Council Agendas

September 24, 2019 - Committee of the Whole 6:30 pm

Public Hearing

To consider a proposed Land Use By-Law Amendment that would modernize the approach to craft alcohol production in the Land Use by-Law while rezoning 23 Chemin du Pont du Marais to a Light Industrial (LI) Zone.

Presentation by Jared Dalziel  - West Pubnico Distillery Re-Zoning approval -2nd reading

Committee of the Whole Meeting

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Presentation  - None
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. EMO Planning Committee Meeting -June 5, 2019 (Attachment - 2 pages)
    2. Regular Council Meeting September 10, 2019 (Attachment - 6 pages)
    3. Argyle Municipal Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes (Attachment - 3 pages)
  5. Business Arising from the Minutes
    1. Dangerous or Unsightly Policy (Attachment - 8 pages)
    2. Unsightly Vessel in Wedgeport - Councillor LeBlanc
    3. Bilingual road signs - Meeting status
    4. Department of Transportation & Infrastructure -Special meeting
  6. Financial Statements
    1. August 31, 2019 (Attachment 3 pages)
    2. Comparison Reports (Attachement - 1 page)
  7. Strategic Priority Topics
  8. Grant Allocation and Approvals
    1. 2019 Fall Grants to Organizations (Attachment -1 page)
  9. For Decision
    1. MPS/LUB review-Recommendation to award (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Second reading-Land Use By-Law amendment (Attachment - 12 pages) (Attachement - 13 pages)
    3. Nakile Board member Appointment (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Award of Tusket new road construction and sewer extension (Attachment 1 page)
    5. Application for letters of support-Clare/Argyle employment services (Attachment - 2 pages)
  10. 10. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Nakile Housing Corporation – Financial Statements (Attachment - 14 pages)
    2. Municipality of Barrington - Proposed Amendments to the MPS and LUB for Cannibis Production and Processing Uses (Attachment - 4 pages)
    3. Western Counties Regional Library Board Minutes (Attachment - 4 pages)
    4. Monthly Newsletter- Le Courant (Attachment - 6 pages)
  11. Financial Requests
  12. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors 
  13. Question Period
  14. In Camera 
    1. Compass Award
    2. Airport Negotiation
  15. Adjournment

September 10, 2019 - Regular Council Meeting - 6:30 PM (2)

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Presentation - None
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Special Council Meeting - August 19, 2019 (Attachment-7 pages)
  5. Business Asising from the Minutes
    1. Transportation and Infrastructure
  6. Councilors' Report
  7. Warden's Report (Attachment - 2 pages)
  8. Staff Reports 
  9. Strategic Priority Topics
  10. For Decision
    1. Article P35 - Driver Abstract Policy and Release Consent Form - Notice Provided August 22, 2019 (Attachment - 3 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages)
    2. Property at 1931 Hwy 308-taxes reduced/revised for 2019 tax billing (Attachment - 3 pages) 
    3. UARB Decision of Appeal - Sea cucumber processing plant (Attachment - 70 pages) (Attachment - 1 page)

11. Notice Period-Municipal Policy

    1. Dangerous or Unsightly Policy

12. Correspondance and for Information

    1. Unsightly Vessel in Wedgeport - Councillor LeBlanc
    2. Internet for NS Initiative (Attachement - 5 pages)
    3. Western Regional Enterprise Network-August Newsletter (Attachment - 7 pages) 
    4. Road Signs in Municipality of Argyle (Attachment -12 pages)
    5. Wedgeport Tuna Tournament - Thank you letter (Attachment - 1 page)

13. Financial Requests

    1. District Community Grant Request of $500 - Kemptville Bicentennial Society (Attachment - 1 page)

14. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors

15. Question Period

16. In Camera - None

17. Adjournment 

August 19, 2019 - Special Council Meeting - 3:00 PM

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Presentation - Jarred of WSP - West Pubnico Distillery - Re-Zoning - (Presentation-12 pages) (Staff Report-13 pages)
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - June 25, 2019 (Attachment - 5 pages)
    2. Joint Building Committee / Special Council Meeting Minutes - August 8, 2019 (Attachment - 3 pages)
  5. Acknowledgement of Wild Salt Architecture Minutes - New Municipal Building
    1. July 12, 2019 - Staff Progress Report - (Attachment - 1 page)
  6. Business Arising from the Minutes (None)
  7. Strategic Priority Topics (None)
  8. For Decision 
    1. Article C35 -  Planning Advisory Committee Policy - (Attachment - 3 pages)
    2. Article P35 - Driver's Abstract Policy & Release Consent Form -(Attachment - 2 pages) - (Attachment - 2 pages)
    3. Article C36 - Audit Committee Policy - (Attachment - 3 pages)
    4. Approval of Letter to the Honorable Randy Delorey RE Doctor Recruitment - (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Approval of 2019 / 2020 Capital Requests from Mariners Centre Management Authority - (Attachment - 2 pages)
    6. Tusket Falls Brewing Company - Noise By-Law Exemption Request - (Attachment - 1 page) (Email Request - 1 page)
    7. Request for Approval for CAO to attend The One Conference in Montreal September 22-25, 2019 (Attachment - 1 page)
    8. Approval of 5 year Capital Investment Plan-   (Attachment - 5 pages)
  9. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Rural Opportunity, National Prosperity - An Economic Development Strategy for Rural Canada - (Attachment - 33 pages)
    2. 2018 - 2019 Annual Report for Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC) - (Attachment - 1 page )
    3. NS Joint Municipal Fire Services Committee Information Bullentin : Administration - (Attachment -1 page)
    4. 211 Nova Scotia 2018 Annual report -(Attachment -9 pages)
    5. Unsightly Vessel in Wedgeport - Councillor LeBlanc
    6. Bay of Fundy Sea Kayak Symposium - Dinner Invite - Councillor d'Entremont (Attachment - 1 page)
  10. Financial Requests
    1. Councillors Kathy Bourque, Richard Donaldson, and Calvin d'Entremont
      1. District Community Grant Request $500 - Immaculate Conception Cemetery Committee - Kathy Bourque - (Attachment -1 page)
      2. District Community Grant Request $500 - New Horizons Historical Seaside Park Assocation - Richard Donaldson- (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. District Community Grant Request $500 - Green Grove Cemetery Association - Richard Donaldson - (Attachment - 1 page)
      4. District Community Grant Request $500 - Bay of Fundy Seakayaking Symposium Fundraiser Dinner - Calvin d'Entremont (Attachment - 1 page)
  11. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  12. Question Period
  13. In Camera - None
  14. Adjournment 

