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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-12-05 Council Minutesi C� 11 KNEEHILL COUNTY AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING December 5, 2000 1 Approval of Agenda 2 Approval of Minutes (including editing of Nov 21 /00 minutes for publication) 3 Administrator s Report 4 Executive Committee Report 5 Financial Reports 6 Accounts Payable APPOINTMENTS. 11 00 A.M Allan Becker, Cosway Adjacent Landowners Association see agenda item #7 5 30 P M Wheatland County see agenda item #15 GENERAL. 7 Cosway Adjacent Landowners Association 8 Kneehill Regional Water Committee 9 Employee Matters 10 Audit Proposal 11 AAMD &C Fall Convention 12 Wild Rose Economic Development Corporation 13 2001 Divisional Meetings 14 AB Government Questionnaire — It s Your Money 15 Wheatland County TRANSPORTATION. 16 Transportation and Utilities Report 17 Atco Gas Letter re Electrical Services in Swalwell COMMITTEE REPORTS 18 Wild Rose Economic Development Corporation Nov 2/00 Minutes 19 Three Hills & District Seed Cleaning Plant Oct 11 & Nov 3/00 Minutes 20 Kneehill Housing Corporation 21 Kneehill Ambulance Service LATE ITEMS. 1 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES December 5, 2000 A regular meeting of Council was held in the Kneehill County office 232 Main Street, PRESENT Three Hills Alberta, on Tuesday December 5 2000 commencing at 8 30 A.M The following were present for the meeting Reeve Otto Hoff Deputy Reeve James M Hanger Councillors Marylea Lowen Marjorie D Vetter Richard M Vickery Glen Wagstaff Division Two Division Five Division One Division Four (after 9.05 A.M.) Division Six Division Seven Jennifer Deak, Municipal Administrator, and Lonnie McCook Assistant Administrator were present along with Barb Long who recorded the minutes Reeve Otto Hoff called the meeting to order at 8 35 A M Requests were made to add the following items to the agenda Under Item #22 Three Hills Airport 10 Under item #23 Planning issues Moved approval of the agenda, with the above additions. Moved approval of November 21, 2000 minutes CARRIED CARRIED Mrs Deak requested Council to edit the November 21 2000 minutes for printing in the Three Hills Capital The Administrator s Report was presented Further to this report, Mrs Deak noted Councillors Hanger Vickery Vetter and herself had met with Nichols Applied Management to discuss the dissolution of the village of Torrington and any recommendations or suggestions the County could offer regarding the handling of dissolutions A suggestion was noted that it should be the responsibility of the 41 provincial government not the County to oversee and handle all dissolutions in the area and to continue to oversee all future governance of the dissolved municipality It was also recommended that Nichols Applied Management meet with those urban centers facing financial difficulties to determine what they envision for the future Mr Vickery recommended that Council consider sending a letter to the provincial government offering these recommendations Moved approval of the Administrator's Report, with the above noted item. CARRIED The Executive Committee report of November 20 2000 was presented Under Item #2 Meeting with the Mayor of Three Hills, discussion ensued on the Kneehill Regional Water Committee Council agreed that the rural users should be connected to the water line at the same time as the urban users that being at the initial construction stage The disadvantages of a trickle system were discussed and Council further agreed that the system of water delivery for the rural users should be that of a demand system, not a trickle system initially the Committee had talked about the project cost being approximately 53 million dollars and they are now quoting costs of approximately 27 million dollars. Under Item #24, Sunnyslope Community Hall Request for Funds Mrs Vetter requested Council re visit this request it was noted the County had originally made the decision to only provide annual Community Hall grants to the larger centers as there was more public use of these facilities The consensus of Council was to not change this policy which provides an annual grant of $2 000 00, to help offset the operating costs of their facilities, to oundf min l AGENDA ADDITIONS APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADMNISTRATORS REPORT NICHOLS APPLIED MANAGEMENT MEETING EXECUTIVE COMM REPORT 17A E X KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES December 5, 2000 each urban center with further grants being given to the rural community associations of Huxley, Torrington Swalwell and Wimborne Moved approval (?f the Executive Committee report CARRIED The Financial Statements and Net Cash Comparison reports were reviewed by Mrs Deak Movetl approval of the financial statements, as presented CARRIED Mr Randy Tiller Fire /Disaster Coordinator entered the meeting at 9 25 A.M Mr McCook distributed copies of the Fire & Capital Report including the Draft Copy of the Kneehill County Fire Bylaw attached and forming part of these minutes as compiled by Mr Tiller Mr McCook advised this bylaw had been presented to the Fire & Capital Committee who recommended it be presented to Council for their input and approval Mr Tiller reported his suggestions are based on discussions with fire personnel in other counties and upon review of their bylaws and burning permits Mr Tiller recommended the adoption of the fire bylaw for the following reasons To meet the County s obligations under 7(1) of the Forest and Protection Act which holds the municipality responsible for fighting and controlling all fires within the boundaries of the County To establish a fire permit issuing system in order to • Determine upon receipt of a call whether it is a controlled burn or an actual fire • Control when and under what conditions burning may occur • Determine exact location of a bur as burn permits would require legal land description of the burn area Provide for the appointment of Fire Guardians with the authority to issue permits apply restrictions to the permit and enforce sections of the bylaw referring to the issuance of permits and the posting and enforcement of fire bans Mr Tiller recommended the appointment of the local Fire Chief and at least one alternate in each area as a Fire Guardian He further suggested it may be appropriate to have some of the full time County or Town /Village staff issue permits upon the authorization of the Fire Chief during working hours Mr Tiller also recommended these Fire Guardians be trained annually on their duties and obligations Incorporate standards for debris disposal i e burn barrels, which may help control potential hazards To establish a time frame when permits must be issued that is more suitable to the conditions in this County as opposed to the generic April I" to October 31 " in the Forest and Prairie Protection Act Mr Tiller recommended the period of March I" to December 31 " to allow for the drier winter months He also noted the dates could be changed in respect to conditions in the area Mr Tiller reported the following items would need some examination by Council and legal council should probably be obtained Can Fire Guardians issue summary convictions (tickets) and warnings? What format should these convictions take9 Do any existing bylaws need amending to accommodate this one? Can the County be held liable if the sites are not physically inspected prior to approving a burning permit or is periodic auditing of the sites by the Coordinator or Fire Chief suflicient9 Is the permit legally binding if issued by phone (or faxed)? Violation tickets would need to be reviewed to make sure legally binding? Mr Tiller then proceeded to review the draft bylaw and permit that he had drafted using material provided by Yellowhead, Parkland and Stettler Counties He reported that it is not the intent of this bylaw to make it more difficult for the citizens of the County to go about their daily lives and business, but to provide the County with the tools to make the County a ('ouncrl nun FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DRAFT FiRE BYLAW — BURNING PERMITS - WARNING AND VIOLATION TICKETS OA v M KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES December 5, 2000 safer place to live and work Mr Tiller advised the purpose of this bylaw is not that of enforcement but rather the reduction of fire loss and risk through education and prevention Mr Tiller stressed that common sense applies to this bylaw and the issuing of burning permits In response to a question regarding the amount of time necessary to supervise the burning of brush or tree piles he explained that it would be up to the permit holder to maintain a safe controlled burn however continually monitoring for months is not necessary dust periodic checks The permit system would reduce the costs of fire departments responding to false calls as a permit would identify controlled burns Concern was expressed that the landowners would not take the time necessary to apply for permits and would resent more rules and regulations being applied Mr Wagstaff advised not to make the permit too restrictive or difficult to pickup for if it interferes with the farmers' daily work there is a good possibility permits would not be obtained Mr Tiller advised that though the focus of this Bylaw is to control and improve burning practices within the County through education there would be situations where this Bylaw would have to be enforced and to this end he has developed a system of Warning and Violation Tickets He proposed that Bylaw Violation Warning Tags be issued to notify residents that the bylaw is in place and that the County is serious about reducing fire losses and unnecessary Fire Department responses due to non permitted fires burning during fire bans and the exposure of other County residents and their property from uncontrolled and unauthorized burning Mr Tiller advised it is up to direction of Council as to how many warning tickets should be issued prior to a violation ticket and the amount of a violation ticket Mr Tiller reported a local insurance agent had expressed concern that the individual policy rates could increase if a warning/violation system is implemented He will check into this issue more thoroughly and report back to Council Mr Tiller agreed to be available to present this draft fire bylaw at the upcoming Divisional Meetings in order to obtain feedback from the County ratepayers Moved Mr Randy Tiller, Fire/Disaster Coordinator, address all the above noted legal concerns prior to presenting this draft Fire Bylaw at the 2001 Divisional Meetings. Mr Tiller left the meeting at 10 20 A M CARRIED The meeting recessed from 10 20 A M until 10 30 A M Time 10 30 A M Moved the meeting go "in camera ", with only Council remaining Mr McCook Mrs Deak and Mrs Long left the meeting Time 10 30 AN Moved the meeting hack in session. CARRIED Time 1045 A M Mr McCook Mrs Deak and Mrs Long reentered the meeting at 10 45 A M IN CAMERA COUNCILLORS AT Moved any Councillor wishing to attend a .SDAB hearing, either as a representative or SDAB — RATE OF as an observer, should receive reimbursement as per policy rates Further, this be added PAY to County Policy. Mr McCook presented the balance of the Fire & Capital Committee report Moved approval of the Fire & Capital Committee report, as presented CARRIED CARRIED APPROVAL OF FIRE & CAPITAL COMM REPORT Moved approval of the accounts submitted for payment today subject to approval by the ( ouned min 3 P • C KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES December 5, 2000 Finance Committee of Councillors Hoff, Hanger, Vickery and I oven CARRIED The Transportation and Utility Report was presented L.. Under Item #I Council suggested the County prepare a write up and pictures, to be �fD CAP � submitted to The Capital advertising this new waste facility It was noted a arba e schedule had been placed in the December 6 2000 edition g g 1 of the local newspaper, giving T &U REPORT detail as to the type of waste accepted and the hours of operation Under Item #7 SH 806 Road project it was noted that at the November 21 2000 meeting, while Council discussed that a letter should be sent to Trans Canada Trail Foundation a motion was not made regarding the information to be included in this letter Direction from Council was requested Moved that a letter be sent to Trans Canada Trail Foundation, with copies to LP Rail, Alberta Infrastructure and Agra Torchinsky, reconfirming Kneehill County's position regarding the signing of the County's Right of Entry and Land Purchase Agreement, by Trans Canada Trail Foundation Further it be stated specifically the County will not consider any options other than the signing of this agreement. CARRIED Under Item 48 Linden East Road Mr McCook advised on Feb 4/99 a motion was passed by Council to bring local surfaced roads up to standard, for base course and chip seal, and a three year plan was implemented with a budgeted annual amount of $360 000 00 Mr McCook would like to start with the Linden East Road, from Highway 21 to the railway tracks (approximately 3 miles) up to standard with gravel and then with chip seal in 2001 Mr McCook reported he would bring back figures for Council's approval prior to tendering this project but feels it will probably use all of the budgeted amount The next local surfaced road improvement the County should address would be the Linden West road however Mr McCook advised it would be much more costly The budget figures can be looked at next year if more money needs to be budgeted to bring other local roads up to standard Moved Mr McCook, Public Works Superintendent, report back to Council with cost estimates to bring the I inden East Road up to standarcL Further moved approval of the Transportation and Utility Report CARRIED SCHMAUTZ PIT SH 806 RD PROJECT /TCTF LINDEN EAST ROAD IMPROVEMENT The delegation consisting of Allan