1 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:19,600 Good evening. I'd like to call the second regular meeting of council of the 2 00:00:15,519 --> 00:00:24,400 town of Mapa Creek to order at 6:31 p.m. Present is Mayor Michelle McKenzie, 3 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:29,039 counselors Abbott, Beretta, Barkman, Chlora, and 4 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:34,960 Wartz. Absent is councelor Creswell. Staff present is CEO Barry Elliot and 5 00:00:31,519 --> 00:00:34,960 executive assistant Danielle 6 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:45,600 Willie. Can I have a motion that council hereby approves the agenda of the second 7 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:51,120 regular meeting of council of the town of Maple Creek held on January 8 00:00:48,039 --> 00:00:57,120 2nd, 2025 as amended to include items number 15.8 suma proposed 9 00:00:55,079 --> 00:01:05,519 resolution. Thank you councelor Abbott. Second, council Betta. All in favor? 10 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:08,880 Carried. We have the strategic map. Is anything coming from any of the 11 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:18,200 updates? Does anybody Go ahead, Council Clara. I'm just wondering what it 12 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:24,000 Go ahead, Madam Mayor. In actual fact, there was nothing updated from the last 13 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:30,960 one. I'm just trying to keep the current information as current as I can. 14 00:01:28,119 --> 00:01:33,200 Okay. Okay. Anybody declaring a conflict of 15 00:01:33,479 --> 00:01:37,439 interest. So it takes us to 16 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:48,079 6.1. Can I have a motion that council hereby approves the minutes from the 17 00:01:46,479 --> 00:01:51,840 first regular meeting of council held on January 8th, 2025 as presented? Thank 18 00:01:50,399 --> 00:01:59,799 you, councelor Burkeman. Seconder, Councelor Wartz. All in favor? 19 00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:05,600 carried. So we have no proclamations, presentation, delegations takes us down 20 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:12,560 to number 10, communications for information only takes us down to 21 00:02:09,399 --> 00:02:17,200 10.1. The CPKC Transport Canada Protection direction. Does anybody have 22 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:22,000 any conversation or anything on that? Go ahead, Council Barkman. I I just wanted 23 00:02:19,599 --> 00:02:26,160 to and I know that this was in a while back that we actually had a I'm not sure 24 00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:30,560 if it was CPKC at that time, but we had a a representative here from them that 25 00:02:28,319 --> 00:02:34,400 was actually was very very helpful in explaining a lot of things. And I know 26 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:38,959 we had talked about possibly having somebody come to um inform the public 27 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,680 about some things so that they would know more about like even we've been 28 00:02:40,319 --> 00:02:46,640 talking about the train whistle to actually have them give some some things 29 00:02:44,879 --> 00:02:49,760 as to how they see it and how that would actually work. So I I don't know whether 30 00:02:48,319 --> 00:02:53,920 that's something we because I think it would be beneficial for them to to 31 00:02:51,599 --> 00:02:57,599 actually hear from them as opposed to from us to what the regulations actually 32 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:01,200 are with trains coming through town because I I have I have residents asking 33 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:04,640 me all the time about okay what's you know how how come they're doing this and 34 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:07,840 that and I think it would be beneficial it would be educational for them if we 35 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:13,120 did because I know we did talk about possibly bringing somebody in from 36 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:17,840 there. So great. So, um, do you want him as a de delegation at a council meeting 37 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:21,440 or do you think because, you know, we usually have a town hall meeting and I'm 38 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:27,040 hoping we're moving forward with that after we we do the budget and do is that 39 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:31,120 something that we have them come as a speaker during the presentation when we 40 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:34,799 delivered the budget or the town hall meeting? I I think that would probably 41 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:37,519 be because I think it would be better to do that as far as because I think 42 00:03:36,239 --> 00:03:40,560 there'd be interest out there for that if they knew that we've got a 43 00:03:38,799 --> 00:03:43,360 representative here to have it at a town hall meeting. I think would be very 44 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:48,560 beneficial. Great. Thank you, Council Betta. Will that the meeting you're 45 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:54,159 the meeting that you're talking about, will that be live streamed? No, it's 46 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:57,200 usually at the Armories and we hope it's kind of like an open house. Everybody 47 00:03:55,519 --> 00:04:01,120 comes and Yeah. I'm just wondering if more people would view these meeting, 48 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:05,280 the council meetings rather than come in person, 49 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:10,959 have somebody come speak here. There's quite a few people that watch this. 50 00:04:06,959 --> 00:04:15,120 There is. Yes. Go ahead, councelor Kora. Um, is this something that we requested 51 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:21,040 of them for information or do they provide it regularly or semi-regularly? 52 00:04:19,280 --> 00:04:25,000 Thank you, Madame Mayor. They do provide it on an annual basis. It's up to the 53 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:30,160 emergency uh coordinator whe whether it gets 54 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:33,840 released or not. And of course, as a council's made it very clear, you want 55 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:38,000 to be as as informative to the public as you can. So, thus it's included on your 56 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:45,360 agenda. Any other conversation? uh thoughts 57 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:50,080 about in person or live streamed? Go ahead, councelor Abbott. I I like the 58 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:55,919 idea of a of a town hall and I think if we were to compile it as um perhaps a 59 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:59,440 safety town hall where we have them, we've been we've talked about doing 60 00:04:57,280 --> 00:05:06,080 stuff with the RCMP, maybe have someone from EMS um and and doing something 61 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:10,320 that's that's going to u I guess catch a few more people's 62 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:15,639 attention. Okay. Um it would be nice to focus it that way. Okay. Perfect. All 63 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:20,440 right. Any other conversation? 64 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:25,520 Okay. Seeing none takes us to 10.2. Can I have a 65 00:05:23,840 --> 00:05:30,479 motion that council that the communications recorded as items number 66 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:38,240 10.1 be filed and received. Thank you councelor Barkman. Second by council 67 00:05:33,479 --> 00:05:42,880 kora. All in favor? Carried. takes us down to uh 11.1, payments of 68 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:46,840 accounts. Can I have a motion that council hereby approves the payments of 69 00:05:44,479 --> 00:05:55,280 totaling $2,196.34 cents for checks numbers 1968 70 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:55,280 to 1973 as listed on schedule A, 71 00:05:55,880 --> 00:06:05,960 $17,56545 for checks numbers 1974 to 1976 as listed on schedule B, 72 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:13,000 $291,585.60 60 cents for checks numbers 1977 to 20ou 206 as listed on schedule C 73 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:17,440 attached to informing part of these minutes. Thank you council seconder. 74 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:21,919 Thank you council words. Does anybody have any questions within their 75 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:26,000 accounts? Go ahead council parkman. just was was looking at the um again I've 76 00:06:24,639 --> 00:06:30,319 been looking at the power bill at some of the lagoon there and the blower 77 00:06:28,639 --> 00:06:34,800 building and it's actually is is up a little this month and and the amount is 78 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:41,280 for this I mean it's been since December till now the month and it was 79 00:06:38,759 --> 00:06:45,039 $4,766 and so I just did a I mean a rough calculation of that if that's what 80 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:49,720 it is every month you know we're looking at just the blower building itself for 81 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:55,520 power is $57,000 So I mean 57,000 a month. No, 82 00:06:53,600 --> 00:07:00,240 for the whole year. Oh, okay. And does that include the the PST, GST, and the 83 00:06:58,639 --> 00:07:05,199 carbon tax? No, it didn't include that. Okay. 84 00:07:01,759 --> 00:07:14,199 Go ahead, Councelor Betta. Um, I just didn't understand what 85 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:14,199 the why there's a customer service. 86 00:07:18,479 --> 00:07:25,199 Madam Mayor, I will I will have to take a look at that one. I I know that uh um 87 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:29,599 I've seen these in the past when we've requested that they uh they get a survey 88 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:32,960 done as as part of a either a reasonzoning or a property purchase or 89 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:37,280 the like, but I don't know the specifics on this one. I'll have to find it. I'll 90 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:40,880 I'll report back. Thank you. And councelor Burkman, I know we've we've 91 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:47,199 been discussing this for a matter of a couple years of the power at the lagoon 92 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:51,440 and I really really would really like administration to have some um do some 93 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:56,960 investigation on what we can do with solar or something else to to bring that 94 00:07:53,479 --> 00:08:02,479 down because we did ask for that too. Yeah. Yeah. 95 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:08,720 Okay. Go ahead, councelor Abbott. I just have my It's a small report on the uh 96 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:14,800 the carbon tax is just $73.38. Not bad. Go ahead, pass Cora. Um forgive 97 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:20,240 my ignorance. I'm just wondering Sorry. I'm wondering what is a blower 98 00:08:17,199 --> 00:08:25,360 building? So when you go out No. So when you go out, so our new um Sager system 99 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:28,960 is a three-part system at our lagoon. So we have one, two, and three, which the 100 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:34,159 sacred system once it goes through all the filtration and comes out, you should 101 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:37,200 be able to drink that water from our leg system. Yes, that's how it's supposed to 102 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:41,760 be able to clean and you should be able to drink it. So the the building is what 103 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:44,959 contains all the mechanical and everything else that needs the power to 104 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:49,920 run those three cells. Actually, there's four cuz there's the dirty one, one, 105 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:54,959 two, and three in the sager that comes and discharges into the creek. And we 106 00:08:51,680 --> 00:09:00,640 had to actually to be compliant because in the past you used to be able to take 107 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:06,160 an average of 12 months to be compliant and for the ministry they changed that 108 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:10,320 to be compliant a month. So of course we were over our our recommended numbers to 109 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:15,600 be compliant. So then that's why we had to look at having a new upgraded to our 110 00:09:13,680 --> 00:09:19,760 lagoon system and so we then went into the segre system. So again, lots of 111 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:26,000 lessons learned with the Segre system because the unexpected cost of the power 112 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:30,519 wasn't calculated into that, right? It's more efficient. We're able to discharge 113 00:09:27,839 --> 00:09:35,040 into the creek because we continuously discharge. However, we have some 114 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:42,680 additional costes that that is quite high as $57,000 for the year. So the 115 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:50,160 building is Yes. to be able to run it. Yeah. Go ahead, Council Abbit. 116 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:54,080 So is is it possible um and perhaps administration can help us with that to 117 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:58,560 to talk to someone another municipality that has the same system to see what 118 00:09:56,320 --> 00:10:03,279 their bills are to see if ours are in line with that and and if not then maybe 119 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:07,600 there's something else somewhere else to look 120 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:11,200 absolutely anything else I'll go ahead council words I was just going to ask 121 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:16,079 maybe there's something like one of those inline heaters or anything like 122 00:10:13,519 --> 00:10:21,519 that boosting the cost of hour during the winter or no it's again maybe 123 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:25,440 something to look into. It it is there's there's numerous things that can be 124 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:30,760 looked at. So that's why we're given direction to because this is this has 125 00:10:28,399 --> 00:10:37,440 been concerning for the last two years actually. Yeah. So okay. Anything else? 126 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,440 All in favor? 127 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:45,040 Carried. Okay. 11.2. Can I have a motion that council hereby accepts the bank 128 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:48,440 reconciliation and the statement of financial activity for the month of 129 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:52,640 December 2024 as presented? Thank you, Council Barkman. 130 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:55,920 Seconder. Thank you, Council Warts. Does anybody have any 131 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:08,480 questions? Seeing none, all in favor? Carried. Okay. Takes us down to number 132 00:11:05,279 --> 00:11:11,760 12. 12.1. Can I have a motion that council hereby accepts the report of the 133 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:16,560 chief administrative officer date of January 22nd, 2025 as 134 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:23,079 presented? Thank you, Council Beretta. Seconder. Thank you, Council Klora. Uh 135 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:23,079 would you like to speak on your report? 136 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:27,000 Thank you, Madame Mayor. 137 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:34,079 I um I won't expand on what I've written unless there's any questions of council 138 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:38,959 on that. But I do have a few uh a few updates for council's uh information for 139 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:44,880 the community's information. Uh firstly, I just wanted to inform everyone that 140 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:52,079 the swimming pool supervisor position posting closes on Friday of this week at 141 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:56,160 4:00. Uh thus far we only have one application that we've received. So I'm 142 00:11:54,320 --> 00:12:02,320 hopeful that we'll see more activity between now and then. And I would note 143 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:08,800 that if in fact uh the posting closes and we are not successful in 144 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:14,240 attracting suitable applicants, I will be moving ahead then at the earliest 145 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:20,000 opportunity intending next week on the posting of a contract position for the 146 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:23,200 uh for the role. And I'll I'll I'm also going to reach out to some of our local 147 00:12:21,680 --> 00:12:27,680 resources uh regarding any any potential staffing 148 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:33,279 options they may be aware of that I am not presently aware of. So I'll be 149 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:38,000 looking to do that. Uh tomorrow Jillian and I are meeting with core geomatics to 150 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:42,000 discuss the contents of the draft zoning bylaw. I know that uh there's been 151 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:44,440 conversations about that. We want to fine-tune it a bit before it's presented 152 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:51,440 to council. On Tuesday, January 28th at 6 153 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:55,680 o'clock, there will be a special council meeting held to begin the budget 154 00:12:53,200 --> 00:13:00,240 process. So, uh the public notice on that meeting has has now been uh been 155 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:03,600 released and so the people will have information on that. And I'm a little 156 00:13:02,079 --> 00:13:09,839 ahead of the game on this last item, but I just wanted to note that uh we have 157 00:13:05,680 --> 00:13:15,560 also booked on the 2nd of April, the uh Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance has 158 00:13:11,839 --> 00:13:20,959 booked a free digafe breakfast at the Armory. It is intended for contractors 159 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:25,040 and uh vendors, people that are involved in the construction industry, in the 160 00:13:22,639 --> 00:13:30,639 digging industry essentially. The last time this event was held in in Maple 161 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:33,279 Creek was in 2019. And just a bit little bit of information about the 162 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:37,680 organization. They bring together resources 163 00:13:34,959 --> 00:13:41,120 uh that uh that uh are all relevant to this industry. It's a nonprofit 164 00:13:39,519 --> 00:13:47,600 organization. It's dedicated to promoting uh safety and uh effective uh 165 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:52,480 prevention practices in in anything excavation related. So the town of 166 00:13:49,839 --> 00:13:56,320 course has uh we are doing that on an ongoing basis. So we are active 167 00:13:54,399 --> 00:14:00,480 participants with that association and they also maintain a very close assoc 168 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:04,160 association with Sask first call. So we're looking forward to seeing them 169 00:14:01,680 --> 00:14:08,160 back in town. Madame Mayor, thank you. Any questions on the report? Go ahead, 170 00:14:05,839 --> 00:14:12,560 Council Sparkman. Just u in regards to the pool and I know we had talked about 171 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:18,000 this a while back, but I I think we had heard that Adrian did have some kind of 172 00:14:14,639 --> 00:14:22,480 a time lapse video of something of when it had started. And I'm I'm wondering I 173 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:25,920 guess I'm just trying to think of of getting people actually excited about 174 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:29,040 where we're at and as far as where we've been where we've come from like as far 175 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:32,720 as when it started to the digging to actually where we are now because I 176 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:35,920 think if I remember correctly somebody said he did have a time lapse of that. 177 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:40,560 So I'm wondering if that'd be something that we could post on our on media for 178 00:14:38,639 --> 00:14:44,320 people to be able to view that because I think that would be might might people 179 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:48,720 get more excited about it even to say hey we want to be part of that. Madam 180 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:52,959 Mayor, I absolutely I can reach out to uh to Blue Hills Construction and uh see 181 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:56,480 what they can provide. I understand that they're continuing to do this and they 182 00:14:54,480 --> 00:15:01,040 will into the spring when the uh Paradise Pools is back to complete the 183 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:05,360 work. We'll see even more. But to this point in time, it's it's really an 184 00:15:02,959 --> 00:15:09,199 interesting interesting uh uh little video. So, uh I'll have that 185 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:15,040 conversation with Adrian. Perfect. Any other questions? All in 186 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:22,959 favor? Carried. Okay, takes us down to 13.1 or 13 is 187 00:15:20,079 --> 00:15:26,959 committee reports. 13.1 is the Maple Creek Community Fire Department 188 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:30,720 committee meeting minutes. Anybody have any questions or concerns with 189 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:42,880 that? So then again is 13.2. This is the safety and 190 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:47,199 government's committee minutes. And did I I don't have a resolution for 191 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:50,079 that. You don't need one, madam. That's been 192 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:54,639 approved by the committee. It's just here for the public's information. Okay. 193 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:58,639 Does anybody have anything coming out of those governance and safety committee 194 00:15:56,399 --> 00:16:02,959 media? So then it takes us down. No unfinished 195 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:07,199 business takes us down to new business. So 15.1. Can I have a motion that 196 00:16:05,199 --> 00:16:12,800 council hereby authorizes the renewal of a three-year commitment with a donation 197 00:16:09,279 --> 00:16:16,320 of $500 per year from 2025 to 2027 to the Great Plains College Entrance 198 00:16:14,639 --> 00:16:21,680 Scholarship Fund as recommended in a report dated January 16th, 2025 by 199 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:25,600 Carrie Shabbo, deputy CEO. Thank you, Council Barkman. Second, Council Warts. 200 00:16:23,839 --> 00:16:29,600 Any conversation? Go ahead, Council Sparkman. I I can't say enough about 201 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:32,720 Great Plains College and that we have that that opportunity here. I mean, I 202 00:16:31,279 --> 00:16:38,079 know numerous students that are actually going there and what they have saved, 203 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:42,000 even having gone somewhere else as far as money-wise for being able to do it 204 00:16:39,519 --> 00:16:45,600 here locally and live at home. Um, I I think this is it is just so worthwhile 205 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:49,519 for us to have this in the community. Like I said, I I I really appreciate 206 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:54,480 what they do there. Great Plains. Perfect. Thank you, Cons. Um, I was just 207 00:16:52,480 --> 00:17:01,199 wondering like with prices going up everywhere, is 500 a year substantial or 208 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:05,280 would 600 a year be better or I just figured I'd bring that to the table. 209 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:12,559 Absolutely. It's it's a good conversation. I know that um this this 210 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:17,280 money here that we provide is matching grants. So, $1,000 and it stays within 211 00:17:14,959 --> 00:17:22,799 our community. So, anybody of our students that are taking any anything 212 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:28,799 through Great Plains College is able to um access this scholarship. So, it's a 213 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:33,360 good point. Does anybody want to change the price from 500 to six or where 214 00:17:31,039 --> 00:17:38,320 you're thinking? Go ahead, Council Abbott. I was thinking 215 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:43,919 along the same lines and I'm wondering it says it's um renew three-year 216 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:48,880 commitment and so it's $500 a year. Mhm. And so how long has it been $500 a year? 217 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:53,440 It's been $500 a year since before I came the mayor. It's time to increase 218 00:17:51,039 --> 00:17:57,440 it. Okay. Go ahead. Madame Mayor, uh if the mover 219 00:17:56,160 --> 00:18:00,919 and secondary would like that as a friendly amendment. 220 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:07,760 Okay. Okay. We're good for 600. 221 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,760 All in favor? 222 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:18,880 Carried. Okay. Can I have a motion that council hereby approves the request for 223 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:23,039 an extension of time to complete the exterior finishes on the dwelling 224 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:28,559 located at 44 Murraydale Crescent until May 31st, 2025 as recommended by the 225 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:32,880 governance and safety committee from its meeting held on January 16th, 2025. 226 00:18:31,679 --> 00:18:39,000 Thank you, councelor Abbott. Second, council chlora. Any 227 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:44,160 conversation? All in favor? Carried. Okay. 228 00:18:42,039 --> 00:18:49,280 15.3. Can I have a motion that council hereby agrees to wave the armory rental 229 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:53,840 fee of $250 for the 2025 digsafe breakfast, which is scheduled to be held 230 00:18:51,200 --> 00:19:01,720 on April 2nd, 2025, as requested by the Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance in 231 00:18:56,160 --> 00:19:01,720 its correspondence of January 16, 2025. 232 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:07,679 Thank you, Council Warts. Seconder. Thank you, Council Burkeman. 233 00:19:05,919 --> 00:19:11,520 Any conversation? Go ahead, Council Abbott. 234 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:16,799 I uh I've been to these before, obviously, for a while. I And they were 235 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:21,600 at the Legion, and the only thing I would raise is are we are we taking 236 00:19:19,120 --> 00:19:27,679 something away from the Legion? I know. I like I just I don't know how it's came 237 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:33,600 to be a request for us. Um and I just I don't want to see us as competing. 238 00:19:30,919 --> 00:19:38,080 revenue with them because I know all the years I went it was at the Legion. Yes. 239 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:43,039 Um do you know if there is a booking that is conflict of that because usually 240 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:46,400 they do do that. Yeah. Madame Mayor I don't know the history of their their 241 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:51,200 efforts to get one. I can certainly reach out to them and inquire about why 242 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:55,039 they've chosen the armory. Okay. I'll make a point of doing that. 243 00:19:53,600 --> 00:20:00,960 Would you like to table this? Yes, please. 244 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,960 Okay. 245 00:20:05,919 --> 00:20:13,039 Okay, moving on to 15.4. Can I have a motion that council hereby approves the 246 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:16,320 live stream of council meetings policy number 247 00:20:14,039 --> 00:20:19,880 G012025 as recommended by the governance and safety committee from its meeting 248 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:25,240 held on January 16th, 2025. Thank you, council Betta. 249 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:29,440 Seconder, council chlora. Any conversation? Go ahead, council words. I 250 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:33,840 was just kind of wondering is this coming in because people didn't know 251 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:38,159 that it was being streamed live when they came here or something of that 252 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:42,320 effect or is it just No, one of the things that we do as a 253 00:20:40,799 --> 00:20:46,559 governing body is to make sure that we have policy to follow. So if there was 254 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:49,840 something that was to come out of out of live streaming or anything that comes 255 00:20:48,159 --> 00:20:54,720 through there, that's our policy. So then we're we can amend or to do. It's 256 00:20:52,159 --> 00:20:58,960 just good operating procedure. Did you have something to say? Thank you, Madam 257 00:20:56,480 --> 00:21:04,000 Mayor. There are certainly obligations within uh within legislation for 258 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:08,320 informing people when things of this nature are happening so that they're 259 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:12,159 aware. So this is just an an opportunity now as the mayor indicated to create 260 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:16,080 policy that's uh that's going to be fluid as the regulations and 261 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:19,840 circumstances change. We would be bringing forward revisions to this 262 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:24,240 policy if needed. But it's it's good to have that foundation for how it's being 263 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:30,720 done and being done properly. Okay. All in favor? carried. So 264 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:34,799 15.5 can I have a motion and council hereby authorizes on a without prejudice 265 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:39,919 basis the town of Maple Creek staff to replace the sewer line service the 266 00:21:36,799 --> 00:21:44,799 residence located at 512 Cypress Street under the following conditions. The 267 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:49,039 sewer line is to be replaced shall be the portion of the line between the 268 00:21:46,559 --> 00:21:52,240 sewer main and the house foundation. And the sewer line shall be replaced by the 269 00:21:50,799 --> 00:21:57,280 town of Maple Creek at the earliest opportunity following the 2025 spring 270 00:21:54,760 --> 00:22:01,600 thaw. And all costs for this replacement shall be reimbursed to the town of Maple 271 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:04,720 Creek by the property owner. and a reasonable payment schedule not to 272 00:22:03,039 --> 00:22:08,400 exceed one year may be entered into between the parties. And the property 273 00:22:06,559 --> 00:22:11,840 owner must agree in writing to wave the right and the right of future owners of 274 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:18,039 this property to hold the town of Maple Creek liable for any damages incurred as 275 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:23,600 a result of the failure now or in the perpenduity of this of the sewer line as 276 00:22:21,679 --> 00:22:28,039 recommended by the governance and safety committee from this meeting held on 277 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:33,320 January 16, 2025. Thank you councel Barkman. Second 278 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:38,240 to councelor Beretta. Any conversation? Go ahead. Council Chlora. 279 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:41,440 I think when we had talked about this at our committee meeting, we were talking 280 00:22:39,919 --> 00:22:47,280 about getting some additional information on the house portion of the 281 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:51,280 line. Do you know if that was done? Yes. I had spoke with the the homeowners and 282 00:22:49,679 --> 00:22:55,080 they were going to do that that at their earliest convenience and they're going 283 00:22:52,559 --> 00:23:01,720 to get us that report. Any other conversation? 284 00:22:59,039 --> 00:23:07,520 All in favor? Carried. Okay. At 20. So 15.6. Can I 285 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:12,480 have a motion council hereby accepts the offer made by SAMA in correspondence 286 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:16,799 dated January 15, 2025 to meet with council to explain the 2025 assessment 287 00:23:15,039 --> 00:23:20,559 and that administration be directed to coordinate this meeting at its earliest 288 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:28,559 opportunity. Thank you councelor Abbott. Second council Petta. Any 289 00:23:25,159 --> 00:23:34,360 conversation? Go ahead. Council Abbott. So I'm still not clear. Have we got 290 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:39,919 because I see somewhere there's a PDF um format detailed property report are 291 00:23:37,039 --> 00:23:46,880 included in a PDF format. Do we have access to that here at this office yet? 292 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:53,600 Go ahead. Thank you, Madame Mayor. U counselor. I will uh I will need to 293 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:57,440 follow up with with Miss Shipo. Um I I would assume it's available. They've 294 00:23:54,960 --> 00:24:01,520 indicated it is. So, uh, with that, I'll make sure that it gets distributed to 295 00:23:59,120 --> 00:24:05,600 council and that it gets, uh, it gets perhaps put onto your next agenda so 296 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:10,320 that the public have access as well. Great. Go ahead, council. Uh, I was just 297 00:24:08,559 --> 00:24:16,320 going to ask the same thing. It sounds like they may have some statistical data 298 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:19,600 on how many properties maybe increased and how many decreased, and I'd be 299 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:24,480 interested in seeing that if there's anything available. Great. Councelor 300 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:29,200 Woods, I was just kind of gonna bring up that where if somebody's disputing what 301 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:34,720 their taxes went up, then they can still do that. That's what I was being asked. 302 00:24:31,679 --> 00:24:38,400 Yes. Once the the council the role has been opened and the assessments has been 303 00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:41,880 out, then they'll have because it's a re-evaluation year, they'll have 60 days 304 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:48,799 to appeal their assessment. Any other conversation? 305 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:52,159 So, we will set that up um probably middle of March, end of February, middle 306 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:55,919 of March. I know there's lots coming in in in February with the the spring break 307 00:24:54,799 --> 00:25:03,480 and all the stuff that's going through there. So, if they can come in. Any 308 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:08,559 other conversation? All in favor? Carried. Okay. So, 15.7. Can I have a 309 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:12,400 motion council hereby authorize the following individuals to attend the 2025 310 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:17,279 waste reform conference being held at Regina May 28th to May 30th with all 311 00:25:15,039 --> 00:25:22,200 expenses paid in accurrence with the town current town of Maple Creek 312 00:25:20,360 --> 00:25:27,360 policy is I'm just before before I make that is 313 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:31,520 there anybody everybody's had the chance to look at that is there anybody any 314 00:25:29,279 --> 00:25:36,720 council members that are able to attend or want to attend 315 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:42,080 I'm sure okay Okay. Anybody 316 00:25:39,559 --> 00:25:48,159 else? So then we'll have uh councelor Barkman, then me, a manager of 317 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:55,320 environmental services. All in just the two. The two just the two. Yep. Um so I 318 00:25:52,240 --> 00:26:00,840 have councelor Wartz making the motion. Seconder. Thank you councelor Betta. All 319 00:25:58,159 --> 00:26:07,760 in favor? Carried. 15.8. I would love to go, but I 320 00:26:03,679 --> 00:26:11,919 think I'll be at FCM that week. So, uh, can I have a motion that council hereby 321 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:16,799 authorizes the SUMA resolution redirect municipal municipal PST for construction 322 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:21,600 labor pay to infrastructure grant program to be submitted to SUMA for 323 00:26:19,360 --> 00:26:25,919 consideration in its upcoming 2025 convention and that administration be 324 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:30,080 directed to include the necessary background information to support this 325 00:26:28,279 --> 00:26:36,559 resolution. Thank you, councelor Beretta. Secer 326 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,559 Thank you, council warts. Any 327 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:44,760 conversation seeing none, all in favor? Carried. Okay, it takes us down to mayor 328 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:52,640 and counselor's forum. Okay, let's start off with 329 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:52,640 councelor Kurara. What do we 330 00:26:53,080 --> 00:27:03,200 have? So, I attended the Saskatchewan provincial disaster assistance program 331 00:26:59,679 --> 00:27:10,360 known as PETAP. um in Swift Current on the 15th and it was very informational. 332 00:27:07,279 --> 00:27:16,320 It was definitely from an administrative perspective. So there wasn't a lot of 333 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:21,440 hands-on this is how we deal with it. It's like this is the paperwork that you 334 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:28,000 file. So it was um it's very interesting for what an administrator would have to 335 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:33,840 go through. Um but it was less practical for myself as a counselor. Did they have 336 00:27:31,279 --> 00:27:40,000 a chance to be able to have any feedback on that like for what would happen or 337 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:44,240 what stuff would be in line with that a counselor would need to do or do you 338 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:48,640 feel that it's just completely directed for administration? I feel like it was 339 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:51,840 more I mean maybe the two of you could speak to that as well but it was 340 00:27:50,159 --> 00:27:55,760 definitely more on the administrative side 341 00:27:52,760 --> 00:28:00,640 um because we are not the ones filling out the paperwork and a lot of the 342 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:05,840 administration has to come from the CEO. I felt like it's not a lot for us. It's 343 00:28:03,679 --> 00:28:10,480 it was sort of geared toward this is what the CEO does and this is how he 344 00:28:07,919 --> 00:28:18,240 would get the information out to our people to uh file a claim. So that was 345 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:22,960 basically what what it was about. I felt there was a little more here and there 346 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:27,120 but sure. Yeah, that was the bulk of it. And then I also attended the um 347 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:33,200 governance and safety committee meeting on the 16th. So thank you 348 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:39,279 councelor Burkeman. Right. I had my first opportunity to uh 349 00:28:35,919 --> 00:28:49,279 attend the green arena board on the 13th of January and I Yes. Thank you. Okay, 350 00:28:45,039 --> 00:28:49,279 we'll get used to this. Yes, we're good. 351 00:28:49,559 --> 00:28:56,960 Okay, I was able to attend the arena board on January 13th and I do have to 352 00:28:54,000 --> 00:29:03,200 say first of all is that we have a good board in place there and uh I I was 353 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:07,760 really pleased to be there and we had a great meeting together and I guess u 354 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:11,279 there was one thing that came out of that that I'm basically just going to 355 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:16,480 report about and that was that and I think we've talked about it here too is 356 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:23,279 that the insurance on the arena requires that the building be looked at twice a 357 00:29:19,679 --> 00:29:26,480 week. Uh and um during the this time of the year, it's not a problem for them to 358 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:29,520 do that, but it's during the summertime that they don't there's not always 359 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:33,840 somebody around. So, they were just requesting to see whether that would be 360 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:39,039 something that the town might be able to look after to help them with as far as 361 00:29:35,919 --> 00:29:42,960 uh to be able to to do that inspection that happens twice a week. So they were 362 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:47,440 just asking to to bring that here and just to see whether that would be uh be 363 00:29:45,039 --> 00:29:51,279 something that um we'd be interested in uh or we could help them with. So So 364 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:55,279 again, there was there's a lot happening there. There's a a lot of people 365 00:29:53,279 --> 00:30:00,240 involved there and they do a lot of stuff and so uh it's just really I was 366 00:29:57,919 --> 00:30:04,000 glad to kind of there's a lot of wheels turning there and I'm glad to hear how 367 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:08,480 they're keeping that going for us as a town and I'm just really really thankful 368 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:15,480 that that they are doing that. Um, I was also able to attend the uh 369 00:30:12,559 --> 00:30:19,840 rural municipality uh the or the Maple Creek Maple Creek the municipality the 370 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:25,679 committee meeting for the fire department and uh we uh again as those 371 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:29,760 of you that were there last night the new fire truck is here which I think we 372 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:35,200 are all excited about and it's a tremendous uh accomplishment that I 373 00:30:31,679 --> 00:30:38,720 think the town has made and I uh as I was there last night I couldn't help but 374 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:45,039 think of because I've been I've been a volunteer firefighter for I was at for a 375 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:50,480 number of years and I have to say that we have an absolutely topnotch as far as 376 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:54,720 not only do we have top-notch firefighters but we have some absolutely 377 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:59,840 top-notch equipment that we have especially adding this to our fleet it 378 00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:03,440 is it is absolutely phenomenal. So, I am I'm glad for our firefighters that they 379 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:07,279 have equipment like this that they can actually do that for us and they can 380 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:10,559 actually protect our community. And I think um even some of them they just 381 00:31:09,039 --> 00:31:14,080 they came and they said to me yesterday, they said, "Thank you very much." So, I 382 00:31:12,559 --> 00:31:18,240 mean, but it's a joint effort. It's a community thing. And so, I'm I'm glad 383 00:31:16,159 --> 00:31:23,039 I'm glad to see that. One of the things that we discussed at our um at our 384 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:29,440 meeting uh was uh we actually had a delegation there from BigStick and uh 385 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:33,760 BigStick is looking to set up a service agreement with us. Now a service 386 00:31:31,919 --> 00:31:36,799 agreement is different than a mutual aid agreement. Mutual aid, we have mutual 387 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:42,080 aid agreements with numerous different communities that if they call on us, we 388 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:46,799 go. But a service agreement is actually they're part of us. And so there's some 389 00:31:45,039 --> 00:31:51,519 discussion that's was had around the table as to what that all would involve, 390 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:54,799 what that would look like. And uh they're in the process of kind of 391 00:31:52,799 --> 00:31:58,960 drawing some things out and I'm showing it to them and say, "What does that look 392 00:31:56,080 --> 00:32:02,559 like to you?" So um I I think it's it's good. I mean, one of the things that we 393 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:06,880 did look at is if you if you think of how far to the north here it is, it's 394 00:32:04,399 --> 00:32:12,399 actually closer to the edge of Big Stick uh going north than it is to the the 395 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:17,200 southern part of our municipality. So it it does make sense that we have some 396 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:20,640 type an agreement with them and they're they're 397 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:24,960 very they're very willing to want to want to do that and so I we're glad to 398 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:30,159 see that. Uh and I think that it's something that's feasible for us to do. 399 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:33,279 So I think u coming up we'll be looking at a service agreement with that and 400 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:37,279 what that actually is all going to look like. So I really can't even say what 401 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:40,880 that's necessarily going to be. Anyway, just so that you know that they are 402 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:45,919 doing that and I'm glad to see that other municipalities around us, they are 403 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:49,840 looking to us for that because of what we have and what we have to offer, 404 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:55,760 right? And so I think that's that's key. That's really good. So again, I'm I'm 405 00:32:52,240 --> 00:33:00,799 just so thankful for a great uh fire department that we have here that that 406 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:06,159 basically protects our community and a large a large community all around us. 407 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:09,279 And so I think that's it. All right. Thank you, 408 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:21,760 Vera. Okay. Um, well, I attended the committee 409 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:27,120 meeting on January 16th and yesterday got to see the firet truck. Um, and I I 410 00:33:25,039 --> 00:33:31,840 agree with councelor Barkman. It's I've been to some communities and the the 411 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:36,960 fire hall, the equipment, the vehicles, they're kind of run down and old and um 412 00:33:35,279 --> 00:33:40,919 we have quite a few firefighters. I didn't realize we had so many. So, that 413 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:47,679 was really nice to see. Um I got a phone call from um Pastor 414 00:33:45,679 --> 00:33:54,200 Hans Martins and he wanted to let me know that 415 00:33:49,760 --> 00:34:00,000 um he so on June 8th um the high school is going to be putting on a cultural 416 00:33:56,919 --> 00:34:05,799 event and they would like the town to be involved in some way. I know that's a 417 00:34:01,679 --> 00:34:09,839 long ways away, but um he said that they envision separate uh different 418 00:34:07,919 --> 00:34:14,639 classrooms being kind of assigned to different cultural groups like um 419 00:34:12,399 --> 00:34:19,679 Hutterites in one and First Nations in another and different, you know, whoever 420 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:23,760 I they have like six in mind. Um and they're thinking about having food and 421 00:34:21,919 --> 00:34:28,639 people visiting each classroom and asking questions. Um so yeah, he does 422 00:34:26,720 --> 00:34:31,960 they don't exactly know how they would like the town to be involved, but 423 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:39,200 some way. Um, so I I guess if a request like 424 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:44,240 that comes to you personally, the best response is to do is great on reporting 425 00:34:41,119 --> 00:34:47,599 that, but ask them to then send in a request that comes towards council so 426 00:34:46,079 --> 00:34:51,760 then we can put that committee meeting and have that conversation. I did I told 427 00:34:49,839 --> 00:34:57,520 him that it would have to come more formally. Um, but I said I'll pass it on 428 00:34:54,720 --> 00:35:01,040 that you you're interested and we are, you know, always more we're more more 429 00:34:59,359 --> 00:35:04,560 than happy to be involved in in things in the community, but we'll need more 430 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:09,920 information, more details and things like that. So, that should come. Maybe 431 00:35:07,839 --> 00:35:16,520 it will. I don't know. We'll see. Um, and I had somebody ask me, um, I've been 432 00:35:12,720 --> 00:35:21,599 sort of advocating for the Voyant app, and someone had said to me, you know, I 433 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:26,440 liked that app until I started getting alerts on there that weren't emergency 434 00:35:23,599 --> 00:35:32,240 alerts, like a change in the parade route. And I said, oh, I didn't I didn't 435 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:38,000 even realize that had gone up. So, um, just wondering if maybe we should keep 436 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:41,560 it strictly emergency alerts because they were saying they want to get rid of 437 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:45,200 it because it was becoming annoying with with information like 438 00:35:43,839 --> 00:35:49,680 that. Um well that's too bad because again 439 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:55,200 that is a great way that is just within our community to get communication out 440 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:58,640 because again that might be just one person's view of that which is 441 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:02,160 unfortunate that they would want to get rid of an app because they're getting 442 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:08,400 informed of what is happening within their community. Um I however feel that 443 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:13,200 that is one thing that we know we can reach everybody at and how those things 444 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:16,640 are but I get maybe a parade route isn't the number one priority that could go on 445 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:20,160 voyant but it is another way of communicating that everybody gets it 446 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:24,079 that is signed up that is interested in communication with the town. Yeah I I 447 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:28,320 see that but I actually agreed with her. I thought, you know what? It's not it's 448 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:33,839 not a just a social it's not a social media newspaper program the way I 449 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:38,640 thought. I thought it was for for alerts for something that's serious, something 450 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:43,599 that Yeah, that's what I thought. I mean, where do you draw the line? Well, 451 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:47,200 you would draw the line communications, communications, open communication, 452 00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:52,400 transparency. So then job ads are going to go out on that and No. 453 00:36:49,599 --> 00:36:57,599 I that's where I think there needs to be some clear policy. Yeah. Okay. Fair 454 00:36:55,520 --> 00:37:04,800 enough. Any um that is all for now. Thank you. Okay. 455 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:11,280 Uh council ws what do you have? Um I was at the uh what they call it PDP 456 00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:16,880 the per uh provincial disaster assistance program there. Um, I guess it 457 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:21,599 was mostly for administrative, but it did have some things where if a disaster 458 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:27,520 happens, what do you do? What's the role of the mayor and or deputy mayor? How do 459 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:32,400 you arrange counsel? Um, it pretty much is something that if a natural disaster 460 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:36,480 comes about and insurance doesn't cover it, they will come in. It's not 461 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:41,280 everything they'll cover. Um, they will do training programs as well. Like I 462 00:37:39,359 --> 00:37:45,280 think her name is Jen. She said that they'd come to town here and do 463 00:37:43,119 --> 00:37:50,000 something for maybe the town workers or whatnot if they're interested. Um just 464 00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:56,880 something to help out a little bit. They do come help uh with like clean up and 465 00:37:52,880 --> 00:38:02,720 stuff like that. Um I did attend the fireh hall yesterday as well. Um some of 466 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:07,200 the people were excited about it saying that the one truck actually replaces two 467 00:38:05,599 --> 00:38:12,640 of the older trucks. So that's a good thing. 468 00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:17,680 Um I also attended a um mental health and addictions group through uh SUMA and 469 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:23,040 they pretty much talked about different things like homelessness which we don't 470 00:38:20,079 --> 00:38:27,440 really have here I don't think. Um but different little programs to support 471 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:33,920 people around. Um they're talking about a community-based organization to um for 472 00:38:31,599 --> 00:38:40,040 housing since housing prices are through the roof and there's hard hard to find 473 00:38:36,079 --> 00:38:45,280 rentals here in town as well. Um little um help groups to help people that are 474 00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:48,640 having mental health or addictions problems and stuff like that. So, I just 475 00:38:47,359 --> 00:38:53,119 thought it was kind of an interesting thing to be a part of and that's about 476 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:57,200 it for me. All right. Thank you, Council Abbott. 477 00:38:54,640 --> 00:39:01,760 Uh, so I I attended the um hub steering committee meeting and uh they're working 478 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:06,720 on um getting incorporation done. Still working on that. Still working on the 479 00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:11,680 website and branding. Um they will have the the uh soft launch I guess of the 480 00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:15,680 website going pretty quickly. And they are uh looking for pictures. I think 481 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:21,200 they've they've got some from from us. I think Julian did get some to them. Um, 482 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:28,560 and preparing for getting open as early as they can in the spring. Um, they did 483 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:33,200 have a few um, little I I got the email today a few little items that they would 484 00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:38,400 like us to look at um, before opening. They weren't they weren't huge um, a 485 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:44,079 huge list of things that they would like us to look at before they they get open. 486 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:49,359 And then uh applications are available um for the pop-up stores. And so Maple 487 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:54,400 Creek has room for three pop-up stores. And so um if anyone's interested, it 488 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:59,440 still does go to an adjudication kind of program as to um how they're going to 489 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:03,200 where would they find that information or who did they send? Well, I I did get 490 00:40:01,359 --> 00:40:09,040 a copy of it. I think I forwarded it to Jillian, but I'd have to check. If not, 491 00:40:05,359 --> 00:40:13,040 they can contact the the um supervisor out there and and and get them or I mean 492 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:16,880 there's even message through the So, do you feel that we should put that on our 493 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:20,720 Facebook and also our electronic sign? I Well, maybe electronic sign. I I thought 494 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:24,240 that I had forwarded it to Jillian, but maybe not in a in a way that she could 495 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:27,760 put it on the Facebook page. I'm not sure. I will check on that. I I just 496 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:33,119 thought of it today that I I maybe didn't send it in the right format for 497 00:40:29,119 --> 00:40:39,119 her. Um so, I will check on that. And then um I also attended the PDAP meeting 498 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:44,720 and I I did take a few things away um that were more for council. Um and it it 499 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:49,920 would have pertained I guess a bit more in the RM than than we might see here. 500 00:40:48,240 --> 00:40:55,920 Um but I can think of a few scenarios that that it might influence a town as 501 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:59,599 well. It doesn't have to be um declare an 502 00:40:57,319 --> 00:41:06,160 emergency like you don't have to de declare a full emergency for someone to 503 00:41:02,319 --> 00:41:12,319 get PEP assistance. For instance, if a tornado only hit one farmyard, 504 00:41:09,119 --> 00:41:17,200 um they could get help through PETAP by the the um the RER in that case 505 00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:20,800 declaring that that's it does still have to come through the municipality, but it 506 00:41:19,359 --> 00:41:26,599 doesn't have to, you know, it can be just kind of a one-off situation. So, I 507 00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:32,720 I was just thinking, so if we had a a fire that took out a block, we would 508 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:35,920 be able to just declare the state for the block. Yeah, that's what I 509 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:42,319 understood. So there there were some things and I mean having been through 510 00:41:37,359 --> 00:41:46,800 the 2010 flood um you know I I did see um you know some things that that um you 511 00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:51,760 know that of course the municipality did at the time. um it was geared quite a 512 00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:55,040 bit through administration, but there's some preparedness things like they they 513 00:41:53,520 --> 00:42:02,079 had one of the same fellas that was here for our emergency preparedness um 514 00:41:57,280 --> 00:42:07,520 workshop was there. And so I think um their their main thing was being 515 00:42:05,720 --> 00:42:13,040 prepared, you know, and if you're prepared kind of ahead of time, know 516 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:16,880 what to do. So that 72-hour disaster kit or just Yeah, there's there's that. 517 00:42:15,119 --> 00:42:22,079 Yeah, they were just encouraging being prepared for something, knowing what to 518 00:42:19,119 --> 00:42:30,319 do when something hits and who who does what. And of course anyone that took 519 00:42:24,599 --> 00:42:34,160 that was it 200 100 200 um course that they they were here to do um you know we 520 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:38,800 kind of got that you know you're in charge until someone of the chain of 521 00:42:37,119 --> 00:42:44,800 command the chain of command and and they they briefly talked on that but you 522 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:48,800 know often we're first you know and so when to what to do so it was a little 523 00:42:47,599 --> 00:42:53,680 bit about that and then of course the afternoon was geared to administration 524 00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:59,440 but it was I'm I'm I'm happy I went. It was good. Um and then I attended the 525 00:42:56,480 --> 00:43:05,440 fire heat meeting for for Tina on the 16th and then the the photo op um with 526 00:43:02,720 --> 00:43:08,560 the the truck last night. Um and then I have one thing I just I would like to 527 00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:13,760 just comment. I I read the letter to the editor in the paper and it was talk 528 00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:18,560 about taxes which is always you know nah but um I just like to say for anyone 529 00:43:16,319 --> 00:43:22,800 that is wondering you know our budget meetings are coming up and you can sit 530 00:43:20,800 --> 00:43:26,480 in on them if you want you know we're it's very transparent um you know the 531 00:43:25,040 --> 00:43:30,000 letter was was encouraging us to be fiscally responsible which I believe we 532 00:43:28,319 --> 00:43:34,000 have been we've been working really hard on that and the other thing was was tax 533 00:43:32,079 --> 00:43:39,599 fairness and that's something that we're we're certainly working on by by having 534 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:46,240 um you know some of the numbers given to us so that we can look at maybe 535 00:43:41,119 --> 00:43:50,400 adjusting our base tax to help offset that to to look at fairness. I mean it 536 00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:54,880 they're never under any of the structures that we see in taxation 537 00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:59,440 throughout the world. Nothing's fair but to try to work on that. Um so if 538 00:43:56,920 --> 00:44:05,200 anyone's curious we're having meetings so uh you're welcome to attend. I I 539 00:44:03,280 --> 00:44:10,640 agree with you and I like that because this this the previous council on this 540 00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:14,400 council um we are dedicated into looking at the fairness. We talked differently 541 00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:17,680 about closing that gap between residential and commercial when one of 542 00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:22,640 the things that we did ask administration to do is also look at 543 00:44:20,560 --> 00:44:27,359 that base tax and what the services is and what that provides so that we're 544 00:44:25,119 --> 00:44:30,480 understanding it and then also the the public is understanding it too because I 545 00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:34,560 think they just think we put on a base tax because it's another tax. Well, it 546 00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:37,760 is. There's some of the services there are six things that we are we're in 547 00:44:36,319 --> 00:44:41,200 charge of and those things need to be covered and and how do we do it? if 548 00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:46,319 anybody's looking is taxes, fees, and levies. And so, we've been very very 549 00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:50,400 prudent over the last almost three years of looking at what we're doing to make 550 00:44:47,839 --> 00:44:54,960 sure that the taxes are fair and and uh we're not spending outrageous amounts. 551 00:44:52,480 --> 00:45:00,920 We're trying to make it feasible and be responsible for our the money that is 552 00:44:57,200 --> 00:45:05,520 being spent. Um, thank you for that. So, myself, well, I'm always busy, but I'm 553 00:45:03,359 --> 00:45:11,119 going to keep this short. Absolutely, you can. So this is sort of um to us and 554 00:45:08,240 --> 00:45:14,400 and possibly to to lend. So um he spoke about the arena board and and having um 555 00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:20,560 you know no one checking around the summer is our agreement with them year 556 00:45:17,359 --> 00:45:25,359 round. Yes. Would they be able to sublet it to someone that wanted to do a summer 557 00:45:22,720 --> 00:45:29,280 something there? Yes. So that might be something to take to them and see if 558 00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:33,520 someone's interested in, you know, even if it was something so simple as 559 00:45:30,920 --> 00:45:37,040 rollerblading or whatever that would just offset and be that person checking 560 00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:42,560 in on the building once in a while if they were able to sublet it. 561 00:45:39,800 --> 00:45:49,680 Absolutely. Thank you. Um, since our last m meeting, what have I done? 562 00:45:46,200 --> 00:45:54,240 Okay. So, on the 13th, uh, we did a little bit of, of course, we as council 563 00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:58,560 had met and went over the official community plan and what that looked 564 00:45:56,160 --> 00:46:03,599 like. So, Barry and I met with Mauricio and we went through page by page of all 565 00:46:01,280 --> 00:46:06,960 the stuff that we needed. One of the conversations, I know Mauricio was a 566 00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:11,119 little taken back, but again, I just put it point blank. This is how council was 567 00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:14,720 feeling that again, our administration and our staff are having to do a lot of 568 00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:19,440 it. council and the hours that they had to put into this has has done a lot of 569 00:46:17,520 --> 00:46:23,920 hours and trying to do something that we've paid somebody else to do. So, I 570 00:46:21,359 --> 00:46:26,079 think they got the picture um that they did. They're are going to work on that. 571 00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:30,319 They're going to put it into the formatted position. And what we see is 572 00:46:28,079 --> 00:46:33,359 is what we see. We like they know we want to see that the punctuation and all 573 00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:38,880 the pictures and all the rest of the stuff is coming to us in a in a format 574 00:46:36,480 --> 00:46:41,520 that we are able to accept the final draft. 575 00:46:41,560 --> 00:46:50,640 Um, oh my goodness. Of course, I attended the the committee meeting also. 576 00:46:47,359 --> 00:46:55,920 Also did do uh the stuff at the fire hall yesterday. I would like to just say 577 00:46:53,359 --> 00:47:03,200 thank you to both committees because you know when we started this venture way 578 00:46:58,359 --> 00:47:08,240 back way back when you know there it was it was a struggle and um over the last 579 00:47:06,720 --> 00:47:12,079 little bit we've come together and we've come to see the value of working 580 00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:16,400 together as two communities and one of the things that we've changed in our in 581 00:47:14,560 --> 00:47:21,119 our language and how we speak is the town and the RM the town and the RM you 582 00:47:18,480 --> 00:47:25,520 don't very very much hear around this council table, the town or the RM, it's 583 00:47:23,599 --> 00:47:30,480 a community. So, and that's what this project has done. That fire hall has 584 00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:34,960 made us the community. So, when we're looking at these things, it was great to 585 00:47:32,079 --> 00:47:38,800 see a a fire truck. It's like, you know, for the amount of it, I'm like, it's 586 00:47:36,240 --> 00:47:41,760 just a fire truck. But, you know, like, you know, when you're looking at it, 587 00:47:39,680 --> 00:47:46,640 it's just a fire truck. But the thing that it's going to do is is that 588 00:47:43,839 --> 00:47:50,880 firetruck is going is now increased the value of our fleet. We know that has 589 00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:54,400 increased our lifespan of that fleet. and how the new regulations are coming 590 00:47:52,560 --> 00:47:58,400 down. So again, we've got a little bit of breathing room, but we still need to 591 00:47:55,920 --> 00:48:01,839 be looking at our next what we need to to replace. We know we've got a pumper 592 00:48:00,400 --> 00:48:10,800 truck and we need the rest of the stuff that does because um our I think it was 593 00:48:07,119 --> 00:48:14,839 14 or 15 years old was the newest vehicle that we had. We have one that is 594 00:48:13,040 --> 00:48:20,000 an 89 and one is 1990. and we're putting people out there 595 00:48:17,440 --> 00:48:24,640 to save lives and communities and buildings. And so I'm I'm actually very 596 00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:28,000 happy of of the job that they've done. And that's not just that. You know, 597 00:48:26,079 --> 00:48:33,760 there's agreements that are being done. There's the changing over of uh just one 598 00:48:31,920 --> 00:48:36,880 municipality of funding something. They're now being self-sufficient. And 599 00:48:35,520 --> 00:48:40,430 that comes from the the hard work between two communities. And so I'm very 600 00:48:39,520 --> 00:48:48,240 happy for that. [Music] 601 00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:52,240 Um I think I there's some other um meetings that were held within Barry and 602 00:48:49,920 --> 00:48:55,440 I that I'll talk about with council. There isn't anything urgent or anything 603 00:48:54,160 --> 00:49:02,960 that's coming through. There's just some information. 604 00:48:58,040 --> 00:49:06,960 Um I know we have uh a meeting coming up on the 28th and I think that is that is 605 00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:10,400 a closed meeting that is going to be through the budget because that's just 606 00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:15,040 from the last is it closed or open? I think it's open. It is open. Okay. So on 607 00:49:12,240 --> 00:49:18,640 the 28th at 6:00 to 9 is is our next um meeting that's coming through just a 608 00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:22,000 budget review and the budget review isn't going forward in 2025. There will 609 00:49:20,720 --> 00:49:26,720 be some things with the capital, but most of it is where we ended up in 2024 610 00:49:24,559 --> 00:49:31,920 to bring us up to information on how we did and where we landed at and so we can 611 00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:41,280 make some decisions in 2025. I'll be away from um the tw the 29th 30 31st for 612 00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:46,599 SUMA meeting in Reginaina and yeah I think that's all I have. So with that 613 00:49:50,839 --> 00:49:55,240 Perfect. I think I