970106 Otter Valley Trail MINOTTER VALLEY UTILITY CORRIDOR & RECREATIONAL TRAIL
VILLAGE OF PORT BURWELL -TILLSONBURG
MINUTES of the meeting of the Otter Valley Utility Corridor &
Recreation Trail held January 6th, 1997 at 7:00 P.M. in the Village
of Port Burwell Municipal Offices.
PRESENT: Reeve Tom Nesbitt, D. Mason, J. Hevenor, and D. Free, CAO
Port Burwell
Tillsonburg Councillors: G. Leachman and S. Lamb
D. Morris, Clerk-Administrator
B. Bartlett, Deputy Clerk
Ron Bradfield
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
1. Call Meeting to Order
Meeting was called to order at 7:05 P.M.
2. Declaration of Conflcit of Interest
None
3. Approval of Minutes of December 12, 1996
Moved by Dave Mason
Seconded by Jim Hevenor THAT the Minutes of the meeting of
December 12th, 1996 of the Otter Valley Utility Corridor and
Recreational Trail Committee Meeting be adopted.
"Carried"
4. Business Arising from the Minutes
Gayle Leachman reported that he has been in contact with the
Board of Management of the Lynn Valley trail and their
successes dealing with adjacent property owners can be heard
at any time by the Committee.
5. Presentations
a. IMC Consultants Ltd.
i) Otter Valley Trial Proposal
ii) Discussion
iii) Funding Sources
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Received.
Moved by J. Hevenor
Seconded by D. Mason THAT the Otter Valley Utility
Corridor and Recreation Trail Committee recommend to the
respective Village and Town Councils the proposal as
submitted by IMC Consultants on the Utility Corridor and
Recreation Trail and that the staff of both
municipalities prepare the required grant applications
seeking sponsorships and that a letter requesting an
enquiry for an expression of interest be sent to Bayham
Township in a joint ownership of the utility corridor and
recreation trail.
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b. Progress Report -David Free
Land Acquisition
Transfer of Title
Project Planing & Development
Administrative Cost Sharing
Rotary Club Walkathon
Received.
The Committee discussed administrative cost sharing and
it was decided that the costs would be identified by each
of the municipalities and then brought forward at a later
meeting and discussed.
The Committee discussed the setting up of a Board and
stated that it should be done internally and not at the
cost of ICM Consultants.
6. Delegations
None
7. Petitions
None
8. Communications
a) Letter to IMC -Dated December 13, 1996
Received.
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b) Letter to IMC -Dated December 16, 1996
Received.
9. Committee Reports
None
10. Consideration of Committee Reports
None
11. By-Laws & Motions
i. Proposed Inter-Municipal Agreement
ii. Proposed Motion -IMC Proposal
Committee discussed a "shot-gun" clause for the Utility
Corridor and Recreational Trail Agreement, whereby if one
municipality were ever to cease, than the other would
immediately take position of that property.
Mr. David Morris, Clerk-Administrator, stated that he would
investigate this matter further with the Town's Solicitor and
report back to Committee at a later date.
12. New Business
None
13. Old Business
None
14. Committee of the Whole
Legal Draft Agreement with Pembina
Committee received that draft agreement with Pembina and it
was held over until the next meeting.
15. Adjournment -9:40 P.M.
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Fram: David Fnte To: David llorris Dme: 91251116 Time: 16:22:57
THIS AGREEMENT made this day of , 1996.
BE1WEEN:
THE CORPORATION OF THE VIUAGE OF PORT BURWELL
(hereinafter calkJ "Port Burwell")
OF THE FIRST PART
and
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBURG
(hereinafter calkJ ''Tillson1urg")
OF THE SECOND PART
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WHEREAS Port Burwell and Tillsonburg wish to jointly operate a bicycle path, cross counhy ski trail
and recreational trail runnmg from Port Burwell to Tillson1urg.
AND WHEREAS the parties are permitted by virtue of Section 208, Paragraph 57 of the Municipal
Act R.S.O. 19<:() C. 302 to establish joint management boanls for operation or management recreation
and other areas and to enter into agreements for canying out such purposes.
AND WHEREAS the parties wish to enter into this Agreement to establish the joint board of
management to be known as the Big Otter Trail Management Board and to set out the manner of
operation of the said board.
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESS ETH that in consideration of the mutual
covenants and promises herein contained the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1 -DEFINffiON AND GENERAL
1.01 Definitions
For the purpose of this agreement, the following works shall have the following definitions.
a) "Act" means the Municipal Act Ontario or any amendments thereto.
b) "Board" means the Big Otter Trail Management Board.
c) "Council" means the municipal council of each of the parties hereto.
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