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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-01-11 Council Minutesi► COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY ) -8-th, 1985 1, 1985 Road Program & 1985 Paving Program 2 Review 1985 Capital requirements 3 Set agenda for combined meeting 4 Employee Meeting Minutes a-14, COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11TH, 1985 ----------------------------- - - - - -- The meeting of council of January 8th, 1985 which adjourned until 9 00 A M , Friday, January 11th, 1985 reconvened on that date and at that time with the following present J Finlay Code, Division 1 Otto Hoff Division 2 (Reeve) 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 Mr Hoff called the meeting to order at 9 00 A M and discussions were held concerning the agenda for the local governing officials meeting to be held this afternoon The drafted agenda was reviewed and Mr Hastie moved approval of the agenda for the combined meeting CARRIED The minutes of the employee meeting held on January 8th, 1985 were then reviewed in detail and the following motions were made. Mr Maerz moved that only permanent shop employees (shop foreman, partsman, mechanics and welders) be allowed to work a 9 hour day year round, and all other employees whether working in the shop or not work only an eight hour day in the winter time frame, and those hours established by council for the summer time frame CARRIED It was agreed should check the crew mechanics with Shop & Foremen Committee Quitting Time - Mr Campbell moved that the shop employees work 7 00 A M to 4 00 P M , all other employees quitting time should be 5 00 P M, with these hours to be extended for necessary purposes by a foreman or councillor CARRIED SLACK TIME FOR MECHANICS Mr Hastie moved that slack time for all permanent shop employees be April, May, June and July CARRIED The request from operators to run their own machines in winter time for plowing and or brush cutting was discussed and agreed this be discussed at a foremen's meeting see page 3 of employee minutes The possible abuse of replacement of worn out or lost tools was discussed and agreed this be brought up at the shop & foremen meeting Perhaps worn out or broken tools should be turned in9 There was lengthy discussion about the need for a public works superintendent for the M D , and Mr Code moved that the M D favour hiring a public works superintendent CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Mr Maerz moved that this meeting do now adjourn until 9 00 A M Tuesday, January 15th, 1985, and all foremen and sub foremen be present to meet with council at 1 00 P M CARRIED - - - -- -- - -- --------- - - - - -- - - - -f -- - --- - - - - -- Reeve Mu A ministrator 1 0 AGENDA COMBINED MEETING OF LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS JANUARY 11th, 1985 ------------------------------------------------ - - - - -- 1 Welcome- Reeve Otto Hoff 2 Introductions 3 Items for Discussion? a) Village of Carbon - Kneehill Ambulance b) Village of Linden - Poor Condition of Road continuing West from Central Avenue - Linden Lack of Clearly visible yellow and white lines on SR 583 west of Three Hills Need to up -grade Central Avenue in Linden east to Highway #21 Need to Redesign cuves on SR 806 - south of Linden c) M D Kneehill Recreation Boundaries Dog Control 4 Approve agenda for meeting 5 Meeting next year Necessary? If so date for same 6 Adjournment e N N Eq LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS MEETING JANUARY 11TH, 1985 ---------------------------- - - - - -- The annual meeting of local governing officials was held in the M D Office Three Hills, on Friday, January 11th, 1985, commencing at 1.30 P M Those present were Gordon Taylor, M P Mickey Clark, M L A Doug Cameron, Executive Assistant for Mrs Connie Osterman, M L A M D Kneehill #48 Otto Hoff, J Finlay Code, Robert E Boake, Richard A Maerz, Harold Mueller, Bruce Hastie Reginald G Campbell, J C Jeffery, Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Alex Cunningham Town of Three Hills Ken Wright, Robert Jenkins Town of Trochu -------- - - - - -- Bill McPhee and George Braham Village of Acme --------------- Harvey Jackson Village of Linden --------------- -- Mrs Joyce McDonald Sam Megli and Will Jack (It is to be noted Mr Megli was also representing the Three Hills General Hospital) Village of Torrington ---------------- - - - - -- Ben Bauer and Irene Wilson Village of Carbon --------------- -- George Appleyard and Ted Schmidt Three Hills School Division --------------------- - - - - -- Jack Benedict, A R Davis, John Johnson and Evelyn Mattson Three Hills Hospital --------------- - - - -- Gordon King, Brian Sather Trochu Hospital --------------- Norman Hoppins, Elnora Hospital --------------- Lloyd Jackson and Peter Verhesen Regional Resources Project -------------------- - - - - -- Hugh Bodmer Mr Hoff called the meeting to order and welcomed Mr Gordon Taylor, Mr Mickey Clark, Doug Cameron and all the other persons 1 attending the meeting The items listed for discussion today were reviewed and Mr Hoff asked if anyone had any other subject to add to the agenda He then requested that discussion about the grant received for r Keiver Lake Park be added as a topic for discussion and the meeting agreed this could be done Mr Hoff then requested Mr Gordon Taylor speak to the meeting Mr Taylor first brought greetings to the meeting from Mr Gordon Towers, M P , and noted he was unable to be here today as he was ill and still in hospital He reviewed several items as follows New government elected on promise for change, need to reduce the deficit and creation of jobs Noted they are trying to achieve these objectives, but not easy as there is over $200 billion dollar deficit First budget target is to reduce the deficit by $4 billion Government does not feel it can solve unemployment by taxing the people to create jobs Unemployment must be solved by private sector and the government is trying to create confidence in the country Also encouraging foreign investment in Canada and one step towards �%w this is doing away with the Foreign Investment Review Board and replacing it with one which encourages investment in Canada He noted there is a number of ways to reduce the deficit - increase taxation, but too much is been taken over the past years from the earners Increase productivity look at all programs and try to reduce cost of goernment administration He discussed universality of government programs and whether capital gains should be taxed, and noted the government is looking at elimination of capital gains taxation on land if the land stays in agricultural production He also reviewed Section 31 of the Income Tax Act and how Revenue Canada has been applying the section to some farmers Mr Maerz asked Mr Taylor about capital gains being applied to farm equipment and Mr Taylor reviewed the investment tax credit allowed on new equipment and the difference between the credit allowed in Alberta (5%) and that allowed in Saskatchewan (7%) Also wondered if there should not be a credit allowed on purchase of good used farm equipment Also discussed the push to have lead removed from all gasoline and how this might affect the farmers with equipment which requires leaded gasoline There was also discussion about deferral of hail insurance payouts Mr Taylor noted perhaps the government should look at the cpaital gains tax imposed on sale of farm machinery Mr Mickey Clark spoke to the meeting He noted Alberta was fortunate as it does not have a large deficit and thanks to the moves by the new Federal government there is new confidence in the oil industry in Alberta He noted the Red Beef Stablilization Program should be coming into effect in March or April and should also be of a benefit to the province He also mentioned the concept of Agri bonds He noted that there will still be contraints in 1985 and no great increase in grant programs such as school or M D grants rw He also noted he would likely not be running in the next provincial election and will likely retire to B C in future He felt the co- operation with the federal government is good and hopefully will continue in future With regard to hospital board financial situations, Mr Hoppins asked Mr Clark if the government was still holding firm in their resolve not to allow local requisitions Mr Clark noted as far as he knew this would not be allowed Hospitals would not be allowed to overrun their budget but any surplus 2 rd would be left with the board He noted a new hospital budget system tried by one or two hospitals seems to be working well Mr Code asked Mr Clark about return of the abandoned railway line in I D #7 to the provincial government and if this land would then be used to improve the road into Drumheller through I D #7 Mr Taylor answered this question and noted he did not know how long it would take for C P R to turn this land over to the province The province has the first right of refusal on the land but it often takes three or four years before the railway will decide to offer the land to the government He also noted that some areas are preserving old unused railway stations and making use of them in the community He noted he would continue to check on the land situation, but could make no guarantee when it might be returned to the province Mr Clark noted it took about four years before an abandon line in his area was turned back to the province In answer to a question about the fence on the abandoned railway line Mr Taylor did not know who would be responsible but suggested likely the farmer would have to do it Mr Doug Cameron, Assistant briefly to the meeting and Osterman He noted she extended by the Federal provincial government is a also noted Mrs Osterman is or three times a month and Items on the agenda Village of Carbon - Mr Ted Schmidt Ambulance and noted up a great service have an ambulance Kneehill Ambulance to Mrs Connie Osterman, M L A spoke brought greetings on behalf of Mrs is very pleased with the co- operation Government and downsizing of the great concern of her department He available at her office in Airdre two generally once a month in Three Hills were then discussed Kneehill Ambulance reviewed the situation with the Kneehill that the people in the Linden Area have built and although likely all areas would like to stationed in their town or village, the provide excellent service and no one can complain about it Mr Ken Wright from the Town of Three Hills noted there appeared to be a misunderstanding about this situation The Town of Three Hills would like an ambulance stationed in Three Hills run under the Kneehill Ambulance Service There are drivers available which could run the ambulance and as there is a large population in the Three Hills area it should save money and time He noted the Town do not wish to run an ambulance service themselves but do wish to have an ambulance stationed in Three Hills Items suggested by the Village of Linden were then discussed Mr Sam Megli noted the village has concern about the poor condition of the road west of the Village to the railway tracks It is gravel now but did have a surface previously The Village would like to see it with a heavy surface as there is a high volume of traffic on the road They would also like a better surface on the road from Linden east to Highway #21 as there is alot of heavy traffic on this road as well Mr Megli noted the Village and the M D had met with Alta Transportation to discuss the possible re- alignment of the curves on SR 806 south of the village and they hope for some improvement there as it is a restricted and dangerous area He also noted the lines on SR 583 need to be repainted Representatives from the M D pointed out that not much of the M D paving program was completed in 1984, and that paving either of the above mentioned roads would be very expensive, also that painting lines on the roads is very expensive Mr Hoff reviewed for the meeting the varous road projects completed by the M D in 1984, and noted the M D feel they are getting good service from Palliser Regional Planning Commission He also noted they established a dry disposal site near 3 SO Torrington and are planning one in the Linden area and asked if the Village of Linden and Village of Acme were interested in sharing these costs Both Mr Megli and Mr Jackson indicated the villages would likely be interested but needed more cost information Mr Jeffery noted the fencing at Torrington site cost about $10,000 00, but should not be as much for the Linden site and asked if the villages would be interested in a one -third split on costs Mr Ben Bauer noted the Torrington pit is a good one, but no one can haul anything in there except rubble Should be able to haul all kinds of garbage there There was discussion about the provincial regulations which prohibit hauling household garbage to these type of sites and Environment regulations which prohibit burning Recreation boundaries were mentioned and Mr Code noted he thought the Village of Carbon would like the boundary between the Carbon area and the Drumheller area moved further east It was noted that there is a good possibility a Drumheller Regional recreation area will be formed and the population in that area would be used for the regional area There was discussion about inclusion of Orkney Community in the Carbon Master Plan in order to make use of the left over MCR grant money, and Mr Mueller noted the Orkney area had by a vote decided if there was a Drumheller Regional Recreation area formed they would prefer to be in that area and failing that to be in the Three Hills Recreation area Mr Appleyard felt that the Carbon recreation boundary should be extended to the top of the hill There was discussion about dog control and how each area controlled dogs or if they had a dog control officer Trochu, Three Hills and Acme have a contract with Tri -Eagle from Airdrie and Torrington give out tickets for dogs running loose and the people have to go to court Linden noted they do not have any control but do have a by -law The M D has a by -law also but at this point no dog control officer Mr Benedict brought greetings from the School Division and noted there has been a loss of a few more students and a few teachers The Division received a 2% increase in its government grant He also reviewed new facilities being constructed and the concept of user fees for books, etc Mr Sather from the Three Hills Hospital spoke about their new facility and their big issue was need for more staff Occupancy is good with only one empty bed in the active care portion and the extended care nearly 100% full They are asking the government for permission to open the extre three beds in the extended care ward Hope to apply for accreditation status in the next year Mr Lloyd Jackson from the Elnora Hospital spoke to the meeting and noted their board had quite a bit of trouble with the contractor working on their new hospital The overpayment has been resolved in court Mr Sather noted the Three Hills Hospital is being very careful about their final disbursements for their new building as a result of the problems encountered by the Elnora Hospital and the Town of Three Hills Mr Norman Hoppins spoke about the Trochu Hospital and noted the expansion will be officially opened May 31st, 1985 They are staying close to budget and have about 85% occupancy Mr Ken Wright noted the Town of Three Hills gust completed the annexation of Ruarkville and P B I to the Town and everything seems to be working well for the town Mr King from the Three Hills Hospital board noted that financing e.-;h' 4 is a problem for any hospital board as well as getting a definite answer from the provincial government A committee will be set up shortly to review ward boundaries and membership on the hospital board due to the change in population The Town of ew Three Hills now has a larger population and he noted the existing boundaries need to be reviewed Mr Jackson from Acme noted they have three new stores and the village is doing well The grant to be received from the Provincial Government for improvements to Keiver Lake was then discussed and the M D noted they wish to receive input as to the type of improvements which should be made at the park from various recreation boards Mr Jeffery noted the grant is $100,000 00 and there is an annual operating grant of $20,000 00 for a period of 20 years He also noted the M D could expend the $20,000 00 a year to cover the cost of wood cutting for the park use, but would like some suggestions about other improvements Some suggestions to date have been a dumping station, a ball diamond and shower facilities However any improvements must be vandal proof as the area is CV unsupervised a great deal of the year Mr Taylor noted if the bottom of the lake is muddy hauling in gravel would greatly improve the swimming He described another area which had done this and made a good recreation area There was discussion about where the grant comes from and it was noted It is a provincial grant which must be used for a rural area park In answer to a question all towns and villages indicated they would be willing to send a representative to a meeting to discuss the proposed improvements for Keiver's Lake The representatives would likely be from the Recreation Boards It was agreed the M D would set a date for such a meeting and advise everyone of the date for same Mr Hugh Bodmer reviewed briefly for the meeting the new venture capital fund they are trying to establish and also noted that Regional Resources is being reviewed by the province and likely will be restructured In answer to the question of whether holding a meeting next year would be valuable, a show of hands indicated a meeting should be held With regard to a date it was agreed the M D set the date at a later time and advise others of same Mr Cameron noted Mrs Osterman would like to attend the meeting but perhaps it might be set later in January or early February Mr Taylor noted the first two weeks in January is best for the M Ps as the House of Commons does not normally sit the first two weeks of January Mr Clark noted the Drumheller Constituency boundaries will be changed for the next election Mr Taylor complimented the M D council for hosting the meeting and noted Mr Hoff was an excellent chairman Mr Hoff thanked Mr Taylor Mr Clark and Mr Cameron for coming as well as the other local government officials and noted there was coffee and donuts for those who wished to stay The meeting then adjourned at 3 50 P M Recor ing ecretary a 61 LAL_ -..