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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-08-07 Council MinutesEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - August 7, 1997 The Executive Committee of Otto Hoff and Richard M Vickery met on Thursday, August 7, 1997 at the M.D of Kneehill office in Three Hills, commencing at 8 30 A.M Mr John Jeffery, Administrator, and Mr Lonnie McCook Public Works Superintendent, were present along with Mrs Jennifer Deak Assistant Administrator, who recorded the minutes The following items were reviewed 1 Allan Becker Request re. Amalgamation of Roll Numbers Mr Becker met with Council, at their last meeting, to discuss the minimum tax levy and to request the two roll numbers for the NW 21 29 24 W4 (Roll #1171200 128 05 acres and Roll #1171200 1 21 acres) be amalgamated as these parcels are listed on one land title Mr Dunay has investigated this matter and advises the 1 21 acre parcel is a road allowance adjoining the north boundary of NW 21 29 24 W4, it is not part of the quarter section as per surveyed acres, it is listed as an addition to the title but is classified as a separate unit, the only way this can be changed is by amalgamating the 121 acres to the quarter section Unofficially with Council s approval, this 1 21 acre parcel can be assessed to the quarter Also, further to Mr Becker's comments to Council regarding not having received the titles to the lots in Grainger he purchased from the M.D it was reported there was documentation on file that Mr Becker had signed an acknowledgement, dated Feb 6/97, acknowledging receipt of the titles for the Grainger lots �E / n�Foe le y Executive Committee recommends, for tax levying purposes, Roll # 1171200 be �.00m „�,m7/ -�'`� combined with Roll # 1171200 a AOAI;W c r oc Foc /q9B 2. Alberta Pipeline Project The Alberta pipeline Project has announced it will not proceed with its proposed project to construct a pipeline to transport sweet natural gas to south central Alberta The company, which originally received significant indications of support, has not received sufficient firm commitments to proceed with the project Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. F1-1-- 3 July 22/97 Letter from Village of Linden re. Equipment and Services With reference to the M.D 's July 17/97 letter regarding save harmless agreements as a requirement for the M.D to provide services for other municipalities the village of Linden has inquired whether the M.D requires this agreement to be entered into immediately or at the time services are required Executive Committee recommends the village of Linden be advised this agreement will / 7��T be required at the time the village requests services from the M.D. and further, the M D is currently having its legal counsel draft this agreement 4. July 17/97 Letter re: Street Signs Wimborne M Dube, of Wimborne, has written a letter to the M.D stating that approximately two years ago the M.D provided street addresses for the residents of the hamlet and required house numbers be placed on homes To date, there are still no street signs in Wimborne to identify the addresses yet the dog license application requests a street address The letter concludes by wishing "good luck” finding the dog owner on streets with no names Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. F "11sr 5. July 29/97 Letter from PFRA re. Equity Pipeline Extension Mr Gerry Guy District Engineer Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) has forwarded design considerations and estimated costs for adding three new members (Glen C: /MD/Minute /LC 1997.doc . w Page 1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - August 7, 1997 Smyth Dennis Smyth and Vern Bogner) onto the existing Equity pipeline The existing system has been analysed to assess whether the system could accommodate additional users and the results of the modeling exercise indicates that the system is not capable of simultaneously delivering the peak discharge (10 US gpm) to all the users However, it is noted simultaneous peak demands among all users is an unlikely situation Other models and analysis were conducted and the conclusions are that it appears as though the existing system would be capable of accommodating the new users, but there may be infrequent occurrences when `low' system pressures are experienced PFRA notes a concern over the town of Three Hills discussions to provide water to Trochu but also notes Trochu has a high storage capacity and could fill their water storage during off peak hours without significantly impacting the Equity system Total cost estimates for the three water hook ups are $71,260 00 with average cost per tap off being $23 750 00 It was further noted the M.D would probably be better able to estimate the cost of adding the