All members of Council were in attendance.
 

 Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

None
 

None
 

 Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy.  Carried.
 

 Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy.  Carried.
 

Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

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

a) Westfield Volunteer Ambulance Accounts Payable Listing for July 25, 2005
b) Development Officer’s Report for June 2005
c) Grand Bay-Westfield Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department Report for June 2005
d) Dog Control Report for June 2005
e) Recreation Department Report for June 2005
f) Works Department Report for June 2005.

 Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy.  Carried.
 

a) Regular Council Meeting Minutes of June 27, 2005

          None
 

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None

PETITIONS

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BY-LAWS 

None

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

None

REPORTS
 

Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to receive and file the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Sewerage Utility Accounts Receivable Report as at July 6, 2005.

 Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to receive and file letter received from Benjamin Marmen Re:  Thank You for Support for New Brunswick Youth Orchestra/Three Post Cards received from Members of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra in Italy.

Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

 Councillor Evans moved to receive and file letter of May 31, 2005 from Linda Landry - Guimond, Correspondence Manager, Office of the Premier, Hon. Bernard Lord Re:  Letter Regarding Refurbishment of Point Lepreau.

 Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

 Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to approve the nomination of Mr. James Russell to the Board of Directors for the Saint John Airport per facsimile received July 11, 2005 from David Barry, QC, Chairman, Saint John Airport Inc. Board of Directors. 

 Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

 Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to receive and file letter of June 13, 2005 from Melanie Vautour, Program Manager, Junior Achievement of New Brunswick Re:  Thank You for Support.

 Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

Deputy Mayor Murphy moved  to receive and file letter of June 24, 2005 from Brian Curry, Harbour Station Commission Representative for Grand Bay-Westfield Re:  Update of the 2004 Harbour Station Operational Budget and Highlights and further moved to forward a copy of the letter to the Regional Facilities Commission.

 Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to pay Keel Construction Ltd. the amount of $61,499.74 per letter of July 11, 2005 from Clayton Rogers, P. Eng., Godfrey Associates Re:  Street Improvements for 2005 - Various Streets, Project No. 010-111, Certificate No. 1.

 Seconded by Councillor Evans.  Carried.
 

 Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to authorize staff to obtain a storm sewer easement across property PID No. 00459784 adjacent to Riverdale Court and to refer the item to the 2006 Capital Budget.

 Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

Councillor McGowan moved to authorize signatures on the Right of Use of Civilian Property Form as provided by the Department of National Defense for the execution of military exercises within the Municipality during the time period of August 22-26, 2005 including such specified Municipal property as:

1. the Sewerage Lagoon & Fire Station  No. 2;

2. the Municipal Offices and the public Boat Launch;

3. check points at various intersections within the Town.

Seconded by Councillor Evans.  Carried.
 

 Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to pay invoices in the amount of $142,366.17 per letter of July 13, 2005 from Stephanie B. Patterson, P. Eng. of Godfrey Associates Ltd. Re:  Sewer System Extension, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB, Infrastructure Project No. 63 37 05 431 02, Project Nos. 010-091, 010-102, 010-103, 010-104, 010-109, 010-110.

 Seconded by Councillor Evans.  Carried.
 

 Councillor McGowan moved to authorize appropriate signatures on the easement document prepared by Solicitor Poley for property at 20 Nelson Street, PID No. 00062497.

 Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy.  Carried.
 

Seconded by Deputy Mayor Murphy.  Carried.
 

 Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to award tender to Traffic Structures in the amount of $8,253.32 per letter of July 20, 2005 from Don C. Good, P. Eng. of ADI Limited Re:  RA-5 Pedestrian Traffic Signal Equipment for the Special Crosswalk at River Valley Drive/Epworth Park Road.

 Seconded by Councillor Evans.  Carried.
 

 Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to receive and file letter of July 19, 2005 from Brenda Cummings, Fund Development Coordinator - NB Region Re:  The Canadian Red Cross Humanitarian Award Dinner.

 Seconded by Councillor Evans.  Carried.
 

Councillor Little moved to accept the amount of $767.27 as Money in Lieu of Land for Public Purposes for the creation of one new building lot as shown on the Tentative Subdivision Plan, Norman W. Francis and S&A Holding Ltd., Lots 2005-01, 2005-02 as prepared by Fulton Surveys (2004) with approval by the Development Officer of the Final Subdivision Plan to be subject to:

a) payment of $767.27 (cash, money order or certified cheque) as Money in Lieu of Land for Public Purposes;

b) record any utility easements as required by NB Power and NB Tel for the servicing of this lot.

Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

 Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to receive and file memorandum of July 19, 2005 from Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) Re:  Index List of PAC Items for First Half of 2005.

 Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.
 

1. Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to accept the proposed road design standards as shown on Plan Profile of Emma Avenue as prepared by CBCL Limited dated June 17, 2005, subject to recommendations from the Town Engineer in letter dated July 5, 2005 for:

a) Catch Basin #1 to be lowered to at least elevation of
104.70 metres;

b) extension of 450 mm diameter storm sewer down Ridge Way with removal and re-installation of one 450 mm driveway culvert and approximately 29 m of new storm sewer and a new 1050 mm diameter catch basin at the junction with the existing storm pipe;

and also subject to approval of the following conditions:

(i) review and acceptance of water supply source assessment by the Department of Environment & Local Government & Department of Health under Subdivision By-law provisions 8(4);

(ii) no blasting to occur in the development of the subdivision without a pre-blast survey and proof of liability insurance to the approval of Council;

(iii) recording of NB Power utility easements on the Final Subdivision Plan;

(iv) approval by Council of the Subdivision Developer’s Agreement;

2. and that Council accept 659.68 m² Land for Public Purposes to be assigned to the existing Land for Public Purposes Land Bank (leaving a total of 0.2174 ha or 9.03% of the total Land Bank for future subdivisions) for the creation of nine new building lots as shown on the Tentative Subdivision Plan, Valleyview Estates Subdivision - Phase 10, as prepared by Kierstead Quigley & Roberts Ltd. dated June 17, 2005;

3. and Council assents to the name of the proposed street as Emma Avenue as shown on the Tentative Subdivision Plan, Valleyview Estates Subdivision - Phase 10, as prepared by Kierstead Quigley & Roberts Ltd. dated June 17, 2005 for recording on the Final Subdivision Plan.

 Seconded by Councillor McGowan.  Carried.

 It was the consensus of Council to take a five minute recess for Chris Lowe to set up his equipment for the presentation on the Town Concept Plan.
 

 Councillor Evans departed the meeting at 8:06 p.m. and rejoined the meeting at 8:10 p.m.

 Mr. Lowe responded to various questions from the public on the preliminary Plan.

 Deputy Mayor Murphy moved to receive and file the Town Development Concept Plan as presented by Chris Lowe of SGE Acres.

 Seconded by Councillor Evans.  Carried.
 

Respectfully submitted,

Marcia Mason
Assistant Clerk