Council AgendaMeeting DateOctober 25, 2010Meeting LocationSmiths Cove Fire HallCall to OrderDeputy Warden Jimmy MacAlpinePause to Seek GuidanceDeputy Warden Jimmy MacAlpineReading of Mission StatementDeputy Warden Jimmy MacAlpineDocumentsSubject AreaApproval of the AgendaAdditions/Deletions CouncilStaffSpecial PresentationsPresentationsPeter Newton, Warden Municipality of County of Annapolis LifePlex Wellness CentreDr. Bob MaherSenior ResearchScientistApplied Geomatics Research Group(AGRG)Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)NSCC Annapolis Valley Campus (Middleton) Community Mapping, web GISand the Creative Rural EconomyLarry BrooksDigby Ground Search andRescue
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Council AgendaMinutesApproval/Amendments September 27, 2010BusinessArising from Minutes/Old Business1.2.3.Deputy WardenMacAlpineCouncillor GregoryCouncillor AmeroCouncillor AdamsNew Business# 1Petition Unpaved portion of CullodenRoad# 2# 3# 4
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Council AgendaCAO ReportRequest for Decision orDirectionMeetingDates/Reminders Oct 12th–(Note change from the 11th) COTW @ 6:00pm Digby Neck Consolidated School Oct 25th– Council @ 6:00 pm Smith’s Cove Fire Hall Nov 8th– Special Council Meeting @ 6:00 pm Tiverton Community Hall Nov 8th– COTW Tiverton Community Hall Nov 22nd– Council @ 6:00 pm Barton SchoolMeeting ActionItem UpdatesSpecial ProjectUpdatesPayables-September 2010 $ 707,621.92Financial Report Sept 30, 2010Correspondence1.Rob Hersey Cenotaph Unveiling Invitation2.FCM PresidentFCM Information3.Mayor Peter KellyInvitation to NationalSymposium on Parks andGrounds (Oct 27-30th)4.PVSCPictometry Pilot Project5.
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Council AgendaCouncil Committees1.COTWRecommendationfrom COTW Approval for $ 4,500 forupgrades/paintingDigby Library2.By-law &PolicyAdvisory Committees# 1REMO AdvisoryCommitteeDeputy WardenMacAlpine# 2HeritageAdvisory CommitteeCouncillor AmeroCouncillor Adams# 3PlanningAdvisory CommitteeDeputy WardenMacAlpineCouncillor Gregory No meeting since last report# 4Police Advisory CommitteeCouncillor GregoryCouncillor AmeroCouncillor Adams Meeting Scheduled for Nov 16th There is 1 citizen position that needs to be filled# 5Tri County HousingAuthorityR FitzgeraldNo report available The 3 western housing authorities will be one as of Dec/10. This includes Tri Count, Anna. Valley andSouth shore housingauthorities.
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Council AgendaRegional/JointCommittees# 1Airport WorkingGroupDeputy WardenMacAlpineCouncillor Adams# 2Annapolis Digby Economic DevelopmentAgencyDeputy WardenMacAlpine Meeting scheduled for Oct28th. #3Digby AnnapolisDevelopmentCorpCouncillor AmeroNo meeting since lastreport#4Digby Area LearningAssociationCouncillor Adams#5Digby Area Tourism AssociationCouncillor Gregory April 2010 Minutes#6Digby Area RecreationCommitteeCouncillor Gregory Councillor Amero Minutes July 2010 Recreation Manager Report September 2010 Minutes September 2010 Staff Reports October 2010#7Digby Harbour Port AssociationCouncillor Gregory Minutes July 22, 2010#8Digby Library CommitteeDeputy WardenMacAlpine Meeting Notes Sept 27th#9FundywebBroadbandDeputy WardenMacAlpineCouncillor Amero No meeting since lastreport# 10IndustrialCommissionDeputy Warden MacAlpineCouncillor Amero No meeting since lastreport
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Council AgendaRegional/JointCommittees (con’t)# 11Kings TransitAuthorityCouncillor Amero Meeting Scheduled for Nov 4th# 12Senior Safety CommitteeCouncillor Adams Councillor Gregory# 13Tideview TerraceCouncillor Gregory & Councillor Adams # 14Waste CheckDeputy WardenMacAlpineCouncillor Gregory Minutes Sept 2010 Staff Reports-Oct 2010# 15Western Counties Regional LibraryDeputy WardenMacAlpineCouncil Activity Reports/Other CommitteesDeputy WardenMacAlpineCouncillor Gregory Digby Source Water Protection Minutes Aug2010 Buy Back Nova ScotiaCouncillor AmeroCouncillor Adams Notice of MotionIn Camera Contractual Issue
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Council AgendaAdjournment
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Municipal Council Minutes
Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia1Call to OrderThe Council meeting was called to order with Deputy Warden MacAlpine in the chair at 6:00 p.m. AttendanceCouncillors present: Jimmy MacAlpine, Deputy Warden Linda Gregory, Councillor Randall Amero, Councillor Maritza Adams, CouncillorStaff present: Linda Fraser, Chief Administrative Officer Gordon Wilson, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Cora Lee Bremner, Executive SecretaryPrayerDeputy Warden MacAlpine welcomed everyone to the meetingand asked everyone to pause to seek guidance for the meetingand asked everyone to keep Past Warden, Jim Thurber in theirthoughts as he had an accident on the weekend. DeputyWarden MacAlpine thanked everyone for coming and read theMunicipality’s mission statement. AgendaMOVED and seconded that the agenda be approved as circulated.MOTION CARRIEDSpecial PresentationsSissiboo Investments Ltd. – Mobius Environmental Award, Small Business of theYear Deputy Warden MacAlpine presented a certificate ofrecognition to Mr. Sabean from Sissiboo Investments Ltd.in recognition of his receipt of the Mobius EnvironmentalSmall Business of the Year award. Deputy WardenMacAlpine thanked Mr. Sabean for his efforts to help theenvironment. Waste Check was very happy with the binthat was created. Mr. Sabean thanked Council for the certificate but noted that the credit should go to theemployees who came up with the idea.PresentationsNILMinutes August 23, 2010MOVED and seconded that the minutes from the Council of August 23, 2010 be approved as circulated.MOTION CARRIEDBusiness Arising from Minutes/OldBusinessAnimals at WildlifePark Deputy Warden MacAlpine advised Council that themajority of the animals at the Animal Park in Upper Clements went to Shubenacadie and the rest went to a parkin Quebec.
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia2#1 Weymouth Waterfront Development Committee – Second & Final Reading of Amendment #10 to theTax Exemption By-law #2000-02MOVED and seconded that Council approve the second andfinal reading of amendment # 10 to the Tax Exemption By-law # 2000-02, adding Weymouth Waterfront DevelopmentCommittee to the list.MOTION CARRIED#2 TLC Animal Shelter – FundingRequest $12,000 The CAO had been asked to research how and if othermunicipal units provided funding to shelters/SPCA. A report was circulated with responses from municipal units. There is $4,600 left in the “Grants to Organizations” budget that isn’t allocated. Council was concerned that if the Municipality doesn’t helpthem they may be forced to shut down. Council was alsoconcerned that TLC Animal Shelter was requesting this amount annually without a vision to be sustainable. It wasmentioned that if the majority of this budget was used, therewould be no other funds available for other requests. Council decided to request a meeting with TLC Animal Shelter to discuss options with them in hopes to work something out.MOVED and seconded that the funding request from TLC Animal Shelter be tabled until Council is able to meet withthem within the next month. MOTION CARRIED#3 Keith Trimper Memorial Playground – Funding Request $10,000 Council heard that the Keith Trimper Memorial Playgroundhad raised most of the required funding.MOVED and seconded that Council give the Keith TrimperMemorial Playground a grant of $2,000. It was noted that this request will come from the “Grants toOrganizations” budget.MOTION CARRIEDDeputy Warden MacAlpine No Old Business.Councillor GregoryTrout Cove Road -SignageEastlink – Internet Service The signage for Trout Cove Road has never been placed. Itwas agreed to add this item to the agenda for theDepartment of Transportation meeting and inform them ofthe addition prior to the meeting. Councillor Gregory has been asked by a resident whyEastlink is not going to be installed in Whale Cove.Councillor Gregory will contact the company to obtain answers.Councillor Amero No Old Business.
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia3Councillor Adams No Old Business.New Business#1 Dorothy Elms –Letter & Petition Deputy Warden MacAlpine was contacted by Ms. DorothyElms who had a number of concerns. These concernsinclude the third lane in Conway, sidewalks and crosswalks for Conway, Lifeplex facility and concerns regarding theFederal mailbox review. Deputy Warden MacAlpine has discussed most of theseissues with her. Deputy Warden MacAlpine stated that hewill talk to her about the addition of a second sidewalk in Conway as there will be no room on the other side of theroad. A petition was received along with the letter with signaturesrequesting community safety in Conway including easyaccess to mailboxes and ample crosswalks and sidewalks in the community to allow for a safe crossing at anincreasingly busy area of Digby. This petition alsorequested Council’s support for the Fundy YMCA pool in Cornwallis. It was noted that there were signatures frompeople in Annapolis County on the petition. Council mentioned that she is not alone in how she feelsabout the changes to mailboxes. There have been severalcomplaints from the community regarding this program.MOVED and seconded that a letter be written to CanadaPost, carbon-copied to the MP and MLA, outlining theconcerns of the citizens in the community and outline thelack of communication being done to the citizens from therepresentatives of Canada Post. MOTION CARRIED It was agreed to send a letter to Ms. Elms thanking her forthe letter and petition and advising her that Council iswriting a letter to Canada Post on her behalf as well as the community, advising her that Council is addressing thecrosswalk issue and also that the recreation department is currently looking at the cost to enclose its pool.#2 ADEDA – CouncilRepresentationMOVED and seconded that Deputy Warden MacAlpineserve as Council’s representative on the ADEDA Board toreplace Warden Thurber.MOTION CARRIED#3 ADEDA –Committee to ReviewFunding Agreement &Governance Issues ADEDA has requested that the Warden and CAO sit on a committee to review the funding agreement and othergovernance issues.MOVED and seconded that Deputy Warden MacAlpine and
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia4the CAO sit on a committee for ADEDA to review thefunding agreement and governance issues.MOTION CARRIEDAdministrationRequest fordecision/directionCAO Report Update – Drainageissues in Weymouth The CAO report for September 27, 2010 was included in the meeting package. A meeting was held with the Village Commission,Weymouth Waterfront Development Committee, and Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal in regards to thedrainage issues in Weymouth. The Province has decided todo a cost share which would be a three way split. Thisproject should start right away.PayablesMOVED and seconded that the payables in the amount of$491,406.90 for the month of August 2010 be approved aspresented.MOTION CARRIEDFinancial ReportN/ACorrespondence It was noted that correspondence number one and numberfour is available at the Municipal Office in hardcopy oronline.Council CommitteesCommittee of theWholePolice AdvisoryCommittee –Appointment of Ryck Miller and VictoriaWilson to PoliceAdvisory CommitteeMOVED and seconded that Council appoint Ryck Millerand Victoria Wilson to the Police Advisory Committee.MOTION CARRIED The CAO noted that she was informed early in the summerthat there would be training for members of the PoliceAdvisory Committee. The two new members can attend. Itwas noted that there is still one seat vacant for a citizenrepresentative for the committee. If Council has any namesfor possible appointments, they can be forwarded to theCAO.Bylaw & PolicyReviewNILAdvisory Committees
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia5#1 REMO Management PlanningCommittee There has been no REMO meeting since the last Councilmeeting. A conference call took place prior to HurricaneEarl. The next meeting is scheduled for September 29,2010.#2 Heritage AdvisoryCommittee The Heritage Advisory Committee has not met since thelast Council meeting.#3 Planning AdvisoryCommittee There has been no Planning Advisory Committee meeting since the last report.#4 Police AdvisoryCommittee The Police Advisory Committee meeting for July has beenpostponed until new citizen members are appointed. Themembers are now in place. The Police community meeting took place last week. There were concerns with speed; tireburning; spinning until the tires catch fire; ATVS driving onthe side of the road and on properties; motorcycles passing on the wrong side of the road; and the speed of vehiclesgoing by emergency vehicles, as a fireman was nearly hitbecause of speed. These were just a few concerns that cameout of the meeting. It was suggested that an article be placed in the Coastline Newsletter making people aware ofthe 60km/hr maximum speed limit when driving aroundparked emergency vehicles. There will be more Mounties on Digby Neck with radar. The meeting notes from the meeting will be circulated toCouncil.#5 Tri CountyHousing Authority A Tri-County Housing Authority report was circulated onMay 25, 2010. The CAO will get an update before the next meeting.Regional / Joint Committees#1 Airport WorkingGroup The Airport Working Group has not met since the last Council meeting. There has not been a date set for the next meeting; however, there will probably be one before the endof October.#2 Annapolis Digby EconomicDevelopment Agency The ADEDA general board minutes for June and August2010, minutes from the July and September Conferencecall, as well as the Managing Director Report for September 2010 were included in the meeting package. Deputy Warden MacAlpine attended an ADEDA meetingon September 23, 2010. Regional development authority isvery important and there was a discussion regarding whichdirection to take it. They are in the process of having a group developed to discuss governance issues.#3 Digby Annapolis Development Corp The DADC has not met since the last report.#4 Digby AreaLearning Association There is a DALA meeting on September 29, 2010. Therewas no meeting over the summer. The addition to Learning Grove is coming along. They are currently working on the
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia6inside. They are a bit behind schedule. The new addition will house the after school program that is currently being held at the school. It will also be used by the pre-schoolduring the day.#5 Digby AreaTourism Association The Digby Area Tourism Association meeting was held thesame night as the Port Association. There is a Tourism meeting in Yarmouth scheduled soon.#6 Digby AreaRecreation Committee The DARC minutes for June, 2010 as well as the Recreation Manager Report for September 2010 wereincluded in the meeting package. There is a new furnace in the Curling Centre. There havebeen renovations done to both the Digby Elementary andMunicipal soccer fields. The Vaughn Vantassell Memorial Park had to be closed for safety issues which since havebeen corrected. Councillor Gregory gave an update onprogramming being done in DARC.#7 Digby HarbourPort Association The Digby Harbour Port Association minutes from July2010 were included in the meeting package. There was ameeting a week ago. The finances are doing well. It was noted that they are able to have Customs availability forboats in the summer. #8 Digby LibraryCommittee The Digby Library Committee met September 27, 2010.They are looking at ways to improve the look of the libraryand improve usage. They are looking at painting theinterior of the library. Plans are to put a canopy over thefront entry and install tracks to hang pictures. The frontdoor was leaking and has been fixed. #9 Fundyweb Broadband The Fundyweb Broadband minutes from April 2010 wereincluded in the meeting package. There was a meeting heldon September 8, 2010. At the last meeting direction was given to CAOs to seek legal advice to divest Municipal Units from the board.#10 Industrial Commission The Industrial Commission has not met since the last report.There will be a meeting soon.#11 Kings TransitAuthority The Kings Transit Authority July and August 2010 minutes, as well as the ridership and financial report for August wereincluded in the Council package. There was a Kings Transit Authority meeting last week. A building has been purchased in New Minas which will beused for a garage as well as an office. Ridership continues to go down. The Weymouth run isnow loosing ridership at the fastest rate. This is the second year in a row that it is declining. The CAO noted that the results from the King Transit survey that was included inthe Coastline will soon be coming forward to Council. There was a discussion regarding the Kings Transit Budget.#12 Senior SafetyCommittee There was a Seniors’ Expo recently held and was wellattended. Dawn Thomas is doing a great job.
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia7#13 Tideview Terrace The move in date for the new Tideview is still scheduled forJune 2011. The structure of the board is being reviewed. It hasn’t beendecided whether Warden Thurber will be replaced on theboard or whether a community member will be elected. The Eden plaque was presented and now hangs in the library. Tideview is currently full and there is a waiting list. Therewas a discussion regarding the policy and procedures inplacing people into homes.#14 Waste Check The Waste Check minutes for July 2010, General ManagerReport for September, Strategic Action Plan, By-lawEnforcement Report as well as the Regional Chairs updatewere all included in the Council package. There was a Waste Check meeting earlier this month. All haulers in region 7 are rejecting blue bags that are notproperly sorted. There was a retirement luncheon for Rene Belliveau. Hedid an excellent job while employed for Waste Check. The bylaw enforcement officer is doing a great job.Cameras are being placed in areas where frequent dumpingis occurring. Signs will be placed in these areas. Waste Check does not want signs to be placed in areas withoutsurveillance as it may not be effective.#15 Western Counties Regional Library The Western Counties Regional Library meeting minutes from July 2010 were included in the meeting package. Since the Weymouth Library has opened there has been a large increase in computer usage, internet usage and books. The adopt-a-book campaign was just completed. 1600 books were donated. This program runs every other year.This is the highest number of books ever adopted. Norman Leveque is going to be demonstrating the newequipment in the Weymouth Library to various groups. Council ReportsDeputy WardenMacAlpine Deputy Warden MacAlpine gave an oral presentation toCouncil outlining the various meetings he has attendedduring the past month.Councillor Gregory Councillor Gregory gave an oral presentation to Counciloutlining the various meetings she has attended during thepast month.Fire Damage – DigbyNeck Councillor Gregory inquired about the status of the propertytax adjustment for a property located on Digby Neck that was destroyed by fire. The CAO noted that the revisedassessment had been received and the taxes were adjustedaccordingly.Councillor Amero Councillor Amero gave an oral presentation to Counciloutlining the various meetings he has attended during thepast month.Councillor Adams Councillor Adams gave an oral presentation to Council
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia8outlining the various meetings she has attended during thepast month.Comments from thegallery The meeting was opened up to the gallery for questions.There were no questions. Deputy Warden MacAlpinethanked everyone for attending the meeting.BreakMOVED and seconded that there be a five minute breakbefore proceeding in camera.MOTION CARRIEDIn CameraMOVED and seconded that the meeting move in camera.MOTION CARRIEDRegular session resumed.ADEDA - FundingMoved and seconded that the Municipality of the District ofDigby fund the shortfall in the funding for investment attraction consulting services if required by ADEDA inorder to save the project and avoid the loss of the matching Provincial and Federal funding of $ 65,000. MOTION CARRIEDAdjournmentMOVED and seconded that the meeting adjourn at 8:10PM. MOTION CARRIED____________________________________________________________WARDENCLERK
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia2#1 Weymouth Waterfront Development Committee – Second & Final Reading of Amendment #10 to theTax Exemption By-law #2000-02MOVED and seconded that Council approve the second andfinal reading of amendment # 10 to the Tax Exemption By-law # 2000-02, adding Weymouth Waterfront DevelopmentCommittee to the list.MOTION CARRIED#2 TLC Animal Shelter – FundingRequest $12,000 The CAO had been asked to research how and if othermunicipal units provided funding to shelters/SPCA. A report was circulated with responses from municipal units. There is $4,600 left in the “Grants to Organizations” budget that isn’t allocated. Council was concerned that if the Municipality doesn’t helpthem they may be forced to shut down. Council was alsoconcerned that TLC Animal Shelter was requesting this amount annually without a vision to be sustainable. It wasmentioned that if the majority of this budget was used, therewould be no other funds available for other requests. Council decided to request a meeting with TLC Animal Shelter to discuss options with them in hopes to work something out.MOVED and seconded that the funding request from TLC Animal Shelter be tabled until Council is able to meet withthem within the next month. MOTION CARRIED#3 Keith Trimper Memorial Playground – Funding Request $10,000 Council heard that the Keith Trimper Memorial Playgroundhad raised most of the required funding.MOVED and seconded that Council give the Keith TrimperMemorial Playground a grant of $2,000. It was noted that this request will come from the “Grants toOrganizations” budget.MOTION CARRIEDDeputy Warden MacAlpine No Old Business.Councillor GregoryTrout Cove Road -SignageEastlink – Internet Service The signage for Trout Cove Road has never been placed. Itwas agreed to add this item to the agenda for theDepartment of Transportation meeting and inform them ofthe addition prior to the meeting. Councillor Gregory has been asked by a resident whyEastlink is not going to be installed in Whale Cove.Councillor Gregory will contact the company to obtain answers.Councillor Amero No Old Business.
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia3Councillor Adams No Old Business.New Business#1 Dorothy Elms –Letter & Petition Deputy Warden MacAlpine was contacted by Ms. DorothyElms who had a number of concerns. These concernsinclude the third lane in Conway, sidewalks and crosswalks for Conway, Lifeplex facility and concerns regarding theFederal mailbox review. Deputy Warden MacAlpine has discussed most of theseissues with her. Deputy Warden MacAlpine stated that hewill talk to her about the addition of a second sidewalk in Conway as there will be no room on the other side of theroad. A petition was received along with the letter with signaturesrequesting community safety in Conway including easyaccess to mailboxes and ample crosswalks and sidewalks in the community to allow for a safe crossing at anincreasingly busy area of Digby. This petition alsorequested Council’s support for the Fundy YMCA pool in Cornwallis. It was noted that there were signatures frompeople in Annapolis County on the petition. Council mentioned that she is not alone in how she feelsabout the changes to mailboxes. There have been severalcomplaints from the community regarding this program.MOVED and seconded that a letter be written to CanadaPost, carbon-copied to the MP and MLA, outlining theconcerns of the citizens in the community and outline thelack of communication being done to the citizens from therepresentatives of Canada Post. MOTION CARRIED It was agreed to send a letter to Ms. Elms thanking her forthe letter and petition and advising her that Council iswriting a letter to Canada Post on her behalf as well as the community, advising her that Council is addressing thecrosswalk issue and also that the recreation department is currently looking at the cost to enclose its pool.#2 ADEDA – CouncilRepresentationMOVED and seconded that Deputy Warden MacAlpineserve as Council’s representative on the ADEDA Board toreplace Warden Thurber.MOTION CARRIED#3 ADEDA –Committee to ReviewFunding Agreement &Governance Issues ADEDA has requested that the Warden and CAO sit on a committee to review the funding agreement and othergovernance issues.MOVED and seconded that Deputy Warden MacAlpine and
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia4the CAO sit on a committee for ADEDA to review thefunding agreement and governance issues.MOTION CARRIEDAdministrationRequest fordecision/directionCAO Report Update – Drainageissues in Weymouth The CAO report for September 27, 2010 was included in the meeting package. A meeting was held with the Village Commission,Weymouth Waterfront Development Committee, and Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal in regards to thedrainage issues in Weymouth. The Province has decided todo a cost share which would be a three way split. Thisproject should start right away.PayablesMOVED and seconded that the payables in the amount of$491,406.90 for the month of August 2010 be approved aspresented.MOTION CARRIEDFinancial ReportN/ACorrespondence It was noted that correspondence number one and numberfour is available at the Municipal Office in hardcopy oronline.Council CommitteesCommittee of theWholePolice AdvisoryCommittee –Appointment of Ryck Miller and VictoriaWilson to PoliceAdvisory CommitteeMOVED and seconded that Council appoint Ryck Millerand Victoria Wilson to the Police Advisory Committee.MOTION CARRIED The CAO noted that she was informed early in the summerthat there would be training for members of the PoliceAdvisory Committee. The two new members can attend. Itwas noted that there is still one seat vacant for a citizenrepresentative for the committee. If Council has any namesfor possible appointments, they can be forwarded to theCAO.Bylaw & PolicyReviewNILAdvisory Committees
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia5#1 REMO Management PlanningCommittee There has been no REMO meeting since the last Councilmeeting. A conference call took place prior to HurricaneEarl. The next meeting is scheduled for September 29,2010.#2 Heritage AdvisoryCommittee The Heritage Advisory Committee has not met since thelast Council meeting.#3 Planning AdvisoryCommittee There has been no Planning Advisory Committee meeting since the last report.#4 Police AdvisoryCommittee The Police Advisory Committee meeting for July has beenpostponed until new citizen members are appointed. Themembers are now in place. The Police community meeting took place last week. There were concerns with speed; tireburning; spinning until the tires catch fire; ATVS driving onthe side of the road and on properties; motorcycles passing on the wrong side of the road; and the speed of vehiclesgoing by emergency vehicles, as a fireman was nearly hitbecause of speed. These were just a few concerns that cameout of the meeting. It was suggested that an article be placed in the Coastline Newsletter making people aware ofthe 60km/hr maximum speed limit when driving aroundparked emergency vehicles. There will be more Mounties on Digby Neck with radar. The meeting notes from the meeting will be circulated toCouncil.#5 Tri CountyHousing Authority A Tri-County Housing Authority report was circulated onMay 25, 2010. The CAO will get an update before the next meeting.Regional / Joint Committees#1 Airport WorkingGroup The Airport Working Group has not met since the last Council meeting. There has not been a date set for the next meeting; however, there will probably be one before the endof October.#2 Annapolis Digby EconomicDevelopment Agency The ADEDA general board minutes for June and August2010, minutes from the July and September Conferencecall, as well as the Managing Director Report for September 2010 were included in the meeting package. Deputy Warden MacAlpine attended an ADEDA meetingon September 23, 2010. Regional development authority isvery important and there was a discussion regarding whichdirection to take it. They are in the process of having a group developed to discuss governance issues.#3 Digby Annapolis Development Corp The DADC has not met since the last report.#4 Digby AreaLearning Association There is a DALA meeting on September 29, 2010. Therewas no meeting over the summer. The addition to Learning Grove is coming along. They are currently working on the
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia6inside. They are a bit behind schedule. The new addition will house the after school program that is currently being held at the school. It will also be used by the pre-schoolduring the day.#5 Digby AreaTourism Association The Digby Area Tourism Association meeting was held thesame night as the Port Association. There is a Tourism meeting in Yarmouth scheduled soon.#6 Digby AreaRecreation Committee The DARC minutes for June, 2010 as well as the Recreation Manager Report for September 2010 wereincluded in the meeting package. There is a new furnace in the Curling Centre. There havebeen renovations done to both the Digby Elementary andMunicipal soccer fields. The Vaughn Vantassell Memorial Park had to be closed for safety issues which since havebeen corrected. Councillor Gregory gave an update onprogramming being done in DARC.#7 Digby HarbourPort Association The Digby Harbour Port Association minutes from July2010 were included in the meeting package. There was ameeting a week ago. The finances are doing well. It was noted that they are able to have Customs availability forboats in the summer. #8 Digby LibraryCommittee The Digby Library Committee met September 27, 2010.They are looking at ways to improve the look of the libraryand improve usage. They are looking at painting theinterior of the library. Plans are to put a canopy over thefront entry and install tracks to hang pictures. The frontdoor was leaking and has been fixed. #9 Fundyweb Broadband The Fundyweb Broadband minutes from April 2010 wereincluded in the meeting package. There was a meeting heldon September 8, 2010. At the last meeting direction was given to CAOs to seek legal advice to divest Municipal Units from the board.#10 Industrial Commission The Industrial Commission has not met since the last report.There will be a meeting soon.#11 Kings TransitAuthority The Kings Transit Authority July and August 2010 minutes, as well as the ridership and financial report for August wereincluded in the Council package. There was a Kings Transit Authority meeting last week. A building has been purchased in New Minas which will beused for a garage as well as an office. Ridership continues to go down. The Weymouth run isnow loosing ridership at the fastest rate. This is the second year in a row that it is declining. The CAO noted that the results from the King Transit survey that was included inthe Coastline will soon be coming forward to Council. There was a discussion regarding the Kings Transit Budget.#12 Senior SafetyCommittee There was a Seniors’ Expo recently held and was wellattended. Dawn Thomas is doing a great job.
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia7#13 Tideview Terrace The move in date for the new Tideview is still scheduled forJune 2011. The structure of the board is being reviewed. It hasn’t beendecided whether Warden Thurber will be replaced on theboard or whether a community member will be elected. The Eden plaque was presented and now hangs in the library. Tideview is currently full and there is a waiting list. Therewas a discussion regarding the policy and procedures inplacing people into homes.#14 Waste Check The Waste Check minutes for July 2010, General ManagerReport for September, Strategic Action Plan, By-lawEnforcement Report as well as the Regional Chairs updatewere all included in the Council package. There was a Waste Check meeting earlier this month. All haulers in region 7 are rejecting blue bags that are notproperly sorted. There was a retirement luncheon for Rene Belliveau. Hedid an excellent job while employed for Waste Check. The bylaw enforcement officer is doing a great job.Cameras are being placed in areas where frequent dumpingis occurring. Signs will be placed in these areas. Waste Check does not want signs to be placed in areas withoutsurveillance as it may not be effective.#15 Western Counties Regional Library The Western Counties Regional Library meeting minutes from July 2010 were included in the meeting package. Since the Weymouth Library has opened there has been a large increase in computer usage, internet usage and books. The adopt-a-book campaign was just completed. 1600 books were donated. This program runs every other year.This is the highest number of books ever adopted. Norman Leveque is going to be demonstrating the newequipment in the Weymouth Library to various groups. Council ReportsDeputy WardenMacAlpine Deputy Warden MacAlpine gave an oral presentation toCouncil outlining the various meetings he has attendedduring the past month.Councillor Gregory Councillor Gregory gave an oral presentation to Counciloutlining the various meetings she has attended during thepast month.Fire Damage – DigbyNeck Councillor Gregory inquired about the status of the propertytax adjustment for a property located on Digby Neck that was destroyed by fire. The CAO noted that the revisedassessment had been received and the taxes were adjustedaccordingly.Councillor Amero Councillor Amero gave an oral presentation to Counciloutlining the various meetings he has attended during thepast month.Councillor Adams Councillor Adams gave an oral presentation to Council
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Council MinutesSeptember 27, 2010Weymouth, Nova Scotia8outlining the various meetings she has attended during thepast month.Comments from thegallery The meeting was opened up to the gallery for questions.There were no questions. Deputy Warden MacAlpinethanked everyone for attending the meeting.BreakMOVED and seconded that there be a five minute breakbefore proceeding in camera.MOTION CARRIEDIn CameraMOVED and seconded that the meeting move in camera.MOTION CARRIEDRegular session resumed.ADEDA - FundingMoved and seconded that the Municipality of the District ofDigby fund the shortfall in the funding for investment attraction consulting services if required by ADEDA inorder to save the project and avoid the loss of the matching Provincial and Federal funding of $ 65,000. MOTION CARRIEDAdjournmentMOVED and seconded that the meeting adjourn at 8:10PM. MOTION CARRIED____________________________________________________________WARDENCLERK
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