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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-06-06 Council MinutesE e EXECUTIVE_ COMMITTEE REPORT - JUNE 6, 1996 The Executive Coiuinittee of Richard A Marz and Otto Hoff met on Thursday, June 6, 1996, at the M.D of Kneelill office in Three Hills commencing at 9 20 A.M Also present were John C Jeffery, Adiuiiustrator, and Laurie Brosseau, who recorded the minutes The following items were reviewed Mr. Lonnie McCook entered the meeting 1 Minutes of Three Hills Municipal Airport Commission - June 3, 1996 Mr Jeffery reviewed the highlights of the meeting Dean Covert and Iry Abbott were granted permission to approach Alberta Transportation to lobby for paving of taxiway and tarmac extension Herman Martens was asked to check with the M.D planner to see what could be done to facilitate business development at the airport Executive Committee recommends to accept acid file the Three Hills Municipal Airport Commission minutes as information 2 Minutes of Three Hills Municipal Airport Commission - April 11, 1996 Mr Jeffery reviewed the lghlights of the meeting Motion made that an agreement between the Airport Commission and Gary Weigum be drawn up to grant access to the land east of the runway with the condition that the land be left in smooth condition Messrs Onos and Rogers are to act ,jointly as Project Managers Mr Onos was asked to obtain cost estimates from Torchmsky Engineering, specifications left to the discretion of project managers and engineers Matching funds consist of $21,000 each from PBI and Town of Three Hills, $8 800 from M.D and $6,000 from Airport users Snow removal problems occurred during the winter and are being addressed Volunteer position for an airport manager will be advertised F� Executive Committee recommends to accept and file the Three Hills Municipal Airport Commission minutes as information 3 Notice from AAMD &C Re Provincial Task Group on Transport Standardization This group examined the concept of a "seamless" transportation network, efficient transport of goods (sensitive to maintenance and upgrading issues and funding) Their main goals are development of a single penult system valid for all required routes and distribution of fees to the level of government affected Executive Committee recommends to accept and file as information 4 Letter from the County of Mountainview re Subdivision SE13- 30 -27 -W4 for Trevor R Hannah Mr McCook had written a letter to Mountamview asking them to cost share the cost of providing a blade grade to the above -noted subdivision because it was actually within their boundaries Mountamview stated in their letter that the cost 1 i EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT_- JUNE 6, 1996 74 6 should be born by the M.D of Kneelnll as they assume full responsibility for similar situations when development occurs adjacent to their boundaries Executive Committee recommends a blade grade be done to provide access to the • subdivision subject to development at the location. F� 5 Letter from CN notifying the M.D. They Have Lands Available for Sale Within the M.D at Current Market Values. Executive Committee recommends Mr McCook contact CN to find out the location and cost of the lands available in order to determine if any of the land would be of use to the M D 6 Acme Shop Agreement The M.D needs to enter into an updated agreement with Brambo Bladmg for the use the M.D shop in Acme Executive Committee recommends a new agreement be drawn up with the same arrangements as in the previous agreement ($250 00 rent per month, 50- 50�� °� sharing of all utilities, etc.) 7 Complaint Received from Bob Penner Re Soft Roads by his Place It was noted this was a common problem this spring due to the amount of moisture There is nothing much that can be done Executive Committee recommends to accept and file as information. F 8 Thank You from the Committee of Ruralize 1996 Executive Committee recommends to accept and file as information /�"Z.I i 9 December 31, 1995 Financial Statement for the Three Hills Municipal Airport Commission - Accumulated surplus of $79,574 00 Executive Committee recommends to accept acid file as information 10 Golden Hills Regional Division No. 15 Minutes of their May 14, 1996 Meeting. Mr Jeffery reviewed the minutes The cominuruty of Swalwell is to be designated within the Linden attendance area (busing zone) for all new students to the community effective September 1, 1997 All students within the Swalwell area who are presently being transported to Three Hills will be grandfathered to continue for a maxunusn three year period or until the student completes his/her elementary, junior high or senior high program he /she is in whichever is less Executive Committee recommends to accept and file as information - 11 News Release from University of Alberta Faculty of Extension Re the Elected Officials Symposium - Red Deer June 12 -14, 1996 2 74 6 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - JUNE 6 1996 Marylea Lowen Otto Hoff, Richard Marz, Robert Boake and Glen Wagstaff are attending this symposium ® Executive Committee recommends to accept and file as information 12 Minutes of the Central Alberta Business Information Protect Steering Committee April 30, 1996 Meeting (Received from Alberta Economic Development and Tourism) Mr Jeffery reviewed the minutes Application was submitted on March 26, 1996 and received approval A cheque in the amount of $27,500 was received from the Province as their contribution to the first year's operation Towns of Eckville and Alix have joined since the last meeting bringing the population to approximately 115,000, representing a contribution of approximately $23,000 Three more communities should be added by May Executive Committee recommends to accept and file as information ® 13 Letter from Tom Thurber, Minister of Alberta Municipal Affairs, Re the Elimination of the UMGP Grant The letter states the Province can no longer afford to fund this grant, therefore, the municipalities must adapt by considering what services they can afford whether to coordinate the delivery of services with neighbors or whether they should dissolve or restructure into more efficient forms Less funding will continue Executive Committee recommends to accept and file as information 14 Letter from Tom Thurber, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Re the M D's letter Supporting the Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association's Request for a Comprehensive Study on Rural Taxation in Alberta. ® The letter states that, at this tine, the government will continue with the current property assessment review Executive Committee recommends to accept acid file as information. 