Town Council of the Town of Cormack

Minutes of Regular Meeting May 12, 2011

Present: Mayor Melvin Rideout Sr.

Deputy Mayor Anthony Alexander

Councillor Melvin J. Rideout

Councillor Greg Hrabowsky

Absent with Regret: Councillor Vicki O’Leary

Also, Present: Town Clerk, Tracey Hewitt

Meeting called to order at 7:40pm

Resolution 011-039 Alexander / Rideout J. 4 For, 0 Opposed, Carried

Resolved that the minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 13, 2011 be adopted as presented.

DELEGATIONS

1. Fire Chief Chris Foster attended the council meeting.
2. He inquired about the door for the building on Larch Avenue. The council informed him to go ahead and order the door. The purchase order would be provided by the Town.
3. Fire Chief Foster asked when the tank on Oak Crescent would be completed. Councillor Rideout informed the Fire Chief and council that he had spoke to the contractor and work would commence in the next week or so. It was also noted that some excavation had to be done in the area to take care of the problem of drainage.
4. Fire Chief Foster also asked council about First Aid Training for the Firettes and Fireman. Council informed Fire Chief Foster that they would reimburse for training. Chief Foster will get back to council with the number of members that would be needing training and council would check with their staff and council. Councillor Hrabowsky informed council that he would be interested.
5. Chief Foster informed council that their bank balance was Eighteen Thousand Eighty Two Dollars and eighty-seven cent’s $ 18,082.87.

Administration

Resolution 011-040 Alexander / Hrabowsky. 4 For, 0 Opposed, Carried.

Resolved to pay Travel Claims for the HEDB employee April Elms and Councillor Hrabowsky.

Permits and Applications

Resolution 011-041 Rideout J./ Hrabowsky , 4 For, 0 Opposed, carried

Resolved the approval of the following application:

Fire Department

Councillor Alexander updated council on the Fire Department.

• The Fire Department purchased a new 35 foot ladder for $ 2022.70
• A new gated Y was purchased for $ 700.00
• The toll booth held on April 23, 2011 in aid of Derrick and Krista Spracklin took in a total of $ 5070.85.
• The Fire Department is looking in to purchasing a generator to assist in lighting at a fire scene. The department would look into 90 / 10 funding to assist in this purchase.

Councillor Hrabowsky told council that at the Municipal Symposium he attended Fire and Emergency Services President Vince Mackenzie spoke at the conference that keeping equipment and training including records up to date is very important for Fire Departments.

He also spoke of the new Federal Tax Credit that would see members needing 200 training hours to qualify. This would be extreme standards for a community the size of Cormack.

Beautification Committee

Councillor O’Leary was absent but Councillor Rideout updated the council. Work was still in the planning stage for projects set out for the summer

Recreation Committee

• Council responded to an email from the Recreation concerning the formation of an Age Friendly Initiative Committee. Council responded that they would like to see a committee formed and a flyer go out to the community asking for submissions.

Public Works

• Council asked to have a request put into The Department of Transportation to have grading done on the road to Sir Richard Squires Memorial Park from the end of the pavement to Pine Ridge.
• Council would like a letter submitted to the Minister of Transportation and Works on the Condition of the Viking Trail and Veterans Drive in regards to resurfacing.

Financial

(Reports copied and disbursed to councillors)

Resolution 011-042 Rideout J./Hrabowsky 4 For, O Opposed, Carried

Resolved to pay accounts payable for month ending April 2011.

Resolution 011-043 Rideout J./ Alexander 4 For, 0 Opposed, Carried

Resolved to donate to the Bank of Nova Scotia’s Paint the Town Red Campaign.

Resolution 011-044 Rideout J./ Alexander

Resolved to donate Fifty Dollars ( $ 50.00 ) to the Spracklin Family Benefit being held at the hall on May 15^th. Rental fee for the Community Hall will not be waived.

Mayor Rideout and Councillor Rideout adjourned the meeting 11:00pm.

Deputy Mayor Alexander chaired the meeting.

Councillor O’Leary was contacted by phone.

Resolution 011-045 Hrabowsky / O’Leary 3 For, 0 Opposed, Carried

Resolved to approve the permit for Rideout’s Dairy farm for an extension to the barn.

Mayor Rideout and Council Rideout returned to the meeting.

Adjournment

Resolution 011-046 Alexander / Rideout J. 4 For, 0 Opposed, Carried

Resolved to adjourn the meeting at 11:10pm.