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Home My WebLink About2008-02-12 Council MinutesKNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 12, 2008 PRESENT ABSENT CALL TO ORDER MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 12TH, 2008 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET, THREE HILLS, ALBERTA. PRESENT: Division No. 1 Brian Holsworth, Deputy Reeve Division No. 3 Jerry Wittstock, Councillor Division No. 4 Glen Keiver, Councillor Division No. 5 Bob Long, Councillor Division No. 6 Ken Hoppins, Councillor Division No. 7 Bobby Painter, Councillor ABSENT: Division No. 2 Carol Calhoun, Reeve ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: CAO Kevin Miner Assistant CAO Laurie Watt Recording Secretary Barb Long Deputy Reeve Holsworth in the Chair: Deputy Reeve Holsworth called the meeting to order at 8:46 a.m. AGENDA 1.0 Adoption of Agenda: The following additions were made to the agenda: Under New Business • 7.6 — Crowfoot Constituency • 7.7 — Community Grants to Non -Profit Organizations Under Council and Committee Reports • 9.1 — Agricultural Service Board • 9.2 — Three Hills Elks 80th Anniversary 48/08 Councillor Long moved the approval of the agenda as amended. MINUTES 2.0 Approval of Minutes 2.1 January 26, 2008 Regular Council Minutes 49/08 Councillor Hoppins moved approval of the January 26th, 2008 Regular Council Minutes as presented. CARRIED BUS ARISING 6.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes Page 1 of 6 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 12, 2008 B1569 6.1 Master Rates Bylaw 1569 MASTER RATES Direction: Amend by adding Pasture Sprayer rental cost. Councillor Hoppins moved third reading of Bylaw 1569, the Master Rates Bylaw, as amended. CARRIED RURAL ADDRESS 6.2 Rural Addressing Signs & Installation 50/08 Councillor Long moved to table this item until later in the agenda. CARRIED D. Moon, reporter for the Three Hills Capital, entered the Council meeting at 9:01 a.m. B1572 6.3 Rural Addressing Bylaw 1572 RURAL ADDRESS Councillor Wittstock moved first reading of Bylaw 1572, this 51/08 being a bylaw requiring the owners or occupants of a building or a parcel of land to display the numbers assigned to their land, building, units, or sub -units in a standardized format. CARRIED 52/08 Councillor Hoppins moved second reading of Bylaw 1572. CARRIED 53/08 Councillor Painter moved consideration be given to hold third reading of Bylaw 1572. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 54/08 Councillor Holsworth moved third reading to Bylaw 1572 CARRIED RURAL MATTERS 6.4 Rural Matters Conference Councillor Hoppins moved to approve the attendance of 55/08 three (3) Councillors at the Rural Matters Conference being held from July 5th to 8th, 2008. CARRRIED LONG C.M.'S 6.5 Lengthy Council Meeting Policy 56/08 Councillor Hoppins moved to receive as information. CARRIED FCM 6.6 FCM Convention Attendance Policy 57/08 Councillor Hoppins moved to receive as information. CARRIED NEW BUS 7.0 New Business TORR ARENA 7.1 Donation Request from Torrington Agricultural Society for the Torrington Arena Councillor Hoppins moved that due to the emergent situation at the Torrington Arena, Kneehill County donate a one time grant in the Page 2 of 6 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 12, 2008 58/08 amount of $10,000 with the understanding that the Torrington Agricultural Society will not be eligible to apply for a Community Grant to Non -Profit Organizations funding until 2010. CARRIED STRAT PLANNING 7.2 Strategic Planning Council provided direction regarding the Strategic Planning session. Philip Rough, Planner & Development Officer entered the meeting at 9:55 a.m. Richard & Rusty Toews entered the meeting at 9:56 a.m. The meeting recessed from 9:56 a.m. until 10:02 a.m. 3.0 Presentations SBDV EXTENSION 3.2a Subdivision Extension Request — T. Lahrmann KNE060232 59/08 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council grant a one year extension to subdivision KNE060232 that will expire on February 12, 2009 and waive the extension fee. CARRIED SBDV EXTENSION 3.2b Subdivision Extension Reauest — Sedona Farms KNE060221 60/08 Councillor Long moved that Council grant a one year extension to Subdivision KNE060221 with it to expire on February 12, 2009. CARRIED RD UPGRADE 3.2c Road Upgrade Request — R. Toews Councillor Wittstock moved that Council approve the application 61/08 for cost sharing in the road upgrade and gives permission for the road to be upgraded in accordance with County standards. CARRIED P.H. DATE 3.2d Schedule Public Hearing Date — Bylaw 1571— R. Davis B1571 Councillor Hoppins moved first reading of Bylaw 1571, this being 62/08 a bylaw to re -designate a 0.34 acre portion of Plan 9512422 Lot 2 (N.E. 8-33-23-W4) from Country Residential to Light Industrial. CARRIED 63/08 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council schedule March 11, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. for this re -designation. CARRIED Philip Rough, Richard & Rusty Toews left the meeting at 10:28 a.m. Page 3 of 6 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 12, 2008 TWP/RG RD SIGNS 7.3 Township & Range Road Signs Along Provincial Highways 64/08 Councillor Hoppins moved to direct Administration to update the Township & Range Road signs along the provincial highways with the funds to be allocated from the Municipal Sustainability Initiative Grant. CARRIED Rob Mayhew, Director of Operations, Yvonne Evans, Operations Executive Assistant, and Brandy Hay Evans, Operations Assistant, entered the meeting at 10:30 a.m. OPERATIONS 4.1 Director of Operations Report REPORT 4.1 Rob Mayhew -Operations Report Rob Mayhew, Director of Operations presented the Operations Report. 65/08 Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Operations Report as presented. CARRIED WSA RESERVOIR 4.2 Water Service Area (WSA) Phase 1 Reservoir Tender Councillor Painter moved that Council authorize Administration 66/08 award the WSA Phase 1 North Reservoir tender to Tekton Construction pending securing of the land. CARRIED The meeting recessed from 9:47 a.m. until 9:50 a.m. Debi Moon, reporter for The Capital, left the meeting at this time. IN CAMERA In Camera 67/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council go in camera at 9:50 a.m. CARRIED 68/08 Councillor Long moved that Council rise from in camera at 9:58 a.m. IR 01 Debi Moon, reporter for The Capital, re-entered the meeting at this time. WSA DISTRIBUTION 4.3 Water Service Area (WSA) Phase 1 Distribution Line LINE Tender 69/08 Councillor Long moved that Council authorize Administration to award the WSA Phase I Distribution Line tender to the successful bidder T.A. Excavating. CARRIED Page 4 of 6 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 12, 2008 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council authorize Administration 70/08 to negotiate the additional 19.3 km and award the extension if the addition is under the amount discussed by Council. CARRIED Rob Mayhew, Yvonne Evans, and Brandy Hay Evans left the meeting at 11:04 a.m. COMM DISCOVERY 7.4 Community Discovery Nights 71/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council participate in the Community Discovery Nights. CARRIED CLUBROOT 7.5 Release of Information — Positive Test for Clubroot Disease 72/08 Councillor Long moved that Council write Alberta Agriculture Food & Rural Development and Alberta Justice a letter with regards to the unacceptable response concerning the notification of a positive Clubroot test to adjacent landowners. Copies of the letter to be forwarded to the AAMDC, all Municipal Districts & Counties, and MLA Richard Marz. CARRIED CROWFOOT 7.6 Crowfoot Constituency - K. Sorenson Dinner 73/08 Councillor Hoppins moved to receive this report as information. CARRIED CORR REPORT 8.0 Correspondence Report 74/08 Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Correspondence Report. CARRIED The meeting recessed from 11:40 a.m. until 12:50 a.m. Debi Moon, reporter for The Capital left at this time. COUNCIL REPORTS 9.0 Council and Committee Reports 9.1 -ASB ASB Councillor Hoppins provided a written report of the February 5, 2008 ASB meeting. 3 HILLS ELKS 80TH 9.2 Three Hills Elks 801h Anniversary Councillor Long provided a verbal report of the February 9th function celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Three Hills Elks. 75/08 Councillor Painter moved to receive the Council and Committee Reports as information CARRIED Page 5 of 6 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 12, 2008 FINANCIAL RPTS 5.0 Financial Report Format 76/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council accept the Statement of Revenues and Expenses as amended. CARRIED Council recessed from 2:36 p in. to 2:45 p.m. RURAL ADDRESS 6.2 Rural Addressing Signs & Installation (Continued) 77/08 Councillor Long moved this item be removed from the table. CARRIED 78/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council direct Administration to contract the low bidder to supply and install rural address signage, using the un -allotted 2008 Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) funding. CARRIED IN CAMERA 11.0 In Camera 79/08 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council go in camera at 1:23 p.m. CARRIED 80/08 Councillor Painter moved that Council rise from in camera at 1:50 p.m. CARRIED 7.7 Communitv Grants to Non -Profit Organizations — Round 1 81/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Kneehill County Council approve the February 2008 funding allocations in the amount of $30,950.00 82/08 to a total of twelve (12) organizations, as per the recommendations of the Community Grants Committee CARRIED ADJOURN Councillor Long moved to adjourn the meeting at 1:53 p.m. 83/08 CARRIED Reeve CAO Page 6 of 6 Initial: