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Home My WebLink About1998-07-15 Council Minutesti, 9 E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - July 15, 1998 Mr John Jeffery, Administrator and Mr Lonnie McCook Public Works Superintendent, met on Wednesday July 15, 1998 and reviewed the following items 1. .lubilee Reciprocal Insurance Exchange Property Policy An equity cheque in the amount of $1,108.41 has been received from Jubilee Reciprocal Exchange This amount represents that portion of the $1 million return of equity that is attributable the County's participation in the pool Recommend accept and.ile. 2 Letter from Village of Acme re. Kneehill Ambulance letter The village of Acme has advised its Council has accepted the proposed letter from the Kneehill Ambulance Society to the volunteers explaining the increasing provincial regulations governing the ambulance industry and stating the Boards expectations for the volunteers to adhere to these regulations and reporting requirements Recommend to accept and file until the responses are received from the rest of the towns and villages in the County. 3 Village of Torrington Subdivision Agreement Lots 1 10, Block 5, Plan 7710806 Torrington The former village of Torrington has a development agreement with H Jensen & Sons Land Co Ltd for the above noted lots The agreement is for the developer, at his expense, to develop a residential subdivision Recommend to ensure the former village of Torrington has clear title to these lots and improvements 4 Village of Torrington Lease with Agricultural Society The former village of Torrington has a thirty year lease at $1 00 per year for the rent to the Ag Society for the arena complex, including curling rink and public parking for same. This agreement was signed October 3 1978 and expires in the year 2008 Recommend Kneehill County honour this agreement, amend the agreement to reflect the agreement is behveen Kneehill County and the Ag Society, accept the terms of thie agreement to the year 2008 with a thirty year renewal clause. 5 Village of Torrington Outdated Agreements The following agreements have been reviewed and are outdated Three Hills School Division & Village Agreement re School Property 1997 FCSS Agreement rL -Z- 6S Tsc�s D,�Q+,�rp Mutual Aid Agreement M.D , Towns and Villages 1996 Audit Agreement Salt and Sand Agreement Recommend keep these outdated agreements on file for a period of time and then destroy. Need to determine how long to keep these records. 6 Utility Bills Direct Payments The utility companies are requesting direct payment, from the County bank account, for the utility billings Recommend this matter be discussed with Council, including the concerns about power line move costs being directly debited 7 County of Stettler Heartland Heritage Days An invitation has been received for Reeve Otto Hoff to participate in the parade for the CJMD /Minute /PC 1998.doe Page 1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT -July 15, 1998 annual Heartland Heritage Days and FCA Rodeo in Stettler on Friday August 21/98 6 ��oF/ 'VJ?2� Sai7' Recontntenrl Reeve Hoff advise whether he can attend this even 8 Carbon Fire Agreement Recommend this agreement be revised to reflect the village of Carbon manages the operations of the fire department and the County pays the bills for same. 9 Letter from Telus re. Alberta's Second Area Code Telus has advised as of January 25, 1999, the new 780 area code will be introduced to the northern half of the province while the southern half will retain the 403 area code An east west boundary line separating the two areas falls north of Red Deer and Stettler and extends from one provincial border to the other Recommend to accept and file. 10 Senior Games -Grass mowing Mr Gordon Long has requested a heavy duty grass mower to mow the ball parks for the Senior Games The County has advised the cost for this is $40 00 per hour Reconunend the County donate this service in the "spirit' of the .Senior Gaines I 1 Kneehill Ambulance Service December 31, 1997 Financial Statements The audited financial statements for the year ending December 31/97 has been prepared by Ablett Kolke Recommend these statements be duly signed and distributeab 12 Kneehill Community Resource Board (KCRB) Mr Dan Ireland has advised the KCRB at their last meeting, approved the response from the KCRB Chairman to the letter received from Mr David Stewart regarding the KCRB interview process A copy of this letter has been placed in the County's KCRB representatives council baskets Mr Ireland has also advised at the July 6/98 KCRB meeting a Hiring Committee was struck to fill the position vacated by Ms Jackson Interviews will be held Friday, July 31/98 at the town of Three Hills office commencing at 1 00 P M The Hiring Committee will comprise of the following voting members KCRB Chairperson Mr Len Schaffer, Mr Tom Laubman Kneehill County representative, Golden Hills school representative Ms Cheryl Fix and the principal of the Three Hills school (or designate) S� P l of I'i'),.,xrrES Recommend a County representative on the KCRB participate on this hiring committee. 13 Senior Games - Opening Ceremonies Agenda The Senior Games Committee has forwarded a schedule of events including information on the opening and closing ceremonies Recommend a copy of this information be given to Mr Hoff F� (Information placed in Mr Hoffs basket July 9/98) 14 Tax Cancellations Under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, section 305(1) Mr Dunay, the assessor, has adjusted and cancelled 1998 assessments for the following roll numbers 1998 tax cancellations are now required as follows Roll #5409000 NW 09 34 25 W4 Vickery Richard & Betty $45972 Roll #5444000 SW 16 34 25 -W4 Vickery, Richard & Betty $15868 C: /MD /Minute /EC 1998.doe Page 2 E 0 MA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - July 15, 1998 Roll #4758000 NE 11 33 26 W4 Leischner, Victor & Marion $97 12 Roll #4738000 NE 06 33 26 W4 Brown Dale Allan $29882 Roll #6301300 08 28 31 22 W4 Encal Energy Ltd $5643 Roll #7913100 SE 03 -33 26 W4 Domoslai Ben & Anita $7978 Recommend the above 1998 taxes he cancelled 15 Early Retirement Incentive Program Policy Recommend this item he revieived with the F-Yecutive Committee. q1e 16 Trans Canada #1 West Association The above association has forwarded a copy of Its newsletter designed to promote campaigns and marketing along the Trans Canada highway Recommend accept and file. 17 Highway Service Rest Area Partnership Program A letter has been received from Alberta Transportation and Utilities advising of the above pilot program between the province and the private sector to better service the travelling public Recommend to accept and file. 18 Torrington Lagoon Land In the November 10/97 minutes of the village of Torrington, a motion was approved that Councillor Hutton be given permission to farm the land surrounding the lagoon for the next twenty years In reviewing the Torrington files, there does not appear to be an agreement for this motion Recommend the County ivrite to Mr Mack Hutton to obtain information regarding the history behind this motion 19 Alberta Traffic Safety initiative Alberta Transportation and Utilities have advised of the expansion of the above program to "Alberta Walks the Talk Day" to be proclaimed during the week of September 14 18/98 The objective of the program is to encourage Alberta families to literally walk through their children s route to school with the emphasis on traffic safety and education Recommend to accept and file. F� 20 Offer to purchase the old curling rink, Wimborne An offer has been received from Roger Flinn to purchase the old curling rink in Wimborne (Pt SW 35 33 26 -W4 2 00 acres +/ ) for the price of $1,025 00 The property is currently assessed at $2 800 00 Mr Dunay, the assessor advises this is low lying land S�P2 af�1, and suggests the value on this property for 1999 will be $1,050 Recommend approval he given by council to sell this parcel providing there is no access onto .Secondary Highway 805 --------------------------------- - - - - -- --------------------------------------- Lonnie D McCook John C Jeffery C: /MD /Minute /EC 1998.doe Page 3 r