Minutes of the Cypress County Council Meeting held December 16, 2008

 

PRESENT:                            George Russill, Reeve

                                                Darcy Geigle, Deputy Reeve

                                                LeRay Pahl

                                                Floyd Haas

                                                Garry Lentz

                                                Herb Scott

                                                Jerry Clark

                                                Brad Betcker

                                                Lutz Perschon, Manager

                                                Doug Henderson, Assistant Manager

                                                Rick Bleau, Public Works Supervisor

                                                Jeffrey Dowling, Planning Advisor

                                                Roxanne Risk, Treasurer/Recording Secretary          

 

ABSENT:                              Peter Konosky

                                               

CALL TO ORDER:             10:32 A.M.

 

AGENDA:                             Resolution No. 2008/314

 

                                                Floyd Haas moved to accept the agenda with the addition of 6a)  Recreation Board Procedures to Business Arising and the deletion of 7b) 2009 Road Construction Program from New Business.

 

                                                                                                Carried

 

MINUTES:                            Resolution No. 2008/315

 

                                                Jerry Clark moved to approve the minutes of the December 2nd, 2008 Regular Council Meeting. 

 

                                                                                                Carried

 

ACCOUNTS FOR

PAYMENT:                          Resolution No. 2008/316

 

Garry Lentz moved to approve the Accounts for Payment in the amount of $ 474,123.31.

 

Carried

 

 

CASH STATEMENT:         Resolution No. 2008/317

 

            Herb Scott moved to receive for information the cash statement for the month ending November 30, 2008.

           

                      Carried.

BUSINESS ARISING:

 

Recreation Board

Procedures                             Councillor Floyd Haas presented the current policy and procedures that the Recreation Board has been following for the distribution of operating and capital grants.  Councillor Haas would like fellow councillors to review the procedures and present any changes at the January 6th, 2009 Regular Council Meeting.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

Bylaw 2008/35 -Feldman

Lake School Designation      A Bylaw of Cypress County to designate the Feldman Lake School #190 as a Municipal Historic Resource.

 

                                                Resolution No. 2008/318

 

Brad Betcker moved first reading of Bylaw 2008/35.

 

Carried.

                                               

Resolution No. 2008/319

 

Floyd Haas moved second reading of Bylaw 2008/35.

 

Carried.

 

                                               

Resolution No. 2008/320

 

                                                LeRay Pahl moved by unanimous consent to have third reading of Bylaw 2008/35.

 

Carried.

 

Resolution No. 2008/321

 

Darcy Geigle moved third reading of Bylaw 2008/35.

 

                                                Carried.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

AMSC Green Energy

Contract                                 Alberta Municipal Services Corporation (AMSC) member municipalities are in the process of renewing their energy aggregation programs for electricity and natural gas, in cooperation with Nexen Marketing.  The current contracts expire December 31st, with the new contracts extending until December 31st, 2013.  The current contracts required 20% green energy, while the new contracts allow any amount from 0% to 100%. 

 

                                                Resolution No. 2008/322

 

                                                Floyd Haas moved to purchase 20% Green Power.

 

            Carried.

 

REPORTS:

 

Public Work’s Report           The Public Work’s Report was presented and accepted for information.

 

                                                Confirmation to survey the County right-of-way and determine which trees are growing in the right-of-way at Wayne Stuber’s property.

 

DELEGATION:

 

Genivar Engineering &

AB Transportation

Joseph Aoro, AB Trans,

Basir Saleh & Russell

Pinchak, Genivar Eng.         Mr. Aoro, Mr. Saleh, and Mr. Pinchak were present to discuss Highway 1:22 Access Improvement.  The areas of interest discussed included the Highway 41, Eagle Butte Road, 7th Street, Sterling/Harley, and LMT intersections.  Alberta Transportation discussed options to improve safety, maintain the functionality of Highway 1 as a major corridor, and the cost effective measure of each option.  

 

                                                Council presented their thoughts, ideas, and concerns regarding the access improvement along Highway 1 in the area of Dunmore.

 

RECESS:                               11:55 P.M.

 

RECONVENE:                     12:32 P.M.

 

Public Work’s Report           Continued........

                                               

                                                Seven Person’s park and school will be responsible for payment for their usage of water. 

                                               

                                                Council concurs that Inland may purchase the sand pile at the Inland Pit for $3.00/tonne.  The sand pile is approximately 1,784 tonnes.

 

Manager’s Report                 The Manager’s Report was presented and accepted for information.

 

Assistant Manager’s

Report                                    The Assistant Manager’s Report was presented and accepted for information.

 

Reeve’s/Councillors’

Reports                                   Updates were provided on meetings/conferences attended and upcoming meetings.

 

Resolution No. 2008/323

 

                                                Floyd Haas moved to go into committee of the whole.

 

            Carried

                                               

                                                Resolution No. 2008/324

 

                                                Floyd Haas moved to come out of committee of the whole.

 

            Carried.

                                               

ADJOURN:                           3:20 P.M.