C080204

 

 

 

 

COUNCIL AGENDA

 

 

REGULAR MEETING OF TURNER VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL

HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS

223 MAIN STREET NE

on

February 04, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR DONA FLUTER

 

       

1.                  ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

2.                  QUESTION AND ANSWER

 

3.         DELEGATIONS

 

a)      Tyler Bray – Presentation re: New Legion

 

4.         ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 

 

5.         POLICIES AND BYLAWS

 

6.                  NEW BUSINESS

 

a)      Westend Regional Sewage Services Commission letter supporting Town to commission a Regional Wastewater Study

 

b)     Require Council Resolution for Advance Poll

 

c)      Require Motion for town to donate $50.00 on behalf of Barry Blake to the Cancer Society

 

d)     Require signed Proclamation re: Freedom to Read Week

 

e)     Grant funding from Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing is available for Emergency Management Training.  New process and grant application forms can be obtained from www.aema.alberta.ca/tr_index.cfm

 

f)       Invitation to consider submitting a bid for the right to host 2011 Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games – letter from Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture

 

g)     Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing letter approving grant for Self-contained Breathing Apparatus and Related Equipment under the 2007 Municipal Sponsorship Program

 

h)     Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing approved grant for Turner Valley 2007 Energy Efficiencies under the 2007 Municipal Sponsorship Program

 

i)        Letter from MD regarding expansion of the cemetery

 

j)        Letter from Friends of the Turner Valley Pool Society

 

k)      Council Per Diem

 

l)        Grant from Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing for town office lighting requires signatures from CAO and Mayor before final approval. 

 

 

7.               OLD BUSINESS CARRIED FORWARD

 

a)       16th Avenue Maintenance – CAO

2007/11/05 – applied to have 16th Avenue  classified as a resource road

2008/01/08 – application submitted by Roy R. McLean

(Municipal District of Foothills No 31)  (see new business item 7 f )

2008/02/04 – no new information

 

b)      Dunham Lane NW – CAO

2007/11/05 – in process of having road annexed

2008/01/08 – When construction completed, developers to have road rebuilt to previous standards (gravel only) then town will proceed with annexation 

 

c)       Encroachment Agreement with MD of Foothills #31 resident – CAO and Lawyers

2007/09/04 – Councillor Dona Fluter spoke to resident – need to write letter advising resident that building  must be removed by December 31, 2007.

2007/09/17 – letter has been sent to resident – no response

2007/11/05 – CAO to write final letter to resident

2008/01/08 – no response from resident

  11 -  MOTION by Garry Pollock for CAO to proceed legally                CARRIED

 2008/01/21 – sent to lawyers office

 

d)      Government Relations Advisory Committee to Report on the Oil & Gas Industry Reclamation Clean-up – Committee Members

Committee to meet and write Terms of Reference, etc. and present to Council for Discussion/Approval – In Progress, two meeting have been held.

2007/08/31 Current council decided to leave this to the newly appointed council

2007/09/17 – per Council- lots of interest from everywhere regarding this issue.

 

        e)    L.A.B / Home Hardware / Long term Local Businesses - Council and

EDC committee

                   2007/09/04 – Councillor Barry Williamson will check with Community Futures to see if anything can be arranged for a farewell and include Town Council. 

2007/09/17 – no response to date from Monique (Community Futures)

2007/11/05 – Executive Assistant will contact Wolfpack Studios to create plaques.  We will book Flare n’ Derrick for event, arrange food and drinks.  Bev Goble will be contacted to help get word out to residents.

2007/12/03 - Wolfpack does not make plaques.  They simply draw up the design    for you.  Nathan knew the following company and had the plaques done Terry Brown with Express Badges.  They are currently at the town office and look great.

2008/01/08 – Nathan/Barry/George - Economic Development Committee to    organize this event.  Need to contact volunteer resident to assist.

12- MOTION by Councillor Garry Pollock for EDC to organize event                                                                      CARRIED

      2008/02/04 – need to discuss progress

 

f)        Royalite Way SE and Bailey Hill Sewage Line - CAO

2007/11/05 – in process of tendering

2008/01/08 – tender results in for sewer replacement lines from MPE Engineering Ltd. ( new business item 7e)

2008/02/04 – steps ahead

Ø       tender accepted

Ø       Bylaw to proceed with  Local Improvement Tax

Ø       Costs both to Town and residents  

           

 

8.                  PROGRESS REPORT ON CURRENT OR PROPOSED PROJECTS   

 

9.         UPCOMING  MEETINGS COUNCIL MUST MOTION and/or SCHEDULE

 

10.       IN CAMERA

 

11.       INFORMATION ITEMS  & Correspondence 

                

a)      ISOPOD – information on one form of Affordable Housing

b)     Diamond Valley Chamber of Commerce certifying Town of Turner Valley is on good standing  

c)      Invitation to the Grand Opening of the Scott Seaman Sports Rink Feb. 09, 2008

d)     Cowboy Trail Annual General Meeting February 08, 2008

e)     TopHealth  Employee Wellness Tips  

 

 

12.       ADJOURNMENT

 

        J   Have a good night     J