Council Agendas

June 9, 2020 - Regular Council Meeting 6:30 pm Via Zoom

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Committee of The Whole meeting Minutes - May 26, 2020 (Attachment - 5 pages)
    2. Special Council meeting Minutes - June 4, 2020 (Attachment - 2 pages)
  4. Business Arising from the Minutes 
  5. For Decision
    1. Temporary borrowing resolution (Attachment - 3 pages)(Attachment - 2 pages)(Attachment - 2 pages)
    2. Grants to Organization – Round one (Attachment - 1 page)(Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Community Hall Grant - East Side Community Centre (Attachment - 2 pages)
  6. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Unsightly garbage bins
    2. YMCA (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page) 
      (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page) 
      (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
      (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment -  1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
  7. Financial Requests 
    1. Community grant request $500- Pubnico light monument society (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Community grant request $500 - Lower Argyle Harbour View Cemetery (Attachment - 1 pages)
    3. Community grant request $500 – Glenwood Hall (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Community grant request $500 - Green Grove Rd Cemetery (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Community grant request $500 – Memorial Park Cemetery (Attachment -1 page)
  8. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  9. Question Period
  10. In Camera 
  11. Adjournment

June 4, 2020 Special Council Meeting Via Zoom 2:30 PM

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. In-Camera
    1. Rural Internet
  4. For Decision
    1. Rural Internet
  5. Question Period
  6. Adjournment

May 26, 2020 - Committee of the Whole Via Zoom 6:30 pm

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Presentation - None
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Regular Council Meeting Minutes – May 12, 2020 (Attachment - 8 pages)
  5. Business Arising from the Minutes
    1. Fire Departments Financial statements- 
    2. Fire water holes
  6. For Decision
    1. Election 2020 (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment -5 pages)
    2. Kings lake estates landscape and sign feature (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Capital budget (Attachment - 5 pages) (Attachment - 7 pages)
    4. Property Tax Loan Policy (Attachment - 9 pages)
    5. Wedgeport Wastewater Improvement Phase 3
  7. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Municipal Affairs and Housing (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Waste Collection-COVID-19 numbers (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Western Counties Regional Library Minutes (Attachment - 4 pages)
  8. Financial Requests
    1. District Community Grant Request of $500 - Festival Wedgeport (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. District Community Grant Request of $500 - Pubnico & Area Garden Club
    3. District Community Grant Request of $500 - Les amies du Musée
    4. District Community Grant Request of $500 - La Societe Historique Acadienne de Pubnico-Ouest
    5. District Community Grant Request of $500 - Comité du 250e anniversaire (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
    6. District Community Grant Request of $500 - Village Friends (Attachment - 1 page)
    7. District Community Grant Request of $500 - Le Club Acadien (Attachment - 1 page)
    8. District Community Grant Request of $500 - New Horizons (Attachment - 1 page)
  9. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  10. Question Period
  11. In Camera 
    1. Airport negotiations
  12. Adjournment

May 12, 2020 Regular Council Meeting 6:30pm

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Adoption of Minutes
    1. 140th Annual Council Meeting –April 28, 2020 (Attachment - 6 pages)
  4. Business Arising from the Minutes (None)
  5. Resolutions
    1. East Pubnico Area Rate (Year 1 of 6) (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. West Pubnico Fire Protection Area Rate (Year 1 of 1) (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Eel Brook & District Area Rate (Year 2 of 5) (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Islands & District Volunteer Fire Department Area Rate (Year 4 of 5) (Attachment -1 page)
    5. Kemptville & District Area Rate (Year 2 of 6) (Attachment - 1 page)
    6. Lake Vaughn Volunteer Fire Department Area Rate (Year 5 of 10) (Attachment - 1 page)
    7. Quinan & District Area Rate (Year 2 of 12) (Attachment - 1 page)
    8. Wedgeport & District Area Rate (Year 11 of 15) (Attachment - 1 page)
  6. For Decision
    1. By-Law 28 Tax Exemptions-Schedule A (Attachment - 2 page)
    2. Land Use By-Law and Municipal Planning strategy-First reading (Attachment - 66 pages)
      (Attachment - 72 pages) (Attachment - 10 pages)
    3. Accessibility Advisory Committee members (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. East Pubnico Fire Department
    5. Operating Budget (Attachment -14 pages) (Attachment - 5 pages) (Attachment - 3 pages)
    6. Ocean Prode Fisheries-Letter of Support (Attachment - 5 page)
    7. East Pubnico water system application (Attachment - 1 page)
    8. YMCA Partnership (Attachment - 15 pages) (Attachment - 4 pages)
    9. Road name (Attachment - 2 pages)
  7. Notice Period-Municipal Policy
    1. COVID-19 Property Tax Financing Policy (Attachment - 9 pages)
      (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 6 pages)
  8. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Peases Island (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Waste Check (Attachment - 9 pages) (Attachemnt - 10 pages)
    3. Internet for NS (Attachment - 4 pages)
  9. Financial Requests 
  10. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  11. Question Period
  12. In Camera 
  13. Adjournment
 

April 28, 2020 140th Annual Council Meeting 6:30pm Via Zoom

140th Annual Council Meeting

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Presentation - None
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Regular Council meeting April 14, 2020 (Attachment - 5 pages)
  5. Business Arising from the Minutes
    1. YMCA (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages)
       (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 15 pages)(Attachment - 3 pages)
  6. Appointment of Auditors (Attachment - 1 page)
  7. Appointment of Solicitors (Attachment - 1 page)
  8. Appointment of Officers (Attachment - 1 page)
  9. Membership to NSFM & FCM (Attachment - 1 page)
  10. COVID updates
    1. Draft budget (Attachment - 14 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages) 
      (Attachment - 5 pages)
  11. COVID-19 Decisions
    1. YASTA - Tax deferral request (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Blue bag recycling letter (Attachment - 2 pages)
  12. For Decision
    1. Kilometer & transportation allowance (Attachment - 2 pages)
    2. West Pubnico Golf Club Association (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Community Litter Clean up policy (Attachment - 8 pages)
    4. EV charging station funding request (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Rural Internet (Attachment - 2 pages)
  13. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Airport Annual Report (Attachment - 3 pages) (Attachment - 3 pages)
    2. Blue bag recycling (Attachment - 5 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages) 
  14. Financial Requests
  15. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  16. Question Period
  17. In Camera-None
  18. Adjournment

April 14, 2020 Regular Council Meeting 6:30pm Via Zoom

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Regular Council Meeting – March 10, 2020 (Attachment - 7 pages) (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes – March 31, 2020 (Attachment - 6 pages)
  4. Business Arising from the Minutes
    1. Regional Agreements & Structural Reform Conversation-No update
    2. Library Funding-Defer
    3. Canada Post-Community mailbox lighting (Attachment -1 page)
  5. COVID-19 Discussion
    1. 2020 Election
  6. COVID-19 Provincial update
    1. Tax deferral
  7. COVID-19 Decisions
    1. 2020/21 Billing (Attachment - 4 pages)
    2. Summer students & events (Attachment  - 2 pages)
    3. YMCA Funding (Attachment - 15 pages)
    4. YASTA Funding (Attachment - 1 page)
  8. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Novel Corona Virus (Attachment - 22 pages)
  9. Financial Requests
  10. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  11. Question Period
  12. In Camera
  13. Adjournment

March 31, 2020 - Committee of the Whole 6:30 pm Via Zoom

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Adoption of Minutes - None
  4. Business Arising from the Minutes
    1. Regional Agreements & Structural Reform Conversation-Nothing to report
    2. Library Funding Update-Nothing to report
  5. Council updates- COVID-19
  6. COVID-19 Decisions
    1. Interest on Accounts (Attachment - 2 page) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 5 pages)
    2. Grants to organizations-process & deadline (Attachment - 3 pages)
    3. Public engagement for land use bylaw
  7. For Decision
    1. Solid Waste tender (Attachment - 4 pages) (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Tax sale tender (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Transfer request to Capital Reserve (Attachment - 1 page)
  8.  Correspondence and for Information
    1. Mariners Centre Funding (Attachment - 1 page)
  9. Financial Requests
    1. Community Grant - Le festival de la barge (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Community Grant - St. Joseph Parish (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Community Grant – Seal Island Church (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Community Grant - Kemptville Volunteer Fire Department (Attachment - 1 page)
  10. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  11. Question Period
  12. In Camera
    1. HR
  13. Adjournment