MUNICIPALITY OF ARRAN-ELDERSLIE
Council
Meeting - C#25-09
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
9:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
Municipal Administration Offices
His Worship
Mayor Ron Oswald
MINUTES
A meeting of the Council of the Municipality of
Arran-Elderslie was held on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in the
Council Chambers.
The following Members of Council were present:
Mayor Ron Oswald (Chair)
Deputy Mayor
Councillor Stacy Charlton
Councillor Mark Davis
Councillor Paul Eagleson
Councillor Ross Herron
The following members of Staff were present:
A.P. Crawford, CAO/Clerk
J. Marklevitz, Treasurer
B. McAllister, Facilities Foreman
ADOPTION
OF AGENDA
Moved
by: Councillor Charlton
Seconded
by: Deputy Mayor Cumming
That
the agenda be adopted as distributed by the Clerk.
Carried
DISCLOSURES
OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE THEREOF
Mayor Oswald declared a pecuniary interest under
the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act with
respect to an item on the Accounts Payable Voucher . 17-09, stating that a
member of his immediate family was a principal in the company.
MINUTES
OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Council
Meeting C#23-09 – September 28, 2009
Moved
by: Councillor Herron
Seconded
by: Councillor Eagleson
That the
minutes of Council meeting C#23-09 held September 28, 2009 be adopted.
Carried
Special
Council Meeting C#24-09 – October 6, 2009
Moved
by: Councillor Herron
Seconded
by: Councillor Eagleson
That the
minutes of special Council meeting C#24-09 held October 6, 2009 be adopted.
Carried
BUSINESS
ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
There was no business arising from the minutes.
CORRESPONDENCE
The following items of correspondence on the
Council Agenda were discussed:
8.1.1 Municipality of South Bruce – request for
support for a joint request for funding from Bruce Power for
Consideration of this matter was
deferred by Council, pending receipt of additional information with respect to
the inclusion of doctor recruitment for the Chesley Medical Clinic which had
joined the
8.1.2 Sarah
Pederson – request for Council donation to cover the cost of renting the
upstairs of the Paisley Arena for a fundraising event
Moved by: Deputy Mayor Cumming
Seconded by: Councillor Davis
That the correspondence dated
October, 2009 from Sarah Pederson requesting a donation of the rental fee for
the upstairs of the Paisley Arena for a fundraising event be received and that
no further action be taken.
Carried
PUBLIC HEARING
5.1 Proposed
naming of the private road extending northward from the north limit of
There was no response to the Mayor’s
invitation for members of the public to address Council with respect to this
matter.
Moved by: Councillor Charlton
Seconded by: Deputy Mayor Cumming
That, having held a Public Hearing
with respect to the proposal to name the private road extending northward from
the northerly limit of 2nd Avenue S.W. in Chesley as “Old School
Road” at which there were no negative comments received, Council enact proposed
By-law No. 56-09 in the form attached to SRCAO.09.49.
Carried
CORRESPONDENCE CONTINUED
8.1.3 2010
Consideration of this matter was
deferred to the next regularly scheduled meeting of Council.
DELEGATION
7.1 Paul Hill, Liz Adams and Peter Knipfel
addressed Council to provide updated information subsequent to the initial
presentation at the last regular Council meeting. Liz Adams advised that she had met with
Janine Dunlop from the Ministry of Culture who had provided invaluable
assistance in the preparation of the proposal.
Paul Hill outlined the revised proposal for the Chamber of Commerce to
apply for a grant toward the creation of two short-term positions to
efficiently operate the Cultural Centre and for the Municipality to apply for
funding to create a position for a planner to work at the Dawson House to assist
with the planning and co-ordinating of the Arran-Elderslie Cultural Centre.
Moved by: Councillor Charlton
Seconded by: Deputy Mayor Cumming
That Council support the proposed
applications by the Municipality and the Chesley and District Chamber of
Commerce,
Carried
A recess was
held (10:13 a.m. – 10:24 a.m.).
Councillor
Herron assumed the Chair for the Finance reports at this time.
