May 10, 2011 Regular Council Meeting

Rural Municipality of Daly
Minutes: Regular Council Meeting
May 10th, 2011

The Regular Meeting of the Council for the month of May was held in the Council Chambers of the RM of Daly at Rivers, Manitoba on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011.

Members Present:
Reeve: Evan Smith;
Councillors: Dave Falkevitch; Rod Veitch; Ian Dyer; Larry Fast; Sam Wurtz; Shane McLeod:
CAO Lorne Green

1. CALL TO ORDER

Reeve Evan Smith called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.


2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

RESOLUTION NO. 11-074
Falkevitch - Wurtz
Be It Resolved That the Agenda for the meeting be adopted.
CARRIED

3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES

a) Regular Meeting – April 12th, 2011

RESOLUTION NO. 11-075
Veitch - McLeod
Be It Resolved that the minutes for the April 12th, 2011 Regular meeting be adopted.
CARRIED

b) Special Meeting – April 26th, 2011

RESOLUTION NO. 11-076
Wurtz - Dyer
Be It Resolved that the minutes for the April 26th, 2011 Special meeting be adopted.
CARRIED

c) Financial Plan Public Hearing – April 28th, 2011

RESOLUTION NO. 11-077
Veitch - Fast
Be It Resolved that the minutes for the April 28th, 2011 Financial Plan Public Hearing be adopted.
CARRIED

d) Special Meeting – April 28th, 2011

RESOLUTION NO. 11-078
Falkevitch - Veitch
Be It Resolved that the minutes for the April 28th, 2011 Special meeting be adopted.
CARRIED

5. DELEGATIONS

a) Public Works – report

Public Works Forman Byron McMurachy reported on the operations of the works department:
- Poplar Hill & Kirkham Road need gravel right away.
- Discussed Highways involvement in culvert west of Maddens shop.
- There is a bank slide east of Ted Woods lane that needs attention.
- Spring Valley Road is sliding a bit due to excess moisture
- Road 130 south of Road 65 will take major repairs due to truck damage.

4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

a) Daly Beach Tenders

RESOLUTION NO. 11-079
Fast - McLeod
Be It Resolved That the RM of Daly accept the tender submitted by Jolene and henry Chacun for caretaking of Daly Beach at the rate of $1550.00 including taxes for the 2011 season .
CARRIED

5. DELEGATIONS (continued)

a) Jen Davis – subdivision application

Jen Davis presented her proposed subdivision application to council for their comments. No objections were noted.

4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES (continued)

b) Chimo Greenspace proposal

RESOLUTION NO. 11-080
Fast - McLeod
Be It Resolved That the RM of Daly accept the proposal as presented by Jeffrey Moore for the mowing and maintenance of the 3 green spaces and ditches at Chimo Resort for the 2011 season at a rate of $170.00 per cut. with an additional fee of $300.00 to clean up debris and rocks. Price to include all applicable taxes. Mowing as directed by councilor Larry Fast.
CARRIED

c) Ramsay/Green Subdivision

RESOLUTION NO. 11-081
Wurtz - Dyer
Be It Resolved that the Council of the RM of Daly approve the proposal to subdivide SW 19-12-20 on the conditions that the Developer (Ramsay & Green) enter into a development agreement with Municipality and the cost of the creation of this agreement be borne by the Developer.
CARRIED

RESOLUTION NO. 11-082
Falkevitch - Wurtz
Be it Resolved that the regular meeting be recessed to hold a public hearing.
CARRIED

Reeve Smith called the meeting back to order following the Public Hearing.

RESOLUTION NO. 11-083
Fast - Wurtz
Be it Resolved that the Council of the RM of Daly remove 2 caveats as described by 91-867 and 91-868 from Lot 2 Plan 25618 PT. N.E.29-12-20.
CARRIED

5. DELEGATIONS (continued)

a) Mayor Todd Gill – Town of Rivers – Re: Sewage lagoon

Mayor Gill of the Town of Rivers attended the meeting to discuss the towns position on waste water disposal at the towns sewage lagoon. The town is reviewing charges at present and will implement a rate structure in mid summer. He also discussed the progress of the new lagoon, as well as the water needs of the municipality.

