01 27 1983 COW Minutes (2)
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COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
JANUARY 27, 1983
Committee of Council met this evening at 7:00 p.m. with the following members
present:
Reeve
Deputy Reeve
Councillor
Councillor
Councillor
Stephen Davie
Joanna McEwen
Robert Drury
Thelma Halfacre
Allan Johnson
Reeve Davie opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Park Caretaker
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Letters of Character Reference for
Dwight & Gail Taylor
Hank Westerlaken
Paul Zawodny
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This matter left for consideration after all appointments scheduled have
been heard and dealt with.
Council
7:05 p.m. - James Clayden, Waste Disposal Supt.
Purpose of attendance at request of Council, being to consider various mat-
ters of operation of the site and to discuss same with the W.D.S. Supt.
James Clayden brought up the following items for Council's consideration:
Would like a new gate, similar to gates at gravel pit.
New outside door at office of W.D.S.
Garbage at gate - (not in favour of container inside gate)
Keys - Fire Dept. and Roads.
Collection Contractor new contract as of April 30th.
5) Ed Handy - bringing in garbage from other Municipality.
6) Contractors bringing in demolition material should be a surcharge.
7) Stumps take up space.
8) Some complaint about hours W.D.S is open.
9) Hours Site to be open - 5 day week suggested..
10) Policy on contaminated soil.
11) Unless written approval will refuse to allow same to be dumped.
12) Telephone very valuable.
13) Scraper work to stockpile fill.
14) Cleaning brush to enable additional fill for coverage.
15) Regulate hours for Collection Contractor.
16) Preventative maintenance program for equipment.
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Reeve thanked Jim Clayden for bringing these matters to the attention of
Council and same would be considered by Council according to priorities.
As requested, representative of the Press from the Orillia Packet was pre-
sent at 7:35 p.m., namely Ms. Sally Gower and Mr. Jim Heslett.
All members of Council asked numerous questions and specific items that
appeared in the newspaper were referred to and the pros and cons were dis-
cussed. No specific matters were resolved following the discussion.
Reeve thanked the representatives for coming to discuss Council's concerns.
Mr. Lloyd Fletcher - representative of Simcoe County Board of Education
was present as requested to review and consider various items of concerns
of Council with respect to the Boards programs, budget, curiculum and budget
for 1983, etc., according to outline in Township letter of January 18th,
1983 to Mr. Lloyd Fletcher.
Reeve expressed Council's appreciation for taking
Committee Meeting. Mr. Fletcher in turn expressed
ceiving a letter outlining questions and items of
to coming to the Meeting.
the time to come to a
his appreciation of re-
concern to Council prior
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La Caron School, any answers yet that are more definite?
Mr. Fletcher advised the Board still has no had a definite answer and
what had been indicated from the beginning.
Penetang Public Secondary School
705 Students
506
La Caron 154 students
1983 - 180 Students.
English
expect 165.
Projection for September
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Busing, what portions paid by Province?
Approximately 60% as in previous years. General grant dropped from
62/0 to 51/0,
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HRC - Edgar
what percentage is the S.C.B.E. to bear of the cost.
Still only at the discussion stage.
Bill 82 is a Bill that will require a lot of careful scrutiny both
legally and financially. Teachers are very concerned by this Bill and
the legal implecations.
Secondary Schools have many exceptional people to deal with students, par-
ticularly with so many open opportunities available during and after school
activities and coping with matter of drugs, and other problem concerns.
Mr. Fletcher again advised that from the meeting in the Premier's Office,
the Board was assured that the Province would assume cost of building La
Caron. Minister has advised that the Audit has now been completed.
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HEETING
JANUARY 27
1983
Reeve advised that the resolution of Tosorontio Township had not been en-
dorsed at previous Meeting of Council, but instead was held in abeyance
until this meeting. Mr. Fletcher expressed his concern about a member of
each Council in the County sitting on Board Budget Meetings.
Committee of Council recommend that the resolution of
endorsed and that liason through the County Education
Township of Oro elect~d representatives to the Simcoe
cation be continued.
Tosorontio not be
Committee and the
County Board of Edu-
Mr. D.S. White was present at 9:15 p.m. to further discuss the matter of
conveyance of Road Allowance between Lots 5 & 6 in Concession 13 and propo-
sal to purchase part E ~ Lot 9, Conc. 6. And, Arena Committee authority.
Mr. White advised that he had reviewed the following matters requested by
Council.
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Arena Committee have authority to set out the rules with respect to
behaviour within the Arena and on the ice. The Township is responsible
for liabilities.
Once the Township receives letter from the Solicitor confirming his verbal
report. A letter then be written to the Township Insurance Agent forwarding
the said letter and request the Township be advised of coverage under the
Township Insurance Policy in this regard.
The next item to be considered was the matter of conveyance of Road Allow-
ance between Lots 5 & 6 in Concession 13. Hr. White advised that in his
opinion, parts 3 & 4 of Plan 51R-9S91 should by conveyed to Big Cedar under
Section 317 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980. And, further suggested that
once conveyance is prepared, Big Cedar be advised that the Township is
prepared to convey 3 & 4 and advise that Parts 1 & 2 of Plan SlR-9S91 is
still available at the Township's previous quotation of $1,500.00.
Committee of Council recommend that Council proceed with the conveyance
of Parts 3 & 4 of Plan SlR-9S91 and a By-Law for this purpose is to be pre-
pared by the Township Solicitor, after which necessary deed may be execu-
ted and registered and that Solicitor for Big Cedar Parks be advised of
this and also that Big Cedar Parks be advised that all legal costs are to
be that of Big Cedar Parks, and further, that Parts 1 & 2, of Plan SlR-9S91
are still available at the previously quoted price of $1,500.00.
The next item discussed was the matter of proposal to purchase part E~ Lot
9, Conc. 6.
After further consideration and discussion on the matter, with review of
the situation and possible use of the property, Committee of Council re-
commend that Mr. D.S. White be instructed to reply to Mr. J.R. Hunter,Q.C.
and advise that the Township of Oro are still prepared to propose an offer
to purchase part E~ Lot 9, Conc. 6 on similar basis as the offer to purchase
made in 1982.
Mr. White left at 10:40 p.m.
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COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 27, 1983
Council next dealt with the character references asked for and received
from Dwight Taylor, Hank Westerlaken and Paul Zawodny.
It was left that the Arena Manager, Cecil Phillips be requested to attend
at a meeting of Council on January 31st at 2:00 p.m., after which Committee
of Council recommend that a decision be made for accepting one of the appli-
cations or some one else be retained as Caretaker or Supt. of Oro Memorial
Park.
Reeve Davie then presented a written brief which was reviewed and discussed
at great length. Brief referred to policy and procedure of Council and
Committee and items of priorities.
The matter of Arena and Community Hall Committees was discussed along with
numerous other matters.
Status of Monk & O'Brien Street -Plan 1, Conc. 1
Letter from Dr. Hans Stauffert requesting Council to bring to the attention
of the Township Solicitor, the situation of actual legal status of Monk
& O'Brien Street on Plan 1, was presented to Committee of Council and Com-
mittee of Council recommended that the matter be referred to the Township
Solicitor.
Meeting adjourned at 12:00 midnight.
Reeve -
Clerk - H. Neufeld
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