Becker, Dennis and Susan Berdahl and Randy Gieck CALA APPT WITH entered the meeting at 1 110 A M for their appointment with Council COUNCIL Mr Becker distributed copies of a County map showing a summary of a survey of ratepayers regarding the use of the abandoned railroads for recreational trails conducted by the Cosway Adjacent Landowners Association (CALA) Mr Becker advised the purpose of this poll was to determine the level of support for the Trans Canada Trail concept within the County CALA used as a base the 1 581 households that are recognized by the County for petition purposes according to the Municipal Government Act The poll was carried out over the past seven months ending November 17 2000 Each household was interviewed personally and asked if they would sign one of two letters expressing their concerns regarding the proposed Trans Canada Trail through the County The following is a summary of this poll Total households interviewed — 1,187 Total households signed Letter #I to Council or Letter #21,etter of Objection— 1 108 Total households signed Letter to Council — 1 043 Total households signed Letter of Objection — 65 ( ouncit min 4 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES December 5, 2000 Total households did not sign letter — 79 of which 39 abstained from voting and 40 were in favor of the trail Mr Becker further reported that these numbers demonstrate that the majority of the population within the County were either completely opposed or concerned with the Trans Canada Trail proposal (93% of those interviewed or 75% of the total County households) Mr Becker also presented a map which displayed the distribution of the poll and which he advised reflects a complete balance of county residents regardless of geographic location Mr Becker advised that while this data cannot be considered as a petition pursuant to the MGA it should provide Council with a clear direction of the opinion or rural ratepayers He further reported CALA will be forwarding these results to other municipal governments the provincial government and the media Replying to a question from Council regarding the areas on the map that were not contacted Mrs. Berdahl advised the reasons were a lack of time and the religious beliefs in the area around Linden Mrs. Berdahl further reported that she had been advised by different County Councillors that there was support of TCT in the western and northern areas of the County so that area had been targeted Mr Vickery commented that it would have been more pertinent to have the area adjacent to the abandoned rail lines polled Mrs Berdahl then provided the County with a package of documents which included letters from residents living next to the TCT to Ontario and P E 1 advising of situations where promises have not been kept as far as access and fencing, of trails deteriorating and the landowners and the respective municipalities being held responsible for repair and maintenance and severe liability issues being faced by the landowners Mr Becker requested the County implement strong bylaws to stop the development of these trails Mrs Lowen responded by explaining the County is in the process of reviewing its Land Use Bylaw and when the review is completed it will be going to Public Hearings for input from the residents of the County The approximate date to have the review completed and the Bylaw drafted is the end of January 2001 Council explained the County has had no success in negotiations with Trans Canada Trail regarding the SH 806 project and is even experiencing difficulty determining who is responsible for the land issues and with whom they could negotiate Mr Vickery left the meeting at 11 40 A M Mr Becker warned the County of the attempt to designate the trails as a Transportation Corridor to avoid the situation of having to comply with the County s development permit regulations stII Mr Vickery re entered the meeting at 11 43 A M Mrs Berdahl reported there are over 800 lawsuits in the United States for liability issues against adjacent landowners from users of the Trail Mr Becker reported the County of Rocky View has said there will be no trails through agricultural land unless the public approves Mr McCook left at 11 50 A M LUNCH BREAK Mr Becker advised the urban centers of Acme, Beiseker Linden and Carbon are supportive of CALA Mr McCook reentered the meeting at 1 1 55 A M Mr Becker requested Kneehill County present CALA's proposal to the AAMD &C Mrs Deak advised the protocol would be to present a resolution at the CAAMD &C first (next 41 zone meeting is to be held on February 16 2001) and if approved it would go as a resolution to the AAMD &C at the spring convention Mr Vickery requested the GALA write a letter to the Directors of the Central Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (CAAMD &C) prior to January 5, 2001 care of Mrs Deak Secretary to the CAAMD &C providing the proposal they wish presented Upon receipt of this letter the proposal will be put on the agenda and presented ouncll nun 5 IM KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES December 5, 2000 by Mr Hoff and Mr Hanger, on behalf of CALA Mrs Deak requested Mrs Berdahl retain in her safe keeping the original 1 108 letters signed by the residents within Kneehill County expressing concern with the Trans Canada Trail Foundation project Mr Hoff thanked the delegation for coming and providing this information to Council The delegation left the meeting at 12 20 P M The meeting recessed for lunch from 12 25 P M until 1 35 P M Mrs Deak requested direction from Council regarding the request from the Kneehill Regional Water Committee tabled from the November 22 2000 Council meeting for a letter of support in principle for this project A lengthy discussion took place regarding the County s concerns of a regional system, including the lack of involvement with Three Hills and Trochu dissatisfaction of the trickle system for the rural users and no definite costs in place It was also noted the County s prior concern regarding route selection had not been addressed as a route has yet to be identified Moved a letter he sent reconfirming the County's position, that being, the County's position is regional in./ocus and to serve people first then livestock Funding on a per capita basis with per capita being the users of the water system. Kneehill County recognizes the need for water in certain urban and rural areas of the municipality The County is committed to providing services to all its ratepayers in the most effective and efficient manner possible Kneehill County considers it paramount all options for the delivery of water services remain available and therefore considers it vital both the Drumheller and the Three Hills water supply options are fully arplored Further the .following concerns need to he addressed prior to approval in principle being given Route selection Identified cost estimates defined, a regional system with the entire County being included in the project with the Three Hills water treatment plant being included in the regional water project, initial planning to include connection for rural and urban residents scheduled for the same time, this being during the initial construction stage and a trickle system for rural residents not considered acceptable. CARRIED The Audit proposals received for conducting the yearend audits for the County were again reviewed Mrs Deak noted the least expensive proposal, in the amount of $6,850 00 each year for a three year contract was submitted by BDO Dunwoody Mrs Nash has reported having worked with this firm previously and found them to be very professional and thorough Their proposal specified they would designate approximately 3 days time for an interim audit in the fall to be conducted by the audit manager and an audit technician and approximately one week for the year end audit conducted by the audit manager and audit technicians The proposal also included provision of professional advice within the fee quoted Mrs Deak reported the current auditors for the County Ablett Kolke spend approximately one week and their proposal was for $8,300 00 for the first year and $8 700 00 for the next year Moved Kneehill County accept the BDO Dunwoody audit proposal with the agreement being written to reflect that Kneehill County will review after the first year audit is complete, to determine whether the contract should be extended for another year 0 II CARRIED The AAMD &C Fall Convention and the evaluation as completed by the Executive Committee were reviewed ( ouncil min REQUEST TO PRESENT CALA PROPOSAL AT CAAMD &C KRWC REQUEST FOR LETTER OF SUPPORT- AUDIT PROPOSAL AAMD &C FALL CONVENTION EVALUATION 6 Wj! 4 E C7 �101 mw?] KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES December 5, 2000 Moved to accept and.ile the information presenter) on the AAMD &C Fall Convention. CARRIED Moved the Central Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties he requested to send a letter to Jack Hayden congratulating him on his reelection as president of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties. CARRIED The meeting with Wheatland County scheduled for December 5 2000 at 5 30 P M was discussed with the following items chosen for discussion Dissolution of urban centers — suggestion of being given Improvement