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1. Call Meeting To Order. The Regular Meeting of August 14, 2002 was called to order at 7:14 p.m. 1A. Roll Call. Present were Helen Smith, Malcolm Taggart and Pat Shaw. Absent was Patrick Rouble and Pam Blackburn. There were 4 observers. 2. Adoption of Agenda. No amended application has been received from The Department of Indian & Northern Affairs Canada, Lands Branch concerning the Greetham application at Km 1438, and since no one representing the applicants is in attendance at this meeting, the Council will defer further discussion. Motion # 1. Motion by Malcolm Taggart to remove #4, Discussion of Land Use Application by Greetham at Km 1438 Alaska Hwy. until such time as the amended application is received for review. Second by Helen Smith. Vote: Unanamous. Motion # 1 Carried. 3. Adoption Of Previous Meeting Minutes. Minutes of the July 10 meeting were read by Secretary Helen Smith. Motion # 2. Motion by Pat Shaw to accept the minutes with the following amendment. Change phrasing of LARC to YTG. Second by Helen Smith. Vote: 3 in favour. Motion # 2 Carried. 4. Removed from Agenda. 5. Discussion of Powerline Brush clearing at North M’Clintock and Army Beach. No residents expressed any concerns about brush clearing before or at the meeting, and since the brush clearing was already in progress, Council felt no reply to Yukon Electrical would be necessary. 6. Report From the Chair and Correspondence. Correspondence: -A letter of support was written by the LAC for funding to upgrade the skating rink. -A letter was written to George Stetkiewicz of YTG Lands Branch requesting his department defer any further lot subdivisions until after the Marsh Lake Land Use Plan is completed. -An inquiry was sent to the Association Of Yukon Communities about membership and a reply received suggesting an AYC representative attend a future meeting to discuss benefits of membership. Helen Smith offered to follow through with an invitation for September’s meeting. -A reply was sent to Mike McArthur at Highways Maintenance, concerning the intersection of the South M’Clintock and Army Beach roads, summarizing the public discussion and recommendation to reconfigure the road into a T intersection. -A letter was sent to Judy Linton at YTG Lands Branch stating the LAC was in support of the recommendations set out by the Army Beach Neighbourhood Plan. -A reply was sent to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Lands Branch responding to the waterlot lease for Francis Taylor at M’Clintock Place. -An email letter was sent to YTG Lands Branch summarizing the Council’s public discussion regarding the McKinnon subdivision application in Old Constabulary. -A letter from Yukon Environment concerning project funding for Composting Projects through Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative 2002. The deadline had been extended to August 26 and Don Ford was considering an application for funding. Motion # 3. Motion by Helen Smith, that if Don Ford puts together an application before the deadline, the LAC will write a letter of general support to YTG for that application. Second by Pat Shaw. Vote: 3 in favour. Motion # 3 Carried. -Received a cc of a letter from F. Taylor to YTG Lands Branch, concerning the Watt application for a lot extention to accommodate road access. -The LAC emailed a letter to YTG Lands Branch concerning the Watt application, requesting more information about reasonable means of access to surveyed lots, and other concerns that were brought up at the public discussion. -A letter was received from YTG Community Support Branch, with a suggestion concerning the need for an audit of the Marsh Lake Local Advisory Council books, as required in the Municipal Act. 7. New Business. It was requested that a followup be done to NorthwesTel’s letter concerning Extended Service Areas, which include Marsh Lake. Gloria Johnson will check on the CRTC website to find if a decision had been made. Don Ford announced his new water delivery service, White Mountain Water Services, and his septic pump out service, will be up and running by October 1 serving Tagish to the Yukon River Bridge. 8. Adjournment. Motion # 4. Motion by Helen Smith to adjourn meeting. Second by Pat Shaw. Vote: All in favour. Motion # 4 Carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:33 PM. |
