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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-06-23 Council MinutesAGENDA COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 23rd 19! 1 Approval of Minutes - June 9th, 1980 2 Appointments Dev Appeal Board Hearing - 9 30 A M See Item # 8 Delegation from Huxley - 11 00 A M See Item # 20 3 Report from Meeting re Red Deer River Water Project 4 Report re Option to Purchase Schmautz Land 5 Request permission to close office - June 30th 1980 6 Report re term deposits, interest rates and length of investmer 7 Invitation to attend Swalwell HomeComing July 12th and 13th 8 Development Appeal Board Hearing - W Klassen 9 Shop & Foremen Committee Meeting report - June 19/80 10 Review agreements with Hutterian Brethren Huxley and Niemi Farms 11 Letter from Alta Transportation re Public Transportation Operat 12 Request from Alta Transportation re ban on SR 837 13 Request from Gulf Canada - signs on Rock Hill 14 Subdivision applications- SE 14- 30 -24 -4 Village of Torrington 15 Request for Utility Right of Way easement - PT NE 23- 29 -22 -4 16 Circular from AAMD & C re. intensive agri business tax 17 Request from Three Hills School Division - re gas tank at Troche 18 Report from Mr Ferguson re meeting DRumheller Stampede Board 19 C W N Gas - gas line extension SEc 17- 29 -26 -4 20 Meeting with delegation from Huxley 21 Letter from Three Hills Chamber of Commerce 22 Letter from M Clark - NW 3- 34 -22 -4 23 Miscellaneous COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 23rd, 1980 A regular meeting of the Council of the M D of Kneehill #48 was held in the Municipal Office, Three Hills, on Monday, June 23rd 1980, commencing at 9 00 A M The following were present G A Berdahl Division 1 PRESENT C W Poole Division 2 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 and recorded the minutes APPROVAL MINUTES Mr Poole moved approval of the minutes of the council meeting of June 9th, 1980 Carried MEETING WITH Mr Bauer reported on the meeting several councillors attended at the County ROCKYVIEW of Wheatland office on Friday, June 20th, 1980 The meeting was held to ETC RE discuss the problems rural municipalities are running into with the paper PLANNING work required in the Preliminary Regional Plan and also to discuss the PROBLEMS system of voting at the commission meetings as presently the urban votes out number the rural probably 4 to 1 The M D of Rockyview have hired a solicitor and a consultant to assist them with a review of problems which they are running into with the Pre] Regional Plan and they request the support of the other rural municipalities in this matter They ask each municipality to indicate their support or opposition to the following questions 1 Does the M D support the general approach that was discussed at the meeting on June 20th, 1980 by Rockyview, Wheatland, Kneehill & Foothills 2 Does the M D feel the rural municipalities have the proper control over planning matters After lengthy discussion of this matter Mr Campbell moved that the M D advise the M D of Rockyview that this council does support the general approach discussed at the meeting of June 20th, 1980 Carried Mr Berdahl moved that the M D of Rockyview be advised that this council does not feel it has proper control over planning matters Carried which may be incurred The matter of legal costs and consultant costs /was also briefly discussed and Mr Litz moved that this matter be tabled and discussed again at a later date CArried TOWN OF THREE HILLS Mr Jeffery advised council about the meeting held June 19th, to discuss the RED DEER Red Deer Water Project for the Town of Three Hills The Town of Trochu has opted RIVER out of the proposed system and the government has indicated that no regional system WATER will be considered, but Three Hills will have to undertake the project on its own SYSTEM It will be cheaper for the City of Drumheller to establish its own system and the Town of Three Hills to do likewise than to make it a point system The costs are estimated at $6 5 million dollars The treatment plant would likely be located close to the Town of Three Hills, so it would be raw water coming from the river through U the pipeline and treated near Three Hills Farmers could draw water for cattle watering tc from the 'A 9 pipeline but not water for drinking purposes The Town of Three Hills request the M D appoint one member (or two if necessary) to sit on a committee to pursue this matter further They also request that a census of Ruarkville and Grantville be undertaken Mr Berdahl moved that Mr Bauer and Mr Ferguson be named to sit on the committee Carried CENSUS IN Mr Campbell moved that the M D undertake an official census in the hamlets GRANTVILLE & of Grantville and Ruarkville RUARKVILLE CArried Mr Poole moved that this meeting do now adjourn and Council sit as a Development Appeal Board Carried Mr Campbell moved that Council meeting do now continue, the Development Appeal A Hearing having been dealt with 1� Carried r1 COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 23rd, 1980 P 2 Karl Nemeth and Carol Myers of C R P C were present, having been in at the Development Appeal Board hearing Ms Myers requested Council to establish a date for a meeting to continue discussions on the M D 's new land use by -law It appears that the new preliminary regional plan will not likely be ratified for some time yet, and it was felt that the land use by -laws should be prepared under the old plan and then amended when the new regional plan is finally adopted It was agreed that a meeting be held August 7th, 1980, at 9 00 A M DATE FOR MEETING RE LAND USE BY -LAW _ There was also discussion regarding a proposed subdivision for Block 2 SUBDIVISION plan 8010154 in the Village of Torrington This block was created and a IN VILLAGE road surveyed and dedicated to provide access to the block but the road was TORRINGTON not actually constructed The developer - R K Active Drilling - now ACCESS ROAD wishes to further subdivision Block 2 into smaller parcels and the road IN M D to provide access to the smaller parcels must now be constructed After discussion of this matter Mr Ferguson moved that the M D would have no objection to the subdivision proceeding on condition that the developer enter into a developer's agreement with the M D and with the Village of Torrington and the road be constructed to M D standards, at no cost to the M D Carried A subdivision for isolation of an existing farmstead was then reviewed for SUBDIVISION SE 14- 30 -24 -4 SE 14- 30 -24 -4 The subdivision proposed is for 20 acres After discussion Mr Poole moved that the M D recommend approval for this subdivision subject to the normal conditions for subdivisions Carried REPORT RE Mr Jeffery reported that he and Mr Bauer had attended a provincial planning PROV PLANNING board hearing recently in connection with the M D 's subdivision application BOARD on NW 19- 30 -25 -4 and the Provincial Appeal Board had allowed the appeal and HEARING the condition requiring a survey was deleted SUBDIVISION Carried NW 19-30 - �5 Mr Robert Kennedy and Mr Alex Cunningham entered the meeting at this time HUXLEY ' It was noted that Mr Cunningham and Mr Matt Bergman of Engineering Canada DELEGATION had attended a meeting in Huxley on June 9th to review the possibility of RE WATER installation of a water system for the hamlet There were about 21 people SYSTEM present, but non - resident land owners had not been contacted However most of the people present appeared interested in having the system installed Costs for the project were estimated at $132 000 00 and there would ` be some government grant monies available The frontage was estimated at �����eA something less then $1 00 per front foot The meeting suggest that Council �` k� undertake a feasibility study and also suggest that council proceed on the MG project by advertisement rather than requesting a petition from the residents vc Mr Bergman also suggested � g that the well at the community hall and the M D well k Ge ro e be tested and perhaps tied together so the system would not be totall; relying on (" one well only There would be an underground storage tank and 6'' lines to hydrants which would given the hamlet a certain amount of fire protection by having aasupply !� of water available The costs for the study are estimated at about - $,1880 �0 Mr Ferguson moved that the M D hire Engineering Canada (Matt Bergmann) to undertake a feasibility study for a water system for the hamlet of Huxley and the costs for the study be charged against the project if it is proceeded with Carried Mr Kennedy and Mr Cunningham left the meeting at this time REPORT RE. Mr Jeffery reported that the order for the Anderson Bridge culvert has been ANDERSON cancelled by the provincial government for 1980 If the M D wish to purchase BRIDGE the culvert with its own resources and proceed with the project in 1980, the PROJECT government would look at re- paying the M D for the culvert in 1981 Otherwise the government will consider funding the cost for the culvert in 1981 or 1982 After discussion of this matter Mr Poole moved that the purchase of the culvert not be undertaken by the M D CArried After further discussion of this matter it was agreed that the M D should proceed with the lease of the land for 1980, and the lease option for 1981, and proceed with the purchase of the required land and the crew could do some preliminary grading work this fall SCHMAUTZ LEASE Mr Jeffery reported that the M D had entered into a lease option with OPTION Mr and Mrs Harvey Schmautz for the SZ of 20- 32 -26 -4, subject to various conditions one being availability of over 1 million yards of suitable gravel A company has been hired to do the necessary gravel testing on the land and �riJ�t " /:7s COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 23rd, 1980 P3 this should be started about the 1st week of July Mr Jeffery also reported that the testing had been done on the Three Hills East road but the report is not yet available Mr Berdahl moved to accept the report given by Mr Jeffery Carried CLOSE Mr Jeffery requested permission from council to close the office on June 30th (Monday) OFFICE to allow the staff a long week end as July 1st (Tuesday) is a statutory holiday JUNE 30 Mr Ferguson moved that the office be closed on June 30th, 1980 Carried Mr Jeffery advised Council that term deposit interest rates for short term 'INVESTMENT investments (60 or 90 days) is dropping and a longer term investment is paying TERM about Z to 3/4% more interest After discussion it was agreed that the M D should continue to invest in the 90 day or short term investments Council Mr Jeffery noted the M D /has been invited to attend the Swalwell Homecoming SWALWELL Celebrations scheduled for July 12th and 13th Mr Poole and Mr Brown will attend HOME on behalf of the M D if possible COMING Mr Ferguson moved to accept the report Carried HINUTES Mr Jeffery reviewed the minutes of the Foremen's meeting of June 19th and 70REMENS various items were discussed MEETING Mr Campbell then moved that Mr Bauer be authorized to inspect the Robert Tetz road and if it requires more gravel to authorize same if he deems it necessary Carried Mr Campbell moved that Lyle Gelinas not be reimbursed for the costs he incurred taking the C P R course Carried Mr Bauer moved that Mr Robert Kennedy be reimbursed at government rate for the use of his half ton truck on the Wimborne Sewer Project Carried Mr Ferguson moved to accept the Foremens' Committee meeting minutes Carried DRUMHELLER Mr Brown had sent an agreement for consideration of Council in connection SOLID WASTE with the Drumheller Regional Solid Waste Committee After reviewing the agreement MEETING and noting it was the same agreement council had previously rejected Mr Ferguson moved that the M D not sign the proposed agreement and the Drumheller Solid Waste Management Committee be advised the M D will participate in the system only on the basis of the reduced population figure of 3665, and on a year to year basis and the M D will review its participation in the system again early in 1981 Carried VILLAGE ACME The Village of Acme has requested Council's consideration of the following ANNEXATION 1 A letter of consent from the M D approving the proposed annexation put forth ETC by the Village - that being all the reminader of Section 19 not now included in the Village - and in any case LSD 5 of SW 19- 29 -25 -4 2 A letter approving a subdivision of a parcel of land slightly less than 40 acres in size - LSD 5 of SW 19- 29 -25 -4, which subdivision will be processed prior to completion of the annexation of the land to the Village The Village is purchasing this land for an industrial park and require separate kf title to the 40 acres to obtain the required financing from the Provincial Government's �,,o(e, It was agreed after discussion of this request that more information must be obtained G �! from C R P C before the request can be dealt with HUTTERITES Mr Jeffery reviewed a backsloping agreement arranged with the Hutterian Brethren of BACK Huxley for West of 20- 34 -22 -4 Compensation for removal of the fence was set at SLOPING $350 00 The Brethren were not satisfied with the $350 00 but had signed the A/G agreement and requested Council to re- consider the amount payable They feel it should be set at $700 00 After discussion Mr Campbell moved that the compensation payable for the fence removal remain at $350 00 Carried ADJOURN Mr Litz moved that the remaining items on the agenda be tabled and this meeting do now adjourn, in order that councillors may attend the official opening of the Drumheller Health Unit building Carried Time of Adjournment - 12.45 P M Reeve Jry Municipal ` Adm i n i sr-ator ?1 �� ��