meeting EXPLORATION Mr Alex Cunningham Utility Officer for the M D , Mr Guy Yuzapici and Mr Jim Mercier of Quest Exploration also entered Mr Brown introduced the members of Council and Mr Yuzapici spoke to the meeting He felt that Mr Murphy Assistant Party Chief and Mr Mercier Party Chief had made an attempt to contact the M D r' However he did admit that some damage had occured to the roads and that there was no excuse for the trucks blocking traffic as they had Mr Brown asked why the crews had continued to drill on the shoulder of the road after they had been advised they must not do this9 Mrs Wilkinson then reviewed what had taken place in the office and the attempts made through the office, through the R C M P, at both Beiseker and Drumheller, through Alberta Energy & Natural Resources and through personal contact with Mr Murphy and Mr Mercier to stop the crews from damaging our roads and blocking traffic Mr Brown also noted that the crews were planning on shooting test holes much too close to a water well near Acme and also too close to the Village of Acme water well Mr Berdahl noted that a very large hole had been left at one location presumably from the dynamite going off at the surface of the hole, and it had been necessary for the M D to take a load of dirt to this location, fill the hole and level it with a grader in order to prevent a possible accident Mr Yuzapici stated that Quest Exploration have always attempted to co- operate with the people of any area Mr Rees noted that Ouest has in the past co- operated well with his department and he has not experienced so many problems with one company in his experience over the years It was noted that Quest had cut an A G.T. cable in the Carbon area which caused inconvenience to the people of that area for 2 days, and the cable location had been flagged Mr Cunningham noted that when Quest was shut down the drilling trucks were still drilling right in the shoulder of the road There are flags and wires left in the ditches There was discussion regarding holes that are loaded with M N C7 in COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 P 6 dynamite and will not be exploded Mr Rees noted that Quest had been instructed by Alta Energy & Natural Resources to pull the lead wires and seal these holes up It is impossible to retrieve the dynamite Many other items were discussed with Mr Yuzapici including their reason for drilling on the shoulder of the road when the regulations state they must be 5 feet from the toe of the ditch, the method of paying the drilling companies, which are sub - contractors for Quest, the experience Quest has had with the sub - contractors previously, and who is responsible to see the drillers are doing the job properly Mr Yuzapici indicated that it was Mr Murphy's job to see the drillers were doing the job properly Mr Brown noted that the damage to our light coat surface road is an expensive claim and someone must pay for the damages Mr Yuzapici noted he had driven the Secondary Road from 421 west to Acme and noted some damaged and he was advised the major damage on this road was from #21 east Mr Mercier noted that they drilled 12 holes per mile Mr. Poole end Mr Berdahl noted they counted 25 holes per mile on one stretch of road Mr Mercier noted that they are 50% completed with the drilling and about 1 /3rd done with the recording crews He noted that Quest is doing the seismic work for Norcen Energy Resources Ltd It was generally agreed that a map should be supplied to the M D showing the actual roads which the company will be doing work on, prior to commencement of operations so the M D could indicate to the company any sensitive areas which they should avoid The damages caused and assessment of amount was then discussed Mr Rees suggested that a crew should go back and check each hole and make sure there is a tag on each hole as required by the regulations There was about 35 miles on Secondary 575 which was worked on and the majority of the damaged occured on this road Mr Yuzapici stated he would have two men drive the area and ensure that no large holes were left and inspect the area for damages and it was agreed that Mr Cunningham should accompany them Mr Brown noted that Council will wish some assurance that this type of operation and damages will not occur again Mr Rees noted that Quest has been given to understand that should this situation occur again they will be shut down permanently Mr Yuzapici and Mr Mercier then left the meeting Mr Rees suggested that the M D should have their engineers inspect the Secondary Road to assess the damages done He also noted that his department holds the company responsible for the holes on a continuing basis After further discussion of the situation, Mr Ferguson moved that Quest Exploration be requested to deliver to our office a certified cheque for $10,000 00 as a partial payment on account of damages to be assessed against the company for damages done and damages which may occur, that they agree to notify our office each day of their area of operations for the next day, that they agree to abide by the geophysical regulations established by the provincial government, and that an assessment of the damages will be made by.our office on completion of their proj ect and payme Off NAY dk"%'t%"6V made at that time, that payment for the damages in no way releases the company from claims for any damages which may arise in future because of their seismic operations, and that Quest Exploration will notify our office in writing of their acceptance of our terms, and on receipt of such letter and certified cheque the M D will permit Quest Exploration to commence their seismic operations in the M D of Kneehill X648 again Carried Mr Yuzapici and Mr Mercier came back in to the meeting and were advised of the decision of Council After brief discussion of matters including the need to pick up the ribbons and flags, Mr Yuzapici and Mr Mercier left the meeting - at about 3.35 P M Mr. Campbell discussed with Mr Rees a seismic hole in the vicinity of N12 7 34 -23 -4 near the A Wik farm. The company struck a flowing well and left the h -ie nnnn Mr Rees agreed to check the matter out nd Mr Cunningham then left the meeting 0 A 1 COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 197 Tenders received for painting the Carbon and Acme Shops wet considered as follows- Hannah Contracting Ltd , Box 1473, Edmonton, Alberta $7 Britannia Painting & Decorating, Box 37, Acme, Alta $199C Mr Ferguson moved that the low bid of $1990 00 from Britannia Painting & Decorating be accepted Carried A G T had advised that they will be installing buried cable west and south of 2 29 -25 -4 Mr Brown moved that Council advise A G T they have no objections and no road construction is planned for this area Carried AESL have forwarded plans for road crossings for the Crossroads Gas Co -Op between NW 35 -and NE 34 in 33 -23 -4 and between NW 34 33 -23 -4 and SW 3- 34 -23 -4 Mr Cunningham has checked the area and has no objections Mr Campbell moved approval of the road crossings as per plans submitted subject to compliance with municipal regulations Carried Canadian Western Natural Gas Company have requested permission to construct 1882 feet of road on road allowance east of SE 7- 29 -22 -4 Mr Berdahl moved approval subject to the road being constructed to M D standards Carried Mr Bauer reported that he and Mr Paquette had investigated certain areas for a source of gravel - on the Hutterite lands Harvey Schmautz' land and M Charleton's land They felt the best possible source would be on land owned by Mr Schmautz - SW 20- 32 -26 -4 After discussion regarding access to the site, amount of royalty to be paid and various other matters, Mr Ferguson moved that a lease be drafted for at least a two year term, royalty to be paid at 25�, a cubic yard and Mr Bauer be authorized to continue negotiations with Mr Schmautz for the best possible lease Carried Council then reviewed the revised crushed gravel price and pit run price list It was noted that if 25G a yard is paid for royalties to Mr Schmautz then all royalties will have to be increased accordingly After discussion, Mr Litz moved that all the crushed gravel prices including the crushed gravel at pit locations be increased 5� per yard plus the new hauling rates for 1978, and the pit run gravel price be increased by 5� a yard, at all locations Carried K 0 P V^ Council then considered the rates for private work with motor graders The lowest government rate for our graders is $30 20 and the highest is $42 30 After discussion, Mr Poole moved that the rate for doing private work with a motor grader be set at $35 00 an hour and with a minimum charge of $7 00 Carried Alberta Transportation has forwarded a letter stating that $10,000 00 has been alloted by the government towards the necessary corrective work required on the 2 mile stretch of Secondary Road 806 north of Acme After discussion, Mr Poole moved that Alberta Transportation be advised that the work on the portion of road will not be undertaken this year as the road needs time to dry out and Council will consider a possible patch job on the 2 mile stretch later this year Carried Mr Jeffery reviewed the road committee report of June 16th 1978 Mr Campbell Mr Berdahl, Mr Jeffery and Mr Dorn inspected the area near NE 34- 33 -22 -4 with a view to the best access route out from the river It appears that there is a feasible route and Mr Dorn felt it would require about 8 days work with the cats and scrapers to construct a reasonable road. There was discussion about the costs of getting gravel from this location as opposed to getting gravel from Scollard where there is considerable gravel It was agreed that negotiations should continue with a view to obtaining a lease from the government to get gravel from the river and to obtain access '6d 67 �� V\ l A a C7 v C C] COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 P 8 as required and if necessary to hire an engineer to complete the plans Mr Bauer then moved to accept and file the report The Town of Trochu has submitted a letter requesting the M D to consider paving the road north of Trochu from Highway 21 east to their 4th Avenue and from their first Avenue east to the intersection at the south east corner of the Trochu Fairgrounds After discussion of the matter, Mr Ferguson moved that Trochu be advised the Council could not do anything on this road this year, but may consider the posS ibility of oiling the road some time in future Carried Alberta Transportation (Bridge Branch) have advised that the bridge constructed at WNW 26- 32 -27 -4 - their file 1275 - is now completedt and turned over to the control of the M D Mr Litz moved to accept and file this as information Carried Mr Litz noted that Poplar Haven Farms at Wimborne would like to rent a sheepsfoot packer from the M D After discussion of the matter Mr Campbell moved that Mr Litz be authorized to rent a packer to Poplar Haven Farms, on the condition that they be responsible for picking up the packer and returning same to the M D immediately if the M D should require same for their road work, and on whatever other conditions Mr Litz deems necessary Carried Mr Dorn left the meeting at 5.30 P M v1 It was noted that Alberta Transportation have imposed a 90% loading restriction on the road in ID 7 SR 575 from west boundary of ID 7 to Dry Canyon Hill Road Mr Berdahl moved to accept and file as information Carried Mr Jeffery then reviewed the minutes of the recent Shop & Foremen Committee Meeting (June 23rd 1978) The matter of more radios was discussed at the meeting and the committee `A recommended the M D purchase 4 more radios AaV,Ses This matter was discussed with Mr Dobler and he noted that he has one per. or two radios he could do without and after further discussions, Mr Brown moved that the M D purchase two additional radios and Alex be authorized to purchase additional brackets so the existing radios can be moved around to accomodate the various needs at different times of the year Carried It was agreed that one of the new radios is to be installed in the new rescue 0 unit being set up by the Three Hills Fire Department The men wish to take Monday, July 3rd off to make up for the Saturday July 1st statutory holiday Other items were reviewed and discussed, and Mr Litz moved to accept the report from the Shop & Foremen Committee Meeting Carried Applications for work from Mitch Price, Kevin Smith, and Murray Leischner were referred to the meeting and Mr Poole moved these be referred to Mr Paquette Carried Mr Dobler noted that the gravel loader had loaded some gravel at the McNair pit for the Acme Curling Club The club had purchased the gravel from Mr McNair but their loader could not keep up with the trucks and the M D loader had loaded about 300 yards for the club After discussion, Mr Bauer moved that the Acme Curling Club be charged for the loading at 25C a yard, which is half price Carried The need for gravel on the roads was again discussed with Mr Dobler Vn Mr Dobler requested Council to consider allowing him one week's holiday this year with pay, although he noted he was not actually entitled to holidays this year Mr Dobler and Mr Paquette then left the meeting The meeting then adjourned for supper between 6 30 and 7 30 P M A Mr Ferguson moved that Mr Dobler be authorized to take one week of his 1978 holidays, with pay, this summer Carried -&v i we o 0 • COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 P 9 Mr Brown moved that the main crew projects for 1978 be as follows- 1 F Kierle Road North of 8 & 9 in 30 -25 -4 regrade & regravel 2 miles 14 days Estimated Cost $40,000 00 2 Acme South South of 15, 16, & 17 in 29 -25 -4 Regrade and regravel 3 miles 21 days Estimated Cost $60,000 00 3 Correction Line South of 3 4 5 & 6 in 31 -24 -4 regrade & regravel 4 miles 28 days estimated costs $80,000 00 4 Charleton Road West of 29 and 32 in 31 -26 -4 regrade and regravel 2 miles thru slough 2 miles 14 days estimated cost $40,000 00 5 Christie Road South of 13 & 14 in 33 -25 -4 regrade and regravel 2 miles 14 days estimated costs $40,000 00 6 Wohl Road South of 25- 34 -24 -4 7 days 1 mile estimated cost $20,000 00 7 Shady Green Road in sections 34 & 27 in 33 -22 -4 grade, and gravel approximately 2 miles 2 miles 10 days estimated cost $30,000 00 �/7• h.'k 5 7 a /-- 4 F ?2 2 2 y � n� AC' S & 8 North of 25 -29 22 and North of 30- 29 -21 -4 Possibly purchase 33 feet - grade and gravel 2 miles 2 miles 14 days estimated cost $40,000 00 9 Anderson Bridge West of 17- 30 -22 -4 no miles 5 days estimated costs $20,000 00 10 Megli Pit Stripping NE 10- 30 -25 -4 no miles 10 days estimated costs $20 000 00 Total 137 days, Total 18 miles Total Estimated costs $390 000 00 with the crew to move to Division 4 next, then to Divisions 6, 7, 5 & 1 in that order and further moved that the proposed 1979 projects for the main crew be as follows- 1 South boundary Road - south of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 in 29 -26 -4 2 In Section 11 & 12 in 29 -24 -4 Gov't culvert required 3 W of 4 & 9 in 32 -24 -4 4 W of 29 & 32 in 32 -25 -4 5 W of 25 & 36 in 33 25 -4 and West of 1 & 12 in 34 -25 -4 *Bridge required first* 10 6 miles 2 miles 2 miles 2 miles 4 miles ti I ii i i a i i H Total 35 miles Carried P 10 Mr Jeffery read a letter received from Mr Art Chamberlain from Ruarkville and after discussion Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file Carried Brief discussion was held concerning gravel requirements Mr Bauer roved that another trailer be purchased from DeCapps Carried Mr Poole reported that Mr Monty Metzger has planted trees too close to the road at SW 30- 28 -24 -4 and Mr Campbell moved that a letter be sent to Mr Metzger advising him that should a problem arise in future t.ecause of the trees he will be required to remove the treees at his own expense Carried ✓1 r Mr Poole reported that a cat had been walked down the ditch south of 14- 30 -24 -4 on the Swalwell Access Road He believed the cat belonged to Vern Construction Mr Jeffery is to check into the matter and report back to Council Mr Poole reported that he had received a complaint about a pile of dirt on secondary road 575 Mr Paquette stated the dirt would be spread as soon as it dries out Mr Poole reported that there is still an electric motor at the Grainger well and Mr Paquette was instructed to have it picked up as soon as possible Mr Poole reported that Les Howlett of the Carbon Recreation Board had asked if the M D motor grader could level some dirt on the Carbon Island Mr Poole stated he would have it done if times permits Mr Bauer reported that there is a hole under the pavement north of Allingham Mr Paquette was instructed to check this and report