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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-01-18 Council MinutesKNEEHILL COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT January 18, 2001 The Executive Committee of Otto Hoff, James Hanger and Richard Vickery met on Thursday January 18, 2001, at the Kneehill County office, commencing at 8 30 A.M Lonnie D McCook Public Works Superintendent and Jennifer Deak, Administrator, were also present along with Mr Rinus Onos, Kneehill Ambulance Operations Director s� T ag101 ec Kneehill Ambulance Service WAS) Ov"" K A a Salary Recommendation — Scott & Allan Fri e. p W Mr Onos recommended a 3 5% salary increase for the successful completion of /� 140 one year's service by Scott Wright and Allan McLeay The following items were discussed Executive Committee recommends these salaries be increased $1,000.00 per year (from $27,000.00 to $28,0000.00) retroactive January 1, 2001 b Ambulance Service Annual Inspection A summary report of the inspection of the Kneehill Ambulance Service was received from Marty Scott Ambulance Services Consultant for Alberta Health and Wellness on January 4, 2001, complimenting Mr Onos on his commitment J Dy to maintaining the standards set out in the Ambulance Services Act The few R L) deficiencies noted (some gowns and some tools missing from one unit) were remedied and confirmation of same needs to be sent to Mr Scott within 30 days of the date of the letter so that the Registrar can proceed with his recommendation that the ambulance license be approved for the coming year Executive Committee recommends Mr Onos follow up with a letter to Mr Scott indicating these noted deficiencies have been remedied. c Alberta Ambulance Operators Association (AAOA) A letter was received on January 4, 2000 from the A.A.O.A providing oe information on the advantages of membership in this organization and enclosing a ' i� �4 Declaration of Service for both Active and Affiliate membership as well as an invoice for 2001 membership dues in the amount of $900 00 It was noted the (� individual jurisdictions within Kneehill County were not required to subscribe a membership to this organization as they are all members through the Kneehill Ambulance Service Executive Committee recommends Kneehill Ambulance pay this invoice d Independent Medical Review of KAS Dr Andy Anton has advised the review of the ambulance service is completed and a date of February 1St, 2001 commencing at 1 00 P M has been set to go over the review with the Board members All the Kneehill Ambulance Board members have been notified of this meeting time Ken King has contacted Dr David Webb, who has agreed to remain as Medical Director until February 28, 2001 A letter has been sent to Dr Webb confirming this arrangement Executive Committee recommends to accept and file e Village of Linden letter re EMR training course Further to previous reporting, Mr Onos advised the Acme fire chief had contacted him and told him an Acme fireman was taking this course and inquired whether the fireman had to participate on the ambulance Mr Onos noted the course is being provided by the fire department According to the December 18/00 Linden letter from Tammie Dick the participants of this course were fully aware it was not connected to the ambulance Ms Dick had also stated she was not of the opinion this course was being provided by the fire department Mr Onos questioned why the County, as 75% fenders of the fire department was not notified of this MINUTE/EC20010118 1 7 14 Cli KNEEHILL COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT January 18, 2001 Executive Committee recommends the fire agreement be checked to determine if there is a breach in this agreement and further, a letter be sent to the fire department advising they should notify Mr Randy Tiller, the County's Fire✓Disaster Coordinator, if this factltty is being utilized for training and/or other activities E Call Volume Report Total calls responded to in 2001 totalled 735 calls, 554 from the Three Hills station and 181 from the Linden station Of this total, 3 were EMR responses, 2 alternative transport 622 BLS responses, and 107 ALS responses Executive Committee recommends to accept and file Mr Onos left the meeting — time 9.20 A.M 2 Kneehill Recycling Grant Terry Nash has requested permission to write off the balance of the 1999 Recycling Grant in the amount of $4,554.56 as per the March 2, 2000 Executive Committee recommendation and requesting clanfication regarding the distribution of the remainder of the 2000 Recycling Grant in the amount of $4,170 71 Executive Committee recommends the 2000 balance to this account be written off and further, this grant continue for the year 2001 with the total eligible recycling grant remaining at $5,064 00. 6D 3. Cosway Adjacent Landowners Association (CALA)- Request for Resolution As reported at the January 9, 2001 Council meeting a request has been received from CALA, for Kneehill County to present a resolution at the Spring Zone meeting of the CAAMD &C being held in Exshaw on February 16, 2001 Clarification is needed as to whether Council wishes to present this resolution? M° Executive Committee recommends the County wait until after the Exshaw presentation and then evaluate this issue 4 2001 Divisional Meetings Agenda items for presentation at the 2001 Divisional Meetings need to be discussed and decided upon as well as confirmation of the location of the Division 4& 5 meeting J b M "a Executive Committee recommends to defer this agenda until after the ASB Conference 5 Kneehill County Scholarship Program Drafts of two possible Kneehill County Scholarships have been completed for input from Council Direction is needed regarding the amount to be disbursed and whether Council wishes to award the scholarship based on achievement or financial need Executive Committee recommends an annual $1,000.00 award, based on scholastic achievement, be awarded to a student residing in Kneehill County towards a course of studies related in some way to community interests and/or agriculture Further, this scholarship be advertised through the Golden Hills Regional Division and in the June issues of the local newspaper. MINUTE /EC20010118 6L— 114 0 KNEEHILL COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT January 18, 2001 6 Assessment Review Board Workshop Clarification is needed regarding which Councillors will be attending the Assessment Review Board Workshop being held in Airdrie on March 13 2001 in order that registrations may be sent in Executive Committee recommends Councillors advise, at the Council meeting, of their attendance at this workshop 7 Dec 28/00 Invoice Brownlee Fryett re Edward Dunav An invoice in the amount of $3,224.54 has been received from Glen Scott, Brownlee Fryett, for legal costs Incurred in dealing with Mr Ed Dunay's Human Rights Complaint Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 3 i�b NvPAVal gU ,� �,J 8 Jan 15/00 Letter from Brownlee Fryett re. Edward Dunav A letter has been received from J M Klauer, Brownlee Fryett updating the County on the research being done on the Issue of whether or not the County's Early Retirement Policy will be protected under Section 7(2) of the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act In order to determine if a retirement or a pension policy constitutes a "bona fide retirement or pension plan' within the scope of human rights legislation the following factors have to be considered a) Was the policy imposed-honestly, in good faith and not for the ulterior or 1� h extraneous reasons aimed at objectives which could defeat the purposes of the 0 ` Code? b) Was the policy consistent with sound and accepted pension industry practice? c) Was there a practical alternative to the policy that would not discriminate? In order to fully respond to the Mr Dunay's complaint, the County is requested to provide back -up source documents that factored into the County's decision to pass the Early Retirement Policy in 1998 as well as a description of the reasons motivating the age distinction under the Policy" Executive Committee recommends this information be forwarded to Brownlee Fryett and further, it be noted Council was not aware of the ages of the County employees at the time this policy was discussed and approved 9 Brownlee Fryett Seminar: Emerging Trends in Municipal Law The above seminar being held in Calgary on Thursday, February 22, 2001 at the 3 Sheraton Cavalier, offers sessions in Risk Management, Telecommunications c) Ct`R Access Agreements Municipal & Employee Liability Concerns, and Proactive Employment Management Registration, accompanied by the $30.00 fee, must be submitted by February 2, 2001 Mr Hanger Mr McCook and Mrs Deak all indicated they would be attending this seminar Executive Committee recommends Councillors advise, at the Council meeting, of their interest in attending this seminar 10 Jan 15/01 Letter re: Norman and Sandra Labrecque (NW 5 30 25 W4) McCarthy Tetrault, Barristers and Solicitors, representing Norman and Sandra Labrecque, have advised Kneehill County that no further steps are to be taken with respect to the alteration of Secondary Highway 806 adjacent to the above noted property without prior specific written notice being provided to both the Labrecques and the legal firm Further, a demand was made for a meeting between the Labrecques, the legal firm representatives of the County and a representative of AGRA Torchmsky Engineering and all other concerned parties MINUTE /EC20010118 C� • JE KNEEHILL COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT January 18, 2001 to be convened at the earliest possible date Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 11 Jan 3/00 Letter from City of Red Deer Emergency Services Department The executed copy of the contract for providing dispatching service for Kneehill County has been received from the City of Red Deer Executive Committee recommends accept and file 12 Jan 10 /00 AB Infrastructure Discussion Paper re: Commercial Vehicle General Equipment and Safety Regulations Discussion papers intended for use in gathering input for drafting the regulations to support the Traffic Safety Act which received Royal Assent during the Spring 1999 Session of the Alberta Legislature have been received Executive committee recommends Mr McCook complete the comments in this discussion paper 13 Jan 10 /01 Letter from Safety Codes Council re. Advanced Permit Systems Ltd. The Safety Codes Council has advised the agency accreditation for Advanced Permit Systems, formerly Municipal Safety Codes Inspection Agency, has been suspended by the Administrator of Accreditation effective January 11 2001 Effective that date Advanced Permit Systems Ltd is no longer able to provide services under the Safety Codes Act to its accredited clients or Alberta Municipal Affairs Executive Committee recommends to accept and file a 5�aec Kc P 14 Forum for Young Canadians —March 10-17,2001 a(, f A request has been received from Dennis Crawford a grade 11 student at the'1" Three Hills School, requesting the County assistance to help with the tuition costs, f in the amount of $690.00, to attend this forum in Ottawa jt pl'o Vill ?'-- Executive Committee recommends the same amount as given previous students attending this event ($50.00) be given to Mr Crawford. 15 Jan 9/01 Letter from Village of Linden /Acme re. Secondary Highway 806 Concerns The Village of Linden has written expressing dismay for the late reply (Dec.22 /00) to their November 16, 2000 request for a joint meeting in early January, to discuss the above concerns The letter further states that as the County does not appear to acknowledge previous concerns expressed regarding this road rebuild project, and point meeting requests the villages of Linden and Acme will not be providing the County with the requested duplicate documentation of their concerns nor any longer wish for anoint meeting Due to the delays in the County's responses to their requests and the fast approaching March 2001 deadline for tendering this project it was felt to be more productive to meet with Alberta Infrastructure regarding their concerns Executive Committee recommends to accept and file. 16 Jan 13/01 Press Release — Kneehill Water Services Committee Notification has been received of a public meeting to be held on January 25, 2001 at 7 00 P M at the Acme Community Hall to provide information on the Kneehill MINUTE/EC20010118 D N KNEEHILL COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT January 18, 2001 Water Services project J)MyD Executive Committee recommends Mr. Hanger attend this meeting and further, P-,'— it be ascertained whether the town of Three Hills is aware of this meeting Ao evn 17 Jan 8/01 Letter from Alberta Municipal Affairs re. Remittance of Supplementary Education Property Taxes This letter provided notification that the 2000 supplementary education property �a�� �atitia`t �ol taxes are due on February 28, 2001 and requested the County complete they (��= attached form and return it to Alberta Municipal Affairs Executive Committee recommends this form be returned indicating there are no supplementary property taxes in the County 18 Jan 11 /01 Letter from Kneehill Watershed Advisory Committee A request has been received from the Kneehill Watershed Advisory Committee to use the County Council Chambers for their meetings, which are to be held on the first Wednesday of each month Appreciation was also expressed for the use of the County Chambers for their meetings in the previous year It was noted the County policy permits meetings in the building as long as there are County representatives at these meetings Executive Committee recommends KWAC be allowed to use the County facilities for their meetings to February and March with Council to review this request and their policy for further meetings 19 Jan 9/01 Letter from Village of Acme re. Fire Department Executive Information has been received, from the village of Acme advising the following people will be serving on the executive of the Acme Fire Department for the year 2001 Fire Chief — Darryl Ellingson Deputy Fire Chief — Dave Tyreman Public Information Officer — Bert Jackson Captain — Ryan Johns Captain — Murray Norrington Secretary /Treasurer — Jane Harder Executive Committee recommends to accept and file -D w9 vo pL.- «'LL) Cf- P 3 20 Early Retirement Incentive Policy — Group Health Portion A review is needed of the portion of the above noted policy regarding the continuation of the group health benefits for retired employees, re entering the workforce and the policing required to ensure the 84 day limit This matter was to be discussed at the Oct/00 Organizational meeting Executive Committee recommends this policy be referred to the Policy Committee 21 Jan 4/01 Letter from Disaster Services Officer Notification was received from Herb Presley Disaster Services Officer, Alberta Municipal Affairs, of his new mailing address Executive Committee recommends this information be given to Mr Randy Tiller, the County's Fire/Disaster Coordinator MINUTE/EC20010118 r� A is KNEEHILL COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT January 18, 2001 22 Jan 10 /01 Letter from AAMD &C re Voice Mail System To better serve AAMD &C members and clients of Jubilee Insurance Agencies Ltd. the AAMD &C has implemented an office voice mail system A list of the telephone number extensions for staff that is available after working hours was also included Executive Committee recommends to accept and file 23 Jan 10 /01 Letter from AAMD &C re Possible Group Credit Card and /or Debit Card Program The AAMD &C has been approached to investigate the merits of developing some form of group program relating to municipal credit card and/or debit card usage A survey form, to determine if there is sufficient interest in the above program for the AAMD &C to proceed with negotiations with any financial institutions, has been received Executive Committee recommends Mrs Deak complete this survey 24 Jan 10 /01 Letter from AAMD &C re: Convention Hotel Arrangements A brief survey questionnaire has been received requesting feedback on the system used for the allocation of hotel rooms to Convention delegates The Executive Committee proceeded to complete this questionnaire Executive Committee recommends this questionnaire, as completed, be returned. 25 Jan 10 /01 Letter from AAMD &C re. Personal Watercraft Safety A questionnaire has been received requesting comments on Senator Spivak s proposed private members bill which would allow municipalities to recommend restrictions or even outright prohibitions on the use of personal watercraft on lakes and rivers within their boundaries The Executive Committee proceeded to complete this questionnaire Executive Committee recommends this questionnaire, as completed, be returned. 26 Minutes The Executive Committee reviewed the January 9, 2001 minutes for publication in the newspaper Executive Committee recommends these minutes, as edited, be published in the newspaper Executive Committee adjourned — time 11 50 A.M Mumcipal Administrator MINUTEIEC20010118