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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-06-24 Council MinutesKNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 24, 2008 PRESENT CALL TO ORDER MINUTES OF THE JUNE 24TH , 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 Barbara Long Reeve Calhoun in the Chair: Reeve Calhoun 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 New Business • 6.8 RMO Stations & Equipment Tax • 6.9 Three Hills Arts Academy Under Committee Reports • 8.4 Badlands Ambulance Service • 8.5 Community Futures Wildrose • 8.6 Drumheller & District Solid Waste Management • 8.7 Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP) Under In Camera Reports • Town of Three Hills Email • Kneehill Ambulance Society 298/08 Councillor Long moved the approval of the agenda as amended. MINUTES 2.0 Minutes 2.1 Approval of June 10, 2008 Council Minutes Pagel of 8 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 24, 2008 299/08 Councillor Wittstock moved approval of the June 10, 2008 Regular Council Minutes. CARRIED BUS ARISING 5.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes STARS DONATION 5.1 STARS(Alberta Shock Trauma Air Recue Foundation)Donation 300/08 Councillor Long moved that Council approve a donation of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to STARS. CARRIED 5.2 Horseshoe Canyon Ownership HORSESHOE Councillor Hoppins moved that Council authorize the Reeve to send a letter to Minister Ady, Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture, regarding the status of the transfer of the Horseshoe 301/08 Canyon Provincial Viewpoint Area to Kneehill County, and requesting that if the transfer has not been completed the Province provide funding for the County to restore the site to an acceptable condition. Copies of this letter to be forwarded to Richard Marz, MLA, Alberta Parks Staff, the Canadian Badlands Ltd., and the Drumheller Chamber of Commerce. CARRIED 5.3 Use of County Vehicles — Taxable Benefit Policy COUNTY VEHICLES Councillor Hoppins moved that Council approve Policy #7-26, Use 302/08 of County Vehicles and Taxable Benefits, as amended. CARRIED Debi Moon, Reporter for The Capital, entered the meeting at 8:56 a.m. Rob Mayhew, Operations Director, entered the meeting at 8:57 a.m. OPERATIONS 4.0 Operations REPORT 4.1 Director Of Operations Report Rob Mayhew, Director of Operations, presented the Operations Report, comprised of Transportation (Roads) and Water Summary Reports, for Council information. Rob Mayhew left the meeting at 9:15 a.m. The meeting recessed from 9:15 until 9:25 a.m. LUB AMENDMENT Councillor Holsworth moved the following addition to the agenda: 303/08 Under New Business, Item 6.10 Land Use Bylaw Amendment. CARRIED Page 2 of 8 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 24, 2008 TROCHU TRUCK 6.3Trochu Fire Hall Truck Fill FILL Councillor Hoppins moved that Council direct Administration to investigate with Alberta Environment the possibility of considering 306/08 a truck fill as an allowable use on the Equity Water license, in order that Kneehill County may make application to the Town of Trochu to build a truck fill at the Trochu Fire Hall site. CARRIED 6.4 FCM Partner's Gala Tickets FCM GALA TICKETS Reeve Calhoun, Councillor Wittstock, and Councillor Long left the meeting at 9:45 a.m. due to a pecuniary interest in this matter. Councillor Hoppins moved that the costs for the FCM Gala 307/08 partner's tickets, at one hundred & fifteen dollars ($115.00) each, be paid for by Kneehill County. CARRIED Reeve Calhoun, Councillor Wittstock, and Councillor Long entered the meeting at 9:50 a.m. POLICE COMM 6.5 Drumheller Municipal Policing Committee 308/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council table this item pending further information. CARRIED Tony Chelick, Alberta Transportation, entered the meeting at 9:55 a.m. 3.0 Delegations Page 3 of 8 Initial: 6.0 New Business FIRE AGREEMENT 6.1 Master Fire Protection Agreement 304/08 Reeve Calhoun moved that Council direct Administration to amend the Master Fire Protection Agreement as discussed prior to sending it out to our 5 (five) urban partners. CARRIED BUILDING 6.2 Kneehill County Building Infrastructure INFRASTRUCTURE Councillor Hoppins moved that Council direct Administration to proceed with hiring a consultant, using Municipal Sustainability 305/08 Initiative funding, to compile the state of the County's building infrastructure, along with a future needs analysis, including options as to reaching the goal. Further, Administration be directed to bring forward the Request for Proposal quotes for Council decision. CARRIED TROCHU TRUCK 6.3Trochu Fire Hall Truck Fill FILL Councillor Hoppins moved that Council direct Administration to investigate with Alberta Environment the possibility of considering 306/08 a truck fill as an allowable use on the Equity Water license, in order that Kneehill County may make application to the Town of Trochu to build a truck fill at the Trochu Fire Hall site. CARRIED 6.4 FCM Partner's Gala Tickets FCM GALA TICKETS Reeve Calhoun, Councillor Wittstock, and Councillor Long left the meeting at 9:45 a.m. due to a pecuniary interest in this matter. Councillor Hoppins moved that the costs for the FCM Gala 307/08 partner's tickets, at one hundred & fifteen dollars ($115.00) each, be paid for by Kneehill County. CARRIED Reeve Calhoun, Councillor Wittstock, and Councillor Long entered the meeting at 9:50 a.m. POLICE COMM 6.5 Drumheller Municipal Policing Committee 308/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council table this item pending further information. CARRIED Tony Chelick, Alberta Transportation, entered the meeting at 9:55 a.m. 3.0 Delegations Page 3 of 8 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 24, 2008 3.3 Alberta Transportation — Tony Chelick Tony Chelick, Operations Manager, Central Region of Alberta Transportation updated Council on the ongoing and planned provincial road construction projects. Council expressed concern regarding the status of the construction of Highway 21 and Highway 9, as well as the need for maintenance on the balance of Highways 9 and 21 and Secondary Highways 806, 836 and 575. Ian Robertson entered the meeting at 10:30 a.m. , during the Alberta Transportation presentation. Tony Chelick left the meeting at 10:48 a.m. The meeting recessed from 10:49 a.m. until 10:55 a.m. Present when the meeting reconvened were Jerry Brett, Senior Planning & Development Officer and Philip Rough, Development Officer for Kneehill County. 6.0 New Business — Continued 6.6 Wimborne Boundaries HAMLET BOUNDARY Jerry Brett, Senior Planning & Development Officer, presented a request from a landowner adjacent to the hamlet of Wimborne, to adjust the hamlet's boundary to incorporate some of his lands (5 lots), as well as to advise Council of his future plan to reclassify another portion located north of the hamlet to Country Residential. 309/08 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council advise the landowner, Ian Robertson, that until Kneehill County has conducted a County wide Hamlet Strategic Planning process, to be completed prior to year end, his request to adjust Wimborne's boundary to include additional lots, will not be dealt with. Further, that Kneehill County Council recommends that Mr. Robertson make a formal application, along with appropriate fees, for redesignation of a portion of the lands to Country Residential. CARRIED Ian Robertson left the meeting at 11:25 a.m. BYLAW 1578 6.10 Proposed Amendment to Land Use Bylaw 1564 — Bylaw 1578 LUB AMENDMENT Councillor Holsworth moved first reading of Bylaw 1578, this 310/08 being a bylaw to amend Land Use Bylaw 1564 to include "Auto Wrecker" as a discretionary use within the Agricultural District. CARRIED Page 4 of 8 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 24, 2008 311/08 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council schedule a public hearing for10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, for Bylaw 1578. CARRIED Jerry Brett and Phillip Rough left the meeting at 11:40 a.m. Debi Moon left the meeting at this time. The meeting recessed from 11:41 a.m. until 1:25 p.m. Councillor Keiver was not present for the balance of the meeting. R.MURRAY 6.9 Three Hills Arts Academy — Email Invitation to Retirement R. Murray 312/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council direct Administration to send a letter expressing regret that due to previous commitments a Council representative would be unable to attend the June 27th retirement function and include a $25.00 donation to be used towards a retirement gift. CARRIED Mr. Jim Lowe, Senior Manager of Engineering Long Siding Projects, and Mr. Al Erickson, CN Railway Public Works Officer, entered the meeting at 1:30 p.m. Barb Long left the meeting at 1:45 p.m. and Laure Watt recorded the minutes during her absence. 3.0 Delegations 3.2 CN Railway Presentation CN RAIL SIDING Mr. Jim Lowe reviewed with Council the four options available for construction of a long siding within Kneehill County. 