RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Monthly Council Meeting

June 9th, 2026

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 (Absent)
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest: No One Declared a Conflict of Interest.

3. MAINTENANCE REPORT: Monty MacAusland gave the following report: Environment was down at the property # 863290 assessing the wetlands for the new development, and they stated that the culvert on the roadway in imploding, and it should be fixed before it becomes impassable. Council agreed to get some quotes to fix it. It was also mentioned that the culvert at the driveway of the Fire well is to high and is not draining properly.  Councillor Gillis said that he will contact Highways about that.

4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Monthly Meeting May 11th and Special Meeting May 25th,  2026

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Allan Parks and carried
THAT the minutes for the  Monthly Meeting May 11th, and Special Meeting May 25th. 2026 be approved as presented.

5. BUSINESS ARISING:
a) Crosswalk/Speed Changes: The speed assessment was done on Lady Slipper Dr S and N and Route 2 and the results of the study were only 6 km over the actual speed so they will not be changing the speed limit on those roads. The curb for the crosswalk will be done from Kelly to Lady Slipper Dr S this summer.
b) Proposed Development: Environment was there today checking the wetlands so we should have the report soon.
c) Sidewalk repairs: The contractor has started the repairs and there was only 1 resident that did not want their driveway done as it was an inconvenience to them.

d) 100 Lady Slipper Dr S: Unsightly Property: The Estate for the property has had a contractor look to give an estimate on the tear down and it was costing $35,000. They did not want to invest in that much money so we gave them 45 days to sell the property.  They have a buyer for the property and they wanted to know how much time they had to tear down the property.  We told them that the new buyer had till December 31 2026.

e) Miscouche ATV Club Share the Roads: Council was sent the Highway Safety Act and the Amendment to the Act for review before the meeting. Council had met with the Miscouche ATV Club on May 27, and they requested all the roads in Miscouche, but they would work with whatever the community wanted them to use. Council will also need to create a Bylaw and enforce it as well.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community will look into other municipalities to see what they are doing.

f) 2nd Reading and Adoption of the Amendments of the Code of Conduct and Election Bylaw: At this time CAO Perry red the amendment to the Elections Bylaw 2026-01.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Allan Parks and carried
THAT the 2nd reading of the Election Bylaw 2026-01 be accepted as read.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Allan Parks and carried
THAT the Adoption of the Election Bylaw 2026-01 be adopted as read.

CAO Perry read the Amendments of the Code of Conduct Bylaw 2026-02

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the 2nd reading of the Code of Conduct Bylaw 2026-02 be accepted as read.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the Adoption of the Code of Conduct Bylaw 2026-02 be adopted as read.

g) Shared Services with the City of Summerside: The Mayor Deputy mayor and the CAO have a meeting with the City on what Shared Services they have to offer on June 19 @9 am.
h) Council Summer Dinner: June 12 @ 6pm at the Shipyard Market.
i) Funding for Generator for the Fire Hall: The Provincial fund was denied for the Generator for the Fire Hall due to cut backs. Council discussed this as it was a budgeted item for 2026/2027.

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community purchase the generator for the fire hall as long as it is within budget.

Councillor Blanchard voted No: Motion Carried

6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:

a) Fire Dept: Councillor MacAusland gave the following report: The department had 3 calls last month. Family Day in Lot 16 will be July 12 with the department attending.  The department and council had their pictures taken last night. The department Summer Party is June 27 5:30- 8pm everyone welcome, and they are looking for $600. For the food budget again this year. Highways is widening out the road going to the Black Pond so the fire trucks will be able to turn around. Chief Woodbury is still working on the warranty items for the new truck, and we will pay the bills and then submit this back to Fort Gary for a credit. The department is also looking to do some renovations on the bathroom downstairs as well as moving the washing machine to another room.  These renovations will cost about $1000.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community donate $600 towards the department Summer Party.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the Community put $1000 towards the renovations on the downstairs bathroom.

b) Recreation, Parks, Playgrounds and Green Space: Councillor J Gallant gave the following report: He and the CAO went to look at the park, and there are 2 fairly large dips in the ground that could be filled. A message was also sent to the contractor for the playground equipment and they were suppose to drop off a tool to lower the swings, but they did not show up. CAO Perry will send a message to see what happened.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT the community order 2 loads of top soil and get the seed to fix the holes at the Kelly Park.

c)  Water & Sewer:  Councilor Gillis gave the following report: The trees inside the fence at the East Lagoon need to be cut down as previously discussed in past meetings, and also the banks at the West lagoon at the old cell need to be filled in as well. Deputy Parks will call a contractor about the trees and the grass and Mayor Gallant will call AGL to see if they are going to fix the banks at the west Lagoon this year. He also stated that there a few manholes that have either raised or dipped over the past year, and if maintenance could look into it to see if its our issue to fix.
d) Repairs, Maintenance and Village Properties: Councilor Blanchard gave the following report: The eavesthroughing on the maintenance shed has been completed. There has been no leaks in the fire hall bay but the gasket and the flashing needs to be replaced and this should be done this summer. There is also a nest of birds that should be evicted. Councillor Blanchard also asked if the panel in the garage door was replaced yet.  It has not been and CAO Perry will send a message to the contractor for an ETA.
e) PEI Federation of Municipalities: Councillor MacLellan was absent so No report was given.
f) Bylaw Committee: Councillor Gillis gave the following report: There was a public Meeting June 4th for the draft bylaw of the Official Plan and Zoning and Subdivision Bylaws and no one showed up from the public.  The committee had some suggestions to add to the draft for council approval.  No more Metal storage containers allowed in the community, and accessory building over 100 sq ft require a development permit.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the community accept the recommendations to add the updates to the draft subdivision and zoning bylaw.

g) Finances:  Councillor Parks gave the following report: Finances are good we are in a $19,000 deficit at the ,moment but we are only 2 months into the new budget.

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the financial report be approved as presented.

7. APPROVAL OF BILLS PAID FOR THE MONTH TOTALING: $75,317.58

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT the payment of the bills totaling $75,317.58 be approved.

8. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Cutting the Grass at the Lagoons: The new operator will not be cutting the grass at the lagoons as it is just to much work and he does not have the manpower hired to do it.  The old operator said that he will cut it but it will be $10,000 a season plus HST.  Council has decided to get some quotes on it.
b) Music Group for the Rec Center: Council was sent a letter from Tony Quinn looking to do a music night at the rec center.  His cost would be $500 and the community would need to sell tickets.  Council is interested and would like to know if he could do it in August or September to give them more time to sell tickets.
c) Grade 12 Graduation: The date is June 22 @ 5:30 Mayor Gallant will attend.
d) Replacement of the maintenance Truck: Councillor Blanchard was wondering if it would be a good idea that instead of purchasing something secondhand that the community go brand new and perhaps get a plow on the front of it to do the parking lots.  The budget was originally $30,000 for a truck and a new one would be somewhere in the range of $75,000, and if this is something that the council would be interested in he will get some quotes on.
e) donation to the PCH Auxiliary: council received a letter asking for a donation towards the PCH Auxiliary.

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the community donate $200 towards the PCH Auxiliary.

f) 18U Mens Baseball Team: council received a letter from the 18U baseball team which one of the residents on Heritage is playing on. They are looking for a donation towards there trip to nationals in Fort McMurray.

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community donate $200 towards the 18U Mens Baseball Team trip to nationals.

9. NEXT MEETING: Monthly Meeting Tuesday July 14th,  2026

10. MEETING ADJOURNED

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland that the meeting of June 9th , 2026 be adjourned.