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01 19 2000 Council Minutes i, ^~ . . e e THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, January 19, 2000 TIME: 7:00 P.M. FIFTY-THIRD MEETING 1997-2000 COUNCIL Council met this evening @ 7:10 p.m. with the following members present: Present: Mayor Ian Beard Councillor Lillian McConnell Councillor Ralph Hough Councillor Neil Craig Councillor Ron Sommers Councillor Ruth Fountain Absent: Deputy Mayor Don Bell Staff Present: Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO; Andria Leigh, Township Planner; Debbie Mooney, Tax Collector Also Present: Dave and Kim Viney, Janet Gates, Greg McCullough 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" None. 2. CONSENT AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE: a) Tim Crawford, Chairperson, Oro-Medonte History Committee, correspondence re: Thank you for support. Recommendation: Receive and file. b) Wayne Wilson, CAO/Secretary-Treasurer, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, correspondence re: Donation to Tiffin Kosovo Project. Recommendation: Receive and file. c) Township of Springwater, correspondence re: Notice of Variance, Hedbern Development Corp. Recommendation: Receive and file. 3. COMMUNICATIONS: a) Township of Colborne, correspondence re: Manure Spills Responsibility Act. b) Orillia Economic Development Commission, correspondence re: Orillia Region Economic Development Conference, January 19, 2000. " c) Janet Gates, Inn at Hardwood, correspondence re: Zoning Application for 25 Room Expansion. d) Kim Drury, Branch Chair, St. John Ambulance Saint-Jean, correspondence re: Targeted Public Access to Automated External Defibrillators. e e) County of Simcoe, correspondence re: McNiven Application for Minor Exception from By-law 4338. f) Garfield Dunlop, M.P.P., Simcoe North, correspondence re: Cabinet Ministers at the ROMA/Ontario Good Roads conference. 4. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: a) Report No. 2000-01, Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Wednesday, January 12, 2000. b) Minutes of the Oro-Medonte Township CN Trail Usage & Design Committee meeting held on Wednesday, January 5, 2000. c) Minutes of the Oro-Medonte Recreation Steering Committee meeting held on Thursday, January 6,2000. 5. UNFINISHED OR NEW BUSINESS: a) Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, correspondence re: Willow Creek Subwatershed Plan; b) Draft correspondence, Chris Williams, Aird & Berlis re: Potential Legal Issue (To be Held In Camera). c) Councillor Craig, Report re: Shanty Bay Ride and Drive Co-Op Program. d) Councillor Hough, Report re: Severn Sound RAP Budget. Motion No.1 Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the agenda for the Regular Council Meeting dated Wednesday, January 19, 2000 be adopted as printed and circulated with the addition of the following: 9. a) e b) c) d) Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, correspondence re: Willow Creek Subwatershed Plan; Draft correspondence, Chris Williams, Aird & Berlis re: Potential Legal Issue (To be Held In Camera). Councillor Craig, Report re: Shanty Bay Ride and Drive Co-Op Program. Councillor Hough, Report re: Severn Sound RAP Budget. Carried. 2 e e Motion No.2 Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held Wednesday, January 5, 2000 be adopted as printed and circulated. Carried. Motion No.3 Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Fountain Be it resolved that the recommendations listed on the Consent Agenda, Item 6, be received and adopted. Carried. Motion No.4 Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the correspondence from the Township of Colborne re: Manure Spills Responsibility Act be received. Carried. Motion No.5 Moved by Craig, Seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the correspondence from the Orillia Economic Development Commission re: Orillia Region Economic Development Conference, January 19, 2000 be received. Carried. Motion No.6 Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the correspondence from Janet Gates, Inn at Hardwood re: Zoning Application for 25 Room Expansion be received and referred to staff for a report to Council. Carried. Motion No.7 Moved by Craig, Seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the correspondence from Kim Drury, Branch Chair, St. John Ambulance Saint-Jean re: Targeted Public Access to Automated External Defibrillators be received and Council does support the proposal of St. John Ambulance to provide training in the use of Automated External Defibrillators. Carried. 3 '" Motion No.8 Moved by Craig, Seconded by Sommers . Be it resolved that the correspondence from the County of Simcoe re: McNiven Application for Minor Exception from By-law 4338 be received and the Township of Oro-Medonte has no objections or concerns with respect to the application. Carried. Motion No.9 Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the correspondence from Garfield Dunlop, M.P.P., Simcoe North re: Cabinet Ministers at the ROMA/Ontario Good Roads conference be received. Carried. Motion No.1 0 Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that Report No. 2000-01, Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Wednesday, January 12, be received and the recommendations therein be adopted with the exception of Motion No. 22. Carried. Motion No. 11 Moved by Craig, Seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the minutes of the Oro-Medonte Township CN Trail Usage & Design Committee meeting held on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 be received. Carried. Motion No. 12 Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the minutes of the Oro-Medonte Recreation Steering Committee meeting held on Thursday, January 6, 2000 be received. Carried. Motion No. 13 e Moved by McConnell, Seconded by Hough Be it resolved that the correspondence from Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, re: Willow Creek Subwatershed Plan be received and Keith Mathieson, Manager Public Works and Andria Leigh, Planner be authorized to represent the Township of Oro-Medonte at the working group and further that funding be considered in the 2000 Budget process. Carried. 4 Motion No. 14 Moved by McConnell, Seconded by Hough e Be it resolved that a By-law to Rezone West Part of Lot 16, Concession 9, Township of Oro-Medonte (formerly Township of Medonte), County of Simcoe be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 2000-6. Carried. That By-law No. 2000-6 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. Motion No. 15 Moved by McConnell, Seconded by Hough Be it resolved that a By-law to Authorize the Issuance of a Certificate of Substantial Completion and Acceptance (Aboveground Works) for Scott Silo Construction Limited (Sprucewood Estates - Phase 2 and 3, Plan 51 M-535) be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 2000-7. Carried. That By-law No. 2000-7 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. Motion No. 16 Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell Be it resolved that a By-law to Authorize the Issuance of a Certificate of Maintenance and Final Acceptance (Aboveground Works) for Sprucewood Estates - Phase 1 - Plan 51M-535 (Scott Silo Construction Limited) be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 2000-8. Carried. That By-law No. 2000-8 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. Motion No. 17 Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell e Be it resolved that a By-law to Authorize the Issuance of a Certificate of Maintenance and Final Acceptance (Belowground and Aboveground Works) for Craighurst Estates - Plan 51M-510 (Hedbern Development Corporation) be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 2000-9. Carried. That By-law No. 2000-9 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. 5 Motion No. 18 Moved by McConnell, Seconded by Hough . Be it resolved that a By-law to Enter into a Water Service Connection Agreement between The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte and Michael Kearns be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 2000- 10. Carried. That By-law No. 2000-10 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. Motion No. 19 Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell Be it resolved that we do now go In-Camera at 8:00 p.m. to discuss a legal issue. Carried. Motion No. 20 Moved by McConnell, Seconded by Hough Be it resolved that we do now Rise and Report from In-Camera at 8:25 p.m. Carried. Motion No. 21 Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell Be it resolved that the draft correspondence provided by Chris Williams, Aird & Berlis, re: Potential Legal Issue be received and authorized as amended. Carried. Motion No. 22 Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell Be it resolved that a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the regular Council meeting held on Wednesday, January 19, 2000 be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 2000-11. Carried. e That By-law No. 2000-11 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. 6 " ~ e Motion No. 23 Moved by McConnell, Seconded by Hough Be it resolved that we do now adjourn at 8:30 p.m. e jJ t / ~ tfj~J//. I Mayor Ian Beard / .. lL' "^/ / pL. _,j/]?<,.,pl,.c_. f -.-.;., . ,- Lynda Aiken, Clerk 7 Carried.