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Home My WebLink About1999-07-22 Council (Regular) Minutes.•., r r County of Ncwcll Nu. ~ Minutes of Council Mccting .luly 22, 1999 ,~ The regular Council Mccting of the County of Newell No. 4 was held in the County Oflice at Brooks, AB on "Thursday, July 22, 1999 commencing at 10:00 a.m. Members Present L;xcused from Mectin~ Reeve W. Daniels Councillors V. Fabian N. Berg E. Stobbs ,I. I larbinson R. Steinbach M. Loewcn M. Douglass C. Baksa Assistant Administrator A. Martens Recording Secretary P. Eloffi»an All members were in attendance at this meeting. 2. Minutes I) Council Minutes - July K, 1999 Minutes ofthe .luly 8, i 999 meeting were presented. Moved by Councillor 1•'abian that we adopt these minutes as circulated. Carried. 2) Public 1-Icaring~,fuly 8, 1999 Minutes of the .luly K, 1999 Public Hearing were presented. Moved by Councillor Steinbach that we adopt these: minutes as circulated. Carried. 3. Call for Post Agenda ltems The Reeve called for post agenda items. Judy ?~, iy9~~ Pagcl39 4. Adoption of Agenda Moved by Councillor 1 iarhinson that we adopt the agenda as amended. Carried. 5. Business from Minutes 10-MPC-7 Street Si€-,ns for l lamlets and Subdivisions Moved by Councillor Steinbach that we adopt the street name and house numbering system for Aimoto Acres. Carried. 9-MUN-1 Scott & Leza Sewell -Closure and Sale of Road Within S '/z of 23-20-13-W4 -Road Plan 3233 BM This item was not lifted from the table. 11 Bylaw 1269-98 -Land Use Amendment Add Agricultural Intensive Land Use District This item was not litted from the table. 12 Bylaw 1271-99 -Area Structure Plan Portion of Section 12-18-15-W4 This item was not lifted from the table. 13 Bylaw 1289-99 Greenwald Inlet Area Structure Plan - 6 & 6-18-14-W4 Moved by Councillor Baksa that second reading of Bylaw 1289-99 be lifted from the table. Carried. Administration presented an informal petition, with regard to the sewage pipes going under the lake, to Council. The County Planner presented information on the under lake sewage pipe and options for Council to consider. Moved by Councillor Stohhs that second reading of Bylaw 1289-99 he postponed until atter the delegations. Carried. -, July 32, 1999 Page 140 r 1. Concerned C'itizcns of• Brooks n delegation of Concerned Citizens of Brooks was in attendance to present information in opposition to the Greenwald Inlet Area Structure Plan. Karen Rose acted as spokesperson for the group. Ms. Rose presented a petition against the under lake sewage pipes, passed around three water samples, requested that Council table second reading of Bylaw 1289-99 for 30 days to allow Ume for their consultant to gather inti~rmation and to allow them 30 minutes for a presentation at a meeting prior to a decision being made. 2. ,lager Develo~~ntents ,~-- Deep Shergil, ol~,lagcr Developments, and Shiraz Remtulla, of ,lubilec [~ngincering Consultants Ltd., presented inlortttation on this sewage pipeline and others under water bodies and answered questions wish regard to the piping ofscwagc under Lake Newell. Business from Minutes (cont'd) 13 Bylaw 1289-99 Greenwald Inlet Area SU•ucture Plan - 6 & 6-18-14-W4 (cont'd) Moved by Cowlcillor Baksa that Bylaw 1289-99 be amended to add the following: "Dcwelohme~n! uphrrwcrl of individual re•sidenc•e~s lrilhin the suhjec! crrecr .ti•hcrll he rnnlin~~enl upnn thc~ crhhr•ovul of ~u sunilury •~~erru~Tc~ di.cposcrl.tiyslc~rn scrlisfiu•lory lu the C'ounly of ~Nc~lnc~ll. The Izr•ulzn.ti•ed cvn•s.cin~,~ c~f~GreenN~uld Inlet, crc .~•hcnrn in f~~~~tn•e Sewc~n, shall he Yel'reN'('d by Ui1 i11de1)enden! c'n~rneL'Yln~~ CUn•1'r/lllnf,~ flY/Yr 1''G'lalned hy' 111C' (~Ulrnly Uf Nerl'c.'ll a/ /he C'XI)erl.1'e Of the deVelOper'. The 1'el'lebt' N'rll dole/•rlrrnc' /he .ti~trilahilily of c•rcr.esin~r the role! u! lhi.~• loc•utiun tirilh u sunilcrry .ce-rcrs,Je hipc~line~. 7hi•~• revic~rt~ •shull he rumhleled In•ior to lhc~ devc~lupmenl cif •indihiduu/ rc•siderrre•s lt~ilhin Ihc~ suhjc~r! urccr. " Councillor Stobbs abstained from voting as she was not present at the Public Hearing. Carried. Moved by Councillor Harbinsun that second reading of Bylaw 1289-99, as amended, he postponed to the second Council Meeting in August to allow the consultants fitr the Concerned Citizens of Brooks to collect their information. Councillor Stobbs abstained from voting. Dclcated. .luly 22, 1999 Page ldl Councillor 13aksa requested that Council review and approve the Development Agreement for the Greenwald Inlet Development prior to linaliration. Vote on second reading of Bylaw 1289-99, as amended. Councillor Fabian requested a recorded vote. For Division 3 Councillor Ber Division 6 Division 7 Division 10 Against Division 1 Division 2 Division 5 Division 9 Abstained Division 4 Defeated. 7. Correspondence b Councillor Steinbach Councillor Loewen Councillor Baksa Reeve Daniels Councillor Fabian Councillor Flarbinson Councillor Douglass Councillor Stobbs 1. Cody Morris -Request to Install Coin Operated Valve on Water Truck Fill A letter from Cody Morris, requesting that the Ag Society be allowed to install a coin operated valve on the water truck till at the Patricia water system, was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Berg that we approve the installation of a coin operated valve on the water truck fill in the Hamlet of Patricia, at no cost to the County, subject to all funds collected being returned to the County and credited to the Hamlet Water Operating Account. Carried. w 2. Alberta Environmental Protection -Industrial Waste Definitions A letter from Alberta Environmental Protection, responding to our request for a definition of Industrial Waste, was presented to Council for information. 3. Tirol Gas Co-op Ltd. -Request for Cancellation of Tax Penalty A letter from Tirol Gas Co-op i,td., requesting the cancellation of their tax penalty, was presented to Council. Reeve Daniels declared a potential conflict of interest and left the Council Chambers. Deputy Reeve M. Douglass assumed the chair. Councillor Fabian declared a potential conflict of interest and refrained from discussion and voting. Moved by Councillor Loewen that we deny this request. Carried. Reeve Daniels returned to the meeting and reassumed the chair. July 22, 1999 Page. 142 `~ 4. Uott Control Bylaw a) 1ZepIY ICl)m BCOWnICe Fryett A letter I•rom Brownlee Fryett, regarding a review of our proposed dog bylaw, was presented to Council. "Phis item will be brought to the next meeting. b) Letter from Robert Verhoef A letter from Robert Verhoef, with regard to our proposed dog control bylaw, was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Loewen that we accept this letter as information. Carried. 8. Other Business 1. Auk=ust & September Municipal Meetin~7 -Date Chanties Moved by Councillor Harbinson that we cancel the August 1999 Municipal Meeting. Carried. Moved by Councillor Harbinson that the September 1999 Municipal Meeting ~„ be held on September T". Carried. Moved by Councillor Baksa that the Superintendent of Public Works attend the August 5`" Council meeting and that the other foremen submit written reports for that meeting. Carried. 2. City of Red Deer - Dratt AUMA Resolution RE: Ambulance Rates Administration reported that the City of Red Deer gave us permission to use their draft resolution to present to the Foothills Little Bow Association. Moved by Councillor Steinbach that we forward the resolution with regard to ambulance rates to the Foothills Little Bow Association. Carried. 9. Bylaw 1292-99 -Debenture Borrowing Hamlet of Rainier Water Treatment Plant Up rg ade Moved by Councillor Stobbs that Bylaw 1292-99, being a bylaw to incur an indebtedness by the issuance of debentures for the Rainier Water Treatment Plant upgrade, receive t3rst reading. Carried. July 22, 1999 Page 143 Moved by Councillor Douglass that Bylaw 1292-99 receive second reading. Carried. - Moved by Councillor Baksa that consent be given to proceed with third and final reading of Bylaw 1292-99. Carried Unanimously. Moved by Councillor Berg that Bylaw 1292-99 receive third and final reading. Carried. 10. Post Agenda Items 1. Gord Shaw -Applied Land Use Planning Pro~,ram A letter from Planner Gord Shaw, with regard to enrollment in 3 courses, was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor M. L,oewen that we approve enrollment of Gord Shaw in the three Applied Land Use Planning Program courses as requested. Carried. 