Minutes of the twelfth regular meeting of the 2019/2020 Council of the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress held in the Glenboro Kinsmen Hall, at 900 Railway Avenue in Glenboro, Manitoba, on Wednesday, October 14, 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, 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 September 9, 2020, be taken as read and approved, all statutory requirements having been fulfilled.

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

RESOLVED that the Council give third reading to By-law #73 (Council Code of Conduct) and that it be signed by the Mayor and Administrator, sealed and delivered.

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

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

RESOLVED that the Council authorize the payment of fiscal year 2020 accounts from cheque #202000695 to and including cheque #202000868 as fully detailed to Council by the Administrative Clerk.

RESOLVED that the Council accept as information the financial report for the period ending September 30, 2020, as presented by the Administrative Clerk.

RESOLVED that the property assessments as listed under Schedule “A” 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 “B” 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.

WHEREAS Highway #2 adjacent to Glenboro has been the site of a number of vehicle accidents in past years;

AND WHEREAS the Council wishes to establish a speed zone on the one-mile stretch of highway adjacent to Glenboro for the safety and well-being of municipal ratepayers, residents and the motoring public;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress forward a request to the Minister of Infrastructure to establish a speed zone on Provincial Truck Highway #2, adjacent to Glenboro.

RESOLVED that the Council set the following days/hours of operation for the Glenboro Waste Transfer Station for the period November 4, 2020, to March 10, 2021:

	Wednesday		12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
	Friday			9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
	Saturday		9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

At a Public Hearing regarding Variation Use Application #V10-20-GSC, the following motion was defeated.

WHEREAS the owners of the property legally described as DESC 3-23-75, Roll Number 226500 in the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress, applied to Council for approval of a variation under Zoning By-Law No. 458, Part IV, Section 8, Table IV-II(Bulk) in order to vary the established requirements as follows:

From:	Minimum interior side yard setback for an accessory structure in a R - Residential District of 5 feet.

	Minimum rear yard setback for an accessory structure in a R - Residential District of 10 feet.

To:	Minimum interior side yard setback for an accessory structure in a R – Residential District of 2.5 feet.

	Minimum rear yard setback for an accessory structure in a R – Residential District of 5 feet.

Purpose: 	To allow for the construction of an accessory structure to best utilize the available yard space.

WHEREAS Prairie Mountain Health has a desire to place a temporary structure at their care home facility at 219 Murray Avenue in Glenboro for the purposes of a Visitation Centre;

AND WHEREAS Prairie Mountain Health deems this structure necessary to provide a safe visitation space for its residents with the onset of fall and winter temperatures, and has deemed it necessary to expedite the process;

AND WHEREAS this structure will be necessary for the duration of the Covid – 19 Pandemic;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council permit Prairie Mountain Health to place a Temporary Use Structure on the north side of the Care Home Property at 219 Murray Avenue for the purpose of a temporary Visitation Centre.

RESOLVED that the Council approve Road Crossing No. RC-09-20-GSC submitted by Russell Jonk of Norquay Potatoes Inc., for the installation of a 10” irrigation water pipe running from the NE 9-7-13 WPM across Road 75W at a 45 degree angle into SW 10-7-13WPM, then passing through SW and SE 10-7-13WPM, and then crossing Road 74W at a 45 degree angle into NE 11-7-13WPM to provide water to new irrigation infrastructure, subject to a Road Crossing Easement Agreement between the Applicant and Council, and compliance with the Municipal Irrigation Policy.

RESOLVED that the Council appoint all members of the Glenboro-South Cypress Fire Department as Special Constables for the Municipality during October 31, 2020, to and including November 1, 2020, for the purpose of policing Glenboro during Halloween.

RESOLVED that the Council accept, with regret, the resignation of Steve Bjornson as Fire Chief of the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress effective October 14, 2020.

RESOLVED that the Council appoint Steve Nelson of Glenboro, Manitoba, Fire Chief for the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress effective October 14, 2020.

RESOLVED that the Council do now adjourn at 1:35 p.m. to convene again at the next regular scheduled meeting to be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at 8:30 a.m.