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will begin the council meeting on
Wednesday, May 7th, 2025. We begin this

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gathering by acknowledging that the land
upon which we meet is a traditional

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territory of First Nations people. We
convey our respect to our indigenous

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neighbors and thank them for their
contributions to our culture, community,

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our past, and our partnerships in the
future. We commit to a continued journey

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of listening and learning and building
relationships.

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We'll call the meeting to order at
1:35. Is there any disclosure of

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pecunary interest or in the general
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thereof? Seeing no hands, we'll move on.
The confiration of the agenda is uh

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before you. It's been circulated. any
errors or

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additions which will recommend that the
regular agenda of council dated May 7th

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20125 be accepted as presented. Thank
you councelor

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You have a question? No.
Okay. Go ahead. Thanks Mayor under new

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business. I wanted to bring something
up.

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Uh can you get into talking? Yeah. Uh
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warf street. Okay. Yeah. Stuff like that
can just be reported with no

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problem. All right. Anything
else? Then we'll entertain a motion that

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the regular agenda be accepted with the
inclusion of the missing street line

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awards bill. Any new business? Moved by
Martin. Is that correct? Will you move

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it? Okay. Don, will you second that? All
in favor?

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Carry. Delegations and presentations. I
have been advised that there is

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none. In council committee of
adjustments, none at this

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meeting. Public meetings. There is
none. And uh we are into staff reports

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very quickly on this agenda.
uh chief administrator officer uh Amanda

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uh in regard to emergency shelter
license agreement with the Glaco

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Agricultural Society.
Yeah, we missed the consent agenda. Oh,

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we did. Oh, I thought we did. Okay. I
thought we called the

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Okay. Yeah. Okay. Uh the consent agenda.
Did we skip right over it? We did. Just

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three items. Okay. Uh the circulated
council the draft minutes the voucher

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reports and the middle county
highlights move it moved by deputy mayor

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should seconded by councelor meers. All
in favor

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carried. Okay staff reports uh 811. If
you could lead it off that'd be great.

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Uh thank you may you hear you. Um this

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report is being brought forward with a
recommendation to formalize the use of

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the Gleno agricultural hall as a
designated emergency emergency shelter

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uh uh for the municipality through a new
agreement with the agricultural society.

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Uh the location offers significant
improvements over our current shelter

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site which is the arena uh more physical
space uh and better amenities. Uh the

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agreement clearly outlines
responsibilities for both parties and

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guarantees municipal access to the site
when needed um and allows for future

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collaboration on items uh like future
discussions on generators for the

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building. Uh importantly, there are no
immediate financial commitments uh and

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any future costs uh would be brought
back to council for future

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consideration. Uh I will note I'd like
to note the Gleno Agricultural Society

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has been excellent to work with uh very
receptive and collaborative uh to

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supporting local emergency preparedness.
So we're thankful uh for that and staff

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is recommending to council to approve
the agreement and authorized the mayor

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and clerk to sign to ensure we're better
prepared uh for uh emergency situations.

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Thank you very much. Yes, the agreement
was circulated. It's an 8page document.

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I'm sure you've had the time to read it.
Um, what I found interesting about it is

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that uh if there's an
emergency, we're in just like

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that. It provides a venue. Are there
questions? Go ahead, Council Meers.

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Follow.
Yeah. Thanks. Um, okay. We have the

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arena, right? Is there no way that we
can uh do something with the arena to

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put a generator in there
and has a community

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center? Um is there anything that goes
on in there? I don't know if the chief

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can answer that for me or um do they
have any emergency stuff going on

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there because um the fire department is
basically a shelter too, right?

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Yeah, we um uh it depends where the uh
element of disaster is, depends on the

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trade winds as well. Get a derailment or
something like that. Uh that's why it's

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good to have several locations. But um
uh and then again uh

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u we we have talked about generators at
the arena uh in the past, but I'll let

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Amanda lead away on that. She said those
conversations with Thank you. Um, thank

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you for the question. Uh, the, uh,
municipalities are required to have one

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primary emergency shelter and then
alternate locations. Uh, and there are a

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number of amenities that we look for in
emergency shelters. Certainly, one is

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generator power. Uh, none of ours have
that available right now. Um, and the

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agricultural society doesn't either at
their building right now. Um the

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agricultural society though when
comparing it to our other locations um

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has a few advantages of that building
even over our arena that's adjacent. Uh

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those advantages would be one just sheer
size and space. If an emergency were to

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happen and we had to open a shelter in
the middle of winter uh with ice in the

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usable space in the arena is quite
limited uh just to the upper level and

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the the lobby area. um and the dressing
rooms which create segregated space. So

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usually for emergency shelters you want
like one large open space and then other

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multiple uh spaces which is a type of
layout that the agricultural society

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hall does have which is why it would be
considered advantageous uh just based on

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the space available. Uh and the same
limitations exist at our other halls.

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The Erid Community Center certainly it's
an alternate location and as the mayor

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said in the event of an emergency
occurring in Gleno or you know where we

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needed to utilize that space it's
absolutely available as an alternate

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location. Uh but as a primary location
the space uh size of it uh may not be

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adequate. So if we have to evacuate you
know a large segment of a municipality

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uh fitting them in that space would be
challenging as well as with the the

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facility we lease currently in
Warsville. Uh so uh through reviewing

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with our uh CMC uh Chief Johnson that uh
we are of the opinion that of all the

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facilities and amenities kind of
available in our area um the

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agricultural ball does best meet the
needs uh in an emergency situation. And

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of course, we would always continue to
still have access to our own facilities

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and buildings uh for emergency purposes,
either to augment uh or if the hole

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location wasn't needed, if there was
another location that was preferred for

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whatever reason.
Okay, Council Meers, is that it

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followup? Okay. And go Deputy Mayor
Schles, please go ahead. Thank you,

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Mayor. I'm just wondering what cost we
could be looking at here. and I see a

