Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Rural Municipality of Swan River, held in the Council Chamber at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

Present: Reeve Lorne Henkelman
Councillors: Glen Foster, Don Machan, Alex Haluschak, Terry Neely, Earl Hrappstead, Brian Burick

DON MACHAN
EARL HRAPPSTEAD
RESOLVED that the Minutes the Regular Meeting of Council held Tuesday, July 10, 2012 adopted as received.
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EARL HRAPPSTEAD
BRIAN BURICK
RESOLVED that the Agenda of the Regular Council Meeting, held on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 be adopted as received
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DON MACHAN
EARL HRAPPSTEAD
RESOLVED that the Financial Statement to June 30, 2012 be accepted as received.
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TERRY NEELY
BRIAN BURICK
RESOLVED that the legal retainer fee for July to December 2012 be paid to Burnside & Ferriss in the amount of $1,120.00.
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GLEN FOSTER
DON MACHAN
WHEREAS tenders have been received for crushing of 6,000 yards at the Alpine Pit from the following:

Cook Bros. Cartage Ltd.
C & B Stirling Enterprises Ltd.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the tender bid be accepted from C & B Stirling Enterprises Ltd. as per the cost comparison attached hereto.
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GLEN FOSTER
DON MACHAN
WHEREAS tenders have been received for crushing 22,500 yards at various pits in the Municipality from the following:

Cook Bros. Cartage Ltd.
Mykula Contracting Ltd.
C & B Stirling Enterprises Ltd.
Strilkiwski Contracting Ltd.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the tender bid be accepted from Cook Bros. Cartage Ltd. as per the cost comparison attached hereto.
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GLEN FOSTER
ALEX HALUSCHAK
RESOLVED that Matt Wills be hired as the spare/relief grader operator for the Rural Municipality of Swan River as per the attached.
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ALEX HALUSCHAK
GLEN FOSTER
RESOLVED that the Weed Inspector’s reports dated June 6, 2012 and July 11, 2012 be accepted as received and that expenses be paid.
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GLEN FOSTER
DON MACHAN
WHEREAS recent continued heavy rain falls have resulted in severe damage and erosion to farm lands, leaving many acres unusable or inaccessible, affecting the livelihood of the producers;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Rural Municipality of Swan River request financial assistance and guidance from the Federal Government of Canada to deal with said damage and erosion to farm lands resulting from rivers, creeks, and streams overflowing their banks.
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BRIAN BURICK
TERRY NEELY
WHEREAS the bridge on the Hubble Creek on Road #218 has been closed for the past two years because of safety issues;

AND WHEREAS the Rural Municipality of Swan River has designated this road as a Main Market Haul Road;

AND WHEREAS the closure of this road has caused excessive traffic to be diverted to other Municipal roads and has caused serious damage to several miles of Municipal Infrastructure (roads that cannot handle the heavy loads);

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Rural Municipality of Swan River request Manitoba Water Control and Structures to replace the bridge crossing as soon as possible so that the designated haul road can be used.
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GLEN FOSTER
TERRY NEELY
WHEREAS the Rural Municipality of Swan River experienced another significant weather event on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, that has caused damage to municipal and personal property;

AND WHEREAS restoring and repairing the municipal infrastructure would cause great financial hardship for the ratepayers and the Municipality;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that council apply to Manitoba Emergency Measures to provide Disaster Financial Assistance for the public and private sector.
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GLEN FOSTER
TERRY NEELY
RESOLVED that the accounts as follows be approved for payment:

General Cheque #7758 to #7800 for a total of $196,490.70 and
Payroll Cheque #4602 to #4615 for a total of $16,597.18.
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ALEX HALUSCHAK
GLEN FOSTER
RESOLVED that this meeting now adjourn.
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