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Home My WebLink About1996-03-26 Council MinutesAGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 26th, 1996 Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes J C. Jeffery Report Executive Committee Report Accounts Payable APP0TN'T*MPmmq GE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9 00 A M 10.00 A M 1 15 P M Mr Ken Dawonik - see item #22 Mr Lonnie McCook, Public Works Superintendent Mr Vern Crawford - see item #8 Fines Revenue Allotment Survey Hamlet Water Meter Billing NERAL Mt Vernon Water Co -op Ltd Agenda - Joint Meeting with town of Three Hills 1995 Financial Statements and Budget Projection Three Hills Community Memorial Centre Request Trochu Municipal Library Request Central Alberta Business Information Project Regional E 9 -1 -1 Report - Mrs Marylea Lowen TRANSPORTATION 15 Public Works Superintendent Report 6 Mar 19/96 Road Committee Report 7 Linden West Project LATE ITEMS• 18 Mar 20/96 ASB Minutes 19 AB Assessment Equalization Consultants 20 Notice of 1996 AAMD &C Reeves' /Mayor Meeting 21 AB Municipal Affairs Response to AUMA article re "Municipalities Shoulder Burden of Deficit Cutting" 22 Three Hills Flying Club 23 City of Drumheller - 1996 Bitting Fly Control Program �1 1� C M D OF KNEEHILL No. 48 COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 26t''. 1996 A regular meeting of council was held in the M.D OF Kneehill office 232 Main Street, Three Hills, Alberta, on Tuesday March 26h, 1996, commencing at 8.30 A.M The following were present for the meeting Reeve Richard A Mart Division Four Councillors Marylea Lowen Division One Otto Hoff Division Two Robert E Boake Division Three Richard M Vickery Division Six Glen Wagstaff Division Seven Municipal Administrator John C Jeffery Jennifer Deak, Assistant Administrator, was present and recorded the minutes Mr Jim Hanger, Councillor Division Five was absent from the meeting Reeve Marz called the meeting to order at 8.40 A.M Mr Marz reported he had attended the annual Credit Union meeting last Saturday and he would be bringing in the annual reports later in the week A request was made to add item #24 Acme Fire meeting, to the agenda Mrs. Lowen moved approval of the agenda with the above noted addition CARRIED The minutes from the March 12/96 meeting were reviewed Mr Marz noted the Executive Committee had edited out the portion of the minutes dealing with Mr Bruce Hastie and the request for information regarding his retirement gift Mr Jeffery read the letter to Mr Hastie explaining the retirement policy and Mr Hastie's retirement gift Mr Marz requested this letter inform Mr Hastie that this matter was discussed in council and recorded in the minutes but council felt it prudent to edit this matter from the revised minutes sent for publication to the newspaper Mr Boake moved approval of the March 12196 minutes Mr Jeffery's report was presented Mr Wagstaff moved approval of Mr Jeffery's report " I 1 " 1 1 The Executive Committee report was presented Under Executive Committee #1, Mt Vernon Water Co op Mr Jeffery reported he was expecting correspondence from Mr Barry Sjohe Brownlee Fryett, prior to the appointment with the Mt Vernon Water Co op scheduled for later in the meeting Under Executive Committee item 12, Schmautz Pmt Mr Marz reported due to the time lines in finalizing the survey it would be advantageous to rent this land for another year Mr Marz requested the Torrington Huttentes be included in the list of parties interested in leasing and/or purchasing this land A discussion followed on the rental terms of this lease and it was noted all the land was currently in pasture but there was approximately 60 70 acres that could be cultivated and had been cultivated by previous renters of the property It was agreed PARK-AND CREDIT 1N1ONA!EWG ,Z.151 ADDITION TO AGENDA MAR 121% MINUTE$ se�& Ec�,I, 4 �� 4�069f /raC. /I1&y S APPROVAL OF MINUTES APPROVAL OF JCJ Mlmo'1111111 MT VERNON WATER CO-0P SO/ALL TZ PIT LEAiSE4NENTAL U Ln M D OF KNEEHILL No 48 COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 26 h, 1996 Aa1'err to advertise this land as pasture land, exclude the portion allocated for the future rubble pit, and not necessarily accept the highest offer It was agreed to table Executive Committee item #3 rip rap for culverts, until the Public Works Superintendent was present Mr Ken Dawomk entered the meeting time 9.07 A.M K DMONIK THREE HILLS R-YINFOM Mr Marz welcomed Mr Dawomk to the meeting and invited him to address council Mr INTO WETTNG Dawomk noted he was here on behalf of the Three Hills Flying Club who were concerned about the current activities at the airport and wished to inform the M.D council of these concerns Mr Daworuk advised P B.I Aviation was lobbying the town for a voting seat on the Airport Commission in return for financial and other donations Mr Dawonik proceeded to review the history of the Flying club and the integral role it has played in the development FLYING CLUB'S CONCERNS RE of the airport, noting the Flying club has been in operation for the past thirty years, did the AIRPORT W . preparatory work for the current airport site, extended the parking area, provides twenty four hour service, seven days a week, for the retail re fueling depot, contributed to the fencing building and utilities on site Mr Dawonik also noted an Airport Advancement User Group has been formed and now both the Flying Club and this group have an interest in the airport In response to questions from council Mr Dawomk advised the Flying Club is financed through fuel sales and memberships, this presentation has not been made to the town of Three Hills, the club members are not adverse to the expansion of the airport but would like to be recognized for their past contributions to the airport development, the Flying Club members do not want to be squeezed out Mr Dawomk expressed concerns about the number of ground sprayers Mr Ery Abbott has sitting out at the airport and the possible safety factors, �►�� with the increased airport traffic from the P B.I training school and the inexperienced student flyers and the hazards posed by this equipment being on site Mr Marz noted these concerns would be raised during the meeting with the town scheduled for this evening Mr Wagstaff Ask" inquired who held power, between airport meetings to enforce airport policies Mr Arlin Koch was the chairperson of the commission and Mr Herman Martens the secretary It was agreed there should be policies in place and provisions for the enforcement of policies Mr Dawonik left an information package outlining the history of the Flying Club and its contributions to the airport Mr Marz thanked Mr Dawonik for meeting with council and informing them of this situation Mr Dawonik thanked council for their time and noted he would contact Mr Koch and Mr Robertson mayor of Three Hills, to discuss this matter K DAWONIK OUT Mr Dawonik left the meeting A short recess was held from 9 45 A.M until 10 00 A.M. Mr, OF METING Lonnie McCook, Public Works Superintendent, was present when the meeting continued PWS INTO MEETING Under Executive Committee item #3 rip rap for culverts, Mr McCook noted the cement from the elevators would be hauled to the Correction Line Stock Pile Mr Vickery inquired if RIP RAP FOR this cement could be hauled directly to the location where it would be used Mr McCook CULVERTS noted this would not be viable as the rip rap would have to be placed and the culvert installed and it would be preferred to have the experience of the M.D workforce undertake this work. Mr Boake noted there was cement debris at the Acme lagoon which may possibly be utilized as rip rap for culvert installation Mr McCook presented the Public Works Superintendent report Under report item #3 Ward MS REPORT approach, Mr McCook reported Mr Phil Ward is now requesting his approach at S.E 30 31- 24 W4 be moved 25 - 50 yards to the east The existing approach does not meet sight WARD APPROACH distance and the proposed relocation would provide better sight distance but would still not 31F2 meet sight distance policy guidelines -ze--s m0W % R-K Mr Vickery moved Mr Phil Ward's approach S.E. 30- 31 -24 -W4 be moved to the east CARRIED 2 El is M. D OF KNEEHILL No. 48 COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 26t''. 1996 Under report item #1, it was reported the Alberta Transportation tender for the Bigelow bridge repairs, on SH 587 closes at the end of the week and the project is expected to be completed by early May A letter has been sent to Mr Randy Shalagan Bridge Branch, expressing concerns regarding the time frame for the project and the mayor traffic detours required during the bridge repairs Under report item #10 Painter project, Mr Randy Shalagan has reported the life expectancy on the two bridge files are 25 years (bridge file #08628) and 10 years for bridge file #08629 In considering the traffic counts and the life expectancy of the bridges Alberta Transportation feels these bridge structures do not need replacing when the road project is undertaken this year and will not fund the replacement of these bridges at this time It was noted the winter traffic counts were 38 vehicles per day A discussion followed on the feasibility of undertaking tlus project and not replacing the bridge structures at the same time It was agreed the ideal was to get the maximum life expectancy from a bridge structure and it was also agreed it would not be efficient to undertake this project and then return at a later date to replace the bridge structure Mr Wagstaff noted the north section of this road project required the most attention and recommended the 1 '/2 mule north portion of the project from the middle of the S.E 5 -34 22 W4 be undertaken in 1996, as scheduled and approved on the road program BIGELOW BRIDGE REPAIRS Alelw Fuz 1&03 s6e- 11* .3P'15AJr F� PAINTER PROJECT Mr Vickery moved the north one and a half miles of the Painter Project, front the S.E. 5- 34-22-W4, remain on the 1996 road program and the southerly half nule portion of the project, including the culverts and coulees, not be undertaken at this trine. CARRIED Mrs Lowen moved approval of the Public Works Superintendent Report CARRIED The Mar 19/96 Road Committee Report was reviewed Under R4 Committee item #2 Lowen access to N W 14 29 21 W4 a discussion followed on the problem of accessing this parcel Concerns were also raised regarding the possible gate across road allowance at Mr Otto Braaz's property A request was made to determine if the road was on road allowance and also that the land files be available to the Road Committee to further investigate this issue Mr Marz moved the Road Committee further investigate this matter and bring a recommendation back to council " I 1 Under Road Committee item #5 Allan Becker Rock Complaint S.ET. mi 29 24 W4, Mr Vickery reported the committee checked this area three times and found no rocks Under Road Committee item #9, Schmautz water problem S.E 14 32 -27 W4 Mr Marz requested a letter be sent to Mr Hobie Schmautz advising him of the road committee's recommendations Under Road Committee #11 Tetz request for approach N W 30 31 24 -W4, Mr Marz noted Mr Brian Tetz was requesting a second approach from SH 583 to access his land and that this request was within the policy Mr Vickery recommended a culvert be installed in the pasture to allow access from the land thus minimizing the number of approaches off a secondary highway It was also noted if an approach were installed from the highway it would have to be base coursed, chipped and paved APPROVAL OF PWS ROAD COMM REPORT L() EN ACCESS N W 14-29-2149 met �0 7 Pis A BECIER ROCK PROBLEM S E 17-29-24-W SQ-MA n WATER PROBLEM S X14 F TETZ APPROAM N W 30-31 -2449 Mr Wagstsaff moved, in lieu of installing an approach front SH 583 to access Mr Tetz's SwA� gl� land (N W 30- 31- 24 -W4), the M.D supply and install a culvert on Mr Tetz's land to access his property upon the condition Mr Tetz signs a letter acknowledging this culvert installation is in lieu of the M.D policy to allow two approaches per quarter of land and 3 n M. D. OF KNEEHILL No 48 COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 26t ". 1996 shall not request another approach for this quarter of land. CARRIED It was agreed should Mr Tetz be agreeable to these terms, it would address the M.D 's concerns regarding numerous accesses from secondary highways and also be a financially efficient solution Mr McCook noted the Road Bans came into effect Mar 21/96 and all bans agree with the ROAD BANS provincial recommendations Mr Vickery moved approval of the Road Committee report CARRIED Mr Vickery moved to table agenda item #17, Linden West project CARRIED Mr McCook reported the survey had been received for the Schmautz Pit subdivision, south half 20 32 26 W4 The total subdivision for the future rubble pit totals 14 3 hectares (35.4 acres) A request was made to obtain legal opinion regarding the requirements for the advertising of a rubble pit which includes a transfer site and burning pit for clean burnable materials The review of the Executive Committee Report continued Under Executive Committee report item #29, SH 836 road concerns Mr Hoff noted the portion of road from the Dmede hill going myth was in poor condition and required some maintenance Mr Hoff moved the Road Committee look at this concern. The Public Works Superintendent was requested to arrange a Road Committee meeting as soon as possible to address the concerns expressed at to day s meeting Mr Boake volunteered to replace Mr Hanger, in his absence on this committee Mr McCook left the meeting time 11 30 A.M Under Executive Committee report item 95, Acme Fire Meeting, Mr Jeffery report he and Mr Boake had attended this meeting and the consensus from the village residents was unanimous to have an agreement in place for cost sharing of the Acme fire department expenses on a 50/50 basis with the M.D It was noted, effective April 1/96 there will be one central dispatch for the area A discussion followed on the need to have a review clause in such an agreement, the status of the balance of the joint services negotiations, the expectation of Acme to negotiate the balance of the joint services in good faith should a fire agreement be signed prior to the reconciliation of the balance ofjoint services negotiations Mrs. Lowen moved to table this discussion until after lunch. CARRIED The meeting recessed for lunch from 11 55 A.M until 1 00 P M. W41 1 .4 A LINDEN WEST PROJECT TABLED /B SDIfflUfZ PIT SUBDIV Ec r.2 ,�.EyrEe SFarr 7 SH 836 ROAD CONCERN DIEDE HILL DIEDE HILL REFERREC TO ROAD COI ' .s 4,w PWS OUT OF NETTING ACNE FIRE MEETING REPORT The Acme Fire meeting discussion continued when the meeting resumed Mr Vickery expressed concerns regarding one area subsidizing another for fire services and emphasized the need to be fair to all ratepayers Mr Vickery also noted the Acme/Lmden fire district was one fire area and in this capacity should be treated the same as other fire areas in the ACNE FIRE A/G municipality Mr Vickery moved a draft fire agreement between Acme and the M.D. be prepared for the sharing of fire costs on a fifty fifty basis and this agreement include a review clause, a 4 El. Ln .3 40 M D OF KNEEHILL No 48 COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 26t'', 1996 termination clause and a tern: that Acme agree to deal in good faith in negotiating the balance of the joint service issues. CARRIED Under Executive Committee report item #13 AB Environment, Notice of Hunting Season Meeting, Mr Vickery advised he would be unable to attend this meeting, scheduled for April AB EWIRONMW 16/96 in Drumheller due to a previous commitment Mr Wagstaff offered to attend the WRCE OF RVING meeting as Mr Vickery's alternate N „,. Under Executive Committee report item #27, 1996 Municipal Mill Rate Mr Jeffery reviewed the advantages of having one municipal mill rate to include municipal, fire, recreation and COMBINED NUVICPAL ambulance nulls Mr Jeffery also reviewed the portion of the auditor's engagement letter MILL RATE – dealing with the disclosure of fraud and irregularities and stating detection of such errors must MI M'S off be primarily the responsibility of management Mr Jeffery also reported the audit includes a total cradle to crave audit for amounts in excess of $30 000 00"'F,� Mr Wagstaff moved approval of the Executive Committee report APPROVAL OF EXEC CARRIED COW Ow Mrs. Lowen moved approval of the accounts presented for payment to -day, subject to review by the Finance Committee of Messrs. Hoff, Marz, Boake and Wagstaff �-� CARRIED Mr Jeffery reviewed the Mar 26/96 legal opinion received from Mr Barry Sjolie, Brownlee Fryett regarding the Mt Vernon Water Co op and the legality of loaning funds to this project LEGAL OPINION The legal opinion expressed by Mr Sjolie is that, under the provisions of the Municipal RE Mr VERNON Government Act, it is unclear whether the Co op meets the requirements of a non profit WATERP organization that can be loaned funds Because the Act is new, it has not been court tested and there is no precedence set to determine interpretation Mr Vern Crawford entered the meeting time 1 50 P M. V CRMfORD INTO MEETING Mr Marz welcomed Mr Crawford and provided him with a copy of the legal opinion received from Mr Sjolie Mr Marz noted he had specifically requested definite advice from Mr Sjolie but as indicated in the letter, this was not possible Mr Crawford acknowledged council's concerns regarding this legal opinion Mr Marz noted the legal challenge appeared to be whether it was legal to loan the money to the Co op whether, under the Rural Utilities Act the Co op was considered a "non profit" organization as it could distribute assets upon MT MM WATER winding up It was noted council certainly was not disputing the ratepayers ability to repay CPFU DING any loans Mr Crawford recommended provincial counsel be sought to interpret the Act and REW give direction. It was agreed a meeting with the Hon Tom Thurber, Minister of Municipal Affairs, should be requested and a date set during the AAMD &C Spring Convention to meet and review these issues Mr Jeffery was requested to arrange a meeting with the Minister Mr Jeffery left the meeting time 2.30 P M In response to questions from council Mr Crawford advised the Co op had not explored any other avenues of financing to date, the direction from the Co op members was for option #2 this option was preferred as it was simple and met the direction of the members there is a possible 33 members for this project Lee Maher has been given notice by the Co -op that the Co op has engaged Potter Consultants to do the engineering work for the project Mr Jeffery returned to the meeting and advised a date of Tuesday, April 2/96 in the afternoon MATING WITH MIN had been scheduled to meet with the Minister, a time would be confirmed at a later date The MJV AFFAIRS RE Minister's office had requested a letter containing some background information, be faxed to WATER P their office prior to this meeting Mr Marz extended an invitation to the Mt Vernon Waterer )— T Co -op members to meet with the Minister It was also agreed to invite Ms Carol Haley "4"gN E C7 IC M. D OF KNEEHILL No. 48 COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 26th, 1996 MLA, to this meeting Mr Marz reiterated council s position that it wants to be a facil to the Co op but at the same time does not want to take unlimited risks to accommodate funding requests Mr Crawford thanked council for their time and efforts and left the m( time 2.45 P M A short recess was held from 2 45 P M until 3 00 P M Mr Jeffery advised a meeting date of April 24/96 2.20 P M had been scheduled for Mr to meet with the AB Boundaries Commission at the McDougall Centre in Calgary 1Y10.1 G AB BOLN)ARIES COW. MEETING DATF- A I Mr Jeffery reviewed the hamlet water account summaries detailing the water and sewer operating costs, water usages number of users and meter installation costs It was noted both the hamlets of Wimborne and Swalwell have net surpluses from their water and sewer systems It was agreed all utility systems should have a provision built into them for maintenance of the systems Mr Boake moved the cost for water meters in the hamlets of Wimborne and Swahvell be taken out of their net system surpluses, the cost for meters in the hamlet of Huxley be charged, at a flat rate, to each user over a five year period and a letter be drafted to all hamlet residents explaining the reasons for water meter installations and the cost of operating these systems CARRIED It was agreed the hamlet water and sewer costing be kept separately and a review of costs undertaken every two years The agenda for the point meeting with Three Hills was reviewed It was agreed to add Airport Commission to this agenda. Mr Marz advised he had dust received a fax from Mr Kevin Edwards, councillor from Three Hills regarding point services and due to time constraints, would be unable to respond to this document prior to this evening's meeting =rP4 THREE HILLS JOINT MEETING AGENDA ,-,/4 Mr Jeffery reviewed the financial projections for the M.D , noting with municipal and transportation grant cuts maintaining the municipal taxes at the same level of collection and M_D FINANCIAL maintaining services at the current level reserves would have to be used to balance the PROJECTION budget &Ww7F, Mr Marz briefly reviewed the items he would be including in his annual Reeve's Report which would be published with the 1995 financial statements It was agreed to include the grants reductions note the cuts already made to the operations, discuss the reserves and maintain the municipal taxes at the 1995 level, stress that the surplus looks good but future projections with government cut backs continue to impact the municipal operations and there is no guarantee the taxes unchanged Mr Marz requested consideration be given, in light of the budget projections to undertaking additional road projects, like the Linden West Road, especially when the financial forecast is that the municipality will need to dip into its reserves in 1996 Mr Wagstaff