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 this 16th day of March, 2017 at 5:10 p.m.
Present:
Reeve; Verne Scouten
Councillors; Carrie Blosha, Brian Burick, Glen Foster, David Minish,
Terry Neely
CAO; Carolyn Gordon
Absent with Prior Written Notice:
Delegations;
5:00 pm – William Zebinski, Dale Offenberger, Grant Schneider re: Benito LUD
7:00 pm – Marc Provencher, BMP Chartered Accountants re: 2015 Final Audit
Additions to the Agenda:
1. TERRY NEELY
BRIAN BURICK
RESOLVED that the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council held this 16th day of March, shall be adopted as amended.
Carried:
2. CARRIE BLOSHA
GLEN FOSTER
RESOLVED that the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West held on February 28th, 2017 shall be adopted as circulated.
Carried:
3. BRIAN BURICK
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that the following reports shall be received by the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West;
Rural PW Report for the period ending March 16th, 2017 as submitted by the Superintendent of Public Works
Urban PW Report for the period ending February 28th, 2017 as submitted by the Urban Public Works – Assistant Foreman
Carried:
4. BRIAN BURICK
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that By-Law No. 0061-17, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West to amend By-Law No. 2435-14 of the former Rural Municipality of Swan River, to provide for the Expenditure and Borrowing of funds for the construction of Municipal Bridge Infrastructure, shall be read a second time this 16th day of March, 2017.
Carried:
5. TERRY NEELY
GLEN FOSTER
RESOLVED that By-Law No. 0061-17, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West to amend By-Law No. 2435-14 of the former Rural Municipality of Swan River, to provide for the Expenditure and Borrowing of funds for the construction of Municipal Bridge Infrastructure, shall be read a third time this 16th day of March, 2017, signed by the Reeve, and signed & sealed by the Chief Administrative Officer.
Verne Scouten yes
David Minish yes
Carrie Blosha yes
Terry Neely yes
Brian Burick yes
Glen Foster yes
Carried:
**Councillor Foster withdrew from the meeting at 8:25 pm**
**With reference to the March 16th, 2017 Agenda, Item # 5.1.2, Resolution #6 regarding Aggregate By-Law No.0053-17 Glen Foster, a member of Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West, disclosed a personal interest in the matter before council.**
6. TERRY NEELY
DAVID MINISH
RESOLVED that By-Law No. 0053-17, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West to amend By-Law No.2427-12 of the former Rural Municipality of Swan River, authorizing the requirement to obtain an Aggregate Mining License and Aggregate Transport License within the Municipality, shall be read a third time this 16th day of March, 2017, signed by Reeve, and signed & sealed by the Chief Administrative Officer.
Verne Scouten YES
David Minish YES
Carrie Blosha YES
Terry Neely YES
Brian Burick YES
Glen Foster ___
**Council Member Glen Foster returned to the meeting at 8:30 pm**
Carried:
7. CARRIE BLOSHA
TERRY NEELY
RESOLVED that By-Law No. 0063-17, being a by-law of the Municipality of the Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Reserve Fund for Emergency Management, Training and Miscellaneous Costs, shall be introduced and read a first time the 16th day of March, 2017.
Carried:
8. BRIAN BURICK
GLEN FOSTER
RESOLVED that By-Law No. 0063-17, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Reserve Fund for Emergency Management, Training and Miscellaneous Costs, shall be read a second time this 16th day of March, 2017.
Carried:
9. DAVID MINISH
TERRY NEELY
RESOLVED that By-Law No. 0064-17, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Reserve Fund for Cemeteries Within the Rural Area of the Municipality, shall be introduced and read a first time this 16th day of the March,2017.
Carried:
10. GLEN FOSTER
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that By-Law No. 0064-17, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West for the purpose of establishing a Reserve Fund for Cemeteries Within the Rural Area of the Municipality, shall be read a second time this 16th day of March, 2017.
Carried:
11. GLEN FOSTER
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that the deadline by which accumulated overtime incurred in 2016 must be used shall be extended by one month to April 30th, 2017 as per the employee’s request dated March 13th, 2017.
Carried:
12. TERRY NEELY
DAVID MINISH
WHEREAS the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West approved the addition of the Property Tax Integration Service to our existing CGIS System;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we do hereby approve the contract amendments to Schedule “B” and Schedule “C” accordingly and authorize the CAO to sign these amended schedules on behalf of the municipality.
Carried:
13. GLEN FOSTER
CARRIE BLOSHA
WHEREAS the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West set a deadline of March 15th,2017 for the demolition of a structure on the property known as Lot 2, Plan 1474 and limited progress has been made on said demolition;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we do hereby approve an extension to March 30th, 2017 for said demolition, with a site inspection set for March 31th, 2017 at which time is shall be determined whether the demolition has been properly completed.