June 25, 2019 - Committee of the Whole Council Meeting - 6:30 PM

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Presentation - Tim Doucette - Cap The Light, Save the Night (Attachment - 20 pages)
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Special Council Meeting and Regular Council Meeting Minutes - Thursday, June 6, 2019 (Attachment - 11 pages)
    2. Special Council Meeting Minutes - Thursday, June 13, 2019 (Attachment - 2 pages)
    3. Special Council Meeting Minutes - Thursday, June 20. 2019 (Attachment - 3 pages)
    4. ARC AGM Meeting Minutes - Thursday, May 23, 2019 - (Attachment - 2 pages)
    5. ARC Meeting Minutes - Thursday, May 23, 2019 - (Attachment - 3 pages)
  5. Acknowledgement of Wild Salt Architecture Minutes - New Municipal Building
    1. June 7, 2019 - Staff Progress Report (Attachment - 2 pages)
    2. June 14, 2019 - Staff Progress Report (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. June 24, 2019 - Staff Progress Report (Attachment - 1 page)
  6. Business Arising from the Minutes (None)
  7. Strategic Priority Topics (None)
  8. For Decision 
    1. Tax Exemption Request (As per By-Law 28) for non-Profit Organizations - The Hubbard's Point and Area Community Centre (Memo - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 4 pages)
    2. RFD - L'Association de Musée de Wedgeport and Wedgeport Nature Trail Committee (Attachment - 2 pages)
    3. RFD - Road Tender (Attachment - 18 pages)
  9. Correspondence and for Information
    1. YASTA Board Member - Councillor d'Entremont
    2. 2018-2019 MPAL Annual Report (Attachment - 10 pages)
    3. Declaration of Climate Change - All NS Municipalities (Attachment - 13 pages)
    4. Joint Municipal Fire Services Comittee Information Bulletin: Registration  (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. WCRL Board Minutes - February 28, 2019 (Attachment - 4 pages)
    6. Thank you letter - Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia (Attachment - 2 pages)
  10. Financial Requests
    1. Warden Muise and Councillor Diggdon
      1. District Community Grant Request of $500 –  Abram's River Schoolhouse Society (Attachment - 1 page) - Warden Muise
      2. District Community Grant Request of $500 -   Amies du Musée (Attachment - 1 page) - Councillor Diggdon
  11. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  12. Question Period
  13. In Camera - HR
  14. Adjournment 

June 6, 2019 - Regular Council Meeting - 6:30 PM

  1. Call Special Meeting to Order
  2. Election of Warden (Attachment - 1 page)
  3. Call Regular Council Meeting to Order
  4. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  5. Presentation - John Davis - Public Inquiry on the Risks of Offshore Drilling (Attachment - 15 pages)
  6. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Regular Council Meeting Minutes - May 15, 2019 (Attachment - 5 pages)
  7. Acknowledgement of Wild Salt Architecture Minutes - New Municipal Building
    1. May 3rd, 2019 - Staff Progress Report (Attachment - 3 pages)
    2. May 14th, 2019 - Conference Call Minutes (Attachment - 3 pages)
    3. May 17th, 2019 - Staff Progress Report  (Attachment - 2 pages)
    4. May 31st, 2019 - Staff Progress Report (Attachment - 1 page)
  8. Business Arising from the Minutes 
    1. By-Law #30 Tusket Wastewater By-Law Amendment - 2nd reading (Attachment - 24 pages)
  9. Councillors' Reports
  10. Staff Report (Attachment - 17 pages)
  11. Strategic Priority Topics (None)
  12. For Decision 
    1. 2019 Council Priorities (Attachment - 6 pages) 
    2. Tax Exemption Request (As per By-Law 28) for non-Profit Organizations - Windjammer Memorial Park Committee (By Law 28 Attachment) (Original Request) (Attachment - 1 page) (Memo / Proposed Motion)
    3. RFD - Pubnico Library Branch (Attachment - 2 pages)
    4. Community Navigator Funding Proposal - Medical Professional Recruitment Yarmouth (Attachment - 8 pages)
    5. RFD - Airport Agreement - second extension (Attachment - 2 pages)
  13. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Documents for Destruction - Affidavit for documents that will be destroyed (Attachment - 3 pages)
    2. 2018 Municipal Report - Municipal Profile Financial Condition Indicators Request 2017-2018 (Attachment - 30 pages)
    3. Southwest Nova Scotia to host the Congrés mondial acadien 2024 (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Minimum Planning Requirements  - Municipal Affairs Nova Scotia (Minimum Planning requirements - 2 pages) (Regulations - MPS) (Regulations - Engagement)
    5. Argyle Municipal Fire Fighters Association Minutes - April 11 2019 (Attachment - 2 pages)
  14. Financial Requests
    1. Councillor Bourque –
      1. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Sound Affects – A Youth Music Initiative (Attachment - 1 page)
      2. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Pubnico-Light Monument Society (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. District Community Grant Request of $500 - East Side Community Centre (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Councillor LeBlanc –
      1. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Comité du 250e anniversaire (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Councillor d’Entremont -
      1. District Community Grant Request of $500 – The Pubnico Point Trail Association (Attachment - 1 page)
      2. District Community Grant Request of $500 – West Pubnico Athletic Association (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Councillor Diggdon -
      1. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Pubnico Area Lions Club (Attachment - 1 page)
      2. District Community Grant Request of $500 – La société historique de Pubnico-Ouest (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Pubnico and Area Garden Club (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Councillor Donaldson -
      1. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Mount Pleasant Cemetery Co.
      2. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Lower Argyle Harbour View Cemetery Committee (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Nakile Home for Special Care (Attachment - 1 page)
      4. District Community Grant Request of $500 - Glenwood Hall (Attachment - 1 page)
    6. Councillor Surette -
      1. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Twin Village Social Club (Attachment - 1 page)
    7. Councillor Murphy –
      1. District Community Grant Request of $500 – festival acadien de Wedgeport (Attachment - 1 page)
      2. District Community Grant Request of $500 - The Plymouth Fencing Committee (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. District Community Grant Request of $500 - The Plymouth Cemetery (Attachment - 1 page)
      4. District Community Grant Request of $500 - Comeau's Hill and Little River Harbour Beach Committee (Attachment - 1 page)
      5. District Community Grant Request of $500 - Committee of Saint Gabriel Cemetery (Attachment - 1 page)
    8. Councillor Albright –
      1. District Community Grant Request of $500 – The Patchwork Pals Quilting
      2. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Village Friends (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Le Club Acadien (Attachment - 1 page)
      4. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Les Amis de Ste-Anne (Attachment - 1 page)
      5. District Community Grant Request of $500 – The Knight of Columbus 8988 (Attachment - 1 page)
      6. District Community Grant Request of $500 – Club des Audacieux de Quinan & Quinan & District Volunteer Fire Dept (Attachment - 1 page)
  15. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  16. Question Period
  17. In Camera - None
  18. Adjournment 

May 7, 2019 - Special Council Meeting - Budget

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Approval of Fire Budget (Attachment - 1 page)
  4. Approval of Utility Budgets
    1. Tusket Sewer Charge (Operating and Capital) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. West Pubnico Sewer Charge (Operating and Capital) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. East Pubnico Water Utility Charge (Operating) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Wedgeport Sewer (Operating) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
  5. For Decision
    1. RFD - East Pubnico Water Utilities Funding PCAP Application (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Mobile Dewatering Truck Garage Construction Tender Award (Attachment - 2 pages)
  6. Resolutions
    1. Interest Rate / Date on Overdue Accounts (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. East Pubnico Area Rate (Year 1 of 1) (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Eel Brook & District Area Rate (Year 1 of 5) (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Islands & District Volunteer Fire Department Area Rate (Year 3 of 5) (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Kemptville & District Area Rate (Year 1 of 6) (Attachment - 1 page)
    6. Lake Vaughn Volunteer Fire Department Area Rate (Year 4 of 10) (Attachment - 1 page)
    7. Quinan & District Area Rate (Year 1 of 12) (Attachment - 1 page)
    8. West Pubnico Fire Protection Area Rate (Year 1 of 1) (Attachment - 1 page)
    9. Wedgeport & District Area Rate (Year 10 of 15) (Attachment - 1 page)
  7. Capital Budget and Gas Tax Expenditures (Attachment - 1 page)
  8. Operating Budget Deliberations (includes analysis of discretionary expenses) and Recommended Property Tax Rates (Attachment - 14 pages)
  9. Postponement

May 9, 2019 - Special Council Meeting - Budget Part 2 - 3:00 PM

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Continuation of Fire Budget (Attachment - 1 page)
  4. Continuation of Operating Budget Deliberations (includes analysis of discretionary expenses) and Recommended Property Tax Rates (Attachment - 1 page)  (Attachment - 14 pages)
  5. Presentation of Operating Reserve (Attachment - 1 page)
  6. Approval of Capital Budget (Attachment - 2 pages)
  7. Adjournment