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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-03-11 Council (Regular) MinutesCounty of Newell No. 4 Council Meeting March 11, 1982 The regular Council Meeting of the County of Newell No. 4 was held in the County Office at Brooks, Alberta on Thursday, March 11, 1982 commencing at 10:15 a.m. Members Present Reeve T. Musgrove Councillors P. Wallace V. Fabian Z•2. Andrews J. Hajash A. Peltzer A. Scheuerman Administrator D. James Excused from Meeting Moved by Councillor Andrews that Councillor George be excused from the meeting due to Doctor's appointment. Carried. 1. Minutes Minutes of the February 25, 1982 Council Meeting were read to the Council. Moved by Councillor Wallace that we adopt these minutes as read. Carried. 2. Business from Minutes 3-8 Duchess Dump Grounds Letter from the Village of Duchess accepting the County's offer on the 40% County share and 60% Village share for maintenance of .r, the Duchess dump ground was presented to Council. This letter ~" also indicated that the Village of Duchess is not prepared to `; ,~--°~s ~ erect a fence for fire guard as indicated in our letter. Moved ~`~.~ ~~ by Councillor Scheuerman that we accept the 40-60% cost sharing „ and that the County provide the fire guard at its own expense. ' Carried. 6-2 Town of Brooks- College Debenture Further information was presented to Council in regard to the principal and interest paid on the College Debenture. After reviewing this matter, it was moved by Councillor Andrews that the County contribute to the interest on this Debenture for the yearsl981 and 1982 on the same percentage basis as paid in 1980. Carried. 5-2 Closed Road Allowance - J. Bierens Councillor Andrews reported on this road allowance and after discussion it was moved by Councillor Andrews that we leave the present road allowance, which is leased by J. Bierens, closed and that we refuse the request for the closing of the other road allowance by Mr. Vermeeren. Carried. ... 5-4 Division 5 Recreation Mill Rate Letter from the Brooks & District Recreation Board requesting a further one mill levy on the Division 5 Recreation Area was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we advertise- the proposed increase of a further one mill to the Brooks Division 5 Recreation Area for 1982. Carried. 3. Correspondence 1. A.A.M.D. & C. - Spring Convention Letter from the A.A.M.D. & C. concerning Resolutions for the Spring Convention was presented to Council for their information. Page 19 2. Municipal Affairs Information from Alberta Municipal Affairs concerning the By-election was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Scheuerman that we appoix Jean Hood as Deputy Returning Officer, Lorna Rowen and Poll Clerk, that the Bassano School be designated as the Polling Area for this By-election, and that the date for the By-election be set for March 31/f Carried. ~ r~ ' "~` _ ~}' 3. Energy & Natural Resources - Land Agents Letter from Energy & Natural Resources concerning renewal of Land Agent Licences for Larry Seitz and D. James was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor. Fabian that we approve these renewals. Carried. 4. Underwood McLellan Ltd. - Account - Gem Drain Account from Underwood McLellan Ltd. in the amount of $475.75, being costs on the Gem Erosion Control Project was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Andrews that we approve this account for payment. Carried. 5. Alberta Safety Council Letter from Alberta Safety Council concerning the purchase of posters for a car-check campaign during April 2 - 8, 1982 was presented to Council and ordered filed. 6. Attorney General's Department Letter from the Attorney General's Department concerning our letter and request in regard to Metric Units .being used in the recording of acres was presented to Council for their information. Moved by Councillor Peltzer that this Council oppose the implementation of the Metric System in all ways possible. Carried. 7. Municipal Finance Corporation Letter from the Municipal Finance Corporation setting out their proposals on the terms of loans from the A.M.F.C. and also their proposal. for implementing an interest re-opener provision every 5 years on loans, was presented to the Council for their information. 8. Brooks & District Chamber of Commerce A request from the Brooks & District Chamber of Commerce for the 1982-83 dues in the amount of $100.00 was presented to .Council. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we approve this account for payment. Carried. 9. Brooks Aviation Ltd. Letter from Brooks Aviation Ltd. requesting a contribution towards a proposed beacon to be installed at the Brooks Airport was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we table this request for further information. Carried. 10. J. Bronsch -Damage Claim Letter from J. Bronsch concerning the damage claim caused by road construction in 19$I in the amount of $132.48 was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Fabian that we approve this account for payment. Carried. 11. TransAlta - Langdon-Sheerness Line As Councillor Geofge was not in attendance at this meeting, it was moved by Councillor Andrews that we table this letter until the next Council Meeting. Carried. Page 20 '~ 12. Alberta Environment Letter from Alberta Environment advising that permits for the Rolling Hills central the field and water system modification have now been approved by Alberta Environment was presented to the Council for their information. It was also indicated by Reeve Musgrove that the Minister ' of Environment had advised that, at this time, no money is available for Grant purposes for this project. A further contact will be made with the Minister with the possibility ofddelegation meeting with him in Edmonton to discuss this matter further. 13. Town of Brooks - Easement Letter from the Town of Brooks requesting County approval for an easement across part of Block E Plan 4697 H.X. for purposes of a water line, was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we approve the proposed easement for this water line for the Town of Brooks. Carried. 1 '. 14. Confederation Life Letter from Confederation Life concerning the pension of the late Dave Elder was presented to Council for their information. Moved by Councillor Fabian that we refund the premiums paid by Mr. Elder from July, 1981 to January, 1982 in the amount of $42.70. Carried. 15. Newell Foundation - 19.82 Requisition The 1982 Requisition from the Newell Foundation indicating that the County share would be $67,825.61 was presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor Andrews that we accept this Requisition. Carried. d 4. Cheques for Payment ~"' Moved by Councillor Scheuerman that cheques 6276 - 6942, as per °'~; ~ attached list, be approved for payment. Carried. i i Lunch Council recessed for lunch from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. 5. Other Business u 1. Road Allowance 36-18-16-4 Request from Henk Dyk for the possible closing and purchase of road allowance lying to the East of Pt. SE 36-18-16-4 was presented to Council for their comments and Council advised that Mr. Dyk should make formal application for the advertising for closing and purchase of this road allowance. The Administrator was to advise Mr. Dyk of this . 2. Appointment of Auditor - 1982 Moved by Councillor Andrews that we appoint Bevan, Hutch & Hagen as auditors for the County of Newell for 1982. Carried. 3. Patricia Subdivision The Administrator advised that there were surplus debenture funds left in the Patricia Water & Sewer Extension Account and that the debenture for this purpose should be re-written. Moved by Councillor Musgrove that we apply to the Local Authorities Board and Municipal '` Finance Corporation to pay back the surplus funds and have the debentu re-written for the new amount. Carried. r u Page 21 4. Gas Tenders_ Gas tenders were received from Brooks Co-op Ltd., Texaco Canada Ltd., and Imperial Oil .Ltd. After reviewing the tenders, it was moved by Councillor Peltzer that we accept the gas and diesel fuel .tender for j 1982 from Imperial Oil Ltd. Carried. 5. Assessor's Convention Request from the two County Assessors to attend the 22nd Annual Assessor's Convention in Grande Prairie on April 28, 29 & 30 was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Wallace that we approve the attendance of the Assessors at this Convention. Carried. . . 6. Appointment of Member to Court of .Revision Due to the .resignation of W. Christensen, a vacancy in the Court of Revision was created. Moved by Councillor Andrews that we appoint Councillor A. Scheuerman to the Court of Revision. Carried. 7. C.U.P.E. Contract Letter from C.U.P.E. advising that they had accepted the County's final offer on the 1982 Salary Contract was presented to Council for their information. 8. E.I.D.-County Meeting Reeve Musgrove reported on the meeting between the E.I.D, and the County Advisory Committee and various items discussed at this meeting. It was-also recommended that a letter be sent to Ducks. Unlimited and the E.I.D. concerning the possible paving of Secondary Road 539 during 1982 and that any planned work by either of these organizations should be carried out immediately. . . ~,,~, 9. Economic Development Report A report from the Economic Development Committee concerning development within the SE and Central Alberta area received from the Town of Hanna was submitted to Council for their information and study. 6. Planning Commission 82 SE 121 - Bierens Moved by Councillor Peltzer that this application be lifted from the table. Carried. Moved by Councillor Andrews that we approve this application subject to access from the east only. Carried. 82 SE 23 - Bartman Moved by Councillor Scheuerman that we approve this application subjec to one approach for the two parcels and cash in-lieu-of being set at $4000.00 per acrea. .Carried. ',. 82 SE 25 - Dixon Moved by Councillor Hajash that we approve this application subject to a service road agreement., cash in-lieu-of at $4000.00 per acre on Lots 1 & 2, and $4000.00 on the first three acres of Lots 3 & 4. Carried. 82 SE 28 - Wigemyr Moved by Councillor Wallace that this application be tabled. Carried. Page 22 Unity Park Project ,' Letter from the S.E. Alberta Regional Planning Commission concerning their possible in-house work on this project was presented to Council ! for their information and more information is to be obtained from the Town of Brooks as to their opinion on this project. In-House Work Program A further review was made of the proposed In-house Work Program proposed by the Planning Commission. The orders of priority on the Program were set as follows: 1. Bow Slope Recreation Master Plan 2. Patricia Recreation .Board Master Plan 3. Unity Park Study 4. Municipal Recreation Area Aqueduct Land 5. Land Use By-law Up-date 6. Tilley North Park Area . . '~ 81 SE 192 Approval of this subdivision has been received from the Planning Commission. Item 7 of the conditions .requires that negotiations be made for road widening of Secondary Road 873 as required by the County of Newell after consultation with Alberta Transportation. Moved by Councillor Scheuerman that we contact Alberta Transportation to have them meet with the Council to discuss this matter further. Carried. ~' Public Hearing - February 25 , 1982 By-law 767-81 Minutes of the Public Hearing held on February 25, 1982 were presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor Hajash that By-law 767-81 to amend By-law 691-80 receive first reading. Carried Unanimously. Moved by Councillor Wallace that By-law 767-81 receive second reading. ~ Carried Unanimously. ~ Moved by Councillor Fabian that consent of Council be given for third and final reading of By-law 767-81. Carried Unanimously. Moved by Councillor Peltzer that By-law 767-81 receive third and final ~ reading. Carried Unanimously. . . Regional Plan Letter from the S.E. Alberta Regional Planning Commission concerning our comments presented to them in regard to the Regional Plan was presented to the Council for their information. I.D. No. 1 - Regional Plan Copy of a letter from I.D. No. 1 which was sent to the S.E. Alberta Regional Planning Commission setting out their objections to the r Regional Plan was presented to Council for their information. -^~ Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m. i ~. . ,. 7 7 v n g __ Page 23