District status rather than being amalgamated into the municipal district Sewage lagoon concerns Intensive livestock operations — above ground manure storage & Subdivision and Development Appeal Board hearings Radio towers Fire Bylaw/ Fire Bans Drumheller meeting re Highway #9 concerns At Mrs Vetter s request the Executive Committee s recommendation to withdraw the County s one share in the amount of $1 00, from the Wild Rose Economic Development Committee tabled from the November 2 2000 meeting was further discussed it was noted the decision made at the October 23 2000 Organizational meeting was to no longer have representation on this Board as it is primarily urban driven it was also noted this share had been inherited with the dissolution of Torrington WHEATLAND COUNTY MEETING WREDC SHARE / Moved Kneehill County withdraw its one share from the lW /d Rose Economic REPRSENTATION Development Corporation MOTION LOST Council reconfirmed the share would be maintained however there would be no representation on this Board The possible dates and locations for the 2001 Divisional Meetings were discussed Moved the 2001 Division 1,2 &3 meeting he held on Monday, February 12, 2001 at the Carbon Community Hall, the Division 4 &5 meeting be held on Thursday, February IS, 2001 DIVISIONAL 2001 at the Three Hills County Office and the Division 6& 7 meeting be held on MEETINGS Tuesday, February 20, 2001 at the Wimborne Hall commencing at 7 30 P M CARRIED it was requested the Divisional 2001 file be reviewed at the next Executive Committee to determine an agenda for the upcoming divisional meetings Further to a recommendation by the Executive Committee the provincial government questionnaire "Its Your Money' to determine options for the use of interest savings and unpredictable resource money available after Alberta s accumulated debt is repaid, was completed by Council Moved the Burney, as completed, he returned to the government of Alberta. CARRIED Mrs Vetter requested it be arranged for someone to check and repair the microphones in ( onned inin AB GOVT SURVEY — ITS YOUR MONEY 1= A • KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES December 5, 2000 Council Chambers as at times there is a great deal of interference and static Mrs Deak reported a letter had been received from ATCO Electric inquiring whether t County would be interested in providing primary electrical service to the undeveloped lc in Swalwell The consensus of Council was individuals purchasing an un serviced lot should be responsible for installing all the services Homed a letter he sent to ATCO Electric advising the County is not interested in sen +king lots Further it is up to the individual land title holder to arrange to have electrical service installed CARRIED Mrs Deak reported she was unable to find a motion approving payment of the requisition for 2000 for the Three Hills Airport Commission Moved the requisition amount of $5,500.00 for the year 2000, he paid to the Three Hills Airport Commission CARRIED Mr Wagstaff reported on the December 2 2000 meeting of the Three Hills Airport Commission it was recommended that a portion of the loan be paid back to the County and if the amount of gas sold continues at its current rate, this year 60 000 liters, the loan could be repaid completely by next year The Commission complimented the County on the grass mowing handled by the County There was concern expressed regarding weed control problems Council recommended Mr Sommerville the Agricultural Fieldman, conduct a site visit and report his findings and recommendations to the Agricultural Service Board An interim budget was approved with an attempt to keep the requisition amount the same as the previous year Mr McCook suggested that due to hazards involved in removing underground storage tanks the Airport Commission go through the grant program available and hire a trained private contractor, rather than the County for removal of these tanks A request had been made for the County to consider donating the gravel and /or the trucking necessary to haul gravel to the parking lot and the road into the airport Council recommended that the Airport Commission hire a private contractor to supply and haul the gravel however the County would supply a grader to blade the road and parking lot prior to gravelling Moved a letter he sent to the Three Hills Airport Commission advising Kneehill County will supply a grader and operator, at no charge, to blade the roadway and parking lot prior to hauling gravel Moved approval of the Three Hills Airport Commission report, as presented CARRIED CARRIED Mrs Deak requested direction on a prior planning recommendation, that all of Council serve as representative on the Municipal Planning Commission Further discussion ensued, with Council noting they would have mayor concerns with this composition as only Members at Large would then be able to serve on the Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Moved the Council representation on the Municipal Planning Commission remain as is, with the addition of the Assistant Administrator to this Board, to provide input in the areas of site distance, approaches and other concerns CARRIED In reference to the number of Subdivision & Development Appeal Boards and the amount of time involved to deal with the issues it was requested administration staff look into how ( onnc-d non REO FOR COUNTY TO CONNECT POWER TO UNSERVICED LOTS IN SWALWELL 3HILLS AIRPORT REQUISITION 2000 3 HILLS AIRPORT COMMISSION WEED PROBLEM REMOVAL OF UNDERGROUND TANKS BLADING ROAD &PARKING LOT PRIOR TO GRAVEL MPC COMPOSITION 8 U KNEEHILL, COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES December 5, 2000 other municipalities handle the expense of having these hearings It was also noted the Finance Committee should review the budget allotment for legal expenses due to the number of appeals The meeting recessed from 2 55 P M until 3 15 P M The following Committee reports were reviewed Wild Rose Economic Development Corporation — minutes of the November 2, 2000 meeting were highlighted Three Hills & District Seed Cleaning Plant — received minutes of the Oct I Ph & Nov 3 "' meetings It was noted these minutes had been reported on by County representatives previously Kneehill Housing Committee — report on Nov 23/00 meeting. Health Authority 5 has allocated $212 000 in funding for 10 Supportive Living Beds at the Golden Hills Lodge The 2001 budget was reviewed with projected revenues of 1 240 300 00 and expenses of 1 105 750 00 for all the lodges in the area Kneehill Ambulance Society — report on the November 22/00 meeting It was noted the Board is very positive towards the medical review of the ambulance system and willing to set new direction if necessary it was requested that Mr Wagstaff check with the Board and Dr Anton to ensure the results of the review as presented by Dr Anton are recorded by the a representative of the administrative body Mr Vickery left the meeting at 3 42 and returned at 3 45 P M Moved the meeting reces.% until Wednesday, December 6, 2000 CARRIED Time 3 45 P M The meeting recessed from December 5 2000, reconvened on Wednesday December 6, 2000 at 8 42 A M in the Kneehill County Office 232 Main Street Three Hills Alberta The following were present when the meeting reconvened Deputy Reeve James M Hanger Division Five Councillors Marylea Lowen Division One Marjorie D Vetter Division Four Richard M Vickery Division Six Glen Wagstaff Division Seven Also present were Jennifer Deak Municipal Administrator Lonnie D McCook Assistant Administrator and Barb Long who recorded the minutes Not present at this meeting was Reeve Hoff Maned the meeting go "in camera", with all of Council, the Administrator and Assistant Administrator Time 8 47 A M Mrs Long left the meeting at this time Moved the meeting hack in session Time 9 10 AM Mrs Long reentered the meeting at this time ( rmned min CARRIED CARRIED COST OF SDAB LEGAL BUDGET RECESS WREDC SHILLS & DISTRICT SEED PLANT KAS RECESS RECONVENED DEc.6 /00 7 i t KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES December 5, 2000 Moved the meeting adjourn Time 9.00 AM 7- - Reeve ( oancil min mcip Administrator CARRIED 10 0 [w]- • t ADMINSTRATOR'S REPORT November 22 — December 5, 2000 REPORT. Balance Forward Feb 12/00 Floral arrangement — L Wildeman May 3/00 Took staff out for lunch — Secretary's Day May 12/00 Lunch Dr Webb Rick Vickery, Jim Hanger, Rmus Onos and Jennifer Deak June 5100 Floral Arrangement — B Long Nov 15100 Floral Arrangement — H Wiens BALANCE $ 0.00 5350 9000 4083 5350 5350 $ 291.33 1 The Sunterra SDAB recessed from Nov 91h to Nov 29th has again been recessed to Dec 8th at the Three Hills Community Centre commencing at 1 00 P M 2 The Swalwell dog SDAB will be held Dec 7th at the County office commencing at 10.00 A.M 3 Copies of the following newspaper articles have been provided to each Councillor Oct 31 /00 Strathmore Standard — Neighbours appeal pig nursery proposal — Residents of Rosebud/Dalum are opposed to an ILO 20 000 head nursery facility which Dynamic Swine plans to build 6 miles SE of Rosebud Nov 14/00 Strathmore Standard — More solid information required says appeal board — Wheatland's SDAB upheld appeal by residents of Rosebud/Dalum to deny Dynamic Swine s ILO application due to lack of information and