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Home My WebLink About2008-02-26 Council MinutesKNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 26, 2008 PRESENT CALL TO ORDER AGENDA 83/08 MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 26TH, 2008 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET, THREE HILLS, ALBERTA. PRESENT: Division No. 2 Carol Calhoun, Reeve 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 ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: CAO Kevin Miner Assistant CAO Laurie Watt Recording Secretary Barb Long Reeve Calhoun in the Chair: Reeve Calhoun called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. 1.0 Adoption of Agenda: The following additions were made to the agenda: Under Business Arising • 6.3 Rescinding Sign Motion #64/08 Under New Business • 7.3 — Torrington Fire Department Under Council and Committee Reports • 9.2 — Kneehill Regional FCSS • 9.3 — Meeting with RCMP Superintendent, Southern Area 9.4 — Mayors and Reeves Meeting Councillor Long moved the approval of the agenda as amended. MINUTES 2.0 Approval of February 12, 2008 Council Minutes 2.1 January 26, 2008 Regular Council Minutes Amendment: Delete from Page 4 " Council recessed from 2:36 p.m. to 2:45 p.m." Page 1 of 5 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 26, 2008 84/08 Councillor Hoppins moved approval of the February 12, 2008 Regular Council Minutes as amended. CARRIED 5.0 Financial FINANCIAL 5.1 Bank Reconciliation — January 2008 85/08 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the January 2008 Bank Reconciliation. CARRIED BUS ARISING 6.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes COMM GRANT 6.2 Community Grants to Non -Profit Organizations Councillor Holsworth moved approval of the amendments to 86/08 Policy #15-3, as presented. CARRIED RESCIND MOTION 6.3 Township & Range Road Signs Along Provincial Highways- Rescind Motion #64/08 87/08 Councillor Holsworth moved to rescind the February 12, 2008 Motion #64/08. NEW BUS 7.0 New Business P.H. DATE -B1573 7.2 Schedule Public Hearing — Bylaw 1573 — Roberts (NE 14- 32-26-W4) 88/08 Councillor Wittstock moved first reading to Bylaw 1573, that being a bylaw to amend Land Use Bylaw 1564 by re -designating the southern 4.84 acres located at the NE. 14-32-26-W4 from Recreational (R) to Agricultural (A). CARRIED Councillor Long moved that Council schedule a Public Hearing for 89/08 March 27, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. CARRIED 90/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council waive the fee for the Roberts re -designation. CARRIED TORR F.D. CURLING 7.3Torrington Fire Department — Team Alberta at the Canadian Firefighter Curling Championships 91/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council approve the Torrington Fire Department request for funding, in the amount of $1800, for the purchase of gifts, to be presented to the other provincial teams at the 2008 Firefighter Curling Championships. CARRIED The meeting recessed from 8:50 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. Page 2 of 5 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 26, 2008 Debi Moon, reporter for The Capital, was present when the meeting reconvened. Also present when the meeting reconvened was Sergeant Bill Laidlaw, RCMP Three Hills Detachment, and Will Scott, Peace Officer Kneehill County. 3.0 Presentations RCMP — 3 HILLS 3.1 Sergeant Laidlaw — RCMP Three Hills Detachment Sergeant Laidlaw updated Council on present law enforcement matters and plans for the future. 92/08 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council direct Administration to send a letter to the Three Hills RCMP Detachment regarding detachment boundary concerns, with a copy to MP Kevin Sorenson and MLA Richard Marz. CARRIED Sergeant Laidlaw and Peace Officer Scott left the meeting at 9:20 a.m. Rob Mayhew, Operations Director, Yvonne Evans, Operations Executive Assistant and Brandy Hay Evans, Operations Assistant, entered the meeting at 9:20 a.m. BORROWING 6.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes — Cont'd. DEBENTURE 1566 6.1 Borrowing Debenture — Bylaw 1566 93/08 Councillor Wittstock moved second reading of Bylaw 1566, that being the bylaw to authorize Council to incur indebtedness in the amount of $17,300,000 for the purpose of construction of the reservoir(s) and distribution lines for Phase 1 and II of the Water Service Area Project. CARRIED 94/08 Reeve Calhoun moved third and final reading of Bylaw 1566. CARRIED OPERATIONS 4.0 Operations REPORT 4.1 Director of Operations Report Rob Mayhew, Director of Operations presented the Operations Report. 4.2 Approach Variance Request — Burton & Susan Toews 95/08 Councillor Long moved that County policy be followed and the request for an approach variance be denied. Page 3 of 5 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 26, 2008 The meeting recessed from 9:55 a.m. until 10:05 a.m. IN CAMERA In Camera 96/08 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council go in camera at 10:05 a.m. CARRIED Debi Moon, reporter for The Capital, left the meeting at this time. 97/08 Councillor Long moved that Council rise from in camera at 11:30 a.m. CARRIED The meeting recessed from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. CORR REPORT 8.0 Correspondence Report 98/08 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Correspondence Report. CARRIED COUNCIL REPORTS 9.0 Council and Committee Reports 9.1—Airport Commission AIRPORT MTG Councillor Keiver provided a written report of the February 7, 2008 Airport Commission meeting. FOSS 9.2 Kneehill Regional FCSS Councillor Holsworth provided a verbal report of the February 21, 2008 Kneehill Regional FCSS Board meeting. • The Province is providing an increase of $15,940 in annual funding to our FCSS Board. RCMP 9.3 Meeting with RCMP Superintendent of Southern Alberta District Reeve Calhoun provided a written report of the January 30, 2008 meeting with Peter Clark, RCMP Superintendent of Southern Alberta, Delburne CAO, Mayor of Trochu, Mayor of Elnora, and Mayor of Three Hills to discuss policing issues. MAYORS & REEVES 9.4 Mayors and Reeves Meeting Reeve Calhoun provided a written report of the January 31, 2008 Mayors and Reeves meeting. 99/08 Reeve Calhoun moved to receive the Council and Committee Reports as information. Page 4 of 5 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 26, 2008 CARRIED IN CAMERA 11.0 In Camera 100/08 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council go in camera at 1:00 p.m. CARRIED 101/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council rise from in camera at 2:40 p.m. CARRIED PEACE OFFICER Councillor Hoppins moved that Council direct Administration to MOU — 3 HILLS enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Town of 102/08 Three Hills for the provision of Peace Officer Services. CARRIED PHYSICIAN COMM 7.1 Phvsician Recruitment and Retention Committee 103/08 Councillor Holsworth moved that Kneehill County Council appoint Councillor Long as the County's representative to the Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee, with Councillor Hoppins as the alternate member, and approve the funding proposal as presented by the CAO Steering Committee. CARRIED Reeve Calhoun abstained from voting and discussion on the Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee due to a possible pecuniary interest. ADJOURN Councillor Wittstock moved to adjourn the meeting at 2:50 p.m. 104/08 CARRIED Reeve CAO Page 5 of 5 Initial: