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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-12-05 Council (Regular) MinutesCounty of N~.well No. 4 Council Meeting December 5, 1985 The regular Council Meeting of the County of Newell No. 4 was held in the County Office at Brooks, Alberta on Thursday, December 5, 1985 commencing at 10:00 a.m. Members Present Reeve V. Fabian Councillors P. Wallace ~K. Conners M. Andrews F. Workes R. Hall F. Regehr A. Scheuerman M. Douglass Administrator D. James 1. Minutes Minutes of the November 21, 1985 meeting were read to Council. Moved by Councillor Workes that we adopt these minutes as read. Carried. 2. Business from Minutes 4-3 Newell 4-H Council - Request for Donation Councillor Wallace reported further on this item and advised that this request has .now been withdrawn. 6-1 Reservations for S rin Convention r The Administrator advised that these reservations have now been forwarded to the A.A.M.D. & C. office for registration. 9-1 Night Owl Security A bid from Night Owl Security for security checks at our shops and office was presented to the Council. After discussion, this bid was ordered filed. 3 Correspondence 1. Jubilee Insurance - Leroux Claim Letter from Jubilee Insurance Agencies concerning this claim and denying liability was presented to Council for information. 2. Alberta Public Safetv Services - Cost-shared Equipment Program Information was presented to Council in regard to this item and after discussion, it was moved by Councillor Regehr that we make application for two radios for our communication system within the County. Carried. 3. Medicine Hat Health Unit Water reports from Scandia (2 reports) and Patricia, all being satisfactory, were presented to Council. 4. R. Pe~neck - Application for Purchase of Road Allowance Application from Richard & Peter Pepneck to have the road allowance located in the WZ of 3 and the EZ of 4-15-15-4 closed and sold was presented to Council. After discussion, it was moved by Councillor Andrews that we table this item for more information. Carried. Page 120 Moved by Councillor Regehr that the P.W. Supervisor, Municipal Chairman and Councillor Andrews inspect the road allowance and report back to Council on this matter. Carried. 4. Delegation 1. Patricia Library Board Members of the Patricia Library Board, being D. Gellings, L. Stuart o•-~ and M. Garthwaite attended the Council Meeting and presented ~% f a proposal whereas a library be set up at the Patricia School ~' 1 to serve Division 3. After reviewing the proposal and discussion, / . --- -- ;r~,~~--'- it was moved by Councillor Douglass that we a~'t Patricia„ %.~~:~-e ~u~ ,i~'`~~"`,~i-~-t-e~ the library, system and this matter is to be referred to ~~~c~~'. the Municipal Library Board for further action. Carried. 5. Cheques for Payment Moved by Councillor Wallace that we approve Cheques 8396 - 8832, less Cheque ~~8437, for a total of $1,214,366.39. Carried. Moved by Councillor Workes that he be excused from voting and discussion on Cheque ~~8437 in the amount of $1,370.00. Carried. Moved by Councillor Andrews that we approve Cheque ~~8437 in the amount of $1,370.00. Carried. 6. Committee Reports Municipal 1. Culvert Crossing - SW 18-21-17-4 - E.I.D. Moved by Councillor Hall that we approve this application.. Carried. 2. Culvert Crossing - NW 15-21-18-4 - E.I.D. Moved by Councillor Hall that we approve this application. Carried. 3. TransAlta - SW 35-20-14-4 - Hanson Moved by Councillor Scheuerman that we approve this application. Carried. 4. Rolling Hills Survey - NE 35-14-13-4 Discussion took place in regard to this speed curve and it was agreed that the area, which will be abandoned, be left with the E.I.D. 5. Speed Limits A review was made of By-law 730-81 concerning speed limits on County roads. It was agreed that the speed limit on all paved Secondary Roads would remain at 100 km (day) 90 km (night) unless otherwise posted. 7. Development Report The Development Report for November was presented to Council for information. Page 121 i~,`M,~, 8. Other Business 1. Reserve Bid on Tax Sale Property Moved by Councillor Workes that we move into Camera. Carried. Moved by Councillor Douglass that we return to full Council. Carried. 2. N.S.F. Cheque Policy Proposed changes to our N.S.F. Cheque Policy were presented to Council for review. Moved by Councillor Douglass that we approve the amended Policy regarding N.S.F. Cheques. Carried. 3. Bow City Park - Caveats The Administrator advised that three Caveats are registered against the K.C.L. Enterprise property which is being purchased by the County. He further advised that our Lawyer is working on having these Caveats removed from the Titles. Further informa- tion will be given on this matter at a later date. 4. Treasurer's Report The Treasurer's Report for November 30th was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Andrews that we accept this report. Carried. ~J 5. Municipal Library Board J ,. Councillor Douglass, Chairman of the Municipal Library Board, presented the following information to Council for their considera- tion: By-laws of the County of Newell Municipal Library Board and the proposed 1986 Budget. After discussion, it was moved by Councillor Conners that we approve the proposed By-law as presented. Carried. Moved by Councillor Scheuerman that we approve Elishen & Stark to carry out the auditing for the 1986 County of Newell Municipal Library Board books. Carried. Moved by Councillor Conners that we approve the proposed 1986 Budget for the Municipal Library Board. Carried. 9. Post Agenda Items 1. A.S.B. Meeting - December 9th Councillor Hall presented information to the Council that will be discussed at the Service Board Meeting. 2. TransAlta Application Moved by Councillor Douglass that we make application to TransAlta Utilities, Bassano office, for the installation of power to the underground irrigation system at the Gem School. Carried. 10. Information Items 1. Salary Committee The Council discussed the setting of a date for Salary Negotiations for 1986. This item will be discussed further at the December 19th meeting and dates set for negotiations. Page 122 2. County Awards Night This item was discussed and it was agreed that the same format as last year would be followed and that we arrange this Awards Night for sometime during the month of January. 3. Provincial Recreation Workshop '86 Information This information was presented to the Council. 4. 1985 Tax Collections to November 30th This report was submitted to Council for their information. Lunch Council recessed for lunch from 12:OU - 1:30 p.m. Delegation (Cont'd.) Duchess Recreation Area Mr. Bernie Scheuerman, of Duchess, met with the Council and presented his views in regard to the Duchess Recreation Area Board By-laws 'and Agreement. Reserve Bids for Tax Sale Property (Cont'd.) After further discussion on this item, it was moved by Councillor Andrews that we set the reserve bid at two times the assessed value rounded to the nearest thousand dollar. Carried. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m. REEVE f -_`'- 1' COUN Y ADMINIS TOR Page 123