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M D OF KNEEHILL #48
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING December 9, 1997
1 Approval of Agenda
2 Approval of Minutes
3 J C Jeffery Report
4 Executive Committee Report
5 Accounts Payable
APPOINTMENTS.
9.00 A.M Lonnie D McCook Public Works Superintendent
PRIORITY ITEMS.
6 1996 Census, 1998 Divisional Boundaries, Equalized Assessment Report
7 Agricultural Service Board
a Approval of Oct 14/97 Minutes
b Summary of ASB Discussion and finalization of ASB make up and reporting structure
c Approval of Oct 21/97 Minutes
d Approval of Nov 14/97 Minutes
e Manure Management Seminar
f Motion to appoint Ag Fieldman
g Review of Ag Fieldman position
TRANSPORTATION ITEMS.
8 Public Works Superintendent Report
9 AgPro Grain Inc Tax Concession Request
10 1997 Road Program
11 Bridge File 6595 Berry Bridge (ENE 13 30 26 W4)
12 Carbon Transfer Site
13 A. Winther Road Icing Problem (SE 15 & SW 14 34 24 W4)
GENERAL ITEMS.
14 Notice of Motion re Recreation Grant
15 CAAMD &C Bonspiel
LATE ITEMS
16 Hold Harmless Agreements
17 Mt Vernon Water Co -op Association Ltd
18 1998 Elected Officials Meeting January 12 1998
19 January 1998 Council Meeting Date Changes
20 Public Hearing Date to be set re Application to Amend Land Use Bylaw
Redesignation Pt NW 06 32 23 W4
21 Village of Torrington Dissolution Matters
22 Committee Reports
Kneehill Housing Corporation
Kneehill Adult Learning Society
Special Places 2000
Three Hills Airport Commission
Health & Safety Committee
Kneehill Regional FCSS
Kneehill Ambulance
Snowfluent Tour
Elected Officials Disaster Services
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M.D. OF KNEEHILL No 48 COUNCIL MINUTES
December 9, 1997
A regular meeting of council was held in the M.D of Kneehill office 232 Main Street, Three
Hills Alberta, on Tuesday, December 8 1997 commencing at 8 30 A.M
The following were present for the meeting
Reeve Otto Hoff
Councillors Marylea Lowen
Robert E Boake
Marjorie Vetter
James M Hanger
Richard M Vickery
M Glen Wagstaff
Division Two
Division One
Division Three
Division Four
Division Five
Division Six
Division Seven
John C Jeffery Administrator
Jennifer Deak, Assistant Administrator was also present and recorded the minutes
Mr Hoff called the meeting to order at 9 30 A.M
A request was made to add the following item to the agenda
15a Elnora Fire
Mr Boake moved approval of the agenda with the above noted addition.
CARRIED
Mrs. Vetter moved approval of the November 28, 1997, Council meeting minutes
CARRIED
Mr Jeffery's report, including the pending report, was presented
Mr Wagstaff moved approval of Mr .leffery's report
CARRIED
The Executive Committee report was presented
Under report item #8 (Village of Torrington Open House), Mr Boake inquired if any member of
council could attend this open house It was agreed any member of Council could attend this
function, scheduled for January 5/98 from 1 100 A.M until 2 00 P M at the village office in
Torrington
Under report item #11 (Letter from town of Olds re Gathering of Elected Officials), Mr Hoff
asked those present if they had any agenda items for discussion at this meeting Mrs Vetter
requested the matter of voting on dissolution applications by both the dissolving municipality
and the municipality that would be accepting the dissolved jurisdiction be addressed Currently,
only the dissolving municipality can vote on this matter
PRESENT
CALL TO ORDER
ADDITION TO
AGENDA
APPROVAL OF
AGENDA
APPROVAL OF JCJ
REPORT
EXEC. COMM.
REPORT
TORRINGTON
OPEN HOUSE
ELECTED
OFFICIALS
MEETING
Mr Vickery moved to table the administration report, regarding senior staff salaries, until
the first council meeting in February 1998 SALARIES TABLED
CARRIED Glb
Mr Vickery moved approval of the Executive Committee report. APPROVAL OF
CARRIED EXEC COMM
REPORT
Mr Vickery moved approval of the accounts presented for payment to -day, subject to a
review by the Finance Committee of Councillors, Hoff, Vickery, Lowen and Wagstaff APPROVAL OF
CARRIED ACCOUNTS
Mr Lonnie McCook, Public Works Superintendent entered the meeting time 9 45 AN
The Public Works Superintendent report was presented
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Under report item #3 Linden transfer site, it was reported in addition to the two new cells,
there may be sufficient space for an additional two cells, a large and a small one The life
expectancy of this site was estimated at three years A discussion followed on the future options
of this transfer site, expansion of the current site or relocation
Under report item #5, reporting on the winterizing of the fire hydrants in Huxley Equity and
Swalwell, a request was made for Mr McCook to meet with the village of Torrington public
works personnel to review the public works of the village including the winterizing of the fire
hydrants
Under report item #6 request for Transportation Committee meeting a date of Wednesday,
December 17/97 was scheduled for this meeting
Mr Boake moved approval of the Public Works Superintendent report.
CARRIED
Mr Jeffery reviewed the AgPro tax concession request and the policies of other M.D s and
Counties regarding these types of requests It was noted there could be condominium type grain
storage on site It was further noted under the Municipal Government Act section 291 (1) an
assessment must be prepared for a property and amount of development That is, the assessment
on the facility would be staged if only 50% of the facility was completed in the first year, the
assessment would reflect same Mr Jeffery noted the M.D had agreed to 50/50 cost sharing for
a one mile rebuild on the gravel road accessing the site east of Highway 21 A discussion
followed on the need to treat all assessments equally and not provide advantages to select
individuals or parties
Mr Boake moved to confirm the agreement for 50150 cost sharing on the one mile gravel
rebuild road project for the gravel road accessing the AgPro site, east of Highway 21 and
further, the assessment on the AgPro development be a staged assessment, that is assessed
as percentage of completion
CARRIED
PWS REPOR
LINDEN TRANSFER
SITE
HAMLET
WINTERIZING
TRANS. COMM
DATE
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APPROVAL OF PWS
REPORT
AGPRO REQUEST
FOR TAX
CONCESSIONS
Mr Jeffery reviewed the Road Program, as approved to date It was reported the developer's
agreement with AgPro had been signed and Council agreed the AgPro project (S of 5 33 23 ROAD PROGRAM
W4) should be a priority road project on the local road program
Mrs. Vetter moved the Hazel Project be redefined as a seven mile project, extending from the
Gorr Road to SH 805 and further the following hvo projects be added to the local road
program for Division Four firstly, the Correction Line project (4 miles) and secondly the
Golf CourselKeith Leonard Road project (6 miles)
CARRIED
Mrs. Lowen moved to table the Division One road program projects until further notice.
CARRIED
Mr Wagstaff noted the Meding project was a 4 '/z mile project and requested the land locations
for this project be checked
Under agenda item #11, Bridge File 6595 Berry Bridge (ENE 13 30 26 W4), a discussion
followed on the provincial government s downloading of bridge services to the local authorities
and the provincial policies and criteria if any of determining the future maintenance of these
bridges Mr Vickery discussed the need to set some fair and equitable criteria and guidelines to
determine the future maintenance of local bridges to ascertain whether the bridge should be
repaired or replaced with a low level crossing It was agreed to write to Alberta Transportation
and Utilities Bridge Branch, to inquire and obtain information about criteria and guidelines for
bridges
Mr Boake moved agenda item #I1, Bridge File 6595, Berry Bridge (ENE 13- 30- 26 -W4), be
tabled for more information
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HAZEL PROJECT
EXTENDED &
ADDITION OF
CORRECTION LINE
& GOLF
COURSE /LEONARD
PROJECTS
DIV I ROADr��
PROGRAM TABLED
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MAINTENANCE
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CARRIED
Mr Boake reported the Drumheller and District Solid Waste Management Association would be
sending a letter to the village of Carbon regarding the manned operating hours of their transfer
site (two half days per week) and advising the M.D is willing to share, on a 50/50 basis, these
costs providing the site be open to all residents (urban and rural) during these hours A copy of
this correspondence will also be forwarded to the M.D CARBON
TRANSFER SITE
Mr Hanger moved to table this matter TABLED
CARRIED
Mr Wagstaff and Mr Vickery reported they had met with Mr Allan Winther to review and
discuss the road icing problems at SE 15 and SW 14 34 24 W4 There appears to be icing on
the road at this location this year, there was no icing on the road last year because of the snow
cover Mr Wagstaff advised he had contacted Mr "Lewis Lousana Water Wells Ltd., who
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had indicated there may be two options to address this problem drilling a hole to find a relief for
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the water and diverting same or installing a perforated culvert and diverting the water Mr
Lewis would inspect the site and advise on possible solutions Mr Vickery noted he asked Mr
Winther about water problems at his home and Mr Winther had advised he no longer had water
problems at his home since installing a pump Mr Wagstaff noted Mr Winther had indicated he
was willing to work with the M.D to address the road concern The possibility of receiving a
grant from AB Environment to address the road icing problem was discussed along with the
WINTHER ICING
requirement to have Mr Winther sign an agreement to allow the M D onto his property and to
PROBLEM SE15 &
allow any diversion of water onto his land
sw 14 - 34 -24 -W4
Mr Hanger moved this matter be referred to the Transportation Committee.
CARRIED
Mr Vickery advised he would not be able to attend the Environmental Resource Committee
meeting rescheduled from January 22/98 to January 21/98, at Brooks, AB
REFERRED TO
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE
Fas 75 7�s
Mrs Lowen moved Mr Wagstaff replace Mr rickery and attend this meeting along with Mr ERC MEETING
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CARRIED
A short recess was held from 1040 A.M 10 55 A.M.
Mr McCook was not present when the meeting continued
Mr Hanger reported AgPro Grain Inc. had extended an invitation for Council to have a tour of
their new facility construction site south of Trochu and view the cement pouring for the grain
terminals A representative from AgPro Grain Inc would be available to meet with Council at
1.00 P M to day It was agreed to tour this site after lunch
Mr Jeffery reviewed the ward boundaries of the M.D presenting new ward boundaries to
address the new census and population figures and conform with the population variance
criteria The population variance between the proposed new ward boundaries meet the 25%
variance criteria Mr Jeffery advised where the ward boundaries split townships the population
for partial townships was an estimate only using previous census information, as the current
census information only provided population totals for complete townships It was noted, the
Municipal Government Act provides for 180 day notice subsequent to a local authorities election
for the changing of municipal ward boundaries
Mrs. Lowen moved first reading to Bylaw #1384, this being the bylaw to provide for new
ward boundaries within the M D of Kneehill for the purpose of electing councillors to the
1998 general electron.
CARRIED
It was noted this bylaw would require advertising, as per Section 606 of the Municipal
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INVITATION
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WARD BOUNDARY
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Government Act and further, the bylaw could be petitioned within sixty days of the last date of
publication of the bylaw notice, as per of Sections 222 to 226 of the Municipal Government Act
Mr Jeffery distributed the 1998 Equalized Assessment Information report noting the M.D 's
equalized assessment of $603 664 177 00 represents 77 41% of the total municipal equalized
assessment of all the towns and villages within the M D boundaries It was noted the purpose
of the equalized assessment is to bring all jurisdictions to the same assessment level for
comparison purposes requisitions and grant allocations The current taxable live assessment,
which is the actual M.D taxable assessment, is $599,107,760 00
Mr Wagstaff moved to accept this report.
CARRIED
Mr Jeffery reviewed the decisions of the village of Torrington regarding the disposal of lots,
building, equipment and the offer to purchase same along with the severance packages to the
employees The village has requested the employee severance packages be paid to the
employees in 1998, out of Torrington funds
Mrs. Lowen moved to accept this report and to agree to pay the Torrington employee
severance packages in 1998, from Torrington funds.
CARRIED
A discussion followed on the future status of the Torrington fire department Mr Vickery
advised he had received comments about amalgamating the Trochu and Torrington fire
departments Mr Jeffery advised he was awaiting the Ministerial Order for the dissolution of the
village of Torrington. It was agreed once this Ministerial Order is received the Dissolution
Committee of Mr Jeffery and Councillors Hoff, Vickery and Vetter arrange to meet with the
Torrington fire department It was agreed this meeting should be scheduled as soon as possible
Possible meeting dates of December 19`h or 23rd was provided for this meeting
Mr Jeffery reported the village of Linden had concerns with clause 1(d) of the M.D 's Hold
Harmless agreement The village had referred this agreement to the AUMA who in turn, had
referred the agreement to Brownlee Fryett Brownlee Fryett had originally drafted this
agreement for the M.D The city of Drumheller has now provided the same agreement for the
M.D to sign as part of the winter road maintenance agreement Clause 1(d) states
1. In consideration for the M.D undertaking the work and /or providing the services to the
Municipality as described in Schedule A hereto, the Municipality covenants and agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the M.D , its employees agents successors and assigns from
any and all liabilities damages fines suits claims demands, actions, costs and expenses
(including legal fees on a solicitor and his own client basis) of any nature or kind whatsoever
for which the M.D may suffer or incur arising in any way out of the work or services
provided to the Municipality by the M.D including but not limited to
d) The negligence or willful act of the Municipality, its servants, agents employees
contractors successors or assigns in any way relating to this Agreement
It was noted this clause has the town or village indemnifying and being held hold harmless for
the actions of the M.D 's employees, agents, etc or vice versa, as applicable to the
Drumheller/M.D agreement It was agreed this was not the intent of the Hold Harmless
agreement
Mr Wagstaff moved clause 1(d) of the Hold Harmless Agreement be removed and deleted
from this agreement.
CARRIED
It was noted the January 1998 council meeting dates would have to be rescheduled to
accommodate the Provincial ASB Conference set for January 27 29/98
Mr Vickery moved the January 1998 council meeting dates be re- scheduled for Tuesday,
January 6, 1998 and Tuesday, January 20, 1998, and the required notices for these date
if^9N
EQUALIZED
ASSESSMENT
REPORT
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DISSOLUTION/DISP
OSAL OF ASSETS
TORRINGTON FIRE !
DEPARTMENT
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HOLD HARMLESS
AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT TO
HOLD HARMLESS
AGREEMENT
JAN /98 COUNCIL
MEETING DATES
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CARRIED
CHANGED
It was agreed to hold an Executive Committee meeting on January 15/98 and hold no Executive .IAN /98 EXEC.
Committee meeting prior to the January 6/98 council meeting COMM. MEETINGS
Mr Jeffery update council on the Mt Vernon Water Co op Ltd and the information requested
and provided to the legal counsel of the water project contractor Logan Porter MT VERNON
WATER COOP
Mr Boake moved to accept and file this report. REPORT
CARRIED
Mr Jeffery reported an application had been received to amend the Land Use Bylaw designation
on Pt NW 06 32 23 W4 from Agricultural' to `Country Residential' designation
PUBLIC HEARING
Mr Hanger moved a date be set for Tuesday, January 20, 1998, at 130 PM for a Public DATE RE
Hearing to hear this application for redesignation and further, the necessary notices be sent REDESIGNATION
to all involved parties. NW 6- 32 -23 -W4
CARRIED Af AWSWO044
Mr Jeffery reported the M.D of Clearwater would be hosting the Central Association of
Municipal Districts and Counties (CAAMD &C) annual bonspiel on January 16, 1998 at Rocky CAAMD &C
Mountain House Councillors Lowen and Wagstaff confirmed their attendance at this event and BONSPIEL
it was agreed to make up the balance of the team with M.D staff members m4 "44
The meeting recessed for lunch from 11 45 A.M until 2 00 P M., during which time Council
LUNCH RECESS
toured the AgPro Grain Inc facility and the AB Pool facility sites north of Three Hills
AND TOUR OF
AGPRO�,,
Mr Jeffery requested a late item 13a Letter from Hon Walter Pacszkowski re SH 806, be
added to the agenda It was agreed to add this item as a late agenda item
LATE AGENDA
ITEM SH 806
Mr Jeffery reviewed the Agricultural Service Board (ASB) matters that had been tabled from
previous council meetings
ASB REVIEW
Mr Boake moved approval of the October 14197ASB minutes
CARRIED
APPROVAL OF ASB
MINUTES OCT
Mr Jeffery reviewed the ASB strategic planning session and chairman's comments regarding
14/97
ASB member composition, that is the entire council being part of the ASB It was noted, at the
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Organizational Meeting two councillors and two members at large were appointed to the ASB
A discussion followed on whether the AB Agriculture representative should have voting
privileges on this board
Mr Hanger moved the matter of ASB membership and voting and non voting privileges of ASB MEMBERSHIP
members be referred to the ASB. REFERRED TO ASB
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Mr Boake moved approval of the October 21197ASB minutes
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Mr Boake moved approval of the November 14197 minutes with the exceptions of the ASB
recommendations regarding policy 12 -a (Scale Rental) and this be set at $50.00 per day and
policy 12 -b (Rate of Pay for Farm Members on ASB) and this policy remain unchanged
CARRIED
The merits of having the administrator attend the ASB Conference and ASB Tour were
discussed It was agreed a much broader perspective of agricultural issues could be realized
from attending these events
ASB OCT 21/97
MINUTES
APPROVED
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Ass NOV 14/97
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EXCEPTIONS
Rae
ADMIN. TO
ATTEND ASB TOUR
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Mr Vickery moved Mr Jeffery and his spouse attend the 1998 Provincial ASB Tour,
scheduled for .Iuly 14 -17/98 and hosted by the County of Flagstaff
CARRIED
Mrs Lowen moved the M D donate a door prize of $100.00, representing one admission,
towards the Manure Management .Seminar, sponsored by Landwise Inc and AB Agriculture,
ASB TO DONATE
scheduled for January 14 -15/98 and further this matter be referred back to the ASB.
DOOR PRIZE AT
CARRIED
MANURE MGMT
SEMINAR
Mrs. Lowen moved to table agenda items 7f and 7g
CARRIED
he November 25/97 Notice of Motion regarding the recreation operating and capital grants
were reviewed A discussion followed on clarifying and defining the following as they pertained
to this recreation grant specifying where the grant monies were to be spent (i e pools and
indoor arenas) specifying a time limit for all the towns and villages to reach consensus as to the
distribution of this grant, clarifying that this grant does not include the Trochu pool as this pool
is addressed under a separate agreement (and by plebiscite), specifying the need to have uniform
user rates for similar type facilities A discussion followed on addressing the urban centres that
do not have pool or indoor arena facilities (i e Linden) It was noted this recreation grant would
be in addition to the $2 000 00 grant paid to each of the rural community associations of
Wimborne, Huxley and Swalwell, the separate agreement regarding Trochu pool (MD shares
50% of operating costs via a special tax levy), and the M.D s own costs to maintain its
municipal parks (Keivers, Swalwell and Braconnier) and ball diamonds, etc It was agreed this
Notice of Motion would be further discussed at the Elected Officials meeting in January/98�
Mr i"ickery moved the Notice of Motion, regarding the recreation grant, be amended as
follows
The M D. of Kneehill commit $100, 000 00 per year, commencing in 1998, for the next five
years, for recreation operating and capital grants, for swimming pools and indoor ice arenas,
excluding the Trochu swimming pool which is addressed under a separate agreement, with
the understanding a committee, comprising of three members from each urban jurisdiction, NOTICE OF
that being one member of the recreation board, one councillor member and one MOTION RE.
administrative employee along with two members from the Torrington Ag Society, that being RECREATION
Darryl Bauer and Clint Mason, representing the Torrington arena, sit on a Recreation GRANT
Board, with the M D providing one administrative staff member to this Board The purpose
of this Board will be to unanimously agree upon the disbursement of this M.D recreation
grant and this decision is to be ratified by June 30, of each year And further, it be
understood this grant commitment be in addition to the already approved capital recreation
grant to the town of Three Hills for Phase H of the arena redevelopment project, in the
amount of $59,675 00
CARRIED
Mr Jeffery advised the town of Three Hills had passed a motion their entire council and town
manager be authorized to attend the Elected Officials meeting on Jan 12/98 The town has also
suggested the venue for this meeting be changed to the Three Hills Community hall or another
such location to better allow for a more "round table" discussion type set up The town has
requested the following agenda items regional disaster services director regional fire chief
discussion on regional water study A discussion followed on agenda items for this meeting
ELECTED
Mrs Lowen moved the MD, in the essence of economics, continue to offer to host this OFFICIALS
meeting in the M D council chambers and, to better allow for a more "round table" MEETING
discussion, propose the reeve and all mayors be invited to sit around at the council table and ` ' ;, 0,1 .4141W
utilize the M D is new audio system, the recording secretary sit across from the council table
and take minutes and all other attendees be seated in the gallery, and have access to the floor
loor
microphone.
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CARRIED
It was agreed the first order of business on the agenda after the welcoming address by Reeve
Hoff, would be the nomination of a Chairperson followed by a decision on luncheon
arrangements It was agreed lunch could be ordered in, with each person paying for their own
lunch It was noted, in addition to having a recording secretary the meeting could be taped for AGENDA-
future reference and /or clarification Other agenda items to date include regional disaster ELECTED
services director regional fire chief and safety codes officer (fire discipline), regional water, OFFICIALS
recreation, special constable, invoicing for structural fires It was agreed any other agenda item MEETING
requests be added after these agenda items It was further agreed another request for agenda
items be included in the letter to the towns and villages regarding the location of this meeting
Mr Jeffery advised he had contacted the Torrington fire department and the meeting date of
December 19/98 at 10 00 A.M appeared to be agreeable to all parties and would be confirmed TORRINGTON FIRE
by the fire department as soon as possible. MEETING DATE
Mr Jeffery read a letter from Mr Dale Perry Elnora Fire Department expressing concerns
regarding the time frame and notification to the fire department to attend a motor vehicle
accident Mr Perry cited a specific incident in his letter as an example of his concerns
PERRY LETTER
Mr Vickery briefly left the meeting and returned with Mr Rinus Onus ambulance operations
director time 3 15 P M R. ONUS INTO
MEETING
Mr Onus updated council on the events of the specific incident referred to in Mr Perry's letter
noting the location of the vehicle accident was reported incorrectly to the ambulance personnel,
the radio system went down during this time frame and the ambulance personnel had to use a
cellular telephone, making calls to their people first and then to the Elnora fire department and
Guardian Ambulance Mr Onus explained the procedures used by the ambulance personnel AMBULANCE
during emergencies It was agreed Mr Onus address, to a letter, the concerns expressed by Mr PROCEDURES
Perry and this letter be referred to the next ambulance meeting with copies of same to Guardian DISCUSSED
Ambulance and the Innisfail fire department
Mr Vickery then reported comments had been received regarding the length of time (40
minutes) taken to respond to an injury at the Trochu arena last Saturday Mr Onus noted all
ambulance calls are logged on a call recorder The time of the call the time the ambulance
leaves the ambulance hall, the time of arrival on the accident scene and the time of arrival at a
hospital, if applicable are all recorded and logged Mr Onus noted the time logged for this
particular accident from receiving the call to arrival on scene, was seventeen minutes Council
thanked Mr Onus for the information and Mr Onus left the meeting time 3 25 P M.
R. ONUS OUT OF
A recess was held from 3 25 P M 3 40 P M MEETING
Mr Jeffery read the letter accepted as a late agenda item, from the Hon Walter Paszkowski,
Minister of Transportation and Utilities, regarding the M.D 's Secondary Highway Partnership
Program and the SH 806 road project from north of Linden to SH 583 This letter states the SH
806 issue has been presented several times over the past year and it is now time to conclude the
matter The Minister acknowledges the concerns for possible traffic growth the maintenance SH 806 NORTH
implications and the benefits the residents would receive from Alternate No 3 but notes this ROAD PROJECT
information is not substantially different from previously presented information Alberta
Transportation and Utilities maintains its position that funding more than one project as
described as Alternate No 1 (selective reconstruction and overlay), is not warranted The letter
goes on to state, should the M D chose Alternate No 3 (staged grading, base course and ACP)
the additional costs for this option would be total M.D costs and not be funded under the
Secondary Highway Partnership Program The letter concludes by requesting the M.D contact
Mr Rob Penny Regional Director, to discuss the project details and scheduling so that
construction can commence in 1998
Mr Lonnie McCook re entered the meeting time 3 45 P M
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A discussion followed on the lengthy negotiations over this project and the numerous concerns INTO METING
and considerations of same It was acknowledged that Council recognized the concerns
expressed by the residents and it was regrettable the province did not concur with the M.D s
recommendations for this road project
Mr Vickery requested a copy of this letter be placed in the 1998 Divisional meeting file
Mr Hanger moved the H D proceed with the SH 806 road project, from north of Linden to
SH 583, under the Secondary Highway Partnership Program, that being selective APPROVAL SH 806
reconstruction and overlay, as recommended by Alberta Transportation and Utilities. NORTH PROJECT
CARRIED UNDER SH
PARTNERSHIP
It was agreed the above motion was made with regret and further agreed the Public Works PROGRAM
Superintendent keep a record for future reference, of all maintenance costs and accidents on this�o'
portion of road
Mr McCook left the meeting time 3 55 P M
MCCOOK OUT OF
MEETING
The Committee Reports were presented
Mrs Vetter reported on the Kneehill Housing Corporation, advising Mr Hanger is on the
COMMITTEE
human resources committee and herself on the finance committee of this corporation the
REPORTS
administration will no longer be collecting for cable TV it will be left to the residents to look
after same, the Torrington manor only has one resident and will be renting out their senior units
on a market value basis rather than an ability to pay basis in an attempt to attract more renters
KNEEHILL
postal boxes will be installed at the Golden Hills Lodge
HOUSING CORP
Mrs Vetter reported, due to prior commitments she had been unable to attend the last Kneehill
Adult Learning Society (KALS) meeting but had spoken with several board members about the
M D s concerns
KALS
Fes.
The Special Places 2000 Update #3, was reviewed and it was noted the next Special Places 2000
meeting was scheduled for December 18/97 at the M.D office, commencing at 1 00 P M Mr
Wagstaff, the M.D s representative, confirmed he would be attending this meeting
SPECIAL PLACES
2000
The November 25/97 Three Hills Airport Commission meeting minutes were presented and it
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was noted the paving of the parallel taxiway is now complete and total costs for same are
$56 661 00 plus GST, the fuel dispensing system costs are $45,000 00 with the town and M.D
equally advancing these funds and Prairie Aviation advancing the costs for the fuel inventory, the
AIRPORT
fuel surcharge will be $0 18 per litre with $0 15 going towards repayment of the system and
COMMISSION
$0 03 going into a fuel inventory account
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Regarding the November 13/97 Health and Safety committee meeting, Mrs Deak advised she
had not yet compiled the information to clarify the PIR and PILR refunds and would do so for
the next meeting HEALTH &
SAFETY COMM.
It was reported, under the Kneehill Regional Family and Community Support Services (FOSS)
program all jurisdictions had approved the FCSS agreement and bylaw, total FCSS funding for
1998 will be $231 192.50 of which $184 954 00 will be provincial funds and $46,238 50 local
jurisdiction funds, with the M.D s share being $20 544 25 The December 2/97 FCSS Steering REGIONAL FCSS
Committee minutes were also reviewed
Mr Vickery reported on the November 26/97 Kneehill Ambulance Service Board meeting
advising at the Organizational Meeting Loretta Ling was elected Chairperson Rick Vickery Vice
Chair regular meetings continue to be scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month,
ambulance rates remain the same for 1998 as in 1997, Dr Webb has replaced Dr Husband as
medical director, Mr Onus will be taking his paramedic courses and will complete same by July KNEEMLL
1999, the town and villages proposal for the M.D to take over ambulance operations has been AMBULANCE
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tabled until the ambulance ground task force report is issued (scheduled for release by February
1998)
Mr Vickery farther reported Mrs Lowen Mr Hoff and he had attended the Elected Officials
Disaster Services workshop, at the M.D of Rocky View on December 3/97 Mr Vickery
proceeded to review the disaster services for the municipality, suggesting all of council, instead ELECTED
of only the Reeve and Deputy Reeve, be involved to disaster services, noting this would be OFFICIALS
beneficial should a disaster occur at a time when both the Reeve and Deputy Reeve were absent DISASTER
from the municipality Mr Vickery also recommended the first page of the disaster services SERVICES
manual contain a listing of where the keys to various locations and equipment can be located and WORKSHOP
the names and telephone numbers of the persons having keys to offices fire trucks etc It was F,
agreed to further review the Disaster Services manual at the next Executive Committee meeting
Mr Boake advised Mr Cunningham and he had attended a Snowfluent Tour Nov 27 28/97 at
Swift Current Mr Boake noted he had pamphlets and a video demonstrating this technology
Due to the time restraints, it was agreed to place this report as the first report on the agenda SNOWFLUENT
Committee Reports for the next meeting TOUR TABLED
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