15 Presentation to Exhibition Committee Sandra Adains will be at the M.D 10 00 a.m on June 11, 1996 to present the Exhibition Committee with a cheque on behalf of the Three Hills Oihnen Tun Shearlaw will be present to take a picture for The Capital F i 16 Kneehill Ambulance Service Board May 15, 1996 Meeting Minutes i i jMr Jeffery reviewed the minutes Medical system protocol manual is completed ® Mr Ramer has been off for medical reasons since May 11, 1996 Kneehill Ambulance T -shirts and sweatshirts have been ordered There are presently nine Kneehill Ambulance dispatchers, five of which have been trained in the use the ENO cards Dispatchers wanted to know of they qualify for annual honoranunns They also requested they be informed when the Service is and is not able to provide I 3 0 0 • C EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - JUNE 6 1996 ALS level of service Motion was made regarding EMR/EMT/EMD training reimbursement A personnel committee has been set up of Mr Moon, Mr Hannah, Mrs Bauman and Mrs Ling The Board authorized one of the volunteers to be paid for performing administrative coverage while Mr Ramer is ill Next meeting will be June 19, 1996 Executive Committee recommends to accept and file as information 17 Schmautz Pit Mr McCook reviewed the plans for the Sclunautz pit Testing needs to be done to ensure the water table is suitable for the dry disposal cells Executive Committee recommends to carry on with the plans to convert the Schmautz pit into a future garbage dump site by have the above -noted testing done. Mr McCook has the survey plans and should be able to answer any questions Mr McCook left the meeting. Temporary adjournment 10 05. Reconvened 10 12 a in 18 Future STARS Donations Executive Committee recommends future donations to STARS be in the form of sponsorship of their fundraising events throughout the year Mr. Alex Cunningham entered the meeting. 19 Alberta Safety Codes Service Commission The M.D has not signed the master agreement to loin the AMSCSC Mr Cunningham did a survey of four companies ( AMSCSC, TELL, Palliser and Alberta Permit Pro) the M.D could use to process required permits (building, electrical, plumbing, gas, heating) TECL from Red Deer is the cheapest - AMSCSC is the highest The only problem in going with a company other than AMSCSC is that the M.D would have to go from dust handing out the necessary forms to issuing permits and submitting Provincial fees We do not have extra staff to do this Executive Committee recommends that, prior to an agreement being sighed with AMSCSC, a letter be written to them showing them the results of the survey and suggesting they should bring their prices in line with other companies in the business 20 Alternate Options to Calgary Line Mr Cunningham reviewed the various options to the current Calgary line which presently costs $3,545 64 annually One option is AGT Centrex in which we access an Acme/Lmden line and relay calls through it to Calgary If we had two lines we could also accept Calgary calls This would cost $1,386 00 per year Another 4 s 0 0 u • EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - JUNE 6, 1996 option would be to install an "auto hopper" at an initial cost of $552 00 and an annual cost of $462 00 It works much the same as Centrex but doesn't go through AGT With this option we only have one way calling to Calgary Mr Cunningham also stated that, if the M.D would pay for Mrs Lowen to have the AGT advantage option for Three Hills added to her phone, her calls to the M.D would be much less Mr Marz stated he could use this option for Torrington numbers as a lot of Ins ratepayers are from that area Mr Cunningham also suggested Hanna should be taken off the M.D advantage line as we are not making use of this option since hiring our own planner Executive Committee recommends the M D switch to the Centrex system, pay to have AGT advantage option for Three Hills put on Mrs Lowen's phone, the advantage option for Torrington put on Mr Mans phone and Hanna be taken off the M D advantage line Mr Cunningham left the meeting 21 Christmas Closure The Executive Committee recommends the MD office be closed from 4 30 p m. AWesrO December 24, 1996 to 8 00 a.m. January 6, 1997 inclusive. This will mean employees will need five holiday days to cover this period. 22 1996 Tax Sale - June 11, 1996 - Appraisal of Tax Recovery Property in Wimborne (Lots 13 & 14, Block 1, Plan 7015 EF) Mr Dunay did an appraisal of this property and his advice is that fair market value be $800 00 for the land and $7,000 00 for the unprovements for a total of $7,80000 Executive Committee recommends the M D set a reserve bid on this property of � $7,80000 23. Letter from Canadian Western Natural Gas Alberta Energy and Utilities Board approved terms and conditions and rates which give Alberta s commercial, institutional and residential consumers the choice of purchasing natural gas directly from an independent gas broker or continuing to purchase gas from their utility CWNG receives no profit but will facilitate direct purchase Brochures will be going out to customers Executive Committee recommends to accept and file as information. 24 Letter from Tom Thurber, Minister of Alberta Municipal Affairs, to all Mayors' and Reeves A set of operating standards for the operation of senior citizens' lodges has been approved by Alberta Municipal Affairs and the Alberta Senior Citizens' Housing Association While standards are not legislated, ASCHA has made it mandatory for its members to comply with the standards 5 0 i C 0 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - JUNE 6 1996 Executive Committee recommends to accept acid file as information. 25 M D. Gift to be Sent to Vietnam Executive Committee recommends a carving of a Canada goose be purchased from one of the local wood carvers residing in the MD and sent as a gift to Vietnam. The Committee also recommends Mr Hoff and Mr Boake look after the purchase of this gift The Executive meeting adjourned - time 1120 A M. -- - - - - -- f= -- ISE - - -- - - - - - -- LAUI A