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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-11-26 Council Minutesi i �11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 AGENDA NOVEMBER 26th, 1979 COUNCIL MEETING Approval of Minutes - November 9th, 1979 Appointments Dr Roy Ashcroft - re Item # 17 9 30 A M Barry Hill - Dev Appeal Board Hearing - Re Item # 21 2 30 P Susan Palmer, C R P C re- Prel Reg Plan Item #20 3 00 P Items tabled from previous meeting- a) Kneehill Sanitary Land Fill Meeting - Minutes b) Letter from Bridge Branch c) Road Committee Report - Oct 25 & 26179 d) Request from Village of Linden re Signs on SR roads e) Information re Traffic Safety Products f) Accident Report - McCook & T18 -79 g) Alta Safety Council - Safe Driving Week h Salary Survey - Councillors pay Change of Date of Regular Meeting ofCouncil - Dec 24179 Alberta Recreation - Invitation to attend Recreation Meeting Information from Central AAMD & C meeting - October 4179 Letter from Alberta Municipal Affairs - re- general assessment Finalize salary negotiations re J C Jeffery & Peter Spilchen Proposed Pension Plan for Councillors - AAMD & C Letter from Alberta 75 - re. grants for birthday celebrations in Regional Resouces Project Meeting - Nov 20179 Report from Hudson Bay Route Association Letter from Alta Mun Financing Corporation re. interest rates Letter from Town of Three Hills re. Marigold Library System Letter from Town of Three Hills re- second joint meeting re- water systems Dec 3/79 Three Hills School Division Minutes - Meeting Nov 15179 and discussion re sharing of public reserves Subdivision applications NE 11- 33 -23 -4 = Knievel - R Ashcroft NE 6- 29 -23 -4 - Poole N- 17- 28 -23 -4 - Bertsch 18 Planning correspondence 19 Village of Linden - Annexation Village of Acme - Proposed Annexation 20 Meeting with Susan Palmer - C R P C re: Proposed Reg Plan 3 00 P M — 21 Dev Appeal Board Hearing - Barry Hill - 2,30 P M 22 Building Permits issued 23 Planning Caveat - Lots in Grainger - Allan Becker 24 Request from Harvey Thiessen - cancellation of taxes assessed on buildings 25 Request from H K Toews to buy or long term lease of Pt NW 19- 30 -25 -4 26 Letter from Charles Lau re. Solid Waste Management Association & M D participation 27 Minutes from meeting of Airport Commission - Nov 20179 28 Village of Carbon advice re: radio tower 29 Information re: Seismic Work in M D 30 Plans from Calgary Power to rebuild power line from NW 36- 28 -26 -4 to SW 19- 29 -25 -4 PUi 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 3LIC WORKS Report re slashed tires on M D truck Report re. charges against boys moving detour signs Report re: gravel lease Ed Miller - NE 16- 29 -24 -4 Request from Mobil Oil re road work - in Division 7 Report from W C B re Ororvzlle Holt Report re- Guard Rail Posts Report re extra costs for sidewalk - SwalweZl sewer Report re. gravel crushing at Andrews -Lowen Pit Report re: Ed McNair borrowing up to 1000 yards gravel Letter from Linden Co -Op re increase in diesel fuel price Complaints from Bob Peters - WNW 7- 34 -25 -4 Report re: Andrews Bridge - possible repairs Request from Alta Transportation re surveying requirements for 1980 Report re backsloping agreement - Ron Wold - SE 4- 32 -24 -4 Report from Road Committee re: Ralston Culvert & Baerg By -Law to name GRAINGER ROAD Employee Comm Meeting minutes Nov 9179 Shop & Foremen minutes - Nov 23179 Applications for work COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 26th, 1979 A regular meeting of the Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill #48 was held on Monday, November 26th, 1979, commencing at 9 00 A M , in the Municipal District Office, Three Hills Those present were G A Berdahl C W Poole R W Brown A W Bauer T A Ferguson R G Campbell L G Litz J C Jeffery Mrs Jean Wilkinson Mr Mac Brereton Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 (Reeve) Division 4 Division 5 Division 7 Division 6 (after 4 OOP M ) Municipal Administrator Assistant Municipal Administrator School Board Trustee PRESENT APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr Poole moved approval of the minutes-of Council meeting of November 9th, 1979 Carried Mr Jeffery reviewed the minutes of the Kneehill Sanitary Land Fill Committee SANITARY LAND Meeting held September 13th, and various items from the minutes were discussed FILL Mr Brown reviewed items discussed at a recent Regional Sanitary Land Fill MATTERS Meeting and Mr. Jeffery-read a letter received from Charles Lau of the Drumheller Solid Waste Management Association Committee requesting the M D. to participate informally in the association using an assessment of all the hamlet population and 50% of the rual population until July of 1980, at which time negotiations would again take place for completion of a formal agreement with the Association Mr Brown also reviewed proposed 1980 budget figures complied by the association as follows 500, per capita for membership 2 00 per capita for operation of the land fill site 3 50 per capita to cover trucking charges $6 00 per capita This would cost the M D about $43,0.00 00 in 1980 in addition to hamlet pick up charges Overall costs would amount to about 2 mills Mr Brown noted the installation of dump box sites in the County of Wheatland and for the Village of Carbon is progressing well The matter of chafing farmers for dumping into the box at Three Hills and not at J c_s Carbon or Acme was also discussed It was agreed and Mr. Bauer- moved that Mr. Spady start keeping track of the name and address of people dumping into the box at Three Hills and also the number of miles people are travelling to make use of the site, and further moved that a recommendation be sent to the Kneehill Sanitary Land Fill Committee to drop the charge for use of the dump box site at Three Hills Carried It was agreed Mr Spady start keeping track effective January 1st, 1980 Mr Poole moved that the letter from the Drumheller Health Unit on behalf of the Drumheller & District Solid Waste Management Association dated November 22nd be tabled and the matter of an agreement be reviewed in July of 1980 Carried ASHCROFT Dr Roy Ashcroft of Trochu and Mr Art Knievel of Trochu entered the meeting at SUBDIVISION this time to discuss with Council a proposed subdivision for isolation of existing NE 11-33 - farmstead on NE 11- 33 -23 -4 23 -4 The proposed site is-on SR 585 about 3 mi1s east of Trochu The eisting residence is very old and not "habitable" at this time Dr Ashcroft reviewed his reasons for requesting the subdivision, and noted he felt there was a prescedent established when the subdivision on SW 20 -33 -23-4 was allowed by the Provincial Planning Board He also felt that the M D should allow use of existing farmstead sites , rather than allowing several small parcels on a quarter section, such. as is done in other areas After discussion of the matter with Dr Ashcroft and Mr Knievel they left the meeting Mr Berdahl moved that the M D recommend approval of this subdivision on NE 11- 33 -23 -4 A and further request C R P C to relax the requirement for a "habitable" house on this parcel Carried' iA?( 2 COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 26th, 1979 P 2 read a letter from Alberta Bridge The request from C W Poole for an isolation of existing farmstead POOLE SUBDIVISION on NE 6- 29 -23 -4 was then reviewed and Mr Campbell first moved that NE 6-29 -23 -4 Mr C W Poole be excused from discussion and voting on this matter bridgesRESTRICTED crossing the Kneehill Creek From the letter Carried Mr Poole left the meeting would not bring the bridges up to The isolation of existing farmstead was then discussed, and Mr Ferguson BRIDGES moved that the M D recommend to C R P C approval of the subdivision Mr Jeffery and request relaxation of the minimum parcel size below 4 acres, and further diem and expense allowance survey approve a relaxation of the side yard requirements from 25 feet to 5 feet, moved that Mr Jeffery check into to allow for accomodation of the well house and one other building on the County of Forty Mile site later meeting Mr Poole then returned to the meeting Carried as information The conditions of approval for subdivision on N1-2 17- 28 -23 -4 were then 0 BERTSCH reviewed, in particular the condition requiring the. applicant to enter into SUBDIVISION an agreement with the M D with respect to provisions of Section 89 (b) N2 17- 28 -23 -4 of The Act After- brief discussion Mr Poole moved that the M D not require any, agreement with Mr Bertsch under Section 89 (b) Carried Mr Jeffery read a letter from Alberta Bridge Branch to Mr Harvey IMPROVEMENTS TO Chief Bridge Engineer regarding proposed improvements: to certain restricted bridgesRESTRICTED crossing the Kneehill Creek From the letter it appears that the improvements would not bring the bridges up to a legal loading for a tandem BRIDGES tanden truck Mr Jeffery reviewed the councillors' per diem and expense allowance survey Mr Ferguson moved that Mr Jeffery check into this matter with the County of Forty Mile bridge branch, and report back to Council at a later meeting to accept and file Carried The report from the road committee tour of October 25th and 26th was then reviewed and Mr Jeffery noted that these projects have not yet been completed and therefore have not been advertised in the paper as completed Mr Jeffery also noted that the road constructed by Amoco to reach their well site in 10- 5- 32 - -23 -4 has not been accepted as by the M D , as there is a problem with the location of a culvert and creation of a possible drainage problem Mr Poole moved to accept the report as information Carried The Village of Linden have requested the M D to erect two or three directional signs for them on SR 583 and 806 The village will have the signs made at their cost, but would like M D assistance to put them up Mr Berdahl moved that the M D authorize erection of the signs as proposed by the Village on the SR roads and further that the M D will arrange to put the signs up for the village, on condition the village supply and pay for the signs Carried ROAD COMMITTEE TOUR Oct 25 & 26 0 ye t VILLAGE LINDEN ERECTION OF DIRECTIONAL SIGNS that M, Mr Jeffery noted that Flex 0 Lite of Canada is now supplying traffic SUPPLIER FOR safety products SAFETY PRODUCTS Mr Bauer moved to accept and file as information 0 Carried Mr Jeffery reviewed the accident which Leonard McCook had with L MCCOOK T -18 a gravel truck The costs for repairs will be about $500 00 ACCIDENT The Shop & Foremen Committee recommended Mr McCook lose his safe driving f T -18 award Mr Campbell moved to accept the recommendation of the Committee Carried The Alberta Safety Council have forwarded information concerning Safe SAFE DRIVING Driving Week which is scheduled for December 1st to 7th After discussion MEEK Mr Berdahl moved to accept and file as information Carried Mr Jeffery reviewed the councillors' per diem and expense allowance survey COUNCILLOR carried out by the County of Forty Mile After discussion Mr Poole moved. PAY SURVEY to accept and file as information 1^ Carried Mr Peter Trynchy , Minister of Recreation and Parks has forwarded a letter RECREATION of invitation to attend a recreation workshop in Drumheller sometime in WORKSHOP IN February A definite date will be established later After brief discussion DRUMHELLER Mr Campbell moved to accept and file as information Carried The minutes and related material from the Fall meeting of the CAAMD & C MINUTES OF ,n CAAMD & C MEETING 3 COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 26th,1979 P 3 held on October 4th were briefly reviewed and Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file as .information - -- - Carried INFORMATION Alberta Municipal Affairs have forwarded information and recommendations RE. GENERAL for use by the assessor in completion of the new general assessment ASSESSMENT After brief discussion Mr Bauer moved to accept and file as information V4 Carried AAMD & C have forwarded information regarding a possible pension plan PENSION PLAN FOR for municipal councillors After discussion of the proposal, Mr Poole COUNCILLORS moved to accept and file as information Carried ALBERTA. 75 A letter from Alberta 75th Anniversary Commission was read It outlined CELEBRATIONS possible grants which are available for activities and events to celebrate the 75th birthday of theprovince After discussion of the need for a committee to be established, and how it might be possible to allot any per capita grant which might be obtained on the basis of the municipal district population, Mr Campbell moved that the Council as a whole be named as a committee to act as a liason with towns and villages and community organizations and to assist in obtaininy any per capita grants which might be available based on rural population figures, and to advise Mr Steinbach the local Alberta 75 representative that Council would look at a possible percentage split of any such rural population per capita grants if these were available Carried V1 HUDSON BAY A report from the Hudson Bay Route Association was referred to briefly and ROUTE Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file as information v Carried Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation advises that any debenture by -laws INTEREST RATE FOR should now be drawn up to read at an interest rate not to exceed 14% per DEBENTURES annum ,n Mr Poole moved to accept and file as information I Carried JOINT MEETING The Town of Three Hills has arranged for a point meeting with the M D) Drumheller and RE the Town of Trochu to discuss the proposed regional water system The meeting REG will be held in our office on December 3rd, 1979 at 10.00 A M WATER Mr Bauer moved that Mr Campbell and Mr Ferguson together with Mr Jeffery SYSTEM be named as a committee to attend this joint meeting Carried The meeting then adjourned for dinner between 12.00 Noon and 1.00 P M - DINNER Planning correspondence was then reviewed as follows: PLANNING CORRESPONDENCE 1 Letter from AAMD & C requesting comments from Councils regarding the operation of their regional planning commissions After discussion Mr Bauer moved to accept and file Carried Mr Jeffery reported that some local banks have beer requesting people who are obtaining mortgages to have a municipal offical sign a certifcate stating that any buildings purporting to be on the land, are in fact located within the boundaries of the quarter section or acreage Mr Jeffery further reported he had discussed this with a solicitor from the law firm of Brownlee Fryett during the recent __.. __.... and " he was advised that if this was done the M D could be held liable for the mortgage if the buildings were not in fact located within the boundaries of the land Mr Brown moved that the M D not sigr any such certificates for mortgage or other purposes Carried CRPC have scheduled their annual meeting for December 14th, 1979 at 9.00 A M Mr Poole moved to accept and file as information Carried Mr Smith D1._ of C R P C has advised that they do not wish to start work on our land use by -law at this time, unless the proposed by -law is 4 is COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 26th, 1979 on drafted in accordance with the proposed new regional plan and once the regional plan is adopted hopefully early next spring, the land use by -law would they require only minor changes to make it acceptable After discussion Mr Poole moved that C R P C be given permission to draft our new land use by -law based on the proposed regional plan Carried C R P C have scheduled public hearings as required for adoption of the new proposed regional plan One will be held in the Three Hills Community Center on Monday December 17th 1979 at 7 00 P M The City of Calgary, Town of High River and Town of Okotoks have requested amendments to the existing regional plan to change land density and Mr Poole moved that the M D has no objection to these proposed changes Carried The financial statement for C R P C covering April lst to September 30th was then briefly reviewed and Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file as information Carried The minutes of the Three Hills School Division meeting of November 15th were then reviewed Mr Berdahl reported on various items discussed at the meeting, and the matter of sharing cash in lieu of public reserves on subdivisions was discussed with Mr Brereton It was noted that at the present time the M D is deferring all public reserves or cash in lieu Mr Brereton noted the School Board felt possible some cash in lieu should be taken and they are looking into the possibility of arriving at some agreement with the M D regarding this matter Mr Bauer moved to accept the minutes and reports given Carried The Town of Three Hills has forwarded a letter regarding the possibility of holding a meeting with the M D to discuss the Marigold Library System It appears that participation in the system would cost $4 00 per capita for the next two years and this would possibily increase after that time The Council has not been approached by anyone to advise them about the system, and after discussion Mr Ferguson moved that Mr Jeffery obtain more information regarding the system who is sponsoring same and report back to another meeting of council The Alberta Local Authorities parts of the N-'� of Section 20 effective January 1st, 1980 VA N THREE HILLS SCH DIV MEETING & SHARING CASH IN LIEU PUBLIC `^ RESERVES MARIGOLD LIBRARY SYSTEM Carried LINDEN Board have approved the annexation of the remaining , 30 25, W4th into the Village of Linden ANNEXATION n Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file as information ACME PROPOSED Carried The Village of Acme are requesting ap rtoval for annexation of Part of the ANNEXATION NE of 19- 29 -25 -4 lying to the nor theJo the present north boundary of the village and containing 31 acres more or less After reviewing the proposal Mr Berdahl moved that the M D would have no objection to the proposed annexation only on condition that the annexation proposal be amended to include the access road lying to the east of the proposed area, and that the M D further recommend the Village consider taking in to the village the remaining portions of the North half of Section 19- 29 -25 -4 at the same time Carried Building permits issued were reviewed as follows: SW 32- 29 -26 -4 - V C Oxland - Garage & Wrrkshop Pt NE 1- 32 -24 -4 - A J Chamberlain - Principal Residence NE 2- 35 -24 -4 - Willard Vanover Pole CAttle Shed NW 11- 33 -26 -4 - Alta Gas Trunk Line - Meter Building SE 31- 31 -25 -4 - Peter Tainsh - Residence Single Wide Mobile John Hamm - Addition to residence in Swalwell SE 20- 30 -25 -4 - Shop - W J Klassen C N R Right ofWay Huxley - U G G - fertilizer storage Chinook Ridge Poultry Farm - Pt SE 5- 31 -25 -4 - Broiler Breeding Barn Mr Bauer moved approval of the permits as issued Carried 0 BUILDING PERMITS N COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 26th, 1979 P 5 Mr Allan Becker of Acme has asked if Council will remove the old planning OLD PLANNING caveats from the .y he purchased in Grainger some time ago After 0 CAVEAT ON discussion of the matter, Mr Bauer moved that the M D not arrange for �,_,. ,. ",R LOTS removal of the caveat from the lots in question ALLAN BECKER Carried THIESSEN REQUEST Mr Harvey Thiessen of Linden, owner of Pt SW 30- 30 -25 -4 - 10 14 acres CAN TAXES has requested Council to consider cancellation of the assessment on his buildings He has not been running a gravel business fromthat location for the past year and three quarters having ceased the operation in March of 1978 The assessment on the buildings was $6280 After discussion of the matter and noting that Mr Thiessen has been running a dairy operation, Mr Proven moved that Mr Thiessen be given a refund of taxes paid in 1978 in the sum of $441 33 and a refund of taxes paid in 1979 in the sum of $668 82 Carried H Mr Harvey K Toews of Linden, owner of Pt NW 19- 30 -25 -4 - 137 73 acres would like to purchase a portion of land lying east of the Kneehill Creek which is owned by the M D The M D owns 6 3 acres in the NW 19- 30 -25 -4 which was previously cut off from the rest of the quarter by an old road diversion, The M D uses the area lying west of the creek for a gravel stock pile site, but makes no use of the land lying east of the creek Mr Toews indicated that if the M D would not be willing to sell him the land he would like a longer term lease on it He presently has it under lease for 5 years from June 21st, 1976 if he had a longer term lease he would use the area as part of his yard landscape it and plant trees there After discussion Mr Campbell moved that the M D apply for a subdivision N K TOEWS REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF PORTION OF LAND NW 19 -30 -25 of the area lying to the east of the creek, and the decision to sell or not to sell the f land to Mr Toews would depend on whether the subdivision was approved and what terms of approval might be placed on any approval for subdivision, and would be discussed further when a decision on the subdivision is received Carried AIRPORT Mr Jeffery reviewed the minutes of the Joint Airport Commission meeting of COMMISSION November 20th and also reviewed the proposed 1980 budget figures ✓` MINUTES & BUDGET Mr Campbell moved approval of the minutes and the proposed budget Carried It was noted that the M D would be requisitioned for 500 of the proposed budget 0 The Village of Carbon has advised that they will be selling the radio tower CARBON which is located in front of their office building in Carbon There is RADIO TOWER some of our radio equipment on the tower which was placed th re for use by the fire department Mr Cunningham advises that he could e equipment elsewhere in the village and did not feel the M D should purchase the radio tower and move it because it is too big After discussion Mr Poole moved that the M D not purchase the tower from the Village and Mr Cunningham be requested to move the radio equipment off the tower as soon as possible Carried Mr Berdahl moved that the Council meeting do now ad3ourn and Council sit as a Development Appeal Board Carried Time 2:30 P M Mr Poole moved that the Council meeting do now reconvene the appeal hearing have been heard Carried Mr Jeffery reviewed information from various seismic companies who will be SEISMIC operating in the M D in the near future OPERATIONS Mr Poole moved to accept and file as information ✓� IN M D Carried CALGARY POWER Calgary Power Ltd , have submitted plans for rebuilding a 22 KV line from LINE PLANS NW 36- 28 -26 -4 to SW 19- 29 -25 -4 After review of same, Mir"Brown moved approval w of the plans as submitted Carried 6 COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 26th, 1979 M The payment for attendance at the recent AAMD & C convention was then RATE FOR discussed and Mr Campbell moved that councillors who attended be paid CONVENTION the flat rate of $548 00 plus payment for actual mileage, and staff ^ ATTENDANCE who attended receive $218 00 plus actual mileage Carried Mr Paquette , Public Works Superintendent entered the meeting at this time Mr Jeffery reported on the costs incurred for replacement of two tires SLASHED TIRES on H -1, the assessor s truck, which were slashed recently by two young people ON H 1 They have been located and will be charged by the R C M P The costs amounted to $257 70 Mr Poole moved to accept the report as information Mr Jeffery also noted that the young boys who moved detour signs recently FINES FOR MOVING DETOUR were charged and convicted and each paid a fine of $200 00 N SIGNS Mr Poole moved to accept the report as information Carried E MILLER GRAVEL Mr Jeffery reported that gravel testing on NE 16- 29 -24 -4 - Edward Miller LEASE land near Acme -showed no gravel available there Mr Poole moved that the lease arranged with Mr Miller be cancelled NE 16- 29 -24 -4 Carried s Mr Campbell reported that Mobil Oil would like to improve an M D road MOBIL OIL allowance west of Section 32- 32 -22 -4 It is presently dust a prairie trail ROAD and only used by farmers to reach their fields Mobil would like to UP- CRADING construct a low level road which would be sufficient for their purposes to reach a well site, but which would not comply with existing M D policy There is also the possibility that they may have to change the location 1A of their access to suit the land owner s requirements After discussion of the matter Mr Berdahl moved that if the oil company wish to make use of the M D road allowance, they may up -grade the road to a low level grade and need not up -grade the road to existing M D requirements Carried 0 The Workers Compensation Board have advised Mr Oroville Holt and the office that the Board will not accept responsibility for whatever reason caused him to black out, as it does not appear releated to his employment However they do accept responsibility for his injuries which occured as a result of the ensuing accident and will pay compensation to him for that time off work Mr Bauer moved to accept and file as information Carried Irg HOLT W C B GUARD RAIL POSTS Alberta Transportation has loaned the M D 15 guard rail posts and these must be replaced An order has been placed for a bundle of the posts and it appears they cost about $13 00 each The posts borrowed from Alberta Transportation will be replaced when posts are received Mr Poole moved to accept the report as information Carried MYRNA PRICE Mrs Mryna Price of Swalwell has submitted a bill for $53 90 to cover replacement BILL FOR of her cement sidewalk which was removed by Richardson Brothers during installation SIDEWALK of the sewer lines in Swalwell, and due to an oversight on Richardsont part, not replaced for her Mr Poole moved that Mrs Price be paid $53 90 and Richardson SWALWELL Brothers of Olds be billed by the M D for this amount Carried ANDREW Mr Jeffery reported on the progress of gravel crushing at the Andrews Lowen LOWEN GRAVEL Pit and noted the crusher had been shut down for a few days due to insufficient CRUSHING gravel being available for the crusher to start Work is now progressing N well Mr Bauer moved to accept the report as information Carried ED McNAIR Mr Jeffery reported that Mr Ed McNair was given permission to borrow up to BORROW 1000 yards of the M D crushed gravel at the McNair Pit Mr McNair will GRAVEL replace the gravel when he is able to have more gravel crushed for his requirements `A Mr Ferguson moved to accept the report as information Carried FUEL The Linden Co -Op has written advising there will be a price increase for PRICE diesel fuel of 1 30 per gallon effective November 1st 1979 N INCREASE_ After discussion of the matter and review of other bids received, and noting the Co -Op will still be the low bid, Mr Be�rddaahl moved to accept the report as 6l "% COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 26th, 1979 P 7 information Carried Mr Jeffery reviewed complaints received from Mr Bob Peters of Wimborne, COMPLAINTS about two farmers farming right up to the top of the road WNW 7- 34 -25 -4 BOB PETERS It was agreed to leave this matter until Councillor Litz arrives �av . Mr Brereton discussed with Council the matter of obtaining cash in lieu of SHAPING public reserves on subdivisions and the arrangements for sharing same CASH IN LIEU with the School Division He noted the Secretary- Treasurer of the Division SCH DIV is looking into the matter and will be contacting the M D regarding same v' in the near future Mr Brereton then left the meeting tq. Councillor Litz entered the meeting at this time - 4 00 P M Mr Poole moved that the regular meeting of Council scheduled for CHANGE DATE OF December 24th, 1979 be changed to Friday, December 21st, 1979, commencing REG COUNCIL at 9 :00 A M ✓` MEETING Carried Unanimously A regional Resources Project meeting was held on Tuesday, November 20th REG RES in Bassano, Councillor Litz advised he was unable to attend the meeting PROJECT Mr Berdahl moved to accept and file the proposed agenda and other information forwarded regarding this meeting Carried The need to continue this meeting to another day was disc ,5e d, and WU* agreed that V V\ this meeting should be continued on ,149ary; J December 6th, MEETING TO 19 79 , ✓ ANOTHER DAY Mr Jeffery then reviewed the complaints received from Mr Peters BOB PETERS for Mr Litz and Mr Litz agreed he would investigate the complaints COMPLAINTS and contact the parties involved Mr Litz requested that Mr Fred Albrecht be written requestirg him to l "' not farm up to the edge of SR road 587 south of SE 18- 34 -25 -4 0 A Mr Jeffery reported he had contacted Mr John O'Brien, Bridge Engineer ANDREW BRIDGE regarding the needs for repairs to the Andrews Bridge in the I D REPAIRS REQUIRED These repairs must be made before the M D can use it to haul out the crushed gravel from the Andrews Lowen Pit Mr O Brien has advised that the repairs required to strengthen the bridge are similiar to what he had organized for repairs to the Hesketh bridge, and it was agreed that the repairs to the Hesketh bridge be left and the Andrews Bridge be repaired at this time instead The Hesketh bridge will then probably be done some time in 1980 Mr Ferguson moved to accept the report as information Alberta Transportation has requested Council t, priorities for 1980 The following items were Hill, continuation of the work on 575, and 582 Anderson Bridge Project Mr Ferguson moved this matter be tabled until further at that time Carried 1980 SU . _.L _ 6 D advise them of surveying REQUIREMENTS discussed - cut at the Hesketh (low level crossing) and the December 6th and discussed Carried An agreement had been arranged with Mr Ron Wold, owner of SE 4- 32 -24 -4 RON WOLD BACKSLOPE for some backsloping work No compensation is payable, but a small amount AGREEMENT of machine work was done for Mr Wold The backsloping has been completed Mr Bauer moved approval of the agreement Carried A BR�CRG Mr Albert Baerg of Swalwell had requested the M D to cut the north ditch DRAINAGE on the road allowance S /SE 29- 30 -23 -4 to allow for better drainage and to PROBLEM install a larger culvert Levels were taken and it appears doing this -11 would create more drainage problems elsewhere and the road committee recommends this not be done Mr Poole move that Council accept the recommendation of the road committee Carried Mr Dorn took levels at the Ralston culvert location - S /SE 30- 29 -24 -4 RALSTON and it appears that if the outlet end is cleaned out on the south side 'A CULVERT the drainage should be _. d Mr Poole moved this work be done, this fall if possible Carried Mr Poole moved first reading to by -law 892, this being a by -law to name J, NAME ROAD ll,wlz4, r j X JU No 0, K COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 26th, 1979 P 8 a portion of M D road allowance between Seotions 16, 17, 20 & 21, 28 & 29, and 32 & 33 in 28 -24 -4, and between 4 & 5, 8 & 9 16 & 17 and 20 & 21 in 29 -24 -4 as the Grainger Road Mr Bauer moved second reading to this by -law Carried Mr Litz moved that third reading be given to this by -law at this time Carried Unanimously v` BY -LAW *892 Mr Ferguson moved third reading to this by -law Carried Mr Berdahl noted he would like to have a by -law passed naming NAME POPE LEASE the road from the Carbon Cemetery East to the M D boundary as the ROAD Pope Lease Road for historial reasons V'\ After discussion Mr Berdahl moved first reading to by -law 893 this being a by -law to name the M D road from Highway #21 east to the M D BY -LAW 853 boundary, between Sections 19 & 30 20 & 29 21 & 28 , 22 & 27, 23 & 26 and 24 & 2.$ in Township 29 Ranges 22 and 23 and between Sections 19 & 30, 20 & 29 21 & 28 and 22 & 27 in 29 -21- W4th as THE POPE LEASE ROAD Carried Mr Poole moved second reading to this by -law Carried Mr Campbell moved that third reading be given to this by -law at this time Carried Unanimously Mr Ferguson moved third reading to this by -law Carried Mr Jeffery reviewed the minutes of the employee committee meetinc held November 9th, and various items were discussed The mechanics have again requested their slack time be designated as summer months and not winter After discussion and noting that in winter there is usually spare men available to assist mechanics, if one mechanic is away, Mr Ferguson moved that there be no change made in the slack time designation for mechanics Carried Mr Bauer moved approval of the minutes of the meeting IVA r, EMPLOYEE MEETING MINUTES (a a w e d ✓, Carried WORK Applications for work from Ernie Sich and Alan Meding were reviewed V, and Mr Poole moved same be referred to Mr Paquette APPLICATIONS Carried Mr Carl Herron of Olds, has submitted a bill to the M D for $100 00 for ACCOUNTS FOR cutting trees on M D road allowance and burning same He had contacted WORK Mr Bauer and advised him he was going to cut the trees and bill the M D for it and Mr Bauer had advised him he could not guarantee he would be FOR M D paid without authorization for council for doing the work prior to actually doing it 1 Mr Campbell noted he had two similar situations in his division The Huxley Hutterites wish to be paid for installation of 7 road approaches at a cost of about $560 00, and the Nelson Brothers of Huxley wish to be paid for filling a washout on M D road allowance - 8 hours work for 3 men and machinery and 3 loads of rock After lengthy discussion of these matters Mr Ferguson moved that Mr Herron be paid for cutting the brush on the M D road allowance Carried ro Mr Brown moved that the Hutterites be paid? or installation of three approaches and f rther moved that a notice be put in the paper that the M D will not pay for�Mertaken by individuals for the M D without first having the work authorized by Council 0 Carried No decision was made regarding the claim from the Nelson Brothers NEED FOR ASSISTANT Mr Paquette noted that since Mr Keith Smith has now been promoted to Shop Foreman he will require an assistant in the parts department After discussion Mr Ferguson moved that a rate of $5 00 per hour be set for RATE OF PAY assistant partsman and Mr Paquette and Mr Smith be authorized to obtain someone to fill this position Carried The need for additional mechanics was then discussion and Mr Campbell moved that Glen Wagstaff be offered the opportunity to continue his apprenticeship as a mechanic with reimbursement for attendance at school IVA /� n Carried t ADDITIONAL MECHANIC r COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 26th 1979 P 9 Mr Bauer moved that items number 8 and 48 on the agenda be tabled TABLE ITEMS until December 6th, 1979 Mr Litz left the meeting at this time - 5 30 P M V1\ Mr Ferguson noted that at least two people have complained about the SIGNS FOR LOW vision on the low level crossing south of Three Hills and have requested LEVEL CROSSING that keep right or danger signs be installed After discussion it was generally agreed that "keep right" signs be erected Mr Ferguson also requested that the levels be taken south of SE 2- 31 -23 -4 LEVELS AT to see if the drainage in that area could be improved ✓ SE 2- 31 -23 -4 Mr Berdahl requested that information be obtained from Alberta Water Resources about the possibility of constructing a dam on the Kneehill Creek to improve the flow on a year round basis Mr Baw_2,r.: ,i;,ved that this meeting do now adjourn until 9.00 A M Thursday December 6th 1979 Carried Time of djournment 6 00 P M Reeve Mu i ip 1 /R!ltrator NEXT December 6th, 1979 9.00 A M (Thursday) December 10th, 1979 9.00 A M (Monday) December 21st, 1979 9.00 A M (Friday) DAM ON KNEEHILL CREEK r. 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