313/08 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the CN Railway presentation as information and await input from the Operations Department prior to a decision being made. CARRIED EQUITY H2O 6.7 Connection Requests for Equity Water Line 314/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council direct Administration to respond to the ratepayers' requests advising a motion had been approved on November 13, 2001 to close the system to any future connections. CARRIED TAX ON RMO'S 6.8 Tax on RMO Stations & Equipment Page 5 of 8 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 24, 2008 315/08 Councillor Wittstock moved that any RMO Station that goes into a transmission line should be exempt from municipal taxation and requested the Assessment department provide tax roll information regarding RMO Stations for the next Council meeting. CARRIED CORR REPORT 7.0 Correspondence Report St. Mary's Health Care Centre Fundraiser Council directed that a donation item be provided to the St. Mary's Health Care Centre Annual Charity Golf Tournament & Silent Auction, being held on August 16, 2008 at the Trochu Golf & Country Club. 316/08 Councillor Holsworth moved to accept the Correspondence Report as presented. CARRIED 8.0 Council and Committee Reports COUNCIL, REPTS 8.1 Central Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (CAAMDC) Executive Meeting CAA1vIDC Reeve Calhoun reported on the June 20t CAAMDC meeting. • Selected a Resolution committee comprised of 5 people to bring resolutions to the Fall Zone meeting and be sent to Councils prior to Fall AAMDC Conference. • Emergent resolutions must affect all municipalities, not just a few. • Golf tournament scheduled for August 8th at Whispering Pines. • Next Director's meeting August 15th at Hanna. • Fall Zone meeting October 10th AIRPORT COMM 8.3 Airport Commission Councillor Keiver reported that the Three Hills Airport Commission has moved that Three Hills and/or Kneehill County be requested to provide $150,000.00 for taxi runway overlay and repair. 317/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Kneehill County provide one- third of the necessary funding, to a maximum of $50,000.00 from Municipal Sustainability Initiative funding, provided the project is completed under solid engineering recommendations. CARRIED BAS 8.4 Badlands Ambulance Service Page 6 of 8 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 24, 2008 Councillor Long reported on the June 19, 2008 Badlands Ambulance Service meeting. • A part-time ALS provider approved, commencing June 6, 2008. Red Deer City 911 has fridge magnets displaying rural addressing. Alberta Health being contacted to advise that a new ambulance has been ordered for 2009, and asking where the money held in reserves would be directed upon the province assuming ambulance delivery. COMM FUTURES 8.5 Community Futures WildRose Councillor Long presented a report on the Community Futures WildRose Annual General Meeting held on June 19, 2008. 8.6 Drumheller & District Solid Waste DRUM SOLID WASTE Councillor Long reported on the June 19, 2008 Drumheller & District Solid Waste meeting. • Now taking garbage from Strathmore, 40 to 50 tons per day which cut the storage capacity of the Drumheller Waste site from 15 years to 7 years. This service provided at profitable rates with one year service guaranteed. • Effective recycling program would remove approximately 75% of garbage from waste disposal sites. • Paint can disposal program scheduled to commence in April is on hold. Council direction was that Drumheller & District Solid Waste should take the leadership role in recycling possibilities. CAEP 8.7 Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP) Reeve Calhoun reported on recent meeting, advising Council that Kneehill County should use the resources that are available to members. KAS 8.2 Kneehill Ambulance Society WAS) Councillor Holsworth reported on the KAS meeting. • Letter from Three Hills and Trochu regarding the new ambulance hall was received by the KAS Board as information. Operations Director, Ed Guenette given a nine month leave of absence to join the David Thompson Health Region Transition Team. The Deputy Operations Director, Garry Cunningham appointed as interim Operations Director. Construction of the Three Hills Ambulance Hall proceeding, with the Village of Carbon supplying clay fill, with KAS paying for only the trucking costs. Page 7 of 8 Initial: KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 24, 2008 318/08 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council receive the Committee reports. CARRIED BUS PENDING 9.0 Business Summary Reports Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Business 319/08 Summary Reports. CARRIED 10.0 Business Arising from Council and Committee Reports BUS ARISING A request was made to attach a Municipal Sustainability Initiative funding summary to each of the Council packages. The meeting recessed from 3:35 p.m. until 3:40 p.m. IN CAMERA 11.0 In Camera 320/08 Councillor Painter moved that Council go in camera at 3:40 p.m. CARRIED 321/08 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council rise from in camera at 5:10 p.m. CARRIED ADJOURNMENT Adiournment 322/08 Councillor Wittstock moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:10 p.m. CARRIED Reeve CAO Page 8 of 8 Initial: