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Home My WebLink About1980-10-27 Council MinutesAGENDA ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE NEW COUNCIL OF THE M D OF KNEEHILL #48 OCTOBER 27th, 1980 1 Call to Order by Municipal Administrator # Report of Election Results 2 Oath of Office for Councillors 3 Municipal Administrator - call for nominations for Reeve for Ensuing Year 4 Election and Oath of Office for Reeve 5 Nomination and Election of Deputy Reeve Oath of Office for Deputy Reeve 6 Set up Committees for 1980 -81 year 7 By -Law for Court of Revision Members 8 Set dates for regular meeting of Council 9 Banking Resolution for Ensuing Year 10 Adjournment AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL OCTOBER 27th, 1980 ------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 2 Approval of Minutes of Council Meeting of October 14th 1980 3 Review Budget Run to October 14th, 1980 4 AAMD & C - circular re Councillor Seminar - Nov 17/80 - 1980 convention program 5 Review Status of Assessor's Position 6 Request from Acme Elks re Alta 75 Grant Request for Approval of change in plans for Trochu Community Center re. Alta 75 7 Review of Items discussed with Cabinet on Oct 6/80 Letter from Mrs Osterman re- Horticulturist for M D area Information re RRAP Program for M D Letter of Thanks from Premier Lougheed & Cabinet re- tour w: 8 Notice of Public Hearing in Drumheller re closure of Railway Lines 9 Review of Allottment of Public Assistance Transportation Grant to Eltrohills and Request from Senior Citizens in CArbon Area for portion of grant 10 Request from Village of Acme re cost sharing for dump box at Acme Report re Use of Three Hills Dump Box Minutes of Kneehill Sanitary Land Fill Committee Meeting - Sept 22/80 11 Building Permits Issued 12 Invitation to Attend Retirement Party for Rhys Smith, Director C R P C 13 Report from C W Poole re Rockyview Appeal Hearing re. Industrial Parks 14 Letter from Acorn Elliott re Proposed Regional Plan 15 Minutes from Three Hills Sch Division Meeting - Oct 15/80 16. Review of Draft Regulations for Occupational Health & Safety , W C Board 17 Review Coverage for Volunteer Firemen 18. Review need for rate to charge for Disaster Unit when used as ambulance 19 Report from Norman re. weeds in Swalwell etc Minutes from A S B Meeting - Oct 21/80 20 Parks Committee Meeting 21 Request from Engineering Canada for Town of Trochu - crossing roads 22 Request for approval for line extensions etc 23 Backsloping, Borrow Pit agreements 24 Report re Schmautz Gravel Pit Land Purchase 25 Report re Anderson Bridge Project 26 Review Public Works Superintendent Position 27 Report re- CDC road construction - Ez 26- 28 -24 -4 28 Letter of Thanks from Carbon Chamber of Commerce 29 Review request to Alta Transportation re up- grading SR 805 and 583 to Highway Status 30 Request from W Davis re- replacement of original survey stake 31 Request from UFA re, snow fence i AGENDA OCTOBER 27th, 1980 CONTINUED 32 Request from H Sukkau for 2nd culvert in Ruarkville 33 Reports re* costs for road crews and report re gravel spread to Sept 30/80 34 Request from Alta Transportation re extension for culvert at SSW 26- 29 -23 -4 35 Letter from Alta Transportation re. their policy for installation of large culverts 36 Bridge Work authorization for SSW 16- 28 -22 -4 37 Review 1981 bridge priorities 38 Applications for work 30 0 • ORGANIZATIONAL L MEE INN O----- --- ---- ---- -- 7th, 1980 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF COUNCIL OCTOBER 2 -- The organizational meeting of the Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill #48 was held on Monday, October 27th, 1980, at the Municipal Office in Three Hills, commencing at 9 00 A M Notice of the date for this meeting was sent to all councillors as required by the Municipal Government Act Those present were, G A Berdahl Division 1 Otto Hoff Division 2 R W Brown Division 3 Richard Maerz Division 4 T A Ferguson Division 5 Bruce Hastie Division 6 R G Campbell Division 7 X" Mr J C Jeffery,Municipal Administrator Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Assistant Administrator was present and recorded the minutes Mr Jeffery called the meeting to order at 9 00 A M , and reviewed the results of the recent election as follows Division 1 G A Berdahl by acclamation Division 2 Otto Hoff by acclamation Division 3 R W Brown by acclamation Division 4 Election - A W Bauer - 113 votes Richard Maerz 145 votes Mr Maerz was elected as councillor for Division 4 Division 5 T A Ferguson - by acclamation Division 6 Bruce Hastie - by acclamation Division 7 R G Campbell - by acclamation He then requested the new council to each complete their official oath of office as councillor for their respective divisions Mr Jeffery then called for nominations for Reeve for the ensuing year Mr Campbell moved that R W Brown be nominated as Reeve for the ensuing year Mr Ferguson moved that G A Berdahl be nominated as Reeve for the ensuing year Mr Jeffery called for further nominations a second time and called for further nominations a third time No further nominations were made Mr Jeffery declared there would be an election for Reeve Mrs Ferguson moved-that tbw election for Reeve be by secret ballot Carried Mr Jeffery and Mrs Wilkinson counted the ballots for Reeve and Mr Jeffery declared that Mr G A Berdahl had been elected as Reeve for the M D for the ensuing year Mr Brown at this point handed his resignation as Councillor for Division 3 to Mr Jeffery and left the meeting A n Mr Campbell moved that the results of the secret ballot be destroyed by Mr Jeffery -A Carried Mr Maerz moved that the resignation of Mr R W Brown as Councillor for Division 3 be accepted Carried Mr Berdahl took charge of the meeting and took his official oath of office as Reeve for the M D It, He then called for nominations for Deputy Reeve for the ensuing year Mr Hastie nominated Mr Campbell as Deputy Reeve, but Mr Campbell declined to accept the nomination ��," ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF COUNCIL OCTOBER 27th, 1980 P 2 Mr Maerz nominated Mr Ferguson as Deputy Reeve for the ensuing year 0 Mr Berdahl called for further nominations a second and third time, but no further nominations were received Mr Hoff moved that nominations cease Carried Mr Berdahl declared Mr Ferguson to be elected as Deputy Reeve for the ensing year and Mr Ferguson took his official oath of office as Deputy Reeve. N Mr Jeffery reviewed various secitons of the Municipal Government Act for the new councillors and it was agreed that copies of the Act be given to all councillors He also reviewed various equalized assessment figures taken from the recent Municipal Councillor magazine After lengthy discussion Mr Hoff moved that the committees for the 1980 -1981 year be as follows. 1 Auxiliary - Hospital -& Nursing Home ------ - - - - -- -- - - - - -- T A Ferguson Richard Maerz 2 --- Ambulance-Committee ------------- - - - - -- T A Ferguson 3 Calgary Regional Planning Committee & Rural Road Study Otto Hoff G A Berdahl (alternate) 4 Campgrounds ----------- - - - - -- Otto Hoff Richard Maerz R G Campbell Norman Soder Herman Martens, Secretary to the Committee 5 Drumheller Health Unit G A Berdahl T A Ferguson 6 Employee Committee ----------------- - - - - -- Bruce Hastie R G Campbell Richard Ma\erz i 0 t'- 0 a< - -- 7 - -- Recreation Boards Acme - Linden - Temporary Member - Ot\o Doff (until election is held for Division 3) Torrington - Bruce Hastie Three Hills Richard Maerz Trochu - R G Campbell Carbon - Otto Hoff G A Berdahl (alternate) M411611 8 Road r R G G A Divi J C ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF COE OCTOBER 27th, 1980 _Committee Campbell Berdahl sional Councillor Jeffery 9 Finance Committee- Bruce Hastie G.A. ;3ordahl T.A. Ferguson 10 Fire Committee ------------------- R G Campbell Bruce Hastie Richard Maerz T A Ferguson Otto Hoff 11 Golden Hil]sLodge ---------------- - - - - -- G A Berdahl 12 -- Emergency - Measures Committee G A Berdahl R G Campbell - (alternate) J C Jeffery 13 Land & -Fence - Agreements -------------- - - - -- Local Councillor Foreman of the Crew To Build the Road 14 -- Regional - Resources Project Otto Hatf 15 Seed Cleaning Plants ------------------------- Rosebud - G.A. Berdahl KIBA - Otto Hoff Three Hills - T A Ferguson & Richard Maerz 16 Shop - &- Foremen Committee -- - - - - -- ----- - - - - -- Bruce Hastie R G Campbell Richard Maerz Grade Foreman Gravel Foreman Shop Foreman Ag Fieldman Utility Officer Utility Foreman Small Crew Foreman Municipal Administrator 17 Three Hills School Division ------------------------------- Division 1 - November Division 5 - F ".. Division 2 - December Division 6 - March Division 4 - January Division 7 - April Division 1 - May Division 2 - June Division 3 - July Division 4 - August Division 5 - September , Division 6 - October �,( 'ilm ,F � ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF COUNCIL OCTOBER 27th, 1980 P 4 18 Executive - Central AAMD & C -- - - - - -- -- - - - - -- �5�• . G A Berdahl, � T A Ferguson i 19 Alberta Ag Development Corporation Otto Hoff 20 Kneehill Sanitary Land Fill Committee & Drumheller Regional Solid Waste Management Association R G Campbell Bruce Hastie (alternate) p'f 21 Hospital Study Committee Disbanded as no longer required T� 22 Further Education Co- Ordination Council ------------------------------------------- Left vacant until after election is held in Division 3 z 23 Agricultural-Service Board ----------- - - - - - R G Campbell, Council Member & Chairman G A Berdahl, Council Member (temporary basis until after election is held in Division 3) John Molendyk, Ratepayer Member and one of the three following as second ratepayer member — Mert McGhee Gordon Bell John Dutton Ag Fieldman (alternate Assist Ag Fieldman) One Member from Alta Agriculture June Thomsnn, Secretary to the Board / V� �c+ 4 ------- --- -- 'S 24 Three -Hills_r Airport Co mmission j3.-V_ j3.-V_ T A Ferguson �Ro P�`�� rG Richard Maerz ,,D rs ; �'- c V r4 J C Jeffery, or his designate Q V %4 r. and Mr Hoff further moved that a councillor unable to attend a meeting may appoint an sr�� alternate member to act in his place on all committees except for. Auxiliary Hospital & Nursing Home Board Drumheller Health Unit Court of Revision Agricultural Service Board � O,,s*- 6 Alta Ag Development Corporation -L 1z o� and further moved that a list of the committees appointed be published in the local paper for the information of the ratepayers Carried The establishment of the Court of Revision for 1981 was then discussed and Mr Maerz moved first reading to by -law number 921, this being a by -law to establish the 1981 court of "revision with members of the court to be ✓A Bruce Hastie, R G Campbell, T A Ferguson, G A. Berdahl, Otto Hoff, Clerk to be J C Jeffery, or Mrs Jean Wilkinson in his absence, and with Richard Maerz and the new councillor to be elected in Division 3 to be committee members Carried }' Mr Campbell moved second reading to this by -law Carried a � ' ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF COUNCIL OCTOBE Mr Ferguson moved that third reading be given to this by -law at t Carried Unanimous-Ly, Mr Hastie moved third reading to this by -law Carried 0 The dates for regular meetings of Council was then discussed, and it was noted that payment of accounts and payroll create a problem at times in the office The possibility of changing the date for council meeting was discussed and it was generally agreed that rather than changing the dates for council meeting timing for payment of accounts should be revised, and accounts paid twice a month This was facilitate taking advantage of discounts also Mr. Ferguson moved that a committee of two councillors be appointed to review and authorize payments of accounts at least twice a month, and the committee members be rotated among the council members every six months Carried Mr Hoff moved that councillors from Division 1 and 2 be named to this committee for the first six month period Carried Mr Jeffery noted that all councillors would receive a full list of all accounts paid in the previous month Mr Hastie moved that the regular meetings of council be held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, or the Tuesday following should the regular meeting fall on a statutory holiday Carried Mr Campbell moved that the M D of Kneehill #48 carry on its banking with the Alberta Treasury Branch in Three Hills for the ensuing year, and the signing officers be one of the Reeve or Deputy Reeve, together with one of the Municipal Administrator or Assistment Administrator, and that one of the MUnicipal Administrator or the Assistant Administrator be authorized to sign the payroll cheques for the employees Carried MR Campbell moved that the M D of Kneehill #48 invest any surplus funds available for investme n is with whichever chartered bank in the Municipal District area that provides the highest rate of return for the investment Carried It was also agreed that Mr Jeffery should investigate further regarding the capability of Credit Unions to handle investment of large amounts of money, on7short term basis and report back to council at a later meeting Mr Maerz moved that the Organizational Meeting of Council do now adjourn Carried Time of Adjournment 12 00 Noon Reeve Muni�i f P :min trator COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 27th, 1980 A regular meeting of the Council of the M D of Kneehill #48 was held in the Municipal Office, Three Hills, following completion of the organizational meeting of the new council The meeting commenced at 1 00 P M , with the following present G A Berdahl Otto Hoff Richard Maerz T A Ferguson Bruce Hastie R G Campbell Division 1 (Reeve) PRESENT Division 2 Division 4 Division 5 (Deputy Reeve) Division 6 Division 7 J C Jeffery, Municipal Administrator Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Assistant Administrator, was present and recorded the minutes Reeve Berdahl called the meeting to order and thanked Council for the appointment as Reeve, expressed his regrets at the resignation of R W Brown as Councillor for Division 3 and welcomed the new councillors APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr Ferguson moved approval of the minutes of the meeting of October 14th, as circulated Carried RESIGNATION OF R W BROWN The letter of resi nation receive ° s g � o its morning at the organizational meeting of Council was again reviewed, and Mr Maerz moved that the resignation be accepted �A 1 and a letter of thanks be sent to Mr Brown for his years of service to the M D Carried ELECTION FOR DIVISION 3 The matter of an election for a new councillor for Division 3 was briefly discussed and Mr. Jeffery was requested to contact Alberta Municipal Affairs regarding 0 the required procedure, and this matter will be discussed again later today BUDGET RUN Mr Jeffery reviewed the budget run dated October 14th, 1980, and discussed various items with council Mr Hoff moved acceptance of the budget run n Carried AAMD & C NEW COUNCILLOR AAMD & C are holding a new councillors' seminar on Monday November 17th, SEMINAR the day preceeding the Fall Convention and any councillor may attend Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file as information and authorized the three new councillors to attend the seminar Carried Each councillor was given a copy of the proposed program for the Fall Convention The Acme Elks have requested an extension from Council to allow them more ALTA 75 time to apply for the balance of their Alberta 75th Grant After brief ACME ELKS discussion Mr Ferguson moved that the Elks be granted the extension to ^ December 31st 1980 Carried The Trochu Community Center request council's approval for a change in the �TATROCHU use of their Alta 75th grant of $1000 00 from changing the doors at the center COMM to the purchase of tables for the hall The cost for the table was $1189 30 CENTER Mr Campbell moved that the change of the use of the funds be approved Carried The items discussed with the Cabinet on October 6th were briefly reviewed CAIANET and Mrs Wilkinson read a letter received from Mrs Connie Osterman concerning TOUR the placing of a horticulturist in the M D. area The government regret this cannot be done A letter of thanks from Premier Lougheed and the Cabinet for the time taken to express council's concern to the cabinet was read After brief discussion of these items, Mr Hastie moved to accept and file as information Carried NOMINATION Mr Jeffery reported that Nomination Day for a By- Election in Division 3 DAY FOR can be held on a date set by Council After discussion Mr Hastie moved ELECTION IN that Mr Jeffery be appointed as Returning Officer for the required Election DIV 3 in Division 3 Carried Mr Hoff moved that Nomination Day for Councillor for Division 3 be set for Friday, November 14th, 1980, and Election Day be set for December 12th 1980, and two Polling Stations be set up,in the Village of Acme and in the Village of Linden Carried x COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 27th, 1980 P 2 Mr Jeffery reviewed the status of the applications received for the assessor's job ASSESSOR' He also noted Mr Gagne of the Assessment Services Department will send POSITION Mr Roy Kinsey down to complete our year end assessment work After discussion of this matter Mr Campbell moved that the position -' of assessor be re- advertised in the weekly papers and also in the City of Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Lethbridge papers, with salary range to be negotiable, Carried It was agreed that the three applicants be advised of this decision Canadian Transport Commission has scheduled a hearing for November CTC HEARING 6th, 1980 at Drumheller commencing at 10 00 A M , concerning the RE LINE proposed abandonment of the railway line from Carbon to Kneehill ABANDONMENT and the line from Rosedale to East Coulee Mr Hoff moved that the M D submit a short brief to this hearing A opposing the closure because of the greater stress such closure will put on M.D roads, and the hardship it will create for local farmers Carried H JESSKE Mr Harvey Jesske Mechanic for the M D entered the meeting at this time ACCIDENT He noted he was not happy with the decision of Council regarding his recent accident He was given the option of paying for the costs of repairing the truck (presently estimated at about $350 00) or taking a 40t per hour reduction in pay for one month and loss of his safety award He noted he wishes to have a second estimate for the truck repairs, but did not feel he should be penalized because he reported the accident when other accidents are happening and not being reported Mr Jesske then left the meeting. Council reviewed the terms of the Accident Prevention Policy and after discussion Mr Campbell moved that no change be made in the recommendations and decision of Council made on September 22nd, concerning Mr. Jesske's options Carried Mr Jeffery noted that Mr Les Regehr had telephoned the office stating LES REGEHR the condition of the road east of his place - ENE 34- 30 -25 -4, had caused COMPLAINT his wife to roll their truck Neither she or the child were hurt, but RE. ROAD he felt the road should be inspected and the deep ruts bladed out CONDITION The accident occured on October 24th, and the Road Committee had inspected the road that day There were some washboard conditions, but the road �. appeared to be in reasonably good shape, having been bladed just recently by the Divisional Motor Grader Operator After discussion Mr Campbell moved to accept the report as information Carried The Eltrohills Group have advised the office that they still proposed to PUBLIC proceed with the Handibus service for senior citizens and handicap people, ASSISTANCE r but to date have not had a meeting to formalize their plans TRANSPORTATION GRANT Mr Leo Halstead on behalf of the New Horizens Senior Citizens Group in Carbon had contacted the office and wondered if a portion of this Public Assistance ELTROHILLS Transportation Grant could not be made available to their group for & CARBON assistance towards transportation of their senior citizens He had SENIOR CITIZENS discussed this matter with the office as well as with Councillor Hoff After discussion of this request, Mr Ferguson moved that Mr Halstead be advised the 1980 grant has been allocated, but the New Horizens Senior Citzens should submit an application for a portion of the grant in 1981 and their request will be considered if and when the grant is received in 1981 Carried There was brief discussion concerning pay for councillors for 1981, and COUNCILLORS the rate of pay presently being paid was reviewed for the benefit of the RATE OF PAY new councillors Mr. Ferguson moved that this matter be tabled and Mr Jeffery obtain information from the adjoining municipalities regarding their rate of pay for councillors Carried COST SHARING The Village of Acme have forwarded a letter requesting the M D to enter AGREEMENT into a cost sharing arrangement with them for maintenance of the dump VILLAGE OF ACME box at Acme There was lenghty discussion concerning the operation of DUMP BOX the Kneehill Sanitary Land Fill and also the Drumheller & District Solid Waste Management Association and the costs presently being paid by the M D for garbage collection,transfer to Drumheller and maintenance of the site for rubble ,j , acl�' COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 27th, 1980 P 3 Mr Hoff moved that the request from the Village of Acme be tabled COST SHARING until such time as a meeting of the Kneehill Sanitary Land Fill FOR ACME DUMP Committee can be held to discuss the cost sharing arrangements BOX with all concerned, and he further moved to accept and file the minutes from the Kneehill Sanitary Land Fill meeting held on September 22/80 Carried Building permits issued were reviewed as follows. BUILDING PERMITS B Stanton - SE 9- 34 -26 -4 - Machine Shed John Dancek - E2 7- 28 -20 -4 = Machine Shed Richard Toews- NE 26- 29 -25 -4 - Garage and House Addition Allen Reimer - NE 24- 30 -25 -4 - Chicken Barn Claude Wiebe - NE 26- 30 -26 -4 - Cattle Shed W Isaac - Pt NE 3- 31 -25 -4 - Double car garage Del & Dale Poultry Farms - Pt N2 SE 5- 31 -25 -4 - 3 pullet barns V1 Edwin Wiebe - NW 23- 30 -25 -4 - Addition to broiler barn Salvin Leischner - SE 15- 33 -26 -4 - machinery shed (pole) Ervie Toews - SE 15- 30 -25 -4 - chicken barn Horst Wiebe - Pt NE 20- 29 -26 -4 - farm machinery storage building Norman Goosen- SE 7- 30 -25 -4 - second residence farm help Ted Williams - Pt SE 21- 30 -26 -4 - horse barn Ken Adams - Pt. SE 1- 32 -24 -4 - workshop for farm use Elton Wilkinson - NW 16- 30 -23 -4 - quonset for farm machinery storage Wesley McMann - SE 29- 28 -22 -4 - quonset for farm machinery storage Clear Valley Farms - SW 3- 33 -25 -4 - garage Murray Baerg - NE 20- 30 -24 -4 - workshop for private use Marvin Penner - NE 23- 30 -25 -4 - steel granary Ross Cullum - Pt SW 21- 31 -23 -4 - Addition to mobile home Ken Reimer - SE 35- 30 -25 -4 - Broiler Barn Miles Smith - NE 21- 33 -25 -4 - machine shed There was brief discussion concerning the setbacks given by Mr Wes McMann for his quonset and Mr Hoff agreed to check these out and report back to Council Mr Ferguson moved to accept the permits so issued, subject to clarification as to the set backs for the McMann permit Carried R SMITH C R P C have forwarded an invitation to all councillors to attend P C a retirement party for Mr Rhys Smith, Director, who is retiring soon C R DIRECTOR After discussion and noting that due to many committments ne one could aftefid, Mr Maerz moved to accept and file as information RETIREMENT Carried Mr Poole former councillor for Division 2 had forwarded a report about his attendance at the Rockyview appeal hearing concerning the ROCKYVIEW APPEAL Industrial Park amendment to the Prel Regional Plan The hearing HEARING RE- vl� lasted from 9 00 A M until after 9 00 P M., and no decision was made INDUSTRIAL by the board A written decision will be forwarded to all concerned PARKS in due course Mr Hoff moved to accept and file as information Carried PREL REG Mr Elliott of the law firm of Acorn, Elliott has forwarded a letter PLAN concerning the adoption of the proposed Preliminary Regional Plan OPPOSITION by C R P C He suggests that council should notifiy the Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Alberta Provincial Planning Board of its ob3ections to the plan LA There was lengthy discussion concerning the need for allowing industrial parks in the rural areas, and Mr Berdahl moved that the M D write to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Provincial Planning Appeal Board outlining its objections to the Calgary Regional Preliminary Plan which denies the rural areas local automony and will not allow industrial parks in the rural areas. Carried WIMBORNE SCH Mr Jeffery noted that the Wimborne School property has been sold by PROPERTY SOLD the School Board to Stony Plain Electric, a company which proposes to set up a business of selling audio visual equipment and repairing same at this location However the school property is not included in ✓� the hamlet boundaries and therefore this type of business could not be carried on tU e,.' -' The possibility of changing the hamlet boundaries to bring this property into the hamlet was discussed and it was agreed this should be checked out with Calgary Regional Planning Commission and discussed at the public hearing scheduled for November 3rd COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 27th, 1980 P 4 Various other items which may need amendment in the proposed Land Use LAND USE BY -LAW by -law were discussed, including the need to classify Allingham as a VOLUNTEER hamlet, and changes requested by a representative of P B I , to the FIREMEN hamlet educational land uses. after lengthy discussion concerning this THREE HILLS SCH The minutes from the Three Hills School Division meeting of October 15th DIVISION were reviewed and briefly discussed and Mr Berdahl reported on various ✓` items discussed at the meeting Mr Ferguson moved to accept the report for consideration, and coverage for the and the minutes as information Carried W C B The Workers Compensation Board are imposing stricter regulations concerning FIRST AID first aid which must be available to workers on crews and the first aid REGULATIONS equipment which must be kept on hand for these crews. After discussion of these regulations and noting more employees will have to have their ✓� first aid certificates in order to comply with the regulations, Mr The use of Campbell moved to accept and file the report as information Unit as a back -up ambulance Carried was then discussed It was agreed that the foremen and the Shop Foreman be made aware of might be incurred, and the new regulations, and noted that it may be necessary to make holding a first aid certificate a condition of employment for senior operators and foremen if enough volunteers from the crews do not take the first aid course which is scheduled for November ACCIDENT INSURANCE whether there should be a charge levied if the unit is used as an ambulance was reviewed and Mr Maerz moved that the Disaster Unit is to be used as a back up ambulance only if it is absolutely necessary and when the use of the unit is requested by the Kneehill Ambulance Service , that there be no charge for `� this service, and further that any direct calls for ambulance service received by the Three Hills Fire Department be referred to the Ambulance Service Carried Mr Soder reports that the edges of the roads in Swalwell were mowed this summer and re- seeded to grass and the weed problem should be eliminated when the grass takes hold next year The minutes of the A S B. meeting of October 21st were then reviewed and discussed Mr Ferguson moved that the A S B shop front and back walls be re -sided with some type of suitable siding Carried The resolutions to be presented to the up- coming Regional A S B conference were then reviewed and discussed There are two - one concerning Wildlife Damage Compensation to farmers and one concerning the quality of registered seed After discussion Mr Hastie moved that the A S B be given permission to present the two resolutions to the Regional Conference, that the minutes of the meeting and report from Mr Soder be accepted and filed as information Carried �Q A S B REPORT A ETC My VA The meeting then adjourned for supper -Time 5.30 P M V1\ SUPPER The minutes of the Parks Committee meeting held September 16th were then reviewed PARKS and discussed It was agreed that copies of these minutes be sent to the new COMMITTEE members of the Park Committee Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file the minutes Carried TROCHU Engineering Canada have requested permission on behalf of the Town of Trochu WATER LINE for various road crossings in connection with their new water line They further request that the road crossings be open cut After discussion Mr Campbell moved ROAD that the road crossings be allowed, but that they must be bored, not open cut crossingsCROSSING and must comply with other M D regulations Carried A G T A G T advise they plan to bury telephone cable along SR 575 in the near future f BURIED CABLE I accident insurance FOR VOLUNTEER AAMD & C have advised there is increased /coverage available for the volunteer FIREMEN firemen,and after lengthy discussion concerning this coverage, Mr Campbell moved that this matter be tabled and referred to the annual meeting of fire ✓` departments for consideration, and coverage for the firemen be continued at the same level as in previous years until that time Carried DISASTER UNIT The use of the Three Hills Fire Department Disaster Unit as a back -up ambulance USE AS was then discussed The matter of liability which might be incurred, and AMBULANCE whether there should be a charge levied if the unit is used as an ambulance was reviewed and Mr Maerz moved that the Disaster Unit is to be used as a back up ambulance only if it is absolutely necessary and when the use of the unit is requested by the Kneehill Ambulance Service , that there be no charge for `� this service, and further that any direct calls for ambulance service received by the Three Hills Fire Department be referred to the Ambulance Service Carried Mr Soder reports that the edges of the roads in Swalwell were mowed this summer and re- seeded to grass and the weed problem should be eliminated when the grass takes hold next year The minutes of the A S B. meeting of October 21st were then reviewed and discussed Mr Ferguson moved that the A S B shop front and back walls be re -sided with some type of suitable siding Carried The resolutions to be presented to the up- coming Regional A S B conference were then reviewed and discussed There are two - one concerning Wildlife Damage Compensation to farmers and one concerning the quality of registered seed After discussion Mr Hastie moved that the A S B be given permission to present the two resolutions to the Regional Conference, that the minutes of the meeting and report from Mr Soder be accepted and filed as information Carried �Q A S B REPORT A ETC My VA The meeting then adjourned for supper -Time 5.30 P M V1\ SUPPER The minutes of the Parks Committee meeting held September 16th were then reviewed PARKS and discussed It was agreed that copies of these minutes be sent to the new COMMITTEE members of the Park Committee Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file the minutes Carried TROCHU Engineering Canada have requested permission on behalf of the Town of Trochu WATER LINE for various road crossings in connection with their new water line They further request that the road crossings be open cut After discussion Mr Campbell moved ROAD that the road crossings be allowed, but that they must be bored, not open cut crossingsCROSSING and must comply with other M D regulations Carried A G T A G T advise they plan to bury telephone cable along SR 575 in the near future f BURIED CABLE I -1 _ .Yi_ � MEETING OCTOBER 27th, 1980 P 5 As the road construction on this road has been completed there would be no objection POWER LINE Calgary Power have forwarded a plan for line extension to PT NW 21- 30 -26 -4, and EXTENSIONS Alberta Power have forwarded plans for line extensions as follows. to LSD 15- 8- 29 -24 -4 , LSD 15- 8- 29 -24 -4 and SW 30- 30 -24 -4 After review Mr Hastie moved approval for these line extensions on condition that the companies would be responsible for moving the lines off M D road allowance at their own expense if removal of the lines is required by the M D for any reason Carried Backsloping and Borrow Pit agreements have been arranged as follows. NW 29- 30 -24 -4 R Empey SW 29- 30 -24 -4 - Dick Webb NE 31- 31 -24 -4 - Duncan Peters NE 31- 31 -22 -4 - Alice Deveureux SE 30- 30 -24 -4 - Jerry Penner Section 35- 33 -26 -4 - Clarence Meers NW 36- 33 -26 -4 - Bob Peters NE 26- 33 -26 -4 - Gladys Braidwood SE 26- 33 -26 -4 - Russell Smith SE & NE 25- 33 -26 -4 - Rudolph Becker SE 31- 30 -24 -4 - L D Howe SE 13- 28 -21 -4 - Mario DeBernardo and after discussion Mr Ferguson moved V` BACKSLOPING AGREEMENTS approval of the agreements as arranged Carried ,n H SCHMAUTZ Mr Jeffery reviewed the status of the purchase of the H Schmautz gravel pit GRAVEL PIT and land and there was discussion concerning the pasture rental for the balance of the year and rental of the land for next year. Mr Maertz moved that the pasture rental payable by Mr Schmautz for the period of Septembee30th to December 31st, 1980, be $10 00 per unit per month Carried Mr Campbell moved that there be no% anrd rental payable by Mr Schmautz for the remainder of the year 1980 and tenders for lease of the cultivated �- �P r1 land and pasture land for the year 1981 be called for early in 1981 Carried ANDERSON Mr Jeffery advised Council regarding the progress on the Anderson Bridge Project and BRIDGE noted the culvert should be delivered either today or tomorrow Mr Berdahl moved that Mr Jeffery commence negotiations with the F Fuller ' Estate for renewal of the land lease for the year 1981 -1982, immediately Carried P W There was discussion concerning the Public Works Superintendent position SUPERINTENDENT and Council reviewed a graph showing a possible method of authority delegation POSITION which eliminated the need for the superintendent's position�e° Mr Maerz moved to accept and file this report as information, and to table the matter until a later meeting of Council Carried C D C OIL C D C Oil & Gas Company have been given permission to construct about one -half CONSTRUCT mile of road on road allowance East of 26- 28 -24 -4, on condition the road f ROAD meet M D road standards E of 26-28-24 - Mr Campbell moved to accept and file as information Carried THANKS FOR Mr Jeffery read a letter from the Carbon & District Chamber of Commerce ROAD FROM which expressed thanks for the paving of SR 575 CARBON CHAMBER Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file the letter COMMERCE Carried Council then reviewed a copy of a letter sent by C R P C to Alberta PROPOSED UP- Transportation concerning the proposed up- grading of SR 806 and 583 to GRADING OF Highway Status This recommendation came out of the 1980 Road Study SR 806 & 583 Committee meeting of April 25th After discussion of the recommendation and noting that this recommendation was not a council recommendation, Mr Ferguson moved that Mr Jeffery contact Mr Kathol, Regional Engineer f for Alberta Transportation and advise him that up- grading of SR 806 and 583 to Highway Status is not an M D Council priority REPLACE OR Carried Mr W Davis of Three Hills has advised that the M D road crew up- rooted SURVEY an original survey stake between NE 30 and SE 31 in 31 -24 -4 on the west side STAKE of the road After brief discussion Mr Maerz moved that the M.D surveyor, Robin Arthur, be requested to replace the survey stake Carried COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 27th, 1980 P 6 The Three Hills U F A have requested that the M D erect snow fence to the gravel foreman on the north side of the Three Hills Access Road across from their Mr Hastie reported that Hudson Bay Oil & Gas have caused considerable property After discussion of this request Mr Maerz moved that snow be sent a letter (attention Mr Guy Adler) advising that costs for fence be erected in this location if the landowner, Mr Donald Dau, '( will allow the snow fence to be located on his land REQUIRED-- - which should be cut down to improve vision. He was advised that West of 36- Carried ' 34 -25 -4 THR U F A REQUEST FOR SNOW FENCE Mr Maerz reported that gravel is required on the Rilling Hill - east GRAVEL ON of Three Hills and north of SR 583 It was agreed this matter be referred RILLING to the gravel foreman HILL HUDSON BAY Mr Hastie reported that Hudson Bay Oil & Gas have caused considerable OIL & GAS damage to the road west of NW 25- 33 -25 -4 He requested that Hudson Bay H ROAD DAMAGE be sent a letter (attention Mr Guy Adler) advising that costs for repairs to this road will be billed to the company HILL CUT Mr Hastie also noted that there is a bad hill on the road west of 36- 31 -25 -4 REQUIRED-- - which should be cut down to improve vision. He was advised that West of 36- this road had been considered by the road committee but had not been % ' 34 -25 -4 undertaken as yet Mr Hastie noted that the road is carrying considerably more traffic now and is also a school bus route CULVERTS FOR Mr Henry Sukkau from Ruarkville has requested that Council supply him RUARKVILLE with a second culvert for his residential property in Ruarkville After discussion of the existing policy, which is that the M D will supply one culvert per residence, Mr Hastie moved that the existing policy be confirmed Carried COSTS TO DATE Mr Jeffery reviewed briefly costs incurred to date for cold mix \ COLD and after discussion Mr Campbell moved to accept the report as information MIX Carried Alberta Transportation, Bridge Branch advise that an extension is required EXTENSION FOR CULVERT to culvert in SSW 26- 29 -23 -4, and after brief discussion Mr Ferguson moved SSW 26- that the M D request Alberta Transportation to supply the required extension 29 -23 -4 and the M D will install same in 1981 Carried Alberta Bridge Branch have forwarded an informational letter concerning procedure for installation and supply of large metal culverts Mr Hoff moved to accept and file as information and that a copy of this letter be given to each foreman Carried Alberta Transportation , Bridge Branch have authorized work on a bridge bridge work in SSW 16- 28 -22 -4 (on Highway #Q) and this may require a detour on to s SSW 16 -28 -22 M D roads while this work is in progress Mr Berdahl moved to accept and file as information Carried The 1981 Bridge Priorities were referred to briefly and Mr Hoff moved this matter be tabled until the next meeting of Council Carried Applications for work were reviewed as follows Thomas Toews, James Foley Gil Crane, Dale Chittick, V G Weich, Randy Albrecht, Dale Olmstead, Lewis Blackburn, Kevin Headrick Clarence Anderson and Jekk Nakaska Mr Campbell moved to accept same and refer to Mr Paquette Carried The Shop & Foremen Committee meeting minutes of October 23rd were reviewed, as well as a request from Mr Rempel to allow him to start stockpiling soon After discussion of this request, Mr Hoff moved that the gravel crew be authorized to start stock piling operations after the gravel foreman has contacted each councillor to make sure that all emergent road gravelling has been completed Carried Items which might be available for sale were reviewed and Mr Ferguson moved that these items be added to the list of items for sale to be advertised in the spring s Carried Mr Hoff moved that the balance of the Shop & Foremen Minutes be accepted Carried 1981 BRIDGE PRIORITIES WORK APPLICATIONS 0 �T SHOP & FOREMEN MINUTES �Q� COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 27th, 1980 P 7 The Town of Three Hills have arranged a meeting to discuss the Red Deer Red Deer River Water Project on November 5th in Calgary at the office of UMA RIVER PROJECT Mr Campbell moved that the Water Committee of Mr Maerz, Mr Ferguson and k Mr Jeffery attend this meeting MEETING Carried M MILAN Mr Madden, Solicitor, has forwarded an account concerning completion ACCOUNT of collection of the Murray Milan account, and after brief discussion Mr Campbell moved to authorize payment of the account, if on checking same is properly owing Carried Alberta Power have requested approval of line extension to 6 locations ALTA for BlueSky Oil & Gas in the Torrington area After review of same POWER LINE Mr Hastie moved the M.D approve of the line extension on condition EXTENSION that any lines placed on M D road allowance be moved by Alberta Power at its own expense, if required for any reason by the M D Carried The Salvation Army have written expressing thanks for the recent THANKS donation to their work. FROM SAL.ARMY Mr. Ferguson moved to accept and file Carried Minutes of the recent Drumheller & District Solid Waste Management MINUTES DRUM Association meeting were reviewed and discussed and Mr Hoff moved SOLID WASTE to accept and file as information ASSOCIATION Carried Mr Campbell asked Council to establish a price for the stock pile PRICE FOR of rocks and gravel at the Tolman stock pile site This is not FILL FROM good gravel but would make good fill, and after discussion Mr TOLMAN STOCK Campbell moved that it be sold at a price of $1 00 per cubic yard PILE Carried Mr Campbell further reported that the M D had attempted to undertake BACKSLOPING some backsloping work along property owned by James Sich Kerr McGhee J SICH PROPERTY Oil Company had constructed the road on M D road allowance recently, and during construction a ridge of rocks was left showing along the fence line The M D motor grader cannot properly backslope the area because of these rocks, and it would take a crawler to remove the rocks and do the backsloping work After lengthy discussion Mr Hastie moved that Mr Sich be paid the sum of $140 00, which represents the cost of 4 hours work with a motor grader, in lieu of completion of the backsloping work , on condition that Mr Sich sign an agreement with the M D agreeing that no further liability will accrue to the M D in connection with this project, and that Mr Sich will accept full responsibility for completion of the backsloping and removal of the rocks, if he wishes the project completed Carried XMAS PARTY There was brief discussion concerning the M D Staff Xmas Party and also discussion concerning suitable retirement gifts for Mr Poole, Mr Litz, Mr Bauer and Mr Brown A pocket watch with a suitable incription was suggested, and Mr Ferguson moved that Mr Jeffery be RETIREMENT GIFTS authorized to spend up to $1000 00 to purchase suitable gifts for the FOR four retiring councillors COUNCILLORS Carried The Administrator was also requested to check with the men to see if they wish to have a Christmas party this year Mr Hoff asked if an advertising sign for a business in Carbon could be ✓ MIS ITEMS located along the Carbon Access Road and he was advised that this was not possible Mr Hoff also reported that a yield sign is required at the NE corner of wj NE 32- 28 -24 -4 - facing west Mr Maerz moved that this meeting do now adjourn ADJOURNMENT Carried � Time of Adjournment 10 45 P.M. ----- �% - - - - -- Reeve Muni pal l Z4tktor