2. Foothills Little Bow Association -September 17, 1999 Meeting A letter from the Foothills Little Bow Association, with regard to the September `-` meeting and submission of resolutions, was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Fabian that, for the next Council meeting, administration prepare a resolution with regard to the elimination of the $4.00 surcharge on tires to forward to the Foothills Little Bow Association. Carried. Lunch Council recessed for lunch from 12:00 noon to 1:10 p.m. Post A€=,enda Items (cont'd) 3. AAMD&C - 1999 Fall Convention The 1999 Fall Convention package was presented to Councillors. Moved by Councillor Baksa that we reserve a room for Tuesday and Wednesday to be used as a meeting room at the Fall Convention. Carried. July 22, 1999 Page 1-t~t ~t. AAMUBcC -Advisory Committee on Environmental Issues A letter from the AAMU&C, with a survey on AGRA report recommendations, was presented to Council. "Phis item will be dealt with at the next meeting. 5. Rollin~~ Ilills 4-H -Welcome to Rollin~7 Hills Sian A letter from the Rolling Hills 4-H Club, requesting permission to install a Welcome to Rolling Flills sign, was presented to Council. A letter will be sent to the Rolling Bills 4-H Club stating that we have no objection to the installation of this sign providing they adhere to our sign policy. 6. Rand Ber~~ -Chairman, CP Railway Committee A letter from Rand Berg, Chairman of the CP Railway Committee, with regard to suggestions for the Bassano Empress Line, was presented to Council. This item will be dealt with at the next meeting. ~, Dele ~at~.~ (cont'd) . 3. Torchinsky En iin~, Bering Ltd. -Young Road Tenders Steve Banack, Gordon Couldwell and Cyril Mitchell, ofTorchinsky Engineering Ltd., were in attendance to present the tender results for the Young Road Project. Moved by Councillor Harbinson that we accept the tender of Border Paving Ltd., being the lowest bid, and that we proceed with Option 2 which eliminates the Highway 36 intersection treatment. Carried. 4. Lois Christman, FOSS "This delegation was rescheduled to the August 5`h, 1999 meeting. Post Agenda Items (cont'd) 7. Corporate Review Moved by Councillor Baksa that we have a closed working meeting for Council only on August 3~`', 1999 at 10:00 am providing Dimitri Pojidaeff can be in attendance. ~'-' Carried. July 22, 1999 Page 145 8. County Roadwork Allotment A discussion on this item was held. 1 1. Committee Reports Municipal No report. A.S.B. Councillor Loewen gave this report. She reminded everyone about the deadline for Rural Beautification Awards. Newell Foundation Councillor Steinbach gave this report. Salary Ne Jot~~.~ Committee No report. - Assessment Review Board No report. Airport Commission No report. Disaster Services Councillor Loewen gave this report. July 22, 1999 Page 146 ,~ Municipal Library Board No report. Foothills Little Bow Association Councillor Loewen gave this report. Municipal Bud€,et Committee Councillor Loewen gave this report. Municipal PlanningLCommission No report. Intermunicipal Subdivision Authoritv ~-- No report. Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Reeve Daniels gave this report. Brooks & District Ambulance Association Councillors Harbinson gave this report. 911 Councillor Baksa gave this report. Newell Regional Solid Waste Manas;ement Authoritv Councillor Baksa gave this report. ~^ .... July 22, 1999 Page 117 Urban Fringe Committee No report. ' Community Impact Study Committee No report. Road Bans No report. Municipal Development Plan Committee No report. Grievance Committee The Assistant Administrator gave this report. 12. Treasurer's Report -June Moved by Councillor Douglass that we approve the Treasurer's Report for June 1999. Carried. Excused from Meeting Councillor Baksa excused herself from the remainder of the meeting at 2:30 p.m. 13. In Camera Moved by Councillor Berg that we move in camera. Carried. Moved by Councillor Harbinson that we move out of camera. Carried. July 22, 1999 Page 148 14. (question Period/Notice of Motion A question period was held. ,~- 15. Information Items 1. Nomination Day & Election Day Dates for Division 8 By-Election 16. Adjourn Moved by Councillor Stobbs that the meeting adjourn at 3:04 p.m. Carried. REEV COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR July 22, 1999 Page 149