Minutes of the eleventh regular meeting of the 2019/2020 Council of the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress held in the Glenboro Kinsmen Hall, at 425 South Railway Avenue in Glenboro, Manitoba, on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.

Present at the meeting: Mayor Trevor L. Drinkwater, Deputy Mayor Leanne T. Gates, Councillors, Tanya L. Drinkwater, Richard J. Hunt, Walter R. Cullen, Tracy L. Rimmer, Chief Administrative Officer Darren J. Myers, Interim Chief Financial Officer Estelle Thornson and Administrative Office Clerk Donna M. Fillion.

Mayor Trevor Drinkwater, presiding, called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.

During the meeting, Council met with the following delegations: 

James Drysdale		} Public Works Supervisor			
Joe Masi			} Growth & Prosperity Natural Gas	
Rachel Andrews		} Cypress Planning District 	
Garth McIntyre		} Emergency Measures			
		
RESOLVED that the Council adopt the agenda as prepared.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the last regular meeting of Council held on August 12, 2020, be taken as read and approved, all statutory requirements having been fulfilled.

WHEREAS the Public Utilities Board of Manitoba, by its letter dated August 11, 2020, has declared that the Wastewater Collection System in the Village of Glenboro is not a utility and therefore not subject to the rules and regulations of the Board;

AND WHEREAS the Public Utility Board of Manitoba has also recommended that the Municipality establish Residential Equivalency Units for allocation of annual costs of the Wastewater System;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress adopt the Residential Equivalency Units and 2021 rates attached as per Schedule “A” hereto, effective January 1, 2021, said rates to be reviewed every two years.

RESOLVED that the Council give first reading to By-law #73 – (Council Code of Conduct).

RESOLVED that the Council authorize the payment of fiscal year 2020 accounts from cheque #202000695 to and including cheque #202000761 as fully detailed to Council by the Interim Chief Financial Officer.
									
RESOLVED that the Council accept as information the financial report for the period ending August 31, 2020, as presented by the Interim Chief Financial Officer. 

RESOLVED that the Council adopt the 2019 audited financial statements as prepared by the accounting firm, The Exchange, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

RESOLVED that the property assessments as listed under Schedule “B” be added to the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress’ 2020 Assessment Roll under the authority of Section 321 (1) of the Municipal Act;

AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the additional taxes thereon as set out in Schedule “C” be added to their respective property within the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress, as added taxes for the year 2020 under the authority of Section 321 (1) of the Municipal Act.

RESOLVED that the Council do now adjourn at 1:08 p.m. to convene again at the next regular scheduled meeting to be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at 8:30 a.m.