HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-07-30 Council MinutesCOUNCIL MINUTES OF JULY 30, 2013
MINUTES OF THE JULY 30, 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
Carolyn Van der Kuil
Director of Operations
Pete McRae
Senior Planner
Jerry Brett
CALL TO ORDER Reeve Long in the Chair
Reeve Long called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
ADDITIONS TO 1.0 Additions to the Agenda
AGENDA
Additions under Operations
5.3 Swalwell Dam Update
5.4 Budget Amendment- 2013 Road Re -Build Program
Addition under Correspondence Report
11.1 Three Hills Fire Department
Additions under Council & Committee Renort
10.1 Kneehill Housing
10.2 Kneehill Ambulance
10.3 Doctor Recruitment Visit July 28, 2013
10.4 School Resource Officer Golf Tournament
ADOPTION OF 2.0 Adoption of Agenda
AGENDA
344/13 Councillor Wittstock moved approval of the agenda as amended.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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IN -CAMERA 13.0 In Camera
345/13 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council go into In -Camera at 8:33 a.m.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
346/13 Councillor Calhoun moved the meeting out of In -Camera at 9:26 a.m.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The meeting recessed from 9:27 a.m. to 9:35 a.m.
MINUTES 3.0 Minutes
3.1 Approval of the July 16, 2013 Regular Meeting Minutes
347/13 Councillor Calhoun moved approval of the July 16, 2013 Council
Meeting minutes as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC HEARING 3.2 Public HearinL, Minutes of Bvlaw #1651. Kneehill Coun
MINUTES Municipal Development Plan
348/13 Councillor Holsworth moved approval of the July 16, 2013 Public
Hearing Minutes of Bylaw #1651, Kneehill County Municipal
Development Plan as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
OPERATIONS 5.0 Operations
OPR SUMMARY 5.1 Operations Summary
349/13 Councilor Calhoun moved that Council receive the Operations Summary
as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
HESKETH 5.2 Hesketh Low Level Crossing
CROSSING
350/13 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council receive the Hesketh Low Level
Crossing report for information.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
SWALWELL DAM 5.3 Swalwell Dam Update
351/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council receive the Swalwell Dam
update as information.
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2013 ROAD- 5.4 Budget Amendment -2013 Road Re -Build Program
REBUILD
352/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council approve the budget amendment
of $500,000.00 for the completion of the 2013 Road Re -Build Program
with funds to come out of roads reserve.
CARRIED
FINANCIAL REPORT 6.0 Financial Reports
BANK REC 6.1 Bank Reconciliation — June 30, 2013
353/13 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council receive the June 30, 2013 Bank
Reconciliation Report as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW BUSINESS 8.0 New Business
POLICY 3-18 8.1 Policy # 3-18- Councillor Communications Allowance
354/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Administration amend Policy 3-18 to
reflect the new Councillor Communications Allowance at the rate of
$200.00 per month effective November 1, 2013.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
POLICY 3-19 8.2 Policy 0 -19 -Reimbursement- Council Per Diem and Salary
355/13 Councillor Wittstock moved that Administration amend Policy 3-19 to
reflect the new Councillor base salary increase of $450.00 per month,
increasing the base salary to $1443.39 per month, effective November 1,
2013.
356/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council table motion # 355/13 until later
in the meeting.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Neil and Lonna Bertsch and family entered the meeting at 10:25 a.m.
DELEGATIONS 4.0 Delegations
4.1 Neil Bertsch, 2013 Bank of Montreal Farm Family Recipients
Neil and Lonna Bertsch and family were congratulated by Council on
receiving the 2013 Bank of Montreal Farm Family Award and were
presented with a plaque in recognition of this honour.
Reeve Long and Councillor Holsworth left the meeting to take a photo
with the Neil Bertsch Family at 10:27 a.m.
Reeve Long and Councillor Holsworth returned to the meeting at 10:35
a.m.
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NEW BUSINESS 8.0 New Business Cont'd
POLICY 3-19 8.2 Policy 0 -19 -Reimbursement- Council Per Diem and Salary
Cont'd
357/13 Councillor Hoppins moved that motion number 355/13 be lifted from the
table.
CARRIED
A vote was taken on motion 355/13.
CARRIED
DRUM 2013 WATER 8.3 Drumheller 2013 Water Rates
RATES
358/13 Councillor Holsworth moved to defer this agenda item until after AQUA
7 has reviewed their water rates.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COUNCIL. REPORTS 10.0 Council and Committee Reports
10.1 Kneehill Housing — Written report from Councillor Calhoun on the
meeting she attended.
10.2 Kneehill Ambulance- Verbal report from Councillor Calhoun
updating Council on the disposition of the Kneehill Ambulance Hall.
10.3 Doctor Recruitment Visit- July 28, 2013- Verbal report from
Reeve Long on the Doctor recruitment visit on July 28, 2013. Group has
another potential recruit visiting August 6, 2013.
10.4 School Resource Officer Golf Tournament- Verbal report from
Councillor Hoppins on the School Resource Officer Golf Tournament
that was held on July 27.
359/13 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Council and
Committee reports as presented.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
DELEGATION 4.0 Delegations Cont'd
4.2 AAMD&C Member Visit
Bob Barss, President AAMD&C, Kim Heyman, AAMDC Director of
Advocacy & Communications and Al Kemmere, Director of District 2
Central, provided Council an update on activities of the AAMD&C.
The meeting recessed from 11:57 a.m. to 1:21 p.m.
Councillor Keiver was not present when the meeting reconvened.
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CORRESPONDENCE 11.0 Correspondence Report
360/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council receive the Correspondence
Report as presented.
CARRIED
THREE HILLS FIRE 11.1 Three Hills Fire Department
361/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Administration create a letter to the
Three Hills Fire Department, carbon copying the Town of Three Hills,
asking that the request for money comes from the Town of Three Hills in
regards to the Fire Department request for money.
CARRIED UNANIMIOUSLY
BUS PENDING 12.0 Council Business Pending & Summary Reports
12.1 Business Pending Report 2008/2010/2011/2012
12.2 Business Pending Report 2013
SUMMARY REPORT 12.3 Business Completed Items Summary Report 2013
362/13 Councillor Calhoun moves that a letter be sent to Carillion, carbon copied
to Alberta Transportation and CN Rail in regards to the potholes at the
train tracks on the east side of Swalwell.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
363/13 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council receive the Business Pending
and Summary report as information.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
ADJOURNMENT Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
Bob Long
Reeve
Al Hoggan
CAO
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