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Home My WebLink About2010-10-14 Council MinutesCOUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 2010 MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 14, 2010 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. 5 Bob Long, Deputy Reeve Division No. 1 Brian Holsworth, Councillor Division No. 3 Jerry Wittstock, Councillor Division No. 4 Glen Keiver, Councillor PRESENT Division No. 7 Bobby Painter, Councillor ABSENT: Division No. 6 Ken Hoppins, Councillor ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: CAO Kevin Miner Assistant CAO Laurie Watt Recording Secretary Barbara Long Reeve Calhoun in the Chair CALL TO ORDER Reeve Calhoun called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. AGENDA 1.0 Adoption of Agenda The following amendments were made to the agenda: Deletions Under Operations: 4.2 Torrington Water Rate Additions Under Operations: 4.2 Ratepayer Request Letter Under Committee Reports: 8.1 Central Alberta Association of Municipal Districts & Counties (CAAMDC) 8.2 Kneehill Housing Commission (KHC) 8.3 Canadian Badlands Ltd. 8.4 Doctor Recruitment & Retention Task Force 8.5 Red Deer River Municipal Users Group (RDRMUG) 470/10 Councillor Holsworth moved approval of the agenda as amended. CARRIED MINUTES 2.0 Minutes 2.1 Approval of the September 28, 2010 Regular Council Meeting Minutes Councillor Painter moved approval of the September 28, 2010 Regular Page 1 of 5 Initial: COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 2010 471/10 Council Meeting Minutes as presented. CARRIED FINANCIAL REPTS 5.0 Financial Reports 5.1 Bank Reconciliation — September 2010 472/10 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the September 2010 Bank Reconciliation as presented. CARRIED OLD BUSINESS 6.0 Business Arising From Previous Minutes There was no business arising from the previous minutes. NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business AAMDC CONV 7.1 Alberta Association of Municipal Districts & Counties (AAMDC) Fall Convention Appointments 473/10 Councillor Long moved that Council direct Administration to make the necessary arrangements to meet with the Minister of Health & Wellness, the Honourable Gene Zwozdesky, and MLA Richard Matz, during the AAMDC Fall Convention. CARRIED KREMP 7.2 Kneehill Regional Emergency Management Agency Plan KREMP 474/10 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council accept the Kneehill Regional Emergency Management Plan (KREMP) as presented. CARRIED KAS REQUEST 7.3 Kneehill Ambulance Service WAS) Request 475/10 Councillor Long moved that Council approve Kneehill County assuming storage of the Kneehill Ambulance Service files and administrative support for the business closure following its transition to Alberta Health Services. Pete McRae, Director of Operations and Brandy Hay Evans, Operations Executive Assistant, entered the meeting at 8:57 a.m. OPERATIONS REPT 4.1 Operations Summary Pete McRae, Director of Operations presented the Operations Report comprised of Transportation (Roads), Water and Miscellaneous updates. Debi Moon, reporter for The Capital entered the meeting at 8:59 a.m. SUNNYSLOPE WSA The following additional items were discussed: Sunnyslope Water Service Area — Administration was directed to draft a map of the Sunnyslope Water Service Area to include those areas located Page 2 of 5 Initial: COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 2010 adjacent to existing water service areas, but not presently located within a water service area, for the next Council meeting. Also a letter to be drafted for approval by Council prior to being sent to those residents affected by the revisions to the water service area. Councillor Holsworth moved an Open House for the Sunnyslope Water 476/10 Service Area be scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 29, 2010 at the Sunnyslope Community Hall. CARRIED HORSESHOE Horseshoe Canyon Parking Lot — Council to discuss a possible photo and news article on the change of ownership of the Horseshoe Canyon Recreation Area to Kneehill County following the installation of the Canadian Badlands Sign. Council Direction: Operations to contact Alberta Transportation to have speed limit signs posted on the Swalwell road and to inquire about the removal of the guard rail located at the curves on Secondary Highway 575 when entering Kneehill County from Nacmine. 477/10 Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Operations Report as presented. CARRIED RTPYR LETTER 4.2 Ratenaver Request re: Road Allowance on NE 12-30-23-W4 478/10 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council direct Administration to respond to the ratepayer request advising of Council's decision to maintain ownership of the road allowance as per County policy. CARRIED Pete McRae and Brandy Hay Evans left the meeting at 9:40 a.m. The meeting recessed from 9:40 a.m. until 9:50 a.m. CORR REPORT 9.0 Correspondence Report 479/10 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the Correspondence report as presented. CARRIED Debi Moon left the meeting at 9:57 a.m. Jerry Brett, Senior Planning and Development Officer, entered the meeting at 9:58 a.m. PUBLIC HEARING Councillor Long moved the meeting recess to hear the public hearing 480/10 scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Page 3 of 5 Initial: COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 2010 CARRIED Time: 10:00 a.m. 481/10 Councillor Painter moved the meeting back in session. CARRIED Time: 10:05 a.m. BYLAW 1615 3.3 Bylaw 1615 — Joint Intermunicipal Planning Commission — Town of Three Hills/Kneehill County 482/10 Councillor Long moved second reading of Bylaw 1615, this being a bylaw to establish a Joint Intermunicipal Planning Commission between Kneehill County and the Town of Three Hills. CARRIED 483/10 Councillor Holsworth moved third reading of Bylaw 1615. CARRIED PUBLIC HEARING Councillor Painter moved the meeting recess to hear the public hearing 484/10 scheduled for 10:15 a.m. CARRIED Time: 10:13 a.m. 485/10 Councillor Wittstock moved the meeting back in session. CARRIED Time: 10:18 a.m. BYLAW 1616 3.3 Bylaw 1616 — Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board — Town of Three Hills/Kneehill County 486/10 Councillor Painter moved second reading of Bylaw 1616, this being a bylaw to establish a Joint Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board between Kneehill County and the Town of Three Hills. CARRIED 487/10 Councillor Keiver moved third reading of Bylaw 1616. CARRIED Jerry Brett left the meeting at 10:18 a.m. COMM REPORTS 8.0 Council and Committee Reports CAAMDC 8.1 CAAMDC Zone Meeting — Reeve Calhoun reviewed with Council her written report on the Central Zone meeting held on October 8th, 2010 in Castor. KHC 8.2 Kneehill Housing Commission (K IQ —Reeve Calhoun presented a written report on the KHC Executive and Board meeting held on Page 4 of 5 Initial: COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 2010 September 30, 2010, noting the overall Housing requisition will increase from $10,000 to $15,000 in 2011. CAN BADLANDS 8.3 Canadian Badlands Ltd — Councillor Long presented a written report updating Council on the following awards: • Canadian Badlands has been selected to receive the Ministers Award of Excellence to be presented at the AAMDC and AUMA Fall Conventions. • The National Awards for Tourism Excellence has named Canadian Badlands Ltd. a finalist in the Deloitte and Touche Innovator of the Year Award, to be awarded at a gala in Gatineau, Quebec on November 2na Councillor Wittstock moved that Councillor Long be authorized to attend 488/10 the National Awards for Tourism Excellence as a representative of Canadian Badlands Ltd. CARRIED DR R&R 8.4 Kneehill Region Doctor Recruitment & Retention Task Force — Councillor Long provided a verbal update on the status of the recruitment of physicians to the Kneehill area. RDRMUG 8.5 Red Deer River Municipal Users Group (RDRMUG) — Councillor Wittstock verbally provided more detailed information on his September 14th written report on the September 16th meeting he had attended. This meeting featured a presentation by Dr. Hamid Habibi, professor from the University of Calgary, on synthetic and natural estrogens found in the Red Deer River along with Oldman River. Following this presentation a motion was made to form a committee to investigate the possibility of completing a comprehensive study on the Red Deer River in regards to these contaminates. 489/10 Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Council and Committee Reports. CARRIED BUSINESS REPTS 10.0 Business Pending and Summary Reports 490/10 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Business Summary reports. CARRIED ADJOURNMENT Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m. Reeve CAO Page 5 of 5 Initial: