County of St. Paul No 19

Council Meeting

AGENDA

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5015- 49 Avenue, St. Paul, AB T0A 3A4

In camera items to be presented at the meeting.

Gilles & Eileen Boulianne will be in to speak with Council about Bylaw No. 2013-39, which is a bylaw to close a statutory road allowance adjoining the west boundary of SW 22-58-11-W4.

 

At the June meeting, Council tabled second and third reading of Bylaw No. 2013-39 pending confirmation that the landowner still wants to purchase the road allowance and that they will be proceeding with the subdivision.

At the April Meeting, Council gave first reading to Bylaw No. 2015-10, which is a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 2013-50 as it relates to rezoning 10 acres in PNE 31-57-8-W4 and all of Lot 2, Block 1, Plan 1120947 from Agricultural to Country Residential One (CR1).

 

Bylaw No. 2015-10 was advertised in the St. Paul Journal the weeks of June 23rd and June 30th and the adjacent landowners were notified via letter post.

 

RSVPs were sent out for a public consultation to be held on June 11th. There were no replies so there was no need for the public consultation.

 

 

Krystle Fedoretz will attend this Public Hearing.

At the April Meeting, Council gave first reading to Bylaw No. 2015-11, which is a bylaw to amend LUB No. 2013-50 as it relates to rezoning 6.55 acres in PSW 7-58-8-W4 from Agricultural to Country Residential 1 (CR1).  The owner wishes to sell the acreage for residential use.

 

Bylaw No. 2015-11 was advertised in the St. Paul Journal the weeks of June 23rd and June 30th and the adjacent landowners were notified via letter post.

 

RSVPs were sent out for a public consultation to be held on June 11th.  There were no replies, so there was no need for the public consultation.

 

Krystle Fedoretz will attend this Public Hearing.

At the May meeting, Council gave first reading to Bylaw No. 2015-12, which is a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 2013-50 as it relates to rezoning 10 acres in PNW 7-56-7-W4 from Agricultural to Country Residential 1 (CR1).  The owner wishes to create an acreage as it is poor farm land.

 

Bylaw No. 2015-12 was advertised in the St. Paul Journal and Elk Point Review the weeks of June 23rd and June 30th and the adjacent landowners were notified via letter post.

 

RSVPs were sent out for a public consultation to be held on June 10th.  There were no replies so there was no need for the public consultation.

 

Krystle Fedoretz will attend this Public Hearing.

S/Sgt. Lee Brachmann will be in to provide a Statistical Update.

Josh Prowse will be in to speak with Council about purchasing the County Road Allowance between SE 15-57-6-W4 and SW 14-57-6-W4.

 

In May, Council gave first reading to Bylaw No. 2015-13, to licence that road allowance.

The Northeast Alberta Track & Field Club (NEAT) is organizing the 14th Annual St. Paul Rodeo Road Race to take place on September 5, 2015 before the parade.  They are requesting for sponsorship for their race.  Gold and silver sponsors will be acknowledged on the race t-shirt and will also be announced at the race finish line.  They levels of sponsorship are as follows:

-  $1,000 - Gold Sponsor

-  $500 - Silver Sponsor

-  $100 - Bronze Sponsor

Previously Council has denied this request.

The owner of the Mann Lakes Golf Course is requesting an operating grant of $3,833.72 to help offset the 2015 property taxes.

 

Since 2009, Council approved a grant to offset the property taxes and Mr. McDonald was advised that his request would be reviewed on an annual basis.

The County has representation on the St. Paul Airport Committee and shares the net cost of the Airport 50/50 with the Town of St. Paul (per the St. Paul Airport Operating Agreement).  Each year the County provides the municipal tax revenue from the Airport Hangars for the St. Paul Airport Committee to use for activities they are responsible for at the Airport.

 

The owner of Lot M, Block 1, Plan 5633RS has not paid the property taxes since 2010.  The Airport committee is now requesting that the County write-off the tax arrears as the property has been sold and the new owner will be paying taxes from now on.  The amount of tax arrears to write-off is $1,739.97, with the municipal portion of those taxes equaling $392.35.

The 2015 Strategic Plan which has been updated for the 2nd quarter will be forwarded to Council at the beginning of next week.

As discussed at the June Public Works Meeting, we have received a letter from Service Alberta, Foreign Ownership of Land Administration advising that they are in receipt of an application for an Order in Council exemption from Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. Ltd.  Hokuetsu intends on take over the  operations of Alpac.  Because it is a foreign company, not affiliated with Alpac, it must obtain its own exemption from the Foreign Ownership of Land Regulations in order to have the titled land transferred into its own name, and also to carry on with the leases Alpac has entered into with private landowners.  Nothing will change as far as the land goes.

 

Service Alberta is requesting if there is any reason from the County's perspective why a recommendation for Order in Council should not move forward.

The MD of Bonnyville was looking for another board member who could be called upon when required to sit on their LARB.  The MD will pay all expenses.  Councillor Martin has agreed to let his name stand.

A meeting of the NE AAAF Representatives was held in Vegreville on June 26, 2015 to discuss the drought conditions that are prevalent in the region.  The representatives at the meeting felt that it was important to form a drought committee to advocate to the Province for assistance for agriculture producers as they deal with the affects of hot dry weather that has affected crops, hay production, and pastures.  Advocacy to the Province with include topics such as tax deferral and crop insurance coverage for the land affected. 

The representatives at the meeting put forward the following names to form the committee:

Darwin Ullery (Minburn County staff)

Aimee (Beavery County staff)

Danny Warawa

Bill Lawson

Pat Gordeyko

Frank Sloan

The Elk Point Airport Committee has been informed that there are a number of deficiencies at the Elk Point Airport - the electrical system which provides lighting for aircraft at night, the beacon tower, the runway, apron directional lighting, trees, and fence.  The lights and beacon tower have been "No Tam" for 3 months.

Integrated Airport Systems (IASL) Ltd. has offered to conduct a Technical Inspection and evaluation of the Airside Electrical System and clearance requirements at no costs, however should funding become available from the province, then IASL would be compensated.

More recently, both the Town of Elk Point and the County have received letters from Alberta Transportation advising the municipalities that the Province would like to sell the Elk Point Airport to the Town and County for the price of $1.

The Airport Authority passed a resolution to approve the Engineering Services for the Elk Point Airport from IASL at a cost of $7,000 subject to grant funding being approved from Alberta Transportation for the $7,000 plus all and any other improvements required by the Airport.  However, should Alberta Transportation not accept the final report from IASL, the Airport Committee, comprised of the County and the Town, will not be held responsible for the required fees.

At the Joint municipal meeting held on June 24, 2015 between the Town of Elk Point and the County of St. Paul, the issue regarding the joint purchase of the Elk Point Airport was discussed.  Both Councils felt that is was important that any deficiencies as discovered by the Engineering report discussed above be funded by Alberta Transportation as correcting the deficiencies may require significant resources.  The Councils were also concerned regarding the liability associated with the deficiencies if ownership was transferred to the municipalities.  Consequently the two Councils discussed presenting the following motion from each municipality forward:

That the County of St. Paul approve the joint purchase of the Elk Point Airport with the Town of Elk Point subject to the Province providing funding for a Technical Inspection and evaluation of the Airside Electrical System and clearance requirements by IASL for $7,000 and additionally that the Province provide funding for any required repairs to fix identified deficiencies within 3-5 years; furthermore that the liability for the airport rest with the Province until such time that the deficiencies identified can be funded and repaired.

Based on the discussions at the meeting with the Town of Elk Point to discuss a Joint FCSS board, administration has prepared an agreement and a Bylaw to establish the terms and conditions of the County of St. Paul and Town of Elk Point FCSS Board.  The documents will be presented to Council at the meeting.

Bylaw No. 2015-17 is being presented to Council to amend Land Use Bylaw No. 2013-50 as it relates to rezoning 2 acres in PNW 33-55-3-W4 from Agricultural to Industrial Commercial. The applicant wants to build a cardlock at this location.

 

After first reading, the Bylaw must be advertised according to Section 606 of the M.G.A. and a public hearing held according to section 230 of the M.G.A. The adjacent landowners will be notified of the proposed rezoning.

 

The applicant will also be required to hold a public consultation prior to the public hearing being held.

Bylaw No. 2015-18 is being presented to Council to amend Land Use Bylaw No. 2013-50 as it relates to rezoning 25.09 acres in PSE 16-58-9-W4 from Agricultural to Industrial Commercial. MCSNet will be using the property to store infrastructure equipment etc.

 

After first reading, the Bylaw must be advertised according to Section 606 of the M.G.A. and a public hearing held according to section 230 of the M.G.A. The adjacent landowners will be notified of the proposed rezoning.

 

The applicant will also be required to hold a public consultation prior to the public hearing being held.

Attached is a letter from Mr. Karpyshyn advising that there is a fence across the road allowance on Township Road 600, along Range Road 120 which is restricting access.  He is requesting that a gate be installed along Range Road 120, to serve as a public access.

 

Our policy prohibits fences across road allowances unless licensed and if licensed, there cannot be a locked gate across the road allowance.

 

Administration wants to go out to look at the property as it appears to be a highly treed area according to the GIS map.  Also, the map does not show the location of the fence.

At the June Public Works Meeting, AMEC provided Council with an updated engineering evaluation of the site conditions and the cause of the road grade failures as well as a preliminary assessment of remediation alternatives to repair the road.  Their recent observations indicate that the affected area is larger than was documented in 2012 and that it is a deep-seated sliding mechanism.  AMEC is estimating it will cost $98,100 for a revised assessment to evaluate the landslide mechanism, depth and extent and to develop alternative remedial measures based on a more thorough understanding of the site conditions.  Based on the new information received by Council it is apparent that continued monitoring of the slide area will provide better information for decision making regarding the correct approach to take to deal with the slide.  The installation of the equipment will provide for data to be collected annually as this is certainly an issue that may persist over the years.  The data that will be collected will be useful in maintaining the road into the future.

Additionally Council had requested that PW obtain a proposal from Shamrock Valley to determine cost and approach to deal with removal of surface water near Moosehills Road that may be adversely affecting the slide.  Leo deMoissac and Steven Jeffrey have met with Shamrock Valley and have not received a proposal from them at the time of the sending of the Council agenda.  If they have information ready for the meeting on July 8, it will be presented at that time.

Following a presentation by Crestview residents at the June 9, 2015 Council meeting, Administration has reviewed their complaints pertaining to issues in the Crestview subdivision.  Letters have been sent out where residents have contravened county regulations and will be followed up in July.  It was also noted by staff that there is an Outhouse that was built by the County located by the boat launch in the subdivision.  At the Public Works Meeting, Council discussed that this outhouse should be removed as Administration has indicated that County staff do not upkeep the outhouse.

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