Town of Yarmouth
Town Council Meeting
AGENDA

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Virtual Meeting

1.
Call to Order
 

2.
Land Acknowledgement
 

To acknowledge that we are on the unceded lands of the Mi'Kmaq.

3.
O Canada
 

4.
Record of Attendance
 

5.
Absent with Regrets
 

6.
Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
 

7.
Approval of Agenda (Additions/Deletions)
 

  • Recommended Motion:

    that the agenda be approved with the following additions:

    A. Grants

8.
Approval of Minutes
 

8.a
Town Council - February 10, 2022
This item has attachments. 

1.Post-Meeting Minutes - TC_Feb10_2022 - English.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that the minutes from Town Council on February 10, 2022 be approved as circulated.

8.b
Committee of the Whole - February 24, 2022
This item has attachments. 

1.Post-Meeting Minutes - COW_Feb24_2022 - English.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that the minutes from Committee of the Whole on February 24, 2022 be approved as circulated.

9.
Presentation
 

10.
Business Arising
 

10.a
Taxi Rates Comparison (2nd Reading)
This item has attachments. 

1.Taxi Rates Comparison .pdf
2.Acadian Cab - Revised - Taxi Rate Increase.pdf
3.Taxi Rate Increase - Erin Comeau.pdf
4.Newfys Taxi - Taxi Rate Increase.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council approve second reading of the Taxi Bylaw which increases rates for each additional passenger by $1.00.

11.
New Business
 

11.a
Heritage Property Bylaw
This item has attachments. 

1.Heritage Property Bylaw.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council make no amendments to the Heritage Property Bylaw as recommended by staff.

11.b
Police Advisory Board Provincial Rep (Mayor Mood)
 

11.c
Taxi Bylaw Amendment
This item has attachments. 

1.Taxi Bylaw Amendment.pdf
2.Taxi Bylaw Final March 7, 2022.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council approve first reading to amend the Taxi Bylaw as recommended by Staff.

12.
Reports
 

12.a
Council Advisory Committees
 

1.
Committee of the Whole (Deputy Mayor Berry)
 

1.
Accessibility Action Plan
This item has attachments. 
1.AAC Action Plan Presentation.pdf
2.AAC Accessibility Action Plan March-2022.pdf
3.Accessibility Community Consultation Report V.1.1 DRAFT.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council adopt the Accessibility Action Plan as presented.

2.
Facade Society
This item has attachments. 
1.Yarmouth Façade and Mural program 2022 FINAL.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council refer the Facade Society request of $35,000 to budget.

3.
Yarmouth Recreation Report (Frank Grant)
This item has attachments. 
1.YarmouthRecreation_02_24_22.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council send a letter of thanks to Sarah LeBlanc.

4.
Splash Park Site Selection
This item has attachments. 
1.MC Splash Park_Site Selection Support Town.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council support the site selected for the Splash Park at the Mariners Centre.

5.
Mariners Centre Expansion Committee
 
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council, in anticipation of a comprehensive budget submission for 2022/2023, move to immediately advance an amount of $20,000 to the Mariners Centre Expansion project to allow for the awarding of a contract to proceed with phase 1 of a fundraising plan.

6.
ICIP 2022 Grant Application, Selection of Projects
This item has attachments. 
1.ICIP 2022 Project List.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council commit to the municipal contribution of $800,100 (26.67%) of the total project budget of $3,000,000 for the Town of Yarmouth's application to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) for the Vancouver and Central Street underground, and Gardner Street Lift Station.

  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council refer the Waste Water Treatment Plant Assessment Phase 1 to budget.

7.
Grants to Organizations (Councillor Dares)
 
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council increase the grants to organizations budget to 1 cent of the tax rate, approximately $44,000.

12.b
Citizen Advisory Committees
 

1.
Planning Advisory Committee (Councillor Cleveland)
 

1.
Indoor Vegetable Cultivation
This item has attachments. 
1.Indoor_Vegetable_Cultivation_Jan26_2022(1).pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council approve first reading to amend the MPS and LUB to revise C-1, C-2M and C-3 Zones to include "cultivation and processing within wholly enclosed buildings, excluding the cultivations of marijuana".

2.
Discharging of Development Agreement
This item has attachments. 
1.Discharging of DA Final Feb 24th, 2022.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council approve the discharging Development Agreement as set out in Appendix "E" of the Planners report; and authorize the Mayor and administration to execute the Discharging Development Agreement.

2.
Communities in Bloom (Councillor H Hatfield)
 

12.c
Reports for Information
 

12.d
Mayor’s Report
 

13.
Questions for Committee Chairs
 

14.
Additions
 

14.a
Grants
This item has attachments. 

1.Grant Totals.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    that Council approve the 2022-2023 grant amounts as presented.

15.
Approval of Invoices
 

  • Recommended Motion:

    that the various invoices be approved for payment.

16.
Date of Next Meeting
 

The date of the next meeting is April 14, 2022.

17.
In Camera
 

  • Recommended Motion:

    That Council move to an In Camera session. 

18.
Adjourn
 

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