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Home My WebLink About1991-10-29 Council Minutes-1 • AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER -- 7� 1991 1 Approval of Agenda PRIORITY ITEMS GENERAL ITEMS. 2. Letter from Town of Three Hills re. Kneehill Ambulance 3 Report from R A Marz - new ambulance costs 4 Letter from Drumheller Hospital re requisition and sewage installation costs 5 Industrial Waste Storage Site - near Red Deer River 6. AAMD & C letter re. 1990 Challenge & Opportunity for Municipalities 7 Gerald Dube - request for cancellation of taxes 8 Meeting with Edward Dunay - re. general assessment 9. Report from R M Vickery - expansion of Wimborne Cemetery 10 Request from Employees re Xmas Party 11 Review January, 1992 meeting dates re: conflict with A S B Conference 12. Letter from Ivan Strohschein 13 Tourism Request - Harold Mueller 14 1992 Capital Requests TRANSPORTATION ITEMS. 15 Road Committee Report - October 9th, 1991 16 Request for Yield Signs - George Boles Intersection 17. Hastie Road Approach - move Gorman Road Approach - move PLANNING ITEMS• UTILITY OFFICER ITEMS• 18. Proposed Projects for 1992 19 Report re Proposed Environmental Regulations 20 Request re. Alberta Public Safety Service Training Courses DISCUSSION ITEMS: Committee Reports ADJOURNMENT DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD HEARINGS. nil DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD MEETING 21 Britestone Hutterian Brethren Dev Permit Appeal 1 COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29th, 1991 The meeting of Council which adjourned until 9.00 A M , Tuesday, October 29th, 1991 reconvened at that time with the following present- Reeve Richard A Marz Division Four Councillors PRESENT Otto Hoff Division Two Robert E Boake Division Three Harold Mueller Division Five Richard M. Vickery Division Six Lawrence Hogg Division Seven Mr John Jeffery, Municipal Administrator Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Assistant Administrator was present and recorded the minutes Reeve Marz called the meeting to order There was discussion regarding the proposed news letter NEWSLETTER prepared by Reeve Marz Mr Hoff moved the letter to the M D ratepayers as prepared by Reeve Marz regarding snowplowing, grading and speed limits be published in the Three Hills Capital CARRIED Mr Hogg moved approval of the agenda for today's meeting APPROVAL CARRIED AGENDA Mr Jeffery read a letter from the Town of Three Hills regarding changes which may be required when the new ambulance regulations are finally approved TOWN OF There was lengthy discussion regarding this matter THREE HILLS AMBULANCE Mr Hoff moved the meeting proposed for November 5th to CHANGES discuss the Kneehill Ambulance Society be cancelled as the Town of Three Hills has declined to attend. CARRIED Mr Marz reported the Kneehill Ambulance Society has ordered a new complete ambulance for a cost of $72,750 00 NEW AMBULANCE plus G S T It will be a Ford chassis with a diesel engine COSTS The 1973 Olds will then be sold. Mr Mueller moved the report be accepted. CARRIED Mr Jeffery read a letter from the Drumheller Hospital DRUMHELLER regarding the extra cost which will be incurred for HOSPITAL installation of the sewage line to the new hospital site The cost will be from $40,000 00 to $80,000 00 higher than $320,000.00 originally quoted Mr Vickery moved to accept and file as information CARRIED Mr Jeffery reported on the correspondence received from INDUSTRIAL the City of Drumheller and the Town of Three Hills WASTE STORAGE regarding the appeal to the Public Health Board objecting SITE to the establishment of an industrial waste storage site in CT STETTLER the County of Stettler near the Red Deer River The M D had agreed to share costs with other municipalities up to $1000 00 in order to hire a consultant to review the 1 COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29th, 1991 environmental study done on the proposed project The Town of Three Hills and the City of Drumheller had hired a solicitor to represent them at the hearing and had requested the M D to share the legal costs also The Town was advised the M D could not commit to share these costs until Council had an opportunity to review the request A review of the consultant's report appears to indicate the site would be adequate and there should be none or very little contamination of the Red Deer River. Mr Hogg moved the Town of Three Hills and the City of Drumheller be advised the M.D will not share in any legal costs which they might incurr as the environmental study shows no significant problem areas and further moved the report be accepted and filed CARRIED (e�krrS S& Y-N Ir AAMD & C has forwarded a letter regarding the challenges of AAMD & C the 1990 which are facing municipalites . The Association CHALLENGES had requested comments and views from the municipalities to OF THE 1990'S help form the basis of their presentation to the Province Mr. Boake moved to accept and file as information and the AAMD & C be advised there was insufficient time for Council to deal with this request and many of their other requests CARRIED The request from Gerald Dube requesting cancellation of a portion of the taxes levied against his property in Wimborne - Lots 9 to 12 in Block 1 was discussed at length Mr Dunay entered the meeting and discuss this matter with Council He noted the assessment on the buildings was reduced in 1991 Mrs Wilkinson advised Council the property had been offered for sale at the 1990 tax sale and was not sold at the sale The M D officially acquired the property one year after the date of the 1990 tax sale, and Mr Dube could have redeemed the property any time within that year by payment of the full amount of taxes owing Mr Boake moved the M D agree to cancel the sum of $1738.17 arrears of taxes on Lots 9 to 12 in Block 1 Wimborne, Roll Number 7725 on condition Mr Dube is prepared to pay the balance of taxes .including any penalties remaining outstanding on this property as well as all the taxes owing on his garage property - Lots 13 and 14 in Block 1 Wimborne - Roll 7726 prior to the end of 1991, and this offer is made subject to the M D obtaining approval of the proposed solution from Alberta Municipal Affairs CARRIED Q��Pr GERALD DUBE REQUEST TO CANCEL TAXES Mr Dunay reported to Council about the general assessment work done to date The new general assessment will be on GENERAL the tax roll for 1992 He reviewed how the tax structure ASSESSMENT and various parcels will be affected Mr Vickery moved to accept the report from Mr Dunay. CARRIED Mr Dunay left the meeting at this time Mr Mueller moved the Council Meeting do now adjourn in order to hold a D A B development appeal board meeting at this time. 11.15 A M HEARING U�� COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29th, 1991 CARRIED Mr. Hogg moved Council meeting do now reconvene, the Development Appeal Board meeting having been completed RECONVENE CARRIED Time 11:25 A.M. Mr Cunningham had requested permission for Reeve Marz to attend a disaster service training course in Ontario in January and to attend a later one himself DISASTER TRAINING Mr. Hogg moved permission be granted for Reeve Marz and COURSES Alex Cunningham to attend the Disaster Services training courses CARRIED Mr Vickery noted there is 3 2 acres next to the Wimborne Cemetery which perhaps could be purchased and added to the WIMBORNE cemetery The value of the land and the price as per CEMETERY M D policy which could be offered was noted and Mr EXPANSION Vickery agreed to discuss the matter further with the landowner The employees have requested Council consider providing a drive home service from the M D Christmas party There was discussion regarding this request and whether there XMAS should be lunch served at midnight PARTY Mr Hogg moved to table the request for provision of a 0,6 drive home service and approve providing a midnight lunch �%^ for the Christmas party OA., %r4 unc h CARRIED Mr Boake moved the M D give all employees on staff as at December 13th, a Christmas bonus of a turkey or ham XMAS BONUS CARRIED s �� Mr Vickery moved the January, 1992 meetings of Council be changed to January 7th and 21st due to a conflict with the CHANGE A S B Conference which starts on January 28th. REG MEETING CARRIED DATES IN JANUARY Mr Jeffery reviewed the October 9th road committee report Mr Vickery moved approval of the report CARRIED ROAD COMM REPORT The request for erection of yield signs at the George Boles intersection was discussed YTFI fl MrNr. Mr Marz moved the M D erect the necessary signs at the intersection S /SE 26- 32 -24 -4 so the east west traffic must -J yield to the north south traffic 'J S`A CARRIED Mr Hoff moved to table the balance of the agenda to the next meeting of Council and this meeting do now adjourn TABLE CARRIED ADJOURN Time 11 55 A M Reeve 7/7/ 3 Muni ipal Adctl3nistrator