moved the meeting continue past 4 30 P M CARRIED Mr Marz requested a show of hands from those councillors agreeing to maintain the 1995 municipal mill rate for 1996 The majority of councillors agreed to this Mr Jeffery reported the Three Hills Memorial Centre had requested financial support last year and the M.D had responded that it would consider this request later in the year when the 1996 budget was discussed It was suggested this item be referred to the agenda for tonight's meeting with Three Hills 0 REEVE'S AW AL War- TI-015111 ITWUU7.,11 OECTIOW L,aas� u18rr�ia� CONSO&6 TO ADOPT 1995 RN MLL RATE FOR o"V% emu; THREE HILLS C".' CENTRE REQUEST FOR FUNDING E 101 M D OF KNEEHILL No. 48 COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 26th. 1996 Mrs. Lowen moved to table this matter " I 1 Mr Jeffery reported the Trochu Library had sent a letter requesting financial support to help maintain its level of services The library has had various cutbacks in funding during the past years 01 '� ii s. E 79/Z .4W Mr Man moved a letter be sent to the Trochu Library acknowledging their loss of funding 2 and advising the municipality has also undergone funding losses and cuts to services and current projections indicate the municipal budget will suffer more cuts, therefore, the M.D cannot meet this request but, should our financial situation change this request will be reconsidered CARRIED Mr Jeffery reported the Central Alberta Business Information Project had been formed to undertake the development of a Central Alberta Business Directory and enhance business and Cpl AB BUS community growth To finance these project, a request for a $0.20 per capita contribution has INFO PROJECT been requested The attendees at the meeting of this project were from Red Deer, Innisfail Didsbury, Ponoka, Sylvan Lake and other Highway #2 corridor communities It was noted the County of Red Deer did not attend this meeting Mrs. Lowen moved to accept and file. 114� CARRIED Mr Vickery moved to table agenda item #14, E -9 -1 -1 Report and agenda item #18, A.S.B. E 4-1 -1 & AM minutes. AILED CARRIED C %B Mr Jeffery reported the Alberta Assessment Equalization Consultants had advised that, due to changes made in legislation for 1996 it feels there is little or no chance for success in AB ASS EQUALIZED appealing equalized assessments and unless advised otherwise will withdraw the municipality's TANTS �rAL appeal to the Municipal Government Board r� c Mr Vickery moved the M.D withdraw its equalized assessment appeal CARRIED The agenda items for the Reeve's meeting, scheduled during the Spring AAMD &C convention was reviewed Mr Hoff moved a draft agenda be prepared, based on the agenda item requests received, and this draft agenda be faxed to the AAMD &C CARRIED Mr Jeffery read a letter received from Hon Tom Thurber Minister of Municipal Affairs responding to remarks from the A.U.M.A. regarding municipalities shouldering the burden of deficit cutting Mr Boake moved to accept and file and a copy of this letter be given to each councillor CARRIED Mr Jeffery reported the City of Drumheller was requesting a continuous consent option for the Biting Fly Control Program Mr Hoff moved to complete this continuous consent option for this program, table the balance of the agenda items and adjourn the meeting CARRIED Time 4 55 P M. f Reeve Munich 1 dminist a r 7 REEVE'S MEETING AG" AB NUN AFFAIRS LETUR RE WM ��• may.,•: � ,�� 11 ',1 .,10' 1. M 1 "t; 1, Ll "1 • 1 L7 JOHN C JEFFERY REPORT March 13th, 1996 to March 26th, 1996 REPORT' 'Balance Forward $ NIL 1 Gave 100 M D. pins to Lori Gallant, Three Hills Atom "A" Hawks for Provincials at Fort Macleod March 15 -18/96 Gave 100 M D pins to Glen Smyth, Trochu Bantams for iProvincials Gave M D map to Stats Canada $ 10 00 alance Forward $ 10.00 CORRESPONDENCE 1 Mar 11/96 Receipt - PFRA Equity water grant $61,195.79 2 Feb /96 Fines Disbursement Detail and Summary Report 3 Feb 29/96 Alberta Gazette 4 Feb 27/96 Kneehill Community Resource Board minutes 5 Feb 13/96 & Feb 27/96 Golden Hills Regional Div #15 minutes 6. 1994 -95 Golden Hills Regional Div. #15 Annual Report 7 Mar 8/96 A R M A A meeting minutes 8 AB Municipal Financing Corp - Notice of General Meeting and i address change I'9 AB Community Development - Recreation Volunteer Recognition Award Nomination Form X10 Advertising - Westec Security Systems. 11 Advertising - Gan & Gan Utilities & Engineering Ltd. 12 Advertising - G F 0 A Conference Sept 18 -20/96 13 Assoc of Architects 1996 Register and Firm Index 14 Advertising - Autocad course 15 Advertising - DeVry Institute 6 Facilty of Extension, U of Alberta course advertising 7 U of Victoria course advertising 8 Seminar advertising - Doing Business on the Internet 9 Seminar advertising - How to Manage Multiple Projects, Meet Deadlines, & Achieve Objectives. t0 Seminar advertising - How to Supervise People i Seminar advertising - Thinking Beyond the Boundaries - How to Teach Yourself and Others to Find Innovative, New Answers and Make Better Decisions. 12 Canadian Business Information - Catalogue of Sales Leads 3 Lethbridge Community College 1994 -95 Annual Report 24 Employment Opportunity - Supervisor, Planning Services and Municipal Planner, M D of Rocky View 25 Employment Opportunity - Municipal Administrator, M D. of Wainwright 26 Sales brochure - Flag Sale 27 AB Power brochure re* preauthorized payment plan 28 Advertising - U F.A 9 Advertising - A G.T Yellow Page Directory 0 Advertising - Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts it Mar 13 & 20/96 Drumheller Mail newspaper 12 Mar 19/96 Highway 21 newspaper 3 Mar 20/96 Capital newspaper HOME OCCUPATION AND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS. NIL 1 v EP, � PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1996 1 Talked to Bridge Branch about #587 bridge and they will be sending us information on the scope of work and time schedules of the work needed on this structure They figure the work will be contracted out and will be completed early May at their cost 2 Boys have been busy with frozen culverts and cleaning up holidays before we get into the busy season Mr Phil Ward was in to see me Monday March 25 1996 about his approach request I explained to him the Road Committee recommendation to Council and the reasons why the request for another approach was denied The request from Mr Ward is now to have his existing residential approach moved 25 50 yards to the east I explained the policy of site distance to Mr Ward and that Council as a whole would make the decision to relax this or not Gravel boys have base material in place on 21 & 27 I in going to have the pile measured to double check and make sure The boys are hauling road gravel to 21 & 27 now while bans are on, along with some spot gravelling on local roads Randy will be getting a hold of the councilors who have projects on this years road program to start getting land agreements I've sent out for quotes on crackfillmg material and chip oil No information to report as of yet on the Dafoe project I'm waiting on Randy Shalagan to get back to me on out options and prices on the bridge files involved I would prefer to stay back from this years Spring Convention for a number of reasons First I've got a few boys on holidays and some of them are key people Second, with everyone from the management end not being around, I'd hate to be putting guys into a spot if something were to happen I'm trying to help get crews lined up and spring jobs organized before all hell breaks loose in the summer There isn t that much happening on the public works agenda this spring session other than a budgeting course so I feel if it's okay with Council I'll stay back and guard the ranch Robin Arthur's phoned yesterday and told me he sent the drawings of the Schmautz pit by courier to us and hopes it arrives in time for council He hasn't signed these because all the pins haven't been placed yet The parameter work is done and these plans should be good enough for you to get started with the other procedures on the subdivision. .0 Talked to Randy Shalagan on the two bridge files 08629 and 08628 pipes on the painter project One has an estimated life of 25 years left (08628) and the other ten years plus. At this time Transportation feels that there will be no funding to replace this pipe until its run its life Randy suggested we change road design to get our width over the existing structure, or add extensions or fund the pipe ourselves They are looking at just about all bridge files now and with the unorganization of the department along with budget cuts they want all structures to run as long as possible I told him I would be discussing the situation over with our engineers to see what would be the most cost effective choice we could make for the long term LONNIE MCCOOK, PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT