Council Agendas

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

September 29, 2020 - Committee of the Whole 6:30 pm

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Presentation
    1. Western REN-Energy Study (Attachment - 8 pages)
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Regular Council Meeting Minutes – Sept 8, 2020 (Attachment - 4 pages)
    2. ARC Minutes- June 18, 2020 (Attachment - 3 pages)
    3. Audit Committee Minutes - Sept 8, 2020 (Attachment -  3 pages)
  5. Business Arising from the Minutes
    1. None
  6. Financial Statement - August 2020 (Attachment -  3 pages)
  7. For Decision and Discussion
    1. Pellet heat feasibility study-Request for pilot project (Attachment 2 pages)
      (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment  - 2 pages) (Attachment - 23 pages) 
    2. Article P31-Flexible Work Schedules Policy (Attachment - 4 pages)
    3. Audit Committee member (Attachment - 1 page)
    4. Yarmouth Airport-Voting members (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Request for letter of Congratulations to Vaughne Madden (Attachment - 1 page)
    6. Eel Brook Fire-Request for funding for truck (Attachment - 9 pages) (Attachment - 12 pages)
    7. 5 Year Capital Investment Plan (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 1 page)
    8. Letter of Support-Musee Acadienne -Nouveaux Horizons project (Attachment - 1 page)
  8. Correspondence and for Information
    1. WCRL - 2019-2020 Annual Report (Attachment - 8 pages)
    2. WCRL Board Minutes (Attachment - 5 pages)
    3. Letter to Minister Wilson (Attachment - 2 pages)
    4. Letters of Concern-Minister Jordan (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages)
       (Attachment - 2 pages)
    5. Provincial Volunteer Awards Virtual Presentation (Attachment - 5 pages)
    6. Letter from WREN Board (Attachment -1 page)
    7. Mariners Centre -New CEO (Attachment - 2 pages) 
  9. Financial Requests
    1. None
  10. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  11. Question Period
  12. In Camera 
  13. Adjournment

September 8, 2020 - Regular Council Meeting 6:30 pm

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Presentation 
    1. Eel Brook Fire Department-Jonathan LeBlanc (Attachment - 12 pages)
    2. Audited Financial Statement
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Special Council Meeting Minutes – August 19, 2020 (Attachment - 4 pages)
  5. Business Arising from the Minutes
    1. Streetlight-Wedgeport
  6. Councillors’ Report
  7. Warden’s Report
  8. Staff Report (Attachment - 16 pages)
  9. Strategic Priority Topics
    1. Priorities Progress Update (Attachment - 5 pages)
  10. For Decision
    1. Letter of support-provincial travel tax incentive (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 2 pages)
    2. Western Counties Regional Library (Attachment - 2 pages)
    3. Post Disaster Designation-Eel Brook Fire Department (Attachment - 2 pages)
  11. Notice Period-Municipal Policy
    1. Article P31-Flexible Work Schedule (Attachment  - 4 pages)
  12. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Municipal Agreement of the Western Regional Enterprise Network (Attachment - 18 pages)
  13. Financial Requests 
  14. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  15. Question Period
  16. In Camera 
  17. Adjournment

August 19, 2020 - Special Council Meeting 5:00 pm

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Regular Council Meeting Minutes-July 28, 2020 (Attachment - 5 pages)
  4. Business Arising from the Minutes 
  5. For Decision and discussion
    1. Temporary borrowing resolution (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 3 pages)
    2. Article P7-Overtime Policy (Attachment - 7 pages)
    3. Comité organisateur du Congrès mondial acadien 2024 (Attachment - 3 pages)
    4. Bernard A Pothiers Lane-Name change (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Chebeck Pond
    6. Water shortage update (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 2 pages) (Attachment - 3 pages)
    7. Election 2020-Procedures & forms (Attachment - 20 pages)
    8. Airport Corporation (Attachment - 2 pages)
    9. Consultation proposal - WSP (Attachment - 16 page) 
    10. Streetlights-Wedgeport
  6. Correspondence and for Information
    1. 2019-20 Annual Report-Property Valuation Services Corporation (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Well Restoration and Repair - East Pubnico (Attachment - 1 page)
    3. Fisheries & Aquaculture (Attachmet - 1 page) (Attachment - 1 page)
  7. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  8. Question Period
  9. In Camera 
    1. Request for support-AH&HP Vol. Fire Dept.
    2. Human Resources
  10. Adjournment

July 28, 2020 - Regular Council Meeting 6:30 pm Via Zoom

Regular Council Meeting
  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  3. Adoption of Minutes
    1. Regular Council Meeting Minutes-July 9, 2020 (Attachment - 6 pages)
  4. Business Arising from the Minutes 
    1. Unsightly garbage bins
  5. For Decision
    1. 2020-2021 budget operating reserve (Attachment - 1 page)
    2. Tax reliefs (Attachment 1 page)
    3. Grants to Orgs (Attachment - 2 pages)
    4. Water supply lending program (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 2 pages)
    5. Middle East Pubnico water project (Attachment - 2 pages)
    6. Deputy Returning Officer (Attachment - 1 page)
    7. Department of Transportation & Infrastructure Renewal-Capital Programs
      (Attachment - 1 page) (Attachment - 7 pages) (Attachment - 1 page)
    8. Wedgeport Sewer-Engineering Services (Attachment - 2 pages)
    9. COVID Fire Support (Attachment - 1 page)
  6. Correspondence and for Information
    1. Yarmouth & Acadian Shores Tourism Association (Attachment - 2 pages)
    2. Municipal Profile and Financial Condition Indicators Report (Attachment - 42 pages)
    3. Changes to the Building Code proposed (Attachment - 7 pages)
    4. Thank you letter (Attachment - 1 page)
    5. Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Attachment -1 page)
  7. Financial Requests 
  8. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  9. Question Period
  10. In Camera 
  11. Adjournment