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shared interest in exploring the
potential for a generator installation

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facility will be considered in the
future. So I'm just wondering you can

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tell us a little bit about that.
Sure. Uh through Mayor. Uh so at this

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time the agreement doesn't have any the
agreement does not have any financial

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commitments on behalf of the
municipality. Um just like one of the

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preferences and strong preferences for
emergency shelter locations is to have a

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generator installation
um and availability in the case of hydro

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outages during an emergency. Um right
now we don't have one in our emergency

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sites uh and there is there is not one
at the agricultural society. uh through

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this this discussion with them, we've
talked about, you know, their interest

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in installing a generator in the future.
Um whether there was a partnership

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opportunity uh but we have had no
discussions of that type kind of further

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along other than we have an interest in
every both parties to the agreement have

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an interest in a generator there. But
any future discussions on that would be

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brought back to council for future
consideration. uh if it was something

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that was even pursued. So even if that's
never discussed at this location, the

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the amenities at the agricultural hall
are still, you know, don't have

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generator power just like our arena
doesn't. But the the layout and space is

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considered more advantageous for an
emergency shelter.

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I could draw so but we will have it an
emergency shelter. It will eventually

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need to generate an
installation that is for conclusion that

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we take this step we
will earn credential for a generator.

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Um through you I don't think it's a
foregone conclusion. No I would say uh

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for any location that's an emergency
shelter it would always be something

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that's on the radar. Uh it is a
preferred thing for an emergency

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shelter.
Um, and as the agricultural society has

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expressed interest in pursuing that, I
do think we would have future

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conversations on it, but it is not as by
way of right a requirement for an

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emergency shelter. Um and if there ever
were uh some sort of discussion with the

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agricultural society where we we didn't
like the arrangement uh either the

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current arrangement with no generator or
a future discussion on a generator we

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could always make designate our
emergency shelter uh to another location

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dates on this. you know can germinate at
any time just uh intended to provide us

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additional resiliency and uh options and
flexibility in in the event of an

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emergency. Okay. Yeah. Thank you. In
terms of generator, I have I think on

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two occasions forwarded uh uh
information regarding grant applications

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and such and that's what we keep our
eyes open for and I'm sure the

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agricultural society will do it as well.
they're u uh under their ministry funded

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to some degree too. So sometimes there's
a there's opportunities in terms of

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council is the fire hall an alternate
emergency shelter at this point in time.

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I can answer that to uh councelor McIll.
He is the alternate EOC emergency

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operations center. It can also be used
as a shelter area if needed. Uh but it's

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its official designation is the
alternate EOC.

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Okay. So if I could continue. So there
is a generator there. But I realize that

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you know there's problems with having
the fire hall as a as a as a shelter

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because you know there's a fire there's
heavy equipment going in and out. It's

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it's it's it's not great. But there's a
generator. So if there was a power

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outage at this time, I think the uh
clinical fire would probably be

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preferred location to any location that
had no heat, no power, no air

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condition. So So yeah, I think I'm I'm
in favor of this recommendation, but I

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think we will have to get a generator
there at some point. Go ahead. Yeah,

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thank you, Mayor. And I just want to add
a comment uh to your point that um

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before opening an emergency shelter, our
municipal procedures require that the

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emergency operations the emergency
control group uh made up of the mayor

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and uh some staff members uh would meet.
they would choose the appropriate

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emergency shelter location based on all
of the considerations of the emergency

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at that time and then they would uh uh
oversee the opening of it with whatever

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required amenities. So um to your point
if it was a hydro outage or new power

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would be important so we would the
control group would take those factors

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into consideration.
Okay, any further

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questions? Yep. Go
ahead. This is probably for the chief.

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I'm just wondering if we did have an
emergency in St. Albert Avenue or

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BSville. Is there a plan in place to use
any facilities there or emergencies

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there?

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So, yes, deputy mayor. Um all the
community centers in those areas would

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be our first pick for that. Uh provided
that there was no danger in those areas.

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uh failing that we could bring down to a
central one which is kind of what what

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uh we're proposing with the Gleno
Agricultural Hall because it'll be set

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up with all all the supplies and
everything else required to shelter

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people in time of emergency.

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And uh further to that, as the chief
knows, the county has a trailer that's

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full of CS. I think there's 100 CS in
there and blankets and things of that

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nature. So they can be uh uh towed to
the designated shelter area and uh

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accommodations if warming center was
required or something like

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that. Okay. I think we talk about it. No
more questions. Uh recommendation is

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before you 181 that the county that the
council of the municipality of southwest

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middle sex receive the report dated May
7th by the

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CAO and that the council approved the
emergency shelter license agreement

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between the municipality of southwest
middle sex and the Agricultural Society

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as presented and authorized by the mayor
clerk to execute the agreement on behalf

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of the
municipality. That is the

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recommendation. Is there a mover and a
second? Councilman Colin second for

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this. I'll
second. Okay. Discussion.

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Yes.
I do like the point though that

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councelor Mars brought up about the
effort community center. Yeah. I mean

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the only problem it's not quite as
central but we own it and and you know

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it's it's a fair size.
There might be a subject issue there if

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we had two 300 people and those are
factors you know can you put can you put

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200 people in there
well okay yeah you're probably right

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and then you know you got the c the cod
footprint too you put 100 cs in there

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but but community center is an alternate
location is it

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so it's not designated as an official
alternate location. Uh we can make those

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decisions as the emergency unfolds. If
that's the proper place, then that's

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where we'll put people and we have
mobile equipment that we can take

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wherever we need
to. But we do need a primary emergency

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shelter for the community in Gleno
agricultural hall right now is our

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recommendation for the best location. Uh
that's part of uh requirements for our

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emergency management plan. Sorry.
Yep. Council Myers. Thank you, Mayor.

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Um, here is for information. Are we
voting on this right now? Yep, we are.

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There's a motion on the form. So, why
does it say forward information?

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We're uh
u go ahead.

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Thank you for Mayor. So, the
recommendation is noted in uh two parts.

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The first section is to receive and file
the report itself for information and to

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approve the shelter agreement attached
to the report um for execution. Uh and

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that that's why it's it's worded in that
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Yes. But just picking up on council's
comments that the fire hall right now

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has a generator agricultural test. So
when we do the

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fire of the generator, I think I think
that's very high risk having a fireall

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as the primary emergency center. Uh
we're going to the fire department can

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be extremely busy during an emergency.
Uh in the event of a winter emergency or

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an ice storm or something like that, uh
those trucks uh um would have to be be

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maintained uh between uh calls. uh make
sure they're clean. Uh the apparatuses

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are functional and uh it's
uh the fire

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hall it may serve as a as a secondary
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But uh it is a bit high risk in
relationship to the jobs that the fire

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department have to do. I think I uh
would be a pretty busy place in the

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event of an e just the generator
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and not all.

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Yeah, there's always option of four
generators coming in as well that the

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community could in the event of
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obtain go ahead and uh thank you mayor.
Um thank you. There are a number of uh

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requirements
and amenities that are preferred in an

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emergency shelter. Um a generator being
only one of them. Uh so there are the

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others are a large space, the ability to
house as many as people as possible. Um

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as many people as possible. If we're
were to evacuate the whole municipality

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or a certain segment, we would need
multiple hundreds uh of spaces. uh

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washrooms, showers, uh accessibility. Um
you know, the fire station has uh

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administration rooms, but they are
upstairs, so they're not accessible. Um

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there are So, taking all those factors
into account, uh the generator um being

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at a location, as the mayor said, that
does have some uh challenges as an

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emergency shelter. Uh again, this uh
partnership with the agricultural

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society is recommended as a primary use
based on all the amenities and space

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that are at that location.
Yes. Go ahead, Council Mel. Yeah, I'll

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support the recommendation. I think I've
I've got enough answers to my questions

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because it sounds like you know even
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do pass this recommendation and the egg
hall becomes our primary facility if say

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circumstances like say for example there
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say there was power in that could be and
so then the staff and the mayor may

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probably say well we better use happen
because there's power there and there's

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no power going or say they might say
there's a generator. They the fireball

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is not not not really the preferred
location, but if there's a generator

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there and there's power at the fire
hall, they're probably going to use a

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firewall at this
time. So, yeah, I'll support the

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recommendation. Okay. Yes, counc.
Thank you, Mayor Allen. who would look

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after the upkeep of the generator if we
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these generators they they got to be
plenty of use them so yeah they have

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commands for that thank you so this
report does not contemplate the

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installation uh of a generator at the
agricultural hall

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if if there were a future contemplation
of that a report uh with an agreement

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and all of the information would be
brought to council and it would

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certainly include uh the details on
maintenance and associated cost and

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work. We're committed we are obligated
to make a primary uh to identify a

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primary evacuation center. Uh that's
part of council's responsibility and uh

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as Amanda has said staff have taken into
many considerations. They have expansive

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washrooms for male and female. We also
have very adequate parking there. It is

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accessible and uh other amenities that
they have good kitchen, stainless steel

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uh appliances. Uh so uh after their
evaluation uh it is it's not saying

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that's the only building that can use
but it is going to be identified as a

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primary center. One more question. Yeah,
go ahead. Yeah, thank you mayor. Um, so

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basically we're just going to have an
outside hookup with a portable generator

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coming coming in. Is that what it is?
This is all hypothetical. We're talking

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generators. It really is a part of the
agreement and we do know that uh in the

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long term it would be an ideal
requirement to have but uh this we're

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not the motion that is before us is not
speaking about uh the potential of

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generators I believe. Is that correct?
But that that will be pursued over the

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course of time because we know that it
is certainly beneficial uh to uh the

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community uh if we could acquire one and
uh we'll uh you know we haven't got a

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crystal ball but we out of common sense
we realize that it would be ideal to

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have a generator there and we will see
if funds can be found for such a a

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project.
Very often there are the odd grants on

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something like this particularly if
there is a disaster in municipality that

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is a high level news item. Uh very often
following such an event uh the province

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will say you know what generators we
have funds available and you submit your

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application. I've seen it in the past.
We haven't been successful with that but

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I have seen it in the past. Yes. I'll
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Okay, I think everyone's had a hit at
this. Okay, again, uh it's an agreement

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uh that meets the needs of the emergency
management committee uh that were

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mandated to do and uh it will be
uh u certainly uh the aspects of a

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generator will come to council in the
future. I have no doubt about that at

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all in this term. Okay, I'll call the
question. All in favor?

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Good questions. And uh we know that
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shortcomings. I would like to know if
they uh the kitchen has gas there. You

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know, kitchen has gas that comes from
gas. I think Yeah, it does. So that's

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that's a real benefit. So there's no
hydro. At least they can provide food

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for
people. Okay.

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uh 8 uh 21 uh the composition of
council. Uh that's a interesting topic.

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the man that is going to lead us in. Uh
the composition of this council began in

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2000 uh following amalgamation
where Ecford uh Eford and Aen Mosa and

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Wardsville and Gleno uh united as
Southwest Middle Sex. And uh during that

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time uh the u councils and uh the three
councils and committees uh identified uh

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the eight members passed two from each
board and the mayor and the deputy mayor

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which uh equate to eight. So I'll let
Amanda walk us through that. It's been

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25 years since we've discussed
this. So that's the history on it. Now

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Amanda I'll let you lead after following
that. Thank you, Mayor Mayhew. Um, so

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I'm presenting this report on behalf of
Kendra uh today regarding next steps

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following council's April 23rd decision
to reduce its composition to five

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members uh for the 2026 election uh
which would change the composition to

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five members being uh one member per
three w three of the wards uh plus a

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mayor and deputy mayor. Um, at the April
23rd meeting, uh, the information was

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provided, uh, for direction. Um, uh, but
since that time, we reviewed the notice

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requirements in our municipal bylaw, and
we wanted to bring those, uh, to

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council's attention. uh that uh tonight
we're or we're we're asking if uh

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council could decide uh whether it would
like to proceed with a formal public

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meeting uh either on May 21st or June
5th uh or to forgo the notice

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requirement that is included in our
bylaw. Um holding a public meeting would

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fulfill the notice bylaw and provide an
opportunity for structured input. Uh,

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alternatively, council could choose uh
to move forward uh without additional

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consultation vote in your uh ability.
Um, if there were a public meeting, I

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would just like to advise there would be
a public notice issue at the meeting. It

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would be uh a time on our regular
agenda. So, if you think about how we

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have a set time for a drain kind of
situation and anyone from the public who

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was in attendance would be able to
speak. Um, just share information. So,

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we're seeking council direction on this
and happy to answer any questions.

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Any questions from council? just, you
know, I I have talked both of this with

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Amanda, but I think optics are important
uh from the public and uh it's a it's a

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a decision with some weight on our
shoulders and uh I think uh I kind of

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support public consultation on this. I
think the object is just look better. I

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know that uh very often times they're
not well attended things like this but

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uh despite that it may be our duty to uh
you know extend the hand uh and deliver

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some information from this uh to the
public and accept their input. Are there

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any further comments on that?
Yes, go ahead council me. Yeah, I I

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would agree. I think we should follow
our procedure. In the past, we we've got

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a lot of staff changes and we've
accidentally um not follow procedure

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occasionally, but I think it's always a
good idea to follow procedure. Yeah, I

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think the optics look better. I think
it's transparency is what I'm the word

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I'm looking for uh that uh we want the
public involved or give them at least

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the opportunity
to any further comments or discussions.

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Yes, that
extra put on the next meeting agenda. I

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don't know what staff go that quick. It
might be two meetings from now. Go

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ahead. So, um it could be on the 21st
agenda. Um I believe this is by memory.

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I believe the notice bylaw requires 10
days of public notice of the meeting. Uh

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and then it would just be slated on the
agenda. We do have a quite a full

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meeting on the
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but so we would review and but we would
ensure the public notice was issued uh

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and we would target an evening meeting
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likely people could also submit payments
and writing all just council's

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information.
Thank you.

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Yes, councelor B. I wonder if it could
be mentioned in uh public knows that we

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had to kind of act before May 31st
because of the strong mayor situation

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and
also even um it would take two/3 of vote

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to change this.
So it' be pretty hard to change this

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result right now.
Yeah, it's certainly a

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council will have lots of discussion on
it. I I couldn't see that wouldn't

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happen. It's, as I said, it's it's a
it's a delicate subject, but it's uh our

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I wouldn't be paranoid about strong
mayor policies. Uh in in the event of

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crisis and last resort, the mayor would
do whatever he had to protect people at

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this table and all the other citizens
and all those smalls. But uh I think as

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my report uh uh indicated uh I will be
in constant conversation with the staff

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and deputy mayor uh following any any
changes in that but uh uh I wouldn't be

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completely paranoid of that. We only
have about a year and a half left in

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this

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term. We'll have someone else holding
the galler.

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Yeah, correct me if I'm wrong, but I
think we have strong powers right now as

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May 1st. So
really far as strong mirror powers

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goes this if we pass this and go to five
that's only going to change things after

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the next election. So for now we've got
strong air powers. I don't think we're

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any under any um really big rush to get
this public meeting done. I I think it's

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a good idea to have it in the evening
because it's better for people and if if

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the May 21st agenda is really full, I'd
even be okay with going to Well, June

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5th will be an afternoon meeting, right?
So, we go to the second second meeting

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in June. I don't know. I I'll make the
recommendation that we go with a and and

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staff can schedule
um schedule a public meeting in an a

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regular evening council meeting. I think
so. Yeah, I'd like to see I think you're

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shortch changing the public. We have a
very very heavy agenda next agenda. I

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know Amanda has advised me of that and
uh you know I don't want the

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conversation cut short. I want to make
to make sure everyone has, you know, a

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voice that we can hear and uh, you know,
an invitation to the public. Uh, you

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know, there may even be some coffee
available for or something like that.

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So, we want to make sure that
uh we're not squeezing it in with a shoe

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warn. We want to give the public the
courtesy

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of a really like the time for
inquiries. Okay.

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Um, there's the motion for this. Uh
what's our status on this? We got a

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second. Yeah, we're looking for a
second.

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Okay, mayor

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should. Okay, everyone has a clear
understanding of the motion. If anyone

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needs it regret, just raise your
hand. Okay, everyone. Okay. All right.

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All in favor, please raise your hand.
Carried

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unanimously. Thank you very much,
council, and we'll look forward to that

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meeting.
We'll keep you posted on

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uh on what's on what's going

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on. 83 uh one we have some sewer relief
uh from uh right there. Uh Sarah, are

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you going to guys do this? Go ahead.
Thank you for the report before you is

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to recommend that council approve for
reimbursement of

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$65368 cents in surf fees for the
customer listed in the report. Uh the

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abnormally high water usage was due to a
leak and a running toilet which was

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repair. The excess water did not enter
the sanitary system. Therefore, staff

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supports provided relief for charges
which council has proved in the

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similar
cases. Any questions? Yeah. Thank you,

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council. We used to get these quite
regularly, but it's been some time since

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we've had one, but they uh they were
quite often on the agenda. Is there any

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questions? Yes, mayor. I'll move the
recommendation. Okay. And a second that.

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Thank you, Councelor Myers. Uh call last
call for

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questions. Things like this happen.
Okay. it uh it won't be the last time a

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report like this. All in
favor Sarah, thank you very much for

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that one. I'm sure the u the uh
candidate will be very pleased as

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well. Public works for construction of
sidewalk tenders. Amanda, are you going

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to walk us through this? There's nobody
on the screen. Okay.

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Thank you for you. So um I'm presenting
on behalf of Mora Castillia today

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regarding the results of the recent
tender for 2025 sidewalk construction

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program which was approved in the
capital budget. Uh the tender was

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publicly posted in accordance with our
procurement policy and we received seven

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uh compliant bids by the deadline. Uh
Fioro Concrete submitted the lowest uh

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compliant bid at
$82,390. Uh staff reviewed all bids and

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confirmed that that requirements and
specifications. Uh the recommended bid

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is well within the
$150,000 budget allocated for the

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project. Um and supports our ongoing
infrastructure goals and staff are

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recommending to council to approve
awarding the tender to concrete uh and

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authorize the mayor and clerk to sign
any necessary documents to project.

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Thank you very much. That is a very
competitive price.

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U questioning way of
use concrete used in the past. Um I

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believe so. Yes. Okay. Because I know
we've done extensive work in Morrisville

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and happened and uh we certainly were
pleased with the results of

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that. Deputy Mayor Shice. Thank you,
Mayor. Thank you. Um, I'd just like to

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point out that if you already know it is
a very reputable company, but I would

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still uh request that a staff never
check on the sidewalk progress every

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day, especially the width. In years
past, we've had some real

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um and last year down by the sidewalks
were too narrow. I just happened to

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catch it. So it's very crucial every day
double check. There has to be boots on

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the ground when you lay sidewalks. I
know there has been councils and

415
00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:07,599
administrations in the past that have
been we've had

416
00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:13,839
to pour concrete up. Not we but uh other
councils other administrations have to

417
00:37:10,079 --> 00:37:17,760
do it. Um yes. Go ahead. Council Myers.
I'll move the recommendation. Okay.

418
00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:22,880
Thank you. Is there a second for that?
That's our thing. And uh Amanda, if you

419
00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:29,200
can take back that we need boots on the
ground every day there. We'd appreciate

420
00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:34,000
it. Okay. All right. All in favor? Oh,
just one question. Yeah. Thank you. Is

421
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,000
this

422
00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:40,040
all tear up?

423
00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:53,000
I believe it is. Yes.
Okay. All right. Any more questions? All

424
00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:56,720
in
favor? Yeah, it

425
00:37:57,320 --> 00:38:08,440
uh width is important. We're mandated to
do the right width. It's not uh we're

426
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:08,440
told how wide our sidewalks have.

427
00:38:14,599 --> 00:38:23,640
Yeah.
everything. Yeah.

428
00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:29,680
Yeah. It was under this mayor's
policy. All right.

429
00:38:26,359 --> 00:38:37,839
Uh community services and facilities.
Not at this time. Uh Chief Johnson is

430
00:38:34,079 --> 00:38:45,000
going to introduce 86 to us. 861 updated
emergency response plan. Uh Chief, would

431
00:38:41,119 --> 00:38:45,000
you like to walk us through that?

432
00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:51,280
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Yes, I can speak
further to this report through you, Mr.

433
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:55,400
Mayor, and council. Before you is my
report to council regarding the updated

434
00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:59,839
Southwest Middle Sex Emergency Response
Plan as part of the emergency management

435
00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:03,920
and civil protection act. It is a
requirement that we regularly review and

436
00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:08,960
update our municipal emergency response
plan. My report details the requirements

437
00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:13,119
for these updates and the changes that
we have made to our emergency response

438
00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:16,960
plan to better protect our community in
the event of an

439
00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:20,640
emergency. This updated emergency
response plan ensures that we are in

440
00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:25,040
compliance with the emergency management
and civil protection act and that our

441
00:39:22,720 --> 00:39:29,119
municipal emergency response plan aligns
with the Middle Sex County Emergency

442
00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:33,200
Response Plan. I would ask that you
please accepted my report to council and

443
00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:37,599
endorse this updated emergency response
plan by bylaw. I'm happy to answer any

444
00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:42,480
questions.
Okay. Thank you, Chief, very much for

445
00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:49,320
that. Uh we appreciate you keeping your
finger on on things like this. Any

446
00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:55,280
questions? Yes. Deputy Mayor
Sh. I'll move the recommendation. Okay.

447
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:59,720
Is there a second for that?
Uh, Council

448
00:39:57,320 --> 00:40:04,079
Emory, questions
again. All in

449
00:40:01,560 --> 00:40:08,079
favor? It is carried. Chief, thanks very
much for that. Uh, I like the idea that

450
00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:15,280
all members of the committee will be
getting copies of this, PDF. This is

451
00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:20,960
great and uh it's uh it's well done. I I
found it very interesting uh

452
00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:27,640
reading. Chief, uh you're going uh
through another report uh regarding

453
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:34,480
Newberry Fire Protection on uh section 8
6.2. Uh lead us off on that,

454
00:40:31,720 --> 00:40:38,160
please. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh through
you, Mr. Mayor and Council. Before you

455
00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:41,440
is my report to council regarding the
updated Newberry Fire Protection

456
00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:47,440
Agreement.
My report details the updated uh sorry

457
00:40:45,119 --> 00:40:54,320
new newberry fire protection agreement.
On August 24th, 2022, council approved

458
00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:57,520
the bylaw 2022 080 being a bylaw to
authorize the signing of an agreement

459
00:40:56,000 --> 00:41:02,160
between the village of Newbury and the
municipality of southwest middle sex for

460
00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:07,040
fire protection services. This agreement
expired in August 2024.

461
00:41:04,720 --> 00:41:11,839
A proposed updated agreement was
presented to Newberry in December 2024

462
00:41:09,359 --> 00:41:15,920
and was accepted by Newberry Council on
April 6,

463
00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:19,520
2025. Under this agreement, the village
of Newberry agrees to pay Southwest

464
00:41:17,599 --> 00:41:24,880
Middle Sex annual fees for fire
protection assistance.

465
00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:27,839
The updated fire service agreement also
provides asurances by the village of

466
00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:31,440
Newberry and the Newberry Fire
Department for appropriate levels of

467
00:41:29,359 --> 00:41:36,640
firefighter training for their members
as well as apparatus and equipment in

468
00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:41,680
compliance to OSHA and NFPA standards in
order to protect our Southwest

469
00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:45,920
firefighters when operating jointly at
emergencies with Newberry Fire

470
00:41:43,040 --> 00:41:49,440
Department. These insur these asurances
are in line with Southwest Middle Sex

471
00:41:47,599 --> 00:41:54,160
Fire Department risk management policies
and weapon requirements. Additionally,

472
00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:58,400
under this agreement, Southwest Middle
Sex Fire has the provision to build the

473
00:41:56,000 --> 00:42:02,079
village of Newberry MTO rates or
apparatus for any alarms attended within

474
00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:05,680
the village village of Newberry that
exceed 1 hour in

475
00:42:03,640 --> 00:42:09,440
duration. I would ask that you please
accept my reports council and endorse

476
00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:14,800
this updated Newberry fire protection
agreement by I'm happy to answer any

477
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:19,480
questions.
Yes. Go ahead, councelor Link. Thank

478
00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:24,800
you,
Mayor Fire Chief. Uh, is there ever any

479
00:42:22,720 --> 00:42:30,599
joint training with the Newberry Fire
Department? Say what are they called?

480
00:42:32,319 --> 00:42:40,000
Uh, I'll let the chief answer that. Yes,
I can answer that. Uh, yes, Counselor

481
00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:46,000
Uh, yes, we do schedule joint
training with them. uh minimum one time

482
00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:52,000
per year.
Okay. Any further questions?

483
00:42:49,359 --> 00:42:57,599
Chief uh for county's hospital is under
the jurisdiction of the new fire

484
00:42:54,079 --> 00:43:05,880
department, not ours. That's a sensitive
area that uh needs good fire protection.

485
00:43:00,839 --> 00:43:05,880
Uh you have no concerns about that?

486
00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:15,440
I have no concerns at this time, Mr.
Mayor.

487
00:43:11,079 --> 00:43:20,000
Yeah. Anyway, we know that uh uh joint
fire services are an important part of

488
00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:25,359
uh any scene and it's good to have the
paperwork done in advance. Any further

489
00:43:22,160 --> 00:43:29,800
questions? Yes, deputy mayor. Just out
of curiosity, does Newberry have full?

490
00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:40,480
I believe they do. Yes. Deputy mayor.
Yes. Thank you.

491
00:43:37,520 --> 00:43:45,960
Yes, councils. I will move the chief's
recommendation. Okay. Moved by uh

492
00:43:43,119 --> 00:43:49,480
council miners, second by deputy mayor
scholice. We've had adequate discussion

493
00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:54,400
on this. I
believe all in

494
00:43:51,880 --> 00:44:00,640
favor chief. Thanks very much uh for
that work. We did and

495
00:43:56,680 --> 00:44:00,640
u look forward to signing the

496
00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:08,359
bylaws at this time. No building reports
and no planning

497
00:44:06,359 --> 00:44:14,960
reports. Sure.
mutual notice of motion. Any

498
00:44:12,440 --> 00:44:17,520
counselors? Seeing none correspondence
and

499
00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:21,839
petitions, unfinished

500
00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:31,520
business. Uh, new business. Uh, no items
removed from the consent agenda. No add

501
00:44:28,359 --> 00:44:35,520
items. No other business. Oh, yes. So,
street light in Portsville. Yes. Go

502
00:44:33,839 --> 00:44:41,200
ahead, Council Link. You can apprise
council of that.

503
00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:47,760
Thank you, Mayor. I know Amanda touched
on on the update. Uh, I just want to

504
00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:53,920
give a little background. I emailed last
Saturday, I believe, was u there's a

505
00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:59,839
streamline beside the Warso Museum
sitting there and having sitting there

506
00:44:55,839 --> 00:45:05,359
for a few days and when the staff uh
went to look at it on Monday, it was

507
00:45:02,079 --> 00:45:11,760
gone. So, I mean, someone permanently
borrowed it. Oh jeez. And um so I I'd

508
00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:16,720
like to see a report uh as to what
happens in the whole situation. I'm not

509
00:45:13,839 --> 00:45:20,960
looking to blame anybody, just looking
to

510
00:45:18,240 --> 00:45:25,920
uh I touched on this before I don't
believe we have the same service. I

511
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:31,920
believe that's what happened here in
that part of the municipality. This is

512
00:45:28,960 --> 00:45:37,119
why something like this happened. and uh
Ontario Higer replaced it, took the

513
00:45:34,160 --> 00:45:44,960
light off, put it inside the museum and
it sat there according to uh the

514
00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:51,680
restaurant owner probably 3 or 4 days
and uh so I mean the longer it stays

515
00:45:47,839 --> 00:45:58,000
more chance it's going to be quite so I
I like to report also report on the cost

516
00:45:55,280 --> 00:46:02,880
uh like I I'm thinking these are not
that cheap either. Yep. Uh Manda may

517
00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:09,920
have some information she can share to
all of council. And Manda, go ahead

518
00:46:05,359 --> 00:46:18,720
please. Uh thank you for Mayor. Um so as
as outlined uh to councelor bank, um the

519
00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:24,400
uh the light stand pole needed to be
replaced. Uh and that was reported to

520
00:46:21,240 --> 00:46:29,200
Hydro1. Hydro1 came uh replaced the
pole. uh scheduled that through our

521
00:46:26,079 --> 00:46:35,520
public works team and uh staff were
under the understanding and assumption

522
00:46:31,760 --> 00:46:40,960
that Hydro One would be reinstalling the
existing light on the new pool. Uh and

523
00:46:38,319 --> 00:46:47,599
that was the municipal understanding uh
and and always is. Uh so in this case uh

524
00:46:44,920 --> 00:46:51,520
Hydro1 uh did not and and did not
communicate uh with staff in this

525
00:46:49,760 --> 00:46:57,359
instance that the light was not
reinstalled. Uh so staff were actually

526
00:46:53,680 --> 00:47:01,280
not aware until it was reported um uh
from from you actually that this had

527
00:46:59,520 --> 00:47:06,000
occurred and and went to promptly
investigate. So uh just on the the note

528
00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:09,680
of a service standard, there was
certainly no uh intent. This was an

529
00:47:08,240 --> 00:47:13,880
understanding of a service level
provided by Hydro1 that was either

530
00:47:11,839 --> 00:47:18,800
misunderstood or or
miscommunicated. Um, Mororrow is working

531
00:47:16,400 --> 00:47:23,520
on getting pricing for the updated life
and I'm happy to share that with council

532
00:47:20,560 --> 00:47:31,240
once uh once we have that in hand uh and
the replacement will be completed.

533
00:47:27,359 --> 00:47:31,240
Okay. Right.

534
00:47:32,720 --> 00:47:39,280
They
follow.

535
00:47:35,240 --> 00:47:45,599
Well, yes, that's quite right what is
saying, but nonetheless, I'm still kind

536
00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:52,560
of concerned that it sat around for that
many days and no. Yeah, I don't I still

537
00:47:50,000 --> 00:47:57,760
don't share the same opinion, but it
could have well been a trip hazard or

538
00:47:54,319 --> 00:48:02,400
something like that as well. So, it's
it's unfortunate. Uh I know words don't

539
00:48:00,079 --> 00:48:05,760
uh there's always questions whether it's
hydro one or whether it's the county of

540
00:48:04,160 --> 00:48:10,560
middle sex or whether it's the
municipality's responsibility and

541
00:48:07,599 --> 00:48:16,760
there's always dialogue that centers
around that um is the county involved in

542
00:48:13,280 --> 00:48:24,720
this in any way a they're not
okay of the community

543
00:48:20,680 --> 00:48:24,720
there was you

544
00:48:34,079 --> 00:48:41,340
I'll check with my merch.
[Music]

545
00:48:43,520 --> 00:48:46,920
have not been

546
00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:53,839
and sometimes the replacement of that
may be a

547
00:48:53,960 --> 00:49:02,000
different there's been a lot of changes
in technology in

548
00:48:59,480 --> 00:49:07,440
particular hydro are going to do this
they may it may be

549
00:49:04,200 --> 00:49:14,240
entirely entirely a different light led
light or something like that and

550
00:49:10,800 --> 00:49:19,440
the uh the value of used lighting is not
really high either

551
00:49:16,680 --> 00:49:23,839
anyway. Okay, we'll get it fixed up and
uh council will be apprised of that and

552
00:49:21,680 --> 00:49:29,000
councelor make we appreciate that
information. Okay, we can all learn we

553
00:49:26,960 --> 00:49:38,359
can all learn from
that question. Yes, go ahead. Yes. I

554
00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:44,160
noticed a light missing there in my van
apartment just ahead of it. Is that

555
00:49:41,359 --> 00:49:49,440
right? Okay. Well, I know yesterday. All
right. Amanda's writing that down as we

556
00:49:46,559 --> 00:49:56,400
speak. Uh she'll uh get on that and
we'll make sure uh that is too. There is

557
00:49:53,359 --> 00:50:00,960
always a list of lights that are out. Uh
sometimes Gerber replaces those lights

558
00:49:58,400 --> 00:50:06,240
and there's always a list and sometimes
we wait two or three in the past we wait

559
00:50:03,599 --> 00:50:11,400
we have two or three calls uh and then
we hit them all at the same

560
00:50:08,359 --> 00:50:15,400
time or
efficiency lighting is important. Any

561
00:50:13,839 --> 00:50:22,079
further
questions? Any further lights out?

562
00:50:20,079 --> 00:50:27,000
Seeing none we have a motion. Is there a
motion on the floor? Yeah.

563
00:50:24,640 --> 00:50:30,680
Uh then
okay.

564
00:50:29,000 --> 00:50:35,599
Okay.
Uh new business. Uh we've gone through

565
00:50:33,680 --> 00:50:41,359
that county council and conference
updates. Oh no, we had two. Oh, did we?

566
00:50:39,920 --> 00:50:45,680
The hiring committee. Yes, that's
correct. Yeah, we sure do. Uh 121

567
00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:49,760
appointment of council members for the
hiring committee recommended the council

568
00:50:47,440 --> 00:50:54,680
of municipality of southwest Middle Sex
appoint uh and there's one as I

569
00:50:52,079 --> 00:51:00,880
understand it. Okay. Are there any
volunteers

570
00:50:57,240 --> 00:51:05,520
that just could
um I spoke to councelor councelor Miguel

571
00:51:03,839 --> 00:51:10,240
mentioned in the last meeting going with
someone that hasn't sat on the committee

572
00:51:07,119 --> 00:51:17,240
before and councelor said he would be
interested if he hasn't sat on one in

573
00:51:12,240 --> 00:51:23,760
the past. Okay. Good experience. Yep.
Okay. And uh councelor McIll shared with

574
00:51:20,640 --> 00:51:29,520
me the Senate that he thought someone
who is not

575
00:51:25,960 --> 00:51:35,720
ser opportunity to start.
Yeah. Yeah. Go ahead

576
00:51:32,200 --> 00:51:42,920
C I'll nominate
council second for that deputy mayor

577
00:51:39,559 --> 00:51:50,880
should thank you council Gil. All in
favor it's carried 121 is done.

578
00:51:48,079 --> 00:51:56,000
Uh 122 uh statement of strong mayor
policy uh brought Ward. Are there any

579
00:51:53,440 --> 00:51:58,880
questions?
Yes.

580
00:51:57,520 --> 00:52:03,599
Just like to thank the mayor for
clearing the air on this. We all have an

581
00:52:01,359 --> 00:52:11,680
understanding on what we expect. Yeah.
The mayor too and they are cleared on

582
00:52:06,079 --> 00:52:19,839
that as well. But uh it is uh uh this is
uh not my wish. uh has been uh put down

583
00:52:15,599 --> 00:52:25,599
by the province and uh we're under uh
their governance to some degree but uh I

584
00:52:22,800 --> 00:52:31,480
can assure you uh that my position will
not be uh abused in any way. I believe

585
00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:38,440
in transparency and
cooperation but thank you deputy mayor

586
00:52:34,319 --> 00:52:38,440
uh for those comments.

587
00:52:38,559 --> 00:52:48,200
Okay.
Motion to receive. Okay. And a motion to

588
00:52:43,839 --> 00:52:53,720
receive and file the mayor's statement.
Collers. All in favor?

589
00:52:51,559 --> 00:52:59,119
Carried. Thank you,
Amanda.

590
00:52:56,040 --> 00:53:04,559
Um, we have got county council and
conference updates. Uh, county council.

591
00:53:02,319 --> 00:53:11,280
It was in the consent agenda.
Announcements. Any announcements?

592
00:53:08,319 --> 00:53:17,280
Yes. Go ahead, Council Gill. I'll say
this one more time. I got tickets for

593
00:53:14,079 --> 00:53:25,599
the L Presbyterian Church for Barbecue
dinner Saturday, May 31st. It's a

594
00:53:20,839 --> 00:53:31,119
drive-thru from 5 till 6:30 p.m.
$25 per ticket. And the meat is

595
00:53:31,880 --> 00:53:43,839
also until May 15th. We have to let the
the caterer know by then how many meals

596
00:53:40,640 --> 00:53:49,359
to expect. So I sold tickets to Sunday,
but if there's anybody else talk to me

597
00:53:46,079 --> 00:53:53,599
after the meeting. Thank you. Thank you.
Any other

598
00:53:51,720 --> 00:53:59,200
announcements? Council, we're always
under the watchful eye of Howie and Paul

599
00:53:56,839 --> 00:54:03,599
Vanderoot. And uh good thing they're
here at every meeting. And I'd just like

600
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:09,359
to announce it was Paul Ben's birthday
yesterday. So uh council wishes Paul a

601
00:54:06,319 --> 00:54:14,480
very happy birthday and uh we enjoy your
presence at all our meetings. Thank you

602
00:54:11,680 --> 00:54:19,160
Paul. Happy birthday Paul. And I know
how he is a chauffeer. So uh we

603
00:54:16,960 --> 00:54:23,720
appreciate
that. Uh close sessions. Uh there's

604
00:54:22,400 --> 00:54:28,079
none. I
understand. Uh business arising from

605
00:54:26,079 --> 00:54:36,280
Nicole Cole sessions. This is not
relevant. We have bylaws.

606
00:54:31,720 --> 00:54:44,800
Uh, council will adopt uh bylaw
20257, our emergency response plan, and

607
00:54:40,920 --> 00:54:48,839
bylaw 25/28, the Newberry Fire
Protection

608
00:54:45,880 --> 00:54:55,920
Agreement, and bylaw
2559, stop up and close land adjacent to

609
00:54:52,720 --> 00:55:01,559
157 Main Street. Uh, discussions of the
previous council meeting were on that.

610
00:54:58,720 --> 00:55:07,880
and bylaw
202560 adopt the budgetary estimates for

611
00:55:05,280 --> 00:55:13,920
the 2025 tax
rate and bylaw

612
00:55:11,559 --> 00:55:18,280
202561 to confirm the proceedings of
council. Are there any uh questions uh

613
00:55:17,119 --> 00:55:24,240
you'd like to
forward on those? Yeah. Uh thank you,

614
00:55:22,240 --> 00:55:30,000
mayor. I just want to make a note um
that the agenda was updated. Uh so um

615
00:55:27,920 --> 00:55:35,760
just yesterday so there was an
additional bylaw uh 61 to declare land

616
00:55:33,680 --> 00:55:40,880
surplus which was circulated to council
by email. Uh so the resolution will read

617
00:55:39,599 --> 00:55:49,400
for that one as well as the
confirmatory. So it will be 2025

618
00:55:44,920 --> 00:55:54,880
57 by 57 262
262. Okay. Thank you. All right. So

619
00:55:52,240 --> 00:56:00,160
there's that one additional bylaw on
that. Uh

620
00:55:57,000 --> 00:56:04,880
um is that part of the that bylaw is
necessary for the agreement purchasing

621
00:56:01,839 --> 00:56:08,640
sales? Yes. And uh but the mayor's
position on that. Should I declare a

622
00:56:07,040 --> 00:56:13,599
conflict of interest on that? We'll pass
that by first and then do the others.

623
00:56:11,680 --> 00:56:18,480
Not necessary. That's fine. No, thank
you very much council. I did have some

624
00:56:16,240 --> 00:56:23,880
hesitation further to discussions of
council on that. This is not necessary.

625
00:56:21,119 --> 00:56:31,040
Okay. Motion to adopt the bylaws as
presented. Councelor McCullen, Councelor

626
00:56:26,880 --> 00:56:36,520
Miguel. Questions? All in favor? Carry.
Council. Thanks very much. What time is

627
00:56:32,799 --> 00:56:43,720
it? 233. We did pretty good to
back 117 pages. We did pretty well.

628
00:56:40,720 --> 00:56:43,720
Okay.

629
00:56:43,760 --> 00:56:54,119
Motion to adjourn. Second for that.
Council

630
00:56:48,680 --> 00:56:54,119
Gil. All in favor? Car.