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1. Call Meeting To Order. The Regular Meeting of January 14, 2004 was called to order at 7:10 p.m. 1A. Roll Call. Present were Pat Shaw, Malcolm Taggart, and Mike Larsen. Absent was Perry Savoie and Helen Smith. Approximately 7 observers. 2. Adoption Of Agenda. Motion # 1. Motion that the agenda be adopted as posted. Moved by Mike Larsen, Seconded by Pat Shaw. Vote: 3 in favour. Motion # 1 Carried. 3. Adoption Of Previous Meeting Minutes. Motion # 2. Motion THAT the minutes of the December 2003 meeting be accepted as read. Moved by Pat Shaw, Seconded by Mike Larsen. Vote: 3 in favour. Motion # 2 Carried. 4. Report From the Chair & Correspondence, and Old Business. Council received application #2020-60/AB-14 (Pettifor/Prevost) for split consolidation of lot #33 in Army Beach, with a deadline of January 23, 2004 for response. The application appears to be an effort to correct a mistake in the survey of lots 32a and 65a that resulted in the lake access being only 6 meters wide, instead of the required 8 meters. Motion # 3. Motion THAT Chair Taggart contact Eric Petersen at Community Services for clarification of the intent of the application, and to provide a reply before the deadline if the application is a straightforward correction. Moved by Pat Shaw, Seconded Mike Larsen. Vote: 3 in favour. Motion # 3 Carried. Mike Larsen confirmed he had attended the Premier’s Budget discussion meeting at Inn on the Lake, and brought up the two issues, access to drinking water in the north of Marsh Lake and the M’Clintock River Bridge safety issue, which were decided by Council at the previous meeting. Correspondence: Sent as per motions from last months meeting. -a letter to MLA Rouble concerning the Old Constabulary Road upgrade. -letters correcting the Council’s mailing address. -a letter to Energy Mines & Resources concerning resending a land application south of Judas Creek to the Tagish Advisory Council. Received: -From Premier Fentie’s office a reply to Council’s letter concerning safe drinking water and copies of the new guidelines. - A reply from LARC acknowledging Council’s letter requesting an appeal of the Blonde lot extension application in Army Beach. -A request from Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board for input into the issue of off-road vehicle use to be sent to the Working Group on Off-Road Vehicles. Motion # 4. Motion THAT a reply be sent to the Working Group for Off-road Vehicles stating that Council has received complaints about off-road vehicle use only in the Judas Creek Wetlands area. Any future concerns that are brought to Council will be forwarded to the committee. Moved by Mike Larsen, Seconded Pat Shaw. Vote: 3 in favour. Motion # 4 Carried. -Received a letter from Pat McInroy of Community Services announcing funding for temporary staffing and an Educational Program at ML Dump. The amount of $10,000 has been set aside for summer staffing, as requested at a previous meeting of the Society. Don Ford announced that Marsh Lake will be used as a staging area to store 4 to 6 thousand tires. The accumulation of tires at Whitehorse and Marsh Lake are to be brought from smaller dumps across the territory, and stored for approximately 6 weeks before shipping south. Any fire hazard is short term, in comparison to the long term hazard spread across many smaller dumps if the tires are not collected. -Received a letter from Terry Bidniak at Community Development Branch confirming he will be working on the House Numbering issue at Marsh Lake in the New Year. -A reminder from Community Services about the yearly audit. -A copy of the Yukon Environmental Review Committee Newsletter. -A copy of the Yukon Heritage Resources Board annual report. -A copy of the Yukon Agriculture Branch Quarterly Bulletin. 5. Report on AYC correspondence. a. Fire Underwriter’s Survey. At the December AYC Board Meeting it was brought to the attention of all members that it had been almost 20 years since the last Fire Underwriter’s Survey was done anywhere in Yukon. AYC and a number of communities had contacted the surveyor, located in BC, but he had not committed to visiting any of the communities yet. A Fire Underwriter’s Survey assists insurance companies when rating a community for personal home insurance. The majority of communities, including Marsh Lake, have had changes made to infrastructure, and would like to see their rating upgraded. A fee would be provided by each community for this survey, with 85% covered by YTG and 15% covered by the community. Budgeting approximately $350 should cover this expense. Motion # 5. Motion THAT Council approve in principal the request to be included in any Fire Underwriter Surveying done in Yukon communities, and to include in the 2004 budget the expense of the survey at approximately $350. Moved by Mike Larsen, Seconded by Pat Shaw. Vote: 3 in favour. Motion # 5 carried. 6. New Business. Update from the Marsh Lake Community Society, included the status of the community centre project, which is waiting for a final report from the feasibility study. They hope to move ahead with the architectural planning in the next year and construction the following year. Crime Prevention Yukon has given the Community Society a grant for youth employment, and a number of projects are in the works, including looking at a youth council as a sub group of the Society. The 10th Annual Loppett will be on February 14th. There will be a tent dance with a live band, food and a cash bar. Youth will be welcome at the dance until 9 pm. There will be a Community Society meeting on January 28th. 7. Adjournment. Motion # 6. Motion THAT the meeting be adjourned. Moved by Pat Shaw, Seconded by Mike Larsen. Vote: 3 in favour. Motion #6 Carried. Chair Taggart adjourned the meeting at 8:14 pm. |
