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Home My WebLink About2013-07-16 Council MinutesCOUNCIL MINUTES OF JULY 16, 2013 MINUTES OF THE JULY 16, 2013 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET, THREE HILLS, ALBERTA. PRESENT: Al Hoggan Division No. 5 Bob Long, Reeve Division No. 1 Brian Holsworth, Deputy Reeve Division No. 2 Carol Calhoun, Councillor PRESENT Division No. 3 Jerry Wittstock, Councillor Division No. 4 Glen Keiver, Councillor Division No. 6 Ken Hoppins, Councillor Division No. 7 Bobby Painter, Councillor ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: CAO Al Hoggan Assistant CAO Laurie Watt Recording Secretary Brandy Hay Evans Director of Finance Mike Morton Senior Planner Jerry Brett CALL TO ORDER Reeve Long in the Chair Reeve Long called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. AGENDA 1.0 Adoption of Agenda Additions Under Council and Committee Reports 8.4 Town of Three Hills Parade 8.5 Town of Olds Premier Visit 8.6 Canadian Badlands 8.7 Town of Drumheller Parade 8.8 2013 Bank of Montreal Stampede Farm Family Award 8.9 Community Futures - Wildrose Additions Under New Business 7.7 CAO Comments 7.8 Swalwell Dam Discussion 7.9 Council Remuneration Addition Under Operations 4.1 Linden West Pavement — TWP 30-4 319/13 Councillor Wittstock moved approval of the agenda as amended. CARRIED Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF JULY 16, 2013 MINUTES 2.0 Minutes REGULAR MTG 2.1 Approval of the June 25, 2013 Regular Meeting Minutes 320/13 Councillor Calhoun moved approval of the June 25, 2013 Council Meeting minutes as presented. CARRIED IN -CAMERA 11.0 In -Camera 321/13 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council go into In -Camera at 8:36 a.m. CARRIED 322/13 Councillor Wittstock moved the meeting out of In -Camera at 9:17 a.m. CARRIED The meeting recessed from 9:18 a.m. to 9:27 a.m. Debi Moon, Reporter for The Capital newspaper was present when the meeting reconvened. NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business 3 HILLS DISCOV. 7.1 Three Hills Community Discovery Night — Sept. 4, 2013 NIGHT Councillor Calhoun moved that Council authorize the attendance of the 323/13 CAO and Reeve Long to attend the Three Hills Discovery Night on September 4, 2013. CARRIED KNEEHILL HIST. 7.2 Kneehill Historical Museum Invitation SOCIETY Reeve Long moved that Council authorize the attendance of the CAO, 324/13 Reeve and Councillor Keiver to attend the ribbon -cutting ceremony at the Kneehill Historical Museum for the newly re -designed military display honoring armed service men and women of Kneehill County on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. CARRIED 2013 FLOOD 7.3 June 2013 Flood Overview OVERVIEW Al Hoggan, CAO, spoke on this topic and thanked Jamie Erickson, Peace Officer, Laurie Watt, Assist CAO and all staff involved with the flood for all of their hard work. 325/13 Councillor Calhoun moved to receive the June 2013 Flood Overview report as information. CARRIED PA Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF JULY 16, 2013 AAMDC MEMBER 7.4 AAMDC Member Visit VISIT Councillor Holsworth moved that Council forward three topics that they 326/13 would like to discuss to the AAMDC Member Visit Delegation prior to their visit to Council on July 30, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. CARRIED 2013 TAX SALE DATE 7.5 Tax Sale 2013 327/13 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council approve Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. for the 2013 Public Tax Sale date in the event that a 2013 Public Tax Sale is required CARRIED ADVANCE VOTE 2013 7.6 Advance Vote 2013 328/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council approve Monday, October 7, 2013 for the holding of an Advance Vote for the 2013 Municipal Election with the voting station to be at the Kneehill County administration Offices between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. CARRIED CAO COMMENTS 7.7 CAO Comments Al Hoggan, CAO updated Council on his activities since he started as CAO on July 8th, 2013. SWALWELL DAM 7.8 Swalwell Dam 329/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council direct Administration to look into the appropriate area around the Swalwell Dam owned by the County to have the caveat removed and turned back into overnight camping as per the letter from the Fyten family. CARRIED COUNCIL REMUN 7.9 Council Remuneration 330/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council approve the new Councillor base pay be effective November 1, 2013, with administration to bring back amended policy at the July 30, 2013 Regular Council Meeting. CARRIED The meeting recessed from 10:17 a.m. to 10:29 a.m. Debi Moon was not present when the meeting reconvened. Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF JULY 16, 2013 BUS ARISING 6.0 Business Arising TROCHU MEETING 6.1 Town of Trochu Meeting Date 331/13 Councillor Painter moved that an initial meeting be set up with the Town of Trochu Mayor and CAO and Kneehill County Reeve and CAO for when Trochu CAO gets back from holidays. CARRIED OPERATIONS 4.0 Operations LINDEN WEST RD 4.1 Linden West Pavement- TWP 30-4 332/13 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council direct Administration to investigate the Linden West Pavement and come back to Council with recommendations for the first meeting in August 2013. CARRIED COUNCIL REPORTS 8.0 Council and Committee Reports ASB 8.1 Agricultural Service Board Report— Written report from Councillor Hoppins on the Agricultural Service Board Meeting that was held on June 26, 2013. TROCHU PARADE 8.2 Trochu Parade — Verbal report from Councillor Hoppins on the parade he attended with Councillor Painter on July 1, 2013. ASB SUMMER TOUR 8.3 2013 Agricultural Service Board Summer Tour 2013- Written report from Councillor Hoppins on the summer tour he attended with Councilor Painter in Bonnyville, AB on July 7-11, 2013. THILLS PARADE 8.4 Three Hills Parade - Verbal report from Councillor Calhoun on the Three Hills Parade. 333/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Administration investigate into the cost of a Kneehill County float on a trailer to attend parades in Kneehill County and surrounding areas before next year's season. CARRIED Direction: Councillor Hoppins to contact the Christie's to see if there is a possibility of their float staying within the County. OLDS PREMIERVISIT 8.5 Town of Olds Premier Visit- Written report from Reeve Long on the meeting he attended in Olds, AB with the CAO on July 12th, 2013. CBL REPORT 8.6 Canadian Badlands - Verbal report from Reeve Long on the Executive meeting he attended to develop a presentation to Alberta Tourism. 4 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF JULY 16, 2013 DRUM PARADE 8.7 Drumheller Parade - Verbal report from Reeve Long on the July 1St Centennial parade. 2013 FARM FAMILY 8.8 Bank of Montreal 2013 Stampede Farm Family Award- Written report from Councillor Holsworth on attending the Bank of Montreal Stampede Farm Family Award presentation with the Neil Bertsch family. COMM FUTURES 8.9 Community Futures Wild Rose- Verbal report from Councillor Holsworth on the meeting he attended on June 27, 2013. 334/13 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Council and Committee reports as presented. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE 9.0 Correspondence Report 335/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council direct Administration to respond to the Wheatland County letter stating that this item will be deferred to Council's 2015 Strategic Planning discussions. CARRIED 336/13 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the Correspondence Report. CARRIED BUS PENDING 10.0 Council Business Pending & Summary Reports 10.1 Business Pending Report 2008/2009/2010/2011/2012 10.2 Business Pending Report 2013 SUMMARY REPORT 10.3 Business Completed Items Summary Report 2013 337/13 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council receive the Business Pending and Summary reports. CARRIED 338/13 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council direct Administration to bring to next Council meeting information regarding the Hesketh low level crossing. CARRIED 339/13 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council direct Administration to bring to next Council meeting information regarding the Range Road 25-2 Kneehill Creek low level crossing. CARRIED The meeting recessed from 11:45 a.m. to 1:31 p.m. 5 Initials COUNCIL MINUTES OF JULY 16, 2013 3.0 Delegations PUBLIC 3.1 Municipal Development Plan, Bylaw # 1651 HEARING Councillor Calhoun moved the Council meeting to recess to hear the 340/13 public hearing scheduled for 1:30 p.m. (Bylaw #1651- Municipal Development Plan) CARRIED Time: 1:31 p.m. 341/13 Councillor Calhoun moved the Council meeting back in session. CARRIED Time: 2:06 p.m. BUS ARISING 6.0 Business Arising Cont'd BYLAW #1651 6.2 Municipal Development Plan — Bylaw # 1651 342/13 Councillor Calhoun moved second reading of Bylaw #1651, a bylaw to establish a new Municipal Development Plan and rescind former Municipal Development Plan Bylaw # 1507 and Amend Bylaw # 1609. CARRIED 343/13 Councillor Hoppins moved third reading of Bylaw #1651, a bylaw to establish a new Municipal Development Plan and rescind former Municipal Development Plan Bylaw #1507 and Amend Bylaw #1609. CARRIED ADJOURNMENT Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 2:18 p.m. 0 Initials Reeve CAO