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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-01-18 Council Minutes-. , 0. r. ■�J RF E�] JANUARY 18th, 1980 MINUTES OF A MEETING HELD TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED SPLIT BETWEEN I THE MOUNTAIN VIEW KNEEHILL AUXILIARY AND NURSING HOME AREA --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr A W Bauer Deputy Reeve of the M D of Kneehill #48 opened the meeting at 11 00 A M The following persons were present Mrs Connie Osterman M ®L A Three Hills Constituency Mr Mickey Clark M L A Drumheller Constituency A W Bauer, G A Berdahl R G Cambell, T A Ferguson L G Litz, C W Poole , Councillors M D of Kneehill #48 K Wright Chet Davidson, T Weir R Robertson , Councillors Town of Three Hills R C Thomson, Administrator, Town of Three Hills Raymond Frere, Councillor, Town. of Trochu, and W T Peterson Administrator Town of Troch u Mrs Irene Wilson, Secretary- Treasurer Village of Tor_ington Mrs Pearl Penner, Mayor, Village of Linden Floyd Sillito, Secretary- Treasurer, Village of Linden Harvey Jackson, Village of Acme (Mayor) Jill Hannah, Village of Acme Municipal Administrator Mrs Caroline Bodmer and Mrs Wendy Sowerby Municipal Administrator and Ass.istment Administrator - Village of Carbon Art Taylor Trustee, Three Hills Municipal Hospital, Hugh Sommerville, Administrator Sister Dolores Beaudoin, and Sister H Levasseur, St Mary's Hospital Frank Hopp.ins Trustee, St Mary s Hospital Ron Hepburn, LeRoy Roach, Trustees, St Mary's Hospital Peter Verhesen, Administrator, St Mary's Hospital Garth Upton, Trustee Olds Hospital Norah Wilton, Trustee Olds Hospital N K Leatherdale Olds Hospital Walter E Scheidt Didsbury General Hospital Mac Cartwright, Didsbury Hospital Clifford H Scott Mt View Kneehill Auxiliary Hospital Board "Rod Sharpe, D G Hampton Kelly Enner, Pastor Wahl Drumheller Hospital Board Walt Regehr, Administrator, Linden Nursing Home, Linden Dave Wagstaff Elnora Hospital Board Pat Wagstaff, Elnora Hospital Board The above list of names may not be complete Mike Ploner, representative from The Three Hills Capital Mr Bauer called for nominations for a chairman for the meeting Mrs Osterman nominated Ken Wright as Chairman Nominations for chairman were called a 2nd and 3rd time Mr Ferguson moved nominations cease Carried Mr Wright took charge of the meeting Mr Wright indicated that the purpose of the meeting is to clear the air regarding the proposed split of the Mountain View Kneehill Auxiliary and Nursing Home Area, and he reviewed the background information The proposal for the split started several years ago because the Three Hills Hospital had been trying to persuade the government that the Kneehill area required more nursinghome and auxiliary beds The government .indicated the area should be split before any more beds would be considered for the Kneehill area There are 40 beds in Didsbury and no more have been made available since the formation of the Mt View Kneehill area Nursing homes are not now being built separately and general hospitals �3 _a • • 0 -2- are allotting beds towards this type of care The Government is now willing to set up and sign the necessary order to establish the Mountain View Nursing Home and Auxiliary Hospital area separate from the Kneehill Nursing Home and Auxiliary Hospital area Mr Wright read a letter dated December 21st 1977 from the Hospital Services Cbmmission regarding the proposed split and the area to be covered by the new board COPY OF THIS LETTER IS ATTACHED The new Area Board would have no 3urisdication over general hospital board areas except for the Three Hills Municipal Hospital District Mr Wright indicated that to date there has been no change in this line of thinking and the new area would probably be called the General, Auxi7iary Hospital and Nursing Home District and would have 3urisdiction over the Three Hills General Hospital for general hospital purposes, and would have some authority over any additional auxiliary and nursing home beds which might be set up in this area The Board would have no jurisdiction over existing general hospitals boards, other than Three Hills Mr Wright indicated that the M D had been requested to co- ordinate the planning for the split in the areas and he read the letter which the Three Hills Municipal Hospital Advisory Planning Committee had sent to the M D Council and a copy of the letter sent by the Advisory Planning Committee to various boards and councils for their comments Mr Jeffery then read letters received from the various boards Town of Olds - opposed Olds Municipal Hospital - Opposed Drumheller General Hospotal - Opposed Village of Linden - agreed Favour 6 wards 9 member board Drumheller Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home District #3 - no comment yet Town of Three Hills - Agreed - favour 3 ward system 7 member board St Mary's Hospital - Agreed - favour 3 wards 9 member board Town of Trochu - agreed - favour 3 wards - 9 member board Village of Acme - agreed - favour 3 wards - 7 member board A representative from the Drumheller Auxiliary and Nursing Home Board spoke and noted they objected to the use of the name "Drumheller" on the proposed map sent out to the various boards as being misleading No population from the Drumheller City is included in the count as the City of Drumheller is entirely separate from the M D of Kneehill He also noted that there was some opposition from people in the Carbon area to the proposed split Mr Wright noted that at the present time the entire M D of Kneehill #42 is included in the Mt View Kneehill Auxiliary and Nursing Home Area and all that is being asked is to separate the Kneehill Area from the Mountain View Area and establish two separate areas and two separate boards There will be no change made to the General Hospital Board Districts as they presently exist The use of the name - Carbon - Drumheller - was merely to indicate the area within the M D of Kneehill and was not intended to indicate inclusion of any portion of the City of Drumheller Mr Wright also indicated that the general feeling is for a 7 member board representing six wards The one large ward - Three Hills West would have 2 members Mr LeathOrdale from the Olds Hospital Board then spoke He indicated their board had been given the impressior from government officials that the boundaries of general hospital board districts might be changed He outlined the. previous Olds Hospital area and noted that its boundaries had been changed when the Sundre West area was taken away to establish a separate area At that time they were given a small area in the M D of Kneehill to compensate for the loss of the Sundre West area and were given to understand that the area in the M D included the Mobil Oil Gas Plant at Wimborne to make up for the loss of the Harmatten gas plant However from information the M D of Kneehill has it appears that the Mobil Plant is included in the Innisfail General Hospital Area The Olds area need a new hospital very badly and feel that any change in boundaries will hinder their chances of obtaining a new hospital and n • 0 • MI! fur -then they must retain a seasonable size area for tax base purposes should the need for requsitions against local municipalities ever come back At the present time hospital boards are funded almost entirely by the Provincial Government anc can only requisition local governments for certain capital costs - such as land and landscaping costs Mr Hoppins, Chairman of the St Mary's Hospital Board then spoke He noted all boor s in mountain view should have been consulted about the split, & /boun aries to date have been largely meaningless He indicated that the Trochu Hospital area is a very small area and is serving a larger district that their boundaries would .indicate if requisitions did come back, the