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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Monthly Council Meeting
July 8th, 2025

1. OPENING MEETING
Mayor Albert Gallant called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.

Present:

Albert Gallant  – Mayor
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor
Charles MacAusland  Councillor
Corey Gillis  Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

There was a  moment of silence in memory of the late Mike Nesbitt.

2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest: Councillor Blanchard declared a Conflict of Interest 6d

3. MAINTENANCE REPORT: Monty MacAusland gave the following report: The desludging of the West Lagoon summer dose is 8 buckets a day for 1 week, and since we can not get a fire truck to the North end of the lagoon it is ideal to have a boat so that they can spread the product in the middle of the lagoon.  Also the grass is really long around the lagoon and this is also not ideal as it can cause issue with the product as it blocks the wind going over the lagoon. Council discussed having a meeting or a conversation with the operator to see about cutting the grass around the lagoon.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Pat Maclellan and carried
THAT the community get quotes on a boat with a motor and the cost of renting a pump to circulate the water in the lagoon.

4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Monthly Meeting June 10th, 2025.

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the minutes for the  Monthly Meeting June 10th, 2025
be approved as presented.

5. BUSINESS ARISING:
a) Unsightly Property 100 Lady Slipper Dr N: The property owner has recently passed away and the family was in touch to say that they have met with a lawyer about the property. Since the resident did not have a will this property will go to probate.
b) Speed Change request/ Crosswalk : There has been no change on the speed signs yet and there will be a crosswalk going from the sidewalk on Kelly to Lady Slipper Dr S.
c) Dog Waste Receptacles: They are being used and council would like to purchase 2 more.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Pat Maclellan and carried
THAT the community order 2 more Dog Waste Receptacles.

Councillor Allan Parks voted No

d) Proposed Development: WSP will be doing a study on the East lagoon to see what the options are to increase the capacity of the lagoon. The study could total $20,000, and we should have a proposal by end of the week.
e) Shed for the Fire Well: The shed has not been put on the property yet, as the meter needs to be put on the outside of the building.  This will need to set up with Maritime Electric.

6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a) Fire Dept: Councilor MacAusland gave the following report: A cable on the new bay doors that were installed broke and the door came down hard.  It is operational and they are waiting for the contractor to come back and fix them. No update on the new fire truck, and the department had 6 calls last month. Lot 16 is having their annual farm day on Sunday 1-4.  Deputy Chief Trowsdale added that the SOG mitigation for MacInnis Lane has been completed and published to the members. They will set up a meeting with the residents and training in the future.

b) Recreation, Parks, Playgrounds and Green Space: Councillor J Gallant gave the following report: The Summer camp is running at the rec center with 3 students hired. He is still getting prices on picnic tables

c)  Water & Sewer:  Councilor Gillis gave the following report: Nothing to report at this time.

d) Repairs, Maintenance and Village Properties: Councilor Blanchard gave the following report:
The outside of the building around the windows was done with the new siding.  The heat pump upstairs at the fire hall needs to be replaced

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community gets quotes to replace the heat pump.

At this time Councillor Blanchard stepped out of the meeting.

The community has only received 1 bid back on the extension of the maintenance shed. There was several contractors that came out and had a look at the work but council has not received a tender for the work from them.  Double M Carpentry, DMR Construction, BG Construction, Maddox Construction and Brothers Home Improvement.  The only bid that council received was from Seawend Construction Council decided to open the bid and see if it came within the budget that they had for the upgrade. The bid came in at $47,194.36 plus HST which could change if the old floor has a 4 ft frost wall then the price will go up but they will not know until they dig around it.

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the community accepts the bid of $47,194.36 plus HST from Seawend Construction.

At this time Councillor Blanchard came back into the room.

There is storm sewer that needs to be fixed by 71 Kelly Dr and the corner of Monaghan and Kelly Dr
needs to be fixed as there is a huge pothole.  Councillor Gillis stated that he will get in touch with Highways.

e) PEI Federation of Municipalities: Councillor MacLellan gave the following report: He did not attend the last meeting so there was no report to give.  Councillor Blanchard asked if he ever got the formula that they use to determine what the community gets for the tax rate. Councillor MacLellan stated that he will send a message off to see if he can get that.
f) Bylaw Committee: Councillor Gillis gave the following report: They have a meeting coming up and they will get the CAO involved as there is some questions that need to be answered before they can go farther.
g) Finances:  Councillor Parks gave the following report: The finances are good and that council should be mindful on the spending as they have a lot of things coming up this year that need to be paid for.

7. APPROVAL OF BILLS PAID FOR THE MONTH TOTALING: $57,722.89

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT the payment of the bills totaling $57,722.89 be approved.

8. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Request for a donation for the 18U Men’s Provincial Baseball Team.  There is 2 residents that are on the 18U Men’s Baseball team that are going to Alberta in August and they are looking for a donation to help fund the trip.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Pat MacLellan and carried
THAT the community donate $200.00 to the 18U Men’s Provincial Baseball Team

b) System Breach: On Thursday July 3 the community email was hacked and they gained access to the debit machine and $2000.00 was refunded to a Master Card and Debit Card in 4 separate transactions.  The system has since been secured and the report was given to the RCMP.
c) Bar float at the Rec Center: Since the Bingo is finished there is still a $3000.00 float that was used for Bingo. CAO Perry would like to use $1500.00 of that as a bar float and then deposit the rest.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Pat MacLellan and carried
THAT the community use $1500.00 of the $3000.00 bingo float as a bar float.

d) Development at 73 Lady Slipper Dr S: Linkletter Farms is looking to put a 200′ long x 100′ wide x 30′ high warehouse for the potatoes. This will be on the east side of the warehouses that are there now. They will need to get a survey done to have a piece of the land adjacent to it added to the parcel that the warehouses are on now.  Once that is completed they will get a permit for development.
e) Old Fire Truck that is being replaced: Councillor MacAusland asked if council had decided if they are keeping the old truck for sewer flushing and community use, or if they are selling it.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Allan Parks and carried
THAT the community keep the old fire truck for community use.

9. NEXT MEETING: Monthly Meeting August 12th, 2025

10. MEETING ADJOURNED

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland that the meeting of July 8th , 2025 be adjourned.