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02 05 1997 Council Minutes e e h THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5,1997 TIME: 7:00 P.M. NINETY-NINTH MEETING 1994-1997 COUNCIL Council met this evening @ 7:00 p.m. with the following members present: Present: Mayor Ian Beard Deputy Mayor Murray Martin Councillor Walter Dickie Councillor Don Bell Councillor Neil Craig Councillor Ron Sommers Staff Present: Andria Leigh, Planner, Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAOlTreasurer, Deborah Broderick, Director, Recreation & Community Economic Development, Tara Mittermayer, Jeff Brydges, Deputy Treasurer, Jerry Ball, Road Superintendent, Ron Kolbe, Director Building/Planning. Also Present: Lillian McConnell, Shirley Woodrow, Paul A. Perri, David Knox, Glenn Lucas, Stan MacLachlan, Rita PHI, Michael B. Vaughan, Ralph Hough, Sheila Perri, Claudio Perri. 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. DEPUTATIONS: None. 3. RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENTS: 4. CONSENT AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE: a) City of Orillia, Notice of Hearing, re: 835 Memorial Avenue, Orillia. Recommendation: Receive and file. b) Ontario Municipal Board, Memorandum of Oral Decision, re: Oro-Medonte vs. Van Andel. Recommendation: Receive and file. e e , . -2- 5. REPORTS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS a) Lynda Aiken, Clerk, report re: Health & Safety Policy. b) Lynda Aiken, Clerk, report re: Yule Property. c) Lynda Aiken, Clerk, report re: Board of Management, Coldwater & District Community Centre. d) Ron Kolbe, Director of Building/Planning Development, report re: Monthly Building Report for December 1996. e) Deborah Broderick, Director, Recreation & Community Economic Development, & Tara Mittermayer, report re: Draft Background Report of Recreation Master Plan. f) Fred Haughton, Director of Public Works, memo re: Employment Termination. g) Anne Brousseau, Assistant to the CAO, report re: Supplementary Agreement No. 479. 6. COMMUNICATIONS a) Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, correspondence re: Valentine Garden Party, February 14, 1997. b) Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, correspondence re: Provincial Highway Transfers. c) Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, correspondence re: Stop/Arret Signs. d) Town of Tecumseh, correspondence re: 1997 Membership Invoice. e) Town of Georgina, correspondence re: Provincial Sales Taxes and Reduction of Provincial Transfers. f) The Barrie Historical Association, correspondence re: Invitation to Big Band Saturday Night Band Show, Saturday, February 15,1997. g) Jim Drury, correspondence re: Part of Lot 5, Concession 2, Township of Oro- Medonte, Proposed Official Plan. h) Bob & Charles Drury, correspondence re: Request to change designation in Official Plan from Agricultural to Rural. i) Ernie Dryden, correspondence re: Horseshoe Valley Road Special Policy Area, Official Plan. j) Michael B. Vaughan, a.c., correspondence re: Proposed Official Plan: Application for Development of Piil Lands. k) Deputy Mayor, Murray Martin, correspondence re: Purchases Outside of Municipality. . . -3- 6. COMMUNICATIONS CONTINUED: I) Deputy Mayor, Murray Martin, correspondence re: Various Township invoices in his mailbox. m) Deputy Mayor, Murray Martin, correspondence re: Upgrade official designation as a Town. e n) County of Simcoe, correspondence re: Requesting Support For Resolution Regarding 50:50 Sharing Welfare Costs. 7. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS: (a) Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing, correspondence re: Draft Official Plan Township ofOro-Medonte, File No. 43-DP-0017-96015. (b) Simcoe County Clerks & Treasurers Association, correspondence re: Invitation to Organizational Opportunities in the Fire Service Seminar, Thursday, February 27, 1997. Motion No. 1 Moved by Craig, seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the Agenda for Council Meeting dated Wednesday, February 5, 1997, be adopted with the addition of the following: 12. (a) Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing, correspondence re: Draft Official Plan Township of Oro-Medonte, File No. 43-DP-0017-96015. (b) Simcoe County Clerks & Treasurers Association, correspondence re: Invitation to Organizational Opportunities in the Fire Service Seminar, Thursday, February 27, 1997. Carried. Motion No.2 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Craig e Be it resolved that the Minutes of the Council Meeting held, Wednesday, January 15, 1997 be adopted. Carried. Motion No.3 Moved by Craig, seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held, Wednesday, November 6, 1996, be adopted. Carried. . . -4- Motion No.4 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held, Wednesday, November 6, 1996, be adopted. Carried. e Motion No.5 Moved by Craig, Seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held, Saturday, November 23, 1996, be adopted. Carried. Motion No. 6 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the Consent Agenda, Item 7, be received and filed. Carried. Motion No. 7 Moved by Craig, seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the report from Lynda Aiken, Clerk, re: Health & Safety Policy, be received and adopted. Carried. Motion No. 8 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Craig e Be it resolved that the report from Lynda Aiken Clerk, re: Yule Property, be received and further; WHEREAS Council passed By-law No. 96-35, being a by-law to establish procedures for the disposal of real property within the Township of Oro-Medonte pursuant to subsection 193(2) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., c.MA5 on April1th, 