Council Minutes

March 11, 2004

 

A meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Yarmouth was held on Thursday, March 11, 2004.

CALL TO ORDER

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 9:30 p.m. with the playing of O= Canada.

RECORD OF ATTENDANCE

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

MOVED BY Councillor Strickland, SECONDED BY Councillor Dares that the agenda be approved as circulated.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

MOVED BY Councillor Pink, SECONDED BY Councillor Dares, that the minutes of February 12, 2004 (Public Hearing & Regular), be approved and the minutes of February 26, 2004 (Finance Committee) be approved with the following amendment:

Pg 3076 the Chair of the Management Board is Don Cook not Don Smith.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

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BUSINESS ARISING

CANADIAN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION BY LAW B SECOND READING

The CAO advised that in light of the additional information received from a charitable organization this matter be considered at a future meeting. (Appendix A)

MOVED BY Councillor Dares, SECONDED BY Councillor Pink that the 2nd Reading of the Canadian Charitable Organizations By-law be postponed until the next meeting of Council.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

DELEGATION

YARMOUTH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Dave Whiting, Yarmouth Development Corporation, advised that Yarmouth has been offered the opportunity of hosting ten (10) tall ships this coming August. The ships will be making their way from Halifax to Saint John, New Brunswick. Mr. Whiting advised the cost of hosting these vessels is beyond the present means of the Yarmouth Development Corporation and requested financial assistance of the Town and Municipality as well as the Province in the amount of seven thousand dollars ($7,000) each.

MOVED BY Councillor Dares, SECONDED BY Councillor Strickland that Council approve, in principle, an expenditure of $7,000 for the Tall Ship visit to Yarmouth for the summer of 2004 and that this be referred to Finance for further consideration.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

CORRESPONDENCE FOR ACTION

TIDAL VIEW MANOR AND HARBOURSIDE LODGE

Correspondence from Sandra Boudreau, Administrator, Tidal View Manor, advising that a vacancy exists on the Tidal View Manor and Harbourside Lodge Boards as a result of the resignation of Rev. Bradley Pass was considered.

The CAO advised that an ad for vacancies for Volunteers to serve on Committees had been placed in The Vanguard and that these vacancies would be filled once the applications were complete.

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MARINERS CENTRE MANAGEMENT BOARD

Correspondence from Imrich Kiraly to Don Cook, Chairman of the Mariners Centre Management Board, advising of his resignation, was considered. The CAO advised that Scott Kennedy had agreed to serve on this Committee.

MOVED BY Councillor Dares, SECONDED BY Councillor Pink that Scott Kennedy be appointed to the Mariners Centre Management Board, replacing Mr. Imrich Kiraly.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

SOUTH WEST NOVA COMMUNITY ACCESS SOCIETY

Correspondence from Trudy Amirault, South West Nova Community Access Society, requesting $1,000 toward the cost for IT (Information Technology) Week 2004 and IT Week 2005 (over two fiscal years), was considered.

MOVED BY Councillor Dares, seconded by Councillor Strickland that the request for $1,000 toward costs associated with IT Week 2004 & IT Week 2005 be referred to the Finance Committee for consideration.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

BLUE NOSE INTERNATIONAL MARATHON

Correspondence from Gerald Walsh and Rod McCulloch, Co-Chairs of the Blue Nose International Marathon, inviting the Mayor and Councillors to take part in various marathons from May 22 to 23, 2004, was considered.

MOVED BY Councillor Dares, SECONDED BY Councillor Boudreau the invitation to take part in the Blue Nose International Marathon be referred to Leisure Services for consideration.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

HONORARY STATUS B FLORENCE ROBICHEAU

Correspondence from Fire Chief, Ken Kelly, requesting that Florence Robicheau be considered for Honorary Status with the Fire Department, was considered.

MOVED BY Councillor Pink, SECONDED BY Councillor Strickland that the request that Florence Robicheau be given honorary status be approved.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

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SOUTH SHORE LABOUR COUNCIL

Correspondence from Bud Johnson, South Shore Labour Council, requesting the Town of Yarmouth lower their flag to half mast on April 28, 2004 out of respect for those who died or were seriously maimed at the workplace, was considered.

MOVED BY Councillor Boudreau, SECONDED BY Councillor Strickland that the request from the South Shore Labour Council requesting Council lower their flag to half mast on April 28, 2004 out of respect for those who died or were seriously maimed at the workplace, be approved.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

MARINERS CENTRE B BUDGET

Correspondence from Bob Osadchy, General Manager of Mariners Centre regarding their budget, was considered.

MOVED BY Councillor Pink, SECONDED BY Councillor Dares that Council accept the Budget for Mariners Centre, as presented.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

REPORTS

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Councillor Pink advised the next Finance Committee meeting would be scheduled for April 17, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. to consider the grant applications.

Councillor Pink advised that he had met with Mr. Dave Saxton regarding the CAO= s position and advised there was no need for an audit as the year end was near and the regular audit would be carried out at that time.

PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Councillor Judge brought forward the following recommendations from the Planning Advisory Committee and Public Hearing:

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MOVED BY Councillor Judge, SECONDED BY Councillor Boudreau to amend the Municipal Planning Strategy, in particular the Generalized Future Land Use Map, by redesignating lands north of 108 Starrs Road from Residential to General Commercial and concurrently implement a policy, Policy 2.2.15 to enable Council to consider rezonings from R-H to C-2 within the General Commercial Designation. (Appendix B)

                                        MOTION CARRIED

MOVED BY Councillor Judge, SECONDED BY Councillor Strickland to advertise for a public hearing in order to consider and if deemed advisable amend the Land Use By-law, in particular the Zoning Map, Schedule A A@ , thereby rezoning 86 Parade Street from Low Density Residential ( R -1 ) to Medium Density Residential ( R-2 ).

                                        MOTION CARRIED

MOVED BY Councillor Judge, SECONDED BY Councillor Dares to advertise for a public hearing in order to consider and if deemed advisable amend the Land Use By-law, in particular the Zoning Map, Schedule A A@ , thereby rezoning lands north of 108 Starrs Road from Residential Holding ( R-H ) to General Commercial ( C-2 ).

                                        MOTION CARRIED

MOVED BY Councillor Judge, SECONDED BY Councillor Dares to advertise for a public hearing in order to consider and if deemed advisable amend the Land Use By-law, in particular the Zoning Map, Schedule A A@ , thereby rezoning 13 Kempt Street from Low Density Residential ( R-1 ) to Medium Density Residential ( R-2 ).

                                        MOTION CARRIED

MOVED BY Councillor Judge, SECONDED BY Councillor Dares to approve the request from the Yarmouth County Museum to erect signage in the following locations:

End of Highway 103 at Hardscratch Road intersection

Hardscratch Road at Hardscratch and Starrs Road intersection for traffic heading south

End of Highway 101 at Starrs Road intersection

Sign on front of Shell station on Starrs Road near the intersection of Brooklyn Street and Starrs Road

End of Starrs Road at Main Street intersection

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Main Street at the Main and Vancouver Street intersection for traffic heading south

Main Street at the Firefighters Museum

Main Street at the Collins and Main Street intersection for traffic heading south

Main Street at the Collins and Main Street intersection for traffic heading north

Water Street at Lovitt and Water Street intersection for traffic heading south

Water Street at Lovitt and Water Street intersection for traffic heading north

Lovitt Street at Lovitt and Main Street intersection for traffic heading east

Forest Street at the Forest and Main Street intersection for traffic heading east

Ground sign at the Collins Street parking lot

Parade Street at Parade Street and School street intersection for traffic heading east

Parade Street at Parade Street and School Street intersection for traffic heading west.

                                                            MOTION CARRIED

JOINT HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Councillor Dares advised that the Cape Forchu Light Station would be registered as a Provincial Registered property and a ceremony and reception would be held on April 2, 2004.

JOINT LEISURE SERVICES COMMITTEE

Councillor Boudreau advised that the following were recommended to Recreation Nova Scotia as volunteers for this year:

Lois LeCain (Town of Yarmouth)

Lois Richard (Municipality of the District of Yarmouth)

The following nominees were forwarded to Recreation Nova Scotia:

Youth Category B Elizabeth Bojarski

Family Volunteer B Maureen & Ed Rattee

Corporate Volunteer B CJLS Radio

Councillor Boudreau also advised of the upcoming Mayflower Awards scheduled for March 20, 2004 at the Town Hall.

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DR. SEARCH COMMITTEE

Councillor Strickland advised of an upcoming Dr. Search Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 16, 2004 at the Town Hall.

OLD BUSINESS

TOWN OF YARMOUTH PENSION PLAN

The CAO reviewed information circulated to Council relative to investing and how the Town wishes to proceed. He advised the Town had received two submissions and that he will meet with incoming CAO, Jeff Gushue, to discuss how other municipal units are serviced by these firms. (Appendix C)

IT WAS AGREED to consider the report from the CAO at the next Council meeting.

ANTI-IDLING B FIRE DEPARTMENT

The CAO referred to a memo from the Fire Chief and background information regarding a proposed anti-idling by-law.

MOVED BY Councillor Strickland, SECONDED BY Councillor Dares to table the information received regarding a proposed anti-idling by-law for future consideration.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

STAFF REPORTS

The CAO advised financial statements would be available in the near future.

PERFORMANCE APPRECIATION

Councillor Strickland commented on the recent snow storm and thanked CJLS Radio for their information throughout the storm. He also thanked the Fire Department and RCMP for their efforts in evacuating senior citizens from a possible dangerous situation during the height of the storm.

Thanks were also given to the Public Works Department for their diligence in keeping the roads clear during the storm.

Thanks were given to Ray Gallant for his service to the Town, this being his last council meeting as CAO.

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APPROVAL OF THE INVOICES

MOVED BY Councillor Strickland, SECONDED BY Councillor Pink, that the invoices as approved by the various chairs be authorized for payment.

                                        MOTION CARRIED

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

IT WAS AGREED the next regular meeting would be scheduled for April 14, 2004.

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned at 10:14 p.m.

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MAYOR

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CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER