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02 16 2000 Council Minutes " e e " THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, February 16, 2000 TIME: 7:00 P.M. FIFTY-FIFTH MEETING 1997-2000 COUNCIL Council met this evening @ 7:05 p.m. with the following members present: Present: Mayor Ian Beard Deputy Mayor Don Bell Councillor Lillian McConnell Councillor Ralph Hough Councillor Neil Craig Councillor Ron Sommers Councillor Ruth Fountain Staff Present: Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO; Andria Leigh, Township Planner; Debbie Mooney, Tax Collector Also Present: Staff Sgt. Len Hassberger, Barrie O.P.P.; Jolene Kovach, Packet and Times Mayor Ian Beard assumed the chair and called the meeting to order, followed by prayer. 1. "DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE THEREOF - IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT" a) Councillor Craig declared a pecuniary interest with respect to Item # 9(a) as his wife is an employee of OMAFRA. Councillor Craig left the meeting during this discussion, did not participate in the discussion, nor vote on any motion with respect to this matter. b) Councillor Hough declared an interest with respect to Item #8(b) as he is a member of the Eady Hall Board. 2. CONSENT AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE: a) Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Association, correspondence re: Sale of the Edgar Centre. Recommendation: Receive and file. b) Janet Wheeler, Coldwater, correspondence re: Planned Use of the Edgar Facility. Recommendation: Receive and file. c) Brenda Clerk, Assistant Clerk, County of Simcoe, correspondence re: Lord's Prayer. Recommendation: Receive and file. d) Judy Smith, Shanty Bay, correspondence re: CN Rail Trail Usage. Recommendation: Receive and refer to CN Usage & Design Committee. e) Ann Budge, Coldwater, correspondence re: CN Rail Trail Usage. Recommendation: Receive and refer to CN Usage & Design Committee. f) Andrew and Sandra Kowal, Barrie, correspondence re: Proposed Usage for Old CN Rail Property. Recommendation: Receive and refer to CN Usage & Design Committee. g) Bob and Shelley Greer, Barrie, correspondence re: Old CN Rail Line Between Thunder Bridge and Orillia. Recommendation: Receive and refer to CN Usage & Design Committee. h) Karen Sanderson, Shanty Bay, correspondence re: CN Trail. Recommendation: Receive and refer to CN Usage & Design Committee. i) Oro Agricultural Society, correspondence re: 1999 Oro World's Fair. Recommendation: Receive and file. j) Murray J. Martin, correspondence re: Combined Millenium Project. Recommendation: Receive and refer to Millenium Committee. 3. REPORTS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS: a) Report No. PD2000-04, Andria Leigh, Township Planner, re: Proposed Rezoning for Derek Vernon, Conc. 14, pt. of Lot 9 (Medonte), Development Application P-97/99. b) Report No. ADM2000-10, Paul Gravelle, Treasurer, re: Eady Hall Reserve Account. c) Report No. ADM2000-11, Paul Gravelle, Treasurer, re: Allocation of Surplus. d) Confidential Report No. ADM2000-12, Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO, re: Personnel Matter (To Be Held In-Camera). e) Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO, confidential report re: Legal Opinion (To Be Held In-Camera). 2 ;~ Motion No.3 Moved by Craig, Seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the minutes of the Public Meeting of Council held on Wednesday, February 2, 2000 be adopted as printed and circulated. . Carried. Motion No.4 Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the recommendations listed on the Consent Agenda, Item 7, be received and adopted. Carried. Motion No.5 Moved by Craig, Seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that Report No. PD2000-04 by Andria Leigh, Township Planner, re: Proposed Rezoning for Derek Vernon, Conc. 14, pt. of Lot 9 (Medonte), Development Application P-97/99 be received and adopted and the appropriate by-law be brought forward for Council consideration. Carried. Motion No.6 Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Craig Be it resolved that Report No. ADM2000-10 by Paul Gravelle, Treasurer, re: Eady Hall Reserve Account be received and adopted, and that the Eady Hall reserve account be credited in the amount of $475.59 relating to costs incurred in 1996 and 1997 for fire code deficiencies. Carried. Motion No.7 Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that Report No. ADM2000-11 by Paul Gravelle, Treasurer, re: Allocation of Surplus be received and adopted. Carried. Motion No.8 e Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Fountain Be it resolved that the correspondence from the Municipality of South Bruce re: Agricultural Industry and Government Funding resolution be received. Carried. 4 ~" . , e e Motion No.9 Moved by Craig, Seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the correspondence from the City of Niagara Falls re: Young Offenders Act be received and the Township of Oro-Medonte support the resolution. Carried. Motion No. 10 Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell Be it resolved that the correspondence from the City of Woodstock re: Funding for Health Care be received. Carried. Motion No. 11 Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell Be it resolved that the correspondence from Brenda Clark, Assistant Clerk, County of Simcoe re: City of Brampton Resolution re: Highway 407 Electronic Toll Road be received. Carried. Motion No. 12 Moved by McConnell, Seconded by Bell Be it resolved that the correspondence from the City of Orillia re: Notice of Public Meeting, Zoning By-law Amendment, South Side of Hwy. 12 between Hwy. 11 and Monarch Drive, City of Orillia (adjacent to Wal-Mart) be received. Carried. Motion No. 13 Moved by McConnell, Seconded by Bell Be it resolved that the correspondence from Lois Marshall, Secretary Ecumenical Church Service Committee re: REJOICE 2000 Celebration be received. Carried. Motion No. 14 Moved by Hough, Seconded by Bell Be it resolved that the correspondence from Gordon Ball, Past President, Couchiching Conservancy re: Oro Moraine be received and referred to staff for a report to Council. Carried. 5 , Motion No. 15 e Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell Be it resolved that the correspondence from Murray A. Cayley re: 100th Anniversary of Sam Steele Raising Lord Strathcona's Horse Celebration be received and referred to staff for a report to Council. Carried. Motion No. 16 Moved by Bell, Seconded by Hough Be it resolved that Report No. 2000-03, Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Wednesday, February 9, 2000 be received and the recommendations therein be adopted. Carried. Motion No. 17 Moved by Bell, Seconded by Hough Be it resolved that the minutes of the Oro-Medonte Township Police Steering Committee meeting held on Tuesday, February 1,2000 be received. Carried. Motion No. 18 Moved by Hough, Seconded by Bell Be it resolved that Council request Staff Sgt. Len Hassberger, Barrie O.P.P., to provide a report to Council regarding ramifications and the financial impact with respect to the Township of Springwater withdrawal from the Barrie O.P.P. Detachment. Carried. Motion No. 19 e Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell Be it resolved that Council request Staff Sgt. Len Hassberger, Barrie O.P.P., to provide a report regarding the feasibility of Oro-Medonte being policed by one detachment. Carried. 6 ;":,, . Motion No. 20 Moved by McConnell, Seconded by Hough . Be it resolved that the minutes of the Oro-Medonte Township CN Trail Usage & Design Committee meeting held on Wednesday, February 2, 2000 be received. Carried. Motion No. 21 Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Fountain Be it resolved that we do now go In-Camera at 7:55 p.m. to discuss Personnel and Legal matters. Carried. Motion No. 22 Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that we do now Rise and report from In-Camera at 8:15 p.m. Carried. Motion No. 23 Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Fountain Be it resolved that Confidential Report No. ADM2000-12 by Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO, re: Personnel Matter be received and adopted. Carried. Motion No. 24 Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Fountain Be it resolved that the confidential report by Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO, re: Legal Opinion be received. Carried. Motion No. 25 Moved by Hough, Seconded by Sell e Be it resolved that a By-Law to confirm the proceedings of the Regular Council meeting held on Wednesday, February 16, 2000 be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 2000-14. Carried. That By-law No. 2000-14 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. 7 . Motion No. 26 . Moved by Bell, Seconded by Hough Be it resolved that we do now adjourn at 8:20 p.m. i j :l .(1 . ~f e<- C \ ,i ~. )J Mayor Ian Beard I e # ;<J ". I "~""'k"-"'l:',,,, I/~c...l~'"-,"" Lynda' Aiken, Clerk 8 Carried.