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A regular council meeting was held Monday February 1st, 2010, at the East Bolton Town Hall at 7:00 p.m. under the presidency of Mayor Royal Dupuis. Were present: Mr Roger Gagné, Seat # 1 Mrs Lucy Edwards, Director General / Secretary-treasurer 5 persons attended the meeting.********************************** AGENDA
********************************** 2. APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED AGENDA RESOLUTION 10-02-025 IT IS MOVED BY :Rudy Giordano THAT the proposed agenda be approved. Carried. 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES 3.1 Regular meeting held January 11th, 2010 RESOLUTION 10-02-026 IT IS MOVED BY :Daniel Lechasseur THAT the minutes of the regular council meeting of January 11th, 2010 be approved. Carried. 4. BUSINESS ARISING 4.1 Work update
5. PUBLIC SECURITY 5.1 Fire Protection The Municipality of Austin’s Fire Chief deposed his report of 2009 prevention visits, and his recommendations for further fire protection measures. 6. RECREATION 6.1 Heritage and culture committee report Mrs. Ginette Breton deposed the report from the January 25th, 2010 meeting of the Cultural Committee. 6.2 Recreation committee report The registration period for the winter recreational activities took place on January 28th and 29th at Val-de-Grâce Elementary School. The courses will begin in February. 6.3 Missisquoi Valley Eco-Development Project Report Mrs. Ginette Breton deposed the report from the January 12th, 2010 meeting of the follow-up committee. 7. ENVIRONMENT AND URBANISM 7.1 Environmental Advisory Committee Report RESOLUTION 10-02-027 IT IS MOVED BY : Rudy Giordano THAT the Environmental Advisory Committee’s report be accepted. Carried. 7.2 Planning Advisory Committee Report RESOLUTION 10-02-028 IT IS MOVED BY : Roger Gagné THAT the Planning Advisory Committee’s report be accepted. Carried. 7.3 Building Inspector's Report RESOLUTION 10-02-029 IT IS MOVED BY : Pierre Piché THAT the Building Inspector's report be accepted. Carried. 7.4 Subdivision Gestion Pinard : Parks and playgrounds fees RESOLUTION 10-02-030 WHEREAS JGestion Pinard has presented a cadastral or subdivision plan creating lots 2507-1 (road) and 2507-2 (road); 2507-3 (road); 2411-45 (road); and 1198-35 (road) as prepared by Robert Fournier, land surveyor, in his minute 1567; WHEREAS the proposed subdivision is in compliance with Subdivision By-law 154 of the Municipality; WHEREAS the Council must collect the park and playground fee which is set at 8 % of the standardized land value for an area of under 4,000 m2, 5% of the standardized value of an area of 4,000 m2 to under 12,000 m2, or 3% of the standardized value of a property of 12,000 m2 to under 40,000 m2 for said cadastral operation; WHEREAS the municipality can choose to collect this in money, in land or in both; THEREFORE, IT IS MOVED BY :Roger Gagné THAT the municipal council wishes to collect the fee for parks and playgrounds in money, in the amount of THAT upon payment of all fees, the proposed plan be approved by the Municipality of East Bolton. Carried. 7.5 Notice of motion : modifications to zoning bylaw number 153 Notice of motion is duly given by Councillor Pierre Piché that, at a future meeting of the municipal council, a draft bylaw modifying zoning bylaw number 153 will be presented for adoption. 7.6 Notice of motion : modification to zoning bylaw number 153 amending the comprehensive developmentplan in zone RUR-15 Notice of motion is duly given by Councillor Rudy Giordano that, at a future meeting of the municipal council, a draft bylaw modifying zoning bylaw number 153 to amend the CDP in zone RUR-15 will be presented for adoption. 7.7 Mandate to SCU Urbaniste RESOLUTION 10-02-031 IT IS MOVED BY : Roger Gagné THAT SCU Urbaniste be mandated to prepare the draft bylaws modifying zoning bylaw number 153 to amend the CDP in the RUR-15 zone, and to correct the limit of said zone as well as to create a new seasonal-resident zone on the west shore of Lake Nick, all at the regular rate. Carried. 8. FINANCIAL REPORT 8.1 Accounts paid to January 31st, 2010 RESOLUTION 10-02-033 IT IS MOVED BY : Ginette Breton THAT the list of accounts paid on January 31st, 2010, through by-law 86 be approved. SALARIES
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-------- GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
-------- OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
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-------- GARBAGE REMOVAL
-------- Carried. RESOLUTION 10-02-034 IT IS MOVED BY :Pierre Piché THAT these accounts paid, previously authorized by resolutions 09-07-185 be approved:
-------- Carried. RESOLUTION 10-02-035 IT IS MOVED BY : Jonathan Prest THAT the list of accounts paid as previously authorized by resolution 10-01-019, be approved:
------- Carried. TOTAL OF ACCOUNTS PAID TO JANUARY 31ST, 2010 : 68 879.15 8.2 Accounts payable to January 31st, 2010 RESOLUTION 10-02-036 IT IS MOVED BY :Pierre Piché THAT the following list of accounts payable be approved and paid:
