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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-10-13 Council Minutes• KNEEHILL COUNTY AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING October 13. 1998 1 Approval of Agenda 2 Approval of Minutes September 22 & 29/98 3 J C Jeffery Report 4 Executive Committee Report 5 Accounts Payable APPOINTMENTS 9 00 A.M Mr Lonnie D McCook Public Works Superintendent 9 30 A.M Mr John Moore see agenda item #7 2 00 P M Jack Ramsay MY see agenda item #9 3 00 P M Mr Milt Sorenson, Program Administrator, AB Labour see agenda item #10 TRANSPORTATION ITEMS. 6 Transportation & Utilities Report 7 Texas Gate Request SE 1 29 25 W4 8 Linden Rubble Pit GENERALITEMS 9 AAMD &C Farmland Assessment Review Committee 10 Jack Ramsay MY 11 Safety Codes 12 Three Hills Fire Department 13 Torrington Lagoon 14 Torrington School Playground 15 Ag Freidman Review PLANNING ITEMS. 16 Public Hearing Date COMMITTEE REPORTS 17 Committee Reports Kneehill Community Resource Board Aug 27/98 meeting minutes Oct 8/98 meeting report Kneehill Community Resource Board Central Zone Meeting report Oct 1/98 Wild Rose Economic Development Corporation Sept 3/98 meeting minutes Three Hills Airport Commission Sept 30/98 meeting minutes Kneehill housing Corporation - Sept 29/98 meeting report M" LATE ITEMS 1 0 0 I ] KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES October 13,1998 A regular meeting of Council was held in the Kneehill County office 232 Main Street Three Hills, Alberta on Tuesday, October 13, 1998, commencing at 8 30 A.M The following were present for the meeting Reeve Otto Hoff Division Two Councillors Marylea Lowen Division One Robert E Boake Division Three PRESENT Marjorie D Vetter Division Four James M Hanger Division Five Richard M Vickery Division Six M Glen Wagstaff Division Seven John Jeffery, Municipal Administrator, was present along with Jennifer Deak Assistant Administrator, who recorded the minutes Mr Jim Bishop entered the meeting time 8 30 A.M On behalf on Council, Mr Hoff welcomed Mr Bishop to the meeting noting Mr Bishop was attending Council as an observer Reeve Otto Hoff called the meeting to order at 8 35 A.M CALL TO ORDER Mr Wagstaff requested Special Places Report be added to the Committee Reports, under ADDITION TO agenda item #17 AGENDA Mr Boake moved approi,al of the agenda ivitlt the above noted addition. APPROVAL OF CARRIED AGENDA Mr Wagstaff moved approval of the September 22"d and 29th, 1998 minutes CARRIED Mr Jeffery s report was presented Mrs Lowen moved approi,al of Mr .leffery's report. CARRIED The Executive Committee report was presented Under Executive Committee #7, AgPro Grain, copies of the County's letter to the Transportation Minister regarding Councils safety concerns at the Highway 21 and 27 (North) intersection to access the AgPro Grain facility were distributed to all Councillors along with the Ministers response to same It was agreed to arrange a meeting with the Minister at the Fall Convention further discuss this matter Under Executive Committee #11, Consultation on Prisoner Voting Mr Jeffery read the draft letter responding to this issue and stating Council is not in favour of voting privileges for prisoners and considers a criminal to have lost the right to vote when convicted of a crime Mr Vickery moved apprm,al of the letter responding to the Consultation on Prisoner Voting and further moved this letter be signed and fonvarded to the MLA Committee on Prisoner Voting CARRIED Mrs. Lowen inoned to table Executive Committee item #16, 1998 Fall Convention Minister Meeting, until the next Council meeting MMIN CARRIED APPROVAL OF MINUTES APPROVAL OF JCJ REPORT EXEC COMM REPORT AGPRO GRAIN ACCESS CONSULTATION ON PRISONER VOTING 1- E7iE,e A�k� w M4, .& O FALL CONVENTION MIN. MEETING TABLED �!,(,6 • r t a" KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES October 13, 1998 Mr Hanger moved approval of the Executive Committee report APPROVAL OF CARRIED EXEC COMM. Mr Boake moved approval of the accounts submitted for payment to -day subject to REPORT approval by the Finance Committee of Councillors Hoff, Vickery, Vetter and Lowen. APPROVAL OF CARRIED ACCOUNTS Mr Jeffery reported an application had been received to amend the Land Use Bylaw designation on the SE 28 33 24 W4 from Agricultural Conservation ( "AC ") to Agricultural District ('A") Mr Hanger moved a date be set for Tuesday, November 10, 1998, at 130 P M for a PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing to hear this application for redesignation and further, the necessary REDESIGNATION notices be sent to all involver) parties SE 28- 33 -24 -W4 CARRIED aqe Mr Jeffery reviewed October 7/98 AAMD &C Farmland Assessment Review Committee meeting notes noting Mr Dunay, the County s assessor, had participated on this AAMD&cC committee. Council discussed this Committees responses to the comments in the MLA FARMLAND ASS Farm Property Assessment Review Committee's Discussion Paper on Farm Property REVIEW COMM. Assessment and Taxation Mr Lonnie McCook Public Works Superintendent, entered the meeting time 9 00 A.M MCCOOK INTO MEETING Mr Vickery moved to accept and file the as information the October 7, 1998, AAMD &C Farmland Assessment Review Committee meeting notes, and further, copies of these CIO°'G notes be provided to each Councillor CARRIED The Transportation and Utilities Report was presented T & U REPORT Under report item #1 request for the water from the weeping tile around the Swalwell hall to enter into the sewer system a discussion followed on the options for the disposal of this water and the provincial regulations regarding same SWALWELL HALL Mr Wagstaff mover) to table this matter until Mr McCook obtain further information. REQUEST TABLED CARRIED c,/,6 Scom�, 7 PaLt Under report item #2, request from landowner (Mr Alan Bauer) for additional fencing (200 HAZEL PROJECT m.), at Hazel Project at policy rates, it was agreed to undertake same when completing this FENCING road project REQUEST z7G9n2 s4o7 /ix Under report item #7, Evans blade grade project, Mrs Lowen noted she would further EVANS ROAD investigate the east west access road and report back on same PROJECT Under report item #12, a Road Committee meeting date was set for Wednesday, October 23/98 commencing at 8 30 A.M Mrs Vetter noted she would be unable to attend this ROAD COMM. Committee and Mrs Lowen, the alternate committee member confirmed she could attend MEETING DATE in Mrs Vetter s place Mr Vickery discussed setting a date for an Annual Road Tour and it was agreed to ANNUAL ROAD schedule same at the upcoming Organizational Meeting TOE Mr McCook reported Mr Joe Kubinec was installing his water lines and would be crossing municipal roads at five locations all of which would be addressed on one road crossing agreement Mr McCook further noted Mr Kubmec had requested the water line be placed KUBINEC WATER f 20 metres from the road allowance instead of the 30 metres as per water policy It was LINE agreed the policy requirements of 30 metres be maintained and further confirmed all road crossings would be bored, not open cut MIMIN 2 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES October 13, 1998 Mr McCook advised the AgPro road project tender had gone out and the deadline for same was October 20`x' In response to an inquiry, Mr McCook noted the environmental assessment and rail intersection were the responsibility of AgPro Grain Inc Mr McCook discussed the water meters for the hamlet of Torrington noting several rural residents were connected to the hamlet water supply Mr McCook then reviewed the different size meters required for the residences commercial and mobile home park A discussion followed on the option of having one water meter for the mobile park with the mobile park owner responsible for this utility payment Mr McCook noted the former village of Torrington had agreements with the rural users of their water system In this agreement it was clearly understood the rural water lines would be shut off in the event the Torrington fire department required this water supply It was further noted the rural residents had installed their water lines themselves Mr McCook reported a request had been received from Mr Brian Leischner to hook onto the Torrington water line This would be for household water supply only It was noted Mr Leischner is located approximately 3/4 mile from the Torrington water source, the two wells that serve Torrington are located on Mr Leischner s father's land Of these two wells one is used as a back up well It was noted there is a third water well located to the hamlet It was further noted the former village of Torrington had agreements for the supply of water to rural residents Mr Boake inquired about Torrington water supply and going on the Kneehill Regional Water Mr McCook noted the water meters may not be installed until the spring as more time was required to determine total water meter needs Mr Vickery moved permission he given to Mr Brian Leischner to hook up to the Torrington water supply for household ivater use only and )VIth the full understanding this ivater supply ivould he shut off in the event the Torrington fire department required same and further, the landowner be responsible for the total costs of this water hook up CARRIED Mrs. Lowen moved approval of the Transportation and Utilities Report, as presented CARRIED Mr John Moore entered the meeting time 9 45 A.M Mr Hoff welcomed Mr Moore and introductions were made Mr Jeffery noted Mr Moore's request for permission to install texas gates at the north and south ends of SE 1 29 -25 W4 had been looked at by the Road Committee Council had approved at their last meeting the Road Committees recommendation to deny this request The Road Committee had expressed concerns regarding liability issues should this request be granted Mr Jeffery noted in light of Mr Moore s request to meet with Council to day the letter regarding this decision had not been mailed to Mr Moore Mr Moore advised Council he is renting the land from the Pippus family, there is no water on the land it is approximately 700 feet to the water supply on Mr Moore s land, adjacent to the Pippus property Mr Moore compared his estimates for two texas gates, $2,100 00 with the cost to supply water to the site, $6,900 00 A discussion followed on using swinging metal gates and Councils position on fencing /placing gates across road allowances was discussed with Mr Moore Mr Moore noted he would only need access to the land during calving time (Feb April) the road is a dirt road, used by four farmers Council discussed its concerns regarding liability issues should permission be given for the installation of texas gates Council reconfirmed its decision to deny the request for the texas gates Mr Jeffery gave Mr Moore his letter stating the County's decision to deny his texas gate request as approved at the last council meeting Mr Moore thanked Council for their time and left the meeting time 10 05 A.M A recess was held from 10 05 A.M 10.20 A.M JD HN AGPRO ROAD TENDER xL �iOPlo Of TORRINGTON WATER METERS LEISCHNER REQUEST TO HOOKUP ON TORRINGTON WATER APPROVAL OF T &U REPORT MOORE INTO MEETING TEXAS GATE REQUEST SE 1-29 - 25-w4 E 0 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES October 13, 1998 Mr Jeffery reviewed the Agreement in Principal for the Rubble Pit Site (Linden) noting the agreement is for the purchase of six acres of land abutting the current Linden site Mr Boake noted the representatives from the villagers of Acme and Linden had negotiated this agreement A discussion followed on the amount of land required for a rubble pit and it was noted the materials deposited in a rubble pit do not get recycled, environmental requirements require documentation of dirt movements Mr McCook noted a ten acre expansion site would be preferred in order to have sufficient space for dirt meet environmental requirements regarding setbacks well locations, etc and meet the long term needs for garbage disposal for the next ten to fifteen years Council agreed the price negotiated per acre ($2,500 00) was acceptable but noted a ten acre purchase would be preferred Mr. Fickery moved Council approve the $2,500.00 per acre price for the Linden Rubble Pit expansion land with total acres purchased to he negotiated at ten acres, not six acres, Mr McCook participate in the land purchase negotiations for the Linden Rubble Pit expansion, and further, Mr .1effery contact the administrators of Acme and Linden to explain Council's preference for a ten acre expansion site, including the environmental issues regarding the rubble pit requirements and the need to meet the long term rubble pit needs of the area residents CARRIED Mr Jeffery reviewed the legal opinion received from Mr Barry Sjolie, Brownlee Fryett regarding the Torrington lagoon land and the motion approved by the former village of Torrington to give permission to Councillor Hutton to farm the land surrounding the lagoon for the next twenty years Mrs Vetter reported the land did not appear to have been farmed this year and Mr McCook noted the land appeared to have been worked but not farmed Mrs Vetter moved a letter be sent to Mr Mack Hutton stating Kneehill County does not consider the resolution passed by the former village of Torrington regarding the Torrington lagoon land binding, Kneehill County has the authority to overturn this resolution as per the Order in Council for the dissolution of the village of Torrington, section 6 of the Schedule, it is Kneehill County 's intent to offer, by tender, the rental of this land next spring, and further, Mr Hutton be invited to contact the niunicipahty should he have any concerns regarding this matter CARRIED Mr Jeffery read the October 5/98 letter from Three Hills Fire Chief Keith Martin, to Councillor Jim Hanger regarding the status of the Kneehill County fire pumper water tanker and portable pumper Mr Martin advises the present fire pumper that the Three Hills fire department uses for the County is now 15 years old and is no longer recommended for first line service by the Fire Underwriters The Three Hills pumper will also need replacement in five years and Mr Martin notes it takes approximately one year to get a new pumper built Mr Martin reports the County water tanker truck has demonstrated it does not have sufficient water holding capacity (2 000 gallons) and recommends a capacity of 3,000 3 500 gallons Mr Martin also reports the portable pump off the back of the County fire pumper for grass and stubble /crop fires is approximately 20 25 years old and requests authorization to replace it with a newer model A list of three options for replacement of this pumper, as provided by Mr Martin, was reviewed by Council A discussion followed on the need to have uniformity and common goals amongst the fire departments while recognizing the differences in the fire areas in the municipality LINDEN RUBBLE PIT EXPANSION TORRINGTON LAGOON LAND THREE HILLS FIRE DEPT LETTER RE, COUNTY FIRE VEHICLES APPROVAL TO Mr Wagstaff moved the County authorize approval for the purchase of one 18 HP PURCHASE Honda powered pump floiping 100 GPM at 100 PSI (Pressure Mode) at a cost not to PUMPER exceed $5,476.00 plus GST and further moved approval to expend up to $500 00 plus /. &I-m -, -1dw i GST on fittings for this pump. In,Wr „I i� CARRIED MIMIN 4 i 1 0 0 �J KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES October 13, 1998 Mr McCook discussed the status of the water trucks It was noted the Torrington water truck also needs replacing the cost for a new water truck is approximately $70,000 00 tandem trucks are preferred for water trucks especially if the trucks are stored with a full load of water in their tanks Mr McCook noted there would be three gravel trucks ('93 models) available in the future, all set back front axle trucks that could be converted to water trucks FIRE WATER TRUCK Mr Hanger moved to recommend the County's Capital Committee meet with the fire REQUIREMENTS chiefs to discuss the municipality's water truck requirements and further moved, the 4c County's Capital Committee be in involved in all fixture County fire vehicle purchases CARRIED Mr Jeffery read a letter, received from Laural Kurta Torrington regarding the playground equipment at the Torrington school and requesting, should the Golden Hills School Division allow the Torrington community to retain this equipment, the County give permission for this equipment to be placed at the local playground in Torrington Ms Kurta notes in 1985 the Torrington ECS collected funds for the building of new playground equipment Also it TORRINGTON is Ms Kurta s understanding, government grants and community fundraising were utilized SCHOOL for the purchasing of these items Unfortunately Ms Kurta has not been able to access any PLAYGROUND documentation on this matter Mrs Vetter noted the ECS minutes have been misplaced EQUIPMENT REQUEST Mrs. Vetter moved permission be given to relocate the playground equipment, currently Z�I-r,ZC C rr located on the Torrington school grounds, to the municipal park in Torrington, ce-a,,�, conditional upon the Golden Hills Regional Division granting permission for same and �dff"` .6t(I the County not incurring any of the costs associated with this relocation CARRIED Mr Vickery inquired whether Council was interested in any uses for the Torrington school Council indicated they were not interested Mr McCook reviewed the Bridge Request List 1999, 2000 2001, noting in 1998/99 the County was requesting Alberta Transportation and Utilities to fund the engineering for the culvert design for Bridge File #6588 (Dafoe Bridge) Bridge File #1876 (Esau Bridge) was 1999/200/2001 j listed for repairs with the balance of bridges listed scheduled for Level II coring In 2000, BRIDGE Bridge File 6848 (Entice Bridge) is scheduled for a low level crossing to replace the existing REQUEST LIST bridge and repairs scheduled for the other listed bridges Mr McCook noted the bridges on s"A— -'� ' Secondary Highways are a separate identity and not addressed in this listing A discussion followed on bridge funding and the province's position on same It was agreed to request a meeting with the Hon Walter Paszkowski, Minister of Transportation & Utilities at the upcoming Fall convention, to discuss bridge funding MEETING WITH After further discussion it was agreed to include, in the discussions with the Minister the ATU AT FALL AgPro intersection (Highway 21 & 27 North) and secondary highway dedesignation Mr CONVENTION Jeffery noted a letter to the Minister, outlining the County s concerns would be drafted for <��. i "7 presentation at the next Council meeting C/Z Mr Vickery inquired about environmental impact assessments on borrow pits, noting ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS contractors are doing these assessments Mr McCook noted the County undertakes RE. BORROW stripping on its borrow pits which is part of the environmental process PITS F Mr McCook left the meeting time 11 35 A.M MCCOOK OUT OF Mrs Lowen reported she had met with Mr Bruce Sommerville, the Ag Fieldman, and MEETING would complete the report for his six month employment review AG FIELDMAN The meeting recessed for lunch 11 35 A.M 12 55 P M REVIEW Mr Jim Bishop was present when the meeting continued LUNCH RECESS The Committee reports were presented JDWIN 5 L L� • KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES October j3,1998 Mr Hoff reported on the October 8/98 Kneehill Community Resource Board (KCRB) meeting, noting the KCRB Chair Mr Dan Ireland, had responded to the recent newspaper article regarding the KCRB hiring process by preparing a letter to the concerned party inviting her to attend the next KCRB meeting, scheduled for November 12/98 at 7 00 P M Mrs Vetter reported she had attended the Central Zone meeting of the KCRB and its next meeting had been scheduled for February 1999 Mrs Vetter further reported she had been provided with the wrong time for the KCRB Policy and Procedure meeting but would be attending the next meeting COMM REPORTS KCRB Mr Jeffery reviewed the Sept 3/98 Wild Rose Economic Development Corporation WREDC F,u= (WREDC) meeting minutes Mr McCook re entered the meeting time 1 20 P M Mr McCook reported the AgPro road project contract contained an option that the contractor could purchase gravel from the County This provision was included to accommodate this project being undertaken this year Mr McCook discussed the gravel source and costs with Council It was agreed, should the contractor purchase gravel from the County, this would be the gravel at the Torrington Pit and further the cost to the contractor would be $5 25 per cubic yard Mr McCook left the meeting time 1 30 P M Mr Hanger and Mr Wagstaff reported on the Airport Commission Sept 30/98 meeting, noting the fuel tanks were to be relocated Kneehill Ambulance would be using the runway on the Oct 25'h for driver training Torchinsky Engineering has approved this use there were some administration and management policies to be developed regarding the supply and invoicing of fuel Mr Jeffery noted the engineering firm of Urban Systems had also been consulted regarding the use of the runway for the ambulance driver training Mr Hanger noted the County had requested Torchinsky Engineering provide a letter as it was this firm that had engineered the runway It was agreed only one engineering firm should be paid for this consultation Mr Wagstaff discussed the duties of the airport manager, Mr Ken Baker, noting he should be recognized for his work MCCOOK INTO MEETING AGPRO ROAD CONTRACT GRAVEL SALES � Acfo p.3av /w f75s MCCOOK OUT OF MEETING THREE HILLS AIRPORT REPORT F,I Mrs Vetter reported on the Kneehill Housing Corporation Sept 29/98 meeting advising the mortgage for the expansion of the Golden Hills Lodge had been signed, the financial KNEEHILL HSG statements were reviewed it was noted effective July 1/99 rents were to be fixed rents, not REPORT based on a means test, an update on the renovations was provided F /�= Mr Wagstaff reported on the Local