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KNEEHILL COUNTY
October 24, 2006 Council Meeting
Agenda
Call to Order - 8:30 a.m.
1.0 Adoption of Agenda
2.0 Approval of Minutes
2.1 October 10, 2006 Council Minutes
3.0 Delegations
3. I.Rob Mayhew - 9:00 a.m.
4.0 Operations
4.1 Director of Operations Report
5.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes
5.1 Physician Recruitment and Retention
5.2 Payroll Grid
6.0 New Business
6.1 Referral Letters from the NRCB
is 6.2 Appointment of Development Officers
6.3 Local Improvement Levies (Bylaw 1551)
6.4 Subdivision Extension Request - KNE04127 (Bowman)
6.5 Subdivision Extension Request - KNE05313 (Bauer)
6.6 Subdivision Application Guide
6.7 Society of Local Government Managers Workshop - Meeting Skills
6.8 Invitation to Meet with AB Environment (AAMD&C Convention)
7.0 Correspondence Report
8.0 Business Items Summary
8.1 Council Business Item Summary 2006
8.2 Council Business Items Summary 2005
9.0 Council and Committee Reports
10.0 Business Arising from Council and Committee Reports
11.0 In Camera
11.1 Strategic Priorities/SWOT Analysis
Adjournment
12.0 Information Package
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KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
October 24, 2006
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PRESENT
CALL TO ORDER
AGENDA
509/06
CARRIED
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MINUTES
510/06
MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 24, 2006 REGULAR
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT
THE KNEEHILL COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET,
THREE HILLS, ALBERTA.
PRESENT:
Division No. 4
Division No. 5
Division No. 1
Division No. 2
Division No. 3
Division No. 6
Division No,. 7
Murray Woods, Reeve
Vern Crawford, Deputy Reeve
Brian Holsworth, Councillor
Carol Calhoun, Councillor
Jerry Wittstock, Councillor
Ken Hoppins, Councillor
Ken Knievel, Councillor
ADMINISTRATION PRESENT:
CAO Kevin Miner
Assistant CAO Laurie Watt
Recording Secretary Barb Long
Reeve Woods in the Chair:
Reeve Woods called the meeting to order at 8:40 a.m.
1.0 Adoption of Agenda:
Additions to the agenda:
Under New Business
6.9 Mountain View County Invitation
Under Committee Reports
9.1 Badlands Ambulance Service
9.2 Drumheller & District Solid Waste Management Assoc
9.3 Brownlee LLP Workshop
9.4 Retention Strategy Focus Group Meeting
9.5 Transport Routing Vehicle Information System Plan
Councillor Calhoun moved approval of the agenda as
amended.
2.0 Approval of the Minutes
2.1 October 10, 2006 Council Minutes
Councillor Crawford moved approval of the October 10, 2006
Council Meeting minutes.
CARRIED
5.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes
OLD BUSINESS 5.1 Physician Recruitment and Retention Plan
WORKSHOP Councillor Holsworth moved that Council direct Administration to
511/06 register Reeve Woods, Councillor Calhoun, and Councillor
Crawford for the Physician Recruitment and Retention Workshop,
being held on Monday, November 13th, 2006.
CARRIED
5.2 Pay Grid Schedule
PAY GRID Councillor Crawford moved that Council approve the removal of
512/06 Steps 2 to 9 in each of the 23 pay grades, and show only a
minimum and maximum for each pay grade.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS 6.0 New Business
6.1 Natural Resource Conservation Board (NRCB) Referral
Letters
NRCB Councillor Holsworth moved that all NRCB referrals and
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KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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513/06 notifications be included on the Municipal Planning Commission
meeting agendas, in order that a response will be forwarded, but
that they also remain in the Council Information Packages for
general information.
CARRIED
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DEV OFFICERS 6.2 Appointment of Development Officers
514/06 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council rescind Kevin Miner's
appointment as Interim Development Officer and appoint the
following as Development Officers for Kneehill County:
Philip Rough effective October 24, 2006, and Sean Carter
effective November 1, 2006.
CARRIED
LOCAL IMPRVMT 6.3 Local Improvement Levies - Bylaw #1551
LEVIES - B1551 Councillor Crawford moved first reading of Bylaw #1551, this
being a revision of Bylaw #1353 to provide for the imposition of
515/06 Local Improvement Levies due to the subdivision of parcels.
CARRIED
516/06 Councillor Hoppins moved second reading of Bylaw #1551.
CARRIED
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Councillor Knievel moved that consideration to hold third reading
517/06 be given Bylaw #1551.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
518/06 Councillor Holsworth moved third reading of Bylaw #155 1.
CARRIED
SBDV EXTENSION 6.4 Subdivision Extension Request - KNE04127 - Bowman
519/06 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council grant an extension of one
year to Subdivision File #KNE05314, with this extension to end
November 3, 2007.
CARRIED
SBDV EXTENSION 6.5 Subdivision Extension Request -KNE05313 - Bauer
Councillor Calhoun moved that Council table this item until later
520/06 in the Council meeting, to allow time for Administration to provide
more information.
CARRIED
The meeting recessed from 9:20 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.
Mr. Phillip Rough, Development Officer, was present when the
meeting reconvened.
Mr. Miner introduced Philip Rough, Planning and Development
Officer, to Council. Reeve Woods, on behalf of Council,
welcomed him to Kneehill County.
Mr. Philip Rough left the meeting at 9:35 a.m.
Councillor Knievel moved that Subdivision Extension Request
521/06 KNE05313 be removed from the table.
CARRIED
Councillor Calhoun moved that Council grant an extension of one
year to Subdivision File #KNE05313, with this extension to end
522/06 November 13, 2007.
CARRIED
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KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
October 24, 2006
Mr. Rob Mayhew, Mrs. Yvonne Evans, and Mr. Pete McRae
entered the meeting at 9:40 a.m.
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OPERATIONS REPT 4.0 Operations
4.1 Director of Operations Report
South East Water Service Area Water Meeting
¦ October 25th 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Carbon Hall.
¦ Reviewed information to be presented at the Water
Meeting and Council provided input on the items to be
included.
Crop Damage Report
Councillor Calhoun moved that Council approve to increase crop
523/06 damage compensation to a one time payment of $350.00 per acre
and to amend the existing policy.
CARRIED
Operations Report ¦ Gravel - still crushing and hauling from Warkentine Pit.
¦ Swalwell - Rob was requested to investigate providing a
street light on the Community Hall street.
¦ SH 575 Detour - Rob to investigate length of time before
road completed.
9.5 Transport Routing and Vehicle Information System
(TRAVIS) Report
Councillor Hoppins provided information on the provincial task
force formed to look at the TRAVIS system. He briefly outlined
industry's dissatisfaction with Road Data and their quest for
single-stop permitting. Details to be worked out as per each
municipality's authority.
524/06 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council accept the Operations
Report and the Transport Routing and Vehicle Information System
Report.
CARRIED
Rob Mayhew, Yvonne Evans & Pete McRae left the meeting at
11:01 a.m.
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SBDV GUIDE 6.6 Subdivision Application Guide
Councillor Calhoun moved that Council approve the development
525/06 of a Subdivision Application Guide, similar to the example
presented in the report.
CARRIED
6.7 Society of Local Government Managers Workshop
MTG SKILLS Councillor Hoppins moved that Council approve the attendance of
any interested Council members, at the Local Government
526/06 Managers Workshop, Meeting Skills, being held in Calgary on
October 31, 2006
CARRIED
6.8 Invitation to Meet With Alberta Environment - Director
AB ENV and Staff of Southern Region at AAMD&C Convention
527/06 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council receive as information.
CARRIED
6.9 Mountain View County Invitation for Joint Council
Meeting
MT VIEW COUNTY Councillor Knievel moved that Administration be directed to
notify Mountain View County that Kneehill County Council would
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KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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528/06 be pleased to meet as joint Councils at a convenient time in
December.
CARRIED
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CORR REPORT 7.0 Correspondence Report
529/06 Councillor Knievel moved to receive the Correspondence Report.
CARRIED
The meeting recessed from 11:40 a.m. until 12:50 p.m.
Councillor Holsworth was not present for the afternoon session.
8.0 Business Items Summary Renorts
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BUS ITEMS 2006 8.1 & 8.2 Council Business Items Summary 2006 and 2005
530/06 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council receive the 2005 &
2006 Business Items Summary reports as presented.
CARRIED
COMM REPORTS 9.0 Council and Committee Reports
BAS 9.1Badlands Ambulance Service - written report by Councillor
Calhoun.
¦ Received 10 year lease, with 2 year option with DTHR
for ambulance housing at the Drumheller Hospital.
¦ Budget almost completed, wages need to be discussed
prior to sending a requisition.
¦ Next meeting November 9th, 2006.
DRUM WASTE 9.2 Drumheller & District Solid Waste Association - written
report by Councillor Calhoun on October 19th meeting.
¦ Completed an interim Stage 3 expansion as waiting for
CAMRIF grant to build new cell.
¦ Letter from AB Environment advising they are looking
into covering inflationary costs on the development of new
cells.
¦ Money in reserves to add 3 new bins.
¦ Garbage hauling contract still under negotiation.
BROWNLEE SEM 9.3 Brownlee LLP Seminar - verbal report by Reeve Woods on
recent Emergency Trends in Public Utilities & Environmental Risk
Management seminar he and Councillor Wittstock had attended.
CARRIED
9.4 Retention Strategy Focus Group-ASB/AESA - written
report by Councillor Knievel on Focus Group he had attended on
October 18th 2006.
Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the Council and
531/06 Committee Reports.
CARRIED
KidSport
Council expressed concern with the possibility of the
discontinuation of the KidSport program due to a lack of
volunteers. Municipal involvement by elected
representatives or staff was deemed to not be effective as programs
such as this need to be driven by dedicated volunteers. Discussed
options where the County could continue to assist.
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KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
October 24, 2006
Inter-Municipal Joint Meeting - written report by Assistant
CAO, Laurie Watt.
BUS ARISING RPTS 10.0 Business Arising from Council and Committee Reports
There was no business arising from the Council and Committee
reports.
11.0 In Camera
532/06 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council go in camera.
CARRIED
Time: 1:40 p.m.
533/06 Councillor Hoppins moved the meeting back to regular session.
CARRIED
Time: 2:00 p.m.
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Adjournment
ADJOURNMENT Councillor Wittstock moved the meeting be adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
534/06 CARRIED
Reeve
CAO
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