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» Okay, so everybody ready? >> Yep.
» We're live. >> All right.
Call our special public council meeting to order for Monday, August 24th, 2026
in the town of Torbay. We have two motions to add to the agenda
from corporate services. They're attached to the thingy.
Could I get a motion to adopt the agenda as amended, please?
» So moved. >> Second.
» Moved and seconded. All in favor? >> Aye.
» Aye. >> Opposed? Carried. Thank you.
So, committees of council, infrastructure and public works. There's
motions to do with the Torbay storm water
» [clears throat] >> recommendation letter.
Uh Rhonda.
» I don't think Councilor Manning has a conflict of
interest order. >> Okay, but I'm going to pass it over
» Okay. >> to
» Yeah.
Yep. >> The councilor Manning.
» There or not? >> Thank you, sir.
» [laughter] >> So, you're declaring your conflict?
» No. >> Or there or not?
» No, I'm just having a >> Okay, good enough. All right.
» Thank you. >> Sure. Stormwater mitigation projects
2023 to 2026. Crow's Lane, Western Island Pond Drive, Dunphy's Lane, and
various driveway culverts. Project has been broken into two phases.
Driveway culverts and the road crossing culverts. The first phase of the project
uh driveway culverts have been tendered. Attached is a copy of the recommendation
letter from Englobe in relation to the project providing the results.
The overall budget for the full project is $2,549,076.
Allocated is as follows. Engineering, $134,190.80.
Phase one tender, $642,730.40.
If approved, remaining for phase two, $1,772,283.20.
The second phase of works tender is currently being prepared.
Committee is recommending that council accept the recommendation from Englobe.
And the motion, motion that council accept the recommendation from Englobe
and award phase one of the stormwater mitigation project number 17 MYCW2600073
to Dexter Construction Company Limited in the amount of $642,730.40,
HST included. This is within our budget amount for this portion of the project.
» So moved. >> Second.
» Moved and seconded. Any comments? >> [snorts]
» All in favor. All right.
» Aye. >> Opposed.
Carried. Thank you. >> [clears throat]
» Uh the next is
Corporate Services. Who's on that committee?
» I'm on that. >> Yeah.
» You're going to do this or you >> I'll go. I'll uh I'll have a go at it.
it? >> All right.
» Thank you. Okay, so uh it's been identified that
motion number RES
233-2026 passed during a public council meeting
held on August 10th, 2026 contained a discrepancy in the loan
details. So,
what we have to consider now is to rescind that motion and then pass motion
number two. I'll go on with motion
number one. That council rescind motion RES 233-2026
passed at the regular public council meeting on August the 10th, 2026
due to a discrepancy in the loan details.
So moved. >> Second.
» Moved and seconded. Comment. All in favor.
» Aye. >> Opposed.
Carried. >> So, motion two.
» [clears throat] >> That council award the financing of
the 2023 JCB loader renewal to NLCU at the lower quoted rates
of 4.07 for an amortization period of four years
for 294,494
under the the 23.
Should you have So moved. Sorry. >> Second.
» Moved and All in favor.
» Aye. >> Opposed.
Carried. >> All right.
So, that concludes our business. Our next public council
meeting will take place Monday, September 14th,
2026 5:00 p.m. right here in the Corcoran Council Chambers. And with
that, I would entertain a motion to adjourn, please.
» So moved. >> Second.
» Moved and seconded. All in favor. Aye. Opposed. Carried. Thank you very much.