Municipal District of St. Stephen Council
AGENDA

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 6:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

Moosehead Room at the Garcelon Civic Center

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A.

CALL TO ORDER

B.

FIRST NATION RECOGNITION

Before we begin, I would like to respectfully acknowledge that we are gathered today on the ancestral, unceded territory of the Peskotomuhkati people.

C.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

• Proposed Resolution:

  THAT the Agenda for the Regular Council Meeting of NOVEMBER 27, 2024, be approved.

D.

DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

E.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1.

Special Council Meeting

• Proposed Resolution:

  That the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on NOVEMBER 6, 2024, be approved as presented.

2.

Regular Council Meeting

• Proposed Resolution:

  That the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on OCTOBER 30, 2024, be approved as presented.

F.

PUBLIC DELEGATIONS

1.

Downtown St. Stephen Business Improvement Area Year End Update

Presentation by Heather Donahue.

G.

REPORT OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

• Proposed Resolution:

  That the Report of the Chief Administrative Officer be acknowledged and received.

H.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

I.

REPORTS

• Proposed Resolution:

  That the following Information Report be acknowledged and received.

1.

Future St. Stephen Economic Development Report

J.

BYLAWS

1.

BYLAW 03-23-1, A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW 03-23 - SECOND READING

• Proposed Resolution:

  That Bylaw 03-23-1, A Bylaw to Amend Bylaw 03-23, be given SECOND reading in its entirety.

2.

BYLAW 03-23-1, A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW 03-23 - THIRD AND FINAL READING

• Proposed Resolution:

  That Bylaw 03-23-1, A Bylaw to Amend Bylaw 03-23, be given THIRD AND FINAL reading by title.

3.

A BY-LAW TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT LEVY

• Proposed Resolution:

  That MDSS BYLAW 01-24, A BYLAW TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT LEVY, be given FIRST reading in its entirety.

K.

NEW BUSINESS

1.

Requests for Decisions

a.

VIC WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS

• Proposed Resolution:

  That Council approves the recommendations made by the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) working group.

b.

QUESTICA PROPOSAL

• Proposed Resolution:

  That Council authorizes the purchase of Questica Budget Software on or before November 29, 2024, in order to receive a 10% pre-order discount as outlined in the Questica Budget Proposal dated October 10, 2024.

c.

CANADA COMMUNITY-BUILDING FUND WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (2024-2033) AGREEMENT

• Proposed Resolution:

  That Council authorizes the Mayor and Clerk to sign the "Agreement on the Canada Community-Building Fund with Local Governments (2024-2033)" as presented by the Department of Environment and Local Government.

L.

CORRESPONDENCE

• Proposed Resolution:

  That Council receive the within correspondence for informational purposes.

1.

Thank You Notes from St. Stephen Middle School

2.

Thank You Letter from St. Croix Branch No. 9

M.

COUNCIL REPORTS

• Proposed Resolution:

  That the Council Reports be acknowledged and received.

1.

Mayor MacEachern

2.

Deputy Mayor Wheaton

3.

Councillor Harding

4.

Councillor Greenlaw

5.

Councillor Hyslop

6.

Councillor Eastman

7.

Councillor Cornish

8.

Councillor Wright

N.

MOTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC

• Proposed Resolution:

  THAT pursuant to section 68(1) of the Local Governance Act, Council move to a closed session for the purpose of discussing:

1.

Financial Matter

2.

Financial Matter

O.

ADJOURNMENT

• Proposed Resolution:

  THAT the meeting be adjourned at ____ p.m.