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Home My WebLink About2008-03-11 Council MinutesKNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 11, 2008 MINUTES OF THE MARCH 11TH, 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 (after 8:45 a.m.) Division No. 4 Glen Keiver, Councillor Division No. 5 Bob Long, Councillor PRESENT 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 ABSENT Division No. 2 Carol Calhoun, Reeve Deputy Reeve Holsworth in the Chair: CALL TO ORDER Deputy Reeve Holsworth called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. AGENDA 1.0 Adoption of Agenda: The following additions were made to the agenda: Under Presentations — Re -zoning from HR to LI • 3.2 Letters of Concern (Town of Trochu, A. Frere) 105/08 Councillor Painter moved the approval of the agenda as amended. CARRIED MINUTES 2.0 Approval of February 24, 2008 Council Minutes 106/08 Councillor Hoppins moved approval of the February 24, 2008 Regular Council Minutes. CARRIED BUS ARISING 5.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes CAMRIF 5.1 Canada Alberta Municipal Rural Infrastructure Funding (CAMRIF) Information 107/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council receive as information. Page 1 of 6 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 11, 2008 CARRIED NEW BUS 6.0 New Business BYLAW 1570 6.1 Clubroot Control on County Road Allowances (Bylaw #1570 108/08 Councillor Hoppins moved first reading to Bylaw 1570, that being a Bylaw to prevent the establishment of or control or destroy the disease known as Clubroot on County Road Allowances. CARRIED 109/08 Councillor Long moved second reading of Bylaw 1570. CARRIED 110/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that consideration to hold third reading be given to Bylaw 1570. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Councillor Wittstock entered the meeting at 8:45 a.m. 111/08 Councillor Long moved third reading of Bylaw 1570. CARRIED CLUBROOT POLICY 6.2 Control of Clubroot — Policy #1-24 112/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council approve Clubroot Policy #1-24, as amended. CARRIED Debi Moon, reporter for The Capital, entered the meeting at 8:53 a.m. Bruce Sommerville, Agricultural Fieldman, Rob Mayhew, Director of Operations, Yvonne Evans, Operations Executive Assistant, and Brandy Hay Evans, Operations Assistant entered the meeting at 8:55 a.m. 2% LIQUID 6.3 Hold Harmless Agreement - 2% Liquid Strychnine STRYCHNINE Concentrate 113/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council authorize the Kneehill County Agricultural Fieldman to sign the amended Memorandum of Agreements between Kneehill County and bona fide farmers with regard to the distribution of 2% Liquid Strychnine Concentrate for emergency use to control Richardson Ground Squirrels. CARRIED Bruce Sommerville left the meeting at 9:08 a.m. Page 2 of 6 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 11, 2008 4.0 Operations 4.1 Director of Operations Report OPERATIONS REPT Rob Mayhew, Director of Operations presented the Operations Report. 114/08 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Director of Operations Report. CARRIED Rob Mayhew, Yvonne Evans, and Brandy Hay Evans left the meeting at 9:27 a.m. ZIEGLER LETTER 6.4 Letter of Concern: Water Distribution Proiect and Physician Recruitment and Retention 115/08 Councillor Wittstock moved that Deputy Reeve Holsworth send a letter of response. CARRIED SUMMER MTGS 6.6 Summer Council Meeting Schedule 116/08 Councillor Long moved that Council schedule July 15th, August 5th and August 26th for the summer Council Meeting dates. CARRIED Jerry Brett, Senior Planning and Development Officer, entered the meeting at 9:45 a.m. Jerry Brett was introduced to Council, and he gave a brief history of himself. Deputy Reeve Holsworth, on behalf of Kneehill County Council, welcomed him to Kneehill County. The meeting recessed from 9:50 a.m. until 10:01 a.m. Present when the meeting reconvened were Maureen Malaka, CAO Town of Trochu, Carl Ducommun, Rodney Penner, Thomas Frere, and Jenna Frere. Page 3 of 6 Initial: 6.7 Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) RDRWA MTG Information Meeting Councillor Wittstock moved that Council authorize the attendance 117/08 of Councillor Hoppins, Councillor Keiver, Councillor Long, and Councillor Painter at the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Information meeting being held on Friday, March 14th at Trochu. CARRIED PORCHLIGHT AB 6.8 Proiect Porchlight Alberta 118/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Kneehill County participate in this project and Administration draft a distribution plan. CARRIED Jerry Brett, Senior Planning and Development Officer, entered