[0:00] Thank you. I'd like to call the meeting

[0:02] to order. And before we move on uh to uh

[0:05] the approval of the agenda, I'd like to

[0:06] make an announcement that uh I've uh had

[0:10] a discussion with the CEO and I'm going

[0:13] to be calling a public meeting at some

[0:16] point when the development for Can Road

[0:18] 23 comes to council. So, I've asked

[0:21] Arlene to reach out to the um to the

[0:24] county and to the builder and of course

[0:27] our CIO and our planner will be present.

[0:31] We'll have a community uh meeting at the

[0:36] community center two weeks prior to it

[0:38] arriving to council so that the public

[0:41] has the opportunity to ask questions and

[0:44] have some of their concerns answered uh

[0:46] prior to a discussion point. We have no

[0:48] timeline on it. But Miss Plumbley will

[0:51] keep uh us up to date uh to when we can

[0:54] expect that meeting to be held prior to

[0:56] it coming to council.

[0:59] So we're going to move on to number two,

[1:01] approval of the agenda. The agenda for

[1:03] the regular council meeting held on

[1:05] December 22nd, 2025 be approved as

[1:08] presented. May I have a mover, please?

[1:10] I'll

[1:10] >> move.

[1:10] » move.

[1:10] >> Thank you. Secer, please. I'll

[1:13] » Thank you. Secer, please. I'll

[1:13] >> second.

[1:13] » second.

[1:13] >> Thank you. Any comments or questions

[1:16] » Thank you. Any comments or questions

[1:16] from council?

[1:18] None. Call the vote. All in favor? It's

[1:22] carried. Thank you. Going to go on to

[1:24] disclosure of the community interest and

[1:25] general nature thereof. Does any member

[1:27] have a interest to declare? And if so,

[1:30] what is the general nature of that

[1:31] interest?

[1:33] No declaration. So, we'll move on to

[1:35] four. Public question period to council.

[1:38] Public question period is an opportunity

[1:39] for residents to ask questions directed

[1:41] to council regarding items on the agenda

[1:44] only during questions asked during the

[1:46] session will be considered by council

[1:48] during the item on the agenda that it

[1:51] pertains to. Does any member of the

[1:52] public have a question regarding any

[1:54] item on the agenda?

[1:58] Do we did we have any anybody write in

[2:00] and call in? So we have none. So we'll

[2:03] move on to motions for consideration

[2:05] that the council of the corporation of

[2:06] the village of Marful Wolfer received

[2:08] for information the motion for

[2:09] consideration document as presented. May

[2:10] I have a mover please? Thank you and a

[2:13] seconder. I'll second.

[2:14] >> Thank you. Comments or questions please?

[2:17] » Thank you. Comments or questions please?

[2:17] None. We'll move on to the vote. All

[2:19] those in favor carry. Thank you.

[2:23] Delegations Anne Martin and Gladet

[2:25] Martin block house museum board that the

[2:26] council of the corporation of the

[2:27] village of Merrickville Wolfer received

[2:29] for information the delegation from Anne

[2:30] Martin and Gladet Martin regarding the

[2:33] block house museum municipal service

[2:34] board plans for 2026. May I have a

[2:37] mover, please?

[2:38] >> I'll move.

[2:39] » I'll move.

[2:39] >> Thank you. And a second here, please.

[2:40] » Thank you. And a second here, please.

[2:40] >> Second.

[2:41] » Second.

[2:41] >> Thank you. I'll now invite Ann and

[2:43] » Thank you. I'll now invite Ann and

[2:43] Claudet to provide their delegation to

[2:46] council. Ladies, the floor is yours.

[2:48] >> Thank you.

[2:49] » Thank you.

[2:49] >> Uh my name is Anne Martin. I'm the chair

[2:51] » Uh my name is Anne Martin. I'm the chair

[2:51] of the municipal services board. This is

[2:53] Claudet. No relation.

[2:57] Uh

[2:59] here tonight, I guess there were some

[3:00] questions about what the uh museum board

[3:04] um is up to in the coming years um at

[3:06] the council meeting on December 1st. um

[3:08] when we thought we'd put together a

[3:10] short presentation for you. We'll run

[3:12] through a couple of things, Julia, just

[3:15] on the table of contents about uh what

[3:18] we're planning uh for 2026 and beyond.

[3:23] Next slide, Julia.

[3:26] So, we're a relatively new organization

[3:28] formed by bylaw in 2023.

[3:31] Uh first met in December. So that means

[3:34] that summer of 2024 was our first summer

[3:37] of operation and the museum municipal

[3:40] services board operates the block house

[3:42] museum. The Marville and District

[3:44] Historical Society provides the

[3:46] artifacts and we have anou in place with

[3:50] uh MDHs to make that happen. And in our

[3:53] first year it was just sort of uh

[3:55] getting up and running and establishing

[3:57] policies and procedures.

[3:59] Uh 2025 was our second summer. We had a

[4:02] real focus on visitor experience

[4:05] um and trained staff for uh donations

[4:08] and we really had our largest gate

[4:10] revenues ever over uh [clears throat]

[4:12] $8,500.

[4:15] We've been playing uh through the couple

[4:18] of years with how many days to stay open

[4:20] to put a sweet spot in terms of

[4:22] staffing. I guess that doesn't show on

[4:24] the slide very well, Julia. There you

[4:27] go. Thank you. Um, and I think where

[4:30] we've landed is with the grants that we

[4:33] receive being open 5 days a week, being

[4:36] closed Tuesday and Wednesday during the

[4:38] week is really what yields the best

[4:40] value for money as an organization

[4:45] with planning to 2026.

[4:49] We're really happy to report that we

[4:51] have put together a lot of thought. We

[4:52] have a team and we have a work plan for

[4:54] what it is that we're looking to support

[4:56] for 2026. And a big part of that will be

[4:59] looking at some new funding streams to

[5:02] sort of really support what it is that

[5:03] we're doing. Starting with uh some the

[5:06] creation of some new school programs uh

[5:08] as not just you know the jewel that is

[5:11] Merrickville but for our residents it's

[5:13] really time that we invite schools to

[5:16] come and take a look at what it is

[5:17] that's there to really invite them back.

[5:20] Uh the museum hasn't changed since the

[5:22] days that Horses wore hats. So, it's

[5:24] time to really start taking a look at

[5:26] that with the creation of some new

[5:28] school programs and to take a look at

[5:30] from the tourism lens how we can get we

[5:33] know that buses are coming to uh

[5:35] Merrickville. We want to really be able

[5:38] to invite them to come in for a

[5:39] meaningful program while we're there

[5:41] while they're sort of here. So, those

[5:43] are some of the things that we're

[5:44] looking at doing with a modest donation

[5:46] that will help us kind of beef up our

[5:48] budget. We're also taking a look at uh

[5:51] bringing in uh some rotating traveling

[5:54] exhibits uh and Ann's going to tell us a

[5:56] little bit about that first one.

[6:00] So we've arranged um to uh a loan from

[6:05] the next slide actually if you want to

[6:07] just go one ahead from the Elvin Area

[6:10] Historical Society. So, this is a um

[6:12] historic RTO canal that we have borrowed

[6:16] um for free for for next summer and it's

[6:20] really the first time that we will mount

[6:23] a new exhibition in the Black House

[6:25] Museum. It'll be upstairs on the second

[6:27] floor. Um this is the catalog that's um

[6:30] already been produced and it's really an

[6:33] opportunity for us to begin to celebrate

[6:36] the 200th anniversary of the Rudo Canal.

[6:38] So built between 1826, opened in 1832.

[6:42] So next year marks the 200th anniversary

[6:44] of the canal. So this is sort of our

[6:46] first step forward in actually offering

[6:49] something new for maybe people who

[6:51] haven't been to the block house for a

[6:53] while. And it's really an awesome

[6:54] opportunity for people to see how life

[6:57] along the has changed and some in some

[7:00] ways stayed the same in the last 200

[7:02] years. So, we're really excited about um

[7:06] this coming to fruition next summer.

[7:08] Next slide. We're also excited that in

[7:11] 2026, along with this traveling exhibit

[7:13] that we have coming, we're launching a

[7:16] real refresh of the museum. If you can

[7:19] picture what it looks like, um we're

[7:22] going to apply some real museum 101

[7:24] guiding principles to focus on the

[7:27] visitor experience in the museum. So

[7:30] what that means is we have a group

[7:32] together who are really taking a look at

[7:34] both the artifacts, the exhibits, the

[7:36] texts, the panels, what you see there.

[7:40] And with those guiding principles, we're

[7:42] going to take a look at how we tell

[7:44] those stories. The studies show that

[7:47] people come to museums for two reasons,

[7:49] for fun and for the perceived learning

[7:52] values. So enga in sort of being able to

[7:55] engage visitors at that as our starting

[7:57] point. We're going to take a look at how

[8:00] we tell our stories. Starting with a

[8:03] kickoff with this new traveling exhibit

[8:05] with an ex a traveling exhibit plan that

[8:07] we'll have in place. We'll be able to

[8:09] better teach about the RTO Canal. We

[8:11] know that that's what's driving people

[8:13] into the building. It's the funkiness of

[8:15] the shape of the building. It's so cool.

[8:17] It's bringing people in. So, we'll be

[8:19] able to meet them where they're at and

[8:21] really tell that story, but we'll also

[8:22] be able to sort of expand on that and

[8:26] better tell the story of Meritville and

[8:28] its people, its development, while we

[8:31] also hold space for indigenous presence

[8:33] and the indigenous voices of the people

[8:35] who have lived here and who still live

[8:37] here. So, we're really looking forward

[8:40] to visitors being able to come in and

[8:42] learn and also to reminisce and to share

[8:46] while they're there. The slide that you

[8:48] see uh is just kind of some of our uh

[8:51] working photos on what we're looking at

[8:53] doing. The first slide is with some of

[8:55] our staff from last year. That's sort of

[8:57] the the the guest uh the visitor um the

[9:00] front desk area. And we're looking at

[9:03] taking what's already there and

[9:06] improving upon it. Because if we go to

[9:10] our next slide, uh I'm a museum

[9:13] professional for the last 35 years and I

[9:15] I love to tell you that my favorite

[9:18] thing about museums are small museums

[9:20] with very modest budgets because what

[9:23] that encourages us to do is to take

[9:25] what's already there and improve it and

[9:29] really raise the bar and raise the

[9:31] standard. And with this budget, that's

[9:33] what we're looking at doing. Uh with

[9:35] this budget, we really drilled down in

[9:37] terms of looking at some new revenue

[9:40] sources. How can we train staff better

[9:43] and with intention to be able to raise

[9:46] that donation amount that we achieve?

[9:49] Keeping in mind that we're only open

[9:51] between 55 and 60 days. And as you can

[9:55] see from our 2025 actuals, uh we blew

[9:58] that budget in terms of the revenue

[10:00] right out of the water with our best

[10:02] year ever. Um, so that's wonderful for

[10:05] us and we're looking to improve on that

[10:07] for our 2026 season uh by taking a look

[10:11] at some other revenue streams,

[10:13] merchandise programming, and that sort

[10:15] of thing. Um, again, to really be able

[10:17] to better tell our stories with what's

[10:20] there and with some procedures and

[10:22] policies that we have in place for our

[10:24] new traveling exhibits as well.

[10:29] » Next slide. Yeah,

[10:32] >> that's the gist of it. Now we open the

[10:35] » that's the gist of it. Now we open the

[10:35] floor to questions.

[10:37] >> Thank you very much. We appreciate uh

[10:39] » Thank you very much. We appreciate uh

[10:39] your little uh history lesson. Uh I love

[10:44] I love history. Um so do we have any

[10:47] questions from members? Go ahead. Again,

[10:50] >> I do have a question on slide four. we

[10:53] » I do have a question on slide four. we

[10:53] kind of skipped over the exploring

[10:55] partnerships and I wonder if you could

[10:56] describe a little bit more about the

[10:59] work you're doing with RT9 and the

[11:01] county.

[11:03] >> Absolutely. Um we're sort of looking at

[11:07] » Absolutely. Um we're sort of looking at

[11:08] we we know what we do. we know what it

[11:10] is that we're good at and with 7,000

[11:12] visitors roughly this year the questions

[11:14] that we were asking ourselves is how can

[11:17] we do better with marketing and we're a

[11:20] museum services board so we were really

[11:24] looking at well who's already doing the

[11:26] marketing and how can we sort of tap in

[11:29] and plug in with what they're doing uh

[11:31] so given that we met with RTO9 we met

[11:35] with county of leads in Grenville uh

[11:37] we're meeting with parks Canada to try

[11:40] and leverage what it is that we're

[11:42] doing, what they're already doing, uh,

[11:45] and really improving on that. So, we've

[11:48] had some of those discussions. Those

[11:50] discussions are ongoing. Uh, and really,

[11:53] we're just kind of continuing to work on

[11:55] that. When we come back to the table in

[11:57] February, we'll have some other

[11:58] marketing plans that we'll want to do

[12:00] sort of within Merrickville. Um, also

[12:02] working with those channels. And, do you

[12:04] have anything to add with that? It's

[12:06] good. Any other questions for members?

[12:10] Go ahead, counselor.

[12:11] >> Uh yeah, I just noticed here on the um

[12:14] » Uh yeah, I just noticed here on the um

[12:14] under the um museum total compensation

[12:17] uh it dropped by 15,000 this year. What

[12:20] what was the difference in terms of um

[12:22] staff makeup? What we learned this year,

[12:25] as an mentioned, is that our sweet spot

[12:27] is three staff 5 days a week. As you

[12:30] look through previous years, uh the

[12:32] museum has tried several sort of

[12:34] combinations in terms of what works

[12:37] best. Is it four full-time staff and

[12:40] seven days a week? Is it three full-time

[12:42] staff and five days a week? And just

[12:44] what we found is three full-time staff 5

[12:47] days a week is sort of our sweet spot.

[12:51] Also, with that, we have to sort of

[12:52] bounce that off with the grants that

[12:54] we're writing. So, uh, between us and

[12:57] with the village, we write four grants

[12:59] to try and offset those staff. So, we

[13:02] need a little bit of wiggle room in

[13:04] terms of what our expectation is in

[13:06] terms of the cost of those staff.

[13:09] Depends what we get in the grants. We'll

[13:11] either get, if it's a good year, we'll

[13:13] get four grants at 75% covered. Yay. Uh,

[13:17] but that's not what happened in 2025.

[13:19] 2025 was a much more lean year where we

[13:21] had two grants at about 50% covered.

[13:24] Those grants have been written. So now

[13:26] we wait and see and they're always late

[13:28] in telling us.

[13:30] >> Thanks. Never happens on time.

[13:32] » Thanks. Never happens on time.

[13:32] >> Well, any other questions for members?

[13:36] » Well, any other questions for members?

[13:36] >> I have a question. Um, considering this

[13:38] » I have a question. Um, considering this

[13:38] is going to be a a marking point uh

[13:41] 200-y year anniversary,

[13:43] have you considered

[13:45] reaching out to a

[13:49] provider that has an historic boat like

[13:52] we usually get those tall ships that

[13:54] come into Brockville, someone with a

[13:57] boat of medium size that would be uh

[14:02] easy to move maneuver through the uh

[14:04] lock system and offer an opportunity for

[14:08] visitors and perhaps create an

[14:10] opportunity to draw in more visitors to

[14:13] allow a living history experience to

[14:16] have a boat sailboat

[14:19] positioned and loaded up with tourists

[14:22] and bring them through the lock station

[14:24] down to the bottom and then have some

[14:26] come back up.

[14:27] >> Not take them on a long sail, but just

[14:29] » Not take them on a long sail, but just

[14:29] allow them the experience

[14:32] of going through the locks. number one,

[14:34] but number two, doing it in an historic

[14:36] sail ship. Is that something that you

[14:39] explored uh reaching out to see if there

[14:41] was any interest for someone that may

[14:44] want to provide that as an opportunity

[14:47] uh for the anniversary? Because I think

[14:50] living and experiencing the history, you

[14:53] we can see it, we can touch it, but to

[14:55] actually physically be in a boat and go

[14:58] through the system and then come back up

[15:00] through the system would be an

[15:02] experience probably uh

[15:05] that would draw in a huge amount of

[15:08] interest into the building. Just a

[15:10] thought.

[15:10] >> There are people who provide um

[15:14] » There are people who provide um

[15:14] opportunities like that. Um we we did we

[15:18] haven't to date been able to find

[15:20] anybody to to do that but it's c it's

[15:23] certainly something that we could look

[15:24] into in the new year.

[15:26] >> I think it it may be an opportunity for

[15:29] » I think it it may be an opportunity for

[15:29] us to really shine a large spotlight on

[15:32] Merrick Wolfford uh the village uh is

[15:36] there's going to be a lot of u events

[15:38] happening along the canal so it may it

[15:41] may put us uh in the number one

[15:43] position. just thought about it uh went

[15:46] through my head and thought how amazing

[15:47] would that be if there was an

[15:50] opportunity to partner with someone and

[15:52] and offer that

[15:53] >> that is a great idea and did we mention

[15:56] » that is a great idea and did we mention

[15:56] there are two openings on the board

[15:58] right now [laughter]

[16:00] >> I'm very busy but thank you very much no

[16:03] » I'm very busy but thank you very much no

[16:03] I just thought it might be that and uh

[16:05] you know when you can when you can offer

[16:08] especially the young uh the young

[16:10] children when you can offer them an

[16:12] opportunity like that to actually physic

[16:13] basically live and experience history

[16:17] rather than see it in a book or you know

[16:19] paste it on a wall in a museum somewhere

[16:22] but actually uh give them that

[16:24] experience. It's something they would

[16:25] carry with them uh throughout their life

[16:27] and uh I just think it might be

[16:29] something to explore.

[16:30] >> Definitely.

[16:32] » Definitely.

[16:32] Well, if there's no further questions or

[16:34] comments, ladies, I we appreciate your

[16:36] time and uh the energy you put in this

[16:39] and good luck and uh you know, um

[16:43] we hope that uh the 200 year anniversary

[16:45] role.

[16:47] >> We got to go past all all the markers,

[16:51] » We got to go past all all the markers,

[16:51] right?

[16:52] >> And we look forward to letting you in on

[16:53] » And we look forward to letting you in on

[16:53] some of the other things that we'll be

[16:55] planning for the year. There'll be some

[16:56] special invites coming in. So when when

[16:59] that happens, we would uh definitely be

[17:02] excited to receive that. And if there's

[17:03] an opportunity to bring back uh

[17:05] yourselves as another delegation for an

[17:07] update, uh please reach out to staff.

[17:09] We'd be uh more than happy to have you

[17:11] back.

[17:12] >> Thank you. Good. Thank you.

[17:13] » Thank you. Good. Thank you.

[17:13] >> Enjoy your evening.

[17:16] » Enjoy your evening.

[17:16] >> So call the vote. All in favor? And

[17:19] » So call the vote. All in favor? And

[17:19] that's carried. Thank you. Consent

[17:22] agenda. All items listed under the

[17:24] consent agenda are considered routine

[17:26] and no longer require further discussion

[17:28] and are enacted in one motion. The

[17:30] exception to this rule is that any

[17:32] member may request that one or more item

[17:34] be pulled for discussion and voted on

[17:36] separately. Does any member wish to

[17:39] separate any of the items on the consent

[17:41] agenda and that council of the

[17:43] corporation of the village of Merville

[17:44] Wolf will receive

[17:46] and approve all items on the consent

[17:48] agenda as presented and recommended. May

[17:50] I have a mover, please? I'll move.

[17:53] >> Thank you. Seconder, please.

[17:55] » Thank you. Seconder, please.

[17:55] >> I'll second.

[17:55] » I'll second.

[17:55] >> Thank you.

[17:57] » Thank you.

[17:57] >> Any comments or questions from members?

[17:59] » Any comments or questions from members?

[17:59] Go ahead, counselor.

[18:01] >> I'd like to pull out 726

[18:04] » I'd like to pull out 726

[18:04] uh the 2025 municipal financial

[18:06] indicator threshold profile.

[18:10] >> Okay.

[18:12] » Okay.

[18:12] Any any others?

[18:15] None. Okay. So, we're going to call the

[18:18] vote on the consent agenda minus 7.2.

[18:21] 2.6 is that correct counselor

[18:24] >> 7.2.6

[18:26] » 7.2.6

[18:26] >> minus that. Okay.

[18:27] » minus that. Okay.

[18:28] >> All those in favor

[18:29] » All those in favor

[18:29] >> carry. Thank you.

[18:32] » carry. Thank you.

[18:32] So we will now uh cons I don't have it

[18:35] in front of me. Uh clerk could you read

[18:38] 7 uh.2.6 please. Thank you.

[18:41] >> Yes. So it would just be that the

[18:43] » Yes. So it would just be that the

[18:43] council of the corporation the village

[18:44] of Mer Wolfford received for information

[18:46] item 7.2.6 six being the 2025 municipal

[18:50] financial indicator threshold and

[18:52] profile.

[18:55] >> So, may I have a mover, please?

[18:58] » So, may I have a mover, please?

[18:58] >> Thank you. Seconder, please.

[19:00] » Thank you. Seconder, please.

[19:00] >> I'll second.

[19:01] » I'll second.

[19:01] >> Thank you. Moved and seconded. The floor

[19:03] » Thank you. Moved and seconded. The floor

[19:03] is open for questions. Go ahead,

[19:05] counselor. You moved.

[19:06] >> Thank you. Um, lots of interesting

[19:09] » Thank you. Um, lots of interesting

[19:09] information here. One thing that did

[19:12] sort of stand out to me

[19:15] was on page the first page of the

[19:18] financial indicator review near the

[19:21] bottom it says annual surplus slash

[19:25] deficit as a percent of own source

[19:27] revenues.

[19:30] So, I'm looking at the numbers and we're

[19:35] we appear to be substantially above our

[19:39] neighbors

[19:41] that make up the uh comparison group.

[19:45] So, I just want to get clarification.

[19:47] So, for 2024,

[19:49] our number looks like 23%.

[19:55] So, am I reading that right? That we had

[19:56] a surplus of 23%. [clears throat]

[20:01] Um, so we're in other words 23% below

[20:04] budget. Is that how I read that? Like

[20:06] where where does that come from? No, I

[20:08] think what it does is it compares the

[20:13] overall

[20:16] like sized like circumstance

[20:19] municipalities and we're in the range of

[20:22] we're in the low range which is good of

[20:25] the how much we need to offset the if

[20:27] I'm looking at the right one here.

[20:29] >> Yeah. Generally I think the auditor says

[20:31] » Yeah. Generally I think the auditor says

[20:31] we're within 5% of our budget.

[20:33] >> Yeah.

[20:33] » Yeah.

[20:34] >> You know the Yeah.

[20:35] » You know the Yeah.

[20:35] >> Yeah. That's what I expected like 23

[20:36] » Yeah. That's what I expected like 23

[20:36] stood out to me. How how is it 23%. It

[20:39] doesn't make any sense. So,

[20:41] >> we'll have to look into that and get

[20:42] » we'll have to look into that and get

[20:42] back to you. But our our surpluses

[20:43] generally will be within 5% of the

[20:45] budget, which is generally where you

[20:46] want to see them.

[20:47] >> Yeah.

[20:48] » Yeah.

[20:48] >> Right.

[20:49] » Right.

[20:49] >> Okay. If you could get back to me, I

[20:50] » Okay. If you could get back to me, I

[20:50] appreciate it.

[20:52] >> And if I could add this um these are

[20:55] » And if I could add this um these are

[20:55] based on the FIR data and that's one

[20:59] snapshot in time at year end. So it

[21:01] could very well be that at year end

[21:04] there was a lot of outstanding um area

[21:08] that hasn't been accounted for. So it's

[21:10] just one snapshot in time at the FIR at

[21:12] year end. So we can get it we can look

[21:15] into that.

[21:16] >> Great. Thanks.

[21:18] » Great. Thanks.

[21:18] >> That's all I have. Any other questions

[21:19] » That's all I have. Any other questions

[21:20] or comments? So you're comfortable

[21:22] moving forward with it or

[21:23] >> Yeah. So staff will reach out to and

[21:26] » Yeah. So staff will reach out to and

[21:26] supply the answer to all members.

[21:28] >> Yeah.

[21:28] » Yeah.

[21:28] >> Thank you. So no further questions. I'll

[21:31] » Thank you. So no further questions. I'll

[21:31] call the vote. All in favor? It's

[21:33] carried. Thank you. We go on to planning

[21:35] matters. Bylaw bylaw 56205

[21:38] open air uh burn bylaw the council

[21:40] corporation of village of Marville

[21:42] Wolfford. Give first, second, third

[21:43] final reading to bylaw 56205 being an

[21:47] open air bylaw for the village of

[21:49] Marville Wolfford and further that

[21:51] authorization be given to the mayor

[21:53] clerk the signed seal and place in the

[21:54] bylaw book for the Minnesota Valley

[21:56] bylaw number 56205. May I have a mover,

[21:59] please?

[22:01] >> Thank you. Seconder, please. I'll second

[22:03] » Thank you. Seconder, please. I'll second

[22:03] them. Thank you. Comments or questions

[22:06] from members, please.

[22:10] » Could we have the uh the chief summarize

[22:13] the changes from the last time we

[22:15] discussed the Miss Blumbley?

[22:17] >> Sure. If you'd like to speak to that, go

[22:18] » Sure. If you'd like to speak to that, go

[22:18] ahead. Yeah. Through your worship. Uh so

[22:21] uh the ask was uh that I review the work

[22:24] on section 10 and provide um

[22:29] the change in the inspection and

[22:30] timelines. That's been changed in

[22:32] section 10. Uh it now uh states

[22:37] um that it'll be inspected and then the

[22:40] permit will be issued. Um so that change

[22:42] has been made. Uh the other asked was

[22:45] review and edit the wording under

[22:46] section 103 to make it less rigid. Uh we

[22:49] did do that as well. Um previously it

[22:52] had asked for the compression as a um as

[22:55] well as the um air purification stuff.

[22:58] We have changed that to just a uh

[23:01] ignition engine uh that is in good

[23:04] repair as not to cause large amounts of

[23:06] emission. We change that wording. Uh the

[23:09] other request was uh include a

[23:11] definition on a bonfire um provisions

[23:14] for that. So, um, instead of doing a

[23:17] bonfire, I did a large, uh, fire or a

[23:21] large campfire. Uh, so that kind of

[23:23] defines it, um, a fire that's bigger.

[23:26] Our general one is 24 in x 24 in. Uh,

[23:30] this one's 48 in x 48 in. Uh, with what

[23:34] I feel is acceptable parameters around

[23:36] it for safety of neighbors.

[23:39] Uh and believe that was uh all I had

[23:43] that uh you were asked to change. Uh and

[23:45] all those corrections have been or sorry

[23:47] all those changes been made um with the

[23:50] new version in front of you

[23:52] >> and the big one was the uh the exemption

[23:55] » and the big one was the uh the exemption

[23:55] for farming.

[23:56] >> Yeah.

[23:57] » Yeah.

[23:57] >> Did you mention

[23:58] » Did you mention

[23:58] >> Oh yeah, sorry. That was Yeah, that was

[24:00] » Oh yeah, sorry. That was Yeah, that was

[24:00] done in the previous one.

[24:01] >> Yeah, that one has changed the

[24:03] » Yeah, that one has changed the

[24:03] agricultural one. Yeah, we took out uh

[24:06] Sorry, I should have highlighted it. My

[24:07] apologies.

[24:12] Uh so the agricultural one yeah so it

[24:14] was I took out the the three days is

[24:16] completely gone that section has been

[24:18] removed um and instead it just uh states

[24:21] that every person who sets a fire under

[24:23] the provisions of this subsection shall

[24:24] file an application with the

[24:25] municipality as per section six. It

[24:28] indicates who will keep watch until the

[24:30] fire is completely extinguished and

[24:31] shall provide sufficient personnel,

[24:34] appliances, and equipment to prevent the

[24:35] fire from becoming a nuisance or

[24:37] dangerous to life and property.

[24:40] So that section of 3D stuff has been

[24:44] completely removed. Um, and also uh

[24:47] attached to that uh you would see we've

[24:50] separated it out. So there's a

[24:51] residential burn permit and agricultural

[24:53] burn permit. and they both echo the same

[24:56] thing on both sides just for clarity.

[24:58] Um, but it just gives us an idea of what

[25:00] uh we might be responding to or who's

[25:03] burning. But those visions been taken

[25:06] up.

[25:07] >> Any other questions for members?

[25:11] » Any other questions for members?

[25:11] >> I think the inclusion of the maps is a

[25:13] » I think the inclusion of the maps is a

[25:13] good idea too because that defines the

[25:15] areas that are are restricted. So, and

[25:18] it it meets the purpose of why we don't

[25:20] want it there. So did you I didn't I

[25:22] misheard did you say maps? Yeah. Okay.

[25:25] >> The maps and the handler areas.

[25:26] » The maps and the handler areas.

[25:26] >> Yes.

[25:28] » Yes.

[25:28] Go ahead councelor.

[25:29] >> Yeah. So that's great. Thanks for making

[25:30] » Yeah. So that's great. Thanks for making

[25:30] those changes. That's much better. Um

[25:32] very minor comments left. Uh just with

[25:35] respect to the uh the agricultural act

[25:38] that you had referred to. Would it be

[25:40] worthwhile to include that in the

[25:42] whereas up right up front that with the

[25:45] exemption for agricultural activities

[25:49] >> and state the the section that you

[25:51] » and state the the section that you

[25:51] quoted to us in the email that day?

[25:54] >> Uh through your worship we we we could

[25:58] » Uh through your worship we we we could

[25:58] but I think with taking that entire

[26:00] section out to require them for

[26:02] inspection or anything of that it kind

[26:03] of becomes a mute point at at this time.

[26:06] I think we're not really requesting

[26:08] anything other than that they give um

[26:11] kind of the distances for safe burning

[26:12] is the only thing we're we're asking

[26:14] now. And that was uh that's the exact

[26:16] same parameters as uh what was in the

[26:18] previous bylaw if I haven't changed

[26:20] anything there at all.

[26:23] And one other

[26:25] little one 1235

[26:27] um the flame height for the uh large

[26:30] campfire for rural areas in other words

[26:33] the bonfire. Um

[26:36] 2 meters seems a little restrictive

[26:38] considering you can pile the wood like

[26:41] four feet high. So that once that gets

[26:44] rolling the flame is going to be I I I'd

[26:46] suggest 3 mters instead of two

[26:50] or three or so it was it was kind of a

[26:54] I I can pass guess. Um we we do know the

[26:57] flames are going to go higher than that.

[26:59] Um, but we also wanted to be kind of um

[27:03] aware of the more you pile on that fire,

[27:06] the more radiant heat is going to come

[27:08] off of that, which then would probably

[27:10] require a bit more parameter around the

[27:12] fire. Um, it's hard to explain. I guess

[27:16] it's more of an experience uh from being

[27:18] up close to these fires, the radiant

[27:20] heat that comes off that, the damage it

[27:22] can cause uh to surrounding stuff. Um,

[27:25] so that was that was the thought process

[27:26] behind that. Um but again uh it's up to

[27:30] council if they do want to make a change

[27:33] but this this is my recommendation for

[27:35] for height size.

[27:40] Does council have an appetite to make a

[27:42] change on that or are you satisfied with

[27:44] the way the 2 meters versus the 3

[27:47] meters? Go ahead.

[27:50] » I have no experience in fighting fires.

[27:53] I have very little knowledge about

[27:56] managing fires and I am most comfortable

[27:59] relying on the recommendations from the

[28:01] chief. Um I think he's been

[28:05] accommodating to allow us another size

[28:09] of fire and I wouldn't want to push what

[28:12] he recommends beyond what he recommends.

[28:17] >> Councelor, did you echo uh deputy mayor

[28:19] » Councelor, did you echo uh deputy mayor

[28:19] bars sentence? Uh, councelor Maitlin,

[28:22] >> I have no problem with the 2meter. Okay.

[28:25] » I have no problem with the 2meter. Okay.

[28:25] So, you're okay with sticking with the 2

[28:28] meter?

[28:28] >> Uh, not really, but uh, it's not going

[28:30] » Uh, not really, but uh, it's not going

[28:30] to be the wish of council to do that.

[28:32] So, we'll go forward.

[28:33] >> So, I think we've we've um, any other

[28:36] » So, I think we've we've um, any other

[28:36] questions or comments?

[28:39] Uh, Chief, could you just

[28:43] uh rattle my brain here? For backyard

[28:46] campfires, they have to be called in,

[28:48] correct? Correct. And is there a fee?

[28:50] >> No, not at this time.

[28:51] » No, not at this time.

[28:51] >> There's no fee for your backyard fire.

[28:54] » There's no fee for your backyard fire.

[28:54] >> No. Okay.

[28:54] » No. Okay.

[28:54] >> There's no fee for any fire at this

[28:56] » There's no fee for any fire at this

[28:56] time.

[28:57] >> Okay. So, just wanted to publicly have

[29:00] » Okay. So, just wanted to publicly have

[29:00] that stated because uh of course uh the

[29:04] avenue of social media is never wrong,

[29:06] but there's indications about

[29:09] the the sky falling, the walls are

[29:12] falling in, and we're have to pay for

[29:13] everything. I think the point that we're

[29:16] trying to get across here is that uh the

[29:18] fire department is aware in case there's

[29:21] a need to respond. So there's no fees

[29:24] attached to any of that. Appreciate it.

[29:26] That's all I wanted to know. Just wanted

[29:28] it publicly said. So, if there's anybody

[29:31] listening out there uh in the world uh

[29:33] that you know uh your backyard fire is

[29:36] still uh your backyard fire, you don't

[29:38] have to pay to have one, but you need to

[29:40] call it in uh in case uh there's a

[29:42] response needed. The fire department

[29:44] understands what's required to respond

[29:47] to that particular call. Thank you,

[29:49] Chief.

[29:51] So, if there's no further comments or

[29:53] questions, I will call the vote. All

[29:56] those in favor and that is carried

[29:58] opposed. Sorry. Opposed. Thank you. So

[30:03] carried. Staff reports. Public uh public

[30:06] works department

[30:08] fire department bylaw enforcement uh

[30:12] department activity update that the

[30:13] council of the corporation of the

[30:14] village of Merville will receive for

[30:16] information the departmental activity

[30:18] update as presented. May I have a mover

[30:20] please?

[30:22] And move.

[30:22] >> Thank you. Seconder, please. No second.

[30:25] » Thank you. Seconder, please. No second.

[30:25] >> Thank you. comments or questions from

[30:27] » Thank you. comments or questions from

[30:27] members, please.

[30:32] Anything further uh staff would like to

[30:34] add? Uh Miss Bumbling,

[30:36] >> if that would be up to

[30:38] » if that would be up to

[30:38] >> fire sheet pool if he wants to add

[30:39] » fire sheet pool if he wants to add

[30:39] anything.

[30:40] >> Maybe just really put your words up if

[30:41] » Maybe just really put your words up if

[30:41] you don't mind.

[30:42] >> Certainly. Just that uh just to make

[30:44] » Certainly. Just that uh just to make

[30:44] council aware of the fire protection

[30:46] grant that we were successful in for

[30:48] year two. Um when we're going to be

[30:51] receiving uh just shy of $20,000 to go

[30:54] towards uh new uh coveralls and PPE for

[30:58] the firefighters.

[31:00] >> Yes. Uh

[31:02] » Yes. Uh

[31:02] it was fantastic to hear that

[31:03] announcement and uh much appreciated.

[31:06] Uh yeah, I think the exact amount is

[31:09] 19,626.

[31:10] So um some good dollars for us. We do

[31:14] appreciate it. So if there's no further

[31:15] comments or questions, I'll call vote.

[31:16] All in favor? Carried. Thank you.

[31:20] Uh 10 22 pumper truck pumper tank tanker

[31:24] truck condition update and

[31:26] recommendations of the council

[31:27] corporation of the village of Mer Wolver

[31:30] receive for information report on the

[31:32] deterior condition of one of the fire

[31:35] department's frontline pumper tanker

[31:37] effects and that the council review and

[31:40] approve the recommendation option one as

[31:43] outlined in the report and direct staff

[31:45] to work with the desired company to

[31:48] purchase a new pumper tanker with

[31:51] simultane well well simultaneously

[31:53] moving into a lease agreement with

[31:55] Elizabeth Town Kitley to lease a pumper

[31:57] tanker until delivery of the proposed

[31:59] new truck at the end of February. May I

[32:01] have a mover, please?

[32:03] >> I'll move.

[32:03] » I'll move.

[32:03] >> Thank you. Seconder, please.

[32:05] » Thank you. Seconder, please.

[32:05] >> Second.

[32:06] » Second.

[32:06] >> Okay. Any comments or questions from

[32:09] » Okay. Any comments or questions from

[32:09] members?

[32:15] or would staff like to would you like to

[32:17] wait for staff to give you some

[32:18] >> I would prefer hearing more from staff

[32:23] » I would prefer hearing more from staff

[32:23] >> uh through your worship. So uh um so

[32:26] » uh through your worship. So uh um so

[32:26] this truck was uh was a recommendation

[32:28] of staff and 24 to put um a larger sum

[32:33] away um with the potential to tender

[32:36] that year uh for the truck but uh

[32:38] unfortunately it didn't move forward on

[32:40] the uh budget. Uh it was again a request

[32:43] of staff in 25 uh to put another sum of

[32:47] money away um with the option to tender

[32:50] again uh for the replacement of this

[32:52] truck. Um then again it didn't make the

[32:54] budget unfortunately but we've come to a

[32:57] predicament now where um this truck has

[33:00] come to end of life. Uh our mechanic has

[33:03] uh tried to do the annual inspection.

[33:05] Sorry, he did the annual inspection but

[33:07] it is not going to pass. Um it uh in the

[33:11] pictures I provided to council. I didn't

[33:12] print them off to save paper, but the

[33:14] pictures that were provided to council

[33:16] uh shows extreme frame separation. Um

[33:20] the cab mounts are rusted out. Uh the

[33:23] floor is rusted out. Unfortunately,

[33:25] being a 27y old truck and hauling water,

[33:29] um it's kind of life is always being

[33:32] wet. Um so, uh we've tried to be

[33:36] diligent. This truck was identified as

[33:38] well in our asset management plan and

[33:40] our financial plan for this year as

[33:42] replacement um for a much larger sum uh

[33:48] 95,000.

[33:49] Um staff have been able to work with a

[33:52] few different companies to we've kind of

[33:54] gone back and forth. We've been able to

[33:56] uh have the option of securing a truck

[33:58] that's uh 645,000.

[34:01] Uh we've gone from uh what you generally

[34:04] see in our fire fire station being a

[34:07] custom cab truck that would seat um six

[34:10] people um to be more uh you know frugal

[34:14] with the money. We've looked at a a

[34:16] conventional cab that will only move two

[34:18] bodies, but that's fine. Um which brings

[34:21] the price tag down considerably. Um then

[34:25] we uh we there is a truck that will be

[34:27] available um mid to end of February. Um

[34:32] provide a recommendation from our

[34:34] insurance company in here as well. Um

[34:37] we've also reached out uh to neighboring

[34:39] departments um to see if if this isn't

[34:43] the will of council that we we move into

[34:45] automatic aid agreements. Um just so

[34:48] council is aware. Uh, I've only received

[34:51] word back from two [sighs]

[34:53] out of four departments that would

[34:55] potentially have to provide that service

[34:57] for us. Um, the other two have not

[35:00] replied back yet. Uh, so the other

[35:03] option for kind of backup protection uh

[35:06] was this tank that lives Town Kitley

[35:08] has. Uh, it is a used truck as well and

[35:11] will be going out of service uh, midway

[35:13] through 2026. Uh but they do it still

[35:16] has its annual safety till the middle of

[35:18] of 26 and they have agreed to lease it

[35:21] to us

[35:22] in a time period of this council's will

[35:25] to get a new vehicle. They will lease us

[35:27] that truck for a couple months until the

[35:28] new one could come in. Um the tanker

[35:32] shuttle accreditation

[35:34] they have agreed to extend it. If we

[35:36] hold the list of Tam Kitley's truck for

[35:38] the couple months, uh if we do not move

[35:40] forward with a new truck and we have to

[35:42] secure automatic aid agreements, we will

[35:44] lose our tanker accredititation. Um as

[35:46] well as meeting our response times,

[35:49] unfortunately.

[35:51] Um I do apologize it kind of comes to

[35:54] council as a a single source again. Um

[35:58] it's not ideal for us either,

[35:59] unfortunately. We would much prefer to

[36:01] to tender. Um, but unfortunately that's

[36:05] the case we're in at this point that we

[36:06] would have to look for a a single source

[36:09] and approval from council to do that to

[36:11] replace this drug.

[36:14] » Mayor question.

[36:16] >> I I think it's clear that staff have

[36:19] » I I think it's clear that staff have

[36:19] tried for two years, this is the third

[36:22] year to bring this matter to a a

[36:25] solution, a resolution that would have

[36:27] allowed them to to issue tenders.

[36:31] Um, it does seem that it is time for

[36:35] this truck to be replaced.

[36:38] I applaud their efforts to reduce the

[36:40] cost from down from 900,000.

[36:44] Um, and I look forward to hearing what

[36:46] other members of council have to say.

[36:51] >> Go ahead, council. Uh yeah, I'm not sure

[36:55] » Go ahead, council. Uh yeah, I'm not sure

[36:55] what the lifespan general lifespan of a

[36:57] large uh pumper truck is, but 27 years

[37:00] seems like you've uh it's put in it's

[37:02] put in its time. Um it's it's the cost

[37:05] of doing business in in an emergency for

[37:07] emergency vehicles. Um you have, as you

[37:10] said, you brought the cost down from

[37:11] what you proposed from previous years.

[37:14] Um and then I do um and every every

[37:17] other reason you gave it in terms of

[37:19] losing accreditation all those ideas

[37:21] getting a new truck um is actually for

[37:25] benefit for the uh municipality. I don't

[37:27] think residents want to see us losing

[37:29] our pumper truck and then having to

[37:31] depend on the neighboring u

[37:33] municipalities to respond when we when

[37:35] at this point in time we do have

[37:37] response within the municipality. Um, so

[37:40] I I I I applaud staff for presenting the

[37:43] report the way they did and for coming

[37:45] back with a less costly option in the

[37:48] works. On top of that,

[37:51] >> yeah, I'm in favor of option one. I

[37:53] » yeah, I'm in favor of option one. I

[37:53] think keeping the gradation is very

[37:54] important. Uh, yeah, I'm glad it's

[37:57] 645,000 900,000. So, makes it a little

[38:01] easier when you say it that way.

[38:06] » Yeah. So spending better part of a

[38:08] million dollars on a truck, I would want

[38:10] to see more information about the fleet

[38:14] in general and where we stand with

[38:16] respect to what the requirements are

[38:20] from the fire um marshall's office.

[38:25] Um

[38:28] there's some confusion here that I it

[38:32] don't isn't it a tanker truck that's it

[38:35] >> that we're talking replacing with a

[38:38] » that we're talking replacing with a

[38:38] pumper tanker which is a much more

[38:40] expensive type of vehicle right here you

[38:43] worship. So um yes and no. So what we

[38:47] currently have is it is a pumper tanker

[38:50] um but it's a tanker with a pump on it.

[38:53] The one we have, it's a 500 gpm pump on

[38:55] it. Uh, which we have always struggled

[38:58] with to provide pressures at a fire for

[39:01] offloading or mutual aid or automatic

[39:04] aid stuff due to just we can't get the

[39:07] volume out of that. Um, the replacement

[39:10] is a pumper tanker, which is what most

[39:12] departments go with now, and it is only

[39:14] a,00 gpm pump as opposed to our pumper

[39:18] truck, which is a,450

[39:21] gpm pump. uh to meet that standard. So,

[39:24] [sighs and gasps]

[39:25] it's it's kind of a light truck. It is

[39:27] it is a touch different. I will 100%

[39:29] admit that. Um and I'm not trying to

[39:31] pull the wool over council's eyes. It's

[39:33] just that's the new tankers out now.

[39:36] They they have a pump on them. It's

[39:38] pretty rare to just get to find just a

[39:41] straight tanker. And I did look um and

[39:44] and there is no just plain tankers. They

[39:46] all have a pump on them because they

[39:48] need some way to offload under pressure.

[39:50] Um they just

[39:52] Only in certain situations do we rear

[39:54] dump into the truck. The way our system

[39:57] is set up in all of our neighboring

[39:58] municipalities, uh we have phases of

[40:01] water supply, one, two, and three. Phase

[40:03] one and two are pressurized um water

[40:06] supply to a pumper truck from that

[40:09] truck. And then phase three is the only

[40:11] one where we would actually dump in

[40:13] quarter tanks. Um, but we need that

[40:15] pressure to to meet um the requirement

[40:18] to get water off that truck uh as

[40:20] quickly as we can to the to the pumper

[40:22] truck to attack the fire faster.

[40:25] Um, did I answer your question? I

[40:27] apologize.

[40:28] >> Yeah. Yeah. Thanks. Um, didn't we buy a

[40:31] » Yeah. Yeah. Thanks. Um, didn't we buy a

[40:31] pumper tanker in 2022 and then

[40:34] previously in 2017ish?

[40:37] >> Uh, no. Through your worship. So in 2016

[40:40] » Uh, no. Through your worship. So in 2016

[40:40] uh the previous chief uh did get a of

[40:43] the tanker uh which carries 2500 gallons

[40:46] of water. Uh 22 we got a pumper. Um now

[40:50] they do carry 1,000 gallons of water on

[40:52] it which was a larger capacity uh that

[40:55] we got. Um and then the truck we would

[40:58] be looking to replace is a tanker with

[41:00] 3,000 gallons of water on it. And that's

[41:02] what we would be looking to replace it

[41:04] with is another truck that carries 3,000

[41:06] gallons. So, we in order for us to do a

[41:10] an initial attack on a rural fire, um we

[41:13] require that roughly 7,000 gallons up

[41:16] front to to slow that fire down. And

[41:20] then even after that, we generally call

[41:22] in mutual aid uh for another tanker uh

[41:26] from a neighboring department to come in

[41:27] and get into the the rotation, sometimes

[41:31] two more trucks uh depending on the

[41:32] scale of the fire. And then we offer

[41:34] that same service to the neighboring

[41:36] departments through the mutual aid

[41:38] program.

[41:41] >> Um, another followup, please. Go ahead.

[41:44] » Um, another followup, please. Go ahead.

[41:44] Wouldn't wouldn't the two trucks we have

[41:47] purchased in 2022 and 2016 meet our

[41:50] requirements for

[41:54] response? Um,

[41:58] so there isn't any real sorry through

[42:01] your there isn't any real set amount of

[42:05] water you have to have to bring to a

[42:07] fire. Um, but from experience and doing

[42:11] this for almost 20 years now. Um, I mean

[42:15] the NFPA1 1901 does speak to apparatus

[42:19] and water supply and that sort of stuff.

[42:21] It doesn't say you shall have a certain

[42:23] amount of water, but uh you shall have

[42:25] an adequate amount of water to fight the

[42:27] fire. To do a rural fire um even at two

[42:31] tanker trucks with the pumper truck at

[42:33] 7,000 gallons is generally not enough

[42:35] water um to fight the fire and we have

[42:38] to bring in um neighboring departments

[42:41] from mutual aid.

[42:43] Just to explain a little bit further, if

[42:45] we were to take one tanker out of

[42:47] service and only have one tanker in the

[42:49] municipality, we can no longer provide

[42:51] mutual aid to a neighboring department

[42:53] because we can't release that tanker out

[42:55] of our jurisdiction in case we have a

[42:57] fire. Once we do that, we can't provide

[43:00] mutual aid. So, we can't request mutual

[43:02] aid under the mutual aid agreement.

[43:05] So, we have a double-edged sword there.

[43:08] we lose water as well as we can't ask

[43:10] for water technically to come in. Would

[43:13] a neighboring department refuse us? I

[43:15] don't know, but they could. Um I would

[43:18] hope they wouldn't. But under the mutual

[43:21] aid plan for Ontario in the agreement,

[43:23] it does state you have to be able to

[43:24] provide it to ask for it. You have to

[43:26] exhaust all of your capabilities first

[43:28] before you can request mutual aid from

[43:30] the neighboring department.

[43:32] >> Could I just ask a clarification please?

[43:34] » Could I just ask a clarification please?

[43:34] Yes. um 2017 and the 2022. You said they

[43:38] had the capability of carrying a water,

[43:40] but then you said if we were to remove

[43:42] one, we'd be down to one, but those two

[43:45] are not the two that we're considering

[43:46] to remove. It's another one that we're

[43:48] considering removing.

[43:49] >> So, would that not still leave us with

[43:51] » So, would that not still leave us with

[43:51] two tankers?

[43:52] >> Uh, no. Your worship. So, the pumper is

[43:55] » Uh, no. Your worship. So, the pumper is

[43:55] strictly a pumper with water on it. Um,

[43:57] it can only pump water out. It can't

[43:59] dump water or anything like that. It can

[44:00] only pump out what it has on the truck.

[44:03] uh where the tankers can do both. They

[44:06] can pump it out or they can just dump

[44:07] the water into a tank and then carry on.

[44:10] Um they are considerably cheaper. Uh in

[44:12] cost for this 645, if we were to look at

[44:16] replacing that pumper truck right now,

[44:18] we would be um and I speak from a

[44:20] neighboring department that has done it

[44:22] uh just right at the million dollar

[44:24] mark. um to replace the pumper with

[44:27] 1,000 gallons on it versus the pumper

[44:29] tanker with 3,000 gallons and a th00and

[44:32] gpm pump at 645.

[44:35] So when I say we would lose a tanker, we

[44:37] would lose we don't consider the pump

[44:41] five to be a tanker at all. It's

[44:43] strictly a frontline pumper which is

[44:45] required under NFPA and it has to be

[44:47] under the 20-year mark to be a frontline

[44:49] pumper. Um, and then our two tankers,

[44:52] uh, our support vehicles for that pump

[44:55] are out of fire.

[44:59] » Go ahead, Tiffany.

[45:00] >> Um, forgive me if I've missed it

[45:02] » Um, forgive me if I've missed it

[45:02] somewhere in the in the package, but we

[45:05] talked about how this was funded yet.

[45:10] » That's why I didn't see that.

[45:12] >> Okay. So,

[45:12] » Okay. So,

[45:12] >> yeah. Um well to fully fund the uh the

[45:15] » yeah. Um well to fully fund the uh the

[45:15] tanker through our fleet and equip

[45:17] reserve uh the estimated transfer to

[45:19] this reserve in 2026 would be

[45:21] approximately 700,000. Um any remaining

[45:25] amounts to be funded uh we we're

[45:27] projecting a year-end balance in the

[45:29] fleet and equipment reserve this year uh

[45:32] estimated to be about 280,527

[45:35] so that could be utilized as well. So

[45:38] we're hoping to fund it through reserves

[45:40] rather than borrow.

[45:42] >> Thank you.

[45:45] » Thank you.

[45:45] >> So

[45:47] » So

[45:47] can I ask clarification?

[45:50] So if we have 280 in the reserves,

[45:54] could we also consider just funding it

[45:56] with 400,000 and using the reserves to

[45:58] offset the additional cost for the

[46:01] tanker?

[46:02] >> That's council.

[46:03] » That's council.

[46:03] >> Yeah, that'll be council discussion.

[46:05] » Yeah, that'll be council discussion.

[46:05] [clears throat]

[46:06] want to know all the options.

[46:09] >> Go ahead.

[46:09] » Go ahead.

[46:09] >> Um, is there a

[46:13] » Um, is there a

[46:13] the amount of volume you get to keep

[46:14] your shuttle in creditation to get lower

[46:17] insurance? There are speed involved in

[46:18] how much you can dump off first?

[46:20] >> Correct. Yeah. So, we would require you

[46:23] » Correct. Yeah. So, we would require you

[46:23] have to you have to have a pumper and

[46:25] two tankers and then even at that we

[46:27] have to bring in a third tanker from a

[46:29] neighboring municipality to meet the

[46:31] accreditation limits. um you have to for

[46:35] residential you have to be able to pump

[46:36] 200 gallons per minute uh for an hour

[46:40] and then commercial um is 400 gallons

[46:43] per minute um for an hour without any

[46:46] interruptions. You have to be set up in

[46:47] under five minutes. The only way to do

[46:50] that is to have um the pumper command

[46:52] utilize its water, the two tankers dump

[46:55] and then the third tanker from a

[46:56] neighboring municipality comes in.

[46:59] And if I'm not mistaken, that's how um

[47:02] the insurance rates are reduced for the

[47:04] rural areas.

[47:05] >> That's correct.

[47:06] » That's correct.

[47:06] >> Yes.

[47:07] » Yes.

[47:07] >> So for clarification, if I may, um so if

[47:11] » So for clarification, if I may, um so if

[47:12] we if we lost that accreditation,

[47:14] obviously

[47:16] CO just said the insurance rates would

[47:18] go up for the people in the rural area.

[47:22] >> Uh would it not affect the people in the

[47:24] » Uh would it not affect the people in the

[47:24] village as well

[47:27] >> because of the fire hydrants? Probably

[47:28] » because of the fire hydrants? Probably

[47:28] not. answer your not not so much in the

[47:31] the rural village now because we only uh

[47:34] can offer 500 gallons per minute from

[47:37] our hydrants. That's our max flow. Uh we

[47:39] do utilize our tankers in town as well.

[47:42] Um but it is more the rural residents

[47:45] that receive the the reduction. Now I do

[47:48] know there is some people in town uh

[47:50] that have um called my assistant Jenny

[47:53] and and asked for the accredititation

[47:55] number and stuff too to use it for their

[47:57] insurance. Uh so there may be people in

[47:59] town that are utilizing as well, but we

[48:00] have had several callins for the for the

[48:02] residential people that are uh

[48:04] benefiting from it and and some people

[48:06] are saying they've received a 15% or

[48:10] more decrease in their own service. Go

[48:13] ahead, Miss B.

[48:14] >> If council chooses to proceed with this

[48:15] » If council chooses to proceed with this

[48:16] purchase, it might be a good idea to

[48:18] repost that on our Facebook page so that

[48:20] people are aware of the of the

[48:22] opportunity um kind of those together.

[48:25] So yeah. So, for clarification, if I'm

[48:28] Oh, sorry. Go ahead, council. You go

[48:30] ahead and ask your question.

[48:31] >> Um, I've got to think there's a less

[48:34] » Um, I've got to think there's a less

[48:34] costly option to replace the existing

[48:38] 27y old truck with something more

[48:41] uh comparable to that, which is just a

[48:43] tanker with a pump for maybe half the

[48:46] cost. Wouldn't there be

[48:49] >> through your I haven't been able to find

[48:51] » through your I haven't been able to find

[48:51] anything. That's the the cheapest truck

[48:53] I have found. But I even looked um for

[48:56] used vehicles and stuff. Uh anything

[48:58] used was basically in the same condition

[49:01] as this. Somebody already taken it out

[49:02] of service. Um

[49:06] yeah, I I honestly I I had no luck

[49:09] finding anything other than this. This

[49:11] is kind of the the new tanker. They have

[49:13] a they have a pump on them. And I even I

[49:15] looked at all our neighboring

[49:16] municipalities, what they're running.

[49:18] They're all running the exact same type

[49:20] of vehicle. Um, and it's that capability

[49:23] to pressurize that water coming off that

[49:26] truck to be able to to get it to the the

[49:28] pumper be, you know, if it's a we we see

[49:31] laneways that are half a kilometer long

[49:33] and we have to move water from the

[49:34] roadway up to the to the house. Um, and

[49:37] we have to do that under pressure. So,

[49:39] we're not having enough apparatus to to

[49:42] do that. Uh because the pumper has to be

[49:44] up at the fire and then we have to

[49:46] utilize those tankers down the road

[49:48] pressurizing the water up to the to the

[49:50] pumper to fight the fire. um just uh

[49:53] even if I if I could find just a basic

[49:55] tanker, we would struggle because then

[49:57] we would have to take the other pumper

[49:59] tanker we currently have and it would

[50:01] have to sit in the road and pump and we

[50:03] would then be down another truck again.

[50:07] [clears throat]

[50:08] >> Go ahead, counselor.

[50:09] » Go ahead, counselor.

[50:09] >> Yeah, my position is um we do the option

[50:12] » Yeah, my position is um we do the option

[50:12] that uh keeps our service seamless uh

[50:15] what our current service is. Um it's

[50:18] it's an emergency vehicle and it's uh

[50:20] something that has to be able to

[50:22] withstand pretty rough driving. Um it's

[50:24] not going to be cheap. Um and and like I

[50:26] said, staff has brought the cost down.

[50:28] It's a service I think our residents uh

[50:32] hazard to say our residents want to want

[50:34] to keep. I don't think people in the

[50:35] rural areas want to see their insurance

[50:37] go up either. Um I I said I think it's

[50:40] well explained in in the report. It's it

[50:42] when you're dealing with such a small

[50:44] fleet, you're when one goal is you're

[50:46] going to have to replace one of them.

[50:47] That's just um that's that's going to be

[50:48] how it is. So I I I still support this.

[50:52] Go ahead, counselor.

[50:54] >> So my opinion is we should be going out

[50:56] » So my opinion is we should be going out

[50:56] to tender for something comparable to uh

[51:00] what we have now in order to reduce this

[51:04] cost. This is this is too much to bear

[51:07] right now for this municipality and

[51:10] we're trying to

[51:11] repair infrastructure.

[51:14] Um,

[51:16] so the question is we would have we

[51:18] would then have three pumper tankers if

[51:21] we bought this one, right?

[51:23] >> No, two two pumper tankers, one pumper.

[51:27] » No, two two pumper tankers, one pumper.

[51:27] [clears throat]

[51:28] >> And which one is the pumper? The 2016 or

[51:30] » And which one is the pumper? The 2016 or

[51:30] the 2022?

[51:34] >> And what do our surrounding

[51:35] » And what do our surrounding

[51:36] municipalities have in general compared

[51:38] to that?

[51:40] Um, so North Grumble has three pumper

[51:44] tankers, uh, two pumpers,

[51:47] um, Lizardtown Kitley has three pumper

[51:50] tankers,

[51:52] um, three pumpers because they have

[51:55] three stations as well as their rescues.

[51:57] Actually, Liztown Kitley has four um,

[52:00] pumper tankers because they would lease

[52:01] us the one that's just spare. Um well I

[52:06] all all the municipalities even um I

[52:09] hope this doesn't come in wrong um front

[52:11] of Young being a smaller municipality

[52:12] they they also have two comfort hangers

[52:15] as well. Um

[52:17] yeah it's it is common practice um

[52:20] across the board. We're we're on the low

[52:22] end only having two for our service

[52:25] area.

[52:27] >> Yeah. So I stand by my suggestion that

[52:30] » Yeah. So I stand by my suggestion that

[52:30] we should be going to tender for

[52:33] something comparable to what we have

[52:34] that will maintain the service level

[52:37] rather than increase.

[52:38] >> Thank you deputy mayor.

[52:40] » Thank you deputy mayor.

[52:40] >> And and what does a time frame look like

[52:42] » And and what does a time frame look like

[52:42] for going to tender? What's the impact

[52:45] on our operations?

[52:47] >> Uh so if we went to tender uh sorry

[52:50] » Uh so if we went to tender uh sorry

[52:50] through your worship if we went to

[52:52] tender um to have a truck basically

[52:54] custom built is is what I'm I'm hearing.

[52:57] Um we're probably in the neighborhood of

[52:59] 5 to 600 days uh for delivery days.

[53:03] Yeah. Um yeah. So better part of two

[53:07] years for delivery. Um

[53:12] if we went to tender and looked for

[53:14] something immediately, we would

[53:16] the people that have what we've looked

[53:18] at right now would be bidding on it

[53:20] essentially. Um, and the pumper tankers

[53:23] we've looked at right now ranged from

[53:24] the 645

[53:26] right up to 780,000.

[53:29] Um, that's the range I've been in. Um,

[53:32] and and stat, but they're looking to

[53:35] utilize the very bottom end of that

[53:37] scale. So, we haven't asked for any

[53:39] fancy stuff or anything like that. Um, I

[53:42] reached out to a handful of suppliers uh

[53:47] and only have two that have anything

[53:49] available. Um, and that was the that was

[53:52] the price range. Uh, 645 to to 780. Um,

[53:57] but yeah, we would be looking at

[54:00] at that point if we went to tenor like

[54:02] that, we would have to try and move into

[54:04] an automatic date agreements with all

[54:06] the neighboring departments. Um, and

[54:08] when I looked that up, I think that

[54:10] equated to those trucks responding to

[54:12] roughly um, 65% of our calls a year at

[54:17] $585 an hour as soon as the tone goes

[54:21] off until that truck returns to their

[54:23] station. So just to say the list Kayley

[54:27] responded here and went back, we'd be

[54:29] looking at a minimum of two hours. So

[54:32] every call for us would be a a th00and

[54:35] the $1,200 bill roughly for every call

[54:38] um that we go to because anything that

[54:40] has the potential of fire we would need

[54:42] a truck rolling right away for that

[54:44] scene. So we wouldn't have time to wait.

[54:46] So they would have to as soon as we get

[54:47] a call they would have to go into uh

[54:50] they'd have to respond immediately.

[54:53] I I would make the observation that

[54:55] given the timeline for tender and

[54:58] doesn't sound realistic that we find a

[55:00] less expensive option um I would

[55:03] continue to support option number one so

[55:07] that we can maintain the level of

[55:09] service for our residents.

[55:12] >> Uh chief if I may just for clarification

[55:15] » Uh chief if I may just for clarification

[55:15] uh for tender could we not put a tender

[55:18] out for a ready build?

[55:20] Um, yes, the worst that we could. Um,

[55:24] but I' I've scoured everywhere and the

[55:26] only ready builds are what I've brought

[55:28] to council and this is the cheapest one

[55:30] of of those options.

[55:31] >> And the reason why I'm asking is just

[55:32] » And the reason why I'm asking is just

[55:32] for cl uh for clarity being upfront

[55:35] because there are there's a procurement

[55:37] process that we need to follow and we

[55:39] have to follow those guidelines to make

[55:41] sure we're not putting the municipality

[55:42] in a position of liable. Uh so

[55:47] having already reached out and had

[55:49] conversations with the providers, did

[55:52] they provide you any documentation that

[55:55] lists the specifics of the vehicle and

[55:57] the cost?

[55:58] >> Yes.

[55:59] » Yes.

[55:59] >> And did we supply that to council?

[56:02] » And did we supply that to council?

[56:02] >> Uh I I did not your worship. So they um

[56:05] » Uh I I did not your worship. So they um

[56:05] when I reached they they're they give

[56:08] you a budgetary number um but they won't

[56:11] commit to a price um when they go to

[56:15] tender because

[56:17] >> understandable they could have put an

[56:19] » understandable they could have put an

[56:19] expression of interest in

[56:21] >> could we have not and just so we would

[56:23] » could we have not and just so we would

[56:23] get an idea of the cost.

[56:25] >> So through your version I I did discuss

[56:27] » So through your version I I did discuss

[56:27] that with them. We we could have done

[56:28] that. It was just the kind of the short

[56:30] time frame with it being around

[56:31] Christmas and stuff and and staffing at

[56:34] the these places. I've struggled to get

[56:36] a lot of stuff back from them

[56:37] unfortunately. Um and I literally had

[56:40] one person uh call me back um on Friday

[56:43] um with the price which unfortunately

[56:45] was the 780 so it wasn't realistic

[56:47] anyhow. Um but I do have documents as to

[56:50] the specs on the vehicle. All three

[56:53] vehicles available are the exact same

[56:55] vehicle. Um, the only difference is the

[56:59] top end truck, sorry, not even the top

[57:01] end truck, the mid price truck, um,

[57:04] holds 600 gallons more water. Um, but it

[57:07] was $100,000 more than the other one.

[57:10] So, it was pretty hard to justify

[57:12] 100,000 for 600 gallons of water.

[57:15] >> But they're identical cabs and

[57:18] » But they're identical cabs and

[57:18] everything's the exact same. Um, the

[57:20] only difference is three different water

[57:22] amounts. The low range one is 3,000

[57:25] gallons. The mid-range is 2500 gallon or

[57:28] sorry mid-range is 3600 and the top

[57:30] range is 2500.

[57:32] Um that was the only difference. Um and

[57:35] again I would love to tender. Um I just

[57:38] don't see that we have the time frame to

[57:40] safely do it.

[57:41] >> Go ahead. Uh something that sticks in my

[57:44] » Go ahead. Uh something that sticks in my

[57:44] memory from the uh asset management

[57:47] presentation from Watson and Associates

[57:49] was 2027 and $2 million to replace the

[57:53] uh the ladder truck.

[57:57] So I mean is the plan to replace both of

[58:00] these now through your worship. So I am

[58:04] working with a couple of different

[58:06] companies just to get reports back on

[58:07] aerial truck. Um,

[58:10] I don't want to say yes or no, but I

[58:12] don't believe that truck would need to

[58:14] be replaced at that date. Um, shown on

[58:17] the thing. Um, it's no longer a

[58:20] frontline pump truck. It's a aerial

[58:22] truck with a pump on it. Uh so from what

[58:26] I have learned so far, as long as the

[58:29] aerial device um passes its annual

[58:32] inspections and the truck passes its

[58:33] annual inspections, its life cycle can

[58:35] be extended past the recommendation of

[58:39] Watson Associates.

[58:42] >> Clarification, Chief, as well along that

[58:44] » Clarification, Chief, as well along that

[58:44] line. So if we were to uh find ourselves

[58:47] in a situation because uh we're a

[58:51] municipality of uh minimal means and we

[58:54] we face a daunting task. Everybody knows

[58:57] that. Don't need to dive into the pool.

[58:59] [sighs]

[58:59] Uh

[59:01] but it's my understanding that we can

[59:04] also have the truck assessed and do the

[59:08] work necessary to have it reertified.

[59:11] And I think the reertification can be up

[59:14] to five years saying that you know if we

[59:18] don't happen to meet um the requirement

[59:22] putting repair work in and value um

[59:27] versus time

[59:29] uh you know is that an option?

[59:33] >> Sorry. So you're you're talking about

[59:35] » Sorry. So you're you're talking about

[59:35] the aerial check though

[59:36] >> any one of our vehicles. So, I mean,

[59:38] » any one of our vehicles. So, I mean,

[59:38] some vehicles, you know, if we were to

[59:41] put in a certain amount, like putting in

[59:42] 10,000 or 15,000 or $20,000 worth of

[59:45] work

[59:46] >> to extend the life of that vehicle for 5

[59:48] » to extend the life of that vehicle for 5

[59:48] years versus spending one or 1.2 or $2

[59:51] million

[59:52] >> given the challenges that we have within

[59:55] » given the challenges that we have within

[59:55] the municipality and all the needs. Um,

[59:59] my understanding that that avenue is

[1:00:02] available should it be of interest for

[1:00:05] council to move that way. Is that

[1:00:06] correct or incorrect?

[1:00:08] >> Uh, yes, absolutely. There are aspects

[1:00:10] » Uh, yes, absolutely. There are aspects

[1:00:10] of that are correct. Um, and I and I

[1:00:12] reached out, it's in the report here for

[1:00:15] the tender truck to see if that was a

[1:00:16] viable option to replace the frame rails

[1:00:19] and everything. Um, unfortunately, the

[1:00:21] the largest company that does this is in

[1:00:23] Missaga. They wouldn't even um bid on

[1:00:27] doing it. They said they have done it in

[1:00:29] the past a couple years ago and by the

[1:00:31] time they were done it was almost the

[1:00:32] price of a do truck again because

[1:00:35] everything's in the same condition on

[1:00:36] the truck. Um, but I do know City of

[1:00:39] Toronto at about the seven or eight year

[1:00:41] mark of a of a fleet vehicles life

[1:00:44] cycle, it goes into this company and

[1:00:46] they do basically a refurbishing truck.

[1:00:48] >> Um, that equates to generally around 125

[1:00:52] » Um, that equates to generally around 125

[1:00:52] to 150,000. Um, but it does extend the

[1:00:57] life cycle of that vehicle.

[1:00:58] >> Yeah.

[1:00:59] » Yeah.

[1:00:59] >> And I wasn't being uh specific to any

[1:01:02] » And I wasn't being uh specific to any

[1:01:02] vehicle.

[1:01:03] >> I was just putting it out there as we're

[1:01:06] » I was just putting it out there as we're

[1:01:06] moving forward and understand the

[1:01:08] challenges that we're that we're going

[1:01:10] to have to face uh over the next uh you

[1:01:13] know two or three terms of council. um

[1:01:17] perhaps intervening

[1:01:20] uh with

[1:01:23] that approach rather than allowing it to

[1:01:26] get to a point where the frame is

[1:01:28] completely rotten.

[1:01:29] >> So I mean I'm uh in the industry that I

[1:01:32] » So I mean I'm uh in the industry that I

[1:01:32] worked in, we did that. We used to send

[1:01:35] uh hundreds of vehicles out for

[1:01:37] refurbish versus the replacement costs.

[1:01:41] So refurbishing is expensive but a lot

[1:01:44] cheaper than uh replacement. But we used

[1:01:47] to set a marker when a vehicle reached a

[1:01:52] certain status

[1:01:54] uh that we would send it out then rather

[1:01:57] than waiting for the frame to completely

[1:01:58] rot and then have no option but to go

[1:02:01] with the new option. So, is that

[1:02:03] something that uh the fire department

[1:02:06] could start to consider to help

[1:02:09] alleviate some of the pressures that

[1:02:10] we're facing?

[1:02:12] Absolutely. And we've also uh started a

[1:02:15] new um truck committee. Um my deputy

[1:02:19] who's a licensed mechanic is the head of

[1:02:21] that committee and and that's kind of

[1:02:22] their their job boarding forward is um

[1:02:25] fleet inspections more regularly, uh

[1:02:28] maintenance recommendations and stuff

[1:02:30] like that to keep their fleet

[1:02:32] Yeah. Go ahead. Finish up, Chief.

[1:02:34] >> Yeah. Just just to keep the fleet in

[1:02:35] » Yeah. Just just to keep the fleet in

[1:02:35] good repair and and to make those

[1:02:37] recommendations that that extend the

[1:02:38] life cycles of the vehicles.

[1:02:40] >> Yeah. So, and and when and as that moves

[1:02:42] » Yeah. So, and and when and as that moves

[1:02:42] forward, I think it's a good idea, but

[1:02:45] we have to have a ensure that council

[1:02:47] has a full understanding that, you know,

[1:02:50] there's a certain point in time when a

[1:02:52] vehicle needs to have intervention. Uh

[1:02:55] otherwise, you're facing a a larger

[1:02:58] >> challenge. Go ahead. Yes,

[1:02:59] » challenge. Go ahead. Yes,

[1:02:59] >> I think it was recommended that we do a

[1:03:01] » I think it was recommended that we do a

[1:03:01] fire master plan and all those things we

[1:03:03] be incorporated into the fire master

[1:03:05] plan and that was one of the things that

[1:03:07] we had incorporated into the proposed

[1:03:09] budget for 2026.

[1:03:10] >> I just had music go off in my ears. I've

[1:03:12] » I just had music go off in my ears. I've

[1:03:12] been talking about fire master plan for

[1:03:14] years. I think it's a very valuable

[1:03:18] uh process to to get involved in because

[1:03:21] it it gives us uh advanced notice on

[1:03:25] what expectations are.

[1:03:28] So, uh, one more question and I forgot

[1:03:32] what it was now. Um,

[1:03:35] oh, the vehicle. So, this vehicle that

[1:03:38] you're talking about that's ready today,

[1:03:41] is it exactly what you need

[1:03:45] or will there be a secondary ask? And

[1:03:47] the reason why I ask is that we done

[1:03:49] that in 2022.

[1:03:51] We were in a position where it was an

[1:03:52] emergency. We need to source a new

[1:03:54] vehicle. we got the new vehicle and then

[1:03:57] after we got the new vehicle there was

[1:04:00] uh other requirements that the vehicle

[1:04:02] didn't have so we supported it uh

[1:04:05] shelving so on and so forth which wasn't

[1:04:07] an extended amount of money

[1:04:11] should council decide this is the way to

[1:04:13] go

[1:04:15] are you saying that this vehicle when it

[1:04:18] arrives as is

[1:04:22] sufficient enough

[1:04:24] and will fulfill the role needed for the

[1:04:26] miss valley without an extra task.

[1:04:30] >> Oh yeah, through your worship. The only

[1:04:33] » Oh yeah, through your worship. The only

[1:04:33] extra thing and I don't even think it is

[1:04:35] a requirement. I think it's generally

[1:04:37] it's covering the price would be

[1:04:39] lettering the vehicle. Um and just a

[1:04:42] switch over of the radio from the

[1:04:45] previous vehicle to that vehicle, which

[1:04:47] equates to couple hundred maybe. Um but

[1:04:51] other than that, everything else is on

[1:04:53] the vehicle. the specs show it own tank

[1:04:56] all that stuff and then hose all that

[1:04:58] stuff with current truck and just be

[1:05:01] moved over to that truck. Um and being a

[1:05:03] tanker it doesn't have shelving. It just

[1:05:05] added the rollup doors at the bottom so

[1:05:08] it wouldn't require any any additional

[1:05:10] stuff. It it comes um fully ready to go.

[1:05:13] The only change and and I added that in

[1:05:15] here um is um it has to have its um

[1:05:19] inspection UL inspection done um and

[1:05:23] then tax and the delivery I think is

[1:05:25] kind of tied in with it or whatever. But

[1:05:27] worst case scenario we'll go and throw

[1:05:29] it back if they have to. But there there

[1:05:31] would be no extra ass. I've had my

[1:05:33] deputy go through the uh the proposal

[1:05:35] from them and the truck specs and then

[1:05:37] it comes with everything we need. Um the

[1:05:40] only extra stuff like I said might be

[1:05:42] lettering if it's not included the

[1:05:44] vehicle transfer of the plates and uh

[1:05:47] the radio and we're going to utilize

[1:05:49] everything else from that other tanker

[1:05:52] just to move over to the new one if if

[1:05:53] that's the decision council.

[1:05:55] >> Yeah. No, I just and I just asked

[1:05:57] » Yeah. No, I just and I just asked

[1:05:57] because I remember in 2022 it was, you

[1:06:00] know, a truck that was, you know, ready

[1:06:02] to go and everybody was excited about

[1:06:04] it, but after we received it, then

[1:06:05] council, you know, was asked again to

[1:06:08] supply another 25,000 for shelving and I

[1:06:10] think there was a few more asks. So, you

[1:06:13] know,

[1:06:15] you know, [clears throat] I'm

[1:06:17] understanding that you're happy with

[1:06:19] this

[1:06:21] and my understanding is that

[1:06:25] it's going to meet the requirements

[1:06:26] without extra asks. Correct.

[1:06:30] >> Okay. Just wanted clarification on that.

[1:06:33] » Okay. Just wanted clarification on that.

[1:06:33] So, is there any other questions or

[1:06:35] comments?

[1:06:40] None. Okay. So I guess we'll call the

[1:06:42] vote on option one

[1:06:47] and that is carried.

[1:06:51] All those opposed.

[1:06:59] » Going to go on to communication up

[1:07:01] equipment update that the council of the

[1:07:03] corporation of the village of Miracle

[1:07:04] Wolf received for information report

[1:07:06] regarding communication equipment

[1:07:07] upgrade. May I have a mover please?

[1:07:10] >> Thank you. in a seconder, please.

[1:07:13] » Thank you. in a seconder, please.

[1:07:13] >> A second.

[1:07:13] » A second.

[1:07:13] >> Thank you. Uh comments or questions or

[1:07:16] » Thank you. Uh comments or questions or

[1:07:16] um from staff or from councel?

[1:07:20] Would anybody care to provide any other?

[1:07:24] No comments. No questions. Go ahead.

[1:07:26] >> Um I was in the last county council

[1:07:30] » Um I was in the last county council

[1:07:30] meeting and it was um referred to in

[1:07:33] that meeting that the chase were um

[1:07:35] bringing this forward. So that's why I

[1:07:37] ask people to provide this information

[1:07:40] item only and it's something to consider

[1:07:42] for future years. But now you know

[1:07:46] >> okay you have a a vote calling here and

[1:07:49] » okay you have a a vote calling here and

[1:07:49] if it's it's just for information just

[1:07:51] to receive the information.

[1:07:53] >> Yeah. So that there's going to be a

[1:07:55] » Yeah. So that there's going to be a

[1:07:55] deeper dive in at county level. So

[1:07:58] >> any comments or questions for members?

[1:08:00] » any comments or questions for members?

[1:08:00] If none I'll call the vote. All in

[1:08:02] favor? Carried. Thank you. Finance

[1:08:04] nothing. Building Department

[1:08:08] CEO administration

[1:08:11] um a year review summary report 2025 to

[1:08:14] the council of the corporation of the

[1:08:15] bill will receive for receive for

[1:08:19] information report regarding the year

[1:08:20] year end review summary from January to

[1:08:23] December 2025. May I have a mover

[1:08:26] please?

[1:08:27] >> Thank you. Moved and seconded deputy

[1:08:29] » Thank you. Moved and seconded deputy

[1:08:29] mayor. Thank you. Thank you.

[1:08:30] >> Comments or questions?

[1:08:34] » Go ahead, Deputy Mayor.

[1:08:36] >> Will will we have an opportunity to post

[1:08:38] » Will will we have an opportunity to post

[1:08:38] this um the slideshow for the better on

[1:08:43] the website?

[1:08:43] >> Yeah, it's on my list for tomorrow.

[1:08:45] » Yeah, it's on my list for tomorrow.

[1:08:45] >> Okay, great. Um my compliments to

[1:08:48] » Okay, great. Um my compliments to

[1:08:48] everything that staff have accomplished.

[1:08:51] That's a nice layout.

[1:08:54] » That's a that's a clerk clerky thank

[1:08:57] you.

[1:08:58] >> Well, well done. had a great talk to you

[1:08:59] » Well, well done. had a great talk to you

[1:08:59] again.

[1:09:01] >> Uh yeah, it's important to celebrate our

[1:09:03] » Uh yeah, it's important to celebrate our

[1:09:03] wins, of course, and uh

[1:09:07] you know, it's important that we put out

[1:09:08] on all our social media and make sure

[1:09:10] that uh we advertise that well. With no

[1:09:13] other comments or questions, I'll call

[1:09:15] the vote. All in favor? Car. Thank you.

[1:09:18] Department activity update clerk that

[1:09:20] the council of the corporation of the

[1:09:21] village of Merit Foler received for

[1:09:23] information departmental activity update

[1:09:24] report from the clerk's department as

[1:09:26] presented. May I have a mover, please?

[1:09:28] >> I'll move.

[1:09:29] » I'll move.

[1:09:29] >> Thank you. Seconder, please.

[1:09:30] » Thank you. Seconder, please.

[1:09:30] >> Second.

[1:09:31] » Second.

[1:09:31] >> Thank you. Um,

[1:09:34] » Thank you. Um,

[1:09:34] do we have any comments or questions

[1:09:36] from members?

[1:09:39] Anything from staff addition? Uh,

[1:09:42] >> no.

[1:09:43] » no.

[1:09:43] >> Anything else unless

[1:09:45] » Anything else unless

[1:09:45] nothing comments or questions? Call. All

[1:09:48] in favor? Carried. Departmental activity

[1:09:52] update amen and finance of the

[1:09:54] corporation council of the corporation

[1:09:55] of vill receive for information

[1:09:58] department activity update concerning a

[1:09:59] men and finance. May I have a mover

[1:10:02] please?

[1:10:03] >> Move.

[1:10:03] » Move.

[1:10:03] >> Thank you. Seconder, please.

[1:10:06] » Thank you. Seconder, please.

[1:10:06] >> I'll second.

[1:10:07] » I'll second.

[1:10:07] >> Thank you. Comments or questions?

[1:10:12] Go ahead, counselor.

[1:10:13] >> There are no attachments here. Was there

[1:10:15] » There are no attachments here. Was there

[1:10:15] supposed to be a report?

[1:10:17] I see person's gone. No, there was it

[1:10:19] was supposed to be there. We can

[1:10:20] circulate that [laughter]

[1:10:22] >> tomorrow. Was it

[1:10:23] » tomorrow. Was it

[1:10:23] >> the uh admin finance and admin?

[1:10:27] » the uh admin finance and admin?

[1:10:27] >> Okay.

[1:10:28] » Okay.

[1:10:28] >> So, you you'll circle tomorrow. Yeah.

[1:10:31] » So, you you'll circle tomorrow. Yeah.

[1:10:31] >> And we'll also put it out for the public

[1:10:33] » And we'll also put it out for the public

[1:10:33] as well.

[1:10:34] >> Yes. [gasps]

[1:10:35] » Yes. [gasps]

[1:10:36] >> Any other comments or questions?

[1:10:38] » Any other comments or questions?

[1:10:38] >> None. Call the vote. All in favor?

[1:10:41] » None. Call the vote. All in favor?

[1:10:41] Carried. Action item uh B uh waiver

[1:10:46] request.

[1:10:47] St. Margarite

[1:10:49] and somebody help me with the last name.

[1:10:51] >> Bja

[1:10:52] » Bja

[1:10:52] >> Bourgeoa [clears throat]

[1:10:53] » Bourgeoa [clears throat]

[1:10:53] Messi that the council of the

[1:10:55] corporation of the village of Merville

[1:10:56] Wolford receive for information the fee

[1:10:59] wave request from EOS St. Margaret Bjour

[1:11:03] for the use of the Merrickville

[1:11:04] Community Center for their Thanksgiving

[1:11:06] lunchon. And further that council does

[1:11:08] hereby approve the option

[1:11:13] option A

[1:11:15] approve the request as presented and

[1:11:18] direct staff to pro uh to process the

[1:11:21] refund payment for the whole rental or B

[1:11:24] does not approve the request as

[1:11:26] presented and direct staff to notify the

[1:11:28] requesttor. May I have a mover, please?

[1:11:31] I'll move

[1:11:32] >> and a seconder, please.

[1:11:34] » and a seconder, please.

[1:11:34] >> Second.

[1:11:34] » Second.

[1:11:34] >> Thank you. We'll take uh comments and

[1:11:37] » Thank you. We'll take uh comments and

[1:11:37] questions and uh

[1:11:40] >> option preferences, please. Go ahead,

[1:11:42] » option preferences, please. Go ahead,

[1:11:42] counselor.

[1:11:43] >> Yeah, I I don't have a too much a

[1:11:45] » Yeah, I I don't have a too much a

[1:11:45] problem with the fee waver. I just

[1:11:46] noticed that the date of the the event

[1:11:49] was October 10th. So, are they actually

[1:11:50] looking for a refund?

[1:11:52] >> It was very confusing for staff as well.

[1:11:55] » It was very confusing for staff as well.

[1:11:55] Um but yes, they're looking for a

[1:11:57] refund.

[1:11:57] >> Okay.

[1:11:59] » Okay.

[1:11:59] Right,

[1:12:00] Deb. Um,

[1:12:02] >> and do they normally receive the use of

[1:12:05] » and do they normally receive the use of

[1:12:05] the community center at no cost?

[1:12:11] I think they have in the past whether it

[1:12:14] was an oversight or not, but it was

[1:12:16] their um impression that they would be

[1:12:20] although they would like to.

[1:12:24] » Any other comments or questions from

[1:12:25] members?

[1:12:27] Go ahead, councelor. um generally not

[1:12:29] against uh providing the community

[1:12:32] center free of charge, but it's kind of

[1:12:35] irregular to come to us for a refund

[1:12:37] after the fact. So, I think it should

[1:12:39] have been agreed to upfront.

[1:12:42] So, I'm kind of leaning against

[1:12:44] approving particular request, but I'll

[1:12:49] go with whatever council wants to do,

[1:12:50] I'm assuming.

[1:12:53] Um we don't have any history on that,

[1:12:55] Miss Pman. So, I don't ever really

[1:12:58] recall them ever having a Thanksgiving

[1:13:00] dinner at the community center. I know

[1:13:02] they used to have a Christmas play.

[1:13:05] >> This is going back and forth uh with

[1:13:07] » This is going back and forth uh with

[1:13:07] staff because

[1:13:09] the one document said 2025 and the one

[1:13:12] said for 2022

[1:13:14] and um

[1:13:17] they provided something in a

[1:13:21] email that wasn't really consistent.

[1:13:23] >> Mhm. And so it it was difficult for us

[1:13:26] » Mhm. And so it it was difficult for us

[1:13:26] to make that decision,

[1:13:29] but uh it's totally up to council. I

[1:13:31] mean, what's

[1:13:32] >> I know we do supply it for free for the

[1:13:35] » I know we do supply it for free for the

[1:13:35] public school.

[1:13:36] >> Yeah.

[1:13:37] » Yeah.

[1:13:37] >> And we've have a history with that. So

[1:13:41] » And we've have a history with that. So

[1:13:41] >> whatever council would like to do.

[1:13:43] » whatever council would like to do.

[1:13:43] >> Yes. $100. So, um, just by show of hands

[1:13:48] » Yes. $100. So, um, just by show of hands

[1:13:48] for option A, unless you had another

[1:13:50] question, mayor,

[1:13:51] >> just just to respect councelor Ireland's

[1:13:54] » just just to respect councelor Ireland's

[1:13:54] concern, um, in the future, we'll

[1:13:58] approve it in advance

[1:14:00] >> as opposed to

[1:14:01] » as opposed to

[1:14:01] >> after the fact. And if we have, as you

[1:14:04] » after the fact. And if we have, as you

[1:14:04] point out, a history doing the same for

[1:14:06] the public school, then seems only fair.

[1:14:09] >> Yeah.

[1:14:09] » Yeah.

[1:14:09] >> Yeah.

[1:14:10] » Yeah.

[1:14:10] >> So, I'm I'm sure that you've relayed

[1:14:12] » So, I'm I'm sure that you've relayed

[1:14:12] that message to them. they need to ask

[1:14:14] in advance. Yeah. So,

[1:14:15] >> so, uh, just with a a show of hands for

[1:14:18] » so, uh, just with a a show of hands for

[1:14:18] option B, uh, A, so we get a feel of

[1:14:21] what, uh, we're going to fill the blank

[1:14:22] in with.

[1:14:24] >> Okay. So, no need to call on option B.

[1:14:27] » Okay. So, no need to call on option B.

[1:14:27] So, option A would be it. So, we're

[1:14:29] going to call vote. If there's no

[1:14:31] further comments or questions, we'll

[1:14:33] call vote on option A for the refund.

[1:14:35] All those in favor? Carried. Thank you.

[1:14:39] Uh, update signage request. Hilda

[1:14:41] Seagull that the council of the

[1:14:43] corporation of the village of

[1:14:44] Merrickville Wolf received for

[1:14:45] information letter from Hilda Seagull

[1:14:46] regarding the updating of business

[1:14:49] signage on the north side of the village

[1:14:51] and further that council does hereby

[1:14:52] direct staff to look into the

[1:14:54] possibility of updating the signage and

[1:14:56] bring any further approvals back to a

[1:14:59] future council meeting if required. May

[1:15:01] I have a mover, please?

[1:15:02] >> I'll move.

[1:15:04] » I'll move.

[1:15:04] >> Thank you. In a second, please.

[1:15:06] » Thank you. In a second, please.

[1:15:06] >> Thank you. Uh, Miss Pullman, do you want

[1:15:09] » Thank you. Uh, Miss Pullman, do you want

[1:15:09] to fill us in a little bit on this, but

[1:15:11] this request is

[1:15:14] coming from because I have I have a

[1:15:15] little bit of a history with that and

[1:15:17] I'm was kind of confused why it came.

[1:15:20] >> Well, um, she dropped off the

[1:15:22] » Well, um, she dropped off the

[1:15:22] correspondence. Um, I think whether it

[1:15:25] was intended for the the council meeting

[1:15:27] or the priority setting exercise, it's

[1:15:30] just for to have council consider

[1:15:32] whether they're going to have signage or

[1:15:33] not, I believe, or updated signage.

[1:15:38] So,

[1:15:40] >> I don't think there's any specific

[1:15:42] » I don't think there's any specific

[1:15:42] request. It's just a

[1:15:45] they'd like to have

[1:15:46] >> Yeah. Okay. Go ahead, Deb.

[1:15:48] » Yeah. Okay. Go ahead, Deb.

[1:15:48] >> Um, well, the the request is that the

[1:15:51] » Um, well, the the request is that the

[1:15:51] signs be updated so that they properly

[1:15:54] indicate the businesses currently

[1:15:56] located on on the north side. Um,

[1:16:01] so our sign bylaw describes these

[1:16:04] fingerpointing

[1:16:05] signs and each business is to purchase

[1:16:09] their own

[1:16:10] >> um and then is mounted on the post by

[1:16:14] » um and then is mounted on the post by

[1:16:14] either municipal staff or someone hired

[1:16:18] to do it. So it is and I know that this

[1:16:20] is a matter of some question within

[1:16:23] members of the chamber of commerce

[1:16:26] because the bylaw also

[1:16:28] uh specifies a single company from which

[1:16:31] they can purchase the signs themselves

[1:16:34] and that that company does not appear to

[1:16:36] be in business any longer. So there's um

[1:16:39] there's a number of businesses on the

[1:16:41] north side also on on the south side of

[1:16:43] the river that would like to have some

[1:16:46] kind of update to the sign bylaw or uh

[1:16:50] or an exemption from the requirements of

[1:16:52] the sign bylaw so that they could go out

[1:16:56] and purchase a sign a finger sign and

[1:16:58] have it mounted on on that post or and

[1:17:02] other posts as well.

