Township Council Minutes - May 28, 2002
<H1>COUNCIL MINUTES</H1>
<H2>MAY 28, 2002</H2>
<P>Council met in regular session Tuesday, May 28, 2002 at 9:00 a.m.
at the Council Chambers, Sharbot Lake.</P>
<H6>Present:</H6>
<UL>
<LI> Mayor Bill MacDonald
<LI> Deputy Mayor Jack Nicolson
<LI> Councillor Bob Harvey, Marsden Kirk,
<LI> Boyce Peters, Elva Price,
<LI> Faye R. Putnam and Bill Snyder
</UL>
<H6>Absent:</H6>
<UL>
<LI>Councillor Frances Smith
</UL>
<P>Also in attendance Heather Fox - Clerk Administrator, Bill Nicol - Public Works Manager, Sandra Clow - Clerical Assistant, Jay DeBernardi - Director of Fire & Emergency Services, Jeff Green - Frontenac News Reporter and Craig Bakay - Gazette Reporter. Ian Trickett - Chief Building Official and Cathy MacMunn - Deputy Clerk Treasurer/Planning Co-ordinator attended for a portion of the meeting.</P>
<P>No members of the public attended other than those scheduled on the Agenda.</P>
<P>There were no disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.</P>
<P>Robert Hollywood attended for the public hearing on his application for a road allowance closure. No one else attended either in support of or opposition to the application.</P>
<P>Rosemarie Bowick and Eleanor Bailey attended to present a Villages Beautiful update and advise that funding had been received for 5 village signs, being Sharbot Lake, Tichborne, Parham, Arden and Mountain Grove. It was requested that Villages Beautiful submit two possible locations for each sign and Council would make the final decision.</P>
<P>Mr. & Mrs. Louis Bonutti attended to request permission to cross a road allowance off
the Buck Bay Road to access their property in Central Frontenac.</P>
<P>The following resolutions were presented:</P>
<TABLE>
<TR><TD>#222</TD><TD>Marsden Kirk, Elva Price</TD></TR>
<TR><TD COLSPAN=2>That the agenda be adopted as ammended.</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P>#223 Elva Price, Marsden Kirk</P>
<BR> That the minutes of May 13, 2002 be adopted as amended.
<BR> Carried
<P>#224 Marsden Kirk, Elva Price
<BR> That By-law #2002-119 , being a by-law to stop up, close and sell part of
the original road allowance at part of the unopened road allowance between Concession 1 and 2 of the geographic Township of Oso, now Township of Central Frontenac designated as Part 2 on 13R1014 and Elizabeth Street extension in the geographic Township of Oso, now Township of Central Frontenac, being part of Lot 13, Concession 1 designated as Part 1 on 13R1014 be read a first and second time.
<BR> Carried
<P>#225 Bill Snyder, Boyce Peters
<BR> That By-law #2002-119 , being a by-law to stop up, close and sell part of
the original road allowance at part of the unopened road allowance between Concession 1 and 2 of the geographic Township of Oso, now Township of Central Frontenac designated as Part 2 on 13R1014 and Elizabeth Street extension in the geographic Township of Oso, now Township of Central Frontenac, being part of Lot 13, Concession 1 designated as Part 1 on 13R1014 be read a third and final time and passed.
<BR> Carried
<P>#226 Bill Snyder, Marsden Kirk
<BR> That the request of Louie Bonutti to cross an unopened road allowance
between the Townships of Central and South Frontenac be approved.
<BR> Carried
<P>#227 Bill Snyder, Boyce Peters
<BR> That a meeting be held with the OPP to discuss the contract option as previously presented. The meeting to be held on June 20, 2002 at 9:30 a.m or 7:00 p.m. to be confirmed.
<BR> Carried
<P>#228 Marsden Kirk, Boyce Peters
<BR> That the resolution from the City of Woodstock regarding the Ontario
Municipal Board be endorsed and the appropriate letters sent.
<BR> Carried
<P>#229 Boyce Peters, Faye R. Putnam
<BR> That the resolution from the City of Mississauga regarding the Ontario
Municipal Board be received and filed.
<BR> Carried
<P>#230 Boyce Peters, Faye R. Putnam
<BR> That the resolution from the Township of North Himsworth regarding lottery proceeds be endorsed and the appropriate letters sent.
<BR> Carried
<P>#231 Elva Price, Faye R. Putnam
<BR> That the following seniors be honoured with the Senior of the Year Award:
<UL>
<LI> District #1, Kennebec Diane Nicolson ,
<LI> District #2, Olden Bertha MacDonald,
<LI> District #3, Oso Harold Clark,
<LI> District #4, Hinchinbrooke Vera Robertson,
</UL> and that the celebration and award ceremony be held on June 25, 2002.
<BR> Carried
<P>#232 Bill Snyder, Elva Price
<BR> That the request from the Ontario Electricity Coalition to appear before Council to discuss deregulation and privatization of electrical power resources be denied but recommend they organize a public presentation.
<BR> Carried
<P>#233 Elva Price, Bill Snyder
<BR> That the rules of the Tendering Policy be waived and that the township accept the offer of $1,500.00 for the piece of fire apparatus which was formerly located at the Piccadilly sub-station .
<BR> Carried
<P>#234 Jack Nicolson, Bob Harvey
<BR> That Council's comments on the OPP recommendations as a result of the consultation meetings held be submitted as discussed.
<BR> Carried
<P>#235 Bob Harvey, Faye R. Putnam
<BR> That the following accounts payable be approved:
<UL>
<LI>Batch #1059 - $1,062.62;
<LI> Batch #1060 - $4,936.05;
<LI> Batch #1062 - $14,857.84;
<LI> Batch #1063 - $23,853.16.
</UL>
<BR> Carried
<P>#236 Jack Nicolson, Bob Harvey
<BR> That the information identified on the agenda as items 9 (a-j) be received for information.
<BR> Carried
<P>#237 Jack Nicolson, Bob Harvey
<BR> That effective July 1, 2002 all brush and wood products to be burned be accepted only at the Mountain Grove and Elbow Lake Waste Disposal sites. Brush and wood products will no longer be accepted at the Crow Lake site or Wilkinson site. Wood product acceptance at the Arden site was previously prohibited.
<BR> Carried
<P>#238 Jack Nicolson, Bob Harvey
<BR> That the Public Works Manager be authorized to proceed with stockpiling chip for the next 2 years re-surfacing projects and any cost overruns on the total budget be incorporated in the 2003 budget.
<BR> Carried
<P>#239 Boyce Peters, Bill Snyder
<BR> That the tender of Smith's Construction Co. Ltd. for surface treatment on tender #02-06 be accepted in the amount of $126,420.50.
<BR> Carried
<P>#240 Bob Harvey, Jack Nicolson
<BR> That Council proceed in camera to discuss litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, effecting the municipality or local board.
<BR> Carried
<P>#241 Jack Nicolson, Bob Harvey
<BR> That the In Camera meeting return to regular Council.
<BR> Carried
<P>#242 Bill Snyder, Boyce Peters
<BR> That the meeting adjourn until Monday, June 10, 2002 at Mountain Grove
or the call of the Mayor.
<BR> Carried
<P>The meeting adjourned at 11:35 a.m.
