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CALL TO ORDER
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 31, 2010
MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 31, 2010 REGULAR
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT
THE KNEEHILL COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET,
THREE HILLS, ALBERTA.
PRESENT:
Division No. 2
Division No. 5
Division No. 1
Division No. 3
Division No. 4
Division No. 6
Division No. 7
Carol Calhoun, Reeve
Bob Long, Deputy Reeve
Brian Holsworth, Councillor
Jerry Wittstock, Councillor
Glen Keiver, Councillor
Ken Hoppins, Councillor
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 8:31 a.m.
AGENDA 1.0 Adoption of Agenda
The following amendments were made to the agenda:
Additions:
Under Committee Reports:
8.1 Kneehill Ambulance Society (KAS)
8.2 Doctor Recruitment & Retention Committee
8.3 Inter -municipal Development Plan
8.4 Family & Community Support Services (FCSS)
8.5 Marigold Library
8.6 Kneehill Regional Water Services Commission (KRWSC)
406/10 Councillor Painter moved approval of the agenda as amended.
Councillor Holsworth advised he would only be present at the meeting
until noon.
IN CAMERA 11.0 In Camera
407/10 Councillor Long moved the meeting go in camera at 8:35 a.m.
CARRIED
Laurie Watt and Barbara Long left the meeting at 8:40 a.m.
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408/10 Councillor Holsworth moved the meeting rise from in camera at 9:01 a.m.
CARRIED
11.1 Motions from In Camera
There were no motions arising from the In Camera session.
Laurie Watt and Barbara Long re-entered the meeting at 9:01 a.m.
Rob Mayhew, Director of Operations and Brandy Hay Evans, Operations
Executive Assistant, entered the meeting at 9:02 a.m.
OPERATIONS REPT 4.1 Operations Summar
Rob Mayhew, Director of Operations presented the Operations
Report comprised of Transportation (Roads), Water and Miscellaneous
updates.
The following additional items were discussed:
• Sunnyslope Water Service Area — Council was requested to
provide direction regarding the boundaries of the water service
area at the September 14, 2010 Council meeting.
• Dust Control — Second spray of Calcium Chloride starting for
those areas that require it.
• Operations attempting to contact Alberta Transportation to have
speed limit signs posted on the Swalwell road.
• Horseshoe Canyon Parking Lot Paving — Tentatively scheduled for
the second or third week of September.
409/10 Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Operations Summary
report as presented.
CARRIED
Rob Mayhew and Brandy Hay Evans left the meeting at 9:30 a.m.
MINUTES 2.0 Minutes
2.1 Approval of the August 17, 2010 Regular Council Meeting
Minutes
Councillor Wittstock moved approval of the August 17, 2010 Regular
410/10 Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
CARRIED
BUS ARISING 6.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes
6.1 Bylaw #1613 — Establish North/South Stop Signs at Intersection of
RR 24-0 and TWP Rd 32-2
BYLAW 1613 Councillor Long moved third reading of Bylaw 1613, that being a bylaw
411/10 rescinding Bylaw 1377 and establishing only north/south stop signs at the
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intersection of RR 24-0 and TWP Rd 32-2, commonly known as the Fred
Penner intersection.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business
LEGION BOOK - 7.1 Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation (STARS)
412/10 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council approve a donation in the amount
of $1,000 to the Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation
(STARS).
CARRIED
AAMDC FALL CONv 7.2 Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
(AAMDC) 2010 Fall Convention
413/10 Councillor Painter moved that Administration proceed with arrangements
for the 2010 AAMDC Fall Convention, as per the direction of Council.
CARRIED
The meeting recessed from 9:50 a.m. until 10:08 a.m.
Present when the meeting reconvened were Jerry Brett, Senior Planning
and Development Officer, Jim Hanger and Rod Hanger.
CROCUS COULEE 3.2 Bvlaw 1611— Crocus Coulee Area Structure Plan
ASP Jerry Brett reviewed with Council the application for the adoption of an
Area Structure Plan, received from Crocus Coulee Estates, S.W. 30-31-23-
W4, for the development of an 84 -lot Country Residential community. In
order to provide adequate time for the applicants to obtain all the
information necessary for the Crocus Coulee Estates Area Structure Plan,
a public hearing date will be set at the September 14th Council meeting.
414/10 Councillor Long moved first reading be given to Bylaw 1611, the Crocus
Coulee Estates Area Structure Plan.
Jerry Brett, Jim Hanger and Rod Hanger left the meeting at 10:40 a.m.
C.M.DATE CHANGE Change of October Meeting Date
Councillor Holsworth moved that Council approve the rescheduling of the
415/10 first Council meeting in October from October 12th to Thursday, October
14th
CARRIED
COMM REPORTS 8.0 Council and Committee Reports
KAS 8.1 Kneehill Ambulance Society
IN CAMERA Councillor Hoppins moved the meeting go in camera at 10:46 a.m.
416/10 CARRIED
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417/10 Councillor Painter moved the meeting rise from in camera at 11:05 a.m.
CARRIED
Reeve Calhoun presented a verbal update of the KAS Board meeting of
August 17, 2010.
DR R&R 8.2 Doctor Recruitment & Retention Committee
Councillor Long presented a verbal update on the Doctor Recruitment &
Retention Committee initiatives, noting the commitment from Dr. Davaid
Hussain to operate a medical practice in Three Hills commencing in
approximately three months.
IDP 8.3 Inter -Municipal Development Plan (IDP)
Councillor Long presented a verbal update on Draft IDP and the concerns
that the Town of Three Hills has now expressed in terms of development
within the referral area.
FOSS 8.4 Family and Community Support Services (FCSS)
Councillor Painter presented a written report on the August 19th FCSS
meeting.
MARIGOLD 8.5 Marigold Library
Councillor Keiver updated Council on the last meeting of the Marigold
Library System:
• 37% of the money paid by municipalities to the Marigold Library
System is given to the individual libraries.
• Summer Reading program the most successful of any program
offered by Marigold.
Debi Moon, reporter for The Capital, entered the meeting at 11:25 a.m.
KRWSC 8.6 Kneehill Regional Water Services Commission — Public Meeting —
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Councillor Wittstock reviewed the KRWSC public meeting with Council,
all of whom had been in attendance. Kevin Miner, Manager of
KRWSC, is to provide the Board with potential financial options, a
plan for the future and a synopsis of the Board meetings. An update and
plans for the future to be presented to the provincial government by
September 30th
418/10 Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Council and Committee
reports.
CARRIED
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Debi Moon left the meeting at 11:35 a.m.
7.0 New Business Continued
STRAT PLANNING 7.3 Strategic Planning Results 2011
Councillor Holsworth moved that Council approve the Strategic Priorities
419/10 and Action Plans for 2011 as presented by consultant Russ Farmer.
CARRIED
CORRESPONDENCE 9.0 Correspondence Report
Addition: County of Paintearth tour of their new Administrative Building
being offered at the October 8th CAAMDC Zone meeting.
420/09 Councillor Hoppins moved that an art print be purchased, with the cost not
to exceed $250.00, for presentation to the County of Paintearth in
commemoration of the grand opening of their new administration
building.
CARRIED
421/09 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Correspondence
Report.
CARRIED
BUSINESS REPTS 10.0 Business Pending and Summary Reports
422/10 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council receive the Business Summary
reports.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT Adiournment
The meeting adjourned at 11:55 a.m.
Reeve
CAO
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