misleading information in the original application Nov 21/00 Strathmore Standard —Manure Storage stand abandoned Wheatland County has not passed its bylaw requiring above ground manure storage for new or expanded ILOs Nov 27/00 Central Alberta Life — Hog Farm Plan Questioned — Lacombe landowner appealing Lacombe County LUB re MDS on own land Nov 26/00 Calgary Herald — Resident fight hog plant approval — Residents of Flagstaff are planning on appealing the SDAB decision to allow Taiwan Sugar hog operation in Hardisty 4 The town of Three Hills Promotional and Marketing Committee has invited the County to attend a noon presentation (11 30 A.M — 1 30 P M ) on Dec 7/00 at the town office SMT Consultants Ltd will be putting on this presentation The town advises AB Municipal Affairs has a program in 2001 for regional partnerships for economic development and tourism 5 Highlights from Golden Hills minutes Kathy Smith is Chairman, Shirley Reinhardt is Vice Chair, Per Diem $130 00 per board meeting and $22.00/hr up to $130 00 for other approved meetings, mileage $0 34 /km CORRESPONDENCE. 1 Nov 24/00 RC #0042715 AB Treasury $7,793 00 — AB Infrastructure 2 Nov 15100 AB Gazette 3 Oct/00 Fines Disbursement Report 4 Oct 10 /00 Golden Hills Regional Division No 15 Organizational Meeting, Regular Meeting minutes and Oct 24/00 Committee of the Whole Meeting minutes 5 AAMD &C Contact Newsletter — Nov 13 16 & 29/00 6 The Armet Report — Nov 24 & Dec 1 /00 7 MumMall Newsletter — Nov 23 & 30/00 8 Dec /00 On Line update newsletter 9 Autumn/2000 Keepers of the Past newsletter Minute /adminreport2000doc ADMINSTRATOR'S REPORT November 22 — December 5 2000 • Minute /adminreport2000doc 2 10 Oct/2000 Canadian Public Health Association newsletter 11 Oct/00 AB Children's Services Great Kids Awards 2001 information 12 Nov 10/00 FCM newsletter 13 Nov 23/00 AB Municipal Financing Corporation letter re application to sell debentures 14 Sept/Oct/00 Municipal Networking newsletter 15 Fall 2000 WCB Insight newsletter 16 Fall 2000 Animal Kind newsletter 17 Nov /2000 AB Onsite Insight newsletter 18 Nov /2000 Status Report newsletter 19 Employment opportunity — Director of Economic Development & Tourism — Town of Falher 20 Employment opportunity — Chief Administrative Officer — Town of Penhold 21 Employment opportunity — Road and Shop Services Supervisor and Environmental Services Supervisor — Town of Hinton. 22 Employment opportunity — Human Resource Co ordrnator — Parkland County 23 Employment opportunity — Manager, Legislative /Human Resource Services & Manager, Utility Services — Sturgeon County 24 Course advertising — CAD Resource Centre 25 Seminar advertising — Business Writing for Results 26 Seminar advertising — Mistake free Grammar and Proofreading 27 Conference advertising — Provincial /Municipal Government Liability 28 Course information — University of Alberta. 29 Seminar advertising — Conflict Management & Confrontational Skills 30 Seminar advertising — PHH Environmental 31 Advertising — The Salvation Army 32 Advertising — Graham Auctions 33 Advertising — RBC Dominion Securities 34 Advertising — Michener Allen Auctioneenng 35 Advertising — MSM Microstation Manager 36 Advertising — Nesbitt Burns 37 Nov 22 & 29/00 Drumheller Mail newspaper 38 Oct 31, Nov 14, 21, 28/00 Strathmore Standard newspaper 39 Nov 22, 29/00 Three Hills Capital newspaper HOME OCCUPATION AND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS 1 Rogers AT &T Wireless SW 13 28 22 W4 Erect 96 in telecommunications tower 3x6x3m high equipment shelter $40,000.00 2 Whitehead Construction SE 18 31 22 W4 Automotive Sales & Service Home Occupation • Minute /adminreport2000doc 2 L� • Transportation and Utilities Report December 5, 2000 0, 1 The new county transfer site is open and running since last Wednesday We have a temporary burning pit in place until we can build a proper site in the spring. 2 The gravel crew will be hauling out of Ed McNairs for stockpiling down south 3 The walls are being scrubbed and washed down at the shop in Trochu The boys will paint once this is done 4 All the equipment is in the yard now and will be gone over by the shop 5 Graders are still working on the roads 6 Terry and I are in the process of getting the mventory/program set up for the shop 7 Need to address trail net in some letterform as to our meeting two weeks ago 8 I would like to recommend the County start on its surfaced local road program this coming year We are having trouble holding certain stretches of road together with routine maintenance I'd like to see the Linden east road from 21 to the railway tracks done. 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