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RULES FOR RESOLUTIONS SESSIONS

1. Members of the resolutions committee will read out the operative clauses of a given resolution - i.e. the resolved portion.

2. The chair will move the resolution.

The chair will call for a seconder who will second the resolution by providing their name and municipality.

3. The seconder will open debate on the resolution. Then any municipal RࠦFLDOLVZHOFRPHWRVSHDNLQIDYRXURURSSRVLWLRQWRWKHUHVROXWLRQ at hand.

4. Anyone speaking to a resolution will have a maximum of two minutes. The time remaining for speakers will be displayed, counting from two PLQXWHVWR]HURDWZKLFKWLPHPLFURSKRQHVZLOOEHWXUQHGRࠣ 1RRQHPD\VSHDNWZLFHSHUUHVROXWLRQXQOHVVIRUFODULࠤFDWLRQ 6. The seconder will be invited to close debate.

$OOPHPEHUVRIFRXQFLODQGFKLHIDGPLQLVWUDWLYHRࠦFHUVDUHSHUPLWWHG to vote with their assigned handheld voting device.

8. The chair will entertain only two amendments per resolution.

9. Should more than two amendments come forward, the chair may send the resolution to the resolutions committee and the parliamentarian for their consideration.

L to R: Eileen Clarke, AMM Urban Vice-President; Denis Carter, Reeve, RM of Woodworth, Western District; Doug Dobrowolski, AMM President; David Single, Reeve, RM of Westbourne, Midwestern District; Jacques Trudeau, Councillor, RM of Taché, Eastern District; Roger Wilson, AMM Rural Vice-President; George Fontaine, Mayor, City of Flin Flon, Northern District; Craig Mohr, Councillor, RM of Shell River, Parkland District; Don Wiebe, Reeve, RM of Rhineland, Central District; and Kurtiss Krasnesky, Councillor, RM of St. Andrews, Interlake District

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RESOLUTION CATEGORIES

rESOLUTiON CATEGOriES

The following categories shall apply to all resolutions submitted for consideration by the Association of Manitoba Municipalities at either the Annual Convention or the District Meetings.

CATEGORY 1: MUNICIPAL ISSUES

Category 1 resolutions are resolutions whose outcome has the potential to impact a majority of municipalities.

It is possible that the outcome of a Category 1 resolution might not immediately impact all municipalities, but the outcome has the potential to impact a majority of municipalities. This impact may be direct or indirect.

([DPSOHVRIDUHDVRILQࠥXHQFHRI&DWHJRU\UHVROXWLRQVLQFOXGHGLUHFWFKDQJHVWR legislation that govern municipalities, such as The Municipal Act, changes to direct funding to municipalities, such as the Provincial-Municipal Tax Sharing Agreement, or more indirect changes to government programs that might impact municipalities, like a change in the Provincial drainage program.

Category 1 resolutions, if passed at the local district, will be brought forward to the main resolutions committee for consideration at the Annual Convention.

CATEGORY 2: LOCAL OR REGIONAL MUNICIPAL ISSUES

&DWHJRU\UHVROXWLRQVGHDOZLWKORFDORUUHJLRQDOLVVXHVWKDWDࠣHFWRQHUHJLRQ or only a small number of municipal governments.

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RESOLUTIONS INDEX

rESOLUTiONS iNDEX

1 - 2012 Convention Agenda

2 - 2012 Two Minute Speaking Time Limit at the Ministerial Forum

0XQLFLSDO2ࠦFLDOV6HPLQDU/RFDWLRQ 4 - 2012 Insurance Premiums

5 - 2012 1% Municipal Infrastructure Levy 6 - 2012 Community Pastures

7 - 2012 Control of PFRA Community Pastures 8 - 2012 PFRA Shelterbelt Program

9 - 2012 Notice for Pipeline Abandonment 10 - 2012 Pipeline Abandonment & Removal

&HUWLࠤFDWHLQ0DQLWRED0XQLFLSDO Administration Program

12 - 2012 Continued Funding for Regional Development Corporations

13 - 2012 Coal Use in Manitoba

14 - 2012 Conservation Agreement Timelines 15 - 2012 Nature Conservancy of Canada Land

Purchases

/DQG&ODVVLࠤFDWLRQ 17 - 2012 Drainage on Crown Lands 18 - 2012 Water Level Information

19 - 2012 Improve Water Quality of Manitoba Waterways

20 - 2012 Amend Winter Fertilization Application Restrictions

21 - 2012 Support for LIDAR Coverage

22 - 2012 Handling Fee for Collection of School Taxes 23 - 2012 Adequate Flood Compensation for All Losses

to Assiniboine Valley Producers 6WDࠦQJIRUD6WDWHRI(PHUJHQF\

25 - 2012 Emergency Volunteer Worker’s Compensation Board of Manitoba

26 - 2012 Exempt Municipal Governments 27 - 2012 Regional Health Authority Board

Representation for Hospitals 28 - 2012 Amend The Real Property Act

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31 - 2012 Gravel Inventory Report 32 - 2012 2011 Flood Levels

33 - 2012 Channel to Drain Lake Manitoba 34 - 2012 Special Constable Training Programs 35 - 2012 Building Manitoba Fund Base

36 - 2012 Base Amount for Infrastructure Funding

37 - 2012 Implement School Land Dedication or Cash in Lieu of Land for Subdivisions

38 - 2012 Amend The Planning Act

39 - 2012 Use of True Market Value for Assessment Purposes

40 - 2012 Include Mines and Minerals in Land Titles 41 - 2012 Exemption of Regional Partnership from Real

Property Taxes

42 - 2012 Exempt Public Libraries from Education Levies and Taxes

43 - 2012 PSAB Training and Assistance 44 - 2012 Amend Population Base for Policing 45 - 2012 Provincial Per Capita Funding for RCMP 46 - 2012 Assessment Losses

47 - 2012 Pipeline Abandonment

48 - 2012 Funding Formula for Oil Related Revenue for Municipalities

49 - 2012 Amend The Planning Act to Allow Use of Fines as Enforcement

50 - 2012 High Speed Internet and Cell Service for Rural Manitoba (Standing Policy)

51 - 2012 Maintenance of Right-of-way on Provincial Drains (Standing Policy)

52 - 2012 Additional Funding for Palliative Care Services in Manitoba (Standing Policy)

53 - 2012 Base Tax for Essential Services (Standing Policy)

54 - 2012 Increase Funding for Mobility Disadvantaged Transportation Program (Standing Policy)

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AMM Resolution #1-2012

Convention Agenda

Sponsor(s) Department(s)

Langford, RM (Midwestern) AMM

WHEREAS the Provincial Veterinary Service Commission involves members from the majority of municipalities in Manitoba and meets regularly during the time of the AMM Annual Convention;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities include an afternoon timeslot and meeting room for the Provincial Veterinary Services Board.

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AMM Resolution #2-2012

Two Minute Speaking Time Limit at the

Ministerial Forum

Piney, RM (Eastern) AMM

WHEREAS the Association of Manitoba Municipalities hosts the Ministerial Forum at the Annual Convention for municipal members to ask current questions to the Ministers;

AND WHEREAS there is a two minute enforced speaking time limit per municipal member;

AND WHEREAS there is no time limit during the Ministerial Forum; AND WHEREAS this has allowed municipal members to dominate the Ministerial Forum discussion, limiting the opportunity for other municipal members to question the Ministers regarding issues; AND WHEREAS the Association of Manitoba Municipalities represents all municipalities facing a multitude of issues;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities enforce a two minute speaking time limit at the Ministerial Forum.

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AMM Resolution #3-2012

Municipal Officials Seminar Location

Rockwood, RM (Interlake) AMM

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AND WHEREAS MOS was previously held in Brandon the end of February each year;

AND WHEREAS the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) has been requested to investigate the possibility of moving MOS back to the original February dates;

AND WHEREAS the February dates are booked for the next several years in Brandon;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities investigate the possibility of moving the Municipal 2ࠦFLDOV6HPLQDUWR:LQQLSHJDWWKHHQGRI)HEUXDU\HDFK\HDU subject to suitable accommodations being available.

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AMM Resolution #4-2012

Insurance Premiums

Cartwright, Village (Western) AMM

WHEREAS municipal corporations in Manitoba obtain property insurance, equipment and other insurance coverage through Western Financial Group Insurance Solutions with assistance from the Association of Manitoba Municipalities and the Municipal Trading Company of Manitoba;

AND WHEREAS many factors are taken into consideration in determining cost of insurance premiums, one of which is property and equipment valuation;

AND WHEREAS property and equipment values are determined by Western Financial Group Insurance Solutions based on asset type, construction, age, etc. and may or may not include on-site inspections or appraisals;

AND WHEREAS land values and infrastructure continue to rise at an alarming rate;

AND WHEREAS property and equipment values are important for municipalities to make informed decisions on insurance coverage and are supplied to municipalities upon request;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities request Western Financial Group Insurance Solutions to provide property and equipment values to all municipalities on an annual basis prior to policy renewals;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED THAT_{Western Financial Group} Insurance Solutions provide municipal corporations with on-site property inspections or appraisals on a bi-annual basis.

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AMM Resolution #5-2012

1% Municipal Infrastructure Levy

Gimli, RM (Interlake) Government of

St. Clements, RM (Eastern) Canada

WHEREAS a report produced by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) stated that 69% of Canadians regard local infrastructure as the most important priority for continued pending; AND WHEREAS municipalities are responsible for 53% of Canada’s infrastructure while receiving only 8 cents from every tax dollar; AND WHEREAS the “Putting Communities First” campaign organized by the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) received 151 council resolutions from Municipalities within the Province of Manitoba to address the increased concern regarding the growing LQIUDVWUXFWXUHGHࠤFLW

AND WHEREAS 40% of current federal investments in municipalities are scheduled to expire by 2014, including the Building Canada Fund;

AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada and Province of Manitoba have indicated there are limited funds available to municipalities to address this concern;

AND WHEREAS the AMM, after meeting with the Federal Conservative Members of Parliament from Manitoba, has been assured the Government of Canada will listen to the needs of communities before implementing the new long term infrastructure plan;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Government of Canada to place an additional 1% Municipal Infrastructure Levy over and above the existing levels to be distributed as they are with the Gas Tax Fund; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED THAT_{the monies collected by} the Municipal Infrastructure Levy would be for the sole purpose of

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AMM Resolution #6-2012

Community Pastures

Kelsey, RM (Parkland) Agriculture and

Woodlands, RM (Interlake) Agri-Food Canada

Miniota, RM (Midwestern) Manitoba

Agriculture, Food

and Rural Initiatives

WHEREAS the Government of Canada has announced they will no longer be administering the community pastures program and will divest themselves of the land base over the next six years and transfer responsibility to the Province of Manitoba;

AND WHEREAS community pastures are crucial to the viability of cattle producers in Manitoba;

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AND WHEREAS land designated for a community pasture is best suited for this use and change to that use would be detrimental to said land;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Government of Canada and Province of Manitoba to continue the community pasture program and include municipalities and cattle producers in discussions regarding future decisions with the program;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED THAT_{community pasture land} remain intact and available for pasturing to area residents.

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AMM Resolution #7-2012

Control of PFRA Community Pastures

Ellice, RM (Midwestern) Agriculture and

Agri-Food Canada

WHEREAS the Government of Canada has announced community pastures will be transitioned out of federal management gradually over 6 years;

AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada will divest 10 pastures in 2013, followed by additional pastures each year until full divestiture is achieved in 2018;

AND WHEREAS there are many livestock producers who without these pastures for summer grazing will have to reduce their herds or be forced into a herd dispersal position, which would have a GHWULPHQWDOHࠣHFWRQWKHEHHILQGXVWU\LWVHOI

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Government of Canada to turn control of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) community pastures over to the municipalities in favour, either by ownership or management.

