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Township Council Minutes - September 27, 2005
COUNCIL MINUTES – September 27, 2005
Council met in regular session, September 12, 2005 at 9 a.m., at the Community Hall, Sharbot Lake.
Present – Mayor, Bill MacDonald
Deputy Mayor, Faye Putnam
Councillors – Bill Guigue, Bob Harvey, Janet Gutowski, Logan Murray,
Jack Nicolson, Frances Smith, & Bill Snyder.
Also in attendance – Heather Fox - Clerk Administrator, Bill Nicol – Public Works Manager, Chris Matheson – Information Technologist, Jeff Green – Frontenac News Reporter & Kristina Chryssanthis – Gazette Reporter.
Members of the public attended, but only for issues scheduled on the agenda.
There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest when the Mayor called for same.
No one attended either in opposition to or in support of the VanTol/Hickox road allowance closure.
Sergeant Jeff McCann & Inspector Gerry Salisberry of the O.P.P. attended to present their quarterly activity report.
Joe Slater & the executive of the Crow Lake Community Association attended to address Council about renovations of the “Old School House”& a Trillium grant to fund the project.
Bev Disney attended to provide information to Council on the new Assessment notices & the appeal process.
Dianna Bratina attended to discuss a County Wide G.I.S. System & an under serviced area application.
Consultants contacted by M.T.O. attended to discuss the Highway 7 rehabilitation and passing lane construction.
Wes Garrod attended to advise Council of the Grade 5 initiative being conducted by the Limestone District School Board.
Rhonda MacFarland attended to discuss Kelvin Fischer and the displeasure by Arden residents concerning his moving into the Community.
Councillor Gutowski presented a proposal on behalf of the Hinchinbrooke District Recreation Committee chair, Bob Teal, who was unable to attend regarding the structure at the Tichborne Rink and a mini soccer field at the Parham Fair Grounds.
Jim MacPherson attended and showed the video made as a result of the Land O’Lakes Communications Network winning the Economic Development Award. He also requested investigation into the possibility of reducing the lease on the Wagner Road facility.
Chris Matheson and Bill Nicol presented an overview of the Public Works Hotline program and the Work Order Program.
The following correspondence/reports were received for information:
1. 9-1-1 information report.
2. Expenditure to Budget Report.
3. Copy of letter to Quinte Conservation Authority from J.B. Davis
4. E-mail from Joanne Pickett.
5. E-mail from David Praskey.
6. Olden district Recreation Committee minutes.
7. Land O’Lakes Tourist Association Newsletter.
8. Ecological Guidelines for road maintenance and construction prepared by Gray Merriam.
9. Letter from R.L. Mathews.
10. Resolution to Endorse – Stone Mills
11. Invitation to attend Garrison Shores Owners Association Meeting.
The following resolutions were presented.
#347 Bob Harvey, Bill Guigue
That the agenda of September 27, 2005, be amended to indicate delegation 5 I, will not be attending.
Carried.
#348 Bob Harvey, Bill Guigue
That the minutes of September 12, 2005 be adopted as circulated.
Carried.
#349 Faye Putnam, Bill Guigue
That By-law #2005-192, being a by-law to stop up, close and sell part of the original road allowance as set out and described as all that part of the road allowance at Lot 14, between concessions 8 & 9 in the District of Olden, in the Township of Central Frontenac, County of Frontenac and designated as Parts 2 & 3 on reference plan 13R17912 be read a first and second time.
Carried.
#350 Bill Guigue, Bob Harvey
That By-law #2005-192, being a by-law to stop up, close and sell part of the original road allowance as set out and described as all that part of the road allowance at Lot 14, between concessions 8 & 9 in the District of Olden, in the Township of Central Frontenac, County of Frontenac and designated as Parts 2 & 3 on reference plan 13R17912 be read a third and final time and passed.
#351 Bob Harvey, Logan Murray
That the activity report submitted by the OPP be received.
Carried.
#352 Logan Murray, Bob Harvey
That the request from Joe Slater, Secretary-Treasurer of the Crow Lake Community Association to carry out a renovation project, as outlined in his letter dated September 21, 2005, and submit an application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation to fund the project based on cost estimates ranging from $60,000 to $80,000, be approved and the application for funding be completed in conjunction with the Township Treasurer, AND FURTHER that the request to prepare a letter stating that the CLCA has had a yearly lease for the use of the School House for more than ten years and the municipality sees no reason for not renewing the annual lease for the next five years be approved, AND FURTHER that the request for the township to waive the cost of the building permit and the tipping fee for the construction debris be approved subject to approval of the Trillium Funding as the building is a municipal facility, AND FURTHER that the request for the township to finance the cost of connecting the existing wiring into the new service panel and having a generator package installed with it at an estimated cost of less than $2,500 be approved subject to approval of the Trillium Funding.
Carried.
#353 Jack Nicolson, Bob Harvey
That the last paragraph of Resolution #265 be rescinded.
Carried.
#354 Jack Nicolson, Logan Murray
That the information from Dianna Bratina regarding the County Wide GIS System be received and that the request to have Chris Matheson appointed to a Technical Advisory Committee be approved.
Carried.
#355 Jack Nicolson, Bob Harvey
That the information from Dianna Bratina regarding the final application for designation under the Underserviced Area Program of the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care be received and that the Township of Central Frontenac wish to be part of the designation and will not seek separate designation in the future.
Carried.
#356 Bob Harvey, Jack Nicolson
That the Council of the Township of Central Frontenac receive the information presented by Morrison Hershfield regarding the detail design for highway 7 rehabilitation and passing lane construction from 0.6 km west of Township Road 38 to Wemyss.
Carried.
#357 Bill Snyder, Janet Gutowski
That Bob Teal, Chair of the Hinchinbrooke District Recreation Committee be instructed to review the plans for rink building in Tichborne and the mini soccer field at Parham Fair Grounds with the Public Works Manager pursuant to the rules and regulations of By-law 2003-129 and the procurement By-law.
Carried.
#358 Bill Snyder, Janet Gutowski
That the Land O’Lakes Communications Network be congratulated on receiving the Economic Development Award in the awards ceremony held in Timmins, Ontario.
Carried.
#359 Janet Gutowski, Frances Smith
That the request from the Land O’Lakes Communications Network to consider a reduction in the monthly lease payments based on an examination of the costs of operation of the Wagner Road facility be deferred until the next meeting and staff instructed to prepare a report of the operating cost of the facility.
Carried.
#360 Bob Harvey, Logan Murray
That the meeting recess until 1:30p.m.
Carried.
#361 Janet Gutowski, Frances Smith
Following the visual presentation of the Hotline and intranet Work Order System, staff be instructed to prepare a News Release on the Public Works Service Request Hotline.
Carried.
#362 Janet Gutowski, Frances Smith
That the proposed by-law to disallow animals on the beaches be clarified, as only Public Beaches being Sharbot Lake Beach, Long Lake Beach, Eagle Lake Beach, Clear Lake Beach.
Carried.
#363 Bill Snyder, Janet Gutowski
That Council award a contract to McCormack Rankin for the engineering required to repair the bridge deck, and a tender called for the repair work should the Township not be able to complete with its own resources.
Carried.
#364 Frances Smith, Faye Putnam
That a tender for supply and crushing of aggregates be called in the fall of 2005 with a completion of May 1, 2006 in the amounts outlined in the Public Works Manager’s report dated September 27, 2005, be approved.
Carried.
#365 Frances Smtih, Faye Putnam
That Council award the contract for the roofing of Oso Community Hall to Bill Young Carpentry in the amount of $29,425.00
Carried.
#366 Frances Smtih, Faye Putnam
That the report from the Public Works Manager, as requested by Council, on the pricing of a van be received and that we purchase a 2003 GMC van at the price of $19,300 and tax.
Carried.
#367 Frances Smith, Faye Putnam
That Council for the Township of Central Frontenac approve the purchase of 2 signs for Mountain Grove Pioneer Cemetery and St.John’s Anglican Cemetery at Mountain Grove to be funded from the Mountain Grove Cemeteries Reserve Fund, be approved.
Carried.
#368 Frances Smith, Janet Gutowski
That the Mountain Grove Cemetery sign, donated by the Putnam Family, be repaired by Rodger MacMunn, at a cost of $200.00
Carried.
#369 Frances Smith, Faye Putnam
That Council approve the accounts payable reports dated September 8, 2005 - $554,672.12; September 9, 2005 – in the amount of $13,462.86 and September 22, 2005 - $57,349.23.
Carried.
#370 Bill Snyder, Janet Gutowski
That Council approve the apportionment of assessments as prepared by MPAC and as outlined on the report prepared by Treasurer, Judy Gray and dated September 27, 2005.
Carried.
#371 Frances Smith, Faye Putnam
That the name Louden Lane be established as the road name to meet condition #11 of Severance B-26-04-OL
Carried.
#372 Bill Snyder, Janet Gutowski
That the items on agenda as 9 (a-k) be received for information.
Carried.
#373 Logan Murray, Bill Snyder
Whereas current municipal property taxes are affected negatively by the policy of downloading social programs to municipalities.
Whereas: all municipalities are negatively affected by this taxation policy.
Be it resolved that the Township of Central Frontenac invite all the municipalities of Frontenac County to a joint meeting to begin initiating a process of Communicating with all the municipalities of Ontario in order to form a lobby group seeking to convince the Province of Ontario that social programs, education, permanent care facilities, ambulance services and policing should be paid from general revenues of the Province of Ontario, not from local property owners;
Be it further resolved that the municipality of Central Frontenac publicly communicate with it’s rate payers asking them to begin e-mail and letter writing campaigns to pressure the Province to fund social programs, education, permanent care facilities, ambulance services and policing, one hundred percent from general revenues.
Carried.
#374 Logan Murray, Bill Snyder
Be it resolved that the Central Frontenac Road Committee shall meet once monthly on the 3rd Monday – 7:00p.m. of each month at Mountain Grove.
Carried.
#375 Bill Guigue, Faye Putnam
That Council re-convene for the purpose of discussing waste management.
Carried.
#376 Bill Guigue, Bob Harvey
That resolution #2005-316, dated September 12, 2005 be lifted from the table.
Carried.
#316 That the recommendations from the Waste committee and the recommendation from the Public Works Manager regarding the direction to be taken at the Arden and Elbow Lake Waste Disposal Sites be received and the following action taken, that the Arden site continue on receiving waste and recyclable until such time as the site reaches capacity and that a public meeting be held to notify the public: that a transfer station be established at Elbow lake in early 2006.
Carried.
#377 Bill Guigue, Faye Putnam
That council adjourn until Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at 7:00p.m. at Mountain Grove.
Carried.
The meeting adjourned at 3:30p.m.
