COUNCIL MINUTES – JANUARY 14, 2002
Council met in regular session Monday, January 14, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. at the
Library Building,
Mountain Grove.
Present: Mayor Bill MacDonald
Councillors Bob Harvey, Marsden Kirk, Boyce Peters, Elva Price,
Faye R. Putnam, Frances Smith and Bill
Snyder
Absent: Deputy Mayor Jack Nicolson
Also in attendance Heather Fox, Clerk Administrator and Sandra Clow Clerical
Assistant. David
Brison reporter for the Frontenac News was also in attendance.
No members of the public attended other than those scheduled on the Agenda.
Councillor Frances Smith declared a conflict of interest on item 7 (d) of the
Agenda.
Spelling and grammatical errors were also corrected.
Mayor MacDonald welcomed members of Council back to the first meeting of 2002
and asked
each member for their comments on the past year and visions for 2002.
Bill MacDonald
Congratulated Council on working well together Budget earlier in 2002
Tough budget year due to costs beyond our control i.e.: land ambulance
Marsden Kirk
Council has worked very well together
Budget earlier in 2002
Seeing land use plan in effect
Completion of the zoning by-law
Anxious to complete sign control by-law
Boyce Peters
Appreciate being on Council for the past year
Council has worked well together
Like to find finances to complete Road 38
Faye Putnam
Enjoyed working with everyone
Budget earlier in 2002
Frances Smith
Enjoyed first year
Found 2001 budget process very tough and hopes process for 2002 isn’t the same
Thanked staff for all their work especially when put in awkward and difficult
positions.
Bill Snyder
Earlier budget time frame so road work can begin earlier
Things have changed from what it used to be prior to amalgamation but has
enjoyed the year.
Bob Harvey
Budget earlier, tough because of ambulance and subsidized housing
Commended Bill Nicol for Road 38 construction
Looking forward to the rest of the year.
Elva Price
Council has really come together and the walls are coming down
Budget earlier
Like to see construction on Long Lake Road
Sandra Clow
Enjoyed working for the new municipality
Enjoys new position and attending Council meeting
Heather Fox
Commended members of Council for adapting to the constant changes in
Provincial Legislation and the way business is conducted.
It is noted that Elva Price replaced Boyce Peters on the interview panel as
outlined in Resolution
566-2001
David Gray attended to answer any questions Council had on the agreement to be
signed as a
result of a condition of consent on severance application #B-12,13,14,15,16 –OL.
Clarification
was to be received from Glenn Tunnock on the section “Zoning and Building
Restrictions in
particular “including during construction if so directed by the Township” the
fact that there was
no reference to the Laws of the Province.
Robert and Ray Struthers attended to discuss purchasing a piece of property from
the
municipality.
Mayor MacDonald advised Council of the contacts he had made as a result of the
denial of the
Ostar application for completion of Road 38.
The following were received for information: 1) Letter from Ministry of Health
and Long Term
Care; 2) Power Switch Bulletin; 3) Letter from Ostar; 4) Olden District Fire
minutes ; 5) F.M.B.
minutes; 6) Animal Control Officer’s Report; 7)OGRA news release; 8) Oso
District Fire
minutes; 9) Letter from Minister of Economic Development and Trade; 10) Reply
from Leona
Dombrowsky to endorsed resolution; 11) Letter from Quinte Conservation
Authority; 12) AMO
News Release; 13) Keynote speakers at OGRA/ROMA Conference.
The following resolutions were presented:
#569 Boyce Peters, Elva Price
# 1 That the agenda be adopted as amended.
Carried
#570 Boyce Peters, Marsden Kirk
#2 That the minutes of December 18, 2001 be adopted as circulated.
Carried
#571 Marsden Kirk, Boyce Peters
#3 That the agreement between Dave Gray In Trust and the Township of
Central Frontenac to meet condition #12 on each of the consents for
Severances #B-12-OL, B-13-OL, B-14-OL, B-15-OL, B-16-OL be signed
as amended.
Carried
#572 Boyce Peters, W.P. Snyder
#4 That pursuant to By-law #1998-31, the property described as lot 14,
concession 6, Electoral
District #3 and owned by the Township of Central
Frontenac and identified by roll number 103908003017900 is hereby declared
surplus and the
township’s intention to sell published in the Frontenac News and that the Clerk
obtain two letters
of opinion.
Carried
#573 W.P. Snyder, Bob Harvey
#5 That the information regarding the deductibles on the municipal insurance
be reviewed and be left at $1,000.00.
Carried
#574 Boyce Peters, Elva Price
#6 That the letter from Martin Secker of the accounting firm of Secker, Ross
and Perry, dated January 9, 2002 regarding the additional audit fees be
received and reviewed again in three months once an assessment has been
made by staff of the re-organization recently completed, and received and
the Clerk authorized to engage Secker, Ross and Perry to provide any
necessary accounting training.
Carried
#575 Marsden Kirk, Boyce Peters
#7 That the letter from the KFL&A Community care access centre requesting
input for their service plan and 2002/2003 budget be received and
reviewed and the following suggestions provided that a member of the board of
Directors meet
with Central Frontenac Council for an update.
Carried
#576 Marsden Kirk, Boyce Peters
#8 That the 2002 Rideau Valley Conservation Authority 2002 preliminary
budget be received and reviewed.
Carried
#577 Elva Price, Marsden Kirk
#9 That the following accounts be approved for payment: Batch #937- $5,635.00;
Batch #938-
$18,089.20; Batch #940-$17,644.67; Batch #941-
$51,041.44; Batch #943-$326,419.58; Batch #944-$9,092.90; Batch #946-
$16,859.05; Batch #947-$2,584.66; Batch #948-$2,970.90; Batch #953-
$11,753.65.
Carried
Frances Smith declared conflict of interest and left the room.
#578 Bob Harvey, Faye R. Putnam
#10 That 10 of the 32 applications received for the position of Waste Disposal
attendant be interviewed on Wednesday, January 16th starting at 1:00 p.m.
and the following will conduct the interviews - Bill Nicol, Heather Fox,
Bob Harvey, Elva Price and Bill Snyder.
Carried
#579 Bob Harvey, Elva Price
#11 That the letter from the Ontario Crime Control Commission calling for
Awards of Excellence in Crime Control be received and David Willis
nominated.
Carried
#580 Bill Snyder, Bob Harvey
#12 That the resolution from the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
to petition the Ontario Government to allow property owners to make application
to OMAFRA
to amend their Farmland Property Class for the current taxation year be endorsed
and the
appropriate letters sent.
Carried
#581 Faye R. Putnam, Frances Smith
#13 That the resolution from the Township of Chatsworth regarding Provincial
downloading of costs of water testing and additional reporting be received
and filed.
Carried
#582 Frances Smith, Faye R. Putnam
#14 That the following attend the ROMA/OGRA Conference February 24-27
at the rates established by By-law #2001-84 Bill MacDonald,
Frances Smith, Marsden Kirk and Boyce Peters.
Carried
#583 Frances Smith, Faye R. Putnam
#15 That the News Release dated January 7th, 2002 from the Town of Greater
Napanee requesting a letter of support to keep the walleye fishery open in
the Bay of Quinte is supported and the appropriate letters sent.
Carried
#584 Faye R. Putnam, Frances Smith
#16 That By-law #2002-111, being a by-law to provide for an Interim Tax
Levy, be read a first and second time.
Carried
#585 Frances Smith, Bill Snyder
#17 That By-law #2002-111, being a by-law to provide for an Interim Tax
Levy, be read a third and final time and passed.
Carried
#586 Faye R. Putnam, Elva Price
#18 That By-law #2002-112, being a by-law to authorize borrowing from time
to time to meet current expenditures be read a first and second time.
Carried
#587 Boyce Peters, Marsden Kirk
#19 That By-law #2002-112, being a by-law to authorize borrowing from time
to time to meet current expenditures be read a third and final time and passed.
Carried
#588 Bob Harvey, Elva Price
#20 That By-law #2002-113, being a by-law to exempt the Royal Canadian
Legion, Branch 425 and Branch 334 from certain taxation be read a first
and second time.
Carried
#589 Marsden Kirk, Faye R. Putnam
#21 That By-law #2002-114, being a by-law to appoint Jay DeBernardi as the
Director of Fire and Emergency Services be read a first and second time.
Carried
#590 Elva Price, Bob Harvey
#22 That By-law #2002-114, being a by-law to appoint Jay DeBernardi as the
Director of Fire and Emergency Services be read a third and final time and
passed.
Carried
#591 Boyce Peters, Bob Harvey
#23 That By-law #2002-115, being a by-law to appoint Art Cowdy as the District
Chief of the
Olden District Fire Department be read a first and second time.
Carried
#592 Bob Harvey, Elva Price
#24 That the information identified on the agenda as items 9 (a-l) be received.
Carried
#593 Bill Snyder, Frances Smith
#25 Pursuant to the Trespass To Property Act, R.S.O. 1990 the Township of
Central Frontenac hereby orders Francis Day, David Day, Dennis Day and
Lyle Day not to trespass on municipal property known as the outdoor rink
or within 100 feet of said rink, located adjacent to the Kennebec Community Hall
in the village
of Arden.
Carried
#594 Bill Snyder, Frances Smith
#26 That the meeting adjourn until Tuesday, January 29, 2002 at the Council
Chambers, Sharbot Lake at 9:00 a.m. or at the call of the Mayor.
Carried
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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Mayor Clerk