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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-01-04 Council MinutesC7 C�3 11 C1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT — January 4, 2001 The Executive Committee of Otto Hoff, Jim Hanger and Marjorie Vetter met on Thursday January 4th, 2001 at the Kneehill County office in Three Hills, commencing at 8.40 AN Jennifer Deak Administrator, was also present Mr Rinus Onos entered the meeting — time 8 40 AN The following items were reviewed 1 Kneehill Ambulance Service WAS) a. Village of Linden Letter Mr Onos was provided with a copy of the Dec 18/00 Village of Linden letter responding to the training at the Linden ambulance /fire hall, as reported in the last Executive Committee Mr Onos was advised this letter had been presented at the last Council meeting, along with the Executive Report Mr Onos commented that his question about the fire department was made to the County's Executive Committee, not village of Linden and also noted SAIT was doing the training but he was unaware of who had 2V contracted this training with SAIT Executive Committee recommends to accept and file b. Call Volume Mr Onos reported there had been 735 calls for year 2000, compared to 654 for 1999 A final report would be forthcoming F } Executive Committee recommends to accept and file c. Annual Supper Mr Onos reported the Annual Supper for the ambulance had been arranged for Friday, January 12, 2001 at the Three Hills Community Centre All volunteers had been invited along with board members, Medical Director and the dispatch crew It was noted this is an annual event in lieu of a Christmas party Executive Committee recommends both previous and current year 2000 board members be invited to this supper. d. Staff Review Mr Onos reported the first year of employment for both Scott and Allan were now completed (December and January respectively) Executive Committee asked Mr Onos for a recommendation re salary Executive Committee recommends this matter be further discussed. A p Mr Lonnie McCook, Assistant Administrator entered the meeting — time 8 50 A.M e Certificate of Appreciation Kneehill Ambulance Service has received a certificate of appreciation for its contributions to Operation Christmas Child 2000 It was noted the ambulance had transported the shoeboxes from this area into Calgary Executive Committee recommends to accept and file f Dr David Webb —Resignation On January 2, 2001, Dr Webb submitted a letter of resignation as Medical Director for the Kneehill Ambulance, effective February 1, 2001 Mrs Deak noted she had placed calls to Ken King, Chair of the ambulance board and also sent an e mail to Dr Anton inquiring when the review would be complete so that a board meeting could be arranged To date, no response has been received from Dr Anton. It was noted the review would CIMD /Minute /EC.doc Page 1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT — January 4, 2001 play an integral role in the appointment and role of a Medical Director Mrs Deak noted she would be contacting all board members to apprise them of the situation, acknowledge Dr Webb's letter and arrange, as soon as possible, a board meeting with Dr Anton Executive Committee recommends the ambulance board in conjunction with the operations review address this matter Mr Onos left the meeting — time 9.25 A.M L Mayors and Reeves Network Meeting — Town of Drumheller Phil Bryant Mayor of Drumheller has confirmed the above meeting date for Monday, January 22, 2001 at Drumheller town hall commencing at 10.00 A.M until 2 00 P M R Agenda items include Regional Economic Development, Highway 9 West Upgrading, Regional Water Supply and Rave Bylaw Attendance confirmation is requested It was,.R°`� noted this meeting date is also the date of Kneehill's council meeting 4'' f Executive Committee recommends Drumheller be advised Kneehill will be unable to attend this meeting and to advise of Kneehill's concerns and agenda priorities QHighway 9 west upgrading, Regional Water Supply and Rave Bylaw 3 Thank You Card — Gordon Park Mr Park has sent the County a thank you for the plaque and luncheon in recognition of his service to the Three Hills and District Seed Cleaning Plant Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 4. Dec 18/00 Cosway Adiacent Landowners Association (CALA) Correspondence The CALA group has sent the following information Contact listing of Trans Canada Trail (TCT) Board of Directors News Articles regarding TCT Speaking Notes — Bruce Stubbs — presentation to Southeastern Mayors & Reeve meeting, September 25/00 in Brooks Executive Committee recommends to accept and file IQ 5 2000 Code of Practice for Responsible Livestock Development and Manure Management AB Agriculture has sent the updated Code of Practice that replaces the 1995 Code of Practice for the Safe and Economic Handling of Animal Manures This update includes enhanced standards for manure storage and application which include manure storage MDS from bodies of water, increased manure storage volumes, protection of surface and groundwater supply, manure storage to be verified by a professional engineer and a minimum of 1 in above the 1 50 year floodplain, manure spreading records to be 8 R /�, 5! maintained along with soil analysis ca, /� at Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 6. Dec 12/00 Red Deer College Information Update Grant Howell, Vice Chair, Red Deer College has forwarded information on its facility renovations and expansion plans for program expansion and expansion of residence capacity h Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 7. Dec 11/00 AB Municipal Financing Corporation Letter re. Distribution of Surplus A $75 million interest rebate is being distributed to all shareholders of this corporation based on each shareholder's average year end balance of loans outstanding to AMFC for the ten year period ending Dec 31/99 Kneehill's portion of this rebate has been C:/MD /Minute /K.doc Page 2 9 i 4 . 3 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT — January 4, 2001 calculated at $958 00 b AVON Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 8. Three Hills Community Memorial Centre Balance Sheet as at Dec 31/99 Total income for the year amounted to $65,406 79 with expenditures of $61, 045 97 Of these amounts, $34,309 18 was received for renovations with $40,917 46 expended The community centre also has a T Bill balance of $6,325 51 Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 9 Jan 1/01 Letter from Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) re. Advancing Municipal Priorities in 2001 The FCM advises the new government has agreed with eight of the ten priorities set out in FCM s Ten Point Action Plan for Sustainable Communities during the election campaign These priorities include $2.6 billion Infrastructure Canada Program, rural development and strong cities as priorities, Internet access to every community by 2004, improved public transit 60 000 — 120 000 affordable rental units to be constructed crime and community based crime prevention highlighted, importance of environmental concerns, FCM to act as an order of government and to assume a leadership role in intergovernmental relations Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 10 Dec 13/00 Letter from AB Learning re County's concerns with test results for Northland School Division and Prince Charles School Dr Lyle Oberg, Minister of AB Learning, has responded to the County's letter advising school jurisdictions are accessing additional funds through AB Initiative for School Improvements (AISI) Northland School Division has initiated a project for all of its 23 schools to introduce strategies and practices that will lead to improved student lear1ri and performance in provincial achievement tests �Q�'Q"� Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 11. Dec 22/00 David Thompson Health Region (DTHR) Letter re Tobacco Survey In partnership with Red Deer, DTHR has conducted a public opinion survey on smoking and smoke free places The information gathered in the survey will be used in planning future tobacco reduction activities in DTHR Final report on the results of the survey wil d be available upon its completion that is anticipated to be late January or early February 2001 Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 12 Dec 20/00 AAMD &C Information re Alberta Police Act The AAMD &C has formally responded to the province's Discussion Paper on Policing in Alberta The AAMD &C's response focuses on the importance of maintaining provincial responsibility for policing in rural and small communities and increasing the population threshold for urban communities (from 2,500 to 5,000) and by reinstating provincial police grants to urban municipalities above the threshold The AAMD &C has also stressed the importance of increasing the efficiency of policing services by re examining the allocation responsibilities to various law enforcement personnel A complete copy of the AAMD &C's response has been provided Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 13. Dec 20/00 AAMD &C Letter re. Sustainable Management of the Livestock Industry in Alberta Committee Based on the a Fall Resolution ( #4 OOF, County of Lethbridge), the AAMD &C has made C:/MD /Minute /EC.doc Page 3 6 0 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT — January 4, 2001 a formal submission to this Committee requesting the province implement and enforce regulations that address environmental, public health and nuisance concerns, to maintain a sustainable and viable livestock industry while leaving the responsibility for the land use approval and appeal process to the municipality Regional meetings throughout the province have been scheduled between Jan 22 Feb 2/01 for presentations to this Committee Written submissions will be accepted until Jan 15101_ �s Executive Committee recommends this issue be further discussed with Council. am 14. Dec 21/00 AB Municipal Affairs letter re. Assessment Review Board (A") Workshops AB Municipal Affairs will again be offering ARB workshops throughout the province These workshops are intended for current ARB members and administration involved with the ARB process The workshops run from 9.00 A.M — 4 00 P M with one scheduled for Mar 13/01 in Airdrie and Apr 10 /01 in Stettler peen Executive Committee recommends the March 13101 Council meeting e re- scheduled urc g 3 �-� to March 12101 and the members of the Assessment Review Board, including Barb ' Long and Jennifer Deak attend the Mar 13101 workshop in Airdrie. 15. An Economic Impact Analysis_of the proposed Alignment of the Trans Canada Trail in East - Central Alberta AB Community Development, in conjunction with Economic Development, commissioned this study that measures the potential economic impact of the construction, operation and maintenance of this proposed trail The study section runs from Edberg, south to Drumheller then west to Acme splitting into two sections, which run north to Wimbome and south to Irricana (324 km) Based on 50% volunteered time for construction, the one time economic impacts to be realized from trail construction include 104 person years of employment, value added income impacts as high as $6.6 million in Alberta and $3.2 million in the region, a total of $633,450 00 will be spent J-,br" #77 yearly on maintaining the study section of the trail The analysis is based on various L studies and trail operations throughout North America. Executive Committee recommends a letter be sent to AB Community Development commenting on this report and noting the assumptions the conclusions are based upon do not appear realistic and further, the scope of the report does not address adjacent landowner concerns 16. Town of Three Hills Request Mr Jack Ramsden, town of Three Hills, has requested two other roads be added to the agreement with the County for grading the service road to the Seed Cleaning plant and the service road from UFA to Esso Mrs Deak further reported Mr Ramsden had --o1wou-6 advised the town would be sending a revised water agreement to the County To date, 1� L this revised agreement has not been received Executive Committee recommends the County include the Seed Plant service road to this agreement but decline the service road from UFA to Esso. 17. Dec 29/00 Village of Acme Letter Mayor Cathie Jackson has responded to the County's letter regarding the misinformation reported by Acme in its "Notes From Council" regarding SH 806 road protect and the County's support of the Cosway group Mayor Jackson notes she was not previously aware of the facts provided in the County's letter and the comments were based on facts then available Acme will be publishing a correction in their next newsletter and a copy of this has been provided Executive Committee reviewed this correction Concerns were raised r \with the last sentence of this correction, which reads, ` We maintain, however, our disappointment that the County was so readily stalemated and apparently unable to find a way to proceed with the Highway 806 project so urgently needed CIMD /Minute/EC.doc Page 4 L 9: F- -1 L-j 11 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT — January 4, 2001 Executive Committee recommends a letter be sent to Acme recommending they obtain the correct facts before writing anything about County business and also objecting to the last sentence of their article 18 Dec 19/00 Rocky View/Five Village Weekly News Article Mrs Vetter has forwarded a copy of the above news article, an editorial written by Geoff Taylor, admonishing the County for " a couple of guys in big black boots" stomping through the council chambers an d "kicking a sitting MLA out of rts office" and "Let's hope that Santa Claus, being the generous fellow that he is, will drop a very clear public relations consultant into the County chimney over the holiday season They sure need it " It was also reported a copy of this article was received anonymously in the County's mail Another article in the same newspaper reports the M.D of Rocky View has supported in principle the Kneehill regional water project Mrs Vetter distributed a letter, written by Clint Mason, to Geoff Taylor, responding to his article Executive Committee recommends a letter be sent to Mr Geoff Taylor advising him to get his facts correct before publishing comments about County business Further, copies of these articles be provided to all Councillors 19. Trans Canada Trail A cheque for the 200'taxes, in the amount of $125 90, has been received from Trans Canada Trail along with a request to apply to have the property classified as `recreational" or "Exempt" for tax purposes Executive Committee recommends to hold this cheques and request until the County's revised Land Use Bylaw is in place. Brenda Stappler - Ramstad Royal Bank Manager, entered the meeting - time 11 00 A.M �($ uv 6L 20 Community Fund Raiser Mrs Ramstad discussed a community project to raise money for a power point projector ($8,000.00) for community use Mrs Ramstad noted she wanted to clarify the confusion with this project and state it had nothing to do with the FCSS funding of the Seniors Outreach Program - this was a community project The Seniors Outreach will be responsible for renting and maintenance of this equipment Mrs Deak read the April 13/00 FCSS minutes reporting the Seniors Outreach proposal to purchase a video projector as their 2000 project and the FCSS board's comments that perhaps this group should be raising funds for their program as the FCSS funding levels are not guaranteed It was noted the FCSS program supports 97% ($72,450.00) of the Seniors Outreach Program (this does not include the bus purchase or costs as this is not covered under FCSS funding) Mrs Ramstad noted there were two such projectors in the community (PBI and Bethel) but felt, between the schools and the communities in the County, there was a need for a community one The projector can enlarge pictures for the visually impaired. Currently, Acme and Linden residents travel to Calgary on a regular basis to see travel documentaries With such a projector in the community these documentaries can be seen locally Should fund raising exceed the projector costs, the group will put the extra money towards a curved screen for virtual projections A fund raising International Dinner is being planned for March 9/01 at the Three Hills Community Centre Every community will be represented at this event There will be 25 pieces of art work auctioned to raise funds Corporate sponsors can sponsor a table for $400 00 and receive 2 free seats and table recognition for their sponsorship Mrs Ramstad is Chair of this fund raiser with Tim Shearlaw Co chair A news article will be in next week's paper and more information will be provided after the fundraising group meets next week. Mrs Ramstad left the meeting - time 11 25 A.M Executive Committee recommends to accept and file as information. C:/MD /Minute /EC.doc Page 5 A r-1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT — January 4, 2001 t 21 Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Member at Large 09 C Mrs Vetter reported Mr Clint Mason had expressed an interest in sitting on this Board ibrrQ Executive Committee recommends Mr Mason's name be added to the roster of members at large for this Board. 22. Employee Request to Remain on Salary Mr Bruce Sommerville has requested to remain as a salary employee rather than an hourly employee Effective January 1 /01, Mr Sommerville along with other hourly employees, have been reverted to an hourly pay cheque rather than a salary Mr Sommerville has noted his letter of employment states a salary amount. Mr Sommerville wants a salary for consistency and is willing to accumulate overtime on an hour for hour basis with this time to be taken as time off in lieu rather than paid out. Executive Committee discussed this matter along with another recent request for an hourly employee to go on salary Executive Committee recommends Mr Sommerville be paid as an hourly employee and should Mr. Sommerville request, his overtime hours be taken as time off in lieu on an hour for hour basis 23 Highway 212 Initiatives Meeting An invitation has been extended to all the Mayors and Reeves along Highway 21 from Carbon to Camrose to attend this meeting on January 17/01 at the Delburne Drop in Centre commencing at 10,00 A.M A facilitator will be present and a plan for common issues and concerns will be discussed D Executive Committee recommends Mr Hoff attend this meeting. D1�n16�'1Dt 24. Alberta Dairy Council Round Table Meetings Interested municipalities are invited to host two hour round table discussions with AB Dairy Council to obtain information on the plastic milk dug recycling program Mr n McCook noted the town of Three Hills does this i eo� Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 25. Jan 3/01 Town of Trochu Letter re. Insurance for Volunteer Firemen In light of a recent incident regarding a Crossfield fireman, the town of Trochu is (Y% checking its volunteer firemen insurance and has requested the County respond to the insurance coverage options listed in this letter tyoj� a4aA rl' Executive Committee recommends this matter be referred to Randy Tiller, Fire/Disaster Coordinator, for further comment. 26. County Land Use Bylaw Executive Committee recommends a meeting date be arranged with John Rusling to i further process the County's new Land Use Bylaw with date options being January 16th or 19`h, 2001" 27. Council Minutes The Executive Committee edited the December 19,2000 council minutes for publication ` in the newspaper` Executive Committee recommends the minutes, as edited, be published in the newspaper C:/MD /Minute /EC.doc Page 6 70, EV D EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT — January 4, 2001 The Executive Committee meeting then adjourned — time 11 55 A.M C:/MD/Minute/EC.doc Page 7 r