Council Agendas

June 8, 2021 - Regular Council Meeting - 6:30 PM via Zoom

  • Call Meeting to Order
  • Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  • Presentation  (none)
  • Adoption of Minutes
    1. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - May 25, 2021 (Attachment - 10 pages)
  • Business Arising from the Minutes  
  • Councillors Report
  • Warden's Report (Attachment - 1 page)
  • Staff Report (Attachment - 14 pages)
  • For Decision
    1. Proclamation for recreation and parks month (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. RFD – Sewer Connection Support for West Pubnico Resident (Attachment - 2 pages)
    3. RFD - New Sewer Connection Request– West Pubnico Sewer – John Street (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Nomination of Mariners Center Board (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Wedgeport Crosswalk – authorization to write a letter to TIR to repaint (Attachment - 1 page)
    6. 2nd  reading - By-law 40 – Regional Emergency Management (Attachment - 5 pages)
    7. Article C41 - Complaints Management Policy – 7-day notice (Attachment - 5 pages)
    8. Article C42 - Flag Policy – 7-day notice(Attachment - 4 pages)
    9. Accessibility Plan Review (Attachment - 25 pages) (Attachment - 1 page)
    10. Mariners Center Resolution (Attachment - 2 pages)
    11. Mariners Center Steering Committee funding agreement request for discretionary funds (Attachment - 2 pages)
    12. Water supply lending program - Increased funding request (Attachment - 5 pages)
  • Correspondence and For Information
    1. Department of Justice Letter (Attachment - 2 pages)
    2. MOU – AGFT and MOA (Attachment - 4 pages)
    3. Response letter from MLA Colton LeBlanc regarding 988 Crisis line (Attachment - 2 pages)
  • Financial Requests
    1. District Community Grant Request of $500 - Le Village historique acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse
  • Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  • Question Period
  • In Camera - none
  • Adjournment

    • May 25, 2021 Committee of the Whole Meeting - 6:30pm via Zoom

    May 25, 2021 Committee of the Whole Meeting

    1. Call Meeting to Order
    2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
    3. Presentation
    4. Adoption of Minutes
      1. Special Council Meeting minutes - Thursday, May 6, 2021 (Attachment - 4 pages)
      2. Regular Council Meeting minutes – Thursday, May 13, 2021(Attachment - 9 pages)
    5. Business Arising from the Minutes
      1. Sidewalk Policy Requirements and Discussion
    6. For Decision and discussion
      1. Article C4 – Grants to Organizations Policy (Attachment - 8 pages)
      2. Article P20 – Performance Evaluation Policy (Attachment - 14 pages)
      3. Community Hall Capital Grant - (Attachment - 1 page)
      4. Letter of support for Spiri Robotics, Inc. (Attachment - 1 page)
      5. Mariners Center Expansion and Mariners on Main Street Cost Sharing (Attachment - 2 pages)
      6. Drought - (Attachment - 5 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages)
      7. Discussion topics for Warden Muise's meeting with Minister Maguire, Minister of Municipal Affairs
    7. Correspondence and for Information
      1. Home Delivery of Alcohol - (Attachment - 2 pages)
      2. MOU – The Municipality of the District of Argyle and the Argyle Municipality Historical and Genealogical Society (Attachment - 6 pages) (Attachment - 5 pages)
      3. Response letter from the Municipality of Yarmouth regarding resident survey (Attachment - 1 page)
      4. DMA Funding Application Launch 2021-22 (Attachment - 4 pages)
      5. Renewal of the Georges Bank Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration and Drilling Moratorium (Attachment - 1 page)
      6. Collaborative Research Agreement - (Attachment - 10 pages)
    8. Financial Requests
      1. District Community Grant request of $500 – Amirault’s Hill Community Improvement Committee - (Attachment - 1 page)
      2. District Community Grant request of $500 – Association des Acadiens-Metis Souriquois (AAMS) - (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. District Community Grant request of $500 – Association des Clairmont, Deviller, Fitzgerald, Harris and Jacquard - (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 – East Pubnico Improvements Committee - (Attachment - 1 page)
      6. District Community Grant request of $500 – Festival acadien de Wedgeport - (Attachment - 1 page)
      7. District Community Grant request of $500 – Festival d’la barge - (Attachment - 1 page)
      8. District Community Grant request of $500 - Harbour Hill Community Hall - (Attachment - 1 page)
      9. District Community Grant request of $500 – Indian Sluice Seniors Club
      10. District Community Grant request of $500 – Le Club Acadien - (Attachment - 1 page)
      11. District Community Grant request of $500 - Le Village historique acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse - (Attachment - 1 page)
      12. District Community Grant request of $500 – Our Lady Of the Assumption Parish at St. Michael’s Church - (Attachment - 1 page)
      13. District Community Grant request of $500 – Patchwork Pals Quilters - (Attachment - 1 page)
      14. District Community Grant request of $500 – Plymouth Cemetery Co. (Attachment - 1 image)
      15. District Community Grant request of $500 – Pubnico Health Club - (Attachment - 1 page)
      16. District Community Grant request of $500 - Pubnico light monument society - (Attachment - 1 page)
      17. District Community Grant request of $500 – Royal Canadian Legion Branch 155 Wedgeport - (Attachment - 1 page)
      18. District Community Grant request of $500 – Saint Gabriel Cemetery - (Attachment - 1 page)
      19. District Community Grant request of $500 – The Events and Decorating Committee of Club Social des Iles, Surette’s Island - (Attachment - 1 page)
      20. District Community Grant request of $500 – Twin Village Social Club - (Attachment - 1 page)
      21. District Community Grant request of $500 – Village Friends - (Attachment - 1 page)
    9. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
    10. Question Period
    11. In Camera
    12. Adjournment

    May 13, 2021 - Regular Council Meeting - 6:00 PM via Zoom

    1. Call Meeting to Order
    2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
    3. Presentation  (none)
    4. Adoption of Minutes
      1. Committee of the Whole & Grants to Organizations Meeting Minutes - April 27, 2021 (Attachment - 6 pages)
    5. Business Arising from the Minutes 
    6. Approval of Fire Budget (Attachment - 1 page)
    7. Approval of Utility Budgets
      1. Tusket Sewer Charge (Operating & Capital) (Attachment - 1 page)
      2. West Pubnico Sewer Charge (Operating & Capital) (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. East Pubnico Water Utility Charge (Operating) (Attachment - 1 page)
      4. Wedgeport Sewer (Operating) (Attachment - 1 page)
    8. Resolutions
      1. Interest Rate / Date on Overdue Accounts (Attachment - 1 page)
      2. East Pubnico Area Rate (Year 2 of 6) (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. Eel Brook & District Area Rate (Year 3 of 5) (Attachment - 1 page)
      4. Islands & District Volunteer Fire Department Area Rate (Year 5 of 5) (Attachment - 1 page)
      5. Kemptville & District Area Rate (Year 3 of 6) (Attachment - 1 page)
      6. Lake Vaughn Volunteer Fire Department Area Rate (Year 6 of 10) (Attachment - 1 page)
      7. Quinan & District Area Rate (Year 3 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 12 of 15) (Attachment - 1 page)
      10. FCM Application – Resolution 2021-05 (Attachment - 1 page)
    9. Capital Budget Presentation (Attachment - 7 pages) 
    10. Approval of Capital Budget (Attachment - 3 pages) (Attachment - 1 page)
    11. Presentation of Operating Budget (Attachment - 6 pages) (Attachment - 14 pages)
    12. Presentation of Operating Reserve (Attachment - 1 page) 
    13. Councillors Report
    14. Warden's Report (Attachment - 1 page)
    15. Staff Report (Attachment - 14 pages)
    16. For Decision
      1. Low Income / Property Tax Exemption 2021 (Attachment - 1 page)
      2. National 3-digit Suicide Prevention hotline (Attachment - 3 pages) 
      3. Article C4 - Grants to Organizations Policy (Attachment - 8 pages)
      4. 1st reading - By-law 40 – Regional Emergency Management (Attachment - 4 pages)
      5. Mariners on Main Plan (Attachment - 27 pages)
    17. Correspondence and For Information
      1. NSFM 12 month notice letter (Attachment - 4 pages)
      2. Dept of Fisheries letter to Charlene LeBlanc (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. Safe Restart Fund (Attachment - 1 page)
    18. Financial Requests
    19. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
    20. Question Period
    21. In Camera - Contract Negotiations
    22. Adjournment

    May 6, 2021 - Special Council Meeting - Budget - 2:30PM via Zoom

    1. Call Meeting to Order
    2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
    3. Priorities Discussion (Attachment - 3 pages)
      1. Tier 1 Priorities (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
      2. Tier 2 Priority Council Survey Results 
      3. 2021 Priority Identification 
    4. Residential Rate Analysis and History (Attachment - 5 year comparison) (Attachment - 2020-2021)
    5. Operating Budget Deliberations (Attachment - 14 pages) (Attachment - 3 pages)
    6. Recommended Property Tax Rates
    7. Capital Budget and Gas Tax Expenditures (Attachment - 3 pages) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 27 pages)
    8. Approval of Capital Budget
    9. Adjournment

    April 27, 2021 Committee of the Whole Meeting - 6:30pm via Zoom

    April 27, 2021 Committee of the Whole Meeting

    1. Call Meeting to Order
    2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
    3. Presentation
      1. Rob Stephenson - BusinessNOW lead, WREN (Attachment - 13 pages)
    4. Adoption of Minutes
      1. 141st Annual Council Meeting - April 13, 2021 Minutes (Attachment - 5 Pages)
    5. Business Arising from the Minutes
      1. Eel Brook Volunteer Fire Department Fire Station (Attachment - 1 Page)
    6. Financial Statements (Attachment - 14 pages)
    7. Grant Allocation and Approvals
      1. 2021 Spring Grants to Organizations (Attachment - 3 pages)
    8. For Decision and discussion
      1. Grants to Organization Policy - Notice to Council of changes in policy (Attachment - 8 Pages)
      2. Destruction of Documents - MODA Records Disposal 2021 (Attachment - 11 pages)
      3. Mariners Center - Letter of Concern (Attachment - 7 Pages)
    9. Correspondence and for Information
      1. Letter from resident regarding Bill 4 - Biodiversity Act Legislature (Attachment - 2 Pages)
      2. Insurance - Fire Chiefs (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 3 pages)
      3. Socioeconomic and Demographic Profiles - Argyle Community Profile (Attachment - 29 Pages)
      4. Summer Student employment opportunities (Attachment - 1 Page)
      5. Municipality of Barrington - Letter regarding proposed amendments Re: Lobster Storage Facility and Proposed Development Agreement - Duramax Holdings Inc. (Attachment - 2 Pages)
      6. Notice of Approval - Land Use By-Law Amendment to enable a Micro Cannabis Production Facility - March 30, 2021 (Attachment - 1 Page)
      7. Home Warming Application - NS Power - March 2021 (Attachment - 3 Pages)
    10. Financial Requests
    11. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
    12. Question Period
    13. In Camera
    14. Adjournment

    April 13, 2021 - 141st Annual Council Meeting 6:30 pm Via Zoom

    141st Annual Council Meeting

    1. Call Meeting to Order
    2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
    3. Presentation
      1. Société historique acadienne de Pubnico-Ouest-Paul d’Entremont (Attachment - 6 pages)
        (Attachment - 2 pages)
    4. Adoption of Minutes
      1. Committee of the whole meeting minutes-March 30, 2021 (Attachment - 5 pages)
    5. Business Arising from the Minutes
    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. Councillors’ Report
    11. Warden’s Report (Attachment -1 page)
    12. Staff Report (Attachment - 14 pages)
    13. For Decision 
      1. Pubnico Community Identity Signs (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 3 pages) 
        (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
      2. GSAR (Attachment - 2 pages)
      3. Western Counties Regional Library (Attachment - 10 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages)
      4. Litter clean-up (Attachment - 1 pages)
      5. Capital budget (Attachment - 2 pages)
    14. For Discussion
      1. Fire Service Registration Policy (Attachment - 13 pages)
      2. Equipe Alpha (Attachment - 2 pages)
    15. Correspondence and for Information
      1. Yarmouth County Trail Development Association Final Report (Attachment - 2 pages)
      2. Municipal affairs acknowledgement (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. Municipality of Barrington-Letter of concern (Attachment - 2 pages)
    16. Financial Requests
    17. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
    18. Question Period
    19. In Camera
      1. Mariners Centre expansion-negotiation
      2. Light Pollution-legal matter
    20. Adjournment

    March 30, 2021 Committee of The Whole Meeting 6:30 pm Via Zoom

    Public Hearing
    To consider amending the Land Use By-Law to rezone a portion of a property along Dennis Point Road, Lower West Pubnico (PID 90081142) from Marine Industrial (MI) Zone to Light Industrial (LI) Zone.
     
    Committee of the Whole Council Meeting
    1. Call Meeting to Order
    2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
    3. Adoption of Minutes
      1. Regular Council meeting minutes – March 9, 2021 (Attachment - 6 pages)
      2. Special Council meeting minutes – March 18, 2021 (Attachment - 2 pages)
    4. Business arising from the minutes
      1. Bell Signed Agreement (Attachment - 14 pages)
    5. For Decision and discussion
      1. Second reading-Land Use By-law amendments - (Attachment - 16 pages)
      2. Relief of interest (Attachment - 1 page
      3. Iris Communications – extension of contract (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 4 pages)
      4. Splash pad contribution (Attachment - 17 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages)
      5. Mariners Centre Strategic plan (Attachment - 9 pages)
      6. Accessibility Committee member (Attachment - 7 pages)
      7. Solar project (Attachment - 3 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages)
      8. Kilometrage and Transportation Allowance Rate Changes-Effective April 1, 2021
        (Attachment - 2 pages)
      9. Financial Statement (Attachment - 3 pages)
    6. Correspondence and for Information
      1. Letter of response-Department of Health and Wellness (Attachment - 1 page)
      2. Community Spirit Plaque (Attachment - 1 page)
      3. WCRL minutes & Newsletter (Attachment - 6 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages)
      4. MLA letter to Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada (Attachment - 2 page)
    7. Financial Requests
    8. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
    9. Question Period
    10. In Camera
      1. Airport
      2. Mariners Centre Agreement (Attachment - 8 pages)
      3. Mobile dewatering truck
    11. Adjournment