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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-04-28 Council MinutesEwl 2 AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 28th, 1992 1 Approval of Agenda 2 Approval of Council Minutes - April 14 /15th, 1992 Need Clarification re. Item 2 in 1992 Base Course Program 1 Mile or 2 Miles Local Road East of SR 583 3 John C Jeffery Report 4 Executive Committee Report 5 Approval of Accounts APPOINTMENTS• 11 00 A M - Ori.s Rodger 1 00 P M - Jim Ramsbottom, Drumheller Hospital See No 12 3.00 P M - Town of Three Hills - See No 9 & 10 4:00 P M - Art Thomas 4.15 P M - Frank Wessling - Alex Cunningham PRIORITY ITEMS, TABLED ITEMS: GENERAL ITEMS. 6 Letter from Alta Municipal Affairs - Municipal Corporate Review 7 Review bids received for M D newspaper contract 8 Account from Town of Trochu - Keda Expenses - April /91 to January 15/92 9 Meeting with Town of Three Hills - Main Street Project 10 Letter from Town of Three Hills re- Senior Games 11 Report from R A Marz re Kneeh.ill Ambulance 12. Meeting with Jim Ramsbottom - Drumheller Hospital Letter from M D Badlands re. Hospital Sewer Line 13 Review Mill Rate Comparison Report for Annual Meeting 14 Brochures - Elected Officals Symposium 15 Letter from Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation 16 Alberta Transportation Public Assistance Operating Assistance Grant - Process to Distribute Funds? TRANSPORTATION ITEMS 17. Report from Oris Rodger /Lonnie McCook re. Barb Wire 18 Report from Motor Transport Board re: road bans 19 Prep Crew Road Crew Grader Operator Position 20 Report from Lawrence Hogg - Survey Agreements for Bridge Projects 21 Review Budget Amount for 1992 Capital Items 22 Boles Road Project - Agreements to be cancelled? 23 Review Draft of Tandum Offset breaking disc policy 24 M Isaac Low Level Crossing 25 Report from Harold Mueller - Ray Dau Road Problem SR 583 UTILITY OFFICER ITEMS nil A S B 26 A S B Minutes 1 a i 1 1 s ld n 0 a o AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 28th, 1992 PLANNING ITEMS. 27 Review Red Deer River Study - Report from Meeting LATE ITEMS DISCUSSION ITEMS Committee Reports ADJOURNMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------- DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD HEARINGS. DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD MEETING 2 0 v N C] Lei COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIIL 28th, 1992 A regular meeting of the Council of the M D of Kneehill was held in the M D Office in Three Hills on Tuesday, April 28th, 1992, commencing at 9 00 A M The following were present for the meeting Reeve Richard A Marz Division Four Councillors• J Finlay Code Division One Otto Hoff Division Two Robert E Boake Division Three Harold Mueller Division Five Richard M Vickery Division Six Lawrence Hogg Division Seven Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Assistant Administrator was present and recorded the minutes Reeve Marz called the meeting to order There were requests to add the following items to the agenda 16A - Mechanic Situation 25A - Assessor Truck Accident Mr Hoff moved approval of the agenda subject to addition of the above noted items CARRIED Mr Code noted Mr. Ramsbottom from the Drumheller Hospital will not be able to meet with Council today as he does not have all the necessary information He wishes to meet with Council at the last meeting in May Mrs Wilkinson noted Art Thomas is not able to meet with Council today The minutes from the March 24th and April 14th meetings of Council were briefly reviewed Mrs Wilkinson requested confirmation about the base course project for the road east of SR 583 - was it a 1 mile or a 2 mile project? It was noted the project would be 1 1/2 miles. There was also discussion about the number of yards of gravel which should be put on this road - does it need to be to as high a standard as a secondary road Mr Boake noted the blade grade road approved from SR 582 north for half a mile to provide access to S W 17- 31 -25 -4 may require more than a grader to construct It appears the road had some cut and fill work done at some time It was agreed this issue could be discussed at such time as Mr Esau has his residence constructed PRESENT ADD TO AGENDA APPROVAL AGENDA DRUM HOSPITAL ART THOMAS MEETING CORRECTION Tn MTKIIITCC D ESAU DI AnC cDnnC Mr Vickery moved approval of the April 14th and April 15th Council meeting minutes subject to the required correction APPROVAL on Page 3 of the April 15th minutes to indicate the base MINUTES course project on the Local road east of SR 583 is a 1 1/2 mile project CARRIED 1 1 VW 0 r1 U COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIIL 28th, 1992 Mrs Wilkinson reviewed Mr Jeffery's report and there was discussion about the George Friesen approach onto SR 583 J C Mrs Yvonne Evans had contacted the office and expressed JEFFERY great concern about the location of the approach r REPORT The office was directed to send to letter to Mr Art Thomas, Ag Fi.eldman, congratulating him on completion of his Fieldman's Certification Course ART THOMAS Lbor V FIELDMAN Mr Mueller moved approval of Mr Jeffery s report 5e ^t 1e CERTIFICATE CARRIED Mrs Wilkinson advised Council Mr Manny Langman, Advisor APPROVAL The Executive Committee report was reviewed Mr Hogg JCJ REPORT noted there is an error in same - he was not present at the CORPORATE Executive Committee meeting - Councillor Vickery was It REVIEW was agreed the minutes would be corrected accordingly EXEC Mr Hoff moved Council agree to meet with Mr Langman on COMMITTEE The request for snow fence on the south and east side of REPORT the Linden Rubble Pit was discussed. The Committee had MUN le}r recommended use of snow fence rather than page wire or LINDEN chain link fence Mrs Wilkinson noted the land used for RUBBLE PIT the rubble pit will be returned to the owner of the balance FENCE of the quarter if and when the M D no longer require the FOR NEWSPAPER CONTRACT site. Permanent fencing would be quite expensive It was (eater generally agreed to try using snow fence Sin} There wasdisV,russion about the Cameron Koch subdivision - N E. 8 -324.' and whether the M D would be responsible for installation of a culvert and approach into his proposed CAMERON subdivision at some future time or whether he should be KOCH required to install one to provide access off the east SUBDIVISION west road prior to completion of his subdivision Access to the parcel is presently gained by driving off the undeveloped road allowance adjacent to the east boundary of ✓ the proposed parcel C6� {a � Mr Boake moved Mr Koch not be required to install a culvert and approach into the proposed parcel on N E tib4,j) %lr 8- 32 -24 -4 prior to completion of the subdivision �-,`2 CARRIED ✓" Mr Mueller moved approval of the Executive Committee APROVAL report EXEC COMM CARRIED REPORT Mrs Wilkinson advised Council Mr Manny Langman, Advisor from Alberta Municipal Affairs wishes to meet with the M D Council and staff May 21st and May 22nd, to do the 1992 CORPORATE corporate review He believes the review will take about 1 REVIEW and 1/2 days. MUN AFFAIRS Mr Hoff moved Council agree to meet with Mr Langman on MEETING Thursday afternoon, May 21st, 1992 and as many councillors WITH as possible be present for the meeting MUN le}r CARRIED INSPECTOR�� Mrs Wilkinson opened the bids received for the M D of Kneehill newspaper contract BIDS Highway 21 News tender price was $3 25 per M D subscriber FOR NEWSPAPER CONTRACT per year Mr Brinson also indicated in his letter that over and above the services needed he would offer free at no extra charge four full pages of advertising to use at 2 [!]p L v COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIIL 28th, 1992 the discretion of Council There was no indication of what he meant by the statement - over and above the services needed - nor any indication about G S T Three Hills Capital's tender price for 2017 subscription was $5 50 per paper for Canadian subscriber, $7 50 for U S subscribers, no charge for display advertising or flyer inserts, and the G S T which is chargeable on Canadian subscription would amount of $771 15 based on 2003 subscriptions ,aFo There was lengthy discussion about the bids, and the lack of information from Highway 21 News Mr Hogg moved to table this matter until more information can be obtained about the Highway 21 bid. CARRIED TABLED Mrs Wilkinson reviewed the two bills received from the Town of Trochu in connection with KEDA expenses incurred from April 22nd, 1991 to January 15th, 1992 - $1232 52 and KEDA from January 16th to February 19th, 1992 $322 82 EPTNSES Mr Code moved these accounts be referred to the KEDA COP Committee for their consideration c�cc 10 CARRIED I ye n figures to the M.D figures Each councillor was given a RCam` It was generally agreed if the accounts are to be paid it G °m`-1" must be shared among the participating KEDA membership. Mrs Wilkinson read a letter from the Town of Three Hills regarding their application to the Province to host the SUMMER 1994 Alberta Seniors Games The Town has asked if the M.D GAMES would be willing to contribute the sum of $10,000 00 towards the costs of putting on the games There was TOWN lengthy discussion about this request THREE HILLS Mr Code moved the M.D. advise the Town it is not prepared to contribute any funding to this project at this time // Iekcs�n�• CARRIED Mr Marz gave a brief report regarding the amalgamation of the Three Hills and Kneehill ambulance services He KNEEHILL indicated the amalgamation is scheduled to go into effect AMB August 17th, 1992 Some of the terms of the amalgamation are still being worked out Mr. Marz then moved acceptance of his report as information CARRIED The 1991 mill rate, assessment and tax dollar comparison report prepared by Mr Jeffery was then reviewed Mr. MILL RATE Jeffery had obtained information from County of Red Deer, COMPARISON • D Rockyview, County of Mt View, County of Wheatland, REPORT • D of Starland, County of Stettler and had compared their figures to the M.D figures Each councillor was given a PT4NJLA� copy of the report for their information It was suggested a comparison of the population of the different areas and number of miles of roads which have to be serviced could also be done.Mr Vickery moved to accept J this report as information CARRIED 3 /l E • COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIIL 28th, 1992 Mr Rodger entered the meeting at this time - 10 55 A M There was discussion regarding the report from Ludwig and Associates They had taken some wire samples from the barb wire fences built by the M D last year The wire broke in numerous locations and there did not appear to be any reason for the failure of the wire The company tested the wire from three locations and their tests indicate one sample failed because of poor workmanship during construction, one wire was cut and one wire failed in an overload situation They offered to do tests on more samples if council so wish Council discussed this matter at length The location of the fence too close to the ditch might be a problem, workmanship might also be a problem as well as the type of staples used Snow drifting over the bottom wire could cause the overload failure It was suggested landowners should be encouraged to locate their fences further back away from the edge of the ditch Mr Code moved the M D , if necessary due to broken wires, accept responsiblity for removal and replacement of the two bottom wires on any fence project done by the M D in 1991, as well as the 3rd and top wire if the breaks are too numerous to repair, and those wires which are still useable be repaired CARRIED Mr Vickery asked if the M D would assist Bob Peters to move his fence back away from the ditch The fence constructed for him last year is in very bad condition and it may have been caused by snow drifting over the fence There was discussion about this request Mr Vickery moved, if Mr Peters agrees to remove the existing posts and wire, the M D will provide the labour and equipment necessary to rebuild the half mile of fence for him further back on his land away from the road ditch using the same fence posts and any reuseable wire CARRIED Mrs Wilkinson noted Motor Transport Board has provided the latest deflection tests done on the secondary roads in this area Mr. Boake moved this information be referred to the road committee CARRIED Mr Rodger noted he requires a grader operator for the prep crew and the road crew this summer He has sent out information about the position to all M D permanent employees There was discussion about this position and the fact it would be a temporary position for the construction season only If a permanent divisional grader operater applied for the position what position would he have in the winter time and what would happen to his division in the summer It was generally agreed if a divisional operator applied for the position a temporary grader operator could be hired to fill in that division and the permanent employee would return to his division for the 4 f, �4 REPORT RE BARB WIRE FENCE PROBLEMS Sc � ROAD BANS PREP CREW GRADE CREW OPERATOR D� EW COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIIL 28th, 1992 winter time Any other permanent employee could also be replaced by a temporary person during the summer construction season and then the permanent employee would be kept on as usual during the winter months working on the gravel crew or sand trucks, etc It was agreed there should not be an increase in the number of permanent employees on staff, and if no M D employee applied for the position Mr Rodger look at hiring a temporary person Mr Boake moved to accept the report as information CARRIED Mr Hogg noted Torchinsky Consulting had gone on to private property while doing a bridge survey No permission had been obtained from the land owner and the landowner was very upset It was suggested either Torchinsky Consulting, an M D staff member, such as Robert Kennedy, or a councillor should arrange to obtain a right of entry permission agreement. Mr Hogg moved in future right agreements must be obtained prior survey work on private property, appropriate staff contact the land obtain the agreements of entry permission to doing any bridge and if possible the owners and arrange to CARRIED / There was discussion about the dollars which should be budgeted for capital items in 1992 The items authorized were reviewed and there was discussion about whether Council will proceed with purchase of the grader under the rental purchase agreement arranged. Mr Hoff moved Mr Jeffery be directed to include the sum of $550,000 00 in the 1992 budget for capital items CARRIED The meeting adjourned for dinner between 12.00 Noon and 1 00 P M Mr Rodger returned to the meeting at this time. NEED FOR PERMISSION SI T PS RE BRIDGE SURVEYS v t sc ca Q K a CAPITAL BUDGET AMOUNT DTNNFR There was discussion about the Boles road project and whether the agreements obtained from the landowners should BOLES ROAD be kept Would the road be included in the 1993 road PROJECT program or should the landowners be advised the agreements are not required at this time? Mr Hogg moved the landowners be advised as the road I rg project has been deleted from the 1992 road program and as r s ,-r t it will not be done in the foreseeable future the agreements are not required CARRIED The draft policy for rental of the M D offset tandum disc was reviewed and discussed at length RENTAL TANDUM Mr Code moved the policy as drafted be accepted DISC CARRIED i'cs I , cy. 73�6mK The Isaac low level crossing at N W 16- 30 -25 -4 was discussed Mrs Wilkinson noted John O Brien had called ISAAC and indicated the banks would have to be rebuilt and LOW LEVEL protected with rip rap or some mesh material placed on the CROSSING k, i 7 r i 1LJ I* COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIIL 28th, 1992 banks and covered with some type of granular material However there would still be a great potential for washing and the location would have to be inspected regularly and particularly in the spring There was also discussion about the motion made by Mr Hogg in October of 1991 which as yet has not been voted on -<0614 Mr Boake moved to table this matter to the next meeting of council CARRIED Mr Mueller noted he had not yet seen Mr Ray Dau regarding the problem with the SR 583 road survey RAY DAU Mr Mueller moved this matter be tabled to the next meeting v of council CARRIED Mrs Wilkinson reported Mr Edward Dunay was involved in an accident His truck suffered damage and the cost to repair TRUCK the truck will be about $1200 00 There is some frame ACCIDENT damage to the truck. Mr Hogg moved the truck be repaired and the report be accepted as information % 14ermo rL CARRIED t °`' °L �, � C' Mr Rodger asked when the crews should start working 10 10 HOUR hours a day The graders are already working 10 hour days DAYS It was agreed the crews should start working 10 hour days � 0(ZiS on May 4th, 1992 ,,e *sue, He also discussed with Council the purchase of the packers and the tractor, and noted $5000 00 is not sufficient to CAPITAL purchase a useable 10,000 gallon oil tank Mr Haskell has PURCHASES indicated he can get by without a tank this year rather than buying one that is in poor condition It was noted the Capital Committee and Mr Rodger have authority to proceed with purchase of a tractor and packers and it was agreed Mr Rodger would get together with the Capital Committee later today He agreed to get a firm price on the packers which are available Mr Rodger left the meeting at this time. The A S B minutes from the April 7th meeting were A S B discussed. The costs incurred to advertise in the Highway MINUTES 21 News as well as in the Three Hills Capital was also discussed Mr Mueller moved the M D advise the A S B it will not ADVERTISING pay for advertising costs in other papers as it is already paying for subscriptions for all M D ratepayers in order�(�Q� to provide them with M.D. news and information CARRIED The need for a new member on the A S B to replace Tim Kubenic was discussed It was agreed Mr Vickery should look for someone from that area of the M D and bring a report back to council at a later date The term would be for 3 1/2 years 2 t A S B MEMBER f< M\1 T v -3p o C H H 0 COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIIL 28th, 1992 Mr Hogg moved approval of the A S B minutes with the exception of the motion made by the A S B in connection with the newspaper advertising CARRIED APPROVAL A S B MINUTES Mr Rodger returned to the meeting at this time He noted the packers can be purchased for $22,500 including G S T Or the M D could rent them for $3500 00 per month with 80% PRICE of the rent applied against the purchase price if the M D FOR PACKERS decided to buy them later There was discussion about purchase of a second hand TRACTOR tractor and Mr Rodger was requested to get prices from a PURCHASE firm in Drumheller which has two used John Deere tractors for sale and also to contact Mr Arnold Jensen who has a good tractor for sale with very low hours Mr Rodger left the meeting. Mrs Wilkinson reviewed the topics which will be discussed at the Elected Officials Symposium to be held in Red Deer ELECTED June 17th and 18th, 1992 Most of the topics will related OFFICIALS to environmental issues SYMPOSIUM Mr. Code moved two councillors attend the symposium troa�� CARRIED Mr Boake advised he would attend and Mr Vickery indicated rP�is� he may be able to attend R E 3 VA� Mrs Wilkinson read a letter from Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation regarding the allocation of funding to the M D under the Community Recreation /Cultural Grant Program ALTA The grant for 1992 will be $29,976 00 Mrs. Wilkinson noted TOURISM these funds are allocated to the urban centers under the LETTER formula previously worked out by Council The Minister also stressed in his letter that local organizations and agencies should be encouraged to become more self sufficient and governments should not be asked to absorb operating losses in programs and facilities Mr Hoff moved to accept and file the letter as information CARRIED Mrs Wilkinson noted the Province will pay the M D the sum PUBLIC of $15,937 00 in 1992 for the Public Transportation ASSISTANCE Operating Assistance Grant She reviewed the procedure OPERATING used in previous years for distribution of this grant money GRANT Mr Code moved the M D. adopt the procedure used in -^w \^',\\ previous years for distribution of these grant monies da 7 CARRIED Mr Marz noted Earl McRae had met with him recently to EARL review some points and concerns he had with regard to the MCRAE M D shop operation He reviewed the concerns raised by Mr McRae There was discussion about the service trucks, use of the M D half ton trucks and various other .items Mr Rodger returned to the meeting at this time 7 � ;i E r U COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIIL 28th, 1992 There was discussion regarding the M.D. flow chart, the recent discussion with Mr Wagstaff and the other mechanics and how the situation had been handled Council was advised Mr Smith, Mr Rodger and Mr Jeffery had been involved in the discussions with Mr Wagstaff and the later discussion with the other mechanics The two up system of authority was also mentioned Mr Rodger advised Council how the discussions with Mr Wagstaff had been handled He also gave Council some information about the used John Deer tractors in Drumheller, and noted they have alot of hours on them Mr Rodger left the meeting at this time. Mr Robertson, Mayor Three Hills, Jack Ramsden, Administrator and