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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-01-15 Council MinutesAGENDA COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 15th, 1981 1 ITEMS tabled from previous meeting. Review road priorities for Alta Transportation Village of Carbon - annexation hearing & letter from Alta Transportation Report on old road diversion - 0 Hoff - NW 18- 28 -24 -4 Applications for work Alta Power - line extension to NE 14- 34 -26 -4 2 Appointment - 10 00 A M - David Laird Solicitor re- Union Certification 3 Interviews with managerial staff & foremen 4 Review proposed agreement with Town of Three Hills & P B I re water project 5 Minutes of Employee Meeting - January 6th, 1981 6 Letter from County of Ponoka re Zone 2 Curling 7 Organizational Meeting of C R P C - due to resignation of Commission Chairman 8 Notice of Public Hearing - amendment to Prel Reg Plan - Jan 29/81 9 Circular from AAMD & C 10 Questionnaire from AAMD & C re Planning Commissions 11 Subdivision - NE 36- 31 -24 -4 (Town of Three Hills) Linden Contractor= 12 Report re. Feed Mill and submission from Linden Chamber of Commerce 13 RegLest motion to cancel taxes - Lots 12 to 14 in Block 2 Hesketh and approve donation 14 Notice of new company - pavement marking and crack sealing 15 Notice of Meeting - Reg Resources Jan 20/81 Minutes of Meeting of Reg Resources - Dec 16/80 16 Application for work 17 Notice of Recreation Convention 18 Big Country Tourist Association - notice of meeting 19 ?Retirement Gifts 20 Report re Weed Notice served • COUNCIL MEETING JANANUARY 15th 1981 The meeting of Council which was adjourned on January 12th, 1981, until 9.00 A M January 15th, 1981 reconvened with the following councillors present G A Berdahl Otto Hoff Robert E Boake Richard Maerz T A Ferguson Bruce Hastie R G Campbell Division 1 Reeve PRESENT Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 Division 6 (after 9 30 A M ) Division 7 Mr J C Jeffery, Municipal Administrator was present as well as Mrs Jean Wilkinson , Assistant Administrator, who recorded the minutes h The meeting discussed the recent application for union certification and UNION APPLICATION reviewed questions which they wish to ask the solicitor, Mr Laird when he comes at 1000 AM Mr Laird Solicitor, from Calgary, entered the meeting at 10.00 A M , and he reviewed and discussed with Council the application made by the employees for union certification for all general workers The application was submitted to the A Board of Industrial Relations on January 12th; and the next step will be for an investigator from the Board to inspect the M D payroll and determine if the application for certification is signed by sufficient number of employees It was agreed that Mr Laird should represent the M D of Kneehill #48 in opposing the application for certification Mr Laird was thanked for coming and he then left the meeting The meeting then adjourned for dinner between 12 30 P M and 1 30 P M DINNER The meeting reconvened at 1 30 P M , and Councillor Maerz did not return 0 to the meeting at that time WAGE NEGOTIATIONS Mr Hastie moved that Item #3 on the agenda be tabled indefinitely A Carried ROAD PRIORITIES There was brief discussion again about the road priorities established by the M D for Secondary and Resources Roads and Highways in this area,but no changes were made in these priorities CARBON ANNEX - Alberta Transportation has advised that they have no objection to the proposed ATION • annexation of land to the Village of Carbon The Local Authorities Board have set Thursday, February 12th, 1981, as the date for the public hearing concerning the proposed annexation to the village of Carbon Mr Ferguson moved that Mr Otto Hoff and Mr G A Berdahl attend the hearing as representatives from the M D of Kneehill ROAD Carried Mr Hoff reported he had reviewed the situation concerning the old road diversion DIVERS104 in NW 18- 28 -24 -4 Mr Herman Krochel had requested the M D cancel the old NW 18 -28 -2 diversion and return the land to his title Mr Hoff noted that the road is now constructed on original road allowance and the road diversion is no longer used After brief discussion of this matter, Mr Hoff moved that the Council request A Alberta Transportation to close the old road diversion and return the 1 14 acres to the owner of the balance of the quarter section Mr Herman Hubert Kroschel of Acme, and Marjorie Eleanor Kroschel his wife as joint tenants on condition that Mr Kroschel pay costs incurred for registration of the documents in Land Titles Office Carried CDC OIL i; GAS Mr Hoff also reported that CDC Oil & Gas Co Ltd , obtained gravel from the ROAD GRAVEL crusher recently and gravelled the road which they had constructed last fall , The road appears to be in good condition now APPLICATIONS Applications for work received from Ernie Sich and Daniel Vert were reviewed FOR WORK and Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file Carried ALTA POWER Alberta Power Ltd has requested permission for a line extension to serve NE 14- LINE 34 -26 -4 and after review of the plans submitted Mr Hastie moved approval of the EXTENSION line extension as per plans submitted Carried � �� COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 15th, 1981 P 2 Mr Maerz returned to the meeting at this time - 2 00 P M EMPLOYEE The minutes from the employee committee meeting of January 6th, 1981 were COMMITTEE reviewed briefly, and Mr Campbell moved to accept and file ✓ MEETING Carried ZONE 2 CURLING The County of Ponoka is hosting the annual curling games in Zone 2 GAMES this year After discussion it was agreed to send one team with 5 or 6 members Mr Hoff moved that the County of Ponoka be advised one team will be coming from the M D of Kneehill Carried ORGANIZATIONAL The Commission Chairman has stepped down and therefore C R P C has MEETING FOR called an organizational meeting for January 16th 1981 to appoint C R P C a new Chairman and to fill other vacancies which might occur because of the new appointment After discussion of who might be the new Chairman, Mr Campbell moved that Mr Hoff vote for a new Chairman of the Commission at his own discretion, as well as for any other positions which might be voted on at that meeting Carried COCHRANE • The Town of Cochrane have requested an amendment to the Preliminary AMENDMENT TO Regional Plan and the public hearing is scheduled for PREL REG PLAN Thursday, January 29th, 1981, at 7 00 P M Mr Ferguson moved that the M D voice no objection to this proposed amendment Carried LETTER FROM A letter from Les Miller, President of the Alberta Association of AAMD & C M D & Counties was read and reviewed and Mr Hastie moved to accept and file as information Carried QUESTIONNAIRE The questionnaire sent by the AAMD & C concerning the set up of RE REG PLANNING regional planning commissions was reviewed in great detail and COMMISSIONS answers to the questionnaire were arrived at Mr Maerz moved that the questionnaire be completed in accordance A with the answers and comment made and sent to the Association Carried AGREEMENT RE RED Mr Jeffery reviewed a proposed agreement between the Town of DEER RIVER • Three Hills, Prairie Bible Institute and the M D of Kneehill covering PROJECT d the Red Deer River Water Project and cost sharing for the project After discussion of the agreement, Mr Maerz moved that the Reeve 0 0 "CO-T and Municipal Administrator be given authority to sign the r�� �G° /n agreement with the Town of Three Hills and the Prairie Bible Institute /° Carried WIMBORNE SEWER Mr Jeffery noted that Matt Bergman is here today working with Alex PROJECT on completion of the Wimborne Sewer Project s MASTER FEED MILL The submission received from the Linden Chamber of Commerce concerning PROPOSAL location of the feed mill in the Village of Linden was reviewed and discussed Mr Jeffery also noted that under Section 123 of the Government Act, the M D could undertake work on construction of a spur line to serve the feed mill, but could not work on a railway main line HOwever the M D would have to retain ownership of the spur line and be liable for same There was discussion about a possible tax b�e sharing agreement with the Village if the Feed Mill Company did not wish to locate the mill in the rural area It was generally agreed that these two options should be kept open - the main one to have the • feed mill locate in the rural area, but if this was not possible to arrange some type of tax sharing agreement with the Village of Linden in exchange for assistance from the M D towards the cost of the spur line Mr Boake moved to accept the report and to table the matter pending receipt of further information from the parties concerned Carried CANCELLATION OF TAXES It was noted that the tax sale of Lots 12 to 14 in Block 2 Hesketh were completed in 1980, and a motion is required from Council to cancel T LOTS 12 to 14 BLK 2 Hesketh COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 15th, 1981 P 3 the balance of unpaid taxes on these lots CANCELLATION OF The total taxes owing on the lots was $285 31, less purchase price paid by the Hesketh Community Association of $150 00, left a balance TAX�St� v1 of taxes unpaid of $135 31 HESKETH llM� e Mr Ferguson moved that the unpaid taxes of $135 31 be cancelled Carried A new company Vialux Canada Ltd , has written advising they can NEW COMPANY supply centreline pavement marking and pavement crack sealing RE PAVEMENT Mr Hastie moved to accept and file MARKING Carried Regional Resources Meeting is scheduled for January 20th, 1981 at REG RESOURCES 7 30 P M at Standard / MEETING The minutes of the Reg Resources Meeting of December 16th were briefly reviewed and Mr Boake moved to accept and file as information Carried Application for work from R T Evans was briefly reviewed and APPLICATION WORK Mr Campbell moved to accept and file Carried A Recreation Convention is scheduled for February 19th to RECREATION CONVENTION 21st in Edmonton After brief discussion Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file Carried BIG COUNTRY Big Country Tourist Association has written noting they are planning TOURIST circle tours of the area in 1981, and request a brief write up from the M D ASSOC After discussion and noting that the M D does not belong, Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file as information Carried GIFTS FOR Gifts for two retiring employees were briefly discussed, and Mr Ferguson RETIRING moved that suitable gifts be purchased from the two retiring employees EMPLOYEES at a cost not to exceed $250 00 each Carried Mr Jeffery reported that Mr Soder had served the notice to remedy a NOTICE TO weed problem on the occupant of the land, and had served the owner of REMEDY WEED the land by registered mail Mr Maerz moved to accept the report PROBLEM SERVED SE 33 Carried 33 -22 -4 Mr Maerz left the meeting at this time • After further brief discussion, Mr Boake moved that this meeting do now ADJOURNMENT adjourn Carried Time -545 PM -C _ - Reeve M cip 1 Administrator •