Minutes of the
PRESENT:
Brad
Betcker, Deputy Reeve
Floyd
Haas
LeRay
Pahl
Herb
Scott
Jerry
Clark
Peter
Konosky
Lutz
Perschon, Manager
Jeffrey
Dowling, Planning Advisor
Roxanne
Risk, Treasurer/Recording Secretary
CALL TO ORDER: 10:41
A.M.
AGENDA: Resolution No. 2010/01
Carried.
MINUTES: Resolution No. 2010/02
Herb
Scott moved to approve the minutes of the December 15th, 2009 Regular
Council Meeting.
Carried.
Accounts ACCOUNTS FOR
PAYMENT: Resolution No. 2010/03
Floyd Haas moved to approve the Accounts for Payment
in the amount of $ 566,056.38.
Carried.
CASH STATEMENT: Resolution No. 2010/04
Herb
Scott moved to receive for information the cash statement for the month ending
November 30, 2009.
Carried.
BUSINESS
ARISING:
Bylaw 2009/31 –
Land
Use Amendment
(PN SW
7-11-6-W4) An
application has been received from
**Councillor Clark abstained from discussion
and voting as he was not present for the public hearing.
Resolution No. 2010/05
Resolution
No. 2010/06
Brad
Betcker moved to postpone Bylaw 2009/31.
Carried.
Council
would like staff to ask the applicant to consider creating two separate titles,
north and south, that are divided by the canal right-of-way.
Purchase of
Closed Road
– Hammerschmid At
the November 3rd, 2009 Regular Council Meeting, Council received a
letter from Kim and Tracy Hammerschmid asking to
purchase the closed road allowance west of their property (Title #891183901) at
$ 850.00/acre as Alberta Transportation is upgrading Highway 41 South and
requires a portion of their land to complete the project. Council had requested staff contact Alberta
Transportation and firm up the details of the upgrading of Highway 41.
Kim
and Tracy Hammerschmid have submitted a letter to Council indicating that they
are willing to pay market value of $850.00/acre for the closed road
allowance.
Discussion
resulted. Council is not in favour of
selling the closed road allowance because of future contingencies.
Resolution No. 2010/07
Carried.
DELEGATION:
Road Maintenance,
Glen Klaiber Glen
Klaiber was in attendance to ask Council to maintain Range Road 45, the half
mile south of Township Road 114. Mr.
Klaiber explained that for the past 25 years, the maintenance on the east/west
road (private driveway) into SE 19-11-4-W4 was maintained by the County and it
was a trade off for the north/south road (Range Road 45). Mr. Klaiber is unsure of when the north/south
road was built but it has existed since his family has owned the property. Mr. Klaiber indicated that it was unrealistic
to gain access to the Josephburg Trail, where it intersects the quarter, due to
the topography of the land.
At
the August 4th, 2009 Council meeting, Council resolved to take no
action because policy dictates that the access roads to the residence are
private driveways and are the responsibility of the property owner.
Discussion
resulted. It has been Council’s practice to provide a road to the quarter line
on which a permanent residence is located.
The Josephburg Trail intersects the quarter section at the south west
end of the parcel. It was suggested that
Council has fulfilled its obligation to provide access to the quarter. Also, it was argued that the section of Range
Road 45 in question, could be considered an upgraded road and thus should be
maintained.
Resolution No. 2010/08
Defeated.
Resolution No. 2010/09
Jerry
Clark moved to maintain Range Road 45, for half a mile south of Township Road
114.
Carried.
RECESS: 11:49 A.M.
RECONVENE: 1:40 P.M.
REPORTS:
Public
Work’s Report The Public Work’s Report was presented
and accepted for information.
Clarke
Kurpjuweit is asking Council to maintain the road allowance on Range Road 53,
north of Township Road 104, from the end of the cost shared upgraded gravel
road to his access road to his residence.
He is under the impression that if he supplies and spreads gravel on
this section of bladed trail that the County will maintain this section of
unimproved road allowance.
It
has been the practice that road allowances are not maintained in the winter
months and only once or twice in summer.
Resolution No. 2010/10
Jerry
Clark moved to maintain the road allowance from the upgraded gravel road to
Clarke Kurpjuwiet’s access road to his residence.
Defeated.
Resolution No. 2010/11
Floyd
Haas moved no action.
Carried.
Councillor
Clark is requesting a swap of winter road maintenance from the road that
accesses his residence for a private road at SW 19-9-5-W4.
**Councillor Clark left the meeting at
2:19 P.M. due to conflict of interest and returned at 2:24 P.M.
Council denied the request.
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.
Reeve
Geigle brought forward a ratepayer’s concern of her increase in taxes. Barb Thomas, who owns Plan 0510124, Block 1,
Lot 7, is concerned about the increase of her property taxes. Due to the location of the gas well on the
property she feels that she is unable to begin development. She is under the impression that Imperial Oil
wants a 90 metre setback from the well. The
increase of taxes can be attributed to the fact that the property is now assessed
at a vacant country residential rate from the previous farmland rate. Council directed her to speak with staff
regarding the subdivision conditions to determine if there is an agreement in
place regarding the setback relaxation to the well.
Resolution No. 2010/12
Floyd
Haas moved to cancel the February 2nd, 2010 Regular Council Meeting.
Carried.
COMMITTEE
SESSION: Resolution No. 2010/13
Jerry
Clark moved to go into committee of the whole.
Carried.
Resolution No. 2010/14
Jerry
Clark moved to come out of committee of the whole.
Carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
Farm Animal Safety Council watched a video regarding
how to handle emergency situations involving livestock.
ADJOURN: 3:00 P.M.