TOWN OF LOCKEPORT

COUNCIL MEETING

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2024, AT 1:00 P.M.

AGENDA

  1. Call to order
  1. Silence Electronic Devices
  1. Approval of Agenda, including additions or deletions

Draft Motion: That Council approve the agenda for the November 29, 2024, meeting as presented/with the following additions:

  1. Approval of Minutes from the November 15, 2024, Regular Council Meeting

Draft Motion: That Council approve the November 15, 2024, meeting Minutes as circulated.

  1. Business arising from previous Minutes

There was no business from the previous minutes

  1. Community Forum (Open Mic)
  • 20 Minutes Maximum
  • Each resident is allowed a maximum of five minutes.
  • Each resident is to state their name and where they live
  • The resident is to speak directly to the Council.
  • There will be no interaction by Council at this time.
  • If questions are posed by residents the question will be recorded to be researched.
  1. Presentations

There were no presentations scheduled for this meeting.

  1. Department Reports
  • Public Works Department Report (Page 1)
  • Community Coordinators Report (Page 2-3)
  • Administration Report (Page 4-5)
  1. Finance
  • List of invoices already paid in the amount of $31,377.84 (Page 6)
  1. Other Business
  • Email from Municipality of Shelburne resident wanting approval to connect to the Town’s sewer system. (Page 7-8)
  • Email from Leesha Wood about renting tables and chairs for a wedding next September. (Page 9)
  • Memo to Municipal and Town Council of Shelburne County in regard to Advocacy for Healthcare Services and Proposal for a County-Wide Healthcare Needs Assessment (Page 10-12)
  • Discussion on upcoming meeting
  • Terms of Reference for Lockeport Heritage and Tourism Advisory Committee. (Page 13-18)
  1. Committee Reports
  • Canada Day (Councillor Candace Malik) (Page 19)
  • Recreation Report (Deputy Mayor Anna Chetwynd) (Page 20-30)

Draft Motion:  That as recommended by the Recreation Committee that Council Mary Meagher and Janice Fiske be appointed as Community members of the Recreation Committee.

  1. Correspondence
  • Reply from Barbara Adams, Minister of Justice and Attorney General – Re: Request for an Organized Crime Unit in South West Nova Scotia. (Page 31)
  1. Information Only
  • Email from Marilyn Johnston in regard to dissolution of the Shelburne County Mental Health and Wellness Association. (Page 34)
  • Bulletin for Municipality of Shelburne - Municipal Planning Strategy & Land Use By-Law Sessions. (Page 35-36)
  1. Date of next meeting
  • Friday December 13, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.
  1. “In Camera”     
  1. Adjournment

  Regular Council Meeting 11292024agd.