Town Council of the Town of Cormack

Minutes of Regular Meeting

April 16, 2007

 

Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Town Council of Cormack held on Monday, April 16, 2007 to complete the agenda set for the April 12, 2007 Regular Meeting.

 

Present:            Mayor Hewitt

                        Deputy Mayor Alexander

                        Councillor Rideout

                        Councillor Pelley

                        Councillor Chaffey

Also Present:    Cynthia Fry Town Clerk Manager

 

Called to Order by the Mayor at 8:20 pm.

 

ARDAHC

 

1.         JCP Applications Considered

 

It was agreed that the first item of business would be to review the JCP applications.   The decision of Council was that all of the applicants were suitable for placement on the project and would be notified of this as soon as possible.  Anticipated start date is April 23rd.

 

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

1.         Accounts Payable

 

Resolution                    007-040                       Rideout/Alexander

Resolved that the accounts presented for payment be paid totaling $18251.81. 

 

Resolution                    007-041                       Pelley/Alexander

The Town will contribute $130.40 a year for three years toward the mortgage on NLFM’s office building.  5 for, 0 opposed, 0 abstained, carried.

 

A Kodak 10Xzoom digital camera has been purchased to document the progress on the centre’s renovations and extension.

 

$25,796.32 (years 1 & 2) of the Local Governement Gas Tax rebate has been deposited into a GIC.

$61,621.42 ($60,000 of which is the Town’s

s)has been deposited into a GIC.

 

Public Works

 

Work will go ahead on the sections of Tamarack Drive when conditions permit and the equipment is available.  The town will continue with what was to have been done last fall and we’ll also do this year’s upgrading at the same time. 

 

 

Subdivision and Development

 

1.  Subordinate Quarry Permit

 

Correspondence from Municipal Construction in which a request is made to operate from the Town’s quarry lease off Viking Trail.  Council is prepared to agree to the request since it has an existing agreement with Humber Valley Paving.

 

2.  Sale of Lot at Poplar Crescent

 

Resolution                    007-042                       Pelley/Chaffey

 

An interested party has inquired into the possible purchase of piece of land at Poplar Crescent and since the Town is interested in seeing development in the area it is duly resolved that a price be set at $8000 for the lot in question with a condition noted that the buyer must install a drilled well on site.  5 for, 0 opposed, 0 abstained, carried.

 

Recreation

 

The Town has received a request from the Cormack 50+ Club for assistance in adding an extension to the building.  It is noted that the labour would be voluntary. 

 

CORRESPONDENCE

 

Anderson and Yates Forest Consultants - Tree inventory and care consultants.

 

SWASP - Summer Student Program application forms.

 

Communities in Bloom and various flyers and information sheets and magazines which might be of interest to councillors.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

Humber Valley Paving - provided a copy of the statutory return for pits and quarries which they have forwarded to Mineral Lands Division.

 

Aliant - the Town received a verbal response to its inquiry about the poor signal received in some areas of the community.  Due to the need for basic services in other areas (which now includes Ontario) we are not likely to see upgrading which would be quite costly, according to the Regional Manager, Mr. Vic Simmons.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

It was decided that the C.L. Sheppard Memorial Award should be reinstated for this fall’s nomination date.  It will need to be modified in the meantime.

 

The NLFM will hold its annual Municipal Symposium in Gander from May 11 - 12.  Noone able to commit at this time.

 

An introductory letter from the Western Regional Wellness Coalition.

Deer Lake Tourism Development Corp. - a survey request regarding the town’s development interests in and around Deer Lake.  Council felt it could not be of any help in this matter which specifically addresses Deer Lake.

 

Municipal Awareness Day is May 16th. 

 

Resolution                  007-043                       Alexander/Pelley

 

As part of Municipal Awareness Week the Town will sponsor a Poster Contest consisting of three age groupings with a $25 prize and a Town lapel pin to the winner of each group.

5 for, 0 opposed, 0 abstained, carried.

 

Resolution                    007-044                       Pelley/Alexander

To adjourn.  5 for, carried.  11:20 pm.