THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF MONTROSE
REGULAR
MEETING #26-98
A Regular Meeting of the Council of the Village of Montrose held in the council chambers on August 4, 1998.
Present: Mayor M. Walsh
Councillor D. Berriault
Councillor R. Clarke
Councillor G. Parker
Councillor P. Stone
Administrator A. Carrel
Absent: Nil
Call
to Order
Mayor Walsh called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Agenda
Moved by Councillor Berriault
Seconded by Councillor Stone
That the agenda of Regular Meeting #26-98 be adopted as circulated.
CARRIED
Delegations
Nil
Minutes
Moved by Councillor Stone
Seconded by Councillor Berriault
That the minutes of the Regular Meeting #24-98 of July 21, 1998 be adopted as circulated.
CARRIED
Consent
Calendar
Moved by Councillor Parker
Seconded by Councillor Berriault
That the Consent Calendar including:
1. UBCM In The House;
2. Stone Container Corp. (Celgar) News Release;
3. BVRC Minutes of May 19;
4. BVRC Minutes of June 25;
5. KB Fire Services Montrose June Incident Report;
6. UBCM Member Materials;
7. RD Community Services Commission Minutes, July 21, 1998;
8. RDKB Board Minutes, July 14, 1998, and
9. RDKB Board Minutes, June 25, 1998
be accepted as circulated.
CARRIED
Motions
& Submissions
Nil
Referrals
From Prior Meetings
Noise Bylaw Administrator - A memorandum outlining policy options for the revision of the noise bylaw.
Council directed that a draft bylaw be prepared providing for reasonably enforceable noise limitation guidelines.
Cat Bylaw Administrator - A memorandum outlining policy options for the regulation of cats.
Council directed that inquiries be made to the SPCA for the controlled rental of traps by the SPCA to property owners.
Correspondence
BV Library Thank you for the donation of a fax machine.
Acknowledged
Min. of Mines A response to Council’s letter on provincial mining industry initiatives.
Acknowledged
Warfield Copy of a letter to the RDKB on Board meeting expenditures.
Acknowledged
SD #20 Copy of a letter to Mr. & Ms. Hill on the subject of evening noise from the school grounds.
Acknowledged
BCAA Reminder about deadline for Property Tax Exemption Bylaws.
Council directed that a church tax exemption bylaw be prepared.
Reports
& Memoranda
ST Priority #6 Administrator - A memorandum with an analysis of the cost of regionalized services.
Council directed that the focus of the analysis be a broad-based comparison of per capita expenditures reported by Villages in the province.
ST Priorities Strategic Plan 98 Short-Term Priorities Progress Report to 98-07-29.
Acknowledged
LT Priorities Strategic Plan 98 Long-Term Priorities Progress Report to 98-07-29.
Acknowledged
Millennium Administrator - Information on the Canada Millennium Partnership Program.
Acknowledged
Financial
matters
Accounts Payable Moved by Councillor Stone
Seconded by Councillor Parker
That the commitments and expenditures represented by the accounts payable listed below be authorized and that their payment in the amount of TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE THOUSAND AND ONE dollars and EIGHTY-NINE cents ($241,001.89) in total be approved:
Cheques #2708 to 2729 inclusive $ 241,001.89
TOTAL NET CURRENT EXPENDITURE $ 241,001.89
CARRIED
Bylaws
Nil
Policies
#0710 The Administrator presented a draft policy to establish a maintenance schedule for the Village parks.
Moved by Councillor Parker
Seconded by Councillor Berriault
That Policy #0710, titled the Park Maintenance Policy, be adopted as presented.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Stone
Seconded by Councillor Parker
That Policy #0710, titled the Park Maintenance Policy, be amended by reducing the frequency under policy objectives 2, 3 and 4 from “once in a fortnight” to “once per week”.
CARRIED
Member Reports & Inquiries
Councillor Stone A verbal report.
Appreciation for Mr. Stan Langille’s contribution to planting and maintaining the new planters at the Community Hall.
Councillor Clarke A verbal report.
a) A meeting of the RDKB’s Personnel Committee will tentatively be held in September to deal with Council’s letter on issues relating to the WCB investigation of the Beaver Valley pool collapse.
b) A stakeholder meeting will be held on November 4, 1998, to consider proposals for overall BV recreation needs.
c) RDKB resolutions on Board meeting and vehicle expenditures.
d) BC Tel Mobility claim of service quality in the area, with a request that Council write a letter to BC Tel Mobility about the lack of cell phone reception in the Beaver Valley.
e) Lift station alarm, with a request for a call-out procedure in the event that Village staff is not available to respond.
Councillor Berriault A written report.
a) Operation of the water pumps and reservoir level controls.
b) Repairs to lift station stand-by power plant.
c) Condition of playground equipment.
Council directed that the wagon at the Frontier Park be repaired to comply with playground equipment standards.
Council requested that the water pumps be investigated for a possible cause of the persistence of air bubbles in the water.
Councillor Parker No report.
Mayor Walsh No report.
Adjournment
On a motion by Councillor Clarke, the meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM.
I
hereby certify the preceding to be a true and correct account of the Regular
Meeting #26-98 of Council held on August 4, 1998.
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Mayor Clerk