-------- Carried. 8.3 Revenues for January 2010
---------- 8.4 Anticipated Expenses RESOLUTION 10-02-037 IT IS MOVED BY : Pierre Piché THAT the following anticipated expenses be approved:
---------- Carried. 8.5 Prescribed taxes RESOLUTION 10-02-038 WHEREAS arrears of municipal taxes are prescribed by three years in virtue of article 985 of the Municipal Code; THEREFORE, IT IS MOVED BY :Ginette Breton THAT the following 2007 municipal taxes be stricken off:
For a total of : 582.10 $ Carried. 9. THE MAYOR'S REPORT
10. THE MRC REPORT
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ADMINISTRATION 11.1 Correspondence 11.2 Request for an authorization certificate from the MDDEP to install dry hydrants RESOLUTION 10-02-040 WHEREAS the implementation of the fire risk coverage plan requires the installation of 5 dry hydrants on the territory of the municipality; WHEREAS the installation of dry hydrants requires work which is subject to approval by the Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development and Parks, and requires a certificate of authorization in virtue of article 22 of the Environmental Quality Act; THEREFORE, IT IS MOVED BY : Roger Gagné THAT the Director General, Lucy Edwards, be authorized to present and sign the request for authorization for and in the name of the Municipality of East Bolton, for the installation of 3 dry hydrants on the territory of the Municipality; THAT this request be accompanied by a cheque in the amount of $516, the amount established by ministerial ordinance concerning chargeable fees by virtue of the Environmental Quality Act. Carried. 11.3 Participation in Hydro Quebec’s “Go with the Flow” program : Energy Wise Home Diagnostic RESOLUTION 10-02-041 WHEREAS Hydro Québec has launched a continuing campaign to encourage its clients to save energy; WHEREAS to better achieve these objectives, Hydro Quebec is using, among other things, the “Energy Wise Home Diagnostic”, which consists of evaluating the energy consumption of a residence, then providing a list of personalized recommendations to optimise the consumption; WHEREAS in order to do this, Hydro Quebec is implementing a new promotional strategy which supports a regional and community-based approach, by requesting participation from municipalities to increase promotion of the program; WHEREAS the participating municipalities are therefore invited to encourage their admissible residents to complete the home diagnostic questionnaire, and in return, for each recommendation report sent to an admissible client, money will be sent to the Municipality of East Bolton for a community project; WHEREAS the amount sent to the Municipality would be $30 per recommendation report in paper format, and $35 per recommendation report in an electronic format; THEREFORE, IT IS MOVED BY : Rudy Giordano THAT the Municipality of East Bolton agrees to collaborate with Hydro-Québec for the “Go with the Flow Program – Energy Wise Home Diagnostic”; THAT the Municipality of East Bolton proposes to submit a project to illuminate the municipal park; THAT the Municipality of East Bolton designates Trisha Needham as the person responsible for the project and as the person who will be in contact with Hydro-Québec during this campaign; THAT the Municipality of East Bolton authorizes Lucy Edwards, Director General, to sign any and all documents and / or forms related to this resolution for and in the name of the Municipality of East Bolton. In the absence of Lucy Edwards, the Municipality of East Bolton authorizes Trisha Needham, Sustainable Development Projects Manager, to sign, as a substitute, any and all documents and / or forms related to this resolution; THAT the Municipality of East Bolton be authorized to receive payment in its entirety from Hydro Quebec for the project to illuminate the municipal park. Carried. 11.4 Haiti Emergency RESOLUTION 10-02-042 CONSIDERING the violent earthquake which has hit many of Haiti’s communities, and especially its capital city, Port-au-Prince, the Haitian people are currently in the throes of a catastrophe, marked by the loss of thousands of lives and the wide scale destruction of houses and infrastructure, throwing a third of the country’s population into the streets in highly precarious conditions; CONSIDERING the magnitude of the needs which must be met in order to restore necessary infrastructure and return the Haitian people to normal life, every effort must be made by the international community to contribute towards relieving the suffering and reconstructing the country, which is among the world’s poorest; CONSIDERING this small country has formed a particular relationship with Québec, due to their shared linguistic background, and the sizeable Haitian community in Québec; CONSIDERING Quebec municipalities have expressed their solidarity towards the Haitian people since the first hours of the ongoing disaster unfolded, and have solicited the Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ), who responded quickly with an action plan to coordinate aide appropriate to municipal activities; CONSIDERING Quebec municipalities are enabled by the laws which govern them to contribute to such an initiative; THEREFORE, IT IS MOVED BY : Ginette Breton THAT the Municipality of East Bolton participate in the proposal submitted by the UMQ’s administrative council, and authorizes a contribution of 25 cents per capita, to be put in a municipal fund for the restoration of infrastructure via a cheque made out to the order of the Quebec Union of Municipalities, with the note “Haiti Emergency”; THAT the Municipality of East Bolton invites its citizens to contribute to this fund by bringing their donations directly to the Town Hall. Carried. 11.5 Distribution of the meeting highlights RESOLUTION 10-02-043 WHEREAS the municipal Council wishes to quickly distribute the highlights of its meetings via the municipality’s web site and bulletin, Insight; WHEREAS the official adoption of the minutes of a council meeting is done through resolution at the following meeting; THEREFORE, IT IS MOVED BY : Daniel Lechasseur THAT the highlights of the Council meetings be published in the municipal bulletin and on the web site; THAT in the case of a discrepancy between the highlights and the meeting minutes, the minutes will prevail. Carried. 11.6 Notice of motion: Bylaw number RU-2010-218 concerning parking and the management of public roadways Pierre Piché gives notice of motion that at a future meeting of the municipal Council, bylaw number RU-2010-218 concerning parking and the management of public roadways will be presented for adoption. The draft bylaw is attached to the present document to form an integral part thereof. A request to waive the reading of the bylaw at the time of its adoption is made at the same time as the present notice of motion. 11.7 Notice of motion: Bylaw number RU-2010-219concerning trucks, equipment transport vehicles, and utility vehicles Rudy Giordano gives notice of motion that at a future meeting of the municipal Council, bylaw number RU-2010-219 concerning trucks, equipment transport vehicles, and utility vehicles will be presented for adoption. The draft bylaw is attached to the present document to form an integral part thereof. A request to waive the reading of the bylaw at the time of its adoption is made at the same time as the present notice of motion. 11.8 Notice of motion: Bylaw number RU-2010-220 concerning security, peace, and order Daniel Lechasseur gives notice of motion that at a future meeting of the municipal Council, bylaw number RU-2010-220 concerning security, peace, and order will be presented for adoption. The draft bylaw is attached to the present document to form an integral part thereof. A request to waive the reading of the bylaw at the time of its adoption is made at the same time as the present notice of motion. 11.9 Notice of motion: Bylaw number RU-2010-221 concerning nuisances Jonathan Prest gives notice of motion that at a future meeting of the municipal Council, bylaw number RU-2010-221 concerning nuisances will be presented for adoption. The draft bylaw is attached to the present document to form an integral part thereof. 11.10 Notice of motion: Bylaw number RU-2010-222 concerning peddling Ginette Breton gives notice of motion that at a future meeting of the municipal Council, bylaw number RU-2010-222 concerning peddling will be presented for adoption. The draft bylaw is attached to the present document to form an integral part thereof. 11.11 Notice of motion: Bylaw number RU-2010-223 concerning idling vehicles Roger Gagné gives notice of motion that at a future meeting of the municipal Council, bylaw number RU-2010-223 concerning idling vehicles will be presented for adoption. The draft bylaw is attached to the present document to form an integral part thereof. A request to waive the reading of the bylaw at the time of its adoption is made at the same time as the present notice of motion. 12. ROADS 12.1 Infrastructure committee report 12.2 Municipal Inspector's Report 13. OTHER BUSINESS 14. QUESTION PERIOD Mr. Gilles Théoret informed council that the garbage in the box on Bellevue Road, which is also used by residents of Simard Road, was not picked up, and Mr. Léo Durette informed council that his garbage was also not picked up this week. The contractor will be contacted about this matter. Mr. André Larochelle asked if the agenda for the meeting will be posted on the municipality’s web site from now on, as requested at the last meeting. He was informed that the agenda for the meeting on February 1st was posted on January 29th. Mr. Simon Éthier asked about modifications planned for the next garbage contract, and the possibility of a public consultation before the call for tenders. The file will be studied by the C.C.E. 15. ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING It was proposed by Rudy Giordano that the meeting be adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Respectfully yours, Lucy Edwards Royal Dupuis ______________________________
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