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06 11 1997 COW Minutes ,II~ THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE REGULAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Report No. 97-15 . Wednesday~ June 11. 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, Keith Mathieson, Public Works, Ron Kolbe, C.B.O., Andria Leigh, Planner, Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAOlTreasurer, Anne Brousseau, Assistant to the C.A.O.lTreasurer Also Present Were: lain Leithead, Tom Windebank, Sally Walker. Mayor Beard chaired the meeting and called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. 1. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE THEREOF: -IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT. None declared. 2. DEPUTATIONS: (a) 9:10 a.m. Mr. Tom Windebank, Ministry of Solicitor General and Mr. lain Leithead, District Administrator, addressed Council with respect to Camp Hillsdale and "Project Turn Around" which will be placed in this facility. An overview of the Ministry was provided and more specifically dealing with youth. Council was advised of the objectives and goals of the program. Security for the facility was also outlined along with other contemplated renovations. Sally Walker from Encourage Youth, discussed the commitment of the company operating the project and their goals. I, 3. (a) 4. 5. (a) 6. 7. (a) (b) (c) -2- FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND FIRE: Jeff Brydges, Deputy Treasurer, report re: Simcoe County Hydro Restructuring Task Force. (b) Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAOlTreasurer, report re: Yule/Burgie Road Closing. (c) Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAOlTreasurer, Budget Review. PUBLIC WORKS: PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Councillor Bell, discussion re: Second residence on Conc. 11, North Part of Lot 3 (Medonte). COMMUNITY SERVICE: ADDENDUM: Jeff Brydges, Deputy Treasurer, report re: Reduction of Securities - The Hedburn Development Corporation. Councillor Dickie, discussion re: Recess for Summer. Lynda Aiken, Clerk, report re: Method of Voting for 1997. (d) Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAOlTreasurer, discussion re: Personnel Matter (To be held In-Camera.) (e) Thelma Halfacre, discussion re: Committee to select Citizen of the Year. (f) Councillor Neil Craig, discussion re: Georgian Drive Storm Water Management. (g) Councillor Dickie, presentation of a petition from Moonstone. 8. IN-CAMERA SESSION: - 3- Motion #1 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Martin It is recommended that the agenda for the Regular Committee of the Whole Meeting, June 11, 1997 be adopted as printed and circulated with the following additions: 9. (a) Jeff Brydges, Deputy Treasurer, report re: Reduction of Securities - The Hedburn Development Corporation. (b) Councillor Dickie, discussion re: Recess for Summer. (c) Lynda Aiken, Clerk, report re: Method of Voting for 1997. (d) Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAOlTreasurer, discussion re: Personnel Matter (To be held In-Camera). (e) Thelma Halfacre, discussion re: Committee to select Citizen of the Year. (f) Councillor Neil Craig, discussion re: Georgian Drive Storm Water Management. (g) Councillor Dickie, presentation of a petition from Moonstone. Carried. Motion #2 Moved by Martin, seconded by Dickie It is recommended that the Statement of Accounts for the month of May, 1997 in the amount of $472,042.13, be received. Carried. Motion #3 Moved by Dickie, seconded by Craig It is recommended that the report from Jeff Brydges, Deputy Treasurer, re: Simcoe County Hydro Restructuring Task Force, be received. Carried. Motion #4 Moved by Bell, seconded by Sommers It is recommended that the Budget Statement Year to Date be received. Carried. " Motion #5 -4- Moved by Bell, seconded by Sommers It is recommended that staff prepare a Report to Council with respect to a second residence located at Concession 11, North Part of Lot 3 (Medonte). Recorded vote requested by Councillor Bell Councillor Bell Councillor Craig Councillor Dickie Councillor Halfacre Deputy Mayor Martin Councillor Sommers Mayor Beard Motion #6 Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea Carried. Moved by Martin, seconded by Dickie It is recommended that the report from Jeff Brydges, Deputy Treasurer, re: Reduction of Securities, The Hedbern Development Corporation, be received and adopted and further the Treasurer be authorized to reduce the letter of credit for The Hedbern Development Corporation, Craighurst Estates Subdivision, Plan M- 510, by $124,206.00 from $200,190.00 to $75,984.00 based on the recommendation of R. G. Robinson and Associates (Barrie) Ltd., subject to the developer providing a satisfactory statutory declaration of accounts paid. Motion #7 Carried. Moved by Dickie, seconded by Craig It is recommended that we suspend rule 5 of Procedural By-law 95-44 in order to allow a summer recess for the months of July and August, 1997, with the exception of July 2,1997 Council meeting. Motion #8 Carried. Moved by Bell, seconded by Halfacre It is recommended that the report from Lynda Aiken, Clerk re: Voting Methods for 1997, be received and Option #1 be implemented for the 1997 Election. 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 Carried. -5- Motion #9 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Halfacre It is recommended that Norm Emms be appointed as Chairman of a Committee to select the 1997 Citizen of the Year and further that the Committee be composed to include former Citizens of the Year. Carried. Motion #10 Moved by Sommers, seconded by Bell It is recommended that the Petition from Moonstone area presented by Councillor Dickie with respect to the availability of gas, be received. Carried. Motion #11 Moved by Halfacre, seconded by Bell It is recommended that we do now go In-Camera @ 12:15 p.m. to discuss a legal and personnel issue. Carried. Motion #12 Moved by Halfacre, seconded by Bell It is recommended that we do now Rise and Report from In-Camera @ 1 :00 p.m. Carried. Motion #13 Moved by Bell, seconded by Halfacre It is recommended that the confidential report from Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAOlTreasurer, re: Yule/Burgie Road Closing be received and adopted. Carried. Motion #14 Moved by Bell, seconded by Halfacre It is recommended that we do now adjourn @ 1 :10 p.m. Carried. ,// Þ- I ~~"~" /-" ~Q~ Mayor, Ian Beard ¥ Clérk, Lynda Aiken