RM of McKillop - Meeting notes - April 12 2022
-BY JENNIFER ARGUE, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
May 10, 2022
There were no submissions to the public hearing on Zoning Bylaw Amendments to Bylaw No. 422/2022 and 423/2022. Council passed the second and third readings of both amendments.
Planning and Development
The RM’s professional contracted planners were in attendance to comment on three separate subdivision applications. There was a discussion on Shoreline’s application with the planners providing different options for Council’s consideration. Reeve Schmidt became irritated several times, and Councillor Garry Dixon asked if the planners were aware of the government regulations regarding slope. In the end, Council said they were concerned about risk and held firm with their previous decision.
The planners will be taking the direction they received from the Council back to the developer to see how they want to proceed. The entirety of the exchange can be heard on the RM’s audio recording on their website.
MacPheat Park parcel tie removal application
The Planner explained that a parcel tie is what Land Titles uses to tie parcels together for development when a road separates them. The Reeve said that while the properties appear in MacPheat Park, they are not actually within its boundary. The Reeve said the RM split the tax revenue with the organized hamlet for years. The Planner is looking into the boundary. Council decided to support the application if a “dilapidated” trailer is removed within 60 days from title transfer with a servicing agreement.
Council approved a Draft Master service agreement on a previously approved subdivision on land by Sundale.
The RM will be asking for a 100% security deposit of construction costs over $2000 for road construction, drainage plan implementation or other major capital improvement infrastructure. The deposit will protect the RM if the developer defaults on the project.
The Planner will write a master service agreement. It will include planning costs and other information the RM requires, which Community Planning won’t accept because the items such as planning costs and dedicated lands information aren’t listed in the planning and development Act. A separate general service agreement that meets Community Planning’s requirements will also be developed.
The RM will be looking into pre-inspection requirements for older homes that people want to move into the municipality before receiving a development or building permit. The Planner said they have other municipalities that require this, and the RM can as well and an easy way to ensure they are up to code.
Administration Report
The CAO said that municipal arrears are declining.
There will be a public hearing on a proposed boundary alteration at Sorenson Beach on May 31.
Even though the Mohr’s Beach Zoning Map includes the Mohr’s development subdivision, the CAO said the Minister hadn’t approved the boundary alteration. The CAO said they are working through the process.
The lagoon gate cameras don’t work because the data required hasn’t been available. Reeve Schmidt said that Wood River hasn’t responded to requests for work. The administrative assistant said they hadn’t answered her calls. He said that the company is routing traffic through equipment in the RM’s basement, and he will unplug it, which will elicit a phone call.
Error in the minutes fixed
Councillor Garry Dixon declared a conflict of interest on the adoption of minutes. At the April 12 meeting, there was a motion regarding an ethics complaint that Council moved to take to the court to decide how to handle it. At the April 26 meeting, the motion wasn’t in the minutes, which were then approved, and the Council passed a similar motion to send it to the court. The CAO fixed the error by adding an appendix to the April 12 meeting minutes, which Council then approved. The CAO apologized, and the Reeve said Council was also responsible.
Fox’s Point
Council said they were concerned about the number of meetings the Fox Point Advisory Committee is having. The CAO said they were to have two meetings a year, and it is costing the RM money because the RM is paying for the remuneration of the council member sitting on the committee. Councilor Dixon is the RMs rep and brought forward the committee requested the RM pay for one of the two hall rentals held for public consultation. Councillor Howard Arndt said he expected that meetings would decrease over time and that startups take time and money. He asked if they were committed to the property or not, and if not, they should give the land in its entirety to the Sask Wildlife Federation. Arndt motioned to pay for half of the rental, which the Council supported. Councillor Dixon informed Council that there would be a website available soon.
Campground Fees
Upon direction of the Council, on May 11, the administration and interested councillors will be meeting to discuss the proposed campground fee bylaw with one of the campgrounds. The campground will be bringing their legal counsel. The CAO didn’t feel the RM needed to bring their counsel as it wasn’t a legal battle and for information purposes. The Reeve said no decisions would be made at the meeting. The CAO noted the RM has gone beyond the notice requirements.
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