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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2001 |
| 1. ......... | CALL TO ORDER - 7:30 P.M. | ||||
| The Town of Grand Bay-Westfield met in a regular session on Monday,
October 22, 2001 at 7:40 p.m. with Mayor Losier presiding.
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| 2. | RECORD OF ATTENDANCE | ||||
| All members were in attendance with the exception of Councillor
Calvin.
Deputy Mayor McGowan moved to pay Councillor Calvin in his absence. Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried.
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| 3. | APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS | ||||
| AND DELETIONS
Deputy Mayor McGowan moved to adopt the agenda of October 22, 2001 as presented. Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried.
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DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
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PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
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| 6.1 | UPDATE RE: IMPERIAL THEATRE - | ||||
| BERTIS SUTTON, TOWN’S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE IMPERIAL THEATRE BOARD
ATTENDING AT 8:00 P.M.
It was noted that the presentation would occur at 8:00 p.m. when
Mr. Sutton arrives.
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| 7. | MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 9, 2001 | ||||
| Councillor Day moved to adopt the minutes of the regular Council
meeting of October 9, 2001 as presented.
Seconded by Deputy Mayor McGowan. Carried.
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| 7.1 | MINUTES OF PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 2001 | ||||
| Deputy Mayor McGowan moved to receive and file the minutes of the
Planning Advisory Committee meeting of October 1, 2001.
Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried.
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| 7.2 | MINUTES OF EMERGENCY MEASURES ORGANIZATION MEETING OF OCTOBER 18, 2001 | ||||
| Councillor Day moved to receive and file the minutes of the Emergency
Measures Organization meeting of October 18, 2001.
Seconded by Deputy Mayor McGowan. Carried. It was noted that there would be an emergency measures exercise in
the spring of 2002.
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| 7.3 | TOWN OF GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD TENDER NOTES OF OCTOBER 4, 2001 | ||||
| RE: VACUUM STREET SWEEPING SERVICES
Councillor Day moved to receive and file Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Tender Notes of October 4, 2001 Re: Vacuum Street Sweeping Services. Seconded by Councillor Silliphant. Carried.
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| 8. | BILLS FOR PAYMENT | ||||
| Councillor Day moved to pay the Bills for Payment enbloc for a total
of $27,965.28 and approve the Bills for Ratification for a total of $32,427.08,
Grand Total $60,392.36.
Seconded by Councillor Silliphant. Carried.
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| 9. | CONSENT AGENDA | ||||
| ..a) Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department
Report for September, 2001
..b) Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department Report Re: Recruitment and Retention ..c) Westfield Volunteer Ambulance Bills for Payment Information Listing dated October 22, 2001 Deputy Mayor McGowan moved to receive and file the following Consent Agenda items: ..a) Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department
Report for September 2001
Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried. It was noted that with respect to number four on the Fire Chief’s
report Re: Recruitment and Retention that the presentation to WHSCC
needs to be done as soon as possible.
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| 10. | BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES | ||||
| ..a) Regular Council Meeting
Minutes of October 9, 2001
None
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DELEGATIONS
None
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PETITIONS
None
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BY-LAWS
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| 13.1 | MEMORANDUM OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 FROM PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||||
| RE: DRAFT BY-LAW NO. 17B – BUILDING BY-LAW
Councillor Day moved to receive and file Memorandum of September 19, 2001 from Planning Advisory Committee Re: Draft By-law No. 17B – Building By-law. Seconded by Councillor Silliphant. Carried.
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| 13.2 | READING IN ITS ENTIRETY OF BY-LAW NO. 17B | ||||
| AMENDMENT TO BY-LAW NO. 17, TOWN OF GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD BUILDING
BY-LAW
Councillor Day moved Reading in its Entirety of By-law No. 17B, Amendment to By-law No. 17, Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Building By-law. Seconded by Deputy Mayor McGowan. Carried. By-law No. 17B was read in its entirety.
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| 13.3 | THIRD READING BY TITLE AND ENACTMENT OF BY-LAW NO. 17B | ||||
| AMENDMENT TO BY-LAW NO. 17, TOWN OF GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD BUILDING
BY-LAW
Councillor Little moved Third Reading by Title and Enactment of By-law No. 17B, Amendment to By-law No. 17, Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Building By-law. Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried. By-law No. 17B was read a third time by title and enactment.
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NOTICE OF MOTIONS
None
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REPORTS
None
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| 16. | LETTER OF OCTOBER 9, 2001 FROM JACK LAYTON, | ||||
| PRESIDENT, FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES (FCM) RE:
PRESIDENT’S REPORT ON FCM’S SEPTEMBER 2001 BOARD MEETING: MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENTS UNDER STRAIN OWING TO UNFAIR TAX POLICIES
Councillor Day moved to receive and file letter of October 9, 2001 from Jack Layton, President, Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Re: President’s Report on FCM’s September 2001 Board Meeting: Municipal Governments under Strain Owing to Unfair Tax Policies with a letter of support to be forwarded to both levels of government noting the Town’s support for the FCM to lobby governments to return a greater share of tax revenues to municipal budgets, with a copy of the letter to go to Jack Layton, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Seconded by Deputy Mayor McGowan. Carried.
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| 17. | TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT OF OCTOBER 11, 2001 | ||||
| RE: APPOINTMENTS TO TOURISM COMMITTEE
Deputy Mayor McGowan moved to concur with the Town Manager in her report of October 11, 2001 in that William McCann and Councillor Judy Silliphant be appointed to the Tourism Committee as voting members, effective immediately. Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried.
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| 18. | LETTER OF OCTOBER 4, 2001 FROM SEAN BRILLANT, | ||||
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ACAP SAINT JOHN RE: THANK YOU FOR INVOLVEMENT
IN THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM
Councillor Day moved to receive and file letter of October 4, 2001 from Sean Brillant, Executive Director, ACAP Saint John Re: Thank You for Involvement in the Community Environmental Monitoring Program. Seconded by Councillor Silliphant. Carried. It was noted that the Environmental Monitoring Program report stated
that upstream and downstream Grand Bay-Westfield has good water quality.
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| 19. | LETTER OF OCTOBER 15, 2001 FROM SUSAN OSBORNE, | ||||
| YOUTH LEADER FOR ST. AUGUSTINE’S/ST. MATTHEW’S PARISHES RE:
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2002 - TORONTO - REQUEST FOR DONATION
Councillor Silliphant moved to receive and file letter of October 15, 2001 from Susan Osborne, Youth Leader for St. Augustine’s/St. Matthew’s Parishes Re: World Youth Day 2002 – Toronto – Request for Donation. Seconded by Deputy Mayor McGowan. Carried.
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| 20. | TIMES GLOBE ARTICLE OF OCTOBER 2, 2001 | ||||
| RE: LANDFILL OFFERS HELP TO GET RID OF DEAD LEAVES
Councillor Silliphant moved to receive and file Times-Globe article of October 2, 2001 regarding Landfill offers help to get rid of dead leaves. Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried. It was noted the Crane Mountain Landfill will be accepting leaves
at no cost to users.
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| 21. | LETTER OF OCTOBER 10, 2001 FROM TERRANCE GRAY, | ||||
| CHAIRMAN - SAINT JOHN ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE RE: REQUEST FOR
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IN TWO PROGRAMS FOR REDUCING GREEN HOUSE GASSES
- 1) PARK & RIDE 2) BUS SERVICE TO GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD/RELEVANT NEWSPAPER
ARTICLE
Deputy Mayor McGowan moved to have Mayor Losier meet with Terrance Gray, Chairman – Saint John Environment Committee Re: Letter of October 10, 2001 concerning the reduction of Green House Gasses. Seconded by Councillor Silliphant. Carried.
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| 22. | TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT OF OCTOBER 17, 2001 | ||||
| RE: APPOINTMENTS TO BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE
Deputy Mayor McGowan moved to appoint Debbie Fowler, JoAnne Hare, and Bruce McCanse to the Beautification Committee as voting members, effective immediately. Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried.
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| 23. | DEVELOPMENT OFFICER’S REPORT OF OCTOBER 18, 2001 | ||||
| RE: FINAL APPROVAL, MARYKNOLL HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, AMENDING
SUBDIVISION PLAN, CONSOLIDATION OF EXISTING LOTS
Councillor Little moved to accept an 8m wide Municipal Services Easement as shown on Amending Subdivision Plan, Maryknoll Heights Subdivision, Lot 73-27-A and Lot 2001-1 dated April 17, 2001 as prepared by DeSaulniers Surveys Inc. and grant Final Approval of the Plan subject to the following condition imposed by the Planning Advisory Committee to comply with the regulations of the Health Act: i) the Development Officer will stamp the plan noting that this lot has not been approved as a suitable site for an on-site sewerage disposal system; approval by the District Medical Health Officer may be required for such an installation. Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried.
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| 24. | WORKS COMMISSIONER’S REPORT OF OCTOBER 15, 2001 | ||||
| RE: VACUUM STREET SWEEPING TENDER T10-2001
Councillor Day moved to concur with the recommendation of the Works Commissioner in his Report of October 15, 2001 Re: Vacuum Street Sweeping Tender T10-2001 in that John Sweeping be awarded tender T10-2001 for Vacuum Street Sweeping Services for $23,710.61 per year for a total two year cost of $47,421.22. Seconded by Councillor Silliphant. Carried. It was noted that five tender bid packages were picked up and only
2 bids were received with one not meeting the tender specifications.
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| 25. | WORKS COMMISSIONER’S REPORT OF OCTOBER 15, 2001 | ||||
| RE: SNOW & ICE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
Deputy Mayor McGowan moved to receive and file the Works Commissioner’s Report of October 15, 2001 and to authorize the Works Commissioner to create a Draft Snow Management Policy for Council’s approval. Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried.
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| Council, per unanimous consent, held a brief recess to await the
arrival of Mr. Sutton.
Time 7:55 p.m. The meeting reconvened 8:05 p.m. Mayor Losier noted that Mr. Sutton was not in attendance and his
presentation would be brought forward at a future time.
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| 26. | ADJOURNMENT | ||||
| Deputy Mayor McGowan moved adjournment.
Seconded by Councillor Day. Carried. Time: 8:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted,
Judy Sproule
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