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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-01-07 Council (Regular) MinutesCounty of Newell No, 4 Council Meeting January 7, 1982 The regular Council Meeting of the County of Newell No. 4 was held in the County Office at Brooks, Alberta on Thursday, January 7, 1982 commencing at 10:15 a.m. Members Present Reeve Councillors Administrator T. Musgrove P. Wallace M. Andrews J. Hajash A. Peltier A. Scheuerman F. George D. James 1. Minutes Minutes of the December 10, 1981 meeting were read to Council. Moved by Councillor Wallace that we adopt these minutes. Carried. 2. Business from the Minutes 3-8 Duchess Dump Grounds No reply has been received on this letter to date. 3-2 Small Community Engineering Services Letter from Small Community Engineering Services regarding their work on the proposed Rolling Hills Water & Sewer Project was presented to the Council, and further information is to be obtained in regard to their contract for services provided for this project. 5- Gem Erosion Project Letter from Underwood McLellan Ltd. regarding the report on the Gem Erosion Control Project was presented to the Council for their information. 3. Public Hearing Minutes of the Public Hearing of December 10, 1981 were presented to Council. Moved by Councillor George that we adopt these minutes as presented. Carried. 4. Correspondence 1. A.A.M.D. & C. - 75th Anniversary Letter from the A.A.M.D. & C. concerning the up-date of the book entitled "Story of Rural Municipal Government in Alberta 1909-1969" was presented to Council. The Administrator was instructed to try to obtain the services of George Philpott to up-date the County article for this book. 2. Foothills Little Bow Association Meeting Further notice was given to the Council in regard to the Foothills Little Bow Association Meeting to be held on January 29th. 3. Alberta Transportation Letter from Alberta Transportation advising of a proposed meeting to be held in Medicine Hat on Thursday, January 28, 1982 at 10:00 a.m. was presented to .the Council for their information. It was agreed that all members attend this meeting, if possible. Page 1 4. Woods Gordon Letter from Woods Gordon advising of the Elected Officials Seminar to be held in February was presented to the Council for their information and ordered filed. 5. Medicine Hat Health Unit Water reports from the Medicine Hat Health Unit on the Hamlet of Scandia, Hamlet of Rainier and Hamlet of Rolling Hills were presented to Council for their information. 6. Hudson Bay Route Letter from the Hudson Bay Route Association requesting membership for 1982 was presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we approve payment of this membership in the amount of $100.00. Carried. 7. Association of Utilities Officers Letter from the Association of Alberta Utilities Officers concerning their past Convention was presented to Council for their information. 8. Small Community Engineering Services Account from Small Community Engineering Services in the amount of $214.00 was presented to Council and ordered tabled until a further report is received on this project. . . 9. Jorgensen Contracting Letter from Jorgensen Contracting requesting County approval of a business licence for his contracting operation was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Peltzer that we approve this application subject to all other regulations being met. Carried. 10. Village of Duchess Account from the Village of Duchess for clean-up of the dump grounds at Duchess was presented to Council and ordered tabled until a further report is received from Duchess in regard to the Agreement between the Village and the County on this dump ground. 11. Foothil i S Request for property in to Council. for damages 4 Ls Pipeline Alberta Ltd. release of damages for the pipeline crossing the Pt. NE 12-22-17-4, in the amount of $100.00 was presented Moved by Councillor George that we accept this settlement and sign the release for this pipeline. Carried. 12. A.A.M.D. & C. - Resolution Report The Resolutions as presented at the Fall Convention were presented to Council for their information. 13. Brooks Rural Fire Association - Invoice ~ An invoice from the Brooks Rural Fire Protection Association sent to Alberta Transportation, and in turn sent to the County of Newell, was presented to Council and discussed. The Administrator was instructed ` to send this letter back to Alberta Transportation with a copy to the ~ Brooks Rural Fire Protection Association advising that we are not responsible for this account. 1 . . . . 14. A. Dietz Request from A. Dietz for consideration of tax cancellation on his 198T taxes was presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor George that we approve the cancellation of taxes on this property in the amount of $1361.70 and further that a letter be sent to Mr. Dietz indicating that, in future, a notice must be supplied to the County in December if this property is to be rented and sec~~idly, if the Page 2 property is rented over a period of 6 months no consideration will be given for cancellation. Carried. 15. Mobile Home Tax - R. Robinson Request from R. Robinson for quarterly payments on his 1982 Mobile Home Tax was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor George that we approve this request. Carried. 5. Utilities & Development Reports The Utilities & Development Reports for December were presented to the Council for their information. 6. Other 1. By-law 764-82 Penalty By-law Amendment Discussion took place in regard to the amendment of By-law 558 which is the penalties applied to taxes. After discussion on the item, it was agreed that the penalties on arrears be amended to 12%. Moved by Councillor George that By-law 764-82, to amend By-law 558, receive first reading. Carried, Moved by Councillor Andrews that By-law 764-82 receive second reading. Carried, Moved by Councillor Wallace that By-law 764-82 receive consent of Council for third and final reading. Not carried unanimously. e ~_,:.;~-° ~ Third reading of this By-law will be taken at the next Council Meeting. 2. Klassen Seed Plant Copy of a letter sent to Dr. Jim Wiebe requesting information and possible funding of a Seed Cleaning Plant was presented to the Council. The Administrator advised that Mr. Wiebe has contacted him by telephone advising that their Department could not support this project under any Government Grant Programs. 3. N. Pedersen Request from N. Pedersen, of Scandia,-for consideration of cancellation of the penalty on his taxes was presented to Council. After discussioi on this item, the Administrator was instructed to advise Mr. Pedersen that no further action would be taken on these penalties by Council. 4. Operating Borrowing By-law - 1982 By-law 765-82 Moved by Councillor Andrews that current Operating Borrowing By-law 765-82 for 1982 receive first reading. Carried Unanimously. Moved by Councillor Peltzer that By-law 765-82 receive second reading. Carried Unanimously. Moved by Councillor Scheuerman that By-law 765-82 receive consent of Council for third and final reading. Carried Unanimously. Moved by Councillor George that By-law 765-82 receive third and final reading. Carried Unanimously. 5. Dave Elder - Retirement Discussion took place in regard to the retirement of Dave Elder, who under the County Policy should retire this year. After further .discussion on this item, it was moved by Councillor Peltier that we advise Mr. Dave Elder that his retirement will take effect on February 15, 1982. Carried. ' Page 3 6. Shop Fans Request from the Foremen at the Shop for four fans in the Heavy Duty Shop and three fans in the Auto Shop was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Peltzer that we approve the purchase and installation of these fans in the Shop as requested for the estimated cost of $1600.00. Carried. 7. Council Room Floor The Administrator advised that this floor should be repaired in 1982 and discussion took place in regard to this matter. Moved by Councillor Andrews that we obtain bids on carpeting and tiling of this floor and present them back to Council for further consideration. Carried. 8. Salary Report - 1982 The recommendation of the Salary Committee for 1982 salaries was presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor Andrews that we approve these recommendations as presented. Carried. Lunch Adjourned for lunch 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. 7. Delegation Ed Pratt ,t Ed Pratt, Agricultural Fieldman, met with the Council to discuss ~' the present rabies problem with skunks in the County of Newell and °`~-= -~- the problems that we may have in regard to dog control in the County. This item was discussed and no further action taken at this time until further investigation is made of this situation. Mrs. Ray Romans Mrs. Romans, of the Sunburst Drive-in Theatre, met with the Council to present her case in regard to County charge of penalties on their outstanding taxes on November 16th. A lengthy discussion took place on this matter and it was moved by Councillor Andrews that no further action be taken in regard to the cancellation of the penalties by Council. Carried. 8. Division 6 By-Election Dates The Administrator read the letter of resignation from Councillor Walt Christensen which was accepted with regret. The matter of a by-election for Division 6 was then discussed and it was moved by Councillor Scheuerman that we set the dates of January 27th as Nomination Day and February 24th as Election Day if required. Carried. Returning Officer Moved by Councillor Andrews that we hire Mrs. June Endersby as Returning Officer for this By-Election. Carried. 9. Appointments Deputy Reeve Nominations were opened for the position of Deputy Reeve for the County of Newell. V. Fabian was nominated by A. Peltzer. M. Andrews was nominated by F. George. Moved by Councillor Scheuerman that nominations cease. Carried. Result of vote - V. Fabian was elected as Deputy Reeve for the County of Newell. Page 4 Municipal Committee Chairman and Other Committee Appointments Moved by Councillor Hajash that we defer these appointments until after the election of a new member for Division 6. Carried. 10. Planning Commission Application 81 SE 197 - Lawson Moved by Councillor Wallace that we approve this application. Carried. Rolling Hills Land Use Plan A copy of the proposed Hamlet of Rolling Hills Land Use Plan was presented and copies are to be made for the Council. This item will be discussed further at the meeting of January 13th. Regional Plan Draft Meeting - January 13th Discussion took place on this proposed Regional Plan & the draft copy which will be studied at a meeting on January 13th. The plan was broken down to chapters for each of the Councillors to study and make presentations at this meeting. Regional Plan Workshop Letter from the S.E. Alberta Regional Planning Commission concerning a Regional Plan Workshop to be held in Medicine Hat on January 19th was presented to the Council and tabled until the January -13th meeting. 11. Public Hearing Moved by Councillor George that Council recess to attend the Public Hearing. Carried. Moved by Councillor Andrews that Council reconvene to the Council Meeting at 3:10 p.m. By-law 766-82 Moved by Councillor Hajash that By-law 766-82, to amend the Land Use By-law No. 691-80, receive first reading. Carried Unanimously. Moved by Councillor Andrews that By-law 766-82 receive second reading. Carried Unanimously. Moved by Councillor George that By-law 766-82 receive consent of Council for third and final reading. Carried Unanimously. Moved by Councillor Peltier that By-law 766-82 receive third and final reading. Carried Unanimously. ° 12. January 21st County Council Meeting Moved by Councillor Peltzer that the January 21st County Council Meetir be cancelled and the meeting date be set for January 25th. Carried Unanimously. 13. Scandia Garage Moved by Councillor Andrews that we approve the demolition of the West portion of this garage subject to inspection by the P.W. Supervisor. Carried. 14. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m. eeve 1 ~ ~ CC my Administrator page 5 County of Newell No. 4 Public Hearing January 7, 1982 The Public Hearing of the Council of the County of Newell No. 4 was held in the County Office at Brooks, Alberta on Thursday, January 7, 1982 commencing at 3:00 p.m. Full Council was in attendance. The Hearing was opened for discussion on the proposed Land Use Change in: 1. Pt. NZ 35-20-15-4 from Agricultural to Country Residence 2. Pt. NE 32-19-14-4 from Agricultural Urban Fringe to Country Resident 3. Pt. NW 15-19-15-4 from Agricultural to Country Residence 4. Pt. SZ 1-19-15-4 from Agricultural to Country Residence 5. Lots 1 - 4 inclusive in Block 3 Plan 7811389 Hamlet of Scandia from Mobile Homes to Single Family Residence No complaints were received on this advertisement and no one from the Public was in attendance at this Hearing. It was recommended at the Hearing that County Council pass the necessary By-law for the Land Use Changes and amendment to the Land Use By-law 691-80.