government would have to take a pretty good look at the tax base of the hospital board areas Mr Wright noted that the concern of the meeting as the auxiliary hospital and nursing home area boundaries so the remarks should be confired to that topic Mr Clark noted that he understood the board would be running an area with boundaries co- terminous with the M D of Kneehill and the members of that board would be sitting on the Three Hills General Hospital Board as well It was clarified that if the new board did not operate the. Three Hills General Hospital it would not have much else to do until some time in the future when more nursing home beds were made available in the Kneehill area Mr Clark noted that 15% of the people in the Drumheller Auxiliary come from the Kneehill area and there is a waiting list Perhaps boundaries should be set where people normally go Perhaps the boundaries should be set up the same way as the general hospital board areas Mr Taylor of the Three Hills Hospital Board noted that people in this area normally travel north, south or east (into Drumheller) but not to the west, towards Didsbury, and people who require nursing home or auxiliary hospital care should not have to go to an area where they have no ties, or where they will not receive visitors Mrs C Osterman spoke. She indicated she was concerned about the discussion of boundaries and what might happen in future Her main concern was that people who need nursing home care must have it She stated "I can promise you there are going to be facilities in the Olds area and the Kneehill Area Therefore I hope that you can sit down and figure out the boundaries based on the normal traffic flow Where you decide to draw the boundaries is going to be up to you aid I hope you can do this " Mr Wright asked all those who are opposed to the split in the two areas to raise their hands Mr Leatherdale stated they would not like to do this Their board would be willing to withdraw their objections if they received a letter from the M D and the Province guaranteeing that there would be no change in the Olds Municipal Hospital Board area Mr Berdahl indicated that probably people in his area (Division I) would not ob3ect to the split as long as this guarantee would be applicable to the Drumheller General Hospital Area Mrs Osterman stated she would give this guarantee Mr Wright noted that board members and number of wards would have to be determined but this could probably be done at a later meeting There was further general discussion Mr Hoppins from St Mary's Hospital noted that the new board should perhaps only look after auxiliary hospital and nursing home beds at this time and not take part in the management of the Three Hills General Hospital This type of a change could be looked at some time in the future if it appears necessary C] • r Cl 9rda it was noted that if it is necessary the M D Council will call a meeting of the concerned boards and people in the KNeehill area to make further decisions about the duties and set up of the new Board Mr Ferguson noted that perhaps two boards should be considered at this time and if in future one board can handle operation of the general hospital in Three Hills and the nursing home and auxiliary beds this could be decided then Mrs Bodmer Administrator for the Village of Carbon noted the council of the village was under some misunderstanding about the general hospital board areas, and noted that perhaps the board of the new area should consist of one member from each urban center and one from the M D of Kneehill at large Mrs Osterman again asked for confirmation that if the Drumheller General Hospital Area and the Olds Hospital Area is left as it presently is, would these two areas be in favour of the split in the Mt View Kneehill Auxiliary and Nursing Home area and she was given this confirmation Mr Clark mentioned again that perhaps co- terminous boundaries might put pressure on for changes in the general hospital board areas and asked that this guarantee be given to the two 0eneral hospital boards in writing He also noted that cost of land is very high in some areas and local governments can be requisitioned for acquisition of land so it is necessary to retain as large a tax base as possible for general hospital board areas Mr Sommerville of the Three Hills Hospital indicated that the Three Hills Hospital has sufficient land for expansion of its general hospital and also land for establishment of a nursing home facility Mr Clark noted that requisitions can be levied and would be charged to the landowners in the hospital board area and therefore the board and the area should be representative of the people who use the facility Mr Wright noted that no one can give any guarantee that areas will not be requisitioned for hospital purposes in future Mr Art Chamberlain - Three Hills Hospital Trustee - indicated that if two boards are established at this time it is not likely this will ever be cut back to one board Mr Cartwright from the County of Mountain View noted he had been sent to the meeting to determine what the situation was and his council will be sending a letter to the M D in due course Pastor Wall moved that this meeting do now adjourn Carried Time - 12 • 10 P M __-- - --`T- ------ - - - - -- /n}A Mrs glean Wilkinson, Assistant Administrator M D of Kneehill #48 HOSPITAL SERVICES COMMISSION Office of The Chairman December 21, 1977 Mr K A Wright, Chairman, Joint Planning Committee, Three Hills Municipal Hospital, P 0 Box 340, Three Hills Alberta Dear Mr Wright, 403/427 -6093 P O Box 2222 10035 108 Street Edmonton Alberta Canada T5J 3E1 Thank you for your letter of December 5, 1977, in which you asked a number of questions dealing with the removal of the M D of Kneehill from the Mountain View Kneehill Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home District No 13 for the purpose of including it in a separate auxiliary hospital and Snursing home district In reply to your questions I wish to advise that in order to obviate the problem of having to deal with several boards during the planning process, it would be to the advantage of the Three Hills Municipal Hospital Board to apply for and finalize the amalgamation process before proceeding further in their planning The amalgamated board would be granted the authority to plan not only for general hospital but also for auxiliary hospital and nursing home purposes Once amalgamated, the new board would not have to obt•iin agreement from the Mountain View Kneehill Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing dome District Board but would plan independently and directly with the Department I should also point out that for general hospital purposes, the boundaries of the new district would be restricted to the present boundaries of the Three Hills Municipal Hospital District No 45 but for auxiliary hospital and nursing home purposes the new district would- encompass the whole of M D of Kneehill No 48 This means that for general hospital purposes specifically, the new district would have no jurisdiction over the portions of the M D of Kneehill, (other than the existing territory of the Three Hills M H D ) which form part of any other municipal or general hospital district Mr K A Wright - 2 - December 21 1977 \ J It is my understanding that our Mr Popp has already been in touch with Mr H W Sommerville, Hospital Administrator, regarding the resolution to be submitted by his Board in respect of amalgamation I must also refer you at this time to a circular letter of November 29, 1977, which advised all hospitals that departmental staff would not be available for planning meetings with hospital officials until early in the new year In this respect, I wish to advise that future planning will come under the direction of Mr Myroslaw Kohut, newly appointed Acting Director of the Division of Policy Development and Planning I would suggest that you contact him regarding any further questions you may have in respect to planning Yours sincerely, awrence Nilson, M A, M H A ifrg- Ehzi,,n___ LLW njw c c Hon Warrack hir Johnston Mr Kohut L:l C7 L' MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HELD AT THE M D OFFICE IN THREE HILLS ALBERTA ON JANUARY 18th 1980 - - -- -------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- The meeting was called to order at 1:30 P M , on Friday, January 18th, 1980 The following persons were present: Gordon Towers M P Mickey Clark, M L A Drumheller Constituency Mrs Connie Osterman Three Hills Constituency G A Berdahl, C W Poole, A W Bauer, T A Fergusor, L G Litz and R G Campbell , Councillors - M D of Kneehill #48 Reeve R W Browr of the M D was present for the latter portion of the meetin+ Chet Davison, Ken Wright, Trev Wier, Councillors, Town of Three Hills 1 and R C Thompson, Administrator Eugene Tepper, Councillor, and W T Peterson Administrator - Tow-r, of Tro u Mrs Pearl Penner Mayor and Floyd Silliot, Administrator - Village of Linden Walter Permann, Councillor,Caroline Bodmer and Wendy Sowerby Administrator and Assistant Administrator - Village-of-Carbon Harvey Jackson Mayor and Jill Hannah, Administrator - Village of Acme John Smyth, and Daun Buyer, Trustees - Three Hills School Divisior Hugh Sommerville - Administrator - Three Hills Hospital and Art Chamberlain Trustee - later in the meeting Frank Hoppans Sister Helen, Sister Dolores, LeRoy Roach, Ron Hepburn Peter Verhesen, - St Mary's Hospital Troc.•hu Dave Wagstaff,Pat Matthews - Elnora Hospital. Board Murray Steinbach, Alberta 75 Celebration representative Jack Hazelwood, District Agriculturist Mike Ploner - Representative - Three Hills Capital Alex Cunningham Utility Officer M D Kneehill Deputy Reeve A W Bauer from the M D of Kneehill opened the meeting ar.d called for nominations for a Chairman Ken Wright nominated Mr Bauer as Chairman Mr Poole moved nominations cease Carried Mr Jeffery reviewed the r,,inutes of the last combined meeting held in January of 1979 Mr Bauer asked all present to introduce themselves and he also welcomed the government representatives, Mr Gordon Towers, Mr M Clark and Mrs Connie Osterman Reports were then given by the following Village of Acme - Harvey Jackson - Vzllage in 1979 has developed a 22 residential lot subdivision - selling for $1 78 per square foot including the real estate fee of $500 00 per lot acquired a 4 acre site for a dump box at a cost of $2000 00 per acre held a Home - Coming in July which was very successful Issued building permits for 14 residential. 7 general and 3 commerical developments total value over $729,000 00 In 1980 the Village plan to annex 100 acres for a residential any' industrial subdivision and for recreation purposes (area now includes existing golf course) and plan to construct a new village office and fire ha .1 Village of Linden - Mrs Pearl Penner COPY OF THE REPCRT ATTACHED Village of Carbon - Walter Perman - COPY OF THE REPORT ATTACF.iED Town of Three Hills - R Thomson - COPY OF THE REPORT ATTACHED (,T r C] is 40 -2- Town of Trochu - Eugene Tepper - COPY OF REPORT ATTACHED (Murray Steinbach - Representative from Alberta 75 Birthday Celebration Committee Mr Steinbach noted that 1980 is Alberta 75th Birthday and is a year of celebration He reviewed structure of the committee which was set up bL.% the! government to assist with planning the celebrations He noted the money allotted by the government towards the celebrations is coming from general revenue and NOT from the Heritage Trust Fund The committee requested submissions from people as to how the year should be celebrated and some 2000 submissions were received The government picked certain submissions from these and will undertake these as provincial government projects Soiso of the remaining submissions will be referred to local governments for their consideration as to the suitability of the project for local funding from the grant money the government will be sending to the municipalities Mr Steinbach noted that the government guidelines regarding suitable submissions will be ant out soon The guidelines are very broad and the decisions will be left up to the Municipal Councils Mr Steinbach noted that there will be advertisements regarding tke program and local groups should be prepared to submit their protects to the local councils for consideration Funds are not to be used to pay for existing capital projects or debentures It must be something that is planned and constructed in 1980 The addition of say a kitchen to a community center might be a project which would qualify Mrs Bodmer from tillage of Carbon asked if any of the M D population would be allotted to urban centers such as recreation grants have been in the past? Mr Jeffery noted that no decision has been made by tke M D Council to da to Mr M Clark noted that an urban and a rural municipality could combine and fund a joint urban -rural project Mrs Osterman noted that the cheques should be out about January 24th She noted the guidelines are very broad and there is no time limit as to completion of the project, but it must be started in 1980 and completed as soon as possible Any interest earnd on the grant money must also be used for Celebration Projects, and any unexpended money is to be returned to the Province M D OF Kneehill #48 - A W Bauer He noted t1-at- in 1979 75 new oil wells came on stream and there is approximately 650 in the M D now Swalwell sewer project completed and plans for the Wimborne sewer are in progress for 1980 Entire M D is now covered by rural fire protection areas SR 575 nearly completed in 1979 and remaining portion may be completed in 1980 Permits issued in 1979 for a value of over $6,000,000 00 Reeve Brown is away cn a leave of absence for two months as he is sitting on the Local Authorities Board to hear proposals for and against the Edmontcn annexation M D looking to a new land use by -law for 1980 Paid for a bay on the Three Hills School Division Shop in Trochu for storage of the M D divisional motor grader M D now working on a new general assessment for taxation purposes This should be completed for use in the year 1981 or 1982 Three Hills School Division - John Smyth COPY OF THE REPORT ATTACHED u fe is • -3- There was brief discussion about re- instatement of school bus yard service by the division and pupil - teacher ratio in the M D Mr Smyth noted that the average in the division is 17 5 to 1 Three Hills General Hospital - Hugh Sommerville Mr Sommerville noted the hospital has 21 beds and 8 bassinets Since February have had 3 doctors on staff Occupancy rate of 54% Some major surgery is provided and minor surgery About 6100 visits to outpatient department in the 9 month period, which .included � for lab services, 113 for emergency and the balance to the x -ray departmert The lab undertakes lab procedures which are allowed for a hospital of our size and the balance are referred to Red Deer The hospital has TWX communication with the Red Deer Hospital and a van service The Red Deer Hospital also does the laundry for the Three Hills Hospital A physiotherapist come from Red Deer one day a week now and this may be increased to 2 days a week Costs about $250 00 a month for this service Mr Sommerville noted that as district Registrar hehad recorded 53 births, 19 marriages and 34 deaths in the area in 1979 Trochu General Hospital (St Mary's) - Frank Hoppins COPY OF THE REPORT ATTACHED Elnora Hospital - Dave Wagstaff - COPY OF THE REPORT ATTACHED Mountain View Kneehill Auxiliary and Nursing Home Board - A W Bauer Noted there is 50 auxiliary beds and 40 beds in the nursing home Board members from this area - Ken Wright, T A Ferguson and A W Bauer Operation of the home is very satisfactory Only 6% of the patients in the home are from the M D of Kneehill area People from this area can get into the home upon application even through there is a long waiting list, because of the very limited use of the facility from this area, but people from here do not wish to go to Dsdsbury anc prefer to remain in their own location Golden Hills Lodge - G A Berdahl Drumheller Health Unit - G A Berdahl Mr Berdahl reviewed the make up of the Drumheller Health Unit and noted he and Mr Ferguson sit on the Board as representatives from the M D of Kneehill Considerable involvement of t1-e Health Unit in the, dump box garbage system being set up in this area Health Unit expanded their building in 1979 to accomodate the Extended Home Care Program set up by the provincial government, and operated through the Health Unit Boards There are 26 people on staff and a dental officer on part time Health Unit Board comprises 7 people appointed by various municipal councils Mr Berdahl then spoke about the He noted they have a good matron senior citizen home The Board undertook quite a bit Golden Hills Lodge at Three Hills and staff and run a very excellent of improvements in 1979 Kneehill Ambulance Bcard T A Ferguson - He noted the Service had a very busy year with 233 calls and an approximate total of 1793 man hours, the majority of which are volunteer hours Calls were up 34 from 1978 and volunteer hours up by 43 The board has one paid employee - as ambulance co- ordinator a crew of about 18 drivers and 7 registered nurses Twelve people are now taking the E M T course which takes about 120 hours to complete There are two ambulances, and the board is considering replacing one with a new ambulance in 1980 He reviewed the rates charges for ambulance service and noted the board received $1184 00 in 1979 as donations for special equipment Mr Ferguson reviewed the financial statement for 1979 and also noted the board has some problem with collection of accounts Mr Ferguson moved that a vote of thanks be extended from this meeting to the ambulance volunteers for the very worthwhile service they provide the people of this area I,� r CArrr ed ' � - 1 M r C] • Mrs Osterman asked about the E M T program and Mr Ferguson and Mr Cunningham explained what the program entailed ffqional Resources Project - Walter Permann (on behalf of Hugh Bodmer) COPY OF THE REPORT ATTACHED Mr Reg Campbell spoke briefly on the rural fire protection in the M D noted that there are mutual aid agreements arranged between the urban and rural municipalities and mentioned that more urban representation at the Provincial Fire Chief s Association Convention would be welcome It was noted that there was no representatives present from the Village of Torringtcn Mr Mickey Clark M L A then spoke to the meeting He expressed his thanks for being invited to the meeting. and reviewed some requests and concerns he had received from pEOple of this area Agriculture- Conce m about the Alta Agriculture Development Corporation and some possible relief for young farmers Surface rights is also a concern and noted there is a group established in the Hanna Drumheller Area which are working as a unit and going to arbitration regarding a proposed pipeline in the area There is also great concern about Calgary Power transmission Lines He noted the Surface Rights Act will probably be amended as it is becoming very difficult to live with, and asked for imput from people of this area as to changes which should be made He noted there is about 800 wells in the south part of his constituency and the plans are for one every 40 acres Mr Poole noted one big complaint is the unreasonable offers coming from the oil companies and felt there should be some minimum payable Mr Clark noted the Planning Act is so strict that in the Drumheller Valley there could be no industrial use made of the land there because of the various regulations regarding set backs from rivers, roads and the abuttments He requested imput from the people as to possible changes in this act Another complaint is roads The highway system is brea*Jng down and the province will be in serious trouble in the future if an attempt as not made to solve the problem now #1 Highway from Calgary to Strathmore carries 8000 cars a day and is a definite hazard He also noted that education funding committees must recognize the difference between urban and rural areas as far as the time a child is required to spend on a bus to get to school Mr Clark expressed thanks again for the invitation, anc noted it was the only meeting of its kind in his area and he appreciated the opportunity of meeting with the local government officials Mr Ferguson noted that the interest rate is what is hurting young farmers Mr Clark reviewed who can qualify for a Starting Farmer Loan with A D C and he noted that perhaps the A D C should be set up on a similar basis to the V L A , where a person gets a one time opportunity for low interest and after that payS a higher interest rate Mr Permann fror. Carbon asked if there had been any discussion about sharing revenue from oil wells lines gas plants etc between urban and rural municipalities Mr Clark noted it had been discussed, but was not looked on very favourable Mr Clark was asked if there was any plans for paving Highway 27, and he noted the M D 's priority for this area is SR 575 and Highway 27 is a low priority for the provincial government in relation to improvement of Highway #1 or other primary highways I� • • 0 -5- Mr Daun Buyer of Carbon asked if the 90% ban on Light coat surfaced roads will remain in effect and he was advised it would probably stain in force until the road was paved or improved sufficient to increase the load limit Mrs Connie Osterman then spoke She noted this type of meeting is very beneficial to a new M L A She stated she is not out in her constituency as much as she would like as she must be in Edmonton a good deal of time as she is Deputy Party Whip Also she has established an office in Airdrie for Saturday mornings for a time as Airdrie being the fastest growing community in Alberta has many problems She noted the report presented to the government by the Road Committee was very well received and many good suggestiors were contained in the report The Transportation Department went well over budget last fall because cf the extremely good weather She noted she was pleased to see that the entire M D is now covered by Fire Protection , and that the water situation in this area is very serious She indicated she would be working hard towards a solution for water for this area She noted she is supportive of the Extended Home Care Program and briefly spoke about the Alberta 75 Birthday celebrations There was brief discussion about the possibility of the government taking over total responsibility for funding of schools and returning money received through the School Foundation Tax Levy to the municipalities through the assistance grant structure There was discussion about how the government arrives at lease rental for its grazing and cultivation leases and the problems it creates because they appear to be too low Mrs Osterman and Mr Clark agreed they could review the rental situation Mr Clark noted he has an office est.abished in the Sun Valley Real Estate Office in Drumheller He also noted there will be a panel discussion on CJVD radio (Drumheller) with himself &Mr Henry Kruger regarding water management issues Date will be adiertised in the local papers There was further discussion about road construction and funding for same and in answer to a question it was indicated that #21 Highway is not a high priority for any paving work Mr Clark indicated the highest government priorities are #16 West (YellowHead Highway) Additional lane for #2 and #1 East There was discussion about improvements