[1:17:04] >> Any comments questions from members?

[1:17:08] » Any comments questions from members?

[1:17:08] So, I'll just provide a counsel with uh

[1:17:11] for what I know. And um the polls were

[1:17:15] originally put in by the foundry and the

[1:17:18] foundry is still an active business. So,

[1:17:20] they're still supplying and they supply

[1:17:21] to multiple municipalities uh in our

[1:17:24] surrounding area. Um and it was uh Carl

[1:17:30] that

[1:17:31] supplied all the poles and it was Carl

[1:17:34] that did all the maintenance on it. So

[1:17:36] Carl would update uh the signage and the

[1:17:39] deputy mayor's correct. A business would

[1:17:41] ask for it and it would be produced and

[1:17:43] they would pay it. So there was no cost

[1:17:44] to the municipality. My understanding

[1:17:46] was it would just fell under the

[1:17:49] municipal's insurance. So I don't know

[1:17:52] is Carl still managing those? Is he

[1:17:55] changing them? I know he's been trying

[1:17:56] to get a hold of us to figure out what's

[1:17:58] going on because he's knocked on my door

[1:18:01] a few times asking me. Uh so I've

[1:18:04] directed him where he needed to go but

[1:18:06] and this and this and then this request

[1:18:09] comes in from Hilda. So I don't know uh

[1:18:15] what the position or what's happening

[1:18:17] because uh it used to be maintained by

[1:18:21] Carl

[1:18:22] >> and he would take the old side down and

[1:18:24] » and he would take the old side down and

[1:18:24] put the new signs up. So, and he

[1:18:26] supplied all the poles at free at no

[1:18:28] cost and he did all the maintenance at

[1:18:30] no cost and he did all the installations

[1:18:33] at no cost. And my understanding is he's

[1:18:36] still in business and the business have

[1:18:38] been contacting him to get the signs,

[1:18:40] but he

[1:18:43] didn't have direction on what he could

[1:18:44] do or what he couldn't do. So, there was

[1:18:47] a bit of a confusion. Is there some way

[1:18:48] that we could clear that up so that we

[1:18:51] could provide some updated information

[1:18:53] not only to the public but to council

[1:18:55] because I think it's an opportunity

[1:18:58] uh having a 1800 founded here still

[1:19:00] producing

[1:19:02] u material

[1:19:04] uh you know it goes with uh it goes with

[1:19:08] the history of the village and it goes

[1:19:09] with uh the reason why people come here

[1:19:12] the draw and it would be an amazing part

[1:19:14] in my mind amazing part of the story

[1:19:17] that uh people are asking, well, those

[1:19:19] are beautiful signs. Where are they

[1:19:21] made? Oh, they're right there still. Um,

[1:19:24] >> so was the municipality just the

[1:19:26] » so was the municipality just the

[1:19:26] gobetween or

[1:19:27] >> that was my understanding. It it was it

[1:19:29] » that was my understanding. It it was it

[1:19:29] was done through the chamber many many

[1:19:31] years ago and Carl was on the chamber.

[1:19:33] He used to be the president of the

[1:19:34] chamber at some at some point and it was

[1:19:38] request from shopkeepers

[1:19:41] that there would be some kind of a

[1:19:44] sign opportunity put out. So Carl built

[1:19:47] and supplied all the poles for free and

[1:19:50] did all the maintenance for free. The

[1:19:52] only cost was to the store or the shop

[1:19:58] business. They would pay the $250 for

[1:20:00] the sign. That was my understanding. But

[1:20:03] I think a little bit more clarity on

[1:20:05] what's happening and

[1:20:06] >> what's going on is probably required.

[1:20:08] » what's going on is probably required.

[1:20:08] And we do need to start to celebrate

[1:20:10] >> the north side. There are growing

[1:20:12] » the north side. There are growing

[1:20:12] businesses over there. And I noticed

[1:20:14] that there's a lot of signs that are

[1:20:15] outdated. There's some business haven't

[1:20:17] been here for years. So, might be an

[1:20:20] opportunity to refresh that.

[1:20:23] >> Okay. Say who does what and how to do

[1:20:25] » Okay. Say who does what and how to do

[1:20:26] it. Okay.

[1:20:26] >> If we could get it clear, it's a little

[1:20:28] » If we could get it clear, it's a little

[1:20:28] clarification would be nice. Thank you.

[1:20:29] Go ahead, Deputy Mayor.

[1:20:31] >> Yeah. Just as a a response to the

[1:20:33] » Yeah. Just as a a response to the

[1:20:34] business owners who have signed this

[1:20:35] letter, we can certainly say that the

[1:20:37] cost of the signs is is on the business

[1:20:42] owner. Mhm. Okay.

[1:20:44] >> Yeah. I think they uh from what I

[1:20:46] » Yeah. I think they uh from what I

[1:20:46] understand, they they understand that

[1:20:48] they understand that they have to pay

[1:20:49] and they have no concerns about paying.

[1:20:51] They just we're trying to get their

[1:20:53] signs up. That's that was all pretty

[1:20:55] much what I understood.

[1:20:58] >> Okay. I'll see what I can do.

[1:21:00] » Okay. I'll see what I can do.

[1:21:00] >> Appreciate that. Thank you very much.

[1:21:01] » Appreciate that. Thank you very much.

[1:21:01] So, um there's no further comments or

[1:21:04] questions. I'll call the vote. All in

[1:21:05] favor?

[1:21:06] >> What are we voting on?

[1:21:07] » What are we voting on?

[1:21:07] >> Well, just uh we're receiving the

[1:21:08] » Well, just uh we're receiving the

[1:21:08] letter.

[1:21:09] >> Uh it doesn't say that. It does hereby

[1:21:11] » Uh it doesn't say that. It does hereby

[1:21:11] direct staff to look into the

[1:21:12] possibility of updating the signage and

[1:21:13] bring any further approvals back to

[1:21:15] future council meeting if required.

[1:21:18] >> So

[1:21:20] » So

[1:21:20] I was okay with just receiving the

[1:21:21] letter

[1:21:22] >> and then you can direct it

[1:21:24] » and then you can direct it

[1:21:24] >> to try to determine.

[1:21:26] » to try to determine.

[1:21:26] >> So we going to do an amendment on this

[1:21:29] » So we going to do an amendment on this

[1:21:29] >> a friendly amendment. Friendly

[1:21:30] » a friendly amendment. Friendly

[1:21:30] amendment. Yeah.

[1:21:31] >> That uh

[1:21:35] » That uh

[1:21:35] >> so and further that council does hereby

[1:21:37] » so and further that council does hereby

[1:21:37] direct staff to look into the

[1:21:38] possibilities. Yeah.

[1:21:40] >> And to bring back at a future council

[1:21:42] » And to bring back at a future council

[1:21:42] meeting.

[1:21:43] >> Yeah, that's what it does.

[1:21:44] » Yeah, that's what it does.

[1:21:44] >> Does that would that meet your

[1:21:46] » Does that would that meet your

[1:21:46] requirement?

[1:21:47] >> Yeah. And if the side is like it's and

[1:21:49] » Yeah. And if the side is like it's and

[1:21:49] it's not unique to the north side

[1:21:51] because as as Deputy Mayor Ber said,

[1:21:53] it's just businesses in general. Uh so

[1:21:55] just bring an update on what Okay.

[1:21:57] >> The the previous practice wasn't it um

[1:22:00] » The the previous practice wasn't it um

[1:22:00] >> what's going on.

[1:22:02] » what's going on.

[1:22:02] >> Yeah. All the sign there's a lot of

[1:22:04] » Yeah. All the sign there's a lot of

[1:22:04] signs that need to be updated. So

[1:22:06] further council does hereby direct staff

[1:22:07] to look into the possibilities and bring

[1:22:10] back any further uh information uh to a

[1:22:14] future council meeting.

[1:22:16] >> Okay.

[1:22:17] » Okay.

[1:22:17] >> Is everybody comfortable with that?

[1:22:20] » Is everybody comfortable with that?

[1:22:20] >> Okay. So we'll call the vote on the

[1:22:21] » Okay. So we'll call the vote on the

[1:22:21] friendly amendment. All those in favor?

[1:22:24] Carried.

[1:22:26] Uh new businesses, announcements,

[1:22:29] statements by members. Does any member

[1:22:31] have an announcement or statement?

[1:22:36] Go ahead, council or deputy mayor.

[1:22:38] Sorry.

[1:22:38] >> Today's the day that comments close on

[1:22:41] » Today's the day that comments close on

[1:22:41] the proposed changes to the conservation

[1:22:43] authorities. Um, the RO Valley

[1:22:47] Conservation Authority received support

[1:22:50] from 12 of their 18 municipal

[1:22:52] municipalities. in terms of passing a

[1:22:55] motion supporting the uh opposition to

[1:22:59] the proposed mergers and amalgamations.

[1:23:04] » Any other announcements or Miss

[1:23:06] Plumbley? Are we able to make any

[1:23:08] announcement on the

[1:23:11] update that we got the thing for the the

[1:23:14] BB boxes?

[1:23:16] >> Oh, certainly. Uh I believe Julia, you

[1:23:20] » Oh, certainly. Uh I believe Julia, you

[1:23:20] put it on the website.

[1:23:21] >> It's on the website.

[1:23:22] » It's on the website.

[1:23:22] >> Put it on the website. Yeah. Yeah.

[1:23:24] » Put it on the website. Yeah. Yeah.

[1:23:24] >> Okay. So, I just, you know, there's a

[1:23:26] » Okay. So, I just, you know, there's a

[1:23:26] exciting announcement that we're going

[1:23:29] to have uh blue box in the Wolford area

[1:23:32] in the next uh couple of months. So, um,

[1:23:36] in the short term, we still have to

[1:23:37] deliver the, uh, the, uh, recycle to the

[1:23:41] landfill, but within the next couple of

[1:23:43] months, uh, that's going to be picked up

[1:23:46] by the province, and we're going to

[1:23:47] have, uh, garbage and blue box

[1:23:49] throughout the whole municipality, which

[1:23:51] is great news cuz it was looking like we

[1:23:53] weren't going to have it until 2030 or

[1:23:55] 2031, but, uh, staff worked diligently

[1:23:59] with the province and the province moved

[1:24:01] forward on it. So, it's exciting news

[1:24:03] and uh I'm sure our residents will be

[1:24:06] extremely happy. We'll get blue box

[1:24:09] recycling and garbage right at the

[1:24:11] driveway.

[1:24:11] >> Excellent.

[1:24:12] » Excellent.

[1:24:12] >> Uh there'll be a a couple months

[1:24:14] » Uh there'll be a a couple months

[1:24:14] transition, but uh it will move forward.

[1:24:17] So, exciting news indeed.

[1:24:20] So, no other comments uh or statements

[1:24:23] from members. We'll move on to close

[1:24:24] session, none required. Uh resume open

[1:24:27] session, none required. Confirming bylaw

[1:24:30] 6025

[1:24:32] 2025 that the council of the corporation

[1:24:33] of builder merful will forgive first,

[1:24:35] second, third final reading to bylaw 60

[1:24:37] 2025 being of bylaw to confirm the

[1:24:40] proceedings of council for the regular

[1:24:42] meeting of December 22, 2025 and further

[1:24:46] that authorization be given to the mayor

[1:24:48] clerk of the science seal placed in the

[1:24:50] bylaw vote for the municipality bylaw

[1:24:51] number 60 2025. May I have a mover

[1:24:53] please?

[1:24:54] >> A move.

[1:24:55] » A move.

[1:24:55] >> Thank you. Seconder, please. Second.

[1:24:58] » Thank you. Seconder, please. Second.

[1:24:58] Call the vote. All in favor? Carried.

[1:25:00] Thank you. We're going to move on to

[1:25:01] adjournment that the council of the

[1:25:02] cooperation of the village of Marit

[1:25:04] Wolfford.

[1:25:06] >> 7:24.

[1:25:07] » 7:24.

[1:25:07] >> 7:24 p.m. May I have a mover, please?

[1:25:11] » 7:24 p.m. May I have a mover, please?

[1:25:11] >> Thank you. Second, please. Second. Thank

[1:25:13] » Thank you. Second, please. Second. Thank

[1:25:13] you. Call the vote. All in favor, Terry.

[1:25:16] Thank you very much.

[1:25:18] >> Merry Christmas, everybody. Hope

[1:25:19] » Merry Christmas, everybody. Hope

[1:25:19] everybody has a wonderful Christmas

[1:25:22] season. All the best to you and your

[1:25:24] family. Sand you

[1:25:26] >> I

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