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AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING JULY 12th, 1993
1 Approval of Agenda
2 Approval of Minutes
3 Approval of Accounts
4 J. C. Jeffery Report
5. Executive Committee
APPOINTMENTS.
10.30
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Vernon Haskell
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Public Hearing Ian Hazel
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Louise Feltham
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Ann Wilton
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Craig Davies PRPC
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Town of Three Hills
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PRIORITY ITEMS.
6. SR 836 Base Course Project
7 P -8 Motor Grader
8 Road Access - Andrews /Lowen
9 Divisional Grading
10 Lawrence Hogg - Dam Washout
TABLED ITEMS:
11 Division 7 Operator - Hours of Work
12. Outdoor Festival By -law and Outdoor Concert By -Law
13 Request for Water Hookup in Huxley - Commercial Operation
14 Czar Resources - Texas Gate by -law
15 Town of Three Hills Waste Disposal Site
16. Enhanced RCMP Service
17. By -law Enforcement Officer
18. Request from Arlin Strohschein for tax cancellation
19. Dawn Sumner - water and sewer service - Huxley
20. Request for gravel - Hazelwood Road
GENERAL ITEMS.
21. Letter from Litwiniuk & Co re: township and range sign
tender - L & M. Signs Ltd
22 Notice of Annexation - Town of Three Hills
23 Meeting with M P Louise Feltham
24 Bids for transfer boxes
25. Report - Three Hills Airport
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TRANSPORTATION ITEMS•
26. Report from Bud Haskell, P W.S.
Huxley Streets Report
27 Road Tour Report
28. Report re- Keyano College
29 Discuss fuel tank - Leo Brietzke
30 Low Level Crossing - WNW 16- 30 -25 -4
31 Ben Schmidt Lagoon
32. Request for Brushing Caragana - P B I North railway crossing
33. Request for backsloping - Vic. Leischner
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UTILITY OFFICER ITEMS.
34 Review Wimborne requests - Street lights, etc.
35 Swalwell meeting report
• PLANNING ITEMS:
36 Review request from M P C re- road widening on subdivisions
37 Meeting with Ann Wilton re proposed subdivision, road
allowance, etc.
38 Public Hearing - Ian Hazel Redesignation SW 29- 32 -25 -4
39. Meeting with Town of Three Hills Committee
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PARKS:
LATE ITEMS
40. Letter from Town of Three Hills - Sidewalk
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
ADJOURNMENT
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DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD MEETING•
41. Request for time extension - Horseshoe Canyon Golf Course
Development Permit
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COUNCIL MEETING JULY 12th, 1993
A regular meeting of the Council of the Municipal District
of Kneehill #48 was held in the Council Chambers, M.D
Office Three Hills, Alberta, on Monday, July 12th, 1993
commencing at 9 07 A M
The following were present for the meeting -
Reeve. Richard A. Marz (after 9 25 A M ) Division Four
Councillors.
Marylea Lowen
Otto Hoff
Robert E. Boake
James M Hanger
Richard M Vickery
Glen Wagstaff
Division One
Division Two
Division Three
Division Five
Division Six
Division Seven
John C Jeffery, Municipal Administrator
Mrs Jennifer Deak, Assistant Accountant, was present and
recorded the minutes
Mr. Hoff, acting as chairperson, called the meeting to
order
Mr Vickery moved approval of the agenda
CARRIED
Mr Boake noted that the June
third paragraph should read 'The
the 'SR837' and also on page 4,
read ' for the 10 miles from
not 'Highway 9' as recorded.
PRESENT
AGENDA APPROVAL
22, 1993 minutes page 2,
SR 836 was discussed' not CORRECTION TO
the fourth motion, should JUNE 22/93
SR575 north to Highway 27' MINUTES
Mr. Boake moved approval of the June 22nd, 1993 council
meeting minutes with the above noted corrections APPROVAL OF
CARRIED MI NUTES
Mr Hanger moved approval of the accounts presented for
payment today, subject to further review by the finance
committee of Richard A Marz, Otto Hoff, Richard M Vickery APPROVAL
and Marylea Lowen CARRIED ACCOUNTS
Mr Jeffery's report was reviewed and various items
discussed.
Mr Boake reported on Item #5, ditch cleaning on Chester
Ratzlaff property. In order to drain water away from the
Linden Home Road, there would have to be a two feet cut
going east, not west, and that he had obtained permission
from Terry Esau to go through the field
Mr Jeffery reported that some of the items stolen last
month from the shop had been recovered
He also reported that Keyano College had visited the M D
job sites and were impressed with the professional job we
were doing They also recommended the one mile of road by
Dale Hecktor's farm be made 28 feet wide
Mr Jeffery noted that Mr Marz had advised him that Mr
Ralph Beeton had replaced his own fence on the Golf Course
Road.
Mr Marz entered the meeting - time 9.25 A M
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Mr Wagstaff moved the meeting adjourn in order to hold a
development appeal board meeting.
CARRIED
Council reconvened at 9 30 A M
Mr Boake moved to approve John C Jeffery report
CARRIED
The Executive Committee report was reviewed and the
following items discussed. -
Item #8, Building Inspections Mr Jeffery reported that
since the M D no longer has a building permit by -law all
building permit applications must go through the provincial
office in Red Deer and they will be issuing a list of
accredited inspectors
Mr Marz reported that Mr Main had told him Mr Ralph
Beeton and Mr Lawrence Braconnier had put up the fence on
Mr. Beeton's property abutting the Three Hills Golf Course
Road after the road was upgraded It was noted that on the
original land agreements, the former divisional councillor
had prepared and signed with the landowner, it was
difficult to ascertain if the M D or the landowner was
responsible for replacing the fence Mr Vickery
recommended that a release type clause be added to the
land, backsloping /borrow pit agreements Mr. Vickery
proposed that upon completion of a road project the
divisional councillor could meet with the landowner,
address any problems and have the release form signed Mr
Marz suggested that instead of the councillor, the public
works superintendent should have the release form signed
Mr Vickery moved that a release /write off clause be added
to agreements made with landowners whose property will be
affected by road construction.
No vote was taken on this motion
Mr Marz moved to table this item until the next meeting to
allow each councillor time to consider the proposal.
CARRIED
Mr. Marz moved that the road committee visit Mr Ralph
Beeton to discuss the fencing policy
CARRIED
Mr Hoff reported on item #7 on the Executive Committee
report, Palliser Regional Planning funding reduction He
noted the provincial grants to the planning commission were
cut and that Palliser received seven percent less funding
and other areas up to twenty percent
Mr Jeffery showed the councillors a computer draft of the
mission statement A vote was taken and the majority of
the councillors approved the draft
Item #18, Dan Hagel - Backs loping /Borrow Pit agreement S.W
34- 30 -24 -W4 (old #21 highway) was discussed The agreement
made with Mr Hagel exceeds the M D policy The corrals,
which were build about twenty years ago, are situated too
close to the road Special terms include the corrals to be
removed and replaced, with proper set backs, by the M D
Mrs Lowen moved that the M D replace the corrals, with
proper set backs, using salvage material from the old
corrals, were applicable
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CARRIED
Item #20, lead hand rate - Doug Knapp was discussed next
The 1993 Employee Contract has eliminated one of the two
lead hand positions. Mr Earl McRae and Mr Doug Knapp
were both receiving lead hand rates A lead hand earns an
extra $0.25 /hr Mr Vickery reported that he had spoken
with Mr Knapp about this change Mr Knapp had noted the
cost for a lead hand at 2,000 hours per year totals
$500 00 A discussion followed on the need to have a title
to do a job It was agreed that Mr Knapp is an excellent
employee who does a good job which includes the provincial
truck inspections
Mr Marz moved that only one lead hand be appointed, as per
1993 Employee contract
CARRIED
Mr Vickery moved that Mr. Earl McRae remain a lead hand
and that Mr Doug Knapp's rate not be increased nor reduced
and he keep the $.25 /hr lead hand rate but that this
$0.25 /hr be designated as a merit increase.
CARRIED
Mr Boake moved to accept the Executive Committee report
CARRIED
Council took a brief coffee break from 10:15 A M until
10 30 A M and when the meeting continued Mr Marz took
over as chairperson Mr Wagstaff was not present until
10:32 A M
Mr Jeffery read a letter from Mr Peter Trynchy, Minister
of Transportation and Utilities, confirming the province's
commitment for funding, in the amount of $1,000,000 00, for
a double seal base course project on the 16 2 kilometre
section of Secondary 836, from the junction of SR 575 to
the junction of SR 27 An agreement will be prepared for
this project
Mr Bud Haskell, public works superintendent, entered the
meeting - time 1030 A M
Mr Haskell gave his report (copy attached) He reported
that the main crew is currently moving to the Orkney
Viewpoint The project there should take four days to
complete and then the crew will start on SR836 project
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SR836 FUNDING
Mr Vickery moved that a letter of thanks, for the SR836 ,_'�77r�7
funding, be sent to Mr Peter Trynchy, Minister of
Transportation and Utilities, with copies to Torchinsky
Consulting and the public works superintendent
CARRIED
The sale of P -8 grader to the town of Trochu was
discussed Mr. Marz noted that on June 2, 1993 a motion
was made and a commitment made to the town of Trochu to
sell them P -8 Based on information received from Mr Phil
Frere, who was not acting on behalf of the town s council
and also the SR836 funding announcement another motion was
made on June 22, 1992 to rescind the original motion and
keep the grader for M D. use on the SR836 project, a
project which would need two graders
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Mr Vickery moved to rescind the June 22, 1993 motion
concerning the sale of the P -8 grader to the town of Trochu
and that the June 2, 1993 motion to sell the grader to the
town be valid
CARRIED
Mr. Vickery noted that the M.D does not have the personnel
to replace a divisional grader operator when he is on
holidays He observed that under the terms of the contract
grader in Division 5, should an interruption of work occur,
a replacement must be arranged immediately This gives
Division 5 an advantage over the other divisions in the
municipality
The servicing of P -8, once the town purchases it, was
discussed Concerns discussed included the priority to be
given for this service, the possibility of tying up a bay
at the shop until the service work on this grader could be
done; the rate to charge the town for the work.
Heavy equipment service rates at various local
establishments were reviewed Mr. Haskell was requested to
obtain a price for servicing P -8 from Mr Keith Smith, the
M D shop foreman Mr Haskell left the meeting
Mr Jeffery next read a letter from the Harold Loney law
office re. Lawrence Hogg dam washout Mr. Hogg is seeking
compensation to repair the dam and estimates costs will be
$500 00 When the M.D employees cleaned out a culvert at
Mr Don Maxwell's the resulting rush of water destroyed a
dam on Mr. Hogg's property. Mr Hogg felt that if the M D
had cleared the culvert in stages, over a period of days,
his dam would not have been washed out
Mr. Haskell re- entered the meeting
Mr Haskell confirmed the situation with the dam washout
and noted that it was a beaver problem that had caused the
debris in the culvert It was noted that it would be
impossible to know if any dams were downstream to culverts
and also how well the dam was built in the first place It
was generally agreed that the municipality should not
accept responsibility nor incur any legal fees to respond
to this demand for compensation.
Mr. Marz moved that a "without prejudice" letter be sent to
Mr Hogg advising him that it is the municipality's
responsibility to keep the culverts open to their full
extent, the M D of Kneehill will not accept responsibility
for any damage that may occur as a result of cleaning out
culverts; the water in this situation took a natural water
course; the municipality has no way of knowing what is
downstream
CARRIED
Mr Haskell then reported that the shop foreman, Mr Keith
Smith, had estimated shop rates to service P -8 would be
between $60.00 - $65 00 per hour.
Mr. Hanger moved that a rate of $60.00 per hour for labour
plus parts, at cost, be set for servicing P -8 for the town
of Trochu and that a recommendation be made to the town
that they seek an alternate source for servicing because
their grader will be considered a second priority to be
serviced at the discretion of the shop foreman
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CARRIED
Mr Jeffery read a letter he had prepared outlining Mrs
Helen Lowen's offer to sell land for an access road through
Pt W 1/2 14- 29 -21 -W4 Mrs. Lowen is asking $20,000,000.00
for approximately 118 12 acres and wants the M D to pay
® all G S T , realty , legal and any other costs involved
with this transaction It was unanimously agreed that this
offer would not be accepted Mr Jeffery then reviewed the
letter Mike Welsh, the M.D legal counsel, had written
concerning this matter and the procedure for expropriation
and noted total possible costs to undertake this process
could reach $21,000 00 Costs are based on time,
appraisals, assessments and land value It was also noted
that Mr Andrews, who had requested this access road, did
have an alternate access into his property without going
across Mrs Lowen's land
Mr Hanger moved to write a letter to Mrs. Helen Lowen
rejecting her offer, write a letter to Mike Welsh advising
him that the M D does not wish to pursue this matter and
not to commence expropriation proceedings Also, that the
divisional councillor, Mrs Marylea Lowen, along with the
Reeve, Mr Marz, meet with Mr Andrews to discuss this
matter informing him of details of the negotiations and
• possible costs to acquire this land
CARRIED
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Item #6 on the public works superintendent's report,
divisional blading, was discussed Mr Wagstaff has
suggested that the grader operators only make a double pass
when they blade the roads This would save time and allow
the operators to get caught up with their road maintenance
since the inclement weather had put them behind schedule
A discussion followed on the possibility of hiring part
time grader operators, on an 'on call basis', for when the
grader men are on holidays, having eight divisions in the
municipality instead of seven, road maintenance problems
and ratepayer concerns about roads, grass on roads and
widening roads Mr Marz noted that the 1993 budget has
no provisions for the expenditure to hire part time grader
operators and Mr. Jeffery's budget comparison report, as at
June 30, 1993, has predicted a deficit in excess of
$21,000 00 Mr Jeffery clarified this report and noted it
was only a guess, a pessimistic guess, at this point
Revenues and expenditures were both understated and a more
accurate report would be available as the year progressed
I and actual revenue and expenditures were realized.
Mr. Wagstaff moved that in order to maintain the roads, the
public works superintendent be authorized to hire, at his
discretion and only when necessary, part time grader
operators to replace the divisional grader operators when
they are on holidays.
CARRIED
The need to crush more gravel for the SR836 project was
discussed Mr Haskell noted that this gravel would be
crushed at the Garson Pit Mr Marz recommended that the
M D negotiate early with the province and try to obtain a
commitment for the crushing and stockpiling of the
remainder of the gravel needed to complete the SR836 road
project
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Mr Boake moved that Mr Vickery's earlier motion to write
a letter to thank the Minister of Transportation and
Utilities for the SR 836 funding include a request for a SR836 GRAVEL
commitment from the province for the 1994 crushing and REQU I REMENTS
stockpiling requirements to complete the SR836 project
CARRIED
Mr. Haskell reviewed the costs to apply dust control for
one mile on the Linden Home Road beside the nursing home
and school. The price quote from ARM for LS2000 is
$3,520 00 /mi magnesium chloride - $3,200 00 /mi plus
G S T Mr Reed, from ARM has recommended the product be
applied in two applications
General Chemical has quoted liquid calcium chloride at
$2,505.60/mi plus G S T
Mr Boake moved that magnesium chloride be applied, in two
applications, for on mile on the Linden Home Road at a cost
not to exceed $3,200 00 plus G S T
CARRIED
Mr Haskell recommended that hot mix be used for repairing
the Huxley streets
It was reported that the crack filling crew had an accident
with their vehicle on June 28, 1993 at the junction of
Highway #21 and SR 575 It was noted that, on the M D
vehicle, the trailer lights were not plugged in the
trailer The truck had recently been exchanged and a
different truck was hooked up to the trailer It was
recommended that all drivers should be instructed to check
that all their equipment is working before driving M D.
equipment The R C M P did not come out to the accident
scene It was estimated that about $3,000 00 of damage was
made on the other car It was decided to wait for the
police and insurance reports on this accident before
determining if further action will be required
Mr Vickery moved to excuse himself from discussions and
voting on the next item due to family involvement
CARRIED
Mr Vickery left the meeting - time 11 30 A M
Mr Haskell informed the councillors that he had taken
level readings at the Ben Schmidt lagoon, located in S W
10- 34- 24 -W4. There is a 1 73 metre drop from the culvert
to the fence line east of the lagoon Mr Haskell
recommended the hi -hoe be used make a trench to allow the
water to drain away from the lagoon
Mr Wagstaff moved that a letter be written to Mr Schmidt
advising him the M D is willing to dig a trench so that
the water drains away from his lagoon but only on the
condition Mr. Schmidt agrees to this work and also agrees
that the M D will have no further responsibility for the
drainage ditch on his property
CARRIED
Mr Vickery re- entered the meeting - time 11.35 A M
Mr Hoff moved that five loads of hot mix be used to repair
the streets of Huxley at a price not to exceed $4,000 00
CARRIED
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It was suggested that the 1994 budget include monies for
chipping Huxley Streets
Mr. Wagstaff moved that all road bans be removed and roads
be 100% legal axle weight with the exception of Keivers
Lake Road, Airport Road and Mobil Plant Road which are to ROAD BANS
remain at 75% legal axle weight
CARRIED
Mr. Marz recommended that roundup be used to control the
grass at the side of the Keivers Lake Road.
Mr. Vickery moved that, in an effort to control roadside
grass, Roundup be applied, where necessary, to roadsides
abutting any paved roads and roads that have been treated
with SP90
CARRIED
Mr Haskell reported on the SP90 dust control project that
Dwayne Sands, of Sands Dust Control, is doing on the Fisher
Davis and Grainger Roads The Fisher Davis Road had 5,166
yards of screenings put on it Dwayne Sands wants to put a
little more oil with it, mix it up and roll it out again to
get a smoother job It was noted that 3/4" gravel was used
on the Grainger Road and at the recommendation of Dwayne
Sands, screenings were used on the Fisher Davis Road
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Mr Marz moved that all monies be withheld from Sands Dust
Control until the road committee is satisfied with the dust SP90 DUST
control job done on the Fisher Davis Road and the south CONTROL PROJECT
side of the Grainger Road
CARRIED
Mr Haskell reported that to drain the slough at Alex
Swanson's a 1 1/2 metre deep ditch would have to be dug for
a length of 200 metres The slough needs to be drained as
it is causing road damage Concerns were raised at the
size of the ditch, particularly since it was adjacent to
the road
Mr Wagstaff moved that, before proceeding any further,
the Agricultural Fieldman, Mr Art Thomas, check with
P.F.R A and Water Resources to determine if they will ALEX SWANSON
intervene in this matter to help solve this problem SLOUGH PROBLEM
CARRIED
Mr Haskell also reported that we will need approximately
forty three additional township and range signs for the two
correction lines in the municipality Alberta Traffic
Supply has quoted a price of $5,500 00 for these signs We
will be using the same sign system as the County of Red
Deer, which uses the County of Strathcona system
Mr Boake moved that the additional signs for the
correction lines be purchased at a cost not to exceed
$5,500 00
CARRIED
The meeting recessed for lunch from 12 00 noon until 1.05
P.M.
Mr. Marz took over the chair when the meeting continued
He thanked the council and staff for the flowers during his
recent hospital stay
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Mr Haskell reviewed the bids for the line painting A
budget was set for $30,000.00 for this project Three
companies submitted bids Bids included prices for centre
line only and both centre and edge line
The lowest bid received was from Triple A Striping at
$315.00 per kilometre for centre and edge and $122 00 for
centre line only A lengthy discussion followed on the time
span for line painting and which type of road and what type
of striping would be required
Mr. Hanger moved to table this item until the next meeting
MOTION WAS LOST
Mr Jeffery read a letter from Keyano College They had
visited our job site and were very impressed with our road
construction operations They have offered to run a course
in base paving and recommend to include finish grader work
to help with the long term road maintenance Course costs
are approximately $4,000 00 per week which include
instructor wages, travel, accommodations and course
supplies. The course can cover operating, safety and
service
Mr Boake moved that Keyano College be authorized to put on
a week base course operating only course (not including
safety and service) and try to work in grading if time
permits
NO VOTE TAKEN
Mr Boake moved to table this item so that the scheduled
Public Hearing could be held
CARRIED
Mr Haskell left the meeting - time 1.35 P M
Mrs Lowen moved the council meeting reconvene, the public
hearing having been completed
CARRIED
Time 1.57 P M
Mr Wagstaff moved first reading to by -law number 1286,
this being the by -law to redesignate part S W 29- 32 -25 -W4
from "AC" - Agriculture Conservation District to "A"
Agriculture District in order to accommodate a meat
processing operation, which is considered an industrial
use Industrial uses are listed as a discretionary use in
the "A" - Agricultural District.
CARRIED
Mr. Hanger moved second reading to this by -law
CARRIED
Mrs Lowen moved third reading be given to this by -law at
this time.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Mr Vickery moved third reading to this by -law
CARRIED
The discussion resumed on line painting
Mr. Vickery moved to accept the tender from Triple A
Striping and Seal Coating Services at a cost of $315 00 per
kilometre for centre and edge line painting and $122 00 per
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kilometre for centre line only painting and that heavy coat
surfaced roads only be painted, at the recommendation of
the public works superintendent, with total costs not to
exceed $20,000 00
CARRIED
The Division #7 grader operator hours of work were
discussed Mr Jeffery noted that a motion had been made
on May 25th, 1993 to allow Mr. Robert Gundlach, the
Division #7 grader operator, to work a twelve hour day,
four day week under the terms and conditions of the
overtime agreement, for a two month trial basis This
motion was tabled until the June 8th, 1993 meeting where it
was again tabled until the next meeting This agenda item
was again tabled at the June 22, 1993 meeting
Mr Vickery moved to amend the May 25th, 1993 motion
regarding the operating hours of Mr Robert Gundlach,
Division #7 grader operator and that the amendment be that
the trial basis be for one month only instead of two
A vote was held on the amendment to this motion.
CARRIED
A vote was held on the original May 25th, 1993 motion,
which was
'Mr Wagstaff moved Robert Gundlach be allowed to work a
twelve hour day, four day week, under the terms and
conditions of the overtime agreement, on a trial basis for
two months starting June 1, 1993'
CARRIED
Mr Wagstaff reported that Mr Larry Bevell, the U G G.
operator in Huxley has requested a separate water hook up
for his exclusive use only This separate line will be
used for his sprayer and could be set up at the pumphouse
Mr Bevell is willing to pay the costs for this line
Mr. Wagstaff moved that the development officer, Mr Alex
Cunningham, obtain cost estimates to install a line
dedicated to Mr Bevell and that if a line is installed
exclusively for Mr. Bevell's commercial business, the line
be a metered line with Mr Bevell paying all the
installation costs and water use costs, at the same rate as
the other residents of Huxley
CARRIED
Mrs Louise Feltham, M P Wild Rose constituency, entered
the meeting - time 2.25 P M
Mr Marz introduced the council members to Mrs Feltham and
welcomed her to the meeting
Mrs. Feltham gave a short presentation on the economy of
Canada and its future directions, addressing both the
federal and provincial deficits. She noted the new prime
minister wants to eradicate the deficit in five years. To
accomplish this cuts will have to be made in all areas and
new agreements made with the provinces regarding transfer
payments The deficit is currently 4 5% of total worth and
while this is a concern it is not an unmanageable amount
because of the recession the G.S T has not achieved its
goals; it did not break even but rather resulted in a
billion dollar shortfall Mrs Feltham reported that the
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Free Trade Agreement (N.A.F T A ) has proven a great
benefit to Alberta with exports from Alberta increasing
52% The government's priorities will be to try and get
people back to work and to help small business Mrs.
Feltham then reviewed the New Horizon Program for seniors
She noted that the government had implemented a means test
for seniors to qualify for some of the benefits, the
pension clawback was one such example Mrs Feltham
concluded her address by noting the government's mandate is
to cut back and not to spend it's way out of the
recession
Council then reviewed the following items with Mrs Feltham
- Gun control - It was generally felt that the Firearms
Acquisition Certificate was a good thing but some
discretion and common sense should be used in implementing
these regulations, particularly for the rural population
Gun control should be taken from the criminal code and
placed under provincial legislation This could allow for
regulations for specific areas For example, more lenient
rules for gun handling in rural areas and more stringent
regulations in urban areas.
- Young Offenders Act - It was generally felt that judges
needed more training, juvenile ages should be lowered from
18 to 16 years and from 12 to 10 years because youth to -day
are exposed to more, need a co- ordination of provincial and
federal services
- Federal Pensions - A major concern was that of elected
officials drawing pensions before retirement age Mrs
Feltham noted that these pensions have employee /employer
matched contributions and should be administered privately.
- Western Grain Stabilization - Concerns were expressed
that the Canadian Wheat Board, a crown corporation, had not
notified farmer members of how they had accounted and
calculated for payments and subsequently how they had
determined that overpayments had been made on their part
and were now requesting repayments from farmers Mrs
Feltham assured Council she would look into this situation
and advise Council
Mr Marz thanked Mrs Feltham for attending the meeting and
discussing mutual concerns with council.
Mrs Feltham left the meeting - time 3 45 P M
A short recess was held from 3.45 P M. until 4 05 P M
When the meeting reconvened Mr Jeffery read a letter from
Dawn Sumner who is requesting an extension of water and
sewer services to the property she recently purchased in
Huxley This is the old Robinson store, Lot 21, Block 3,
Plan 6680, AP Huxley
Mr Cunningham entered the meeting 4 08 P M
Mr Cunningham noted that when the water and sewer lines
were .installed in Huxley, in 1975 and 1981 respectively, no
hookups were made to this property as it was vacant at the
time and there seemed no potential for habitation in the
premises The community of Huxley paid for their water and
sewer services through frontage charges levied on the
property taxes and monthly water and sewer billings Mr
Cunningham noted that in order to connect sewer and water
to Ms Sumner's property line about 80 feet of trenching
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will be needed at a cost of approximately $10 00 /ft for a
total of approximately $800 00
Mr Hanger moved that a policy be established for charging
for new water and sewer hook up in all M D hamlets and
that this charge be set at $800.00 for service to the
property line only and also that this charge be the
responsibility of the taxpayer and paid by the taxpayer
prior to hook up Also, that Ms Sumner be advised, by
letter, of this new policy
CARRIED
Mr Cunningham left the meeting - time 4 20 P M.
A delegate from the town of Three Hills then entered the
meeting (time 4.20 P M.) This delegation included Mayor
Bob Robertson, Councillors Myrna Bauman, Bill Chapman, Roy
Butler, Lawrence Bauer and town administrator Jack Ramsden
Mr Marz welcomed the delegation to Council
Mr. Ramsden informed council that the town had been
approached for a funding commitment by a committee which
had formed to revamp and modernize the hockey arena The
town council felt that before any commitment could be made
for this project the matter should be discussed the the
M D. of Kneehill
The original arena was built twenty six years ago and the
dressing rooms were the old 1950 ones and just added to the
arena The proposed project is estimated at $1,000,000 00
and would include an addition to the hockey ice (5' wide
and 15' longer) to bring it to official size, new ice
floor, new dressing rooms and a joint lobby between the
hockey arena and the curling club Also, under review is
an addition that could be used by the library or gymnastics
club Mr. Ramsden reported that this year juvenile hockey
members totalled 188 people, of which.
95 were town residents 50 5%
81 M D residents 43 0%
12 other municipalities 6 4%
Mr Ramsden also noted that the reserves the town had would
be insufficient for this project and some financing would
have to be obtained.
Mrs. Bauman, a town councillor, noted she had some major
concerns about this project. Firstly, she felt that, in
these times of budget restraints, the town could not
afford monies for recreational facilities and secondly, she
was in favour of interested parties forming a society and
having community involvement to raise monies and then
perhaps the town backing this society's debenture for the
balance of the funds needed for the renovations
Mr Ramsden noted that the Elks were hoping to raise some
monies for this project
Mr Vickery noted that there were several arenas in the
municipality that were not being used to capacity and had
the town not considered a joint use of arenas with
Torrington or Trochu?
Mr Marz questioned whether hockey would remain popular
He also added that he was in favour of the concept to get
the community involved in this venture He felt it was
very important to get volunteers as the end result would be
more consideration and respect for the project
Mr Ramsden concluded his presentation by requesting the
M D of Kneehill council to consider this project; if the
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municipality is willing to fund a portion of it and if so
how much. He suggested another meeting could be arranged at
a later date for further discussions
Mr Marz invited the committee involved with this project
to request an audience with council to discuss this
project. Mr Marz thanked the town for their presentation
The town delegation then left the meeting - time 4.55 P M
A further discussion followed on the proposed town of Three
Hills arena upgrading It was noted that the municipality
would not gain any economic benefits from this project but
Three Hills definitely would reap an economic spin off It
was generally agreed to encourage fund raising for this
project.
Mrs Lowen moved the meeting do now adjourn
CARRIED
Time 5.00 P M
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JOHN C JEFFERY REPORT
COVERING PERIOD JUNE 22nd to JULY 12th, 1993
REPORT*
Balance Forward $203 69
1 R C M P - Advised Doug Knapp to pick up 10 tires in Strathmore
(R.0 M P Jim Wong) and 6 tires in Calgary (R M M P Ed. Turco
Also tried to identify other stolen articles and return
them as well.
2. Executive Committee recommend the South Carbon road be shaped up
with grader at 28 feet, packed with sheepfoots and haul in 1 1/2
inch from Marshman stock pile site See if this process will
work and if it does the road could be taken off the road
program This process works well in Wetaskiwin
3. Gave 4 M D maps to Donna from Alberta Transportation
24th June - Cost $10 70 each $ 42 80
4 R A Marz reported he has found out Beeton originally replaced
his own fence - N E 23- 31 -24 -4
5 Lonnie advised must clean ditch and or rebuild driveway on
private property - Chester Ratslaff - in order to drain water
away from the Linden Home road project. Same was approved by
Otto Hoff, Glen Wagstaff, R E Boake, Marylea Lowe, Jim Hanger
and Richard Vickery
6 Power pole knocked over by M D employee July 8th, 1993
Report on file - employee terminated
BALANCE FORWARD $246 49
CORRESPONDENCE:
1 R C M P report re: recovery of stolen property
2. Information re 1994 Alberta Conference on Tourism - March 13
to 16th, 1994 in Edmonton
3 Between Friends - Newsletter - Friends of Science Alta
Foundation
4. Letter frm Peter Trynchy - advise that 50% advance on 1993
Road Grant has been deposited to M.D. account - $221,304
5 Letter from Alta. Transportation - Rob Penny new regional
director for the Red Deer Region - effective July 1st, 1993
D. J. Bussard is retiring June 30th, 1993
6 Newsletter - Breaking down the Barriers
7. Newsletter - Milner Fenerty
8 Receipt - D. & M Fencing - Lions Campground fencing $1740
9 Minutes - Drumheller & District Solid Waste meetings
10 Three Hills School Division Minutes - June 23/93
11 Brochure re Alta Local Opportunity Bonds
12. 1992/93 Annual Report - Seniors Advisory Council for Alta.
13 Letter of Thanks - National Archives for donation of M D map.
DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
1 Buffalo Jump Canyon Ranch - Camp Ground S.W.31- 34 -21 -4 $10,000
2 Ken Ward - Dugouts SE 15 & NW 11 in 29 -24 -4 $2000.
3. Edward Wilkinson - Home Occupation auto body restoration shop
Pt SW 34- 32 -25 -4 - No cost - using existing shop
4 Richard Faulter - 2nd residence - Pt NE 13- 29 -21 -4 $60,000
5 Dawn Sumner - Home Occupation Bed and Breakfast - Lots 19 & 20
Block 3 Plan 6680 A P No cost - using existing building
6 Paul Phibbs - Feed Lot - Pt N E 19- 32 -23 -4
7 Wayne Klassen - Residence - N E 12- 31 -26 -4 - $50,000
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1 Main Crew is now working on the Church Road and have
run into more trouble, will have to dig out more mud
with hoe and haul in drier dirt South mile on the
Home Road has been gravelled
2 Huxley streets need approximately 5 trailer
loads of hot mix then chips
3. Gravel requirements for 1993 winter weeks.
Yardage Hauling Time
Paulson
Arthurville
Wimborne
3 -Hills West
.G way 21 & 27
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3000
3000
3000
2500
12,000
5000
5000
10,000
7500
7500
58,000 yd3
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days
5
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4
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3 1/2
days
20
days
7 1/2
days
7 1/2
days
15
days
7 1/2
days
7 1/2 days
82 1/2 days
Miles and myself think this amount of gravel should be
moved in 82 5 days with single shifts
4 Dust control from ARM - 1 mile of L S 2000 -
$3520 00, 1 mile of Magnesium Chloride - $3200 00
Lorne Reed suggested we do it in 2 applications - half
now then other half later on Price would be $1650 00
each time plus G S T
General Chemical - suppliers of Liquid Calcium
Chloride + $2505 60 plus G S T per mile.
5 Our crack filling crew had an accident on Monday,
June 28, 1993 at Jct of #21 & 575. They were making
a left turn onto #575 when a car went to pass on the
left hand side Trailer lights were not plugged in on
our trailer. No injuries
6. Glen Wagstaff suggested that we go back to blading
our roads with only a double pass for the present
time, while they are in such bad shape Rick, Bob and
Marylea thought this would be okay Trying to widen
with the long grass is taking to much time
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7. Ben Schmidt drainage problem - There is a 1 73 meter
drop from the culvert to the fence line east of the
lagoon I think a bit of cleaning with the hi -hoe
would let the water drain better
8. I checked the carragana sight problem north of P B I
near the railroad tracks and found a hedge coming from
the east. However it stops about 50 - 60 feet from
the shoulder of the road. It does cause a sight
problem when you are travelling north.
9. Road bans on light surface roads should be lifted I
think as we are starting to chip the Hastie Road and
we would like to haul full loads I think the roads
have firmed up by now
10. I gave Linden Contractors permission to use our 16
wheel jeep to move his loader from the pit to Three
Hills
11. Fisher Davis road has had 5166 yards of screening
put on it Dwayne Sands feels we should put a little
more oil with it and mix it up and roll it out again
to try to get a smoother job
12 Linden Contractors have crushed 30,830 yards at the
Esau pit, and 4000 chips Now they are going to
finish crushing out the roadway to 1 1/211. This
coarser gravel may work better on north end of Home
road and Church road for a base
13 In order to drain the slough at Alex Swanson's we
would have to dig a ditch approximately limeter deep
for approximately 200 meters Replace culvert in
approach and replace cement culvert through road.
14 P -10 will be broke down for several days The
tanden is broke, will have to be taken apart and sent
to Calgary for machine work
15 Alberta Traffic Supply will put up the additional
signs (43) for approximately $5500 00
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