Regular Meeting of Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West, held in Council Chambers at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba this 14 day of September, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Present:
Reeve: William Galloway
Councillors:
Carrie Blosha
Glen Foster
Matt Wills
Darryl Pierrepont
Tyler Kushniryk (via conference call)
Bill Gade
CAO: James Webb (absent)
ACAO/FO:Robin Wiebe
Podcast: Jeremy Bergen
Gallery Attendance By Conference Call: Meredith Salama, Pam Mykula, John Pasternak, Nicole Bailey, Sharon Madill, Katie Kowalchuk, Ryan Immerkar, Olivia Acorn, Derek Shaw, Leanne Klekta, Sarah Rewerts, Kirt Rewerts, Brent Scales, Bob Thomas, Ryan Madill, Kris Staniland, Lynn Bronconnier, Marty Thomas, Rod Pidskalny, Lyle Sagert
1. OPEN MEETING/ATTENDENCE
2. ADOPT AGENDA
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Carrie Blosha
Glen Foster
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council held this 14th day of September, 2021 shall be adopted as presented.
CARRIED
3. ADOPT MINUTES
3.1 Adopt Minutes Regular Council Meeting August 24, 2021
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Glen Foster
Darryl Pierrepont
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held August 24, 2021 be adopted as presented:
CARRIED
3.2 Adopt Minutes Special Council Meeting September 7, 2021
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Carrie Blosha
Tyler Kushniryk
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held September 7, 2021 be adopted as presented:
CARRIED
4. GENERAL BUSINESS 4.1 Rural Animal Control Officer’s Report August 2021
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Carrie Blosha
Darryl Pierrepont
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rural Animal Control Officer’s Report for August 2021 be received by Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that payment for the above services be approved as submitted.
CARRIED
4.2 By-Law Enforcement Officer’s Report August 2021
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Glen Foster
Tyler Kushniryk
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the By-Law Enforcement Officer’s Report for August 2021 be received by Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West.
CARRIED
4.3 Swan River Fire Department Report August 2021
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Tyler Kushniryk
Carrie Blosha
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Swan River Fire Department Response Report for the month of August 2021 shall be received by Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West.
CARRIED
4.4 Supplemental Taxes 2021
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Glen Foster
Darryl Pierrepont
BE IT RESOLVED THAT in accordance with Sections 300 and 326 of the Municipal Act, the changes to the 2021 Assessment Roll for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall be accepted by the Council and applied to that portion of the 2021 taxes as described on the reports received from the Province of Manitoba – Assessment Services, Swan River Office dated September 10th, 2021, copies of which are attached.
CARRIED
4.5 Subdivision Application SE 26-36-29
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Carrie Blosha
Glen Foster
WHEREAS the owners of SE 14 SEC. 26-36-29 W have made application to subdivide their property; and
WHEREAS Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West has reviewed said application, along with the letter received from Community and Regional Planning dated August 17th, 2021 and have no objections to the aforementioned subdivision;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT 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. FINANCIAL ITEMS 5.1 General Cheques
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Darryl Pierrepont
Glen Foster
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West hereby approves the following payments:
General Cheques: # 17188 to #17235 in the amount of 112,104.42.
CARRIED
5.2 Payroll Cheques
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Tyler Kushniryk Glen Foster
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West hereby approves the following payments:
Payroll Payments #3784 to #3797 in the amount of $20,318.73.
CARRIED
5.3 Council Indemnities August 2021
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Glen Foster
Darryl Pierrepont
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West hereby approves the following payments:
Indemnities for August #3798 to #3807 in the amount of $10,606.50.
CARRIED
6. DISCUSSION 6.1 Survey Benito Cemetery
7. CORRESPONDENCE 7.1 CMHA 2021 AGM
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Carrie Blosha
Glen Foster
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council Member(s) Reeve Galloway be authorized to attend the CMHA 2021 AGM, and that expenses be allowed for same.
CARRIED
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS/ COMMUNICATIONS
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Tyler Kushniryk
Carrie Blosha
BE IT RESOLVED THAT we do hereby accept the following verbal reports regarding Council Committees and Communications:
– T.Kushniryk: Library Board meeting, Special Council meeting
– C.Blosha: Interview, Transportation, Special Council meetings
– M.Wills:
– D.Pierrepont: 2 Shared Services, Special Council meeting, ratepayer concerns
– B.Gade: ratepayer concerns re: Second Fire Dept, requesting public meeting, Special Council meeting
– G.Foster: Shared Services, Special, Transportation meetings, ratepayer requests
– Reeve Galloway: Tranportation, Special council meeting, MMSM webinar, interviews, District Planning meeting, Fire meeting, Shared Services
– CAO J.Webb:
CARRIED
Recess 7:45 p.m. – 8:05 p.m.
Council Member Wills joined the meeting at 8:05 p.m.
9. IN CAMERA 9.1 In Camera
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Carrie Blosha
Matt Wills
BE IT RESOLVED THAT pursuant to Section 152(3) of The Municipal Act, Council shall meet as a committee of the whole to close the meeting and continue discussions in-camera regarding:
– Negotiations/Preliminary Discussions;
– Unresolved Legal Matters.
CARRIED
9.2 Adjourn In Camera
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Darryl Pierrepont
Carrie Blosha
BE IT RESOLVED THAT pursuant to Section 152(4) of The Municipal Act, this meeting shall be re-opened to the public.
CARRIED
9.3 Resolutions arising from In Camera Discussions 9.3.1 Special Committee
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Tyler Kushniryk
Darryl Pierrepont
WHEREAS By-Law 80-2019 allows for the establishment of a special committee by resolution and the business to be dealt with by that committee must be specified;
AND WHEREAS Council deems it expedient to establish a Special Committee to investigate the potential reorganization of municipal fire protection services;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT a Special Committee be established for this purpose with the following Council Members assigned thereto:
– Galloway
– Blosha
– Foster
– Kushniryk
– Wills
– Pierrepont
Carrie Blosha – Yes
Glen Foster – Yes
William Gade – No
William Galloway – Yes
Tyler Kushniryk – Yes
Darryl Pierrepont – Yes
Matt Wills – Yes
CARRIED
10. NOTICE OF MOTION
I give notice of my intention to bring forward resolution 2021-114 from September 7, 2021 to be reviewed, varied or rescinded at the next regular meeting of council.
Presented by Bill Gade
11. ADJOURNMENT
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Glen Foster
Carrie Blosha
BE IT RESOLVED THAT this meeting shall now adjourn at 9:13 p.m.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the next meeting is Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
CARRIED