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MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF BRAZEAU NO. 77 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 10, 2000 f p MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF BRAZEAU NO. 77 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA DATE: 2000 08 10 TIME: 9:00 AM PLACE: M.D. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, COUNCIL CHAMBERS Page Nos. Call to Order Present 1. Additionto and Adoption of the Agenda 2. Adoption of the Minutes - Regular Council meeting of July 26, 2000 3. Business arising from Council meeting. 4. Emergent Items 5. Delegations/Appointments 11:00 am Ratepayer Concerns 6. Planning and Development Matters a) Application for Amendment to Land Use Bylaw368-99 Proposed Bylaw 384-2000 Pt. NW 1/4 36-47-04-W5M Containing 5.75 HA (14.19 AC) more or less Hamlet of Buck Creek Appl/Owners: Edward & Kathleen Burton From Hamlet Residential (HR) to Agricultural B (AG B) 1-16 - report and recommendation attached 7. General Matters a) Acting Mayor for Breton 17 - correspondence from the Village of Breton attached b) Request for Support 18-20 jp - correspondence from the DVChamber of Commerce attached c) Chamber of Commerce Business Directory m 21-24 - correspondence from the DV Chamber of Commerce attached l^| COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA -2- 2000 0810 8. Correspondence/Items for Information a) Correspondence from the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association regarding the Annual Report. (Report available from Administration) 25 b) Copy of correspondence from the Villageof Breton to the Town of Drayton Valley. 26 1 c) Media Release from Schoolworks! Inc. 27 d) National Composting Conference Information r 28-31 e) Seniors Services Workshop 2000 Information 32 f) Call for Nominations for the Lieutenant Governor's r Award 1 33-34 «i g) Chamber Chatter Newsletter 35-36 *_ h) Correspondence from the FCM regarding Infrastructure Canada Program - Update 37-38 i i) Correspondence from the FCM regarding Green Municipal Funds 39-40 j) Correspondence from the AAMD&C regarding the R.W. Hay Award for Administrative Excellence 41-46 bs^| k) Correspondence from the AAMD&C regarding Compensation Under Species At Risk Act 47-50 p^ I) Correspondence from the AAMD&C regarding the Fall 2000 Convention 1 51-76 m) Correspondence from the Cityof Edmonton regarding advisory boards for persons with disabilities 77 n) Correspondence from the Officeof the Mayorof the City of Edmonton regarding the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. 78-81 o) Correspondence from Alberta Environment regarding the annual Parkland ERC/Municipalities meeting "Developing Partnerships" 82-85 p) Correspondence from the Alberta Forest Products Association regarding "Forestcare 1999: A Year in Review" (report available from Administration) 86 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA -3- 2000 08 10 IS) q) Government of Alberta News Release regarding crime-fighting initiatives 87-94 r) Plastics Recycling Quarterly 95-96 s) NewsRelease from Crossroads Regional Health 97 t) Contact Newsletterdated July 19,2000 98-99 u) Contact Newsletterdated July 26, 2000 100-101 10. Councillor Reports 11. Meeting Dates 12. Question Period for the Media 13. In Private a) Negotiating Committee Adjournment JB) pj p) MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCHL MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF BRAZEAU NO. 77, HELD IN THE MD. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN DRAYTON VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY, 2000 0726. CALL TO ORDER Reeve A. Heinrich called the meetingto order at 9:00 A.M. PRESENT A. Heinrich, Reeve D. Ellis, Councillor B. Guyon, Councillor M. Schwab, Councillor J. Starling,Councillor r K. Porter, MunicipalManager K. Gwozdz, Director ofPlanning & Development T. McCracken, Recording Secretary • G.Long, S. Ragan, T. Battrum &N. Fraser arrived at9:01 p.m. ADDITIONS TO ADDITIONS TO AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA 465/2000 Moved by D.Ellis to adopt the2000 0726regular Council agenda with the following additions/deletions: 6c) Letter to Townof Drayton Valley regarding River Ridge Area StructurePlan 8j) JuneCashStatement& Investment Summary 11 c) Fax from Weyerhaeuser Canada-Centennial celebration 1Id) Sept Meeting dates Deletions: 6g) Encroachment ofSatellite Dish Item 9a)is moved to 8k) IP CARRD5D UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTION OF ADOPTION OF MINUTES MINUTES Regular Meeting - 2000 06 26 466/2000 Moved by B. Guyon to approve the20000626 regular meeting minutes withthe following amendments: On page 2,A. Heinrich noted thesentence insecond paragraph under Business Arising should read ...TerryFleming andK. Porter are meeting.. .agreements. Onpage 3bottom, itshould read Dennis Martin, Ingrid Martin & Lynne Martin arrived atthemeetingat 10:11 a.m. On page 6,second paragraph, first sentence should read Mr. Gwozdz stated that County of Leduc andawaterstudy. Onpage 14, M.Schwab noted under Councillor Reports matshe did not attend