MINUTES
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
The Council of The Rural Municipality of Armstrong held its regular monthly Council meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 10:00 A.M.in the Council Chambers in the R.M. Office in Inwood, Manitoba.
CALL COUNCIL TO ORDER
Reeve Marchak called the meeting to order at 10:40 A.M.Councillors present: Wards 1. Ralph Hazelton 4. David Yablonski
2. Carol Lavallee 5. Allen Evanchyshin
3. Diane Woychyshyn
CAO Don Rybachuk was also present and acted as Secretary.
262/09
Hazelton
Evanchyshin / RESOLVED that the agenda, with additions,be approved.
Carried.
263/09
Yablonski
Lavallee / RESOLVED that Councillor Hazelton be appointed Deputy Reeve.
Carried.
264/09
Hazelton
Evanchyshin / RESOLVED that the appointments to the Standing Committees of Council be as follows:
Roads Committee
Council as a Whole
Chairperson – Councillor Yablonski
Drainage Committee
Council as a Whole
Chairperson – Councillor Evanchyshin
Protective Services Committee
Councillor Yablonski
Councillor Woychyshyn
Councillor Evanchyshin
Chairperson – Councillor Yablonski
Waste Management Committee
Councillor Lavallee
Councillor Hazelton
Councillor Woychyshyn
Chairperson – Councillor Lavallee
Carried.
265/09
Evanchyshin
Yablonski / RESOLVED that the appointments to the other bodies of Council be as follows:
CommunityFuturesEastInterlake
Reeve Les Marchak
Interlake Development Corporation
Reeve Marchak
Councillor Lavallee – Alternate
Interlake Development Corporation – Transportation Committee
Reeve Marchak
Interlake Pioneer Trail
Councillor Hazelton
InterlakeWeed Control Board
Councillor Hazelton
Councillor Yablonski
InterlakeVeterinary Services Board
Councillor Hazelton
Fisher Armstrong Planning District
Reeve Marchak
Councillor Hazelton
Councillor Woychyshyn
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COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS (Cont.)
265/09 (Cont.)
Evanchyshin
Yablonski / SouthInterlake Emergency Measures Board
Councillor Lavallee
Councillor Woychyshyn – Alternate
Narcisse Snake Management Advisory Group
Councillor Hazelton
Arborg & District Immigration Committee
Councillor Woychyshyn
Immigrant Settlement Services Advisory Committee
Councillor Woychyshyn
InterlakeTourism Association
Councillor Lavallee
Manitoba Association of Regional Recyclers
Councillor Woychyshyn
Responsible Electronics Recycling
Councillor Woychyshyn
East Interlake Conservation District
Icelandic River/Lower InterlakeSub-Committee
Reeve Marchak
Citizen Member Adam Senga
Netley/Wavey/Parks Creeks Sub-Committee
Councillor Evanchyshin
Citizen Member Victor Dziedzic
West Interlake Watershed Conservation District
LowerWestInterlakeSub-District
Councillor Lavallee
Citizen Member Jack Cruise
ShoalLakesSub-District
Councillor Hazelton
Citizen Member Lee Wirgau
Western InterlakeWater Management Association
Councillor Hazelton
Councillor Lavallee
Vestfold Water Management Committee
Councillor Hazelton
Councillor Lavallee
Citizen Member Lee Wirgau
Carried.
266/09
Hazelton
Lavallee / READ AND CONFIRM MINUTES
RESOLVED that the reading of the minutes of the regular Council meeting on October 13, 2009be waived as copies of said minutes were distributed to Members of Counciland posted in the R.M. of Armstrong Office on October 22, 2009 and the said minutes shall be confirmed and signed.
Carried.
267/09
Lavallee
Woychyshyn / RESOLVED that the minutes of the Board of Revision held on October 21, 2009 be adopted as read.
Carried.
MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
268/09
Evanchyshin
Hazelton / WHEREAS the Financial Statements for thetenmonths ended October 31, 2009 have been examined and found to be in order;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the said Financial Statements be approved.
Carried.
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269/09
Evanchyshin
Yablonski / ACCOUNTS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT
WHEREAS Members of Council have submitted accounts, verified by statutory declaration, of the indemnities, travel and expenses for the period ending October 31, 2009;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that payment be authorized in accordance with By-Law No. 3/08.
Carried.
270/09
Woychyshyn
Yablonski / WHEREAS the accounts of the Municipality for the period endingOctober 31, 2009 have been examined and found to be in order;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that cheque numbers 8038 to 8114, both inclusive, for the amount of $639,950.09 be approved for payment.
Carried.
BY-LAWS
271/09
Hazelton
Lavallee / RESOLVED that By-Law No. 6/09, a by-law to amend the R.M. of Armstrong Zoning By-Law No. 6/04, as amended, pass second reading.
Carried.
272/09
Evanchyshin
Hazelton / RESOLVED that By-Law No. 6/09pass third reading and that it be signed and sealed.
For
Marchak
Hazelton
Lavallee
Woychyshyn
Yablonski
Evanchyshin
Carried.
Council discussed a proposal for a rock quarry in the Agricultural Limited (AL) Zone. Zoning By-Law No. 6/04 requires a conditional use approval for rock quarries in the AL Zone.
WARD REPORTS
Ward 1
The tree in the back lane behind First Avenue needs to be removed.
Ward 2
Request by Ron Roslinsky to cleanout the trees and stones N of NE 35-21-1W on a 50/50 cost shared basis.
Request by Rudy Singbiel for gravelling E of SE 5-20-1E.
Request by Larry Huziy for an 18” floodgate E of SE 22-21-1E and a culvert addition E of SE 23-21-1E.
Request by Jim Kehler for a cleanout or replacement of the culvert N of NW 27-21-1W.
Reported complaints received that people are pushing manure on undeveloped road allowances.
273/09
Lavallee
Evanchyshin / RESOLVED that Council authorizes expenditure for an 18” floodgate E of SE 22-21-1E and for replacement of the thru grade culvert N of NW 27-21-1E.
Carried.
Ward 3
Request to cleanout the culverts N 33-21-3E & N 25-20-2E.
Request to repair the floodgates N 29-21-3E & E 32-21-3E.
Request for replacement of the stop sign N 7-20-3E.
Request for a 36” x 40’ culvert replacement N 19-21-3E under the Disaster Financial Assistance Program.
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WARD REPORTS (Cont.)
Ward 3 (Cont.)
274/09
Woychyshyn
Yablonski / RESOLVED that Council authorizes expenditure for the following:
- Culvert cleanouts N 33-21-3E and N 25-20-2E.
- Repair floodgates N 29-21-3E and E 32-21-3E.
- Replace 36” x 40’ culvert N 19-21-3E under the Disaster Financial Assistance Program.
Ward 4
Request by Kevin Porteous for culvert cleanout E of 9-19-2E and to build up the road E of 8-19-2E.
275/09
Evanchyshin
Yablonski / RESOLVED that Council authorizes expenditure for culvert cleanout E of 9-19-2E.
Carried.
Request by Allan Saskosky for installation of a culvert in the drain thru NW 8-19-3E.
HEARING DELEGATIONS
Messrs. Henry Dupont, Don Bloodworth and Lorne Irwin and Mr. & Mrs. Graham & Vera Clarke attended the meeting to request what has happened since the last meeting regarding the operations on the Inwood Auction Market property. Mr. Dupont stated that cattle are going in and out and that there are always cattle there. Reeve Marchak advised the delegation that the Municipal Solicitor is working on a solution to stop the activities at the said site. Mr. Clarke asked if there was a conditional permit issued for the operation. Reeve Marchak replied no. He further stated that there is supposed to be an auction market operating. Mrs. Clarke stated that the situation is becoming a health concern. Councillor Yablonski asked Mr. Dupont if he knew how many cattle are there. Mr. Dupont replied that he didn’t know. Reeve Marchak stated that it is not being operated as an auction market.
Mr. & Mrs. Bernie & Shirley Unrau attended the meeting to request ¼ mile of road construction East of SE 9-19-2E for access to construct a house on the North Half of SE 9-19-2E. Reeve Marchak replied that if hydro is there and there are signs of a house construction, Council will construct the said ¼ mile of road.
WARD REPORTS
Ward 5
Request for installation of the stop sign E 17-18-3E.
BUSINESS FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES
276/09
Lavallee
Woychyshyn / RESOLVED that Council hires Fred West for the Casual Public Works employee position at an hourly salary of $14.34.
Carried.
277/09
Evanchyshin
Hazelton / RESOLVED that Council contracts with Fred West for the Office Custodian position at a monthly fee of $250.00.
Carried.
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NEW BUSINESS
The following correspondence was presented to Council:
From Subject Disposition
1. Hon. Rosann WowchukAssistance for Cattle ProducersFile
2. Hon. Rosann WowchukAssistance for Bee ProducersFile
3. R.M. of FisherAssistance for Grain & Cattle Producers278/09
& 279/09
4. R.M. of BifrostAssistance for Grain & Cattle ProducersFile
5. Hon. Ron LemieuxCouncil Members Statements of AssetsFile
6. AMMConflict of Interest ActFile
7. AMMElections for President & Vice PresidentFile
8. Shirley KalyniukCandidate for AMM Urban Vice PresidentFile
9. AMMFinancial StatementsFile
10. Stuart Briese, MLAOWNS RegulationFile
11. R.M. of GimliInterlake Regional Council MeetingFile
12. Dean KasurEnvir. Remediation ProgramFile
13. Mb Water StewardshipWater Sampling in InwoodFile
14. Community Futures – EIFree Business SeminarsFile 15. MPSC Recycling File
16. IGAProposed Subdivision – Pt. SE 6-18-3E280/09
17. MCPAAnnual General MeetingFile
18. Go PlasticsSalt Sand BoxesFile
19. Power of ChoiceGrant File
20. Prairie Conservation ConferenceNominations – Prairie Conservation AwardFile
21. Mb TourismNominations for AwardsFile
22. Mb Ag Hall of FameGrantFile
23. IDCMeeting & DinnerReply
24. Hon. Ron LemieuxTax Increment Financing ActFile
25. Inwood Auction Market Co. Ltd.Order of the Board of RevisionFile
26. ITA2010 Homecoming CelebrationsFile
27. IRHABoard Member ApplicationsFile
28. Culture, Heritage & TourismWorkshop – Mb Comm. Places ProgramFile
29. EvergreenSchool DivisionPlanning SessionFile
30. WIWCDUpdateFile
31. Inwood Snowmobile ClubInsurance – Emergency Shelters281/09
32. Mb ConservationManure SpreadingFile
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NEW BUSINESS (Cont.)
278/09
Hazelton
Lavallee / WHEREAS the Rural Municipality of Armstrong had an excess moisture problem during the 2008 growing season leaving many fields, both grain and hay, unharvested at the end of the year;
AND WHEREAS this resulted in almost all cultivated land left unseeded and extremely poor forage crops, impacting cattle producers, grain farmers and honey producers;
AND WHEREAS the R.M. of Armstrong declared the Municipality as an agricultural disaster area for the year 2009;
AND WHEREAS AgriStability is designed to counter drops in farm income outside the control of producers;
AND WHEREAS with the occurrence of concurrent low income years resulting in consistently low reference margins, a payment mechanism through AgriStability is not effective;
AND WHEREAS AgriInsurance, as a first line of defence at maximum insurance levels, fails to provide sufficient input cost recovery to the producer;
AND WHEREAS the Excess Moisture Insurance Program under AgriInsurance is insufficient to cover 2009 summerfallow expenses due to the unusually wet year;
AND WHEREAS many farmers may be unable to secure a sufficient operating line of credit to operate in 2010;
AND WHEREAS the new Federal/Provincial suite of Business Risk Management Programs (BRMP) includes AgriRecovery which addresses producer needs that are not effectively covered by current programs;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Government of Canada and the Province of Manitoba:
- Provide a Cropland Restoration Program of $65.00 per acre for all cultivated land damaged by flooding.
- Provide an extension of the current $40.00 per acre forage land restoration program for two more years.
- Provide a seed assistance program for livestock producers of $70.00 per head of breeding stock.
- Provide freight assistance to transport feed for livestock, to include feed grains, feed supplements and concentrates.
- Provide an appeal process for producers that would include producer input.
- Provide for requests in Clauses 1 to 5 in an expedited manner to prevent an exodus and further loss of an industry which is the mainstay of our economy in the R.M. of Armstrong.
279/09
Evanchyshin
Yablonski / WHEREAS both the Federal and Provincial Governments have funded the Red River Floodway;
AND WHEREAS both the Federal and Provincial Governments can fund floods and drainage in the Red RiverValley;
AND WHEREAS the Interlake has had excessive rain for two years in succession with totals up to five feet in two years;
AND WHEREAS municipal funds are not adequate to build, repair and maintain the required drainage;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Federal and Provincial Governments provide funds to build, repair and maintain the drainage system in the Interlake.
Carried.
280/09
Evanchyshin
Yablonski / WHEREAS the Municipality has received an application for subdivision of Pt. SE 6-18-3E as per Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs File No. 4602-09-4960;
AND WHEREAS this application complies with the Fisher Armstrong Planning District Development Plan and the R.M. of Armstrong Zoning By-Law;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approves the said proposed subdivision subject to the proposed parcels of land being consolidated as stated in the subdivision application resulting in no new lots.
Carried.
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HEARING DELEGATIONS
Mr. Kevin Johannesson, representing Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, attended the meeting to update the Council on the Main Market Roads budget. He advised that there is $40,000 remaining until the end of March 2010. Reeve Marchak stated that there was a misunderstanding with the Main Market Road funding and the 50/50 funding for municipal roads. He further stated that Council will not be snowplowing the Main Market Roads until the situation is resolved by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation.
NEW BUSINESS
281/09
Hazelton
Yablonski / RESOLVED that Council authorizes expenditure to insure the Inwood Snowmobile Club’s Emergency Shelters;
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Council authorizes the Inwood Snowmobile Club to groom and maintain the municipal road allowances as stated in their letter dated November 9, 2009 for the construction of a new trail that will join Inwood with Fraserwood.
Carried.
282/09
Hazelton
Lavallee / WHEREAS Angelo De Francesco has requested a variation order, as per Variation Order #1/09, to vary the minimum required site size from 40 acres to 37.0 acres and 38.3 acres to accommodate subdivision of a 75.3 acres title in the Agricultural Limited Zone;
AND WHEREAS Council has held a public hearing for this request as required by the Provincial Planning Act;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approves Variation Order #1/09.
Carried.
283/09
Hazelton
Woychyshyn / WHEREAS James Rogoza has requested a conditional use, as per Conditional Use Application #2/09, to place a mobile home in the Townsite of Fraserwood;
AND WHEREAS Council has held a public hearing for this request as required by the Provincial Planning Act;
AND WHEREAS Council has heard presentations in support of and presentations in objection to the said mobile home being placed in the Townsite of Fraserwood;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council rejects Conditional Use #2/09.
Carried.
284/09
Lavallee
Yablonski / RESOLVED that Council authorizes expenditure for the purchase of Field Observation Reports for use by the Building Inspector.
Carried.
285/09
Evanchyshin
Yablonski / RESOLVED that Council authorizes expenditure to install the Christmas decorative ornaments on the hydro poles.
Carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councillor Lavallee requested a drain survey thru SE 26-21-1W.
286/09
Lavallee
Hazelton / RESOLVED that Council authorizes expenditure for a drain survey thru SE 26-21-1W.
Carried.
Councillor Lavallee reported on the meeting regarding the Dennis Martin project.
Councillor Woychyshyn reported that the flowing wells are going to freeze the culverts.
Councillor Lavallee reported on the West Interlake Water Management Association meeting. The Association is requesting an additional $100.00 membership fee for 2010.
Councillor Lavallee reported that Manitoba Water Stewardship has advised that municipalities can apply for multiple culvert installations on one drainage licence application.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS (Cont.)
Councillor Lavallee reported on the Interlake Tourism Association meeting regarding getting more tourism in the Interlake. She stated that Council should lobby for an Interpretive Centre at the Narcisse Snake Dens.
287/09
Lavallee
Woychyshyn / RESOLVED that Council authorizes expenditure to contract with the Municipal Auditor, Ken Hodgins, CA to prepare the Consolidated Financial Statements for 2007, 2008 and 2009 at an approximate cost of $1,500.00.
Carried.
Councillor Lavallee reported on the Age Friendly meeting.
288/09
Evanchyshin
Yablonski / ADJOURNMENT
RESOLVED that the Council meeting now adjourn to meet again on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. for the regular monthly Council meeting.
Carried.
The meeting adjourned at 4:15 P.M.
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Reeve
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CAO