COUNTYOF PONOKANo. 3 COUNTYCOUNCIL MEETING 58 10‘? July 121 1968 A meeting of the County Council was held in the Council Chambers at Ponoka on Friday July 12th, l968, with Reeve I. E. Davies presiding and the following Councillors present: A. C. Boman, F. E. Palechek, R. C. Jensen, G. E. Ferguson, E. Solberg and L. L. Soderberg. The agenda was as follows: 1. Minutes of June lhth, 1968., 2. Business arising from the minutes. Report on Ponoka nuisance ground site. Report on Bear Hills draining project meeting June 17. Water and sewer installation in Public Works shop, Rimbey. Drainage investigation NW 1 and NE 2—h2—23—Whand NE l3“LL3-23—WLL. Assessment of claim for damages re pound case. Nuisance ground, Eureka school grounds. 3. Roads and Highways . a) Lease of road allowance W/SW28-111-2-W5. b) Acknowledgement of letter of authority to construct a road in NW 3, SE 9-LL2—3—W5. By—Law for numbering streets and avenues in the Hamlet of Bluffton. Summary of bridge inventory on Blindman River and recommendations . Summary of bridge inventory on Medicine River and recommendations . Bridge authorizations. Compensation for fence removal and re-erection I NE 2l, SW 22~L;2—3-W5. V Railway Crossing — Section l9—}.L2-25—W}.L. Notice of change in regulations in new subdivisions. Lease of road allowance W/SW29—LL2-2).;-Wh. Battle River Planning Commission. NWl9—LL2—-25—W)l- McCoy, Berg. SE 2h—Ly.2-26—Wl1- Berg, Courser. SW 28—h2—2S~W)4- E, W. Anderson. Block A, Plan 5LLl3CL— Bluffton, Montalbetti. Development Office — meeting at Wetaskiwin July 16th. Rural Electrification Extensions . Blindman and Fairvisw R.E.A. - Bills . Matters of Concern . a) Water Resources Division. b) Annexation of properties to Town of Ponoka. c) Recreation Board Agreement — Bashaw, Camrose, Mirror, Ferintosh, Lacombe County and Ponoka County. 61 Advance - Mecca Glen Centennial Booklet. egRevised E M 0 Survival Plan. f) Walter Bender claim. Correspondence . .g/f1z@/ F inancial S tateme nt . Page 2 - July l2, 1268 ., __ . £15 10:? Agenda 10. Councillors ' reports . 11. Miscellaneous . 12 . Adjournment. I/?nutes Item g1) On a motion by Councillor Jensen the minutes of the meeting of June lhth, 1968, were adopted as printed. - Carried. Ponoka Item 2 gay The appointed committee reported on the progress Nuisance which had been made in regard to the purchase of a nuisance ground Ground Site for Ponoka and surrounding area. A suitable sight had been selected and the committee, along with members from the Town of Ponoka, were to negotiate with the owner. It was generally agreed by the Council‘; lors that the County would do the necessary roadwork, digx the necessary pits and also make a small grant toward the purchase of a nuisance ground site. On a motion by Councillor Ferguson this report was accepted. — Carried. Bear Hills Item 2 [by The appointed committee met with the Council Drainage of the County of Wetaskiwin to discuss the Bear Hills drainage project Project and also the cost of fire fighting in the west part of both Cou.nties. In regard to the Bear Hills project, it was the general feeling that both the County of Wetaskiwin and the County of Ponoka were in favor of such a project providing a suitable program could be implemented: Representatives of the Department of Indian Affairs were also present and they were going to take the proposal back to a meeting of the Indian Council Bands, which was to be held on July hth at Hobbema, for their approval. On a motion by Councillor Boman this report was accepted, - - Carried. County of On a motion by Councillor Ferguson the Secretary was Wetaskiwin instructed to write the County of Wetaskiwin informing them that the re Fire County of Ponoka will not assume the costs presented in regard to Fighting fire fighting for the following reasons: (1) Origin of fires very uncertain. (2) County of Ponoka was not contacted before the hiring of any men or equipment, — Carried. Water & Sewer Item 2 (c) On a motion by Councillor Soderberg, Councillor Rimbey Public Ferguson was appointed a committee of one with power to act in regard Works Shop to installing water and sewer in the County municipal shop at Rimbey_ — Carried, Drainage: Item 2 {d The appointed committee reported that they had? NW 1, NE 2, investigated the drainage complaints in the NW 1 and the NE 2 in LLB-23-W1; LL3-23—W}4and it was their opinion that the water is now flowing in the natural watercourse, and they recommend that the County not change any watercourse. Drainage: In regard to the NE l3—h3—23-Wuit was their opinion that a NE 13-1:3-23-W1: small culvert would eliminate the problem. On a motion by Councillor Solberg this report was accepted. - Carried. coxnmittee of Councillors Davies and Pound Damage Item 2 (e _ The pound Claim, Solberg investigated the pound damage claim on the NW 8-ELL-3—WSand NW8—hh~34M5 made the following recommendation: ._ Damage to crop — $10.00 pf?“ 55 195’ Page3 - July 12,1268 “I Found Damage On a motion by Councillor Palechek the Secretary was ‘ Claim, directed to notify the poundkeeper to make the following payments: NW 8—hh-3—w5 ‘ To the impounder - $10.00 damage claim To the owner of the impounded animals — $LLO.OOrefund - Carried. Nuisance Item 2 gf) On a motion by Councillor Soderberg, Councillor Ground, Boman was appointed a committee of one with power to act in regard ‘ Eureka to establishing a nuisance ground on the site of the Eureka School. School Site — Carried. Lease Road Item 3 gay The application by A. Jaffray to lease the road Allowance, allowance W/SW28—L;l—2-W5was approved on a motion by Councillor w/sw 28—h1—2—5 Ferguson. - Carried. Marathon, Item 3 gb} The letter from Marathon Realty authorizing the Road Cons tr . County to enter and construct a road E/SE 9 and W/NW3 in h2—3—WS- E/SE 9, was noted and filed on a motion by Councillor Solberg. W/NW3—l;2—3-WE - Carried. By—Law1'"7. Item 3 c) By-Law No. 21-61;-BLUFauthorizing the numbering 21-6 —BU? of streets and avenues in the Hamlet of Bluffton received first Numbering of reading on a motion by Councillor Soderberg, second reading on a Streets, motion by Councillor Jensen and, by unanimous consent of Council, Bluffton a third reading on a motion by Councillor Solberg, and finally passed. Bridges , Item 3 d} The letter from the Bridge Branch regarding Blindman their future proposal as to all bridges crossing the Blindman River River in the County of ‘Ponoka was read to Council and, on a motion by Councillor Ferguson, the Secretary was to advise the Bridge Branch of the Councills approval. — Carried. Bridges , Item 3 e) A letter was also received from the Bridge Medi cine Branch regarding future construction of all bridges on the Medicine River River in the County of Ponoka and the Secretary was directed to advise the Bridge Branch of the Council's approval. - Carried. Bridge Item 3 f) All bridge authorizations were read to Council Authorizations and, on a motion by Councillor Jensen, noted and filed for future reference. — Carried. Dept. Hwys. Item 3 g On a motion by Councillor Jensen the letter Fence, received from the Department of Highways regarding compensation for W/SW22—LL2—3—Sa fence W/SW22—LL2—3—WSwas noted and filed. — Carried. Railway Item 3 {h On a motion by Councillor Soderberg the letter Crossing from the Canadian Transport Commission regarding remuneration for the N/NW19-1L2-25-h work done at the railway crossing N/NWl9-h2—25-W1;was noted and filed. — Carried. Regulations : Item 3 (i) Word was received from the Department of New Highways that Councils could direct all developers of new subdivisions Subdivisions to provide all the necessary roadwork in the new subdivision under Section l7 (1) of the subdivision and transfer regulations. Lease Road Item 3 j On a motion by Councillor Boman approval was Allowance given to Mr. A. Uhl to lease the road allowance W/SW29-112-21;-WLL. W/SW29—h2-21;-ll, - Carried. Subdivision Item 1; (a) On a motion by Councillor Boman approval was NWl9 —h2-25-Wt; given to the proposed subdivision in the NW l9—)42-2S—Whsubject to the approval of the Battle River Planning Commission. - Carried. Subdivision Item L; b) Approval was given to the proposed subdivision SE 2h—h2—26—Whin the SE 2};-h2—26—Whsubject to the approval of the Battle River Plarmin g Commission and consolidation ’ on a motion b Councillor Jensen. ’ _ _ CarriedO __ Page 1; — July 12, 1268 Subdivis ion Item L; (C) On a motion by Councillor Soderberg approval SW 28-l;2—2S—LL was given to the proposed subdivision in the SW 28~L;.2-2S—Whsubject ‘ to the approval by Battle River Planning Commission. — Carried. Subdivision Item '4 (cl) The subdivision of a lot in the Hamlet of ‘ Blk. A, Pl. Bluffton, Block A, Plan 5hl3 CL, was approved on a motion by 51:13CL Councillor Solberg. Bluffton - Carried. S eminar , Item A 6} Authorization was given for the Assessor, Wetaskiwin Art Ablett, to attend the one day seminar in Wetaskiwin on July l6th, July l6/68 1968. - Carried. Blindman Item 15) On a motion by Councillor Boman the proposed. Valley, extensions on the Blindman Valley R,E.A. and the Fairview R.E.A. were Fairview approved.