back to Council 0 i The request from Mr Max Beam for yields signs near his residence in Grantville was discussed and Mr Ferguson moved that no yield signs be installed f The request from Mr Beam and Mr Bobecel for gravel on the road past their property in Grantville was also discussed and it was agreed that this would be done as time permits Mr Poole agreed that he would contact Mr A Penner of Swalwell with regard G to the old gravel pit site SW 15- 30 -24 -4 and other problems and report back f to the next meeting of Council Mr Campbell reported that the Trochu fire truck has mechanical problems and they are now using a truck from Superior Fire Equipment with plates from the old truck The Truck is valued at $26,000 00 and the administrator was instructed to check with the insurance company to ensure the truck is covered with insurance r Berdahl reported that a company is putting in an approach 12 miles east A re f the Carbon Cemetery and also noted that an oil well pipe is closer than 125 V/ eet of the center of the road at SE 30- 29 -23- -4 It was agreed these problems Ir hould be referred to Mr Cunningham for insj�!ction and report 61 COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 6 West of 17, 20, 29, & 32 in 31 -22 -4 4 miles 7 West of 17 & 20 in 34 -22 -4 2 miles 8 West of 13- 33 -23 -4 1 mile 9 South of 14 & 15 in 32 -23 -4 2 miles 10 South of 14, 15 & 16 in 32 -24 -4 3 miles 11 West of 5 & 8 in 32 -22 -4 2 miles 12 South of 15 - 33 -25 -4 and South of 18- 33 -24 -4 2 miles 1.3 West of 12- 29 -22 -4 1 mile 14 West of 32 & 29 in 30 -24 -4 2 miles Total 35 miles Carried P 10 Mr Jeffery read a letter received from Mr Art Chamberlain from Ruarkville and after discussion Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file Carried Brief discussion was held concerning gravel requirements Mr Bauer roved that another trailer be purchased from DeCapps Carried Mr Poole reported that Mr Monty Metzger has planted trees too close to the road at SW 30- 28 -24 -4 and Mr Campbell moved that a letter be sent to Mr Metzger advising him that should a problem arise in future t.ecause of the trees he will be required to remove the treees at his own expense Carried ✓1 r Mr Poole reported that a cat had been walked down the ditch south of 14- 30 -24 -4 on the Swalwell Access Road He believed the cat belonged to Vern Construction Mr Jeffery is to check into the matter and report back to Council Mr Poole reported that he had received a complaint about a pile of dirt on secondary road 575 Mr Paquette stated the dirt would be spread as soon as it dries out Mr Poole reported that there is still an electric motor at the Grainger well and Mr Paquette was instructed to have it picked up as soon as possible Mr Poole reported that Les Howlett of the Carbon Recreation Board had asked if the M D motor grader could level some dirt on the Carbon Island Mr Poole stated he would have it done if times permits Mr Bauer reported that there is a hole under the pavement north of Allingham Mr Paquette was instructed to check this and report back to Council 0 i The request from Mr Max Beam for yields signs near his residence in Grantville was discussed and Mr Ferguson moved that no yield signs be installed f The request from Mr Beam and Mr Bobecel for gravel on the road past their property in Grantville was also discussed and it was agreed that this would be done as time permits Mr Poole agreed that he would contact Mr A Penner of Swalwell with regard G to the old gravel pit site SW 15- 30 -24 -4 and other problems and report back f to the next meeting of Council Mr Campbell reported that the Trochu fire truck has mechanical problems and they are now using a truck from Superior Fire Equipment with plates from the old truck The Truck is valued at $26,000 00 and the administrator was instructed to check with the insurance company to ensure the truck is covered with insurance r Berdahl reported that a company is putting in an approach 12 miles east A re f the Carbon Cemetery and also noted that an oil well pipe is closer than 125 V/ eet of the center of the road at SE 30- 29 -23- -4 It was agreed these problems Ir hould be referred to Mr Cunningham for insj�!ction and report 61 y COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 P 11 After discussion, Mr Berdahl moved that the 1978 road program for the Small Crew be as follows Division #12-) 1 E of a4- 28 -22 -4 - fix culvert regrade & regravel 1 mile 2 E of 20- 28 -21 -4 Regrade & regravel 1 mile 3 N of 34- 27 -21 -4 Backshlope & clean ditches 2 mile 4 Thru Section 36- 27 -21- and going east - and south to Beynon Mile rivision #5 5 Fix up Vasseur Culvert South of 18- 32 -22 -4 6 King Y Corner NW 35- 31 -22 -4 Take out Y and build up corner 7 Frolek Y Corner - NE 22- 31 -22 -4 - Take out Y and build up corner 8 Thomas Y Corner - SW 22- 31 -22 -4 - Take out Y and build up corner 9 Hourihan Road - Fix up road and culvert West of 30- 31 -22 -4 Division #7 10 N of 12- 33 -23 -4 Water problem to be fixed 11 South of 2- 33 -23 -4 Fill in road and new culvert 12 West of 18- 33 -22 -4 Clean out ditches both sides 13 SE 27- 33 -24 -4 Fix corner all 4 ways and small amount of work just north 14 SW 11- 34 -24 -4 Culvert required and fill in grade 15 West of 28 & 33 34 -24 -4 Brushing required 16 Fix holes south of Community Center in Huxley 17 West of 33- 34 -23 -4 Bury Brush 1.8 South of 5- 34 -23 -4 repair by railway tracks 19 NE 35- 33 -23 -4 Clean up corner snow problem 20 NW 35- 33 -23 -4 Strochien - fix culvert and rip up, etc 21 NE 34- 33 -23 -4 Repair ditches and build up road, 22 West of 12- 33 -23 -4 Fix up road for Frere - dirt required over culvert Division 6 23 West of 1 12 13 & 24 in 33 -27 -4 backslope & brush 24 South of 13- 33 -27 -4 - backslope and brush 25 South of 18- 33 -26 -4 - backslope and brush 26 West of 8- 33 -26 -4 backslope and brush 27 South of 15- 33 -26 -4 Culvert to be fixed 28 West of 13 &24 34 -26 -4 rebuild & regravel 12 miles 29 NE 11- 34 -25 -4 culvert in bad shape 30 West of 6 & 7 in 33 -24 -4 rebuild 2 mile with bridge or creek crossing 31 SW 27- 33 -24 -4 Fix George Adams culvert rivision #4 32 South of 31= 31 -25 -4 clean out ditches and backslope 33 West of 32- 31 -25 -4 clean out ditches and backslope and cut down hill 34 West of 13, 24, 25 & 36 in 31 -26 -4 Grade with graders and gravel 35 Tony Greke in Sunnyslope - fill required SE of house on road allowance 36 West of 10 -31 26- -4 Build road approximately 200 yards into house Division #3 37 Klassen Bridge NW 3- 30 -25 -4 Machinery crossing required East side of bridge r.asr 38 Megli Cattle pass RezZ of 10- 30 -25 -4 Division #2 39 Relocate and repair culvert at Ralston South of 30- 29 -24 -4 and that the crew complete Division 1 order Carried then move to Division 5, 7, 6, 4, 3 & 2 in that After discussion of the paving program for 1978, Mr Ferguson moved that Mr Paquette establish a re- surfacing program for light coat surfaced roads for 1978 as soon as possible, at his own discretion but paying particular attention to projects as noted by Council on Road Tour, and including - 1 South of 17 18 in 31 -25 -4 and south of 13, 14, 15 & 16 in 31 -26 -4 6 miles 2 Huxley South Road from #21 to Secondary 805 15 miles �j Carried � ^CP�J 2 Er Er COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 26th, 1978 P 12 Discussion was also held concerning the Secondary Road Priorities as requested by Alberta Transportation, and it was confirmed that number 1 priority is A Secondary 575 from #21 to Drumheller and Mr Brown moved that the 2nd priority be the Secondary 575 from #21 west to Acme Carried Mr Ferguson moved that the 3rd priority be Secondary 582 from #21 to the west boundary of the Municipal District Carried Mr Litz moved that Secondary 587 from #21 to SR 805 be the 4th priority Carried Mr Berdahl moved that Alberta Transportation be advised that two more of our priorities are 1 The access road from Nacmine south to X69 Highway 2 From Linden East to #21 but that these priorities not affect our secondary road priorities Carried Mr Poole moved to table the Huxley replot request and the establishment of the private road maintenance policy until next meeting Carried Mr Bauer moved that the meeting do now adjourn Time of Adjournment 10 35 P M Reeve Next Meeting July 10th, 1978 Carried f 11 11 n ZIA - 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