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AMM Resolution #8-2012

PFRA Shelterbelt Program

Roblin, RM (Western) Agriculture and

Miniota, RM (Midwestern) Agri-Food Canada

WHEREAS the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) was established by the Federal government in 1935 to help mitigate the impacts of a prolonged and disastrous drought with a mandate to deal with the problems of soil erosion and lack of water resources UHTXLUHGIRUDJULFXOWXUDOGHYHORSPHQWLQWKHGURXJKWDࠣHFWHG areas of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, including on-farm dugouts for the conservation of water, strip farming to prevent extensive soil drifting, seeding of abandoned land to curb erosion and create community pastures, and extensive tree planting projects to protect the soil from wind erosion;

AND WHEREAS the Federal government announced the

GLVFRQWLQXDWLRQRIWKH3)5$6KHOWHUEHOW3URJUDPHࠣHFWLYH AND WHEREAS this program has been instrumental in building the agri-forestry of the prairies and has provided over 650 million trees to farmers and rural landowners since 1901;

$1':+(5($6WKHUHDUHPDQ\HQYLURQPHQWDOEHQHࠤWVRISODQWLQJ trees on the agricultural landscape, including carbon sequestration, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, soil and water conservation;

AND WHEREAS the loss of this program will have far-reaching HࠣHFWVERWKLQGURXJKWDQGQRQGURXJKW\HDUV

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Government of Canada to maintain the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) Shelterbelt 3URJUDPZKLOHDQH[WHQVLYHUHYLHZLVXQGHUWDNHQWRࠤQGZD\VWR modify the program, while still maintaining it for future generations and future farm yards.

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AMM Resolution #9-2012

Notice for Pipeline Abandonment

Sifton, RM (Western) Natural Resources

South Cypress, RM (Western) Canada

Industry Canada

WHEREAS many Manitoba municipalities receive tax revenue from pipelines running through their municipality;

AND WHEREAS the revenue received can have a major impact on a PXQLFLSDOLW\·VࠤQDQFLDOSODQ

AND WHEREAS these pipelines will potentially be abandoned; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Government of Canada to have the owners RIWKHVHSLSHOLQHVSURYLGHDPLQLPXPࠤYH\HDUQRWLFHRIDQ\ DSSURYHGDEDQGRQPHQWWRDOODࠣHFWHGPXQLFLSDOLWLHVVRPXQLFLSDO budgets can be adjusted accordingly;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED THAT_{the Government of Canada} notify municipalities when federally regulated pipeline companies plan for physical abandonment and provide information regarding requests for cost estimates, and pipeline abandonment plans on municipal rights-of-way and agricultural lands.

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AMM Resolution #10-2012

Pipeline Abandonment & Removal

South Cypress, RM (Western) Natural Resources

Sifton, RM (Western) Canada

Industry Canada

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Government of Canada to oppose the abandonment in place of any National Energy Board regulated pipeline located anywhere within the jurisdiction of any Manitoba municipality;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED THAT_{any federally regulated} pipeline must be removed upon abandonment.

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AMM Resolution #11-2012

Certificate in Manitoba Municipal

Administration Program

Woodworth, RM (Western) Manitoba Advanced

Education and

Literacy

Manitoba Local

Government

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} 0XQLFLSDOLWLHVOREE\WKH3URYLQFHRI0DQLWREDWRRࠣHUWKH

&HUWLࠤFDWHLQ0DQLWRED0XQLFLSDO$GPLQLVWUDWLRQ&00$SURJUDP through the Assiniboine Community College, comparable to the University of Manitoba CMMA program;

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AMM Resolution #12-2012

Continued Funding for Regional

Development Corporations

Gilbert Plains, RM (Parkland) Manitoba

Agriculture, Food

WHEREAS Regional Development Corporations play a vital role throughout Manitoba by providing a regional entity to promote community and economic development in rural Manitoba; AND WHEREAS Rural Development Corporations are often the only economic development organization representing small rural communities, therefore their presence throughout regions of Manitoba is necessary.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba for continued and sustained funding for Regional Development Corporations to ensure they are equipped to provide services and resources to help rural communities continue to grow and thrive.

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AMM Resolution #13-2012

Coal Use In Manitoba

Argyle, RM (Western) Manitoba

Agriculture, Food

Manitoba Innovation,

Energy and Mines

Manitoba Finance

WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba has initiated the emissions tax on coal to every person purchasing more than one tonne of coal for use in Manitoba as of January 1, 2012;

AND WHEREAS the Province is banning the use of coal used for space and water heating as of January 1, 2014;

AND WHEREAS many areas in Manitoba are limited to hydro energy only as other products are limited or not accessible;

AND WHEREAS the Province introduced the Manitoba Biomass Energy Support Program on January 1, 2012 with a submission deadline of March 9, 2012;

AND WHEREAS the Province did not allow adequate time for municipalities and residents or industry to plan for the conversion of infrastructure necessary to utilize alternate energy sources; AND WHEREAS biomass energy sources are not yet available to meet the needs of Manitobans;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to abolish the banning date on use of coal in Manitoba;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to provide alternate incentives to Manitobans to convert existing coal systems to alternate energy sources.

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AMM Resolution #14-2012

Conservation Agreement Timelines

Shoal Lake, Municipality (Midwestern) Manitoba

Conservation and

Water Stewardship

WHEREAS there has been an increase in conservation agreements throughout the Province of Manitoba;

AND WHEREAS these agreements between land owners and the conservation agency are in perpetuity;

AND WHEREAS these agreements tie the hands of the municipalities for future land development and use of land;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} 0XQLFLSDOLWLHVOREE\WKH3URYLQFHRI0DQLWREDWRSODFHDGHࠤQLWH term on conservation agreements that would not exceed twenty years.

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AMM Resolution #15-2012

Nature Conservancy of Canada Land

Purchases

Rossburn, RM (Midwestern) Manitoba

Conservation and

Water Stewardship

WHEREAS municipalities, adjacent to Riding Mountain National Park, are prime habitat areas for wildlife due to the forestation, vegetation and abundance of water;

AND WHEREAS the Nature Conservancy of Canada has been actively acquiring substantial tracts of property within municipalities

adjacent to Riding Mountain National Park for aforesaid purposes; AND WHEREAS some municipalities contain numerous quarter sections of unoccupied and leased Crown lands, most suitable and conducive for wildlife, in addition to Riding Mountain National Park and numerous provincial parks, thereby making further land acquisition by the Nature Conservancy of Canada counter-productive and unnecessary;

AND WHEREAS the Nature Conservancy of Canada retains all of its property in a natural state without any improvements resulting in low assessments and low property taxes;

AND WHEREAS such practices by the Nature Conservancy of Canada has proven detrimental to the well-being of many of the municipalities in the area, in that residents must compete with the Nature Conservancy of Canada for the acquisition of aforesaid lands required for agricultural purposes;

AND WHEREAS some municipalities are alarmed at the rate of lost productive agricultural lands here and elsewhere in the province;

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$1':+(5($6LWLVPRVWEHQHࠤFLDOIRUPXQLFLSDOLWLHVWRKDYH families reside on and farm these lands. Families normally would make improvements to the land and erect buildings including housing and other structures, thus generating essential tax revenue. Families contribute to the general well being of their community by virtue of stabilizing school enrolments; ensuring the existence of health care facilities in their communities and maintaining the vitality within the local business community;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to implement a moratorium on the purchasing of land by the Nature Conservancy of Canada and impose a recreational tax on existing Nature Conservancy of Canada properties;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED THAT_{the Province of Manitoba} FRQGXFWDVWXG\RQWKHHࠣHFWVWKH1DWXUH&RQVHUYDQF\RI&DQDGD held lands have on municipalities throughout the province.

