Regular Meeting of Council – Sep 27 2023
Regular Meeting of Council
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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(Meeting to be held in Council Chambers, recorded and livestreamed – excluding in-camera items)
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Moment of Silent Contemplation
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Approval of or Amendments to the Agenda
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Approval of the Minutes of the July 26 & July 27, 2023 Regular Meeting of Council
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Correspondence for Information
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Correspondence for Info
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(109)
Thank you card from Olivia Tanner, 4-H award recipient
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(106)
Job ad – Sustainability Coordinator – Application deadline = October 20, 2023
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(105)
Letter of congratulations to the East Hants Aquatic Centre from Kody Blois, MP for the upcoming recognition from the East Hants & District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards in the category of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
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(94)
New Department of Justice (DOJ) Policing Contract Contact – RCMP Liaison, Danielle Desjardins and Kurt Kamotozki, Manager of Policing Strategy and Governance in Public Safety and Security Division (PSSD).
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(92)
Nova Scotia Health – Community Conversations Report – June 2023 – NS Health conducted a second round of community conversations in June and focused on the implementation of the Mass Casualty Commission recommendation C13 to address the public health emergency in impacted communities.
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(89)
Thank you from the Rotary Club of Sackville and Area (Recycle Your Cycle) for their General Government Grant.
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(87)
Event Poster: Outdoor Family Movie Night in Sipekne’katik Sept 22
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(84)
Site Plan Approval Information Sheet – 179 Piggott Lake Road
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(62)
Approval Notice Ad – 2023 East Hants Official Community Plan
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(61)
Site Plan Approval Information Sheet – 1356 Hwy 2, Lantz
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(59)
Ministerial Approval EH Official Community Plan (Note: the documents will become effective next Wednesday, September 20th when an ad will appear in the Chronicle Herald).
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(57)
Copy of the letter to Minister Lohr from the Municipality of Chester regarding feedback on the MOU/Service Exchange (as it relates to roads).
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(54)
Letter to The Honourable John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing Re: Proposed Service Exchange and Municipal Reform (SERMGAR), specifically regarding roads.
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(53)
Notice of Public Hearing – PLN23-004- 25 Burgess Road, Shubenacadie
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(51)
Affordable Housing – Non Profit Builder – One World Building Association (unsolicited proposal).
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(46)
Community Rider – Door to Door Reader – September 2023 – Back to Class for Everyone
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(45)
Job Opportunity: Policy Analyst Deadline to apply: September 25, 2023
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(42)
Email response to Councillor Tingley from Gary Adams, Regional Executive Director of Education, CCRCE regarding busing policy impacts for Maple Ridge Elementary School students. (Note: Personal information has been removed for protection).
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(41)
Starting Friday, September 1st, Seniors can apply to the annual Seniors Care Grant program, which helps with expenses that allow them to stay in their homes longer and improve their quality of life.
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(37)
Today the government of NS began a public engagement on modernizing its environmental assessment process. Various methods to provide feedback.
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(36)
Notification letter from the Province Re: Repeal and Replace – 2023 East Hants Community Plan. Matter referred to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. There are concerns regarding the policies being inconsistent with the Statements of Provincial Interest regarding Agricultural Land and Flood Risk, as well as mandatory content related to consultation with abutting municipalities. If no decision is made by the Minister within 60 days, the documents are deemed approved on the 61st day.
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(34)
Thank you card from Rylee MacKinnon, HERH Dr. Snow Bursary Recipient
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(33)
Notice that the Northumberland Capital Corporation Inc. (NCCI) will register the Mount Uniacke Quarry Expansion, Hants County for Environmental Assessment (EA) in accordance with Part IV of the Environment Act.
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(29)
Invite for Nominations to the 2023 Board of Directors Election for NSFM
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(25)
Notice of Public Information Meeting: PLN23-008: Amendment to Municipal Planning StratePLN23-Strategy and Land Use Bylaw- Mount Uniackegy Uniacke
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(24)
East Hants & Districts Chamber of Commerce (EHCC) Cell Phone Service in East Hants Survey
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(23)
Email from Cyndi Campbell regarding Elmwood flooding concerns.
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(22)
Responses from the MP and MLA offices in response to the letter sent to CN regarding several culverts under the CN rail line parallel to Highway 2 that experienced challenges handling flows during recent flooding and rain events.