additional users than PFRA Executive Committee recommends the three parties requesting this water hook up onto the Equity system be advised of the M D 's Policy 14 -8, Equity Water -Phase 1 Boundaries, that being the original signatories for the Equity Project form Phase I of the project and this phase be considered completed, and further advised Council is willing to consider a Phase M for the Equity Project and will facilitate a Phase 11 if it is feasible to do so. It was noted approximately 25 hook ups was considered feasible for a Phase 11 development Also, all three parties requesting this hookup be provided with the PFRA information regarding the design considerations and estimated costs for adding three new members onto the Equity system, 6 ALARIE December 31, 1996 Financial Statements The Alberta Local Authorities Reciprocal Insurance Exchange (ALARIE) has forwarded their December 31, 1996 financial statements Total assets at this date are $19 M and subscribers' equity $16 2M Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 7. July 30/97 Letter from Alberta Transportation and Utilities re. Engineering Design Standards Alberta Transportation and Utilities has advised their department has reviewed their practices and expectations that impact services provided by consulting engineering firms and note their published design standards should not be taken as absolute requirements but rather used as a guideline with unique conditions, such as terrain, considered to optimize designs and produce the best value for the expenditure Mr Jeffery noted a copy of this letter had been faxed to Mr Colin Stroeder, Torchinsky Engineering Executive Committee recommends accept and file. 8. AAMD &C Survey on Secondary Highway Construction Alberta Transportation and Utilities has recently invited the AAMD &C to partner with the department in reviewing key performance issues relating to Secondary Highway construction in Alberta The review will focus on performance of contractors and consultants in addition to engineering consultant standards. The AAMD &C has requested member municipalities complete a survey to assist the AAMD &C in this review The AAMD &C will have a formal report available on these survey results at the Fall Convention The Executive Committee then proceeded to complete part of the survey The Committee requested the survey be faxed to Mr Colin Stroeder, Torchinsky engineering, for his input regarding the survey questions dealing with revisions to Alberta Transportation and Utilities `Engineering Consultant Standards for Municipally Administered Secondary Highways " Executive Committee recommends the responses to this survey be reviewed by Council C: /MD /Minute /EC 1997.doc Page 2 Sgicp,iov jr,,,kM-el 41Z FA.1v ti� E .h -1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - August 7, 1997 9. July 23/97 Letter from Alberta Transportation and Utilities to B.M. Potter Consultants Ltd. re. Mt. Vernon Water Co op The M D has received copy of Alberta Transportation and Utilities letter to B.M Potter Consultants regarding the Mt Vernon Water Co op project and the placement of the water line paralleling Highway #27 The department has approved a permit for the water line parallel to the highway and this approval has been granted as an exception to Alberta Transportation and Utilities standard practice of having the lines placed 30 metres from the right of way A copy of Alberta Transportation and Utilities General Construction Guidelines has been enclosed These guidelines address pipeline construction, placement, crossings, depth, slopes casing drainage backfiiling, etc Mr Vickery reported Mr Boake, Mr Hanger and himself had discussed the formation of a Committee to set policy guidelines for future water lines Executive Committee recommends the Alberta Transportation and Utilities General Construction Guidelines be referred to the above Committee to set policy guidelines for &SZ5P, future water lines m'ae>Es acs mtMO 10 July 22/97 Letter from AB Energy re. Policy on Natural Gas Liquids Xord" The Hon Steve West, Minister of Energy has clarified the province s policy on natural gas liquids such as ethane and advises, should a choice ever have to be made, creating fobs in Alberta s growing petrochemical industry will take precedence over exporting natural gas byproducts A copy of the Minister s address to the Canadian Energy Research Institute s First International Petrochemical Conference, held in Kananaskis on June 2/97, which clarifies the province s position on ethane has been enclosed Executive Committee recommends a copy of this documentation be provided to each e,C, A' eovau""a Councillor A4 -7 F� Mr McCook left the meeting time 10 30 AN 11 July 28/97 Letter from MSCIA re. Permit System Changes The Municipal Safety Codes Inspection Agency ( MSCIA) has advised effective August 1, 1997, permit fees will again be reduced In addition to these changes, a program has been implemented whereby the permits for projects owned by member municipalities will be charged out at the normal permit fee less 75% This discount will apply for all permits required on installations where the Municipality owns the building and property Executive Committee recommends to accept and file and a copy of this information be j � provided to Mr Cunningham, Development Officer 12. Kraft Dog Attack On July 2/97 the M.D sent Mr and Mrs Ken Kraft a letter regarding the recent attack, by their dog, on local councillor Marl Vetter The letter requested this dog be kept restrained 96:5e, °` M„ �eJ9ES at all times (either in a cage or tied up) and further, failure to restrain the dog would result in the M.D seeking legal action Confirmation of this dog's restraint was requested to be provided within the next ten days. To date no response has been received from the Krafts Executive Committee recommends to accept and file unless Councillor Vetter wishes to J;�Ile pursue the matter further 13 July 23/97 Letter from AB Economic Development and Tourism A report has been prepared to provide municipalities with performance standard "templates' for urban, country residential and rural environments with respect to home based businesses This report is available, upon request, to municipalities C: /MD /Minute /EC I997.doc w Page 3 0 0 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - Au Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 14 July 30/97 Letter from AAMD &C re Proposed Amendmeni The AAMD &C has provided a Notice of Motion outlining the proposed amendment to the Association Bylaws to address the issue of current members who, through amalgamation or restructuring may become ineligible for full membership to the AAMD &C The proposed amendment would allow the AAMD &C Board discretion to grant full membership to the newly restructured municipality Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 15. July 22/97 Letter from Town of Trochu re. AgPro Redesignation The Council of the town of Trochu has advised it feels the application from AgPro for land redesignation would be beneficial to the community and to the local marketplace Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 16. July 28/97 Letter from Kneehill Housing Corporation The provincial government through AB Public Works and AB Municipal Affairs, will be upgrading the Golden Hills Lodge, under the `Life and Safety" upgrading grant in early 1998 The upgrade includes plumbing and heating enhancements and work is expected to commence in September 1997 with the government totally funding the upgrade program in the estimated amount of $900 000 00 AB Municipal Affairs requires letters of support from each jurisdiction within the mandate of the Ministerial Order These letters must include the municipality's awareness of and support for the planned expansion and upgrading It is further noted it is not the intention of the Kneehill Housing Corporation to increase the local requisition based on increased units but rather the predicted surpluses will place the operation in greater profit thereby holding or eventually reducing the requisition as time progresses Executive Committee recommends a letter of support for the expansion and upgrading of the Golden Hills Lodge be provided to the Kneehill Housing Authority 17 1996 Agricultural Service Board Act (ASB) The amendments to the 1996 ASB Act has now received Royal Assent This Act will remain enabling which means each municipal council has the authority to decide if they wish to have an ASB but if an ASB is chosen all conditions of the legislation will apply The major changes to this Act relate to structure Municipal councils may now organize their ASBs as they deem most appropriate for their purposes Councils will determine the membership, terms of office, voting privileges and chairperson Executive Committee recommends this matter be referred to the ASB and a copy of this documentation given to the Ag Fieldman, Dawn Fortin. 18 AAMD &C Fall Convention The Fall Convention has been scheduled for November 17 20, 1997 in Edmonton The M.D is 65th (out of 67 municipalities) on the hotel reservation list Executive Committee recommends all councillors, administrator, assistant administrator and Public Works Superintendent attend this convention and Room 101 at the Coast Terrace Inn be booked for the Reeve/Deputy Reeve. 19. Paintearth Resource Recovery Centre A Feb 6/97 Executive Committee report item #36 recommended Mrs Lowen and Mr Boake look into the operations and attend any open houses for this waste management C: /MD /Minute/K 1997.doc Y a. Page 4 Sip I ov 0 0 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - Aueust 7, 1997 facility To date, no further information has been received Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. F' -E 20. Terence Toews Request for Farm Exemption Reduction Mr Toews has advised by letter Roll #2155010 1/9311595 (NW 14 30 25 W4), a 5 93 acre parcel in the name of Terence and Vera Toews is part of the NW 14 30 30 25 -W4 and SW 23 30 25 W4, both of which are under the name of Morning Star Farm Ltd Both Mr and Mrs. Toews own 50% of this company The farm exemption calculation on the 5 93 acres has not included these lands Mr Dunay has recalculated the assessment on the 5 93 acre parcel, taking into account the other two land parcels and advises Mr Toews is eligible for an additional $37,630 farm exemption assessment reduction This calculates to $583 19 1997 tax reduction on Roll 21 55010 ($37 630 @ 15 498 mills = $583 19) ,;:Zr Da" ;r � e� r�17 Executive Committee recommends approval for a 1997 tax cancellation on Roll 2155010 to the amount of $583 19 21. July 25/97 Fax from AAMD &C re Equalization Grant Proposal The AAMD &C has reviewed the responses received from its membership regarding the equalization grant proposal and the Board has unanimously agreed to forward a two pronged position to the government This position includes recommendations for 100% provincial finding of secondary road construction an extension of the Resource Road Program, including an increase in funding, need to target assistance to municipalities in difficult finances The Board will continue to suggest Equalized Assessment per kilometre of road (EA/km) but has revised the equalization model to reflect local tax efforts exclude transition grants and adopted a new "weighting factor' tied to the median EA/km The AAMD &C has requested responses to this revised position be submitted to them prior to Aug 1/97 as they are meeting with the Standing Committee on Aug 6/97 The M.D of Lesser Slave River has responded to the AAMD &C's revised Equalization Grant proposal reject it and recommend a working committee be formed, of representatives from member municipalities, to brain storm and arrive at a workable solution Executive Coninuttee recommends to accept and file. t Mrs Deak left the meeting time 11 10 A.M 22. 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U z D cn g D o co J z p LL LL 00 W LLT Q m o m O CY) c z Q m OUTSTANDING CHEQUES As AT June 30 1, 97 PAYROLL CHEQUES GENERAL CHEQUES GENERAL CI- IEQl1CS CII JF Ati10UN1' CK # AMOUNT CK # AMOl1N'l v10 $ 1813 93 1909 $ 10,000 00 2389 $ 21 40 i V37 916 37 2227 85 00 2391 6135 11 742 1257 81 2271 17 64 2392 270 83 745 25 05 2275 347 75 2393 482 61 2276 100 00 2394 76 83 2293 164 50 2404 7352 07 2300 259 00 2407 8477 87 2322 189 81 2323 898 76 2328 145 65 2330 816 25 2331 19,409 75 2333 621 82 2334 700 00 2337 416 24 2338 606 85 2341 140 52 2344 125 00 2348 200 00 2349 482 61 2353 568 52 2354 310 19 2365 41 04 2367 17 39 2369 350 00 2375 20 00 2379 193 20 2383 1106 19 2385 234 33 2388 60 06 REEVE TOTAL OUTSTANDING PAYROLL CHEQUES S 4013 16 TOTAL OUTSTANDING GENERAL CHEQUES S 61,444. 79 TOTAL S 65 , 457. 95 OUTSTANDING LOANS CASH ON HAND DEPOSITED S �7 187 2_ SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL THIS 12th DAY OF August 19 97 ' Jr J. MUN ADMIN s AGRICULTURAL FIELDMAN'S REPORT AUGUST 7, 1997 I went out on Road Committee on July 11 as the minute recorder This was very valuable as I was able to see alot of the Municipality It also gave me the opportunity to become better acquainted with Mr Vickery, Mrs Lowen and Mr McCook On July 14 18 I attended the A.S.B Tour hosted by the M.D of Woodlands and the County of Barrhead The tour was very interesting and quite a success Our busy days were packed full with everything from wild boar elk and bison farms to a water bombing demonstration to name a few Upon returning from the A.S.B Tour I reserved rooms in Killam for the 1998 tour to be hosted by the County of Flagstaff on July 14 17 with headquarters situated in Sedgewick ( 11 Km from Killam ) I was able to book 8 rooms at the Killam Krossing Hotel and 2 rooms at the Wagon Wheel Motel Both are in Killam in close proximity to each other I will be confirming a couple of times prior to next July to ensure that the reservations are being held If there are any changes in your requirements let me know so they can be changed I met with Laura Lee Billings from AAFRD Hanna on July 24 to discuss future plans for our A. S.B Our conclusion was that we should see what the A. S.B feels we should concentrate on as far as programming and what the goals are of the A. S.B I've also had the opportunity to do some of farm calls On July 23, I received a telephone call from a neighbor of Frank Richardson stating that he had a badly infested stand of Canada Thistle on SW 16 31 24 W4 I went out and Mr Richardson had already mowed it down so it shouldn't go to seed I will keep an eye on this pasture in the future I also received a call from Mr Haller on July 2 regarding Gordon Peters land He indicated that there were copious amounts of Narrow leaved hawk's beard and he would like something done about it When I went out to the property ( E1 /2 14 33 23 W4), Mr Peters had cultivated the land so Mr Haller should be content I have also gone out to a few other sites on complaints of thistle problems but have not been able to contact the land users Gordon Snell came in to the office on August 6 He would like us to come out and mow around his slough on the SW 20 30 22 W4 in order to prevent the Chamomile from going to seed I discussed this with the A.S.B members and it was decided not to do any mowing as it is too wet and it is not the M.D 's responsibility to do any control measures without billing Mr Snell On August 12, I went out to check to ditches for Chamomile I handpicked a total of ten plants no more than 8" tall The quarter to the west of Mr Snell's property is not infested with Chamomile Since the Chamomile seems to be confined to this quarter, I would say that this is where it originated Therefore, the M.D is not responsible for the proliferation of this weed on this particular quarter I have been doing some spraying on the Secondary Roads in an attempt to kill some of the Sweet Clover that seems to have taken over the ditches I have also been spraying the Canada Thistle and Toadflax that I see The chemical quantity is getting rather low and I'm going to have to purchase more in order to finish Where should I acquire this chemical from? At the July 8 meeting, chemical storeage was discussed Since then, I have discussed this matter with Larry Rice at the County of Mountain View Recently he built an in shop storage area which meets the standards of chemical storage set out by Alberta Environment The approximate cost of building this room was $3500 00 This room is of adequate size to store at least a season's worth of the County's chemmcal needs I would like to propose that we look into building such a storage area in the A.S.B shop rather than purchasing locally on an as need basis which will be far more expensive than buying in bulk The Grasshopper and Blackleg Surveys have arrived so I will have to fit that into my schedule as well On August 7, 1997, we had an A. S.B committee meeting with Laura Lee Billings from Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development The main goal was to obtain some feedback from the members regarding the Gordon Snell issue and the possibility of a Strategic Planning process The meeting was very informative and we decided to go through a Strategic Planning process I have also been reading through past A.S.B minutes in order to get a bit more background on the Municipality and what types of programs have been run in the past I am now officially a resident of the Municipal District of Kneehill The move is finally complete! I ! v r � L L J N' ,,,�_ :,-� �s- --� ---•ice _..� r� I laut;hcd so hard milk cams out of my nosc aio 0 i 911 Of coots(- not, what makes you think I marncd you for your money ? "" „r a 5 ALBERTA MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL D MLA Vegreville - Viking To Agricultural Service Board Chairmen It is my pleasure to inform you that the 1996 Agricultural Service Board Act (ASB) stakeholder review has culminated in the passing of the amendments to the ASB Act during the Spring 1997 Legislature The amended ASB Act was given Royal Assent by the Lieutenant Governor on June 18 1997 This means that the amendments have now passed into law, and are effective immediately During the last t«,cnty -eight months, we have incorporated your input to these amendments Act more responsive and appropriate to your local municipal situations This Act will remain enabling, which means that each municipal council has the authority to decide if they wish to have, an Agricultural Service Board If they choose to have an ASB then all the conditions of the legislation will appl” The major changes to this Act relate to structure The previous Act had three separate structures relating to counties municipal districts, or special areas /tinprovemcnt districts Municipal councils may now organize their ASBs as they deem most appropriate for their purposes Councils will determine the membership the term of office, the voting privileges and the chairperson We expect that councils will ensure that ASB membership will include persons familiar with agricultural issues, and who are capable of aeveloping policies to support the agriculture mdustry My staff and I would like to take this opportunity to thank each of the municipalities and the Association of Afbcrta Agricultural Fieldmcn for their input and support Copies of the new Act will be sent to each of your agricultural service boards as soon as they are available from the Queen s Printer It will also be available in the near future on the Internet through Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development s Homcpage at location http: / /vtilti -Nv agric.gov ab.ca/ministry/acts /index.html in the interim period if you have specific questions regarding this Legislation, please contact Bernic Yakimyshyn, administrator for the ASBs, at 4274224 Yours truly. Stelmach Minister cc Association of Alberta Agricultural Fieldmen Agricultural Ficldmen C D Radke B Yakimvshyli L Lvstcr AAFRD Regional Directors J B Tackaberm AAFRD District Offices W R.M Kontz 208 Legislature Building Edmonton Alberta Canada T5K 2136 Telephone 403/427 2137 Fax 403/422 -6035 Box 451 4945 51 Avenue, Vegreville Alberta Canada T9C 1R6 Telephone 403/632 -6840 Fax 403/632 -6888 0 Printed on recycled paper STRATEGIC PLANNING Strategic Planiung is the process for determining what an organization intends to be in the future and how it will get there This process involves making choices about the future of your organization. It involves re examining the basic assumptions about what your organization does and wl.o it serves What programs services and products will you offer to accomplish this purpose? How will v ou attract and use the resources you nec0 The important outcomes to this process are the strategic thinking and acting not the strategic plan Thy planning process allows board members to participate and by in to the strategic plan 1 skate to where 1 think the puck will be Wayne Gretz!~y WHY DO STRATEGIC PLANNING? Why do ASBs develop a plan for the future? u*To improve performance c4,To clarify future direction '�=PTo solve major organizational problems c�;�To survive flourish with less To build teamwork and expertise '==;-To influence rather than be influenced (i==pTo meet others' requirements vEj,To establish priorities c�pTo make today s decisions in light of their future consequences cz�t,To think strategically and develop effective strategies The limitations of strategic planning are the costs in time and money Could these resources be spent more productively on other tasks? Some organizations have gifted leaders with good intuition Such leaders know the strengths and weaknesses of their organization, they see Opportunities and threats before others do, they know instinctively the best way to proceed sometimes without formal planning Other organizations prefer to muddle Muddling isjumping and responding quickly to new opportunities as they emerge. Done well creative muddling can be an effective form of operating Done poorly it can kill an organization Before undertaking a planning effort it is wise to ask 'will the benefits outweigh the costs ?" If you are doing this simply to meeting requirements of the funding agencies spend very little time on the process. These cautions are not meant to discourage or deter you from developing plans for the future I believe that strategic planning can be a powerful and practical tool It's a way to build commitment of a group of people to a common vision and goal One ASB recently told me that `the strategic planning process was changing the way they made decisions even before the plan was completed I m just suggestmg that you use strategic planning wisely Planning takes abut 20% of the time. Implementation and monitoring of progress takes about 80% of the time For this process to be of value to your organization you must be committed to make this a living document and use it in decision making, monitoring progress and re evaluating the strategies and action plans STEPS IN STRATEGIC PLANNING 1 Get Organized Decide whether to develop a strategic plan Get commtment Determine if outside help is needed Outline a planning process that fits Form a planning team 2 Take Stock Examme history and present situation Re- examme the basic assumptions about your organization. Who does is serve and what you are doing? Vision What will the organization be? Mission What business is your organization m? Who is the target group or beneficiaries of your work? Agree on the areas of emphasis for the future ABANDONED OIL LEASE SITE LSD3 22 -29 21 W4 DOMINION EXPLORERS office 571 -1100 field 572 -3449 I went out to this site on August 12 after Marylea Lowen brought it to my attention The entire area is covered with a variety of weeds The list is as follows Green Foxtail Red Root Pigweed Wild Oats Kochua Canada Thistle Sowthistle both annual and perennial Sweet Clover Stinkweed Flixweed Shepherd's Purse Lamb's Quarters Foxtail Barley Common Sunflowers I will be contacting this oil company to see if they will cooperate by spraying this site If they ire not cooperative will I be able to issue a weed notice.