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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-05-31 Council MinutesAGENDA MAY 31st` 1982 1 J C Jeffery report 2 Items from May 10th meeting Correspondence from Rockyview re Regional Planning guidelines and copy of presentation made to Min Mun Affairs Minutes of Meeting held March 26th, 1982 re. Rural Planning Commission Letter from Town of Hanna re SE Central Alta Prospectives and Prospects Minutes from A S B - April 19th - review various items Agreement re. Pesticide Container Sites 3 Items from May 25th meeting Shop & Foremen Minutes - May 20th, 1982 Review Speed Limits - Gorr Road ti Report re. bull crusher for Garson Pit Review Hamlet Street Assistance Program for Wimborne Calcium Chloride or Light Coat Surfacing & Clean Up of Lots - Petition Received 0 Lw� Report re Carney Dam - request meeting with councillor and Road Committee Correspondence from Rockyview re: Rural Planning Commission Report on Meeting with E R C B. - regulations imposed - must check before digging Review set up of Three Hills Hospital Board - motion 4 Motion approving new lease with H.K Toews 5 Meeting with Towns and Villages - 1.00 P M - Discussion re Transfer to Palliser 9 • COUNCIL MEETING MAY 31st, 1982 The continuation of the May 25th meeting of Council commenced at 9 00 A M , May 1982, in the M D of Kneehill Office, Three Hills, with the following present G A Berdahl Division 1 (Reeve) Otto Hoff Division 2 PRESENT R E Boake Division 3 R A Maerz Division 4 T A Ferguson Division 5 (after 9 45 A M) Bruce Hastie Division 6 R G Campbell Division 7 J C Jeffery, Municipal Administrator Councillor Boake asked that Bridge Branch check out the weight restriction on the J Jackson Bridge - West of 35-29-26-4 BRI. M101ni1.l1V1V INSPECT WELL Mr Hoff asked that Alberta Environment (Surface Reclamation - C Harrison) SITES check out the operation of several of Norcan well sites in the Grainger area The sites are quite weedy, and operators moving in and out of the sites have r moved during rainy weather creating problems on the roads J C JEFFERY The Administrator reviewed his report covering the period May 25th to June lst REPORT The crew operation was discussed at some length and Mr Campbell moved to accept VA and file the report given by the administrator Carried The Administrator read a letter from the M D of Rockyview in which they PLANNING enclosed a copy of the presentation made by members of the Calgary Regional CORRESPONDENCE Planning Commission to the Minister of Municipal Affairs, and a copy of a report made by the Alberta Planning Board entitled Framework for U Application of Regional Plan Guidelines Mr Hoff gave a brief report regarding the recent appeal hearing held in Calgary and reviewed several criteria that the Provincial Planning Board use in making decisions on appeals After discuss Mr Maerz moved to accept and file the report given by Mr Hoff and to accept and file the correspondence from M D Rockyview It was agreed that each councillor be given a copy of the report and the presentation The Administrator reviewed the minutes of a meeting held in the i/1 ® County of Wheatland Office March 26th, 1982 regarding the possibility of establishment of a rural planning commission li Mr Boake moved to accept and file Carried A letter from the Town of Hanna regarding South East Central Alberta PROSPECTIVES & V1 PROSPECTS Prospectives and Prospects was read and Mr Maerz moved to accept and file SE PROSPECTS Carried ALTA The minutes of the Ag Service Board meeting of April 19th were reviewed AG SERVICE Mr C amp bell gave a brief re p ort re g ardin g the Cunnin g ham Soa p Hole BOARD MINUTES test project, and noted that recommendations regarding this project will be forthcoming soon from Alberta Agriculture Discussions were held concerning the length of the term of office for ratepayer members on the A S B , and Mr Campbell moved that commencing with the organizational meeting in October f G of 1982, the term of office for farmer members on the A S B be three years and further moved to accept and file the balance of the A S B minutes Carried The proposed agreement from Alberta Environment for pesticide container PESTICIDE CONTAINER SITES sites was then discussed and Mr Campbell moved that Alberta Environment ENVIRONMENT be advised that because their department will approve the site and the site must be constructed to Environment specifications the M D does not feel it should have to accept full responsibility for any liability which may i,occur, and will only accept responsibility for any liability which might occur J as a result of mismanagement by any M D employee in the operation of the site Carried IlIt was generally agreed that Environment should accept responsibility for any liability which might occur as a result of Environment picking Ll- J �E 0 COUNCIL MEETING MAY 31st ) 1982 -2_ the location for the site, the type of construction for the site, and the possibility that chemicals might leech from the site out on to surrounding land, and as well for the management and operation of the site as it relates to their own employees The park policy that all dogs must be on leashes was then discussed and Mr Maerz moved that the M D confirm the policy that all dogs must be kept on a leash in any M D park PARK POLICY DOGS ON LEASH Carried No I Mr Ferguson moved that the balance of the A S B minutes be accepted L/') Carried The minutes from the May 20th Shop & Foremen Meeting were then reviewed SHOP &FOREMEN MEETING 1 Staking of cemetery plots - agreed the Administrator contact Robin Arthurs MINUTES to see what he feels would be a reasonable price for staking and if he feels / it would be more reasonable if the M D staff were to assist him with the staking work 2 Calcium Chloride - it was agreed there be no calcium chloride used on the Keiver's Lake Park road this year 3 Divisional motor grader operators - it was agreed that Mr Rempel have authority to check with all motor grader operators during rainy periods and if they have nothing to do he shall have the authority to send them home 4 New water tank and new Galion motor grader were discussed and it was agreed the water tank should be installed as soon as possible and that Vulcan Machinery be contacted regarding the mouldboard extensions for the Galion Grader 5 The use of the main crew cultivator was discussed and Mr Maerz moved that �Ooc's the seven foot cultivator be used only on road allowance and not on private land or borrow pits and further moved that borrow pit areas may be ripped up by a motor grader if the farmer wishes it done 6 Old Monarch pump jack - Mr Maerz moved that the recommendation from the Shop & Foremen Committee be accepted and the old pump jack be donated to the Arthurville Community Association Carried The meeting adjourned for dinner between 12 00 Noon and 1 00 P M Council then met with representatives from Palliser Planning Commission and representatives from the local towns and villages as follows Mr Doyle and Mr Fenwick - Palliser Regional Planning Commission Herb Ziegler, Irene Wilson, Ben Bauer, Village of Torrington Jack Balderson and Verna Dormer, Village of Acme Al Gehring, Rosg Dean and Jean Ashcroft Town of Trochu Bob Jenkins,Ven right and Gust Reinsch - Town of Three Hills Wendy Sowerby, George Appleyard, Village of Carbon Mr Doyle and N1r Fenwick both reviewed the operation of the Palliser Regional Planning Commission and various questions were asked of them After lengthy discussion Mr Berdahl asked each of the towns and villages what their feelings were about joining Palliser and all with the exception of the Town of Three Hills stated that they would be willing to join Palliser if a majority of others involved were agreeable to the move The Town of Three Hills noted they would rather stay with C R P C , but would be willing to move if the majority of other councils agreed to the move It was agreed all councils should discuss the matter at their next meeting and advise the M D , by June 30th of their formal decision on the matter Mr Doyle , Ilr Fenwick and the town and village representatives then left the meeting - Tune 2 35 P M Council then continued with a review of the Shop & Foremen Minutes The operation of the patch crew was discussed as well as the possibility of running two crews on shifts in order to get the patching and the crack filling done right away This would eliminate the need to purchase another tar baby After discussion Mr Hoff moved that Mr Rodger and Mr Rempel try to arrange for two crews on shifts to patch and fill cracks until the work reaches a stage where it could be handled by one crew DINNER MEETING RE: POSSIBLE MOVE TO PALLISER l/ f SHOP & FOREMEN MINUTES Carried ) CCU` 3 i L 0 n COUNCIL MEETING MAY 31st, 1982 P 3 The need for temporary fencing on the Tetz Road Project was discussed TEMPORARY and Mr Hastle noted the price quoted in the Shop & Foremen Minutes of FENCING REQ'D 12� per foot for fencing was in- correct and it should read 24� per foot It was agreed that the fencing crew should put up the necessary temporary fencing with assistance if required from the labourers on the main crew Carried The need to improve the loading ramp at the M D main shop was discussed and Mr Campbell moved that the cement wall be constructed with the M D r LOADING RAMP purchasing the cement and the work to be done by M D employees AT SHOP Carried Mr Boake moved the balance of the Shop & Foremen Minutes be approved Carried The hamlet street assistance program was briefly discussed and Mr HAMLET ST <n`'� Boake moved the matter be tabled until the next meeting of Council PROGRAM Carried The matter of chan*ng speed limits on the Gorr Road was discussed at length and it was suggested that information be obtained from ROAD adjoining municipalities about their speed limits and also from SPEED LIMITS ` d the Highway Traffic Board The matter will be discussed againo bye at a later meeting of Council Mr Jeffery read a petition received from the Hamlet of Wimborne about PETITION clean up of some lots and it was agreed that a notice be sent to WIMBORNE LOT'S those residents whose property requires cleaned up and mowed The two lots most in need are the old United Church property and the old post office lot The Administrator reported that Des Carney could not meet with Council DES CARNEY DAM�.� about the dam on his property and it was agreed that the Road Committee should meet with him the next time the Committee is out on tour The Administrator read two letters from the M D of Rockyview regarding CORRESPONDENCE the C R P C , and Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file as information RE C R P C Carried The administrator reported regarding the recent meeting with E R B C , RESOLUTION regulations concerning location of pipelines and Mr Hoff moved that a ERCB REGULATIONS resolution be drafted for presentation to the Fall Convention with a view l to having the act changed, and further moved to accept and file the report as information Carried in There was brief discussion about the set up of the Three Hills Hospital THREE HILLS Board and the previous motion of council to have two council members HOSPITAL appointed to the hospital board After discussion of this matter, Mr BOARD Berdahl moved that the original motion requesting the appointment of two council members from the M D of Kneehill to the Three Hills Hospital Board be confirmed Carried The gravel lease arranged with H K Toews - Pt NW 19- 30 -25 -4 was briefly reviewed and Mr Maerz moved that the Reeve and Municipal Administrator GRAVEL LEASE be authorized to sign the lease on behalf of the M D of Kneehill #48 H K TOEWS Carried The Administrator briefly reviewed the Park Committee minutes of May 25th and Mr Ferguson moved to accept and file as information PARK MINUTES Carried Mr Boake noted the Village of Acme wish permission to erect facility signs on SR 806 and SR 575 and the Village of Linden needs a Linden PEISSON FOR ACME & LINDEN directional sign on SR 806 kitty corner from the Acme Cemetery SIGNS A Mr Maerz moved that the M D grant the villages permission to erect the signs Carried The Administrator read a letter from Mrs L Dougherty, Chairman of C R P C in which she expresses their concerns about the M D considering a move to the C R P C Palliser Regional Planning Commission Mr Ferguson moved that the Commission ✓ P , D MOVE TO advised the M D is presently looking into the feasability of the move ALZISER Carried Mr Maerz asked that the Road Committee investigate whether there is a need to H ZIEGLER retain access across Mr H Ziegler's land SE 23- 32 -27 -4 to provide access to ROAD ACCESS SW 23 as Mr Ziegler wishes to cancel the agreement AGREEMENT Mr Boake moved that this meeting do now adjourn Time 5 00 P M MU Administrator Reeve, "� �" - - i Carriedd�� G� r:. 0 0 0 J C JEFFERY REPORT COVERING PERIOD MAY 25th to JUNE lst, , 1982 1 Main crew asked if could work a Saturday in lieu of July 2nd, 1982 and given permission to do so 2 Brian Bergin from Rangeland Oil Company asked permission to spread fresh water on M D roads and he was given permission if not raining 3 Re Wabco Packer - no compression in most cylinders - request to hire a tractor to pull packers - Keith to check out and advise if machine in real bad shape 4 Visited Main crew approximately 8 30 A M ' Friday May 28th,1982 - crew just starting to move - was 6 or 7 men standing behind tool shed when I first saw Wet conditions that day Information received indicates that there are long breaks - no machinery running during coffee breaks slipshod operation, overstaffed etc 5 Linden fire pump broke down - cost to fix $2500 00 - not budgeted for pump sent to Red Deer to be repaired - Three Hills rural truck now in Linden 4'a 9400 F J