4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES (continued)

d) Heath Subdivision

RESOLUTION NO. 11-084
Fast - McLeod
Be It Resolved that the Council of the RM of Daly approve the proposal to subdivide SW 14-12-20 on the conditions that the Developer (Heath) enter into a development agreement with Municipality and the cost of the creation of this agreement be borne by the Developer.
CARRIED

6. ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE


a) Financial Statement – April 30th 2011

RESOLUTION NO. 11-085
Veitch - Fast
Be It Resolved That the Financial Statement to April 30th, 2011 be adopted as presented.
CARRIED

b) Cheques for Approval

RESOLUTION NO. 11-086
Veitch - McLeod
Be It Resolved That the List of Cheques Issued, as represented by cheque numbers 1377 to 1416 plus direct payroll withdrawals for a total amount of $97,827.36 be approved.
CARRIED

c) Accounts Payable

RESOLUTION NO. 11-087
Veitch – McLeod
Be It Resolved That Council authorize the list of proposed payments in the amount of $ 54,572.49 plus indemnities of $4295.40 for a total payment of $ 58,867.89.
CARRIED

7. COMMUNICATIONS

a) General Correspondence Folder
b) Ag Safety Days - Jim Duthie

RESOLUTION NO. 11-088
Falkevitch - Wurtz
Be it Resolved that Council authorize a donation of $100.00 to the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day.
CARRIED

c) Climate Change Workshop Invitation

RESOLUTION NO. 11-089
Wurtz - Dyer
Be it Resolved that the CAO be authorized to attend the Municipal Adaptation Planning Launch Workshop in Brandon and that expenses be paid.
CARRIED

d) Minister of LG – Assistance grant increase
e) Rivers Collegiate Scholarships

RESOLUTION NO. 11-090
Falkevitch - McLeod
Be It Resolved That the RM of Daly provide 2 scholarships for academic achievement to Rivers Collegiate in the amount of $100.00 each for a total of $200.00.
Be It Further Resolved that Reeve Smith present the scholarships on behalf of the RM at the graduation ceremonies to be held June 24, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. at the collegiate.
CARRIED

8. GENERAL BUSINESS

a) Gordon Hamilton - approach

RESOLUTION NO. 11-091
Dyer - Wurtz
Be It Resolved That Council authorize the request of Gordon Hamilton to construct an approach as per his application.
CARRIED

b) Zenith Paving - estimate

c) Mower quotes

RESOLUTION NO. 11-092
Veitch - McLeod
Be It Resolved that Council authorize the purchase of a new Degelman 15’ mower, as per quote for a cost of $24,059.75 plus applicable taxes.
CARRIED

RESOLUTION NO. 11-093
Veitch - Fast
Be It Resolved That Council offer the used Degelman 15 ft. mower for sale by tender.
CARRIED

d) Ground Force Training

RESOLUTION NO. 11-094
Falkevitch - Veitch
Be It Resolved that Council authorize Public Works staff to attend Ground Force training in Oak Lake on May 30, 2011 and further on site training at a later date, with all registration and costs being paid.
CARRIED

e) Policy Review

9. BY-LAWS

No By-Laws were presented

10. COMMITTEE & COUNCIL REPORTS

Councillor Veitch
– Discussed the need for road signs and discussed what kind of posts to use.

Councillor McLeod
- Discussed various road concerns

Councillor Dyer
- Discussed moving a streetlight in Wheatland. The office has already looked into the matter.
- Noted that there will be a fire board meeting on Wednesday night.

Reeve Smith
- Noted a CDC meeting will be held on Thursday night.

11. CAO REPORT

1. Had a proposal to clean the office.

RESOLUTION NO. 11-095
Wurtz - Dyer
Be it resolved that the RM of Daly issue tenders for the cleaning of the office. CAO to prepare list of duties.
CARRIED

2. Campaign Finance Statements – still need from Councillor Fast and McLeod
3. What are we doing with rubber belting? Randy Moore would like some for stalls in his barn.
5. Old office door – what to do with it?
6. Glen Newton report

12. ADJOURNMENT

RESOLUTION NO. 11-096
Wurtz - Dyer
Be It Resolved That the meeting be adjourned at 12:20 pm:
CARRIED

All of the above resolutions were passed unanimously unless otherwise stated.