CLEARWATER COUNTY TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION 

MEETING MINUTES 

June 15, 2017

LESLIEVILLE ELKS HALL 

1.0   Welcome and introductions

1. At 7:30 p.m. President Marianne Cole welcomed all those in attendance.  Those in attendance introduced themselves.

2.0   Approval of Agenda 

    2.  Item 6.4 was added.  There is an update on the town sewer lagoon.  The final report is due in July.  Pat Butler moved that we approve the agenda with the addition. Marion Schafer seconded.  Carried.    

1. Minutes of the last meeting

3.   Marianne Cole read the minutes of the last meeting held May 11, 2017. It was noted that on item 6.1 that Ron Leaf was at the meeting as well.  Marlene Brattberg moved that the minutes be approved as presented with a correction to 6.1 to include Ron Leaf.  Dan Warkentin seconded.  Carried.

1. Financial Report

4. Pat Butler read the financial report.  Pat Butler moved that the financial report by accepted as presented.  Al Gaetz seconded.  Carried.

1. Business arising from the minutes
1. Highlights of last Rocky Ag. Society Meeting – there was poor attendance at the meeting (only about 12 people).

1. Future action—info page in the Western Star in September- no price as of yet.

1. New Business
1. Highlights from council meetings.

 May 23, 2017 (Dan Warkentin) 

• Concerns by local contractors that county rates are too low
• County passed motion to take over 400m of industry resource road
• Report from Withrow Wastewater delegation
• Womans shelter delegation
• Council passed motion to reimburse application fee for communication tower for private use
• Recommendation passed to draft letter to Municipal affairs to request reimbursement for uncollectable school taxes.
• Council passed a motion to approve more money for new financial software
• Recommendation passed for $ 5 million operating line of credit. (Three readings in one meeting)
• Telus delegation

                             

                           June 13 (Helge Nome)

•   Approval for households to keep six chickens (no roosters)
• Sundre Forest Products/West Fraser reported problems in regards to American duties and pine beetles.
• Update of Japanese student  exchange program
• Bill Shaw Consulting presented revised draft of North Rocky Major Area Structure Plan
• New provincial electoral boundaries were discussed
• Council will not change its 2/3 majority requirement in regards to the request from the Hamlet of Withrow in regards to a municipal wastewater system.

                             

1. Major Area Structure Plan Highlights- A summary of the comments from the open house of February 16, 2017 revealed that there were 40 negative, 11 in favor and 20 other.

1. Election considerations.  Nomination deadline is September 18, 2017. Election is October 16, 2017.  Next meeting is September 14, 2017 prior to nominations of September 18, 2017.  It was discussed and decided that we would hold a candidates forum at the Elks hall on September 28, 2017.  We will finalize the details at the September 14, 2017 meeting and advertise in the paper for 2 weeks.

1. Public Input Policy.  The government has come out with a public input policy.  There is a document from Municipal Affairs called the Public Input Policy Toolkit that is 200+ pages.  The municipalities have a timeline to complete the policy.  Do other municipalities have policies we can look at?  We will watch for further developments for this.

1. Next meeting September 14 @ 7:30 pm. 

9.0 Dan Warkentin moved for adjournment @ 9:10 p.m.  Dennis Anderson seconded.