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Home My WebLink About1998-04-09 Council MinutesD1 Ln Et RW, 1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT April 9, 1998 The Executive Committee of Otto Hoff, Robert Boake and Marylea Lowen met on Thursday, April 9, 1998, at the Kneehill County office in Three Hills commencing at 9 05 A.M Mr John C Jeffery Administrator and Mr Lonnie D McCook, Public Works Superintendent were present Ms Brosseau was also present and recorded the minutes The following items were reviewed 1. April 1 1998 Letter from Centra Gas (Sale to AltaGas Services) Westcoast Energy has agreed to sell Centra Gas Alberta Inc and its subsidiary Bonnyville Gas Company Limited to A1taGas Services Inc of Calgary The sale, subject JJJA" to the approval by Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, is expected to close in June 1998 They will inform us once the transaction has been finalized Executive Committee recommends to accept and file Z. Report regarding the Joint Fire Meeting on April 6. 1998 Mr Jeffery reviewed the recommendations from this meeting ' Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 3 Offer to purchase the Weich Shop from George Adams � Mr Adams has submitted an offer to purchase the Weich Shop, as is, for $75,000.00g`l� This would include enough land to exit shop on the west side with one of Mr Adams trucks and to back around to the east side �9 Executive Committee recommends the County sell the Weich Shop to Mr Adams for $75,000.00 including enough land to give him the access he requires Mr McCook should meet with Mr Adams to come to an agreement on the amount of land. The Committee further recommends the County pick up the cost of subdividing the land 4. Fire Report for January and February. 1998 Mr Jeffery reviewed the report from the various all fire departments 401 Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 5. Recommendation that Ian Martens be appointed Assistant Disaster Services Director Mr Jeffery stated that Alex Cunningham, Disaster Services Director was going to register Mr Martens in the next course at Armprior The cost of this course would be picked up by the Province Executive Committee recommends Mr Martens be appointed Assistant Disaster Services Director and that he attend the next available course at Arnprior 6. Lottery Board request for us to receive grant applications and permission for the County to advertise the Lottery Board's meetings Executive Committee recommends the County receive grant applications on behalf of the Lottery Board and that we advertise their meetings 7. Request from Alberta Agriculture Food & Rural Development to include a mahout with our 1998 tax notice The mailout as mentioned above would strongly encourage taxpayers to check their farmU and crop insurance policies to ensure they are covered in the event of a disaster o �J Executive Committee recommends the above mentioned mailout be sent out with the �X 1998 tax notices Request from the Golden Sheaf Rebekah Lodge for donations of labor, cash talents C: /M D/M i n u te/EC980409. doc Page 1 Lq N E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT April 9. 1998 and /or equipment to face lift the Three Hills Community Centre Mr Jeffery reviewed Mr Hanger's motion at the March 24 1998 Council minutes "the County donate $2,000.00 to the Three Hills Community Centre for the upgrading of the community hall and issue a challenge to the town of Three Hills to match this donation' Mr Jeffery stated the $2 000.00 would be paid in the next County cheque run however, no challenge was being issued to Three Hills as they had already made a donation of $1,70000 1`f � Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 1 ` 9. Alberta Fuel Tax Rebate Received March 26. 1998 $91.281.04 Dudak Intenberg & Associates Ltd is a tax consulting firm who have been successful in obtaining the above mentioned rebate for the us In accordance with our agreement with them we have paid them 50% of this as their fee Now that we have the formulas and methodology used to obtain the rebate we can complete these claim applications from now on {{ Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 10 Copy of the official government response to resolutions Passed at the recent A.A.M.D. &C. Fall Convention Executive Committee recommends to accept and file and a copy he made available to (1 t} any councillor requesting one 1 11. Letter from the A.A.M.D. &C. regarding a meeting with the Standing Policy Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development Executive Committee recommends to accept and file and a copy he made availahle to iV any councillor requesting one 12. Letter of aDDlication from the Village of Acme to access funding in the amount of $51146 for the Village of Acme Recycling Program. Mr Jeffery reviewed the letter outlining how the funds would be dispersed Executive Committee recommends a cheque he issued to the Village of Acme for 9 $51146 as g P er agreement a Mr McCook left the meeting time 9 45 A.M 13. Request from Lori Wildeman to set the 1998 tax sale date for October 27 1998 at 1� 1.00 Executive Committee recommends