Archives and Heritage - Municipality of the District of Argyle

MAY 23, 2024 - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 P.M.

Department Head Report - 5:45 - 6:30 - Director of Recreation Services, Natalie d'Entremont

Call Meeting to Order
1. Regrets
Invitation to Stand and Move
Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
Adoption of Minutes
1. April 24, 2024 - Capital and Grants to Org Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
2. May 9, 2024 - Regular Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
Staff Reports
1. Department Head Report (Active Projects) (Completed Projects)
2. Clerks Report (Attachment)
3. Building Permit Report (Attachment)
4. Strategic Action Items Update (Attachment)
7-Day Notice
1. Article C17 - Involuntary Destruction of Property (Attachment)
2. Article C18 - Growing Communities Scholarship (Attachment)
3. Article C36 - Audit Committee (Attachment)
For Decision and Discussion
1. Aquaculture Development Area Update and Information
2. Article P5 - Hiring and Probation of Staff (Attachment)
3. Article P16 - Christmas Bonus (Attachment)
4. Article P19 - Job Sharing (Attachment)
5. Heritage Advisory Committee - Resignation of Members (Attachment)
6. Article C5 - Citizen Appointment to Committees, Commissions, and Boards (Attachment)
Correspondence and For Information
1. WREN Cell Service Survey Press Release (Attachment 1) (Attachment 2) (Attachment 3)
2. Economic Impact Study Reveals Importance of Port of Yarmouth (Attachment)
3. Letter from Minister Lohr - Financial Measures Act (Attachment)
4. Letter to Minister Masland Re: Pubnico Head Intersection (Attachment)
5. Letter to AMFFA Re: Request to form a Council Committee (Attachment)
6. Letter of Support to Le Village historique acadien de la Nouvelle-Ecosse (Attachment)
7. Letter of Correspondence from Minister Masland Re: Duck Lake Bridge (Attachment)
8. Memo from Scott Surette Re; Communauté Francophone Accueillante/ Welcoming Francophone Community (Attachment 1) (Attachment 2)
Financial Requests - District Community Grants
1. Distirict 1 Community Grants
  - Suggested Motion: To approve a District Community Grant in the amount of $700 for the following organizations in District 1
    - Theatre Sud-Ouest
    - Abram's River Wharf Association
    - Le Club Acadien
    - Abram's River Schoolhouse Society
2. District 2 Community Grants
  - Suggested Motion: To approve a District Community Grant in the amount of $700 for the following organizations in District 2
    - Comeau's Hill Cemetery
    - Association of Clairmont, Deviller, Fitzgerald, Harris and Jacquard
    - Comeau's Hill and Little River Harbour Beach Committee
    - Harbour Hill Community Hall
    - Plymouth Cemetery
3. District 4 Community Grants
  - Suggested Motion: To approve a District Community Grant in the amount of $500 for the following organizations in District 4
    - Festival de la Barge
    - Amirault's Hill Community Improvement Committee
    - Those Were The Days Vintage Fashion Show
4. District 5 Community Grants
  - Suggested Motion: To approve a District Community Grant in the amount of $700 for the following organizations in District 5
    - Belleville and Friends
    - Comité Touristique de la Paroisse Ste. Anne du Ruisseau
    - Eve Joe Bourque Society
    - Le Club des Audacieux de Quinan
    - Village and Friends Senior Club
    - Quinan Fire Department
5. District 6 Community Grants
  - Suggested Motion: To approve a District Community Grant in the amount of $700 for the following organizations in District 6
    - Argyle Baptist Historical Church Building
    - New Horizons Seaside Park Association
    - Green Grove Cemetery Association
    - Glenwood Hall
    - Argyle Mount Pleasant Cemetery
    - Lower Argyle Harbour Cemetery
6. District 7 Community Grants
  - Suggested Motion: To approve a District Community Grant in the amount of $700 for the following organizations in District 7
    - Laurel Hills Cemetery
    - East Pubnico Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary
    - Pubnico - Light Monument Society
Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
Question Period
In Camera
1. Section 22:2 (c) - Personnel Matters - Committee Appointments
2. Section 22:2 (e) - Contract Negotiation - Yarmouth International Airport Corporation
Adjournment

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MAY 9, 2024 - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 P.M.

Call Meeting to Order
1. Regrets
Invitation to Stand and Move
Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
Presentation - Marty King, Marine Protected Area
Adoption of Minutes
1. April 25, 2024 - Executive Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
2. May 1, 2024 - Special Budget Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
Financial Report until March 31, 2024/Operating Fund Budget Presentation (Attachment 1) (Attachment 2)
1. Transfer to Capital Reserve (RFD)
Operating Reserve Budget Presentation 2024-2025 (Attachment)
Financial Approvals
1. Sewer Budgets (Operating and Capital) 2024-2025 (Attachment)
2. East Pubnico Water Utility Charge 2024-2025 (Attachment)
3. Fire Area Rates 2024-2025 (Attachment)
4. Interest Rate/Date on Overdue Accounts 2024-2025 (Attachment)
5. Residential and Commercial Rates 2024-2025 (Attachment)
Recognizing Argyle - Council Announcements
Warden's Report (Attachment)
Committee Reports
1. Yarmouth Area Industrial Commission
2. REMO Executive
3. Mariners Centre Management Authority
4. Mariners Centre Expansion Board
5. Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association
6. Nakile Board
7. Western County Regional Libraries
8. WREN Liason and Oversight Committee
9. Argyle Recreation Commission
10. Joint Police Advisory Board
11. Doctor Recruitment and Retention
12. Waste Check
13. Substance Use Awareness Project
7-day Notice
1. Article P5 - Hiring and Probation of Staff (Attachment)
2. Article P16 - Christmas Bonus (Attachment)
3. Article P19 - Job Sharing (Attachment)
For Decision and Discussion
1. By-law 27A - Solid Waste Resource (Attachment)
2. Article P14 - Vacation Policy (Attachment)
3. Article P39 - Four Day Work Week (Attachment)
4. Executive Meeting - End of May
Correspondence and For Information
1. Letter to the Honourable John Lohr re Service Exchange (Attachment)
2. Invitation for Selection Process for the Host Municipality of the 46th “Finale des Jeux de l’Acadie” in 2027 (Attachment)
3. Public Engagement on the Marine Conservation Network Plan for the Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy Bioregion (Attachment)
4. Low Income Tax Exemptions 2024 (Attachment)
5. Correspondence from Oceans and Fisheries Canada (Original Letter) (Response)
6. Memo to CAO - Plow Truck Tender (Attachment)
7. Marketing Levy Ad Hoc Committee - Deputy CAO
Financial Requests - Defered until after Budget Deliberation
Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
Question Period
In Camera - Section 22:2 (E)
1. Potential Land Purchase
Adjournment

MAY 1, 2024 - SPECIAL BUDGET COUNCIL MEETING - 4:00 P.M.

Call Meeting to Order
1. Regrets
Invitation to Stand and Move
Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
Draft Operating Budget Presentation (Attachment)

APRIL 25, 2024 - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 P.M

Call Meeting to Order
1. Regrets
Invitation to Stand and Move
Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
Adoption of Minutes
1. April 11, 2024 - 144th Annual Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
Staff Reports
1. Department Head Report (Active Projects) (Completed Projects)
2. Clerks Report (Attachment)
3. Building Permit Report (Attachment)
7-Day Notice
1. Article P14 - Vacation Policy (Attachment)
Grant Approvals
1. Grants to Organization Approvals 2024 (Attachment)
2. Extraordinary Grants 2024-2025
  - Rotary Ribfest - $2500
Other Considerations Previously Approved by Council
- VON - $4500 ($2500 approved last year)
- GSAR - $6500 per year for 3 years (renewal)
- Yarmouth County Trail Development Association - $7050 ($7050 approved last year)
For Decision and Discussion
1. Transfer from Operating Reserve to Operating Fund (Attachment)
2. Capital Budget 2024-2025 (Qualitative Report) (Capital Budget) (Capital Budget by Projects) (Gas Tax Projections)
3. Shyft Youth Services Letter of Support Request (Warden Muise)
4. Westen REN LOC Request (Attachment)
5. Article C21 Reimbursement of Claims (Attachment)
6. Marketing Levy - Public Engagement Update (Attachment)
7. AMFAA Advisory Committee - Councillor Surette
8. Le Village Letter of Support Request (Attachment) - Councillor d'Entremont
Correspondence and For Information
1. Letter of Response re: Library Funding (Attachment)
2. Coastal Protection Act (Attachment)
3. Yarmouth WE CARE Radiothon (Attachment)
4. Yarmouth Cadets Invitation (Attachment)
5. Letter to Minister of Public Works re: Duck Lake Bridge (Attachment)
6. Letters to CAOs re CCBF (Attachment)
7. Wind Development Agreement Provincial Agreement (Attachment)
8. Land Use By-law Amendments Provincial Approval (Attachment)
9. Development Agreement Provincial Approval (Attachment)
Financial Requests
1. Musee Acadien (Attachment)
2. CIFA Sponsorship (Attachment)
3. Request for Funding - Rural Week Doctor Accommodations (Attachment)
Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
Question Period
In Camera
Adjournment

APRIL 11, 2024 - 144th ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 P.M.

Call Meeting to Order
Invitation to Stand and Move
Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
Presentation - Service Line Warranties of Canada (Attachment)
Adoption of Minutes
1. March 28, 2024 - Executive Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
Appointment of Auditors (Attachment)
Appointment of Officers (Attachment)
RFP Solicitor - (Attachment)
Membership to NSFM and FCM (Attachment)
Recognizing Argyle - Council Announcements
Warden's Report (Attachment)
Committee Reports
1. Substance Use Awareness Project
2. Yarmouth Area Industrial Commission
3. REMO Executive Meeting
4. Mariners Centre Management Authority
5. Mariners Centre Expansion Steering Committee
6. Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association
7. Yarmouth County Solid Waste Park
8. Yarmouth International Airport Corporation
9. Nakile Board
10. Western County Regional Libraries
11. WREN Liaison and Oversight Committee
12. Argyle Recreation Commission
13. Police Advisory Board
14. Doctor Recruitment
15. Waste Check
16. Sewer Committees - Tusket, Wedgeport, West Pubnico (Seasonal)
7-Day Notice
For Decision and Discussion
1. First Reading - Amendments to By-Law 27A - Solid Waste and Resource Management (Attachment)
2. Tax Exemptions for Non-Profit Organizations Review (Attachment)
3. Letter to Minister of Public Works re: Duck Lake Bridge (Deputy Warden)
Correspondence and For Information
1. Queens Solid Waste Management Facility Tipping Fees (Attachment)
2. Letter from Honourable John Lohr re: Service Exchange (Attachment)
3. New Provincial Department of Emergency Management (Attachment)
4. Courthouse Painting Tender (Attachment)
Financial Requests - All deferred to budget deliberations.
Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
Question Period
In Camera - Section 22:2 (C) - Personnel Matters, Section 22:2 (E) - Contract Negotiations
Adjournment

MARCH 28, 2024 - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 P.M

5:45-6:30 - Department Head Report, René Jeddry, Department of Protection Services

Call Meeting to Order
1. Regrets
Invitation to Stand and Move
Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
Adoption of Minutes
1. March 14, 2024 - Regular Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
2. March 20, 2024 - Special Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
Staff Reports
1. Department Head Report (Active Projects) (Completed Projects)
2. Clerks Report (Attachment)
3. Building Permit Report (Attachment)
7-Day Notice
1. Article C21 - Reimbursement of Claims Amendments (Attachment)
For Decision and Discussion
1. Second Reading - Development Agreement with 4134 Highway 308 (PID# 90087388) (Atttachment) (Draft Development Agreement)
2. Second Reading - Land Use By-Law and Municipal Planning Strategy Housekeeping Amendments (Attachment)
3. Election 2024 - Selection of Software (Attachment)
4. Article P32 - Employee Recognition (Attachment)
5. Article C6 - Public Presentation (Attachment)
6. Article C53 - Municipal Grants and Sponsorship (Attachment)
Correspondence and For Information
1. West Pubnico School Correspondence from NS Dept of Education (Attachment)
2. WSP Invoice (Attachment)
3. Letter from Department of Public Works re: Intersection Assessment (Attachment)
Financial Requests
1. District Community Grant Request - Hubbards Point Community Centre - District 1 - $500
2. District Community Grant Request - Twin Village Social Club - District 4 - $500
3. District Community Grant Request - St. Joseph Cemetery - District 4 - $500
4. District Community Grant Request - Pubnico Point Trail Association - District 9 - $500
Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
Question Period
In Camera
Adjournment

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MARCH 20, 2024 - SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - 4:00 P.M.

Call Meeting to Order
1. Regrets
Invitation to Stand and Move
Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
For Decision
1. Waste Park Loan (RFD)

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