PRESENT: Mayor Curtis Buckle

Deputy Mayor Mark Lane

Councillor Harry Hamlyn

Councillor George Penney

Councillor Jim Joy

Councillor Sadie King

Councillor Edward Kieley

ALSO PRESENT: CAO/Town Clerk Scott Devereaux

Frank Petten, The Shoreline News

1. Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 31, 2006:

Minutes of meeting of January 31, 2006 were accepted as tabled.

BUSINESS ARISING: 2.

2.1 Targa

Targa meeting on Monday, March 06, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.

2.2 Meeting with MHA’s on Thursday, March 9, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.

2.3 Engineering Tender

2.4 Cantox - meeting next Wednesday, March 8, 2006 on Cantox report

2.5 All committees should submit their priorities for Dawn Chaplin

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION:

3. Development Application:

3.1 Nil

CORRESPONDENCE:

4.1 Summary Acted Upon:

See Action Correspondence attached.

4.2 Summary for Recommended Action:

See Recommended Action attached.

GENERAL BUSINESS:

5.1 Clerks Points:

A) Conversation with Neil Phillips of Guigne. They will be doing additional work from May to July at that site.

Tabled - if application comes in, set up meeting with Guigne

B) Talked to Gerard Lewis about Pension plan. Will set up a meeting with himself, Mike O’Connell from Morneau Sobeco and Council next time Mike is in town.

Tabled

C) ABYDOZ - two pieces of land town has to purchase. Confirm we will be paying cash.

Will be paying cash for land

4. Paul Stokes - offer sent to Ultramar, will contact me when he hears back from them.

Tabled

5. Priorities for each committee.

Tabled

COUNCILLORS POINTS:

5.1 Councillor Hamlyn:

Environmental Care Committee

Phil Lewis, Joe Byrne, Joan Veitch, Mary Hynes-Nolan, Jack Swinimer

Item # 05 of on Environmental Care Minutes

- write other Towns on interest in study

-wait until after Cantox report comes out

Meeting with C.B.S. council (water, fire, study)

- contact Town Manager

Send letter of congratulations to Mark Nichols about winning gold medal. See if he has time to come to school.

Garbage Tender - new- have a meeting to discuss the new tender. Check with Councillor Hamlyn.

Pilot this year for paper & cardboard starting in June (Parish - larger bin at community center?)

- a lot of advertising will be done.

5.2 Councillor Penney:

NEAJC - Walter Butt (Pouch Cove) for agenda, special guest & how many

Snow clearing - couple of complaints but nothing major

Fire Study - Is it dead? If it is, it should it be announced to the public

Congratulations to Mark & Ed on Crystal Carnival

5.3 Councillor Joy:

Congratulations to the Crystal Carnival committee

Garbage Containers

MOTION #: 06-02-269 Joy/Penney

BE IT RESOLVED for all garbage by April 30^th, 2006, on roadside for pick up be suitably contained.

In Favour 5 Buckle/Penney/Joy/Kieley/King

Opposed 2 Hamlyn/Lane

Abstained 0

Passed

Street lighting at Audrey Hynes on Kennedy’s Lane. We can certainly look at shifting that light.

Parking across from Post Office. Could we look at yellow light/cross walk, or should we ask Canada Post to move to strip mall?

Should we look at winter meeting schedule - have meetings every 2 weeks in summer and 3 weeks in winter?

Gas Tax Distribution

- Holyrood could get 300-350 thousand over 5 years

- provides a real opportunity for our waste management strategy. Closure of incinerator should be done in conjunction with the new waste management facility.

- Provincial Government will be putting in place a provincial waste management strategy.

-Greater Avalon Region is East of Clarenville

-Should push MHA’s to get a transfer facility for here to Georgetown. Also lobby for a person to sit on regional board.

5.4 Councillor Kieley:

Town needs a formal set of regulations for snow clearing.

- look at for next year

Re-look at meeting schedule.

5.5 Councillor King:

Congratulations to Crystal Carnival.

Keep the fire hydrants cleared.

5.5 Deputy Mayor Mark Lane:

Last Saturday’s events will go ahead this weekend.

Youth Advisory - Boyd Snook & Rhonda Tulk Lane have volunteered

MOTION #: 06-02-270 Hamlyn/King

BE IT RESOLVED to donate $ 500.00 to the Youth Advisory Committee.

In Favor 7

Opposed 0

Abstained 0

Unanimous

Met with Beautification Committee. Potential work to be done by Military.

Economic Development Board met. The next meeting is on March 8, 2006.

- Some goals in place. Short & long term

- looking at Economic Development Officer. Searching out funding.

- Review existing development plan/develop marketing plan for Holyrood.

- Believes Phase 2 of fire study is dead.

- Fire Department wants to bid on truck from C.B.S. Will town front the money for the bid?

MOTION #: 06-02-271 Lane/Hamlyn

BE IT RESOLVED to allow Fire Department to bid on Truck & front the money

In Favor 5 Buckle/Lane/Joy/Penney/Hamlyn

Opposed 2 Kieley/King

Abstained 0

Passed

Get Joy to check on DSL.

Let the Deputy mayor know of any change they would like to website.

Can we put minutes on the internet (only after approval).

Councillor Penney left the room due to conflict of interest.

MOTION #: 06-02-272 Hamlyn/Lane

BE IT RESOLVED to lock gate at Penney Con Pit.

In Favor 2 Hamlyn/Lane

Opposed 4 Buckle/King/Kieley/Joy

Abstained 0

Motion Defeated

Check with Crown Lands & Natural Resources.

Is it an OHSA issue?

5.7 Mayor Curtis Buckle

Congratulations on Crystal Carnival

Report on school closures will be out tomorrow morning.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

6.1 ABYDOZ Septic Systems - Country Path

6.2 Garden Road - Widening

NEW BUSINESS: 7.1 NIL

REPORTS: 8.2 Clerks Action Report:

Tabled.

8.3 Superintendents Directives & Time sheets:

Tabled.

8.4 Financial Reports:

Tabled.

8.5 Incinerator Report:

Tabled.

PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS:

9.1 MOTION #:06-02-273 Hamlyn/Lane

BE IT RESOLVED that accounts as tabled (cheque #’s 18639 to 18723), in the amount of $ 103 425.33 be approved for payment.

In Favor 7

Opposed 0

Abstained 0

Unanimous

9.2 Bank Book Balance:

Tabled.

9.3 Cash Analysis:

Tabled.

OVERTIME:

10.1 MOTION #:06-02-274 King/Lane

BE IT RESOLVED that overtime be approved for payment.

In Favor 7

Opposed 0

Abstained 0

Unanimous

DATE OF NEXT MEETING:

11. Date of Next Meeting:

March 14, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.

9:45 p.m 12. ADJOURNMENT:

MOTION #: 06-02-275 Hamlyn/King

BE IT RESOLVED this meeting do now adjourn.

In Favour 7

Opposed 0

Abstained 0

Unanimous

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Mayor Clerk

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Date

Prepared March, 01, 2006