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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-11-06 Council Minutes• is El To. Gene Kiviaho Reeve Hoppms Members of Council From Barb Long Date November 6 2003 Issue Mountain View County Lunch Invitation Council Agenda Item # 6(b) Background An invitation has been received from Mountain View County for Kneehill County Council and Administration to tom them for an informal lunch at noon on Wednesday, November 19, 2003, during the AAMD&C Convention Harold Johnsrude, County Commissioner, advised that while they do not have any specific issues in mind, this would provide an opportunity to discuss any items of mutual interest. A copy of this letter has been attached for your information. Recommendation Council decision B Long Page 35 0 0 "Where People Are The Key" November 6, 2003 Kneehill County Box 400 Three Hills, AB TOM 2A0 a Dear Sirs Re High Throughput Grain Terminals Appeals to the Municipal Government Board (MGB) As you are aware Mr Randal Worthington (Deloitte & Touche) has filed a number of complaints on behalf of Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd and AGPRO Grain To date there are six facilities under appeal to the MBG The six municipalities affected are the County of Mmburn Kneehill County Lacombe County, the MD of Rocky View, Mountain View County and Vulcan County It is expected the seventh appeal will soon be filed against Flagstaff County The MGB has tentatively scheduled the hearings for the week of January 5"'- Therefore the date for exchange of information would be in the first week of December It is our understanding that Mr Worthington will be bringing forward new legal arguments for the appeals (and will likely have legal representation) If this is the case then we (Lacombe County) will likely have legal representation as well It is very important that we as a group present a common and consistent defence at the MGB a position which is supported by all We suggest we all combine our resources and work together as a group We further suggest that as a group we obtain the services of a lawyer to represent all seven municipalities Lacombe County has already consulted with the firm of Brownlee Fryett in preparation for the ARB hearing and would recommend they be retained to represent our group On September 5t' a number of assessors representing 12 municipalities (all having High Throughput Grain Terminals) met in Strathmore to discuss this same issue in preparation for the ARB hearings Larry Collins from the Assessment Services Branch also attended this meeting as a resource person to c,xplair. t1:e P_ecel"Mmended Procedl re Guide for Assessing High Throughput Grain Terminals This meeting was very productive and beneficial for all assessors in attendance We believe a second such meeting, (particularly with the assessors representing the municipality with appeals to the MGB) would be very beneficial for our assessors in preparing their responses to the MGB Sincerely, TERRY HAGER, CLGM County Commissioner Lacombe County R.R #3 • Lacombe AB Phone (403) 782-6601 Fax E mail info@lacombecounty.com wv