[0:04] Check. Good. [chair scraping]

[0:06] Alright, welcome everyone to tonight's meeting.

[0:09] It's Monday, August the 17th.

[0:11] I'll call this meeting to order.

[0:13] [gavel strike]

[0:15] Alright, approval of the agenda. Any changes to the agenda at all?

[0:19] Just uh your worship you may want to put Monday August 17th.

[0:22] I'm not too sure.

[0:23] Thank you.

[0:24] I'll make that correction. [chair scraping]

[0:27] [paper rustling]

[0:28] [door]

[0:31] Oh, and here walks Councillor Hunter. [door closes]

[0:35] [clatter]

[0:38] We just pause for a second.

[0:40] [light conversation] Good day. Good day. Welcome.

[0:44] We just called the meeting to order.

[0:46] You need up another two to get here?

[0:48] Okay.

[0:48] [paper rustling]

[0:50] Approval of the agenda. I need a motion.

[0:52] Councillor Keler, all those in favor?

[0:54] That is carried. Thank you.

[0:57] Does any member have a conflict of interest on tonight's agenda?

[1:00] [light conversation] None, none.

[1:02] I should uh step out for new business, actually, until close.

[1:07] Okay, thank you.

[1:09] [paper rustling]

[1:12] Next, onto the minutes from the regular meeting from August the 4th.

[1:18] Any errors or omissions, anyone noted?

[1:22] [paper rustling]

[1:24] [paper rustling]

[1:26] [paper rustling]

[1:29] Okay.

[1:30] I have a motion for approval of the minutes.

[1:33] Councillor Cap uh Crossing, sorry.

[1:35] All those in favor?

[1:36] That is carried.

[1:38] Uh public meeting, there's none.

[1:40] Public forum and delegations, there's none.

[1:43] Onto communications.

[1:45] First we have the RCMP monthly report.

[1:50] [paper rustling]

[1:51] Anything anyone noted? Any questions, comments about the report?

[1:58] Look pretty normal, up to usual numbers.

[2:01] May I ask what summary conviction report is, Dave?

[2:04] Uh, where do you see it? Uh, bottom group, uh violation group.

[2:10] 7300150.

[2:13] What page is it?

[2:14] Um, [paper rustling]

[2:18] first page.

[2:19] Okay.

[2:20] Just my curiosity.

[2:22] Summary conviction?

[2:24] Yeah.

[2:25] About.

[2:26] didn't know that was.

[2:27] Summary Conviction Act is um the Liquor Act. Uh it's it's

[2:32] it's acts in which there you can get a ticket for.

[2:35] Oh, I got you.

[2:37] Uh like traffic court is a summary offense, uh liquor

[2:40] liquor act. The the um you know, that kind of stuff.

[2:43] Yeah, it's everything except traffic.

[2:45] So non-criminal.

[2:46] Okay.

[2:48] Good explanation.

[2:49] Yep.

[2:50] Any other questions about the RCMP report?

[2:54] [paper rustling]

[2:56] Looks like quite a few checks stopped, uh 27 or so, I believe.

[2:59] Uh 27 checks stopped, so that's good.

[3:02] They're checking on people. Make sure our roads are safe,

[3:04] and they do a great job for us here in the community.

[3:09] No other questions?

[3:11] I'm just wondering what the current sergeant have a visit us,

[3:16] visit every six months or is it once a year?

[3:19] We were doing every six months.

[3:20] Six months.

[3:21] Six months, okay. Okay.

[3:25] I think I have a motion on acceptance from.

[3:27] Well, I guess we don't discuss course box, right?

[3:29] We'll wait till the end and uh accept all the course box my lump sum.

[3:33] Next, we have a letter from the Prime Minister's office. Response

[3:36] to our letter about the Snowbirds.

[3:40] So they get an opportunity to read that.

[3:42] Yeah.

[3:43] It's nice to acknowledge that they've received our letter about

[3:46] the Snowbirds and our support towards that.

[3:50] And they've noted it and passed it on to the Ministry of National

[3:54] Defense.

[3:55] So that's good. We hear back from them.

[3:56] I thought that was a fairly quick response personally.

[3:59] It was, yep.

[4:00] Yeah. [light laughter]

[4:03] Any other comments on that?

[4:04] Possibly have been in his computer already. [laughter]

[4:07] Mass email was sent out, yeah. [laughter]

[4:09] Any other comments on that?

[4:12] Okay, move on to the next one.

[4:13] Letter from Minister of Health and Addictions, an invitation.

[4:18] [paper rustling]

[4:25] Interesting.

[4:29] Page 13.

[4:34] Oh, sorry, page 23, sorry.

[4:36] Alright.

[4:38] So they've invited me to attend a meeting at the Westound District

[4:44] Primary Care Center to talk about team-based care initiatives.

[4:47] There's supposed to be a special announcement made there by Minister Carr.

[4:50] So I have a conflict here because I'm to be at the Dunes Casino for

[4:56] that recruitment day with the doctors.

[4:58] So

[4:59] being invited to this.

[5:01] I probably should attend this one being that Minister's going to be in such.

[5:05] I guess is there any member of council would like to attend that

[5:07] uh Dunes Casino booth the uh recruitment for doctors.

[5:11] We uh What's the date on that one?

[5:13] September 10th.

[5:14] Oh.

[5:15] Same day.

[5:16] I didn't see the date.

[5:21] I'm away then.

[5:23] I could swing on here.

[5:26] Unless somebody else wants to.

[5:29] I I don't.

[5:30] Doesn't matter to me.

[5:32] Maybe we could go together.

[5:34] We could go together.

[5:35] Yeah, you sure could.

[5:37] You want to assemble a team

[5:39] to lure in these young doctors to come to Rosetown.

[5:42] Lure is such a

[5:43] [laughter]

[5:44] Okay, persuade?

[5:46] [laughter]

[5:47] Persuade.

[5:49] And the way you said it too.

[5:51] I'm pretty sure I can make this one too.

[5:53] Okay.

[5:56] And we're going to collaborate with uh SA that a couple of members

[6:00] and maybe get Kelly some of that booth to like the booth stuff for information.

[6:05] Yeah.

[6:06] take this time.

[6:07] take the time.

[6:07] I'm in your window, your car, Greg.

[6:11] That big sign.

[6:12] So who's going to that then? Counselor Carlson and Arport?

[6:15] Okay.

[6:16] So I'll just communicate with you then and make plans.

[6:18] So,

[6:19] I got to put some lights around the flash.

[6:21] Sure.

[6:22] Do we need a motion?

[6:24] Flashing red.

[6:25] And maybe he said ding ding.

[6:27] Jan probably still has 50 some pins to give out, so.

[6:30] [laughter]

[6:32] I believe there's a motion there.

[6:34] Any other comments on that?

[6:37] Okay, we'll move on the next one.

[6:39] A letter from the hospital, Behavioral Health therapist.

[6:43] So receive correspondence saying that they're going to have a behavioral health consultant

[6:49] who'll be available at the Rosetown District Primary Care Center

[6:52] every Monday and Wednesday starting August the 10th.

[6:56] So they will uh support a variety of mental health and wellness concerns

[6:59] and can assist individuals in assessing appropriate resources and care.

[7:04] So, this is going to be just a welcome asset here to our uh our hospital

[7:10] to have this service there.

[7:11] and I think it's uh much needed.

[7:13] There is some a lot of different issues from, you know, to do with

[7:16] mental wellness and

[7:19] I mean, I got a list down here if I go, right from anxiety, depression,

[7:22] uh insomnia, stress.

[7:26] Postpartum concerns.

[7:28] Parenting challenges.

[7:29] Lifestyle and behavioral changes.

[7:32] Health eating and weight related behaviors.

[7:36] And uh smoking cessation and substance abuse.

[7:39] So it's very much needed. I think this is going to be a great asset

[7:42] to our community.

[7:43] So I'm really glad that they're starting with this.

[7:47] Have another level of care there to look after people.

[7:52] Any other comments on that?

[7:53] Will that be something that's on our website or could be put on our website?

[7:56] We did share this poster on our website.

[8:00] Yeah, and Facebook.

[8:02] Good.

[8:06] I know a lot of people that have to drive into the city to get some of that.

[8:09] And so

[8:10] Absolutely.

[8:11] like it's really great to add on to

[8:12] more benefits here in our town and to to be based out of here.

[8:17] We I think we have the staff to to help with this as well

[8:20] to assist, so it's really great.

[8:28] And next will be on later on under new business at Lete's Haven,

[8:31] a request for road closure.

[8:34] So we'll have that later on under new business.

[8:37] Have a motion to accept the correspondence.

[8:39] So moved, Mary.

[8:40] Council Garrett.

[8:41] All those in favor?

[8:42] That was carried.

[8:48] That does go. Next.

[8:49] Financial reports, Bank reconciliation.

[8:53] So we have an adjusted bank balance of $4,192,016.23.

[9:01] I can point out for Council,

[9:03] so last year same time period, we had 5.8 million, 2024, we had 4.2 million,

[9:07] and 2023, we had 5 million even,

[9:09] so over a three-year average,

[9:11] that's 4.7 million in our bank account at this time of the year.

[9:13] So we're about 12% below the three-year average, but keeping in mind,

[9:17] we had a large paving project this year

[9:19] around $800,000 or just short of $800,000,

[9:22] as well as UFA expenses to date,

[9:24] and those have all been budgeted out of operations,

[9:26] or hasn't been any transfers from reserves yet.

[9:27] Okay.

[9:30] Any other questions about the bank reconciliation?

[9:34] No.

[9:36] Have a motion for approval.

[9:38] Counselor Ospore.

[9:39] All those in favor?

[9:40] That was carried.

[9:45] Next, we have detailed financial statements.

[9:50] Anything you want to highlight on Dan at all?

[9:52] Yep. So, uh, I didn't see anything in revenues that I need to point out,

[9:57] but uh, I'll go down to the expenses,

[9:58] and if you look at the screen, it might be

[10:10] Uh, so it's I've got it here though anyways. I've got a backup.

[10:13] Uh, so under expenditures General Government 510 290

[10:17] and we're not going to have it on the screen because

[10:18] I can't read and do it at the same time.

[10:20] Uh 510 290 lease and agreements, that's $414

[10:23] for Clover and Munisoft agreements.

[10:25] I didn't know what the words, I had to look them up.

[10:27] Uh and most of these are questions that I have myself.

[10:30] So I'm just to you.

[10:32] Under general government 510 600 office equipment.

[10:34] We had $4,420 for two new computers for the CAO

[10:37] as well as Angela, that was approved.

[10:40] Under 510 900 under miscellaneous expenses, that's

[10:43] $550 for green line consulting,

[10:45] the HR firm that we reach out to when we need them.

[10:49] Only one under protective services that caught my attention

[10:52] was 520 430 under bylaw enforcement supplies,

[10:54] $1,749 for a new computer.

[10:58] So, uh when we were transitioning to a new bylaw officer,

[11:02] we identified that the computer is very old

[11:04] and we would choose for an upgrade.

[11:06] That puts us over the budget in that particular GL account.

[11:09] However, the salary for the bylaw officer is going to be

[11:12] way under because they don't have a bylaw officer.

[11:15] Uh so overall that the protective services funding group I expect

[11:19] will be somewhat flush, so.

[11:21] Okay.

[11:23] Under transportation 53250 under transportation maintenance

[11:26] training and travel, we had $1,293 for manlift

[11:29] training. That's what that was for.

[11:33] 53260 for transportation workshop repair contracts

[11:36] for $6,243 was the security system at Public Works building.

[11:42] 53260 transportation street maintenance contracts,

[11:45] $127,200 for Southwest patch peving,

[11:49] that was just patch peving around town.

[11:53] Yep.

[11:54] Uh 530 450 transportation main drainage, $10,514

[11:57] for manhole cover and drainage parts.

[12:02] 530460 transportation street maintenance and materials,

[12:06] $8,060 that was hot mix and traffic paint.

[12:10] 53600 transportation capital paving, $646,422

[12:14] again for paving projects for 2026.

[12:19] 53600 transportation planning and subdivision contracts,

[12:23] $19,788 for the UFA related surveying and engineering.

[12:29] Under environment health services, I had nothing that stood out.

[12:31] Public health and welfare, nothing that stood out to comment.

[12:35] Under recreation 57210, recreation rink contracts,

[12:39] $1,157 that was for the kitchen exhaust fan

[12:43] inspection and hockey board cleaning.

[12:47] Under recreation 57220, it's recreation training,

[12:50] travel and meals, $646 for lifeguard training

[12:54] plus times two as well as someone on manlift training.

[12:59] 57420 recreation equipment and maintenance,

[13:02] $1,905 for vehicle maintenance as well as a set of tires,

[13:05] which was the main expenditure there.

[13:08] 57420 recreation parks and Boulevards, $5,168

[13:12] for tiller repairs and weed spray.

[13:16] And then the last one is utilities, 58430 under

[13:19] utilities, water maintenance and supplies,

[13:21] $12,590 for hydrant supplies.

[13:24] That resulted in an overall monthly deficit of $427.90

[13:28] $427,824 for the month, so.

[13:34] This is probably for another meeting.

[13:35] But could we go back to that one about the paving?

[13:38] There was 100 and some thousand for Southwest coming.

[13:41] for patching.

[13:42] Patching, yeah.

[13:42] I wonder if we should bring that up at the budget and look at some

[13:46] more patching that ease the burden on public works.

[13:49] Oh, so that's that's to do like the dig jobs

[13:51] when they have to dig water leaks, that's a big huge.

[13:53] Everything just get just get them to come in and maybe

[13:55] help them out, you know?

[13:56] In case there are shortages in the summer holidays,

[14:00] have them here longer and

[14:02] they can, you know, if we want to walk the streets

[14:05] or whoever wants to walk the streets and they can fix it.

[14:07] Maybe get a few more streets done and and

[14:10] like I say, takes some pressure off our our staff.

[14:12] You've seen around town where they've done some of these like

[14:16] where King Street, they just stripped on the center of King

[14:18] Street and then lots of these other ones we've done sections of it.

[14:20] But I think there's some more that, you know, we can probably

[14:22] do a lot more.

[14:23] Yeah. So maybe you know, if we wanted maybe do more of that,

[14:26] Yeah, like at our budget meeting that maybe gets by

[14:29] so we can get around to.

[14:32] If we're not going to do the streets anyways and

[14:35] spend some money on patching and

[14:38] like I say, give the public works time to get some other

[14:41] stuff done and not get too over, you know, overwhelmed with

[14:44] the projects, right, that come up, so.

[14:46] I'm sure we've done more.

[14:48] I'm sure if we've done more concert councils, there'd be

[14:50] more people happy with the things the way things are going.

[14:52] Well, and and also it just shows a little more um we're paying

[14:55] attention to it as well as diligence not following.

[14:59] behind every year so far and

[15:02] yes, there's major projects that need to be done.

[15:04] But in the interim time maybe

[15:06] we could have them come in and do more work.

[15:08] you know, during the next public works meeting we can

[15:10] discuss this and I'm sure

[15:12] about recommendation what it is that probably could be done.

[15:14] Yeah. Yeah, but it's a good point.

[15:17] I'm not sure whatever anybody else's thoughts are

[15:19] on that or if it's just

[15:20] I thought they're really great. There is if they had

[15:22] was early nice addition and get us through if somebody's really

[15:27] Exactly. Yeah.

[15:29] I agree with you.

[15:33] Okay, any other questions about the financial statement?

[15:38] Moving none. Motion for approval.

[15:40] Counselor Kath. All those in favor. Pass carried.

[15:45] Item two, approval of accounts.

[15:47] We have online payments from 2026-095 to 2026-010.

[15:53] In amount of $66,599 and 59 cents.

[15:58] Any questions about the online payments?

[16:15] Moving none. Got a motion for approval.

[16:18] Counselor Carlson, all those in favor. That's carried.

[16:22] Next we have pay period number 16.

[16:26] In amount of $49,373 and 12 cents.

[16:34] Any questions about pay period number 16?

[16:43] Moving none. Motion for approval.

[16:46] Counselor Kath. All those in favor. That's carried.

[16:50] Oh, I see. Got you.

[16:54] Okay, moving on to department head reports.

[16:56] First off, we have the administration report.

[17:06] I I really have nothing outside of my report, your worship,

[17:08] unless there's any questions at all, so

[17:14] Looks like uh 80.8% of taxes have been collected as of June 30th.

[17:19] So that's a good number. That that's usually about where we're at.

[17:32] Any comments or questions on the administration?

[17:35] No, I don't.

[17:40] Okay, next we have the recreation director report.

[17:48] Public Works has been continuing to work at the cemetery finishing

[17:51] up that Columbarium area that we're developing,

[17:54] the family Columbarium area.

[17:56] Uh, we've been doing some spraying and roto tilling again along the trail

[18:00] and in the park, spraying.

[18:07] Stuff at the ball diamonds is wrapping up.

[18:08] There's still some slow pitch, but other than that,

[18:11] everything's kind of wrapped up in the ball diamonds.

[18:16] Everything's been pretty busy with the Tourism Center and the

[18:19] Fun Squad program. So

[18:20] our kids, most of them are done at the end of this week.

[18:25] Uh, cuz the kids go back to school soon.

[18:29] They're back on like the 2nd of September, so it's seems early.

[18:32] But we usually, we usually give not

[18:35] It's early for nowadays.

[18:37] Yeah.

[18:38] Yeah. So um we usually give them the last week off

[18:40] cuz a lot of our university kids are on the move

[18:42] going wherever they're going.

[18:45] So

[18:46] So we'll be done. The pool closes Monday.

[18:49] So in a week.

[18:50] We started early though.

[18:52] Yeah.

[18:52] But you started early, which is good.

[18:54] So you got a few weeks in this year.

[18:55] Yeah.

[18:56] Yeah.

[18:57] So, but we lose

[18:59] Yeah, we lose

[19:03] like six or seven lifeguards going to university.

[19:06] So we just don't have staff to keep it open.

[19:09] I know.

[19:10] It it's gone really fast, so.

[19:12] And legally we need so many on staff to operate, correct?

[19:15] Mhm.

[19:16] Okay.

[19:18] So,

[19:19] A comment on the walking trail which a walker on the walking

[19:21] trail said the trail is in the best shape

[19:24] it has been for years.

[19:26] Yes, they've been doing lots of work out there.

[19:28] Spraying and roto tilling again.

[19:30] Yeah.

[19:31] And dragging it.

[19:32] He said he's really impressed.

[19:33] We dragged it with our uh we have a rascal groomer, so that we use

[19:36] like on the ball diamonds and they usually use that on the trail as well.

[19:39] And we got new little tines for it, which is really helped out.

[19:43] So.

[19:44] Yeah.

[19:45] So it's great.

[19:47] more attended to and it gets groomed like that.

[19:49] Yes, yeah.

[19:50] It's great.

[19:51] Mhm.

[19:52] One correction, you've got it down the sprinkle repairs at

[19:54] Lights of Columbus. I think you mean the Kinsman if you've been.

[19:58] Oh yes, that is correct. Yeah.

[19:59] Um so we're

[20:00] there's they're supposed to be a Wednesday.

[20:02] [laughter]

[20:03] we've kind of it's kind of been like a

[20:06] They're coming up Wednesday, so we will help them all.

[20:08] [laughter]

[20:09] So,

[20:12] So, we had the urban camp workers came out from the city to help out.

[20:15] They painted a lot of bleachers.

[20:17] They painted, they washed walls at the Elks Hall. They, um, picked garbage.

[20:23] Picked garbage at the landfill and along Marshall.

[20:26] Excellent.

[20:27] Um, they helped paint some of the dugouts and the ball diamonds, so,

[20:30] That's great.

[20:31] Yeah, so it was they got a lot of work done in the week that they're here, so.

[20:34] It's.

[20:35] It's an excellent we can uh have them come out and do that for us

[20:36] and that, so,

[20:38] nice to keep them busy for themselves to do something and as well as us to

[20:41] clean everything up. That was awesome.

[20:44] Mhm.

[20:48] And the Bluetooth timers are just to be more remote to set up the timers.

[20:51] Yeah, and then you can actually set them, they'll um, you can actually set

[20:54] the sprinklers to the water through the sprinklers to the water through the night instead of having to be there to

[20:57] turn them on and off all the time.

[20:59] Oh, yeah, right.

[21:00] So.

[21:04] any other questions for our recreation director?

[21:07] Mhm.

[21:10] Hey, thanks, Kelly.

[21:13] Next, we have Mayor and Council Forum.

[21:15] Any counselor that anything you want to speak on?

[21:18] Oh.

[21:19] [laughter]

[21:21] Well, I went to council school last week and I got schooled.

[21:25] [laughter]

[21:27] Um, I did a really fantastic session with uh Gordon Macintosh, um,

[21:32] collaborating for results.

[21:37] Um, so what I liked about it was it was very interactive.

[21:41] Um, and he asked a lot of questions and called on people that weren't

[21:45] necessarily like going to speak.

[21:48] So it felt very natural and very, um, like, you know, just off the cuff.

[21:53] Improv. Yeah.

[21:54] Yeah.

[21:55] Um, and so he basically talked about how to identify areas that you can

[22:01] collaborate, I mean, with either other communities or maybe groups within your

[22:05] communities.

[22:09] Um, ways to identify how you should collaborate, um, and then how to kind

[22:14] of create an action plan from that.

[22:18] Um, so I thought that was really, really great. That was like a whole morning

[22:22] that we spent on that, which I really enjoyed.

[22:25] Did it give any examples, sir, uh, of the sport, any examples of the

[22:27] collaboration?

[22:32] Um, I mean, I'll talk about it all.

[22:34] Yes, however, I think the issue is is that because I don't know very many

[22:38] of the community names.

[22:40] Okay.

[22:41] But just an example of what they were collaborating about.

[22:44] Oh, um, like lots of different things. Some share equipment.

[22:47] Okay.

[22:48] Or, um, one of the examples was they created a bridge.

[22:52] Um. Yeah, like lots of

[22:55] Oh.

[22:56] Kind of like that uh Canada USA bridge, the Gordy Hall bridge.

[23:00] Yeah.

[23:02] Or not like that bridge.

[23:04] Not like that, yeah.

[23:05] Um, I don't know. If the community needed a bridge, so they collaborated

[23:09] like with the RMs to try to figure out how to fund it.

[23:12] Okay.

[23:12] Good.

[23:13] Um, we talked about lots of um, like pros and maybe some challenges that

[23:18] you would have for collaborating with other communities and other groups.

[23:23] Um, so yeah, I thought it was really, really interesting and fun.

[23:30] Um, and then the ombudsman, obviously, they did a really good presentation on

[23:34] fairness, civility, and council success.

[23:38] Um, that one was on like the first day, so,

[23:43] not remembering as much about that, but I got a big pamphlet, so we can uh

[23:47] once I have time to do another review, I will update you if there was anything,

[23:52] um, that really stood out to me.

[23:54] One thing I really liked about Omismon, they almost take a neutral position.

[23:59] They're kind of there to help council as well as residents and the public

[24:02] and stuff, collaborate together. I really like that. They kind of take a

[24:07] non-biased opinion on things and so whenever there's something that goes on,

[24:11] they try and you know, mediate that, right? So, help steer people, right? So.

[24:15] Yeah, they are a good organization and I think uh, obviously a great

[24:20] resource, um, for anybody.

[24:23] Because you can just call them up and chat, chat with them anytime you like.

[24:28] That's excellent.

[24:30] Okay, anyone else?

[24:32] any member of council anything to comment on?

[24:34] Uh, and I know I texted Damon about this, but today I was like, I'll

[24:37] actually catch it.

[24:39] So on the at first and second, kind of by the by the PCC had been building,

[24:44] that intersection occasionally has a rank rank odor. It smells like wet,

[24:49] rotten garbage.

[24:51] Okay.

[24:52] So I had several members talked to me about it like from So I I let Damon

[24:56] know and um, but I hadn't smelled it myself.

[24:59] Today I did. It's when it's up, it's not good.

[25:02] It was.

[25:04] Yeah.

[25:05] Yeah.

[25:06] Where is it at again?

[25:07] Uh, the it's the intersection of First Street and Second Avenue US.

[25:10] So by the admin building? By the admin?

[25:12] Yeah, like the Percy center, like the Percy center, like the Percy center mid building, the the you know, the clinic and everything like that intersection.

[25:17] Mhm.

[25:18] It kind of moves around a little bit.

[25:20] Okay.

[25:21] So usually it's either from the from what people tell me,

[25:24] it's either the coming from the storm drain

[25:26] kind of on the corner by the credit union building or from

[25:29] the storm drain by the condo.

[25:32] Okay.

[25:33] So it seems to move like there but I've had people who were parking and stuff and just mentioned that

[25:38] there was an issue with the building or whatever and we're like

[25:44] So,

[25:45] I I said I don't disbelieve you or whatever I've got out three times and I can't smell it today.

[25:50] They're like, come down here.

[25:51] I'm like, okay, and then I yeah, as soon as I stepped outside, I was like, oh, that's that's right. That's pretty strong.

[25:58] Not like green strong, but not far off either.

[26:00] Yeah, particularly when it's like a catch basin in there.

[26:03] Mhm.

[26:04] Well, that's yeah, I talked with a couple of the guys from public works were there,

[26:09] and they were just clearing branches and they were just clearing branches and stuff, and I happened to catch them.

[26:13] That's what they figured just something in the, you know, when it rains, it kind of stirs up, so

[26:17] they figured if, you know, next time Bob's got the truck up to just either flush it or whatever,

[26:21] it's probably got something sitting in the basin that just won't get up out of it.

[26:26] They flushed it Friday morning.

[26:28] Oh, did they?

[26:28] I'd seen them there, yeah. Thursday, Friday morning, but yeah.

[26:32] [inaudible]

[26:33] This was today.

[26:34] It was there today. It was the first time I smelled it.

[26:36] Mhm.

[26:38] So,

[26:38] Yeah.

[26:40] I don't know how or why, but it's definitely real. They're not imagining.

[26:45] And I did say I'd bring it up.

[26:47] Perfect.

[26:49] Okay.

[26:50] Any Anything else from anyone?

[26:54] Thank you.

[26:56] Moving on to unfinished business. Arena Digital Billboard.

[27:02] I'll let Kelly maybe speak to that.

[27:05] Um, we had looked back as we had talked to Munisoft.

[27:10] Yeah, Munisoft about the VPN.

[27:12] And they said like, we can't direct into the sign. We'd have to direct to the computer

[27:18] which runs the sign at the rink, um, due to the age of the software they said

[27:23] to get it to work from here would be really slow.

[27:26] So we'll just have to train our guys to be able to change things on there,

[27:32] um, to get games and stuff out there.

[27:34] There is the schedule online as well as well as the schedule that's on the TV in the ring.

[27:38] So if anybody's wanting to take pictures if they miss it on the digital sign, they can always stop in the rank and

[27:44] see the schedule up on the two TVs that are in there.

[27:47] So Kelly, you figured there's something that we're able to to do then?

[27:50] Like the staff that'd be able to post on game.

[27:52] Yeah, I mean, you know, it's gonna take time away from

[27:56] other things, but we can definitely do it.

[27:58] You know, I mean, it's always a give and take if we want to do it

[28:01] and it's going to take away from something else that they could have

[28:03] been doing.

[28:05] So, it's just balancing everything.

[28:09] So I I think what the public wants is for example, let's say Thursday at 5,

[28:14] U13 Elrose versus Macy Rose down.

[28:18] Mhm.

[28:19] That's all they want.

[28:20] They don't want the practices or anything.

[28:22] Yeah, even it's just even then like just even then like just weekly and then having to update,

[28:26] it's just staff time.

[28:27] So you'd probably do it daily, like

[28:29] Yeah, it they they change it, yeah.

[28:32] It'll have to be just something, you know, that we do every certain day of the week.

[28:37] And then when it needs updating, they'll have to update it.

[28:40] So like you said,

[28:41] games are probably only Thursday to Sunday, are they or?

[28:44] Uh, typically only Friday to Sunday.

[28:46] Okay.

[28:46] So sometimes there's some during the week depending,

[28:50] lots of times like if Rosetown will play Rosetown on a Tuesday if they have back-to-back ice times and stuff,

[28:54] it just is hit and miss.

[28:55] Yeah.

[28:56] And you do the one on the website?

[28:58] Yeah.

[29:05] Any questions about that?

[29:10] I think that's great if they get something on the board and try and figure out something

[29:13] that we currently have for, you know, operation standards to to facilitate this

[29:18] games to see how that works. I think we want to give it a try. It could be great.

[29:24] Any other questions or discussion?

[29:29] There's probably no motion that needs to be made or it's just operational, is it not?

[29:33] Okay, let's move on.

[29:35] Next, we have a decision document Seda West Coast Economic report.

[29:42] So we had this on uh last council meeting and counselor Coffee Olson wanted it brought back to answer the challenge.

[29:47] So that's why it's here.

[29:48] I do have a recommendation if you want to hear it unless you have anything else.

[29:51] It's central.

[29:52] West Coast is kind of throwing me.

[29:54] Oh, yeah, yeah, sorry. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

[29:58] I think it could be the West Coast.

[30:00] I'm looking to see if I'm

[30:02] Just waiting for the big one to happen.

[30:05] [laughter] they're all doing it.

[30:06] We're going to be punched, right?

[30:07] [laughter]

[30:08] I said it and I didn't even catch it. Okay.

[30:13] What's your recommendation?

[30:15] Uh, so I think council may wish to respond to the challenge by

[30:18] identifying housing development as the primary action priorities.

[30:22] Recognizing that housing ability is our availability is directly linked to

[30:27] workforce attraction, business growth and long-term community sustainability.

[30:32] Because we're a key regional service hub and actively pursuing ch funding right now

[30:36] to support new residential development, it'll create additional housing opportunities

[30:40] and position town for future growth.

[30:43] So the measurable actions that are already underway include pursuing ch

[30:46] funding for the servicing of a new residential subdivision.

[30:50] Maintaining a supply of development ready residential lots and then discontinuing

[30:56] discussions with employers and developers regarding housing demand.

[30:59] So success can be measured through infrastructure funding secured,

[31:03] the number of service lots created,

[31:05] residential building permits issued and new housing units developed.

[31:08] So, so to sum all that up, my recommendation would be right now to hold fast,

[31:12] wait and see if we get the ch funding that we've put in for.

[31:15] I'm hopeful that we will.

[31:17] And then perhaps we can host a Ro Town business meeting or a community meeting

[31:21] to assure local businesses that additional housing is forthcoming and they can

[31:24] maybe start planning on that.

[31:25] So.

[31:27] Good job.

[31:28] Yeah.

[31:28] I'm fixing housing is definitely it.

[31:31] Um, they talked about start here and start here and start with conversations with a neighboring

[31:37] community, maybe our RMs or maybe one of the communities close by.

[31:41] Um, to see if they'd like to partner in somehow.

[31:44] Obviously it's to their advantage too.

[31:47] And or they might want to work with whatever developer we eventually find

[31:52] um to put some out there in their areas too.

[31:57] Just gives a developer more options.

[32:00] The other thing they suggest in here is um the other conversation that we start

[32:06] should be with um local partner or employers.

[32:12] Which is I wonder if maybe at our coffee coffee with council?

[32:16] Mm.

[32:17] That could be the theme to say like

[32:23] maybe you want to spark something, right?

[32:24] Yeah. Bring people in. And eventually

[32:27] like if we get this chiff visit.

[32:29] Chiff. Chiff. Chiff.

[32:32] funding, um, then

[32:35] we should be in line then to be able to set up a committee of some kind

[32:39] that can work on the details that are needed.

[32:44] Um, so I don't we don't want to build houses, but we want to make sure it's possible.

[32:51] That's my sense. Yeah.

[32:52] So yeah, housing is the one I think we should be on.

[32:54] Yeah. Absolutely.

[32:55] It's almost the word not to be taken too likely is almost a housing crisis.

[33:01] With only nine houses for sale in town and hardly any very limited rental areas,

[33:06] space, we are in very big need of that. So. Oh.

[33:10] Some of our major businesses have taken it on to to find housing for their workers.

[33:15] Yeah.

[33:17] But our smaller places also need our small businesses need housing for their workers.

[33:23] Agreed. We have uh school division office here, we have.

[33:26] SA. The banks, like it.

[33:29] Banks, we have a lot of places that are have people that are looking for housing.

[33:34] I a whole assortment of it whether it's rental,

[33:37] um, short-term, long-term or even to buy.

[33:41] And we have opportunity with our current upgraded services like the Lagoon and

[33:45] our water that we're looking at also that, uh, we won't be restricted to that.

[33:50] That because that's what some communities are they're handcuffed.

[33:53] That's the thought of the time to, Counselor Carlson, at the time we did,

[33:58] we wanted to make sure we unlocked this potential in the future and not be held up by anything.

[34:02] So now we're starting to open up now. So.

[34:04] Mm.

[34:05] The future looks bright. So.

[34:06] Hopefully we can be proactive and due diligence will get us a long ways.

[34:10] Yeah.

[34:11] Yeah, like I don't just want to wait for grant funding,

[34:15] I want us to start thinking about it

[34:18] and getting that word out there so people are thinking about it.

[34:20] That's why I suggested maybe the coffee with the.

[34:22] Because we do have available space right now, right? To do any development.

[34:25] So we have available spaces which is a luxury for us to have that opportunity

[34:29] so we exactly yes, we can talk about development.

[34:33] And then talk about what it is we want.

[34:36] Yeah.

[34:36] Whether it be multi-unit housing or apartments or rural housing or whatever.

[34:43] Even too if to get out to public opportunities to maybe enhance your own house.

[34:48] And they've done this in Sasco and cities for many years, develop your basement

[34:52] into suites, rental suites, increase your own uh revenue generated out

[34:56] your own home by opening up space and turning that into a legal suite.

[35:01] I know in the cities that happens.

[35:04] people always taking that opportunity to do that.

[35:07] And we actually had that in Rosetown about five years ago an application for a permit to change a basement into a legal suite.

[35:13] We allowed it and we signed the permit and it was changed.

[35:16] So they have a post in town for legal suite in the basement.

[35:18] And those become really important when we have like construction crews or pipelines coming through.

[35:23] Oh, absolutely.

[35:24] And then there's just a huge demand just for, yeah, a short-term rental

[35:28] maybe just a room even.

[35:30] Yeah.

[35:31] Can we healthcare workers too?

[35:33] It could be.

[35:34] Yeah.

[35:35] Oh, I know we've got.

[35:36] Substitute teachers right into town.

[35:38] That we used to. Yeah. Right.

[35:40] And with the cost of fuel, the more places we can have here.

[35:44] And it even sounds kind of like some of like some of the realtors in town collect that data for information sharing for places for rent.

[35:50] So I know there's a a couple of realtors for sure that.

[35:54] If we can maybe lock that in, so have some sort of correlation between even our office people ask about that, we can rely onto the realtor, maybe have a resource of places for rent.

[36:03] Yeah.

[36:05] people to go to. So all of a sudden they decide let's let's rent this place up we have everything, have a place to go to and talk to and.

[36:11] It's more central that they wouldn't kind of lock it into one place instead of just having up in the universe to try and figure out, so.

[36:19] So it just seemed to me that like their their framework would be to one announce that this is what we're interested in developing.

[36:27] Um, or looking into.

[36:29] Um, two is to seek partners, neighboring partners, outside Rosetown partners, inside Rosetown.

[36:36] Um.

[36:37] And three to even start seeking a developer to lure.

[36:44] [laughter]

[36:46] But to invite somebody that we trust, we trust

[36:48] they have a good record, they do a quality product.

[36:51] So we don't just get all the fly by nights come in.

[36:54] Yeah. When there's free money.

[36:56] Yeah. You need to be aware of that too, right? Because that can happen.

[36:58] Always does when there's free money. Yes, it does. Yeah.

[37:01] Um, so yeah, who do we want to invite?

[37:04] And we should be doing some looking.

[37:06] Definitely someone that's been knowledge from another

[37:09] community that has it done, right?

[37:11] Like development been done by someone that has references, right?

[37:14] Yeah. So it's important.

[37:17] Yeah, that could be as simple as there's developers out there

[37:19] looking for places like this.

[37:21] I mean, they just don't know this is maybe by doing things like this,

[37:24] getting it out into the universe that we're doing this kind of thing

[37:27] and we have a big need for this.

[37:29] Maybe people looking, we need a strong community behind that

[37:31] request and that support, right? Yeah.

[37:35] Like that's how we got all those um seniors condos all those years.

[37:39] Because there was a strong community behind they were

[37:41] able to sell all those suites basically before they put

[37:43] shovels in the ground. Yeah.

[37:46] And that's usually what they try to do when they announce that they're

[37:50] coming. They like to presell

[37:51] about 50% at least I think before they break ground.

[37:53] And we may not be able to do that with everything, but

[37:57] over a an under an umbrella of a whole lot of things.

[38:01] Yeah. They might be able.

[38:04] And everyone that's under the same kind of uh the same need

[38:10] understanding of that and support that.

[38:12] When you have a community that understands, I think you get

[38:14] a lot of buy when everyone's talking about it.

[38:17] We need the housing and supportive about it and uh.

[38:20] We have builders and stuff around town and suppliers

[38:23] and trades people, so.

[38:25] Yes, we do. It's very one of those things that's.

[38:29] Just needing kind of a developer who can kind of

[38:31] developer investor.

[38:33] Absolutely.

[38:39] We should probably get a motion then to make a formal announcement

[38:42] that we'll be prioritizing that the town can make an announcement

[38:44] that we're prioritizing housing related infrastructure.

[38:50] Does that sound good, Deborah? Yes. Yes.

[38:52] Okay. I have a motion.

[38:54] Councillors for all those in favor.

[38:56] That's carried.

[39:05] So we'll get an announcement out for coffee with the council,

[39:07] with council, I should say.

[39:11] Um, do you want to have maybe a corner set up for um

[39:14] I think we have do we have a design concept for the new subdivision?

[39:20] So perhaps we can get a a design concept up in the corner there just

[39:23] to let people know there's what we're thinking, what the plan is.

[39:28] Actually get it, you know, in front of people that are there so they know

[39:31] what, you know, what we're looking at and what the plan is.

[39:34] And then maybe some more with.

[39:36] Right there with.

[39:37] I don't know, newspaper or something, sticky notes so people can just

[39:40] make a note or

[39:43] respond that way or orally.

[39:50] Yep.

[40:02] Good.

[40:07] [paper rustling]

[40:11] [paper rustling]

[40:19] [clears throat]

[40:24] Okay, next up decision document for Miller Cemetery headstone.

[40:29] [paper rustling]

[40:33] So Council received concurrence from Mr. Tom Miller regarding

[40:36] a damaged headstone of his parents located in Rose Town Cemetery.

[40:41] And Mr. Miller alleged that the town's mowing operations damaged

[40:44] the monument, removed the bronze name plate from the marker.

[40:49] He had an estimated uh cost from Shander replacing it and to repair

[40:54] it for $1570.5.

[40:57] And he's asking for us to to do that for him.

[41:02] So we have uh by-laws in place, talking about responsibility and

[41:06] damages maybe incurred.

[41:12] So we had uh instructed administration to do a little uh

[41:16] investigation into anything that's happened in the past while.

[41:22] Do you want to speak a little bit about that?

[41:25] Uh, the review, yep. So, um,

[41:28] Uh, so when I put this together for council, I I I honestly,

[41:31] I still don't know, you know, which way to go for sure, um,

[41:35] because there's a compassion part of this, but there's also a, a, a

[41:38] uh, a bylaw and policies and

[41:40] procedures, regulations part of this. So,

[41:44] Um, which is what I lean more heavily on. So,

[41:47] Um, our own bylaw states uh that the town is removed from any kind

[41:51] of damage as a result of regular maintenance.

[41:52] And I think it has to be like that because

[41:55] when we have 600 monuments out there, 500 monuments out there,

[42:00] and we're doing regular maintenance, you know, cutting grass and and

[42:04] weed eating, um, you know, damage is probably going to happen.

[42:08] Like we're doing our best, but at the end of the day there's there's

[42:12] going to be some, you know, some damage as a result of regular

[42:15] maintenance because we have to do regular maintenance.

[42:17] I'll also to that Dan, I'd comment too that is a public open space.

[42:19] So anyone could go in there at any time.

[42:22] So we unbeknown is also there. It's not secured, gates closed

[42:25] at 5 o'clock, only open during certain times.

[42:28] It's open to anyone at any time, so things could happen with all

[42:30] our knowledge.

[42:31] That's right.

[42:32] Like sometimes tombstones get tipped or whatever, or some vandalism

[42:35] happens. So that's there's that side too of possibilities.

[42:39] Mhm.

[42:40] So our bylaw already has that in place where it removes the town

[42:44] from any kind of responsibility or financial um liability

[42:48] having to do with regular maintenance.

[42:50] And and I didn't really, you know, start leaning that way until I was

[42:53] able to review other similar by-laws.

[42:55] So for example, the ones I was able to come across online are

[42:58] Saskatoon, Rostern and Outlook.

[43:00] All of which have um a little bit different wording,

[43:02] but in the end it's the same.

[43:04] It's uh the towns are not or the cities are not responsible for

[43:08] the for for the monuments as a result of regular maintenance

[43:12] because they can't be.

[43:13] Because again, when we're talking about Saskatoon or Regina, you know,

[43:17] there are thousands of monuments. They have to do maintenance and,

[43:19] you know, some damage, albeit they do their best to avoid it is

[43:23] going to happen. They can't be responsible for every monument in

[43:25] the in the cemetery.

[43:28] Um, and then I guess and the mayor pointed out as well, so in this

[43:31] particular circumstance, the entire bronze uh name plate is missing.

[43:36] Um, Kelly talked to her staff, no one remembers hitting it.

[43:39] You would remember hitting a bronze face plate with a lawnmower.

[43:44] Uh, no one remembers hitting it. I think there would even probably

[43:47] be some damage to the lawnmower, at least to the blades with hitting

[43:50] a bronze face plate like that.

[43:51] So while I think it's probably likely that we did damage it with

[43:54] a lawnmower, I can't say definitively so.

[43:57] It could have been stolen. I don't know.

[44:00] Um, there is no proof that, you know, I can't say definitively

[44:03] that the town of Rose Town is responsible for that

[44:05] because I don't know for sure.

[44:08] Uh, so with all that in mind, the recommendation that came from

[44:12] administration was uh that we don't um cover the costs of the of the

[44:16] repairs to this monument, um, and that doing so could set a

[44:20] precedent for all the other monuments that are out there. So,

[44:25] Well, the other thing is you got to remember Rose Town soil moves.

[44:30] Like, for example, the mounted doors on Main Street that have

[44:34] to be adjusted two to three times a year

[44:39] is ridiculous. Because they move up and then they move down.

[44:42] It depends. And that's just the way even in your house.

[44:47] That that's the way Rose Town is, unfortunately.

[44:48] I've been around to many different cemeteries, Yep. and uh some are

[44:52] better than others, and ours is pretty decent.

[44:54] We've had people that come here before and said that it looks

[44:57] fantastic and we'd like to copy it.

[44:58] I've been to bigger a few times, looked at.

[45:01] The thing that

[45:02] that is definitely better that we've done here

[45:05] is put those runners to keep them safe from

[45:07] away from the moers and such.

[45:09] Also their soil there is more sandy.

[45:12] Exactly.

[45:13] they're less apt to shifting like ours is

[45:15] the heavier plates to shift

[45:17] and sort of that.

[45:18] So we have quite a bit more

[45:20] keeping un- un- how would you say.

[45:22] the dirt's, you know, particularly flat or

[45:25] tombstones are kind of tipped. But uh

[45:29] I wonder how many of these requests will we have

[45:32] in 10 years, you think?

[45:34] Would you say?

[45:36] When Kelly no more, we've dealt with a few on my

[45:39] 10 years so far.

[45:41] Yeah, I'd say I can think a half a dozen probably.

[45:44] I don't think we've covered it.

[45:46] So not whole much. No.

[45:49] I wonder if we could do just a little bit in kind and say

[45:52] you know, this this is the bylaw but

[45:55] maybe helped them a little bit, but

[45:57] See, was he wanting the whole thing redone, was he not?

[46:01] Yeah, but I mean personally so I want to do it but

[46:03] he was mostly asking us for the money to help with

[46:06] I wouldn't personally. I know him this family all my life,

[46:09] 60 plus years and

[46:10] I'm kind of a little bit torn.

[46:12] I that's getting involved in which I shouldn't be.

[46:15] But what I wouldn't have a problem just replacing

[46:17] the main plate.

[46:19] And if he wants to replace the rest, that's fine.

[46:21] I think that's all he's asking for. So he's looking,

[46:23] I think what he's looking for is to replace it. So

[46:26] We shouldn't pay $1,500 for the main.

[46:29] Yeah, that's what I saw, it's a thousand bucks.

[46:31] It has to be the whole scroll, not just the little plate.

[46:34] You can replace just the plate.

[46:36] No, the plate should be replaced or screwed on.

[46:38] Mhm. That's right.

[46:39] But that's what it is, the little scroll.

[46:41] That is the plate.

[46:42] That's the 3x9 bronze scroll and then installing it,

[46:45] $90. So.

[46:46] That's what he's looking for us to replace.

[46:48] a couple hundred.

[46:51] So what if we said 500 bucks?

[46:54] Yeah, it's going against the we can't make that decision

[46:56] as a council.

[46:58] I'm going to step back from any more comments.

[47:01] Yeah. I would just say, I think we need to have compassion

[47:03] and sympathy for Mr. Miller.

[47:05] It's definitely unfortunate.

[47:07] that this has happened.

[47:09] But from them it's a we've collected, I can't definitively

[47:12] say that it was us that caused it.

[47:15] If it was, if there was a report to say we did do it,

[47:17] I would have

[47:18] the opinion that yes, we probably shouldn't replace

[47:20] that name because

[47:22] it it states that it was us.

[47:26] When there isn't that, I don't know if we should accept

[47:28] responsibility for doing something that we aren't

[47:30] totally 100% sure that we did.

[47:35] So that would be my my question to council.

[47:39] I guess I'm I'm thinking like great big compassion,

[47:43] even if we somehow matched him like

[47:49] My worry there though is like how many people have

[47:52] damaged out there that are going to

[47:54] right, I mean if I heard about it and I had

[47:56] my dad's marker was damaged,

[47:58] and I found out the town would pay me five, you know,

[48:01] pay part of it, I'm okay, now I've got to go get that

[48:03] fixed, now, right?

[48:04] Is that going to break the town though?

[48:05] I don't think so.

[48:06] No, but I'd be more here's what I'd be more interest

[48:08] personally,

[48:09] like I I'm a procedure guy like our bylaw says

[48:12] we don't do, we don't do it.

[48:14] But I also if that was my mom or dad,

[48:16] I wouldn't be happy.

[48:19] I like to bend the rules a little bit.

[48:21] Well, we get we get fees to put you know, to to

[48:24] if I want a grave, it's not like I can just go dig a hole

[48:27] in the Rosetown cemetery. I've got to pay for it.

[48:31] If we had some sort of like a fund to help with,

[48:34] you know, in cases of

[48:37] vandalism where even with vandalism and we said, hey,

[48:40] look, the fund will give you

[48:43] 200 bucks to help fix it because we're taking the we

[48:46] know, we take the fees we're bringing in and

[48:48] we'll hold that.

[48:51] Like I'd be more interested in going down that road if

[48:53] we're looking to help people.

[48:55] We do have a cemetery deletion fund.

[48:58] Mhm. So I I'd be more interested in that route

[49:00] myself just because the bylaw's written that way

[49:03] because it makes sense to write it that way and I,

[49:06] you know, I mean if we're not going to follow it then

[49:08] why do we have it?

[49:11] But by the same token, I don't want to, you know,

[49:14] I I I mean he was here. I

[49:16] that was my parents, I'd be upset, right?

[49:19] Um, I'd want to get it fixed.

[49:21] So that that's where my head's at.

[49:24] I guess someone of mine was when I looked at it, um

[49:26] thought and I read through the bylaw and everything,

[49:29] I'm like, oh.

[49:32] I don't think I want a headstone up there.

[49:36] I wouldn't want one flush to the ground.

[49:38] And it's basically

[49:39] whatever changes and things change. Like this

[49:42] this was a good idea to solve a problem at a time. It just

[49:45] it's not a foolproof idea.

[49:49] None of them are.

[49:50] They could have a flush tombstone.

[49:52] Yeah, that was a that was the trend, yeah.

[49:55] We never did find the plate, did we?

[49:57] No. I even asked my guys and like they said like.

[50:00] Yeah, so if it was just spit off.

[50:02] it probably would have been laying nearby.

[50:03] That's what we're again,

[50:05] that's why I'm saying we're not I can't definitively say it was us

[50:09] Like if we chewed it off, it would be there.

[50:11] And when they're doing cleaning and maintenance every day,

[50:14] they would have come across the name plate.

[50:16] It's gone.

[50:19] I'd be curious.

[50:20] Like you say, having compassion and sympathy as well.

[50:23] But to get, is it possible to get just that name plate

[50:26] and have it put back on?

[50:30] for a normal cost.

[50:31] because I I'm sure that that number is for the whole bronze,

[50:34] I thought.

[50:35] For the whole piece. I'm pretty sure that's what he was told.

[50:37] [chuckle]

[50:38] That would be just for that little plate.

[50:41] Yeah, three by nine.

[50:42] Three inches by nine inches.

[50:44] that's what he said, yeah. Okay.

[50:45] Well, maybe they have to remove it and it's bolted from the backside

[50:49] No, it'd be it's bolted from the top.

[50:50] Like it's.

[50:52] Is it bolted or like it's a glue.

[50:54] It's like no, it's there like you if you look in the picture

[50:56] you can see on the other one, you can kind of see the little screw

[50:58] on the end of this.

[51:00] Okay, got you. Yeah.

[51:01] Yeah, so it's a 3x9 bronze scroll, that's the name plate for

[51:04] $965 then to install it.

[51:06] to screw it onto the monument.

[51:09] See, it's a very tough call

[51:10] because if you make a rule.

[51:13] [paper rustling]

[51:14] started.

[51:15] are you going to break it?

[51:18] That's in anything.

[51:19] I don't care whether it's a sport.

[51:21] or it's a discipline thing or whatever.

[51:24] So then, you start stretching, how far do you stretch?

[51:31] And like.

[51:32] There's compassion here because if that like everyone says,

[51:35] if that was your parents, you'd be in the same situation.

[51:40] and you want something done.

[51:41] Well,

[51:45] It's a tough call.

[51:46] That's kind of where the bylaws kind of sleep too.

[51:49] It is an open public space that's susceptible to vandalism or anything.

[51:55] It's susceptible to a lot of things.

[51:57] Like I think to be truthful, if I was lawn mowing.

[52:01] up there.

[52:03] I got ear muffs on, right?

[52:06] You. Right? You wear.

[52:07] Ear protection. Yeah, ear protection.

[52:09] Some of them were them, yeah.

[52:10] Some of them were, yeah.

[52:11] Or else they got a radio.

[52:14] The one that cuts at the cemetery doesn't.

[52:16] Doesn't.

[52:16] Okay.

[52:17] But you know what I'm saying?

[52:18] Yeah.

[52:19] That's always a possibility.

[52:21] You might not hear anything.

[52:23] You'd feel a bronze marker go through.

[52:25] You should feel it, you'd take the lawn more.

[52:27] But.

[52:28] Remember how old these guys are?

[52:30] 30.

[52:33] If he's a 30-year-old,

[52:34] I stayed there with an 18 or 20-year-old guy that.

[52:37] It's never the.

[52:38] the summer students.

[52:39] No.

[52:41] Okay.

[52:42] So.

[52:44] And I've like I've put a rock through one of our mowers.

[52:46] Like I'd.

[52:47] good sight.

[52:48] And I mean you feel they go through.

[52:50] You wouldn't hit a bronze plaque and put it through the mower

[52:52] and not feel it.

[52:54] Like it's.

[52:54] You should feel it.

[52:55] Like it would probably almost stop your mower.

[52:58] So.

[53:03] So we're kind of beating the horse.

[53:06] Any other comments about it?

[53:10] Views?

[53:11] Solutions?

[53:14] [paper rustling]

[53:25] How much is how much is in that extra fund?

[53:28] Anyone know?

[53:29] perpetual care. It's perpetual.

[53:32] You can't actually touch the perpetual care fund until

[53:34] that section of the cemetery is closed.

[53:37] Okay, is there another fund?

[53:38] there's donations made to the cemetery.

[53:41] Those go to.

[53:43] the donations that are intended for repairs

[53:45] their personal monuments.

[53:46] Yeah.

[53:47] Because they don't the monuments don't belong to the town.

[53:50] Like.

[53:51] So the money that comes in, we have to use on something

[53:53] for the town.

[53:55] Any donation made or else it's.

[53:57] We get that Roy and Delma Elliott that we've put to a cemetery

[53:59] and I believe part of that's going to the new area that they're

[54:02] working on right now.

[54:04] I don't see anything under donations made so far.

[54:10] cemetery, just the Roy and Delma Elliot.

[54:16] on the uh the donor's choice yeah, that's it.

[54:18] Give your money.

[54:20] Yeah.

[54:21] [paper rustling]

[54:26] I suppose on the donation for there's never been money collected

[54:28] for on preservation or correction of tombstones or anything like that.

[54:34] Probably not specific enough.

[54:35] No.

[54:36] And I know like was it Shannador or one of the companies one year

[54:39] they come in and they did leveling of headstones for the families

[54:42] if you reached out to them and I don't think they charged, but that

[54:45] was for the families to go through and do.

[54:50] You can actually put your loved one's monument on your

[54:52] insurance too.

[54:53] Yeah.

[54:54] So that is a thing you can do.

[54:56] I know there's a few people that have done that.

[54:59] when you spend.

[55:00] eight or ten thousand dollars on a monument.

[55:03] They're not cheap.

[55:04] [affirmative]

[55:14] Anybody gonna motion?

[55:16] [laughter]

[55:21] So what does Council think's her solution?

[55:27] I make motion you put $500 against it

[55:30] to recover some of the cost in kind.

[55:35] good faith.

[55:36] Can I just ask that your motion also will state that the town's

[55:39] not accepting any responsibility or liability?

[55:42] Correct.

[55:43] Yeah, thank you. Yeah.

[55:46] Okay.

[55:47] We have a motion on Councillor Cross. All those in favor?

[55:53] One, two, three, four.

[55:55] I was, I'll abstain.

[55:58] So we have a pass motion.

[56:01] Four to three.

[56:08] [rustling]

[56:21] Okay, next document.

[56:23] Decision document 1014 Main Street tree removal.

[56:32] [paper rustling]

[56:36] [sigh]

[56:38] Yep, so this, this was um, this was brought over from our last meeting. Council wanted a

[56:42] little bit better pictures and a little bit more um, review of this.

[56:46] So

[56:47] Um, so did. I, I went and took a little bit better pictures,

[56:50] um, you know, of the house in question, so

[56:53] If you're looking at my screen at all, on your left there is

[56:55] 1214. This is the the person

[56:58] that's uh um raising the complaint.

[57:04] Uh, and and their tree over to the left there

[57:06] in front of the red truck.

[57:08] And then uh uh uh 1012,

[57:12] pardon me, is the blue house on the right,

[57:15] and the uh, the owner of 1014 also would like their tree

[57:19] removed that's in front of their house.

[57:21] So they're saying that these two trees are are causing their the

[57:24] heaves in their in their driveway.

[57:27] Um, I did go and measure as well, just to kind of get a base

[57:30] measurement of how far these trees are, um, of concern.

[57:33] So the neighbor's tree, um, 1012 is actually the closest one at 15 feet

[57:36] from where the the the driveway um is starting to heave.

[57:42] Uh, whereas the owner of 104 owner of 1014

[57:44] is over 30 feet away.

[57:45] Is it not poppers?

[57:47] No.

[57:48] Uh, no, this is uh likely elm trees. Elm trees.

[57:51] Yeah.

[57:52] [muttering] That's surprising.

[57:55] Uh, I was able also to find a picture from 2013,

[57:57] so this is the same property from 2013 you can see

[58:00] the driveway's almost in very new condition.

[58:04] Um, the same trees are there and you can see that there's

[58:06] also a uh what I believe to be a spruce tree,

[58:10] uh which is very close to the driveway as well.

[58:12] Um, and that's not there anymore, so it was removed

[58:14] obviously.

[58:16] It's not to say though that the root system wouldn't still be there.

[58:19] I would suspect it.

[58:21] Um,

[58:24] So I, you know, when I looked at this situation,

[58:26] I took some more pictures, um, I'm I'm still,

[58:28] I'm still not 100% convinced as the trees.

[58:30] And the reason I'm not is it's a very straight, linear line,

[58:34] um, that the driveway's heaving from the sidewalk to the house.

[58:38] Um, there's no, there's no impacts to the driveway

[58:41] from the tree to that line, from either of the trees.

[58:45] Um, it's just it's a straight line from the drive uh, from

[58:47] the sidewalk to the house, uh

[58:49] and and that's the and that's the general impact of the uh

[58:52] of of the driveway.

[58:54] So I don't know for sure that it's the root system.

[58:56] Uh, I did throw it to the owners to, to feel free to provide an

[58:59] engineering report, you know, give us something that says

[59:02] it's the roots.

[59:04] Um, and then and they came back and said they weren't going to

[59:07] do that because they're not looking for financial

[59:09] compensation, they just want the trees removed.

[59:12] Um, I'm just going to add on, I just got actually an additional

[59:14] email from them today, which I just want to bring to

[59:17] Council's attention.

[59:20] Um, so again, she sent a couple more pictures just today actually

[59:23] before the meeting, um, just again saying that they believe

[59:26] that the tree roots are impacting their driveway that they've got

[59:28] shoots growing up from these holes.

[59:34] And they're asking if they can chemically treat this root

[59:36] system to stop it from growing into their driveway.

[59:39] She'd be able to identify the tree.

[59:41] Off that. Mhm. That looks like a poplar.

[59:43] Yeah, so it's very likely that seeds have blown very likely

[59:46] that seeds have blown into the cracks and are now growing

[59:49] through the cracks, so

[59:51] Again, there's nothing to say that it's the tree roots from

[59:54] these elm trees that are causing those cracks or that these are

[59:56] shoots from those elm trees, so.

[59:58] Elms are usually not that bad.

[1:00:02] after it's completely straight.

[1:00:05] Yeah.

[1:00:06] They got

[1:00:07] For me it is a fact that the the runs straight up and down the driveway like it's

[1:00:11] perpendicular to them.

[1:00:12] And normally we don't have issues with as much of elm trees.

[1:00:18] The council

[1:00:19] unless there's one that's falling out of the tree sick or it's dying or it's causing

[1:00:25] you know, egregious down. It's usually

[1:00:27] pushing up poplar tree, pushing up sidewalks and driveways tremendously.

[1:00:31] And uh

[1:00:33] I don't see that for these trees.

[1:00:35] The line of those

[1:00:36] If you looked at it

[1:00:38] that little one there in the picture, that's a poplar.

[1:00:41] So it's coming from somewhere else.

[1:00:43] It may be on our.

[1:00:44] And I think that the

[1:00:47] the deterioration of their pavement on the driveway is a factor as well.

[1:00:50] We had a really hot summer with a lot of rain, so it's

[1:00:53] I think it's affected that as well.

[1:00:55] Moisture getting through penetrating through that to create this.

[1:00:58] So I think we're having some sort of shoots coming up.

[1:01:00] I don't believe that that's an elm.

[1:01:03] like where it is the where's the sewer meter or the

[1:01:06] Not at that location.

[1:01:08] that at all?

[1:01:08] No.

[1:01:09] What about the hookups for the houses?

[1:01:12] The service connections? Yeah, they

[1:01:13] typically in the middle.

[1:01:15] No, they're running

[1:01:16] I mean if it was that to me, that would be what's causing.

[1:01:18] I thought that too, so I did run that by Bob and he said the service service connections are going in on the grass.

[1:01:23] which is horrible.

[1:01:24] Okay, cuz yeah, they did say they had to give it.

[1:01:27] Yeah.

[1:01:28] But it is weird to me that it just runs straight up the driveway.

[1:01:31] Yeah, that that that feels like a it's more of a structural issue that.

[1:01:35] Or perhaps when they poured the driveway they poured it in two pieces and that's just a weak point.

[1:01:39] they could have taken the part of the driveway out probably.

[1:01:44] They've switched to the neighbors get taken it out.

[1:01:48] But they they've gotten rid of the garage there.

[1:01:51] They've just converted it, I think.

[1:01:53] Yep.

[1:01:54] in their garage.

[1:01:55] Yeah.

[1:01:56] Okay.

[1:01:57] Well, and so there's a good question too, right? What you know, they had to bring in wood and

[1:02:03] if they end up putting a flat bed up the driveway when it was hot up there,

[1:02:08] right? I mean, you put a lot of weight on it.

[1:02:10] That could have been part of the problem too, but I don't think it's true. I really don't.

[1:02:14] Yeah, I don't find it's for us to determine what it is.

[1:02:18] It's whether it is the trees is what they're trying to determine. So

[1:02:22] with that in line, with that straight line, with that straight line, I don't think it is either one of them

[1:02:27] trees, so I don't think we should remove either one of them.

[1:02:29] due to the evidence that we have before us.

[1:02:32] I think you'd see an angle going across on a diagonal towards that if it was either one.

[1:02:37] So, yeah, coming straight out there, I just don't think that's possible.

[1:02:40] I think the the push would be on them through

[1:02:45] go straight.

[1:02:50] I think they just have trees in front and they're just thinking of the they might be those, but obviously I don't think it is.

[1:02:58] You know, the trees

[1:03:02] Oh. Yeah.

[1:03:03] Yeah, it would be a right in the asphalt.

[1:03:06] Take a picture take a picture with your iPhone and it'll tell you what kind of tree it is that's coming out of the driveway.

[1:03:12] take your a picture because it still works.

[1:03:15] No, I mean like you have to go from the driveway.

[1:03:17] Yeah.

[1:03:18] Yeah.

[1:03:19] I'm pretty sure that's a poplar.

[1:03:22] They're pretty cool.

[1:03:24] plants.

[1:03:26] Yeah.

[1:03:27] So any one on council would consider removing either one of those trees?

[1:03:33] They're beautiful trees and I don't see what they could always just tell them to not

[1:03:38] Yeah.

[1:03:41] Can you motion that we you know, the trees

[1:03:47] Cuz that what it is when you it's a negative motion.

[1:03:49] We should because it should be documented that was heard, so.

[1:03:54] So it's the motion is to not not do it just respond that we won't.

[1:04:01] Yeah.

[1:04:02] through your inquiry and investigation we find that these trees are not the cause of that particular issue.

[1:04:09] I think we'd be open to throwing in there if they can prove it.

[1:04:13] Then we could revisit that, but they want to pay for somebody to come out there and go yeah, or I mean, they'd have to dig up part of the driveway to know.

[1:04:22] Right, but

[1:04:24] That's not our responsibility.

[1:04:32] Okay, as far as motion, all those in favor.

[1:04:34] That was carried.

[1:04:39] Now can I add something?

[1:04:41] Just seems to me again looking at the bylaw for our urban forestry.

[1:04:45] Um, I wonder if our our bylaw there is a bit out of date.

[1:04:50] Um, we hire engineers for our infrastructure to build the sewer and everything.

[1:04:55] Maybe we need to be looking at in our budgets, um, to hire a professional in urban forestry to assess and help

[1:05:04] us to make a a plan related to its aging and our desires to have trees.

[1:05:10] I just think maybe it's time. We got a lot of trees that are about the same age.

[1:05:16] We do get our current tree,

[1:05:18] like our the company that comes in to do tree trimming,

[1:05:20] he actually does drive the town and look to make

[1:05:24] like see what kind of shape if something's in danger.

[1:05:26] a real report like an engineer's type report.

[1:05:30] I think he does give us a report.

[1:05:32] You think he does?

[1:05:33] I'm pretty sure he's no arborest, and I'm pretty sure he's no arborest, and I'm pretty sure he gives us a report on the trees already.

[1:05:38] But I'll look into it for sure.

[1:05:40] Yeah, we got that specific thing to have a

[1:05:42] Mhm.

[1:05:43] the tree and talk about the revilizing the trees like

[1:05:45] Well, I wanted to look at our pilot too and make sure that it's viable.

[1:05:50] I think it's great for when we had young trees.

[1:05:53] Now we have some really aging trees.

[1:05:56] We seem to be dealing with the other end.

[1:05:58] Yeah.

[1:05:59] For sure.

[1:06:01] Thank you.

[1:06:03] On to new business.

[1:06:03] First off, we have Orange Memories minutes from August the 12th.

[1:06:10] Jason.

[1:06:13] He's getting there.

[1:06:16] We are evil.

[1:06:17] Don't you even start.

[1:06:19] Or if I may there.

[1:06:21] Yes.

[1:06:21] Um, did that or tax payer also wanted to know about killing some of them weeds or trees in the driveway using a spray?

[1:06:28] Yeah, I just got that message today so I haven't run it by Bob yet, so I'll ford that to him to deal with it.

[1:06:33] Okay.

[1:06:34] Sorry.

[1:06:36] be. Counselor Hunter, you chaired the meeting, so

[1:06:39] I got lucky because

[1:06:40] [laughter] somebody failed.

[1:06:43] Okay.

[1:06:46] Uh, it was a good meeting.

[1:06:47] Um, it wasn't very long. Uh, everything was pretty much straightforward.

[1:06:52] Um, things are going well. Uh, occupancy is full. They've got a very long waiting list.

[1:06:59] to the point where some people who are inquiring or just moving on because they don't see an opportunity to get in there.

[1:07:03] I think they're like 30.

[1:07:05] 34.

[1:07:06] 34, 36.

[1:07:07] 34 on the waiting list, the pay on the list. Like it's

[1:07:11] So, um,

[1:07:13] I mean, good for them. They've obviously built a reputation there.

[1:07:16] People want to come. we had 21 sweets we could fill them.

[1:07:21] But we don't.

[1:07:23] till John builds the ranch.

[1:07:26] Oh yeah, it's right.

[1:07:27] Maybe it's a good time to sell.

[1:07:29] Yeah.

[1:07:30] Could be.

[1:07:31] It's a great marketing time.

[1:07:33] Yeah, great marketing time.

[1:07:35] I wonder.

[1:07:37] Yeah, uh, other than that, nothing, um, as far as I recall, nothing unusual.

[1:07:43] No.

[1:07:44] Things are moving along this, they're moving along.

[1:07:46] uh, residents are active.

[1:07:48] Uh, they've been getting out a little bit more like away from the uh, the facility itself,

[1:07:53] and they seem to be enjoying that, so they're going to continue that.

[1:07:57] We're doing a museum tour, so they said.

[1:08:00] Yes.

[1:08:01] they hit the tea house and just they hit the tea house and just they hit it when there was a birthday party going on.

[1:08:06] And all the people volunteering there had a come to Jesus type of moment, so it was busy.

[1:08:10] [laughter]

[1:08:12] They they were not expecting that kind of volume, but it was great.

[1:08:16] Great party there and great tea, coffee and tea.

[1:08:18] And they went to Necles.

[1:08:20] Yes.

[1:08:21] And they went to uh the Perry barn.

[1:08:23] I've never been to bigger.

[1:08:24] They really getti-

[1:08:25] ng.

[1:08:26] not just around town.

[1:08:27] No, they were at Harris Museum.

[1:08:29] Oh, okay.

[1:08:30] They did a barbecue there.

[1:08:33] She say they were there for about six hours.

[1:08:35] Oh, Jesus Christ.

[1:08:38] How do they travel, man?

[1:08:40] Um, individuals.

[1:08:41] Okay.

[1:08:42] families. like family caravans, kind of thing. families taking.

[1:08:47] as a rule.

[1:08:48] Yeah, it's been I know they haven't done a lot of that as much in the past, but a lot of it this last month and it's been very popular, so

[1:08:55] I expect they'll be continuing that.

[1:08:57] And they're looking for an outside person to come on the board.

[1:09:01] Yes, we still do have the member at large vacancy. So

[1:09:07] Um, one of the things we thought is if council could try and just amplify

[1:09:11] the the voice out there.

[1:09:13] They're going to talk more to um like the family of the residents

[1:09:16] to see if they can get one of them

[1:09:19] because that would be ideal, right?

[1:09:21] Somebody who's got a parent in the facility.

[1:09:23] Um, but if not, then we're they're going to have to kind of look around.

[1:09:28] A good a good thing for coffee with counselor again to add to your list to talk to people.

[1:09:32] I think that would be a great idea.

[1:09:34] Yeah.

[1:09:34] We'll put it on I think Morgan was going to reach out to the family first.

[1:09:37] and then after that, um, put on Facebook for outside.

[1:09:42] Yeah.

[1:09:43] um support as well.

[1:09:46] Yeah, I think we should just, you know, make sure we're supporting that effort.

[1:09:49] because it I mean, we've had quorum, but it wouldn't take too much, you know, a couple of people get sick, we don't have quorum.

[1:09:56] It's it's not a particularly deep uh board.

[1:10:02] Any other questions?

[1:10:04] Nope.

[1:10:05] letter report.

[1:10:08] Counselor, I move the report.

[1:10:10] All those in favor? That is carried. Thank you.

[1:10:16] Next, we have fire services agreement.

[1:10:22] So this is when I met with the arms and talked with the fire services agreement.

[1:10:27] Um, I think we're still going to do a little bit more work on the seriona, then, we'll fine tuning to what's all on there and such before.

[1:10:33] Uh, yeah, I think and maybe discuss again maybe with the arms and have another

[1:10:37] Yeah, there was a couple of other small changes that they wanted, but um,

[1:10:40] I guess one concern I have about the agreement is that's relying on SOPs from 1995.

[1:10:46] Okay. Um, I don't know if that's accurate. If it is, they need to be updated.

[1:10:51] But uh, so that's part that's that's something the agreement again that we're going to have to look at.

[1:10:55] It's always good to whenever you're doing something like this to update those things, such as you mentioned.

[1:11:00] So it it gives us a great opportunity to do that. So

[1:11:03] that's why I always wanted to make sure you have another review of it while we

[1:11:08] when we discuss with the arms as well if they're happy with it and what changes need to be made and such, so

[1:11:14] What is an SOP?

[1:11:15] Uh, standard operating procedures.

[1:11:18] So, uh, I just in discussion with the mayor, um, just certainly dig into little the fire department just a little bit

[1:11:25] to kind of see what they're doing and how they're doing it and, you know, if it's working or if there's maybe some recommendations that need to be made.

[1:11:31] So I have a meeting with the Fire Chief, um, scheduled for Thursday, um, this Thursday.

[1:11:37] And I've also requested all the fire um SOPs and and billing structures

[1:11:43] and governance structures from our partner communities, I'm going to call them.

[1:11:48] So the same ones I kind of reach out to before, Outlook unity, um, Kinderley and Bigger.

[1:11:53] And uh just to see you kind of how they're running their fire departments and, you know, their best practices

[1:11:58] to make sure that we're doing the best that we can for our fire department as well as the residents, so.

[1:12:03] Great job. It's what you wanted, right? Great job, Jim.

[1:12:06] I don't think we're find ready to finalize on it yet.

[1:12:09] So we'll just table it and uh for more more.

[1:12:13] Sounds good. Any comments from counselor, questions?

[1:12:17] Great job. It's good to get a lot of work.

[1:12:18] It's uh it's a that's again another I want to say barrel of monkeys, but that's not the right word I'm looking for, but a can of worms. We'll say.

[1:12:25] That's a pretty big can of worms to unpack I think, so it's going to take a while to to review it properly and do it right, so.

[1:12:32] I think the support was really there in the meeting with the RM's.

[1:12:36] M. Yeah. It was very positive, yeah.

[1:12:39] Yeah, I think it was, we're on the same page, I think we all can concur that our fire department is very valuable to our

[1:12:46] ourselves and our district.

[1:12:47] And uh I think the RM's agreed as well that we need to work together to, you know, to uh

[1:12:53] Make sure this can happen and

[1:12:54] Yeah.

[1:12:55] to to work as partners and uh to navigate this uh our fire department to into the future.

[1:13:02] And uh working together like we see and hear about other communities having some issues with that.

[1:13:08] So we want to make sure we collaborate and work together as best as we can.

[1:13:11] So I think we have that, we heard that from both all sides around the table here. So

[1:13:15] I think that's a great start to this, and as we continue on and move into the future,

[1:13:19] I think it's great to have RM's with us as partners and supporters.

[1:13:23] of uh, the town here. So that's great.

[1:13:26] Yeah, I I've found that they were very like almost aggressively agreeable.

[1:13:30] They really I think they really appreciate the the ability to pool those resources

[1:13:35] in Roose Town for them and uh,

[1:13:38] you know, they're committed to making sure it works. So

[1:13:42] I think I think we're going to find a good agreement out of this. I don't think we're going to have any problems.

[1:13:45] It's going to be said, the the the guys of the actual they're on scene.

[1:13:52] They, you know, nobody's got any complaints. They do their job, they do it well.

[1:13:58] Um, you know, so let's just make sure we get it all sorted out so we

[1:14:02] And all, and as always, counselor, very appreciative of the work that they do, our fire department for the town.

[1:14:06] So it's they do a great job for us and we always want to appreciate that work that they do. Sure.

[1:14:11] Okay, so I guess that can just be tabled. Yeah.

[1:14:15] Next, we have

[1:14:18] Athlete Haven Road closure request.

[1:14:23] I just want to read this. It's a great one, so I'd like to read it.

[1:14:28] Sure, I just need the time that she left here.

[1:14:30] 14. B 14.

[1:14:32] Okay, we have a letter from Athlete Haven request.

[1:14:35] saying, On behalf of Athlete Haven, I am writing a request permission to temporary close the 200 block of Main Street in Roose Town on Sunday,

[1:14:41] September the 20th, 2026.

[1:14:44] as part of our 45th anniversary celebration.

[1:14:48] Athlete Haven has been proud to be part of Rosetown business community since 1981.

[1:14:53] And this year marks an exciting milestone for us, 45 years in business, as well as five years since we took ownership of the store.

[1:15:01] We would love to celebrate these milestones by creating a special community event.

[1:15:05] and the heart of downtown Roetown.

[1:15:07] Our vision is to make the day much more than an in-store celebration.

[1:15:11] We hope to create a fun family-friendly atmosphere on Main Street

[1:15:15] that encourages people to come downtown,

[1:15:17] spend time together, and celebrate our community.

[1:15:21] A street closure would allow us to safely incorporate activities such as

[1:15:25] outdoor sporting goods demonstrations,

[1:15:29] barbecue fundraising lunch,

[1:15:31] and family or family-friendly games and activities.

[1:15:35] As the event will take place on Sunday,

[1:15:38] we hope the closure will create minimal disruption,

[1:15:40] the requested road closure times for that day would be from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

[1:15:46] We would be happy to work closely with the town regarding barricades,

[1:15:49] emergency access, cleanup,

[1:15:52] or any other conditions Council feels are necessary

[1:15:56] to ensure this event is safe and well organized.

[1:15:59] Thank you for considering our request.

[1:16:01] We would be happy to provide any additional information required

[1:16:04] and look forward to working with the town to make the event a success.

[1:16:08] Signed, Jenna Moore.

[1:16:11] So first from behalf of Council,

[1:16:12] congratulations to Athletes Haven and 45 years in business.

[1:16:15] They're a definitely a a staple in our community of a business that's

[1:16:19] been successful for so many years.

[1:16:23] And it's wonderful that they're doing this.

[1:16:26] I think it'd be great if we can block off that, uh,

[1:16:30] block on Sunday from the 200 block.

[1:16:33] Do you need a motion for that?

[1:16:34] Or the street, just make sure there's no concerns

[1:16:37] from public works or administration.

[1:16:39] I I haven't I should run this through Bob, but I don't anticipate any concerns.

[1:16:43] Any concerns, Kelly or?

[1:16:44] Yeah, on the Sunday it should be fine to do that.

[1:16:46] I just wondered if they have if they really have enough to do

[1:16:49] from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

[1:16:52] I think that's just the time they're requesting, it'll it'll probably only run from here to here,

[1:16:56] just gives them time for setup and take down and everything.

[1:16:58] I just kind that was my one concern.

[1:17:02] Actually, I had the other one that the other one that the seniors and the church people run to the Moz for lunch on Sunday.

[1:17:08] Are they still going to be able to park somewhere reasonably close?

[1:17:12] I think if it's just that block, they should be okay.

[1:17:14] I think that's at the end of the block.

[1:17:16] Yeah, the side street should be fine. Yeah, the other end.

[1:17:18] So a half block either side probably.

[1:17:22] And it's not too much of a compromise for an event like this, 45 years of celebrating.

[1:17:28] We're lucky to have this closure, I think that's a not through road repair, it's for an event.

[1:17:34] I think they're doing the dunk tank too, so.

[1:17:36] [laughter] Oh, another dunk tank!

[1:17:39] You look so excited, Trevor.

[1:17:41] [laughter]

[1:17:44] That's a great idea.

[1:17:47] Okay, I'll make that motion.

[1:17:49] All those in favor? Motion is carried.

[1:17:54] I guess we can have counselor Aldusberg come back in.

[1:17:56] I can grab her.

[1:17:58] Eden's got it. Oh, there we are.

[1:18:01] Just make sure they know barricades to stop them to pick up.

[1:18:06] I was like, if everybody disagrees with me, then I'll just leave just in case.

[1:18:11] Well, we just volunteered you to do all the work, Trevor.

[1:18:15] barricades at volunteering you to pick the barricades up.

[1:18:20] And Trevor thought he'd look good in the dunk tank.

[1:18:22] [laughter] Yeah. No. No dunk tank.

[1:18:26] No, I don't do dunk tanks.

[1:18:29] Okay, moving on.

[1:18:30] Our bylaws, we have none.

[1:18:32] And in camera there's none from in camera.

[1:18:35] So there's only one thing left.

[1:18:36] I would do that there, right?

[1:18:37] [laughter] Council, here.

[1:18:39] All those in favor? Motion to adjourn. Motion is carried.

Council Meeting Minutes August 17, 2026

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