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[…] attendance at the event on February 8th. There was face painting, snowshoeing, colouring mural, balloon animals, horse &trolley rides, princesses from Magical Memories, food and drinks served by the Kennebecasis Lions Club and Kennebecasis Legion. The Curling &Cocktails event was popular with 26 people attending; 38 had signed up but due to bad weather some did not show. River &Trail Moonlight Snowshoeing was popular with 55 people attending. The Rothesay Hive hosted multiple successful events for Winterfest, including the Winterfest Tea (25 people attended), Valentines Day Intergenerational Afternoon (47 people attended), and Winterfest Trivia where 15 people attended. The 2020 Rothesay Winter Speaker Series was hosted in collaboration with the Rothesay Hive and Go Ahead Seniors. The last three speaker sessions were unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The warmer months would generally allow events such as Concert in the Common, Sunset Yoga, and Canada Day events, which were cancelled due to COVID-19. The Summer Playground Program was restructured to the Day Camp Program to meet the requirements from Public Health during the pandemic. 4’. z%1 8j 2020 As aresult, the Day Camp Program had three groups of 15 campers each week. Two groups were located at the Bill McGuire Centre and the third group was at the Wells Recreation Site. Day Camps were organized on aweekly registration with the lunch hour being offered. All public health guidelines were followed, and there were no field trips or beach days. Although there were many new rules to follow, campers and camp counselors were able to have afun-filled summer. Amid COVID-19, both K-Park and Renforth Beaches were open and guarded. The Town was able to hire seven lifeguards and have two fill-in guards available. The beaches were busy, however people were respectful of the COVID-19 social distancing rules. There were no swimming lessons offered due to the pandemic. Itwas asuccessful community garden season and the garden’s practices were adapted to meet the COVID-19 requirements, including aplot schedule (even and odd numbered plots alternate gardening days), sanitization, prescreening posters, and shared tools were not provided. As the year ended and COVID-19 was still amongst us. The annual Halloween event and KV Santa Claus Parade were both cancelled. The 6th Annual Mayor’s Tree Lighting at the Rothesay Common was held on December 9th, 2020 and the celebration was slightly different due to virus. Rather than an in-person event, Rothesay hosted a Facebook live stream of the tree at the Rothesay Common lighting up for the 2020 Holiday Season. On Christmas Eve at 6:00pm, the Town also invited all Rothesay residents to light acandle, step outside to sing Christmas Carols, ring sleigh bells, and bring holiday cheer in their own way for 2minutes. 91 2020 B. PARKS Rothesay maintains anetwork of parks and green spaces with major highlights such as the Rothesay Common, East Riverside-Kingshurst Park, Steele-Kennedy Nature Park, Wells Recreation Park, Renforth Wharf Park and smaller gems such as Dobbin Park and 150 Anniversary Park. The Town also maintains many outdoor recreation facilities including five ball fields, two synthetic turf surfaces at the Arthur Miller Fields, two irrigated soccer pitches and approximately 20 kilometres of walking, hiking and cross country ski trails. The new baseball field at Wells Recreation Park was amajor expenditure in 2020 as the construction was underway to be completed in 2021. The recreation park also had some trail updates where the Town staff completed the loop at Wells Park as part of Taylor Brook Trail. Assigned trail names and trail name signs with distances were installed along with lights at the Wells Dog Park. Six university students were hired from May-August 2020 and their duties included mowing, ball field maintenance, greenhouse work and gardening and various other parks- related jobs that could be completed following COVID-19 protocol. The ice surface at the Rothesay Common opened for the 2020-2021 season on December 13th, and rules and guidelines were adapted to meet all public health measures and restrictions for the various phases of recovery in Zone 2. To allow Rothesay residents to enjoy as much of the winter as possible during the pandemic, for the first time, Hillside Trail was groomed for hiking, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing for the 2020-2021 season. Parks The Rothesay Common East Rlveislde-Klngshurst Park Steele-Kennedy Nature Park Wells Recreation Park Renforth Wharf Park Jordan Miller Park Stuart Dobbin Park 150 Anniversary Park Charles Jensen isthe Director of Recreation and Parks. Well’s Trail Hillside Trail Bicentennial Trail The Bishop’s KPark Trail Rothesay Parks & Trails Trails i__ 101 Pcige 2020 C. LIBRARY Library services for Rothesay residents are provided in partnership with the town of Quispamsis and the Province of New Brunswick. The building at ILanding Court in Quispamsis is maintained by the two