If the agenda is any indication, tonight’s regular meeting of Thompson City Council could be both short and without drama.
There are only five resolutions on the agenda including one that if passed, will allocate money so that a new water heater can be purchased for the Thompson Regional Community Centre.
According to a memo from the director of recreation, Carol Taylor, the TRCC has two hot water tanks that are leaking and unusable. The memo says that both are currently shut off, and that the tanks feed water to the dressing rooms as well as other areas of the building. Taylor said that the original plan was to replace both, but that they now plan on removing both tanks before installing one new one and upgrading ventilation. She added that they hope to install a second new tank in 2019.
The agenda also includes a letter from Jeff Wharton, the Provincial Minister of Municipal Relations, as well as a resolution to approve Councillor Byer’s attendance at the upcoming Association of Manitoba Municipalities Cities Caucus meeting.
The letter from Wharton has to do with available funding under the 2018 Municipal Road and Bridges Program. It was announced last month that Thompson would be receiving $200k, though the letter indicates that that amount is simply the maximum that the Province will contribute should it be needed.
The AMM Cities Caucus meeting is set to take place September 19th in Flin Flon, where if approved, Councillor Byer will join Mayor Dennis Fenske and the director of development services, Anthony McInnis. There is not expected to be any cost for the City should the resolution be approved as Councillor Byer is currently a member of the AMM board, which means any costs are covered by AMM. The attendance of Mayor Fenske and McInnis was approved at the last regular meeting council on August 13th.
The meeting is scheduled to start following a meeting of the Thompson Planning District, where the only agenda item is a resolution to approve a permit for a dog kennel just south of city limits.
Both meetings will take place in council chambers at City Hall, and the public encouraged to attend.
You can take a look at the full agenda for the regular meeting of City Council by clicking here.
