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Home My WebLink About1999-03-04 Council MinutesEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT March 4. 1999 ae Executive Committee of Otto Hoff Richard M Vickery and Marjorie Vetter met on Zursday March 4 1999 at the Kneehill County office in Three Hills commencing at 40 A.M Also present were John C Jeffery Administrator and Barbara Long recording r Rinus Onos Kneehill Ambulance Operations Director entered the meeting at 8 40 M r Lonnie D McCook entered the meeting at 8 55 A.M . Kneehill Ambulance r Onos requested Mr Lonnie McCook Public Works Superintendent, handle the enders for repair of the ambulance building roof He also requested reimbursement for ages lost and hours on call for the volunteer ambulance employee covering during the bsence of Mr Onos and Mr Horton for a period of 103 hours Mr Onos reported that neehill Ambulance has verbal confirmation of the $23 00 00 Alberta Health training rant and $5000 00 from the Three Hills Agriculture Society Executive Committee recommends that the Public Works department handle the tender for repair of the ambulance building roof and that the volunteer ambulance employee be granted $9100 reimbursement for lost wages (6.5 hours x $14 00) and a further $144 75 (96.5 hours x $150) for being on call Mr Onos left the meeting at 8 50 A.M 2. Alberta Transportation and Utilities Request from Kneehill County to proceed with tender process for road project S.H 58704 Executive Committee recommends letter be sent to Lyle Newman at Alberta Transportation and Utilities to proceed with the tender process 3. March2.1999 Letter from Bill Evert & Dale Sass re. Grader Contract Div 1 &5 Bill Evert and Dale Sass have requested an extension of their grading contract for 6� mav� t Divisions 1 and 5 at the current rate of $59 00 per hour P ' P3 Executive Committee recommends this contract be extended for the 1999 season at the rate of $59 00 per hour 4^ Waste Management Meeting March 1. 1999 The Town of Three Hills and Kneehill County representatives met to re negotiate the existing landfill agreement The proposed changes were 1) No acceptance of asphalt shingles at the rubble pit 2) Permission for Kneehill to charge Three Hills residents for use of pesticide container and sanitary landfill site 3) Dig new cells every 3 4 years 4) $1500 00 per year times number of years since digging cells 5) Agreement effective June 1, 1999 6) Proposed charges for the Town s Landfill Site a) Minimum dumping Fee $ 100 b) Loaded half ton or equivalent $500 c) Loaded one ton truck $1000 d) Single axle truck $1500 e) Tandem axle truck $2200 f) Leaves and grass clippings No charge g) Household refrigerators and freezers $1500 Executive Committee recommends this agreement be signed however no charge be assessed for use of the pesticide site i C7 2 f!;a E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT March 4. 1999 Feb /99 Letter from Alberta Advanced Education and Career Development re. STEP Program funding allocation of $6400 00 (32 weeks) is available again this year for the creation temporary summer employment Committee recommends Kneehill County participate in the 1999 STEP Barrington Petroleum Ltd. Road Crossing Agreement eived the Road Crossing Agreement dated January 23 1999 for the S W 13 29 22 4 for our execution Committee recommends signing the above agreement Alberta Transportation and Utilities Draft Policy re. Management of Traffic Control Devices on Primary Highways above draft policy was reviewed ve Committee recommends to accept and file Cemetery Refund Fred Maetche D lots for the Gaetz cemetery were purchased January 19, 1993 at the price of $50 00 lot As burials can no longer take place there he is wanting his money returned Committee recommends $100 00 be refunded to Fred Maetche Alberta Transportation and Utilities Road Study Jeffery reported on the Road Study Meeting that was held on March 3 1999 The active of the above road study is to get a better understanding of the movement of fic in the province, in order to assess current road conditions and project future road its Alberta Transportation and Utilities will manage the protect and would like to a study in Kneehill County Committee recommends Kneehill County participate in the above road study Lonnie McCook left the meeting at 9 30 AN 10. Farm Family Stampede Award Mr Bruce Sommerville needs names submitted for the Stampede Farm Family Award ve Committee recommends this be placed on the Agenda for the March 9,1999 'Meeting 1999 proposal for distribution of funds is as follows Torrington Ag Society $14 285 71 Town of Trochu $14,28571 Town of Three Hills $42,85713 Village of Acme $14,28571 Village of Carbon $14 285 71 TOTAL $99,99997 xecutive Committee recommends this be the formula used to distribute Kneehill ounty's 1999 recreation contributions and supports the motion that no meeting is ecessary if the next years proposal is unanimously approved N�vcr t�iev� �' /C-11� !/od &q.-:7-1 41,,1 nF,rL,�v >�s n�,a�rFs (..u: Au rx /day 11 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT March 4 1999 invitation has been extended to attend the above drama presentation (An Inspector ve Committee recommends to accept and file o items to be added to the agenda for the Reeve s meeting to be held on Monday March 1999 at 4 00p.m was suggested at the January 19, 1999 Kneehill County Council meeting to invite Mr len Avery AB Disaster Services to make a presentation at the next meeting hosted by e town of Three Hills Executive Committee recommends this item be tabled until closer to the date of the meeting 15. Feb 17/99 Letter Alberta Municipal Affairs re. Municipal 2000 Sponsorship Program Grants Executive Committee recommends Mrs Deak start working on the grant applications and report on this matter 16. Feb. 19/99 Letter from Trail Net re. The Badlands Crossing Trail Society A letter has been received from Trail Net advising that The Badlands Crossing Trail Society has expressed interest in developing a trail on part of the abandoned line Trail Net is requesting a representative from Kneehill County council attend their meetings if possible Executive Committee recommends that any information received on Trail Net be shared with The Adjacent Landowners Association 15. Agreement for Acquisition of Land Mark & Gerald Hutton The above agreement between Mark & Geral Hutton and Kneehill County for 3 0 Acres more or less, along the easterly side of N E 34 32 26 4 , for road widening was received Executive Committee recommends that Mr Vickery and Mr Jeffery sign the above land agreement. 18. Golden Hills Regional Division No 15 Board Meeting Feb 9/99 It was moved at the February 9 1999 meeting that Golden Hills approve the sale of Trochu Lotl,Block 2, Plan 8810484 to the Town of Trochu for the sum of $1 00 for the construction of a new Fire Hall Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 19. C.N.R. Request for Assessment Cancellations Mr Edward M Dunay received a request from C.N R to cancel property taxes on water diversion properties held within Kneehill County( Roll Numbers 60200, 60450 10010 11010 34010, 33240, 33020 and 33130 Executive Committee recommends that C.N R remain responstble for the payment of taxes on the above properties .jiGn1E0+ -�� /� HuoP 1 eL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT March 4 1999 invitation has been extended to attend the above meeting scheduled for Friday •ch 12 1999 with guest speaker the Hon Stockwell Day, Provincial Treasurer cutive Committee recommends to accept and file 1. Feb 27/99 Letter from Frank VanderKley re. Marigold Library letter has been received from Mr Frank VanderKley on behalf of the Marigold Library ystem thanking Council for allowing presentations to be given at the Divisional Meetings on the Marigold Library System and requesting that more thought be given to e County joining the Marigold System ve Committee recommends to accept and file 22.. Wild Rose Committee Report Phyllis Wilson informed Mrs Deak that the information reported under Kneehill County the Community Reports was in error The municipality name was recorded correctly tive Committee recommends to accept and file tn acknowledgment letter was received from Premier Klein thanking Kneehill County cr expressing their concerns regarding the upcoming review of effective representation ve Committee recommends to accept and file The AAMD & C requests that members spread the attendance at the workshops among the delegates to ensure that Council will receive the maximum benefit Executive Committee recommends that the following councilors attend the designated Mrs Lowen Electrical Deregulation Mrs Allan Your Medical Insurance Program Mr Vickery/Mr Wagstaff Equalized Assessment, Education Requistion and Linear Assessment Z' Au. Mrs Vetter Provincial Electoral Boundaries Maintaining a Rural Presence Mr Hoff /Mr Hanger Justice Summit Issues r,_i_ �n inn T I I n w I r .. .. I — — - for Livestsock Feeding Operations in Alberta The Reeve Mr Broyce Jacobs ( who is the representative from A.A.M D & C on this committee)and the Council for the M D of Cardson expressed their views regarding the proposed regulatory framework for intensive livestock feeding Executive Committee recommends that each councillor receive a copy of this letter 26. Feb. 19/99 Letter from Cathy Bell re Fee Increase for Recreation Facilities Mrs Bell is requesting an answer as to a question she had asked at the divisional meeting for Divisions 1 2 &3 She would like to know how feasible the "user pay' system would be for recreation and what the fee increase would be if the Council did not support the different recreational facilities L��gcr�iy Executive Committee recommends that letters be sent to the towns and villages asking �twyFlc,FthcrRGES for financial information on a user pay recreation system so that the above questions CA1 Eau can be answered Council Minutes EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT March 4. 1999 The Executive Committee edited the February 23 1999 council minutes for publication in the newspaper xecutive Committee recommends these rnintites, as edited, he puhlished in the he Executive Committee meeting then adjourned lme 10 05 A.M arbara J Lo C 0 0 Lb,,