Council Meeting - Township of Assiginack

Agenda

REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
To Be Held in the Council Chambers
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 at 7:00 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 March 19, 2019
b) Assiginack Public Library Board Meeting of January 14, 2019
c) Manitoulin Planning Board Meeting of March 26, 2019

4. DELEGATIONS

5. REPORTS

6. ACTION REQUIRED ITEMS
a) Accounts of Payment: General: $245,270.97 – Payroll: $33,798.16
b) Assiginack Curling Club Charitable Tax Rebate Application
c) OCWA Manitowaning Lagoon 2018 Annual Report
d) Invite MOECC to Meeting: Landfill Options

7. INFORMATION ITEMS
a) Minister of Municipal Affairs: One Time Payment Correspondence
b) CPAC January Statistics
c) Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management: Essentials of Fire Protection Seminar Schedule
d) Librarian’s 2018 Report
e) OCWA Standard of Care Training Session

8. BY-LAWS

a) By-law # 19-06: S.S. Norisle Steamship Society Agreement

9. CLOSED SESSION

a) Property Issue
b) Personnel Issue

10. ADJOURNMENT

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Minutes

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 Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Present: Mayor Dave Ham
Councillor Hugh Moggy
Councillor Dave McDowell
Councillor Rob Maguire
Councillor Christianna Jones

Staff: Alton Hobbs, CAO, Deputy Clerk
Deb MacDonald, Treasurer
Ron Cooper, Public Works Superintendent
Freda Bond, Tax and Utilities Manager

Public: Dennis and Maureen Marion

OPENING:

#85-07-19 R. Maguire – C. Jones
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 7:00 p.m., with Mayor Ham presiding in the Chair. CARRIED

AGENDA:

#86-07-19 C. Jones – R. Maguire
THAT the agenda for this meeting be accepted as presented. CARRIED

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST:

None.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES:

#87-07-19 R. Maguire – C. Jones
THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of March 19, 2019 be accepted. CARRIED

#88-07-19 C. Jones – R. Maguire
THAT the Minutes of the Assiginack Public Library Board Meeting of January 14, 2019 be accepted. CARRIED

#89-07-19 C. Jones – R. Maguire
THAT the Minutes of the Manitoulin Planning Board Meeting of March 26, 2019 be received. CARRIED

DELEGATIONS:

None

REPORTS:

None

ACTION REQUIRED ITEMS:

#90-07-19 R. Maguire – C. Jones
THAT Council authorizes the following Accounts for Payment:
General: $245,270.97
AND THAT the Mayor and administration be authorized to complete cheques #28662 through #28693 and #28701 through # 28729 as described in the attached cheque register report. CARRIED

#91-07-19 C. Jones – R. Maguire
THAT Council authorizes the following Accounts for Payment:
Payroll: $33,798.16
AND THAT the Mayor and administration be authorized to complete cheques #286552 through #28661 and # 28694 through # 28700 as described in the attached cheque register report. CARRIED

#92-07-19 H. Moggy – D. McDowell
THAT we approve the attached Charitable Tax Rebate application. CARRIED

#93-07-19 H. Moggy – D. McDowell
THAT we acknowledge receipt of the 2018 Manitowaning Lagoon Annual Report. CARRIED

#94-07-19 D. McDowell – H. Moggy
THAT we invite Steve Moggy of the MOECC and Tracey Goldberg of ECO Waste Solutions to attend a meeting to discuss waste solutions at the landfill. CARRIED

INFORMATION ITEMS:

#95-07-19 D. McDowell – H. Moggy
THAT we acknowledge receipt of the following correspondence items:
a) Minister of Municipal Affairs: Special One Time Funding Announcement
b) CPAC January Statistics
c) Office of Fire Marshal and Emergency Management: Seminar Schedule
d) Librarian’s 2019 Annual Report
e) OCWA: Standard of Care Training Session CARRIED

BY-LAWS:

#96-07-19 H. Moggy – D. McDowell
THAT By-law # 19-06, being a by-law to Authorize an Agreement with the S.S. Norisle Steamship Society be given first, second and third readings and enacted in Open Council. CARRIED

Prior to the In Camera session, the CAO reviewed the following items that required Council guidance, but not resolutions:

Comprehensive Insurance RFP: Will grant a one week extension on submission date.

Council confirmed the standing position that food trucks and mobile carts were allowed on any current commercially zoned property, with the permission of the land owner.

Council agreed to have Staff research and prepare an ‘Investing in Canada Infrastructure Fund’ application for the reconstruction of that portion of the Bidwell Road found in Assiginack. Reconstruction is to mean replacement of culverts, ditching and leveling as required and resurfacing with asphalt.

Council agreed that the April 16, 2019 Regular Council Meeting will focus as much as possible on the 2019 budget.

CLOSED SESSION:

#97-07-19 D. McDowell – H. Moggy
THAT in accordance with By-law # 02-02 as amended and Section 239 of the Municipal Act as amended, Council proceed to a Closed Session (in camera) at 7:30 pm in order to attend to a matter pertaining to:
a) The Security of the Property of the Municipality or Local Board
b) Personal Matters about an Identifiable Individual, including municipal or local board employees. CARRIED

#98-07-19 H. Moggy – D. McDowell
THAT we adjourn from our closed session at 8:20 pm, accept the Minutes of the Closed Session of March 19, 2019 and resume our Regular Meeting. CARRIED

CLOSING:

#99-07-19 H. Moggy – D. McDowell
THAT we adjourn until the next regular meeting or call of the Chair. CARRIED

________________________ _________________________
David Ham, MAYOR Alton Hobbs, CAO/DEPUTY CLERK

8:25 p.m.
These Minutes have been circulated but are not considered Official until approved by Council.

Next Meeting: April 16, 2019 7:00 pm. Budget Review

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