March 12, 2007
| 1. | CALL TO ORDER - 7:30 P. M. | ||
| ........ | The Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Council met in a Regular Session on
Monday, March 12, 2007 with Mayor Losier presiding.
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| 2....... | RECORD OF ATTENDANCE | ||
| Deputy Mayor Murphy, Councillor Little, Councillor McGowan, Councillor
Day and Councillor Evans were in attendance.
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| 3. | APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS | ||
| Councillor Evans moved to approve the agenda of Monday, March 12, 2007
as presented.
Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried.
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DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
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| 6.1 | PRESENTATION OF RCMP STATISTICAL REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2007 | ||
| - RCMP REPRESENTATIVE ATTENDING | |||
| Corporal Landry provided information to Council regarding the RCMP
Statistical Report for February 2007.
Councillor Day moved to receive and file RCMP Statistical Report for February 2007 as presented. Seconded by Councillor McGowan. Carried. It was noted Town Staff will address the need for No Parking signs in
the area of Ferry Road.
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| 7. | MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 26, 2007 | ||
| Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to adopt minutes of the Regular Council Meeting
of February 26, 2007 as presented.
Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried.
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| 7.1 | MINUTES OF PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5, 2007 | ||
| Councillor McGowan moved to receive and file minutes of Planning Advisory
Committee Meeting of February 5, 2007.
Seconded by Councillor Evans. Carried.
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| 8. | BILLS FOR PAYMENT | ||
| Councillor Day moved to pay Bills for Payment enbloc for a total of
$36,406.24 and Bills for Ratification for a total of $39,751.76; grand
total of $76,158.00.
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy. Carried.
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| 9 | CONSENT AGENDA | ||
| a) WESTFIELD VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE LISTING FOR MARCH
12, 2007
b) BUILDING INSPECTOR’S REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2007 c) GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE/RESCUE DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2007 d) RECREATION DIRECTOR’S REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2007 e) DOG CONTROL REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2007 f) WORKS COMMISSIONER’S REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2007 Councillor Evans moved to receive and file the following Consent Agenda items: a) Westfield Volunteer Ambulance Accounts Payable Listing for March
12, 2007
Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried.
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| 10. | BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES | ||
| a) Regular Council Meeting Minutes of February 26, 2007
None
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DELEGATIONS
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PETITIONS
None
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BY-LAWS
None
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NOTICE OF MOTIONS
None
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REPORTS
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| 16. | TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT OF FEBRUARY 28, 2007 | ||
| RE: APPOINTMENT OF BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEMBER
Councillor Evans moved to appoint James Moore as a voting member of the Town Beautification Committee, effective immediately. Seconded by Councillor Little. Carried.
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| 17. | AQUATIC CENTRE COMMISSION BOARD VACANCY | ||
| - LETTER OF MARCH 2, 2007 FROM JIM BALCOMB RE: REGIONAL FACILITIES
- AQUATIC CENTRE COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE/FACSIMILE OF MARCH 5, 2007 FROM
RANDY BELL RE: REGIONAL FACILITIES - AQUATIC CENTRE COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE
Councillor McGowan moved to re-appoint Randy Bell as Town Representative to the Aquatic Centre for a further three year term from March 2007 to March 2010. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy. Carried.
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| 18. | LETTER OF FEBRUARY 20, 2007 FROM STEPHANIE B. PATTERSON, | ||
| P. ENG., GODFREY ASSOCIATES LTD. RE: WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT,
BRUNDAGE POINT TRAIL HEAD, GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD, PROJECT NUMBERS:
010-116 & 010-125
Councillor Day moved to approve Claim No. 9 for Project Numbers 010-116 and 010-125, Waterfront Development, Brundage Point per letter of February 20, 2007 from Stephanie Patterson, P. Eng., Godfrey Associates Ltd. with authorization for payment of relevant invoices with an amendment to Schedule D-1 to replace the wording “All work will be completed by the end of July 2007” with “All work will be completed by June 30, 2007” and further moved to instruct the Project Engineers, Godfrey Associates Ltd. to ensure all Town funding deadlines regarding ACOA Progress Payments and Final Payments are met allowing the Town to access fully all approved funding for the Project. Seconded by Councillor Evans. Carried.
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| 19. | DEVELOPMENT OFFICER’S REPORT OF MARCH 7, 2007 | ||
| RE: BRUNDAGE POINT RIVER CENTRE, FLOATING DOCKS
Councillor McGowan moved to approve the award to Maritime Docks Ltd. for the purchase of five floating docks and two ramps to be installed at Brundage Point River Centre for the total quotation price of $39,138.77, including HST. Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried.
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| 20. | DEVELOPMENT OFFICER’S REPORT OF MARCH 6, 2007 | ||
| RE: KIWANIS CLUB OF WESTERN KINGS NURSING HOME/HEALTH COMPLEX
PROPOSAL
Councillor Evans moved to receive and file the submission received from The Kiwanis Club of Western Kings dated February 13, 2007 with a letter of support to be provided from the Town acknowledging the Kiwanis Club’s efforts in securing other available funding for the proposal to develop a Nursing Home/Health Complex in Grand Bay-Westfield and further to support in principle the construction and administration of the Complex subject to Provincial approvals for funding of the project, with the understanding that a preliminary estimate of $1.6 million dollars would be required regarding infrastructure development costs as an addition to the overall project costs for a site located at the end of Murray Street and further to request that the Kiwanis of Western Kings meet with Town Staff to discuss the proposed project and discuss possibilities for the Town to provide support for the project. Seconded by Councillor McGowan. Carried.
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| 21. | TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT OF MARCH 8, 2007 | ||
| RE: RIVER CENTRE OPERATIONS
Councillor Day moved to initiate the process to engage a River Centre Manager/Community Economic Development Officer for a two year term position per relevant job description dated March 2007. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy. Carried. Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to receive and file the late submission from Linda Davies in response to the advertised Request for Proposals 2007-1 for Operational Partnership Opportunities. Seconded by Councillor McGowan. Carried.
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| 22. | WORKS COMMISSIONER’S REPORT OF MARCH 8, 2007 | ||
| RE: PAVEMENT MARKINGS 2007
Councillor Day moved to approve a one year renewal to December 31, 2007 of the Pavement Markings Services agreement with Four Seasons Sports Ltd. Seconded by Councillor Evans. Carried.
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| 23. | WORKS COMMISSIONER’S REPORT OF MARCH 9, 2007 | ||
| RE: FIVE YEAR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PER GAS TAX FUNDING (GTF) AGREEMENT
Councillor Day moved that the document entitled Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Five Year Capital Plan (2005 - 2009) be revised to reflect a change in scheduling in that Thompson Road storm sewer and Thompson Road blind knoll projects are scheduled for 2007, with George Street (eastern leg) storm sewer project being moved to 2008 and further authorize Godfrey Associates Ltd. to proceed to tender subject to approval of our revised Gas Tax application. Seconded by Councillor Evans. Carried.
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| 24. | ADJOURNMENT | ||
| Councillor Day moved adjournment.
Seconded by Councillor Evans. Carried. Time: 7:52 p.m. Respectfully submitted, |
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Marcia Mason
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