News and notes from the Dec. 9 regular meeting of Estevan city council.
Councillor Chris Istace tendered his official resignation at the meeting.
In a letter to council, Istace, who is moving to B.C., said he is "grateful for the trust the citizens of our city had placed in me and hope that I fulfilled my obligation to their satisfaction."
Mayor Roy Ludwig commended Istace for his work and credited him for bringing a different perspective to council chambers. Ludwig added he is hopeful that a person who can also bring a youthful perspective to council will run to replace him in the upcoming by-election.
Regens Disposal provided a report on the multi-material recycling program for October and November.
In the report it was noted that Regens collected 39,920 kilograms of recycling in October, which came to 11.82kg per cart. They also collected 295,862kg of trash for a per cart average of 21.01kg.
In November, Regens collected 35,370kg of recycling, which worked out to 10.38kg per cart. They also collected just over 200,000kg of trash.
The Estevan Fire Rescue Service report for September was also included in the meeting minutes. The department attended to just two fires in the month and two hazardous materials calls.
False alarms continued to be a significant issue with 11 of them in September.
Council approved a change order request for work on the new water reservoir. The request was deemed necessary as the SaskEnergy gas meter installed at the reservoir was too small.
Councillor Brian Johnson requested that the City look into who requested the incorrect gas meter and if they had any way of recouping the costs.
Council gave first reading to a rezoning request from Trimount Developments that would allow the company to subdivide 8.42 acres of land in the Dominion Heights area, which they have optioned for purchase.
The land is currently designated as an urban holding zone and Trimount is asking for a change to three different zone designations. The residential low density zone would allow for 19 single detached homes while the low density mix would clear the way for 10 semi-detached (duplex) units. The residential medium density request would allow for two multi-unit parcels for yet-to-be determined multi-family developments.
Now that first reading has been given, council will wait two weeks to allow for any objections to the request to be presented.
Council also passed a new bylaw that will allow for the establishment of a new traffic control committee.
The new committee will be comprised of the chief of police, public works manager, a member of the Estevan Police Service traffic enforcement group and council will also have the option of placing a councillor on the board or appointing an at-large member.
The purpose of the committee is to study, consider and make reports and recommendations to council on traffic matters when requested to by council, a council committee, the Board of Police Commissioners and private citizens.