Carried:
14. TERRY NEELY
BRIAN BURICK
WHEREAS the Senior Election Official has submitted a recommendation to the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West regarding rates for remuneration of election officials, and;
WHEREAS the members of council have had an opportunity to review and discuss said rates, finding them acceptable;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we do hereby approve the aforementioned recommendation and shall set rates for the remuneration of election officials accordingly.
Carried:
15. GLEN FOSTER
TERRY NEELY
RESOLVED that the Swan River Fire Department Response Report for the months of January, 2017 and February, 2017 shall be received by the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West.
Carried:
16. BRIAN BURICK
DAVID MINISH
WHEREAS the Municipality of Swan Valley West has received letters supporting the benefits of Swan Valley Settlement and Immigrant Services from local ratepayers and businesses, and;
WHEREAS the contribution being requested for the 2017 Fiscal Year has been reduced by over 22% from the previous year without a reduction in services being provided;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we do hereby agree to include a contribution of $5500 to Swan Valley Settlement and Immigrant Services in the 2017 Financial Plan.
Councillors Minish & Foster Called For A Recorded Vote:
Minish YES
Scouten YES
Neely YES
Blosha YES
Foster NO
Burick YES
In Favour: 5
Opposed: 1
Abstained: _
Carried:
17. DAVID MINISH
GLEN FOSTER
WHEREAS the Municipality of Swan Valley West has received correspondence from Valley in Mountains Tourism Inc. and Swan Valley RISE proposing a ‘Per Capita’ contribution for funding of a Valley Wide Municipal Contribution toward the 4 municipal advertising pages in the 2017-2018 Discover Swan Valley Tourism Guide, and;
WHEREAS the members of Council for Swan Valley West feel that it would be more fair to set a ‘Per Page’ fee so that each of the 4 Swan Valley Municipalities would contribute equally to the total of $1750.00 required for said tourism guides, since it has been proposed that each municipality is to receive a 1 Page Ad;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we do hereby agree to payment of $437.50 to Valley in the Mountains Tourism Inc. for a Page Ad for Swan Valley West in the 2017-2018 Discover Swan Valley Tourism Guide.
Carried:
18. TERRY NEELY
DAVID MINISH
WHEREAS the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West has received notification from Stantec Consulting Inc. that the repairs to Flood Site #65/2014 have been substantially completed with the exception of a few minor clean-up projects, and;
WHEREAS a portion of the Holdback will be held until said clean-up has been completed, and copies of the Statutory Declaration of Progress Payment Distribution by Contractor and the WCB Clearance Report have been received;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the amount of $36,678.75 shall be paid to Minty’s Moving Ltd. From the Holdback Account with the remainder of the Holdback to be paid upon verification of Final Completion.
Carried:
19. BRIAN BURICK
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that we do hereby approve the 2017 List of Grants / Donations & Memberships as attached hereto.
Carried:
20. TERRY NEELY
GLEN FOSTER
RESOLVED that the Animal Control Report for the month of February, 2017 shall be received by the Council for Municipality of Swan Valley West, and that payment for said services shall be approved as submitted.
Carried:
21. DAVID MINISH
TERRY NEELY
RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby approve the following payments:
General Cheques #13199 to #13235 in the amount of $44,672.36
Payroll Cheques #1283 to #1298 in the amount of $19,507.48
Council Indemnity Cheques #1299 to #1308 in the amount of $7,959.00
Payroll Cheques #1309 to #1324 in the amount of $19,977.41
For a Grand Total of $92,116.25
Carried:
22. GLEN FOSTER
DAVID MINISH
RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby approved the following payments:
General Cheques #13236 to $13250 in the amount of $46,558.37
Carried:
23. GLEN FOSTER
TERRY NEELY
RESOLVED that, due to the number of council members unavailable to attend the Regular Meeting of Council set for March 28th, 2017;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the aforementioned meeting of Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall be held on March 30th, 2017 at 7:00pm.
Carried:
24. BRIAN BURICK
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall hold a Budget Meeting on April 3rd, 2017 at 6:30pm.
Carried:
25. CARRIE BLOSHA
GLEN FOSTER
RESOLVED that the request for road access to the NE ¼ of Section 11-36-27wpm shall be forwarded to the Transportation Committee for further research and brought to the Council for discussion and consideration once planning and quotes for costs have been completed.
Carried:
26. TERRY NEELY
BRIAN BURICK
RESOLVED that we do hereby accept the following verbal reports regarding Council Committees and Communications;
C. Blosha – A Commemorative Plaque is being sent to Benito in honor of Constable Wainwright.
B. Burick – Watershed Meeting coming up for prioritizing projects & set Municipal Funding, SVPD Meeting coming up
D. Minish – Cyber Security Seminar
V. Scouten – S.V. Rise Meeting & Valley in Mountains Tourism Meeting up-coming Meeting of Airport Commission
Carried:
27. CARRIE BLOSHA
BRIAN BURICK
RESOLVED that this meeting shall now adjourn at 10:55 p.m.
Carried: