Minutes of the first regular meeting of the 2020/2021 Council of the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress held in the Glenboro Kinsmen Hall, at 900 Railway Avenue in Glenboro, Manitoba, on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

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

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

RESOLVED that the Council adopt the agenda as amended.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the last regular meeting of Council held on October 14, 2020, be taken as read and approved, all statutory requirements having been fulfilled.

RESOLVED that the Council appoint Leanne Gates as Deputy Mayor for the period November 10, 2020, to November 10, 2021.

WHEREAS the Council is required to make Council Member and Resident/Ratepayer appointments to the various boards and committees for the period November 10, 2020, to November 10, 2021;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the appointments as set out in Schedule “A” be hereby adopted.

RESOLVED that the Council give second reading to By-Law # 74 – (Establishment of the Glenboro Wastewater System Reserve). 

RESOLVED that the Council give third reading to By-law #74 – (Establishment of the Glenboro Wastewater System Reserve) and that it be signed by the Mayor and Administrator, sealed and delivered.

RESOLVED that the Council give second reading to By-law # 75 – (Appointment of the Senior Election Official).

RESOLVED that the Council give third reading to By-law # 75 – (Appointment of the Senior Election Official) and that it be signed by the Mayor and Administrator, sealed and delivered.

RESOLVED that the Council give first reading to By-law # 76 – (Council Indemnity).
	
RESOLVED that the Council adopt the Approach Building Policy for the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress as amended.	

RESOLVED that the Council authorize the payment of fiscal year 2020 accounts from cheque #202000762 to and including cheque #202000975 as fully detailed to Council by the Administrative Office Clerk.

RESOLVED that the Council accept as information, the financial report for the period ending October 31, 2020, as presented by the Administrative Office Clerk.

RESOLVED that the Council eliminate the municipal
 skunk bounty for ratepayers effective December 1, 2020.

RESOLVED that the Council enter into a 2021 accounting software support agreement with Muniware Municipal Information Systems Inc. as per the terms and conditions listed in their agreement dated October 28, 2020.				

RESOLVED that no Board of Revision be held for the Supplementary Tax Appeal on Roll #199100, as there is no right of appeal on a cancellation and the classification has not changed. 
							
RESOLVED that Council authorize Mayor Trevor Drinkwater to sign the Snow-clearing Agreement with Manitoba Infrastructure for the winter of 2020 / 2021 as detailed in their letter dated November 4, 2020.

RESOLVED that the Council authorize Mayor Trevor L. Drinkwater to sign an agreement with X-Calibur Ground Disturbance Solutions, acting on behalf of Enbridge Pipelines, said agreement authorizing Enbridge Pipelines to conduct integrity maintenance digs in the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress in 2021, as deemed necessary, as part of their continued efforts in maintaining the integrity and safe operations of its pipeline system, as per the terms and conditions noted in said agreement dated October 19, 2020, and subject to the Municipality’s Approach Building Policy.

WHEREAS the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress has discussed with the Central Assiniboine Watershed District the expansion of the Central Assiniboine Watershed District to include the Rural Municipalities of Elton and Whitehead and the Municipality of North Cypress Langford;

AND WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba has prepared an expansion proposal outlining the terms and conditions of the Central Assiniboine Watershed District to include the Rural Municipalities of Elton and Whitehead and the Municipality of North Cypress Langford;

AND WHEREAS the Council of the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress has reviewed the proposal for the Central Assiniboine Watershed District as prepared by the Province of Manitoba that supports a watershed-based approach to water management in Manitoba;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress approves the expansion for the Central Assiniboine Watershed District to include the Rural Municipalities of Elton and Whitehead and the Municipality of North Cypress Langford and supports the continued membership of its existing municipal members in this program under the authority of The Watershed Districts Act.

RESOLVED that the Council officially appoint the following persons as members of the Glenboro South Cypress Fire Department for the period November 10, 2020 to November 10, 2021.

Steve Nelson, Garth McIntyre, Brian Haslen, Derek Robidoux, Trevor Drinkwater, Brett Cornock, Kirby Wallis, Braydon Cullen, Turner Jamieson, Eric Fulford, Kyle Fisher, Mark MacGregor, Robert Funk, Matthew Malyon, Curtis Wytinck, Alfie Hunt, Armand Vallotton, Kyle Verstraete and Colby Cullen.
			
RESOLVED that the Council enter into a renewed agreement with the City of Brandon for the provision of 9-1-1 services;

AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the Council acknowledge and accept notification from the City that the 2021 enhanced 9-1-1 service fees for the Municipality will be set at $4.60 per capita, a per capita increase of 13¢ from 2020.

RESOLVED that the Council accept, with regret, the resignation of Garth McIntyre as Municipal Emergency Coordinator of the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress effective December 31, 2020.

RESOLVED that the “Application for a Fire Protection Grant to the Province of Manitoba” made by the Glenboro South Cypress Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of a “UTV” and a “Bush Truck” is supported by the Council of the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress.

RESOLVED that the Council do now adjourn at 1:13 p.m. to convene again at the next regular scheduled meeting of Council to be held on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 8:30 a.m.