STAFF REPORTS
9.1 TREASURER – J. Marklevitz
i) Accounts
Payable Voucher
Having previously declared a
pecuniary interest with respect to one of the items on the voucher, Mayor
Oswald left the meeting for that portion of the discussion.
J. Marklevitz, Treasurer, responded to questions with respect
to various items listed on the Accounts Payable Voucher #17-09 dated October 7,
2009.
Moved by: Councillor Herron
Seconded by: Councillor Davis
That Accounts Payable Voucher #17-09
in the amount of $540,344.62 be paid.
Carried
ii) SRFIN.09.03
– PSAB 3150 Proposal for Service to Complete Compliance
Moved by: Deputy Mayor Cumming
Seconded by: Councillor Herron
That
Council contract Infrastructure Solutions Inc. to complete the following phases
of the PSAB 3150 compliance at a cost of $19,320.00 including GST:
|
Phase 1 – Project Commencement, TCA Policy Review |
$900.00 |
|
Phase 2 – Error Checking and Data Gap Analysis |
$6,500.00 |
|
Phase 3 – Develop Data Collection Strategy for Missing Data |
$750.00 |
|
Phase 4 – Direct Municipality Staff in Data Collection Strategy |
$500.00 |
|
Phase 5 – Asset Valuation Process |
$7,750.00 |
|
Phase 6 – Confirm Valuation Process with Auditors |
$500.00 |
|
Phase 7 – Final Reports and Recommendations |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
Reports will be delivered in MDW and Excel |
|
|
Total IT and Engineering Fees |
$17,900.00 |
|
Expenses (Estimate) |
$500.00 |
|
Subtotal |
$18,400.00 |
|
Taxes (GST) |
$920.00 |
|
Total Contract Value |
$19,320.00 |
Carried
Mayor Oswald assumed the
Chair at this time (10:30 a.m.).
CORRESPONDENCE
CONTINUED
8.1.4 Executive
Committee of the Community Schools
Moved by: Councillor Davis
Seconded by: Deputy Mayor Cumming
a) That the correspondence dated October
5, 2009 from Doug Reycraft, Chair, Community Schools Alliance be received;
b) That Council direct the Chief
Administrative Officer to prepare a letter addressed to Bill Murdoch, MPP
substantially in the form attached to the correspondence.
Carried
Moved by: Councillor Charlton
Seconded by: Councillor Herron
That the following items
of correspondence on the Council Agenda be received for information purposes:
8.2.1
8.2.2 Hon. Dalton McGuinty, Premier – response to
Council’s position with respect to the Green
Energy Act and industrial wind complexes
8.2.3 Chesley and Area Fire Department Joint Board
– Minutes of meeting held April 20, 2009
8.2.4
8.2.5 Drinking Water Source Protection Committee –
minutes of meeting held July 24, 2009
8.2.6
i) Correspondence
with residents:
a)
b) Dorothea Blumhagen –
Carried
9.3 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER – A.P.
Crawford
i) SRCAO.09.51
– Draft Environmental Impact Study Guidelines –
Moved by: Councillor Eagleson
Seconded by: Councillor Charlton
That the Request for comments from
the County of Bruce Planning Department on the Draft Environmental Impact Study
be received and that all comments be returned to Staff to be forwarded to the
County.
Carried
ii) SRCAO.09.52
– Draft Terms of Reference – Land Evaluation and Area Review (LEAR) Study
Moved by: Councillor Eagleson
Seconded by: Deputy Mayor Cumming
That
Council direct Staff to proceed with the issue of a Request for Expression of
Interest with respect to a Land Evaluation and Area Review (LEAR) Study for the
Municipality, as set out in SRCAO.09.52.
Carried
iii) SRCAO.09.53
– Tile Drain Loan Rating By-law
Moved by: Councillor Herron
Seconded by: Councillor David
That SRCAO.09.53 be received and
that proposed By-law No. 54-09 be enacted.
Carried
iv) SRCAO.09.54
– Chesley Curling Club Roof Repairs – Recreational Infrastructure
Moved by: Councillor Charlton
Seconded by: Councillor Herron
a) That Council authorize the Mayor and
Clerk to execute the Regional Infrastructure
b) That
the necessary by-law be enacted.
Carried
Deputy Mayor Cumming
assumed the Chair at this time (11:12 a.m.) for the Recreation Department
Reports.
9.2 FACILITIES
FOREMAN – B. McAllister
i) SRFAC.09.13
– Items to be discussed – Facilities
B. McAllister, Facilities Foreman,
provided information with respect to the items contained in SRFAC.09.13. Specifically, he provided status reports on
the completion of the Chesley Curling Club roof repair project, the work at the
various arenas, staffing, and minor hockey.
Discussion took place with respect
to the items of clothing to be provided to staff and Council directed that,
with the exception of work pants, the items be supplied as provided in the
union contract, and that the cost of work pants for employees be reimbursed
upon presentation of the receipt for payment.
Discussion took place with respect
to the proposed work at the Tara Library by staff of the Works and Recreation
Departments, to address concerns with respect to moisture in the basement of
the facility.
B. McAllister advised that he and
the Deputy Mayor had met with the Paisley Curling Club last week and that the
Club was still working to pay its portion of the cost of the compressor work
undertaken in 2008.
Mayor Oswald
assumed the Chair at this time (11:53 a.m.).
REPORTS OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
i) Councillor Charlton
Councillor
Charlton reported on his attendance at Waterfest held in Chesley, and other
meetings including the wind-turbine information meeting held in Walkerton. He also updated Members with respect to
upcoming meetings related to economic development that he would be
attending. He advised Council with
respect to an upcoming meeting of the Chesley Medical Centre Expansion
Committee.
ii) Councillor Herron
Councillor Herron provided an update with
respect to a meeting held with the Municipality’s engineers and the abutting
landowner of the Silver Star property in Allenford, and the proposed actions to
be taken.
STAFF REPORTS CONTINUED
Update with Respect to OMPH Funding Concerns
J. Marklevitz, Treasurer, provided
information to Council with respect to a teleconference she had just attended with
CAOs and Treasurers in
REPORTS OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL CONTINUED
iii) Councillor Eagleson
Councillor Eagleson also discussed the recent
meeting with respect to the Silver Star property in Allenford, and the work to
be undertaken between the Recreation and Works Departments regarding the
Library in
Councillor Eagleson addressed the
length of time it was taking for the installation of electrical service by
Hydro One at the new
iv) Councillor Davis
Councillor Davis advised that there was a
meeting scheduled on Friday, October 16th with representatives of the
Municipality of Kincardine with respect to its withdrawal from the Paisley and
District Joint Fire Board.
Councillor Davis also provided an
update with respect to the meeting held with the Tara Water Users Committee and
the recommendations arising from that meeting regarding the capital charge to
be imposed on users of the system. He
noted the work done by Scott McLeod with respect to the proposals presented.
v) Deputy Mayor Cumming
Deputy Mayor Cumming reminded
Council of the tree dedication ceremony to be held at the Paisley Medical
Centre on October 18th at 2:30 p.m.
vi) Mayor Oswald
Mayor Oswald reviewed his meeting schedule and events
he had attended since the last meeting of Council.
A recess was
held (12:18 p.m. – 1:08 p.m.).
OTHER BUSINESS
Council Donation
Moved by: Deputy Mayor Cumming
Seconded by: Councillor Davis
a) That Council direct staff to issue a
cheque in the amount of $100.00 payable to Liz and Kevin Brown as a donation;
b) That the
funds be taken from the Council Donation Account.
Carried
Per Kilometre Rate – Authorized Use of Personal
Vehicles
Moved by: Deputy Mayor Cumming
Seconded by: Councillor Eagleson
That Council adjust the rate per
kilometre rate paid for authorized use of personal vehicles on Municipal
business to $0.45, effective October 1, 2009.
Carried
BY-LAWS
54-09 – A By-law to Impose
Rates in Respect of Money Borrowed under the Tile Drainage Act
Moved
by: Councillor Davis
Seconded
by: Councillor Herron
That
By-law No. 54-09 be taken as read a first and second time.
Carried
Moved
by: Councillor Davis
Seconded
by: Councillor Herron
That By-law No. 54-09
be taken as read a third time and finally passed and that the Mayor and Clerk
be authorized to sign same and have the seal of the Corporation attached
thereto.
Carried
55-09 – A By-law to
Authorize the Execution of an Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in Right of
Ontario as represented by the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and by the
Minister of Health Promotion
Moved
by: Councillor Charlton
Seconded
by: Councillor Herron
That
By-law No. 55-09 be taken as read a first and second time.
Carried
Moved
by: Councillor Charlton
Seconded
by: Councillor Herron
That By-law No. 55-09
be taken as read a third time and finally passed and that the Mayor and Clerk
be authorized to sign same and have the seal of the Corporation attached
thereto.
Carried
56-09 – A By-law to Name
a
Moved
by: Councillor Charlton
Seconded
by: Deputy Mayor Cumming
That
By-law No. 56-09 be taken as read a first and second time.
Carried
Moved
by: Councillor Charlton
Seconded
by: Deputy Mayor Cumming
That By-law No. 56-09
be taken as read a third time and finally passed and that the Mayor and Clerk
be authorized to sign same and have the seal of the Corporation attached
thereto.
Carried
OTHER
BUSINESS CONTINUED
Proposed
Interim Control By-law – Wind Turbines
Moved
by: Councillor Davis
Seconded
by: Councillor Charlton
WHEREAS
there seems to be indisputable evidence that industrial wind turbines are
having a very negative effect on the health and well-being of a number of
people living around existing wind farms in Ontario;
AND
WHEREAS as municipal governments we spend thousands of
dollars every year protecting frogs and fish while doing construction projects
to satisfy the imposed requirements of our upper tier governments;
AND
WHEREAS it would be very logical to expect that the protection
of our people and domesticated animals should be of equal or greater importance
and, the provincial government has removed the normal proper planning process
from municipal governments in regards to industrial wind turbines that would or
could offer these very protections;
AND
WHEREAS we as a municipal government certainly now spend
increasing local dollars on health care whether it be for disability
transportation that the provincial government no longer funds or for building
new medical clinics;
AND
WHEREAS it is becoming increasingly apparent that certain
projects undertaken and overseen by the Honourable Mr. Smitherman while
Minister of Health such as EHealth and Cancer Care Ontario have had
questionable processes and administration practices exposed, and therefore in
good conscience we must examine closely the administration and implementation
of current projects such as the covering of rural Ontario with industrial wind
turbines;
AND WHEREAS
these huge moving structures known as industrial wind turbines are splitting
our communities, friends, neighbours, and even families which is certainly not
good for anyone's health or well being;
AND WHEREAS
the provincially proposed setbacks are solely based on a residence in rural
areas where farm families spend much of their day working their entire property
and farm animals graze and are housed on areas removed from the residences;
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that at the next regular meeting of
the Council of the Municipality of Arran Elderslie that council impose a 1 year
moratorium with a possible 1 year extension through the use of an interim
control bylaw to control the construction of large industrial wind turbines
within the borders of Arran Elderslie and that council, by letter ask municipal
governments in Bruce, Grey and the rest of rural Ontario to consider doing the
same.
Mayor Oswald left the meeting at this time (1:35
p.m.) and Deputy Mayor Cumming assumed the Chair.
A recorded vote was taken as follows:
In favour: Councillor
Charlton, Deputy Mayor Cumming, Councillor Davis, Councillor Eagleson,
Councillor Herron
Opposed: None.
The motion carried, 5:0.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved
by: Councillor Charlton
Seconded
by: Councillor Herron
That the
meeting be adjourned to the call of the Mayor.
Carried
The meeting was adjourned at 1:55 p.m.
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Mayor
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Clerk