towns cost-shared on aper capita basis. Permanent staff working in the library are employees of the Public Library Service of New Brunswick. The original library opened its doors in 1984 and was enlarged and renovated in 2013 at a total project cost of just under $6M. Rothesay’s share of the capital cost was $2.6M and its share of the 2020 operating cost of the building was 39% of the total cost. More information on the Kennebecasis Public Library can be found on Facebook: httDs://www.facebook.com/kennebDl The Library Director is Laura Corscadden. D. LIVING MUSEUM The Rothesay Living Museum isapartnership with the Rothesay High School designed to protect and maintain memorabilia and artifacts from the five founding communities of the Town. Itisoperated by avolunteer committee that has collected stories of anumber of prominent citizens in written and audio forms. Ithas also sponsored the publication of a book and several special events. The past year was arelatively quiet one for the Living Museum but itremains arepository for Town history and an opportunity for youth in the community to gain an appreciation for how we came to be. 11 IPage 2020 8. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT A. BUILDING PERMITS In 2020, Rothesay issued 50 Development Permits and 220 Building Permits. The total 2020 Value of Construction was $19,750,249.00 being an increase of $6,869,687.01 over the previous year due to larger projects. Rothesay generated $146,594.50 in permit fees resulting from all issued development and building permits. B. BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT In 2020, by-law enforcement saw the closure of athree-year long file in the Wells neighbourhood. The table below represents categorized resident complaints that were investigated by Staff. C. PLANNING The Rothesay Planning Advisory Committee met eight times in 2020 with the highlight being a review and recommendation regarding the Municipal Plan By-law. There was one major re-zoning application, which was for a55 lot subdivision in Sagamore Point D. HERITAGE PRESERVATION BOARD The Rothesay Heritage Preservation Review Board did not meet n2020. The Board is responsible for applying By-Law No. 1-07 Rothesay Heritage Preservation By-Law. This Bylaw guides development in the area around the Rothesay Common. The purpose of the By-law isthe to preservation and protection of the distinctive characteristics of buildings and places of historical or architectural significance in preservation area. Brian White isthe Director of Planning & Development. Lands atCorner ofCampbell Drive and Millennium Drive Currently designated MILLENNIUM PARK— Business Park – — – : / Proposed change to medium residential nearest the Wedgewood neighbourhood and commercial along the Millennium Drive corridor. I 121 Pci cje 2020 9. PUBLIC WORKS ____ In 2020, the Public Works Department recorded 2,058 tons of salt/sand mixture that was placed by monitored equipment during road maintenance activities. In preparation for possible spring flooding 7500 sandbags were received and deployed to residents, then collected and placed in safe storage for future use. Intelligent speed radar signs were placed at Common (static), Eriskay school zone, College Hill and River Road. The Department saw abusy year where 29 culverts were repaired or replaced and amajor cross culvert was installed on McGill Road to solve along standing drainage issue. There were 200m of storm sewer installed along French Village Road to capture underground spring water. The walking trail off Mark Drive was also repaired to promote better cross flow drainage and was resurfaced for walkers. Works staff also installed 20 new sign posts to replace aging ones, 10 new stop signs and 25 street blades were added to provide better identification at intersections. Staff responded to 140 Service Requests in 2020 and broken down in the table below. Catch basins 13 Culverts 29 Ditches 15 Drainage 12 General Drainage 38 General Transportation 17 Potholes 7 Signs 3 Plow Damage 4 Street Cleaning Street Light I In 2020, the following infrastructure work was completed: • 1500 m of new barrier curb installed • 2630 m2 of new concrete sidewalk installed – 7500 tons of new asphalt placed as follows: • Cove Crescent • Edie Drive • Fox Farm Road • Jordan Lane • Arena Parking Lot French Village Road Highland Avenue Wharf Road – 16,200 m2 of microseal placed as follows: • Donald Road • Dykeman Crescent • McKinney Court • Ryan Drive • Tern Street 13 IPage 2020 • Portions of road were raised on Elizabeth Parkway and Park Drive • 1100 m of watermain installed between Hillside waterline and RNS • New 3way stops included on Highland Avenue and Park Drive • Pipework associated with Turnbull Court Sewer system upgrade • Deteriorated pipe bridge at Taylor brook replaced • New roof installed on Hillside water storage reservoir • Survey and design completed for 2021 resurfacing and microseal program 10. UTILITIES A. WATER In 2020, the Rothesay treatment plant at Carpenter Pond withdrew 686,646 m3 of raw water from the well network to produce 652,218 m3 of drinking water for distribution. With 15 new water connections and 20 new sewer connections, production was high with the major construction connecting RNS to the Hillside high pressure zone. The following are the performance results for the three Town wastewater treatment lagoons for 2020. Mg/litre Mg/litre Oxygen Treated Volumes Suspended Lagoon Demand (m3) Solids (CBOD) (TSS) KPARK 89,044 27.5 29.2 RENFORTH 168,783 10.5 29.2 FAIRVALE 3,008,132 17.1 27 Brett McLean isthe Director of Operations including both Works and Utilities. 14/ Pciqe 2020 11. APPENDICES A. DONATIONS RECIPIENT TYPE FORM AMOUNT $ PURPOSE KV3C grant In kind 2,500 Use of space in McGuire Centre NB Medical Education Trust grant cash 5,000 Support for medical education KV Food Basket grant cash 5,148.39 To offset operating cost St Joseph’s Hospital grant cash 1,000 Research Equipment Foundation KY Oasis Youth Centre grant cash 2,500 To offset operating cost Saint John Theatre Co. grant cash 1,000 To offset operating cost Rothesay Netherwood School grant cash 100 Youth for Youth concert Imperial Theatre grant cash 250 East Indian Gala NB Competitive Festival grant cash 100 Ad Kahlan Edwards grant cash 250 Forum for Young Canadians We Believe Si grant cash 200 To offset operating cost Muscular Dystrophy grant cash 200 Walk Arts Atlantic Symposium grant cash 1,500 To offset operating cost KY Food Basket grant cash 1,000 Emergency Donation Make aWish foundation grant cash 500 To offset operating cost Empty Stocking Fund grant cash 500 To offset operating cost Hestia House grant cash 200 Purple Lights $22,948.39 TOTAL 2020 2016 – 2020 Council Term B. COUNCIL PRIORITIES Rothesay Council believes that its decisions and initiatives will be most effective and the resources of the municipality most productive ifcarried out within a framework of goals that clearly articulate the direction of the organization during its term in office. The Term Priorities adopted by Council are: To adopt a long term, sustainable fiscal strategy based on sound principles • To establish financial management principles specific to Rothesay’s circumstances • To develop afive year financial plan • To consider the economic implications of all new development proposals • To actively seek an improved position on Provincial transfers To plan & execute capital projects on time and budget • To establish afive year plan for road resurfacing /improvements & renewing other capital assets • Completion of WWTP project on budget; with operational costs identified and costed • To complete ‘Wells link’ on budget • To develop acomprehensive policy on storm drainage To revisit the Recreation Master Plan • To review the Rothesay Recreation Master Plan • To ensure Rothesay recreation and park facilities and programs meet the needs of awide range of residents. • To ensure Rothesay trails are well-maintained and expanded as resources and opportunities permit ‘V • To explore opportunities for partnerships associated with Town-owned facilities • To determine any parking improvements required at the Rothesay Common ‘V 2020 To adopt a comprehensive Municipal Plan • To ensure policies and actions on all long-term Town initiatives are considered for inclusion in the municipal plan • To maintain clear channels of communication with the public regarding the design of the municipal plan and development proposals within Rothesay • To ensure Rothesay’s property condition bylaws are as effective as possible • To identify at least 3key policies that could contribute to greater affordability in the Rothesay housing market • To encourage greater understanding regarding reasons and methods for barrier-free access To develop an ‘age-friendly community’ strategy • To establish the Town position on its role in addressing seniors’ issues ,/ • To review Town policy and procedures for “age friendliness” v’ • To advocate for Rothesay seniors with the provincial and federal governments v’ To develop more effective communication channels with its citizens, neighbours and other governments To develop an effective communications plan based on recommendations from the Transparency Committee • To develop quantitative and qualitative feedback metrics on effectiveness of Town communication channels • To optimize benefits from participation in all inter-municipal and regional arrangements • To maximize the benefits from revised municipal legislation The Priorities were adopted at the November Council meeting. At the close of the year action plans were being developed, committees struck and resources allocated through the budget process to advance the priorities. 2020 C. COUNCIL ATTENDANCE 2020 May11 May 25 Working Session I- = C 0 C C c Legend oC z D 1L1 w IPresent’ 1 çC CD Cc .>‘ 0 C O Absent I i G) D D DO D( D Ot.. OG) oC […]

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[…] bins and bags on all five of our walking trails?  Please do your part in keeping our trails enjoyable for one and all! $50 fine – Rothesay Animal Control By-law: No. 1-12  

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