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Home My WebLink About2007-06-26 Council MinutesKNEEHILL COUNTY June 26, 2007 Council Meeting Agenda 0 • Call to Order - 8:30 a.m. 1.0 Adoption of Agenda 2.0 Approval of June 12, 2007 Council Minutes 3.0 Delegations: 3.1 Finavera - Wind Power - 8:45 a.m. 3.2 Rob Mayhew - 9:00 a.m. (Operations Reports) 3.3 L. Litz - Direct Control District - 10:00 a.m. 4.0 Operations 4.1 Director of Operations Report 4.2 Signage at RR 13-4 Twp Rd 34-2 4.3 Kneehill County Water Project - Next Steps 5.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes 5.1 Community Events Invitations 5.2 Acquisition of Water Cooperatives/New Water Customers 5.3 County Training Centre/Trochu Fire Department 6.0 New Business 6.1 Road Building Proposal 6.2 Shop Foreman Position 6.3 Ambulance Hall Funding Request 6.4 Assessment Review Board Dates 6.5 Amendment to Bylaw 1537 and 1561. 7.0 Correspondence Report 8.0 Business Items Summary Report 9.0 Council and Committee Reports 9.1 IDP & MOA Joint Meeting 10.0 Business Arising from Council and Committee Reports 11.0 In Camera Adjournment 12.0 Information Package 0 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 26, 2007 0 • PRESENT CALL TO ORDER MINUTES OF THE JUNE 26, 2007 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET, THREE HILLS, ALBERTA. PRESENT: Division No. 4 Murray Woods, Reeve Division No. 1 Brian Holsworth, Councillor Division No. 2 Carol Calhoun, Councillor Division No. 3 - Jerry Wittstock, Councillor Division No. 7 Ken Knievel, Councillor ABSENT: Division No. 5 Vern Crawford, Deputy Reeve Division No. 6 Ken Hoppins, Councillor OTHERS PRESENT: Darrell and Michele Morley, from Spirit Pine Energy Corporation, and Myke Clark, Vice President Policy & Public Resources for Finavera Renewables. ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: CAO Kevin Miner Recording Secretary Barb Long Reeve Woods in the Chair: Reeve Woods called the meeting to order at 8:40 a.m. AGENDA 1.0 Adoption of Agenda: The following additions were made to the agenda: Under Council and Committee Reports • 9.2 Badlands Ambulance Service Society • 9.3 Drumheller & District Regional Waste Association • 9.4 Three Hills Airport Commission 283/07 Councillor Wittstock moved approval of the agenda, as amended. CARRIED MINUTES 2.0 Approval of 12, 2007 Council Minutes The following amendments were made to the minutes: • Page 2 - add the time Councillor Crawford re-entered the meeting. • Page 3 - correct Trochu Motors to read Torrington Motors. Councillor Wittstock moved that Council approve the June 12, 284/07 2007 Council meeting minutes, as amended. CARRIED Mr. Rob Mayhew and Mrs. Brandy Kranzler entered the meeting at 9:00 a.m. WIND FARM Presentation: Finavera Renewables - Wind Farm Proposal FINAVERA Darrell & Michele Morley presented a summary of the Spirit Pine Energy wind farm proposal and advised Finavera Renewables would be proceeding with the projects. Myke Clark provided background information on Finavera Renewables and updated Council on the two projects planned for Kneehill County. Mr. Clark advised the next step would be to have Open Houses once the timeline has been established. Page 1 of 4 Initial: fk _ KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 26, 2007 Darrell Morley, Michele Morley and Myke Clark left the meeting at 9:20 a.m. 0 OPERATIONS 4.0 Operations SIGNAGE 4.2 Signage at Range Road 23-4 and Township Road 34-2 285/07 Councillor Knievel moved that Council leave the signs as they are, and pass on this report to the Special Constables so that they can monitor this site periodically. CARRIED 4.1 Director of Operations Report 286/07 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council receive the Operations Report as presented. CARRIED The meeting recessed from 10:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. Mr. Sean Carter, Senior Development Officer, and Mr. Philip Rough, Development Officer, were present when the meeting reconvened. 0 3.3 Subdivision Application - Direct Control District - NW 27- 33-26-W4 L. Litz Mr. Sean Carter presented a report on the request from the proponent, Leonard Litz, for a 5.2 hectare (12.9 acre) subdivision which is Direct Control District zoning. Mr. Carter advised that the area on the west side of the proposed subdivision, where the dam currently sits, still holds some contaminated material from a prior pipeline failure which would need to be removed to allow for any development of the area to be safely undertaken. The Planning Department was of the opinion that to enable consideration of this subdivision approval, the applicant must provide detailed proof, to the satisfaction of the subdivision and development authority, that the on site contamination has been remediated to an extent whereby subdivision and subsequent residential development may be undertaken in a safe manner. 287/07 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council decline the Subdivision Application for a portion of the NW 27-33-26-W4. 0 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council table this motion until 288/07 the July 17, 2007 Council meeting, to allow the Planning Department adequate time to obtain a legal opinion regarding subdivision authority within Direct Control District zonings. CARRIED NEW BUSINESS 6.0 New Business DIRT RD DEV 6.1 Road Building Proposal - Undeveloped Dirt Road (Range Road 23-2) to Access the N.W. 11-32-23-W4 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council approve the request to 289/07 pay one-half of the road upgrade cost to a maximum of $7,000.00, as per Kneehill County policy. CARRIED Mr. Sean Carter and Mr. Philip Rough left the meeting at 10:55 a.m. The meeting recessed from 10:55 a.m. until 11:05 a.m. Present when the meeting reconvened were: Mr. Rob Mayhew, Mrs. Brandy Kranzler, and Mr. Pete McRae. Page 2 of 4 Initial: 0 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 26, 2007 OPERATIONS 4.0 Operations - Continued KC H2O SRVC 4.3 Kneehill County Water Service Area Timeline Reeve Woods moved that Council approve the entire water service 290/07 project, with it to be completed in three different phases as recommended by the phased timeline strategy, as presented. CARRIED Mr. Mayhew, Mrs. Kranzler, and Mr. McRae left the meeting at 11:49 a.m. The meeting recessed from 11:50 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. C7 0 5.0 Business Arising from Previous Meetings COMM EVENTS 5.1 Community Events Invitations INVITATIONS Council provided Administration with direction and requested a draft policy be presented at the July 17th Council meeting. 5.2 Acquisition of Water Cooperatives H2O CO-OPS Council directed Administration to prepare some proposals for presentation to Council at the August 7th, 2007 Council meeting. OFFER TO 5.3 County Training Centre/Trochu Fire Department - Offer PURCAHSE to Purchase Councillor Calhoun moved that Council receive this report as 291/07 information. CARRIED SHOP FOREMAN 6.0 New Business - Continued 6.2 Shop Foreman Position 292/07 Councillor Knievel moved that Council direct Administration to place the position "Shop Foreman", on Level 20 of the salary grid. It is further understood that the number of employees is not increasing with the re-instatement of the Shop Foreman position. CARRIED KAS HALL 6.3 Kneehill Ambulance Society Funding Request for New Three Hills Ambulance Hall 293/07 Councillor Wittstock moved that Kneehill County direct any funding, obtained jointly with all other member municipalities, from the 2007 regional cooperation funding, through the areas of Community Capital, Capital Projects, and Operating Funding, available under the Municipal Sustainability Initiative, with the exception of the $25,000 of operating funding previously committed to another project, towards the Kneehill Ambulance Society, for construction of the Three Hills Ambulance Hall. CARRIED 6.4 Assessment Review Board Dates ARB DATES Councillor Knievel move that Council set, October 2°d and 3rd 294/07 2007, for the 2007 Assessment Review Board hearings. CARRIED B1537 & 1561 TYPO 6.5 Special Tax Bylaw #1537 & #1561 Amendment AMENDMENT Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive this report as information, with the typing error being corrected to indicate the 295/07 tax rate to be 0.00070 for non-residential assessment, and 0.00035 for residential and farmland assessment, with a copy of this motion being an attachment to Bylaw #1537 and #1561. CARRIED CORR REPORT 7.0 Correspondence Report / Page 3 of 4 Initial: j44 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 26, 2007 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council receive the 296/07 Correspondence Report. CARRIED 8.0 Business Items Summary Report Note: this report has been included in the Council Information Package for Council review. COMM REPORTS 9.0 Council and Committee Reports COMM SUMMIT 9.1 Community Summit Steering Committee • Conrad Recreation Review - Reeve and Mayors meeting to discuss this issue being arranged. • Inter-municipal Development Plan (IDP) - One Council member and Administrator from each municipality to be selected to review, as well as each Council to submit proposed changes. IDP COMMITTEE Council reviewed the IDP template and provided input on amendments to Administration. Councillor Holsworth moved that Council appoint Councillor 297/07 Crawford as representative and Councillor Calhoun as alternate representative, to the IDP Committee, and direct Administration to present the amendments to the IDP template as discussed. CARRIED BAS 9.2 Badlands Ambulance Services - verbal report by Councillor Calhoun. DRUM SOLID 9.3 Drumheller & District Solid Waste - verbal report by WASTE Councillor Calhoun. 9.4 Three Hills Airport Commission - verbal report by AIRPORT COMM Councillor Knievel. Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the Council and 298/07 Committee reports. CARRIED 0 IN CAMERA Councillor Calhoun moved the meeting go in camera. CARRIED 299/07 Time: 3:25 p.m. 300/07 Councillor Calhoun moved the meeting back in session. CARRIED Time: 3:54 p.m. Adjournment ADJOURNMENT Councillor Knievel moved the meeting be adjourned at 3:54 301/07 p.m. CARRIED eeve CAO Page 4 of 4 Initial: • E 0 Ui w (ZZ , P4 t^. ?4N 7a - 40 J eIC: Q 4? WO <1 57 1?