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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-02-17 Council Minutesr� L 1-61 • EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT FEBRUARY 17th, 1994 The Executive Committee of Richard A Marz and Otto Hoff met on Thursday, February 17th, 1994 at the M D. of Kneehill office in Three Hills, commencing at 9 00 A M Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Assistant Administrator was present and recorded the minutes The following items were discussed 1 Ben Armstrong Fencing Inc Mr Armstrong is a contract fencer and would meet with council to discuss contracting or would provide council with a breakdown of his rates. He has worked for oil companies, farmers, ranchers and for the M D. of Starland e ri-e r Executive Committee recommend Mr Armstrong be requested to provide a breakdown of his rates 2 Partners for the Saskatchewan River Basin An environmental group from Saskatchewan has set up a project called Partners for the Sasktchewan River Basin It is designed to develop environmental stewardship towards the water resources and the ecosystems of the Saskatchewan River Basin which starts in Alberta and ends in the Hudson Bay. They wish to develop awareness, knowledge and commitment to sustaining the aquatic resources of the river basin Federal funding as well as funds from other sources have been obtained and they are planning a strategic planning workshop in Saskatoon for March 23 to 25th Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information 3 1994 Census Palliser Regional Planning (Linda Hendrickson) called They would be prepared to assist with the census by doing a half day workshop with the people hired to do the census and also to work with the office to ensure the census forms will gather all the information council wishes to obtain She suggested doing the census in May and they could then do the computer input work required to analysis the information this summer with summer help The office is asking for authority to proceed to contact people to act as enumerators and for council to establish a rate of pay It was also suggested two people work together, for safety and the two people cover a larger area. Perhaps divide the M D into four areas. In the previous census 7 people were hired and each did one division Executive Committee recommend the enumerators be paid $100 00 a J°W day plus mileage at the M D mileage rate but there be no meal w > >> remuneration, and further the office be authorized to contact and hire people as necessary and the census be done in the month of June 1 )'�� /I--- Ab E pt, C7 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT FEBRUARY 17th, 1994 4 Prairie Farm Rehabilition P.F.R.A. has forwarded a letter explaining changes to their rural water development program and wish to know if council and or the Agricultural Service Board would like to hear their presentation on this new approach to program delivery It was noted Council has likely heard most of this presentation during the meeting with PFRA regarding the proposed Equity water project Executive Committee recommend a copy of the letter be given to Councillors Lowen and Vickery who are on the water project committee, and if they feel it necessary they can meet with PRFA to hear the presentation 5 Palliser Regional Planning Funspiel Palliser Planning is holding their annual curling bonspiel on Saturday, March 12th Entry forms are available at the office if' anyone wishes to participate. Entries will be accepted on a first come first serve basis Registration fee is $7 50 per person Executive committee recommend to accept and file as information 6 Council Meeting Minutes - February 8th Executive Committee reviewed the minutes and agreed on what should be deleted prior to publication 7 Ward Road Project There is a blind spot on the Ward intersection. Torchinsky recommends that yield signs be installed to make the north south traffic yield to the east west traffic Also discussed the need for installation of a water loading approach at this bridge In order to install a water loading approach it may be necessary to purchase land �or,e I/ Executive Committee recommend the yields signs be installed, and the M D install a water loading approach near the bridge and purchase land if necessary However if land must be purchased in order to install the approach and it is not possible to r acquire the land, the approach is not to be installed on private land 8 Cube Energy Corp Well - 11B 13- 29 -22 -4 Cube Energy wish to drill a well within 1.5 KM of the hamlet of Hesketh 2 a II 7 L41 0 0 0 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT FEBRUARY 17th, 1994 Executive Committee recommend the company be given permission to k�r drill the well within 1 5 KM of the hamlet V 9 County of Mountain View - Proposed Regional Health Area John Grimstead from Mountain View is on a steering committee which is working on a proposed regional health area They have proposed a region which extends from the west boundary of Alberta to east of Drumheller, and from north of Red Deer to south of the M D of Foothills,and including the Banff National Park, but not Jasper National Park They would like input from the areas before February 18th A copy of the proposal was faxed to Reeve Marz on February 11th for his information It appears various other suggestions for this area have also been put forth by different groups working on this matter Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information la. Burial of Indiqent Persons Alberta Social Services have written indicating the Province will continue to assume responsibility for burial of indigent persons They had previously written indicating it would become a local responsibility Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information 11 Ridgewood Homes of Edmonton Ridgewood Homes from Edmonton have extended an invitation to council to tour their factory. They are looking for land in the Province which might be available for possible developments Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information rklej lu Federation of Canadian Municipalities Federation is conducting the Canadian Urban Research on the Environment project to gather and disseminate information about Canadian municipali initiatives to improve the environment and promote long term urban sustainability in Canada and abroad Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information. 13 Alberta Municipal Affairs - Management Agency M ,�JW 0 • EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT FEBRUARY 17th, 1994 Minister Stephen West has forwarded information about establishment of a management agency Lo look after the operation of seniors' housing As of April 1st Municipal Affairs will only provide advisory services and all agencies must be capable of assuming complete operating responsibility as independent providers of social housing services to cients in need. He also indicated the Province does not intend to sell the portfolio to the private sector They are examining how government can facilitate private sector development of future buildings for seniors Executive Committee recommend to accct,L and file as information at this time 14. Brian Penner - Concern re. Linden Church Road Mr Penner is concerned about the condition of the ditch in front of his residence He feels the ditch area should be landscaped so he is able to mow it Executive Committee recommend Mr McCook review the ditch area d� and advise Mr Jeffery regarding -its condition and whether additional work is required. 15, Palliser Regional Planning Commission - Report re Building Inspection Services Palliser Regional Planning Commission Executive Committee adopted the report prepared in connection with providing regional building and safety code inspections The report will be discussed in detail during the regular full commission meeting on Thursday, March 3rd c oaj TG Executive Committee recommend a copy of the report be given to�� Councillors Marz and Hoff as they will be attending this meeting ON lE AAMD & C - Ambulance Services Act Province has proclaimed certain sections of the Ambulance Services Act, but did not proclaim those portions of the act which deals with creation of ambulance district boards or financial issues Municipal authority to deal with these matters continues to exist under the Municipal Government Act P Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information and a copy of the information be given to Councillor Marz 17 Alberta Health - Restructuring the Health System in Alta The Health Plan Coordination Project Steering Committee has provided the Minister of Health with an action plan that outlines the intial steps and timelines for restructuring the I%- 40 • EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT FEBRUARY 17th, 1994 health system in Alberta The Minister accepted the report and she has forwarded a copy Regional health boards will be established by June of 1994 and the first step is to define boundaries for the regions Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information 18 Newspaper Articles - Fire Safety in the Homes Councillor Wagstaff asked if council might be interested in putting an article in the newspaper regarding fire safety in the home The speaker who spoke on this subject at the Ag Service board conference suggested children, while trained to evacuate a school, have no plan if there is a fire at home What about putting on a seminar dealing with this subject? It was noted the local fire departments usually put in some information and articles during Fire Prevention Week Executive Committee recommend the fire departments be advised the M D would be willing to endorse any articles they might wish to publish during Fire Prevention Week regarding the importance of families' developing fire safety plans for their homes and ensuring children are aware of the danger of fire, as long as the M D can review the articles prior to publication 19 Jubilee Insurance - Pesticide Application Insurance Jubilee Insurance has obtained insurance coverage for the M D covering liability for pesticide application. The application must be done in accordance with the requirements of the Pesticide Management Branch of Alberta Environmental Protection. Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information 20 Jubilee Insurance - 5th Layer of Liability Insurance Jubilee Insurance has obtained a quote for an additional $5,000,000 liablility insurance There are presently four layers of coverage Cost for this extra insurance would be $1000 00 providing at least 50% of the areas take the extra insurance. The M D presently carries $17,000,000 (NOTE TO COUNCILLORS HOFF AND MARZ - I was not correc said we carried $20,000,000 We never took the 4th coverage when it came out This information may chE recommendation.) Executive Committee recommend the M D not take the 5th insurance coverage 5 C E • EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT FEBRUARY 17th, 1994 21 Alberta Fire Chiefs Association - Seminar The Alberta Fire Chiefs Association together with the County of Parkland Fire Services is hosting a two day seminar on Re- Inventing Emergency Services - Aprl 8th and 9th. Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information 22 Parks Committee Meeting Minutes - February 15th, 1994 Parks Committee minutes were reviewed Committee discussed power costs, pumping water into the lake, increase in receipts in 1993 over 1992, the idea of selling fire wood, and hiring an attendant for 1994. The Committee recommended to council Allen Mills be asked to return as attendant for the 1994 season at a contract rate of $6500 00 for the season The committee also recommended there be no increase in the camping fee for 1994. -1 C, Executive Committee recommend approval of the minutes and the A & 90 recommendations from the committee 23 Family and Community Support Services There is concern being expressed by various groups that the Province is considering turning the Family and Social Services funding over to Municipal Affairs for distribution to municipalities to spend as they wish This could see the end of funding for Family and Community services in local areas Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information 24 Gulf Canada (D Hurl & Associate.) Well 8- 29- 29 -21 -4 Gordon Sherman from Hurl and Associates called Gulf wishes to drill a well on 8- 29- 29 -21 -4 - Ted Stahl land However Mark Andrew who owns Part of the SW of 28 has a texas gate on M D road allowance south of his residence approach and a fence across the road to the north of his residence Mr. Stahl has had a problem gaining access to his land for a number of years because of this situation and was not able to use the M D road allowance to reach the north 80 acres of his quarter except by driving through his own land If a well is drilled he would have to drive across his land and over the oil lease road or else drive around the oil lease site He is not prepared to do this Mr. Sherman discussed the issue with Mr Andrew and Mr Andrew indicated he was not prepared to move his fence or the texas gate C �' �.d 1 i C 0 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT FEBRUARY 17th, 1994 There is no indication in the M D records that he was given authority to install the texas gate on M D road allowance and the road allowance has not been legally closed. Executive Committee recommend a letter be sent to Mr Andrew, with a copy to Gulf Canada and Mr and Mrs Stahl, advising him �P}4Pr the road allowance cannot be closed off to public access, the �cr} texas gate must be removed and his fence moved back on to his 5k, *� property line (Note. Mr. Sherman called after Executive Committee meeting and asked if Council would meet with the two landowners, himself and a representative from Gulf as Gulf would like to be able to resolve the issue in an amicable way if at all possible. They likely would be prepared to assist Mr Andrew with moving his fence, etc ) 25 CAAMD & C Spring Zone Meeting Letter received confirming the Spring Zone Meeting will be held on February 25th, 1994 at 10.00 A M at the Royal Canadian Legion in Ponoka An agenda for the meeting was forwarded also Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information The meeting then adjourned -ryl - - - - -- Mr Jean Wilki n, Assistant Administrator 4�� Time 11.05 AM 7 i