the meeting at 9:45 a.m. Jerry Brett was introduced to Council, and he gave a brief history of himself. Deputy Reeve Holsworth, on behalf of Kneehill County Council, welcomed him to Kneehill County. The meeting recessed from 9:50 a.m. until 10:01 a.m. Present when the meeting reconvened were Maureen Malaka, CAO Town of Trochu, Carl Ducommun, Rodney Penner, Thomas Frere, and Jenna Frere. Page 3 of 6 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 11, 2008 119/08 Councillor Long moved that Council recess for the Public Hearing scheduled for 10:00 a.m. CARRIED Time: 10:01 a.m. 120/08 Councillor Wittstock moved the meeting back in session. CARRIED Time: 10:16 a.m. Maureen Malaka left the meeting at this time. 3.2 Bylaw #1571 - Re -zoning of Ptn NE 8-33-23-W4 (R. Davis) BYLAW 1571 from Country Residential (CR) to Light Industrial (LI) Deputy Reeve Holsworth asked if any member of Council would like to make a motion to give second reading to Bylaw #1571 and received no response. 121/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that no further readings be given to Bylaw #1571. CARRIED LUB 1574 6.5 Land Use Bylaw Amendment & Subdivision Guide — Bylaw 1574 — Schedule Public Hearing Date 122/08 Councillor Long moved first reading of Bylaw 1574, that being a bylaw amending Land Use Bylaw 1564, by the addition of a guiding principle to Section 39, Rural Subdivision and Development Policies and the addition of pieces that were inadvertently left out of the new Land Use Bylaw. CARRIED 123/08 Councillor Long moved that Council schedule a public hearing for Bylaw 1574, at April 8th at 10:00 a.m. CARRIED Jerry Brett, Carl Ducommun, Rodney Penner, Thomas G. Frere, and Jenna Frere left the meeting at 10:37 a.m. CENSUS 6.9 2008 Municipal Census 124/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council approve the collection of the following additional information during the 2008 census: dwelling type, ownership status of dwelling, employment status, type of industry, and type of occupation. CARRIED Page 4 of 6 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 11, 2008 KNEEHILL MUSEUM 6.10 Kneehill Historical Society Museum Fund Raiser 125/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council authorize the attendance of Reeve Calhoun and spouse, at this event. CARRIED RATEPAYER MTG 6.11 Ratepaver Meeting Draft Agenda Council provided direction to Administration regarding the agenda for the Ratepayer Meetings, and requested the amended agenda be presented at the March 27th Council meeting for approval. CORR REPORT 7.0 Correspondence Report 126/08 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the Correspondence Report. CARRIED COUNCIL REPORTS 8.0 Council and Committee Reports 8.1—Drumheller and District Solid Waste DRUM WASTE Councillor Long provided a written report of the February 28, 2008 meeting. 8.5 Reynolds Mirth Richards Farmer Seminar LAW SEMINAR Councillor Hoppins provided a written report of the Annual Law Seminar attended on Friday, March 17, 2008. 8.6 Agricultural Service Board Meeting ASB Councillor Hoppins updated Council on the March 4, 2008 ASB meeting. Councillor Hoppins left the meeting at 11:00 a.m. BASS 8.2 Badlands Ambulance Report Councillor Long provided a written report of the February 28, 2008 Badlands Ambulance meeting. 8.3 Physician Recruitment and Retention Meeting PHYSICIAN COMM The proposed terms of reference, as prepared by Kevin Miner, were presented and discussed by Council. Councillor Wittstock moved that Council approve the Physician 127/08 Recruitment and Retention terms of reference, as presented. CARRIED CAAMDC RES 8.4 CAAMDC Resolution Process Discussion ensued regarding guidelines for an effective Resolution Process for the AAMDC Board of Directors. Page 5 of 6 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 11, 2008 Council requested this be placed on the March 27, 2008 Council meeting agenda for further discussion. IN CAMERA 11.0 In Camera 128/08 Councillor Long moved that Council go in camera at 11:30 a.m. CARRIED 129/08 Councillor Painter moved that Council rise from in camera at 11:40 a.m. CARRIED BAS LETTER Councillor Painter moved that Council direct Administration to 130/08 provide a letter of support, in principle, to the Badlands Ambulance Society to move in the direction of providing an ALS service. CARRRIED KAS 8.7 Kneehill Ambulance Society (KAS) Deputy Reeve Holsworth updated Council on the last KAS meeting and advised the next meeting is to be held on March 27th at 7:00 p.m. Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Council and 131/08 Committee Reports. CARRIED ADJOURNMENT Adjournment Councillor Wittstock moved to adjourn the meeting at 11:40 a.m. 13208 CARRIED Reeve CAO Page 6 of 6 Initial: