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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-08-06 Council (Regular) MinutesCounty of Newell No. 4 Council Meeting August 6, 1976 The regular Council Meeting of the County of Newell No. 4 was held in the County Office at Brooks, Alberta on Friday, August 6, 1976 commencing at 10:45 p~.m.,*ti~ . ~ . Members Present Reeve T. Musgrove Councillors A. Vogel V. Fabian J. Hajash W. Christensen P. Bartlett H. Janzen Administrator D. James 510. Minutes Minutes of the July 23, 1976 meeting were read and adopted. 511. Business from the Minutes M,.,-, ,.., i, o i, Moved by Councillor Christensen that we approve the request from the Town of Bassano for the proposed annexation of part of the SE 20-21-18-4. Carried. Moved by Councillor Janzen that we retain the deposit fees of $10.00 each from Merkl and Hussar concerning the recent pound claim. Carried. ~~,+ 512. Cheques for Payment Moved by Councillor Janzen that we approve cheques 4679 - 5115, as per attached list, for payment. 513. Correspondence 514. Hospital & Medical Care Letter from the Minister of Hospital & Medical Care acknowledging the County's letter in regard to the Brooks Hospital, was read and ordered filed. 515. Alberta Municipal Affairs Letter from Alberta Municipal Affairs advising of the date that the Minister would be in Calgary and at which time the County Council could meet with him. The Administrator was to set up a date for one of the first three days in September. 516. Alberta Municipal Affairs Letter from Alberta Municipal Affairs acknowledging the County's letter in regard to the County Act, was read and ordered filed. 517. Town of Brooks Letter from the Town of Brooks concerning the W. Oruski property was read and ordered filed. 518. A.A.M.D. & C. Letter from the A.A.M.D. & C. concerning Resolution ~~29 Pole Line Setback Requirements, was presented to Council and their reply to this letter was that they felt that the present system of having Calgary Power place their poles within two feet of the fence line within the Road Allowance was sufficient. Page 60 519. A.A.M.D. & C. Letter from the A.A.M.D. & C. advising of and requesting support in amendments to the oilwell tax was presented. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we approve these suggestions as set out in their letter and also suggest that the rates be reviewed on a current basis. Carried. 520. Alberta Transportation Letter from Alberta Transportation concerning Ministerial Order 408 and proposed County By-law, was presented to Council and this matter was to be referred to the Minister and Deputy Minister of Transportation for their comments. 521. Delegation Mr. B. Harker, of Alberta Agriculture, met with the Committee to discuss air photo service that is being carried out within the County at this time. Moved by Councillor Vogel that a letter be sent to the Minister of Agriculture supporting this program and setting out to him the use that the County could make of these air photos. Carried. 522. Foothills Little Bow Association Letter from the Foothills Little Bow Association advising of their meeting to be held on October 4, 1976 was read to Council. 523. Water Resources Letter from Water Resources advising of the Retirement Banquet for Mr. Ron Knight, of Lethbridge, was presented to the Council for their information. ~. ~,. ~ \` 524. Canadian Western Natural Gas Co. Letter from Canadian Western Natural Gas Co. for line extension in the SW 17-19-14-4 was presented. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we approve this application subject to all regulations. Carried. 525. Farm Electric Services Letter and account from Farm Electric Services for costs in moving the line in South of Sections 29 & 30-17-16-4 was presented. They were to be advised that on completion of this job we will pay this account in full. 526. Calgary Power Ltd. Letter from Calgary Power Ltd. for line extension in SE 5-22-12-4 was presented. Moved by Councillor Musgrove that we approve this application subject to all regulations. Carried. 527. Alberta Eastern Gas Ltd. Letter from Alberta Eastern Gas Ltd. for pipeline road crossing in SW 8 & 17-17-13-4 was presented. Moved by Councillor Fabian that we approve this application subject to all regulations. Carried. 528. Lunch Adjourn for lunch 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. 529. Delegation Mr. Hendrickson, Stonehouse & Waller, of Alberta Transportation, met with the Council to discuss road weights on County roads. Page 61 A ~ 530. Committee Reports 531. School Committee No report. 532. Municipal Committee Moved by Councillor Janzen that we accept the Roadwork Construction tender from Charles Earthmoving Ltd, on the three projects as tendered. Carried. Moved by Councillor Janzen that we accept this report. Carried. 533. Agriculture Service Board Moved by Councillor Hajash that we accept this report. Carried. 534. Brooks Hospital & Nursing Home Moved by Councillor Musgrove that we accept this report. Carried. 535. Bassano Hospital No report. 536. Senior Citizens' Home Moved by Councillor Musgrove that we accept this report. Carried. 537. Medicine Hat Health Unit ~\~_ Moved by Councillor Fabian that we accept this report. Carried. 538. Medicine Hat Planning Commission Moved by Councillor Musgrove that we accept this report. Carried. i 539. Industrial Board No report. 540. Agriculture Development Corporation No report. 541. C.R.C. 1VU LC~7ULl... 542. Airport No report. 543. Assessor's Report Moved by Councillor Christensen that we accept this report. Carried. 544. Planning Commission Application 76 M 131 Application 76 M 131 from the Medicine Hat Planning Commission was presented. Moved by Councillor Hajash that we approve this application subject to cash in-lieu-of on Public Reserve. Carried. Page 62 545. ~ Cancellation of Taxes Moved by Councillor Fabian that we approve the cancellation of the outstanding taxes in the amount of $95.66~on the-Tirol Dehydrators Ltd. Carried. 546. Road Agreement Moved by Councillor Musgrove that we approve hhe road agreement with McKnight Cattle Co. of Duchess. Carried. 547. Road Allowance~Leases Moved by Councillor Janzen that we cancel the following road allowance leases: No. 1 - A, Hironaka; No. 9 - T. Madsen. Carried. 548. ,~ Resignation Council were advised of the resignation of N. Fakers from the County Staff, who will be moving to the Town of Brooks to take up a position with the Town, Moved by Councillor Hajash that we accept this resignation with regret. Carried. . . 549. Ambulance A review was made of the-new Town of Brooks By-law No. 76 concerning the Ambulance Operation and the present agreement between the County of Newell and the Town of Brooks in regard to the Ambulance. Moved by Councillor Bartlett that we advise the Town of Brooks that the contract does not contain a termination clause and-this matter should be reviewed. Also, that a further study should be made of the ambulance rate and that the membess on the new Town By-law are not in agreement with our present agreement. These three matters will be ' discussed at the Town and County Joint Meeting later in the year. Carried. . . 550. Sale of Clay Moved by Councillor Bartlett that we approve the sale of 590 yards of reject clay from the Martin Pit at Duchess at 25C per yard. Carried. . . Moved by Councillor Janzen that we approve the sale of 1150 yards of reject clay from the Martin Pit at Duchess at 25~ per yard. Carried. 551. Scandia Fire Association Moved by Councillor Christensen that we approve the grant in the amount of $3079.00 to-the Scandia Fire Association for the purchase of a new fire truck. Carried. . . 552. Car Allowance Moved by Councillor Fabian that we approve a $5.00 per month tar allowance for K, Weiss. Carried. . , 553. ~ Adjourned Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. T ~. L2-149P r~ Page 63