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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-02-07 Council (Regular) MinutesCounty of Newell No. 4 Council Meeting February 7, 1985 1. 2. 3. ~~ 4. The regular Council Meeting of the County of Newell No. 4 was held in the County Office at Brooks, Alberta on Thursday, February 7/85 commencing at 10:00 a.m. Members Present Reeve Councillors Administrator Minutes V. Fabian P. Wallace K. Conners M. Andrews F. Workes R. Hall F. Regehr A. Scheuerman M. Douglass D. James Minutes of the January 24, 1985 meeting were read to Council. Moved by Councillor Andrews that we adopt these minutes as read. Carried. Minutes Minutes of the Public Hearing held on January 24, 1985 were circulated to Council. Moved by Councillor Wallace that we adopt these minutes as presented. Carried. Business from Minutes 3-3 Bassano Fire Department - Request for Financial Assistance Councillor Hall reported further on this item. Moved by Councillor Conners that we table this item. Carried. 6-2 Henry Retzlaff - NE & Pt. SE 17-20-15-4 Moved by Councillor Regehr that we lift this item from the table. Carried. Moved by Councillor Regehr that we approve the application for Separation of Title as requested. Carried. 6-3 D. Dyck - Pt. Ez 22-21-18-4 Moved by Councillor Scheuerman that we lift this item from the table. Carried. After discussion on the item, it was moved by Councillor Hall that we table this item. Carried. Correspondence 1. Allied Land Services - Well Site Location - NE 12-20-14-4 Application for well site location and location of tanks was presented to Council for consideration. After reviewing the matter, it was moved by Councillor Conners that we approve this application subject to all costs of any future move of the tanks being borne by PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. Carried. Page 10 2. Medicine Hat Health Unit - Water Reports Water reports from Scandia (satisfactory) and Rainier (doubtful) were presented to Council for information. 3. Alberta Environment - Stockwatering Dam - SW 14-20-11-4 Letter from Alberta Environment requesting County approval for the construction of this dam at the above-noted location and flooding of a road allowance was presented to Council for their consideration. After discussion, it was moved by Councillor Conners that we approve this application subject to the E.I.D. providing land for new roadway if required in the future. Carried. 4. Town of Brooks Letter from the Town of Brooks requesting permission to locate a sign on an un-used County road allowance located in SE 8-19-14-4 was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Workes that we approve this request. Carried. 5. Mobile Home - Requests for Quarterly Payments of Licence The following applications for quarterly payments were presented to Council for consideration: Peggie Mauch, Gordon Spicer, Hanna Berger, S. Stevenson and C. Brack. Moved by Councillor Douglass that we approve these applications. Carried. 6. Alberta Municipal Affairs .~- Letter from Alberta Municipal Affairs concerning Section 137 of ~~''' the Municipal Government Act and advertising of road construction was presented to Council for information. 7. A.A.M.D. & C. - A.S.T.A. Position Paper on County System This letter was presented to Council for discussion. Moved by Councillor Andrews that we reply to the Association advising that this County Council supports the present County System as is. Carried. 8. County Act Review A copy of the County Act Review was submitted to Council for their review. 9. A.A.M.D. & C. - Spring Convention Letter from the A.A.M.D. & C. concerning the Spring Convention was presented to Council and reservations for accommodation are to be made with the ~~1 choice being the Red Deer Lodge and second choice being the Black Knight Inn. 10. Brooks Recreation Department - Utilization Report A revised and corrected report was submitted to Council for their information. 11. Alberta Municipal Affairs - Divisional Boundaries Letter from Alberta Municipal Affairs advising on the Divisional Boundaries was presented to Council for their review. After discussion, it was agreed that a further meeting be held by Council on March 11th to discuss the boundaries further. Page 11 ~, , 12. A.A.M.D. & C. Letter from the A.A.M.D. & C. concerning geophysical operations and damage to water wells was presented to Council for information. 5. Delegations 1. Robert T. Dunham Mr. Dunham met with Council to present problems with his property in Millicent, this being gravelling, maintenance of street, weed problems and fencing of water reservoir by a farmer. The Council indicated they would review this matter further and advise Mr. Dunham, in writing, when a decision is made on this matter. Lunch Council recessed for lunch from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Delegation (Cont'd.) 2. Joe Kam Mr. Joe Kam, representing the Brooks Dinosaur Triathalon, presented a report to the Council regarding the use of County roads. After discussion on this, it was moved by Councillor Workes that we support this project, in principle, at this time. Carried. 6. Other Business ~~ ~i 1. Mortensen/Veenstra Road The Administrator advised that all agreements have now been obtained with Mortensens and Veenstra regarding the access road to the Veenstra property and north to the regular road allowance. Moved by Councillor Workes that we accept these agreements. Carried. Moved by Councillor Workes that we issue the certificate of access to the Mortensen lawyers, as requested. Carried. 2. Tilley Road - NE 24-17-13-4 The Administrator advised that this road has now been registered and the file on this matter is closed. 3. Chamber of Commerce - Joint Meeti Information was presented to Council in regard to the Joint Meeting with the Brooks & District Chamber of Commerce which has been set for March 6th. Council agreed with this date. Time and place is to be announced. 4. Rainier Water Reservoir - Report Councillor Andrews reported on this matter indicating that, due to two severe water leaks in the Hamlet, the water supply at the reservoir has been depleted by very large amounts. Moved by Councillor Conners that we approve the hauling of water by the County water truck to replenish the water supply in the Hamlet and School water reservoir at Rainier. Carried. 5. Scandia Water Project Councillor Andrews gave a report on this project to date. 6. Development Report The Development Report for 1984 was presented to Council along with January Report ~~40. Page 12 7. Salary Negotiating Committee Report Councillor Workes presented this report. 8. Rolling Hills Master Recreation Plan - Resolution This Plan was put into effect in February, 1979 and, at that time, the required motion approving the Plan was not presented. As a result, a retroactive motion is required. Moved by Councillor Fabian that we approve the Rolling Hills Master Recreation Plan dated February, 1979 for the years 1979 to 1982. Carried. 7. Information Items 1. Form A's A request for Form A's was made. 2. Government Paving of Highway 36 3. Date for Annual Meeting The date for the Annual Meeting was set for March 27, 1985. 4. Meeting with Doug Harker A date for this meeting was set for March 13th at 10:00 a.m. 8. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m. ~ __ -.c i ,~ _, ~,._ __. _ ,. ~_ ____ REEVE COUNTY AD ISTRATOR Page 13 AlA'~ County of Newell No. 4 Public Hearing January 24, 1985 A Public Hearing to hear the proposal of the Land Use Change in SW 17-21-17-4 from Agricultural to Light Industrial, covered under By-law 842-84, was held in the County Office at Brooks, Alberta at 1:30 p.m. on January 24, 1985. The full Council was in attendance ,with no public being in attendance for presentations and also no written submissions were made opposing this By-law amendment. The Public Hearing closed at 1:35 p.m. F.. _ __~,. _..___ REEVE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR