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Home My WebLink About1998-09-17 Council MinutesEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT September 17, 1998 The Executive Committee of Otto Hoff, Richard M Vickery, and Jim Hanger met on Thursday, September 17, 1998, at the Kneehill County office in Three Hills commencing at 8 35 A.M Also present were Mr John Jeffery Lonnie McCook Alex Cunningham and Terry Nash recording secretary The following items were reviewed 1_ Radio System Alex Cunningham reported that the radio system upgrade is not complete Interconnect needs to be reprogrammed The rest of the equipment is in Calgary ready to be installed Kneehill Ambulance experienced communication failure with 911 dispatch yesterday due to interference on the radios by Linden public works Kneehill Ambulance shares their frequency with Acme and Linden Public Works, and Acme, Carbon, and Linden Fire Departments Kneehill Ambulance Board passed a motion to order the Acme and Linden public works off the Ambulance frequency immediately Alex Cunningham will go directly to make changes necessary to remove Acme and Linden of Public Works from the Kneehill Ambulance frequency, and explain the problem to Administrators Joanne Weller, and Tammy Dyck. Alex Cunningham left the meeting at 9 00 a.m Is it feasible to expect a retired employee to be available 24 hours a day to keep the radio system operational? Perhaps a maintenance contract on the system and radios would provide better protection Lonnie McCook and Rinus Onos will investigate available services � �`�' -z"� F� 2. Drumheller Regional Chamber of Development & Tourism Badlands Race Correspondence was received thanking the County for cooperation with their last minute request The Drumheller Badlands Race was held August 29 and 30" on SH #575 to Hwy #21 and back into the Town of Drumheller Signage was put up along route and a commissar and repair vehicle led the race to warn oncoming traffic Executive Committee recommends to accept and file fl� 3. Request to Join Kneehill Regional Water Commission Art Heinrich Request received from Mr Art Heinrich on behalf of Hesketh area residents wanting to loin Kneehill Regional Water Commission LE »sz S�.rs Executive Committee recommends this request be referred to Water Commission 4. Parkland Savings Golf Tournament Golf Tournament scheduled for September 18, 1998 at 130 p.m Copies of teams to be circulated to all councillors F� 5. Keiver's Lake Attendant Report Report detailed repairs and suggestions for improvements to the campgrounds and requests that they be considered for the Park Attendant position in 1999 Executive Committee recommends a letter be written to Alan and Shirley Mills advisingr that they will have the Park Attendant position for the 1999 season Marj Vetter entered the meeting at 9 15 6 Alberta Power Request to remove trees 215 Railway Avenue Torrington Alberta Power is requesting permission to remove the trees below a 3 phase power line in Torrington Mrs Vetter has approached the adjacent residents to get their opinion on the C: /MD /Minute/EC 1998.doc Page 1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT Sehtembei 17, 1998 tree removal Joe Rosenborough wants the trees left alone, and Mr Brisson wants them cut Executive Committee recommends in the interest of puhlic safety Alberta Power be given permission to remove the trees Mrs Vetter will convey this decision to the residents 7. Infrastructure Deadline October 31, 1998 Kneehill County has no projects outstanding and Torrington has an incomplete Street Improvement $6,800 project Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 8. Kneehill County Surfaced Local Road Inventory The Committee reviewed the presentation prepared by Lonnie McCook and Torchinsky Engineering, and made recommendations for proposed structures This Inventory will be used by Kneehill County in the surfacing analysis for a pavement structural design on selected local surfaced roads in our jurisdiction Executive Committee recommends the surfaced local roads inventory he presented to Council for approval Mrs Vetter left the meeting at 9 25 9. Ag Fieldman Mr Jeffery received an anonymous phone call reporting the spray truck at the side of Bruce Sommerville's field unattended Mr Jeffery tried to contact Mr Sommerville by phone and radio but there was no response Mr Sommerville later explained that he had been in the field with Russ Horvey and Reduced Tilling representative He had donated his land to see if rainfall simulation would work for future demo at Mert McGhee s All Councillors were advised 10. Alberta Transportation & Utilities Highway Business Signs Received a discussion paper and survey from Alberta Transportation requesting feedback Business signs distract the attention of drivers Several accidents have occurred at the intersection of #21 and SR575 where the drivers ignored warning signs Recommend the survey be returned with the comment there are too many commercial signs now, and additional signs should not he allowed for any reason 11, Pine Lake Water Quality Prgiect Central Alberta Life August 17 1998 Pine Lake Restoration Society, County of Red Deer and Alberta Environmental Protection have undertaken a project to build a system to remove phosphates from Pine Lake and pipe it into `Three Hills Creek" (Ghostpme9) Mr Jeffery spoke with Alberta Environment and requested letter advising that this will not have adverse environmental impact on the creek Presented for information 12, Town of Trochu Trochu Fire Hall Received letter advising the project details have been referred to the Fire Hall Committee • and will be dealt with after elections Mr Jeffery reported that there may be an opportunity to put the fire hall on school division land This lot is already fenced on three sides Executive Committee recommends to accept and file Q/MD/Mi nute/EC 1998.doc Page 2 S,S25�4 3 -/Q A or h muVrI s Ki licl t;1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT September 17, 1998 13. Alberta Transportation Bridge Guidelines Mr Jeffery wrote to Stu Becker requesting a copy of traffic volume criteria or guidelines associated with the age and condition of the bridge Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 14. Alberta Municipal Affairs Gaetz Cemetery SW 12 33 27 W4 Received notification that final certificate of approval has never been issued for the Gaetz Cemetery Section 2 of the Establishment and Operation of Cemeteries and Mausolea, Alberta Regulation 240/90 states `no person shall bury a dead human body in any place other than a cemetery in respect of which a final certificate of approval has been issued by the Director G� Executive Committee recommends that May City and Torrington Lutheran Churches and f-AV'AW4 —C407 adjacent property owners Weimer, Herron, and Ablett be advised that this site cannot be used for any future burials Cemetery records will need to be flagged 15. Doug Price Feedlot Mr Hoff suggested that Council tour Doug Price's Feedlot so they have visual image of the operation Time will not permit as a council agenda item, but Mr McCook will schedule a tour at a later date for those that have not been to the feedlot 16. Agriculture. Food and Rural Development Harvest Gala 1998 October 16 1998 Invitation to attend reception and dinner at the Roundup Centre in Calgary Tickets $60 per person $100 per couple or $420 per table of 8 Proceeds will be directed to bursaries and scholarships Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 17. AAMD &C Salary Survey Original given to Mr Hoff, and Mr Vickery requested a copy 18. Bob Penner Feed Lot NE 3129 24 W4 Mr Hoff advised Mr Penner would like to relocate his approach Mr McCook will check with Development Officer regarding the details of the permit. Mr Hanger entered the meeting at 11 10 He was delayed due to a meeting with a ratepayer 19. Robert Garrett Request for Gravel Mr McCook advised that the gravel crew are aware of his request and will add gravel to the hill by the house next time they are working in that area Mr McCook left the meeting at 1130 20 Alberta Municipal Affairs Municipal 2000 Sponsorship Program Mr Hoff presented correspondence received from Iris Evans regarding the Municipal Sponsorship Program Mr Jeffery believed this grant has been applied for and received This will be verified 21. AAMD &C Pictures Required for 90`h Anniver arr Executive Committee recommends the most recent picture of Council be loaned to C: /MD /Minute /EC 1998.doc Page 3 F,,_• IC-14-a- 7�7 / allo ' Aos i�� f=,, ,-- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT Septembei 17, 1998 AAMD &C for the 90" Anniversary. 22. M.D. of Bighorn Calgary Herald September 16, 1998 Frank Jaeger plead guilty to one count of defrauding the municipality make first appearance in court on Friday Presented For Information Swr -1 '401,0"-4401, Dale Nichol will 23, John C. Jeffery Memo to Council Section 208 Municipal Government Act requires that the CAO advise Council of the legislative responsibilities Memo has been prepared and will be distributed to Council following the election r�Lv Presented For infonnation 24-Wage Conditions for Salaried Personnel Executive Committee recommends that the Reeve he authorized to sign the wage conditions for Salaried Personnel on behalf of the municipality DOA2` 25 Ground Ambulance Rate Z j Looms Mr Jeffery will distribute this information to his Ambulance Report. 26. Meyers Norris Penney, Chartered Accountants Request Opportunity to Tender Audit Kneehill County has always used a local chartered accountant whose price has remained competitive The committee did not see a need to retender the audit at this time Executive Committee recommends to accept and file The Executive Committee meeting then adjourned time 12 00 A.M Q/MD/Minute/EC 1998.doc Page 4