Minutes of the fifth regular meeting of the 2020/2021 Council of the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress held in the Glenboro United Church C.E. Building, at 116 Duncan Street, Glenboro, Manitoba, on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.

Present at the meeting: Mayor Trevor L. Drinkwater, Deputy Mayor Leanne T. Gates, Councillors Walter R. Cullen, Richard J. Hunt, Tanya L. Drinkwater, Tracy L. Rimmer, Chief Administrative Officer Darren J. Myers, Interim Chief Financial Officer Estelle J. Thornson, Financial Manager Shelley D. Boulet and Administrative 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 February 10, 2021, be taken as read and approved, all statutory requirements having been fulfilled.

RESOLVED that the Council authorize the payment of fiscal year 2021 accounts from cheque #20210139 to and including cheque #20210213 as fully detailed to Council by the Administrative Clerk.

RESOLVED that the Council accept, as information, the financial report for the period ending February 28, 2021, as presented by the Administrative Clerk.
			
RESOLVED that Finance Manager Shelley Boulet be granted signing authority and be authorized to sign cheques on all municipal accounts effective March 10, 2021;

AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that 2 signatures be required on all cheques, as follows: either the Mayor or Deputy Mayor with either the Financial Manager, Interim Chief Financial Officer or Chief Administrative Officer.

RESOLVED that the Council accept the student employment applications submitted by Brandon McCulloch and Josh Van Schie, for the positions of Public Works Assistant for the employment term beginning Monday, May 3, 2021, for a minimum of 16 weeks and a maximum of 18 weeks at a 40 hour work week.

RESOLVED that the Council advertise for tender the following pieces of equipment which are no longer required by the Municipality:

-	2011 Decap Gravel Trailer
-	1999 7 foot Rhino Rotary Mower
-	1996 Homemade Recycling Trailer
-	Riteway SP400 Sprayer
-	Yard Sprayer (for behind quad)
-	800 Gallon Water Tanker
-	Glass Crusher

RESOLVED that the Council authorize Bryce Ryland to enrol in the following Red River College Courses:

-	Water/Waste Water Foundations 
-	Waste Water Collection I & II 
-	Waste Water Treatment I.	

RESOLVED that the Council accept the Request for Quotations submitted by Zenith Paving of Brandon, Manitoba, for the installation of drainage swales and the re-surfacing of the paving lanes of the east side of the 100 and 200 blocks of Broadway Street, in Glenboro, as per the terms and condition listed in their proposal dated March 8, 2021.

RESOLVED that the Council set the following days and hours of operation for the Treesbank Ferry III (Stockton) for the 2021 season:

	Monday – Friday:			7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and
						3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

	Weekends/Statutory Holidays:	Closed

AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the ferry services will be terminated for the season on the 1st Monday of November or earlier depending on weather conditions.

RESOLVED that the Council renew its 5 year agreement with Municipal Waste Management Ltd. of Souris, Manitoba, for the waste handling and transfer services required during the period April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2026, as per terms and conditions detailed in a formal services agreement received February 22, 2021.

RESOLVED that the Council set the following days/hours of operation for the Glenboro Waste Disposal Grounds & Transfer Station for the period March 15, to November 7, 2021:

	Wednesday:				12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
	Friday:				9:00 a.m. –   4:00 p.m.
	Saturday:				9:00 a.m. –   4:00 p.m.

RESOLVED that the Council authorize the payment of the Growth and Prosperity Group Membership Fee for 2021.

RESOLVED that the Council authorize Evolve Surface Strategies, on behalf of Enbridge Pipelines Inc., to utilize any existing approach and/or to construct any temporary approach in the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress for Line 3 Decommissioning purposes. 

RESOLVED that the Council authorize Fire Chief Steve Nelson and Chief Administrative Officer Darren Myers to execute the Fire Protection Grant Program Contribution Agreement as prepared by Municipal Relations. 

RESOLVED that the Council set the following rates for custom spraying of noxious weeds with herbicides and grasshopper control:

AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES:  (including municipal boulevards and properties)
-	$90.00 per hour for man and ¾ ton spray truck
-	$115.00 per hour for roadside boom truck
-	$70.00 per hour for man and ATV and hand back pack sprayer

LAWNS
-	As per quote by Weed Supervisor

	NON-AGRICULTURE PURPOSES (provincial highways & Enbridge, etc.)
-	$150 per hour

Plus current year’s cost price, plus an additional 15% for chemicals used.

	ECO-BAN GRASSHOPPER SPRAYING
-	$90 per hour for within the Municipality
-	$100 per hour outside the Municipality
-	Plus current year’s price of bait applied.

RESOLVED that the Council do now adjourn at 2:04 p.m. to convene again for a Special Meeting of Council (Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Meeting) scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at 9:00 a.m.