The Minto Record

Council Agenda

March 4, 2025

Who was there

Present (6): David Anderson, Judy Dirksen, Ron Elliott, Geoff Gunson, Ed Podniewicz, Paul Zimmerman

Absent (1): Dave Turton

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (17 motions)

16 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

THAT minutes of the Town of Minto February 4, 2025 Regular Council meeting be approved.
Moved by Councillor Elliott, seconded by Councillor Podniewicz
Carried
THAT the Town of Minto Council convenes into Committee of Adjustment. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ March 4, 2025 Council Minutes 1
Moved by Councillor Dirksen, seconded by Councillor Gunson
Carried
THAT the Town of Minto Committee of Adjustment convenes into Committee of the Whole.
Moved by Councillor Zimmerman, seconded by Councillor Elliott
Carried
THAT the Council of the Town of Minto provisionally adopt the engineers report by Bylaw in open session.
Moved by Councillor Elliott, seconded by Councillor Dirksen
Defeated
THAT the Council of the Town of Minto refer the report back to the engineer for a review of adding culverts and a swale through Jim Gibsons property and access for Bill Wilkens property and other adjustments as deemed appropriate.
Moved by Councillor Dirksen, seconded by Councillor Podniewicz
Carried
THAT Council receives the correspondence as information.
Moved by Councillor Gunson, seconded by Councillor Podniewicz
Carried
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ March 4, 2025 Council Minutes 5 THAT Council of the Town of Minto receives the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee meeting minutes of February 20, 2025 as information and approves any recommendations contained therein.
Moved by Councillor Podniewicz, seconded by Councillor Elliott
Carried
THAT the Council of the Town of Minto hereby receives report PW 2025-005 Tender Results – Asphalt, Gravel, Dust Suppression, prepared by the Roads and Drainage Manager, for information purposes; AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Town of Minto awards Tender 2025-03; Supply and Apply Dust Suppressant to Da-Lee Dust Control for a unit price of $525.65 per flake equivalent ton excluding HST; AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Town of Minto awards Tender 2025-04; Supply, Load, Haul and Spread Granular ‘A’ (Maintenance Gravel) to Walker Aggregates Inc. for a unit price of $14.75 per ton excluding HST; AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Town of Minto awards Tender 2025-05, Asphalt Resurfacing to E.C. King Contracting for a total of tender amount of $699,931.35 excluding HST.
Moved by Councillor Zimmerman, seconded by Councillor Dirksen
Carried
THAT the Council of the Town of Minto hereby receives Report PW 2025-006 Municipal Drain Maintenance Assessments, prepared by the Drainage Superintendent and Treasurer, for information purposes; AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Town of Minto considers passage of the related Assessment By-Law and amending Assessment By-law in open session.
Moved by Councillor Elliott, seconded by Councillor Podniewicz
Carried
THAT the Council of the Town of Minto hereby receives report FIN 2024-003 2024 Council Remuneration, prepared by the Treasurer, for information purposes.
Moved by Councillor Gunson, seconded by Councillor Zimmerman
Carried
THAT the Committee of the Whole convenes into Regular Council.
Moved by Councillor Elliott, seconded by Councillor Dirksen
Carried
THAT the Council of the Town of Minto ratifies the motions made in the Committee of the Whole.
Moved by Councillor Podniewicz, seconded by Councillor Zimmerman
Carried
THAT By-law 2025-011 be approved and read a first and second time and provisionally adopted in Open Council.
Moved by Councillor Elliott, seconded by Councillor Dirksen
Carried
THAT By-laws 2025-012 and 2025-013 be approved and read a first, second, third time and passed in Open Council and sealed with the seal of the Corporation.
Moved by Councillor Zimmerman, seconded by Councillor Elliott
Carried
THAT By-law 2025-014; To confirm actions of the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Minto respecting a meeting held March 4, 2025; be read a first, second, third time and passed in open Council and sealed with the seal of the Corporation.
Moved by Councillor Dirksen, seconded by Councillor Podniewicz
Carried
THAT The Council of the Town of Minto adjourns to meet again at the call of the Mayor.
Moved by Councillor Zimmerman, seconded by Councillor Elliott
Carried
THAT The Town of Minto Committee of Adjustment approves the application by JEM Freight Inc for the property legally described as PART LOT 8, municipally known as 310 York Street, Palmerston in the Town of Minto, is seeking relief from Clause 12.2.1.6 to permit a minimum rear yard setback of 2.5 m.
Moved by Ed Podniewicz, seconded by Geoff Gunson
Carried

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