the Senior's Tea CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY IP REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING -2- 2000 07 26 Special Meeting - 2000 07 14 467/2000 Moved by J. Starlingthat the Special Council minutes of 2000 07 14 be adopted as presented. FOR: M. SCHWAB D. ELLIS A. HEINRICH J. STARLING ABSTAINED: B. GUYON (due to his absence from the meeting). MOTION CARRIED BUSINESS BUSINESS ARISING /-Av\> ARISING M. Schwabindicatedthat Jack Hayden and the President of A.U.M.A. willbe staying in Drayton Valley for one night and suggested that Council have dinner with them. She inquired if Council was available to accompany them,andif Administration would arrange thedinner once themeeting dates are known. EMERGENT EMERGENT ITEMS ITEMS There were no emergent items. GENERAL GENERAL MATTERS MATTERS Aurora School Bussing Issue M. Schwab indicatedthat at ajoint luncheonwith the Wild Rose School Board, a discussion tookplace regarding longrange plans ofhaving anon-bussing school. She expressed concern thatthis long range plan would isolate urban and rural schools. B.Guyon recommended thatshegetclarification from Wild Rose regarding this matter. 468/2000 Moved byM. Schwab that a letter beforwarded to the Administration of Wild Rose School Division asking for clarification regarding non-bussing in regards to Auroraschool. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY T. Fleming arrived at 9:20a.m. DRAYTON Dravton Valley Community Bus Assoc.- Request for Funding VALLEY COMMUNITY Council reviewed correspondence from theDrayton Valley BUS ASSOC. Community Bus Association. K. Porter indicated thatthis funding request does not comply with our funding policy as this request is for capital funds. 469/2000 Moved byM. Schwab that theMunicipality give a letterofsupport to theCommunity Facility Enhancement program for the Bus Association's project. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2000 07 26 470/2000 Movedby D. Ellisto senda letterto the Drayton Valley Community BusAssociation indicating that ourfinancial policystates thatcommunity project fundingis for operatingnot capitalprojects. CARRDED UNANIMOUSLY BY-LAW NO. BY-LAW NO. 378-2000 378-2000 K. Porterstatedthat Council gavesecond andthirdreading to By -lawNo. 378-2000 prior totheoriginal copy having beensigned bythe Minister ofInfrastructure, therefore Motions 332-2000 and 333-2000 & 334-2000 need to be rescinded. 471/2000 Moved byB. Guyon to rescind Motion #332-2000. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 472/2000 Moved byB. Guyon to rescind Motion #333-2000 CARRJED UNANIMOUSLY 473/2000 Moved byM.Schwab to rescind Motion #334 -2000. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Second and Third Reading-Bv-law No. 378-2000. fll 474/2000 Moved byD.Ellis to give second reading to By-law No. 378-2000. CARRJED UNANIMOUSLY 475/2000 Moved byB. Guyon to give thirdreading to By-law No. 378-2000. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY P PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS MATTERS MATTERS Ranee Road 73 (AirportRoad1) Rehabilitation Council reviewed theProject Manager's report aspresented. T. Fleming indicated that aportion ofRange Road 73needs tobetorn up, repacked and ashphalted for the equivalent of1mile and the remainder willberepaired next year. T.Fleming indicated thatif nothing isdone for this portion, $50,000 would beneeded topatch it out of maintenance operatingfunds. B.Guyon expressed concern that thisrepair work would takeaway pi from other projects such ashamlets. T.Fleming indicated thatthis project does not change anything budget wise and reassured B. Guyon thathamlet work is stillinthebudget. 476/2000 Movedby J. Starlingthat the RangeRoad 73 rehabilitation work be awarded to DBC Engineering Ltd.upto a maximum costof $184,679.00 with funds comingfrom2000 OperatingSurplus or Reserves. CARRJED UNANIMOUSLY PJ REGULAR COUNCBL MEETING -4- 2000 0726 APPOINTMENTS APPOINTMENTS/DELEGATIONS DELEGATIONS FCSS Annual Report D. Erickson introduced herselfto Council and Council introduced themselves. She indicated that at the 1998 FCSS Annual Conference, Minister Lyle Oberg spokeoffiscal accountability andgovernance for FCSS,thusthe implementation ofthe FCSSAnnualReport She highlighted various aspects ofthe AnnualReport. 1 M. Schwab inquired whatitems asoutlined in the report, are considered management. D. Ericksonmentionedstationery, computers, etc. M. Schwab recommended that these items could be broken down inthereport. A. Heinrich noted that the figure for management in relation to the totalexpenditure figure is quitehigh. He also inquired about the comments arising from the Retreat. D. Erickson statedthat she will be revising the strategic plan, which will reflect discussions at the FCSS Retreat D. Martin, I. Martin, J.Van Ember arrivedat 9:35 ajn. A. Heinrichthanked D. Erickson for attendingand presentingher 1 report. D. Erickson left the meeting at 9:40 a.m. GENERAL MATTERS FCM-CALL Call for Resolutions -FCM FOR RESOLUTION Council reviewed correspondence from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities regarding