01 19 2005 Council Minutes
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
TIME: 7:14 p.m.
2003 - 2006 COUNCIL
Present:
Mayor J. Neil Craig
Deputy Mayor Harry Hughes
Councillor Ralph Hough
Councillor Paul Marshall
Councillor John Crawford
Councillor Ruth Fountain
Regrets:
Councillor Dan Buttineau
Staff Present:
Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO; Doug Irwin, Records Management
Co-ordinator; Janette Teeter, Clerk's Assistant
Also Present:
Evanka Osmak, Stacey Patchell, Pat & Don Nixon, Vicki Palmer,
Howie Rogers, John Newell
1. & 2. Mayor J. Neil Craig assumed the chair and called the meeting to order,
followed by a moment of contemplation.
3. NOTICE OF ADDITIONS
Motion No. 1
Moved by Hough, Seconded by Hughes
Be it resolved that the following items be added to the agenda for consideration:
10. CONSENT AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE:
h) Deputy Mayor Hughes, re: Closing of Huronia Regional Centre.
i) Deputy Mayor Hughes, re: Guthrie United Church.
Carried.
4. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Motion No.2
Moved by Hughes, Seconded by Hough
Be it resolved that the agenda for the Council meeting of Wednesday, January 19,
2005 be received and adopted.
Carried.
5. "DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE
THEREOF - IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT"
None declared.
6. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
a) Minutes of Special Council Meeting of December 22, 2004.
Motion No.3
Moved by Hughes, Seconded by Hough
Be it resolved that the minutes of the Special Council meeting held on December 22,
2004 be adopted as printed and circulated.
Carried.
7. RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENTS:
None.
8. PUBLIC MEETINGS:
None.
9. DEPUTATIONS:
None.
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10. CONSENT AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE:
a) Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Commission, minutes of October 21, 2004 meeting.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt.
b) Barrie Public Library Board, minutes of October 28,2004 meeting.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt.
c) Orillia Public Library Board, minutes of October 27,2004 meeting.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt.
d) Midland Public Library Board, minutes of November 10, 2004 meeting and Special
Board Meeting, November 29, 2004.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt.
e) Wayne Lynch, President, Oro Agricultural Society, correspondence dated December 5,
2004 re: 2005 Grant Request.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt and referral to 2005 budget deliberations.
f) Helen Perry, Chair, Couchiching Jubilee House, correspondence dated January 6, 2005
re: 2005 Grant Request.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt and referral to 2005 budget deliberations.
g) Garfield Dunlop, M.P.P., Simcoe North, correspondence dated December 23,2004 re:
draft Drinking Water Resource Protection Act and funding request by Conservation
Ontario "Submission to the Minister of Natural Resources: Re-Investment in Ontario's
Conversation Authorities - Now and in the Future".
Staff Recommendation: Receipt.
h) Deputy Mayor Hughes, re: Closing of Huronia Regional Centre.
i) Deputy Mayor Hughes, re: Guthrie United Church.
Motion No.4
Moved by Hough, Seconded by Hughes
Be it resolved that the staff recommendations with respect to the items listed under "Consent
Agenda Correspondence" be adopted as printed, with the exception of items 10 h) and 10 i):
a) Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Commission, minutes of October 21, 2004 meeting.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt.
b) Barrie Public Library Board, minutes of October 28,2004 meeting.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt.
c) Orillia Public Library Board, minutes of October 27, 2004 meeting.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt.
d) Midland Public Library Board, minutes of November 10, 2004 meeting and Special
Board Meeting, November 29, 2004.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt.
e) Wayne Lynch, President, Oro Agricultural Society, correspondence dated December 5,
2004 re: 2005 Grant Request.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt and referral to 2005 budget deliberations.
f) Helen Perry, Chair, Couchiching Jubilee House, correspondence dated January 6, 2005
re: 2005 Grant Request.
Staff Recommendation: Receipt and referral to 2005 budget deliberations.
g) Garfield Dunlop, M.P.P., Simcoe North, correspondence dated December 23,2004 re:
draft Drinking Water Resource Protection Act and funding request by Conservation
Ontario "Submission to the Minister of Natural Resources: Re-Investment in Ontario's
Conversation Authorities - Now and in the Future".
Staff Recommendation: Receipt.
Carried.
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h) Deputy Mayor Hughes, re: Closing of Huronia Regional Centre.
Motion No.5
Moved by Hughes, Seconded by Hough
Be it resolved that the correspondence dated December 20, 2004 from City of Orillia,
re: resolution regarding the Huronia Regional Centre:
"Whereas the Honourable Sandra Pupa tello, Minister for Community and Social
Services, has announced the closure of all regional centres for people with
development disabilities including the Huronia Regional Centre located in Orillia;
And Whereas the service these facilities provide are unmatched by any other
facility in the province;
And shears the closure of Huronia Regional Centre will have a long reaching
negative impact on the clients, staff and surrounding community;
And whereas the alternative of declaring these facilities as "Centres of
Specialized Care" is a viable alternative that will preserve the special and
necessary services that these facilities provide;
And whereas the Minister of Community and Social Services has stated the
creation of these "Centres of Specialized Care" will be developed and operational
within the next four years.
Therefore be it resolved that the City of Or/Ilia Council endorse the declaration of
the Huronia Regional Centre as a "Centre for Specialized Care";
And that copies of this resolution be forward to the following: Township of
Severn, Township of Oro-Medonte, Township of Ramara, Chippewas of
Mnjikaning. "
be received and endorsed; and that the resolution be circulated to the Honourable
Sandra Pupatello, Minister, Ministry of Community and Social Services; Garfield
Dunlop, MPP; Township of Severn; Township of Ramara, Chippewas of Mnjikaning
and the City of Orillia and OPSEU.
Carried.
i) Deputy Mayor Hughes, re: Guthrie United Church.
Motion No.6
Moved by Hughes, Seconded by Hough
Be it resolved that the correspondence dated January 18, 2005 from Don Campbell,
Chair of Guthrie United Church Trustees, and Jim Campbell, Chair of Guthrie
Cemetery Board, re: Guthrie United Church be received and referred to staff for a
report.
Carried.
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11. MOTIONS FOR WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN:
None.
12. REPORTS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS:
None.
13. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
a) Minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting, November 23, 2004.
Motion No.7
Moved by Hughes, Seconded by Hough
Be it resolved that the minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting held
on November 23, 2004 be received.
Carried.
b) Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting, December 22, 2004.
Motion No.8
Moved by Hough, Seconded by Hughes
Be it resolved that the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on
December 22, 2004 be received.
Carried.
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c) Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting, January 12, 2005.
Motion No.9
Moved by Crawford, Seconded by Marshall
Be it resolved that the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on
January 12, 2005 be amended to correct the typographical error on Motion No. CW-
10 from TR 2004-001 to TR 2005-001; and further that the minutes, as amended, be
received and the recommendations therein be adopted.
Carried.
d) Minutes of the Committee of Adjustment Meeting, January 13, 2005.
Motion No. 10
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Crawford
Be it resolved that the minutes of the Committee of Adjustment meeting held on
January 13, 2005 be received.
Carried.
14. COMMUNICATIONS:
a) Marie Knight Stanley, Deputy Clerk, Municipality of Clarington, correspondence
dated December 13, 2004 re: Council- 4 Year Term Resolution.
Motion No. 11
Moved by Marshall, Seconded by Fountain
Be it resolved that the correspondence dated December 13, 2004 from Marie Knight
Stanley, Deputy Clerk, Municipality of Clarington, re: Council- 4 Year Term
Resolution be received.
Carried.
15. IN-CAMERA:
None.
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16. BY-LAWS:
a) By-Law No. 2005-001
Being a By-law to provide for an interim tax levy and to
provide for the payment of taxes and to provide for
penalty and interest and to Repeal By-Law 2004-002.
Motion No. 12
Moved by Crawford, Seconded by Marshall
Be it resolved that a By-law to provide for an interim tax levy and to provide for the
payment of taxes and to provide for penalty and interest and to Repeal By-Law 2004-
002 be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 2005-
001.
Carried.
That By-law No. 2005-001 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by
the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor.
Carried.
b) By-Law No. 2005-002
A By-law to Assume and Establish Highways Within
the Township of Oro-Medonte, Parts of Huron Woods
Drive, Algonquin Trail, Cayuga Court, Seneca Lane,
Oneida Avenue.
Motion No. 13
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Crawford
Be it resolved that a By-Law to Assume and Establish Highways within the Township
of Oro-Medonte, Parts of Huron Woods Drive, Algonquin Trail, Cayuga Court,
Seneca Lane, Oneida Avenue be introduced and read a first and second time and
numbered By-law No. 2005-002.
Carried.
That By-law No. 2005-002 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by
the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor.
Carried.
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17. CONFIRMATION BY-LAW NO. 2005-003
Motion No. 14
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Marshall
Be it resolved that a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting held
on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 be introduced and read a first and second time
and numbered By-law No. 2005-003.
Carried.
That By-law No. 2005-003 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by
the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor.
Carried.
18. QUESTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
19. ADJOURNMENT
Motion No. 15
Moved by Crawford, Seconded by Marshall
Be it resolved that we do now adjourn at 7:34 p.m.
Carried.
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