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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-06-14 Council (Regular) MinutesCounty of Newell No. 4 Council Meeting June 14, 1979 The regular Council Meeting of the County of Newell No. 4 was held in the County Office at Brooks, Alberta on Thursday, June 14, 1979 commencing at 10:45 a.m. Members Present Councillors Administrator A. Vogel V. Fabian L. Brockelsby J. Hajash W. Christensen J. Boehme H. Janzen E. Grosf.ield D. James 250. / Oath of Office The official Oath of Office was taken by Mrs. Elsie Grosfield who was elected as Councillor for Division 8. 251. ,; Chairman In the absence of Reeve Musgrove, Deputy Reeve H. Janzen took over the chair. 252. / Minutes Minutes of the May 24, 1979 meeting were read and adopted as corrected. ' 253, ~ Assessor's Report ~ ~ ' ~ The Assessor's Report for the month of May was presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor Christensen that we accept this report. Carried, ` ~ ~ . . 254. County Float for Stampede Parade Moved by Councillor Fabian that a vote of thanks be given to the office staff and all of those concerned in the preparation of the County Float for the Farmer's Day Parade at Brooks. Carried. 255. Business from Minutes 107. Alberta Recreation,Parks - Parks Division Letter from Alberta Recreation & Parks concerning our letter requesting information on a possible park area along the Bow River at Bow City and the island located in the Bow River at the Bow City area was presented to the Council and a copy of this letter is to be forwarded to the Bow City Recreation Board, ,, 153. Calgary Power Ltd. Letter from Calgary Power Ltd. concerning the installation of street lights and power to the new Scandia Subdivision was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Brockelsby that we approve the program and costs as set out by Calgary Power. Carried. 162. J. Dyck - Request to Purchase Road Allowance No reply has been received on this correspondence at this date. Page 51 y 163. 0. Jorgensen - Fence Councillor Christensen reported on this item and the matter was ordered filed. 190. Matziwin Creek Pro'ect Councillor Boehme reported on this item and advised that he has ane more agreement to obtain before this item can be finalized. 218. Post Office Boxes on Road Allowances Further information was presented to the Council in regard to this matter and the item was ordered filed. 224. Great Lakes Drilling & Equipment Ltd The Administrator advised that no reply has been received on this item to date. /i 231. River Lake Farms Councillor Brockelsby reported on this item and it was moved by Councillor Brockelsby that we place a 12' texas gate at the entrance to the gravel pit in order to contain any cattle within the area. Carried. 1' 238. Jenny Lind School ~~ ~-- The matter of salvage and disposal of the Jenny Lind"was discussed `~ and referred to Councillor Brockelsby for further action. ~ . ,f 231. Eastern Irrigation Agricultural Societ Complex Further discuss took place on this item and a meeting was set for 1;30 p.m. on June 19th to discuss this matter further. 256. Correspondence 257. ;; Ocelot Industries Ltd, ~ ~ Letter from Ocelot Industries Ltd, requesting County approval for °i drilling of a well site in LSD 8 of 7-17-13-4 was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Fabian that we approve this application subject to County By-law. Carried. 258. ~ Disaster Services Letter from Disaster Services concerning shared grants for Communicatio Systems was presented to Council and referred to Councillor Christensen for further study. 259. / Alberta Environment Letter from Alberta Environment concerning the Community Services Program, Municipal Infrastructure Program was presented to the Council for their information. 260,. ,~ Scandia Sewer Account fxom Underwood McLelland (1977) Ltd, for services on the Scandia Sewer was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Brockelsby that we approve this account for payment in the amount of $6359.04. Carried® 261. ~/ Rainier Water Users Lettez from the Rainier Water Users advising that it would be in order for the County to proceed with the chlorination of their water supply at Rainier was presented to Council for their information. Page 52 262. f' I.W. Zoert Application from I.G7. Zoert for quarterly payments on his mobile home licence was presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor Vogel that we approve this request. Carried. 263. f Chevron Geophysccal Compan Letter from Chevron Geophysical Company advising and requesting permission from the County to conduct geophysical operations within the boundaries of the County of Newell was presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor Christensen that we approve this request. Carried. 264. Alberta Education ,/ Letter from Alberta Education advising of riinisterial Approval for the sale of Teacherage A-4 at Alcoma School site was presented to the Council. Moved by Councillor Brockelsby that we advertise this Teacherage A-4 for sale and removal from the site at Alcoma School. Carried. 265. ~. Alberta Municipal Affairs A copy of a letter from Alberta Municipal Affairs concerning the Government`s reply to Resolutions 21 & 25 of the Fall Convention of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts & Counties was presented to the Council for their information. Lunch ~q Adjourned for lunch 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. 266. ~, Delegation The Public Works Supervisor, Construction Foreman, Maintenance Foreman ,~' ---? and Shop Foreman met with the Council and the meeting was opened by Chairman Janzen indicating the purpose of this meeting.. The job descriptions of each of these people were read. and discussion took place on any items of concern. A general discussion then took place on the operation of the various departments operated by the Supervisor and the various Foremen. The Chairman then thanked the Supervisor and Foremen for attending the meeting. 267. / Planning Commission Applications Application 79 SE 93 - Murra Cattle Co Ltd Moved by Councillor Christensen that we approve this application. Carried. Application 79 SE 94 - Karl Aimoto Moved by Councillor Christensen that we approve this application subject to a Country Residence Caveat, cash in-lieu-of being set at a market value of $2000.00 per acre. Carried. Application 79 SE 102 - Donald V Martin Moved by Councillor Hajash that we approve this application subject to cash in-lieu-of being set at a market value of $3000.00 per acre, a Plan of Survey of the subdivision,and that the subdivision be set back 20' from the drain. Carried. Application 79 SE 103 - C. & H. Rosdal Moved by Councillor Vogel that we approve this application and advise the Planning Commission that water is presently at these two lots and that a sewer system is proposed for the Hamlet of Rolling Hills. CarriE Page 53 Letters from the Alberta Planning Board and the South East Alberta Regional Planning Commission concerning subdivision applications were presented to the Council for their information. Letter from the South East Alberta Regional Planning Commission advising of the Annual Meeting to be held on June 21st was presented to the Council for their information. Robin Moorhead, of the South East Alberta Regional Planning Commission, was in attendance at the meeting and he brought to the attention of the Council the R. Spence subdivision, west of Town, and advised that concern had been made in regard to the development on this subdivision. This matter is to be reviewed further. 268. / Correspondence (Cont'd.) Eastern Irrigation District Letter from the Eastern Irrigation District concerning road crossing failure on the NW 36-18-13-4 was presented to the Council and tabled for further study. 269. j Cheques for Pa ment Moved by Councillor Brockelsby that we approve cheques 2642 - 3136, as per attached list for payment. Carried. 270. Committee Reports ~i Board of Education Councillor Janzen presented the Board of Education report. 271. Municipal Committee ,~ ~` 'i° Councillor Christensen presented the Municipal Committee report. Further discussion then took place on the proposed purchase of two 671 Detroit Diesel reconditioned motors and trade of one 47I Detroit and .one Wakesha motor from Ferguson Supply for a net price of $13,000.00. Moved by Councillor Vogel that we approve the purchase and trade of these motors. Carried. 272. Agriculture Service Board Councillor Hajash presented this report. 273. Brooks Hospital & Nursing Home No report. `~ 274. Bassano Hospital No report. 275, Senior Citizens Home Councillor Vogel presented this report. 276. Medicine Hat Health Unit No report. 277. Planning Commission No report. Page 54 278. Agricultural Development Corporation No report. 279. Airport Commission Councillor Hajash presented this report. 280. Library Board No report. 281. Ambulance Committee Councillor Hajash presented this report. 282. Disaster Services No report. 283. Shop Committee Councillor Brockelsby presented this report. 284. Other Business 285. Agreements for Acquisition of Land Agreement from Alan Adams, SE 32-21-16-4, was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Boehme that we approve this agreement. Carried. r Agreement for Harris Pahl, SW 7-14-13-4, was presented to the Council. ~' Moved by Councillor Vogel that we approve this agreement. Carried. 286. i By-law 671-79 Moved by Councillor Brockelsby that By-law 671-79 to amend By-law 665-79 as follows: delete Subsection 1 where it appears in the preamble of the By-law, delete 'Municipal` where it appears in the preamble of the By-law, after Item 2 add Item 3 - 'no person being the owner, agent, lessee, or occupier of any lands or premises within the County of Newell No. 4 shall permit the lands or premises of which such person is the owner, agent, lessee or occupier to be or to remain untidy or unsightly.',renumber the balance of the clauses to 4,5,6,7, and that this By-law receive first reading. Carried Unanimously. Moved by Councillor Vogel that By-law 671-79 receive second reading. Carried Unanimously. 287, r Moved by Councillor Boehme that By-law 671-79 receive consent of Council for third and final reading, Carried Unanimously. Moved by Councillor Christensen that By-law 671-79 receive third and final reading. Carried Unanimously. Brooks & District Chamber of Commerce Request from the Brooks & District Chamber of Commerce for a donation towards the Convention Kit being prepared by the Chamber of Commerce was presented to Council. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we donate $100.00 to the Chamber of Commerce for this purpose. Carried. Page 55 288 Salary Committee Report The Salary Committee reported on its review of the Administration Salaries and Benefits. After reviewing the recommendations, it was moved by Councillor Christensen that we approve the increase of the Administrative Salary Crid by $18.00 per month effective June 1, 1979 and that the benefit plan for bereavement and holidays be amended as recommended by the Salary Committee. Carried. Moved by Councillor Christensen that the County pay 50% of the total Long Term Disability and Life Insurance Premiums, the premiums are to be applied firstly toward the Long Term Disability Premiums and the remainder towards the Life Insurance Premiums for the Administration, School C,U,P.E, and Public Works C.U,P,E. Employees. Carried, 289. Proposed Rolling Hills Sewer S stem Moved by Councillor Brockelsby that the County sign the petition in favour of this proposed Sewer System for the Hamlet of Rolling Hills. Carried. 290, Emerson Park The Administrator advised that Andrew Walde has been contracted to remove garbage from the Emerson Park for the summer months. Moved by Councillor Brockelsby that we approve this Contract. Carried, Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 6:20 p,m. Page 56 ~r--