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1. Call To Order. The Regular Meeting of May 14, 2008 was called to order at 7:04 p.m. 1A. Roll Call. Present were Helen Smith, Perry Savoie, Peter Heebink and Malcolm Taggart. Absent was Michael Vernon. Approximately 5 observers. 2. Adoption Of Agenda. Motion # 1. Motion THAT the agenda be adopted as posted. Moved by Helen Smith, Seconded by Peter Heebink. Vote: 4 in favour. Motion # 1 Carried. 3. Adoption Of Previous Meeting Minutes. Minutes of the April 9, 2008 meeting were read. Motion # 2. Motion THAT the minutes be accepted with type o’s corrected. Moved by Helen Smith, Seconded by Peter Heebink. Vote: 4 in favour. Motion # 2 Carried. 4. Budget Update. Council agreed to pay the 2007 meeting room rental of $2200 still owing to the Community Society. Motion # 3. Motion THAT Council approve the 2007 Actual and the 2008 Budget. Moved by Perry Savoie, Seconded by Peter Heebink. Vote: 4 in favour. Motion # 3 Carried. 5. Report From the Chair & Correspondence. House Numbering: Chair Taggart had not heard from Community Services if the new maps had been printed. He agreed to call and find out. License to Occupy applications: Chair Taggart looked into a question raised at the April meeting concerning Land Applications and was informed that they were all applications for Licence to Occupy. 6. Committee Reports. AYC: Perry Savoie submitted travel and training expenses from the AYC AGM in Haines Junction for approval plus an application for CTTS funding to cover some of the training expenses. Motion # 4. Motion THAT Council gives approval to pay Councillor Savoie’s expenses for the AYC AGM. Moved by Malcolm Taggart, Seconded by Peter Heebink. Vote: 4 in favour. Motion # 4 Carried. Savoie also reported that Marsh Lake had been asked to host the March 2009 AYC Board Meeting. The host would be required to provide a meeting room, plus coffee, snacks and lunch for approximately 25 people. Motion # 5. Motion THAT Savoie extend Marsh Lake Council’s invitation to AYC to hold their March 2009 Board Meeting at Marsh Lake on either March 7 or March 14 of 2009. Moved by Perry Savoie, Seconded by Helen Smith. Vote: 4 in favour. Motion # 5 carried. Savoie also reported that the AYC AGM was very well attended and that the LAC’s had agreed to a more cooperative approach and organize to become a stronger voice. Community Society: John Streicker reported that there would be a potluck BBQ at Army Beach day use area on May 17th at 2pm. The society’s AGM will be May 28th. The yearlong calendar of events for the centre was sent out with the spring newsletter and the society would have the next one ready for March 2009. The society is going to pursue funding for an information sign at the highway entrance to Doehle Drive in Judas Creek. They requested input from the Council on the format and content of the sign. Streicker also announced that he had tendered his resignation as the administrator of the community centre. He would assist his replacement with training and would continue to help out at the centre as a volunteer. FireSmart: nil report. Solid Waste Management Society: Gloria Lommerse reported that the May 10 Household Hazardous Waste Day was well attended, with more users than previous years. There was a query about why paints were not taken by the Department of Environment. Lommerse explained that latex paints were not classified as hazardous waste and paint cans could be dried out and disposed of in household waste bins and the containers recycled. The paint was kept around so that people who wished could take any cans of paint that were still usable. Lommerse also reported that the society is in support of Mount Lorne Garbage Society’s bid for parity in funding. The society has done a large cleanup of the transfer station area and was pleased that the site was cleaner and more organized that any previous year. The long-term challenges were to continue sorting and segregating larger volumes in the future. EMO: nil report. 7. Old Business. Council discussed the need for new representatives for the FireSmart and Emergency Measures Committees, since the resignation of Mike Larsen. The community liaison for EMO had proven to be an extremely important role in the past. 8. New Business and Question Period. Highway Cleanup: Firehall volunteers would be out doing highway cleanup on May 24th. A section of land down the sawmill road on the north side of the Lewes Bridge that is being set aside as a Land Trust to be bequeathed to the Yukon Conservation Society for small farming and alternative energy was brought to Council’s attention by Sue Greetham. Although outside the Council’s proposed boundaries, Greetham is requesting comments on whether the community would make use of the facility. A question was raised about speed signs through the subdivision of Judas Creek. More signs would help keep drivers informed about the need to slow down to the 30 km limit. Helen Smith agreed to call the department of Highways to request more speed limit signs. The excess of business signs at the Marina Road junction was brought up. It was decided that Council needed to look into a standard for signs put up throughout Marsh Lake. Signs for businesses located in Whitehorse were seen as unwelcome and a standard for signs from local businesses could be adopted. Mosquito control: Perry Savoie reported that the one person in Army Beach who was trained to apply the control pellets was receiving calls from residents of other areas of Marsh Lake requesting his services. Since Gary Pettifor was doing this service as a volunteer for his neighbourhood he was reluctant to commit to taking on other parts of the community. Council decided that any calls about mosquito control to him or the Yukon Government offices should be referred to the Councillor in that area for information. 9. Adjournment. Chair Taggart adjourned the meeting at 8:48 p.m. |
