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Home My WebLink About2009-02-05 Council (Regular) Minutesu . COUNTY OF NE1AllELL N0.4 ~""~ MINUTES OF CQUNCIL MEETING February 5, 2009 The regular Council Mee#ing of the County of Newell No. 4 was held in the County Office at Brooks, AB on Thursday, February 5, 2009 commencing at 10:04 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: M. Douglass, Reeve COUNCILLORS: W. Daniels I. Schroeder A.M. Philipsen J. Harbinson S. Evans A. Eastman B. de Jong H. Wutzke ABSENT: R. Andrews STAFF: K. Stephenson, Chief Administrative Officer A. Clayton, Executive Assistant OTHERS IN S. Stanway, Brooks Bulletin ATTENDANCE: R. Kiedrowski, Brooks & County Chronicle M. Fitzgerald, Q-13 Fox Radio 2. MINUTES C-3i/i09 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR A.M. PHILIPSEN that the January 22, 2009 Council minutes be adopted as presented. MOTION CARRIED 3. CAL4 FOR POST AGENDA I The Reeve called for post agenda items. 4. ADOPTION OF AGENDA C-32/09 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR J. HARBINSON that the agenda be adopted as amended. MOTION CARRIED Regular Council Minutes February 5, 2009 5. CHEQUES FO~t PAY,M Page 2 The Chief Administrative Officer responded to questions from Council. C-33/09. MOVED BY COUNCILLOR /#. ~A'~'MAN that cheques 164114 to 164233 in the amount of $1,514,091.26 be approved. MOTION CARRIED 6. BUSINESS FROM MINUTES There was no business from the minutes to discuss at this meeting. 7. OTHER BUSINESS a. Tilley & District Fire Association -Funding Request Council was presented with letters from the Tilley & District Fire Association withdrawing their funding request of May 3, 2006 and requesting funding towards the purchase of . a .new pumper truck. Councillor 1. Schroeder indicated that, at the last fire department meeting, it was decided that a new truck was not needed right away. The Tilley & District Fire Department would like to cancel their existing requisition of $30,000.00 and request a ne w one for $50, 000.00 in 2011. This would allow the Fire Departments of Duchess/Patricia and Bassano to access their fire truck funding allocations earlier. Council discussed the amount of funding currently available in the Fire Truck Reserves and how this is allocated. C-34/09 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR I. SCHROEDER that WHEREAS Motion C-225/06 approved the Tilley & District Fire Association for a committed allocation of up to $30,000.00 for the purchase of a new pumper truck in 2007 as per the County Fire Truck Donations Policy; AND WHEREAS the Tilley &. Qistrict,Fire Association has requested their purchase date be moved to 2011 and fall under the new terms of the Fire Truck Donations Policy 2007-PAD-050; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the request from the Tilley & District Fire Association be APPROVED for an additional $20,000.00 funding for a total allocation of up to $50,000.00. for the purchase of a new pumper truck in 2011 as per Policy 2007-PAD-050. MOTION CARRIED ui ~ u Regular Council Minutes February 5, 2009 b. Appointment of Fire Guardians Page 3 Council reviewed the list of Fire Chiefs artd Deputies and suggested amendments. C-35/09 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR W. DANIELS that the. following individuals be appointed as Fire Guardians:. Rolling Hills -Bill Dickinson Tilley -Patrick Fabian Patricia -Brad Deschamps Duchess -Steve Grove Bow Slope -Trevor Sandau Brooks Rural -Kevin Swanson Bassano -Ryan Barlow Rosemary - Wilf Harder Gem -Les Douglass, and Bow City -Jim Ketchmark MOTION CARRIED 8. POST AGENDA ITEMS a. Bylaw 4fiv7-09 -Rescind Bylaw 134-08 (Off-Site & Development Levies) The Chief Administrative Officer presented Council with Bylaw 1657-09, which is a bylaw to rescind Bylaw 1406-02 and Bylaw 1634-08. Bylaw 1406-02 allows the Chief Administrative Officer to grant time extensions to approved subdivisions. These requests are currently being addressed by Council resolution, arxi the Chief Administrative Officer requested that this bylaw be rescinded. Bylaw 1634-08 establishes off- site and development levies for Lake Newell Resort water connections. The Chief Administrative Officer indicated that the Newell Regional Services Corporation is investigating a connection fee and/or a levy for everyone who connects to their system as a whole. When that is cornp/eted he stated that each municipality will be required to pass bylaws to complement the wishes of NRSC. He also noted that Policy 2008-PAD-052 -Assessment & Guidelines for Off-Site & Development Levies, which forms Schedule A of Bylaw 1634-08, would be rescinded along with the bylaw. The Chief Administrative Officer responded to questions from Council. Councillor W. Daniels asked if this could be called something other than off-site levy when a new bylaw is created. The Chief Administrative Officer replied that the term "off-site" levies are defined in the Municipal Government Act for capital purposes such as wafer, sewer, roads and that this one was specifically for the capita! improvements to the water system increases and improvements at Lake Newell Water Plant so that it would be sized properly with fire protection and backup generation Regular Council Minutes Page 4 February 5, 2009 etc. Depending on what NRSC wants it may be able to be termed something different if it does not fall under that section of the MGA C-36/09 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR J. MARB:INSON that Bylaw 1657-09, being a bylaw to rescind Bylaws 1406-02 and 1634-08, be given first reading. MOTION CARRIED b. Dog Control Bylaw As a result of the discussion at the February 2, 2009 Municipal Committee meeting, Councillor J. ' Harbinson requested that Council review the current dog control bylaw and amend the fines for repeat offenses. It was also noted that (here are two dog control bylaws currently in effect -one that covers the entire County and one specific to Patricia -and these should be combined.- Bylaw 1323-00 and Bylaw 1454-04 will be discussed further during the March 2, 2009 Workshop Session. c. Awards Night Reeve M. Douglass asked Council if they would like to be involved in presenting the awards to the employees. and -board and committee members That they know, such as their Divisional Grader Operator. Council agreed to present ttte awards to the awardQes that they were familiar with. Reeve M. Douglass asked .for clarification for long service gifts for Council, and it was noted that only staff members receive the long. term service gift. Councillor H. Wutzke requested that County vests be given along with the long service gifts. d. Inter Municipal Development Plan (IMDP) Open House The Chief Administrative Officer initiated a discussion wifh Council regarding the feedback received during the February 4, 2009 IMDP Open House. He noted some concerns from ratepayers and developers .who aftended the meeting, including the zoning colors on the map note following the Area Structure Plan (ASP) and not sufficient 2+ acre districts fvr those wanting Country Residential. Councillor J. Harbinson replied that one residenf had expressed concerns with the One Tree Road Area, where some residential areas included in the ASP had been changed to commercial or industrial areas. Council discussed other discrepancies between the ASP's and the IMDP map, and it was noted that this should be corrected before the Public Hearing. The Chief Administrative Officer pointed out another concern raised at the open house meeting, which is the apparent lack of potential serviced residential areas. He suggested that this could be due to the plan to keep most residential developments within the city limits. There were also questions regarding the detailed engineering standards that ii r ~ Regular Council Minutes Pape 5 February 5, 2009 were included, and whether or not these had to be followed by all developments. Council discussed other concems, including clustering of lots, irrigation pivot comers for residential lofs, and the coloring of the map. The Chief Administrative Officer noted that the changes should not be made prior to the public hearing but could be discussed and recommended at the public hearing as the IML~P presented is what has been advertised, but they can make amendments and do the bylaw readings based on the amendments once the Public Hearing is finished. He suggested that if there are several changes then another open house would be recommended. The list of concerns brought up at the open house will be discussed with the County Planner during the next Municipal .Planning Commission meeting, and also during the Joint Services meeting on February 18, 2009' to gather feedback from the City of Brooks. 9. QUESTION PERIODMOTICE OF MOTION A question period and notice of motion was held. Councillor A. Eastman inquired about moving the Municipal/Workshop meeting fo Tuesday and presented reasons for doing this. Reeve M. Douglass indicated that the meeting schedule is typically discussed during the Organizational Meeting in October. Councillor A. Eastman provided a Notice of Motion that will be added to the February i9, 2009 Council agenda as follows: `That, beginning March 3, 2009, the Municipal Committee Meeting and Workshop Session be held on Tuesday of the first full week of each month commencing a t 10:00 a. m. " 10. INFORMATION ITEMS a. Value Added Association Information Meeting (Feb. 19, 2009) Council was presented with a poster advertising the Value Added Association Information Meeting scheduled for February 19, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Emergency Operations Center Room of the County of Newell Office. This item was accepted as information. 1. EKCUSED FROM MEETING C-37/09 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR A.M. PHILIPSEN that Councillor R. Andrews be excused from the meeting. MOTION CARRIED Regular Council Minutes February 5, 2009 Page 6 11. IN CAMERA C-38/09 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR H. WUTZKE that we move in camera at 11:17 a.m. MOTION CARRIED C-39/09 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR J. HARBINSON that we move out of camera at 11:35 a.m. MOTION CARRIED 12. A J URN C-40/09 MOVED BY .COUNCILLOR I. SCHROEDER that the meeting adjourn at 11:35 a.m. MOTION CARRIED