Council Highlights - June 24th, 2024

Stay-up-to-date with what’s happening at the Council table with the Town of Arnprior’s meetings in just a few minutes.  Please note these summaries are not an official record of Council meetings. Official minutes are posted online once they are approved during a subsequent meeting. You can also access the meeting recording on the Town’s YouTube channel.

Asset Management Plan Update

Council received an update on the Town’s Strategic Asset Management Policy and 2024 Asset Management Plan activities.

Award of Tender - Development of Fairview and Marshall’s Bay Meadows Parks

By by-law, Council awarded the contract for the development of Fairview and Marshall’s Bay Meadows Parks to Strathmar Trenching Limited for a total of $597,188.95 (plus HST); authorized an additional $29,859.44 (plus HST) to be spent on a new slide feature in the Fairview Park; and awarded contract administration services to Jp2g Consultants Inc. for a total of $37,060.00 (plus HST). Marshall’s Bay Meadows Park will be a passive park with pathways, seating and landscaping. The new Fairview Park will be an active park with several features including a splash pad, parkour park, swings and a slide feature. This project has come in just under the budgeted amount and it is funded through Development Charges. The project is expected to be completed in Spring 2025.

Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan

Council provided their endorsement of the Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan prepared as part of Ontario Regulation 507/18 reporting requirements. The plan is available on the Town’s website.

FoodCycler Pilot Program Results 

Following a recommendation made to Council on November 14, 2023, to participate in a pilot program with FoodCycler Science, the Town of Arnprior implemented the first pilot program to offer an alternative option for food waste for 100 residents. Residents were able to purchase a FoodCycler unit for a much-reduced price (subsidized by the Town and AAFC/Impact Canada), track their usage for 12 weeks and provide data and feedback through an on-line survey. Residents reported generating about a half bag less of garbage per week, this could lead to a potential reduction of 28 bags per household per year trucked to the landfill. Council directed staff to work with Food Cycle Science to implement a secondary pilot program for food waste recycling units for an additional 200 residences and purchase accessories for resale to the public on a cost recovery basis. Keep an eye out for notice that the Town has FoodCycler units available soon.

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Bi-Annual Financial Update

In accordance with Section 14 of the Town’s Procedural By-Law, the General Manager, Client Services / Treasurer provided Council with bi-annual Financial Report for the first part of the 2024 fiscal year (January 1^st, 2024 to May 31^st, 2024). The intent of the report is to provide Council with a clear picture of the Town’s financial status, identify any financial matters of concern and update Council on progress and improvements made to date on finance related initiatives.

Resolutions

Council passed resolutions in support of the eradication of all forms of racism, including Islamophobia and Antisemitism, as well as for the City of Pembroke’s request for provincial funding of a mental health, addiction, and residential drug treatment rehabilitation facility serving the County of Renfrew.