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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-03-08 Council (Regular) MinutesCounty of Newell No. 4 Council Meeting March 8, 1979 The regular Council Meeting of the County of Newell No. 4 was held in the County Office at Brooks, Alberta on Thursday, March $, 1979 commencing at 10;30 a.m. Members Present Reeve T. Musgrove Councillors A. Vogel V. Fabian J. Hajash W. Christensen J. Boehme G. Hansen H. Janzen Administrator D. James 48. 49 . Minutes Minutes of the February 23 & March 5 meetings were read and adopted. Correspondence 1. Alberta Municipal Affairs Letter from Alberta Municipal Affairs in regard to extension for completion of the 1978 Financial Statement by the Auditors was presented to Council, Moved by Councillor Janzen that we apply to the Minister for an extension to March 30 for completion of the 1978 Financial Statement by the Auditors. Carried, ~ -2. Alberta Labour The Conciliation Commissioner"s report on the C.U.P.E. Public Works Contract was presented to the Council and after reviewing the report it was moved by Councillor Fabian that we accept the recommendations of the Conciliation Commissioner. Carried. ~, 3. Hamlet of Rolling Hills Advisory Committee Letter from the Hamlet of Rolling Hi11s Advisory Committee advising that their chlorinator for the water system is now in operation, was presented to the Council for their information. ., 4. Hamlet of Rolling Hills Advisory Board A copy of a letter sent to Alberta Environment concerning septic tanks in the Hamlet of Rolling Hills was presented to the Council for their information. 5. Rolling Hills Advisory Board Letter from the Rolling Hills Advisory Board in regard to their petition for water & sewer in the Hamlet of Rolling Hills and indicating that the petition was defeated, was presented to the Council for their information. 6. Alberta Fire Chief's Association Letter from the Alberta Fire Chief's Association advising of their Annual Conference to be held in Brooks in June and request for membership in their Association was presented to the Council and it was moved by Councillor Vogel that we take out membership in the Alberta Fire Chief's Association. Carried. Page 18 7. Town of Brooks t- A special Assessment Notice for frontage tax on Block A Plan 7012 J.K. was presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we pay out this frontage tax assessment in one lump sum. Carried. $. Advanced Education & Manpower Letter from Advanced Education & Manpower setting out the details of the 1979 S.T.E,P. Program was presented to Council and tabled until the next Council Meeting. ,, 9. Calgary Power Ltd. Letter from Calgary Power Ltd. concerning preliminary referral proposed 240 KV double circuit transmission line and 240 substation was presented to the Council for their information. ;,~ 10. Salvation Ar~_ Request from the Salvation Army for the 1979 donation was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Vogel that we donate $300.00 to the Salvation Army for 1979. Carried. 11. C. Arnett Application from G. Arnett for quarterly payments on her mobile licence was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Christensen that we approve this request. Carried. ~12. Western Larid Services 4 ~, Application from Western Land Services for Newell Resources Ltd, to ~~ locate a well site in LSD 8 of 3-19-14-4 was presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we approve this application. Carried. 13. Patricia Hamlet Committee Letter from the Patricia Hamlet Committee concerning an unsightly property within the Hamlet was presented to the Council for information and tabled for further study of our County By-law. '. 14. Patricia Hamlet Committee Letter from the. Patricia Hamlet Committee concerning the frozen sewer line at the school location and street location was presented to the Council for their information. 50. Cheques for Payment Moved by Councillor Janzen that cheque 1250 and cheques 1298 - 1690, as per attached list, be approved for payment. Carried. 51. > Assessor's Report Mr. Mel Harper and Mr. John Dell, County Assessors, met with the Council and presented the Assessor's Report for the month of February. Moved by Councillor Vogel that we accept this report. Carried. A request from Alberta Municipal Affairs, Assessment Operations, concerning a three day seminar to be held in Lethbridge to review the near Assessment Manual was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Fabian that we approve the attendance of our two assessors at this seminar. Carried. Lunch Adjourned for lunch 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Page 19 52, Committee Reports -~ Board of Education Moved by Councillor Janzen that we accept this report. Carried. Municipal Committee Moved by Councillor Christensen that we accept this report. Carried. Moved by Councillor Janzen that the Chairman look into the matter of specs. for the tender on construction of Secondary Road 862. Carried. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we change the Road Allotment to $800.00 per mile for dryland roads and $1200.00 per mile for irrigation roads. Vote on the motion - Lost. Agriculture Service Board No report, Brooks Hospital & Nursing Home Moved by Councillor Musgrove that we accept this report. Carried. ,Bassano Hospital Moved by Councillor Janzen that we accept this report. Carried. '~ .~ Senior Citizens'-Home No report. Medicine Hat Health Unit Moved by Councillor Fabian that we accept this report. Carried. Planning Commission Moved by Councillor Musgrove that we accept this report. Carried. _F Agricultural Development Corporation No report, s Airport Commission Moved by Councillor Hajash that we accept this report. Carried. Municipal T,ibrary No report. Ambulance No report. Disaster Services No report. Shop Committee No report. Page 20 53. 54. Planning Commission Applications a`' Application 79 SE 37 - D. Houseman The above-noted application for subdivision in NE 31-18-15-4 was presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor Hajash that the agent change the application to read 'small agricultural unit' and resubmit the application. Carried. Application 79 SE 41 - A. Pfefferle `~ This application was tabled for further study. Robin Moorehead and Nancy McEwen, of the Planning Commission, met with the Council. The Administrator was instructed to send a letter to the N.I.P. Branch at Edmonton requesting information and application forms for funding under the N.I.P. Program. Other 1. Road Agreements Moved by Councillor Musgrove that we approve the following road agreements: SW 19-16-14-4, SE 24-16-16-4, Golden Top Potato Farms Ltd. Carried. 2. A. Nelson Service Road Caveat ~': Further discussion took place on this matter and after discussing the item in detail, it was moved by Councillor Hajash that we have the Service Road Agreement Caveat lifted from this property. Carried. 3. R. Strach Subdivision vF` Further discussion took place in regard to the dedication for a road widening on this subdivision. This item was tabled for further study by Councillor Hajash. 4. By-law Relating to Clean-up of Abandoned Buildings & General Nuisances on Property A review was made of this proposed By-law and the Administrator was instructed to forward this proposed By-law to our solicitor for his review and comments. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. Page 21