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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain held Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 in the R.M. of Mountain Council Chambers in Birch River, Manitoba.
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\n<\/br>Members Present:
\nReeve: Robert Hanson
\nCouncillors: Wilmer Malcolm, Stephen Nadolney, Nestor Rizok, Connie Forbes, and Brad Wyatt.
\nCouncillor Pedersen was absent without notice.
\nCAO Paige Larocque was present and acted as secretary.
\nFinance Officer Kim Paterson was also present. <\/p>\n
1. \tCall to Order<\/p>\n
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Reeve Robert Hanson, quorum being present.<\/p>\n
2. \tAdoption of Agenda<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/393
\nMoved By: Stephen Nadolney
\nSeconded By: Brad Wyatt
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT the Agenda for the October 9th, 2019 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as presented.
\nFor: 4 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
3. \tMatters Arising from Minutes<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/394
\nMoved By: Connie Forbes
\nSeconded By: Brad Wyatt
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT the Minutes of the regular meeting of Council held September 25th, 2019 be adopted as presented, all requirements having been complied with.
\nFor: 4 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
4. \tBy-Laws & Policies<\/p>\n
Councillor Malcolm and Rizok joined the meeting.<\/p>\n
4.1\tStrategic Planning Discussion: Recreation Services<\/p>\n
4.1.1\tBirch River Pool 2020 Operation: Discussion<\/p>\n
4.2\tBuilding By-Law<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/395<\/p>\n
Moved By: Stephen Nadolney
\nSeconded By: Connie Forbes
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT By-Law No. 13\/19, being a Building By-Law of the Rural Municipality of Mountain, be given third and final reading.
\nConnie Forbes – Yes
\nRobert Hanson – Yes
\nWilmer Malcolm – Yes
\nStephen Nadolney – Yes
\nArnie Pedersen – Absent
\nNestor Rizok – Yes
\nBrad Wyatt – Yes
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
4.3\tCommunication Allowance Policy: Reviewed<\/p>\n
5. \tFinancial<\/p>\n
5.1\tFinancial Statements<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/396
\nMoved By: Nestor Rizok
\nSeconded By: Wilmer Malcolm
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby accept and approve the Unaudited Financial Statement for the month ending September 30th, 2019 as presented.
\nFor: 6 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
5.1.1\tReview of Inventories: Gravel Inventory<\/p>\n
5.2\tBudgeted Reserve Transfers<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/397
\nMoved By: Stephen Nadolney
\nSeconded By: Connie Forbes
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby authorize the following transfers to the reserve accounts as per the 2019 budget;
\nGas Tax Reserve- $104,908.00
\nGeneral Reserve – $150,000.00
\nBridge Replacement Reserve – $168,241.58
\nFire-Fighting Equipment Reserve – $30,000.00
\nEmergency Measures Reserve – $5,000.00
\nCDI Program Reserve – $99,235.00
\nBirch River Utility Reserve – $10,000.00
\nFor: 6 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
5.3\tRosa Road Reserve Transfer<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/398
\nMoved By: Wilmer Malcolm
\nSeconded By: Nestor Rizok
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the transfer from the Bridge Repair and Replacement Reserve Fund in the amount of $233,248.20 for the Rosa Road Bridge Project.
\nFor: 6 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
5.4\tBirch River\/Mafeking Water Meters<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/399
\nMoved By: Connie Forbes
\nSeconded By: Nestor Rizok
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the RM of Mountain hereby approve the sale of the purchased water meters.
\nFor: 5 Against: 0 Abstained: 1
\nCARRIED<\/p>\n
5.5\tAccounts Receivable<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/400
\nMoved By: Wilmer Malcolm
\nSeconded By: Connie Forbes
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT the following unpaid accounts receivable accounts be added to the real property tax account of each account holder:
\nRoll #300809.000 $25.95
\nRoll #300516.000 $10.39
\nFor: 6 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
5.6\tAccounts Payable<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/401
\nMoved By: Wilmer Malcolm
\nSeconded By: Stephen Nadolney
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT Cheque Nos.20191143 to 20191191 be approved for payment in the amount of $55,562.93, including Council Indemnities in the amount of $5,847.09 as per By-Law 03\/16 and Direct Deposit Payroll in the amount of $4,633.04 as attached hereto as Schedule \u2018A\u2019;
\nAND FURTHER IT BE RESOLVED THAT the direct payment amount of $6,323.62 for Receiver General for September be hereby approved.
\nFor: 6 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
6. \tWard Reports & Work Orders<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/402
\nMoved By: Stephen Nadolney
\nSeconded By: Nestor Rizok
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve work orders #121\/19 to #122\/19 attached hereto.
\nFor: 6 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
7. \tDelegations\/Petitions<\/p>\n
8. \tMeeting Attendance and Reports<\/p>\n
8.1\tG5 Meeting: Review<\/p>\n
8.2\tUCN Linkages: No Interest<\/p>\n
8.3\tAMM Convention: Gather Interest in Attendance<\/p>\n
9. \tGeneral Business<\/p>\n
9.1\tThe Water Rights Act: Drainage License Requirements<\/p>\n
9.2\tRequest – Mossey River Municipality: RM Will Brush Out Ditch, No 50\/50 Share for Culvert Replacement<\/p>\n
9.3\tBy-Law Enforcement Measures: Discussion<\/p>\n
9.4\tState of Agriculture Disaster<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/403
\nMoved By: Wilmer Malcolm
\nSeconded By: Stephen Nadolney
\nWHEREAS the lack of volume and frequency of precipitation in 2019 has caused incorrigible damage to the agriculture industry within the RM of Mountain South;
\nAND WHEREAS farmers are being forced to sell their livestock because of the high cost of providing feed and water;
\nAND WHEREAS these drought conditions have an extremely negative economic impact on all sectors of the Agricutlure industry;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain South hereby declare a State of Agriculture Disaster within the RM of Mountain South;
\nAND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council request immediate assistance, through initiatives such as AgriRecovery, be provided to those in our Agriculture industry affected by current drought conditions.
\nFor: 6 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
9.5\tCowan Park: Discussion Regarding Maintenance Responsibility<\/p>\n
9.6\tForsythe Road<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/404
\nMoved By: Connie Forbes
\nSeconded By: Nestor Rizok
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby authorize the payment of $750.00 to G. Urbanowski for the original agreement signed November 9, 2007 for the purchase of approximately 2 acres on the NE 3-33-20W, as per the attached agreement;
\nAND THAT the Reeve and CAO be authorized to sign on behalf of the municipality.
\nFor: 6 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
9.7\tRoad 206N: Not Municipal Responsibility<\/p>\n
9.8\tPulp River Area: Use Of Road Allowances<\/p>\n
9.9\tTexas Gate Agreement<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/405
\nMoved By: Connie Forbes
\nSeconded By: Stephen Nadolney
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the RM of Mountain hereby approve the Texas gate agreement as per Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto.
\nFor: 6 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n
10. \tCommunications<\/p>\n
10.1\tSeptember Animal Control Report: Reviewed<\/p>\n
10.2\tL.U.D. of Birch River Minutes: Reviewed<\/p>\n
11. \tAdjournment<\/p>\n
Resolution No: 2019\/406
\nMoved By: Wilmer Malcolm
\nSeconded By: Nestor Rizok
\nBE IT RESOLVED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain be adjourned to meet again on October 23rd, 2019.
\nMeeting adjourned at 2:13 pm
\nFor: 6 Against:
\nCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain held Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 in the R.M. of Mountain Council Chambers in Birch River, Manitoba. Members Present: Reeve: Robert Hanson Councillors: Wilmer Malcolm, Stephen Nadolney, Nestor Rizok, Connie Forbes, and Brad Wyatt. Councillor Pedersen was absent without notice. CAO Paige Larocque […]<\/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-35615","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\/35615","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=35615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}