October 12, 2004 Minutes

1. Call to Order - 7:30 p.m.
The Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Council met in a regular session on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. with Mayor Losier presiding.
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Record of Attendance

All members were in attendance.
 

3. Approval of the Order of Business and Approval of Additions and Deletions
Councillor Day moved to approve the Agenda of October 12, 2004 as presented.

Seconded by Councillor Evans.  Carried.
 

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Disclosure of Conflict of Interest

None
 

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Public Hearings

None
 

6.
 
Public Presentations
 
6.1 Presentation of RCMP Statistical Report for September 2004 - RCMP Representative Attending 
Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to receive and file the RCMP Statistical Report for September 2004 as presented by Cst. Diane Veronneau.

Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.

It was noted it would be helpful if the monthly RCMP report listed comparative data from the prior year.
 

7. Minutes of Regular Council Meeting of September 27, 2004
Councillor Day moved to adopt the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of September 27, 2004 as presented.

Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy.  Carried.
 

7.1 Minutes of Special Council Meeting of September 23, 2004
Councillor Evans moved to adopt the minutes of the Special Council Meeting of September 23, 2004 as presented.

Seconded by Councillor Day.  Carried.
 

7.2 Minutes of Planning Advisory Committee Meeting of September 20, 2004
Councillor McGowan moved to receive and file the minutes of the Planning Advisory Committee Meeting of September 20, 2004.

Seconded by Councillor Day.  Carried.
 

8. Bills for Payment
Councillor Day moved to pay Bills for Payment enbloc for a total of $43,713.58 and Bills for Ratification for a total of $25,626.46; grand total of $69,340.04.

Seconded by Councillor Evans.  Carried.
 

9. Consent Agenda
a) Westfield Volunteer Ambulance Accounts Payable Information Listing of October 12, 2004
b) Grand Bay-Westfield Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department Report for September 2004
c) Dog Control Report for September 2004
d) Building Inspector’s Report for September 2004
e) Recreation Director’s Report for September 2004
f)Works Commissioner’s Report for September 2004

Councillor Day moved to receive and file the following Consent Agenda items:

a) Westfield Volunteer Ambulance Accounts Payable Information Listing of October 12, 2004
b) Grand Bay-Westfield Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department Report for September 2004
c) Dog Control Report for September 2004
d) Building Inspector’s Report for September 2004
e) Recreation Director’s Report for September 2004
f) Works Commissioner’s Report for September 2004

 Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy.  Carried.
 

10. Business Arising from Minutes
a) Regular Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2004

None

b) Special Council Meeting Minutes of September 23, 2004

None
 

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Delegations

None

Petitions

None

By-laws
 

13.1 First Reading by Title of By-law No. 106, Town of Grand Bay-Westfield By-law Respecting the Procedure
and Organization of the Council

Councillor Day moved First Reading by Title of By-law No. 106, Town of Grand Bay-Westfield By-law Respecting the Procedure and Organization of the Council.

Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy.  Carried.
 

13.2 Second Reading by Title of By-law No. 106, Town of Grand Bay-Westfield By-law Respecting the Procedure
and Organization of the Council

Councillor Day moved Second Reading by Title of By-law No. 106, Town of Grand Bay-Westfield By-law Respecting the Procedure and Organization of the Council.

Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy.  Carried.
 

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Notice of Motions

None

Reports
 

15.1 Letter of September 29, 2004 from Ken Hannah, P. Eng.
Re:  Report on Preliminary Site Investigation for Northern Wastewater Treatment Plant, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB, Project No. 010-107

Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to authorize Godfrey Associates Ltd. to proceed with a Site Identification Study to locate alternative acceptable sites for a Northern Wastewater Treatment Plant due to the fact the proposed Sagwa site is deemed by the Department of Environment and Local Government to be a Forest Wetland per correspondence of September 29, 2004 from Godfrey Associates Ltd.

Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

15.2 Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Sewerage Utility Accounts Receivable Report as at October 1, 2004
Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to receive and file Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Sewerage Utility Accounts Receivable Report as at October 1, 2004.

Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

16. Recreation Director’s Report of October 6, 2004 Re:  Integrated Pest Management Services
Councillor Day moved to concur with the Recreation Director’s recommendation and renew the agreement with Urban Landscaping Ltd. for Integrated Pest Management Services at a cost of $8,487.38 + $1,273.09 HST for a total of $9,760.47 for another six month period of May-October 2005 with the same terms and conditions.

Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy.  Carried.
 

17. Recreation Director’s Report of October 6, 2004 Re:  Ball Field Maintenance Services
Councillor Day moved to concur with the Recreation Director’s recommendation to renew Ball Field Maintenance Services with Wendell Derrah for a further six-month period of May-October 2005 at a cost of $15.50 per hour with the same terms and conditions.

Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy.  Carried.
 

18. Adjournment
Councillor McGowan moved adjournment.
Seconded by Councillor Evans.  Carried.

Time:  8:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
 

Sandra Gautreau
Town Manager (Clerk)
Grace Losier
   Mayor

Marcia Mason
Assistant Clerk
 

 
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