Council Minutes, February 9, 2009

TOWN OF FORT FRANCES COUNCIL MINUTES SESSION NO. 001 January 12, 2009 The meeting of Council of the Town of Fort Frances was held in the Council Chambers, Civic Centre on Monday, January 12, 2009 from 6:49 p.m. to 7:04 p.m. PRESENT: Deputy Mayor S. Tibbs, Chairperson; Councillors J. Albanese, A Hallikas, K. Perry, G. Paul Ryan and R. Wiedenhoeft. ALSO PRESENT: M. McCaig, Administrator, G. Treftlin, Clerk; G. Bell, Manager, Community Services; D. Brown, Manager, Operations & Facilities; D. Scofield, Deputy Treasurer. 1. Verbal Communications: A public meeting was called in regard to the stopping up and closing of part of 7th Street and a lane on Plan 48M-353 in the Industrial Park. No one came forward when invited to do so by Deputy Mayor Tibbs. The Clerk confirmed that there were no written concerns received from any persons in this regard. 2. Written communications as per the agenda attached. 3. Resolutions: 001 Perry-Hallikas: THAT the following Consent items be approved: 1) Committee of the Whole Consent items # 6,7,9,10,11 and 12. 2) Council Consent Summary Report # 25 3) Council Consent items # 27 and 28. CARRIED 6) awarded Tender No. 08-OF-17 – Three Year Supply and Delivery of Granular Materials to Tom Veert Contracting Ltd.; George Armstrong Co. Ltd.; and Dennis Robinson Ltd. 7) authorized execution of an Northern Ontario Youth Internship and Co-op Student Wage Subsidy Agreement for re: hiring of two co-op students for the collection of outstanding GIS field data. 9) approved changing the scheduled budget meeting of February 16, 2009 to February 17, 2009. 10) approved a 2009 Interim Tax Levy by-law. 11) approved a temporary borrowing by-law in the amount of $4,000,000. 12) approved changing the October 12th and December 28th regularly scheduled meetings of Council to October 13th and December 21, 2009. 27) referred the request from Councillor Perry for review of Private Crossings By-Law 32/82 to the Operations and Facilities Executive Committee for recommendation. 28) referred the financial and in-kind request from Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship Inc. re: 2009 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships to the Administration and Finance Executive Committee for recommendation with input from all executive committees. 002 Perry-Hallikas: THAT the minutes of the Council meeting being Session No. 30 dated December 22, 2008 having been typed and distributed be approved. CARRIED 003 Perry-Hallikas: THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole of Council meeting being Session No. 42 dated December 22, 2008 having been typed and distributed be approved. CARRIED 004 Ryan-Albanese: THAT the letter dated January 9, 2009 from D. Eyolfson, Daryl’s Custom Landscapes Ltd re: Potential Property Acquisition from the Town be received and referred to the Municipal Planner for processing. CARRIED Council Minutes 2009 January 12 Page 2 005 Wiedenhoeft-Ryan: THAT the report dated January 6, 2009 from F. Flatt, Municipal Planner re: Proposal to rezone area within Industrial Park to add Recycle Operation as permitted use – File No. Zoning By-Law Amendment 08/98-JJ be approved. CARRIED 006 Albanese-Ryan: THAT the report dated January 6, 2009 from D. Brown, Manager Operations and Facilities re: Fort Frances Airport – Adjustment to Aviation Fuel Pump Prices be approved as amended. CARRIED 007 Wiedenhoeft-Ryan: THAT Councillor Andrew Hallikas be appointed to the Fort Frances Professional Fire Fighters Negotiating Committee with term of office to November 30, 2010 in place of Mayor Avis. Mayor Avis remains a member of this committee ex-officio. CARRIED 008 Ryan-Albanese: THAT the report dated January 12, 2009 from G. Treftlin, Clerk re: Easement over stopped up lane between 1020 and 1022 Third Street East and By-Law No. 38/04 be approved and further that an amending by-law be prepared. CARRIED 009 Perry-Hallikas: THAT the following by-laws be introduced and read a first, second and third time, be finally passed, signed by the Mayor and Clerk, sealed with the Corporate Seal and become law forthwith: 01/09 A By-Law to assume, stop up and close for the purpose of selling part of Seventh Street and a lane in the industrial park. 02/09 A By-Law to authorize the execution of a letter of understanding with CUPE. 03/09 A By-Law to provide for an interim tax levy in the year 2009. 04/09 A By-Law to authorize temporary borrowing in 2009. 08/98-JJ A By-Law to amend Zoning By-Law 08/98 (Lots 3 to 14, 17 to 25 and Lot 50 Plan 48M-353 including closed portion of 7th Street between Wright and Keating Avenue). CARRIED 010 Perry-Hallikas: THAT as requested January 8, 2009 Council support Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship Inc.’s application for funding under the Celebrate Ontario Funding Program re: 2009 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships – July 19-25, 2009. CARRIED 011 Perry-Hallikas: THAT the memorandum dated January 6, 2009 from William Krukoski re: Economic Initiative re: Snow Removal be received. CARRIED 012 Perry-Hallikas: THAT this meeting of the Council of the Town of Fort Frances be now closed. CARRIED S. Tibbs, Acting Chairperson G. Treftlin, Clerk