COUNCIL MINUTES - APRIL 13, 2004

Council met in regular session Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. at the Library Building, Mountain Grove.

Present:                        Mayor Bill MacDonald

                                    Deputy Mayor Faye Putnam

                                    Councillors Bill Guigue, Janet Gutowski, Bob Harvey,

                                    Logan Murray, Jack Nicolson and Bill Snyder

Absent:            Councillor Frances Smith

Also in attendance Heather Fox - Clerk Administrator, Sandra Clow - Clerical Assistant, Josee Tanner - Frontenac News Reporter and John Chambers - Gazette Reporter

Approximately 50 members of the public attended for the initial portion of the meeting.

There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest.

Michael Wise attended to suggest ways property taxes might be brought under control by taking a proactive role in seeking and implementing ways in which to improve the funding of local services, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of township operations and use constraint when preparing the 2004 budget.

The following correspondence was received for information:

1.            Frontenac County Council minutes

2.         Land O' Lakes Tourist Association

3.         District #4 Recreation Committee minutes

4.            R.V.C.A. municipal update

5.         Public Fire Safety Guidelines 04-86-12

6.            Frontenac County Media Releases

7.         Copy of Letter from Arden Seniors to Kingston Frontenac Library Board

8.         Central Frontenac Recreation Committee minutes

9.         Health & Safety Committee minutes

10.       Notices of Default - election financial information

11.       Building Department Report

12.            Kennebec District Recreation Committee

13.            Emerald Ash Borer & Asian Long Horned Beatle information

The following resolution were presented.

#128                Logan Murray, Jack Nicolson

                        That the agenda of April 13, 2004 be adopted with the following                                               amendments:  Notice of Motion from Logan Murray;  Information items

                        Building Report, Kennebec District Recreation Committee, Emerald Ash                             Borer and Asian Long Horned Beatle; Budget Meeting discussion.

                                                                                                Carried

#129                Logan Murray, William Guigue

                        That the minutes of March 23, 2004 be adopted as circulated.

                                                                                                Carried

#130                William Guigue, Faye Putnam

                        That the Public Works Manager be authorized to Prepare a tender for

                        engineering services for the registration, water testing, monitoring and

                        management of small municipal non residential water facilities for the

                        Township of Central Frontenac to comply with Regulation 170/03 of the                            Safe Drinking Water Act for presentation at the next meeting and that the                                     Public Works Manager prepare a report of costs of administering this

                        project with municipal staff.

                                                                                                Carried

#131                Bill Snyder, Logan Murray

                        That Council authorize the Clerk to place all requests to endorse                                                resolutions from other municipalities or organizations under the                                              information section of the agenda and that if any member of Council                                     wishes to bring forth one or all of the requests to be discussed under new                              business, that request be brought forth during the adoption of the agenda.

                                                                                                Carried

#132                Logan Murray, Bill Snyder

                        That the Council of the Township of Central Frontenac approve posting                                     the agenda and attachments on the web site, save and except for items to                                 be discussed "In Camera", and further that a paper copy be made available             at the meeting, if requested, at the regular photocopy fee of .25 cents per                                     page to members of the public and that a request for a copy of the agenda                                     be filed with the Clerk 24 hours in advance.

                                                                                                Carried

#133                Jack Nicolson, Bob Harvey

                        That the Council of the Township of Central Frontenac approve the                              Accounts Payable reports date March 24, 2004 in the amount of                                             $336,000.03 and April 1, 2004 in the amount of $130,827.25.

                                                                                                Carried

#134                Bill Guigue, Bill Snyder

                        That Jack Nicolson represent the Township of Central Frontenac on the                                Quinte Conservation Ontario Low Water Response Team.

                                                                                                Carried

#135                Bill Guigue, Jack Nicolson

                        That Cathy MacMunn be authorized to attend the Ontario Association of

                        Committee of Adjustments Conference in Kingston, June 6-9, 2004 and                         expenses paid in accordance with By-law #2003-145.

                                                                                                Carried

#136                Bill Snyder, Jack Nicolson

                        That Judy Gray be authorized to attend the Cash Management &                                                 Investment Approaches for the Municipal Practitioner, May 27, 2004 in                                  Kingston and expenses paid in accordance with By-law #2003-145.

                                                                                                Carried

#137                Jack Nicolson, Logan Murray

                        That the letter from Cole Layer Trumble Canada Inc., be received and

                        forwarded to the County of Frontenac.

                                                                                                Carried

#138                Janet Gutowski, Bob Harvey

                        That the request from the Kingston Whig Standard for a copy of the                               township's civic address data be denied.

                                                                                                Carried

#139                Faye Putnam, Bob Harvey

                        That By-law #2004-156, being a by-law for the establishment of and the                                     enforcement of parking regulations in the Township of Central Frontenac,                                be read a first and second time.

                                                                                                Carried

#140                Bob Harvey, Bill Guigue

                        That By-law #2004-156, being a by-law for the establishment of and the                                     enforcement of parking regulations in the Township of Central Frontenac,                                be read a third and final time and passed.

                                                                                                Carried

#141                Faye Putnam, Bob Harvey

                        That the items identified on the agenda as 9 (a-j) be received for                                            information.

                                                                                                Carried

#142                Jack Nicolson, Bob Harvey

                        That Council support the letter from the Arden Senior Citizens Club 819,

                        addressed to Deborah Defoe Chief Librarian Kingston Frontenac Public

                        Library.

                                                                                                Carried

#143                Janet Gutowski, Faye Putnam

                        That the meeting adjourn until Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at 1:00 p.m.

                        in the Council Chambers, Sharbot Lake or the call of the Mayor.

                                                                                                Carried

The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.