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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-05-06 Council MinutesEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING May 6, 1999 The Executive Committee of Otto Hoff, Marjorie Vetter Marylea Lowen met on Thursday, May 6, 1999 at the Kneehill County office commencing at 8 30 A.M Also present were John C Jeffery, Administrator and Jennifer Deak, Assistant Administrator who recorded the minutes Mr Rinus Onos, Kneehill Ambulance Operations Director, was also present The following items were discussed I Kneehill Ambulance Ambulance Rates At the last meeting, only the Blue Cross rates increases were approved F—Yecutive Committee recommends the Kneehill Ambulance rates be increaser) to reflect the following neiv rates BLS basic charge $15200 chargelkm chargelkm - transfer vehicle EMR Basic charge Response fee ALS Basic Blue Cross BLS Basic Blue Cross Charge/km Blue Cross EMR Basic Blue Cross Response Fee - Blue Cross Standby charge - Blue Cross Standby Charge - Explorer Standby Chargellir $221 $075 $12300 $10500 $18500 $14200 $2.20 $11300 $9500 $93 00 (Maxiinuin 3 hours) $3500 $10300. Tr --f mt- M0 jo R O Proposed Education Budget The proposed education budget for the Kneehill Ambulance service was reviewed AB Health has approved a grant of $23 000 00 for training An ongoing inservice education program is being developed with a medic consultant from Calgary, ry, which will comprise of ° R ass four hours training once per month for all staff Mr Onos reported four people attended the conference paid by AB Health, last week in Edmonton Executive Committee reconiniends approval of the proposed education budget for the Kneehill Ambulance, as presented. ® Ambulance Call Volume Statistics The call volume to date is 236 responses of which 227 were BLS, 3 EMR and 6 alternate J ,� R o ►��s transport Executive Committee reconiniends to accept and file. 2 Kneehill Golf Tournament 11 The County's golf tournament has been scheduled for Friday, June 4, 1999 at the Three I� Hills Golf Course commencing at 9.00 A.M with a steak supper at 5 00 P M J, U) joak1/7yqfjf r- Mr Jeffery extended an invitation to Mr Onos and Messrs Little and Horton (whoever prizes would be available) to attend the County s golf tournament Executive Conunittee recommends approval for the County's golf tournament, as arranged by Mr .1effery. II Mr Onos left the meeting and Mr McCook Public Works Superintendent, entered the meeting time 9.00 AN 3 Alberta Trail Net Convention Faye Engler, Cosway Adjacent Landowners Association has advised the above noted convention has been scheduled for May 7 & 8, 1999, in Calgary at the University of Calgary and has inquired whether any of the involved local governments will be sending Jd/MIN /CC990506 M 0 0 is EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING May 6, 1999 anyone to this convention Representatives from the Cosway association will be attending Executive Comnuttee recommends to accept and file 4 July 1, 1999 General Holiday This year, July I" falls on a Thursday Mr McCook recommended each public works foremen determine, at his own discretion, whether to have their crew work Saturday in lieu of taking Friday July 2/99 off It was noted the office would be open on July 2/99 Executive Connnrttee recommends approi,al of Mr McCook's recommendation. T W :I-05 fp,k � a R w 5- 5 Letter to Brun Reid, Alberta Transportation and Utilities re: Kneehill Regional Water The letter to Mr Reid as approved at the last Council meeting, was reviewed by the Executive Committee Mr Jeffery noted Mr Reid has already stated his department's ccs� position on the Three Hills water plant and inquired whether in light of this the letter M should still be sent Executive Comnuttee recommends this letter be sent to Mr Reid, as approved by Council (Note Letter sent with copy to Richard Marz, MLA) 6 Equity Water Line Mr McCook discussed the problems with the Equity water line at Lemay's due to poor water quality attributed to flocculation/ water stagnation in the pipeline due to low volume of use Mr McCook noted lie had worked with Beau Canada to flush their line which connects to the Equity line and the involved households It was noted the Beau pipeline is a six inch line and goes to a two inch line for the Equity system which is not a looped line The town of Three Hills has first right of refusal to purchase the Beau Canada pipeline the town was not maintaining and providing quality water, the Equity system at this location would require a minimum of two flushings per year Executive Comnuttee reconunentls a letter he sent to the town of Three Hills requesting they provide regular maintenance on their water lines to ensure quality water is provided to the ipater users or, alloiP the County to purchase the Beau Canada line so it can ensure regular maintenance of same 7 Secondary Highway Priority List 1999, 2000, 2001 The 1999 SH priority projects are SH 575 from SH 806 to west boundary, SH 587 east of SH 806 to west of #21, SH 587 west of #21 to #21 Year 2000 priority project is SH 805 from SH 583 to south of SH 587 Year 2001 priorities are SH 582 from boundary to east of SH806 SH 582 from SH 806 to #21, and SH 836 from #9 to Carbon Second priorities are SH 806 from SH 575 to Linden south SH 806 from Linden to Linden north, and SH 585 river west Executive Comnuttee recommends this list he approved as the County's secondary highway priority list and a copy of this list be provided to Torchinsky Engineering Ltd 8 April 28/99 Letter from AAMD &C re Resource Road Criteria The AAIb1D &C has provided background information on traffic counting procedures as it relates to the criteria for the Resource Road/New Industry funding program It was