REGULAR MEETING - MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2009 Minutes of a regular meeting held in the Rosthern Town Council Chambers on Monday, August 17, 2009 commencing at 7:00 p.m. Present
Mayor Councillors
Staff Press
Doug Knoll Dom Corbett Don Greve Terry Hinz Ted Janzen Don Reimer Nicole LaChance, Town Administrator Rod Andrews, The Saskatchewan Valley News
Absent
Councillor Dennis Helmuth Staff Colin Aebig
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Knoll at 7:00 p.m.
Agenda 272.2009
Minutes 273.2009
Corbett: That the agenda for the August 17, 2009 meeting be accepted as amended. CARRIED. Janzen: That the minutes of the July 20, 2009 regular meeting be adopted. CARRIED.
Proposed Condo Name 274.2009 Corbett: That Council recommend to Joe Remai to name the proposed condo project on 7th Street “Maple Grove Condominiums”. CARRIED. July Payroll 275.2009
Corbett: That the payroll for July in the amount of $42,745.45 be accepted. CARRIED.
July Bank Reconciliation & Financial Statement 276.2009 Hinz: That Council accept the July bank reconciliation and financial statement as presented. CARRIED. August List of Accounts 277.2009 Greve: That Council approve the August list of accounts, cheque numbers 9403 to 9541 in the amount of $867,746.58. CARRIED. _____ _____ Regular Meeting
Monday, August 17, 2009 Page 2 September Council Meeting 278.2009 Reimer: That the September 7 regular Council meeting be changed to Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00 p.m. due to Monday being a statutory holiday. CARRIED. Administration Reports 279.2009 Greve: That the following administration report be accepted as presented: a) Town Administrator’s Report CARRIED. Committee Reports 280.2009 Janzen: That the following committee reports be accepted as presented: a) Special Committee b) Parks & Cemeteries Committee c) Finance & Administration Committee CARRIED. Correspondence 281.2009 Reimer: That the following correspondence be received and filed for information: a) Building Canada Fund b) Building Canada Fund c) Sask Federation of Police Officers d) Sask Municipal Board CARRIED. Business Tax Exemption 282.2009 Greve: That the following business be given a three-year tax exemption in accordance with the Town’s business incentive policy: EA Roth Holdings – Parcel A, Plan 77PA09479 2009 100% 2010 66% 2011 33% CARRIED. Amend Resolution #250.2009 283.2009 Greve: That resolution #250.2009 be amended to add the following after the word “office”: “and that a fee of $200 be charged.” CARRIED. _____ _____ Regular Meeting Monday, August 17, 2009 Page 3
Old Cemetery Headstones 284.2009 Greve: That the cemetery bylaw be amended to allow for different types of headstones in the old cemetery only. CARRIED. Reimer
Don Reimer declared pecuniary interest and left the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
Debbie Neufeld Request 285.2009 Corbett: That Debbie Neufeld’s request for a dog grooming business be tabled until the September 8 meeting. CARRIED. Reimer
Don Reimer reentered the meeting at 7:35 p.m.
Wright
Bill Wright of Catterall & Wright entered the meeting at 7:50 p.m.
4th Avenue Residents The following people entered the meeting at 8:00 p.m.: Lorraine Martin-Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald Robert Flath Ramona Grolla Lorri Wiberg Neal Isfeld Sheri Hodgson Wayne Rowse Edna Sagrott Trent Cooley Nick Moskalyk Kris Babbings Robert Migneault Eugene Loewen Kelly Klassen Renee Peters Nick Neufeld
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Discussion with 4th Avenue Residents 4th Avenue serves as a truck route into and through town and is still in a residential area. There are safety concerns with the number and weight of large trucks accessing this street. There is also a big concern with the speed at which vehicles travel down this street, including big trucks. There was discussion around speed bumps and a three-way stop, as well as pedestrian crossings. Trucks hauling dangerous goods was discussed. The old cast-iron waterline has been replaced all along 4th Avenue (not sure about service connections). Residents are upset because work has started before bylaw to do the work was passed. Council has agreed to meet with RCMP regarding speeds on 4th Avenue and also to discuss weight restrictions. Authorization to Give Information 286.2009 Reimer: That the administrator be authorized to give information to 4th Avenue residents pertaining to the 4th Avenue local improvement project, including names and assessments. CARRIED. Bylaw 2009-15 – A Bylaw to Undertake Asphalt Paving as a Local Improvement 1st Reading 287.2009
2nd Reading 288.2009
Corbett: That Bylaw 2009-15, a bylaw to undertake asphalt paving as a local improvement, be read a first time. CARRIED. Reimer: That Bylaw 2009-15, a bylaw to undertake asphalt paving as a local improvement, be read a second time. CARRIED.
_____ _____ Regular Meeting Monday, August 17, 2009 Page 5 Give 3rd Reading 289.2009 Janzen: That Bylaw 2009-15 be given third reading at this meeting.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3rd Reading 290.2009
Adjourn 291.2009
Hinz: That Bylaw 2009-15, a bylaw to undertake asphalt paving as a local improvement, be read a third time and finally adopted. CARRIED. Corbett: That the meeting be adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
___________________________ ________________________________ Mayor Doug Knoll
CARRIED.
Town Administrator Nicole LaChance