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Home My WebLink About2014-08-26 Council Minutes1.0 Agenda 1.1 Additions to the Agenda 1,2 Adoption of the Agenda 2.0 Approval of Minutes 2,1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of August 5, 2014 3.0 Delegations 3.1 Matt & Tara Sawyer- 2014 Bank of Montreal Farm Family Recipients -9:15 a.m. 3.2 Pat Carney- Rock Hill Road Closure- 10:00 a.m, 33 Sean Carney- Rock Hill Road Closure- 10:15 a.m. 4.0 Operations 5.0 F 6.0 F 7.0 E 8.0 P I KNEEHILL COUNTY REGULAR COUNCiL MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, August 26, 2014 8:30 a. -ti, 1.0 Agenda 1.1 Additions to the Agenda 1,2 Adoption of the Agenda 2.0 Approval of Minutes 2,1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of August 5, 2014 3.0 Delegations 3.1 Matt & Tara Sawyer- 2014 Bank of Montreal Farm Family Recipients -9:15 a.m. 3.2 Pat Carney- Rock Hill Road Closure- 10:00 a.m, 33 Sean Carney- Rock Hill Road Closure- 10:15 a.m. 4.0 Operations 5.0 F 6.0 F 7.0 E 8.0 P I MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 26, 2014 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET, THREE HILLS, ALBERTA, Division No. 5 Bob Long, Reeve Division No. 3 Jerry Wittstock, Deputy Reeve Division No. I Brian Holsworth. Councillor Division No. 2 Carol Calhoun, Councillor Division No. 4 Glen Keiver, Councillor Division No. 6 Ken Hoppins, Councillor Division No. 7 Bobby Painter, Councillor _6lt t:' '4— "' CAO Al Hoggan Assistant CAO Laurie Watt Recording Secretary Carolyn Van der Kuil Director of Operations Pete McRae Director of Finance Mike Morton Communications Officer Debra Grosfield CALL, TO ORDER Reeve Long in the Chair Reeve Long called the meeting to order at $.33 a.m. AGENDA 1,0 Agenda ADDITIONS 1.1 .Additions to the Agenda Additions under New Business 8.6 Dangerous & Unsightly Properties in Hamlets 8.7 AVMA Conference Additions under Council and Committee Reports 10.3 Kneehill Ambulance 10.4 Kneehill Regional Doctor Recruitment and Retention Update ADOPTION OF 1.2 Adoption of Agenda AGENDA 314/14 Councillor Wittstock moved approval of the agenda as amended. MINUTES 2.0 Minutes 2.1 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of August 5, 2014 315114 Councillor Calhoun moved approval of the August 5, 2014 Council Meeting minutes as presented. CARRIED COUNCIL MINUTES OF AUGUST 26;,2014 FINANCE 5.0 .Finance TAX CANCEL 51 Tax Cancellations 316114 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council approves the request by Administration to cancel the outstanding tax arrears and penalties on Roll 40001040000 & Roll 400012.20000. CARRIED Debi Moon, reporter for the Capital, entered the meeting at 8:43 a.m. BANK REC. 5.2 Bank Reconciliation- Mgy and :lune 2014 317/14 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council receive the May and June 2014 Bank Reconciliation Reports as presented. CARRIED t.. miff, - 318714 Councillor Holsworth moved that Jessica Woolley be awarded the 2014 Academic Achievement Scholarship and Teanna Moar be awarded the 2014 Community and Leadership Scholarship in the amount of $1500 each. CARRIED The meeting recessed from 8:57 a.m. to 9:13 a.m. NEW BUSINESS 8.0 New Business POLICY # 1-29-3 8A Agricultural Service Board Club Root Policy # 1-29-3 319114 Councillor Holsworth moved as recommend by the ASB for approval of the ASB Policy 1-29-3 Agricultural Pests-Clubroot Control policy be amended as presented. CARRIED POLICY # 15-5 8.2 Policy # 15-5, Kneehill County Scholarship 320114 Councillor Calhoun moved that Policy #15-5, Kneehill County Scholarship Program, be amended as presented. CARRIED 321114 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council authorize the attendance of Reeve Long to attend the 2014 Three Hills Community Discovery Night. CARRIED 2 7 /` jr Im rats COUNCIL MINUTES OF AUGUST 26.2014 BYLAW # 1676 $,4 Bylaw #1676- Road Closure 322714 Councillor Calhoun moved to table this agenda item until later in the meeting. CARRIED AB COMM 8.5 Alberta Community Partnership Application for Wimborne PARTNERSHIP Fire Tower & Regional Fire Training 323714 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council approve in applying for the Alberta Community Partnership Grant for Regional Fire Training and Wimborne Fie Tower Replacement in the amount of $,350;000. CARRIED BANGER HAMLETS 8.6.Dangerous[Unsight[vProperties in hamlets 324114 Councillor Wittstock moved to direct administration to make contact with landowner in the Hamlet ofSwalwell to clean up property. CARRIED Matt and Tara Sawyer entered the meeting at 9:.31 a.m. DELEGATIONS. 3.0 Delegations 2614 FARM FAMILY 3.1 Matt and Tara Sawyer- 2014 Bank of Montreal Farm Family Recipients- 9:15 a.m. Matt and Tara Sawyer were congratulated by Council on receiving the 2014 Bank of Montreal Farm Family Award and were presented with a plaque in recognition of this honour. Matt and Tara Sawyer left the meeting at 4:45 a.m. AUMA C€9NF 8.7 AUMA Conference 325114 Councillor Calhoun moved to approve the attendance of Reeve Long to attend the AUMA Conference in Edmonton on September 24 to September 26, 2014. CARRIED COUNCIL REPORTS 10.0 Council and Committee Reports KRILL HOUSING 10.1 Kneehill housing- Unapproved minutes were provided from the May 14, 2014 meeting. CAAMDC 10.2 CAAMDC. Director Meeting- A written report was submitted by Councillor Wittstock on the meeting lie attended on August 15, 2014. The meeting recessed from 9:52 am. to 10:01 a.m. COUNCIL MINUTES OF AUGUST 26, 2014 DELEGATIONS 3.0 Delegations Caut'd ROCK HILL ROAD 3.2 Pat Carney- Rock Trull Road Closure —10:00 a.m. Mr. Carney spoke to Council on how he was disappointed with Council's decision to begin the process of closing a portion of Range Road 21-3 also known as Rock Hill Road and provided details on why the road should stay open. Sean Carney spoke to Council on how Ise was also disappointed with Council's decision to begin the process of closing aportion of Range Road 21-3 also known as Rock I1ill Road and provided details on why the road should stay open. Pat Carney left the meeting at 10:43 a.m. 326114 Councillor Calhoun moved to remove this agenda item from the table. CARRIED 327/14 Councillor Holsworth moved that first reading of Bylaw #1676, this being a Bylaw for the purpose of closing to public Navel and creating title to portions of a public road lying between the South West Quarter of Section 10, Township 31, Range 21, West 4th Meridian (SW 10-31- 21-W4) GPS Coordinates (N-51° 37.747, W-112138.364) and North West Quarter of Section 4, Township 31, Range 21, West 4th Meridian (NW 4-31-21-W4) GPS Coordinates (N-51' 38360,W-112' 54368). NOT CARRIED 328114 Councillor Calhoun directed administration to provide Council an Engineering Report on the status of the Rock !dill Road with funds to come from Contingency. CARRIED Debi .Moon and Sean Carney left the meeting at 10:50 a.m. COUNCIL REPORTS 10.0 Council and Committee Reports Cont'd KRILL 10.3 Kneelrill Ambulance— Councillor Calhoun gave a verbal report on AMBULANCE the society's dissolution meeting held on August 19, 2014, There is about $891,070 to be split on a per -capita basis with the regional partners with Kneehill County receiving around $433,552. The donation account will be split amongst 7 fire departments that include the 6 Regional Fire Departments and the Beiseker Fire Department. 4 nitia s COUNCIL MINUTES OF AUGUST 26, 2014 DR. R&R 10.4 Kneehill Regional Doctor Recruitment and Detention U2date- Verbal report was given by Reeve Long. He reminded Council on the upcoming Doctor R &R BBQ being held on September 6. The recruitment committee facilitated,a meeting with a recent medical school graduate last week and showed her around the area. On September 12 the committee will meet with Red Deer students to promote this area either to come here as locums or to consider this area to practice medicine. AQUA 7 10.5 AQUA 7- Verbal report was given by Councillor Wittstock on the ineeting he attended, John McKieman, Kneehill County's Environment Supervisor, provided the group with a power point presentation for new members that was received positively. 329114 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council receive the Council and Committee reports as presented. CARRIED ;PONDEVCE 11;0 Correspondence Resort 330114 Councillor Calhoun moved that Couneil receive the Correspondence Report as presented. CARRIED COUNCi1. ACT LIST 12.0 Council Follow-up Action hist 331114 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council receive the August 26, 2014 Council Follow -Up Action List as presented for information. CARRIED IN -CAMERA 14.0 In -Camera 332114 Councillor W ittstock moved that Council go into In -Camera at 11:05 a.m. CARRIED 333114 Councillor Keiver moved that Council go out of In -Camera at 11:44 a.m. CARRIED • COUNCIL MINUTES OF AUGUST 26,2014 Adjournmen The meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m. Al Hoggan CAO