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Home My WebLink About1980-11-24 Council MinutesAGENDA COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 24th, 1980 Approval of Minutes - November 10th, 1980 2 Report on Nomination Day 3 Report from G A Berdahl - re Golden Hills Lodge 4 Report re watches - retirement gifts 5 Report re pending retirement - Mrs L Weigum 6 Report re Reg Resources Project meeting - Nov 18 80 7 Three Hills Sch Division Minutes- Nov 12/80 8 Airport Comm Meeting minutes - Nov 6/80 9 Consider motion for dealing with Credit Union re investments 10 Letter from C R P C re Rural Portions of Commission Study 11 Letter from M Moore re Objections to Pre] Reg Plan 12 Request from Jack Connor for Re- classification of NE 25- 29 -26 -4 13 Request from Ken & DaleMorgan re Subdivision - NE 25- 29 -23 -4 -2nd residence removal 14 Building Permits 15 Report from Village of Linden re- Joint Meeting Recreation Boards 16 Request from Carbon & Dis Rec Board for additional Alta 75 Funds 17 Letter from Alta 75th Commission re report on disbursement of funds 18 Report from Norman Tainsh re Schmautz Pit 19 Report re Drum Solid Waste Management Meeting - Nov 13/80 20 Request from Alta Power for line extension to NW 24- 31 -23 -4 21 Report re Red Deer River Water Project 22 Report on Salary & Wage Increases requested by Employee Committee Wage Comparion Schedule, Employee Committee Meeting Minutes - Nov 10/80 23 Letter from U I Commission re Maximum Benefit Level for 1981 24 Backsloping Agreement - C Whatley - N ?SW 35-33-26 -4 25 Ask for bids for supply of fuel ? 26 Report re payment received for truck repairs - T39 and T40 27 Accident Reports 28 Shop & Foremen Committee Minutes - Nov 7/80 29 Report on 1981 Capital REquirements 30 Report re drainage problem in Wimborne 31 Consider stop signs on SR 582 32 Consider policy re blade grade roads 33 Public Works Superintendent Position 34 Request from Three Hills Community Center for gravel 35 Report from T C Paquette re 0 Lukey approaches and gravel on freshly oiled road 36 Policy re Sale of Sand & Gravel to individuals 37 Letter from Mr Kroeger, Minister of Transportation 38 Report on number of paved roads in M D 39 Applications for work 40 Miscellaneous 1, • C'J 6538 6539 6540 ACCOUNTS AS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL NOVEMBER,1980 Toronto Dominion Bank Ed Nakaskat, Toronto Dominion Bank 250,000 00 90 day term deposit 452 82 Refund on overpayment ta) 225,000 00 90 day term deposit 36541 Accurate Auto Body 3 50 Shop supplies 36542 Acklands Ltd 5 99 Machinery repairs 36543 Alberta Government Telphones 494 70 Shops,ASB & Office 36544 Alberta Power Ltd 386 07 November aacounts E; 36545 Allied Tools 42 85 tools 36546 Ballard Scale Co Ltd 135 00 ASB Scale 36547 )Quinton Bertsh 36 00 overpayment- Dimethoate 36548 Border Paving 1,093 85 Cold mix 36549 Calgary Tent & Awning 40 00 fasteners 36550 Allen Duer 157 89 Linden RFP 36551 Gary Ensminger 43 26 PW Employee meeting 36552 Engineering Canada 1,500 00 Wimborne Sewer 36553 Joe Friederich 50 30 Employee meeting 36554 Franklin Supply Ltd 202 83 Shop supplies �s i 36555 Garrett Motors 20 80 Inventory repiars 36556 Lyle Gelinas 50 30 employee meeting 36557 Hannas Seeds Ltd 913 75 grass seed e 36558 t Huttons Ltd 260 04 repairs & Inventory 36559 Jubilee Insurance Agencies 471 96 Insurance 36560 Larry Johnson 27 50 Typewriter repairs 36561 Kent Knudsen 184 56 ASB meeings 36562 Doug Knapp 37 50 Employee meeting 36563 Miles Maerz 37 50 Employee meeting 36564 Maclin Ford 17 12 inventory 36565 Mainline Farm Sales 472 60 inventory,repairs, 36566 PSI Fluid Power 500 89 Repair supplies 36567 T J Phillips 411 29 Equipment rental 36568 Pitney Bowes 49 50 Meter rental Dec -Feb 36569 Plains Western Natural Gas 67 78 November accounts - 36570 1 Brian Plant 37 50 Employee meeting 36571 Pounder Emulsion 20,419 45 road resurfacing materia; 36572 R Angus 543 75 backhoe rental 36573 Red Deer Welding 181 60 Welders supplies 36574 Snap -on -tools 45 80 tools 36575 Brian Sowerby 56 70 Employee meeting 36576 Norman Tainsh 23 64 Schmautz gravel pit 36577 Trentham Transport 175 40 freight 36578 Trochu Tire 2 60 gas RFP - trochu 36579 Village of Carbon 22 50 Water & Sewer 36580 Village of Linden 48 00 meals -Rec meeting 36581 Wilmac Equipment 612 80 inventory 36582A Alberta Power Ltd 37 15 