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MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE OF ELNORA HELD THIS 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2008

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PRESENT: Mayor Dale Brown, Councillors Gina Armstrong and Dave Robb

GUESTS: Helena Smith

ADMINISTRATOR: Michelle Smith


MINUTES: Res #08-11-48; MOVED: Councillor Robb, the agenda for the April 8, 2008 regular meeting of Village Council was confirmed as amended. Carried.

Res #08-11-49; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, Minutes from the March 11th regular meeting were read and confirmed. Carried.


MONTHLY STATEMENT: Res #08-11-50; MOVED: Councillor Robb, The monthly statement for February 2008 was adopted as presented. Carried.


ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT: Res #08-11-51; MOVED: Accounts for payment 7056 to 7096 were approved and ordered paid by Mayor Brown. Carried.


CORRESPONDENCE: Cornerstone Fitness – invitation to a celebration potluck for stakeholders

ATCO Gas – request for information on future development and/or improvements in Elnora

Conoco Phillips – notification of Aboriginal and Community engagement survey

DTHR – invitation to attend workshop on the Smoke-Free Places Amendment Act

Red Deer County Res #08-26-52; MOVED: Mayor Brown, the appointment of Patrol Officer Brad Olsen as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer for the Village of Elnora is hereby confirmed. Carried.

Alberta Environment – Operational Assistance Pilot Program for water/wastewater

Municipal Affairs – information about working with the schools on the role of municipal government

FOIP – resources for creating a personal information bank required under section 87.1


Res #08-11-53; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, The above correspondence were read and ordered filed. Carried.


PUBLIC WORKS: Written report by Bill Jewell for the month of March was presented for information. Council asked that Bill begin getting gravel for alleys as soon as possible. We will provide gravel for the Manor parking lot and invoice them for the expense. Bill is to mark the north pins at 441 Queen Street and talk to the owners re: no tree removal on Village Property. Bill and Councillor Armstrong will collect excess top soil from 537 King Street to store for future Village needs.

Res #08-42-54; MOVED: Mayor Brown, the Village of Elnora will accept the quote provided by Central City Asphalt. Paving will be done from the corner of Queen Street and 5th Ave to Queen Street and 2nd Ave. then east on 2nd Ave from Queen Street to Princess Street (skipping over Main Street). Carried.

Councillors will have a list of prioritized areas for sidewalk replacement/repair turned in to the office by the end of the week. Michelle will begin getting quotes from the list(s) provided.


FCSS: Helena Smith attended to present a report of activities (see attached) and discuss the next quarter’s program plans with Council. She gave Council a Request For Decision regarding a Volunteer appreciation BBQ for early summer. The RFD was tabled to next meeting. Council is pleased with the work of Helena and the FCSS profile in the community.


RCMP: Scheduled for 8:30 pm but did not attend


BYLAWS: Res #08-26-55; MOVED: Councillor Robb, Bylaw #491-0803, the Elnora Dog Control Bylaw was approved for second reading as amended. Carried.


Bylaw #492-0804, the Cat Control Bylaw for the Village of Elnora was amended.


Res #08-26-56; MOVED: Councillor Robb, Bylaw #493-0805, the Elnora Livestock and Fowl Bylaw was approved for first reading as amended. Carried.


Res #08-26-57; MOVED: Councillor Robb, Bylaw #494-0806, the Elnora Nuisance Abatement Bylaw was approved for first reading as amended. Carried.


Land Use Bylaw – pages 39 to 47 were reviewed and amended.


Public Forum notes were presented for Council consideration in preparation for the Forum regarding four draft Bylaws to be held April 10, 2008.


FIRST QUARTER BUDGET REPORT: Financial report was reviewed and kept as information by Council.


NEW BUSINESS: 10.1. Res #08-12-58; MOVED: Mayor Brown, that portion of 6th Ave. previously to be developed through to Queen Street will be not but developed as road but considered part of the adjacent Municipal Reserve. This portion of 6th Ave. is never to be sold or developed but kept as public property and as such, no road closure need be done. Carried.


OLD BUSINESS: 11.1 Museum Committee – Councillor Armstrong refrained from the conversation due to possible or perceived conflict of interest as a board member. It was later noted that Councillor Armstrong is not an executive Board member, but rather a member at large. The Museum Committee sent a letter accepting the terms of the draft lease agreement and a cheque for $25 for the 25 years of lease fees. There seemed to be a miscommunication as the draft lease was intended for information purposes only at this time.

Res #08-72-59; MOVED: Mayor Brown, Elnora Village Council shall reserve the land located at lot five (5) block nine (9) plan 3151AT for use by the Museum Committee pending negotiation for a lease agreement between the Village and the Committee. Carried.

Michelle will send a letter of support and explanation to the group and work with them to develop an appropriate lease agreement.

11.2 Disaster Services – 14 people attended the Table Top Disaster Exercise arranged by Bruce Mackenzie of Emergency Management Alberta. This offered key community people to review Elnora’s emergency plan while coordinating with RCMP, County, Ambulance etc. All felt this was a worthwhile exercise.


Round Table

MAYOR BROWN: CWMC – Dale feels that it is important for Elnora to have a presence at the Waste Commission meetings. Since Councillors are unable to attend, he will contact Dave Pennock to see if he will represent Elnora at the meetings.

Mayor Brown will try to get time off work to attend the MLA Roundtable meeting by CAEP.


COUNCILLOR ARMSTRONG: Had questions regarding the Civic Address system and which direction a building must be facing when building on a corner.

Councillor Armstrong asked about designating handicapped parking at the Ag. Building/Community Hall. Council felt this should be handled directly by the Ag. Society.

Gina attended a Parkland Foundation meeting and will be hosting the Red Deer and District FCSS Board meeting in Elnora May 6th. Council members are invited for supper and meeting to follow. Councillor Armstrong also inquired about interest in the Campground position.


COUNCILLOR ROBB: The regular Hwy 21 meeting was cancelled. The conference in Alix was so well received, BoomTown Trail (Hwy 21) will be hosting another May 2nd at Bashaw. Elnora did not have a representative at Alix, Councillor Robb would like to send a rep to Bashaw.

Councillor Robb went on the ‘walk about’ with the paving company and Bill Jewell. He enjoyed the learning opportunity and was pleased to see the level of knowledge and information the Public Works Foreman brought to the table.



ADJOURNMENT: Res #08-11-60; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 pm. Carried.




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MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE OF ELNORA HELD THIS 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2008

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PRESENT: Mayor Dale Brown, Councillors Gina Armstrong and Dave Robb

GUESTS: Marvin &Diana Bigelow, Pat & Don Buckland, Kathy Neville, Marilyn Mose

ADMINISTRATOR: Michelle Smith


MINUTES: Res #08-11-31; MOVED: Councillor Robb, the agenda for the March 11, 2008 regular meeting of Village Council was confirmed as presented. Carried.

Res #08-11-32; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, Minutes from the February 12th regular meeting were read and confirmed. Carried.


MONTHLY STATEMENT: Res #08-11-33; MOVED: Mayor Brown, The monthly statement for January 2008 was adopted as presented. Carried.


ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT: Res #08-11-34; MOVED: Accounts for payment 7020 to 7055 were approved and ordered paid by Councillor Robb. Carried.


CORRESPONDENCE: Raymond Armstrong – 2 pages of information from CBC news regarding difficulty enforcing cat bylaw in the Maritimes. As well Mr. Armstrong registered a complaint about the proposed cat bylaw by phone.

Officer Dustin Steinkey – Animal Control explained their stand on the door to door checking for unlicensed dogs. Council decided that it was still not appropriate at this time.

Alberta Capital Finance Authority – 2007 Annual Report

Community Savings – 2007 Annual Report and hostile take-over/amalgamation information.

Municipal Affairs – information regarding the Tangible Capital Asset Grant for $7,878.

Elnora Public Library Board Res #08-74-35; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, Elnora Village Council hereby approves the presented amendment to Schedule D – Fees for Services Bylaw as presented by the Elnora Public Library Board. Carried.

Res #08-74-36; MOVED: Councillor Robb, Elnora Village Council formally appoints Corrine Jewell and Alana Metcalf to the Elnora Public Library Board. Carried.

Red Deer River Watershed Alliance – Managing oil and gas in the watershed meeting March 14th Trochu Community hall

CAEP – Branding Launch March 20 at Red Deer College

AUMA – update on Telus court action – no response required by Elnora at this time

Alberta Municipal Affairs – Quality Management Plan monitoring results from Safety Codes

Red Deer County - Res #07-26-37; MOVED: Mayor Brown, the appointment of Kevin Bucholz as a bylaw enforcement officer for the Village of Elnora is hereby revoked. Carried.

Res #07-26-38; MOVED: Mayor Brown, Patrol Officer Travis Allred as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer for the Village of Elnora is hereby confirmed. Carried.


Res #08-11-39; MOVED: Councillor Robb, The above correspondence were read and ordered filed. Carried.


PUBLIC WORKS: Written report of activities for February presented for review. Due to Easter weekend being early this year, the campground may be opened, but water supply is to remain off. Res #08-62-40; MOVED: Mayor Brown, the Village of Elnora will contract out the maintenance and operation of the municipal campground for the 2008 season. A job description is to be created, advertisements are to be done and Michelle has authority to accept a tender of up to but not over 25% of the approximate annual income of the campground. Carried.

There have been significant difficulties with water drainage at the intersection of Queen Street and 6th Ave Cr. There will be a need to dig up the existing culvert and use a new method of drainage for the area to avoid the same problem next spring.


Mr. & Mrs. Bigelow: Res #08-26-41; MOVED: Mayor Brown, the Village of Elnora will allow up to 2 equines on the property located at 617 King Street Elnora provided the sale of said property has been initiated by six (6) months from this date. If the sale has not been initiated, re-application for approval will be necessary and may or may not be granted at that time. Carried.


A valid petition with 107 signatures was submitted for consideration in this matter.

There was discussion regarding Elnora being a small town, not a city. There was discussion regarding 606-5th Ave and allowing horses to graze the property. Kathy Neville asked if her horse was not allowed to graze, would the property owner be fined for having an unkempt property. Mayor Brown informed her that the Village does clean-up of unkempt properties and bills the owner for work done.

Mr. & Mrs. Bigelow also asked what the Village could do to get the caveat on their property lifted, why it was there and what it meant. Michelle explained to the best of her knowledge as it is an old caveat and will try to get Land Titles to lift it.


Mr. & Mrs. Buckland: Res #08-26-42; MOVED: Councillor Robb, Elnora Village Council will host a Public Forum on April 10, 2008 at 7pm in compliance with section 229 of the Municipal Government Act as requested by the presentation of a valid petition. Carried.


A petition regarding the proposed cat bylaw had 83 signatures and was deemed valid.

Council will discuss all draft bylaws with the public at the Forum. There was discussion on the availability of bylaws to the public. There was also a question regarding why Council was re-working a one year old bylaw.


ASSESSMENT SUMMARY: The summary for 2007 was compared with 2006 and presented as information. One item of note is that land values have approximately doubled since last year for the older parts of the Village.


LAND USE BYLAW: The next section of the draft Land Use Bylaw was presented, reviewed and amended.


NEW BUSINESS: 10.1. Res #08-26-43; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, the Village of Elnora will request County Patrol to deal with the owners of 222 Main Street regarding unregistered vehicles on public property. Carried.

There is also to be an “angle parking” sign placed on the Boulevard of 222 Main Street to indicate public parking.


10.2 Res #08-26-44; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, Elnora Village Council adopts Policy #11-08, Use of Village Owned Equipment as presented. Carried.


10.3 The following applicants to the steering committee for land use planning will be accepted from the public; Helena Smith, Richard Cloutier, Mavis Buckland, April Irwin, Nick Silbernagel, Rob Zackowski. Administration will be present at meetings for information/background information. Members of Council may form part of the Committee.


10.4 Inform Council of a farewell for the retiring Dr. O’Niel in June.


10.5 Res #08-12-45; MOVED: Councillor Robb, administration is to destroy the following records; all invoices prior to 2001. Carried.


OLD BUSINESS: 11.1 Res #08-26-46; MOVED: Mayor Brown, Elnora Village Council adopts Policy #10-08, Use of Village Owned Meeting Facilities as presented. Carried.


11.2 RFD regarding building individual offices for employees. Quotes ranged from $6,000 to $7,500. Michelle recommended putting a sign on the counter saying “Confidentiality is important to us, if you require privacy please ask staff” as a solution. She stated that it is very difficult to address any confidentiality issues without specific examples.


11.3 RFD for Tangible Capital Asset Grant; Michelle recommended any excess funds after purchasing software and training for same be used to GPS public works infrastructure and purchase a GPS device for Village use. Council is in favour of this option.


Round Table

MAYOR BROWN: would like to have a computer in the upstairs office when one of the Administration computers is cycled out. Dale has spoken to Bill Jewell about getting gravel for 6th Ave and back alleys, they also spoke about using the tool allotment.

Mayor Brown went to the Mayors meeting this month. He asked Michelle to do a cost analysis of using LED lights in the Village vs. halogen lights.


COUNCILLOR ARMSTRONG: went to the FCSS retreat at Pine Lake, also attended the dedication ceremony at the Elnora Legion. There was general discussion on why Elnora does not participate in trade shows. Mayor Brown gave history of the time and expense involved and also cited that we currently do not have any land available to market or promotional items to give.


COUNCILLOR ROBB: would like Bill to look at all grass/gravel Boulevards to see where work may need to be done. Councillor Robb would like to see a street light at the corner of Queen Street by the Welcome sign. Dave has been attending the Hwy 21 meetings and is keeping the information binder updated. He suggested that members of Council may want to review the information. Dave also attended his first Elnora Ag Society meeting and will be joining the board as a member at large.



ADJOURNMENT: Res #08-11-47; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 pm. Carried.

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MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE OF ELNORA HELD THIS 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2008

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PRESENT:  Mayor Dale Brown, Councillors Gina Armstrong and Dave Robb

GUESTS: Don & Pat Buckland, Tjarda Barrett, Glen Neufeld

ADMINISTRATOR:  Michelle Smith

 

MINUTES:  Res #08-11-13; MOVED: Councillor Robb, the agenda for the February 12, 2008 regular meeting of Village Council was confirmed as presented.  Carried.

Res #08-11-14; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, Minutes from the January 8th regular meeting were read and confirmed.  Carried.

 

MONTHLY STATEMENT:  Res #08-11-15; MOVED: Mayor Brown, The monthly statement for December 2007 was adopted as presented.  Carried.

 

ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT:  Res #08-11-16; MOVED: Accounts for payment 6972 to 7019 plus one Master Card transaction were approved and ordered paid by Councillor Robb.  Carried.

 

CORRESPONDENCE:  AUMA - 2008 Annual Membership information

Alberta Animal Services – list of warnings and tickets for 2007

CARWA – 2007 Central Waste Management Commission expenses and requisition

Patricia Matthews – report on the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board workshop.  Res #08-61-17; MOVED: Councillor Robb, the Village will reimburse Pat Matthews for her mileage expense to attend the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board workshop.  Carried.

Eltrohills Dats Society Res #08-12-18; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, the Village will grant $100 to the Eltrohills Dats Society for the 2008 operating year.  Carried.

Elnora Curling Club Res #08-11-19; MOVED: Mayor Brown, the Village will not make prize donations to groups or organizations, but may continue to donate promotional items to silent auction fundraisers depending upon availability of items.  Carried.

Alberta Health and Wellness – Congratulations to the Village of Elnora and Neighbourhood Place for receiving the “Reducing Barriers to Healthy Living” award in the 2007 Community Choosewell Challenge.

Red Deer County – Notice that County Patrol fees will be increased by $3 per hour.  Res #08-26-20, MOTION: Mayor Brown, the Village will continue the current service level and number of hours for Red Deer County Patrol.  Carried.

Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing – notice of a grant for Tangible Capital Assets work.  Council asked that Michelle bring a proposed budget and project outline for using the funds to obtain software and staff to input the already gathered TCA data.  Staff training to use the software is to be included in the project outline.

Communities in Bloom – the Village will not participate this year as the proposed tree planting in spring will take many volunteer hours.

Alberta Municipal Affairs – acceptance of the project profile to spend operating funding of the Municipal Sustainability Initiative.

Community Savings – press releases regarding merger of all Alberta Credit Unions

Municipal Affairs – notice of approval for the Municipal Sponsorship Grant proposal, $8846 to assist with planning.

Municipal Affairs – notice of grant deadline for Emergency Management training grant.

Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation – 2006/2007 Annual Report

Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture – information re: designation of Historic Sites.

STOPDED – Dutch Elm Disease newsletter

Boys and Girls Club – program satisfaction survey results, combined answers from all clubs

 

Res #08-11-21; MOVED:  Councillor Armstrong, The above correspondence were read and ordered filed.  Carried.

 

DON & PAT BUCKLAND: Attended to discuss concern over the draft bylaw regarding cats within the Village of Elnora.  The main concern is that if cats are not allowed to roam, Elnora may have problems with the rodent population.  They were informed that once passed, cats would need to be licensed and remain on the owner’s property or they may be caught and removed to the pound.  Mr. & Mrs. Buckland were informed that they could have a copy of the draft bylaw at any time for their review.

 

TJARTA BARRETT: Presented a draft copy of the Elnora pamphlet she has been working on.  Council was given a copy to review and she requested that any proposed changes be forwarded to her by early next week.

 

GLEN NEUFELD: Attended to discuss issues regarding his and other dogs in the community.  Mr. Neufeld asked Council for special consideration regarding the number of dogs he is allowed to keep as he has no family and is very attached to his pets.  He feels he is in compliance with most other areas of the animal control bylaw.  He has stated that he would harm himself and his animals if forced to get rid of 2 dogs.  Mr. Neufeld was offered assistance with finding transportation to make his Court appearance regarding the bylaw fines through Elnora FCSS.

Res #08-26-22; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, Mr. Neufeld’s petition for special consideration regarding the number of dogs he is allowed within the Village of Elnora is denied.  The Village will proceed with contracting legal representation for the March 4, 2008 court appearance for the purpose of setting a trial date. Carried.

Bob Dixon of Red Deer County Patrol provided information via e-mail regarding how to deal with bylaw tickets which go to court.  He included information regarding possible costs to proceed and an experienced defense attorney contact which he felt would be helpful to assist Council in making an informed decision.

 

PUBLIC WORKS: Report on activities for the month of January presented as information.

 Res #08-11-23; MOVED: Mayor Brown, 8:40 pm Village Council begins an in-camera session.

Res #08-11-24; MOVED: Mayor Brown, 8:55 pm Village Council ends in-camera session.

Res #08-12-25; MOVED: Mayor Brown, a section is to be added into the Village Human Resources Policy regarding a written contract for employment.  This is to be filled out for each new hire, and the contract is then to be reviewed by Council.  Carried.

 

BYLAW 490-0802: A Bylaw to establish the position of Chief Administrative Officer and to appoint a Chief Administrative Officer for the Village of Elnora received first and second reading.

Res #08-61-26; MOVED: Councillor Robb, Council continue with the third and final reading of Bylaw #490-0802 and the passing thereof.  Carried unanimously.

 

LAND USE BYLAW: the first 31 pages of a new Land Use Bylaw were reviewed and amended.  Another section will follow for next meeting.

 

VISIONING SESSION:  Information was compiled by April Irwin and presented to Council from the February 4th Community Visioning session.  Council asked for the 5 priority areas of each topic to be put in the newsletter and a thank you letter to be sent to April.  The information is to be supplied to the Planners hired and the Steering Committee working with them on the Area Structure Plans.

 

AREA STRUCTURE PLAN(S) QUOTE: Res #08-62-27; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, the Village will contract the services of Parkland Community Planning to do two Area Structure Plans and updates to the Elnora Base Map in accordance to the quote provided.  Carried.

Council asked that community members interested in joining the steering committee submit a proposal letter stating why they would like to participate and what they have to offer the committee.  Michelle is to advertise for proposals.

 

NEW BUSINESS:  10.1 Michelle is to draft a borrowing policy for use of Village owned equipment based on the guidelines set out by Council.

10.2 Res #08-42-28; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, the request of Randy Cook to enter into a contract with the Village of Elnora for dumping bulk sewage is denied.  Carried.

10.3 Michelle is to write a letter to Elnora School asking them not to cover the ‘no parking’ signs at any time as traffic control is a municipal matter not a school matter.

 

OLD BUSINESS: 11.1  Brenda Bennett wrote a letter of request to lease the property located at 426 – 3 Ave.  Res #08-12-29; MOVED: Mayor Brown, the Village will send a letter of support to the Museum Committee, leaving the option to lease the land at 426-3Ave. open.  Carried.

Michelle will prepare a package with a sample lease, list of necessary permits and Request for Decision for Council and cc the Museum Committee with the package. 

11.2 The policy regarding use of Village Owned Meeting Facilities needs a third draft regarding use of fire hall space and was not passed at this time.

11.3 Council was given a map outlining past paving projects and areas to consider paving for this season.  They will need to prioritize which streets will be re-surfaced this summer.

 

Round Table

MAYOR BROWN:  Elnora and other municipalities in the area met with RCMP in Three Hills to discuss issues in the communities.  There was discussion regarding a new School Liaison Officer position and the use of grant funds from each community to fund the position.

 

COUNCILLOR ARMSTRONG: Told Council about the “Mock Disaster” exercise scheduled for April 2.  Councillor Armstrong also had questions regarding the Control of Livestock and Fowl draft bylaw allowing horses in town.  It was discussed that there are specific zones in Elnora where livestock is allowed as they are agricultural use.

 

COUNCILLOR ROBB: Attended the Community Gab session, Community Visioning event and the Highway 21 Community Initiatives Society meeting.  Councillor Robb also stated that he had received several calls at home regarding a vehicle parked on a snow pile at Smith Repair and was wondering what could be done to have it removed.  Michelle will look into the matter.

 

ADJOURNMENT: Res #08-11-30; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 pm.  Carried.

 

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MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE OF ELNORA HELD THIS 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2008

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PRESENT:  Mayor Dale Brown, Councillors Gina Armstrong and Dave Robb

GUESTS: Pat Matthews, Rick Cloutier

ADMINISTRATOR:  Michelle Smith

 

MINUTES:  Res #08-11-1; MOVED: Councillor Robb, the Agenda for the January 8th regular meeting was approved as amended.  Carried.

Res #08-11-2; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, the Minutes from the December 11, 2008 regular meeting of Village Council were approved as presented.  Carried.

 

MONTHLY STATEMENT:  Res #08-11-3; MOVED: Mayor Brown, The monthly statement for November 2007 was adopted as presented.  Carried.

 

ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT:  Res #08-11-4; MOVED: Councillor Robb, Accounts for payment 6924 to 6971 were approved and ordered paid.  Carried.

 

CORRESPONDENCE:  NRCB – Quarterly review

Pat Buckland – a request to not enact a cat bylaw and/or restrict cats in Elnora

 

Res #08-11-5; MOVED:  Dave Robb, The above correspondence were read and ordered filed.  Carried.

 

PUBLIC WORKS:   Council has requested a regular written report from Public Works for Council Meetings.

 

GARBAGE RATE BYLAW: Bylaw #489-0801, being a bylaw to amend garbage collection fees for the Village of Elnora received first and second readings.

Res #08-43-6; MOVED: By unanimous decision of Council, a third reading of Bylaw #489-0801 was given and said Bylaw was passed.  Carried.

 

DOG BYLAW: Bylaw #490-0802 being a Bylaw to regulate the control of Dogs within the Village of Elnora received first reading.  The bylaw is to be brought back to Council with the suggested amendments for the February meeting.

 

CAT BYLAW: Bylaw #491-0803 being a Bylaw to regulate the control of Cats within the Village of Elnora received first reading.  The bylaw is to be brought back to Council with the suggested amendments for the February meeting.

 

POLICIES: Res #08-11-7; MOVED: Councillor Robb, amendments to the Snow Removal policy for the Village of Elnora are hereby approved.  Carried

Res #08-11-8; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, the policy regarding use of Village Logo and Trademark “The Friendly Village” is hereby approved.

The policy regarding the use of Village owned meeting facilities was tabled to next meeting pending amendments.

 

NEW BUSINESS:  10.1.  Rick Cloutier attended to give Council the business card for Jubilee Engineering Consultants from Calgary.  He felt this firm might be helpful to the Village during the coming planning process.

 

10.2 Pat Matthews gave a progress report on behalf of the Elnora Museum Committee (see attached) and requested Council consider their group to occupy the back half of the Library building should it become available in the future. 

 

10.3 Res #08-12-9; MOVED: Mayor Brown, the Village of Elnora will support the development and printing of an Elnora Pamphlet by providing the Economic Development Group with $1000 to use at the local print shop for this purpose.  Carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS: 11.1 Res #08-12-10; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, the Village of Elnora will enter into a 25 year lease agreement with the Elnora Ag Society for the Ag Building on Municipal property.  Carried.

 

Round Table

MAYOR BROWN:  Res #08-11-11; MOVED: Mayor Brown, that Bill Jewell, Gwen Kidd and Michelle Smith receive a clothing bonus.  Carried.

Mayor Brown would like to look into doing another BBQ type of Volunteer Appreciation event this spring.

 

COUNCILLOR ARMSTRONG: would like an estimate on walling off an office space for the Administrator in Village Office.  She reports that she is still receiving feedback from the community regarding a lack of privacy and/or confidentiality with the current office set-up.  Specific examples or individuals were requested by the Administrator to enable Michelle to better address this issue, they were not provided.

 

COUNCILLOR ROBB: requested Livestock and Nuisance Bylaws be the next addressed.

 

ADJOURNMENT: Res #08-11-12; MOVED: Councillor Armstrong, The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 pm.  Carried.

 

 

 

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