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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-01-21 Council Minutesr�I L • • AGENDA FOR COMBINED MEETING OF LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS _ J Pi- ------------------------------ 1 Welcome - G A Berdahl - Reeve 2 Introductions 3 Proposed Agenda and approval of same (Items suggested by Village of Carbon) a) Status of Planning Commission Transfer b) Progress report on Highway #21 Association c) Garbage Collection d) Marigold Library System e) Regional Recreation Committee Report f) Other Items for agenda? 4 Date for Next Meeting 5 Adjournment U • Ll LOCAL GOVER14ING OFFICIALS MEETING JANUARY 21st, 1983 The annual meeting of local governing officials was held in the M D. of Kneehill Office Three Halls, on Friday, January 21st, 1983, commencing at 1 30 P M Those present were # Gordon Towers Gordon Taylor Mickey Clark Doug Cameron M D Kneehill G A Berdahl T A Ferguson Otto Hoff Bruce Hastie R G Campbell J C Jeffery Town of Three H i' 1 1 s Chet Davidson Ken Wright Town of Trochu Al Gehring Ross L Dean Village of Acme Harvey Jackson Village Of Linden Wi 1 1 Jack Village of Carbon Ted Schmidt George Appleyard Wendy Sowerby Caroline Bodmer Village of Torrington Ben Bauer Irene Wilson Three Hills School Di'visron Gerald A Wilson Jack Bened i`ct Three HI,Ils Hospital Ji'm Bishop Hugh Sommerville M P M P M L A. Executive Assistant for Mrs. Connie Osterman, M L A G G King (Also representating Golden Hills Lodge) Trochu Hospital Vi Haller Norman Hoppi "ns Frank Hopp i "ns E 1 no ra Hosp i'ta 1 Dave Wagstaff Drumheller Hospital Jim Ramsbottom Frnlay Code Regional Resources Project Hugh Bodmer Kneehill Ambulance Henry Dick Karen Holst D H E Jack Hazelwood, D A Joanne Keenan Representative Three Hills Capital 1 i -2- Mr Berdahl opened the meeting and welcomed everyone, a,nd then called for nominations, for a chairman for the meeting Mr King moved Mr Berdahl be Chairman of the meeting, Mr Wright moved nominations cease, seconded by Mr. Benedict.. Ii Carried Mr Bodmer moved that the meeting accept the agenda, seconded by Mr Appleyard Carried The minutes of the meeting of January 22nd 1982 were briefly reviewed and Mr Frank Hoppins moved adoption of the minutes seconded by Mr. Schmidt Carried The operation of the Drumheller Regional Land Fill Site was then discussed i,n detail Mr Schmidt noted that some juri'sdi'cations: are attempting to get out of the association - and they feel if all members do not stay in the association ! cannot remain in operation Must be all to or all out Mr Dean asked if government had anything to report on incinerated products producing heat and electricity ® l! Mr Clark noted the Town of Three Hills has opted out and has. received notice from the Association that it could not continue with remai'ni'ng communities, He also reported he is attempting to set up a meeting in the lst or 2nd week of February to discuss the matter with the appropriate ministers Mr Webber, Social Services and Mr Bradley from Environment Mr Webber has authority ;lover permits and Mr Bradley over equipment and site The matter is being held II' in abeyance until that meeting can be held 1! Mr Davidson noted it is too expensive to remain in the association - replacements and transportation too expensive Also the Town is not sure yet if their permit ihas been issued for the land fi jl site. F'Mr Schmidt asked where the Public Health Department got their authority to close old dump sites Mr Clark explained this came from the Environment Department - 'Mini'ster of Social Services put thru new regulations regarding burning i 1Mr Bauer explained the Village had permit for modified land fill site but did not know how rt would operate in the winter IMr Clark advised he would get results of the meeting wjth the Drumheller Sanitary . ;Land Committee l'Mr Dean noted their site is working well - have 20 to 25 years left in their pit. and also expressed hope that new methods would make the operation of such a site more cost efficient and energy efficient i The proposed transfer from the Calgary Regional Planning Commission area to the !Palliser Regional Planning Commission was then discussed. 1r Bodmer noted all communities have sent letters and a study is being made now to issess the impact on both planni'ng commissions Likely should have some indication �y the end of February Ir Clark noted he did not have much information about the situation except what he ^ eceived i'n a letter from Mr Koziak After discussion of the matter it was greed that the towns and villages and the M D should have a meeting with the iinister)if i't appears the request to transfer may not be granted, in order to put orward their views concerning the matter to the Minister ighway #21 Association was then discussed Mr Bodmer reported a number of meetings ere held with the Government and the Deputy Minister explaining why the highway hould be up- graded The government is now surveying from Trochu to Three Hills for 984 construction and a 10 mile stretch around Bashaw There will be one more meeting n February to decide if association should continue Mr Clark advised Transportation udget has been cut somewhat, and noted that #21 is not one of his priorities, but ighway #27 is • c 0 MA =MARIGOLD LIBRARY SYSTEM was then discussed .,, Mrs Caroline Bodmer pre,sen.ted a brief regarding the Library System (copy of which is filed with these minutes) and she noted the total benefit to the Village of ,Carbon from the System was $34 00 per capita The Village could not afford a library ,on its, own They solicit the support of the M.D to raise the s,,,tandards of libraries. Gordon Taylor spoke in favour of the Marigold System particularly due to economics Mr Ferguson noted many ratepayers do not wish the M D to participate due to the cost. it would cost a mi'ni'mum of $24,000 00 per year for 5% of the people I'Mr Davidson noted the Town of Three Hills was, involved and also mentioned that ( Mrs Connie Osterman supported the concept i Mr Gehrrng noted the Town of Trochu has, 3000 more books; then previously and 50% 'were used by rural people A couple of rural people have paid extra LThe Library Board asked the M D. to reconsider joining the system ,Mr. G Wilson spoke about the public library system and noted that the school ,system has over 10,000 volumes He also noted Acme and Linden are associate libraries using the school library and it works well there. :Also supported the concept of the Marigold System ;Mr Frank Hoppins asked i'f the M, D loin the system would the money be used to construct a new library or would the money be used to up- grade exi'sti'ng ;library services Mr Bodmer noted services would not be duplicated, and the money would go into the Marigold System Mr Dean noted he was impressed with the services offered by the system, and suggested the M D advertise once more for imput from their ratepayers !Mr Ferguson noted i`t would cost M D ratepayers about $5 00 per quarter rather than $4 00 per capita to belong to the system Mr Wright noted he doubted i'f more than 20% of the population use libraries but felt it was a benefit to all people even if not used by all, and suggest should talk to people without cons,rdering the dollars involved. The Regional Recreation Committee and Study undertaken was then discussed Mr Appleyard asked the M.D to take another look at their decision regarding population breakdowns. He noted they are more concerned about boundaries than population numbers Mrs. Bodmer stated the committee is still obtaining information but no meeting has been proposed as yet.. Mr Code asked Mr Clark if there was any changes in arbitration proceedings - re nurses strike and Mr Clark noted the Minister was: disturbed by the awards and will be making changes in the directions given to the arbitration boards Mr Ramsbottom noted he felt the Minister was setting tone for deficit fundi'ngs and advised the muni'cipaliti'es to take a strong stand with the Minister or requisitions from the hospitals to the muni'ci`pali'ti'es wi'l l likely result Mr Clark noted hospital budgets i'n Alberta are the highest in Canada., Mr King noted hospitals have no budgets that are approved Budgets were cut with no explanation and no right of appeal They are discussing the 1982 -83 budget which is nearly over now Mr Clark stated Minister will be setting up an appeal system and also noted that there seems to be no system as to how hospitals are financed He will bring this situation to Mr Russell's attention Mr. Frank Hoppins noted boundaries and systems have changed greatly over the last 50 years The possibility of hiring private management to operate hospitals is being considered but they would have to operate the hospital to make a financial gain Mr Clark stated this would only be look at in situations where there is bad management i'n the hospitals, It was noted that there is no decision as yet regarding salary awards for school teachers A report on the Golden Hills Lodge was then given Board is pleased with operation 57 rooms out of 60 filled Wage increase 6% granted A new addition is being 'i L 3 J` a L 0 Eir -9,- constructed cost $719,000. 0:0 21 more single rooms. >. Top, rental rate.i,s $374 00 Mr Clark discussed bussing systems for senior citizens, annexation of 1` D. 7 and noted up- grading of the Drnosaour Trail will be discussed by the government in future. Mr Doug Cameron advised the meeting he was here to represent. Mrs. Osterman� to listen and learn and take back comments to Mrs Osterman 'Gordon Taylor - Bi'll C 85 Canagrex is a major concern to farm people it is being formed to extend markets into foreign countries - but the government is setrng up a crown corporation and the corporation under the buy and sell provisions have powers to take over entire food Industry, rn country - which would i;n effect give authority to the corporation to take over farms and all other food i'ndustri'es Most of the West and some in th.e East are opposed but Quebec rs; in favour and some of Ontario Noted the last session was the longest in history of Canada and does.W -t know when the government will present the bill but have given notice of motion Mr Taylor noted he and others are going into service station busi.'ness,, Mr Ki'ng mentioned the increase in postage rates, from 30� to 37� for some mail and Mr Taylor agreed he would i'nqui're into this matter Mr Gordon Towers mentioned the grain stabilization a,nd noted there is no payout for 1983 He also noted there is an oversupply of grain and it is, not going to be a good year for grain growers Wi'th regard to gun control there were no further steps taken during the last session He feels the government is i`ncompentent, With regard to the Crow Rate, Mr Taylor noted the government has authority to go ahead but legi'slati`on wll not be in until the new session. ;These is really no answer yet to the Crow Rate problem loss of the !Mr. Ferguson noted the government should fight the /Crow Rate as much as opposing Canagrex Mr Taylor noted that Petro Can was es,tabli`shed in the same manner as that proposed for Canagrex and now owns several other companies They are, afraid Canagrex would become the same type of a si`tuati'on He also noted the N D P. are in favour of Canagrex With regard to the Crow Rate does not feel the government should give money directly to the railroads There was lengthy discussion on the Crow Rate Mr Clark noted the Canadian Government subsidized the railways with 640 millions of dollars last year and cannot afford this The railways must up -grade the Rodgers Pass at a cost of $560 MiA lion Provi'nci'al Government supporiithe Gilson Report Ross Dean asked rf gas tax could be eliminated or lowered for gas used in fertilizer production and Mr Taylor stated he di'd not think this would be possible He also noted approximately, 30% of farm fuel cost is tax Federal deficit was predicted to be 10 billon, is now 23 billion probably 27 billion before the year end The Progressive Conservatives support less spending by the government He noted that it costs 25� per word to translate from one language to the other, There was a 27 pillion dollar payout on U i.C, but the rates will increase in 1983. The federal tax on fertilizer is about $90 00 per tonne Hr Taylor also noted their service station will be open February ls:t and will sell gas 3y the gallon Ir Berdahl asked for the opinion of the meeting as to continuation of these combined neetings - are they of value - and he noted holding such a meeting is costly 4r Cameron noted these types of meeting were of value to Mrs Osterman and Mr Clark toted they were very good (here was unanimous consent of the meeting to continue the meetings in future 4r Cameron suggested a possible date change to avoid conflict with holiday time for :abinet ministers 4r Berdahl thanked all for coming it Hastie moved that the next meeting be held on the 3rd Friday in January - January 20th, 1984, seconded by Mr Davidson Carried 1r Frank Hoppins moved a vote of thanks to the M D for hosting the meeting the meeting then adjourned for coffee and refreshments - - - - - -- = ---- - - - - -- J C JII�?ffer` - January 21st, 1983• Ambulance Report 1982 was a busy year for the ambulance co- ordinator and the volunteers with an estimated 2200 hours spent on ambulance calls - average of 403 hours per month The Board have 3 ambulances available for use - as due to the recent economic changes the Olds ambulance has not been sold The Ford ambulance and the Cadallic were to be kept and the Olds sold, but to date no interest in the purchase of the Olds has been shown The volunteers are in the process of outfitting a rescue unit using the funds donated to the Board by the former Gamble Community Association The Association disbanded, sold their property and turned over the balance of their funds to the Ambulance Society The donation amounted to approximately $11,000 00 through the hospital boards The Province /has over the past two years paid for what we term ''transfer calls'' a transfer from one hospital to another hospital of an in- patient, when such transfer has been requested by the attending doctor The rate for these transfer calls is somewhat higher than what would be charged to a person calling the ambulance to transport him from home to the hospital, and this additional revenue enabled the board in 1982 to hold their request for funds from the local municipalities down somewhat It is hoped this trend can continue in 1983 also We have /received donations in 1982 from friends and families of a deceased person and these donations are kept in a separate account and the funds are used to purchase special pieces of equipment in order to make the workload for the volunteers somewhat easier We have purchased several new items in 1982 - Air Splint $159 00 Entenox cylinder (gas which is used to relieve pain) $716 48, and an Extraction Kit $544 72 The radio communication system was improved considerably during 1981 and 1982 and the co- ordinator and volunteers now have better communication with each other as well as the M D office and the hospitals The co- ordinator and volunteers have taken several upgrading courses to improve their skills as ambulance workers,and we must commend the volunteers for their dedication to the heoplo of this area T A Ferguson Elnora General Hospital ANNUAL REPORT January 1983 Report for the Local Governing Officials + - MD of Kneehill #48 ' - Village of Elnora County of Red Deer #23 Present Board Memebers• Herman Dreeshen, (County of Red Deer) Archie McKay (County of Red Deer) Wm, Rutherford (County of Red Deer) David Wagstaff (MD Kneehill) and Lyd Newman (Village of El.nora) There has been no change in members in the past year Construction of the new 10 bed prototypical hospital have continued for the past year, and despite contractural problems, should be open early in 1983 Some landscaping has been done, and parking lot provided on the site but the majority of landscaping, lighting and improved parking will remain to be done in 1983 The hospital was re -rated to 16 active beds (present facility) in July 1982 and the board received recommendations that the 6 extended care units ')e closed and reverted back to active treatment pending move to the new facility 'he occupancy rate was lower in the second half of 1982 for inpatient services, however outpatient services remained unchanged Financing. the fiscal year end of March 1982 saw a deficit of $11,000 due to increases in wages and supply costs, and this deficit has been picked up as well as an adjustment to the 1982/83 global budget to cover the above deficiencies After occupancy into the new building a review of 1983/84 budget will be held after a period of 6 months operations and adjustment made thereto Medical Clinic. The community rallied together to raise the total funds of $50 000 to construct a medical clinic on the hospital site- this was opened in September 1982 and partially adjoins the new hospital The community are to be commended on their efforts in rais.ing all monies with out the aid of contributing councils Hospital District #44 boundaries. Word was received on January 2r 1983 that the boundaries, formerly in a zig =zag pattern, were straightened out - -y virtue of ministerial order, and compliance of the ratepayers In the districts involved Thus, a portion of the Elnora Hospital District remains within the MD of Kneehill jurisdiction Change of Name. Also by Ministerial Order, the name Elnora Municipal Hospital District was officially changed to Elnora General Hospital District #44 effective January 1, 1983 e hope to be announcing our official opening in the not too distant future and hope many of you can join us for the festivities rrtatrVg- David E Wagstaff att ews Administrator VILLAGE OF CARBON OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TREASURER BOX 249 CARBON ALBERTA TOM OLO Joint Meeting of Local Governing Officials January 21, 1983 TOPIC LIBRARY SERVICES In response to the invitation to this meeting to discuss areas of mutual concern, the Village Council asked that I make some comments regarding the involvement of the Village of Carbon with the Marigold Library System, and the benefits which would be derived to us all should the M D of Kneehill choose to support the regional system WHAT IS MARIGOLD? Marigold is a "network" of all the individual public libraries in the participating municipalities (locally controlled and managed) along with the Marigold Headquarters in Strathmore The local libraries are responsible for all the decision - making, policy - setting, and delivery of library services to the residents of their municipality and the residents of the Marigold community The Headquarters is a warehouse, it allows us to order, catalogue and process vast quantities of materials and books at substantial savings of both time and money (volume discounts on orders alone average 30 %!), it allows us to pool our resources and access materials and information throughout the world library network if necessary through inter - library loans, it provides us with professional staff of librarians, cataloguers, and resource people which only the large libraries have been able to afford in the past. The Headquarters is merely a tool to be used by the local libraries in order to improve the quality of service provided at the local level WHY ARE WE A PART OF THE MARIGOLD SYSTEM? Ph 572 -3244 Primarily, we support Marigold for two reasons o money o access to "know -how" Alone, we could neither afford to start up a new library, to purchase the quality and quantity of both reference and relaxation materials in demand, nor the ongoing costs of operating a facility Simply, the quality of service that we as an individual library could offer would not be adequate In times of economic restraint, good library service is vitally important as people are more likely to save money by doing their own equipment repairs or home renovations They need information ranging from budgeting, investments, alternate energy sources, and re- cycling old clothes, to writing resumes and starting a small business The public library can provide them with this information both on -site and through co- operating in an inter - library loan network and resource sharing. The support of the M D of Kneehill would enable our libraries to grow and improve greatly over the next years We invite you to seriously consider the cost /benefits to the rural ratepayers, and in the spirit of cooperation enable library services to reach the standard in our area equal to that being enjoyed in the vast majority of Canada today Submitted by Caroline Bodmer Marigold Representative for Carbon Member of Carbon Library Board FINANCIAL STATEMENT for CARBON PUBLIC LIBRARY for 1982 Population 453 (1981 figure) Levy directly from the municipality 453 @ $1 20 Government grant to Marigold based on population 453 @ 2 50 Library Board payment to Marigold ($2 80 + $3.00) 453 @ S 80 Total monies generated for library service ACTUAL EXPENDITURES MADE BY MARIGOLD IN 1982 Direct grants Personnel $2,860 00 Utilities 985 00 Periodicals 200 00 Postage 50.00 Supplies $ 543 60 1,132.50 2,627 40 $4,095 00 150 00 150 00 Materials Reference 450 00 Permanent 44 @ $15 00 660 00 Block books 200 @ 1S 00 3,000 00 Paperbacks 100 @ 2.50 250 00 Large Print 2S @ 15 00 375.00 4,735 00 Other Special Display Block ISO 00 150 00 TOTAL The services for which we cannot give a monetary value but have been available to your community are interlibrary loan service, paperbacks by mail, SCAFF delivery, consultation, workshop organization, and programme coordination and promotion Headquarters administration @ 200 $ 860 70 