noted the County does not fit into this year's criteria for this funding Executive Conumttee recommends to accept anti file. Jd/NIIN /I:C990506 2 11 r1 u EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING May 6, 1999 9 Mt Vernon Water Co op Newsletter This water Co op has sent a newsletter along with a copy of title showing all liens were removed from same, legal issues with their engineer are expected to be concluded this year, March 23/99 was the annual meeting and minutes from same are available upon request Mr McCook noted the Co op had been in contact with him regarding the addressing of the ditches along the pipeline route Executive Committee recommends the minutes of the Mt Vernon Water Co -op annual meeting be requested 10 Matthew Vogel - Alternative Measures Agreement Mr Vogel, a juvenile was caught by the RCMP removing a street sign (Wacker Ave ) in Swalwell Under the Alternative Measures Agreement in lieu of being charged Mr I Vogel is required to complete 10 hours of community service, pay $20 00 to the County ed and also send a written letter of apology to the County It was noted Mrs Deak had spoken with Mr Vogel about the consequences of removing signs and Mr Vogel had paid the County and provided a letter of apology Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 11 Apr 30/99 Letter from Alberta Transportation and Utilities re Road Study Task Force The Hon Walter Paszkowski has written a letter advising of the Task Force comprising of ec� town rural representatives (Kneehill being one) and the province to assess the rural road system with objectives being clarification of roles (local and provincial government) simplify and harmonize grant funding, and `disentangle' the `disentanglement' process Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 12 Apr 22/99 Letter from ATU re: Horseshoe Canyon The Hon Ty Lund, Minister of Environmental Protection has advised his department will be transferring their land at the Horseshoe Canyon to Kneehill and requests a interim agreement be signed until the actual land transfer can be completed The Minister also �1e� commends the town of Drumheller the County and local stakeholders for their interest in exploring possibilities for a partnership operation of this site It was reported this interim agreement has been signed and returned to the province Executive Conunittee recommends to accept and file. 13 Letter from Leila Nodwell re Horseshoe Canyon Mrs Nodwell has sent a letter regarding signage at the Horseshoe Canyon Mr Jeffery noted he has requested the County's representative, Jane Allan, to address this matter at the first stakeholders meeting C� sec Executive Committee recommends this matter be referred to Jane Allan for discussion at the Horseshoe Canyon meeting 14 Linden Rubble Site Executive Committee recomn :ends this matter be tabled until Mrs Vetter receives a report on same. 15 Approach Site Distance The Municipal Planning Commission has referred the concerns, expressed by Mr Jeffery and Mr McCook regarding proper sight distances for approaches, back to Council A discussion followed on using existing farm approaches for new subdivisions and residence access It was noted these old approaches (field approaches) may be all right for infrequent use for farm machinery but may not provide adequate sight distance and cause Jd/MIN /EC990506 -ro C iB a E 0 LJ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING May 6, 1999 problems when the use is changed for residence access (because of subdivision) mo vehicles would be using the approach (safety concerns etc.) Executive Committee recommends all development applications be subject to apps approval 16 Public Works Superintendent Report Bieriot Ferry Mr McCook reported Ledcor would be launching the ferry May 17th for testing, etc official ferry opening being the May long week end Private Graders Mr McCook reported both Ed Miller and Sunterra had their own graders which they on municipal roads after their operations had hauled on same This arrangement was working well but save harmless agreements would be required Also these grader operators would be required to provide Mr McCook with Divisional maps each mon indicating the dates municipal roads are graded It was noted the Policy Committee l addressed this issue at their meeting on May 5/99 Piepke/Brost Mr Hoff reported there were problems between these two land owners and the Carel Agreement (Pt SW 28 29 24 W4) re sharing of this portion of municipal land 17 Executive Committee recommends a letter be sent to both Piepke and Brost advisiA no agreement can be reached between them regarding this property, the County w take over this lamb Education Tax Review Committee The "unFOIPPed" version of this report has been received Recommendations include education tax based on a per capita applied to a municipality's ability to pay No 4-4) i,,e5 r5 f),.k b PRAV nt A� Executive Committee recommends to accept and file and, upon request from a Councillor, provide copies of this documentation. 18 Budget 2000/2001 Mr Jeffery reported, subject to review by the Budget Committee it would be expected with normal expense increases and growth of 2% in assessment (Kneehill has averaged 2.2% over the past few years) the County will be able to maintain an 8.0 mill municipal! I�o� %a T� tax rate with a balanced or small budget surplus Estimated surplus for 2000 - $200,200 and for 2001 $263 500 Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 19 May 3/99 Letter from Village of Irricana The village of Irricana has invited Councillor Jane Allan to the quarterly meeting of the i,,-4�e r �Oyed w villages of Acme, Beiseker, Irricana and Linden on Thursday, May 13/99 at the Irricana 6° 0 >aQ1�C�3 3or��r� Fire Hall commencing at 7 30 P M These meetings are to promote cooperative efforts in e e the municipal area qo ved Executive Committee recommends Mrs. Allan, or an alternate, attend this meeting 20 Flow Chart Executive Committee recommends iPhen Councillors receive complaints from ratepayers, they take doipn the information and, unless it is an emergency situation, $ �� hand this information into the Public Works Superintendent, when next in the officer ` Everyone should be reminded it is spring, the County crews will get to problems in an orderly manner /schedule with the exceptions of emergencies. Jd/MIN /EC990506 4 1 0 • C EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING May 6, 1999 21 Councillor Meetings Mr Vickery has recommended when Councillors meet with ratepayers (e.g hamlet residents) another Councillor, preferably one far removed from the division hosting the meeting also attend the meeting This will help put a better perspective on any issues and provide a type of `buddy' system for the Councillors Executive Conumttee recommends any Councillor invoh,ed in a ratepayer meeting urnoh,e at least one other Councillor with that Councillor preferably being from a Division not adjacent to the location of the meeting 22 Apr 30/99 Letter from AAMD &C re: Meeting with Hon. Anne McLellan The AAMD &C has provided highlights from its meeting with the Federal Minister of Justice Highlights include Ministers support of victim s rights initiatives, support of streamlining the environmental process, support of increased funding for infrastructure sympathy re GST Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 23 Apr 28/99 AAMD &C Letter re Response to Ministerial Forum Ouestions A copy of the Hon Shirley McClellan s response to questions, at the Spring Convention Ministerial Forum, regarding library funding community lottery boards and ALPEN funding has been received Executive Committee recommends to accept and file and, upon request from a Councillor, pronirde copies of this documentation. 24 AB Children's Hospital Foundation Donation Request A request for financial support has been received from the above organization\�� Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 25 Apr 28/99 AAMD &C Convention Highlights A copy of the 1999 Spring Convention Highlights, including summaries of the workshops, has been received from the AAMD &C Executive Conumttee recommends to accept and file and, upon request from a 1 e Councillor, provide copies of this documentation 26 Olds & District Fire Presentation The town of Olds has extended an invitation to attend a presentation to discuss the rt4uE h benefits of sprinkler installation in residential construction on May 20/99 at Olds College, M R, I I � R9 Duncan Marshall Building, from 7 00 P M 1000 P M Executive Committee recommends this information be faxed to the Fire Chiefs and any Councillor wishing to attend advise of same at the May 11199 Council meeting. 27 AG Newsletter Mr Sommerville has Inquired whether Council wishes to place a notice in the AG Newsletter regarding the tax and assessment notices This newsletter will be mailed at the end of May to all farmers Executive Committee recommends the County place a notice in the AG newsletter advising the assessment and tax notices have been mailed and listing the following dates last day to appeal assessment notice and penalty dates 28 July 1999 Council Meetings Jd/MIN /EC990506 67 r }r ti• 11 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING May 6, 1999 Executive Committee recommends the July 1999 Council meeting dates be re- coPI J0 scheduler) to .Iuly 6h and 27`x' in order to accommodate the ASB Tour, scheduled for e- .141y 13 -16199 (Note MPC dates will have to change) 29 May 3/99 Letter from Atco Electric Atco Electric has advised Alberta Power officially became Atco Electric on April 26/99 An invitation has been extended to attend a luncheon on Monday, May 10/99 at the Three Hills Community Centre (Meeting Room) commencing at noon F-recutive Committee recommends Mrs. Vetter attend this luncheon on behalf of the County 30 Alberta Order of Excellence Nomination forms and information for this award, recognizing exceptional Albertans, has been received Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 31 Apr 20/99 Letter from AB Environmental Protection Re Red Deer River Corridor Integrated Management Plan (IMP) A copy of the letter from AB Environment to John Rusling regarding the IMP has been received and advises a forum to address and resolve outstanding concerns will be arranged let with the involved municipalities Mr Ruslmg has also provided a copy of his correspondence to AB Environment including the letters from the municipalities Executive Committee reconunends to accept and file. 32 Fax from M Vetter re Agricore (Equity) Opening Mr Brian Parry has contacted Mrs Vetter to extend an invitation to the Equity Opening on June 25/99 F-recutme Conunittee recommends Mr Hoff attend this event (Note Mrs Vetter to obtain further information and advise Mr Hoff of same) 33 Livestock Expansion Development Guideline Copies of the above Guide have been received The Guide serves as a delivery tool for w, a-, 13 - CC- 1)— R4.5k`!l future technological advancements, best management practices, regulations and permitting SO1"1 °E`�4 requirements, etc F-recutive Coinnuttee recommends this Guide be referred to both the Municipal Planning Coniniission and the Agricultural Service Board for revieiv and comments 34. Council Minutes The Executive Committee edited the April 27 1999 council minutes for publication in the newspaper Executive Committee recommends these minutes, as edited, be published in the newspaper The Executive Committee meeting then adjourned Time 10 40 A.M Jennifer Deak Jd/MIN /EC990506