February 16, 2016 - Council Meeting

Agenda

REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL

To Be Held in the Council Chambers
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

Council’s Regular Meeting Agenda

For Consideration:

1. OPENING
a) Adoption of Agenda
b) Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

 

2. ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
a) Regular Council Meeting of February 2, 2016 (p.3)
b) Manitoulin East Municipal Airport Commission Meeting of February 1, 2016 (p.8)
c) Sudbury & District Board of Health Meeting of January 21, 2016 (p.9)

 

4. DELEGATIONS

 

5. REPORTS

 

6. ACTION REQUIRED ITEMS
a) Accounts for Payment: General: $174,816.09 Payroll: $17,607.61 (p.18)
b) Authorize Architectural Services at Burns Wharf (p.24)
c) Sucker Lake Road Corner Streetlight (p.26)
d) Seasonally Maintained Class 6 Highways Review (p.27)

 

7. INFORMATION ITEMS
a) Autism Ontario (p.43)
b) City of Greater Sudbury (p.46)
c) Manitoulin-Sudbury DSB: Municipal 2016 Apportionment (p.48)
d) Manitoulin North Shore Victim Services (p.50)
e) Town of Aurora (p.51)
f) Essentials of Municipal Fire Protection & Emergency Management Seminar (p.53)

 

8. BY-LAWS

 

9. CLOSED SESSION
a) Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege (Municipal Act, 2001, c.25 s.239 (2) (f))

 

10. ADJOURNMENT

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Minutes

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ASSIGINACK

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

 

The Regular Meeting of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Assiginack was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, February 16th, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

 

Present: Mayor Paul Moffatt, Councillor Robert Case, Councillor Les Fields, Councillor Hugh Moggy, Councillor Brenda Reid

Staff: Alton Hobbs, CAO, Jeremy Rody, Clerk

Press: Alicia McCutcheon, Expositor

 

OPENING:

#34-03-16        R. Case – B. Reid

THAT the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Assiginack be opened for business with a quorum of members present at 5:00 p.m., with Mayor Moffatt presiding in the Chair. CARRIED

 

AGENDA:

#35-03-16        B. Reid – R. Case

THAT the agenda for this meeting be accepted as presented. CARRIED

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Councillor Fields commented on the snowshoeing activities that have been taking place at McLean’s Park as she took part in a group that went the previous week.  By the end of the program, over 500 kids/adults will have been taken through McLean’s Park, where they learn about different types of trees and outdoor safety.  She thanked Ron Cooper and OPP Community Safety Officer Steve Hart for participating in this program; she also thanked Rob Mellan for grooming a superb trail.  Councillor Fields also noted that this program was made possible by grants received from RBC Learn to Play Project and Healthy Kids Healthy Community – Manitoulin Challenge, and that the community should be really proud.  There are 80 pairs of snowshoes available for rent, free of charge at the Municipal Office.

 

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST:

Councillor Reid disclosed a direct pecuniary interest in Agenda Item 6A Payroll as her husband is an employee of the Township.  She did not take part in any discussion, attempt to influence the vote or vote on the matters.

 

ADOPTION OF MINUTES:

#36-03-16        R. Case – B. Reid

THAT the minutes of the Regular Council meeting of February 2nd, 2016, be accepted. CARRIED

 

#37-03-16        B. Reid – R. Case

THAT the minutes of the Manitoulin East Municipal Airport Commission meeting of February 1st, 2016, be accepted. CARRIED

 

#38-03-16        R. Case – B. Reid

THAT the minutes of the Sudbury & District Board of Health meeting of January 21st, 2016, be received. CARRIED

 

ACTION REQUIRED ITEMS:

#39-03-16        B. Reid – R. Case

THAT Council authorizes the following Accounts for Payment:

General:            $174,816.09

AND THAT the Mayor and administration be authorized to complete cheques #25280 through #25323 as described in the attached cheque register reports. CARRIED

 

#40-03-16        H. Moggy – L. Fields

THAT Council authorizes the following Accounts for Payment:

Payroll: $17,607.61

AND THAT the Mayor and administration be authorized to complete cheques #25324 through #25328 as described in the attached cheque register report. CARRIED

 

#41-03-16        L. Fields – H. Moggy

THAT Council authorizes the services of Castellan James & Partners Architects Inc. outlined in their letter of January 13, 2016, in the amount of $9,800.00 plus disbursements and HST. CARRIED

 

#42-03-16        B. Reid – L. Fields

THAT Council authorizes the costs associated with installing a new streetlight at the corner of Sucker Lake Road and Highway 6, as per the communication from J.J. Pole Line Construction, dated February 9, 2016. TABLED

 

INFORMATION ITEMS:

#43-03-16        B. Reid – L. Fields

THAT we acknowledge receipt of the following correspondence items:

  1. a) Autism Ontario: World Autism Awareness Day
  2. b) City of Greater Sudbury: Resolution
  3. c) Manitoulin-Sudbury DSB: Municipal 2016 Apportionment
  4. d) Manitoulin North Shore Victim Services
  5. e) Town of Aurora: Resolution
  6. f) Essentials of Municipal Fire Protection & Emergency Management Seminar. CARRIED

 

#44-03-16        L. Fields – R. Case

THAT Assiginack Council supports the City of Greater Sudbury’s Resolution #CC2016-14, regarding their request to Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Minister of Community and Correctional Services Yasir Abbas Naqvi, to expedite the return of the OPP search and rescue helicopter to the Sudbury Airport to better serve the needs of Northern Communities. CARRIED

 

#45-03-16        B. Reid – H. Moggy

THAT Assiginack Council supports the Town of Aurora’s Resolution of January 26, 2016, regarding their request to the Government of Ontario to limit the jurisdiction of the Ontario Municipal Board to questions of law or process and for the Ontario Municipal Board to uphold any planning decisions of Municipal Councils unless they are contrary to the processes and rules set out in legislation.  CARRIED

 

CLOSED SESSION:

#46-03-16        H. Moggy – L. Fields

THAT in accordance with By-law #15-30 and Section 239 of the Municipal Act, as amended, Council proceeds to a “Closed Session (in-camera)” at 5:29 p.m. in order to attend to a matter pertaining to:

  1. f) Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. CARRIED

 

#47-03-16        L. Fields – H. Moggy

THAT we adjourn from our Closed Session at 6:06 p.m., approve the minutes of the Closed Session of December 15th, 2015 and resume our regular meeting. CARRIED

 

CLOSING:

#48-03-16        H. Moggy – L. Fields

THAT we adjourn until the next regular meeting or call of the Chair. CARRIED

                                               

_______________________________          _____________________________

Paul Moffatt, MAYOR                                     Jeremy Rody, CLERK

 

6:10 p.m.

These Minutes have been circulated but are not considered Official until approved by Council.

 

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