05 03 2017 SpCouncil Meeting Minutes6 Township
Proud Heritage, Exciting Future
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Present: Mayor H.S. Hughes
The Township of Oro-Medonte
Special Council Meeting Minutes
Council Chambers
2014-2018 Council
Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough
Councillor Barbara Coutanche (arrived at 11:40 a.m.)
Councillor Scott Macpherson
Councillor Phil Hall
Councillor John Crawford
Councillor Scott Jermey
Time: 8:31 a.m.
Staff Robin Dunn, Chief Administrative Officer; Mark DesLauriers, Chief
Present: Financial Officer/Treasurer; Andria Leigh, Director, Development
Services; Donna Hewitt, Director, Corporate & Strategic Initiatives; Shawn
Binns, Director, Operations and Community Services; Fred MacGregor,
Manager, Environmental Services; Michelle Jakobi, Manager,
Environmental Services Compliance & Capital Projects; Dave Saunders,
Manager, Development Engineering; Janette Teeter, Supervisor, Clerk's
Services/Deputy Clerk; Samah Othman, Supervisor, Communications and
Customer Service; Darcy Brooke-Bisschop, Coordinator, Economic
Development/Communications; Jody Johnson and Scott Stoll, Aird &
Berlis LLP
1. Call to Order- Moment of Reflection:
Mayor H.S. Hughes assumed the Chair and called the meeting to order followed by a
moment of reflection.
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2. Adoption of Agenda:
a) Motion to Adopt the Agenda.
Motion No. SC170503-1
Moved by Crawford, Seconded by Macpherson
Be it resolved that the agenda for the Special Council meeting of Wednesday, May 3, 2017
be received and adopted;
and that the following correspondence be received with respect to Items 5a) and 6a):
1. Jorge Bartolo received April 28, 2017;
2. Elfriede Alexander received May 2, 2017.
3. Helen MacRae received May 2, 2017;
4. Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Association (HVPOA) Board of Directors received
May 2, 2017.
Carried.
3. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest:
None declared.
4. Closed Session Items:
a) Motion to go In Closed Session.
Motion No. SC170503-2
Moved by Hall, Seconded by Jermey
Be it resolved that we do now go in Closed Session at 8:32 a.m. to discuss
• solicitor -client privilege (West 1/2 Lot 11, Concession 8).
Carried.
b) Motion to Rise and Report.
Motion No. SC170503-3
Moved by Macpherson, Seconded by Crawford
Be it resolved that we do now Rise at 11:28 a.m. and Recess until 11:30 a.m. at which time
we shall Report on the Closed Session Item 4c) Robin Dunn, CAO re: Solicitor -client
privilege (West 1/2 Lot 11, Concession 8).
Carried.
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c) Robin Dunn, CAO re: Solicitor -client privilege (West 1/2 Lot 11, Concession 8).
The following staff were present: Robin Dunn, Chief Administrative Officer; Mark
DesLauriers, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer; Andria Leigh, Director, Development
Services; Donna Hewitt, Director, Corporate & Strategic Initiatives; Shawn Binns, Director,
Operations and Community Services; Dave Saunders, Manager, Development Engineering;
Michelle Jakobi, Manager, Environmental Services Compliance & Capital Projects; Janette
Teeter, Supervisor, Clerk's Services/Deputy Clerk; Darcy Brooke-Bisschop, Coordinator,
Economic Development/ Communications; Jody Johnson and Scott Stoll, Aird & Berlis LLP.
Motion No. SC170503-4
Moved by Jermey, Seconded by Hall
Be it resolved
1. That Confidential Report No. ES2017-07, Dave Saunders, Manager, Development
Engineering re: Solicitor -client privilege (West 1/2 Lot 11, Concession 8) be received and
adopted.
2. That the confidential correspondence dated May 2, 2017 and confidential verbal
information presented by Robin Dunn, CAO, Dave Saunders, Manager, Development
Engineering; Scott Stoll and Jody Johnston, Aird & Berlis LLP be received.
3. And That the CAO proceed as outlined in Confidential Report No. ES2017-07.
Carried.
5. Reports of Municipal Officers:
a) Report No. ES2017-06, Michelle Jakobi, Manager, Environmental Services Compliance
& Capital Projects re: Municipal Drinking Water Systems — 2017 Service Rate (Post
Community Information Centres) [Refer to Item 6a)].
Motion No. SC170503-5
Moved by Crawford, Seconded by Macpherson
Be it resolved that the memorandum correspondence dated May 1, 2017 and presented by
Michelle Jakobi, Manager, Environmental Services Compliance & Capital Projects and Mark
DesLauriers, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer re: Municipal Drinking Water Service Rate
2017 — Additional Considerations from April 26th, 2017 Meeting be received and considered
in conjunction with Item 5a) Report No. ES2017-06 and Item 6a) By -Law No. 2017-053.
Carried.
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Motion No. SC170503-6
Moved by Hall, Seconded by Jermey
Be it resolved
1. That Report No. ES2017-06, Michelle Jakobi, Manager, Environmental Services
Compliance & Capital Projects re: Municipal Drinking Water Systems — 2017 Service
Rate (Post Community Information Centres) be received and adopted.
2. That Council adopt Option as outlined in Report No. ES2017-06.
3. And That the appropriate By -Law be brought forward for Council's consideration.
Defeated.
Motion No. SC170503-7
Moved by Hall, Seconded by Jermey
Be it resolved
1. That Report No. ES2017-06, Michelle Jakobi, Manager, Environmental Services
Compliance & Capital Projects re: Municipal Drinking Water Systems — 2017 Service
Rate (Post Community Information Centres) be received.
2. That Council approves the Operating Charges — Municipal Water Systems as follows:
Effective July 1, 2017, each unit shall be assessed a fixed operating
charge and a per cubic meter consumption charge, as noted below:
a) Fixed Operating Charge
b) Consumption Rate
0-75 cubic meters per quarter
Over 75 cubic meters per quarter
$54.22 per quarter
($218.88 annually)
$2.27 per cubic meter (m3)
$2.27 per cubic meter (m3)
Effective January 1, 2018, each unit shall be assessed a fixed
operating charge and a per cubic meter consumption charge, as noted
below:
a) Fixed Operating Charge
b) Consumption Rate
0-75 cubic meters per quarter
Over 75 cubic meters per quarter
$70.34 per quarter
($281.36 annually)
$1.90 per cubic meter (m3)
$2.20 per cubic meter (m3)
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Effective January 1, 2019, each unit shall be assessed a fixed
operating charge and a per cubic meter consumption charge, as noted
below:
a) Fixed Operating Charge
b) Consumption Rate
0-75 cubic meters per quarter
Over 75 cubic meters per quarter
$85.96 per quarter
($343.84 annually)
$1.45 per cubic meter (m3)
$2.20 per cubic meter (m3)
3. That Council approves the Infrastructure Charge — Municipal Water Systems as follows:
Effective July 1, 2017, each unit and vacant lot shall be assessed a
fixed infrastructure charge as outlined below:
a)Fixed Infrastructure Charge $ 66.00 per quarter
($264.00 annually)
The Fixed Infrastructure Charge shall increase by $28.00 annually in each year,
commencing January 1, 2018.
4. And That the appropriate By -Law be brought forward for Council's consideration.
Recorded Vote Requested by Councillor Crawford
Councillor Crawford
Yea
Councillor Hall
Yea
Deputy Mayor Hough
Yea
Councillor Jermey
Yea
Councillor Macpherson
Nay
Councillor Coutanche
Nay
Mayor H.S. Hughes
Yea
Carried.
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6. By -Laws:
a) By -Law No. 2017-053: A By -Law to Amend By -Law, 2016-110, "A By-law of The
Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte to Provide for the Imposition of Fees or
Charges" (Fees and Charges By-law) [Refer to Item 5a)].
Motion No. SC170503-8
Moved by Macpherson, Seconded by Crawford
Be it resolved that
a) By -Law No. 2017-053: A By -Law to Amend By -Law, 2016-110, "A By-law of The
Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte to Provide for the Imposition of Fees or
Charges" (Fees and Charges By-law) as outlined in Motion No. SC170503-7
be read a first, second and third time, passed, be engrossed by the Deputy Clerk, signed
and sealed by the Mayor.
Carried.
7. Closed Session Items (Unfinished Items):
None.
8. Confirmation By -Law:
a) By -Law No. 2017-056: Being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Special
Council meeting held on Wednesday, May 3, 2017.
Motion No. SC170503-9
Moved by Jermey, Seconded by Hall
Be it resolved that By -Law No. 2017-056: Being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of
the Special Council meeting held on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 be read a first, second
and third time, passed, be engrossed by the Deputy Clerk, signed and sealed by the
Mayor.
Carried.
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9. Adjournment:
a) Motion to Adjourn.
Motion No. SC170503-10
Moved by Crawford, Seconded by Macpherson
Be it resolved that we do now adjourn at 12:23 p.m.
Depu y Clerk, Janette Teeter
Carried.
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