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(21)
Letter to Minister Masland requesting a meeting with Minister of Public Works – Motion C23(123)
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(15)
Needs Analysis for Provincial Library Funding – Council of Regional Libraries (CORL)
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(14)
Notice of Public Information Meeting: PLN23-006: Mapping Amendment to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use Bylaw – Enfield
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(13)
Colchester-East Hants Public Library 2022-23 Annual Report
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(12)
Letter to CN regarding the impact of inland flooding during and after the rainfall event of July 21, 2023, and the request that CN completes an inspection of all CN culverts within that area.
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(11)
Letter from Resident regarding a request for additional access and an exit lane to be added in the Elmwood Subdivision
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(10)
Colchester-East Hants Public Library financial statement for the year ending March 31, 2023
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Letter to NS Department of Public Works regarding cross culverts along Highway 2 and their challenges handling flows during the July 21 inland flooding.
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Letter to NS Department of Public Works, requesting that Public Works scope, schedule and complete a post hurricane Fiona clean up of debris accumulation within the road right-of-way in District 5.
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Letter to NS Department of Public Works regarding support for current traffic studies
being conducted by the Nova Scotia Department of Public Works for the provincial
route and truck roads that travel through the communities of Enfield, Elmsdale,
and Lantz.
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(6)
Municipal Unit Reporting Framework – for the period ending: March 31, 2024
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Letter from Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing regarding East Hants contribution to the Municipal Unit Net Operating Loss Share for 2022-23
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Letter from Uniacke & District Legion Br. 165 requesting the Municipality of East Hants to declare September 17 to 23 of 2023 as National Legion Week. Council does not meet soon enough to approve/deny the request.
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Polling District Review Undertaking Submission
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Email from Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing re Disaster Financial Assistance
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Correspondence for Decision
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Correspondence for Decision
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(107)
Council is asked to select a date for the next Former Elmsdale and Lantz School Sites – Development Concept Workshop.
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(93)
Temporary Borrowing Resolution request to borrow from Municipal Finance for Capital Project #10-008 Land Acquisition – Elmsdale Business Park Motion C15(169).
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(90)
DRAFT 2024 Council Calendar for Decision. Please note: the CCOA board meeting dates have not been added as they were not known at the time of posting and will be added later.
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(86)
Memo – Tourism Grant Request – Maitland & District Development Association
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(55)
Halifax Councillors Pam Lovelace and Cathy Daigle-Gammon have offered to provide an update on shared border interests with Council including housing, transit, policing, watershed and anything else Council may be interested in discussing. If Council is interested, please select a date/time.
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(30)
Hants Senior Safety is dissolving and issued a cheque to East Hants for $46,874.26 representing the portion of the municipal grant funds that were unspent/remaining. Council should decide where the money is allocated, potentially in reserve for senior specific programming/service or into reserve funding for grants (General Government Grant Reserve).
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(20)
Request for Endorsement – First Anniversary of the Iranian People’s Uprising for Freedom
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(19)
Letter from NS Public Works Re: Cost Share Agreement 2023-010 on the Paving of Subdivision (J Class) Streets.
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7:10 PM
Presentation – Colchester-East Hants Public Library: Tiffany Bartlett, Executive Director and Chief Librarian
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(95)
Presentation – Colchester-East Hants Public Library
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PLN23-004 Craig Langille – Amendments to MPS and LUB
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(97)
Public Hearing – Craig Langille – MPS and LUB Amendments
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Corporate & Residential Services Committee Report: Deputy Warden Perry, Chairperson
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(98)
Corporate & Residential Services Committee Report
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Fire Advisory Committee: Councillor Wayne Greene, Chairperson
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(99)
Fire Advisory Committee Report
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Infrastructure & Operations Committee Report: Councillor Garden-Cole, Chairperson
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(100)
Infrastructure & Operations Committee Report
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Nominating Committee Report: Warden Roulston, Chairperson
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(101)
Nominating Committee Report – Police Advisory Committee – Public Member – September 27, 2023
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Planning Advisory Committee: Councillor Mitchell, Chairperson
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(104)
Updated draft letter to the Department of Environment Re: Mount Uniacke Quarry based on feedback from Planning Advisory Committee.
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(102)
Planning Advisory Committee Report
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Police Advisory Committee: Councillor Rhyno, Chairperson
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(103)
Police Advisory Committee Report
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Business From Councillors
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Set Date & Time of Next Council Meetings: October 17, 2023 Regular Meeting of Council (Policy & In-Camera) and October 25, 2023 Regular Meeting of Council
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