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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Present: John Bosomworth
Wilf McMechan
Meryl Drake
David Kennedy
Ruth Fountain
Regrets: Steve Cromwell
Gerry Murphy
Allan Johnson
THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
ORO-MEDONTE ENVIRONMENTAL
GROUP ADVISORS (OMEGA)
MEETING MINUTES
Council Chambers
**A digital recording of the meeting is
available**
Time: 7:06 p.m.
Bob Barlow
Andy McNiven
Doug Shelswell
Mike Vandergeest
Josephine Martensson-Hemsted
David Edwards
Kim Wand
Council/Staff Councillor Terry Allison Councillor Sandy Agnew
Present: Councillor Mel Coutanche Marie Brissette, Committee Coordinator
Janette Teeter, Deputy Clerk
Also Present:
Phil Sellick
John Crawford
Doug Hutchinson
Doris Crawford
Orval Hutchinson
1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
Councillor Coutanche assumed the Chair and called the meeting to order.
2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
a) Motion to adopt agenda.
Motion No. OMEGA100318-01
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Shelswell
It is recommended that the agenda for the Oro-Medonte Environmental Group
Advisors (OMEGA) meeting of Thursday, March 18, 2010 be received and adopted.
Carried.
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3. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE
THEREOF: - "IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT"
None declared.
4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
a) Motion to adopt the minutes of meeting held on Thursday, January 21, 2010.
Motion No. OMEGA100318-02
Moved by Martensson-Hemsted, Seconded by Barlow
It is recommended that the Oro-Medonte Environmental Group Advisors (OMEGA)
minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, January 21, 2010 be adopted as printed
and circulated.
Carried.
5. PRESENTATIONS:
a) Phil Sellick and Jack Steenhof, Greenstone Energy Inc., re: Profits from the Sun,
Solar Energy Generation.
Motion No. OMEGA100318-03
Moved by Bosomworth, Seconded by McNiven
It is recommended that the information presented by Phil Sellick, Greenstone Energy
Inc., re: Profits from the Sun, Solar Energy Generation be received.
Carried.
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6. ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING:
a) Food Procurement Policy.
Moved by Martensson-Hemsted, Seconded by Fountain
Motion No. OMEGA100318-04
It is recommended
1. That the information presented by Josephine Martensson-Hemsted, re: Food
Procurement Policy, be received.
2. And That OMEGA reiterates to Council Motion No. OMEGA090618-09 and
recommendations contained therein.
3. And That said statements in Motion No. OMEGA090618-09 be included in By-
law 2004-112.
Carried.
7. WORKING GROUP UPDATES:
a) Oro Moraine - NVCA Oro Moraine Report Card Update.
Motion No. OMEGA100318-05
Moved by Kennedy, Seconded by Barlow
It is recommended that the information presented by Councillor Sandy Agnew and
the Oro Moraine Working Group, re: NVCA Oro Moraine Report Card Update be
received.
Carried.
b) Growth Issues.
None.
c) Habitat
None.
d) Water Quality / Lake Management
None.
e) Sustaintable Agriculture.
None.
f) Zero Waste Working Group -Notes of meeting held on February 15, 2010.
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Motion No. OMEGA100318-06
Moved by Martensson-Hemsted, Seconded by Bosomworth
It is recommended
1. That the information presented by the Zero Waste Working Group, re: Notes of
meeting held on February 15, 2010 be received.
2. That OMEGA endorses the Zero Waste Working Group meeting notes of
February 15, 2010.
3. And That the Zero Waste Working Group recommendations contained in the
February 15, 2010 meeting notes be forwarded to Council for their consideration.
Carried.
8. COMMUNICATIONS:
a) Sandra Trainor, Chair, Simcoe County Farm Fresh Marketing Association, re:
Application for Grant/Subsidy.
Motion No. OMEGA100318-07
Moved by Martensson-Hemsted, Seconded by Fountain
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence from Sandra Trainor, Chair, Simcoe County Farm
Fresh Marketing Association, re: Application for Grant/Subsidy be received.
2. And that OMEGA recommends to Council that the Application for Grant/Subsidy
from Sandra Trainor, Chair, Simcoe County Farm Fresh Marketing Association,
received January 18, 2010, be approved in the amount of $800.00 as an
environmental initiative.
Carried.
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b) Correspondence dated February 23, 2010, Bruce Keeling, Chair, Huronia Woodland
Owners Association, re: Maple Tree Replacement Program.
Motion No. OMEGA100318-08
Moved by McNiven, Seconded by Vandergeest
It is recommended that the correspondence dated February 23, 2010, Bruce
Keeling, Chair, Huronia Woodland Owners Association, re: Maple Tree Replacement
Program be received.
Carried.
c) Correspondence dated January 25, 2010, Susan T. Sheridan, re: Membership on
OMEGA's Water Quality/Lake Management Working Group.
Motion No. OMEGA100318-09
Moved by Martensson-Hemsted, Seconded by Drake
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence dated January 25, 2010, Susan T. Sheridan, re:
Membership on OMEGA's Water Quality/Lake Management Working Group be
received.
2. And That OMEGA recommends to Council that Susan T. Sheridan be appointed
to the OMEGA's Water Quality/Lake Management Working Group for the balance
of the term of office.
Carried.
9. OTHER BUSINESS/ QUESTIONS
a) Issues / opportunities from Council
Motion No. OMEGA100318-10
Moved by Barlow, Seconded by Fountain
It is recommended that the matter of ice fishing and parking of vehicles and
utilization of snowmobiles on Lake Simcoe, considering the environmental concern,
be referred to Council for consideration/comments and OMEGA advised of results;
and that Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority be requested to comment.
Carried.
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10. NEXT MEETING DATE
Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
11.ADJOURNMENT
a) Motion to Adjourn.
Motion No. OMEGA100318-11
Moved by McNiven, Seconded by Barlow
It is recommended that we do now adjourn at 8:27 p.m.
Carried.
0-Chairperson, Councillor Coutanche
Co-Chairperson, Councillor Agnew
Co-Cl4e irperson, Councillor Allison
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Committee oordinator, Marie Bris tte
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