1996; AND WHEREAS subsection 193(4 )(a) of the said Municipal Act and paragraph 3 of By- law No. 96-35 requires that, before selling any real property, Council declare the real property to be surplus at a meeting open to the public; e e . , - 5 - BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. The lands described below are hereby deemed to be surplus to the need of the Municipality; Part of the original road allowance between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 8, and part of the road allowance through part of Lot 10 and part of Lot 11, Concession 8, Township of Oro-Medonte, (formerly the Township of Medonte), County of Simcoe, designated as Parts 1,2,3 and 4 on Plan 51 R-26251. Carried. Motion No.9 Moved by Craig, seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the report from Lynda Aiken, Clerk, re: Board of Management, Coldwater & District Community Centre, be received and adopted. Carried. Motion No. 10 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the report from Ron Kolbe, Director of Building/Planning Development, re: Monthly Building Report for December, 1996, be received. Carried. Motion No. 11 Moved by Craig, seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the report from Deborah Broderick, Director, Recreation & Community Economic Development, & Tara Mittermayer, re: Draft Background Report of Recreational Master Plan, be received. Carried. Motion No. 12 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the memo from Fred Haughton, Director of Public Works, re: Employment Termination, be received. Carried. Motion No. 13 Moved by Craig, seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the report from Anne Brousseau, Assistant to the CAO, report re: Supplementary Agreement No. 479, be received and adopted. Carried. -6- Motion No. 14 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the correspondence from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, re: Valentine Garden Party, February 14,1997, be received. Carried. e Motion No. 15 Moved by Craig, seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the correspondence re: Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, re: Provincial Highway Transfers, be received. Carried. Motion No. 16 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the correspondence from the Regional Municipality of Ottawa- Carleton, re: Stop/Arret Signs, be received. Carried. Motion No. 17 Moved by Craig, seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the correspondence from the Town of Tecumseh, re: 1997 Membership Invoice, be received. Carried. Motion No. 18 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the correspondence from the Town of Georgina, re: Provincial Sales Taxes and the reduction of Provincial transfers, be received and further; e WHEREAS the Township of Oro-Medonte has worked diligently to achieve stability in its taxes and its citizens for the past two years, while accommodating significantly reduced Provincial funding; AND WHEREAS the Township of Oro-Medonte has taken important steps to rationalize service delivery and to promote equality in payment for the services that it renders; AND WHEREAS the Township of Oro-Medonte presently pays Provincial Sales Taxes within its budget on purchases to provide its services to citizens; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte does not support any reduction of Provincial transfers below the amount of Provincial Sales Taxes paid to the Province in a Year; and - 7- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte requests that should the Province desire to reduce transfers to municipalities below the amount of Provincial Sales Taxes paid by municipalities, that the Province concurrently exempt municipalities from paying Provincial Sales Taxes on products and services that they purchase to provide their citizens with Provincially mandated services, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Township will provide a copy of this resolution to Premier Mike Harris, AI Leach, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Allan K. McLean, M.P.P. Carried. e Motion No. 19 Moved by Craig, seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the correspondence from The Barrie Historical Association, re: Invitation to Big Band Saturday Night Road Show, Saturday, February 15,1997, be received. Carried. Motion No. 20. Moved by Sommers, seconded by Craig Be it resolved that the correspondence from Jim Drury, Part of Lot 5, Concession 2, Township of Oro-Medonte, Proposed Official Plan, be received. Carried. Motion No. 21 Moved by Bell, seconded by Martin Be it resolved that the correspondence from Bob & Charles Drury, re: Request to change designation in Official Plan from Agricultural to Rural, be received. Carried. Motion No. 22 Moved by Martin, seconded by Bell e Be it resolved that the correspondence from Ernie Dryden, re: Horseshoe Valley Road Special Policy Area, Official Plan, be received. Carried. Motion No. 23 Moved by Bell, seconded by Martin Be it resolved that the correspondence from Michael B. Vaughan, a.c., re: Proposed Official Plan Application for Development of PHI Lands, be received. Carried. -8- Motion No. 24 Moved by Bell, seconded by Dickie Be it resolved that the correspondence from Deputy Mayor, Murray Martin re: Purchases Outside of Municipality, be received. Carried. e Motion No. 25 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Bell Be it resolved that the correspondence from Deputy Mayor, Murray Martin, re: Various Township invoices in his mailbox, be received. Carried. Motion No. 26 Moved by Bell, seconded by Dickie Be it resolved that the correspondence from Deputy Mayor, Murray Martin, re: Upgrade official designation as a Town, be received. Carried. Motion No. 27 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Bell Be it resolved that the correspondence from the County of Simcoe re: Requesting Support For Resolution Regarding 50:50 Sharing Welfare Costs, be received and the Township of Oro-Medonte do support the resolution of the County of Simcoe and the Premier of Ontario, Leaders of the Opposition and Third Party, local M.P.P.'s and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, be so advised. Carried. Motion No. 28 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Craig e Be it resolved that Report No. 97-02, Committee of the Whole Meeting held Wednesday, January 22, 1997, be adopted. Carried. Motion No. 29 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Sommers Be it resolved that the correspondence from Simcoe County Clerks & Treasurers Association, re: Invitation to Organizational Opportunities in the Fire Service Seminar, Thursday, February 27,1997, be received and the Fire Chief be authorized to attend. Carried. -9- Motion No. 30 Moved by Martin, seconded by Bell Be it resolved that a By-law to authorize the Issuance of a Certificate of Final Completion and Acceptance of Works (Above Ground Works) for Robincrest Subdivision (51M-101 and 51M-123) be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 97-05. Carried. e That By-law 97-05 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Recorded vote requested by: Councillor Sommers Councillor Bell Yea Councillor Craig Yea Councillor Dickie Yea Deputy Mayor Martin Yea Councillor Sommers Yea Mayor Beard Yea Carried. Motion No. 31 Moved by Martin, seconded by Bell Be it resolved that a By-law to authorize the Issuance of a Certificate of Maintenance and Final Acceptance (Above Ground Works) for Horseshoe Highlands - Phase 1 (51M- 391) be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 97-06. Carried. That By-law 97-06 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. Motion No. 32 Moved by Martin, seconded by Dickie e Be it resolved that a By-law to Amend By-law No. 94-26 a By-law to appoint a Site Plan Control Committee be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By- law No. 97-07. Carried. That By-law 97-07 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. - 10- Motion No. 33 Moved by Bell, seconded by Martin Be it resolved that a By-law imposing special annual drainage rates upon land in respect of which money is borrowed under the Tile Drainage Act, be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 97-08. Carried. e That By-law 97-08 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Recorded vote requested by: Councillor Sommers Councillor Sommers Yea Deputy Mayor Martin Yea Councillor Dickie Yea Councillor Craig Yea Councillor Bell Yea Mayor Beard Yea Carried. Motion No. 34 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Bell Be it resolved that a By-law to appoint a Planner, be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 97-09. Carried. That By-law 97-09 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Recorded vote requested by: Councillor Sommers Councillor Bell Councillor Craig Councillor Dickie Deputy Mayor Martin Councillor Sommers Mayor Beard Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea Carried. e Motion No. 35 Moved by Bell, seconded by Martin Be it resolved that a By-law to Authorize and Agreement for Fire Protection between the Township of Oro-Medonte and the City of Barrie, be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 97-10. Carried. That By-law No. 97-10 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. - 11 - Motion No. 36 Moved by Martin, seconded by Bell Be it resolved that a By-law to enter into an Agreement with the Township of Severn to enable full participation in the affairs of the Board of Management to oversee the operation of the Coldwater and District Community Centre facility and the Coldwater Fairground, be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 97 -11 . Carried. e That By-law No. 97-11 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. Motion No. 37 Moved by Martin, seconded by Dickie Be it resolved that a By-law to authorize the Amendment of a Supplementary Agreement Under the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System ("System") be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 97-13. Carried. That By-law No. 97-13 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. Motion No. 38 Moved by Bell, seconded by Martin Be it resolved that the correspondence from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, re: Draft Official Plan Township of Oro-Medonte, File No: 43-DP-0017 -96015, be received and the Planning Consultant be directed to respond. Carried. Motion No. 39 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Martin Be it resolved that a By-law to Adopt the Official Plan be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 97-12. Carried. e That By-law No. 97-12 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Recorded vote requested by: Deputy Mayor Martin Councillor Sommers Yea Deputy Mayor Martin Yea Councillor Dickie Yea Councillor Craig Yea Councillor Bell Yea Mayor Beard Yea Carried. e e - 12- Motion No. 40 Moved by Martin, seconded by Dickie Be it resolved that a By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of Council be introduced and read a first and second time and numbered By-law No. 97-14. Carried. That By-law No. 97-14 be read a third time and finally passed, be engrossed by the Clerk, signed and sealed by the Mayor. Carried. Motion No. 41 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Bell Be it resolved that we do now adjourn @ 8:40 p.m. Carried. I ~,LL /~ Clerk, Lynda Aiken '1 ~\:"~"?;~'"'"~~ /" /; /~i~~~J~Al Mayor, Ian Beard