Minutes December 14/09
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
of the Town of Wembley, in the Province of Alberta
held in the Wembley Municipal Office
this 14th day of December, 2009.
COUNCIL Mayor Smith; Councillors: Halladay, Holler, Landry, Peterson, Querin and Trudel.
OTHERS PRESENT Lori Parker - CAO
CALL-TO-ORDER Mayor Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
AGENDA MOTION # 2009-265
Councillor Landry moved that the agenda be adopted with the addition of David Well, Public Works Foreman as a delegation. Carried.
MINUTES MOTION # 2009-266
Councillor Querin moved that the minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 23, 2009 be adopted as presented. Carried.
MOTION # 2009-267
Councillor Landry moved that the minutes of the Special Meeting of November 30, 2009 be adopted as presented. Carried.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MOTION # 2009-268
Councillor Peterson moved that the accounts payable, as identified in Schedule "A", cheque #932 to cheque #982 totaling $78,510.03 be approved. Carried.
MONTHLY STATEMENT MOTION # 2009-269
Councillor Halladay moved that the Monthly Statement and Revenue and Expense Statement for the month of November 2009 be adopted as presented. Carried.
INTERIM BUDGET MOTION # 2009-270
Councillor Querin moved that the 2010 Interim Budget be approved as presented. Carried.
TASK SHEET The task sheet from the November 23, 2009 meeting was discussed.
The CAO reported on tasks completed. CAO to provide Council members with a list of the 2008 Christmas Light-Up winners.
BY-LAW 657 MOTION # 2009-271
Moved by Councillor Peterson that By-Law 657 being a by-law to set regulations and rates for water and sewer services and garbage and recycling collection be read a first time this meeting. Carried.
MOTION # 2009-272
Motion by Councillor Landry that By-Law 657 receive second reading. Carried.
MOTION # 2009-273
Motion by Councillor Holler that all three readings of By-Law 657 be given at this meeting. Carried.
MOTION # 2009-274
Motion by Councillor Querin that By-Law 657 receive third and final reading. Carried.
REPORTS The following reports were reviewed and accepted as information:
- Public Works Meeting - December 2, 2009
- Development Permits issued
- S.P.C.A. - November 2009
- County Enforcement - November 2009
- GPREP - November 2009
- Peace Library System - November 28, 2009
- County Council Highlights
- Grande Spirit Foundation - May 22, 2009
- FCSS - November 12, 2009
CORRESPONDENCE
- Regional EMS Foundation forwarded information regarding the Upcoming 10th Annual Wine Gala and Auction which will be held on February 20, 2010 in the Crystal Centre.
- County of Grande Prairie New Releases
- Information was received from Community Futures regarding the Grant specialist services to municipalities. It was suggested that funding could be sought to hire or contract someone specifically to provide grant assistance to municipalities. CAO was instruction to contact the towns of Beaverlodge and Sexsmith and the Village of Hythe to seek their input on the Grant Specialist Initiative.
- FCM Members Advisory - Municipal Leadership on Climate Change Action.
DISCUSSIONS
- Contract Change Order was received from TurCon Construction Group for the Fire Hall renovations. MOTION # 2009-275 Moved by Councillor Halladay that the additions to the contract as identified in the Contract Change Order number 002 in the amount of $5,143.61 be approved. Carried.
- Recycle Plus Agreement was discussed. MOTION # 2009-276 Moved by Councillor Peterson that the Recycling Agreement with Recycle Plus not be renewed. Carried. CAO was instructed to forward a letter to Recycle Plus advising Council's decision.
- Correspondence received from the County of Grande Prairie regarding changes to the qualifications for apparatus operators. MOTION # 2009-277 Motion by Councillor Landry that the CAO notify the County of Grande Prairie that the fire department apparatus operators will continue to meet provincial required guidelines and that qualification changes may be entertained during the contract renewal process. Carried.
- A discussion was held regarding the 2009 Community Award. MOTION # 2009-276 Moved by Councillor Trudel that the Town of Wembley sponsor the 2009 Community Award program and that the recipient be awarded a small plaque and five twenty dollar Wembley Bucks. Carried.
- A list of accounts to be added to the tax roll was reviewed. MOTION # 2009-277 Motion by Councillor Querin that the accounts as identified in "Schedule A" in the amount of $2,127.78 be hereby added to the tax roll for collection. Carried.
- A list of accounts to be forwarded to a collection agency was reviewed. MOTION # 2009-278 Motion by Councillor Peterson that the accounts as identified in "Schedule A" in the amount of $3,743.50 may be forward to a collection agency for collection. Carried.
DELEGATIONS
At 7:30 p.m. - Link MacDonald appeared before Council to discuss parking adjacent to his property.
At 8:00 p.m. - Public Works Foreman, David Wells, met with Council to discuss the site location for the cardboard compacting container.
ROUND TABLE The following topics were discussed:
- Plans have been finalized for the Town and Fire Department Christmas Party.
- Missed MCR notification calls were discussed.
- CAO advised that she has completed the ICS 100 and 200 training.
- A food bank drive will be held in Wembley on December 16, 2009.
- Mayor Smith advised that he will not be available for the January 11, 2010 Council Meeting.
- Delegates attending the Convention are required to submit a written report to Council.
- Merry Christmas was extended to all.
ADJOURNMENT MOTION # 2009-279 Moved by Councillor Landry that the meeting
be adjourned at 9:06 p.m. Carried.
Mayor - Owen Smith
CAO - Lori Parker