VILLAGE OF SAYWARD
MINUTES
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
March 5, 2013
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Present:
Mayor John MacDonald
Councillor Mike Marsh
Councillor Diane Mason
Councillor Norm Kirschner
Councillor Al Braybrook
Regrets:
In Attendance: Darren Kiedyk, CAO/CFO
1.
Call to Order.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.
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Public Input (maximum 30 minutes).
Introduction of Late Items.
MOTION R13/251
MOVED AND SECONDED
That Council add the following three items to New Business on the agenda
1. Decision on a tax exemption for the Province of BC for the Kelly Property.
2. Reimbursement to Lorne Simenson for his insurance deductable regarding the
sewer back up damage.
3. A one year family membership to the Kelsey Centre to Debbie Coates in
recognition of her volunteer work on the Sayward News.
4.
Approval of Agenda.
MOTION R13/252
MOVED AND SECONDED
That the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council for March 5, 2013 be approved.
CARRIED
Minutes of Previous Meetings.
MOTION R13/253
MOVED AND SECONDED
That the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on February 19, 2013 be adopted.
CARRIED
Petitions and Delegations.
MOTION R13/254
MOVED AND SECONDED
That Council receive a presentation from Elizabeth Greenside representing the Sayward
Abandoned Cat Society regarding feral cats.
CARRIED
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Elizabeth stated the following:
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The mission of the society is to trap feral and abandoned cats, have them spayed
or neuter, vaccinated, de-wormed and given a general health check and return
them to the place they were trapped.
They also foster and place cats and kittens in homes were possible.
They have a 50/50 cost share program geared toward families that can’t afford
the full cost of fixing their cat.
Part of their mission is to educate people about abandoned and feral cats.
In 2011 the society spay/neuter and vaccinated 45 cats.
They receive funding from the SRD and SPCA.
They believe there are only about 10 feral cats in the village, 5 by the Sayward
Towers and they are not the reason there are cougars in the village.
All the feral cats that live near the Sayward Towers have been fixed.
They believe a bigger problem in the village is unaltered domestic cats.
They are requesting a $1,500 grant from the Village and/or SRD to help families
who can’t afford to have their cats fixed and to continue their work with feral
and abandoned cats.
The Mayor thanked Elizabeth for her presentation and stated Council will consider her
request for funding during budget deliberations.
7.
Correspondence.
MOTION R13/255
MOVED AND SECONDED
That the following correspondence be received:
 February 25, 2013 correspondence from the Auditor General for Local Government
re: Audit Planning for 2013/14.
 February 27, 2013 correspondence from the VIHA re: North Island Hospitals Project
moves forward with Physician’s Support.
 March 1, 2013 correspondence from Western Economic Diversification Canada re:
Government Invests in Improvements to Denman Island’s Community Infrastructure.
 March 1, 2013 correspondence from Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce re:
Invitation to the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Cowichan Regional Visitor
Centre.
CARRIED
8. Council Report. - Nil
9. Committee Member Reports. - Nil
10. Mayor’s Report.
Mayor’s February Update Report
MOTION R13/256
MOVED AND SECONDED
That the Mayor’s March update report be received for information.
CARRIED
11. Unfinished Business.
MOTION R13/257
MOVED AND SECONDED
That Council receive an update and presentation on recommended next steps regarding
the Village of Sayward’s economic development strategy from Al Baronas, Algis
Consulting Ltd.
CARRIED
Al Baronas presented each of the three documents provided to Council;
1. Updated SWOT analysis
2. Draft Sayward Economic Development 6 month Time and Activity Chart
3. Progress Report for February 2013
Al Baronas then talked about the need for an Economic Development Strategy for the
Village. He believes that Vann Struth Consulting Group would be an excellent company
to do the study as he has worked with the company on several successful projects. Al
handed out a proposal from the consulting group and briefly talked about the contents of
the strategy. He stated the cost of Economic Development Strategy would be
approximately $31,000 of which they would eligible to receive a grant from ICET for
50%.
The Mayor thanked Al for the presentation and stated that Council will discuss the
strategy at the up coming budget deliberations.
12. New Business.
MOTION R13/258
MOVED AND SECONDED
That a permissive tax exemption not be granted to the Province of BC for the Kelly
Property.
CARRIED
MOTION R13/259
MOVED AND SECONDED
That staff work with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources to remove the
hazardous fallen tree located near the Kelly’s bridge site.
CARRIED
MOTION R13/260
MOVED AND SECONDED
That the Village reimburse Lorne Simenson $500.00 for his insurance deductable which
was attributed to sewer back up damage.
CARRIED
MOTION R13/261
MOVED AND SECONDED
That Council grant a one year family membership to the Kelsey Centre to Debbie Coates
in recognition of her volunteer work on the Sayward News.
CARRIED
MOTION R13/262
MOVED AND SECONDED
That Mayor and Council send a letter to John Duncan MP thanking him for the good
work he does for his constituents and in particular the residents of Sayward and Council
looks forwarding collaborating with him in the future.
CARRIED
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Bylaws. – Nil
Staff Reports.
Public Question Period (maximum 15 minutes).
Adjournment:
MOTION R13/263
MOVED AND SECONDED
That the Regular Council Meeting of March 5, 2013 be adjourned.
CARRIED
The Council meeting was adjourned at 8:20 pm.