HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-11-23 Council MinutesCOUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 23, 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. 3
Jerry Wittstock, Councillor
Division No. 1
Brian Holsworth, Councillor
Division No. 4
Glen Keiver, Councillor
PRESENT Division No. 7
Bobby Painter, Councillor
ADMINISTRATION PRESENT:
CAO Kevin Miner
Assistant CAO Laurie Watt
Recording Secretary Brandy Hay Evans
ABSENT:
Division No. 6 Ken Hoppins, Councillor
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:
Additions:
Under Operations Reports:
4.4 Sunnyslope Open House
Under Business Arising
6.3 Badlands Community Facility
Under New Business:
7.5 Attendance Consent
Under Committee Reports:
8.4 Drumheller & District Solid Waste
8.5 Doctor Recruitment & Retention Committee
8.6 Elected Officials Municipal Governance Course
8.7 Kneehill Regional Family & Community Services
8.8 Marigold Library
541/10 Councillor Wittstock moved approval of the agenda as amended.
CARRIED
MINUTES 2.0 Minutes
2.1 Approval of the November 9, 2010 Meeting Minutes
542/10 Councillor Painter moved approval of the November 9, 2010
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FINANCIAL REPTS 5.0 Financial Reports
5.1 Bank Reconciliation — October 2010
543/10 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council receive the October 2010
Bank Reconciliation as presented.
CARRIED
OLD BUSINESS 6.0 Business Arising from Previous Minutes
NEWSLETTER 6.1Kneehill County Newsletter
544/10 Councillor Long moved that Council approve the November 2010 County
Ratepayer Newsletter as amended.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS 7.0 New Business
7.1Repeal of Black Henbane Bylaw — B1617
BYLAW 1617 Councillor Wittstock moved first reading of Bylaw 1617, that being a
545/10 bylaw to repeal Bylaw 1585, the Black Henbane Bylaw.
CARRIED
546/10 Councillor Long moved second reading of Bylaw 1617.
CARRIED
Councillor Wittstock moved that consideration to hold third reading be
547/10 given to Bylaw 1617.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
548/10 Councillor Painter moved third reading of Bylaw 1617.
XMAS CLOSURE 7.2 Christmas Closure
549/10 Reeve Calhoun moved that Council approve the closure of the Kneehill
County operations (office and shop) from noon on Friday, December 24th
re -opening on Monday, January 3, 2011.
CARRIED
The meeting recessed from 8:54 a.m. until 9:02 a.m.
Pete McRae, Director of Operations, was present when the meeting
reconvened.
4.0 Operations
OPERATIONS REPT 4.1 Operations Summary
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Pete McRae, Director of Operations presented the Operations
Report comprised of Transportation (Roads), Water and Miscellaneous
updates. The following items were also discussed:
• Selkirk WSA — Water will be flowing through distribution line
today or tomorrow. Currently conducting pressure and leak tests.
Level sensor to be installed in reservoir on November 24tH
Kirkpatrick WSA — Some small issues with the pumps, the pump
curve is not meeting the high end. Will use them to get the system
up and running however, a written agreement is being obtained
that they will be fixed up to the engineering standards.
Note: Kevin Miner directed to check with Starland County to
arrange for a picture of the two Councils on December 14th at 3:00
p.m., following the Council meeting.
Debi Moon, reporter for The Capital, entered the meeting at 9:07 a.m.
• Road Tour —Council identified the projects they would like to see
on the road tour.
550/10 Councillor Holsworth moved the Operations Summary Report as
presented.
CARRIED
The meeting recessed from 9:55 a.m. until 10:03 a.m.
Councillor Holsworth and Kevin Miner left the meeting at 10:04 a.m. and
returned at 10:06 a.m.
4.2 Waterline Connections with Two Dwellings in One Yard- Prior to
Construction
H2O CONNECTIONS Councillor Long moved that Council table this agenda item until further
551/10
ANDREW H2O MOD
552/10
information was available.
CARRIED
4.3 Water Model Application - Gamble WSA (Mark Andrew)
Councillor Holsworth moved that Council approve the connection
recommendation as presented.
CARRIED
Pete McRae left the meeting at 10:09 a.m.
Mike Morton, Director of Financial Services, entered the meeting at 10:10
a.m.
FINANCIAL RPTS 5.0 Financial Reports Continued
2011 DRAFT BUDGET 5.2 2011 Draft Operating Budget
Mike Morton reviewed the 2011 draft operating budget with Council.
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Councillor Long and Councillor Painter left the meeting at 10:43 a.m. due
to a perceived conflict of interest.
553/10 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council direct Administration to adjust
COLA ADJUSTMENT the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to 1.2%, to reflect Alberta's
October Cost of Living Allowance as per Policy #3-23.
CARRIED
Councillor Painter and Councillor Long re-entered the meeting at 10:47
a.m.
554/10 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the draft 2011 Operating
Budget as information.
CARRIED
Mike Morton left the meeting at 10:48 a.m.
The meeting recessed from 10:48 a.m. until 10:55 a.m.
Jerry Brett, Senior Planning & Development Officer, and Gilbert Quashie-
Sam, Planning & Development Officer, were present when the meeting
reconvened.
6.0 Old Business Continued
1CSP 6.2 Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP)
Jerry Brett presented the ICSP Key Findings Report update to Council
recommending some minor amendments.
555/10 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council receive the Integrated
Community Sustainability Plan Key Findings Report, as amended.
CARRIED
Jerry Brett and Gilbert Quashie-Sam left the meeting at 11:11 a.m.
The meeting recessed from 11:11 a.m. until 11:17 a.m.
7.0 New Business Continued
ADV/HORSESHOE 7.3 Horseshoe Canyon Business Signage Request
556/10 Councillor Long moved that Council direct himself to forward this
requestto the Canadian Badlands Ltd, and with Kneehill County
administration following up with the Province to ensure the provincial
tourism area signs are in place on Highway 9.
CARRIED
B1618- ASSMT CLASS 7.4 Assessment Classification Bylaw #1618
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557/10 Councillor Wittstock moved that Council give first reading to Bylaw
1618, that being a bylaw to create new sub classes of Assessment, Class
Residential, called "Residential General" and "Residential Recreational".
CARRIED
558/10 Councillor Long moved second reading be given to Bylaw 1618.
CARRIED
559/10 Councillor Painter moved that consideration to hold third reading be given
to Bylaw 1618.
NOT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
7.5 Attendance Consent
560/10 Councillor Long moved Councillors who are present and past Board
Members of the Kneehill Ambulance Society be authorized to attend the
Kneehill Ambulance Service Farewell being held on November 27, 2010.
CARRIED
561/10 Councillor Wittstock moved Reeve Calhoun be authorized to attend the
Opening Ceremonies of the Girls Senior High School Volleyball
Provincials, hosted by the Three Hills Town School, to bring greetings on
behalf of Kneehill County.
CARRIED
562/10 Councillor Painter moved that Reeve Calhoun be authorized to attend the
Town of Three Hills Christmas celebration on December 4, 2010.
CARRIED
The meeting recessed from 11:40 a.m. until 12:48 p.m.
Debi Moon was not present when the meeting reconvened.
COMM REPORTS 8.0 Council and Committee Reports
ASB 8.1 Agricultural Service Board (ASB) - Councillor Painter
presented a written report updating Council on the Central Region
ASB Conference hosted by Starland County and held in Delia. Highlights
from the November 22nd ASB meeting were noted:
• Low level crossings in rough condition.
• Bassano Recycling Plant Tour on December 3rd regarding the
process of recycling plastic feed bags.
• Names that have been recommended for consideration for the 2011
Calgary Stampede Farm Family Award
KRWSC 8.2 Kneehill Regional Water Services Commission (KRWSC) -
Councillor Wittstock presented a written report on the November 18, 2010
meeting.
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Council was requested to submit possible suggestions for a new name for
the KRWSC to Kevin Miner.
8.3 Alberta Association of Municipal Districts & Counties Fall
AAMDC Convention (AAMDC) — Kevin Miner, CAO, presented a written
report on the Fall 2010 Convention. Councillor Calhoun verbally reported
on the Mayor's and Reeve's meeting she had attended at the convention.
DRUM WASTE 8.4 Drumheller & District Solid Waste Management Association
Reeve Calhoun presented a November 22"° written request for a telephone
vote regarding the contract for the acceptance of Strathmore's waste.
Council direction was to obtain more information prior to a decision being
made.
8.5 Doctor Recruitment & Retention Committee — Meeting with the
DR R&R Minister of Health — Councillor Long presented a written report on the
his meeting with the Minister of Health during the AAMDC Fall
Convention.
EOEP COURSE 8.6 Elected Officials Education Program - Councillor Long and
Councillor Painter provided information to Council on the Municipal
Governance Course, instructed by Bill Sutherland, former CAO of
Strathcona County, that they had attended in Nisku on November 18th and
19th
FCSS 8.7 Kneehill Regional Family & Community Support Services (FCSS)
Councillor Holsworth presented a written report on the November 18t
Kneehill Regional FCSS meeting.
MARIGOLD 8.8Mari2old Library - Councillor Keiver presented a written report on
the November 20' Marigold Library meeting that he had attended in
Strathmore.
563/10 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Council and Committee
Reports.
CARRIED
MEET & GREET Meet and Greet
Reeve Calhoun had been approached to host a Meet and Greet meeting
with the urban municipalities within Kneehill County. Council directed
Administration to arrange informal dinner meetings with each of the
urban councils individually.
H2O POLICY 4.2 Waterline Connections — Two Dwellings on One Site- Prior to
Construction
564/10 Councillor Long moved this agenda item be lifted from the table.
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Direction of Council: Administration to draft a policy based on discussion
for a future Council meeting.
CORR REPORT 9.0 Correspondence Report
565/10 Councillor Long moved that Council receive the Correspondence
Report as presented.
CARRIED
BUSINESS REPTS 10.0 Business Pending and Summary Reports
566/10 Councillor Painter moved that Council receive the Business Summary
reports.
CARRIED
IN CAMERA 11.0 In Camera
567/10 Councillor Painter moved the meeting go in camera at 2:16 p.m.
CARRIED
568/10 Councillor Long moved the meeting rise from in camera at 2:48 p.m.
CARRIED
6.3 Drumheller Community Facility
DRUM FACILITY Councillor Holsworth moved that Council approve the provision of one -
569/10 time capital funding, in the amount of $100,000.00 towards the building of
the Badlands Community Facility located in the Town of Drumheller.
CARRIED
Note: Reeve Calhoun to arrange for a photo -op for the cheque
presentation.
ADJOURNMENT Adlournment
The meeting adjourned at 2:51p.m.
Reeve
CAO
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