Board administration @ 4% 172 14 Technical services administration @ 200 860 70 TOTAL $4,303 50 $9,130 00 $1,893 54 Administration expenditures for the system were determined by applying a basic percentage to the monies generated for library service The percentages were based on the 1982 Marigold budget (See paragraph 4 in the covering memo) ova 331r -g14a. ow ` REGIONAL RESOURCES PROJECT No. 1 HUGH BODMER, Project Co- ordinator PO Box 117, Carbon, Alberta TOM OLO .Telephone Office (403) 572 -3334 Res (403) 572 -3624 Report to Meeting of Local Governing Officials, M D of Kneehill Office, January 21st, 1983 A review of activities of Regional Resources Project No 1 during the past year 1 Community Profiles All participating communities' profiles have been updated and will be published this spring 2 RRP #1 Brochure We anticipate the inserts for the brochure wi•11 be updated and republished in May 1983 3 Rural Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) This program is now in place for the M.D of Kneehill 4 Regional Planning Discussions have been held concerning the possible transfer -of the M D. and the urban . governments therein from the Calgary Regional Planning Commission to the Palliser Regional Planning Commission for planning purposes There may be a need to advise the new Minister of our concerns 5 Highway #21 Association Representatives from Camrose, Bashaw, Delburne, Elnora, Trochu, Three Hills, and Carbon have met to discuss the following issues* • widening and upgrading of Highway #21, • promotion of #21 as an additional major north /south transportation and economic corridor, • research and documentation of traffic flow patterns, • enhancement of economic development and tourism along #21 Plans to meet in February 1983 to discuss the feasibility and desirability of forming an association based on the above - mentioned objectives 6 Mail Drop Flyer A special mail drop was made to industrial parks regarding relocation opportunities in the Project area 7 Opportunity Town Advertisement A summary of business opportunities and requirements were submitted on behalf of the RRP#1 communities 8 Economic Developers of Alberta Annual conference held Nov 7 -9, 1982 in Camrose was attended Theme of Economic Development in a period of recession /recovery was discussed by the 46 participants 1983 conference will be held in Fort McMurray Participating Communitics. TROCHU, CARBON ACME STANDARD, ROCKYFORD BEISEKER HUSSAR BASSANO MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF KNEEHILL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 7 I .+r OF 9 Industrial Parks Seminar Sponsored by the E D A and held April 15 -17, 1982 in High River, was attended by representatives from Carbon, Acme, and Three Hills 10 Dental Services After a two -year search for a dentist for the community of Bassano, a dental practice has been established and is flourishing 11. "Low Cost Computer Technology - Application to Local Government" Oct 7 -9 in Red Deer This workshop was attended by the Project Co- ordinator to study the applicability of micro - computers to both the co- ordinator's work and perhaps municipal administration 12 The Project Board authorized the preparation of a professionally done advertisement which would serve to ® promote the attractive features of the region 13 Big Country Education Consortium Access to locally and regionally delivered post- secondary education can be used as a promotional tool for RRP #1 M 14. The Board anticipates undertaking a "Fourth Assessment Report" which will be designed to examine the effectiveness of RRP #1 The Board expects a number of recommendations to be made with respect to the continuance of the Project and possible new directions which may be pursued Thank you for your continued cooperation Submitted by Oki George App`leyard Chairm n lZt- Project gh dmer 7 Co- ordinator .1 f lb a L TOWN OF THREE HILLS ANNUAL REPORT 1982 Despite the dramatic slowing of the provincial and national economy, local economic activity remained surpiisingly strong though much of the construction and development was undertaken by public sector entitities Residential permits were issued for 8 single family homes as well as for an eight unit public housing complex by Alberta Housing Corporation construction on which will begin early in spring The Town who is the prime developer of residential land reduced its lot prices from 15 to 25% and during 1982, 12 lots were sold, leaving an inventory of 12 housing lots In the commercial area, construction was completed on a 7000 sq ft retail /office building on Main Street which now houses the Treasury Branch and a lawyer Construction was nearly completed on a 5000 sq ft medical clinic /office building located on the service road adjacent to Secondary Road No 583 Other commercial permits during 1982 included an addition to the Three Hills Seed Cleaning Plant, the construction of a bulk fuel keylock facility by Gulf Oil, the installation of a cable television system to be on line in the spring of 1983 and the relocation of an auto body shop Institutional and government building remained strong and new projects in the Three Hills area either under present construction or about to be constructed include 1) addition to the Golden Hills Lodge 2) addition and renovation to the Three Hills School 3) construction of a new Three Hills Hospital 4) construction of a public works shop for the Town of Three Hills 5) addition to the Community Memorial Centre The total value of permits issued in 1982 not including the hospital were $2 8 million, some three times higher than in 1981 The year 1982 remained a busy year for the Council and administration of the Town of Three Hills with a number of major capital projects underway The major event of course was the start up of the Red Deer River Water Supply System - 2 - Official opening ceremonies were held on September 25th, 1982 with our MLA Connie Osterman, Environment Minister Jack Cookson and representatives of the three participants, the Town of Three Hills, the M D Of Kneehill and the Prairie Bible Institute Water began flowing by mid October and while there were initial problems with taste and odor, good quality water in ample amounts is being produced by the system The project is not entirely complete, but at this time it appears that the total construction costs will be approximately $8 400,000 nearly $400,000 below the projected costs Other major capital projects of 1982 included the upgrading of secondary road No 583 at a cost of $540,000 watermain replacement along 2nd Street N and installation of a new computer system in the Town Office. The Towns industrial park expansion was completed in 1982 and there are now available 22,1/2 acreto 2 5 acre, serviced parcels at a selling price of $32,000 001x, -, -,r The Town made application to the Local Authorities Board during the year for the comprehensive annexation of areas of the M D to the west and east for future residential and industrial land and to the north to include the urban area of Grantville and the new hospital site The hearing on this application is scheduled for February 9th, 1983 Council examined very closely, the Town's participation in the regional garbage system and because of the high costs,elected to withdraw from the regional system at the end of the year, choosing instead, to dispose of garbage with a modified land fill site The recreation programs and facilities enjoyed another successful year. No major improvements were undertaken to facilities except for upgrading of the ball diamonds at the fair grounds As well, a new camping area was begun east of the museum and this area should be completed in 1983 r' There were two major events of cultural significance in 1982 these being the official opening of the new museum on SR583 and the official opening of the Marigold Library System The museum offers much greater area for the public display of historical items and participation in the Marigold system allows our local library to offer a very great range of excellent books and reference materials at a very small proportionate cost - 3 - Council looks back on 1982 as a very productive year with many developments and activities that have benefitted the Town and its surrounding community both presently and for future years. We hope that the private sector economic activity can revive to replace the soon to end high level of government spending and Council hopes that the Town can continue to offer its citizens the activities, services and facilities which make our community an appealing place to live • LJ IF • .;v LOCAL ' "40INC OFFICIALS NE5TING JANUARY 21,1983 Economic conditions slowed developmant more than expected during 1982. Building permits totalled $698,830 00 which included 5 new residences, 4 major renovations or additions to commercial properties and 2 new day care centres. Capital expenditures as planned were kept to a minimum during 1982. The mayor purchase was a computer shared with the Three Hills School Division As the computer was not delivered until August it is hoped 1983 will prove the full benefits of being on computer Sidewalk replacement was the other major expenditure, with most of the sidewalks in the older sections of town being replaced Several improvements were also made to the fairqround /campgrounds These included the transplanting of 60 trees, new fire pits and picnic tables and a new minor ball diamond Prospects for 1983 are encouraging as projects already confirmed include- the new nursing home addition, a new liquor store, renovations, and additions to the school and the purchase of a new fire truck jointly with the M D of Kneehill Also Trochu will host the 1983 East Central QSummer Games Council would suggest the following topics for todays discussion: 1 The recent allottment of population figures by the M.D. of Kneehill for recreation purposes 2 Sharing of recreation costs and an update on the progress of the Regional Recreation Committee 3. Marigold Regional Library services as M D residents continue to express concern about the M.D. counil's stand on joining Marigold Council wish to thank the M.D. for hosting the meeting and the excellent co- operation we have experienced in the past, especially in the Fire Agreement and hope we eventually enjoy cans level of co- operation in recreation. Respectfully submitted, Allan Gehring VILLAGE OF LINDEN REPORT to MEETING of LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS to be held in the M D of Kneehill Office Friday, January 21, 1983 The Village of Linden experienced 122% growth in pop- ulation in the census year 1981 -1982 and there are two new businesses setting up operations The new reservoir and pump station are serving very satisfactorily The Marigold Library System is in full swing with full access available as well to the University Library in Edmonton The Marigold System enjoys high acceptibility in the Village and is well used by the children of people in the M D surrounding the Village One concdrn of the library board is the fact that by the end of March, memberships of the people in the M D will run out leaving a large segment of the present readers facing an expensive fee if they wish to continue using the library Less than one mill on the M D tax bill would prevent this unfortunate situation In the area of transportation the Village would still like to see an upgrading of the road running east from the Village, linking S R 806 and Highway 21 Building permits for the year totalled $742,000 in twelve permits A new bank, two residences, a fertilizer outlet, var- ious garages and some renovations took place Under the S T E P Program, two students were hired and these were involved in painting, mowing and general maintenance throughout the summer There were three resignations from Council during the year and a nomination day has been set for January 28 to fill two present vacancies Messrs Ken Klassen, Allen Andres, and Roy McMullen are our present councillors In the recreation area, new ball diamonds were laid out as well as a fine track These are In conjunction with Linden School Negotiations are well advanced to have the Linden School become What is knwon as a Community School A Steering Committee is functioning in this project The Village of Linden is supporting the proposal to join the Palliser Regional Planning Commission February of 1982 saw a changeover in garbage collection from Superior Disposal to our own crew A truck with a metal dump box was purchased and has proved very efficient The Village of Linden appreciates the co- operation of the M D and its Councillor in our area and we appreciate their host- 4 L ing of this meeting VILLAGE OF LINDEN W Jack, Administrator Pillage of 6rorrington OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TREASURER TORRINGTON ALBERTA LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICALS MEETING REPORT Torrington, in common with other small urban centres, experienced an unfavourable decline in development during the past year. Minimal employment opportunities and escalating commuting costs are forcing many residents to attempt relocation to larger urban centres. However, a glut in real estate has put them in a pecarious position The pessimistic atmosphere is not conducive to progressive planning and has therefore placed additional pressure on council. Preliminary approval of our Modified Landfill Site has been received and we hope to be in operation early in the new year The Torrington and District Master Plan has been completed and final approval is anticipated shortly. The primary water well is in full operation and an abundant supply of water is available Further development of the arena is in progress with the construction of a lounge above the curling viewing area VILLAGE OF CARBON OFFICE OF THE SECRETARI TREASURER BOX 2.19 CARBON, ALBERTA TOM OLO LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS MEETING - January 21, 1983 1982 proved to be another the Village of Carbon due mainly to a whole Building permits for the commercial and residential Little project, however we anticipate plan 1983 slow year in the economic year totalled progress was of subdivisi, Ph 572.3244 growth and development for condition of the country as $389,000 00 including both made on the industrial land Dn to be complete in early Members of Council are Mayor George Appleyard Deputy -Mayor Ted Schmidt Councillor Walter Permann Councillor Dorothy Horne Councillor Bill Horn We would like to go directly into the topics which our Council feels me time should be spent discussing today They are as follows (1) Of mayor importance to municipalities and organizations represented ,.are today is the matter of orderly, planned growth We view the 1982 applica- tion to adjust the Regional Planning Commission boundaries as a logical one We look forward to the reorganization and more involvement in planning policies in the Palliser region Has there been any further indication to the M D of Kneehill as to the status of this application other than the copy of Mr. Bill Doyle's letter to the Hon. Julian Koziak of December 9th? (2) We would also like to touch on the matter of the Highway #21 Associa- tion This particular organization can be a useful tool in the promotion of the region as an alternate industrial and economic location as opposed to the Calgary and Edmonton areas In its' endeavors to promote the upgrading of the #21 highway it can only increase the amount of commercial, industrial and tourist traffic to our areas Is there anyone attending who can give a progress report on their meetings? (3) Of increasing concern to our municipality is the escalating costs of garbage collection We maintain that the co- operative effort will eventually urn out to be the better one In order to control costs pressure should be rought to bear on Alberta Environment for a larger financial contribution for operating costs They should not be allowed to saddle us with facilities that we cannot afford to operate It bothers us that some municipalities are now attempting to opt out of their agreements, leaving an even smaller number of municipalities to absorb the costs Rather than leaving we should be uniting and working together to -solve the problems If we stick with the agreements for a longer period of time we are confident the problems can be worked out It has also become apparent to this Council that a rubble pit is needed i the southeast area of the M D (4) On another note is the matter of regional library services that is, the Marigold Library System After two years in the system Council is of the Page 2 Village of Carbor view that although library services can be described as a people servicE opposed to "essential" services, the library is a valuable, educational SE We would like to encourage the M D to reconsider their stand on this mat We would like to see some actual facts and figures as to how many of the rural �idents would support the regional library concept, as well as the actual cost an average rural ratepayer based on their assessment The library question should be given a thorough investigation before an answer is given (5) We are hopeful that the Regional Recreation Committee that was set up in 1981 will have a report on their progress to date on resolving the matter of equitable recreation agreements Our view is that there is still a need for a better cost sharing arrangement with the rural municipality (6) At the time of this writing the Village had not yet signed a fire agreement with the M D of Kneehill, however we expect that it will be signed in mid - December This is one co- operative effort that is working well We have solved a lot of differences in this particular agreement In closing we would like to acknowledge and extend our appreciation to the M D of Kneehill and the neighbouring municipalities for their effort and time put into organizing acid attending this meeting N IN I f - V I L L A G E OF ACME Ph 546 3783 Office of the Municipal Administrator Box 299 Acme, Alberta ATOM OAO M D of Kneehill Report - 1982 While 1982 was again a busy year for Council, Staff and Residents of the Village of Acme, it was also evident that the economic climate had changed The census in June revealed 492 residents, up 81 from 411 at the last census Building permits for the year totaled $227,150 00 in 8 permits There were 3 homes constructed, an auction market and various garages Some renovations took place The Municipal Services Complex was completed in early 1982 and we moved our offices across the street to the new building On June 4, 1982 a grand opening was held with Connie Osterman officially cutting the ribbon The new office is spacious and serves the public very well The shop portion is large enough to work on machines 0 or store vehicles. It also houses the fire truck In July the Village of Acme received a $332,000 00 grant for is the paving of Pacific Ave From Highway 575 to the Sanitary Dumpbox site Council had argued for many months that this was a heavily used transportation artery and should be the responsibility of the Provincial Government. The paving was completed on September first, thus farmers hauling grain to town were not inconvenienced The Council were very grateful for the help of Connie Osterman, MLA, who worked very hard to get this grant The L D C Mall has been built and has one tennant, Willi Mander from West Germany who makes sausage and runs a butcher shop under the name 'Acme Sausage and Meats" Others have shown interest in starting up a business Five students were hired under the S T E P program They were kept busy painting, mowing, and cleaning throughout the summer months Two resignations were received on Council They were Verna Dormer and Elmer Fischer Tony Seiler and Harvey Jackson filled the vacancies The Mavor is L R Balderson, Deputy -Mayor is Gordon Kesler and Councillors are Bill Bauer, Harvey Jackson, and Tony Seiler The Municipal Administrator is Maureen Malaka The formulization of several recreation projects took place, improvements to baseball facilities, Acme Community Hall, Heritage Racquetball Club, Acme Playschool, Curling Club and Acme Community Band • M D Report Page 2 The Swimming Pool shows a better financial picture but still is in a deficit position Recently the Acme High School Boys won the provincial Champ- ionships for A Schools The Village of Acme supported the M D of Kneehills proposal to join the Palliser Planning Commission New water and sewerlines were installed on Mainstreet Two employees have been hired under the,Priority Employment Program (P E P ) and are presently assisting Village staff In September we discontinued the garbage service of Superior Disposal and began picking up garbage with our own crew The results have proved very successful We wish to thank the M D. of Kneehill for their co- operation and for hosting this meeting ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1982 TO THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF KNEEHILL FROM ST MARY'S HEALTHCARE CENTRE, TROCHU, JANUARY 21st 1983 - 13 30 h The Governing Board of St Mary's Hospital, Trochu continues to be pleased with performance during the fifth year of operation of the present hospital facility. This report will highlight a few points only 1 The addition of 25 Nursing Home beds This project approved by the Minister in March 1980 has been the subject of much discussion between Board and Government Department. Delays have been incurred However, the end result will justify the effort put into the planning The 1985 building code will be applied. At the same time the present hospital building will receive a code upgrading The total price tag is estimated to be 3 3 million dollars The Board wish to thank Mrs Connie Osterman for her assistance in this matter 2. Patient Services. The past year has seen a continued rise in the use of our services In- patient occupancy remained over 80% and went as high as over 100% at times Considerable pressure is put on the Auxiliary Care(bed) ward where every available space is being utilized The therapy programs run for these patients received much support and approval from visitors and health facility inspection teams. Out- patient services such as laboratory, X -ray and physiotherapy have again grown in the past year and expansion of physio- therapy is being planned 3 Staffing and Personnel - Accreditation- The Board welcomed Doctor to the staff in July bringing the total Medical Staff holding privileges Co- operation between Medical Staff and the various hospital departments as is evidenced by the awarding of a three year accreditation status resurvey will be done early in 1984. A full scale disaster plan exercise is scheduled for April 1983 Eric Brodie to four. is excellent A 4 Financing- The year ended on March 31/82 saw a small surplus of around $9,000 00 However, supply cost increases, wage settlements and the introduction of some fringe benefits have pushed the expenditures up so that a deficit is projected for March 31 1983 Minister David Russell has gone on record warning Hospital Boards that deficits would not be picked up by the Department 5 Hospital District # 56 - Boundaries The Mountainview - Kneehill Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home District has been dismantled and the Trochu General and Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home District #56 has been formed The present Hospital Board has petitioned the Minister to make the initial appointment of five members to this District Board The M D of Kneehill and the Town of Trochu have supplied the names of the members. The Board has also undertaken to straighten the bounda'y line between the Elnora and Trochu Hospital Districts This Board agrees with the Council of the M D that Hospital District boundaries and M D and /or County boundaries should be co- terminous This was also strongly expressed by one of the ratepayers surveyed regarding the correction of the zig zag line In conclusion the Board with to thank Capital and the Community Voice for their help about hospital affairs Thank you Mrs "'V Haller, Chairpewson the publishers of the Three Hills in keeping the Community informed Mr. P. Verhesen, Administrator 5 1 J m 0 N M V C' z E 0 LL 1 4 GOLDE14 HILLS LODGE KNEEHILL FOUNDATION REPORT FORIMEETING OF LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS JANUARY 21, 1983 (Report prepared Dec 1082) Present board members are Gilbert Berdahl (Bi. D. of Kneehill) - Vice - Chairman, Ken 11right (Three Hills), Jean Ashcroft (Trochu); Ted Schmidt (Carbon); Gordon Kes et (Acme), Allen Andres (Linden), Herb Ziegler (Torrington), Bruce Ruby was appointed as Member at Large and also Chairman. Gordon King, has continued as Secretary- Treasurer Bids for t e addition were called by Alta. Housing Corporation in late fall and the co tract was awarded to D W Davidson-and Sons of Three Hills at a price of $719,000 They went to work immediately and excellent progress is being made That price includes an addition to the dining room and various other changes Alta Housing Corp , by separate agreement, is also payin the full cost of a new roof on the original byilding The new additi n will have an activity centre, sitting room, and 21 single rooms - on of which will accomodate a handicapped person Maximum ac 'omodation at present is 60, if all of the doubles are shared by two per ons In December we have 57 residents with many on the waiting list for a single room Maximum rages for maintenance are controlled by the Provincial Government New rates jet by our Board to be effective April 183 are. Delux singles - new south addition when opened $374 00 per month Luxu. singles - doubles used as singles 365.00 it Special singles - east addition 350 00 it Regular single room - original Lodge 322 00 it Sharing a double room 287 00 it i The minimu income of a senior citizen resident resident in Alta as of July 1/ 2 was $575.40 (0 A S , G I S , A A I S ), so even those who pair the hi es' rate will have at least $200. month left for personal uses. By projections in November it appears that both revenues and expenditures for 1982 will be slightly above the budget; there may be a small budget surplus at ,the end of the year without allowance for depreciation The Alta. 4ou.sing Corp. grant received for 1982 was $34,993• The board ill have a major problem arriving at the 1983 budget mainly due to the netia addition and uncontrollable costs for light and power, gas, sewer and viater, etc -Even Government agencies are hitting us hard- Unemployment Insurance will jump Rate for �dorkers Compensation Board is going up io /Sa BUT we are hap�y to report that the main concern - the provision of good care, plea ant conditions, and general satisfaction of the residents - continues 4t a very high level Thanks go 1 Aunicipalii a dedicated Matron and staff and to all the participating s and their board members for excellent co- operation. Respectfully sub ted Gordon G King Secretary- Treasurer 1 THREE HILLS SCHOOL DIVISION NO 60 'jam CHAIRMAN`S REPORT DEC 2 3 Mr. Chairman; M 0. OF KNEEHIII NO 48 THREE HILLS AITA 1982 found 1571 students in the Three Hills School Division being taught by 96.35 teachers Students attending here from other Divisions numbered 24, while 53 of our students attend in Drumheller We maintained 42 buses for 32 bus runs, plus one to the Horizon Handi- capped School in Olds Spares are always required for the numerous field and sports trips that are required to maintain the extra - curricular activities. Ten more buses were changed over to propane in 1982 for a total of 15 now on propane Three new buses were purchased in 1982 One teacherage was sold for $30,100.00. Linden and Acme School yards were levelled, tracks were constructed and seeded The Deputy Superintendent Martin Goerzen left for another position in Calgary We welcome Mr David Dick as his replacement Nine computers were bought for the schools in 1982, another 12 were approved in November for purchase In early summer a computer was purchased for the office in Trochu All of the business for the Division and the employee payroll is now done on computer 25 4 mills were levied for a realization of $1,781,882 00 $1 8 million new construction for additions to the Three Hills and Trochu schools was approved ain November Negotiations may not be able to satisfy all parties this year as there may not even be sufficient monies available to satisfy the cost of living however it is hoped that all parties will be able to give and take to the satisfaction of all Jack Benedict, Chairman, Three Hills School Division No 60 over 9 41 • DRUMHELLER REGIONAL HEALTH COMPLEX 1982 -83 MID TERM REPORT On behalf of the Board and Administration of the Drumheller Regional Health Complex we would like to thank you for this opportunity of submitting the following report BOARD 1982 has been a year of ma3or change and challenge to the local health care system in that the old Drumheller General Hospital Board and the Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home Board amalgamated and on June 15, 1982, an Order in Council was passed which formed one Board with the following representation City of Drumheller M D of Starland I D #7 - Mr Emil Chapelski, Mrs Helen Holm Mr - Mr Albert Moe, Mr - Mr M D of Kneehill - Mr County of Wheatland - Mr Jack Roome Finley Code Robert Seeley Mr Ray Page, Stan Baird Harvey Faechner Unfortunately, as a result of the amalgamation of the two Boards, five members were retired these being Rev Dalton and Mr Robert Hoy from the City of Drumheller Mr Joe Gerlinger from I D #7 and Mrs Bessie Burfield and Mr Rod Sharpe from the M D of Starland The new Board now represents the Drumheller General and Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home District #3 which in fact encompasses both the old General Hospital District and the old Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home District, whose boundaries are now co- terminous on the West side, involving the M D of Kneehill and the South side involving the County of Wheatland This new Board is now responsible for the provision of quality health care from both a staffing and facility standpoint encompassing the Drumheller General Hospital the J Cramer Auxiliary Hospital and the Dr T R Ross Memorial Nursing Home PHYSICIANS During 1982 we unfortunately lost Dr Larry Ohlhauser who has now taken the position of Assistant Registrar with the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Edmonton As of the date of this report we have not �j had a replacement for Dr Ohlhauser but we understand the local clinic is still advertising Unfortunately, we also lost the services of our Radiologist, Dr Downsbrough but on the other hand have been fortunate enough to retain the services of Dr May and Dr Kindy -David out of Calgary to provide this service In addition to the above we still have one Gynecologist one Surgeon two Anesthesiologists and five General Practitioners, as well as several Consultant Physicians out of Calgary Continued /2 - 2 - 1982 -83 Mid Term Report, continued ACCREDITATION . From our previous report, you will notice that we had lost our accreditation status within the acute facility and are pleased to announce that as of August 23, 1982, this facility again achieved accreditation status Considering the fact that the Auxiliary,Hospital and Nursing Home achieved full three year accreditation status in August 1981, the total Complex now enjoys this status Being an accredited facility is a status symbol that every institution attempts to maintain When accredited the public can be assured that the facility in question meets all the minimum professional standards set down by the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation thus demonstra- ting that the Complex staff have accepted outside appraisal and have substantially met or exceeded the standards which have national and international approval We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the medical staff and general staff in all facilities for this major achievement FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL Up until the end of November, 1982, which represents eight months of our current fiscal period commencing April 1, 1982, we have • experienced 142 Newborn Admissions and 1 530 Regular Admissions in the acute facility This represents an increase of 8% over last year Our Outpatients are up 15 6% this year as well In our Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home system we have experienced an occupancy rate of 99 1 %, which is almost identical to this same period last year As a matter of interest based on this year s operating cost to date the cost for each patient day for the acute facility is $265 00 per patient day For the Auxiliary Hospital it is $89 00 per patient day and for the Nursing Home it is $39 00 per patient day FUNDING Although we are now amalgamated and we have one Administration, the funding for these three facilities is still quite independent of each other and therefore we still maintain three ledgers and three bank accounts Both the Nursing Home and the Auxiliary Hospital are operating at a break -even point, to this date However the General Hospital is currently experiencing a deficit of just over half a million dollars We should point out, however, that through the foresight of our Board this hospital was committed to a Provincial Funding Study carried out by Medicus Canada and as a result of these studies Provincial Funding will be increased so that we have a zero balance by the end of March 1983 and we will also have adequate funds to cover our 1983 -84 fiscal period This study involved three hospitals the Drumheller General Hospital Medicine Hat General Hospital and Foothills Hospital in Calgary Continued /3 s fAA y - 3 - 1982 -83 Mid Term Report, continued The Funding Study has added a new twist to the hospital system in that in the future we will be funded on a production basis, based on number of patient days and number of outpatients and this proves to be most interesting Should the Government find that this system is working for the three hospitals for the fiscal period 1983 -84 then the current plan is to have it administered to all the institutions in the province for 1984 -85 NEW PROGRAMS Since the Board are relatively new and certainly as an amalgamated Board their mandate has been. considerably more extensive we have decided to retain the services of Medicus Canada to complete a Needs Analysis for this geographic region based on the provision of health services Hopefully by the end of February 1983 the Board will have in its hands a report prepared by Medicus which will outline both our short term and long term ob3ectives covering the entire area of our district for the next twenty years One of the issues that will be high - lighted in the report is the consideration of staying with the existing site or moving to a different site entirely -� SUMMARY • All in all, even with the confusion of amalgamation, a strike by the nurses and current tightening of the money belt we feel that the Complex has managed to maintain a high level of service for the area and 1983 promises to be even more exciting and challenging than 1982 As you are no doubt aware, Mr Dave Russell Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care is still indicating the possible need to implement either a user fee or local requisitioning, in order for facilities to meet their ever increasing costs However with respect to facilities in Drumheller, we should be in a positive position financially speak- ing at least until the end of the fiscal period 1983 -84 The only necessity for any possible requisitioning would be to do with site development Hopefully when we have our firal report from Medicus regarding our future ob3ectives and direction, this report will be made available to the various municipal authorities involved in our district Should any of the Councillors ever have any questions with respect to the facilities here in Drumheller please do not hes.Ltate to contact my office or for that matter your appointee to the Board Respectfully submitted J H Ramsbottom Executive Director JHR /si