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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 23rd day of May, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.\n<\/br>
\n\tPresent:
\n\tDeputy Reeve;\t\tBrian Burick<\/p>\n
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 23rd day of May, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
\n<\/br>
\n\tPresent:
\n\tDeputy Reeve;\t\tBrian Burick<\/p>\n
\tCouncillors;\t\tCarrie Blosha, Glen Foster, David Minish, Terry Neely
\n\t\t\t\tIrwin Steen<\/p>\n
\tCAO; \t\t\tCarolyn Gordon<\/p>\n
Delegations;<\/p>\n
R. Medwid & J. Borley re: Municipal Management<\/p>\n
Additions to the Agenda:<\/p>\n
5.3.3\tCapital Purchase \u2013 Benito LUD
\n5.5.4 \tRural GreenTeam Position
\n5.5.5 \tUnauthorized Drainage
\n5.5.6 \tGravel Maps\/Crushing
\n5.12\tRemoved
\n6.3 \tFunding Requests; Swan River Fireworks\/Grad Ad (ValleyBiz)<\/p>\n
1. IRWIN STEEN
\nCARRIE BLOSHA
\nRESOLVED 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 matters.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
2. TERRY NEELY
\nDAVID MINISH
\nRESOLVED that pursuant to Section 152(4) of the Municipal Act, this meeting shall be re-opened to the public.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
3. \tIRWIN STEEN
\nCARRIE BLOSHA
\nRESOLVED that the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council held this 23rd day of May, 2017 shall be adopted as amended.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
4.\tGLEN FOSTER
\n\tDAVID MINISH
\nRESOLVED that the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West held on May 9th, 2017 and Special Meetings of Council held on May 2nd & May 5th, 2017 shall be adopted as circulated.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
5.\tTERRY NEELY
\n\tGLEN FOSTER
\nRESOLVED that By-Law No. 0057-17, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West to govern the organization of the municipal council and the committees thereof, shall be read a second time this 23rd day of May, 2017.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
6.\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\n\tGLEN FOSTER
\nRESOLVED that By-Law No. 0057-17, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West to govern the organization of the municipal council and the committees thereof, shall be read a third time this 23rd day of May, 2017, signed by Deputy Reeve, and signed & sealed by the Chief Administrative Officer.
\nBrian Burick\t\tYES
\nDavid Minish\t\tABSTAINED
\nCarrie Blosha\t\tYES
\nTerry Neely\t\tYES
\nIrwin Steen\t\tYES
\nGlen Foster\t\tYES
\nCarried:\t<\/p>\n
7.\tDAVID MINISH
\n\tTERRY NEELY
\nRESOLVED that the Committee Appointments for the Period of May to December, 2017 shall be adopted as attached.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
8.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tTERRY NEELY
\nRESOLVED that By-Law No. 0066-17, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West to regulate the proceedings and conduct of the municipal council and the committees thereof, shall be read a second time this 23rd day of May, 2017.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
9.\tGLEN FOSTER
\n\tDAVID MINISH
\nRESOLVED that By-Law No. 0066-17, being a by-law of the Municipality of Swan Valley west to regulate the proceedings and conduct of the municipal council and the committees thereof, shall be read a third time this 23rd day of May, 2017, signed by the Deputy Reeve, and signed & sealed by the Chief Administrative Officer.
\nBrian Burick \t\tYES
\nDavid Minish\t\tYES
\nCarrie Blosha\t\tYES
\nTerry Neely\t\tYES
\nIrwin Steen\t\tYES
\nGlen Foster\t\tYES
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
10.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\nRESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall hereby adopt the following municipal policies;
\nG-1, General
\nG-11, Legislative & Finance
\nE-1, Rural Public Works Overtime
\nMW-4, Dust Control
\nMW-13, Public Works Trucks
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
11.\tTERRY NEELY
\n\tGLEN FOSTER
\nRESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 2 of Policy G-11 regarding Legislative & Finance Matters, the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall hereby adopt the attached List of Accounts Eligible for the Automatic Payment due to their nature and frequency.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
*** With reference to the May 23rd, 2017 Agenda, Item #5.3.1, Resolution #12 regarding Green Team Position #2 \u2013 Urban Councillor Blosha, a member of council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West, disclosed a personal interest in the matter before council. ***<\/p>\n
*** Council Member Carrie Blosha withdrew from the meeting at 8:05 p.m.***<\/p>\n
12.\tTERRY NEELY
\n\tGLEN FOSTER
\nWHEREAS the Benito LUD Committee submitted the attached recommendation for the Position of Hometown Green Team \u2013 Position #2 \u2013 Urban Area;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall hereby accept said recommendation to hire Kortney Blosha as per the recommendation.
\nCarried:\t<\/p>\n
***Council Member Carrie Blosha returned to the meeting at 8:10 p.m. ***<\/p>\n
13.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tTERRY NEELY
\nRESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall hereby adopt the revised Job Description for the Green Team Summer Labourer \u2013 Urban Position.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried:<\/p>\n
14.\tGLEN FOSTER
\n\tIRWIN STEEN
\nWHEREAS the Benito LUD Committee submitted the attached recommendation for the Position of Urban Animal Control Officer;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall hereby accept said recommendation to hire Donald Ellingson and;
\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Job Description for the aforementioned position shall be adopted as submitted to Council by the LUD Committee.
\nCarried: <\/p>\n
15.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\nWHEREAS the purchase of equipment has been included in the Benito LUD Service Plan for the 2017 Fiscal Year, and the LUD Committee has submitted a recommendation to accept the quote submitted by the only local supplier of equipment that is compatible to the JD5525 Tractor;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall hereby agree to purchase of a 72\u201d Brush Grapple as per the attached quote and;
\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the transfer of funds for said equipment, including all taxes and associated costs for any works that may be required, shall be authorized from the Urban Machinery Reserve Account to the Municipality\u2019s General Chequing Account.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
16.\tDAVID MINISH
\n\tIRWIN STEEN
\nRESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does agree to provide Municipal Landowner Approval for the Applications for License to Construct Water Control Works on the following property where said works cause surface water to enter into the municipal ditches, as indicated on the maps submitted with said applications to the Province of Manitoba;
\nNW \u00bc Section 17-34-27wpm
\nNE & SE \u00bc Section 32-34-27wpm
\nSE \u00bc Section 10-35-27wpm
\nNW & SW \u00bc Section 11-35-27wpm
\nNW \u00bc Section 16-34-28wpm
\nSection 6-33-28wpm
\nSW \u00bc Section 12-33-29wpm
\nNE & NW \u00bc Section 1-33-29wpm
\nNE \u00bc Section 5-33-28wpm
\nNE & SE \u00bc Section 8-33-28wpm
\nSE & SW \u00bc Section 7-33-28wpm
\nAND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all drainage works shall conform with the terms and conditions set by the Province of Manitoba, and any works outside of those shown on the aforementioned application shall be identified and brought to council for approval of additional drainage into the municipal ditch prior to commencing construction of the same, and;
\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that either the Deputy Reeve or the CAO shall be authorized to sign the Landowner Approval Sections of the Provincial Applications to Construct Water Control Works and the Municipal Landowner Agreement & Liability Release Form (where applicable) on behalf of the Municipality.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
17.\tTERRY NEELY
\n\tGLEN FOSTER
\nWHEREAS the attached recommendation has been received from the Transportation Committee dated May 19th, 2017 regarding the request for 3 new approaches onto the property known as Lot 3, Plan 1180 DLTO;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby agree to proceed with the development of said approaches as per the aforementioned recommendation.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
18.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\nWHEREAS the attached recommendation has been received from the Transportation Committee dated May 19th, 2017 regarding the request for 2 new approaches onto the property known as Lot1, Plan 22268 DLTO;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley west does hereby agree to proceed with the development of said approaches as per the aforementioned recommendation.
\nCarried:\t<\/p>\n
\t\t*** Councillor Neely left the meeting at 8:35 p.m. ***<\/p>\n
19.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\nWHEREAS the attached recommendation has been received from the Transportation Committee dated May 19th, 2017 regarding improved access to the yard site on the SE \u00bc Section 21-34-29wpm;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby agree to make improvements to RD#171W as per said recommendation.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
20.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tDAVID MINISH
\nWHEREAS, on April 25th, 2017 the members of council agreed to proceed with the necessary survey and planning on SE \u00bc 2-36-27W in order to pursue the drainage permit and quotes for the costs of the drainage works planned for this area of the municipality, and;
\nWHEREAS the project was discussed with the Swan Lake Watershed CD Board on May 17th, 2017 for the consideration of the merger of the CD Project with the Municipal Project to improve drainage in this area;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby agree to enter into said joint project with the SLWCD and shall take responsibility for the ditch work required on the North side of RD#210N, along the Southeast \u00bc of Section 2-36-27wpm in accordance with the survey and drainage license for the above noted project.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
21.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tDAVID MINISH
\nRESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby agree to allow works to be performed in the ditch adjacent to the SE \u00bc 2-36-27wpm to allow the completion of the outlet for the grass waterway being constructed on the SE \u00bc 2-36-27wpm;
\nAND BE IT RESOLVED that the Deputy Reeve and the CAO shall authorized to sign the Municipal Landowner Agreement & liability Release Forms on behalf of the Municipality.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
22.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\nWHEREAS the attached recommendation has been received from the Transportation Committee dated May 19th, 2017 regarding Green Team Position #1 \u2013 Rural Area;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby agree to hire Riley Beck as per said recommendation.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
23.\tDAVID MINISH
\n\tGLEN FOSTER
\nWHEREAS the attached recommendation has been received from the Transportation Committee dated May 19th, 2017 regarding the unauthorized drainage works on RD#210N;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley west does hereby agree to send a letter addressing the concerns regarding the unlicensed and unauthorized works as per said recommendation.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
24.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\nWHEREAS the attached recommendation has been received from the Transportation Committee dated May 19th, 2017 regarding the application of gravel in the Central and Southern areas of the municipality;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby agree to adopt the gravel maps for the above noted areas as per said recommendation.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
25. \tGLEN FOSTER
\n\tDAVID MINISH
\nWHEREAS the attached recommendation has been received from the Transportation Committee dated May 19th, 2017 regarding the Gravel Crushing for the 2017 Fiscal Year;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby agree to adopt the Gravel Crushing for 2017 as per said recommendation.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
26.\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\n\tGLEN FOSTER
\nRESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby agree to make payment of $319.74 for propane as per invoice No.23 dated March 21st, 2017 used for the steamer to allow public works staff in both the Urban Area and the Rural Area to thaw culverts and allow water to flow.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
27.\tDAVID MINISH
\n\tIRWIN STEEN
\nRESOLVED that the time incurred for the cleanup of the Durban Landfill Site shall be authorized by council as pre-approved by the Superintendent of Public Works in April, 2017.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
28.\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\n\tIRWIN STEEN
\nWHEREAS an application has been received for a Conditional Use Permit on the property known as the SW \u00bc Section 5-38-27wpm;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we do hereby agree to hold a Public Hearing on June 14th, 2017 at 8:00 pm at which time presentations regarding said application may be heard by the members of Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
29.\tDAVID MINISH
\n\tGLEN FOSTER
\nRESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall support the request for an extension to the deadline for submission of documentation to the Province of Manitoba regarding Director\u2019s Order No. 2013-04 to July 31st, 2017.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
30.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\nRESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby receive the Bank Reconciliation for the period ending April 30th, 2017 as presented.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
31.\tGLEN FOSTER
\n\tDAVID MINISH
\nRESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby \tapprove the following payments:
\nGeneral Cheques #13389 to #13428 in the amount of \t$87,564.41
\nPayroll Cheques #1396 to #1412 in the amount of \t$20,543.35
\nFor a Grand Total of \t\t\t\t\t$108,107.76
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
32.\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\n\tGLEN FOSTER
\nRESOLVED that we do hereby agree to provide funding in the amount of $500.00 toward the Canada Day Fireworks in Swan River.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
33.\tGLEN FOSTER
\n\tIRWIN STEEN
\nRESOLVED that we do hereby agree to purchase a \u2018Grad Ad\u201d on Valley Biz and in the Star & Times honoring the 2017 Graduates.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
34.\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\n\tGLEN FOSTER
\nWHEREAS a request has been received from the Board for the Benito Recreation Centre Inc. regarding their annual Canada Day Event, and;
\nWHEREAS 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;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby declare the Canada Day Event being held in Benito on July 1st, 2017 by Board of the Benito Recreation Centre Inc. a \u2018Significant Community Event\u2019 for the purpose of obtaining an occasional permit from the Liquor & Gaming Authority of Manitoba and;
\nBE 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.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
35.\tDAVID MINISH
\n\tIRWIN STEEN
\nRESOLVED that a Canada 150 Grant in the amount of $150.00 shall be made to Settlement and Immigrants Services as support for their Canada Day Barbeque.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
36.\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\n\tIRWIN STEEN
\nRESOLVED that the committee report received from Councillor Blosha regarding the Northwest Regional Library shall be received by the members of Council.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
37.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\nRESOLVED 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 matters.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
38.\tGLEN FOSTER
\n\tIRWIN STEEN
\nRESOLVED that pursuant to Section 152(4) of the Municipal Act, this meeting shall be re-opened to the public.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
39.\tIRWIN STEEN
\n\tDAVID MINISH
\nRESOLVED that, in accordance with Clause 8.5 of By-Law No. 0066-17, the council shall extend the curfew by up to one-half hour in order to complete discussions regarding final meeting closure.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
40.\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\n\tIRWIN STEEN
\nRESOLVED that a Special Meeting of Council shall be held on Thursday, May 25th, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
41.\tCARRIE BLOSHA
\n\tGLEN FOSTER
\nRESOLVED that this meeting shall now adjourn at 11:25 p.m.
\nCarried:<\/p>\n
Note: Received for Publishing August 31, 2017. 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 23rd day of May, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. Present: Deputy Reeve; Brian Burick Councillors; Carrie Blosha, Glen Foster, David Minish, Terry Neely Irwin Steen CAO; Carolyn Gordon Delegations; R. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-30902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-minutes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30902\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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