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Home My WebLink About1995-01-18 Council MinutesN M EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT JANUARY 18th, 1995 The Executive Committee of Richard A. Marz and Jim Hanger met on Wednesday, January 18th, 1995 at the M.D. of Kneehill office in Three Hills, commencing at 9.10 A.M. John C Jeffery, Municipal Administrator was present and Jennifer Deak, Assistant Administrator, was present and recorded the minutes. The following items were discussed 1 Drumheller Ski Club The Drumheller Ski Club has sent a Certificate of Recognition to the M D of Kneehill in acknowledgement of the contribution(s) made to the development of the Drumheller Valley Ski Area. �a GiCA7G Executive Committee recommend to accept and file and that the certificate be framed and displayed in the Reeve's office 2 Lottery Review Discussion Paper The provincial government has released a Lottery Review discussion paper outlining the current process for distribution of lottery funds and future options for the distribution of funds including a process of distribution based on community priorities. Public meetings are scheduled throughout the province for any interested persons to present their concerns and comments Executive Committee recommend to accept and file and make `S¢P available a copy of this paper to any councillor who requests it °f�`�'n1d�Es 3 Regional Health Authorities Requisitioning Powers The A.A.M.D.& C., in response to member comments received from a recent survey on the issue of Alberta Health's proposal to base the regulations governing the requisitioning powers of regional health authorities, has forwarded a letter to Ms Sheila Blair, Alberta Health, outlining the concerns of their members, especially the expansion of requisitioning powers and requesting the requisitioning powers be restricted to what was previously available to hospital boards Executive Committee recommend to accept and file. 4 Heritage Fund Questionnaire The provincial government has requested a response to a questionnaire on the future of the Heritage Fund, estimated at eleven billion dollars. Response to the questionnaire was not to make a long term decision now on the future of the fund and to keep the fund as long as there is a good plan for paying down the debt Executive Committee recommend this response be forwarded to the provincial government. 5 Letter from Golden Hills Lodge 1 F.4-1C- /ry1�sa 11 M IN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT JANUARY 18th, 1995 The Golden Hills Lodge has sent a letter of thanks for the fax machine the M D donated to them Executive Committee recommend to accept and file 6 Calgary Herald Newspaper article The January 17th, 1994 issue of the Calgary Herald contained an article on possible further cuts the Klein government could be considering Of note, was mention of possible cuts to machinery and equipment tax for business. Executive Committee recommend to accept and file 7 Sunnyslope Community Association C F E P Grant Application Ms. Cathy Vetter, on behalf of the Sunnyslope Community Association, shall be applying for a grant from the province under their Community Facility Enhancement Program. The association is planning a project to upgrade the existing ball diamond, construct campground facilities and provide wheelchair accessibility to the hall and washrooms Total grant requested from the province is $51,870.00 with volunteer labour and equipment from the community totalling $46,820 00 and further $5,000 00 cash funding from the community association The community association is requesting a letter of support for this grant application from the council of the M D Executive Committee recommend a letter of endorsement be sent to the Sunnyslope Community Association for their application for a grant under the provincial Community Facility Enhancement Program 8 Calgary Herald newspaper article The January 17th, 1994 issue of the Calgary Herald contained an article on a study, undertaken by the Van Horne Institute for International Transportation and Regulatory Affairs and KPMG Canada, a national accounting firm, on the taxes paid by Canada's energy pipelines The study concludes taxes are too high and Canadian pipelines pay about 9% of revenues in taxes compared with 4 8% for U S pipelines Executive Committee recommend to accept and file. 9 Alberta Economic Development and Tourism Community Profile Alberta Economic Development and Tourism is developing a series of community profiles for use in the newly developed Business Attraction Information System (BAIS). BAIS was initiated to address community marketing requirements and to respond to the needs of business clients for accurate and timely information by promoting Alberta communities to prospective investors. Information about demographics, taxation and utility rates, infrastructure, health and emergency services, community lifestyle are required to build this profile The information on the community profile will be input onto a database and available world -wide through full Internet access �c c �NL F� h9 /S G 0<EnJOA&Seh�e ��yy dErd, -o,,,m Lkso e f� r N EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT JANUARY 18th, 1995 Executive Committee recommend to table this matter for review by Mr Marz and Mr. Jeffery 10. Thank you letter from Marlowe and Dorothy Hunt Mr and Mrs Marlowe Hunt, the office janitors, have sent a thank you letter for the ham they received at Christmas Executive Committee recommend to accept and file 11 Road Program Mr Jeffery reported copies of the M D 's proposed road program had been forwarded to Alberta Transportation, Torchinsky Engineering, Robin Arthurs, surveyor, all foremen and the public works superintendent Mr Jeffery also reviewed letters to Alberta Transportation about these projects and the funding arrangements of same. It was noted that the town of Trochu has forwarded a letter indicating its agreement to have the M D workforce undertake the town's project of overlay on SR 585 through the town for approximately one mile This project is to be funded 75% by Alberta Transportation and 25% by the town It was noted that no response has been received from Alberta Transportation to the M D 's letter for project funding Executive Committee recommend to accept and file 12. Letter from Minister of Municipal Affairs Mr Tom Thurber, the newly appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs, has sent a letter of introduction to all mayors and reeves with emphasis on the need to work cooperatively to face the challenges of the future Executive Committee recommend to accept and file. 13 A A M D &C 1995 Spring Convention The 1995 A.A.M.D. &C. Spring Convention will be held at the Edmonton Inn from March 28 - 29, 1995 A Reeve's meeting is scheduled for March 27, 1995 at 3.00 P M ; a public works' supervisors meeting scheduled for March 28, 1995 at 9 00 A M , and a trade show scheduled for March 27, 1995 from 6.00 P M - 9 00 P M vP 4, 40ny GF 4f4,- 10" -7 44,7 a F� Zo Sc,7 F� r Lt In Executive Committee recommend all councillors, the administrator 16 and the public works superintendent attend this convention and 1"1--Oox all councillors be listed as delegates with the administrator '`FIWe listed as an alternate 14 Thank you letter from St. Hilda's Church Mrs. Betty Vickery, secretary treasurer of St Hilda s Church, has sent a letter of appreciation and thank you, on behalf of the congregation, for the services of grass cutting and snow plowing the M D work force has performed Executive Committee recommend to accept and file 3 lhv IM 14 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT JANUARY 18th, 1995 15 A A M D &C proposal to reduce long distance telephone costs The A A M D &C is proposing a possible Sharing Group plan designed to reduce long distance telephone costs for member municipalities By amalgamating all A.A.M.D. &C members into one Sharing Group and providing central invoicing through the A A M D &C volume based savings can be increased to 16% over and above the savings gained through the Advantaged Preferred program Mr. Jeffery reported the telephone expense for 1994 for all M.D departments, including the F C S S , totalled approximately $18,000 00 �P 2 Executive Committee recommend to be in favour of the A A M D &C proposal for a telephone Sharing Group plan if a savings can be realized from such an arrangement 16 1995 Elks National Curlina ChamvionshiDs The Three Hills Elks shall be hosting the 1995 Elks National Curling Championships. This event is scheduled for March 21 - 25, 1995 at the Three Hills Curling Rink with approximately 72 curlers participating An invitation has been extended to the Reeve, or his alternative, to participate in the opening and closing ceremonies. The Elks have requested a donation of M D pins towards a Welcome Kit for each curler and also a donation towards the daily luncheons for the curlers Each luncheon would cost approximately $350.00. Executive Committee recommend to donate the M D pins for the t� "6er curling championship, have either Mr Marz or Mr Hanger 7 /7 44.4r+Pe participate in the opening and closing ceremonies and regretfully decline any sponsorship of the luncheon. 17 Subdivision Referral Service and Screening Guidelines Alberta Environment Protection shall no longer be offering subdivision referral services. The department has proposed a series of guidelines be developed in order to allow local subdivision approval authorities to deal with environmental issues within their own approval process The A A M D &C and Alberta Environment Protection are now in the process of creating a special committee of 6 - 8 persons to review the needs of municipalities and develop a "Screening Guideline" to assist local authorities to determine if an application requires particular scrutiny from an environmental perspective. Requests for nominations to this committee are being received by the A.A.M.D. &C. until January 18, 1995 Expense reimbursements for committee members shall not be covered by the A A M D &C nor the province ieaxs °1 Executive Committee recommend the M.D of Kneehill nominate Mr. Frank Wesseling, Director, Palliser Regional Planning, to this committee and reimburse Mr. Wesseling for his expenses shou" Palliser not cover this amount 18 Public Meeting on the proposed new water management act Environmental Protection Minister Ty Lund has released schedule of the remaining public meetings on the proposed ni 4 sir ? <.t�,uc N EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT JANUARY 18th, 1995 water management act Meetings have been scheduled for February 10 /11 in Edmonton Executive Committee recommend Mr. Rick Vickery and if possible, sP z Mr John Jeffery, attend this meeting 19 Organizational Statement, Values and Code of Ethics Mr. Jeffery reviewed the City of Drumheller's organizational statement, organizational values and code of ethics These are statements of long term goals in service, trust, accountability and planning as well as an expected code of ethics for employees to follow in executing municipal business Executive Committee recommend a draft proposal for M D of Kneehill organizational values and code of ethics be drawn up for review at a later date 20 Council meeting minutes The minutes from the previous council meeting were edited and it was agreed by the committee what items should be included for publication in the newspaper Executive Committee recommend to accept the edited version of the minutes for publication in the newspaper. The meeting then adjourned - time 10 25 A M I.L ka, Je ifek Deak, Assistant Administrator 5 i J