Regular Meeting of Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West, held in Council Chambers at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba this 26 day of October, 2021 at 7:00 pm.
Present:
Reeve: William Galloway
Councillors:
Carrie Blosha
Glen Foster
Matt Wills
Darryl Pierrepont
Tyler Kushniryk
CAO: James Webb
Podcast: Jeremy Bergen
Gallery Attendance by Conference Call:
Meredith Salama, Bob Thomas, Marty Thomas
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ADOPT AGENDA
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Matt Wills
Glen Foster
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council held this 26 day of October, 2021 shall be adopted as presented.
CARRIED
3. ADOPT MINUTES
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Tyler Kushniryk
Darryl Pierrepont
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held October 12, 2021 be adopted as presented:
CARRIED
4. PUBLIC HEARING 7:10 p.m. Variance Application SW 4-37-28 W
4.1 Close Council Meeting to Convene Public Hearing
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Glen Foster
Matt Wills
BE IT RESOLVED THAT we do hereby adjourn the Regular Meeting of Council at 7:10 p.m. to open the following Public Hearing:
Variance Application to increase maximum site area from 10 acres to 20.34 acres within ‘AG’ Agriculture General Zone on part of the property known as SW 14 of Section 4-37-28 WPM
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED we shall reconvene the Regular Meeting of Council immediately following the adjournment of said Public Hearing.
CARRIED
4.2 Re-open Council Meeting after Public Hearing
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Darryl Pierrepont
Tyler Kushniryk
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall now re-open at 7:13 p.m. to proceed with the regular business of Council.
CARRIED
5. GENERAL BUSINESS
5.1 Urban Animal Control Report
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Matt Wills
Tyler Kushniryk
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Urban Animal Control Officer’s Report for September 2021 be received by Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West.
CARRIED
5.2 LUD Resolution 2021-L104
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Tyler Kushniryk
Glen Foster
WHEREAS Council received a request from the LUD Committee to meet jointly with Municipal Service Officers; and
WHEREAS Municipal Service Officers have agreed to attend;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council accepts the request of the LUD Committee to meet during Special Council Meeting at 5pm to be held November 9, 2021.
CARRIED
6. FINANCIAL ITEMS
6.1 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: # 17294 to #17339 in the amount of $2,257,230.54.
CARRIED
6.2 Payroll 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:
Payroll Payments #3849 to #3864 in the amount of $ 23,914.52.
CARRIED
6.3 Budget 2022
7. DISCUSSION
7.1 2021 Tax Sale
8. CORRESPONDENCE
8.1 Affordable Housing
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMUNICATIONS
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Glen Foster
Tyler Kushniryk
BE IT RESOLVED THAT we do hereby accept the following verbal reports regarding Council Committees and Communications:
• T.Kushniryk:Transportation Mtg, Fire committee
• C.Blosha:
• M.Wills: Transportation, Fire Committee, RCMP Mtg
• D.Pierrepont: Transportation, Fire Committee
• B.Gade:
• G.Foster: Transportation, Fire Committee
• Reeve Galloway: Transportation mtg, Fire Committee, RCMP mtg
• CAO J.Webb: Transportation, Fire Committee
CARRIED
10. IN CAMERA
10.1 In Camera
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Tyler Kushniryk
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:
• Personnel matters;
• Negotiations/Preliminary Discussions;
• Unresolved Legal Matters;
• Investigation or Enforcement of an Act or By-Law;
• Security of RM documents or property; and/or
• Ombudsman Report
CARRIED
10.2 Adjourn In Camera
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Darryl Pierrepont
Matt Wills
BE IT RESOLVED THAT pursuant to Section 152(4) of The Municipal Act, this meeting shall be re-opened to the public.
CARRIED
10.3 Resolutions arising from In Camera Discussions
10.3.1 Special Services Recyling
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Tyler Kushniryk
Darryl Pierrepont
WHEREAS Section 312 of The Municipal Act provides in part as follows: “if approved by by-law, a municipality may provide, as a special service to all or part of a municipality, one or more of the following;
e) the collection and transportation of waste or recyclable materials;
AND WHEREAS Council believes it to be in the best interest of the municipality to establish a Special Service to provide for the
collection and transportation of recyclable materials for a portion of the municipality;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council hereby proposes that the Special Service be instituted for the collection and transportation of recyclable materials in accordance with the provisions of The Municipal Act;
AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council directs staff to prepare the applicable By-law and proposal for the collection and transportation of recyclable materials which shall include:
1. A description of the proposed service
2. A description of the area of the municipality to which the service is to be provided and in respect of which the Special Tax is to be imposed;
3. The estimated cost of the service; and
4. The proposed method and rate to be used for calculating the special service tax;
in accordance with the provisions of Section 314 of The Municipal Act.
CARRIED
10.3.2 Special Services Waste Collection
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Darryl Pierrepont
Glen Foster
WHEREAS Section 312 of The Municipal Act provides in part as follows: “if approved by by-law, a municipality may provide, as a special service to all or part of a municipality, one or more of the following;
e) the collection and transportation of waste or recyclable materials;”
AND WHEREAS Council believes it to be in the best interest of the municipality to establish a Special Service to provide for the collection and transportation of waste materials for a portion of the municipality;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council hereby proposes that the Special Service be instituted for the collection and transportation of waste materials in accordance with the provisions of The Municipal Act;
AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to prepare the applicable By-law and proposal for the collection and transportation of waste materials which shall include:
1. A description of the proposed service;
2. A description of the area of the municipality to which the service is to be provided and in respect of which the SpecialTax is to be imposed; 3. The estimated cost of the service, and
4. The proposed method and rate to be used for calculating the special service tax;
in accordance with the provisions of Section 314 of The Municipal Act.
CARRIED
11. ADJOURNMENT
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Glen Foster
Tyler Kushniryk
BE IT RESOLVED THAT this meeting shall now adjourn at 11:00 p.m.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the next meeting is Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
CARRIED