July 12, 2011 Regular Council Meeting

Rural Municipality of Daly
Minutes: Regular Council Meeting
July 12th, 2011

The Regular Meeting of the Council for the month of July was held in the Council Chambers of the RM of Daly at Rivers, Manitoba on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011.

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

1. CALL TO ORDER

Reeve Evan Smith called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m.


2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

RESOLUTION NO. 11-121
Falkevitch - Wurtz
Be It Resolved That the Agenda for the meeting be adopted.
CARRIED

10. COMMITTEE & COUNCIL REPORTS

a) Public Works

Public Works Forman Byron McMurachy provided a report to council on the following;
- Paradise Valley Culvert has been installed
- Most repairs on the east side of the RM have been completed
- Gravelling is started in Wards 1 and 6
- Culvert by Randal Robins will be fixed
- Provided Public Works holiday schedule
- Need to purchase a new tow strap

3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES

a) Regular Meeting – June 14th, 2011

RESOLUTION NO. 11-122
Dyer - Fast
Be It Resolved that the minutes for the June 14th, 2011 Regular meeting be adopted.
CARRIED

b) Public Hearing – June 14th, 2011

RESOLUTION NO. 11-123
Veitch - Fast
Be It Resolved that the minutes for the June 14th, 2011 Variation Public Hearing be adopted.
CARRIED

a) Special Meeting – June 16th, 2011

RESOLUTION NO. 11-124
Falkevitch - Wurtz
Be It Resolved that the minutes for the June 16th, 2011 Special meeting be adopted.
CARRIED

4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

a) Hire Mower Operator

RESOLUTION NO. 11-125
Veitch - Fast
Be It Resolved That the Rural Municipality of Daly authorize the CAO and the Transportation Committee to review applications for the position of Mower operator for the 2011 season and hire, and that the wages for same be set at up to $16.00 per hour.
CARRIED

5. DELEGATIONS

c) AMHC – Donna Morken

Donna Morken provided council with an AMHC committee report. A proposal was presented to council to fund fifty percent of the cost of printing information cards which will be sent to ratepayers in the community soliciting their support by forwarding their medical concerns to various levels of government.

RESOLUTION NO. 11-126
Veitch - Falkevitch
Be It Resolved That the Rural Municipality of Daly share the cost of printing mail out cards to solicit support for the AMHC committees recommendations.
CARRIED

a) NDP – Albert Parsons

Mr. Parsons attended to listen to any concerns council may have. The need for a new bridge on 250 highway and the need for an RTAC access west to 21 highway were discussed.

4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

b) Degelman Mower Tenders

RESOLUTION NO. 11-127
Veitch - Fast
Be It Resolved That the Rural Municipality of Daly accept the tender from Henry Lepp in the amount of $6500.00 for the purchase of the used Degelman mower effective on date of delivery of the new Degelman mower.
CARRIED

6. ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE

a) Financial Statement –June 30th 2011

RESOLUTION NO. 11-128
Veitch - Falkevitch
Be It Resolved That the Financial Statement to June 30th 2011 be adopted as presented.
CARRIED

b) Cheques for Approval

RESOLUTION NO. 11-129
Veitch - Fast
Be It Resolved That the List of Cheques Issued, as represented by cheque numbers 1487 to 1529 plus direct payroll withdrawals for a total amount of $168,740.52 be approved.
CARRIED

c) Accounts Payable

RESOLUTION NO. 11-130
Veitch – Fast
Be It Resolved That Council authorize the list of proposed payments in the amount of $48,261.23 plus indemnities of $3077.70 for a total payment of $51,338.93.
CARRIED

c) Tax Certificate payment

RESOLUTION NO. 11-131
Wurtz - Dyer
Be It Resolved That Council authorize payment of tax certificates prepared between January 01, 2011 and June 30, 2011 to CAO Lorne Green in the amount of $160.00
CARRIED

5. DELEGATIONS (continued)

b) Sid Lewis – Midwest Weed

Weed Supervisor Sid Lewis cave council a report on the Province of Manitoba’s proposed cosmetic spray ban and explained the effects it may have on the municipality. Mr. Lewis also provided as report on weed spraying in the municipality.

RESOLUTION NO. 11-132
Dyer - Fast
Whereas according to a May 27, 2011 CBC story, the Manitoba Roundtable for Sustainable Development has recommended a ban on non-essential cosmetic use of chemical insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides for residential, institutional , and recreational facilities near water and all urban and rural areas;
And Whereas a cosmetic pesticide ban would adversely affect municipalities in Manitoba by increasing the cost to noxious weed control required under the Noxious Weeds Act. Weeds in urban areas act as an abundant seed bank to infest surrounding agricultural and other natural areas. Sports fields and parks in particular would become difficult to maintain to a safe standard which would lead to sports injuries and personal injury claims;
And whereas a cosmetic pesticide ban would also adversely affect producers as their costs would also increase from additional weed infestations from these urban areas. Additionally as pesticides are continued to be used by producers, but pesticides are considered, but not proven, to be “unsafe” for people, producers would be negatively impacted;
Therefore Be it Resolved that the Council of the RM of Daly request that the Provincial Government not implement legislation on a Cosmetic Pesticide ban as they are not based on scientific knowledge and have a high likelihood of having a greater adverse impact on the residents of Manitoba.
CARRIED

7. COMMUNICATIONS

a) General Correspondence Folder
b) Fire Board - Meeting minutes
c) Town of Rivers – Centennial Committee
d) Ag Safety days – thank you
e) Hudson Bay Route Association – newsletter
f) MTS – cut cable
g) MTS – municipal application

RESOLUTION NO. 11-133
Wurtz - Dyer
Be It Resolved That the Rural Municipality of Daly has no objection to MTS Municipal rights of way application P:90605/9081479 to re-route a cable to a customer on SE19-12-20W.
CARRIED

h) RCMP – priorities letter


8. GENERAL BUSINESS

a) Subdivision – 3112837 Manitoba

RESOLUTION NO. 11-134
Dyer - Wurtz
Be It Resolved that the Council of the RM of Daly approve the proposal to subdivide PT of SW ¼ 12-11-20 on the conditions that the Developer (3112837 Manitoba Ltd.) enter into a development agreement with Municipality and the cost of the creation of this agreement be borne by the Developer.
CARRIED

b) Gravel Crushing

RESOLUTION NO. 11-135
Veitch - Fast
Be It Resolved That the Rural Municipality of Daly accept the quote from F. Kozak & Sons quote to crush gravel for 2011 season for $2.55 cu/yd. including fuel surcharges.
Mawer Pit - 12000 y3
Aspen Pit - 12,000 y3
CARRIED

9. BY-LAWS

No By-Laws were presented


10. COMMITTEE & COUNCIL REPORTS

Councillor Falkevitch
– Will need some beaver dams destroyed
- Sibbald Creek road needs some repairs

Councillor Wurtz
- Various frost boils need to be repaired
- He will be using concrete rail ties to prevent erosion on Spring Valley Road.
- McFadden bridge is done, but there is a pile of old asphalt to remove.

Councillor Dyer
- Culvert installed at Key West trailer site helped the water problem.

Councillor Fast
- Has had comments on the new waste water rates.

Councillor Veitch
- Has a ratepayer who wishes to purchase a new culvert from us. There seems to be no problem with this.
- Will be installing a culvert extension in an approach in his ward.
- Trees near the Lothair School site need to be cleaned up.

Reeve Smith
- Presented a report on the June District meeting in Tilston in June.
- We should receive a rebate on Municipal insurance premiums.
- The Province may introduce 50/50 funding for infrastructure projects.
- AMM is lobbying to receive 1% of the Provincial Sales Tax for infrastructure needs.
- Building Manitoba Funds were discussed
- AMM is hopeful that the Federal Government will reintroduce 1/3 funding for water line projects

11. CAO REPORT

No report given

12. ADJOURNMENT

RESOLUTION NO. 11-136
Wurtz - Dyer
Be It Resolved That the meeting be adjourned at 12:15 pm:
CARRIED


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