Minutes of the regular meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain held Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 in the R.M. of Mountain Council Chambers in Birch River, Manitoba.


Members Present:
Reeve: Marvin Kovachik
Councillors: 1 –
2 – Stephen Nadolney
3 – Nestor Rizok
4 – Connie Forbes
5 – Jesse Larocque
6 – Brad Wyatt

Councillor Malcolm was absent.
CAO Paige Larocque was present and acted as secretary.
Finance Officer Kim Paterson was also present.

The meeting was called to order at 10:00 A.M. by Reeve Marvin Kovachik, quorum being present.

Forbes
Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Agenda for the September 26th, 2018 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as amended.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Forbes
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Minutes of the regular meeting of Council held September 12th, 2018 be adopted as presented, all requirements having been complied with.
CARRIED.

Councillor Larocque joined the meeting.

Forbes
Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby adopt the Waste Disposal Policy and Procedures Manual as per Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto.
CARRIED.

Forbes
Wyatt
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby accept and approve the Financial Statement for August 30, 2018, as presented.
CARRIED.

Wyatt
Nadolney
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the tax cancellation as per Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto.
CARRIED.

Wyatt
Nadolney
WHEREAS the Mafeking Utility of the Rural Municipality of Mountain incurred a 2017 PSAB deficit in the amount of $8,332;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain apply to the Public Utilities Board for approval of the 2017 deficit;
AND THAT deficit recovery be proposed from:
Rate rider levied against Mafeking utility customers over 3 years.
CARRIED.

Forbes
Nadolney
WHEREAS Fire Department Purchasing Policy states that all purchases of the Fire Department must be authorized by Council in advance;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain approve the purchase requests as per Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto.
CARRIED.

Rizok
Wyatt
RESOLVED THAT Cheque Nos. 20181109 to 20181167 amounting to $97,359.12, including Direct Deposit Payroll in the amount of $4,482.22, attached hereto as Schedule ‘A’, be approved for payment.
CARRIED.

Forbes
Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby hire Phil Kardynal for Casual Public Works, wages & terms as set out in Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Forbes
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve work orders #99/18 to #104/18 attached hereto.
CARRIED.

Wyatt
Forbes
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council and Staff of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby be authorized to attend the G5 Meeting to be held October 1st, 2018 in Birch River, MB;
AND THAT expenses be allowed for same.
CARRIED.

Rizok
Wyatt
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Councillors Stephen Nadolney, Connie Forbes, Brad Wyatt, CAO and Finance Officer of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby be authorized to attend the Asset Management Readiness Workshop to be held October 3rd, 2018 in Minitonas, MB;
AND THAT expenses be allowed for same.
CARRIED.

Forbes
Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Councillor Willie Malcolm of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby be authorized to attend the Transition to Watershed Boundaries meeting being held October 12th, 2018 in Dauphin, MB;
AND THAT expenses be allowed for same.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the private Application for License to Construct Water Control Works on the NE 33-32-21W.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Larocque
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby accept the RFQ [Request for Quotation] from Rueben Wohlgemuth attached hereto as Schedule ‘A’, for Road Maintenance in RM Mountain South [Wards 1, 2 & 3].
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Forbes
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby accept the RFQ [Request for Quotation] from Rueben Wohlgemuth attached hereto as Schedule ‘A’, for Road Maintenance in RM Mountain North [Wards 4, 5 & 6].
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Larocque
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby accept the offer to purchase the following LGD Vested/Crown Administered parcels of land from Bison Conservation Ranch Ltd. for the reserve bid totaling $249,988.66;
NE 35-32-20W [Roll #26000.000]
SE 35-32-20W [Roll #26200.000]
NE 7-33-20W [Roll #103400.000 & 103450.000]
NE 17-33-20W [Roll #107500.000]
NW 18-34-19W [Roll #157100.000]
SW 19-34-19W [Roll #157700.000]
NE 30-34-19W [Roll #158200.000]
NW 30-34-19W [Roll #158300.000]
SE 30-34-19W [Roll #158400.000]
SE 23-34-20W [Roll #169300.000]
NE 24-34-20W [Roll #169500.000 & 169550.000]
SW 26-34-20W [Roll #170700.000] and;
NE 27-34-20W [Roll #170800.000]
AND THAT all terms and conditions be as per Crown Land/LGD Vested Land Purchase Offer agreement and policy attached hereto as Schedule ‘A’;
AND THAT the Reeve and CAO be authorized to sign on behalf of the Municipality.
CARRIED.

Forbes
Nadolney
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the transfers of $249,988.66 to the Bridge Replacement Reserve Fund.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Larocque
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the agreement with N. Menard to construct a ford crossing on the NE 9-35-20W as per Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto.
CARRIED.

Larocque
Nadolney
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve Work Order No. 105/18.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Larocque
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the Tax Sale Agreement for Payment of Taxes, Roll #300619.000, as recommended by TAXervice, terms attached hereto as Schedule ‘A’;
AND THAT the Reeve and CAO be authorized to sign on behalf of the Municipality.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Forbes
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the request from the snowmobile club to preform works located on the NW 5-33-22W.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Larocque
WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba has made $2.25 million available to municipalities in 2018 for the final year of the Municipal Road and Bridge Program; and
WHEREAS $14 million was available to municipalities in 2017 through the Municipal Road and Bridge Program; and
WHEREAS the Municipal Road and Bridge Program was developed in partnership with the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) and provides 50/50 cost-shared funding for municipal road and bridge projects through a single-window application intake with no red tape; and
WHEREAS Manitoba municipalities regard the Municipal Road and Bridge program as critical, predictable, and effective for budgeting and planning purposes in order to address their infrastructure deficit; and
WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba has announced it will terminate the Municipal Road and Bridge Program by reallocating these funds into the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program; and
WHEREAS the Municipal Road and Bridge program allows municipalities to use Gas Tax revenues for their matching dollars while the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program does not, which puts an even greater burden on property taxes;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the AMM lobby the Province of Manitoba not to proceed with plans to transition the Municipal Road and Bridge Program into Phase 2 of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP2) and fully reinstate the former funding levels for this essential program.
CARRIED.

Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain be adjourned to meet again on October 10th, 2018.
Meeting adjourned at 2:00 P.M.
CARRIED.