Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West, held in the Council Chambers at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba on this 28th day of July, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Present:
Reeve: Verne Scouten
Councillors: Carrie Blosha, Brian Burick, Glen Foster, David Minish
Terry Neely, Stan Potten
Interim-Acting CAO; Carolyn Gordon
1. STAN POTTEN
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council held on Tuesday July 28th, 2015 shall be adopted as presented.
Carried:
2. GLEN FOSTER
TERRY NEELY
RESOLVED that the minutes for the Regular Meeting of the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West held on July 14th 2015 shall be adopted as presented.
Carried:
3. CARRIE BLOSHA
DAVID MINISH
RESOLVED that the Rural Foreman’s Report presented to council on Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 and the Urban Foreman’s Report submitted to council for the month of June, 2015 shall be accepted as received.
Carried:
4. GLEN FOSTER
BRIAN BURICK
RESOLVED that By-Law No.0024-2015, being a By-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Rural Grain Bearing Road Reserve Fund shall be read a third time this 28th day of July 2015, signed by the Reeve and signed & sealed by the Interim- Acting CAO.
Verne Scouten Yes
David Minish Yes
Stan Potten Yes
Glen Foster Yes
Terry Neely Yes
Brian Burick Yes
Carrie Blosha Yes
Carried:
5. STAN POTTEN
GLEN FOSTER
RESOLVED that By-Law No.0025-2015, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Rural Flood Control Reserve Fund shall be read a third time this 28th day of July 2015, signed by the Reeve and signed & sealed by the Interim- Acting CAO.
Verne Scouten Yes
David Minish Yes
Stan Potten Yes
Glen Foster Yes
Terry Neely Yes
Brian Burick Yes
Carrie Blosha Yes
Carried:
6. TERRY NEELY
DAVID MINISH
RESOLVED that By-Law No.0026-2015, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Rural Water Pipeline Project Reserve Fund shall be read a third time this 28th day of July, 2015, signed by the Reeve and signed & sealed by the Interim- Acting CAO.
Verne Scouten Yes
David Minish Yes
Stan Potten Yes
Glen Foster Yes
Terry Neely Yes
Brian Burick Yes
Carrie Blosha Yes
Carried:
7. BRIAN BURICK
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that By-Law No.0027-2015, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Rural Building Reserve Fund shall be read a third time this 28th day of July 2015, signed by the Reeve and signed & sealed by the Interim-Acting CAO.
Verne Scouten Yes
David Minish Yes
Stan Potten Yes
Glen Foster Yes
Terry Neely Yes
Brian Burick Yes
Carrie Blosha Yes
Carried:
8. GLEN FOSTER
TERRY NEELY
RESOLVED that By-Law No.0028-2015, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Reserve Fund for Legal Contingencies shall be read a third time this 28th day of July 2015, signed by the Reeve and signed & sealed by the Interim- Acting CAO.
Verne Scouten Yes
David Minish Yes
Stan Potten Yes
Glen Foster Yes
Terry Neely Yes
Brian Burick Yes
Carrie Blosha Yes
Carried:
9. CARRIE BLOSHA
GLEN FOSTER
RESOLVED that By-Law No.0029-2015, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Reserve Fund for Landfill Liabilities shall be read a third time this 28th day of July 2015, signed by the Reeve and signed & sealed by the Interim-Acting CAO.
Verne Scouten Yes
David Minish Yes
Stan Potten Yes
Glen Foster Yes
Terry Neely Yes
Brian Burick Yes
Carrie Blosha Yes
Carried:
10. DAVID MINISH
BRIAN BURICK
RESOLVED that By-Law No.0030-2015, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Rural Paved Road Replacement or Repair Reserve shall be read a third time this 28th day of July, 2015, signed by the Reeve and signed & sealed by the Interim-Acting CAO.
Verne Scouten Yes
David Minish Yes
Stan Potten Yes
Glen Foster Yes
Terry Neely Yes
Brian Burick Yes
Carrie Blosha Yes
Carried:
11. GLEN FOSTER
DAVID MINISH
RESOLVED that By-Law No.0031-2015, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Reserve Fund for the refurbishment or renewal of the Recycling Facility Building shall be read a third time this 28th day of July, 2015, signed by the Reeve and signed & sealed by the Interim-Acting CAO.
Verne Scouten Yes
David Minish Yes
Stan Potten Yes
Glen Foster Yes
Terry Neely Yes
Brian Burick Yes
Carrie Blosha Yes
Carried:
12. CARRIE BLOSHA
STAN POTTEN
RESOLVED that By-Law No.0037-2015, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Library Building Reserve Fund shall be read a third time this 28th day of July, 2015, signed by the Reeve and signed & sealed by the Interim-Acting CAO.
Verne Scouten Yes
David Minish Yes
Stan Potten Yes
Glen Foster Yes
Terry Neely Yes
Brian Burick Yes
Carrie Blosha Yes
Carried:
13. BRIAN BURICK
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that By-Law No.0004-2015, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of Fixing the Conditions of Employment and Related Matters, shall be read a second time this 28th day of July, 2015.
Carried:
14. GLEN FOSTER
DAVID MINISH
RESOLVED that By-Law No.0004-2015, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of Fixing the Conditions of Employment and Related Matters, shall be read a third time this 28th day of July 2015, signed by the Reeve and signed & sealed by the Interim-Acting CAO.
Verne Scouten Yes
David Minish Yes
Stan Potten Yes
Glen Foster Yes
Terry Neely Yes
Brian Burick Yes
Carrie Blosha Yes
Carried:
15. TERRY NEELY
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that the Audited Financial Statement for the Swan Lake Watershed CD for their 2014/2015 Fiscal Year shall be hereby received.
Carried:
16. TERRY NEELY
BRIAN BURICK
WHEREAS the owners of PT N.W. ¼ SEC.36-36-28WMP have made application to subdivide the property and have been granted Conditional Approval by Manitoba Municipal Government, Community Planning Branch in Dauphin, and;
WHEREAS the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West has reviewed said application, along with the letter received from Community and Regional Planning dated July 22nd, 2015 and has no objections to the proposed subdivision;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED we do hereby approve the subdivision of the aforementioned property, provided the requirements and conditions set out in the above noted letter from Manitoba Community and Regional Planning, Dauphin are met.
Carried:
17. CARIE BLOSHA
BRIAN BURICK
WHEREAS the Benito LUD Committee has reviewed the applications submitted for the position of Part-Time PW Labourer for Benito and chose their preferred candidate for this position as shown on the copy of Resolution No. 5 dated July 21st, 2015, a copy of which is attached hereto, and;
WHEREAS the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West accepts said recommendation as submitted;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Morgan Kushniryk shall be appointed to the position of Part-Time Urban Public Works Labourer under the terms and conditions outlined in the Employment Offer attached hereto, with a start date of September 1st, 2015 (or as determined by the Urban Foreman) and upon completion of his duties as Summer Student.
Carried:
18. TERRY NELLY
DAVID MINISH
WHEREAS the Benito Office Manager has submitted the attached recommendation for cleaning the Benito Municipal Office, and;
WHEREAS the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West accepts said recommendation as submitted;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Allison Sommerville shall be hired for the Part-Time Position as outlined on the aforementioned recommendation attached hereto from July 28th, 2015 to December 31st, 2015 under the terms and conditions on the contract offer attached hereto.
Carried:
19. CARRIE BLOSHA
BRIAN BURICK
WHEREAS the Benito LUD Committee has submitted the attached proposal for the Benito Disc Golf Course, and;
WHEREAS the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West accepts said proposal as submitted;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that an outdoor washroom facility and signage shall be purchased as noted on the attached proposal and any future costs for cleaning and maintenance shall be included in future budgets under the Benito LUD’s costs for Recreation and Cultural Services.
Carried:
20. STAN POTTEN
TERRY NEELY
RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby approved the following payments:
General Cheques #11516 to #11522 for a total of $26,007.35
General Cheques #11523 to #11557 for a total of $153,526.32
Payroll Cheques #269 to #288 for a total of $23,400.14
For a Grand Total of $202,933.81
Carried:
21. BRIAN BURICK
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 152(3) of the Municipal Act, the Council as a whole shall go into camera and close the meeting to the public to discuss Pending Legal Issues, a Tax Reduction Request, Town of Swan River Shared Services, Benito Property Concerns, and Employee Concerns.
Carried:
22. GLEN FOSTER
TERRY NEELY
RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 152(4) of the Municipal Act, this meeting shall be re- opened to the public.
Carried:
23. STAN POTTEN
BRIAN BURICK
WHEREAS the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West passed the attached resolution on June 9th, 2015, and;
WHEREAS there may be an alternate route that is more cost effective for the completion of the project and said route may not pose a risk to municipal infrastructure;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we do hereby agree to a temporary trial period for 3 days during which time the alternate route will be used by Nelson River Construction Inc. for up to one half of their trucks as follows;
1 ½ miles South on Rd#166W
1 ¾ miles East on Rd #218N
½ mile North on Rd #165W
2 Miles East on Lobster Road
2 ½ miles South on Rd #163W
4 miles East on Road #216N to PTH #10
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a speed limit of 50 km/h will be placed on Rd #216N from Rd #161W to PTH #10 and the Transportation Committee will inspect this portion of municipal roadways with the Public Works Foreman to determine whether the road can withstand the heavy traffic for the duration of the project or the original route agreed to on June 9th, 2015 will remain unchanged.
Carried:
24. DAVID MINISH
TERRY NEELY
RESOLVED that the Regular meeting of Council does now adjourn at 11:30 p.m. Carried:
DELEGATIONS: NONE
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
Review Hilites – Drainage Seminar July 23rd, 2015
INFORMTION & CORRESPONDENCE
Swan Valley Clinic – Grand Opening July 30th @ 10:00 a.m.
CBRA re: Free Recycle Bins for Beverage Container Recycling
S.V. Settlement Services re: 2015 Contribution
Safe Work MB. Re: 2015 Leadership Conference
SLWCD re: 2014/2015 Audited Financial Statement
Kidsport re: Grant Request
Reit-Syd Equipment re: Demonstration
SVPD Public Notice re: Neely Subdivision
COMMITTEE REPORTS