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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-10-28 Council MinutesCOUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 28th, 1983 The October 25th meeting of Council reconvened at 9.00 A M , October 28th, 1983 at the M D of Kneehill Office, and the following were present J. Finlay Code Division 1 Otto Hoff Division 2 (Reeve) PRESENT Robert E Boake Division 3 Richard A Maerz Division 4 ✓` Harold Mueller Division 5 Bruce Hastie Division 6 Reginald Campbell Division 7 J C Jeffery, Municipal Administrator Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Assistant Administrator was present and recorded the minutes WABCO PACKER TRACTOR Mr Jeffery reported that Mr Anderson of Larex Construction does not now wish SALE OF. to purchase the electrical relays from the Wabco Packer tractor and Mr Elmer Dick of Linden has offered $500 00 for the entire unit Mr Campbell moved that the entire unit including the electrical relays f be sold to Mr Dick for the sum of $500 00 on an as is, where is basis i on condition Mr Dick remove the unit within a period of 30 days CARRIED Mr Jeffery also reported a group of people worked on the Sarcee Cemetery recently and required 10 used grader blades in order to raise some sunken grave covers. Mr Hastie moved that the account for the grader blades be cancelled CARRIED Mr Jeffery reviewed a letter received from the Red Deer Planning Commission concerning a proposed isolation of existing farmstead ,n on the SE 8- 31 -26 -4 - Victor Thiessen - just across the boundary in the County of Mt View After discussion Mr Maerz moved that the M D have no objection to the proposed subdivision CARRIED An application for subdivision of SE 23- 30 -22 -4 from Clarence and E Currie was briefly reviewed and Mr Boake moved this matter be tabled until the next meeting of Council ; CARRIED Mr Jeffery reported Mr Ned Fuller has placed a mobile home on NE 24- 31 -25 -4 without the benefit of permits and is also bringing in alot of used car bodies etc After discussion of the matter, Mr Mueller moved Mr Fuller be sent a letter advising hint he must have a development permit and if he does not apply for same within 30 days from the date of the letter sent to him, the matter will be referred to our solicitor for further action i COUNCIL MEETING OCGOBER 28th, 1983 P 2 Mr Jeffery read a letter from the Acme Senior Citizens Association regarding the M D 's decision to use the 1983 Public Assistance Transportation Grant for the Acme Elks proposed handibus project After discussion of the matter, Mr Maerz moved that the Acme Senior Citzens be advised the 1983 grant has been committee for this project and that a copy of their letter will be referred to the Acme Elks Lodge for their information CARRIED It was also noted that no decision has been made by council concerning the 1984 grant which likely will be received in May of 1984 Mr Jeffery reviewed the 1983 list of bridge priorities with council and following discussion Mr Boake moved that the following be the M D priorities for bridge improvement in 1984• 1 Division 3 - File 1703 - SSW 2- 30 -25 -4 (Haining Bridge) Kneehill Creek Restricted Bridge - should be up- graded to accomodate heavier traffic with no restrictions 2 Division 1 - File 8210 - ISW 29- 27 -20 -4 - (Beynon Bridge) Rosebud Creek Bridge should be widened to accomodate the wide traffic which wish to use the bridge PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TRANSPORTATION GRANT ACME SENIORS FA 1984 BRIDGE PRIORITIES 3 Division 1 - File 70976 - SW 17- 29 -22 -4 (SharplesBridge) - Kneehill Creek Bridge is to narrow and will not accomodate wide farm traffic 4 Division 4 -File 71175 - WNW 26- 31 -26 -4 - (Vetter Bridge) - Kneehill Creek Plans in the works for replacement in 1985 - should remain on list until work completed 5 Division 6 - (Busby Bridge) - File 7361 - WNW 21- 34 -25 -4 - Three Hills Creek bridge is too narrow for present date traffic - should be widened 6 Division 3 - File 9375 S /SE 16- 30- 25- 4- (Megli. West)- Kneehill Creek 7 Division 1 - File 13199 ISW 17- 29 -22 -4 - (Sharples) Kneehill Creek 8 Division 4 - File 72256 ENE 2- 32 -25 -4 - (Gorr Road) Coulee Bridge deck too narrow should be widened 9 Division 3 - File 6588 - SSW 27- 30 -26 -4 - (Baerg Bridge) Lone Pine Creek Low Level Crossing has been installed but bridge is still too narrow and should be replaced 10 Division 3 - File 2113 WSW 17- 30 -26 -4 - (Hope Bridge) - Bridge needs replacement 11 Division 6 (Lesichner) SSE 17- 33 -26 -4 - Bridge is in bad shape and should be replaced 12 Division 4 (Penner) WSW 24- 31 -26 -4 - Kneehill Creek - deck is heaving and would request Bridge Branch to inspect �^ 13 Division 4 ENE 1- 31 -26 -4 - (Page Bridge) - bridge is too narrow for existing traffic CARRIED It was agreed the Road Committee should also inspect the bridge at WSW 24- 31 -26 -4 Mr Campbell moved to table consideration of low level crossings which might be LOW required until the next meeting of council LEVEL CARRIED CROSSINGS Mr Maerz moved this meeting do now adjourn until 1.30 P M in order to meet now with the M D of Starland MEETING WITH CARRIED STARLAND s COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 28th, 1983 P 3 The Council meeting reconvened at 1.15 P M , following completion of the joint meeting with councillors from the M D of Starland Mr Hoff noted there is a seminar concerning conservation of water which is to be held in Hanna on November 2nd and 3rd - cost $35 00 After discussion Mr. Mueller moved that Mr Boake attend the seminar on behalf of council, if possible CARRIED Mr Jeffery asked for council's decision regarding holding the joint meetings with Starland every year There had been discussion concerning whether the meeting should be held every year and whether they were useful After further discussion of the matter, Mr Maerz moved that the annual meetings with Starland be held only once every 3 years just after elections MOTION DEFEATED The need for brushing projects for winter works was discussed, and the following projects were suggested- 1 Road leading to new residence of Jim Perman - Division 2 Small amount of hand brushing 2 North of 1 and possibly north of 2 in 35 -24 -4 3 West of 28 and 33 in 34 -24 -4 Mr Hastie and Mr Maerz agreed they would submit further projects as soon as possible Mr Jeffery read a letter received from Bumper Development regarding the condition of the road which they constructed south of 29- 30 -23 -4 The road does not meet M D standards and the company did not obtain permission from the M D to construct the road They request relaxation of M D standards for this road at this time as the well on 8- 29- 30 -23 -4 is not economical to operate and they will not be making use of the road The road has a 24 foot top, has a cattle guard at the pasture entrance and has two 30" culverts in the natural run off ravine up from toe of ditch to provide a dam at the farmer's request There is no gravel on the road Bumper will lower the culverts to the toe of the ditch, remove the cattle guard and install a fence across the entrance to the new portion of road They would in future under certain circumstances - that being - they re- activate their existing well, do further drilling which would require use of the road or the M D complete the portion of the road to the east - complete the road to Type 3 standards They are going ahead with removal of the cattle guard lowering the culverts and fencing the area off 0 WATER SEMINAR HANNA MEETING WITH STARLAND BRUSHING PROJECTS FOR WINTER ROAD SOUTH Of 29= 30 -23 -4 BUMPER DEV 10 feet After discussion of this matter, Mr Boake moved that as long as the culverts are lowered to eliminate the dam effect against the road base, and the road is fenced off with a gate after removal of the cattle guard, and Bumper will guarantee to build the road up to standards if required in future as per committments in their letter the road standards for this road be relaxed for the time being CARRIED NA e Mr Jeffery noted Patrol 1 had done about 1 hour's work levelling ACCOUNT FOR off the access road into the Andrews Lowen Pit (on Chris Lowen's land GRADER WORK NW 3- 29 -22 -4) It appears Mr Lowen had cultivated the access road f C Lowen during his farming operations and it was necessary for the grader to NW 3- 29 -22 -4 level the area again After discussion of the matter, Mr Code moved that the account for 1 hour's work be cancelled CARRIED COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 28th, 1983 P 4 The minutes from Road Tours October 5th, October 12th and October 24th ROAD TOZ were then reviewed, and the following items were discussed- Oct 5, 1 and 24tt 1 Harvey Jesske Project - Brian Tetz not happy about amount payable for crop damage There was lengthy discussion about whether he had in fact being able to get most of the crop off in the area of the road construction and it was generally agreed he did get some off, but it was necessary to go further out on the land and he did likely lose about 2 swaths of the rape crop - approximately 5 acres Mr Tetz was also unhappy about the rate of compensation of $200 00 per acre as he had rape planted which would yield more than $200 00 per acre It was agreed he would be paid only for the amount of crop he actually lost - not for the total amount of area disturbed by the road construction as he had been able to harvest some of the crop It was also agreed that all involved with the Jesske Project be asked how much crop they managed to harvest before the crew moved in 2 Rough road West of 12 and 1 in 33 -27 -4 - After discussion of this matter and noting the road is not that bad and the fact that the only oil on the road is in front of Mr Herron's house, it was agreed nothing be done at this time 3 Molendyk Complaint re Loss of Crop - due to spraying The area involved is less than 1 /10 of an acre and recommend settlement of $40 00 4 Need for blade grade - West of 10- 31 -22 -4 was discussed and noted gravel had been put on the hill and screenings on the flat It was agreed Mr Mueller would inspect the road and if necessary a blade grade be considered next year 5 Hazeltine Project was discussed and noted due to problems encountered with land owner the road should be inspected by the entire council on the annual road tour The land owners had signed backsloping borrow pit agreements but when the project commenced they would not allow the crews on their land after the M D had removed the page wire fence The ditches are not backsloped and there is an area to the north of their residence were alot of trees were pushed back into a pile and not cleaned up, as they would not allow the project to be completed GG ddb U � 6 A dam was created on Mrs Potter's land SW 5- 28 -20 -4 which is too close to the road and it was agreed the dam must be removed Mr Code will arrange a meeting with Mr Lowen, Mr Jeffery and Ken Thompson foreman for the job and discuss the matter C� a, J 7 Mr Ken Lowen has requested more money for access ($50 00 more per year) �Q� Also wishes signs erected - 10 MPH both sides of his residence - d Wants the road graded and needs a cattle gate half way up hill on south side Access is across his land NW 9- 29 -21 -4 to J Lowen Estate Pit K on 10- 29 -21 -4 �QG4- o After discussion of his requests, and noting the signs have been C installed and the road graded, it was agreed that the used cattle gate taken from the SchmautzPit be installed and the access payment be increased from $200 00 per year to $250 00 per year 8 The forced road taken from NE 2 and SE 11- 29 -24 -4 is no longer required for public access and Mr Mueller moved that the forced road diversion be cancelled and the land returned to title with the balance of the quarter section on condition the land owners are agreeable to accepting the land back into title and Alberta Transportation approve the cancellation CARRIED 9 W Hanna Property - Pt SW 20- 30 -24 -4 - Drainage Problem - Mr Hoff indicated this road will likely be rebuilt in the next year or two, which should eliminate the drainage problem 10. Davis Cemetery Road - Bad vision - it was agreed Mr Maerz should decide whether this road should be put on his 1984 road program COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 28th, 1983 P 5 11 Road West of 24 in 32 -23 -4 - Government had suggested installation of culvert but would be very costly Road Committee recommend putting pit run on flat and not installing culvert 12 Road approach installed on SW 16- 32 -22 -4 which is suitable but should oil company request construction of a road east or west from this well location Road Committee recommend construction of the road for 2 miles to the south There was also discussion about whether the route of SR 836 should be moved over 2 miles and it was agreed this road should be inspected on the annual road tour 13 There was discussion about the road east of 1- 34 -26 -4 and the fact that over the years traffic has diverted around two sloughs on this road allowance and are making use of private property This use has effectively cut off about 5 to 10 acres of land and the land owner requests the road be constructed on the road allowance The sloughs are dry now and the job could be done at this time It would require a buggy and a cat The need to do the road work for the Hastie Bridge Project and reclamation of the gravel pits was also discussed and Mr Hasti.e moved that this project be tabled and discussed again at the next meeting of Council Mr Maerz moved approval of the road committee reports CARRIED CARRIED It was noted Mr Mueller and Mr Code are going to attend the new Councillors' Seminar at the 1983 Fall Convention Mr Jeffery left the meeting for a few moments and Mrs Wilkinson read a letter received from Alberta Environment in which they outlined what they would recommend for removal of gravel from the Red Deer River After lengthy discussion of this matter, and noting it would be necessary to hire an engineering firm to do a comprehensive study of the area and extensive testing to determine if there was sufficient gravel to warrant obtaining the necessary gravel licence from Alberta Energy and Natural Resources Mr Campbell moved to accept and file as information the letter from Alberta Environment and the matter of removing gravel from the river be reviewed again next spring, and a letter of thanks be sent to Mrs Osterman for her efforts on our behalf Mr Jeffery returned to the meeting CARRIED !' 0,,r, <6 N NEW COUNCILLORS SEMINAR FALL CONVENTION RED DEER RIVER GRAVEL Ch 1Q��e r The possibility of getting gravel from the Brunner Pit across the river BRUNNER PIT in M D STarland was discussed and it was agreed Mr Jeffery should GRAVEL IN M D check into the situation and find out whether the owners would be STARLAND agreeable to leasing the land to the M D for a gravel pit or whether the land is up for sale Mr Jeffery reviewed the discussions held with Mr Raymond Andrews concerning the gravel lease on his land and the need to undertake some clean up Mr Andrews has served notice of termination of the lease The matter was also discussed with Mr Hazelton and there is a possibility of getting another crush of 2" gravel from the area, but not 3/4" It will be a big problem to reclaim the area and to stop the area from washing out again Mr Hazelton is going to have a look at the area himself and he will report back to Mr Jeffery in due course Mr Boake moved to table this matter until the next meeting of Council CARRIED MYMOND ANDREWS GRAVEL LEASE �, Nf- � ,�)w COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 28th, 1983 Wei The Huxley Curling Club obtained 40 yards of gravel from the Megli Pit cost $140.00 and they requested council's consideration for cancellation of the account Mr Maerz moved the request be tabled pending receipt of further information regarding donations made to community centers, etc CARRIED CURLING CLUB GRAVEL DONATION Mr Jeffery read a letter received from Alberta Municipal Affairs M D PROPERTY which states that the lot belonging to the M D of Kneehill in GRANTVILLE Grantville does not automatically pass to the Town of Three Hills LOT as part of the annexation order The town has been advised of this decision Mr Boake moved to accept and file as information CARRIED Mr Jeffery reviewed the 1982 annual donations made by the M D of 1983 Kneehill and council discussed in detail what donations should be DONATIONS made in 1983 Mr Jeffery noted donations were made to Salvation Army, Cystic Fibrosis, Canadian Nat Institute for the Blind, Hudson Bay Route Association Unifarm District of Kneehill, under by -law 987, a donation of $1000 00 to Linden Nursing Home under by -law 986 and a donation to P B I. as a grant in lieu of provision of services Mr Campbell moved first reading to by -law #1026, this being a by -law BY -LAW NO to make donations to 1026 Salvation Army $500 00, Cystic Fibrosis $100 00, Can National b:JA -_WJ Institute for the Blind $200 00 Hudson Bay Route Association $100 00 a C,-4_'Q Uni.farm District of Kneehill $100 00 - Total $1000 00 i� 4,v CARRIED �obF� Mr Boake moved second reading to this by -law C. CARRIED yam' Mr Mueller moved that third reading be given to this by -law at this time AS THE MOTION WAS NOT CARRIED UNANIMSOULY the third reading was not given to the by -law and the matter will bereviewed at the next meeting of Council The letter received from Mr Robert D concerning penalty levied on his 1982 a particularly high water account was Mr Mueller moved there be no change of Council concerning the tax penalty Mr Campbell noted that a culvert is West of 26- 32 -23 -4 and this should be tour as the culvert would have to be awson , resident of Grantville R DAWSON taxes and also concerning GRANTVILLE reviewed and after discussion ✓A UNPAID TAXES made in the previous decision imposed (Pe�?alty) CARRIED required on the Meding Road inspected on the annual road ordered from the government Mr Code noted that both Mr Ferguson and Mr Berdahl were concerned about the cost of hand tools recently purchased from Mr Doug Knapp of Allied Tools and there was lengthy discussion about how the purchase of hand tools for the mechanics is handled and whether they should receive a tool allowance each year rather than the M D replacing their lost or worn out tools It was noted the policy regarding tools will be reviewed and Mr Jeffery agreed to up -date the report on how much has been spent for tools this year. Mr Boake asked for a new list of telephone and radio numbers and it was agreed all councillors be given a new list MEDING ROAD CULVERT W 26- 32 -23 -4 COST OF REPLACEMENT TOOLS DUST CONTROL Mr Mueller asked about dust control on M D roads during gravel hauling DURING GRAVEL operations and there was lengthy discussion about this matter HAULS It was noted there is existing policy which states no water trucks will be put on with the gravel crew Mr Code moved that this meeting do now adjourn - Time 4 45 P M /'ADJOURNMENT CARRIED - - -- - - �= ''"- - - - - -- - � ` Oaf Reeve Muni, pa A mini trator