Council Agendas

February 9, 2021 Regular Council Meeting 7:00pm

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Presentation
    1. Jamie Stephen-Wood pellet heat Torchlight Bioresources (Attachment - 22 pages)
      (Attachment - 2 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Committee of the whole meeting minutes - January 26, 2021 (Attachment - 5 pages)
    2. Special council meeting minutes - February 1, 2021 (Attachment - 3 pages)
    3. Accessibility Advisory Committee minutes (Attachment - 9 pages)
    4. ARC minutes (Attachment - 3 pages)
  5. Business Arising from the Minutes
    1. Sidewalk Policy Review (Attachment - 16 Pages)
    2. Stragetic planning (Attachment - 1 pages) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 3 page)
  6. Councillors’ Report
  7. Warden’s Report (Attachment - 1 page)
  8. Staff Report (Attachment - 12 pages)
  9. For Decision
    1. By-Law 39 - Civic Addressing Signage-2nd reading (Attachment - 7 pages)
    2. Code of Conduct-Staff (Attachment - 9 pages)
    3. Emergency Fund Policy (Attachment - 3 pages)
    4. Wastewater project (Attachment -1 page)
    5. NSLC home delivery (Attachment - 4 pages) 
    6. East Pubnico water tender (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 1 page)
    7. GSAR
    8. Strategic Planning Proposal (Attachment - 8 pages)
  10. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Municipal Affairs & Housing (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. TNR (Attachment - 3 pages)
    3. YMCA letters (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
      (Attachmet -1 page) (Attachement - 1 page)
  11. Financial Requests
  12. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  13. Question Period
  14. In Camera
  15. Adjournment

January 26, 2021 Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30pm

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Regular Council Meeting Minutes – January 12, 2021
  4. Business arising from the minutes
    1. Sidewalks
  5. Notice period-Municipal Policy
    1. Article P- Code of Conduct-Staff
    2. Article P- Progressive discipline Staff
    3. Article C – Emergency Fund
  6. For Decision and discussion
    1. Wastewater Project
    2. Article C4-Grants to Organizations
    3. Temporary Borrowing Resolution-Operating Reserve
    4. Strategic Priorities – Process
    5. Fire Inspector Designation
  7. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Minister Suzanne Lohnes Croft-Thank you letter
  8. Financial Requests
  9. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  10. Question Period
  11. In Camera
  12. Adjournment

January 12, 2021 - Regular Council Meeting 6:30 pm Via Zoom

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Presentation
    1. Carolyn Sloan-Inclusion Clare (Attachment - 11 pages)
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Regular Council Meeting Minutes – December 8, 2020 (Attachment - 6 pages)
    2. Special Council Meeting Minutes - December 29, 2020 (Attachment - 2 pages)
  5. Business Arising from the Minutes
    1. TNR (Attachment - 2 pages)
    2. Village Historique Acadien-Funding request  (Attachment - 1 page)
  6. Notice Period-Municipal Policy
    1. ARTICLE C4-Grants to Organizations (Attachment - 7 pages) (Attachment - 1 page) 
  7. Councillors’ Report
  8. Warden’s Report (Attachment - 1 page)
  9. Staff Report (Attachment 12- pages)
  10. For Decision
    1. By-Law 39 - Civic Addressing Signage-First reading  (Attachment - 7 pages)(Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Nakile - partial tax exemption (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Speed Radar Advisory Signs (Attachment - 3 pages)
    4. Amend Mariners Center Expansion Committee
    5. Award of tender for trailer sale (Attachment - 2 pages)
    6. Strategic plan and priorities (Attachment - 7 pages)(Attachment - 7 pages)
  11. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Drought -Thank you notices (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Letter from Minister of Environment (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. WREN CEO report (Attachment - 6 pages) (Attachment - 6 pages)
    4. Mariners Center-Audited Statements (Attachment - 15 pages)
    5. WCRL Minutes (Attachment - 5 pages)
  12. Financial Requests
  13. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  14. Question Period
  15. In Camera
    1. Personnel Matter
  16. Adjournment

December 8, 2020 Regular Council Meeting 6:30pm Via Zoom

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Presentation
    1. Aquaculture Development area
      Charlene LeBlanc & Alix d'Entremont (Attachment - 38 pages)
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes – November 24, 2020 (Attachment - 5 pages)
    2. ARC Minutes-September 17, 2020 (Attachment 3- pages)
  5. Business Arising from the Minutes
    1. TNR
  6. Councillors’ Report
  7. Warden’s Report (Attachment - 1 page)
  8. Staff Report (Attachment - 17 pages)
  9. For Decision
    1. Ground Search & Rescue
    2. ARTICLE C21-Reimbursement for Attending Meetings & Conferences (Attachment - 8 pages)
    3. ARTICLE C1-Code of Conduct-Revised (Attachment - 9 pages)
    4. Eel Brook Fire Station (Attachment - 2 pages)
  10. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Letter from East Hants to Minister Wilson (Attachment - 2 pages)
    2. Submission of Planning and Heritage documents (Attachment - 4 pages)
    3. CAP and Key Dates for Filing of the 2021 Assessment Roll (Attachment - 2 pages)
    4.  Help for those in need (Attachment -1 page)
    5. YMCA (Attachment - 1 page)
  11. Financial Requests
    1. Community Grant request $500-Plymouth Cemetery (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Community Grant request $500-Plymouth Fencing Committee (Attachment - 1 page)
  12. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  13. Question Period
  14. In Camera
    1. Le Village historique acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse
    2. Legal Issue
  15. Adjournment

November 24, 2020 - Committee of the Whole 6:30 pm

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Special Council Meeting Minutes –November 10, 2020
  4. Business arising from the minutes-None
  5. Financial Statement (Attachment - 3 pages)
  6. Notice period-Municipal Policy
    1. ARTICLE C21-Reimbursement for Attending Meetings & Conferences (Attachment - 9 pages)
  7. For Decision
    1. ARTICLE C1-Code of Conduct Revised (Attachment - 9 pages)
    2. Repeater for French Lake (Attachment - 2 pages)
    3. Western NS Arts & Heritage Society (Attachment -1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Grants to Organizations (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Facilities and water maintenance (Attachment - 3 pages) (Attachment - 1 page)
      (Attachment - 1 page)
    6. TNR (Trap Neuter Release)
    7. Accessibility Committee Member (Attachment - 1 page)
  8. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Yarmouth Area Community Fund Newsletter (Attachment - 9 pages)
    2. Letter from MLA (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Grand Pass Oyster Ltd.(Attachment - 2 pages)
  9. Financial Requests
    1. Community Grant request $500-Plymouth Cemetery
    2. Community Grant request $500-Plymouth Fencing Committee
  10. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  11. Question Period
  12. In Camera
    1. Communication Proposal
  13. Adjournment

November 10, 2020 Special Council Meeting 6:30pm

  1. Call Meeting to order
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Priorities (Councillors)
  4. Election of Warden
  5. Election of Deputy Warden
  6. Oath of Warden & Deputy Warden
  7. Motion to Destroy Ballots
  8. Committees of Council (Attachment - 2 pages)
  9. Notice Period-Municipal Policy
    1. Article C1-Code of Conduct (Attachment - 8 pages)
  10. For Decision/Discussion
    1. Letter of support for NS Tourism Industry (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Accessibility Committee members (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Temporary Borrowing Resolution-revised (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. West Pubnico Dewatering Unit-Tender (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Christmas trees
    6. Thank you letter-Board Member
  11. Correspondence and for information
    1. Moving to Community For Persons with Disabilities (Attachment - 7 pages)
    2. Projet Bibliothèque (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Letter to Minister Bernadette Jordan (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Ladies Hospital Auxiliary (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Yarmouth Town & County Crime Prevention Association (Attachment - 1 page)
  12. Adjournment

October 20, 2020 - Special Council Meeting 4:30 pm Via Zoom

Special Council Meeting

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Committee of the Whole - September 29, 2020 (Attachment - 6 pages)
  4. For Decision
    1. Comeau’s Hill Wharf Project – approval (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages)
    2. Water drought– purchase of bins.
  5. Question Period
  6. Adjournment