11 19 2009 OMEGA MinutesTHE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
ORO-MEDONTE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP
ADVISORS (OMEGA)
MEETING MINUTES
Township of
Council Chambers
Proud Heritage, Fx~z~~n Future
*Due to technical difficulties, no digital recording
of the meeting is availabe*
Thursday, November 19, 2009
7:08 p.m.
Present:
Councillor Mel Coutanche, Co-Chair
Councillor Sandy Agnew, Co-Chair
Robert Barlow, John Bosomworth, Meryl Drake,
David Edwards, Ruth Fountain, Allan Johnson,
David Kennedy (left at 7:20p.m.), Josephine
Martensson-Hemsted, Andy McNiven, Doug
Shelswell, Mike Vandergeest
Regrets:
Councillor Terry Allison, Co-Chair
Steve Cromwell, Wilfred McMechan, Gerry Murphy,
Jim Purnell, Kimberly Wand
Staff Present:
Marie Brissette, Committee Coordinator
Also Present:
John Crawford, Bruce Keeling, Ken Ewens, Harold
Roe, Linda Ambrose, Carol Norman, Vanessa
Cooper
1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
Councillor Coutanche assumed the Chair and called the meeting to order.
2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
a) Motion to adopt the agenda.
Motion No. OMEGA091119-01
Moved by Drake, Seconded by Kennedy
It is recommended that the agenda for the Oro-Medonte Environmental Group
Advisors meeting of Thursday, November 19, 2009 be received and adopted.
Carried.
3. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL
NATURE THEREOF: - "IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT"
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None declared.
4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
a) Minutes of the OMEGA meeting held on September 17, 2009.
Motion No. OMEGA091119-02
Moved by Martensson-Hemsted, Seconded by Bosomworth
It is recommended that the minutes of the OMEGA meeting held on
September 17, 2009 be adopted as printed and circulated.
Carried.
5. PRESENTATIONS:
a) Zero Waste Simcoe.
Motion No. OMEGA091119-03
Moved by Barlow, Seconded by Fountain
It is recommended that
1. That the powerpoint presentation presented by Councillor Agnew, re:
Zero Waste Simcoe be received.
2. And That Council considers implementing Zero Waste Initiatives at
Township facilities.
Carried.
Motion No. OMEGA091119-04
Moved by Drake, Seconded by Bosomworth
It is recommended that
1. Council establish an OMEGA Zero Waste Working Group.
2. And That Joshepine Martensson-Hemsted and Ruth Fountain be
appointed to the OMEGA Zero Waste Working Group.
Carried.
6. ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING:
None.
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7. WORKING GROUP UPDATES:
a) Oro Moraine Working Group, re: Oro Moraine Report Card.
Motion No. OMEGA091119-05
Moved by Bosomworth, Seconded by McNiven
It is recommended
1. That the update from the Oro Moraine Working Group, re: Oro Moraine
Report Card be received.
2. That OMEGA endorses the work to date by the Oro Moraine Working
Group.
3. And That OMEGA supports the completion of the recommended
indicators.
Carried.
b) Growth Issues
None.
c) Habitat
None.
d) Water Quality /Lake Management Working Group, re: Re-vegetation of Ditch
on Barrie Terrace.
Motion No. OMEGA091119-06
Moved by Martensson-Hemsted, Seconded by Edwards
It is recommended that the update from the Water Quality /Lake Management
Working Group, re: Re-vegetation of Ditch on Barrie Terrace be received.
And That OMEGA requests that Council considers funding the project as an
environmental initiative in the amount up to $1000.00.
Carried.
e) Sustainable Agriculture
None.
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8. COMMUNICATIONS:
a) Correspondence dated May 4, 2009 from Holly Lillico, re: Rain Barrels.
Motion No. OMEGA091119-07
Moved by Shelswell, Seconded by Barlow
It is recommended that
1. The correspondence dated May 4, 2009 from Holly Lillico, re: Rain
Barrels be received.
2. And That the Water Quality /Lake Management Working Group
investigates the merits of rain barrels.
Carried.
b) Correspondence dated October 19, 2009 from James Waterhouse, Kids for
Turtles Environmental Education, re: Bluffs Creek Stream Assessment and
Rehabilitation Program.
The item was deferred until the January 21, 2010 OMEGA meeting.
c) Application for Grant/Subsidy received October 9, 2009 from Bruce Keeling,
Director and Committee Chair, Huronia Woodland Owners Association, re:
Application for Grant/Subsidy, Huronia Woodland Owners Association.
Motion No. OMEGA091119-08
Moved by Vandergeest, Seconded by Johnson
It is recommended that
1. The Application for Grant/Subsidy from Bruce Keeling, Director and
Committee Chair, Huronia Woodland Owners Association be received.
2. And That the Application for Grant/Subsidy from Bruce Keeling, Director
and Committee Chair, Huronia Woodland Owners Association be
granted in the amount of $4250.00 as an environmental initiative.
Carried.
Motion No. OMEGA091119-09
Moved by Barlow, Seconded by Fountain
It is recommended that
1. OMEGA receives all Applications for Grants or Subsidies no later than
September 1st for consideration at their next scheduled meeting
and failing that, applications will not be considered by OMEGA in that
calendar year.
2. And That notice of this be printed in the Oro-Medonte Recreation
Brochure and in the North Simcoe Community News.
Carried.
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d) Correspondence dated October 15, 2009 from the Lake Simcoe Region
Conservation Authority and adressed to OMEGA's Water Quality/Lake
Management Working Group, re: You're a Watershed Hero!
Motion No. OMEGA091119-10
Moved by McNiven, Seconded by Shelswell
It is recommended that the correspondence dated October 15, 2009 from
the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and adressed to OMEGA's
Water Quality/Lake Management Working Group, re: You're a Watershed
Hero! be received.
Carried.
9. OTHER BUSINESS /QUESTIONS
a) Update of lists from October/November 2007.
Motion No. OMEGA091119-11
Moved by Martensson-Hemsted, Seconded by Edwards
It is recommended that the November 2009 Update of Issues
and Opportunities be received.
Carried
b) Mandatory training, re: Accessibility Standards for Customer Service.
Training was provided by Vanessa Cooper, Administrative Assistant and
Marie Brissette, Committee Coordinator.
10. NEXT MEETING DATE
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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11. ADJOURNMENT
a) Motion to adjourn.
Motion No. OMEGA091119-12
Moved by Drake, Seconded by McNiven
It is recommended that we do now adjourn at 9:50 p.m.
Councillor Mel Coutanche, Co-Chair
Absent
Carried.
Councillo~Sandy Agne ;, Co- hair
Councillor Terry Allison, Co-Chair Marie Brissette, Committee Coordinator
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