R.inus Onus, Town Foreman entered the meeting and discussed with Council their proposed main street improvement program Mr Marz indicated Council has a concern about the sidewalk which the M.D put in new last year during its office renovations Mr Ramsden indicated the Town had not accepted the request from the M D to pay for the cost of the sidewalk which was installed and paid for by the M D during the office renovations at such time as the Town had funding available He noted it had been suggested the M D put in only the curb and use blocks which could be removed Mr Marz asked what the Town's proposal was for this block Mr Ramsden advised there had been some changes to the cost proposals, but preliminary plans are the sidewalk will be about 11 feet wide including the curb. The intersections will be changed to make them safer for vehicles and people The Town applied for funding under the Street Improvement program from Alberta Transportation and hope to do the project all in one year. Total cost is about $450,000 00 and about $130,000 00 will be charged to the adjacent landowners as a local improvement charge The town will look at a 15 year interest free re- payment schedule Footage charge should be about $3 72 per foot per year or $55.75 per foot if the cost is paid out in full Mr Code asked if what the M D has done is complimentary to the Town's proposal, and if so would they put a value on what the M D has done Mr Onus indicated it was close it may need some modification but it should work It was suggested the new sidewalk would likely have to be removed and replaced so it would match the other streets They may also have to come on to the M D property to correct the levels It was noted this would affect the landscaping in front of !! the office !I The cost to the M D would be about $6900 00 if paid out in full, or about $460 00 per year for 15 years Mr Ramsden indicated Town Council has not yet given first MECHANIC SITUATION -T- C-1- V MEETING WITH THREE HILLS RE MAIN STREET PROGRAM H U n I COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIIL 28th, 1992 reading to the by -law, but it should be done shortly, it will then be advertised as a local improvement by -law and people will have 21 days in which to register opposition to the proposed local improvement by -law and hopefully 2nd and 3rd reading will be given to the by -law in June The matter has been under discussion for about 2 years already and they would like to get the project under way There was discussion about why the M D was not advised about the project prior to putting in the new sidewalk, the type of sidewalk to be used - interlocking blocks or concrete, and the problem with the level of the sidewalk It was noted all the sidewalks will be wheel chair accessible, the Town will try to minimize the effects on the M D property, but makes no guarantee about the sidewalk area It likely will have to be torn up and replaced. Looking at benches at each corner on an strip of interlocking blocks in piece of concrete next to the curb The existing power poles will be rE new ones and the old poles may be Hills Access Road near the hospital the concrete strip, the middle and another and new street lights !moved and replaced with installed on the Three There was brief discussion regarding the M D lot in Grantville and Mr Ramsden noted they would welcome further discussion with Mr Jeffery and or council regarding the transfer box site. Mayor Robertson, Mr Ramsden and Mr Onus were thanked for coming and they left the meeting Time 3 40 P M There was lengthy discussion regarding this proposal and the extra costs which would be incurred by the M D if the new sidewalk has to be removed and replaced Mr Boake moved to table this matter until such time as the Town advertise the local improvement by -law CARRIED It was suggested Mr Jeffery should obtain the total costs spent by the M.D on the new sidewalk Mr Wesseling and Mr Cunningham entered the meeting at this time - 4.15 P M Mr Wesseling reported on the recent meeting with the ratepayers in the Dunphy area He reviewed the concerns raised and comments made by the people at the meeting. It was felt there was two or three who were quite opposed to the proposal to allow more development in the area, but on the whole there was not much opposition Some of the concerns raised were can the area structure plan be amended later (yes) concern about the size of the parcels (may need to be larger due to health regulations for septic tanks and wells) size and type of housing which would be allowed, would mobile homes be allowed, any restriction on the type of development, color etc (M D would likely not want to be involved with this as it is very difficult to enforce) would there be a minimum dollar D RED DEER RIVER STUDY MEETING WITH RATEPAYERS �a Ell r: 0 COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIIL 28th, 1992 limit for construction of a house (likely not only a minimum square footage requirement) There was a concern expressed that this plan was being done because of development pressure (no - want to be ready for development pressure when it comes) and cannot environmental reserves be deleted (Province likely would not allow) There was questions raised about how much of the river bank belongs to the crown, use of environmental reserve land by people, and the scale of development or density factor allowed in the area Mr Wesseling suggested Council could now advertise a date for the formal public hearing Mr Code moved the required public hearing be held on Tuesday, June 9th, 1992, at 4 00 P M , and notice of the hearing be advertised in three issues of the paper CARRIED Mr Cunningham and Mr Wesseling left the meeting at this time Time 4.40 P.M. Mr Hogg moved this meeting do now adjourn Time 4.40 P M Reeve 10 CARRIED - -- �--- --- - - - - -- Muni pal Adm" istrator r H • n �J JOHN C JEFFERY REPORT COVERING THE PERIOD APRIL 14th, 1992 to APRIL 28th, 1992 r 4 BALANCE FORWARD -0 1. Three Hills pumper truck $1700 00 in repairs were incurred Chief apologized - forgot about motion to have work done in our shop. Had it fixed at Three Hills Motor Products as this is where always had town pumper truck fixed 2 Authorized Jean to take girls out to lunch for Secretary Work Cost $47 78 3 April 23/92 Received phone call from Yvonne Evans - has a concern about the new road approach put in for George Friesen on SR 583 - the hill is still very dangerous - approach is in a bad spot and two deer killed there this winter Felt should have had some input into location 4. Agricultural Fieldman's Association advises Art Thomas has ,eLtr passed his last course for his Fieldman's Certificate Six courses successfully completed He will receive his Certificate of Qualification at next in- service training session Balance Forward $47 78 CORRESPONDENCE: 1 County of Red Deer Financial Statement for 1991 2 Letter from Alcohol Drug Education Association re dangers of alcohol 3. Recreation News - Special Issue for 1992 4 AAMD & C News Highlights 5 AAMD & C sent some information about Provincial Budget 6 Letter from CTAP to Louis Perrault re his application - has been assigned a number and will be reviewed 7. Notice of Date for Annual Meeting of Society of Local Government Managers of Alberta 8 Received $23,709 00 from the Province -CASCI Funding 9 Village of Linden - Recreation Board Statement - Revenue $11,569.92 including $4380.00 from Village and $5000 00 from M D. Expenditures = $12,815 31 Net operating Loss = $1245 39 1991 CRC Grant received $5756 00, Used $4,322 82 10 Received Draft Regulations under the Proposed Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act 11 Carbon Recreation Board March 9th meeting minutes and Agenda for April 13 meeting 12 Big Country Regional Recreation Up -Date 13. Three Hills Recreation Board Minutes - March 2nd, 1992 14 AAMD & C has sent another letter about Canada Post's position on rural mail delivery - Association is meeting with Canada Post again to clarify their position on this issue 15. Minutes from the recent Reeves Meeting held March 30/92 16 AAMD & C forwarded copy of study results done on Issue of Shelter vs Evacuation in the event of toxic substance release 17 Alberta Seniors Advisory Council - copy of report on the public meetings held in 1991 18 Booklet - Constitutions are for People not Politicians from Alliance for Preservation of English in Canada 19. 1991 Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation annual report F� .mss-- JOHN C JEFFERY REPORT COVERING THE PERIOD APRIL 14th, 1992 to APRIL 28th, 1992 20 Marigold Report BUILDING PERMITS 1 Gayle Dueck - Lots 17 to 20 in Block 5, Swalwell Mobile Home $35,000 2