being made to #21 and #36 which might relieve pressure on Highway #2 Mr Gordon Towers, M P then spoke He noted it is always a pleasure to attend the meeting He reviewed the metric situation, and noted many people are not happy with it County of Red Deer and County of Lacombe have sent resolutions to him requesting it be stopped He noted that Canada is 15 years ahead of the States in metric conversion and 75% of our trading is done with them He felt Canada should be in step with the States on the change over The conversion process has been stalled for a time to re- assess the situation and to see if people really want it and to keep more in step with the United States He also reviewed the movement of grain It was moving, but the loss of the bridge in B C a B C railway strike and the embargo may create problems The Federal Government felt it must go along with the States on the embargo situation, because the States is our only protection and we must back them up He also noted that there will not be grants available from the Federal Government due to its financial situation at this time 1 Mr Bauer expressed thanks from the meeting to Mr Towers, Mr Clark and Mrs Osterman for attending the meeting The date for the next meeting was set for Friday January 23rd 1981 by motion of Walter Perman and seconded by K Wright Carried Mr Clark mentioned that there is a study under way to look into the poss-bility of dissolving the I D Area adjacent to the south -east portion of the M D and distributing the land among the surrounding municipalities and the City of Drumheller j Information regarding this will be coming from the Honourable Mr M I Moore JMr Hoppins moved a vote of thanks to the M D for hosting the meeting IMrs Osterman moved that the meeting do now adjourn Carried Time of Ad_7ournment 5 00 P M - - - - - -- - ----- - - - - -- - - /1 Mrs J/ ilki.nson Assistant Mun Administrator i W L-1 1i MEETING OF LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS January 18, 1980, 1.30 P l' D of Kneehill Office VILLAGE OF LIiiDe�.Q As we were unable to attend in 1978, I feel we should review briefly, some of the mayor projects of that year. 1978 (1) Our main street was paved in 1978, also catch basins and storm sewers were installed at the main intersection (2) Sidewalks - 2975 feet of new sidewalks in 1978. (3) Laden reed Systems did locate in the Village in 1978 (4) One (1) four -plex was completed and occupied in 1978. (5) The Village did aquire 89 acres, more or less, under a land bank agreement with Alberta Housing,in 1978 (b) Total value of building permits in 1978 was :'372,245.00 In 1 We developed Phase I of (A) Residential Subdivision (10 Lots) (B) Mobile Subdivision (10 Lots) (C) Industrial Subdivision (8 Lots, approximately 5 acres) dude installed 2000 feet of sidewalk in our new residential areas and 3100 feet of sidewalk in our existing residential areas, so all our residents now have access to sidewalks on at least one side of the street Road up- grading in 1979 was significant Ale built 790 feet of new road in our new Industrial Subdivision, 1400 feet of new -road in our new Residential Subdivision(s), and iii - Wage 2 - approximately 2000 feet of new (or upgraded) road in our existing residential Recreation And Culture The annual sports day and football tournament was held in dune and was rated a sucess. Two very successful variety programs were held in the school auditorium Theater Calgary presen- school. n hockey Interest i y has purchased two new sets goals, are adding four taker for the rink. ted the story of Helen Keller at the increased and the recreation board has of goalie equipment, new nets fo4r the additional lights and have hired a care- a garage type building btts been purchased and is being used for equipment storage andCoWession booth A football team was organized and had a successful first season Cross country skiing is being promoted and encouraged. B 11onday nights are open at the school gym for senior high students and adults, and is very -well attended. They are playing floor hockey, basketball and volley ball. 'Thursday night is reserved for badminton only. The annual fall fair and Community Association Auction was held in the auditorium at the Dr Elliott School. There were also some outside displays of machinery and equipment. And the first ever family dance held in Linden, in the auditorium, following a very successful buffet supper. In 1979, a annexation south east value of bi one duplex Chamber of Commerce of approximtely 200 of the Village, was .zilding permits in 1 and one f our -plex was formed in linden, and the acres to the south west and approved in 1979 The total 979 ;vas $4,97,160.00 which includes �� Submitted by the Village of Linden �' Ph 572 -3244 VILLAGE OF CARBON OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TREASURER BOX 249 CARBON ALBERTA TOM OLO MEETING OF LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS JANUARY 18, 1980 1) The mayor project was the servicing of a 42 lot residential subdivision Lots are now available for sale at approximately $10 000 to $15,000, depending upon size. The project's progress was thwarted mainly by Alta Environment's indecision over design and slowness of utility companies 2) There was a purchase of the municipal fire truck and expansion of facilities to accomodate the rural fire truck Construction of the fire hall is almost complete with pouring of the floor being required. We have a very active, well motivated fire brigade -- a lot of credit is due to organizers for their training 3) Redrew our land use by-law 4) The annual meeting was held April 10, 1979 5) Plans for future development are in the area of annexation, development of land for industrial, residential and recreational purposes have been discussed at length 6) Building permits issued in 1979 a) 1 for a 4 bay commercial building completed by the Local Development Co is now fully rented App value $225,000 00 b) 7 residential permi.ts(4 garages, 2 new houses 1 addition) App value $123,560 00 c) 1 quonset worth $20 000 00 d) 1 multi- .dwelling (not yet constructed) 7) Other Projects a) Completed a 300,000 gallon reservoir and line b) Completed facelifting of the community hall c) Established a municipal nursery d) Completed RRAP sponsored home improvement projects to date a good number of improvements were also made outside of the program as a result of the 54 village sponsored electrical inspections done in 1978 e) NIP projects moved closer to completion with basically only work on the community park and recreational facilities remaining f) Storm sewer (1 block) installed in downtown area g) Reclamation of a gravel pit for use as a baseball diamond h) Major improvements to swimming pool were required resulting in substantial overexpenLAiture It is becoming very necessary to review the present costs o.f recreation in the district and renegotiate with the M D for increased financial support of program and facility operation i) STEP program operated during summer with 4 students employed j) Regional Solid Waste container site established and partially constructed k) Organization meeting Oct 2/79 -- Mayor Geo Bertram Deputy- - Mayor Walter Permann, CoLttillor- Ted Schmidt 1) Application was made for Street assistance Program for 1980 m) New Municipal Administrator _,e.ii g trained as of ,Tan 7/80 iv TOWN OF THREE HILLS Our 50th Birthday did not start out too well for the Town of Three Hills with the worse winter on record regarding water breaks Men were working around the clock trying to get service back to our residents Without the strong help from P B I many of our breaks would have taken much longer to repair The major project undertaken for the summer of 79 was the paving of Railroad Avenue and other sub streets Railroad Avenue was paved for use as a truck route to service