[0:11] I'd like to call meeting uh to order for
[0:14] August 24th, 2026, the regular meeting
[0:17] of city council. Um before we proceed, I
[0:21] will just uh read a um land
[0:23] acknowledgement. As we gather here
[0:25] today, we acknowledge that we are on
[0:27] Treaty 6 territory and the homeland of
[0:29] the Matei. We pay our respect to the
[0:32] First Nations and Matei ancestors of
[0:34] this place and reaffirm our relationship
[0:36] with one another.
[0:39] Okay.
[0:41] Item number three is the agenda
[0:43] adoption. Uh I believe we have one
[0:46] addition
[0:48] uh
[0:49] and that would be
[0:52] » We have an item under new business 10.14
[0:55] or 10.4 a recommendation from the
[0:58] director of community and leisure
[1:00] services for the tender roofing awards.
[1:04] » Okay. So that would be 10.4.
[1:09] Any other additions? I'm good to go.
[1:12] Okay. I will look for a motion to adopt
[1:15] the agenda as amended, please. Councelor
[1:17] Jorgensson, councelor Ricardi. Any
[1:20] questions? All in favor?
[1:23] That's carried. Uh of interest, uh any
[1:27] of the items on the agenda this evening
[1:29] conflict? Anybody?
[1:31] Seeing none, we'll move on. Thank you.
[1:34] Uh item number four, public
[1:35] acknowledgement.
[1:39] There are several this maybe we'll start
[1:41] Sarah. I think you might as well start
[1:44] work our way around.
[1:45] » Sure. I have two this evening. So, first
[1:48] I would like to acknowledge the downtown
[1:49] bid, all of the sponsors, volunteers,
[1:52] um, everyone that played a hand in
[1:54] organizing street fest this weekend. Um,
[1:57] it was a wonderful event. Although there
[1:59] wasn't the street dance this year, I
[2:01] think it was just as amazing this year
[2:03] as it was any other year. So, great job
[2:05] to everyone involved and and thank you
[2:07] for putting that on in our community and
[2:09] a big shout out to the downtown
[2:11] businesses uh for all pitching in and
[2:13] having their sales and being involved as
[2:16] well. And then the second one, I just
[2:18] wanted to give a shout out to teachers
[2:20] who are back in their classrooms this
[2:23] week without students, but of course
[2:24] they're they're busy working and
[2:26] preparing. Um and then EA's admin staff
[2:30] and other staff are back, I believe, on
[2:32] the 31st. I think it's next week. Uh, so
[2:34] just wanted to give them all a shout out
[2:36] and wish them all a happy school year.
[2:39] Um, and to the kids and parents as well.
[2:42] I hope everyone has a great school year.
[2:44] Thanks.
[2:45] » Okay. Thank you. Anyone else? Go.
[2:49] Go ahead. Officer Chess can work our way
[2:52] around this way.
[2:53] » So, I just like to acknowledge two local
[2:55] athletes, Samantha Fischer and Ryan
[2:58] Mikl. They competed at the Special
[3:00] Olympics or sorry, Special Olympics
[3:02] Canada Summer Games and Sam captured
[3:06] four medals, gold in 50 meter butterfly,
[3:09] s silver medals in 200 meter backstroke
[3:12] and 100 meter freestyle and bronze in
[3:14] the 200 meter freestyle. And Ryan
[3:17] brought home a gold sorry a bronze in
[3:20] golfing. So congratulations to my
[3:22] friends um Bam and Ryan. Good. Thank you
[3:28] sir Ro I believe
[3:31] » Um further to the teachers I was just
[3:33] getting from the football field so fall
[3:35] sports are also starting I know this a
[3:37] volleyball camp and uh football started
[3:39] up I'm sure soccer will be getting along
[3:40] pretty quickly as well for high school
[3:42] sports uh but my main focus is going to
[3:44] be baseball and uh congratulations to
[3:46] the Mary'sburg Royals who are the men's
[3:48] provincial champions in their division
[3:50] and there were three humble players on
[3:51] that team uh the 13U team from Humbult
[3:54] was mentioned the last time we had a
[3:55] meeting uh last city council meeting uh
[3:58] but they did win provincials on home
[3:59] field home diamonds so that wasn't
[4:01] mentioned that night and then lastly we
[4:04] had the 18A uh winning silver
[4:06] provincials and silver western Canadians
[4:09] and the 18A won silver provincials and
[4:12] both those teams carried humble players
[4:14] on the rosters congratulations to all
[4:16] those players parents and staff thank
[4:19] you
[4:20] » Good thank you
[4:22] anybody else I have a couple to close
[4:24] out then Um, I would like to recognize
[4:28] uh everybody that was involved in the
[4:30] Humble Broncos Memorial Golf Tournament.
[4:32] Uh, that was uh I guess two weeks ago.
[4:36] Um, it was the 9th annual at the Humble
[4:39] Golf Club. I'd like to uh
[4:42] do a shout out to Lori Warford, Brian
[4:44] Muns, and Jared Bedner, the three
[4:46] organizers, and all the other volunteers
[4:49] that helped out that uh that night and
[4:51] that weekend. Um it was a soldout event
[4:54] again this year. Um there are various
[4:57] auctions and silent auctions that raised
[4:59] a lot of money that's going back to our
[5:01] community and some of the surrounding
[5:03] communities and to uh individuals that
[5:05] are requiring assistance.
[5:08] So thank you all all involved and all
[5:10] all the sponsors that were participating
[5:12] in that uh yearly event. So it was the
[5:15] ninth annual so I think uh they're
[5:17] looking at the 10th year next year and I
[5:19] think it'll be bigger and better than
[5:21] other years. So, as I talked to them,
[5:24] they seem to have some surprises for us
[5:26] for next year. So, it's looking like the
[5:28] 10th anniversary is going to be even
[5:31] better. So, um then I would also
[5:34] recognize uh Melanie Mullen, who is the
[5:38] owner of Saskade Collective. They had
[5:40] their grand opening last uh Friday,
[5:42] August 21st on Main Street. Uh I was uh
[5:46] fortunate to be there uh for cutting the
[5:48] ribbon. Um so, congratulations to
[5:50] Melanie. Um Emily Yan uh the CE CEO of
[5:54] Saskmade Products was also there as
[5:56] well. Um so she was uh very impressed
[5:59] with Humbult when I talked to her. Um so
[6:02] it was nice to have them as an
[6:04] additional business downtown in Humbult.
[6:07] Uh so they have Saskmade products uh
[6:09] from food to household items to artwork
[6:12] etc there. So it was uh nice to be uh
[6:15] have that addition to our downtown area.
[6:17] So, congratulations to Melanie and
[6:19] welcome to the humble business
[6:21] community.
[6:22] Okay. Thank you.
[6:25] Okay. We have item number five, nuts to
[6:30] approve. So, I'll be looking for a
[6:32] motion uh to approve the regular meeting
[6:35] of council minutes from July 27th, 2026.
[6:39] So, I'll look for a mover and a seconder
[6:41] to approve those minutes as presented.
[6:43] Please, Councelor Jorgensson, councelor
[6:45] Row, any further discussion, errors or
[6:48] omissions that need to be brought to our
[6:50] attention?
[6:52] Seeing none, all in favor? Opposed is
[6:55] carried. Okay. Then we're looking at
[7:00] um
[7:03] I think that's all we have. So, we're on
[7:06] to item number six, and that's
[7:08] delegation for this evening. So we have
[7:11] uh um Lynette Zacharias is here from
[7:14] Farming the Dell. So uh Lynette, the mic
[7:17] is yours. Uh we've had your presentation
[7:19] circulated ahead of time and I think it
[7:21] will be up on the screen as well when
[7:23] you talk. So if you can just press the
[7:24] button there. Yep. You're good to go. So
[7:27] floor is yours. So thank you for coming.
[7:29] » Thank you. Uh thank you all for having
[7:31] me uh today to present a little bit
[7:33] about farm in the Dell. um some of you
[7:35] know a little bit about it and if you've
[7:36] seen the presentation I apologize the
[7:39] first slide did not have the logo for
[7:40] some reason when I sent it in it didn't
[7:43] download properly so I apologize for
[7:45] that so I know you guys are really busy
[7:47] so I'll try not to take too much of your
[7:49] time but give you a little bit of a kind
[7:51] of what farmadel is and and what we do
[7:55] so our dividend is providing residential
[7:57] and vocational opportunities for adults
[7:59] with developmental intellectual
[8:01] disabilities in Saskatchewan based rural
[8:04] uh farm like study and our mission is
[8:06] that we are a nonprofit that strives to
[8:08] enhance the emotional, physical,
[8:10] spiritual lives of people with
[8:13] disabilities and through different
[8:15] areas. So through residential,
[8:17] vocational, residential uh services but
[8:19] all in a rural environment.
[8:25] So just a little bit of a background uh
[8:28] short long story short uh farmadell uh
[8:31] started as uh kind of at a fishing trip.
[8:34] My parents had a fishing lodge in
[8:35] northern Saskatchewan and this gentleman
[8:37] LOL Bartles always came fishing and he
[8:39] always wanted to know what we did and
[8:41] what do we do for a living in this when
[8:43] I'm not up there in the summer and I
[8:44] told him I was an EA in the school
[8:46] system and in Saskatoon and he said well
[8:49] we had this place called Farmell that we
[8:52] started he had sold all of their
[8:54] McDonald's
[8:56] that they had owned at one point and
[8:58] they started this organization and so he
[9:00] said if you're ever interested you
[9:01] should come check it out you know we'll
[9:03] help you get started. So, uh, 2007 we
[9:06] went down to Indana
[9:10] and we saw it and we're like, "Oh, this
[9:12] would be perfect for Saskatchewan. We
[9:14] don't have anything like this." And uh,
[9:16] so we went from there and we were open
[9:18] in 2010. He had told us it take 10
[9:20] years. So, I was like, great, got lots
[9:22] of time, slowly get into it, but we were
[9:24] open in less than three. So, it was a
[9:29] wild exciting ride. Um, but that's kind
[9:32] of where that all started. We are we're
[9:34] not we're affiliated on their website,
[9:36] but we don't use their policies and
[9:38] procedures. It's more of just like a
[9:39] family relationship with them. Um, so we
[9:43] have our first home opened north of
[9:45] Aberdine. Uh, we have 80 acres of land
[9:48] out there. We have a uh we started with
[9:50] a home of 10 in 2010 and then we grew to
[9:54] another home uh in 2019 on the same
[9:58] land. Um and we have a work program
[10:01] there for 17 people that live there. Uh
[10:04] we have technically we have three group
[10:07] homes in a supportive independent living
[10:09] within two two homes and then we have a
[10:12] vocational day program and in that
[10:14] program is where we do um we do a lot of
[10:17] like um farming so greenhouse gardening.
[10:21] We have a barn full of animals which
[10:23] I'll tell you a little bit more as uh go
[10:25] forward.
[10:30] So we use kind of the care farming is
[10:32] what they're kind of calling it these
[10:33] days the term um for uh people with
[10:36] intellectual disabilities. Um sometimes
[10:38] you see for people on uh who are seniors
[10:42] or youth at risk. Um this is the area
[10:44] that we are are doing at this time. Um
[10:47] we just opened uh we're just getting we
[10:50] just started open in July uh at Bigger.
[10:53] We opened a home on a farm uh bigger
[10:56] which is so exciting. So we have 10
[10:58] people that live there uh in a duplex.
[11:01] So we got five and five and we also have
[11:03] another I think we're getting close to
[11:05] about seven people coming for the day
[11:07] program as well. So that's 17 people
[11:09] that will live in that will work on the
[11:11] farm and 10 that live there. So we're
[11:13] right in the middle of transitions. Very
[11:15] busy time uh but also really exciting.
[11:17] We have about six of the 10 uh that are
[11:20] moved in already. So this is a little
[11:23] picture of our bigger location. As we
[11:26] learned from the original Aberdine
[11:28] location, you figure out, oh, what's a
[11:30] style house we like? So we changed that
[11:32] a bit. We've changed the work building
[11:34] and our barn's going to start in about 3
[11:36] weeks being built so we can get that
[11:38] going so we can get some animals in
[11:40] there.
[11:42] Uh that's the one side of the house.
[11:43] That was the first day that people
[11:45] stayed for the night.
[11:48] Uh, and this is the home at Aberdeene or
[11:50] the homes. Um, so our the barn was built
[11:53] by the progress club. They donated
[11:56] 150,000 over six years and that's how we
[11:58] built the barn. Um, we get we're funded
[12:00] by the ministry of of Saskatchewan
[12:02] through CLSD, the community living
[12:04] division. Uh, same as what Futuristic
[12:07] would be here. And uh, so that's where
[12:09] we get our funding for, but of course
[12:10] you're not funded for the full
[12:12] everything for the barn and the tractor
[12:13] and the vehicles. So that's where a lot
[12:15] of our fundraising goes towards those
[12:17] those items.
[12:19] Uh so I talked a little bit about this
[12:21] already. I did I jumped ahead on my my
[12:24] slide, but that's kind of what I do
[12:25] sometimes when I start talking and I'm
[12:27] excited about something.
[12:29] Uh so our main three objectives are to
[12:31] have a safe and loving home, a
[12:33] meaningful meaningful productive work,
[12:35] and an active social life. And I always
[12:37] joke around that their social life's way
[12:39] better than mine. That is for sure. they
[12:42] are always out and about doing something
[12:44] and having a good time in the community.
[12:45] That's a big thing is being a part of
[12:47] the community of bigger or being a
[12:49] community of Aberdine. Um and Saskatoon
[12:52] has become kind of because Aberdine is a
[12:54] smaller community. Um Saskatoon is also
[12:57] quite quite invested with us.
[13:00] So we do lots of different social
[13:02] skills, life skills, learning together.
[13:04] Uh it's one big family, you know, even
[13:07] between the two the two locations we we
[13:10] share staff. I got staff that go to uh
[13:12] bigger to help work on that process of
[13:15] the transition so that it runs smoothly
[13:18] and effectively as possible.
[13:20] Um residents learn different skills uh
[13:24] each day. Uh so if it's in their garden,
[13:27] I didn't know you could grow gardens on
[13:28] a thing like that. Did you know that? I
[13:30] don't know. That's not my area. But they
[13:33] do great things. They grow these huge
[13:35] pumpkins. Um, and if there's stuff that
[13:37] we can't eat or we don't we've, you
[13:40] know, canned enough pickles to sell to
[13:42] people, we will give back to the food
[13:44] bank to or to like uh Saskatoon to the
[13:47] soup kitchen or that kind of thing in
[13:48] our way to give back to the community
[13:50] that gives to us.
[13:52] Uh, we like to uh do lots of different
[13:54] things. So, you can see one the
[13:55] gentleman there, his name is Noah. We
[13:57] try to get them involved. So, he's
[13:59] greasing the tractor. You know, things
[14:01] that they can all do. There's always
[14:03] something that we could do. Our
[14:04] greenhouse program, I'd say, is our best
[14:06] for that because everybody can do
[14:07] something. They can fill the pots, they
[14:09] can water, they can plant. Um, and it's
[14:12] our our best uh way to get involved in
[14:14] the community as well. We do all the
[14:16] flowers for the town of Aberdine. We're
[14:18] hoping to do some of that with the town
[14:19] of Baker as well.
[14:22] We love our animals. Uh we have kind of
[14:25] like an alpaca.
[14:28] We have a miniature horse, Elvin the
[14:32] sheep. We got like one of each almost
[14:34] like in Noah's arc but not quite. Uh we
[14:36] got some little rabbits, everything like
[14:38] that. So it gives them meaning every day
[14:40] to get up, go to go check on the
[14:42] animals, see how they're doing, you
[14:44] know, pick pick the eggs from the
[14:46] chickens and they get all excited to see
[14:48] how many are there that day. So it's
[14:49] bringing those kind of things. That's
[14:51] what we get up for every day. Everybody
[14:52] needs something to get up for and
[14:54] something to do. And Saskatchewan's a
[14:56] real province, and I think it's a really
[14:57] big part of it. A lot of individuals
[14:59] grow up um you know in a small town or
[15:04] you know they or they need a smaller
[15:06] quiet environment. This provides that
[15:08] for them. We now have people coming from
[15:11] um our our bigger location. I think our
[15:13] furthest away is like 4 hours. The
[15:15] family is just like no this he grew up
[15:16] on a farm. He used to live on a farm.
[15:19] We're not going to be there forever. And
[15:20] they've moved him there because that's
[15:22] what he knows.
[15:25] Again active social life. We're at
[15:27] hockey games, football games, you name
[15:30] it. Uh just experiencing everything that
[15:32] the community has to offer.
[15:35] So we serve uh anybody who has an
[15:37] intellectual disability. Uh we're also
[15:39] seeing a lot of combinations of mental
[15:41] health and disability. Uh that's changed
[15:44] um over time. Uh we have a wide wide
[15:47] range of abilities. Um and uh person-
[15:51] centered supports. That's our big thing
[15:52] is to be person centered. What works
[15:54] best for this individual? that we're
[15:56] supporting
[15:59] um program successes, increased
[16:00] confidence, improved well-being, sense
[16:02] of pride, um you know, health
[16:05] improvements. We've seen people who have
[16:07] lost 100 pounds coming because they were
[16:10] had something to do and they were busy
[16:12] just just going for walks and being
[16:14] active on the farm and gardening. Um
[16:16] we've seen huge huge uh successes and
[16:20] safety for individuals. We have an
[16:22] individual who who if they were in town
[16:24] but say they they they can cover little
[16:26] trips but to live would be very
[16:28] dangerous for them just for the safety
[16:30] of the traffic and things like that. So
[16:31] the farm gives a different aspect of
[16:34] life for them and safety.
[16:36] Um why oh yeah that's that's perfect.
[16:39] Yes.
[16:41] Um so mix like I said with CLSD funding
[16:44] and nonprofit uh we do lots of you know
[16:47] fundraising efforts. um are between our
[16:50] two uh locations, we're at about 3.1
[16:53] million in funding um annually and in
[16:56] our operating um we employ 40 staff at
[17:00] Aberdine currently. I think we're the
[17:02] biggest employer now in Aberdine other
[17:04] than the school. We're pretty close to
[17:06] them and uh bigger right now sitting at
[17:08] about 15 which will increase as as time
[17:11] goes on. So probably be hitting the 20
[17:13] to 25 mark in time. So, we're a good
[17:16] also a good employer in the in the
[17:18] community.
[17:21] Um, you can go to the next one.
[17:24] Um, so somebody has to be a client of
[17:26] CLSD. Uh, they have to have an
[17:29] assessment. Um, if they want to live in
[17:31] a group home, they have to be assessed
[17:32] at a level three. I'm not sure if some
[17:34] of you are familiar with this. So, these
[17:36] are just all the different criteria. So,
[17:38] it's not like, okay, here's a list of,
[17:40] you know, 50 50 people, which is usually
[17:43] what a weight list isn't about. Um, it's
[17:45] not whoever there, it's who's the best
[17:47] fit for that spot or who's the best fit
[17:50] to live together or in this home or is
[17:52] this a female home only or is it a mix?
[17:55] You know, that kind of thing. We're
[17:56] always looking at different different
[17:58] things there.
[18:00] Uh, Crystal Lynn uh she's been with us
[18:03] uh since 2019 and when she came she was
[18:06] being restrained about I would say
[18:08] average of five times a day and now it
[18:11] never happens. She's she is a member
[18:14] productive member of society. She came
[18:16] from the foster care system and I still
[18:18] today cannot believe some days I see the
[18:20] things that she's doing that we would
[18:22] have never imagined. So it's it's really
[18:24] neat to see Jennica there. She she came
[18:27] she was living with grandma raised her
[18:29] and did her best and wonderful way woman
[18:32] but you know she could understand
[18:34] everything that she was saying. Now when
[18:37] she came to us she didn't speak and now
[18:39] she's telling people off. So, it's quite
[18:41] something. She just her whole vocabulary
[18:44] every day. I'm like when I go see her,
[18:46] I'm like, I can't believe you just said
[18:47] that all to me. Clear clear as day
[18:49] sentences. So, they they get to move out
[18:52] like their siblings, right? They get to
[18:54] go and have that life that they're proud
[18:55] of as well.
[18:58] Um, just some quotes from parents. Uh,
[19:00] parents are just so thrilled for having
[19:02] this opportunity for their child, safe
[19:05] place that they they can, you know, know
[19:07] that their child is taken care of.
[19:12] Um, I see the video. Joy, I don't know
[19:14] if the is the video going to work.
[19:18] It didn't download with it, did it? No.
[19:21] Okay. Um, this is uh his name is Adrien
[19:24] Hamillain. He's from the RM and
[19:26] Aberdeene. And he just talks about how
[19:28] excited it was when they had people come
[19:30] to their community uh when Farmell came.
[19:33] He he rents the land from us. He is the
[19:37] fire guy, the the emergency guy
[19:40] otherwise to he does everything and he
[19:43] just talks in this video about uh what
[19:46] farms has brought to the Aberdeenan
[19:48] area. So I'm sorry that yeah I just
[19:50] didn't download when I sent it. So and
[19:53] that might be the next one too. Uh so
[19:55] different job opportunities. Um so each
[19:58] home has a site each location has a site
[20:00] manager then they have uh team leads and
[20:04] then there's a direct support workers
[20:06] all working together to support people
[20:08] um maintenance positions you name it
[20:14] um what makes successful a successful
[20:16] farm in the Dell community support uh
[20:18] government support operational funding
[20:20] and capital so when we built bigger we
[20:23] put also uh the town of bigger put in uh
[20:26] capital funding as well. Um, different
[20:29] partnerships in the community through
[20:31] land donations. Uh, Western sales at
[20:34] Bigger, they just let us use a tractor
[20:36] until somebody comes and buys it. I
[20:38] like, okay, that's great. So, different
[20:40] stuff like that. There's so many
[20:42] different ways uh to to get creative uh
[20:45] working with the community. Uh, we have
[20:47] a dedicated board of directors um you
[20:50] know, anything from accountants,
[20:51] lawyers, anything just to make it run
[20:53] smoothly and make sure I don't get in
[20:55] trouble. Right. I need that. you need
[20:57] you need that help from all areas uh
[20:59] when you're working in in nonprofit.