the 1998 tax sale date he set for October 27 1998 at (Q�� 1 00 p.m. to the Kneehcll County office 14. Letter from Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ) requesting funding-in- the amount of $500.00 (including GST) PAMZ has been established to monitor air quality and address air quality issues Their zone covers a large area stretching from the top of township 43 in the north Highway 21 in the east, bottom of township 28 in the south and the B C border in the west They have been formed to create a partnership between industry and the citizens of the area in an effort to ensure that air quality is monitored and that sources of emissions are identified and minimized where warranted. Executive Committee recommends Kneehill County contnhute $500.00 including GST to PAMZ. 15. Circulation from A.A.M.D.&C. regarding the government response to Resolution 11 97F, Farm Property Assessment C: /MD /Minute /EC980409.doc Page 2 I N 0 0 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT April 9. 1998 Executive Committee recommends to accept and file and a copy of the response be made available to any councillor requesting one 16 Letter from Molson Breweries regarding their community initiative. "Local Heroes' `Local Heroes" recognizes the contribution of everyday Canadians who want to improve recreational opportunities in their communities Funding would be given to adults who take the initiative to repair, revamp or revitalize existing facilities and help reclaim facilities and create new opportunities in their community They would like us to make residents aware of this program Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 17 Letter from Christine Vokins requesting funding for their wellness conference entitled "Kic'n Stress" Mr Jeffery reviewed the budget for the conference Executive Committee recommends Kneehill County pay the hall rental cost in the amount of $275 00 plus GST in support of the Kic'n Stress conference 18 Letter from Dr. Nahornick of the Drumheller Area Health Foundation regarding proposed change to the Foundation s By laws In the past Municipal representation of the Foundation have been appointed from elected members of each municipal council The Foundation Board members have proposed to change their by laws which will provide each municipality the option of appointing a volunteer 'member at large" or an elected Council member as their representative They would like Kneehill County s opinion on this proposed change Executive Committee recommends that the Foundation appoint their representatives from elected members of each municipal council 19. Copy of a letter from A.A.M.D. &C. to Alberta Transportation & Utilities regarding the draft 'Engineering Consultant Guidelines for Secondary Highway Pro e� cts" In the letter the A.A.M.D &C state their support of the Guidelines as drafted They stressed however that this document must be interpreted as guidelines and not as regulated standards and that AT &T should apply a fair and liberal interpretation to these guidelines recognizing that on any given project there may be parts of these guidelines which are not appropriate for the specific circumstances of the project Executive Committee recommends to accept and file and a copy of the response be made available to any councillor requesting one 20 Refund to Devon Energy Devon Energy is requesting a refund on 1997 taxes re Roll #6810100 in the amount of $16 126 15 In June 1997 we invoiced Maxx Petroleum for $16,304.87 for pipeline assessment Devon paid this invoice for them In October 1997 a new pipeline listing was received by us from Municipal Affairs advising of an increase in pipeline assessment to Renaissance Energy (Renaissance purchased pipeline from Maxx) The listing did not show a decrease to Maxx We invoiced Renaissance for this increase and they paid it ($16 126 14) Municipal Affairs erred in that they did not decrease Maxx s assessment, therefore creating a double billing for the same pipeline There is difference between the original billing of $16,304.87 and the refund requested of $16 126 15 of $178 72 which is for pipeline owned and operated by Devon They should not be reimbursed for this amount Executive Committee recommends Devon Energy be refunded $16,126.15 to correct the above double billing on Roll #6810100 21. Council Minutes The Executive Committee edited the March 24, 1998, council minutes for publication in C: /M D/M i nute/EC980d09.doc Page 3 0 if �d �o �t `J *J 1 c v�p Ln U E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT April 9. 1998 the newspaper Executive Committee recommends these minutes, as edited, be published in the newspaper 22 Request from Mr. Dunay to have Bonnie Dunay assist him while assessing Torrington houses at an hourly rate of $6.00 Mr Dunay needs assistance in assessing Torrington and has requested Mrs Dunay be allowed to act as his assistant Executive Committee recommends Bonnie Dunay be hired to assist Mr Dunay while he is assessing Torrington at an hourly rate of $6 00. The Executive Committee meeting then adjourned Time 11 15 a.m A LAUR 'EAU C: /MD /Mi nute/EC980409.doc Page 4 Id n,� d,,, O a +� Q� i i