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AMM Resolution #16-2012

Land Classification

Silver Creek, RM (Midwestern) Manitoba

Conservation and

Water Stewardship

WHEREAS Ducks Unlimited Canada has purchased and/or signed leases on a substantial amount of acres within the boundaries of some municipalities;

AND WHEREAS some municipalities have concern for the

conservation of land but are also responsible for maintaining the infrastructure in the municipality;

AND WHEREAS municipalities have no recourse for private landowners selling or leasing their lands to Ducks Unlimited Canada;

AND WHEREAS projects undertaken by Ducks Unlimited Canada in past years have become in need of serious repair and Ducks Unlimited chooses not to repair or monitor these projects;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT _{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to classify land owned by Ducks Unlimited Canada or other conservation groups WR6HDVRQDO5HFUHDWLRQDOLQVWHDGRI$JULFXOWXUDOWRUHࠥHFWFRVWVIRU municipalities to maintain projects and/or repair infrastructure that KDVEHHQDGYHUVHO\DࠣHFWHGE\DEDQGRQHGDQGRUGHFRPPLVVLRQHG projects sponsored by Ducks Unlimited Canada or other

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AMM Resolution #17-2012

Drainage on Crown Lands

Kelsey, RM (Parkland) Manitoba

Conservation and

Water Stewardship

WHEREAS some municipalities have large amounts of Crown lands in their jurisdictions;

AND WHEREAS drainage of all agricultural land is important to some municipalities;

AND WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba has decided not to allow any drainage works, minor or otherwise, on Crown land;

AND WHEREAS drainage improvement is essential for the improvement of land and potential sale;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to reverse its decision and allow drainage works to continue on Crown land under the same rules as all other lands in the province.

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AMM Resolution #18-2012

Water Level Information

Gretna, Town (Central) Manitoba

Conservation and

Water Stewardship

Manitoba Emergency

Measures

WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba has made improvements to the ࠥRRGLQIRUPDWLRQDYDLODEOHRQWKHLUZHEVLWH

AND WHEREAS the Red River and Assiniboine River have created H[SHQVLYHZDWHUDQGࠥRRGLQJLVVXHVZLWKLQ0DQLWRED

AND WHEREAS there is room for more improvements on the water level portion of the Province of Manitoba website;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to provide water level information in a more timely manner in times of high water DQGSRWHQWLDOࠥRRGLQJ\HDUV

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AMM Resolution #19-2012

Improve Water Quality of Manitoba

Waterways

St. Clements, RM (Eastern) Manitoba Conservation and

Alexander, RM (Eastern) Water Stewardship

WHEREAS water issues have been at the forefront facing municipalities of today;

AND WHEREAS we understand the issues associated with nutrient loading of phosphates and nitrates within our streams, rivers and lakes, within Canada and the world;

AND WHEREAS Manitoba’s streams, rivers and lakes of Manitoba are under continuous pressure from nutrient loading;

AND WHEREAS Manitoba municipalities have an opportunity to lead the way in procurement, purchasing and practices for preserving our fresh waters;

AND WHEREAS municipalities, through a solution strategy, agree to work on a continuous improvement of our watersheds, where the practices will maximize social, economic and environmental EHQHࠤWV

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to have municipalities adopt and support lake friendly practices which will reduce

nutrients and improve water quality in Lake Winnipeg and in all of Manitoba’s waterways.

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AMM Resolution #20-2012

Amend Winter Fertilization Application

Restrictions

Rhineland, RM (Central) Manitoba

Conservation and

Water Stewardship

WHEREAS weather patterns change year to year;

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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to change the winter fertilization application ban listed in Section 12(2) of the Nutrient Management Regulation to be based on soil temperature and weather conditions rather than a set date.

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AMM Resolution #21-2012

Support for LIDAR Coverage

Dunnottar, Village (Interlake) Manitoba

Conservation and

Water Stewardship

WHEREAS municipalities are increasingly acquiring LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) coverage to assist with infrastructure and drainage planning;

AND WHEREAS provincial government agencies with to acquire LIDAR coverage for similar reasons;

$1':+(5($6LWLVDFNQRZOHGJHGWKDWWKHUHZLOOEHVLJQLࠤFDQW savings to public agencies with such information;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to provide the necessary resources for a partnership arrangement with local governments to achieve LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) coverage.

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AMM Resolution #22-2012

Handling Fee for Collection of School

Taxes

Piney, RM (Eastern) Manitoba Education

WHEREAS the collection of school taxes by municipal governments creates an administrative burden and cost for the municipality; AND WHEREAS the burden of collecting delinquent accounts becomes a cost to the municipality;

AND WHEREAS municipalities often bear the brunt of criticism for high taxes and tax increases, which are often the result of school taxes;

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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to support a 2% handling fee for the collection of school taxes, payable to the municipality.

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AMM Resolution #23-2012

Adequate Flood Compensation for All

Losses to Assiniboine valley Producers

Woodworth, RM (No District) Manitoba Emergency

Shellmouth-Boulton, RM (No District) Measures :+(5($6WKHODWHࠥRRGLQJRIWKH$VVLQLERLQH5LYHUKDVࠥRRGHG approximately 40,000 acres (120 miles) of crop, hay and pasture land in the Assiniboine River Valley from the Shellmouth Dam to Brandon;

AND WHEREAS the cultivated land in this area had already been seeded, fertilized and sprayed costing the agricultural producers a substantial amount of money;

AND WHEREAS because of the way Manitoba Crop Insurance is operated, most of these producers will not see insurance payouts on this property;

AND WHEREAS because of the operation of the Shellmouth Dam, it FRXOGEHDUJXHGWKDWWKLVࠥRRGLQJKDVQRWWDNHQSODFHLQDQDWXUDO manner and was not within the control of these producers;

AND WHEREAS for these same producers this is the third FRQVHFXWLYH\HDURIࠥRRGLQJRQWKHVHVDPHSURSHUWLHV

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to assist all

Assiniboine Valley producers with adequate compensation for all losses.

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AMM Resolution #24-2012

Staffing for a State of Emergency

Morden, Town (Central) Manitoba Emergency

Measures

WHEREAS it is deemed in the case of a state of emergency declared within the Province of Manitoba, a municipality may be asked to provide a reception centre for evacuees;

AND WHEREAS the municipality is responsible for the facility and the employees maintaining same;

AND WHEREAS an emergency of a large magnitude is considered a provincial responsibility and not a local taxpayer responsibility; AND WHEREAS the expected roles of the municipalities are

XQUHDVRQDEOHZLWKUHVSHFWWRVWDࠦQJH[SHFWDWLRQVORVVRIUHYHQXH due to cancellation of local events and damage to the facility as a result of the reception centre status;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to clarify the roles for the future, and ensure the Province dedicates adequate provincial employees to the emergency event, and has agreements in place ZLWKRUJDQL]DWLRQVWRSURYLGHUHFHSWLRQVWDࠦQJ

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #25-2012

Emergency volunteer Workers

Compensation Board of Manitoba Claims

St. François Xavier, RM (Interlake) Manitoba Family

Cartier, RM (Central) Services and Labour

WHEREAS during emergencies municipalities are heavily reliant upon volunteers;

AND WHEREAS much of the volunteer work is of a physical nature, performed by unprepared persons, leading to injuries;

AND WHEREAS such injuries are covered by the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba program;

AND WHEREAS any workers compensation claims are processed by municipalities, which are then added to the municipal claim history and serve to raise the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba levy, possibly dramatically, for a multi-year period;

AND WHEREAS in emergencies which cross municipal boundaries, or where municipalities group in an emergency management district, DQLQMXU\PD\EHLQFXUUHGLQDPXQLFLSDOLW\GLࠣHUHQWIURPWKHRQH where the claim is made;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to take responsibility for emergency volunteer workers compensation claims.

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The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

RESOLUTIONS

AMM Resolution #26-2012

Exempt Municipal Governments

Carman, Town (Central) Manitoba Finance

WHEREAS Section 112(1) of The Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act (C.C.S.M., cT2) provides that every

person who tenders for registration a transfer shall, at the time of tendering the transfer, pay land transfer tax in accordance with the formula set out therein;

AND WHEREAS Section 113(2) of the Act provides for an exemption from land transfer tax where the transferee is a registered charity as GHࠤQHGLQ6XEVHFWLRQRI7KH,QFRPH7D[$FW&DQDGD

AND WHEREAS municipal governments are not registered charities DVGHࠤQHGLQ6XEVHFWLRQRI7KH,QFRPH7D[$FW&DQDGD but are under sub-paragraph 118.1(1)(d) of The Income Tax Act (Canada) allowed to issue receipts for donations received by the municipal government;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to include municipal governments as exempt entities under Section 113(2) of The Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act.

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #27-2012

Regional Health Authority Board

Representation for Hospitals

Grandview, RM (Parkland) Manitoba Health

WHEREAS the number of Regional Health Authorities has been reduced to 5 from 11 with no prior consultation with stakeholders; AND WHEREAS there has been no organizational structure available for review;

AND WHEREAS this reduction is unfavorable to rural communities; AND WHEREAS this situation can only be remedied by more location representation;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to ensure that communities with a hospital facility have representation on the Board;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED THAT_{representation be appointed} or elected by the community it serves.

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The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

RESOLUTIONS

AMM Resolution #28-2012

Amend The Real Property Act

Gimli, RM (Interlake) Manitoba Healthy

St. Clements, RM (Eastern) Living, Seniors and

&RQVXPHU$ࠣDLUV

WHEREAS Winnipeg Land Titles has implemented changes to the signing of transfer documents stating a lawyer must witness all signatures;

AND WHEREAS many municipalities do not have a local lawyer available for witnessing signatures which results in increased costs and delays;

AND WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba and Government of Canada have been exempt from this requirement;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba and Government of Canada to be granted the same exemption;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED THAT_{The Real Property Act be} amended to add municipalities to the list of exempt bodies under Section 72.4(2).

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #29-2012

Allow Use of Off-Road vehicles for

Municipal Purposes

Morden, Town (Central) Manitoba

Infrastructure and

Transportation

WHEREAS due to their large size, a truck or tractor may not be suitable for certain maintenance tasks and municipalities have the need for vehicles that can be used for these various applications;

$1':+(5($6RࠣURDGYHKLFOHVDUHRIDPRUHVXLWDEOHGHVLJQIRU these applications;

$1':+(5($67KH2ࠣ5RDG9HKLFOHV$FWGRHVQRWSHUPLWWKHVHRࠣ road vehicles as an alternative to tractors for municipal purposes; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to allow municipalities WRXVHRࠣURDGYHKLFOHVDVDQDOWHUQDWLYHWRWUDFWRUVIRUPXQLFLSDO purposes.

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The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

RESOLUTIONS

AMM Resolution #30-2012

Merging Lanes

Morris, RM (Central) Manitoba

Infrastructure and

Transportation

WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba is responsible for the provincial trunk highways and provincial highways;

AND WHEREAS municipalities must apply to the Province if and when they want to install an access driveway to their property, or create a new adjoining roadway;

AND WHEREAS the Province will often take such an opportunity to force municipalities to create merging lanes, thereby forcing municipalities to incur major additional costs;

AND WHEREAS the Province has numerous present roadway intersections that are much busier that do not have merging lanes; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to amend the practice of forcing municipalities to pay for merging lanes when they are required and that those costs be borne by the Province.

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #31-2012

Gravel Inventory Report

La Broquerie, RM (Eastern) Manitoba

Innovation,

Energy and Mines

WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba provides comments to Manitoba municipalities on all subdivision applications;

AND WHEREAS the Province provides comments regarding

availability, quality and quantity of gravel deposits on lands being developed;

AND WHEREAS the aggregate report the Province refers to in the review of these properties is dated 1994 and much of the mapping was done prior to 1976;

AND WHEREAS the information often seems outdated;

AND WHEREAS developers have had to provide their own studies and reports in order to verify the quality, quantity and availability of gravel of certain parcels of land;

AND WHEREAS this has proven costly and time consuming to the developers and often delays the subdivision approval process; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to update the gravel inventory report in order to assist Manitoba municipalities with a better development reporting system.

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The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

RESOLUTIONS

AMM Resolution #32-2012

2011 Flood Levels

Westbourne, RM (Midwestern) Manitoba

Infrastructure and

Transportation

WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba increased the capacity of the Portage Diversion and ran it at the full capacity of this new level; $1':+(5($6WKLVDFWFDXVHGH[WHQVLYHࠥRRGLQJDURXQG/DNH Manitoba;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT _{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to not use the 2011 ࠥRRGOHYHOVDVWKH)ORRGRI5HFRUG

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82

The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #33-2012

Channel to Drain Lake Manitoba

Westbourne, RM (Midwestern) Manitoba

Infrastructure and

Transportation

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to build a channel to drain water from Lake Manitoba at the same rate as the Portage Diversion puts water in the lake.

(39)

The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

RESOLUTIONS

AMM Resolution #34-2012

Special Constable Training Programs

Lac du Bonnet, RM (Eastern) Manitoba Justice

:+(5($6PRVWPXQLFLSDOLWLHVKLUHE\ODZHQIRUFHPHQWRࠦFHUVWR enforce all bylaws of the municipality and being trained for special FRQVWDEOHVWDWXVDOORZVIRUPRUHHࠣHFWLYHHQIRUFHPHQW

AND WHEREAS there is a provincial training program available for VSHFLDOFRQVWDEOHVWDWXVEXWLWLVRQO\RࠣHUHGDWOLPLWHGWLPHVRIWKH year;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba for more training and funding for any special constable training programs.

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #35-2012

Building Manitoba Fund Base

St-Pierre-Jolys, Village (Eastern) Manitoba Finance

Manitoba Local

Government

WHEREAS rural municipalities with policing contracts receive a higher amount from the Manitoba Building Fund Base amount than rural municipalities without policing contracts;

$1':+(5($6WKLVGLࠣHUHQWLDOLVWRDVVLVWWKHPXQLFLSDOLWLHVZLWK policing contracts to pay for the required policing services; AND WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba has now requested that all funds received from the Manitoba Building Fund Base be used WRZDUGVLQIUDVWUXFWXUHDQGQRQHEHXVHGWRRࠣVHWSROLFLQJFRVWV AND WHEREAS this is putting an unnecessary burden on our taxpayers;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to allow the Building Manitoba Base Fund which must be spent on infrastructure, be restricted to the per capita amount applicable to rural municipalities who do not have policing contracts.

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The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

RESOLUTIONS

AMM Resolution #36-2012

Base Amount for Infrastructure Funding

Edward, RM (Western) Manitoba Local

Government

Government of

Canada

WHEREAS the majority of grant funding from the Province of

Manitoba and Government of Canada is based on population as set by Census Canada;

AND WHEREAS rural Manitoba, beyond the immediate radius of large centers, is experiencing population declines with each census year, EXWLVVWLOOVWUXJJOLQJZLWKWKHHYHUJURZLQJLQIUDVWUXFWXUHGHࠤFLW AND WHEREAS providing necessary infrastructure for citizens in lower populated municipalities is an essential component in attracting and maintaining economic growth which in turn increases and secures population levels;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba and Government of Canada to create a more equitable method of infrastructure funding by establishing a base amount followed by per capita above the base.

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #37-2012

Implement School Land Dedication or Cash

in Lieu of Land for Subdivisions

Rhineland, RM (Central) Manitoba Local

Argyle, RM (Western) Government

WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba passed The Planning and Land Dedication for School Sites Act on June 16, 2011;

AND WHEREAS this legislation will require all developers subdividing land that will result in four or more parcels and a public road to convey a portion of that land or cash in lieu of land to the applicable school board;

AND WHEREAS this legislation will increase lot prices in communities due to the extra development charges;

AND WHEREAS developers rarely pay the entire cost for the use of existing municipal infrastructure associated with their development; AND WHEREAS many municipalities have programs which assist developers with the installation cost and maintenance of new infrastructure to promote population and economic growth in their municipalities;

$1':+(5($6WKHVFKRROGLYLVLRQVUHFHLYHDGLUHFWHFRQRPLFEHQHࠤW from a growing property assessment and an increase in the number of students in their school divisions;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to allow municipalities the option to implement the school land dedication or cash in lieu of land for subdivisions.

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The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #38-2012

Amend The Planning Act

St. Clements, RM (Eastern) Manitoba Local

Government

:+(5($6PXQLFLSDOLWLHVDUHࠤQGLQJWKDWREVROHWHVXEGLYLVLRQDQG river lot areas are under utilized due to limitations of The Planning Act;

AND WHEREAS current legislation does not enable facilitated re-subdivision of such areas;

AND WHEREAS local authorities in other provinces are enabled to initiate re-plotting processes;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to amend The Planning Act to enable local authorities to pursue the re-plotting process to improve subdivision design, service and land use HࠦFLHQF\

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #39-2012

Use of True Market value for Assessment

Purpose

Cameron, RM (Western) Manitoba Local

Government

WHEREAS quarries such as gravel pits are presently assessed for agricultural value and the market value of the quarries is not considered in calculating the assessed value for taxation purposes;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to allow the true market value of quarries to be used for assessment purposes.

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The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #40-2012

Include Mines and Minerals in Land Titles

Morden, Town (Central) Manitoba Local

Government

WHEREAS all roads within a municipality, other than those

provided for provincially, are registered in the name of and are the responsibility of the municipality;

AND WHEREAS the mines and minerals associated with municipal roads are registered with Her Majesty The Queen;

AND WHEREAS when a municipal road is closed, the mines and minerals remain with Her Majesty The Queen, which requires the municipality to submit an application to have the mines and minerals transferred back, which application can only occur after the municipal road has closed;

AND WHEREAS the process to have the mines and minerals

transferred back to be included in the title to the municipal road is a very lengthy process and discourages a municipality from initiating the process and thereby creates titles to properties where a portion of the title to the property will include mines and minerals and a portion will exclude mines and minerals;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to have the mines and minerals automatically revert back to be included in the land title whenever a municipal road is closed.

(46)

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #41-2012

Exemption of Regional Partnership from

Real Property Taxes

St. Andrews, RM (Interlake) Manitoba Local

Government

WHEREAS municipalities are increasingly providing public services through regional partnerships;

AND WHEREAS current legislation does not exempt partnering municipalities from paying property taxes to the host municipality; AND WHEREAS it is acknowledged that host municipalities should be compensated for the services provided to the partnership owned real property;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to amend The Municipal Assessment Act to exempt regional partnerships from real property taxes.

(47)

The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #42-2012

Exempt Public Libraries from Education

Levies and Taxes

Stonewall, Town (Interlake) Manitoba Local

Rockwood, RM (Interlake) Government

Manitoba Culture,

Heritage and

Tourism

WHEREAS there are ninety-two public libraries in the Province of Manitoba formed under The Public Libraries Act and funded by the Province and member municipalities;

AND WHEREAS public library properties are subject to the other property provincial education support levy and the local school division education levy;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to amend The Municipal Assessment Act to exempt public library properties from provincial and local school division education levies and taxes.

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #43-2012

PSAB Training and Assistance

Birtle, RM (Midwestern) Manitoba Local

Government

WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba introduced PSAB reporting in 2009;

$1':+(5($6DXGLWIHHVKDYHLQFUHDVHGVLJQLࠤFDQWO\DVDUHVXOWRI the reporting requirements;

AND WHEREAS municipal audits are being held up because of PSAB reporting which has resulted in the Province of Manitoba withholding gas tax money until audit reports are completed; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to provide assistance to municipalities to ensure they receive the necessary tools and training to meet the requirements of the municipal auditor and PSAB that were set out in 2009.

RESOLUTIONS

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The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #44-2012

Amend Population Base for Policing

Gilbert Plains, Town (Parkland) Manitoba Local

Government

Manitoba Justice

WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba has constitutional jurisdiction over the administration of justice which includes the responsibility of policing;

AND WHEREAS Section 13(1) and (2) of The Police Services Act LGHQWLࠤHGWKDW0DQLWRED·VXUEDQPXQLFLSDOLWLHVKDYLQJDSRSXODWLRQ of 750 or greater must provide policing services;

AND WHEREAS the population threshold requiring municipalities WRSURYLGHSURWHFWLYHVHUYLFHYDULHVVLJQLࠤFDQWO\WKURXJKRXWWKH Canadian provinces;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to amend the population base to 5,000 or greater.

(50)

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #45-2012

Provincial Per Capita Funding for RCMP

Flin Flon, City (Northern) Manitoba Local

Government

WHEREAS the current system for provincial funding of RCMP service LVEDVHGRQDUWLࠤFLDOSRSXODWLRQWKUHVKROGVDQGOHDGVWRVRPH municipalities paying too much, relative to their population, for policing services, while others pay too little;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to revise the provincial funding formula for policing costs so that provincial IXQGLQJUHࠥHFWVDV\VWHPZKHUHE\DOOPXQLFLSDOLWLHVUHFHLYLQJ policing services from the RCMP participate in funding RCMP service based on their population, on a per capita basis, with the Province PDNLQJXSWKHGLࠣHUHQFH

(51)

The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #46-2012

Assessment Losses

St. Laurent, RM (Interlake) Manitoba Local

Grahamdale, RM (Interlake) Government

:+(5($6PXQLFLSDOLWLHVJRWKURXJKࠤQDQFLDOKDUGVKLSGXHWR assessment losses because of disasters;

AND WHEREAS some municipalities lost huge portions of their DVVHVVPHQWDQGDUHJRLQJWKURXJKࠤQDQFLDOKDUGVKLSGXH to said assessment losses during the operation of the Portage Diversion to save the City of Winnipeg;

AND WHEREAS it would not be fair to other rate payers to increase the mill rate, as much as 36.7% in some municipalities, to

compensate for said loss;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba for perpetual equal dollar for dollar loss if the taxes generated from the assessment loss are greater than 5% of the municipality’s tax base until such time that the said tax base returns.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED THAT_{these monies be paid} UHWURDFWLYHXSWRDQGLQFOXGLQJWKHࠥRRGHYHQWIRUVDLGORVVHV

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #47-2012

Pipeline Abandonment

Lorne, RM (Central) Manitoba Local

Government

WHEREAS currently pipelines are assessed based on a rate per mile EDVHGRQWKHVSHFLࠤFRXWVLGHGLDPHWHURIWKHSLSHOLQHLQVHUYLFH abandoned lines are removed from assessment;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to maintain the assessments, regardless of the pipeline being abandoned. The assessment should continue to be applied as long as the pipe remains in the ground.

(53)

The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #48-2012

Funding Formula for Oil Related Revenue

for Municipalities

Pipestone, RM (Western) Manitoba Local

Government

Manitoba

Innovation,

Energy and Mines

WHEREAS the Province of Manitoba acquires a great deal of revenue from oil activity in some municipalities;

$1':+(5($6VRPHFRPPXQLWLHVVXࠣHULQIUDVWUXFWXUHGDPDJHDVD UHVXOWRIWKHYROXPHRIWUDࠦFDVVRFLDWHGZLWKWKHRLOLQGXVWU\ AND WHEREAS substantial provincial revenue is derived from the oil industry;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba for a funding formula whereby a percentage of oil-related revenue be returned to the PXQLFLSDOLWLHVZKRVHLQIUDVWUXFWXUHLVXQGXO\WD[HGE\WUDࠦF generated by the oil industry.

(54)

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #49-2012

Amend The Planning Act to Allow Use of

Fines as Enforcement

West St. Paul, RM (No District) Manitoba Local

Government

WHEREAS municipalities are increasingly required to enforce their by-laws adopted under The Planning Act;

AND WHEREAS current legislation does not enable the direct levying RIࠤQHVDVDPHDQVRIHQIRUFHPHQW

AND WHEREAS local authorities in other provinces have found the SRVVLELOLW\RIࠤQHVWREHHࠣHFWLYHLQHQIRUFLQJWKHLUSODQQLQJE\ laws;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to amend The 3ODQQLQJ$FWWRHQDEOHORFDODXWKRULWLHVWRXVHࠤQHVDVDPHDQVRI enforcement.

(55)

The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #50-2012

(Standing Policy)

High Speed Internet and Cell Service for

Rural Manitoba

Lawrence, RM (Parkland) Province of Manitoba

Industry Canada

WHEREAS all major urban centres in the Province of Manitoba have KDGDࠣRUGDEOHKLJKVSHHGLQWHUQHWDQGFHOOVHUYLFHIRUWKHSDVW decade;

AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada recently spoke on the importance of having the proper technology and having options DYDLODEOHWRUXUDOUHVLGHQWVDQGEXVLQHVVHVIRUDࠣRUGDEOHWHFKQRORJ\ such as high speed internet and cell service;

$1':+(5($6PDQ\UXUDODUHDVKDYHQRDFFHVVWRDࠣRUGDEOHKLJK speed internet and in many cases do not even have basic cell service;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba and Government of &DQDGDIRUDࠣRUGDEOHWHFKQRORJ\RSWLRQVIRUKLJKVSHHGLQWHUQHW and cell service in rural Manitoba.

Explanation Note:

This resolution is consistent with existing AMM policy. Currently there are three active resolutions requesting improved cell phone and/or internet service in northern and rural communities.

7KLVUHVROXWLRQZLOOQRWEHEURXJKWWRWKHFRQYHQWLRQࠥRRUXQOHVV delegates request otherwise.

(56)

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The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #51-2012

(Standing Policy)

Maintenance of Right-of-way on Provincial

Drains

Rosser, RM (Interlake) Manitoba

Conservation and

Water Stewardship

WHEREAS provincial drains are composed of a right-of-way, which includes a constructed drain with riparian area;

AND WHEREAS activities destructive to the right-of-way of the constructed drain, create impediments to proper drainage; AND WHEREAS blockages in provincial drains negatively impact municipal drains;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to enforce the maintenance of the undeveloped right-of-way as a riparian area in conjunction with ongoing maintenance of provincial drains.

Explanation Note:

This resolution is consistent with existing AMM policy which

requests that the Province of Manitoba keep up proper construction and maintenance of provincial drainage systems.

(57)

The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

AMM Resolution #52-2012

(Standing Policy)

Additional Funding for Palliative Care

Services in Manitoba

Birtle, Town (Midwestern) Manitoba Health

WHEREAS health care is an important service to all Manitobans; AND WHEREAS palliative care is considered a core health service; AND WHEREAS Manitoba is encountering a growing population facing life-threatening disease and an increasing need for palliative care;

AND WHEREAS health services are becoming more centralized, leaving some communities with less than optimal health care; AND WHEREAS local palliative care organizations are struggling to provide basic support for clients and the volunteers that serve them at the grassroots level;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba for additional funding for local palliative care services.

Explanation Note:

This resolution is consistent with existing AMM policy which requests full provincial funding for the Palliative Care Program. 7KLVUHVROXWLRQZLOOQRWEHEURXJKWWRWKHFRQYHQWLRQࠥRRUXQOHVV delegates request otherwise.

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Change

AMM Resolution #53-2012

(Standing Policy)

Base Tax for Essential Services

Roblin, Town (Parkland) Manitoba Local

Government

:+(5($6SURSHUW\WD[HVDUHDQLPSRUWDQWVRXUFHRIࠤQDQFLQJ PXQLFLSDOVHUYLFHVKRZHYHULWLVJHWWLQJLQFUHDVLQJO\GLࠦFXOWIRU municipalities to tax residents in a fair and equitable manner for HVVHQWLDOVHUYLFHVVXFKDVࠤUHSURWHFWLRQSROLFHSURWHFWLRQJDUEDJH collection, snow removal, street maintenance, administration, etc.; $1':+(5($6DEDVHWD[IRUPXQLFLSDOLWLHVWREHDEOHWRRࠣHUWKH GD\WRGD\VHUYLFHRࠣHULQJVWKDWLQFOXGHWKRVHPDQGDWHGE\WKH Province of Manitoba and there needs to be a ceiling to prevent excessive tax burdens on a small group of property owners;

AND WHEREAS the current system of assessment creates inequities because the present market value based system allows property owners to receive the same basic level of services as their neighbours, even though they pay minimal tax dollars;

$1':+(5($6WKHSURYLQFHKDVQRWPDGHDQ\VLJQLࠤFDQWFKDQJHV to The Municipal Assessment Act and the assessment system needs to be changed to accommodate for property upgrades and the construction of new buildings, which is critical for the sake of cultivating growth;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to change

legislation to allow municipalities to charge a base tax for services deemed essential;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED THAT_{the Province of Manitoba} undertake a major review of The Municipal Assessment Act.

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The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

Explanation Note:

This resolution is consistent with existing AMM policy which requests the ability for municipalities to charge a base tax.

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Change

AMM Resolution #54-2012

(Standing Policy)

Increase Funding for Mobility

Disadvantaged Transportation Program

Morden, Town (Central) Manitoba Local

Government

WHEREAS providing transportation services to those with a mobility disadvantage situation is considered an essential service within many municipalities;

AND WHEREAS handi-van services have been provided within 68 communities across Manitoba to service the mobility disadvantaged persons living in these communities;

AND WHEREAS the yearly costs for operating said handi-van services continues to escalate annually due to increasing fuel, maintenance and wage costs, while grants from the Province of Manitoba through the Mobility Disadvantaged Transportation Program continue to remain the same at a maximum of $20,000 for communities operating one vehicle and $30,000 for communities operating two vehicles;

$1':+(5($6KDQGLYDQVHUYLFHVDUHࠤQGLQJLWFRQWLQXDOO\PRUH GLࠦFXOWWRVXVWDLQWKHVDPHOHYHORIVHUYLFHVXQGHUWKHVHFRQGLWLRQV THEREFORE BE IT RESOLvED THAT_{the Association of Manitoba} Municipalities lobby the Province of Manitoba to increase the level of maximum funding communities would be eligible to receive under the Mobility Disadvantaged Transportation Program to help RࠣVHWWKHLQFUHDVHGRSHUDWLQJFRVWVGXHWRLQࠥDWLRQDQGHQVXUHWKH current level of service provided to their citizens remains.

(61)

The Challenge of

Change

The Challenge of

Change

Explanation Note:

This resolution is consistent with existing AMM policy, which requests that the Province of Manitoba increase the maximum grant amount and total funding for the Mobility Disadvantaged Transportation Program.