[21:04] Um how could Barnadel impact the
[21:06] community? Um sorry this should not say
[21:08] bigger because this was from before. Um
[21:10] say humbult is partnership partnerships
[21:14] inclusion building relationships
[21:16] providing jobs um individuals using all
[21:19] the services employment and providing
[21:22] those agricultural experiences for
[21:23] individuals.
[21:27] And I'm guessing this video is not going
[21:30] to work. I can always send it if you
[21:32] guys need it. Just kind of gives you a
[21:34] visual of it. I can I think what I can
[21:37] do is send it as a just that video
[21:39] itself and it might send better
[21:42] » Just a email link and we could look at
[21:44] it.
[21:45] » Perfect. I'll do that. Okay. Thank you.
[21:47] So that is my spiel for you guys on on
[21:52] the farm. Um I know I hope I didn't go
[21:55] over my time. Um and did you guys have
[21:59] questions? Is that something you would
[22:01] do?
[22:01] » Does anybody have questions? Go ahead.
[22:02] Councelor Machesky. Well, actually I
[22:04] have a comment. Um, so there's a young
[22:06] lady originally from Humbled who is
[22:08] moving to Aberdine to live and work. And
[22:11] I had the opportunity to speak with her
[22:13] mother
[22:14] » Who gave me an overview of the program
[22:16] and just the excitement that she came
[22:19] forward with and how pleased they are
[22:22] with the program.
[22:23] » Oh, awesome.
[22:23] » So, I'm really hoping that we can do
[22:26] » Get something going in Humble. So, thank
[22:28] you.
[22:28] » Awesome.
[22:29] » Great. That's great to hear. Yeah. I
[22:31] mean, I think Humbult's a great
[22:33] community for something like this. Um, I
[22:36] I mean, what you guys all do, what I
[22:38] hear about all the time, I just it's uh
[22:41] it'd be a really neat partnership if we
[22:43] could do something in the future.
[22:45] » Okay. Um,
[22:47] I know when we had our original Zoom
[22:49] call that you uh I know with Jarrett uh
[22:53] you had uh said you were going to be
[22:55] talking with the the folks at
[22:57] Futuristic.
[22:58] » I Yes, you brought them on board. I I
[23:01] assume.
[23:02] » Yeah, I had a great great visit there.
[23:04] Yeah.
[23:05] » So, what would be the next steps? Yeah.
[23:08] » Do we do we look is there something we
[23:10] can do from the city's point of view or
[23:12] how do how do we get the ball rolling?
[23:15] » Um what we did I'll just give you an
[23:17] example of how bigger kind of got going.
[23:19] So, um we started it was a family that
[23:23] originally came to it so a little bit
[23:24] different but then we presented to the
[23:27] town like this. um got the RM on board,
[23:31] got the city on board, and when we had
[23:34] that to say, hey, the RM's going to
[23:37] support this, the city's going to
[23:38] support this, other communities of
[23:40] around the area would support this, then
[23:43] we can talk, meet with our board and
[23:46] say, okay, now where are we going to go
[23:47] from here? Because what we can do then
[23:49] is put forward a proposal to the
[23:52] government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of
[23:54] Social Services. They're looking for
[23:56] stuff like this, right? because they
[23:58] want they they want the agricultural
[24:00] part. We're starting to see a lot more
[24:03] um positiveness in that area. Um so we
[24:06] would start kind of with that have a
[24:08] meeting and then go from there to the
[24:10] next steps. But the biggest thing is
[24:11] like showing like hey here's a letter of
[24:13] support from the city here's this then
[24:15] we can do also a town what I've done in
[24:18] other places then we had a a meeting in
[24:20] town and we invited whoever wanted to
[24:22] come to learn about the farm and I do a
[24:24] little bit of a longer a little longer
[24:26] version with a video yeah and have that
[24:29] time for people to ask questions.
[24:31] » We get people's like emails if they're
[24:33] interested in the project you know how
[24:35] would you want to help how would you
[24:36] want to do this? Um talk about what the
[24:39] number is. is the government told me
[24:40] they're going to get back to me on an
[24:41] exact number of capital percentage they
[24:44] want on a project. So this build was 3
[24:46] million for the house and the workplace.
[24:49] The land was donated by the town of
[24:52] Bigger. Um so here's the price. It's 3
[24:55] million. You have to raise, you know,
[24:57] 10% 20% whatever it is. So they're going
[25:00] to get back to me on that and then we
[25:02] know what we would have to do for
[25:04] fundraising.
[25:06] Okay, that sounds so maybe what we'll do
[25:10] is uh I know you're already got have a
[25:13] uh communication channel with Jarrett
[25:15] set up. uh
[25:16] » If you want to maybe work through
[25:18] Jarrett and then we can you know proceed
[25:21] on whatever you think the next steps are
[25:23] and then I think uh like I said if you
[25:26] want to look at doing a more of a public
[25:28] meeting and uh getting involved with
[25:30] more of the community
[25:32] » Um have you reached out to the RM at
[25:34] all? Is that something
[25:38] » Yeah, I have reached out to the RM. Um I
[25:40] know Karen was going to look into some
[25:42] things for us but uh still waiting to
[25:44] hear back. Okay, good. Yeah, it would be
[25:46] I think they would probably need to be
[25:48] on board with it and then
[25:50] » Definitely
[25:50] » The community at large as well. I mean
[25:53] just us in this room if we don't have
[25:56] the support of the community I think is
[25:59] very important as well to get something
[26:01] going. But I it looks like a really
[26:03] marvelous program. I think it's
[26:05] something that uh
[26:06] » And if you want to come tour
[26:08] » Just let me know and I can tour you
[26:10] around. We're not far from you guys from
[26:12] here either. It's about maybe an hour if
[26:14] that. So get staff actually driving
[26:16] there.
[26:17] » Aberdine would probably be the closest
[26:19] and the most logical I think because
[26:21] it's been around a little longer.
[26:23] » Yes. It's a it's the perfect one to come
[26:24] and tour cuz we're really settled there.
[26:26] » I did see your uh your I think it was on
[26:29] CTV news a couple of weeks ago. Was that
[26:31] CBC? Yeah.
[26:33] » Yes.
[26:33] » It was very informative uh news program
[26:36] on it stuff. So it was good.
[26:38] » Perfect.
[26:38] » So great.
[26:40] » Hey, thank you so much.
[26:41] » Any further questions? uh for Lynette
[26:43] before she goes on her way. So, so yeah,
[26:48] thank you for coming and sharing your
[26:50] story with us and uh we'll look forward
[26:52] to uh maybe doing something in the
[26:54] future on this.
[26:55] » Thank you so much.
[26:56] » Okay. Thank you.
[27:01] Okay.
[27:06] Correspondence.
[27:08] » That's the
[27:08] » Oh, a motion to accept. Sure. Can I get
[27:11] a mover in a second to accept her
[27:13] presentation, please? Councelor Scott,
[27:14] Councelor McGinness, all in favor is
[27:17] carried. Thank you.
[27:19] Okay. Correspondence. Anything um there?
[27:23] Nothing.
[27:25] And uh so we're down to uh items
[27:30] received for information only. So we
[27:33] have the central area transportation
[27:35] planning committee. Uh so let's I'll
[27:37] look for a mover in a seconder to adopt
[27:39] the minutes from the regular and special
[27:41] meetings of the central area
[27:43] transportation planning committee held
[27:45] uh April 22nd 26 and the executive
[27:47] committee report dated June 24th 2026.
[27:51] So move her in a second, please.
[27:52] Councelor Cordy, seconded by councelor
[27:54] Row. Any further discussion? Go ahead.
[27:58] » I just have a question about the
[28:01] committee. Um
[28:03] I noticed like there are no like are
[28:06] these elected roles? Um because I I did
[28:09] see in these minutes like they do
[28:11] address highways that kind of attach to
[28:14] the city of Humbult is my understanding.
[28:16] So, I'm just wondering if we ever have
[28:18] any say or any opportunity to
[28:20] participate in these meetings.
[28:24] » You want to take this one?
[28:25] » Do you have answer to this, Peter?
[28:29] » Do you have any answer to this? Both. Um
[28:33] my understanding is um
[28:37] this is um there's a the two um groups
[28:42] were involved to the one that's not
[28:44] really connected to us. So we're in the
[28:48] group regionally that's more I believe
[28:52] north of here from my understanding. Uh
[28:57] yeah, PA and some of those areas where
[29:00] this one is even though it's kind of on
[29:03] the highways that we drive every week,
[29:06] we're not really a part of this group,
[29:08] but we just get the minutes to uh Yeah.
[29:11] So
[29:11] » I believe we buy membership to this.
[29:13] Yeah. But we are actually not a voting
[29:15] member.
[29:15] » We're not a voting member on this
[29:17] committee. So we get the reports. we got
[29:19] to see. I suppose if we really wanted to
[29:21] make suggestions to them that we are a
[29:23] member, we could uh probably send them
[29:26] you know
[29:29] correspondence I guess to if we have
[29:32] really pressing issues say for highway
[29:34] five or that type of thing. So uh
[29:37] council cordy did you have anything? I
[29:39] think you were kind of
[29:43] » Yeah. Yeah.
[29:47] Yeah. So we are associate members. So
[29:51] that's why we get the minutes. So
[29:54] hey, does that answer your question? I
[29:56] know it was a little vague, but it's
[29:58] something that maybe uh we can task our
[30:01] new city manager when
[30:04] they get on board that we can maybe look
[30:06] at uh doing a little more exploring onto
[30:08] that at some point. So
[30:09] » Yeah, just to see if it's worthwhile and
[30:11] maybe it's not being involved, but maybe
[30:13] perhaps it is.
[30:14] » Yeah. And I mean, it's uh when you read
[30:17] the minutes, they're doing some good
[30:18] stuff, it seems. If you have uh concerns
[30:22] about different uh highways and that
[30:24] kind of stuff, it's good to have a
[30:26] voice, I guess. So, okay. So, we have a
[30:30] mover and a seconder in place. All in
[30:32] favor?
[30:34] That's car.
[30:38] Okay. Uh the next item is uh the
[30:42] committee report. So, I will vacate the
[30:45] chair and turn it over to the deputy
[30:47] mayor to lead us through this portion of
[30:48] the meeting.
[30:50] » Thank you. Um, first we have the minutes
[30:53] of the executive committee meeting held
[30:55] August 10th of 2026. So, I'll call for a
[30:58] mover and a seconder to accept them for
[31:00] information and file. Councelor
[31:04] Machesky, councelor McInness. Any
[31:06] errors, omissions, additions?
[31:08] Seeing none, all in favor?
[31:13] the um minutes of the Humble Bronco
[31:16] Memorial Committee meetings held May
[31:18] 27th, 2026 and June 24th, 2026. I'll ask
[31:24] for a motion to receive those um for
[31:27] information and file. Councelor Cordy,
[31:31] Councelor Jorgensson, any errors,
[31:33] permissions, comments? Seeing none, all
[31:35] in favor? Carried. Thank you.
[31:39] Next minutes from the RIA Waste
[31:41] Management District U board meetings
[31:43] held April 28, 2026 and June 30th, 2026.
[31:48] I'll ask for a motion to accept those
[31:51] for information and file. Councelor Row,
[31:54] Mayor Mitch, any comments, questions?
[31:57] Seeing none, all in favor? Carried
[32:02] to the bylaws.
[32:04] We have a recommendation from the market
[32:07] development manager with respect to
[32:09] bylaw 08 of 2026 um wastewood
[32:13] development westwood development phase 2
[32:17] residential and uh please proceed with
[32:20] that.
[32:23] » Um so the recommendation is that this
[32:26] report is accepted for information
[32:27] filed. Um, in the background, the city
[32:30] of Humbled has received an application
[32:31] from Westwood Developments to reszone
[32:33] the portion of lands uh 157885015
[32:37] from future urban development to
[32:39] lowdensity residential uh pursuant to
[32:42] sections 46,76 and 207 of the planning
[32:44] development act. Amendments to the
[32:46] municipality zoning bylaw must be
[32:47] adopted through bylaw amendment and the
[32:50] uh public hearing process. So, our
[32:52] current situation, so in order to create
[32:54] the phase 2 subdivision, we need to
[32:56] allocate the uh proper zoning prior to
[32:58] the subdivision being registered. Um, so
[33:02] what I'm asking for is to uh sorry,
[33:06] that will um essentially continue the uh
[33:09] R1 zoning on the new 23 lot creation in
[33:13] phase two of the Westwood developments.
[33:15] I am requesting that we receive our
[33:17] first uh reading of this bylaw and I can
[33:21] take any questions in it regard
[33:27] and I have a motion to receive that
[33:29] report for information and file. Council
[33:31] Jorgensson
[33:39] are there any questions concerns? Seeing
[33:43] none, all in favor
[33:46] to the um first reading of the bylaw 08
[33:51] of 2026.
[33:57] And so um I ask for a mover and a
[34:00] seconder to read the bylaw for the first
[34:01] time. Mayor Mitch secondary councelor
[34:05] Sir Macheski
[34:10] there's um at this point no uh
[34:12] discussions so I'll ask all in favor
[34:17] thank you
[34:23] next we have a recommendation for the
[34:25] director of corporate services um city
[34:27] clerk uh bylaw regarding the record
[34:30] retention and disposal
[34:32] Please proceed.
[34:33] » Thank you. The city of Humboldt is
[34:35] updating its 2003 records retention
[34:38] bylaw, which no longer reflects the
[34:40] current digital recordkeeping practices,
[34:42] the privacy requirements, or risk
[34:44] management standards. Under the city's
[34:46] act, the city must maintain an official
[34:48] schedule for managing, storing, and
[34:50] destroying municipal records. The
[34:53] proposed bylaw would repeal and replace
[34:55] bylaw number 06203
[34:58] and adopt an updated provincial record
[35:00] and retention disposal schedule from the
[35:02] Ministry of Government Relations. This
[35:05] will give staff a clear direction for
[35:07] managing both paper and digital records,
[35:10] help uh close the compliance gaps, and
[35:12] reduce legal and privacy risks. There's
[35:14] no financial implication at this time,
[35:16] and this report is being presented for
[35:18] information in file.
[35:22] And I have a motion to receive that
[35:23] report for information at all. Councelor
[35:25] Sumacheski,
[35:27] Councelor Cordy. Any questions?
[35:31] So this would Oh, sorry. So this would
[35:34] bring it into line with the approach
[35:36] that the whole province is using on
[35:38] this. Thank you, Council Ro.
[35:42] » Yes. I was trying to scroll through and
[35:44] find the section. Um, as a historian,
[35:47] always concerned about the destruction
[35:48] of records and um
[35:52] I guess in around page 78 I'm wondering
[35:57] how some of that will be regulated and I
[35:59] also had a question about industry
[36:00] standard which you asked Miss Scott so
[36:02] that was asked for me but if I go to
[36:05] page 78 here just give me a second sorry
[36:15] I think it had to do with the length of
[36:18] time and then once that as uh for
[36:22] example I think it was a building that
[36:24] once it's no longer um in use or
[36:27] something to that effect 10 years from
[36:29] that point then the records can be
[36:31] destroyed. So how is that going to be
[36:32] regulated I guess how much time might
[36:34] that consume in from staff I guess is my
[36:37] concern.
[36:38] » Um so I can't say that we're going to be
[36:41] that efficient that after 10 years we're
[36:43] going to destroy that record. We do a a
[36:46] review every like this year we did go
[36:48] and do a complete review and so we did
[36:51] destroy 115 boxes or 120 boxes of
[36:55] documents so it was well overdue and so
[36:58] it's going through all those documents
[37:00] so it's timeconuming
[37:01] » Yeah I did find it was architect's
[37:03] drawings lifetime of facility structure
[37:05] plus 10 years okay fair enough thank you
[37:10] » I guess to that point is there a way
[37:13] that like you were talking about
[37:14] architectural drawings and stuff like
[37:16] that to have some of those records
[37:18] transferred to the museum for permanent
[37:21] uh
[37:23] I guess uh preservation.
[37:26] » We are definitely looking at at a whole
[37:29] working together and even getting a
[37:31] scanner. We've talked or within all of
[37:35] our departments trying to get some type
[37:37] of scanning documents that someone can
[37:40] keep these permanently.
[37:43] » Okay.
[37:44] Good. I think that's a great idea. I
[37:46] mean, First World War service records
[37:48] have been scanned and so that's a great
[37:51] for history guy, a great read, but maybe
[37:54] not for anyone else. But certainly,
[37:55] Jennifer, I think I'm on the same page
[37:57] with you with that and hopefully we can
[37:59] retain some of those things that might
[38:00] have cultural significance.
[38:03] » Okay, any other questions? Seeing none,
[38:05] call a question on car position to do
[38:10] all three things with respect to this
[38:11] bylaw. Um so first I'll ask for a mo and
[38:15] a second here to do the first reading of
[38:17] bylaw number 09 of 2026
[38:21] councelor McKinnus councelor chroen
[38:26] all in favor carried
[38:30] I'll ask a mover in a seconder to read
[38:32] the bylaw a second time
[38:35] mchor
[38:38] cordy
[38:40] any questions
[38:42] two. Seeing none, all in favor carried
[38:49] um
[38:53] so um I'll need um ask for a motion to
[38:57] give all three readings of the bylaw at
[39:01] this time. Can I have a mover to that
[39:02] effect? Councelor Row, second councelor
[39:06] Sicheski.
[39:07] All in favor carried.
[39:12] Lastly,
[39:13] um I ask for a motion uh to do a mover
[39:17] and a secondary to do third and final
[39:19] reading of by number 09 2026
[39:24] cordy. Councelor McInness. All in favor?
[39:28] Carried. Thank you.
[39:32] Next, with respect to the
[39:33] recommendations of marketing and
[39:34] development manager regarding bylaw
[39:37] number 10 of 2026 regarding the 12th
[39:40] Avenue right away and narrowing of
[39:43] narrowing and consolidation. Um, would
[39:45] you please proceed with that report?
[39:48] » Sure. So, our current situation, the
[39:50] plan of proposed subdivision provides
[39:52] for the subdivision of parcel S and the
[39:54] consolidation of a portion of the
[39:56] adjacent 12th Avenue rightway. Um this
[39:58] is outside of the existing rightway for
[40:01] the road. This is another little chunk
[40:03] that was uh allocated on the property
[40:06] line. Um the subdivision creates two
[40:09] parcels identified as parcel AA and BB
[40:12] with areas of approximately 1.1 acres
[40:14] and 0.99 acres respectively. The
[40:17] existing municipal rightaway adjacent to
[40:19] the parcel is currently 7 m in width. Uh
[40:21] the proposal will reduce the width of
[40:22] the rightway to 4.5 meters and
[40:25] consolidate the remaining 2.5 meter wide
[40:27] strip into parcel S. The retained 4.5
[40:30] meter corridor corridor will remain
[40:32] under municipal ownership while surplus
[40:34] lands will be absorbed into the adjacent
[40:36] parcel. Um this will have no impact on
[40:39] the current use in that area and will
[40:42] have very little impact in the future.
[40:45] So I can take any questions on this
[40:48] bylaw if you would like. Okay, we need a
[40:50] mover and a secondary to accept that
[40:52] report for information and file.
[40:54] Councelor Jorgensson, councelor Row, any
[40:57] question?
[41:01] » Um, is there's a walk trail there,
[41:04] right? That's correct. And that it
[41:06] wouldn't be affected. That's correct.
[41:09] Okay. I thought I thought it was farther
[41:11] away from the roadway and up against
[41:13] that border there, but Okay, perfect.
[41:17] Any
[41:18] other questions?
[41:20] All in favor? Carried. So, and I only to
[41:25] do first reading with respect to this.
[41:27] So, I'll ask for a mover and a seconder
[41:29] to read by number 10 of 2026 regarding
[41:33] the 12th Avenue right ofway narrowing
[41:35] and consolidation. Councelor Cordi
[41:38] seconder. Councelor Seracheski. All in
[41:46] » Return the chair.
[41:50] » Thank you. Uh so we're moving on here to
[41:54] new business. So uh item number 10.1.
[42:00] Um, so this is a recommendation from the
[42:03] director of community and leisure
[42:05] services on the uniplex rental and rates
[42:09] policy number
[42:11] uh 10 10,000. So I'll look for a mover
[42:14] and a seconder that the proposed
[42:16] revisions to policy uh 10,000 uniplex
[42:19] rental and rates policy be approved as
[42:22] presented. So move in and a seconder
[42:23] please. Councelor Scott seconded by
[42:26] councelor Row.
[42:28] any discussion on that or go ahead with
[42:31] your report first and then we'll have
[42:32] discussion after.
[42:33] » Thank you. Um so yeah so the reports
[42:35] before you uh we had brought this report
[42:37] or this pilot policy back in June uh and
[42:40] made some larger changes uh including
[42:42] rates for 27 28 and 29. Uh as we went to
[42:45] implement some of the rates into our
[42:47] booking system, uh it became clear that
[42:49] uh due to how PST and GST are um treated
[42:54] across the different drop in versus
[42:56] leisure pass, uh it actually threw our
[42:58] numbers out of whack. Um so we reviewed
[43:01] those. Um the proposed pricing model
[43:04] that we had had originally presented in
[43:06] June um is still intact. The primary
[43:08] objectives are still intact. Uh one was
[43:10] to reduce individual drop-in admission
[43:12] rates to improve affordability,
[43:13] encourage casual participation uh as
[43:15] well as to align our leader passes um
[43:18] with other communities um by
[43:19] transitioning from a previous pricing
[43:21] model uh of five times the equivalent
[43:23] drop in rate to six times the equivalent
[43:25] drop in rate. Uh so we we sought to keep
[43:27] those um priorities intact um with the
[43:31] slight changes that we're proposing here
[43:33] tonight. Uh also through our review, um
[43:36] we decided to change to propose some
[43:38] revisions to the value offered to
[43:40] residents who are making longer
[43:41] commitments in leisure passes. Um so our
[43:44] six-month leisure pass would move from
[43:45] approximately five times five sorry five
[43:48] and a half times the monthly pass rate
[43:50] to five times. So instead of getting
[43:52] half a month for free when you bought a
[43:54] six-month pass, you get you'll get a
[43:55] full month for free. uh as well as the
[43:57] 12-month pass would go from um receiving
[44:00] two months free, the 12-month pass to
[44:02] three months for free of the 12-month
[44:04] pass. So, um essentially trying to
[44:06] ensure that we're not pushing the casual
[44:09] users out um but also not wanting to
[44:11] penalize those who are are committed to
[44:12] to our long-term leisure passes. So, uh
[44:15] we apologize for the error uh in the
[44:17] first um rendition of this report back
[44:19] in June. Um but we hope we've uh we're
[44:22] confident we've corrected the that error
[44:24] this time around. We have any questions?
[44:26] doesn't have to answer.
[44:27] » Okay. Questions for the director.
[44:30] I
[44:30] » Think we had some good disc Oh, go
[44:31] ahead. Yeah.
[44:32] » That was the only change. Was there a
[44:34] change about that? Uh
[44:36] » The uh like if someone wants to run to
[44:38] the Labor Day, what's uh
[44:40] » Right now? Yes. Yeah. Sorry, I I
[44:42] apologize for not highlighting that.
[44:44] » Um yes, we did um we introduced uh the
[44:47] stat statuto
[44:49] statutory holiday uh rental search
[44:51] charge um previously. uh currently or in
[44:54] the past the the aquatic center was
[44:56] charging that time and a half. Um we we
[44:59] sought to bring that across the board.
[45:01] Um again while we were going through
[45:03] some of the actual rental cases uh we
[45:05] realized that in some cases it was
[45:07] extremely um undefensible. Why would we
[45:10] would charge that much more uh for a
[45:13] rental? Um, so we have uh and pro
[45:15] proposed that instead of just going
[45:16] instead of one and a half times uh that
[45:18] the search charge would just be a $50
[45:20] per hour search charge and that would
[45:21] cover all administrative costs and that
[45:22] would be straight across the board. So
[45:24] that worked out better than the time and
[45:25] a half.
[45:27] » So I guess the question was uh thank you
[45:29] for that. um if the life of this policy
[45:33] is quite long, I think the last one was
[45:35] something like 9 years, right? The
[45:37] inflationary costs on labor and so on,
[45:40] right? Uh eventually maybe we're not in
[45:43] cost recovery anymore. So I guess that
[45:44] was just the only concern I might have
[45:46] if maybe we need to do the policy
[45:48] refreshed more often so we don't run
[45:50] into that situation.
[45:51] » Yeah. So what we did we we've set rates
[45:53] for now for 27, 28, and 29. Um we'll
[45:57] look to bring this policy back annually.
[45:59] So then we'll review. So even the rates
[46:00] that were set for 28 and 29, if we find
[46:03] that um inflation, other cost drivers
[46:06] are going to impact that, we'll make
[46:07] sure we bring it back again in 27 so we
[46:09] can review and make sure those are still
[46:10] good and then add the next year and
[46:12] hopefully just continue to snowball that
[46:13] way.
[46:14] » Excellent. Thank you. You're welcome.
[46:15] » Okay, that's good.
[46:18] Okay, so we have a mover and a second.
[46:22] Uh any further questions? All in favor?
[46:27] Opposed? Car. Thank you.
[46:30] » Okay. So then we're on to 10.2
[46:36] uh which is a recommendation from the
[46:38] director of community and leisure
[46:39] services uh on the urban forestry
[46:42] strategy and asset management plan. Uh
[46:45] so the RFP award so I'll look for a
[46:47] mover in a seconder the council award
[46:49] the RFP number 20267
[46:54] cls uh for the urban forestry strategy
[46:57] and asset management plan to green drop
[47:00] tree care for a total consultation fee
[47:03] of
[47:06] 173,120
[47:08] including GST and authorize
[47:10] administration to finalize the
[47:12] professional services agreement and
[47:14] proceed with the project. So move a
[47:17] second or be
[47:19] councelor Cordy seconded by councelor
[47:21] Servicheski. Go ahead.
[47:23] » Thank you very much. Um so the city of
[47:25] Humble is successful in receiving
[47:26] funding through the Federation of
[47:28] Canadian Municipalities Growing Canada's
[47:30] Community Canopies Initiative um under
[47:33] the Green Municipal Fund uh that was
[47:35] received uh several months ago uh and
[47:37] led to this RFP being issued. Uh the RFP
[47:40] was issued on July 15th um with
[47:43] proposals required to be submitted by
[47:44] August 5th. Uh we received five
[47:46] proposals uh for this project. The
[47:49] project will essentially integrate urban
[47:51] forestry planning, asset management,
[47:53] climate resilience, policy development,
[47:55] and community engagement uh into what
[47:57] will be our leading action document
[47:59] moving forward with our urban forestry.
[48:01] Um currently we have an urban forestry
[48:03] bylaw. We have some policies. Um we do
[48:06] some internal work within our urban
[48:08] forestry. We contract a lot of work out,
[48:10] but we really don't have a cohesive
[48:12] action plan to drive that strategy
[48:14] forward. Um, and we've been struggling
[48:16] with trying to do that inhouse over the
[48:17] last couple years. So, when this uh
[48:19] opportunity came up to to apply for
[48:21] funding through um the green municipal
[48:24] fund, uh we took advantage of that
[48:27] um and we're very happy uh that we got
[48:30] were successful with that grant. Uh it's
[48:32] a 90% covered by the grant program. So
[48:35] the other 10% is is our cost and that
[48:38] 10% can be in staffing time. Uh we
[48:40] anticipate there will be some staffing
[48:42] time between myself uh other staff um
[48:45] providing some direction uh as well as
[48:47] our park supervisor. Um so there will be
[48:50] no additional costs to the city. Uh it
[48:52] will just be reallocating some staffing
[48:54] time as needed. Uh the project is over a
[48:57] 2-year period. So it's not that it's not
[49:00] just uh in a short window. It'll
[49:01] actually be spread out over a couple
[49:03] years. um May of 2028 I believe is when
[49:06] the the time frame is. Um back to the
[49:09] RFP, we had five successful um
[49:11] applicants that met the criteria. Uh so
[49:14] those were all evaluated um because it
[49:17] was a set grant funding amount. Um we
[49:20] did not base our um we didn't we didn't
[49:23] base the scoring on the value of the
[49:26] contract cuz the contract was valued um
[49:28] at what it was and each proponent had to
[49:31] basically sell themselves as to why they
[49:33] were the best and could bring the
[49:34] greatest value uh for that fund. Uh in
[49:37] the end green drop tree care um was uh
[49:40] valued at the highest was scored the
[49:42] highest uh and are being asked to award
[49:44] this. We have worked with this company
[49:46] in the past. uh they did our initial
[49:48] pre-inventory uh several years ago. So
[49:50] they are familiar with with Humbult and
[49:52] with our urban or with our inventory and
[49:54] we're able to provide a strong case uh
[49:56] as to why we should look at them. Uh and
[49:58] they are a prairie country or prairie
[50:01] company. So they have uh an off head
[50:03] office in Reginaina. Um so they're
[50:06] they're very familiar with projects
[50:07] around here. Uh they just finished a
[50:09] project in Strasburg and they've done
[50:10] lots of other small small community
[50:12] stuff. So very familiar with our um
[50:16] urban forestry setting in the province.
[50:17] So if there's any questions, I'm happy
[50:19] to answer, but we're excited to ask
[50:22] council to approve this recommendation.
[50:24] » Questions?
[50:26] Yes, just a comment. It's nice when we
[50:28] can obtain grants to do some of these
[50:30] things so that we're uh not asking the
[50:32] taxpayers to fund project. Good example
[50:35] is the trail paving we just did in
[50:37] Centennial Park uh where we were able to
[50:39] obtain a grant to cover the cost of
[50:41] that. So it was uh if anytime staff uh
[50:44] feels free to go out and look for more
[50:47] grants, we're we're probably all over
[50:49] that. So yeah, so thanks for that. So
[50:53] anyway, uh we have a mover and a
[50:54] seconder. All in favor? And that Thank
[50:58] you.
[51:01] » Okay.
[51:13] So we have the next uh report is uh
[51:17] recommendation from the director of
[51:18] public works for the tracked skid steer
[51:21] tender. So I'll look for a mover in a
[51:23] seconder. The council award the tracked
[51:25] skid steer tender to GBE equipment for
[51:28] the supply of a 2026 Kabota SVL753
[51:34] skid steer in the amount of $92,750
[51:39] plus tax. So move in a seconder please.
[51:42] Councelor McGinness seconded by
[51:44] councelor row. Uh go ahead muted.
[51:48] » Thank you. So administration issued a
[51:50] public tender on SAS tenders for the
[51:52] replacement of the existing 2024 case uh
[51:54] TR270 skid steer. Uh we had quite a few
[51:58] quotations received. Uh each one did
[52:01] have uh specific equipment
[52:02] specifications and features on it and so
[52:05] on and so forth. Uh we went through the
[52:09] each individual unit and determined that
[52:12] the Kabota SVL753 the 2026 model uh was
[52:16] the best value to the city. Uh there was
[52:18] a few that were lower price. However,
[52:20] they are older models or slightly older
[52:23] models and uh not the same features as
[52:25] the K Cabota. So we believe that the K
[52:26] Cabota is the uh best value to the city
[52:30] for only a slight amount more. Uh when
[52:34] we reviewed everything as well, uh this
[52:37] happens to be from GP GBC, which is a
[52:40] local vendor, which is great for parts
[52:43] of a availability and repairs. Um, so
[52:47] they have a good dealer support in this
[52:48] area.
[52:50] The actual cost of the replacement skid
[52:52] steer after you add PST will be 98,315,
[52:55] which is about 1,685 below the approved
[52:58] capital budget of 100,000. Um, after
[53:01] this, we'll once we get the new unit,
[53:04] we'll look to sell our old unit uh on
[53:07] the auction system that we use uh uh
[53:10] Richie Brothers if I'm not mistaken. So
[53:13] that and along with some other equipment
[53:14] that we need to uh sell as well. So I'll
[53:17] take any questions. Thank you.
[53:18] » Questions for the director on this. Go
[53:20] ahead, Council McGinness.
[53:21] » Uh it's not necessarily uh unique to to
[53:25] this particular report necessarily. Um
[53:28] and I have brought it up before, but I'm
[53:30] wondering I mean as as the director
[53:32] mentioned uh being local including that
[53:35] as part of the best value evaluation
[53:38] when we're issuing tenders. The Chamber
[53:40] of Commerce even had SAS builds come out
[53:42] and present to the city. I think there
[53:44] was one city councelor and the uh city
[53:47] manager was there and they said yes, you
[53:49] guys can absolutely include local as
[53:51] part of your best value because the
[53:52] city's prior argument was that that was
[53:55] against legislation, but it is in fact
[53:57] not. So, I'm just wondering um and
[53:59] sorry, Peter, more a question for our
[54:01] acting city manager if that's something
[54:03] that could be explored because I think
[54:05] there is value in using local companies
[54:08] whenever possible in terms of sourcing
[54:10] parts and our local companies are
[54:12] dealing with their reputations in their
[54:14] home communities. So, I think that they
[54:16] really do step up to give quality
[54:18] service and
[54:20] goods.
[54:25] Um, I'm kind of caught off guard to that
[54:28] response. Um, definitely we can look at
[54:30] it. Um, and hopefully the new city
[54:33] manager can also assist.
[54:36] » Okay, thank you. Okay, any further
[54:40] comments on that one? Okay, so we have a
[54:42] motion and a seconder. All in favor
[54:47] you. Okay. And then we're up to the new
[54:52] item that was 10.4
[54:57] believe. Yeah, 10.4.
[54:59] Um, so this is a recommendation from the
[55:02] director of community and leisure
[55:03] services on the roofing tender awards.
[55:06] So, I'll look for a mover in a seconder
[55:07] that administration be authorized to
[55:10] negotiate a contract for the replacement
[55:12] of roofs 1, 2, and three at the Humble
[55:14] District Museum
[55:16] at a value of uh $236,180
[55:22] excluding GST in accordance with the
[55:25] submitted tender and project
[55:26] specifications to Atlas Epex Roofing
[55:30] Saskatchewan Incorporated. Um, and
[55:33] further that the administration be
[55:35] authorized to negotiate a contract for
[55:37] the replacement of roofs 45, five, six,
[55:40] and 15 at the Humble Uniplex with a
[55:43] maximum value of 532,830
[55:49] plus applicable taxes in accordance with
[55:52] the submitted tender and project
[55:54] specifications to Atlas Apex Roofing
[55:57] Saskatchewan Incorporated and that
[56:00] administration be authorized to explore
[56:02] a sole source contract with Atlas Apex
[56:05] Roofing. ing uh for a roof replacement
[56:07] project at city hall with the intention
[56:10] of bringing back a decision item to
[56:13] council for review for a future meeting.
[56:15] So move in a second or please councelor
[56:18] Scott seconded by
[56:21] uh counceloreski.
[56:24] Go ahead Michael.
[56:26] » Thank you very much. Uh I'll begin by
[56:27] apologizing the council for the the
[56:29] rushed report. Um, as you're aware, we
[56:33] went to tender on this project uh at the
[56:35] end of July. Um, the tender was extended
[56:38] uh and then due to an error with our uh
[56:40] miscommunication with our consulting
[56:42] company um they extended it longer than
[56:45] what we had agreed to. So, we had
[56:48] instead of getting it last Thursday and
[56:49] having lots of time to get the report in
[56:51] or sorry, last Tuesday and getting the
[56:53] report in the city uh acting city
[56:55] manager's hands earlier, we didn't have
[56:57] that closed until Friday. So, I didn't
[56:59] have the information this morning. So, I
[57:00] apologize for the rush. Um, but it
[57:02] wasn't something we wanted to hold off
[57:04] till the next council meeting because we
[57:06] want to get on this right away. Uh, as
[57:08] part of the 2026 budget, uh, council
[57:10] approved, uh, that administration
[57:11] proceed with tendering of roof
[57:12] replacement work at both the UNILEX uh,
[57:14] and the museum. Uh, Tri-C Pinnacle Group
[57:17] was hired by the city to develop the
[57:19] specifications for the project, consult
[57:21] with respective contract contractors,
[57:23] complete the on-site contractor visit,
[57:24] and review tenor submissions. They'll
[57:26] also work with the city uh to ensure uh
[57:28] completion of the project to ensure
[57:30] compliance and quality assurance of the
[57:32] work being awarded. Um the project
[57:34] generally consists of replacing uh of
[57:36] specific sections uh flat sections on
[57:38] these roofs. Um replacing the existing
[57:41] roofing system on both buildings with a
[57:43] twoly modified vigimous roofing system
[57:46] together with associated carpentry
[57:47] flashing, sheet metal, sealant and
[57:49] related work. Uh prior to the tendering
[57:52] uh we were informed um warned by uh our
[57:56] consultant that due to the significant
[57:59] increase in oil prices since the budget
[58:00] estimate was provided to council in the
[58:02] fall 25 that we should expect to see
[58:04] higher prices submitted from the biders
[58:06] for our roofing tenders. Um as noted the
[58:09] tender was published published for 22
[58:11] days. Uh and we did result uh the result
[58:14] was five contractors bidding on each of
[58:17] the projects. Uh we had them bid
[58:18] separately um so as to be able to award
[58:21] them separately if needed.
[58:23] Um the lowest um tenard price for both
[58:26] projects was the Atlas Apex roofing. Um
[58:29] the submission for the museum came out
[58:31] at 222811 plus PST uh or plus taxes. Um
[58:36] with a start date estimated start date
[58:38] of October 1st and completion November
[58:40] 11th. Um, and then also with the Atlas
[58:44] Apex roofing on the Uniplex roof came in
[58:46] at 52,668
[58:48] plus taxes with a start date uh of
[58:51] October 1st and a completion date of
[58:53] November 30th. Um, that company uh
[58:56] following the review, our consultant uh
[58:59] had no reason to not recommend um that
[59:01] we go with Atlas. Uh they are a national
[59:03] company, so they've got um they're doing
[59:06] projects across the country. They've got
[59:08] major setups in Saskatoon and Regina. So
[59:10] there's confidence that they'll be able
[59:12] to get the job done. Um they provided
[59:14] all of their um sorry provided all of
[59:18] their paperwork when it came to WCB
[59:20] proof of insurance uh including say
[59:23] additional assured uh and they're also a
[59:24] member of Saskatchewan Roofing
[59:26] Contractors Association which was
[59:27] mandatory to be part of this process.
[59:31] Um however when we get to the financial
[59:33] implications uh obviously the costs came
[59:35] in significantly higher than what we had
[59:37] projected. Um our original projections
[59:39] um back in the 20 uh in the fall when we
[59:41] were developing the 2026 budget were
[59:44] based on estimates uh that our
[59:46] consultant the same consultant had done
[59:48] when they did our full roof review of
[59:49] the community um back in the in June of
[59:52] 2025.
[59:54] So we had budget 333,300 for the uniplex
[59:58] sections uh 4, five and 6 as well as the
[1:00:01] museum uh had a budget of 140,000. So,
[1:00:04] combined we had 473,300
[1:00:07] um budgeted for roof replacements.
[1:00:09] Uh as you'll notice in the implications
[1:00:11] chart, um roof 15 of the Uniplex uh did
[1:00:15] not have an approved budget. This was an
[1:00:16] additional roof that we added after the
[1:00:18] fact um due to safety concerns. Uh this
[1:00:21] is the roof on the south entrance of the
[1:00:23] arena. Um we're having we this this roof
[1:00:26] was had some replacement work done back
[1:00:28] uh I would say about 8 years ago. Um but
[1:00:31] what we find what we're finding is that
[1:00:33] there's not enough grip on the roof and
[1:00:34] what we're getting is we're getting snow
[1:00:35] load up there and then as soon as we get
[1:00:37] melt thaw um that snow load's coming off
[1:00:40] uh and we're and it's dropping large
[1:00:42] large chunks of snow in front. Um we
[1:00:44] tried some other um methods to try and
[1:00:46] prevent that and weren't successful. Um
[1:00:49] so we were recommended that we should go
[1:00:50] this route and and provide a different
[1:00:52] roofing system to ensure that the the
[1:00:54] safety of both the workers in the
[1:00:55] compound and those entering the south
[1:00:57] arena um we don't have that issue
[1:00:58] anymore. So um that's why that was added
[1:01:01] in uh as an addition to the previously
[1:01:03] planned project work. Uh in total uh the
[1:01:06] difference including PST uh is a 295,710
[1:01:11] above what was budgeted.
[1:01:13] Um
[1:01:15] the plan for the initial funding
[1:01:17] approved in 2026 was to come out of the
[1:01:19] building refurbishment and replacement
[1:01:21] reserve. Uh the initial plan for 2026
[1:01:25] was uh that the city would contribute
[1:01:28] taxation would contribute $525,000 into
[1:01:30] this reserve uh with the draw 473 which
[1:01:33] would have been a net contribution of
[1:01:35] 53,000 52,000 to the reserve. Uh however
[1:01:38] due to the results of this tender
[1:01:39] administration is now requesting that
[1:01:41] council approve a net draw in 2026 of
[1:01:44] 244,000 from the reserve. Uh this would
[1:01:47] provide a projected update year-end
[1:01:49] balance of the reserve still sitting at
[1:01:52] 2 point or sorry 1.26 million would
[1:01:54] still be in the reserve. So um this
[1:01:56] wouldn't impact the current taxation
[1:01:58] year. It wouldn't impact other projects
[1:02:00] we have going on. It would just mean a
[1:02:01] larger draw from reserves than otherwise
[1:02:04] had been planned for this year. Um the
[1:02:06] city uh through council has approved
[1:02:08] budgets uh contributions to this reserve
[1:02:12] uh of 500,000 each of the last two years
[1:02:14] plus another 525. So um that funding has
[1:02:16] been approved into the budget to
[1:02:18] continue um to do this kind of projects.
[1:02:22] Um furthermore uh as mentioned in the
[1:02:24] third request uh we're asking that we
[1:02:27] had that administration be authorized to
[1:02:29] discuss with this um roofing company to
[1:02:33] look at city hall roof. Uh as we're
[1:02:35] aware that roof has deteriorated
[1:02:36] significantly over the last year since
[1:02:38] our budget was set. Um, and we're going
[1:02:41] to we would like uh permission to just
[1:02:42] go to the to Apex um roofing and and be
[1:02:45] able to negotiate to see what kind of a
[1:02:46] dollar price we can get to get this roof
[1:02:48] done. Um, if we weren't to do it this
[1:02:50] year, it's the highest priority to get
[1:02:52] done next year. Uh, and because it would
[1:02:53] also be funded from the same reserve
[1:02:55] that would fund it next year. If we feel
[1:02:56] that we can get value in having them
[1:02:58] here and get a deal to get this done
[1:03:00] this year, we would highly recommend we
[1:03:02] move forward with this and not risk
[1:03:03] another freeze thaw cycle on this roof.
[1:03:06] Um, so in conclusion, I know that's a
[1:03:09] lot. I apologize, but I want to make
[1:03:10] sure I was thorough. Having not given
[1:03:11] you a lot of time to see the report in
[1:03:13] advance. Um, while the tenor costs
[1:03:15] obviously exceed our 2026 budget, um, we
[1:03:17] recommend moving forward with the
[1:03:18] proposed roof replacements. Uh, the
[1:03:20] existing roof conditions have been
[1:03:22] identified through our previous
[1:03:23] assessments and can and and we're seeing
[1:03:25] some continual deterioration. This past
[1:03:27] winter was extremely hard on our
[1:03:29] facilities as we did have multiple
[1:03:30] freeze thaw cycles. Um, and we also do
[1:03:34] not see any evidence to suggest that the
[1:03:36] price is going to automatically come
[1:03:37] down in the spring. If if we knew that
[1:03:39] there was some factor that automatically
[1:03:41] we were going to see a 30 or 40%
[1:03:42] reduction, maybe we could try and come
[1:03:44] up with a stop gap to get us through to
[1:03:46] next year. Um, not seeing that, um, we
[1:03:49] believe that and with having sufficient
[1:03:51] funds in that reserve right now, um, we
[1:03:54] think it's, um, more prudent of us to
[1:03:56] proceed with these, um, projects this
[1:03:59] year.
[1:04:00] I'm happy to answer any questions at
[1:04:02] this point.
[1:04:02] » Questions?
[1:04:05] I Yes, I have a couple. Um,
[1:04:09] I guess because we didn't have uh a lot
[1:04:12] of uh time ahead of time to do any re
[1:04:15] research on here. I I just had a
[1:04:16] question on the Duply modified bitus
[1:04:19] roofing system. I am assuming that's tar
[1:04:21] and gravel. Is that basically the
[1:04:24] layman's terms on that? Okay. Um, so
[1:04:27] that's going over top. Like I know some
[1:04:30] of the roofs were spray foam. Does that
[1:04:33] go on top of the spray foam? Does the
[1:04:35] spray foam get removed?
[1:04:37] » Correct. It would Yeah. So the plan
[1:04:39] would be to remove the existing roofing
[1:04:41] and build and and replace it.
[1:04:44] » So it wouldn't just be covering over
[1:04:45] what's there. Um, part of the issue with
[1:04:48] the spray foam roofing um has been
[1:04:50] identified. Someone made a lot of money
[1:04:52] going around and recommending that to
[1:04:54] everyone, but what they've found is that
[1:04:56] it once moisture gets in, it traps
[1:04:58] moisture and causes more damage and the
[1:05:00] life of that roofing system is is
[1:05:02] diminished significantly. Okay. Um we
[1:05:04] did note um through the recommendation I
[1:05:07] should know this start um we're asking
[1:05:09] administration to allow us to negotiate
[1:05:11] a contract. So we've got the tender
[1:05:13] results here. Um we have uh informed our
[1:05:16] consultant that we want to make we want
[1:05:17] to have the discussions with the roofer
[1:05:19] to see if there is any room to bring
[1:05:21] that price down if there is any
[1:05:23] modifications to the scope modifications
[1:05:25] to um the products being used have that
[1:05:27] discussion. So um we're hoping that we
[1:05:30] can have a little bit of discussion to
[1:05:31] see if they have any recommendations on
[1:05:33] how to kind of bring the price down too.
[1:05:35] Um but yes it would be removing that
[1:05:38] removing what's there and replacing it.
[1:05:40] » Okay. Now my second question on that is
[1:05:43] what does that do to the R value of the
[1:05:45] roof like for energy loss that type of
[1:05:48] thing. Have we explored any of that? I
[1:05:50] know that
[1:05:51] » One of the selling points of the spray
[1:05:52] foam back in the day was uh increases uh
[1:05:55] your R value of your roof and hopefully
[1:05:58] get you some better uh or less heat
[1:06:01] used. I guess
[1:06:02] » To my to my knowledge and in discussions
[1:06:04] with our consultant this is the
[1:06:06] standard. So this is what people are
[1:06:09] putting on now. this is what should have
[1:06:10] been put on initially uh according to
[1:06:12] them. So I don't I would imagine that it
[1:06:15] probably has similar R value that it
[1:06:17] can't be I can't imagine they'd be going
[1:06:19] the opposite direction of of what is
[1:06:21] there now but I can definitely clarify
[1:06:23] that with the consultant and
[1:06:24] » That' be interesting
[1:06:25] » And pick his brain on that too. Yeah.
[1:06:26] » Okay.
[1:06:27] » Just to clarify.
[1:06:28] » Any other further questions?
[1:06:31] Okay. We have a motion and a seconder.
[1:06:33] So I will call the question. All in
[1:06:35] favor
[1:06:37] that carries. Thank you. Uh, is that a
[1:06:40] this year project then?
[1:06:42] » Yes. Uh, we'll begin negotiations right
[1:06:44] away on getting a contract figured out.
[1:06:46] We hope they'll roll into town on by
[1:06:47] October 1st. Uh, it was their estimated
[1:06:49] start date and they should be done both
[1:06:51] sections of the roof by November 30th.
[1:06:53] » Okay. So, yeah.
[1:06:54] » What about uh winter or setting in? Is
[1:06:56] that going to be an issue?
[1:06:58] » They'll they'll have they've built that
[1:06:59] into their pricing as far as tarping and
[1:07:01] and making sure that whatever they need
[1:07:03] to do on the roofs. Yeah. So,
[1:07:05] » Hoarding and heating or whatever they
[1:07:06] need
[1:07:06] » Whatever they need to do that. You
[1:07:08] betcha. Good. Okay.
[1:07:11] Thank you. Uh we're on to uh item number
[1:07:13] 11, inquiries.
[1:07:15] Uh any inquiries for staff? Go ahead,
[1:07:18] councelor. I'll start over here.
[1:07:19] Councelor McGinness.
[1:07:21] » Um I have an inquiry inquiry about uh
[1:07:25] Bill Bre park. So I have been uh sorry,
[1:07:27] I have been communicating uh with the
[1:07:29] director um about Bill Breck Park as
[1:07:32] well as with the members of the park
[1:07:34] committee and uh the park builder. Um,
[1:07:37] and I think everyone is pleased that
[1:07:38] repairs are going to occur, but it seems
[1:07:41] that there has been vandalism to the
[1:07:43] park and that it is possibly ongoing or
[1:07:47] reoccurring. Um, so members of the
[1:07:50] community and members of the park
[1:07:51] committee have kind of been
[1:07:53] communicating and chatting and are
[1:07:54] coming up with their own solutions to
[1:07:58] security of the park. Um, but I think it
[1:08:01] makes more sense that the city comes up
[1:08:04] with a solution. Um,
[1:08:08] I don't know if a camera at playgrounds
[1:08:10] is appropriate when there's children. I
[1:08:12] don't know what the solution is, but I
[1:08:14] think the community and the neighborhood
[1:08:16] is just looking for for something and I
[1:08:18] would love for the solution to come from
[1:08:20] us. So, I don't know which director it's
[1:08:22] most appropriate to direct that at, but
[1:08:25] yeah, the it's really unfortunate the
[1:08:27] brand new park and all the vandalism
[1:08:30] that's occurred there. So, if um someone
[1:08:33] could get back to me on what options may
[1:08:36] exist and maybe we could go from there.
[1:08:39] Thanks.
[1:08:40] » Just a brief response. Yes, I'll I'll
[1:08:42] start looking into options and and
[1:08:44] explore what other communities are doing
[1:08:46] in similar circumstances. We're quite
[1:08:48] fortunate that we don't have the level
[1:08:49] of vandalism that a lot of communities
[1:08:51] have. So, I'll reach out and see what
[1:08:52] what they're doing to deter it. Um, I do
[1:08:55] also have the same hesitation when it
[1:08:56] comes to cameras in parks. We've got the
[1:08:58] cameras at Wateridge Park facing the
[1:09:00] parking lot. We have some within our
[1:09:01] wreck facilities. So, it's not that it's
[1:09:03] unprecedented that we have cameras up.
[1:09:05] Um, we just haven't necessarily in the
[1:09:07] park system yet. Um, but that doesn't
[1:09:08] mean that that isn't necessarily the
[1:09:10] right solution, especially in this
[1:09:11] isolated case. So, um, we'll definitely
[1:09:13] be in communication with the, um,
[1:09:15] director of public protective services
[1:09:16] and and my courts and we'll come back
[1:09:18] with a some options.
[1:09:20] » Okay. Thank you.
[1:09:22] » Did I see some offices? Go ahead.
[1:09:25] » And my apologies. I have several. Um, so
[1:09:28] the first one I think is Mr. Burquist's.
[1:09:31] So, there is the playground behind um,
[1:09:33] Carl Shen Park.
[1:09:37] Okay. So, and my apologies. I didn't go
[1:09:40] out to take a look, but a resident had
[1:09:41] mentioned that they felt that there
[1:09:42] wasn't enough sand um underneath the
[1:09:45] play structures. Oh, sorry.
[1:09:49] » All right.
[1:09:49] » Just because it has sand and comes in a
[1:09:51] dump truck, it's not necessarily.
[1:09:55] » So, like I said, I haven't gone to take
[1:09:56] a look to see what actually what it
[1:09:59] looks like, but they were concerned
[1:10:00] about kids falling and injuring
[1:10:01] themselves on the hard ground.
[1:10:03] » Can you Sorry, can you confirm which
[1:10:04] playground?
[1:10:05] So Carl Shannon
[1:10:07] » The one behind it. I don't know.
[1:10:09] » Oh, a Kilshire.
[1:10:10] » Oh,
[1:10:10] » A Kilshire on that Canada place. A
[1:10:13] Kilshire.
[1:10:13] » Yeah.
[1:10:14] » No, not that one.
[1:10:17] » Yes.
[1:10:20] » You're talking Carl Park. Oh, sorry.
[1:10:21] Yes, you're talking Carl Park. Um, yeah.
[1:10:23] So, that's not sand. It's uh wood chips
[1:10:26] and we added my understand we added wood
[1:10:28] chips quite recently. Okay. Okay.
[1:10:29] » But I will I'll double check to make
[1:10:31] sure they didn't get compacted and we'll
[1:10:33] see what we need to do there. But yeah,
[1:10:35] I think yeah, they're definitely it's
[1:10:36] definitely not sand. It's it's wood
[1:10:38] chips. Um it's an alternative. Um and we
[1:10:40] I'm sure we added some last year.
[1:10:42] » I will take that into advisement and
[1:10:44] I'll find out.
[1:10:45] » Thank you.
[1:10:47] » Yeah. So, we had had the community
[1:10:50] meeting about water ridge paving
[1:10:52] » And at that meeting um there was a
[1:10:55] suggestion that someone from the city
[1:10:57] would approach the um owners of the four
[1:11:00] businesses in the area to see if they
[1:11:01] would contribute to paving. Any update
[1:11:04] on that?
[1:11:06] » Go ahead, Peter.
[1:11:08] » I have uh spoken with the owner and uh
[1:11:11] owners or owner and not interested in
[1:11:14] paving at this time.
[1:11:17] I'll pass that on. Thank you.
[1:11:21] » Do we have a plan B then?
[1:11:24] » Uh yeah, so I can give a bit of an
[1:11:25] update. So since that meeting that we
[1:11:27] had there, um we've gotten geotechnical
[1:11:31] uh samples from Wateridge Crescent and
[1:11:34] the other roads in that area as well. Um
[1:11:37] we have also met with a supplier of a
[1:11:40] product that was used around uh Fishing
[1:11:42] Lake First Nation. Um and uh one of our
[1:11:45] staff members took a drive out there
[1:11:46] this summer to see how it's performing
[1:11:48] and seeing if it's the right application
[1:11:50] secondary or or alternative to ashvault
[1:11:53] in that area. Um and we're just
[1:11:57] essentially getting some data together
[1:11:58] and some information to bring forward to
[1:12:00] council at a later date here.
[1:12:03] » Okay. Thank you. Go ahead. Third.
[1:12:05] » That's right.
[1:12:06] Um, so we had had a conversation about
[1:12:10] in the past there was a potential
[1:12:12] closure of
[1:12:14] the alley of Fifth Street, um, Viking.
[1:12:18] Okay. And so you had said that you were
[1:12:21] going to take a look to see what had
[1:12:23] happened in the past. So whenever you
[1:12:26] have time, but just an update. No, I'm
[1:12:29] not putting you on the spot.
[1:12:32] » Yes, I haven't had time to look back at
[1:12:34] that, but I will. Thank you.
[1:12:36] Okay. Thank you. Okay. Go ahead. That's
[1:12:39] fine.
[1:12:40] » No, they're all important.
[1:12:41] » So, Waters has two outdoor adult
[1:12:44] playgrounds, which I have I haven't
[1:12:47] heard of. I haven't gone to take a look
[1:12:49] at. And someone had asked if perhaps
[1:12:52] Humbult might be interested in um
[1:12:55] constructing an adult playground beside
[1:12:57] a child's playground so that when
[1:12:59] parents are supervising their kids,
[1:13:01] rather than being on their phone, they
[1:13:03] can be exercising. But I have no clue
[1:13:04] what they look like. So
[1:13:07] » Yeah, we've Yeah, they're actually quite
[1:13:09] popular. Um you can get lots of exercise
[1:13:11] equipment uh either in one playground
[1:13:15] setting or spread along a trail system
[1:13:17] where you have one. Um when I was in
[1:13:20] Winnipeg, I actually saw some fairly
[1:13:22] unique ones compared to what some of the
[1:13:23] ones I've seen around here. So uh we can
[1:13:25] there there are grants that come out
[1:13:26] every once in a while that we've looked
[1:13:28] into. Um, we've never really pushed
[1:13:30] pushed it because there's always been
[1:13:32] other priorities, but it's definitely
[1:13:33] something we can explore again and see
[1:13:34] if if there's if now is the right fit
[1:13:36] and if there's locations that will work.
[1:13:38] Yeah. Yeah, they're definitely becoming
[1:13:39] more popular.
[1:13:40] » They have a really nice one up in Wasoo
[1:13:42] if anybody gets up that way to near the
[1:13:45] tennis courts there. So, yeah.
[1:13:47] » Yeah. So, this really isn't uh an
[1:13:50] inquiry, but um I just noticed on
[1:13:52] Facebook, so uh Humbult is an age
[1:13:54] friendly community and age friendly
[1:13:56] Saskatchewan on Facebook had just
[1:13:59] announced that they have got grants
[1:14:01] available for a variety of programs. So,
[1:14:03] I didn't have the opportunity to really
[1:14:05] take a look to see how much the grants
[1:14:07] were, but I I saw that it closed October
[1:14:09] the 1st, but there were things like
[1:14:11] activities for children, um nutrition,
[1:14:14] um arts and culture reconciliation. So,
[1:14:17] I'm just throwing it out there that
[1:14:19] perhaps if you have community groups,
[1:14:22] let's take a look to see if um uh
[1:14:26] proposals can be made and see if we can
[1:14:28] access and I don't know if it's just for
[1:14:29] nonprofit or if for example we could
[1:14:32] work together on the friendly
[1:14:35] playground. Right. So, just a little bit
[1:14:37] of a heads up.
[1:14:38] » Okay,
[1:14:40] go ahead. Council
[1:14:42] » Councelor Chesky has inspired me to ask
[1:14:44] for updates. I just have one though. Um,
[1:14:47] I'm not giving up on my playground
[1:14:50] zones. As a reminder, I door knocked all
[1:14:52] of the houses in playground radiuses and
[1:14:54] got a resounding yes, please make
[1:14:56] playground zones. So, again, doesn't
[1:14:59] have to be right now, but I'm hoping for
[1:15:01] an update on the our kind of traffic
[1:15:03] study and what if if playground zones
[1:15:06] make sense in our community or not.
[1:15:09] » Um, yeah. So we haven't looked at that
[1:15:12] just yet and we are waiting for the
[1:15:13] whole traffic study to roll out. Uh we
[1:15:17] are building information for the for the
[1:15:19] studies not specifically uh playground
[1:15:22] zones but we have uh finalized traffic
[1:15:25] counts for the larger um uh traffic
[1:15:28] study with the community that we're
[1:15:29] working with the Ministry of Highways
[1:15:31] on. Um but yes, we will the the specific
[1:15:35] topic topic about playground zones will
[1:15:37] be separate from that study that we'll
[1:15:39] likely do internally.
[1:15:42] » Okay. Anybody else? I have one to finish
[1:15:46] off. Um, I was talking to a person
[1:15:50] that's involved with pickle ball in the
[1:15:53] community and they said the usage at the
[1:15:55] ODR or at the sport court is for pickle
[1:15:58] ball has significantly increased because
[1:16:02] of the fabric that was put on uh to keep
[1:16:05] the wind away. So, they said it's very
[1:16:07] busy uh with people playing pickle ball.
[1:16:10] Um, and I was posed a question as to why
[1:16:13] the fabric wasn't put on all of the
[1:16:17] fencing. It was there's a section on the
[1:16:19] I think the east and north corner that's
[1:16:22] not there. So, I went out there and
[1:16:24] looked and this is my second part. Um, I
[1:16:28] don't know if it's from the wind load on
[1:16:30] there, but the poles are all bent over
[1:16:32] like on by the skate park. It looks like
[1:16:34] they're like two to three feet bent on
[1:16:38] the top from I'm assuming from the wind
[1:16:40] load. Is that what that's from or
[1:16:42] » Uh so I'll yeah I'll actually I'll
[1:16:44] answer that one first. Um it's I I think
[1:16:47] it was there before like I'm I think
[1:16:49] there we had some issue with just the
[1:16:51] installation at the beginning. Uh but
[1:16:53] the I'm the wind screens definitely
[1:16:55] didn't help. I think that's that's
[1:16:56] compacted it. Um the corner posts would
[1:16:58] have been anchored really well cuz they
[1:17:00] would have and but I'm guessing the
[1:17:01] middle posts weren't anchored or didn't
[1:17:04] go down as deep or didn't put as much
[1:17:05] concrete in. Um so we're reaching out to
[1:17:07] the company that originally installed it
[1:17:09] to get that situation looked at.
[1:17:11] » Uh as far as why we only did half it was
[1:17:13] just a cost thing that that was all we
[1:17:15] could fit into our budget last year.
[1:17:16] We're going we we have plans to order
[1:17:18] the rest this year. Okay. And the reason
[1:17:20] we started in that corner was because of
[1:17:21] the pickle ball. We wanted to hit the
[1:17:23] two sides where the wind would be
[1:17:25] predominantly in the summer. Uh it's
[1:17:28] made a huge difference. Uh and then once
[1:17:29] we get to where we have the outdoor rink
[1:17:31] set up and going, that's why we're
[1:17:33] looking to finish the rest of it because
[1:17:34] predominantly the winds will come from
[1:17:35] the opposite direction in winter. So um
[1:17:37] but yeah, thank you for bringing both of
[1:17:38] those up. Yeah.
[1:17:39] » Okay. And you jumped into my third part
[1:17:42] was the outdoor uh hockey rink or the
[1:17:45] the ice surface. Um uh how's things
[1:17:48] progressing? I we're I hate to say it,
[1:17:50] but probably only two months away from
[1:17:52] snowfall and uh wanting to start working
[1:17:54] on that. So, have you done anything? I
[1:17:56] know I sent you some information from
[1:17:58] Ontario that uh company that was doing
[1:18:01] similar uh projects and did you find
[1:18:04] anything out there?
[1:18:04] » So, yeah. So, while just speaking with
[1:18:06] our park supervisor, so we are going to
[1:18:07] get the our outdoor rink package. Uh so
[1:18:10] we we're looking at probably October uh
[1:18:13] Thanksgiving weekend uh when we
[1:18:15] transition from the courts, start
[1:18:16] transitioning from the courts, shut down
[1:18:18] those or at least a section anyway to
[1:18:20] start putting our um the outdoor rink
[1:18:22] package up, make sure it's fully ready
[1:18:24] to go. Uh Miles has got a couple piece
[1:18:26] of a couple pieces of equipment that
[1:18:28] he's basically built himself. Um so that
[1:18:31] when we get the first good snowfall,
[1:18:32] then we can compact the snow and build
[1:18:34] on top of that. Um, in addition, the
[1:18:36] outdoor concession, one of the one of
[1:18:38] our hiccups last year is we didn't have
[1:18:41] enough water supply there. Um, so we
[1:18:43] have talked with a local plumber uh and
[1:18:45] and talked to public works um to upsize
[1:18:48] the water supply line that we'll have
[1:18:50] out there. Um, so we'll basically take
[1:18:52] it from just a garden hose up up
[1:18:55] significantly, double triple that size.
[1:18:57] Um, so we'll be able to flood in the
[1:18:58] same manner that we flood St. Okay.
[1:19:01] » So, so that both that
[1:19:04] the prep work uh and the ability to put
[1:19:06] water down faster will help us to avoid
[1:19:08] some of a lot of the issues we had last
[1:19:10] year. Um it'll also where the the matter
[1:19:14] the fabric that we had put down that we
[1:19:17] had hoped would be our solution ended up
[1:19:18] being one of our biggest issues. So,
[1:19:20] we're avoiding that.
[1:19:22] » Yeah.
[1:19:22] » Yeah. So,
[1:19:23] » Are you going to go right on the court
[1:19:24] then?
[1:19:24] » Yeah. So, we're going to that's that's
[1:19:25] why we're going to make sure that we
[1:19:26] have a nice snow compact right off the
[1:19:28] hop before we start to flood. We're not
[1:19:30] just going to put ice right on top of
[1:19:31] it. We're going to make sure there's
[1:19:32] just the a hard compact on top. So, um
[1:19:36] yeah, we're we're a lot more confident
[1:19:37] going in this year than than what we
[1:19:39] were last year, what we came out of last
[1:19:40] year anyway. So,
[1:19:41] » And if it works, then Miles can patent
[1:19:43] it.
[1:19:44] » If it works, Miles can patent it. It's
[1:19:47] quite the contraption, but it'll work.
[1:19:48] I'm excited.
[1:19:49] » Great. Good. Okay. Thank you. Any other
[1:19:52] questions on inquiries?
[1:19:54] Okay. Um, so I will look uh the next
[1:19:58] item is committee of the whole. So I
[1:20:00] look for a motion to uh go into
[1:20:01] committee of the whole please. Councelor
[1:20:04] Scott, seconded by councelor row. All in
[1:20:06] favor
[1:20:07] and that public portion of our meeting.
[1:20:11] So anybody that's uh joining us from
[1:20:13] home uh we will be going into camera for
[1:20:16] the rest of the meeting. So thank you
[1:20:18] for joining us.