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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Rural Municipality of Swan River, held in the Council Chamber at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\nMinutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Rural Municipality of Swan River, held in the Council Chamber at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
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\nPresent:\tReeve Lorne Henkelman
\nCouncillors:\tGlen Foster, Don Machan, Alex Haluschak, Terry Neely, Earl Hrappstead, Brian Burick<\/p>\n
DON MACHAN
\nEARL HRAPPSTEAD
\nRESOLVED that the Minutes the Regular Meeting of Council held Tuesday, July 10, 2012 adopted as received.
\nCarried:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
EARL HRAPPSTEAD
\nBRIAN BURICK
\nRESOLVED that the Agenda of the Regular Council Meeting, held on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 be adopted as received
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
DON MACHAN
\nEARL HRAPPSTEAD
\nRESOLVED that the Financial Statement to June 30, 2012 be accepted as received.
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TERRY NEELY
\nBRIAN BURICK
\nRESOLVED that the legal retainer fee for July to December 2012 be paid to Burnside & Ferriss in the amount of $1,120.00.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried:<\/p>\n
GLEN FOSTER
\nDON MACHAN
\nWHEREAS tenders have been received for crushing of 6,000 yards at the Alpine Pit from the following:<\/p>\n
\t\tCook Bros. Cartage Ltd.
\n\t\tC & B Stirling Enterprises Ltd.<\/p>\n
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the tender bid be accepted from C & B Stirling Enterprises Ltd. as per the cost comparison attached hereto.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried:<\/p>\n
GLEN FOSTER
\nDON MACHAN
\nWHEREAS tenders have been received for crushing 22,500 yards at various pits in the Municipality from the following:<\/p>\n
\t\t\tCook Bros. Cartage Ltd.
\n\t\t\tMykula Contracting Ltd.
\n\t\t\tC & B Stirling Enterprises Ltd.
\n\t\t\tStrilkiwski Contracting Ltd.<\/p>\n
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the tender bid be accepted from Cook Bros. Cartage Ltd. as per the cost comparison attached hereto.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried:<\/p>\n
GLEN FOSTER
\nALEX HALUSCHAK
\nRESOLVED that Matt Wills be hired as the spare\/relief grader operator for the Rural Municipality of Swan River as per the attached.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried:<\/p>\n
ALEX HALUSCHAK
\nGLEN FOSTER
\nRESOLVED that the Weed Inspector\u2019s reports dated June 6, 2012 and July 11, 2012 be accepted as received and that expenses be paid.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried:<\/p>\n
GLEN FOSTER
\nDON MACHAN
\nWHEREAS recent continued heavy rain falls have resulted in severe damage and erosion to farm lands, leaving many acres unusable or inaccessible, affecting the livelihood of the producers;<\/p>\n
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Rural Municipality of Swan River request financial assistance and guidance from the Federal Government of Canada to deal with said damage and erosion to farm lands resulting from rivers, creeks, and streams overflowing their banks.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried:<\/p>\n
BRIAN BURICK
\nTERRY NEELY
\nWHEREAS the bridge on the Hubble Creek on Road #218 has been closed for the past two years because of safety issues;<\/p>\n
AND WHEREAS the Rural Municipality of Swan River has designated this road as a Main Market Haul Road;<\/p>\n
AND WHEREAS the closure of this road has caused excessive traffic to be diverted to other Municipal roads and has caused serious damage to several miles of Municipal Infrastructure (roads that cannot handle the heavy loads);<\/p>\n
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Rural Municipality of Swan River request Manitoba Water Control and Structures to replace the bridge crossing as soon as possible so that the designated haul road can be used.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried:<\/p>\n
GLEN FOSTER
\nTERRY NEELY
\nWHEREAS the Rural Municipality of Swan River experienced another significant weather event on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, that has caused damage to municipal and personal property;<\/p>\n
AND WHEREAS restoring and repairing the municipal infrastructure would cause great financial hardship for the ratepayers and the Municipality;<\/p>\n
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that council apply to Manitoba Emergency Measures to provide Disaster Financial Assistance for the public and private sector.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried:<\/p>\n
GLEN FOSTER
\nTERRY NEELY
\nRESOLVED that the accounts as follows be approved for payment:<\/p>\n
General Cheque #7758 to #7800 for a total of $196,490.70 and
\nPayroll Cheque #4602 to #4615 for a total of $16,597.18.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried:<\/p>\n
ALEX HALUSCHAK
\nGLEN FOSTER
\nRESOLVED that this meeting now adjourn.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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