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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-11-10 Council MinutesKNEEHILL COUNTY AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING November 10, 1998 1 Approval of Agenda 2 Approval of Minutes 3 J C Jeffery Report 4 Executive Committee Report 5 Accounts Payable APPOINTMENTS 9.00 AN Mr Lonnie D McCook, Public Works Superintendent 9 30 A.M Maxme Piepke see agenda item #15 10 30 A.M John Rusling Planner see agenda item #11 1 30 P M Public Hearing see agenda item #12 GENERAL 6 CP Rail Line Abandonment 7 Fall Convention Letter from Alberta Environmental Protection Meeting with Minister of Municipal Affairs Meeting with Minister of Transportation & Utilities TRANSPORTATION ITEMS. 8 Transportation & Utilities Report 9 Oct 30/98 Annual Road Tour Report 10 Highway Signs PLANNING ITEMS. 11 Town of Three Hills Community Plan Draft 1998 PUBLIC HEARING. 12 Public Hearing re Redesignation SE 28 33 24 W4 COMMITTEE REPORTS 13 Committee Reports Agricultural Service Board Mmutes Oct 23/98 LATE ITEMS 14 MGA Update 15 AT &U Surplus Property Pt SW 28 29 24 W4 (1 59 acres) 1 L 0 d J KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES November 1.0, 1998 A regular meeting of Council was held in the Kneehill County office, 232 Main Street Three Hills, Alberta on Tuesday, November 10, 1998 commencing at 8 30 A.M The following were present for the meeting Reeve Otto Hoff Councillors Marylea Lowen Jane Allan Marjorie D Vetter James M Hanger Richard M Vickery Division Two Division One Division Three Division Four PRESENT Division Five Division Six John Jeffery, Municipal Administrator was present along with Jennifer Deak Assistant Administrator who recorded the minutes Councillor M Glen Wagstaff was absent from the meeting Reeve Otto Hoff called the meeting to order at 8 35 A.M CALL TO ORDER A request was made to add to the agenda, item 16, Linden Meeting Report ADDITION TO & Mr Vickery moved approval of the agenda with the above noted addition APPROVAL OF CARRIED AGENDA Mrs Vetter moved approval of the October 27, 1998 minutes. APPROVAL OF CARRIED MINUTES Mr Jeffery s report was presented Mr Hanger moved approval of Mr Igffery's report APPROVAL OF JCJ CARRIED REPORT The Executive Committee report was reviewed EXEC COMM. Under Executive Committee #3 Radio upgrade, Mrs Allan recommended involvement and REPORT input be obtained from the fire department personnel on this issue to ensure effectiveness and understanding A discussion followed Mrs Allan moved, upon completion of the radio vysten► assessment by Caltronics Communications I td and the telecommunications engineer, BH Electronics, an RADIO SYSTEM invitation be e- Wended to all emergency service personnel and all members of the urban ASSESSMENT & Councils in the nuu►►c►pahty, to meet with Caltronres Commu ►nications Ltri, BH UPGRADE Electronics and the Pubhc Works .Superintendent, Mr Lonnie McCook, to review the sc,o�1s radio assessment and discuss the radio system upgrading g CARRIED 4�1, Under Executive Committee #7 Bob Boake Evening with Council, it was confirmed December 13/98 was a suitable date to meet with Bob and Wendy Boake for brunch at Stage West in Calgary and further agreed all Councillors the Administrator, Assistant Administrator and their spouses attend this event Mr Hoff confirmed he would have the BOAKE plaque with the grader ready for presentation to Mr Boake on this date along with the RETIREMENT County s plaque and retirement gift 4z A�'>�• �K 7�vf Executive Committee #20 Letter from Village of Linden re Linden Rubble Pit and Access to County Roads, was combined with late agenda item #16, Linden Meeting Report, and Council was provided with a recap of the Monday Nov 9/98 meeting with the village of LINDEN RUBBLE Linden Council and attended by Acme representative Mr Jim Schwartenberger and PIT MEETING Kneehill representatives Mr Vickery Mrs Allan, Mrs Vetter, Mr McCook and Mr REPORT Jeffery /n�� �1 JAW /� �p Al, u98 In "", / 7/��� � & /QO,�000JS JAW �vini'��o� RF �� /�rfi�io �i st�s5+r1c�J r Z7� (�F�7�i✓ /NSn �m.7U� /��47ad5 l—�t7 �rJA J%L �EZEeorunJ /CA7d l5 fnJG/ Lvt /.7i O dJCS /n1✓ >A'ieri15 F-an� �A� �i�.5 Csiic�s/�wjae 4�L� >� ! iG'f/.�s q,e A ae A>�1 q -4 /,j 7� /nom d e r fro <4 JD/M /N �t?Aro Srs ray GJPG ego aQ r c >.�e, 7i RYA �d 1GS f=PCn 7i s � 1 i �6eoP. fir/ /� x'/17 Y �Jo (!oR�s aF a� / a✓�� 1 o �- /N ✓awe r°,��s� 7�r�`�cri,.r�ao9�.cwL ri�.GYn 7.�/�'Jm -�� ,rct�/a�� 7H�/..�o �d.�/ftJi.JG .� ��t°' /.[17 7 7,�,CJ�,�it L C� L] LI KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES November 10, 1998 Mr Lonnie McCook Public Works Superintendent entered the meeting - time 9 00 A.M The discussion on the November 10/98 meeting at Linden continued and the following issues and comments noted Linden considers a six acre site expansion for the Linden rubble pit sufficient to meet long term needs (20 years), the Linden site is currently utilizing its last garbage cell cells were dug last year and stacked, Linden considers this cell sufficient to last four years while Kneehill feels this cell will only last until next spring, under current provincial legislature an environmental study must be undertaken and the results of this will determine the land requirements for the lateral expansion of the site It was noted the issue of keys to the site was not addressed at the meeting The problem of persons accessing the site after hours to dispose of materials was discussed and it was agreed Kneehill could not take responsibility for the site under these circumstances It was noted the other transfer sites in the municipality were only accessed during operating hours when the site was manned and garbage disposal monitored It was reported the County had received a concern about the types of materials burned at the site and the hours of burning at the site with these hours reportedly being during the times the site was closed Mr McCook noted the site could be closed down by the province should the environmental regulations regarding burning not be followed It was agreed to defer this discussion until after Council s 9 30 A.M appointment with Mrs Maxine Piepke, Mrs Maxine Piepke entered the meeting time 9 35 A.M On behalf of Council Mr Hoff welcomed Mrs Piepke to the meeting introductions were made and Mrs Piepke was invited to address Council Mrs Piepke advised Council she wished to either enter into a long term lease or negotiate the purchase of Pt SW 28 29 24 -W4 (1 59 acres) It was noted this property was separated from the home quarter by a forced road which accessed the Piepke residence The land parcel had been transferred from the province to the County The province had Caretaker Permits with both adjacent landowners (Piepke and Brost) Mrs Piepke noted under the former agreement with the province both landowners had shared the property and agreed upon the division of same Mrs Piepke noted because of the road, this parcel fitted onto their quarter section and she would like to fence same Mrs Piepke then discussed the possibility of relocating some bins onto unused road allowance north of the current roadway Council advised Ms Piepke a letter of intent would have to be submitted to Council Mr Hoff thanked Mrs Piepke for meeting with Council and advised Council would take this request into consideration and advise of its decision Mrs Piepke thanked Council for their consideration and left the meeting time 9 50 A.M A recess was held from 9 50 A.M 10 00 A.M A discussion followed on Mrs Piepke's request and the motion made at the last meeting for Kneehill to retain title to this parcel and enter into the same agreements and conditions with the adjacent landowners (Piepke and Brost) as arranged in the Caretaker Permits between these parties and Alberta Transportation and Utilities Mrs Allan noted she had physically viewed the site since the last Council meeting and was now of a better understanding of the situation Mrs Loiven moi,ed the parcel of land containing 159 acres in R. SW 28- 29 -24 -W4 be sold to Mrs Marine Piepke A discussion followed on the options available regarding this land parcel and the issues involved Mr Vickery requested a recorded vote on the motion Mrs. Loiven ivithrlreiv her motion It was agreed the previous motion regarding this issue was valid and reconfirmed Mr Jeffery noted the Caretaker Permit was a perpetual agreement that required a three week JDIMIN PWS INTO MEETING LINDEN RUBBLE PIT MEETING REPORT µ3 � pG ovm„y1xEs PIEPKE INTO MEETING PT sw 28 29 24- w4 PURCHASE /LEASE PROPOSAL PIEPKE OUT OF MEETING /rJ „�vrrs�o..3 7,P -rte P.,; J "12 r MOTION TO SELL PT SW 28 -29 24- W4 WITHDRAWN 2 0 0 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES November 10, 1998 notice for termination The review of the Executive Committee continued with further discussions regarding the EXEC. COMM. Linden rubble pit CON'T Mrs. Lorven ►noi,ed the following ivith regard to the Linden rubble site operations 1 Mrs. Vetter he appointed to negotiate ivith the village of I inden regarding the operations of the Linden rubble pit 2 Kneehill County concur with the recommendations of Ac ►ne and Linden that the rubble pit site expansion he negotiated for six acres and_finrther, this land expansion he conditional upon the approval and compliance with the provincial regulations LINDEN RUBBLE and requirements pertaining to same. PIT SITE 3 A committee comprising of representatmes from the municipalities of Acme, Linden OPERATIONS and Kneehill be responsible for ensuring all the necessary requirements and regulations regarding the site expansion are undertaken and further, the village of �77� Linden he responsible for preparing the necessary documentation pertaining to c�voFsi. �` ►�'` same, including the environmental requirements, in addition to maintaining the records for these proceedings 4 The Linden site only he open when supervised and disposal of materials at the site only he permitted during regular operating hours and under the supervision of the site attendant The keys to this site be limited and monitored Further, these provisions he in place by lanuary 1, 1999 CARRIED Mr McCook noted under Executive Committee #21, Bauer Gravel Source this gravel was BAUER GRAVEL a new source with the price for the gravel at $5 75 per cubic yard PRICE CLARIFIED Under Executive Committee #24 Joint Elected Officials Meeting, it was agreed to place on JOINT ELECTED the agenda for discussion Regional Director of Disaster Services OFFICIALS MEETING Under Executive Committee #26 County Pin Council reviewed the proposed pin sample It was agreed to change the colours on the pin as follows have a diagonal colour change Just beneath the County name with the upper portion being a shade lighter green than the NEW COUNTY PIN current colour and the lower portion yellow the river a cerulean blue the oil rig black, the PV 7 z,C�f,. hoodoos terra cotta and the background of the pin to remain gold Under Executive Committee #28 Kneehill Ambulance /Fire Facility, Linden, Mrs Allan �}ofirl��r�SP,Z further reported she had spoken with Mr Annon Hovde about this matter A"° -1-1'41��-- m ita-4F lia i,,. g Also the proposal for the fire department to purchase the building had i�� x un been proposed at a meeting with the County A discussion followed on the projected increased costs to the County should this proposal be accepted It was noted this matter had been referred to the County by the Kneehill Ambulance Society It was agreed to refer the matter back to the Kneehill Ambulance Society LINDEN Mr Hanger moved the Kneehill Ambulance Society he informed the County is not in AMBULANCE FIRE favour of selling the Linden anibulance/fire facility as the current proposal does not FACILITY of any benefits to the County and is not a ivinlivin situation for the rnvolvedd parties. PROPOSAL CARRIED "772x- Mrs. Lmve►n ironed the revised colour distinctions on the proposed County pin, as APPROVAL OF discussed and agreed upon by Council, be accepted and arrangements be inade for the COUNTY PIN ►manufacturing of this pin CARRIED Under Executive Committee #29 County of Lethbridge Bylaw #1165, Mr Jeffery briefly LETHBRIDGE reviewed the interpret�a/tion of the bylaw he had prepared for the Executive Committee BYLAW /tbV' z�u/�B /i%JJ7ES ��' rUylOJ� /YJ�)7 -;;,- /- n 4dd-4 /"> LS yC -;,a' �iJ 1LIt Z S � �,� t/�.fiQE or L.�QaI OP�7c �Q 8� �S ?on3t'i,fi� �� ��r OP�°.�•saras of �.�sGG,dvo,i 1es 1J, 7N 7 �s /aiC� .aniclE� T ��76 N°<S OiC cv l /rJ �� /1 /uiJ iesPr to �`1 /i✓u G�Pe�'�r ?c /�7p eY fJ25c G7n �a/1� cS4�� JD/141N iii aim jg /nunli�:�9a� l�rne�.(s) Fob 3 H 0 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES November 10, 1998 It was agreed, under Executive Committee #13 Bob Robertson retirement to present a ROBERTSON plaque to Mr Robertson at his November 29/98 retirement, in recognition of his fifteen RETIREMENT years of service as an elected official for the town of Three Hills P Q &4-Km Mrs. Allan ►nrverd approval of the balance of the E_recutive Connuttee report CARRIED Mr Jeffery advised, due to computer programming problems, there would be no accounts payable to day It was agreed to have either Mr Hoff or Mr Vickery come into the office, later in the week to sign the accounts payable cheques The Transportation and Utilities Report was presented Under report item #4 Mr McCook noted the line painting on the SH 806 project was not satisfactory, the lines were crooked in some portions of the road Mr McCook advised he would be further investigating this matter Under report item #7, a Road Committee date was scheduled for Friday November 27, 1998 commencing at 8 30 A.M Mr Hanger moved approval of the Transportation and Utilities Report, as presenterb CARRIED Mr Jeffery reviewed the October 30/98 Annual Road tour noting no requests had been made to amend or change the Road Program as previously approved Mr Vickery moved to accept the Road Program, as previously approved, as the County's three year road program CARRIED APPROVAL OF EXEC. COMM. REPORT ACCOUNTS PAYABLE T &U REPORT SH 806 LINE PAINTING'% rwz ROAD COMM. MEETING APPROVAL OF T &U REPORT ANNUAL ROAD TOUR APPROVAL OF ROAD PROGRAM Mr Hanger moved to table agenda item #I0, Highway .Signs, until the next meeting HIGHWAY SIGNS CARRIED TABLED Mrs Allan noted in the past, a provincial government grant had been available for these signs and inquired whether this grant was still viable Mr Jeffery reviewed the correspondence received from CP rail regarding the status of their abandoned rail lines CN informs the abandoned rail line in our area known as the former Langdon Subdivision, falls under the "Robson Decision' and is exempt from Section 145 of the Canada Transportation Act which provides a line must be offered to various levels of government, including local municipal governments, at the net salvage value of the assets as the last step before operations can be discontinued By being exempt from Section 145, the abandoned Langdon Subdivision line assets have been turned over to a real estate group to market A discussion followed on the need to inform the landowners of this issue especially those landowners whose property included an abandoned rail right of way, and provide them with the name of the CP real estate contact person should they be interested in purchasing the abandoned rail line It was agreed to discuss this matter at the upcoming Divisional Meetings Mrs Loiven moved a news article and prominent notice be placed in the local newspaper advising of the status of the CP abandoned rail line and providing the contact name and telephone n inber of the CP real estate agent CARRIED I* I I It was agreed to place this prominent notice in at least three issues of the newspaper The meeting recessed for lunch from H 50 A.M until 1 00 P M Mr John Rusling Planner, was present when the meeting reconvened Mr Ruslmg reviewed the applicable sections of the town of Three Hills Community Draft JD/MIN NEWS ARTICLE RE.ABANDONED RAIL LINES LUNCH RECESS RUSLING INTO MEETING 4 1 r U L L KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES November 10, 1998 Plan, discussing in detail the sections of the plan that affected the County A discussion followed on the town s proposed urban fringe areas, that being a two mile radius from the town limits, for industrial agriculture and a four mile radius from the town limits for intensive livestock operations The town is proposing they be informed and able to comment on the above noted developments within these fringe areas The town, in turn will advise the County of any urban developments that abut the County boundaries A discussion followed on the fringe areas around different size urban centres and the industrial TOWN OF THREE developments in urban centres that closely abut urban residential areas HILLS DRAFT DEVELOPMENT It was agreed to respond to this draft plan by indicating the County was only in favour of an PLAN urban fringe area that encompassed the balance of the sections already a part of the town namely section l 32 24 W4, section 6 32 23 W4 and section 31 32 23 W4 It was further Jam" agreed to have Mr Rusling draft a letter to the town stating the County's position in this��� matter and have the Reeve sign same It was also agreed to have Mr Rusling attend the town s public hearing to answer any questions pertaining to the County's letter and express the County s concerns about this issue Mrs. Lowen moved Council recess in order to hold the public hearing scheduled for 1 30 PM CARRIED RECESS FOR PUBLIC HEARING Mr Vickery moved Council reconvene, the Pubhc Hearing portion of the meeting being completed. CARRIED Time 1 45 P M A discussion followed on the County's commitment to agriculture in the municipality and the potential impact land subdivisions could have on agriculture in the future Mr Vickery moved first reading to 13ylaiv 1399, this being the bylaw to redesignate the BYLAW 1399 South East Quarter of Section 28, Township 33, Range 24, West 411i Meridian (SE 28 -33- REDESIGNATION 24 -W4) from Agriculture Conservation (A C) District to Agricultural (A) District SE 28- 33 -24 -w4 CARRIED FIRST & SECOND READING Mrs. Lowen mowed second reading to this bylaiv CARRIED Mrs. Allan nioved third reading be given to this bylaw at this time. MOTION LOST Mr Rusling left the meeting time 2 00 P M RUSLING OUT OF MEETING Mr Jeffery advised AB Environmental Protection had extended an invitation for municipalities to meet with their department staff at the upcoming AAMD &C convention to discuss any environmental issues It was agreed no appointment was necessary at this time, to meet with this department Mr Jeffery proceeded to read the draft letter to the Hon Iris Evans, Minister of Municipal Affairs listing the municipality's concerns and comments on the following issues Kneehill LETTER TO MIN Regional Water System MLA Discussion Paper on Farm Property Assessment, Intensive OF MUN AFFAIRS Livestock Operations Rail Line Abandonment Municipal Government Board and FOIP It was agreed this draft reflected Council s position and a formal letter be presented to the Minister Mr Jeffery then read the draft letter to the Hon Walter Paszkowski, Minister of Transportation & Utilities outlining listing the municipality s concerns and comments on the LETTER TO MIN. following issues Kneehill Regional Water System, Highway 21 and 27 (North) Intersection OF TRANS & UTIL Access to AgPro Grain Inc., and Horseshoe Canyon Viewpoint (Highway 9) It was agreed this draft reflected Council's position and a formal letter be presented to the Minister along JDA11N 5 is i KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES November 10, 1998 with an additional letter outlining the County's Secondary Highway Program preliminary cost estimates as prepared by Torchinsky Engineering Ltd The following Committee reports were presented and reviewed as follows COMMITTEE ■ Agricultural Service Board (ASB) October 23/98 meeting minutes Of note Kneehill REPORTS will be hosting the 1999 ASB Regional Conference Mrs Loiven moved «pproi,al of the October 23, 1998, Agricultural Semite Board ASB meeting minutes Fes, CARRIED Mr Vickery requested Council reconsider its position regarding the Linden rubble pit and consider having the village of Linden operate the site, the urban centres of Acme, Carbon, Trochu and Three Hills all operate their sites and invoice the County for its share of costs as per agreements It was agreed this option could be proposed to Linden along with the option of Linden purchasing for $1 00 the land this site is located on Linden could operate the site and bill the County for its 50% share of costs and Acme for its 25% share of costs as per agreement Mrs Vetter noted she would further discuss this proposal with Linden Mrs Loiven moved Mr Vickery 's report. CARRIED LINDEN RUBBLE PIT ■ Municipal Planning Commission It was reported Mrs Lowen had been appointed the MPc Chairperson of the Municipal Planning Commission F,z,; Mr Jeffery discussed the comment from Mrs Allan to have the minutes more formalized by using the title Councillor Reeve, Deputy Reeve instead of Mr Mrs or Ms FORMALIZATION The consensus from Council was to leave the minute format reporting as is as Council was OF MINUTES more comfortable not using these titles f, POLICY REVIEW A Policy Review Committee meeting date was scheduled for Wednesday December 2, COMM. DATE 1998 commencing at 9 00 AN APPROVAL OF Mr Vickery moved approval of the October 26, 1998, Organizational Meeting MINUTES minutes CARRIED ■ Kneehill Regional Water Committee the Acme meeting attended by Mrs Allan, Mr Hanger and Mrs Vetter, was reviewed along with the proposed directions for the pipeline It was reported all committee members favoured option three, that being a main pipeline going west of Three Hills to SH 806 and then south through to Beiseker with the possibility of extending to Irricana It was noted this pipeline would not be on road allowance but in the fields, the size of the line had not yet been determined the distribution lines had not yet been determined the line will be a looped line and meet with a line going south of Three Hills, this will be a huge project in size and cost, the urban centres will be meeting with the province to discuss this project at their AUMA convention Mr Vickery moved approval of the Kneehtll Regional Water Committee report. CARRIED Mr Hoff moi,ed the meeting at�ourn TIN i 6q 4111:- 11, REG. WATER COMM r, E ADJOURNMENT 6 0 JOHN C JEFFERY REPORT October 28 November 10, 1998 REPORT. Balance. Forward BALANCE CORRESPONDENCE 1 Oct 21/98 RC 40033820 Midland Provincial Park Bladung $18133 2 Nov 4/98 RC #0033861 AB Treasury Rural Transportation Grant $131 226.00 3 Nov 10/98 Agenda Golden Hills Regional Division # 15 4 Oct 15198 AB Gazette. 5 NON 1998 Municipal World magazine 6 Oct 1998 Canadian Speeches 7 Oct 1998 Child & Family Services Authority News. 8 Oct 1998 News and Views newsletter (Golden Hills Div #15) 9 Nov 6/98 Armct Report newsletter 10 Nov /Dec 1998 Community Focus newsletter 11 Sept 1998 Epic News and Views newsletter 12 Fall 1998 Schizophrenia Society of Alberta Provincial Newsletter 13 Oct 23/98 FCM news letter 14 Fall 1998 Bright Ideas newsletter 15 Fall 1998 The City View magazine 16 Oct 1998 Wage Sctticnncnt Bulletin 17 October 1998 L Economic in Brief newsletter 18 Employment Opportunity Labourer /Operator, M.D of Clcarhills 19 Employmcnt Opportunity Water Plant operator M.D of Clcarhills 20 Employment Opportunity Director of Community &Protective Services Town of Cochrane 21 Employment Opportunity Superintendent of Public Works Lakeland County 22 Employment Opportunity Municipal Administrator Town of Mu ndare 23 Course advertising Supervision The Art of Successfully Managing Employees 24 Course advertising Construction Superconference 25 Course advertising Orientation for Elected Officials 26 Advertising CHNiM Inc. Action Cards 27 Advcrtisinb Bentley Engineering 28 Advcrlisinb National Post. 29 Advertising Solid Waste & Recycling 30 Advertising Bridge Brand 31 Advertising Sno Runner Snowshoes 32 Trade Show advertising Canadian Solid Waste Expo 33 Course advertising Grant MacEwan Community College 34 Course advertising Lakeland College 35 Seminar advertising Project Management. 36 Course advertising Achieving Yes in Collective Bargaining. 37 Conference advertising Construction Superconference 38 Advertising IBM 39 Advertising National Post. 40 Advertising Friends Catering Company 41 Advertising American Express 42 Advertising National Geographic 43 Advertising Swalwell Community hall rentals. 44 Oct 26/98 Journal of Commerce newspaper 45 Oct 28 & Nov 1/98 Drumheller Mail newspaper 46 Oct 28 & Nov 4/98 The Capital newspaper HOME OCCUPATION AND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS: Nil Minute /jejreport 1998doe 1 $ 633.08 $ 633.08