Council Meeting - Township of Assiginack

Agenda

REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
To Be Held in the Council Chambers
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 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

c) Adjourn to a Special Meeting Under Authority of Section 34 of the Planning Act
Al Frank Re-Zoning Application By-law # 19-19

2. ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
a) Regular Council Meeting Minutes of October 15, 2019
b) Minutes of the Assiginack Public Library Board Meeting of September 26, 2019.
c) Minutes of Public Health Sudbury and Districts Board Meeting of October 17, 2019
d) Minutes of the Manitoulin Planning Board Meeting of October 22, 2019

4. DELEGATIONS

None

5. REPORTS
a) Information Booth/Last Chance Bookstore Summer Report 2019

6. ACTION REQUIRED ITEMS

a) Accounts for Payment: General: $89,397.21 Payroll: $ 44,441.98
b) Water Connection Requests
c) Senior ‘Exercisers’ Request
d) Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 177 Request
e) Manitoulin Family Resources Request
f) Northern Fisheries Request

7. INFORMATION ITEMS
a) MNRF: Environmental Registry Notice

8. BY-LAWS

a. By-law # 19-19: Sale of 70 Queen Street, Manitowaning

9. IN CAMERA

b) A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the Municipality or Local Board

10. ADJOURNMENT

Download

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, November 05, 2019 at 5:00 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
Dwayne Elliott, Fire Chief

PRESS: Alicia McCutcheon: Expositor

OPENING:

#268-20-19 H. Moggy – D. McDowell
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 Ham presiding in the Chair. CARRIED

AGENDA:

#269-20-19 D. McDowell – H. Moggy
THAT the agenda for this meeting be accepted as presented. CARRIED

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST:

None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Council thanked Jackie White and the volunteers for the Senior’s Appreciation Luncheon. It was well organized and well received within the community.

Councillor McDowell reminded everyone that there was a CPAC meeting next week and he would be happy to bring forward any concerns.

#270-20-19 H. Moggy – D. McDowell
THAT we adjourn from our Regular Meeting and open a Public Meeting for the purpose of hearing comments on a proposed amendment to By-law # 80-20, being a By-law to regulate the use of land in the Township of Assiginack, with Mayor ham presiding in the Chair. CARRIED

#271-20-19 D. McDowell – H. Moggy
THAT we adjourn from this Public Meeting held under authority of the Planning Act and resume our Regular Meeting.

CARRIED

ADOPTION OF MINUTES:

#272-20-19 C. Jones – R. Maguire
THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of October 15, 2019 be accepted. CARRIED

#273-20-19 H. Moggy – D. McDowell
THAT the Minutes of the September 26, 2019 Assiginack Public Library Board Meeting be accepted. CARRIED

DELEGATIONS:

NONE

REPORTS:

#274-20-19 D. McDowell – H. Moggy
THAT the Minutes of the October 17, 2019 Public Health Sudbury & Districts be received. CARRIED

#275-20-19 H. Moggy – D. McDowell
THAT the Minutes of the October 22, 2019 Manitoulin Planning Board Meeting be received. CARRIED

#276-20-19 D. McDowell – H. Moggy
That the Report titled: Information Booth / Last Chance Bookstore Summer Report be received. CARRIED

ACTION REQUIRED ITEMS:

#277-20-19 H. Moggy – D. McDowell
THAT Council authorizes the following Accounts for Payment:
General: $89,397.21
AND THAT the Mayor and administration be authorized to complete cheques #29298 through #29323 and #29332 through # 29361 as described in the attached cheque register report. CARRIED

#278-20-19 C. Jones – R. Maguire
THAT Council authorizes the following Accounts for Payment:
Payroll: $44,441.98
AND THAT the Mayor and administration be authorized to complete cheques #29291 through #29297 and #29324 through #29331 as described in the attached cheque register report. CARRIED

#279-20-19 R. Maguire – C. Jones
THAT Council will inform the owner of the seasonal dwelling on Bay Street that we will consider providing a water connection to this property upon confirmation of to the location of the seasonal dwelling being on private property;

AND THAT we inform the owner of the residence on Sunova Beach Road that we will look at this similar request as part of the 2020 capital budget, with a view to bringing this wild line up to standards and assuming full responsibility for it. CARRIED

#280-20-19 C. Jones – R. Maguire
THAT Council will inform the Senior Exercisers and arena staff that we will allow usage of the arena atrium by their group, free of charge, on one morning per week with the scheduling to be approved by the arena management.

CARRIED

#281-20-19 C. Jones – R. Maguire
THAT we inform the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 177 that we have no objection to their 2020 Remembrance Banners program and will install any such banners for Assiginack veterans. CARRIED

#282-20-19 R. Maguire – C. Jones
THAT we donate $500.00 to Manitoulin Family Resources Emergency Food Assistance Program. CARRIED

#283-20-19 R. Maguire – C. Jones
THAT we inform Northern Fisheries that we will allow them to locate a fish cage at the Manitowaning waterfront for a monthly cost of $200.00 and that the cage must be removed by April 30, 2020. CARRIED

INFORMATION ITEMS:

#1284-20-19 C. Jones – R. Maguire
THAT we acknowledge receipt of the following correspondence item:
a) MNRF: Environmental Registry Notice. CARRIED

BY-LAWS:

#285-20-19 R. Maguire – C. Jones
THAT By-law # 19-19, being a by-law # 80-20, be given first, second and third readings and enacted in Open Council.

CARRIED

CLOSED SESSION:

#286-20-19 C. Jones – R. Maguire
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 5:18 pm in order to attend to a matter pertaining to:
a) A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the Municipality or local board. CARRIED

#287-20-19 R. Maguire – C. Jones
THAT we adjourn from our closed session at 5:20 pm, accept the Minutes of the Closed Session of September 03, 2019 and resume our Regular Meeting. CARRIED

CLOSING:

#288-20-19 C. Jones – R. Maguire
THAT we adjourn until the next regular meeting or call of the Chair. CARRIED

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

5:30 p.m.

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

Download