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 11th day of June 2019 at 7:10 pm.
Present:
Reeve: William Galloway
Councillors: Carrie Blosha
Glen Foster
Bill Gade
Matt Wills
Darryl Pierrepont
Tyler Kushniryk
Interim-Acting CAO: Cheryle Zbirun
Delegations: 8:00 pm Cliff Kooistra – Valley Lions Recycling
Additions to the Agenda: 7.4 Approve Subdivision NW ¼ 11-36-27
9.4 SLWCD Joint Project
9.5 EPTCA Letter
13.2 HR
1. GLEN FOSTER
BILL GADE
RESOLVED that the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council held this 11th day of June, 2019 shall be adopted as amended.
Carried.
2. GLEN FOSTER
TYLER KUSHNIRYK
RESOLVED that the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West held on May 25th, 2019 shall be adopted as amended.
Carried.
3. GLEN FOSTER
MATTHEW WILLS
RESOLVED that a Public Hearing shall be held on June 28th, 2019 at 7:00 pm for the purpose of receiving presentations from those who may be interested as related to the Request for a Variance Order regarding to vary the Maximum Site Area from 10 acres to 10.39 acres within the “AG” Agricultural Zone” on the property known as the NW ¼ of Section 17-34-28 WPM and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all necessary advertising, mailing and posting of the notice for said hearing shall be made in accordance with The Planning Act.
Carried.
4. TYLER KUSHNIRYK
DARRYL PIERREPONT
WHEREAS the owners of PT. NW ¼ SEC. 11-36-27 WPM have made an application to subdivide their property, 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 May 24th, 2019 and have no objections to the aforementioned subdivision;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED we do hereby approve the Subdivision of the aforementioned property, provided all conditions and requirements set out in said letter from the Province of Manitoba, Community and Regional Planning Branch are met.
Carried.
5. MATTHEW WILLS
BILL GADE
RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby approve the following payments:
General Cheques #15315 to #15350 in the amount of $102,977.84
Payroll Payments #2612 to #2626 in the amount of $19,480.41
Council payments #2627 to #2636 in the amount of $8,369.85
For a Grand Total of $130,828.10
Carried.
6. TYLER KUSHNIRYK
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West do hereby agree to partner with the Town of Swan River and publish an ad in the Star & Times highlighting local Canada Day Events.
Carried.
7. GLEN FOSTER
CARRIE BLOSHA
WHEREAS a request has been received from the Board for the Benito Recreation Centre Inc. regarding their annual Canada Day Event, and ;
WHEREAS they are a non-profit organization and have held a public event in the Benito Urban Area for many years, promoting the celebration of Canada Day for the local community and surrounding area;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby declare the Canada Day Event being held in Benito on July 1st, 2019 by Board of the Benito Recreation Centre Inc. a ‘Significant Community Event’ for the purpose of obtaining an occasional permit from the Liquor & Gaming Authority of Manitoba and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a grant in the amount of $300.00 shall be paid to the Benito Recreation Centre Inc. to assist with the costs of the Fireworks for Canada Day.
Carried.
8. BILL GADE
MATTHEW WILLS
WHEREAS a request has been received from the Swan Lake Watershed Conservation District to partner in the repair and stabilization of a creek bank located on SW 29-34-27 W, and;
WHEREAS the project will benefit the municipality by stabilizing the municipal culvert;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby agree to contribute to the project with an in-kind contribution of backhoe, truck hauling and/or rip rap to an approximate value of $2,912.40.
Carried.
9. MATTHEW WILLLS
BILL GADE
RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby accept the 2018 Audited Financial Statements for the Swan Valley Municipal Airport Commission, as received.
Carried.
10. DARRYL PIERREPONT
TYLER KUSHNIRYK
RESOLVED that we do hereby accept the following verbal reports regarding Council Committees and Communications;
-T. Kushniryk – Budget & RISE Meetings
-C. Blosha – G-5, Utility, Budget, Union Meetings
-M. Wills – Budget
-D. Pierrepont – Settlement Services, Hofford Rd., Transportation, Budget Meetings.
-B. Gade – Budget, G-5, RISE Meetings, Dust Control, Cell phone service in Benito.
-G. Foster – Union, Budget, Airport Meetings.
-Reeve, Galloway – Budget, Utility, Airport, Union Meetings.
Carried.
11. GLEN FOSTER
TYLER KUSHNIRYK
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 continue discussions regarding 13.1 Employee matters and 13.2 HR.
Carried.
12. TYLER KUSHNIRYK
BILL GADE
RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 152(4) of the Municipal Act, this meeting shall be re-opened to the public.
Carried.
13. TYLER KUSHNIRYK
DARRYL PIERREPONT
RESOLVED that, in accordance with Clause 8.5 of By-Law No. 002-15, the council shall extend the curfew by up to one-half hour in order to complete discussions regarding remaining issues.
Carried.
14. TYLER KUSHNIRYK
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West do hereby agree to recall Mark Colbert to work as mower operator for the summer season, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the starting date of employment shall be July 3, 2019.
Carried.
15. CARRIE BLOSHA
DARRYL PIERREPONT
RESOLVED the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West do hereby agree to hire Lawrence Hart for the position of Gravel Checker and;
BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED that the starting date of employment shall be as soon as can be mutually agreed.
Carried.
16. DARRYL PIERREPONT
MATTHEW WILLS
WHEREAS the Council Code of Conduct for Council Members applies to all Council members and establishes the standards and values that Council members are expected to meet in carrying out their responsibilities as elected officials of the Municipality;
AND WHEREAS Article 2.2 of the Council Code of Conduct requires; in carrying out their duties, members of the Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West are expected to conduct themselves in such a way as to promote public trust and public confidence in the Council and in the Municipality.
AND WHEREAS in the Media Relations Policy for member of Council;
No member of council shall use any type of media (radio, news print, social media or web page) to intimidate, threaten or degrade his or her colleagues, members of the public, or employees or volunteers of the Municipality;
The CAO or any employee may only present information to the Media (radio, news print, social media or web page) as determined and authorized by Council as a whole and in keeping with the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Any media communications (radio, news print, social media, web page) presented by the CAO or any employee (other than to state the decision of council) must be approved and provided in writing from the Council as a whole.
AND WHEREAS Councillor William Gade made comments in a media post on November 29, 2018 stating Council may now be open to a lawsuit does not promote public trust and public confidence in the Council and in the Municipality.
AND WHEREAS Councillor William Gade made comments in an editorial post on December 3rd, 2018 which was insulting and derogatory regarding the Reeve, staff and Council members and it does not promote public trust and public confidence in the Council and in the Municipality.
AND WHEREAS Councillor William Gade made comments in an editorial post on December 14th, 2018 which was insulting and derogatory regarding the Reeve, Deputy Reeve, staff and Council members and it does not promote public trust and public confidence in the Council and in the Municipality.
AND WHEREAS the comments made by Councillor William Gade do not reflect the standards and values of Council;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Councillor William Gade is in breach of Section 2.2 of the Code of Conduct for Council Members as well as two sections of the Media Relations Policy for members of Council;
AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Council censure Councillor William Gade for his breach of the Council Code of Conduct as well as the Media Relations Policy for members of Council.
Carried.
17. GLEN FOSTER
BILL GADE
RESOLVED that this meeting shall now adjourn at 11:26 pm.
Carried.