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Home My WebLink About1994-05-24 Council MinutesA W [A AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 1 Approval of Agenda 2 Approval of Minutes May 10th, 1994 3 Approval of Accounts 4 J C Jeffery Report 5. Executive Committee Report APPOINTMENTS• 9 00 A M Bud Haskell 1.00 P M Public Hearing - LLoyd Denney - Redesignation See Item #24 2.00 P.M. P F R A - See Item #23 3.00 P M Jack Ramsey, M P See Item #22 PRIORITY ITEMS• 6. Report from Capital Committee 7 Review 1994 Mill Rate By -law - Requires new by -law TABLED ITEMS. nil TRANSPORTATION ITEMS. 8 Public Works Superintendent Report 9 Review Report from Alta. Bridge Branch - M D Bridges 10. Report from Road Committee 11. Review Klassen Cattle Pass - Report from Councillor Boake 12 Review proposed new procedure re- overweight permits Herman Martens 13 Report - Councillor Hanger - Gorman Nakaska Road 14. Rock stock pile for bridges 15 Request from Valleyview Colony - Ditch work, etc. 16 Report Councillor Boake - Weigh Scale on SR 806 17 Report Councillor Boake - paving Acme Shop - apron 18. Grading GENERAL ITEMS• 19 Computer Drawing of M D field sheets - Report Herman Martens 20 Review draft by -law for changes to M D procedurial by -law 21 Report re- meeting with Town of Trochu Council - Transfer Site costs 22. Meeting with Jack Ramsey, M P. 1 ,/j 11 r i AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 UTILITY OFFICER ITEMS• 23 Meeting with P.F R A re Water System for rural residents f PLANNING ITEMS 0 24 Public Hearing - Change to M D land use by -law - 1 00 P M - Lloyd Denney - Redesignation to Country Residential 25. Review amended by -law re- one family dwellings in flood plain areas Needs third reading. PARKS /RECREATION LATE ITEMS. DISCUSSION ITEMS. ADJOURNMENT DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD MEETING. DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD HEARING. 2 IM COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 A meeting of the Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill #48 was held in the Council Chambers, M.D Office, Three Hills, Alberta, on Tuesday, May 24th, 1994 commencing at 8.30 A.M. The following were present for the meeting. Reeve. Richard A Marz Division Four Councillors• Marylea Lowen Division One Otto Hoff Division Two Robert E. Boake Division Three James Hanger Division Five until 12 00 Noon Glen Wagstaff Division Seven (after 8.34 A M ) John C. Jeffery, Municipal Administrator Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Assistant Administrator, was present and recorded the minutes. Reeve Marz called the meeting to order A request was made to add an item to the agenda 22a. Village of Linden - Fire Department Request Mr Hanger moved approval of the agenda with addition of the above noted item CARRIED Mr. Boake moved approval of the May 10th council meeting minutes CARRIED Mr Hanger moved approval of the accounts submitted for payment today, subject to further review by the finance committee of R A Marz, Otto Hoff, Marylea Lowen and Glen Wagstaff CARRIED Mr Jeffery reviewed his report Mr Wagstaff moved approval of Mr. Jeffery's report CARRIED The Executive committee report was reviewed and various items discussed Mr. Haskell, P W S entered the meeting at this time 9.00 A M Mr Boake moved approval of the Executive Committee report CARRIED The 1994 capital committee report was reviewed and discussed The comittee recommended the antique ripper be sand blasted, painted and set out with the old elevating 1 f"ZI-11111--11 nnCCCKIT ADD TO A/`C \InA APPROVAL AGENDA APPROVAL MINUTES APPROVAL ACCOUNTS J C JEF EXEC COMM nrnnnr 1994 CAPITAL COMM REPORT Im [A COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 grader The idea of donating the ripper to a museum was also discussed Mrs. Lowen moved the M D contact the Drumheller Antique DONATE Museum, Pioneer Acres at Irricana, the Three Hills OLD RIPPER Historical Society and the Trochu Historical Society with TO MUSEUM an offer to donate the ripper on a first come first serve Iek scr`t basis to one of these museums CARRIED Mr Haskell noted P -7 should be considered for replacement otherwise it may need considerable repairs in the next year or so Mr. Hanger moved patrol 1 be moved to Division 7 and patrol 7 be kept as a spare grader for now CARRIED It was suggested the entire grader fleet should be reviewedby the Capital Committee Mrs. Lowen moved approval of the recommendation from the Capital Committee, the Capital Committee be authorized to proceed with purchase of the approved items with power to delegate that responsibility to an appropriate department head if they so wish. CARRIED Mr. Jeffery reviewed the 1994 mill rate by -law and noted due to a change in the provincial education requisition it is necessary to change the by -law. The dollars payable to the province has been reduced and this changes the supplementary school mill rate from 9 585 to 9 673 and the power and pipeline mill rate from 12 425 down to 10 102 The total levy is reduced from $9,652,505 35 to $9,377,694 25 Mr. Boake moved first reading to by -law 1308, this being a by -law to approve the 1994 budget and establish the 1994 mill rates and upon third reading to cancel in its entirety by -law 1306 CARRIED Mr Hoff 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. Wagstaff moved third reading to this by -law CARRIED The Public Works Superintendent's report was then reviewed Mr Boake moved the Public Works Superintendent be authorized to purchase reject rock as necessary from Bauer Brothers at a price of $1 10 per cubic yard CARRIED There was discussion as to whether the matting material might be used to help eliminate soft spots in M.D. roads E PATROL 7 APPROVAL CAPITAL REPORT 1994 MILL RATE BY LAW 1308 RESCIND BY LAW 1306 � w P W S REPORT PURCHASE ROCK 1- av \e 04,4 Yd MATTING MATERIAL C] Adnoo- ■ COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 Mr Wagstaff noted there is a very bad spot on the Perry road which is likely caused by water coming up in the road bed and wondered if putting some of the matting material in the soft spot would eliminate this problem It was noted the Cunningham road has the same problem Mr Haskell noted the cost for material for the Perry road would be about $2 76 per square meter and the soft spot is about 150 feet long It would cost about $1100 00 for the material Mr Wagstaff moved the Public Works Superintendent be LC',krke authorized to purchase sufficient matting material and it be used to try to repair two soft spots in M D roads CARRIED It was generally agreed this be tried on the Perry and Cunningham roads. There was discussion about whether the crews should now be working a longer day to try to make up time lost because of rain. 12 HOUR DAYS Mr Hof f moved in order to make up hours lost due to rain, the crews be authorized to work 12 hour days 5 days a week AND until the end of June and further the crews may work on a SATURDAYS Saturday at regular hours and rates and bank these hours if they wish, in order to make up hours lost due to rain CARRIED d V ` s-A APPROVAL Mrs Lowen moved approval of the Public Works PWS REPORT Superintendent's report CARRIED Mr Jeffery reviewed the Executive Committee recommendation regarding Bridge Branch's report on M D bridges and same BRIDGE was discussed in detail Bridge Branch has recommended BRANCH when some bridges require major repairs, instead of REPORT repairing it the bridge be removed and a low level crossing installed Mr Hanger moved to accept the Executive Committee's recommendations regarding various bridges in the M D CARRIED Mr Jeffery reviewed the April 27th road committee report The approach installed by Richard Rowbottom on to SR 575 has not been properly completed and it was agreed Mrs. Lowen should discuss this matter with Mr Rowbottom The concern expressed by Dale Merkel regarding the SR 575/SR 837 intersection in front of his residence was discussed The road committee could see no evidence of vehicles going off the road and breaking down his trees Mr Merkel had requested the M D install guard rails The road committee had made no recommendation, but it was suggested another chevron arrow or a checkerboard sign might be installed Mr Boake moved approval of the April 27th road committee report CARRIED The council took a short break at this time 3 ROAD COMM REPORT ROWBOTTOM APROACH DALE MERKEL REQUEST GUARD RAILS APPROVAL ROAD COMM RFPnRT 2M • � E y. COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 Mr Hanger and Mr Hoff did not return to the meeting at this time The Klassen cattle pass was discussed Mr Haskell and Mr Boake had met with Mr Klassen and he wanted the cattle KLASSEN pass left in place CATTLE PASS Mr. Hoff returned to the meeting at this t}me —� Mr Haskell noted the cost of replacement of the used 8 foot culvert would not be much more expensive than installing a 3 foot culvert There is a natural drainage course there and if the existing wooden cattle pass is removed something must be put back in The cattle pass is over six feet in diameter and if a smaller culvert is installed it would require filling in the hole Mr Hanger returned to the meeting at this time - 10.25 A. M. Mr Wagstaff moved the 8 foot used culvert be installed on the forced road in North East of 35- 30 -26 -4. CARRIED Herman Martens entered the meeting at this time 10 30 A M Mr. Jeffery reviewed the form prepared by Mr Martens in PROPOSED connection with a proposed overweight control system He OVERWEIGHT RWEIGHT has prepared a request for permission to travel form which CONTROL he would send to the various trucking companies and when SYSTEM they wish to move in our jurisdication they would complete the form and fax it into the office HERMAN Mr Martens noted the system would allow truckers to advise MARTENS the office by fax which would save office time answering the numerous phone calls and his time in taking down the information It would also save the truckers valuable time Mr Boake moved Mr Martens be allowed to try the proposed Cx4,J %S- -4 overweight control system on a trial basis and it be reviewed in one year's time CARRIED The request from the office to purchase the necessary equipment to do computer drawings of the M D field sheets COMPUTER was briefly discussed It was noted the dollars for this DRAWING had been approved by the capital committee and that report FIELD has now been approved by council. SHEETS Mr Hoff moved to accept and file as information CARRIED Mr Hanger discussed with council the Gorman Nakaska road project He had inspected the site and it appears installing culverts will not solve the water drainage problem The road was constructed to act as a berm and prevent surface drainage water from following its natural drainage course through Mr. Nakaska's land If the road is removed the water will be allowed to drain as it should Mr Jeffery reviewed the file for the information of GORMAN NAKASKA ROAD PROBLEM r� Irw COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 council as this problem has been on going for some years There is adequate access in the area and this road is really not required. It appears the only reasonable solution is to remove the road, which was constructed by Mr Nakaska without permission from the M D , and put the area back to its natural state Mr Boake noted the Village is obtaining a price for paving the apron of the M D shop in Acme. He also noted PAVING the Executive Committee had recommended not to pave the M D SHOP intersection corner at SR 575/SR 806 this year as the work APRON could be done when an overlay is put on this road in 1995. ACME Mr Boake moved to table consideration of paving the apron at the M.D. shop in Acme until the seond council meeting in June. CARRIED Mr Wagstaff noted he and Mr Vickery had discussed the entire M.D. grading operation recently They have had M D concerns expressed to them that it takes too long for the GRADING grader operators to get around their areas because they are OPERATION doing 3 passes on each road instead of just 2 There was discussion about hiring a temporary grader operator and use the spare grader help to get the roads in shape 5 Y-111� Mr Hanger moved the road be removed by M,D forces and the sr,n } land be returned to its natural state �� CARRIED Mr Haskell noted he will require about 4 or 5 loads of rocks for the bridge near Beynon He can obtain some from a Mr. Gallagher in that area and the cost would be about ROCK FOR $36 00 a cubic meter delivered The rocks must be put BEYNON under the bridge to stop erosion. BRIDGE Mrs. Lowen moved Mr Haskell be authorized to acquire sufficient rock for this project`""` �sP CARRIED .= Mr Jeffery reviewed the comments in the May 10th minutes regarding the Valleyview Colony request for ditch cleaning No actual motion was passed by council The colony wish VALLEYVIEW to have the M D fill in a ditch, lower the ditch further COLONY to the north and allow them to plug off a road culvert. REQUEST This would force the surface drainage water in that area to FOR the north to fill a dugout on their land Mr Haskell DITCH noted it would require a buggy to fill the one area of the CLEANING ditch a grader to lower the other portion. However there is no time to do the buggy work now There was also discussion about the number of culverts and approaches on the Colony land Mr Wagstaff moved this request be approved and the work be�� done as time permits CARRIED TABLE Mr Boake moved to table Item #16 on the agenda - weigh scale on SR 806 until the second council meeting in June CARRIED ` Mr Boake noted the Village is obtaining a price for paving the apron of the M D shop in Acme. He also noted PAVING the Executive Committee had recommended not to pave the M D SHOP intersection corner at SR 575/SR 806 this year as the work APRON could be done when an overlay is put on this road in 1995. ACME Mr Boake moved to table consideration of paving the apron at the M.D. shop in Acme until the seond council meeting in June. CARRIED Mr Wagstaff noted he and Mr Vickery had discussed the entire M.D. grading operation recently They have had M D concerns expressed to them that it takes too long for the GRADING grader operators to get around their areas because they are OPERATION doing 3 passes on each road instead of just 2 There was discussion about hiring a temporary grader operator and use the spare grader help to get the roads in shape 5 Y-111� 0 N Al COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 Mr. Wagstaff moved the Public Works Superintendent be authorized to hire a temporary grader operator to assist the divisional operators to get the M.D. roads back in shape CARRIED Mr Haskell noted the Village of Linden would like the M D to chip coat all their streets in 1995 He could not recommend the M D do this work as the M.D. equipment is too large and could not work in the crescent areas. Also the sweeper is not be suitable to use in such confined areas Mr Hanger moved the Village of Linden be advised the M.D. is not able to do this work CARRIED Mr Haskell left the meeting at this time - 11.10 A.M The draft by -law to amend certain sections of the M D procedurial by -law were reviewed and discussed Mr. Boake moved first reading to by -law 1309, this being a by -law to amend By -law 1222, M D. procedurial by -law CARRIED Mr. Wagstaff 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. Hanger moved third reading to this by -law CARRIED Mr Hoff moved item number 21 - meeting with the Council of the town of Trochu regarding transfer site costs - be tabled pending receipt of advice from the Town CARRIED Mr Jeffery read a letter from the Village of Linden. The air compressor used by the Linden Fire Department to fill their air bottles needs to be repaired It will cost about $4700 00 They wish to know if the M D will accept responsibility for their share of costs to repair the unit or share costs on some other mutually acceptable basis It was noted there are other units in the area - Three Hills and Trochu - which could be used by the other departments Mr Hanger moved the M D not pay any portion of the costs to repair this unit, and the departments be encouraged to make use of the air filling system in Three Hills or Trochu CARRIED Mr Hanger left the council meeting at this time and did not return The meeting recessed for dinner between 11 45 A M and 1.00 P.M. 6 )C7�� HIRE TEMP GRADER OPERATOR berg,, exdv � r VILLAGE LINDEN REQUEST L. qex' ser, } M D PROC BYLAW AMENDMENT BY LAW 1309 by -tG-j e- V TROCHU C (j TRANSFER SITE �- COSTS LINDEN AIR �nMDQFccnQ Lt" r S'0+ nTNNFR 16W COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 The council meeting reconvened at 1 00 P M Mike Riley, representative from Palliser Regional Planning Commission and Alex Cunningham, Development Officer, entered the meeting at this time Lloyd Denney of Drumheller also entered the meeting. Mr Boake moved council meeting adjourn in order to hold the public hearing scheduled for today at 1 00 P M CARRIED Mrs Lowen moved council meeting reconvene, the public hearing having been completed CARRIED Time 1:10 P.M. The request to amend the M D land use by -law 1061 by redesignation of Part of the N E 23- 29 -21 -4 from Agricultural Conservation to Country Residential to allow for creation of six country residential parcels was discussed Mr. Wagstaff moved first reading to by -law 1310, this being a by -law to amend by -law 1061 by redesignation of Part of the N E 23- 29 -21 -4 from agricultural conservation to country residential CARRIED Mr Boake moved second reading to this by -law CARRIED Mr Hoff moved third reading be given to this by -law at this time CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Mrs. Lowen moved third reading to this by -law CARRIED Council discussed with Mr Denney the intersection of SR 575 and SR 837 by his property and the property of Dale Merkel. Mr. Denney advised council two vehicles have gone off the road, perhaps from going to fast around the curve He agreed there likely is adequate signs in place, but perhaps one more chevron or a checkerboard might help It was suggested the signman have a look at the intersection and bring a recommendation back to council. Mr Denney left the meeting at this time Council reviewed by -law 1307, this being a by -law to amend land use by -law 1061 to allow the Municipal Planning Commission to deal with applications for development permits for a residence which might be located within a flood plain area by making a one family residence a discretionary use in the AC,A, and CR districts Palliser Regional Planning Commission has suggested an amendment be made to the by -law as follows- The amending by -law be amended by deleting Sections 1, 2, & 3 and replacing it with the following. 7 X �11- PUBLIC HEARING REDESIGNATION V"\\ e BY LAW 1310 REDESIGNAT PT N E 23- - 1 -4 _rVJ \\ 1G T SR 575 SR 837 INTERSECTION BY LAW 1307 AMENDED AND THIRD READING by I�w CA Lin M COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 "Part V1 - Land Use Districts be amended by adding "one family dwellings within 500 meters of a river and or stream to the list of Discretionary Uses in the following Land use Districts. "AC "- Agricultural Conservation District, "A" - Agricultural District and "CR - Country Residential District Mr Boake moved by -law 1307 be amended as indicated above CARRIED Mrs Lowen moved third reading to by -law 1307 as amended CARRIED Mr Riley advised council he is leaving Palliser Regional Planning Commission as of June 10th and going to work in Invermere, B.C. Council expressed their thanks to Mr Riley for the work done for the M D of Kneehill and wished him well in his new position Mr Riley left the meeting at 1.30 P M The council meeting recessed for 20 minutes and reconvened at 1:50 P.M. Alex Cunningham, M D utility officer and Gary Banks, Myron Hawryliw and Garry Guy, representatives from P F R A entered the meeting at this time. Mr Banks reviewed funding for the proposed Equity water system which might be available from the Province He noted PFRA use an incentive program now for funding water projects They try to encourage oversizing of any proposed project so the system could accommodate additional people who may wish to hook in to the system at a later date The quote for the Equity system is $460,000 but these costs may be brought down to around $300,000 However if the M D constructed a system which is larger than what is required to serve the people who wish to participate now, P.F R.A might be able to provide $100,000. over 2 years to assist with these additional costs There was discussion about whether the system should be strictly for residential use or for residential and farming use The cost for a low pressure system would be cheaper than a demand water system but would require the people to provide their own cistern Mr Banks noted PFRA is willing to offer this funding to the M D if the M D will put in a low pressure water system for the Equity area and oversize the system Mr Cunningham noted 28 people have paid their $100 00 deposit to cover the costs of the preliminary study and would likely be prepared to pay up to $10,000 00 to participate. However if their cost goes to $12,000 00 in order to oversize the system they may not participate There was discussion about how to encourage people to participate in the project at the start rather than waiting and then asking to hook on to the system at a later date as well as funding for the entire project Mr Myron Hawryliw then discussed with council the idea of the M.D. undertaking a ground water potential yield study )G)2 MIKE RILEY LEAVING PALLISER PLANNING MEETING WITH PFRA EQUITY WATER SYSTEM AND OTHER TSSIIFS IM Iq 11 COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 in the M D If the M.D. was willing to sign an agreement with CAESA under the groundwater component of the Canada /Alberta Green Plan program the M D could get $20,000 00 (100% funding) to undertake this type of a study, would have to manage the study, issue tenders and pay the costs The information obtained would be valuable for people and municipalities attempting to locate a source of water There was further discussion about the Equity water co -op and it was noted a meeting will be held with the interested people on June 13th, 1994 at 7.30 in the M D office Information will be provided which should allow them to decide if they wish to be involved and contribute to development of the water system There will be a deadline set for those wishing to participate to sign up Council agreed to discuss whether the M D. would participate in a ground water study later today The P F R A representatives left the meeting at this time 2.55 P M The meeting took a brief break and reconvened at 3 00 P M Mr Boake did not return when the meeting resumed Jack Ramsay, M P for the Riding of Crowfoot, entered the meeting at this time Reeve Marz welcomed Mr Ramsay to the meeting Council discussed various issues with Mr Ramsay including: 1 Canadian Wheat Board contract system 2 Grip Program - Proposed Changes 3 Inability of Farmers to opt out of contracts or the Grip program, while the government can make changes at any time. 4 Alberta Wheat Pool - inability to have your name taken off their membership list Mr Boake returned to the meeting at this time - 3:15 P M 5. Gun Control - too many laws for law abiding citizens and no way to stop criminals from getting guns 6 Young Offenders Act - amendments needed 7 Human rights 8. The courts should not be able to make laws 9. Right of recall of M.Ps. 10 Right to died 11 Federal debt 12 Quebec and unity issue - Quebec separation 13 Fiscal policy 14 Canadian peace keeping forces 15 Aboriginal Rights - Special Status - Indian Treaties Mr Ramsay left everyone his card and noted he has a 1 -800 number at his office in Camrose He indicated he was more than willing to meet with any of his constituents to discuss issues at a mutually acceptable date and further noted he is trying to maintain contact with people in his riding and to vote on issues in a manner a majority of his constituents feel is appropriate. 9 V��_ MEETING III T _HM P JACK RAMSAY Kq [A N Iq COUNCIL MEETING MAY 24th, 1994 He also asked for the council to let him know their position on any federal issue so he is not working at cross purposes with them. Mr Ramsay was thanked for coming and he left the meeting Time 4.45 P M CONTINUE Mrs Lowen moved this meeting continue past 4.30 P M in PAST order to deal with the P.F.R.A. groundwater study issue 4 30 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY t Rt I Mr. Boake moved the M D enter into an agreement with CAESA CAESA Mf' with a view to obtaining funding to undertake a groundwater AGREEMENT resource evaluation study in the M D GROUNVheG� CARRIED WATER STUDY Mrs Lowen moved this meeting do now adjourn CARRIED nn_ini iDkl Time 4.50 P M Reeve 10 Muni i al Ad nistrator C [A Mks" JOHN C. JEFFERY REPORT May 10th to May 24th, 1994 REPORT. BALANCE FORWARD $233 10 1 Otto Hoff paid for meals for meetings $ 68.00 $ 25.68 2 Complaint received re: garbage at NW 24- 32 -24 -4 Before could check out the garbage was cleaned up BALANCE FORWARD $326.78 CORRESPONDENCE* 1 Community Connections newsletter 2 Three Hills School Division Minutes 3 Minutes from Local conservation and Reclamation Inspectors' Meeting 4. Future Focus Newsletter - Alta Tourism Corporation 5 Athabasca University Seminar 6 AAMD & C Letter re: Rural Routes - new publication 7 Letter from Arlington Consulting Group - looking for work 8 Alta Government Finance Officers Conference 9 AAMD & C News Highlights 10 Letter from Pommen and Associates - looking for work 11. Carbon Recreation Board Minutes 12 Marigold Library report 13 Radio Tower repair costs - new cable etc $1921 61 14 AAMD & C News highlights 15. Executive Meeting Highlights - AAMD & C 16 Received $634.00 fines 17 Information Big Country re: costs for maps, etc 18 Letter from Carol Haley - thanks for M.D. map 19. Alta. Power - cost for two lights in Wimborne $684 80 DEVELOPMENT PERMITS 1 Sherman Rilling - Single Wide Mobile - NW 5- 32 -25 -4 $15,000. 2 Rod Wiebe Broiler Barn Addition - NE 21- 30 -25 -4 $15,000