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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL HELD
PRESENT: |
Mayor:� Dennis Korte Councillors: ��� Leon Doepker������������ Leon Winkel ����������������������� Malcolm
Eaton����������� Wendy Yaworski ����������������������� Jack
Tuchscherer������ Jerry Weyland������������ City Commissioner:� Willard
Struck City Clerk:� Sandra Pauli Works & Utilities Director:�
Rod Halyk Leisure Services Director:�
Ross Milnthorp |
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CALL TO ORDER: |
Mayor Korte called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. |
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ADOPT AGENDA: |
Doepker/Tuchscherer That the agenda as presented be amended as follows: � 9. ����� Financial Statements. ����������� ����������� c)�������� Revenue & Expenditure Statement
for the Month of ����������� January 2004 (Delete) 12.������ New Business. ����������� b) ������� Committee of the Whole ����������������������� iii) ������� Economic Development ����������������������������������� �
Mayor Dennis Korte (Add) ����������� ������ ���������������������������� Motion Carried. |
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APPROVE MINUTES: |
Tuchscherer/Winkel That the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held January 27,
2004 be approved as recorded and circulated. ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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DELEGATION � SASKATOON REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY: |
Mr. Kelvin Fisher, Vice President of the Saskatoon Regional Health
Authority, was in attendance at the meeting to extend congratulations to
Council for considering a no smoking bylaw. Mr. Fisher indicated that the Health Authority supports a total 100%
ban of smoking in public buildings with no exemptions and offers the
Authority�s services to promote awareness and assistance in implementing the
bylaw. A copy of Mr. Fisher�s presentation is attached hereto and forms a
part of these minutes. Mayor Korte thanked Mr. Fisher for the information he provided and
for attending the meeting. |
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DELEGATION � ECOLOGICAL PARK: |
Mr. Eric Ruthven, Chairperson of the Humboldt & Area Ecological
Park, was in attendance at the meeting to provide Council with an update of
the activities completed to date at the Ecological Park site. On behalf of the Park Committee, Mr. Ruthven requested that the City
contribute to the cost of playground equipment for the Ecological Park.� He indicated that the cost of the equipment
would be approximately $28,000.00 and asked that Council budget for half the
cost of the playground equipment in their 2004 Budget and the remainder in
the 2005 Budget. Mayor Korte thanked Mr. Ruthven for attending the meeting. |
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DELEGATION � SASK COALITION FOR TOBACCO REDUCTION: |
Ms. Lynn Greaves of the Saskatchewan Coalition for Tobacco Reduction
was in attendance at the meeting to commend Council for considering a 100% no
smoking bylaw. She indicated that the Coalition fully supports the City of
Humboldt�s no smoking bylaw and encouraged Council not to make exemptions to
the bylaw. Mayor Korte thanked Ms. Greaves for attending the meeting. |
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CORRESPONDECE: |
Eaton/Yaworski That the following correspondence be received. a) ������� FCM Members Advisory
� Throne Speech b) ������� Wapiti Regional
Library � 2004 RMTV Category Budget c) ������� St. Elizabeth�s
Hospital Annual Advisory Board � Notice ����������� of Meeting d) ������� Minutes of the Humboldt
& District Museum Board Meeting ����������� held
e) ������� Saskatoon Health
Region � West Nile Virus Control Programs f) �������� FCM Advisory � GST
Rebate g) ������� Chamber of Commerce �
No Smoking Bylaw ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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WORKS & UTILITIES COMMITTEE MINUTES: |
Doepker/Tuchscherer That the minutes of the Works & Utilities Committee Meeting held
February 3, 2021 be accepted for information. ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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TRENT RIES � OFFSITE SERVICE CHARGE: |
Doepker/Tuchscherer That we approve the recommendation of the Works & Utilities
Committee to waive the offsite service charge on the property located on Lot
B, Block 9, owned by Mr. Trent Ries, based on an agreement with the City
signed in 2000. Further, that the City provide one service at this location and that
any future subdivision of this property be subject to the offsite service
charges. ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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SASKENERGY SURCHARGE: |
Eaton/Weyland That the City request the Minister for SaskEnergy to amend the
SaskEnergy regulations by removing the City of Humboldt from the provisions
of Section 12(1) of the Regulations. ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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CITY COMMISSIONER�S REPORT: |
Tuchscherer/Yaworski That the City Commissioner�s Report dated February 10, 2021 be
accepted for information. ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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PECUNIARY INTEREST: |
Councillor Leon Doepker declared a pecuniary interest in the
following matter and left the Council Chambers at 8:46 p.m. |
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PAY ACCOUNT: |
Eaton/Weyland That cheque number 20410 payable to True Value in the amount of
$27.09 be approved for payment. ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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RETURN: |
Councillor Doepker returned to the Council Chambers at 8:47 p.m. |
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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: |
Eaton/Doepker That the accounts payable for the period February 10, 2021 as
represented by general cheque numbers 20348 to 20498 inclusive, and as filed
in the Accounts Payable Register be approved for payment. ����������������������� ����������� Motion Carried. |
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REVENUE & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT: |
Winkel/Yaworski That the revenue and expenditure statement for the year ending
December 31, 2020 be approved as presented. ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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WALDSEA LAKE BOARD APPOINTMENT: |
Eaton/Winkel That the City accept the resignation of Mr. Raphael Merkosky to the
Waldsea Lake Regional Park Authority and that Mr. Michael Schlosser be
appointed to the Authority for a term ending January 31, 2005. ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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ECOLOGICAL PARK � PLAYGROUND REQUEST: |
Weyland/Eaton That the request from the Ecological Park Committee to provide
funding for a playground structure at the Ecological Park site be referred to
the 2004 Budget deliberations. ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: |
Doepker/Tuchscherer That we sit in private session of the Committee of the Whole the time
being ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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PRESENT IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: |
Mayor Dennis Korte, Councillor Leon Doepker, Councillor Jerry
Weyland, Councillor Jack Tuchscherer, Councillor Malcolm Eaton, Councillor
Leon Winkel, Councillor Wendy Yaworski, City Commissioner Willard Struck,
City Clerk Sandra Pauli |
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AUTHORITY: |
The Committee met under Section 6(4) and Section 6(5) of The Local Authority of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act. |
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REVERT: |
Doepker/Winkel That we revert to the Regular Meeting of Council the time being ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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DOEPKER INDUSTRIES � TAX CONCESSION: |
Doepker/Weyland That the City of Humboldt amend the tax concession agreement with
Doepker Industries Ltd. as follows: 1. ������� That Doepker
Industries Ltd. pay full taxes for July 2003 and ����������� thirty percent (30%) of the taxes on the remaining
eleven ����������� months of the year. 2. ������� That the reference to
twenty employees in the agreement be ����������� deleted. 3. ������� That Doepker
Industries Ltd. pay forty percent (40%) of the ����������� taxes for 2004 and 2005. ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |
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ADJOURN: |
Doepker/Weyland That we do now adjourn, the time being ����������������������������������� Motion
Carried. |