Committee for the Tolman Badlands Candidate Special Place meeting (Oct 9/98) noting all involved municipalities were agreeable with the 2"`i draft document However the Red Deer River Naturalists representing the environmental community, had presented a spEpege document opposing any development at the Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park A third draft was now being prepared to address the environmentalists concerns Mr Wagstaff noted the terms of reference for the Committee was to have consensus on all issues and should a vote be required a majority vote would be accepted Mr Jeffery reviewed the document, prepared by the Red Deer River Naturalists outlining their concerns with any development of the Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park which includes damage to terrain, environmental interruption A discussion followed and it was noted the Red Deer River Integrated Management Plan should be integrated with the Special Places recommendations SPECIAL PLACES REPORT LETTER TO Mr Hanger nioved the County prepare a letter to the Local Committee for the Tolman SPECIAL PLACES Badlands Candidate Special Place requesting the Committee retain its recommendations RE BUFFALO pertaining to the Dry Itiland Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, as outlined in the JUMP PARK Committee's second draft document CARRIED Mr Wagstaff noted the next Special Places Local Committee meeting was scheduled for 4 A,�� i)Ry ISe.Hn10 ,�i�Nto ��P P/.oJ. PfhCK MIMIN 6 ; 0 C 0 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES October 13,1998 Nov 23/98 A recess was held 2 00 P M 2 15 P M Mr Jack Ramsay MY Crowfoot entered the meeting time 2 15 P M RAMSAY INO On behalf of Council, Mr Hoff welcomed Mr Ramsay to the meeting Introductions were MEETING made and Mr Ramsay invited to address Council Mr Ramsay reported to Council, as follows ■ the state of agriculture the low commodity prices, European and US subsidies to agriculture are resulting in pressures on the government to assist the Canadian farmers ■ EI overpayment - billions have been taken from the employers and employees and by law, these monies cannot be diverted to other programs • Senate Election need to vote and maintain pressure on the government to change how MP UPDATE the Senate is chosen • Gun Regulations gun registration not up and running yet Alberta and the other provinces failed in their legal bid and this matter will now go before the Supreme Court A general discussion followed the CWB elections, the movement towards non board grains, the need to decrease taxes to stimulate the economy Mr Ramsay inquired how Council felt about constitutional reorganization of municipal government noting he was a firm believer in the decentralization of power and the devolution of power and resources from the provincial to the municipal government levels and further noting the greatest complexity of government programs should be at the local level Local governments were grass roots governments and accountable A general discussion followed on the Navigable Waters Act and its impact on local culvert installations Special Places and the Endangered Species Act, the unlimited powers of RAMSAY OUT OF taxation by the government (Canadians are the highest taxed of all the G7 countries) MEETING Mr Ramsay thanked Council for their time and input and left the meeting time 3 25 P M RUSLING, Mr John Rusling and Mrs Paget Schnuelle, Kneehill County Planning Department and Mr SCHNUELLE, Milt Sorensen, AB Labour and Mr John Deschamps AB Labour Building Inspector, SORENSEN & entered the meeting time 3 25 P M DESCHAMPS INTO I A welcome was extended to all parties and introductions made MEETING Mr Jeffery noted Mr Sorensen had been invited to Council to discuss the Safety Codes Act, Safety Codes accreditation and the municipality s role with the Municipal Safety Codes Inspection Agency (MSCIA) Mr Sorensen noted the Minister of Labour shares the liability with the municipalities through the Safety Codes Act MSCIA was audited by AB Labour two years ago at which time recommendations were made for MSCIA to increase their communications with their member municipalities Mr Sorensen noted the County had two options stay accredited or release back this authority to AB Labour Should the municipality release back to AB Labour, AB Labour would assume responsibility, provide inspections and do the paperwork for the safety codes inspections AB Labour would contract these inspections In those areas of the province where AB Labour has retained Safety Services it is doing a Quality Management Plan (QMP) new contracts, and currently implementing initiatives to draft a monitoring and mentoring program to ensure services are being delivered as set out in the Act The County has the authority to delegate its responsibility and in Kneehill's case it has delegated to the MSCIA, who has in turn delegated to their Agency the Safety Codes inspections The advantages of MSCIA include the members are entitled to all information the Commission is generating on their behalf Currently AB Labour does not do this but it may change In response to an inquiry Mrs Paget Schnuelle noted she did not receive a complete file from MSCIA and it was agreed a complete file should be requested The County also has the option to stand alone on accreditation and administration and undertake same themselves or appoint an agency to do so In Kneehill's case, it has appointed MSCIA An accredited municipality can dictate the number of inspections and the price of fees if AB Labour does the inspections the municipality loses control over this It was further noted the greatest advantage of belonging to MSCIA was that it was responsible for all inspections and therefore monitored JDAIIN SAFETY CODES DISCUSSION L` KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES October 13, 1998 that all the proper permits (gas electrical, building etc.) were taken out In response to questions, Mr Sorensen noted the MSCIA services have improved over the past year and MSCIA is as good as any other permit agency (e.g Permit Pro) A discussion followed on the time elapse between requesting and receiving inspections and Mr Sorensen noted, in his 18 years with AB Labour other than Calgary and Edmonton he has never seen a project wait for an inspector In response to an inquiry regarding liability issues Mr Sorensen advised MSCIA has been delegated the responsibility not the liability When asked what was the best scenario for the County, Mr Sorensen advised this would be to remain accredited and set this up to be on a cost recovery basis Mr Rusling noted Mountain View County contracts its fire and building Safety Codes and has AB Labour do the others (plumbing, gas, etc ) This requires a lot of work, on the County's part, in organizing the files and coordinating and following up on same In response to a question regarding complaints about service Mrs Paget Schnuelle noted to date, a total of four complaints have been received regarding permits and inspections Mr Wagstaff inquired about bank inspections overlapping with Safety Codes and possible paying twice for these services Mr Sorensen noted the bank inspections are for financing purposes and in many cases the banks will accept the Safety Code inspections AB Labour has reduced its number of inspections from four to two per house MSCIA requires four inspections Mr Wagstaff inquired whether there was any consistency in the current process and system and Mr Sorensen responded there was not inspections are on a free enterprise basis usually contracted out It was noted AB Labour would be visiting MSCIA member municipalities and doing monitoring and mentoring processes with them A request was made to include the County on this list Council agreed it wanted good cost effective services for its ratepayers Mr Hoff thanked Mr Sorensen and Mr Deschamps for meeting and discussing the Safety Codes Mr Deschamps and Mr Sorensen thanked Council for their time and left the meeting time 4 15 P M Mr Ruslmg noted AB Labour was monitoring municipalities and inquiring how well they know what MSCIA is doing on their behalf It was agreed the County needed to request the complete files from MSCIA on all County permits Mr Vickery recommended this matter be discussed at the Divisional Meetings Mr Wagstaff expressed concerns that there was no consistency across the province with regard to inspections It was noted the QMP of each municipality has to be approved by AB Labour A discussion followed on going to AB Labour minimum standards with regard to the number of inspections and determining if there would be a reduction in the permit fees from MSCIA should the County opt for this It was agreed this matter required further investigation and a request was made for a report to be prepared summarizing the MSCIA process and AB Labour options for the delivery of Safety Codes in the municipality Mrs Lowen moved the meeting adjourn Time 430PM Reeve MIMIN n'strat Munici mi r �r CARRIED SAFETY CODES DISCUSSION REQUEST FOR SAFETY CODES REPORT ADJOURNMENT 8 JOHN C JEFFERY RE] September 23 October 1 REPORT. Balance Forward BALANCE CORRESPONDENCE. 1 Sept 26/98 RC #0033619 AB Treasury $5,740 00 ST 2 Sept 25/98 RC #0033600 AB Treasury $405 92 Dcbc 3 Oct 8/98 Agenda & Sept 8/98 Minutes Golden Hills Regu 4 Sept 15 & 30/98 AB Gazette 5 Oct 1998 Brownlee Fryctt Municipal Law Bulletin 6 Oct 1998 Municipal World magazine 7 Sept 1998 The Windsock newsletter 8 Fall 1998 Sport & Recreation newsletter 9 Sept 1998 Occupational Health & Safety magazine 10 Aug /Sept 1998 Developments magazine 11 Autumn 1998 Imperial Oil Review magazine 12 Jul /Aug 1998 Canadian Speeches publication 13 Sumner /Fall 1998 Clean Air Views newsletter 14 Employment Opportunity Road Maintenance Foreman, Yc 15 Employment Opportunity Transportation & Field Services 16 Seminar advertising Troubleshooting Maintaining & Upgi 17 Seminar advertising Interviewing Persons with Disabilities 18 Course advertising Front line Management 19 Seminar advertising Developing & Managing Seniors H= 20 Course advertising Epic Education Program Innovations C 21 Seminar advertising CSA Enviromriental Training Courses 22 Conference advertising Underground Construction & Relna 23 Course advertising Dalhousie University 24 University of Alberta - Annual Report to the Community 195 25 The Alberta Awards of Distinction 1999 Call For Entries 26 Sept 1998 Brandt Tractor magazine 27 Advertising Milwaukee Madness Sale 28 Advertising RNG Group Inc 29 Advertising UMA Engineering Ltd 30 Advertising Air Liquid. 31 Sept 28 & Oct 5/98 Journal of Commerce newspaper 32 Sept 30/98 Drunnlnellcr Mail newspaper 33 Sept 23 30 & Oct 7/98 The Capital newspaper HOME OCCUPATION AND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS 1 Block Chester 100'x200'x 16 Pole Shed (tin roof and sides) 2x4 metal strapping Riding Arena 2 Heritage Agent Ltd. /James & Debbie Schlaak Shop for farm use 3 Heritage Agent Ltd. /James & Debbie Schlaak 1997 Chiles Manufactured Mobile Home 4 Huxley Hutteritc Brethren 60'x80 Pole Shed for feedlot use Minute /jcjreport 1998doe Jb ZZS s 1 23 W4 $65 000 00 NW 17 30 25 W4 $50 000 00 NW 17 30 25 W4 $70 000 00 NW 29 34 22 W4 $20 000 00 TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES OCTOBER 13/98 I A request from Rod Paget to have the water from the weeping tile around the Swalwell hall enter into the sewer system has been brought to me From all the information I can gather from Ian and the water regulations, no ground water is to enter the sewer system. In talking with Ian, it is not a big deal because we have room in the lagoon. n'2 2 Mr Alan Bauer a land owner on the Hazel project would like the County to continue fencing 200 in more on his pasture, and He is willing to pay for this out of his borrow agreement. The cost would be approximately $400 for the fencing, and he is -7; A4s sow .aer rq,.er/Er around $1200 on the borrow P 3 We have some prices on the water meters for the Torrington residents and users of the system The system has residents Hooked on the line into town and a few others along the way Tlus will give you a rough idea of the cost and how its Calculated 4 The 837 chipping has been completed. 5 Final grass cutting and wlupping along secondaries is almost complete 6 The tree at Godhngtons has been removed in Swalwell 7 The blade grade at Hesketh is on hold for more information and a different plan of attack. d �c� rrra > ors 8 The projected time for the pavers to start on 806 is late next week. 9 We will be putting a lu;nited amount of snow fence up this year again. The grader men will only be doing their worst spots. 10 The gravel will be bladed into the center of the road from now on with the anticipation of it freezing down for winter 11 We have started ditch cleaning in areas that we feel there is a need for and others that have been requested 12 I would like to set a road committee day for sometime next week pserrtrwo bras 13 111 be going down to Drumheller this week to try and set up the same sort of deal for snowplowing as last year 14 The parks have had the water shut off and have been Nvintenzed. 15 The posts have been placed in the hamlets that are going to get signs and the street names will follow later eo b