The Town of Yarmouth

Town Council Minutes

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Virtual Meeting
Council Present:
  • Mayor Pam Mood,
  • Deputy Mayor Steve Berry,
  • Councillor Wade Cleveland,
  • Councillor Gil Dares,
  • Councillor Heather Hatfield,
  • Councillor Derek Lesser,
  • and Belle Hatfield
Staff Present:
  • Jeff Gushue - CAO,
  • Lindsay MacKinnon - Municipal Clerk,
  • and Greg Barro - Town Solicitor

1.
Call to Order
 

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:31pm.

2.
Land Acknowledgement
 

3.
O Canada
 

4.
Record of Attendance
 

5.
Absent with Regrets
 

6.
Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
 

7.
Approval of Agenda (Additions/Deletions)
 

  • that the agenda be approved with the following additions:

    A. Grants

    B. African Heritage Month Video

    MOTION CARRIED

8.
Approval of Minutes
 

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

1.Post-Meeting Minutes - TC_Feb10_2022 - English.pdf

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

    MOTION CARRIED

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

1.Post-Meeting Minutes - COW_Feb24_2022 - English.pdf

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

    MOTION CARRIED

9.
Presentation
 

a.
Jeff Purdy, Courtney Glen, and April MacIntyre
 

This presentation will be rescheduled for a future meeting.

10.
Business Arising
 

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
  • TOY-2022-03-10-001

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

    MOTION CARRIED

11.
New Business
 

a.
Heritage Property Bylaw
This item has attachments. 

1.Heritage Property Bylaw.pdf
  • TOY-2022-03-10-002

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

    MOTION CARRIED

b.
Police Advisory Board Provincial Rep (Mayor Mood)
 

c.
Taxi Bylaw Amendment
This item has attachments. 

1.Taxi Bylaw Amendment.pdf
2.Taxi Bylaw Final March 7, 2022.pdf
  • TOY-2022-03-10-003

    that Council approve first reading to amend the Taxi Bylaw as recommended by staff and include a $1.00 base increase.

    MOTION CARRIED

12.
Reports
 

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
  • TOY-2022-03-10-004

    that Council adopt the Accessibility Action Plan as presented.

    MOTION TABLED
2.
Facade Society
This item has attachments. 
1.Yarmouth Façade and Mural program 2022 FINAL.pdf
  • TOY-2022-03-10-005

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

    MOTION CARRIED
3.
Yarmouth Recreation Report (Frank Grant)
This item has attachments. 
1.YarmouthRecreation_02_24_22.pdf
  • TOY-2022-03-10-006

    that Council send a letter of thanks to Sarah LeBlanc.

    MOTION CARRIED
4.
Splash Park Site Selection
This item has attachments. 
1.MC Splash Park_Site Selection Support Town.pdf
  • TOY-2022-03-10-007

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

    MOTION CARRIED
5.
Mariners Centre Expansion Committee
 
  • TOY-2022-03-10-008

    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.

    MOTION CARRIED
6.
ICIP 2022 Grant Application, Selection of Projects
This item has attachments. 
1.ICIP 2022 Project List.pdf
  • TOY-2022-03-10-009

    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.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • TOY-2022-03-10-010

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

    MOTION CARRIED
7.
Grants to Organizations (Councillor Dares)
 
  • TOY-2022-03-10-011

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

    MOTION CARRIED

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
  • TOY-2022-03-10-012

    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".

    MOTION CARRIED
2.
Discharging of Development Agreement
This item has attachments. 
1.Discharging of DA Final Feb 24th, 2022.pdf
  • TOY-2022-03-10-013

    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.

    MOTION CARRIED

2.
Communities in Bloom (Councillor H Hatfield)
 

1.
Year of the Garden (June 18th)
 
  • TOY-2022-03-10-014

    that Council support the Communities in Bloom Year of the Garden for 2022.

    MOTION CARRIED

c.
Reports for Information
 

d.
Mayor’s Report
 

13.
Questions for Committee Chairs
 

14.
Additions
 

a.
Grants
This item has attachments. 

1.Grant Totals.pdf
  • TOY-2022-03-10-015

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

    MOTION CARRIED

b.
African Heritage Month (Deputy Mayor Berry)
 

15.
Approval of Invoices
 

  • that the various invoices be approved for payment.

    MOTION CARRIED

16.
Date of Next Meeting
 

17.
In Camera
 

  • That Council move to an In Camera session. 

18.
Adjourn
 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:53pm.

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