November accounts 36582 Toronto Dominion 250,000 00 Term deposit 36583 Royal Bank 250,000_00 Term Deposit TOTAL OF ACCOUNTS $1,005,375 04 COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 24th, 1980 A regular meeting of the Council of the Municipal District of Kneahill #48 was held in the municipal office, in Three Hills, on Monday, November 24th, 1980, commencing at 9°00 A M Those present were Otto Hoff, Division 2 PRESENT R A Maerz Division 4 T A Ferguson Division 5 (Deputy Reeve) R G Campbell Division 7 Mr J C Jeffery, Municipal Administrator was present and recorded the minutes Due to the absence of the Reeve, the Deputy Reeve Mr Ferguson took charge of the meeting R A Maerz moved approval of the minutesof the meeting of November 10th, 1980 CARRIED TERM DEPOSITS The information received from the Mid Central Credit Union was referred to WITH CREDIT briefly, and Mr Campbell moved that the Administrator be allowed to invest UNION monies with the Credit Union if the rates are competative with the local banks Carried Mr Jeffery reported that Mr George Wickersham of Linden and Mr R E Boake ELECTION of Acme, had submitted nominations for councillor for Division 3, and there DIVISION 3 would be an election held on Friday, December 12th, 1980, with polls set up at Acme and Linden J' Mr Hoff moved to accept the report as information Carried The Administrator read a report submitted by Mr Berdahl He is attending GOLDEN HILLS LODGE a Golden Hills Lodge Convention today and tomorrow He reported that the Golden Hills Lodge received a letter advising the Town of Trochu had applied for construction of a senior citizens home in their town The Golden Hills Lodge has made application for an additional 20 rooms which application has been approved by the Calgary office of the government department in charge of the senior citizens lodges in Alberta There is concern that if Trochu obtains a home, the lodge in Three Hills may not require the additional 20 rooms, the existing board which looks after the Golden Hills Lodge would be required to look after the new lodge in Trochu, and this might have the affect of doubling costs to the municipalities Mr Campbell moved to accept the report as information Carried GIFTS FOR The Administrator reported that 4 pocket watches had been purchased for the RETIRING retiring councillors, at an approximate cost of $1300 00 COUNCILLORS Mr Maerz moved that the purchase be approved Carried The Administrator read a letter submitted by Mrs Lily Weigum advising RESIGNATION that she will be 65 early in December of 1980 She would like to work JANITOR at least until the end of February Mr Campbell moved that Mrs Weigum's part time employment with the M D as janitor, be approved until the end of February 1981 Carried The Administrator noted that a Regional Resources meeting was held on November 18th, 1980 in Bassano, but no one from the M D had been able REG to attend RES Mr Hoff moved to accept and file MEETING Minutes from the Three Hills School Division meeting of November 12th Carried SCH DIV were referred to briefly, and Mr Maerz moved to accept and file as MINUTES information Carried It was noted that the Three Hills School Division Office will be closed JAN 2nd from December 24th at noon until January 5th, 1981 HOLIDAY There was brief discussion concerning this matter and Mr Campbell moved that the M D Office may be closed on January 2nd, 1980, if the office staff wish to take the day off, without pay and the public works employees may take January 2nd off without pay, if the majority of the crews agree Carried The minutes of the Airport Commission meeting of November 6th were reviewed AIRPORT briefly, OMMISSION y and the commission are requesting the M D to construct an approach MEETING and road along the south boundary of the airport property, as soon as possible r 2 COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 24th, 1980 Mr Jeffery was requested to follow up regarding this request and Mr Maerz moved to accept and file the report as information P 2 v� Carried C R. P C advise the are undertaking a stud of the rural C Y g y portions of the Commission area, and they ask that a meeting be arranged between commission staff and the council No dates have been set and Mr Hoff moved to accept and file as information CArried The Honourable Marvin Moore has written acknowledging receipt of the M D letter outlining objections to the Preliminary Regional Plan r Mr Campbell moved to accept and file as information Carried R P C RURAL STUDY s OBJECTION PREL PLAN Mr J Connor of Acme has requested Council consider a reclassification RECLASSIFi- of his land - NE 25- 29 -26 -4 from an AC area to an A in order to allow a 40 CATION acre subdivision on this quarter section for an intensive hog operation for his NE 25 -29 son i �� 26 -4 Mr Hoff moved to table this request until the December 8th meeting of Council'. CQ� Carried The subdivision for NE 25- 29 -23 -4 (Dale & Ken MOrgan) was then reviewed DALE One of the conditions of approval for this subdivision was removal of one of MORGAN the residences from the proposed subdivision, and Mr Dale Morgan has requested SUBDIVISION that he and his brother Ken be given until April 30th, 1981 to remove the NE 25-29 house, but they would like to complete the subdivision at this time 23-4 They are willing to enter into an agreement with the M D to remove the one residence prior to that time ✓' After discussion Mr Campbell moved that the M D enter into an agreement with Mr Dale Morgan and Mr Ken Morgan to allow completion of the subdivision at this time, on condition they remove the one residence prior to April 31st, 1981 Carried Mr Doug Hazelton of Linden Contractors and Mr. Ted Paquette, Public Works Superintendent, entered the meeting at this time GRAVEL Time - 9 50 A M CRUSHING Mr Hazelton reported he is still crushing at the Garson Pit, but is almost ready to move to the Megli Pit Mr Rempel, Gravel Foreman tthTsh r��u st�J Mr Hazelton to crush at least 10,000 yards of gravel right awaa as �ie w�T require it for stockpiling purposes this winter The need for crushing the chips for next's year paving operation was also discussed and Mr Maerz moved that Linden Contractors crush 3/4" chips until he can obtain 5/8" screens and then crush 5/8" material until weather does not permit continuing the crushing operation Carried Use of the M D screen was discussed briefly, and Mr Campbell moved that Linden Contractors be allowed to use the screener if at all possible Carried PRICES Mr Hazelton reported that 5/8" chips will cost$5 50 per cubic yard, and $5 00 CHIPS per cubic yard for 3/4" chips, and he would pay $2500 00 per month rental for the M D. screen plus he would supply fuel, grease and minor repairs Also if he can crush more than 500 to 600 yards of chips per day, he could consider a price reduction Mr Campbell moved the prices quoted be accepted by the M D Mr Hazelton then left the meeting - 10 45 A M Carried The purchase of the Schmautz land and gravel pit has been finally completed SCHMAUTZ and titles are now registered in the name of the M D free and clear of all �` GRAVEL PIT encumbrances. Mr Hoff moved to accept and file as information Carried A backsloping /borrow pit agreement has been arranged with Mr and Mrs WHATLEY C Whatley of Wimborne for N /SW 35- 33 -26 -4 Compensation for borrow pit, BACKSLOPING crop damage and general land damages has been set at $220 00 Mr Maerz A/G moved to approve the agreement as arranged SW 35 -33 -26 Carried 4�1 The Shop & Foremen Committee meeing of November 7th 1980 were then reviewed The E Riep stock pile site was discussed and agreed that Patrol 7 should rip the area formerly used as a stock pile site, that the M D supply grass seed and Mr Riep undertake the actual grass seeding ~ Oil company water hauling trucks were discussed, and it was agreed that Andex Mobil and S & T be written a letter asking for suggestions regarding their water trucks causing road damage and creating a traffic hazard on the EMEEM11 roads M D With regard to use of the /water trucks by fire departments, it was agreed and Mr Campbell moved that the tandum water trucks not be lent out to the departments, but be kept in Three Hills, but that one unit be plugged in and ready for use only as a ''last resort'' back up unit for fire fighting, and an M D employee must be available to drive the unit Carried It was agreed that four or five M D personal be picked to drive the unit and a list of their names be given to the various fire departments Mr Campbell further moved that the A S B spray truck be moved to the Linden Rural Fire Department and that the slip on tanks be located at Carbon & Torrington Carried Care of M D equipment on Halloween Night was then discussed and Mr Hoff moved that a letter of appreciation and a cheque for $100 00 be sent to Mr Robert Peters of Wimborne for taking care of the M D equipment out on the road project on Halloween Night FOi C( ME[ Blade grade roads was then discussed and after lengthy discussion Mr Carried Hoff moved that if more than one grader is required for a blade grade J, project, the project must be approved by the Council prior to undertaking same The need for an extra mechanic was discussed and Mr Hoff moved Wagstaff's main responsibility be mechanical in nature, and ope a secondary responsibility, and he further moved that operators should assist the mechanics whenever feasible when the mechanic on their equipment Carried that Glen rating machinery of equipment is working Carried COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 24th 1980 P 3 Mr Jeffery advised that the fuel tender granted in 1979 to the Linden Co -Op had expired in November of 1980 After brief discussion Mr FUEL TENDER Campbell moved that tenders be called for supply of fuel to the public work crew tanks,& for diesel fuel Carried Settlement has been received for the accident involving T39 and T -40 in T39 & T40 May of 1980 The settlement was $14,218 64 Mr Maerz moved to accept ACCIDENT and file i Carried ' The Administrator further reported there was an accident involving T -20 T_20 ACCIDENT and damages amounted to $320 00 The gravel truck struck a cow near the Valleyview Hutterite Colony Mr R Tindal was the driver of T -20, HIT A COW and the accident occured on November 12th, 1980 It was also noted that T -38 had a broken tail light - cost $19 00 and that T -3 was in reasonably bad condition as a result of several unreported accidents Mr Maerz moved that this matter be tabled and no decisions made until such time as the existing accident prevention program can be reviewed and a new policy arrived at Carried TERM DEPOSIT Mr Jeffery reported that at least two banks had equivalent rates of interest INTERST RATES for investment of term deposits After discussion of this matter, Mr Ferguson moved that $250 000 00 be invested for 60 days at the Toronto Dominion Bank, and $250,000 00 be invested at the Royal Bank of Canada for 30 days Carried There was further discussion about the possibility of making term deposit investments with out of town banks such as the Bank of Nova Scotia in Drumheller .� and Mr Ferguson moved to table this discussion until the next meeting of Council Carried The Shop & Foremen Committee meeing of November 7th 1980 were then reviewed The E Riep stock pile site was discussed and agreed that Patrol 7 should rip the area formerly used as a stock pile site, that the M D supply grass seed and Mr Riep undertake the actual grass seeding ~ Oil company water hauling trucks were discussed, and it was agreed that Andex Mobil and S & T be written a letter asking for suggestions regarding their water trucks causing road damage and creating a traffic hazard on the EMEEM11 roads M D With regard to use of the /water trucks by fire departments, it was agreed and Mr Campbell moved that the tandum water trucks not be lent out to the departments, but be kept in Three Hills, but that one unit be plugged in and ready for use only as a ''last resort'' back up unit for fire fighting, and an M D employee must be available to drive the unit Carried It was agreed that four or five M D personal be picked to drive the unit and a list of their names be given to the various fire departments Mr Campbell further moved that the A S B spray truck be moved to the Linden Rural Fire Department and that the slip on tanks be located at Carbon & Torrington Carried Care of M D equipment on Halloween Night was then discussed and Mr Hoff moved that a letter of appreciation and a cheque for $100 00 be sent to Mr Robert Peters of Wimborne for taking care of the M D equipment out on the road project on Halloween Night FOi C( ME[ Blade grade roads was then discussed and after lengthy discussion Mr Carried Hoff moved that if more than one grader is required for a blade grade J, project, the project must be approved by the Council prior to undertaking same The need for an extra mechanic was discussed and Mr Hoff moved Wagstaff's main responsibility be mechanical in nature, and ope a secondary responsibility, and he further moved that operators should assist the mechanics whenever feasible when the mechanic on their equipment Carried that Glen rating machinery of equipment is working Carried COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 24th, 1980 P4 Roadside Grass Seed Mix - was discussed The A S B feel that only roadside grass seed mix should be used for roadside seeding After discussion it was agreed that no change be made in the existing policy concerning grass seed for roadsides Capital requirements for 1981 was briefly reviewed and Mr Campbell moved that a meeting be held on Monday, December 1st 1980, at 9.00 A M , with all foremen and all councillors present to review the complete M D organization and to discuss 1981 capital requirements ti.. Carried Mr Campbell moved that the balance of the Shop & Foremen Committee meeting ��cr -w minutes be accepted and filed, and that the 1981 capital requirements be tabled until the next meeting of Council Carried The 1981 capital requirements were again reviewed to briefly and the Administrator gave out costing sheets on all equipment Mr Maerz moved that this matter be tabled until December 8th meeting Carried Mr Gerald Prohl of Wimborne has reported there is a drainage problem in front of his property in Wimborne, but no details of this problem are available Mr Campbell moved that this item be tabled until further correspondence is received from Mr Prohl Carried Signing on SR 582 was discussed and Mr Maerz moved that stop signs be placed on the north -south gravel roads intersecting SR 582 from Highway (� 21 west 4 miles, and on all intersections of the north -south roads intersecting SR 582 from SR 806 west to the M D boundary, and further that 90% road bans be put up indicating that the SR 582 from SR 806 west to the M D boundary has a 90% ban on it Carried The position of Public Works Superintendent was referred to briefly vl and Mr. Campbell moved this matter be tabled until the 1st meeting in C\ January, 1981 Carried The request from the Three Hills Community Center for a load of gravel at the back of the center was again reviewed, and Mr Maerz moved that the M D sell the Community enter a load of y gravel at half price as long as the community center board can arrange to haul and spread the gravel themselves Carried A request has been received that the M D leave one of its school buses at the outside skating rink in Three Hills to provide a place for children to sit in while changing their skates, and after discussion Mr Ferguson moved that this request be approved on the following conditions 1 The bus be made as vandal proof as possible by the town and M D employees 2 The bus be checked at least onece a month and if problems arise the bus be taken back to the M D shop Carried Mr Orest Lukey of Acme has complained about three approaches leading into his land near Acme When the SR 575 was paved this summer the paving Qdte P� crew left very sharp edges on the approaches and the resultant drop is causing problems with his machinery AFter discussion Mr Campbell moved that these approaches be looked at next spring and something be done to improve them at that time Carried COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 24th, 1980 P5 Mr Jeffery reported the office had authorized the sale of 20 cubic yards of sand and salt to the Hudson Bay Oil & Gas Company to be spread by Ron Toews on M D road allowances on corners turning into oil well roads Perhaps a policy concerning the sale of sand and salt should be considered by Council It was agreed that all cases be considered on an individual basis POLICY RE SALE OF SAND & SALT Mr Paquette reported there is a small problem with sanding the Taylor SANDING Siding Hill He felt County of Wheatland was to look after sanding TAYLOR during the month of November, but it was necessary for the M D crews SIDING HILL to do this work Mr Jeffery agreed he would contact the County regarding this matter The Honourable Henry Kroeger Minister of Transportation for Alberta KROEGER has sent a letter thanking Council for the presentation made during REPLY RE- the recent Cabinet Tour He reviewed various items discussed with him CABINET TOUR including SR 575, Highway 27, Highway 21 and the fact that public funds & ITEMS could not be used for private roads within the Prairie Bible Institute DISCUSSED Mr Hoff moved to accept and file as information Carried Mr Jeffery reviewed for the new councillors the number of miles of paved provincial roads within the M D , the number of miles of municipal hot mix pavement and the number of miles of light coat surfacing, and the number of miles REPORT ON of road re- graded and gravelled in each division, during the years 1970 to ROADS IN M D 1979 vv This is only for information of the new councillors, and a copy of the report is attached to and forms a part of these minutes Mr Maerz moved approval of the report Carried The Administrator reviewed an application for work from Ken Tie], Sandra WORK Adams of Three Hills, Robert Nottal, Titus Wittman, and Joseph Csakany 41 APPLICATIONS Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file Carried Pan Canadian Petroleum Ltd have requested PAN CAN , q permission to contruct a road between Sections 25,28, 23, W4th and Section 30 28, 22, W4th and REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT also between Section 24, 28, 23, and Section 19, 28, 22, W4th ROADS Each road would be about 800 meters long ON ROAD ALLOW The road construction would comply with M D regulations Pan Canadian also stated they would be responsible for maintenance until such time as the M D extends construction on these road allowances They would also be responsible for fencing and grass seeding ' Mr Maerz moved that Pan Canadian be given permission to undertake the construction as per their terms outlined Carried Mr Paquette left the meeting at this time - 3 00 P M Mr W R Beal has requested council consider cancellation of business CANCELLATION tax levied against him for his arts and crafts store in Huxley The tax 41 BUSINESS TAX amounts to $22 40 Mr Beal stated he does not operate the craft and art W R BEAL store any longer having closed it about December of 1979 Mr Campbell moved to cancel the 1980 business tax levy of $22 40 Carried The following building permits were then reviewed BUILDING PERMITS Ken Morgan - Single Family Residence - Pt NE 25- 29 -23 -4 Gordon Schafer - Addition to existing residence - Lots 1 to 5 in Block 1 , Allingham Lloyd Penner - Quonset - SE 18- 29 -24 -4 V*; Morris Charlton - Quonset NW 29- 31 -26 -4 Yvonne Van Cauwenberge - SE 24- 32 -24 -4 - Machinery storage shed Mr Hoff moved to accept and file as information. The minutes of the Joint Recreation Board meeting held in Linden Carried JOINT on November 12th were reviewed to briefly, and Mr Maerz moved REC BOARD these be tabled untilthe next meeting of Council MEETING Carried MINUTES Mr Jeffery read a letter from the Carbon & District Recreation Board ALTA 75 COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 24th, 1980 0 in which they request Council to consider granting any outstanding money left over from the Alta 75 Grant to their organization The following grants alloted have not yet been claimed Churchill Association $5000 00 Village of Linden $5000 00 Acme Elks $ 816 22 Three Hills Performing Arts $1000 00 Trochu Figure Skating Club $ 750 00 Trochu Ag Society $1000 00 Hesketh Community Assoc $1848 05 Plus $200 00 to Kneehill Ambulance $15 414 - and $68 27 08 to Three Hills Grad Class - will not be claimed sewer and water projects, and that no extra funding would be available After lengthy discussion It appears there will be an overage of funds of about $1400 00 Mr Campbell moved that the Administrator check with the above noted organiz, to ascertain if their grants will be claimed and approximately when, and report back to the next meeting of Council Employees are requesting 6% increase plus cost of living (Edmonton & Calgary average) as of December 31st, 1980,with the 6% effective January 1st, and cost of living retroactive to January 1st after figures are obtained The mechanics do not feel the above increases would be sufficient for them as mechanics are earning $13 00 an hour - 1980 rates Carried Minutes from a meeting of the Drumheller & District Solid Waste Management Association held Nov 13, 1980 were then reviewed, DRUM SOLID WASTE 40 and Mr Jeffery gave a brief report regarding purchase of a new ASSOCIATION transfer trailer, and proper signing being planned for disposal sites Mr Hoff moved to accept and file the report as information Carried Alberta Power have requested a to r NW 24- 31 -23 -4 and after pofosame, ALTA POWER LINE EXTENSION review MrpoCam bell moved P approval of the line extension as per plans submitted Carried Mr Jeffery reported on a recent meeting concerning the Three Hills Red Deer River project, and it appears that the maximum cost for the project will be $7 4 million dollars THREE HILLS The Honourable Jack Cookson has advised that the hamlet of Ruarkville WATER PROJECT has received $1788 28 of the maximum $2000 00 per capita grant available for sewer and water projects, and that no extra funding would be available After lengthy discussion Mr Maerz moved that the M D approve in principle the Three Hills Regional Water Project, subject to the participation in the project by the Prairie Bible Institute The Unemployment Insurance Commission advise that the maximum monthly figure for CArri U I C unemployment insurance is $819 00 Mr Maerz moved to accept I and file as information LEVEL Mr Jeffery reviewed the minutes from the recent employee committee meeting Carried held on November 10th, and the employees have asked for changes to the EMPLOYEE contract as follows MEETING & 1 Gravel Crew should have two representatives on the Employee Committee as they run double 1981 WAGE a shift NEGOTIATIONS 2 Changes to the holiday schedule - three weeks after one complete year employment, four weeks of after completion of five years and five weeks after completion of fifteen years of employment 3 Slack time for the shop was reviewed 4 Would like lZ days per month for sick leave 5 Dental Plan premium - should be paid on a 50 -50 basis as other plans are 6 Accident Prevention Program - not working effectively 7 Notice of lay off should be two weeks instead of one and general terms of Clause 15 should be written into Clause 13 8 Training - main crew feel situation has improved somewhat but still y improvement, but feel requires further gravel crew it is still poor 9 Clause 4 (k) Bring up to current UIC rates 10 Clause 4 G Employees feel this should be 10( per ticket Employees are requesting 6% increase plus cost of living (Edmonton & Calgary average) as of December 31st, 1980,with the 6% effective January 1st, and cost of living retroactive to January 1st after figures are obtained The mechanics do not feel the above increases would be sufficient for them as mechanics are earning $13 00 an hour - 1980 rates i 11 I] COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 24th, 1980 W There was brief discussion concerning tool allowances and Mr Jeffery reported regarding reclassification of several items in 1980, and the operator policy and accident policy was discussed briefly The administrator gave out copies of a wage comparison schedule for 1980, and an attempt at detailed costing of what the requests from the employees would cost the M D Mr Hoff moved that all this material be tabled until the next meeting of Council Carried The Town of Three Hills request that the M D change its current priority for Highway up- grading to make the Three Hills Access Road a number 1 priority This is the Town of Three Hills' number one priority Mr Ferguson moved this request be tabled and discussed again at the next meeting of Council Mr Maerz moved that this meeting do now adjourn Time of Adjournment 6 00 P M. Reeve Carried Carried Munici al dmintso r N ext committee meeting of all councillors and all foremen - Monday, December 1st, 1980 at 900 AM Next Council Meeting - Monday, December 8th, 1980 at 9 00 A M DIVISION # PROV PAYMENT ----------------------------------- 1 20 miles #9 I 2 10 miles #9 16 miles #21 3 4 4 7 TOTAL 10 miles 01 15 miles #27 17 miles #27 14 miles #21 102 M D HOT MIX PAVEMENT L C SURFACE RE- GRADED & RE- GRAVELLED 1970/79 ------------------------------------------------------------ -0- 13 miles #575 62 " Carbon S 5 #841 12 " #837 2 " Hesketh 53 262 miles 3 1/4 miles Swalwell 7 miles Linden 26 3 miles #575 8 miles #575 2 miles Carbon Access 8 1/4 I 1 miles #575 102 miles Linden 14 miles #806 10 miles #575 t 1 mile Linden Home 25 4 miles #806 6 miles #583 6 miles #805 2 miles PBI No a 13 miles #583 3/4 mile Ruarkville 1 mile 3 Hills Access -3/4" Grantville � - - - - -- 44 - 9 4 -0- 10 miles #583 11 miles #837 _1 -mile Airport 41 22 2 4 Wimborne Plant 8 miles #587 44 11 miles #805 11 miles #585 7 miles #587 32 1 mile Huxley Access 1 mile Huxley Access - - -- 12 miles Park Rd 12 20 722 1222 265