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 24th day of September 2019 at 7:02 pm.


Present:
Reeve: William Galloway

Councillors: Carrie Blosha
Glen Foster
Bill Gade
Matt Wills
Darryl Pierrepont
Tyler Kushniryk

Interim-Acting CAO: Cheryle Zbirun

Additions to the Agenda:

1. CARRIE BLOSHA
DARRYL PIERREPONT
RESOLVED that the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council held this 24th day of September, 2019 shall be adopted as received.
Carried.

2. GLEN FOSTER
BILL GADE
RESOLVED that the minutes from the Regular Council Meeting held on September 10th, 2019 shall be approved as presented.
Carried.

3. MATT WILLS
BILL GADE
WHEREAS the owners of PT. NE ¼ SEC. 7-35-28 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 September 16th, 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.

4. CARRIE BLOSHA
DARRYL PIERREPONT
RESOLVED that a Public Hearing shall be held on October 8th, 2019 at 7:30 pm for the purpose of receiving presentations from those who may be interested as related to the Request for a Conditional Use Order regarding to allow sales, storage or distribution of agricultural supplies, equipment or structures in the “Ag” Agricultural Zone” on the property known as the NW ¼ of Section 15-36-27 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.

5. GLEN FOSTER
MATT WILLS
RESOLVED that a Public Hearing shall be held on October 8th, 2019 at 7:40 pm for the purpose of receiving presentations from those who may be interested as related to the Request for a Variation Order regarding to reduce the minimum site area from 80 acres to 64.5 acres within the “Ag” Agricultural Zone” on the property known as the NW ¼ of Section 15-36-27 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.

6. DARRYL PIERREPONT
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that in accordance with Sections 300 and 326 of the Municipal Act, the changes to the 2018 & 2019 Assessment Roll for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall be accepted by the Council and applied to that portion of the 2018 & 2019 taxes as described on the reports received from the Province of Manitoba – Assessment Services, Swan River, dated September 19th, 2019, copies of which are attached hereto.
Carried.

7. MATT WILLS
BILL GADE
WHEREAS Finance Officer, Kasey Chartrand tendered her resignation as of September 6th, 2019;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the members of Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West do hereby accept Mrs. Chartrand’s resignation, with regrets.
Carried.

8. DARRYL PIERREPONT
GLEN FOSTER
RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby approve the following payments:
General Cheques #15557 to #15582 in the amount of $58,785.67
Payroll Payments #2782 to #2797 in the amount of $19,946.51
For a Grand Total of $78,732.18
Carried.

9. DARRYL PIERREPONT
TYLER KUSHNIRYK
Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West do hereby approve the application for brush cutting and ditch cleaning by a ratepayer as per attached maps, once proper permits have been received for ditch cleaning.
Carried.

10. TYLER KUSHNIRYK
CARRIE BLOSHA
WHEREAS council has received and reviewed an application to move a house within the Municipality of Swan Valley West, along with an Inspection Report from the Building Inspector dated September 24th, 2019 and have no objections to the aforementioned move;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED we do hereby approve the move of said building, provided all conditions and requirements are met as set out in the letter submitted by the Building Inspector.
Carried.

11. BILL GADE
MATTHEW WILLS
RESOLVED that the Council member in attendance at the AMM Annual Convention request a meeting with the RCMP “D” Division to discuss property crime and related issues.
Carried.

12. MATT WILLS
DARRYL PIERREPONT
RESOLVED that we do hereby accept the following verbal reports regarding Council Committees and Communications;

T. Kushniryk: Safety & Transportation Meetings, RISE-good progress
Carrie Blosha: LUD Meeting-invited LUD to joint meeting on October 15th, 2019, Safety & Transportation Meetings, Health Foundation-Recruiting has been put on hold due to lack of room.
M. Wills: Safety & Transportation Meetings, Valley Rec Meeting-New Rec plan in the works.
D. Pierrepont: Safety & Transportation Meetings, RISE
B. Gade: RISE-2 meetings, G-5-Preparations going well
G. Foster: No Report
Reeve, Galloway: Mental Health Meeting-Move to a new building, RISE-Good attendance. Interested in Incubation Operation positive. Transportation-Gravel Crushing underway.
Carried.

13. TYLER KUSHNIRYK
CARRIE BLOSHA
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:
Employee and Council Matters
Contracts
Carried.

14. MATT WILLS
BILL GADE
RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 152(4) of the Municipal Act, this meeting shall be re-opened to the public.
Carried.

15. TYLER KUSHNIRYK
DARRYL PIERREPONT
RESOLVED that Council approve the Reeve, Deputy Reeve and Councillor Foster to review incoming applications for the Public Works, CAO, and Office positions and make recommendations to council to fill these positions.
Carried.

16. CARRIE BLOSHA
MATT WILLS
WHEREAS Section 94(1)(h) of the Municipal Act states that a member of council is disqualified from council if he or she breaches the requirement of confidentiality under clause 83(1)(d);
AND WHEREAS Section 83(1)(d) of the Municipal Act states that a duty of a member of council is to keep in confidence a matter that is discussed at a meeting closed to the public under Subsection 152(3) and that committee decides to keep confidential until the matter is discussed at a meeting of the council conducted in public;
AND WHEREAS Section 152(3) states that council or council committee may close a meeting to the public on certain matters;
AND WHEREAS Councillor Bill Gade has breached the confidentiality of an in-camera session on or about the 28th of August, 2019 and made an announcement to the public, by way of a facebook post, information from an in-camera session;
AND WHEREAS Councillor Bill Gade has breached the confidentiality of an in-camera session on or about November, 2018, and made an announcement to the public on CJ104 radio, in reference to a prior member of council;
AND WHEREAS Councillor Bill Gade has been contacted and advised of the requirement of confidentiality as per Section 94(1)(h) of The Municipal Act;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Councillor Bill Gade is hereby requested to submit his resignation, in writing to the Acting CAO on or before, October 8th, 2019, the date of the next regular meeting.
Foster – yes
Pierrepont – yes
Wills – yes
Kushniryk – yes
Blosha – yes
Galloway – yes
Gade – abstain
Carried.

17. GLEN FOSTER
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that this meeting shall now adjourn at 9:34 pm.
Carried.