01 06 1999 Council Minutes
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, January 6,1999
TIME: 7:00 P.M.
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TWENTY-NINTH MEETING 1997-2000 COUNCIL
Council met this evening @ 7:00 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
Absent:
Staff Present:
Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO/Treasurer, Andria
Leigh, Township Planner
Also Present:
June Beard, Celeste Phillips, Martial Forget, Eileen
Bellamy, Ron Bellamy, A. J. Blauer (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"
None.
2. RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENTS:
None.
3. DEPUTATIONS:
a) 7:05 p.m. P78/98 Proposed Amendment to the Zoning By-
law - Conc. 7, Plan 1145, Lots 2, 3,4, & 5 (Oro).
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I b) 7:10 p.m. Public Comment re: proposed renaming 68/69
!e Sideroad.
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I Councillor Craig commented on the length of the
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name, but agreed that it was liveable.
Councillor Hough - people who brought this
forward should be commended.
c) 7:12 p.m. Public Comment re: Proposed By-law to regulate
and prohibit signs and other advertising devices.
None.
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4. CONSENT AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE:
a) Township of Springwater, Notice of Public Meeting re: proposed Official
Plan Amendment.
Recommendation: Receive and file.
5. COMMUNICATIONS:
a) Morley Kells, M.P.P., Ontario Olympics Commissioner, correspondence
re: Bill 77.
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b)
Rochelle Strath, Orillia & District Safe Community Committee,
correspondence re: Request to Appoint a Representative from Council
to participate.
6. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
a) Report No. 98-24, Minutes of the Regular Committee of the Whole
Meeting held Wednesday, December 23, 1998.
b) Minutes of the Oro-Medonte Recreation Steering Committee Meeting
held on Thursday, December 3, 1998.
c) Minutes of the Oro-Medonte Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
held on Tuesday, December 15, 1998.
7. UNFINISHED OR NEW BUSINESS:
a) Confidential Report No. 99-01, Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO/Treasurer,
re: Mechanic/Welder Vacancy - Shawn Graham (to be held In-
Camera).
b) Councillor Craig discussion re: Libraries.
Motion No. 1
Moved by Craig, Seconded by Sommers
Be it resolved that the agenda for the Regular Council Meeting dated
Wednesday, January 6, 1999, be adopted as printed and circulated with the
following addition(s):
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ADDENDUM
a) Confidential Report No. 99-01, Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO/Treasurer, re:
MechaniclWelder Vacancy - Shawn Graham (To Be Held In-Camera).
b) Councillor Craig discussion re: Libraries.
Carried.
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Motion No.2
Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Craig
Be it resolved that the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held Wednesday,
December 16, 1998 be adopted as printed and circulated.
Carried.
Motion No.3
Moved by Craig, Seconded by Fountain
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Be it resolved that the recommendations listed on the Consent Agenda, Item 7,
be received and adopted.
Carried.
Motion No.4
Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Craig
Be it resolved that the correspondence from Morley Kells, M.P.P., Ontario
Olympics Commissioner, re: Bill 77 be received and Whereas the Canadian
Olympic Association at its regularly scheduled meeting held in Calgary on April
17, 1998 voted to grant approval to the City of Toronto's application to
represent Canada's bid to host the 29th Olympiad in 2008 subject to the
dictates of the International Olympic Committee Charter; and
Whereas the City of Toronto Council on July 9 passed a motion to ratify the
agreement between the Canadian Olympic Association and the City that
detailed the terms required and outlined the mandate for the operation of Ta-
Bid, the organization authorized to present the Toronto bid for the Summer
Olympic Games in 2008; and
Whereas the Ontario Legislature on December 3, 1998 unanimously endorsed
a Bill introduced by Morley Kells, the Ontario Olympics Commissioner, to
support the City of Toronto's bid to host the 29th Summer Olympic Games and
encourage participation by all of Ontario's communities in the bid proposal and
subsequent presentation of the Olympiad; and
Whereas the International Sports Federations representing the 140 athletic
competitions and the IOC delegates who cast the deciding votes in 2001 will
be influenced favourably by province-wide public support for the Toronto bid;
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Now Therefore Be It Resolved that the Council of the Township of Oro-
Medonte endorses the tenets of support called for by the Bill entitled: An Act to
endorse the proposed bid of the City of Toronto to host the XXIX Summer
Olympic Games, and further that this Council agrees with the principles of
"building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport
practised without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which
requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair
play" as described in the lac Charter.
The Council further agrees to have this endorsement joined to that of other
jurisdictions as a display of provincial solidarity behind this universally
acclaimed undertaking.
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Recorded Vote Requested by Mayor Beard
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Deputy Mayor Bell Yea
Councillor Craig Yea
Councillor Fountain Yea
Councillor Hough Yea
Councillor McConnell Yea
Councillor Sommers Yea
Mayor Beard Yea
Carried.
Motion No. 5
Moved by Craig, Seconded by Sommers
Be it resolved that the correspondence from Rochelle Strath, Orillia & District
Safe Community Committee re: Request to Appoint a Representative from
Council to participate be received and Councillor Fountain be appointed as the
representative for the Township of Oro-Medonte.
Carried.
Motion No.6
Moved by Sommers, Seconded by Fountain
Be it resolved that Report No. 98-24, Minutes of the Regular Committee of the
Whole Meeting held Wednesday, December 23, 1998 be received and the
recommendations therein adopted.
Carried.
Motion No. 7
Moved by Craig, Seconded by Fountain
Be it resolved that the Minutes of the Oro-Medonte Recreation Steering
Committee Meeting held on Thursday, December 3, 1998 be received.
Carried.
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Motion No. 8
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Sommers
Be it resolved that the Minutes of the Oro-Medonte Planning Advisory
Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, December 15, 1998 be received.
Carried.
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Motion No.9
Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell
Be it resolved that a By-law to Provide for the Changing of Names on Certain
Public Highways in the Township of Oro-Medonte, County of Simcoe be
introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 1999-1.
Carried.
That By-law No. 1999-1 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed
by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor.
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Carried.
Motion No. 10
Moved by Bell, Seconded by Hough
Be it resolved that a By-law to regulate and prohibit signs and other advertising
devices be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law
No. 1999-2.
Carried.
That By-law No. 1999-2 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed
by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor.
Carried.
Motion No. 11
Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell
Be it resolved that a By-law to authorize the execution of a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Orillia District Snowmobile Association (Portion of CN
Abandoned Rail Line) be introduced and read a first and second time and
numbered By-law No. 1999-3.
Carried.
That By-law No. 1999-3 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed
by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor.
Carried.
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Motion No. 12
Moved by Bell, Seconded by Hough
Be it resolved that a By-law of the Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
to provide for the imposition of fees be introduced and read a first and second
time and numbered By-law No. 1999-4.
Carried.
That By-law No. 1999-4 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed
by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor.
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Recorded Vote Requested by Councillor Sommers
Councillor Sommers
Councillor McConnell
Councillor Hough
Councillor Fountain
Councillor Craig
Deputy Mayor Bell
Mayor Beard
Nay
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Carried.
Motion No. 13
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Moved by Bell, Seconded by McConnell
Be it resolved that a By-law to Enter Into an Agreement Between The
Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte and Her Majesty the Queen in
Right of the Province of Ontario as represented by the Minister of
Transportation be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered
By-law No. 1999-5.
Carried.
That By-law No. 1999-5 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed
by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor.
Carried.
Motion No. 14
Moved by McConnell, Seconded by Bell
Be it resolved that a By-law to Authorize the Execution of a Letter of
Agreement to Establish the Severn Sound Environmental Association be
introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 1999-6.
Carried.
That By-law No. 1999-6 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed
by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor.
Carried.
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Motion No. 15
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Sommers
Be it resolved that we do now go In-Camera @ 7:55 p.m. to discuss a
personnel matter.
Carried.
Motion No. 16
Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell
Be it resolved that we do now Rise and Report from In-Camera @ 8:00 p.m.
Carried.
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Motion No. 17
Moved by Bell, Seconded by Hough
Be it resolved that Confidential Report No. 99-01, Jennifer Zieleniewski,
CAO/Treasurer, re: Mechanic/Welder Vacancy - Shawn Graham be received
and adopted.
Carried.
Motion No. 18
Moved by Hough, Seconded by McConnell
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Be it resolved that a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Regular Council
Meeting held on Wednesday, January 6, 1999 be introduced and read a first
and second time and numbered By-law No. 1999-7.
Carried.
That By-law No. 1999-7 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 Bell, Seconded by Hough
Be it resolved that we do now adjourn at 8:05 p.m.
Carried.
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