HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-05-19 Council MinutesEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT MAY 19th, 1994
The Executive Committee of Richard A Marz and Otto Hoff
met on Thursday, May 19th, 1994, at the M D of Kneehill office
in Three Hills, commencing at 9.30 A M
John C. Jeffery, Municipal Administrator was present and
Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Assistant Administrator was present and
recorded the minutes
The following items were discussed.
1 M D of Kneehill Road Bans
Alberta Motor Transport Board has expressed concern that the
M D has changed its road bans on some secondary roads from 75%
to 90 %. They feel the roads should still be at 75%
In particular SR 841, SR 583 from Three Hills east, SR 587
from 21 West, SR 837 and SR 838 They also indicated SR 5751 SR
582 and SR 806 could be 100 %.
Executive committee reocmmend the road bans be set as per
Alberta Transportation recommendations
2 Three Hills School Division - Amalgamation
Councillor Vickery suggested the letter which the M D sent to
the Three Hills School Division be also sent to the Minister
of Education and to Carol Haley, M L A J-p�k'{
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Executive Committee recommend this be done
3. McNair Gravel Crush
Mr Haskell has suggested the M.D. get 20,000 yards of gravel
crushed at the McNair Pit while the crusher is working here
Given the amount of gravel to be crushed at the Torrington and
Esau Pit it would not be necessary to do another crush for two
or more years except at the McNair Pit and a crusher likely
would not want to come in just for 20,000 yards.
Executive committee recommend this be done by Ar3on if possible k`-kf0
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4 1994 Tax Sale
Executive Committee reviewed the properties which could go into
the 1994 tax sale this fall The one property in Huxley owned
by Doug Lea could be left for another year The condition of the
property (underground gas tanks) was discussed as well as the
fact he has made a payment of $500 00 on the arrears
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the 1994 tax sale and the situation be reviewed prior to the
1995 tax sale
5 Ken Reimer - S W 6- 31 -24 -4
Mr Reimer has written requesting council consider rebating his
son Steven a portion of his 1992 and' 1993 taxes Steven
subdivided his buildings out of the quarter and because he was
having financial difficulties Mr. Reimer had taken over the
balance of the quarter and paid the taxes on it However they
did not understand that the taxes on the acreage would increase
because Steven no longer had any farm land to offset the
assessment on his house It cost Steven $636.42 more in 1993
for the acreage However Ken Reimer had signed a change of
ownership form in September of 1991 indicating the tax notice
for the balance of the quarter should be sent to him and the
assessment on the balance of the quarter became part of Mr
Reimer's farm unit for the 1992 taxation year
Executive Committee recommend Mr Reimer be advised it would not
be possible to refund Steven any portion of his 1992 or 1993
taxes.
6 Horseshoe Canyon Golf Course
Mr Denstedt, solicitor for Mr.
a copy of a letter he has sent
of Environmental Protection with
golf course development. He was
on a petition requesting the Pro
Canyon
and Mrs Grenier, has forwarded
to the Premier and the Minister
regard to the Horseshoe Canyon
forwarding additional names
vince take action to protect the
Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information ✓
7 Three Hills School Division Joint Use M D Carbon Shop
The Executive Committee reviewed a draft letter of agreement to
be sent to the Three Hills School Division regarding the point
use of the Carbon shop.
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Executive Committee recommended the agreement be sent to the SPh
Division for their consideration
8 Diane Jaffray Letter
Mrs Diane Jaffray of Olds has written asking all municipalities
requesting them to adopt a policy which would prohibit power
companies from leaving power poles in the road ditches Her son
had hit a pole which was laying in the ditch, rolled his car and
died from a broken neck The pole had been there for some time
She forwarded a policy which was passed by the County of
Mountain View addressing this matter It requires the
distribution of poles to be co- ordinated, and the distance from
the road that poles may be left, poles must be parallel to the
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road, not stacked on the right of way, but laying flat on the
ground, and not left lying for more than 48 hours It also
requires old poles to be removed, and permission be obtained for
distribution of oversized poles and signs must be put up to warn
about the construction work which is underway
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9 Carbon Lions Annual Rodeo and Parade Invitation
The Carbon Lions Club has extended an invitation to the M.D. to
take part in their pancake breakfast and parade on Saturday June
11th
Executive Committee recommend the Reeve and Deputy Reeve ride in C°ey
the parade if they wish to do so. RAC
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10 M D Anniversary Celebrations
Reeve Marz suggested the M D take part in the Three Hills
Parade on July 16th, 1994 and put forth his idea about the
parade and the M D 's anniversary celebrations He suggested
getting Ralph Loosmore and Bruce Hastie to bring their heavy
horse hitch and wagons to the parade, have the former
councillors and their wives, or the wives of deceased former
councillors ride in the wagons, have the current councillors
ride horses, and have Stan Schumacher and Carol Haley ride in
cars in front of them. The cars could be driven by Mr. Jeffery
and Gordon King Also could have Oris Rodger and Bud Haskell
drive a gravel truck and a grader as part of the M D
group. After the parade have a luncheon (about 2.00 P M ) and
invite the Mayors from the surrounding town and villages, all
the councillors and Mayor from the Town of Three Hills, and the
two M L A , to the lucheon The only cost to the M D would be
having signs prepared for the two wagons and signs for the two
cars and the cost for the luncheon
Executive committee recommend to accept his suggestion
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11 SR 583 Project
Mr Jeffery reported he had a telephone call from Jim Sawchuk,
Deputy Minister of Alberta Transportation regarding the project
and the meeting with him on May 12th Mr Sawchuk noted the
province will give the MD 50% of the costs for the base course
as a credit against future projects, not 75% He will be
sending a letter outlining what the Province will do
Executive Committee recommend to accept and file as information.
12 Town of Trochu - Fire Protection
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Mr Jeffery, Councillor Boake and Lowen met with the Town of
Trochu Council on May 16th They briefly discussed the fire
protection study undertaken by the M D Mayor May suggested
the entire issue of fire protection be discussed at the next
Mayors and Reeve meeting which is to be held in Torrington
before discussinq the issue with each municipality.
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Executive Committee recommend to accept this suggestion
13. Torrington Recreation Board
Reeve Marz noted the Village of Torrington has invited him to
attend a meeting to discuss recreation issues prior to the
Village officially dissolving their recreation board The
meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 24th, 1994 at 7.00 P M.
Rpm
Executive committee recommend Reeve Marz and the Recreation
Committee attend this meeting
14. Jubilee Insurance - Wrongful Dismissal Coverage
Jubilee Insurance has forwarded a notice outlining what is not
covered by the wrongful dismissal insurance coverage Herman
Martens reviewed the notice and indicated the insurance would
not cover restructing, shut down, redundancies, merger,
re- organization because of economics or financial
considerations, strike lockout, labour dispute, grievances, or
age discrimination
Executive committee recommend to accept and file as information. ``W
15. AAMD & C Questionnaire re. Tax Reform Commission
AAMD & C have forwarded a questionnaire regarding this matter
Questions are -
1 Increase fees on crown grazing land to recover a reasonable
amount of funds for the use of crown owned land, based on
the productivity or commercial use of the land
2. Review how leases of crown land are awarded and renewed and
consider a market mechnanism such as auctioning or publicly
opened tendering procedures
Executive Committee recommend the M D advise the Association it
agrees with both points.
16. Huxley Clean Up
At the meeting with the Huxley residents last fall there was a
request to have the vacant lots cleaned up and mowed Due to
the lateness of the year, this matter was not followed up until
this spring Art Thomas has inspected the hamlet and
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particulary the lots in question. He felt the lots were not in
particularly bad shape, were mowed and items sitting on the lots
were stacked in a neat manner
Executive Committee recommend no letters be sent to the
landowners at this time. �� \c
17 Alberta Association of Sexual Assault Centers
The Association has designated the month of May as Sexual
Assult Awareness Month
Executive committee recommend to accept and file
18. Pioneer Land Services Ltd. - Pan Canadian Well
Pioneer Land Services on behalf of Pan Canadian has requested
permission to develop the original road allowance West of the
North West of 31- 28 -21 -4 for about one - quarter of a mile
Executive Committee recommend the company be granted permission
to construct a blade grade road in accordance with Policy
13 -16 -3A and further moved Council review the Type 3 Minor farm
road standards and the Type 3 Major farm road standards to see
if the Type 3 Minor farm road standard should be reduced to a 26
foot width
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19 Town of Three Hills - Gravel Tender
The Town of Three Hills has written a letter to the M.D and to
the contractors which were involved in their gravel tender
They explained the situation to the contractors They plan to
purchase 1000 yards from private contractors at the tender price
and also decided to purchase 500 yards from the M. D. as well.
Executive committee recommend to accept and file as information
20. Request from Jack and Nelson Vickers - Forced Road
Messrs Vickers have requested the M D consider purchasing land
from the landowners involved in order to provide access into
several pieces of land near N E 35- 28 -21 -4 It would require
purchase of land, having it surveyed and then construction of a
blade grade road to provide access for Vickers, Jack Lowen, Paul
Andrew, Doug Lowen and Gerald Leonhardt At the present time
they must tresspass on private property in order to gain access
to their land
They have also spent about $900 00 on surveying their land and
would like the M D to share these costs as well
Executive Committee recommend the M D proceed with negotiations
with the landowners involved to acquire the necessary land, have
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the survey done and a blade grade road construction as necessary
to provide access to this area.
21. Weich Shop Rental
Mr Jeffery noted he had received some inquiries about possible
rental of the Weich Shop, but none were prepared to pay $1200. a
month. The Committee reviewed the utility costs and the amount
of taxes which the M.D. would have to pay to the town if it was
rented out, in comparison to the amount of rent which might be
received
Executive Committee recommend the building not be rented out,�Sd
the building be used for grader storage, the heat in the old
grader shed be turned off, and that building be used for cold '�
storage only.
22 SR 575/SR 806 Corner
There was discussion about paving the corner at the intersection
of these two roads by the Acme Cemetery this year.
Executive Committee recommend the corner not be paved this year Bpd
and it be done next year when SR 575 is to be overlayed.
23. May 10th Minutes
Executive committee reviewed the May 10th minutes and agreed on T B
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which items should be deleted prior to publication 'y7o
The Executive Committee then adjourned
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As istant Administrator
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