our industrial area and allow our rural friends to haul grain on a better surface This leaves only a four block area left to pave within the Town of Three Hills It was an enjoyable summer and the Town took advantage of it by hosting the East Central Alberta Summer. Games to help celebrate its 50th birthday With strong active support from our community's citizens, Three Hills hosted one the most successful and colourful games on record Rumours were circulating i� thatpageantry and participation of out area games put the Alberta Provincial Games to shame We're very proud of the efforts of our citizens and athletes in the games and their efforts were rewarded by having a very successful games The long warm summer proved excellent for the paving program but played havoc with the town's water supply Water rationing was again enforced for the 10th year in a row with residents being asked to water on alternate days and only in the evenings The bulk water had to be locked up due to the fact that oil companies were taking advantage of the open system and using large amounts of potable water for their drilling operations These events again brought into focus the problem of a deminishing water supply Council commissioned its engineers U M A to do two studies; one cn water supply the other on well rehabilitation A well rehabilitation program has now be implimented and will hopefully provide some relief this summer Three proposals were presented to Council in regards to water supply Approved by Council and recommended by the engineers was the plan to use the Red Deer River as the supply source It is felt this project will supply good water for an indefinite period for the town and surrounding area It was then realized that Drumheller and Trochu were also having supply problems A regional system has now been proposed to service Three Hills Drumheller, Trochu and adjacent areas The provincial go _..:..._t has now authorized a regional study to establish whether a regional system is feasible for our area We hope with direction and strong financial support from the province, we will. be able to offer a lorng - 2 - term solution to the water supply problem that has plagued our Communities for many years The Town has also applied for a NIP Grant to increase our recreation areas and concentrate them around the school for maximum use We hope our M P will be able to give us the joyous news shortly, that our grant has been approved The construction of a New Town Office was commissioned in the fall of 79 with completion expected within a matter of weeks We look forward to an official opening in the early summer of 1980 and hope all our friends and associates will attend Council has now made a committment to enter the Marigold Regional Library System when it is established The system will see a revolving selection of books that will keep our library equiped to handle most requests We look forward to 1980 and the 80's and hope that our most serious problem, that of water supply, will be solved Our goal is to have a new source oa stream by the end of 81 We hope with the support and help of our MLA and surrounding communities, this problem will be solved as quickly as possible ;d�rS C� Town of Trochu to kontial Meet.lr,(j n� Local Government Officials January 18,1980 1979 was another prosperous year for the Town of Trochu with building permits ng issued for a total of $1,407,575.00. commercial and institutional These included 14 residential permits, 5 During the year Council was pleased to see the opening of several new businesses as well as the new school division office and shop and the completion of an 8 suite apartment block Capital projects completed by the Town included a 500,000 gallon water storage reservoir and pumphouse, a 44 lot residential sub - division, a mobile home sub - division and drainage and storm sewer improvements and we are all proud of our new arena /curling complex which is now in operation and very near completion A firm supply of water remains the Towns main concern for 1980 and it is V" hoped we will be able to develop a new well and transmission line which will be a temporary solution However, we trust the study currently being conducted by Underwood McLellan will be favourable to a regional water system solving the concerns of all the communities involved Other projects planned for 1980 are development of a commercial and light industrial sub - division, an industrial land bank program, and landscaping the arena property It is also expected there will be several proposals for the 75th Anniversary grant and we are looking forward to the many activities planned The Town would like to express their appreciation to Mrs Connie Osterman and Mr �!rrdon Towers for excellent co- operation and assistance during 1979 and look forward to their continued assistance in dealing with the senior governments. �i Mr Chairman This past year has seen a number of notable changes for the Three Hills School Division Upon completion of a 1979 Budget it was found that an additional levy would be necessary to balance the budget and a By -Law to raise an additional $91,685 was passed Regrettably a petition was received which was found to be insufficient due to a number of irregularities We were successful in obtaining a two year agreement with teachers 7 9% for 1979 and 8 3% for 1980 Six teaching positions were deleted in order for the board to raise the pupil teacher ratio which for 1979 -80 is 17 5 1 The Superintendent has been instructed to bring this up to 18 1 for the 1980 -81 school year Two bus routes were deleted in 1979 due to the ever decreasing enrolment In an effort to streamline our transportation system yard service was cut effective September 1, 1979 However, due to the many complaints and the severe cold weather the board reversed its decision January 16, 1980 and is again offering yard service for those living a quarter mile or more from the bus route during the period of approximately November 1 to spring break The board also closed the Wimborne School thispast year The Department of Education has put certain stipulations on this closure which are to be reviewed in June of 1980 Last June, a Public Auction of residences was held and $211,000 was realized from the sale of houses in Linden, Three Hills, Torrington and Trochu This coming year, additional residences will be sold in an effort to phase out of the rental business, where feasible As was reported to you by Chairman Benedict last year, in the spring of 1978 the Labour Standards Branch threatened to close our operation due to the fact that the maintenance shop did not have adequate area to safely operate equip- ment. The Board decided to construct a new maintenance building and admin- istration office We have now completed our move to these new facilities and of course find working conditions much better The cost of the shop was $275,142 16 which does not take into consideration the contribution by the M D of Kneehill for a bay to house their grader, and the excavation and land scaping which was much appreciated The office building cost $403,001 62 The cost of construction came from the sale of assets due to the fact that the capital sale of residences, etc must be reinvested in capital expenditures An Auction sale was recently held when the School Division sold a number of items including the old maintenance shops and bus garage Five lots that these buildings were situated on are to be sold this spring in addition to more residences as previously mentioned Respectfully submitted, Jack Benedict, Chairman r .e Annual Report to the Municipal District of Kneehill From St. Mary's Hospital - Trochu -------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- January 18th, 1980 The past year marks the second year of operation since the completion of the construction of the new hospital The 32 bed airconditioned build- ing with its many safety features and new equipment has served the Community and District well during 1979 Statistics show that there was a considerable increase in all areas of hospital activity over the previous year Patient days, Out - Patient Visits, meals prepared, pounds of laundry processed etc all were up by an average of some 40% (To name a few Patient days numbering 8284 were up by 39% which gave us an occupancy rate of almost 80 %. Out- Patient Visits up 24% Laboratory Units, X -Rays, Laundry pounds and mealdays all up by 45 to 50% ) Hours worked were also up by 45 %. Thirty -six staff were employed full time during the year The records show that 65% of our patients give their address as Trochu, 7% as Three Hills and the remaining 287 from other parts of the Municipal District as well as non- residents At the present time, St. Mary's provides a wide range of services First of all 15 beds are assigned for Extended Care purposes There are 15 acute care beds and two ambulatory care beds. The Medical and Nursing Care Program provides the flexibility necessary to accomodate several types of patients The applications as well as the waiting list for the Extended Care beds indicate the need for a number of Nursing Home beds. This flexibility of service is further supported by the inservice and educational programs Other services provided are Occupational and Recreational as well as Physio and Speech Therapy Counsel concerning diets, nutrition and similar problems is also available The Hospital supplies the meals for the Community's Meals on Wheels Program Also the local Homecare Program is fully supported The facilities are used by the Public Health Unit for prenatal clinics and other public health programs ��i - 2 - The Governing Board was especially please( that St. Mary's Hospital had successfully pass( performed by the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation The two year accreditation status will be tested again during 1981. In the area of shared services with the Red Deer Regional Hospital both the Laboratory and the Laundry / Linen Departments show d satisfactory and cost effective operation The Board wishes to express their appreciation to the Linden Ambulance Service for their continued prompt and courteous service even though the distance between the Village and the Town is considerable whenever time is of the essence The Board values the cooperation from the Town of Trochu concerning the ongoing disaster planning In closing, St Mary's Hospital Governing Board look forward to another year of stability and continued growth We also welcome the two physicians who will loin our Medical Staff early in the Spring of this year. St Mary's Hospital Governing Board Mr F Hoppins, Chairman / ANNERMEM .. I L WNA 6.NI hAL 11U'Jl t Lill, r RFSUME OF' YEAR'S ACTIVITIES Since our report of last year, all the hospital's past deficits have been picked up by the Department to erase the previous year's shortage of operating funds The current year should balance with neither deficit nor surplus In August 1979, a proposal was drafted and submitted to the Department of Hospitals and Medical Care requesting 1) a new facility, or 2) additional wing and renovate older portion or 3) renovate present facilities Proposals one and two call an increase in extended care and active treatment, beds, along with a detoxification unit of four beds and provisions for nursing home beds To date no word has bean received of either accept- ance or rejection At present, Dr Smith has interm privileges until Drs McAuley & McAuley arrive from New Zealand in the spring, thus keeping the total number of physicians on active privilege of the medical staff at two The hospital has not enjoyed the high occupancy rate of inpatients of previous years, some of which might be attributed to the difficulty in separating extended care patients and active treatment patients The extended care units have been increased from four to six beds, with 8QT'o occupancy throughout the year This however seems to bring about the problem of a noise factor, in which really ill patients find the environment less then pleasant at times The statistics for the current year indicate. Births to late 12 p•� j2 °a Admissions 199 Total lab units- 45,243 Xray examinations 888 Miss J James, R N has taken over as Director of Nursing since October 1979, and is presently coping with the handicap of a shortage of registered nurses A new sterilizing autoclave has finally beeen installed, replacing the original one of approximately 30 +years of age Meals on Wheels was instituted in August, serving approximately 4 meals five days a week, transported by members of various community groups Home Nursing Care has recently been established (in -,eptember), under the direction of Mrs Dorothy Segar, RN to cover the Elnora District. and Mrs. Fran Harrison in the Lousana and Delburne district Mrs Gwen Kidd retired from the Board in June, and was replace by Mr P Lyd Newman, representing the Village of Elnora In summary, the hospital has served the community well, and as thus, has shown a real need for the small community health care centre for all phases of health care needs V? REGIONAL RESOURCES PROJECT No I HUGH BODMER, Project Co- ordinator PO Box 117 Carbon Alberta TOM OLO Telephone Office (403) 572 -3334 Res (403) 572 3624 A. A Report to Meeting of Local Governing Officials- Three Hills, January 18th, 1980 Regional Resources Project #1 has been operating in our area for a period of seven years assisting municipalities to jointly plan and develop strategies and jointly undertake projects which ercourage growth and development throughout the region served During 1979, some of the activities and projects were as follows Highlights 1) Applied for and received approval for Community Services Program for the M D of Kneehill #48 on behalf of Huxley 2) Neighbourhood Improvement Projects were completed in the communities of Trochu, I D #7 and Bassano Starlard Hussar and Carbon are approximately 90% complete A.- Acme Beiseker and Rockyfora are about 75% complete The total N1 I P funding brought to the area is in excess of 5 million 3) Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program grants and loans applications for RRP #1 area to June 30/79 totals $1 297,000 4) The Project Board .retained the services of Dr Robert C Scace to prepare the Thira Assessment_ Report It was completed in November 1979 and has been distributed to all Councils The major recommendation was for the Project to continue, with more emphasis on promotion of the Project area 5) Application for the Alberta Industrial Land Program was approved in January 1979 The Project communities are now in various stages of purchasing annexing, planning and developing the land 6) The Project has been participating in the Alberta Opportunity Town Advertising program initiated by Alberta Tourism and Small Business The main advantage of this program is that it offers wide exposure at virtually no cost to the Pr -)ject 7) The Promotional Brochure which has proven to be an effective promotional tool will hopefully be updated and rF- printed this spring Partiip.inng Cnmmunnics. 