Minutes
of the
PRESENT: Darcy
Geigle, Reeve
LeRay
Pahl, Deputy Reeve
Floyd
Haas
George
Russill
Garry
Lentz
Herb
Scott
Jerry
Clark
Brad
Betcker
Peter
Konosky
Doug
Henderson, Assistant Manager
Jeffrey
Dowling, Planning Advisor
ABSENT: Lutz Perschon, Manager
CALL
TO ORDER: 10:35 A.M.
AGENDA: Resolution No.
2008/229
Jerry Clark moved to accept the agenda as
amended.
Carried
MINUTES: Resolution No.
2008/230
Floyd Haas moved to approve the minutes of the August
19, 2008 Regular Council Meeting and Public Hearing.
Carried
ACCOUNTS
FOR
PAYMENT: Resolution No. 2008/231
Floyd Haas moved to approve the Accounts for
Payment in the amount of $1,520,487.62.
Carried
CASH STATEMENT: Resolution No. 2008/232
Brad
Betcker moved to receive for information the Cash Statement for the month
ending July 31, 2008.
Carried
NEW BUSINESS:
Bylaw 2008/27 - Land
Use Amendment
(
Resolution
No. 2008/233
LeRay Pahl moved
first reading of Bylaw 2008/27.
Carried
Bylaw 2008/28 – Land
Use Amendment
(Pt SW 2-12-6-W4) An application has
been received from Ken Brown to reclassify a portion of SW 2-12-6-W4, Plan
0113176, Block 1,
Resolution
No. 2008/234
Jerry Clark moved
first reading of Bylaw 2008/28.
Carried
Bylaw 2008/29 – Land
Use Amendment
(Pt SW 20-13-6-W4) An application has
been received from Quinton Pancoast to reclassify a portion of SW 20-13-6-W4
from Agricultural District 1 “A-1 Urban Fringe” to Industrial District “I.”
Resolution
No. 2008/235
LeRay Pahl moved
first reading of Bylaw 2008/29.
Carried
Tax Recovery
Reserve Bids September 19, 2008
has been set as the date for a Tax Recovery Sale for those properties which
have unpaid taxes for the 2005 tax year.
Section 419 of the Municipal Government Act requires Council to set a
reserve bid for each parcel that is as close as reasonably possible to the market
value. Council was presented with the
list of properties involved.
Resolution
No. 2008/236
George Russill moved
to set the reserve bid for each parcel as attached, with terms of the sale to
be cash.
Carried
SEAWA
Director –
Councillor
Scott The South East Alberta Watershed Alliance is in
the process of hiring a Director for their organization. SEAWA is requesting Council to consider placing
their new director onto
DELEGATION:
Seven Persons Hall
Seepage – Scott Dooher,
GEM Testing Ltd. Due to water seepage between the berm and the south
wall of the Seven Persons hall, which
has caused the hall to settle, cracks have emerged in the floor and wall/door
frames. The original blueprints show
plans for weeping tile and a sump pump in the basement, which were not implemented. The Seven Persons and District Community
Association requests that repairs, for an estimated cost of $51,000, be
accepted and implemented this fall if possible.
Scott Dooher, P. Eng., of GEM Testing Ltd. was
present to answer Council’s questions regarding the proposal from Industrial
Backhoes Ltd. to fix the structural problems. Council questioned whether taking
out the existing retaining wall and concrete would allow the area to dry
naturally. Mr. Dooher’s response was that
it would probably take many years to dry.
Soil tests could be conducted to determine the likelihood of the area
drying by simply removing the retaining wall and concrete but would result in
additional costs. Mr. Dooher’s recommendation
to Council was to hire Industrial Backhoes Ltd. to carry out the work necessary
to fix the damage to the building. Waiting
until spring 2009 to fix the structural damage to the building may cause
further structural damage and therefore additional costs. There is a bit of seepage on the North side
of the building which could be repaired by simply removing the concrete and
replacing it with grass.
BUSINESS
ARISING:
Seven Persons Hall
Seepage Resolution No. 2008/237
Jerry Clark moved to approve hiring Industrial
Backhoes Ltd. to repair the seepage problem affecting the foundation of the
Seven Persons Hall, to front end the costs associated with these repairs and to
recommend to the Seven Persons & District Community Association that they
apply for funding under the Community Facility Enhancement Program.
Carried
REPORTS:
Public
Work’s Report The Public Work’s Report was
presented and accepted for information.
DELEGATION:
Road Construction Permit
Conditions – Doug
Brunning & Jared Dacu,
TransCanada Keystone
Pipeline During the April 15th
Council meeting, Keystone Pipelines asked for permission to run a pipeline
within the road right-of-way along Range Road 11, north of the Burstall
plants. At that time, Council advised
Keystone that if they agreed to upgrade the road to our high grade standards
their request would be approved.
Keystone agreed and the permits to construct were issued.
Council
has received a letter from John Hunt, Land Manager of Keystone Pipelines
Limited Partnership requesting that Council agree to relax some of the
conditions on the permits to construct.
Doug Brunning and Jared Dacu were in attendance to answer Council’s
questions.
Resolution
No. 2008/238
LeRay Pahl moved to approve
Keystone’s requests for relaxation on the construction permits as listed in the
letter from John Hunt, Land Manager of Keystone Pipelines Ltd.
Carried
RECESS: 12:11
P.M.
RECONVENE: 12:45
P.M.
Resolution
No. 2008/239
Floyd Haas moved to go
into the tender stage for the Ranchville Hill all season road construction.
Carried
Resolution No. 2008/240
Jerry Clark moved to
sell two garbage bins to Gas City Metals.
Carried
Resolution No. 2008/241
Brad Betcker moved to
approve an increase of $150.00 in the caretaker’s monthly contract payment at
the Seven Persons Transfer Site.
Carried
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.
ADJOURN: 2:40
P.M.