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03 12 1997 COW Minutes II " . " THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE REGULAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING e ort No. 97-05 Wednesda March 12 1997 9:00 a.m. - Committee Room Present: Mayor Ian Beard Deputy Mayor Murray Martin Councillor Neil Craig Councillor Walter Dickie Councillor Donald Bell Councillor Thelma Halfacre Councillor Ron Sommers Staff Present: Deborah Broderick, Director, Recreation & Community Economic Development, Jerry Ball, Road Superintendent, Jeff Brydges, Deputy Treasurer, Paul Eenhoorn, Fire Chief, Andria Leigh, Planner, Keith Mathieson, Public Works. Also Present Were: Gary Cunnington, Kim Goodman, Tim Crawford, James Zerny, Rob Nicholson, Rosalind Craig, Don Simpson. Mayor Beard chaired the meeting and called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. 1. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE THEREOF: -IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT. None. 2. DEPUTATIONS: (a) Mr. James Zerny addressed Council and presented additional correspondence to explain the process of development on the residential lot, Part 1, Plan 51 R-24719 with respect to the Development Charges. 10:00 a.m. (b) Rosalind Craig, Don Simpson, Doug Loppin, Consumers Gas, presented to Council through the use of overhead an overview of the manner by which gas may be delivered and extended to the ratepayers of the municipality. Moonstone and Shoreline as well as the Airport lands and Craighurst were discussed more specifically. Discussion occurred with respect to an Amendment to the Municipal Act regarding regulation 46/94. 11 :05 a.m. ouncil recessed for lunch at 12:24 p.m. and reconvened @ 1 :37 p.m. r 3. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) 4. (a) (b) 6. (a) 7. (a) (b) 8. (a) (b) -2- FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND FIRE: Paul Eenhoorn, Fire Chief, report re: 1996 Fire Report. Severn Sound, correspondence re: Remedial Action Plan Agreement. Jeff Brydges, Deputy Treasurer, report re: Release of Securities, Auctioneer's Licence. Jeff Brydges, Deputy Treasurer, report re: Road Equipment Surplus. Simcoe County Board of Education, discussion, re: Proposed Boundary Changes. Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO/Treasurer, re: 1997 Budget. PUBLIC WORKS: Jerry Ball, Road Superintendent, report re: Reduced Load Periods. Keith Mathieson, Public Works, report re: Winful Properties Inc. Extension in Placement of Surface Course of Asphalt. 5. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: COMMUNITY SERVICE: Deborah Broderick, Director, Recreation & Community Economic Development, and Tara Mittermayer, Draft Analysis re: Trends Affecting Recreation for comment with respect to the Master Plan. ADDENDUM: Councillor Craig, Discussion re: CN Lands Public Meeting. Councillor Sommers, Discussion re: Forest Home Industrial Park. IN-CAMERA SESSION: Russell, Christie, Miller, Koughan, correspondence re: Coloured African Methodist Episcopal Church. Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO/Treasurer, discussion re: Update on legal issue. Motion #1 Moved by Craig, seconded by Dickie It is recommended the Agenda for the Committee of the Whole Meeting, Wednesday, March 12, 1997 be adopted with the addition of the following: -3 - 9. Councillor Craig, Discussion re: CN Lands Public Meeting. (a) (b) Councillor Sommers, Discussion re: Forest Home Industrial Park. Carried. Motion #2 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Craig It is recommended that the statement of accounts for the month of February, 1997 totaling $458,616.91 be received. Carried. Motion #3 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Craig It is recommended that the report from Paul Eenhoorn, Fire Chief, re: 1996 Fire Report, be received. Carried. Motion #4 Moved by Craig, seconded by Dickie It is recommended that the correspondence from Severn Sound, re: Remedial Action Plan Agreement, be received and the Severn Sound Environmental Association be advised that the Township of Oro-Medonte decline participation in the Association at the present time as the Provincial responsibilities have not been fulfilled. Carried. Motion #5 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Craig It is recommended that the report from Jeff Brydges, Deputy Treasurer, report re: Release of Securities, Auctioneer's Licence, be received and adopted and further, the Treasurer be authorized to return the original Royal Bank of Canada letter of credit no. P97059T01146, dated May 14, 1996, in the amount of $1,000.00 for the account of John Simpson. Carried. Motion #6 Moved by Craig, seconded by Dickie It is recommended that the report from Jeff Brydges, Deputy Treasurer, re: Road Equipment Surplus, be received and adopted and further that $92,168.43 be transferred to roads equipment replacement reserve Account No. 180.342 for 1996. Carried. II -4- Motion #7 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Halfacre It is recommended that the report from Jerry Ball, Public Works, re: Reduced Load Periods, be received and adopted and further the appropriate By-law be prepared and presented to Council. Carried. Motion #8 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Halfacre It is recommended that the report from Keith Mathieson, Public Works, re: Winfull Properties Inc. Extension in placement of Surface Course of Asphalt, be received and adopted and further that Council grants Winfull Properties Inc. a one year extension on placing top course asphalt on the two internal roads as well as the 4th Line Concession Road section until July 31,1998. Carried. Motion #9 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Bell It is recommended that the report from Debbie Broderick, Director, Recreation & community Economic Development, and Tara Mittermayer, Draft Analysis re: Trends Affecting Recreation for comment with respect to the Master Plan, be received. Carried. Motion #10 Moved by Craig, seconded by Dickie It is recommended that the correspondence from James Zerny, re: Lot Levy Charge for Part 1, Plan 51 R-24719, be received and that the Development Charges on Roll No. 434601007900 are appropriate in accordance with the Development Charges By-law No. 91-91 and the request to refund the Development Charge in the amount of $5,225.00 be granted as special consideration has been given by Council. Recorded vote requested by: Councillor Craig Councillor Bell Councillor Craig Councillor Dickie Councillor Halfacre Deputy Mayor Martin Councillor Sommers Mayor Beard Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea Carried. r - 5- Motion #11 Moved by Bell, seconded by Sommers It is recommended that we do now go In-Camera @ 12:04 p.m. to discuss correspondence regarding Coloured African Methodist Episcopal Church. Carried. Motion #12 Moved by Bell, seconded by Sommers It is recommended that we do now Rise and Report from In-Camera @ 12:23 p.m. Carried. Motion #13 Moved by Bell, seconded by Sommers It is recommended that the correspondence from Russell, Christie, Miller, Koughan re: Coloured African Methodist Episcopal Church, be received and the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute corrected Land Transfers. Carried. Motion #14 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Craig It is recommended that the proposed Capital Budgets for 1997 be received. Carried. Motion #15 Moved by Bell, seconded by Sommers It is recommended that we suspend rule 21 (d) of Procedural By-law 95-44 in order to allow the meeting to proceed past the normal adjournment hour of 4:00 p.m. Carried. Motion #16 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Bell It is recommended that we do now go In-Camera @ 3:25 p.m. to discuss an update on a legal issue. Carried. Motion #17 Moved by Bell, seconded by Sommers It is recommended that we do now Rise and Report from In-Camera @ 4:50 p.m. Carried. - 6- Motion #18 Moved by Bell, seconded by Sommers It is recommended that the Update Status Report re: legal issues be received and the direction and undertakings of staff with respect to same are appropriate and acceptable to Council. Recorded vote requested by: Councillor Sommers Councillor Sommers Deputy Mayor Martin Councillor Halfacre Councillor Dickie Councillor Craig Councillor Bell Mayor Beard Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea IiIII Carried. Motion #19 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Bell It is recommended that we do now adjourn @ 4:52 p.m. Carried. , ,~"7 /1 ¡>I:'~~,,'Î^~" /!'('A.A j/ Mayor, Ian Beard/ ~ /1 I ,¿:~,~~¿;~ /¿,.~- Clerk, Lynda Aiken