1 kt)( III ( Aklio \ A( ;Nil tiI ANDARD ROCKYUORD HI ISI KI R Ill ,,Aft I3ASSA\0 Ali Nk IVkI w.,'FIM1 OP h\111111.1 AND IMPROVI :N11A I DIS'lRicl ',,O A�- Report to Meeting of Local Governing Officials January 18/80 Page 2 8) Promotional Booth A promotional booth has been jointly designed and preparea by Regional Resources Project #1 and the Buffalo Lake Regional Resources Project Using a variety of video techniques such as slides, pictures pamphlets and brochures, and the presence of the two area Co- ordinators, the booth accents the positive attributes of small town living and working and business opportunities In 1979 the booth was taken to the Red Deer Exhibition and the Klondike Business and Industrial Show in Edmonton. In 1980 the booth will appear at the Calgary Business and Industrial Show to be held March 13 -15, and also at the Canadian Petroleum Show in May Plans are also being made to possibly enter the Calgary and Edmonton Exhibitions in July With regards to areas of concern for 1980 it is felt that the following items may bear importance to gathering today. rw -Rural industrial parks and subdivisions are going to be a contentious issue in the future, and it will be a problem which urban and rural municipalities will have to deal with jointly. -In this the year of our 75th Anniversary a great emphasis is bound to be placed on preserving our past heritage, as well as looking to the future The Marigold Library System has been proposed as a viable solution to the deplorable unavailability of services in many of our municipalities Councils have been as;ced to closely evaluate the service proposed and indicate their response to both the Provincial Government and organizers of the system - Provisior of services throughout the region, be they professional services tradesmen medical educational, recreational or protective services, will again be a major area of concern With costs of the municipally - run services escalating so rapidly it is anticipated that more joint -use negotiations will be necessary - Agressive promotion of the Project area as a prime location for families, businesses and industry will be a priority with the Project Input by Councils, Chambers of Commerce Development Officers and local residents is vital in the process of selling one's community to an outsider In addition the promotional brochure provides a concise summary of services available and should be updated carefully E-0 Ln C7 n COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 180 The regular meeting of Council of January 14th, 1980 was rE January 18th, 1980, at 9 00 A M Those present were* G A Berdahl Division 1 C W Poole Division 2 R W Brown Division 3 (after 5 30 P M) A W Bauer Division 4 (Deputy Reeve) T A Ferguson Division 5 L G Litz Division 6 R G Campbell Division 7 J C Jeffery, Municipal Administrator Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Assistant Municipal Administrator was present from 5.30 P M to 545 PM Deputy Reeve A W Bauer took charge of the meeting, as the Reeve was not present at this time There was brief discussion regarding the Garson gravel lease and Mr Ferguson moved to table this matter as he has not yet had an opportunity to meet with �^ Mr Garson Carried There was discussion regarding rental of M D machinery policy Mr Litz moved that M D employees be allowed to rent M D equipment for their own private use in towns and villages if the M D equipment is available in town and no other equipment can be obtained to do the work, and the M D employee is qualified to operate the machinery involved; the M D employee must obtain approval V, for use of the machinery from his foreman and the employee will be charged for the machine hours at government rates, less operator's wages, if applicable and further that employees are to be advised they will be held responsible for any accidents or liability which they may incur Carried Discussion was then held concerning 1980 capital requirements Mr Poole moved that the M D purchase 2 1980 Ford Louieville 9000 gravel trucks from Maclin Ford, Calgary at a price of $92,928 00 less trade of T -19 and T -20 of $44 000 00, for a total net price for 2 trucks of $48 928 00 DEFEATED Mr Litz moved that the M D purchase 2 1979 G M C Brigadeer gravel trucks from Shaw G M C of Calgary for $85700 00 less trade of T -19 and T -20 at $49,750 00 or a total net price of $35,950 00 DEFEATED After further general discussion Mr Litz moved this meeting do now adjourn until 5 30 P M this afternoon Carried After completion of a meeting concerning the proposed split between the Mt View Kneehill Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home Area and the annual combined meeting of local governing officials, the council meeting re- convened at 5.30 P M Reeve R W Brown entered the meeting at this time Mrs Jean Wilkinson entered the meeting at this time and recorded the minutes 0 Mr Jeffery reviewed the defeated motions regarding purchase of trucks and there was further general discussion regarding this item It was noted the employees prefer the Ford Louieville trucks, and also noted that the 1979 Brigadeers are available immediately, whereas the 1980 models will have to be ordered, and would not be delivered until March of 1980 Mrs Wilkinson then left the meeting and Mr Jeffery recorded the balance of the minutes Mr Ferguson moved that the M D purchase 2 1979 G M C Brigadeer gravel trucks from Shaw G M C , Calgary at a price of $85 700 00 less trade of T -19 and T -20 for $49 750 00, net price of $35,950 00 DEFEATED Mr Poole moved the M D purchase 2 1980 Ford Louieville trucks Model 9000 2 E n 0 COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 18th, 1980 P 2 from Maclin Ford, Calgary at a price of $92,928 00 less trade of T -19 and T -20 for $44,000 00 for a total net price for the two trucks of $48 928 00 CARRIED Mr Brown moved that the M D retain Unit T -21 and trade T -37 and T -28 for two gas tandem trucks, with tenders to be called for same CARRIED t uck Mr Litz moved that the M D purchase one gas G M C ron a cash no trade basis, with a committee of L G Litz and T C Paquette given authority to arrange purchase of same, at a price not to exceed $25,000 00 CARRIED It was noted that Mr Litz and Mr Paquette will meet on Tuesday January 22, 1980 at Shaw G M C to review available trucks Mr Poole moved that the M D call for tenders for two new one ton trucks, cab and chassis only, with dual wheels - one with a 137" wheel base and one with a 160" wheel base, two new half ton trucks 6000 G V W , 1 new 4 x 4 half ton truck 6000 GVW, and one new 8 passenger vehicle CARRIED Mr Ferguson moved the.t we call for tenders for- Two new motor graders, trading in or selling P2 and P 4 One Small tractor and loader trading in the I H C tractor One motor scraper - trading or selling R -4 One Rubber Tired packer, trading in 2 rubber tired packers One Steel Wheel Packer - equivalent to 815 Cat packer with tenders to be received no later than 9.00 A M , on Monday, February 25th, 1980 CARRIED There was brief discussion concerning the letter received from Alberta Transportation concerning the proposed subdivision on SW 25- 29 -26 -4 - Lars Sorenson, Acme Alberta Transportation have suggested that the M D should consider purchasing additional right of way from Mr Sorenson S prior to completion of the subdivision as this land abuts SR 575 5`'•� 4� o and there is presently only a 66' road allowance for this road which would not be sufficient for i- nrovements which may be considered in future Mr Brown moved that the M D. add 3 ondition to their approval for this subdision - that Mr Sors�enson sel�nt r e�ena sg a s rip of land along the south side of the quarter section one rod wide at such time as the land may be required in future with the price for the land to be in accordance with M D policy for land buying at that time CARRIED Mr Jeffery read a letter from the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association regarding a proposed meeting in Drumheller February 15th, 1980 commencing at 2.00 P M , to discuss "The Reform of Municipal Pro`incial Fiscal Relationships in the Province of Alberta " Mr Campbell moved that Mr Ferguson, Mr Berdahl, Mr Poole and Mr Jeffery attend the meeting on behalf of the M D Carried Mr Brown moved this meeting do now adjourn CARRIED Time of djournment 7,00 P M JFA Reeve Muni pa Amin trator Date Next Meeting - Monday January 28th 1980, commencing at 9.00 A M s 0