Council Agenda, March 23, 2009, Regular Meeting

PLEASE NOTE 5:00 P.M.START TIME TOWN OF FORT FRANCES AGENDA MARCH 23, 2009 MEETING COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - (Session No. 012) 5:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Non-agenda Committee items which, because of urgency, cannot be deferred to a subsequent meeting, identified to be considered later in this meeting, both in-camera and in open meeting. 3. Disclosure of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof. In-Camera 5:01 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. PAGE 4. Fort Frances Community Clinic Inc. 1 5. Multiplicities of Litigation. ( W. Derksen, Town Solicitor will be in attendance.) 6. Property Matter. 2 7. Personnel Matter. 3 8. Potential Property Acquisition. 15 9. Potential Legal Matter. (item to be reconsidered) 19 10. Moffat Foundation The Winnipeg Foundation 2009 Allocation. 29 11. Non-agenda in-camera items Public Session Resumes in Council Chambers: 6:55 p.m. Consent Agenda 6:55 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 12. Manulife Benefit Plan Change to Refund Accounting. 32 13. February 2009 Drinking Water Systems Monthly Summary Report. 43 14. Federal Gas Tax and Federal Public Transit Audited Statements. 51 15. Fundraising Benefit Social. 54 Operations and Facilities Division - 7:00 p.m. to 7:05 p.m. 16. 2008 Schedule 22 (Compliance) Summary Report. 59 Information 7:10 p.m. 17. Ontario Clean Water Agency Monthly Operations Report 85 January 2009*. 18. Administration and Finance Department Stats for the period 91 Ending February 28, 2009*. 19. Building Department Statistics for the periods covering January 93 1st to January 31, 2009 and February 1st to February 28, 2009. 20. Tender No. 09-CS-05 Waterfront Development and Relocation 95 of Lookout Tower and Tugboat Hallet. 21. Non-agenda Committee Items - COUNCIL MEETING - (Session No. 7) 7:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 22. Call to Order 23. Prayer 24. Non-agenda Council items which, because of urgency, cannot be deferred to a subsequent meeting, identified to be considered later in this meeting. 25. Disclosure of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof. Consent Agenda 26. Summary Report 96 27. Items referred from Committee of the Whole 28. Request from Abzac Canada Fort Frances Division re: reduction to 97 current tax levy 840 Fifth Street West. Approval of Council Minutes - * 29. Session No. 006 dated March 9, 2009*. Approval of Committee of the Whole Minutes - * 30. Session No. 011 dated March 9, 2009. 31. Resolutions from tonight's Committee meeting - By-Laws - 32. 17/09 A By-Law to authorize an agreement for an asbestos survey 102 and management plan awarded to DST Consulting Engineers Inc. (Tender No. 08-AF-16) 33. 18/09 A By-Law to authorize the sale of certain land to Daryl s 103 Custom Landscapes Ltd. New Item 34. Resolution from City of Sault Ste. Marie re: Effect of the Northern 107 Ontario School of Medicine and Specialists and Specialist Services on the Future of Health Care in Northern Ontario. Public Notice of Properties Declared by Council to be Surplus 35. The west side of McIrvine Road North at Eighth Street West, being part of the southeast ¼ of Section 30. Information Correspondence - ** 36. Association of Municipalities of Ontario Member Communication dated March 13 re: Province Hosting Workshops on Renewable Energy Approvals Process Proposed in Bill 150 (Green Energy Act)*; and March 17, 2009 re: Federal Rules Changed for Building Canada Fund Projects with Provincial Environmental Assessments until 2011*. 37. Memorandum dated March 16, 2009 from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing re: Recognizing Earth Hour March 28, 2009*. 38. Resolutions passed February 4th from the Municipality of Middlesex Centre re: Department of Fisheries and Oceans Requirements Pertaining to Drainage Works and Bridge Reconstruction*; and March 10, 2009 from the Municipality of South Bruce re: Funding Decrease to Ontario s Conservation Authorities*. Minutes - ** 39. Economic Development Advisory Committee dated February 2, 2009*. 40. Planning and Development Executive Committee dated March 2, 2009*. 41. Administration and Finance Executive Committee dated March 3, 2009* 42. Operations and Facilities Executive Committee dated March 4, 2009*. 43. Non-agenda Council Items 7:25 p.m. * Previously distributed to Council ** Items can be viewed by contacting the Clerk