980309 Regular Council Meeting MinutesMarch 9th, 1998
MINUTES of the meeting of the Municipal Council of the Town of
Tillsonburg held Monday, March 9th, 1998 at 8:00 A.M. in the
Council Chambers, Municipal Offices, Tillsonburg, Ontario.
PRESENT: Deputy Mayor I. Horton, Councillors: D. Beres, B.
Carroll, S. Lamb, G. Leachman, C. Rosehart, R. Smith and
S. Molnar
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
A. Adoption of Minutes
No. 1 Moved by Councillor Smith
Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT
the Minutes of Council under date of February 23rd
1998 be adopted as printed and circulated.
"Carried"
B. Adoption of Agenda
0=110+ No. 2 Moved by Councillor Smith
Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT
the Agenda as prepared for Council Meeting of March
9th, 1998 be adopted as printed.
"Carried"
C. Declarations - Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
None
D. Appointments/Delegations
E. Committee of Adjustment
1. A2-/98 - Mr. Ed McLaughlin
Mr. Brad Bartlett, Secretary -Treasurer, presented the
applied for Minor Variance under Application A-2/98. Mr.
Mike Barrett, Planner, County of Oxford, addressed
Committee and recommended a deferral of the application
under File A-2/98 to allow time to consider a relocation
�+ of the proposed addition on the subject site plan. No
persons were in attendance in opposition to the applied
for Minor Variance. Mr. Ed McLaughlin, applicant, was in
attendance in support of the applied for Minor Variance
under File A-2/98.
F. Reports
1. Public Services Committee Minutes of March 3rd, 1998
2. Fire Committee Minutes of March 2nd, 1998
G. Communications
1. Federation of Canadian Municipalities RE: New Terms of
Reference for Municipal Government
2. Norfolk Association for Community Living (N.A.C.O.) RE:
Permission to Sell Raffle Tickets
3. Station Arts Centre RE: Permission to Sell Break Open
Tickets
H. Information
1. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing RE: Members of
Local Housing Authority Boards
2. Association of Municipalities of Ontario RE: Clearing
the Air About the Village of Blyth and the District of
Muskoka Resolutions
3. Ministry of Solicitor General and Correctional Services
RE: OPP Police Services Costing Proposal
4. Municipality of Bayham RE: Reconstruction of Bayham
Drive
5. County of Oxford RE: County of Oxford Integrated Network
(COIN) Project
6. Vern Fleming RE: Appreciation re: Tree Removal
7. The Trillium Foundation RE: 1998 Caring Communities
Award
8. County of Oxford Department of Planning & Development RE:
Public Notice - Application for Zone Change - Steve
Aguston
I. Resolutions �!
No. 3 Moved by Councillor Smith
Seconded by Counagillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT
application to Committee of Adjustment of Mr. Ed
McLaughlin, File #A-2/98, as effects Lots 212 and
213, Plan 500, known municipally as 216 Tillson
Avenue, in the Town of Tillsonburg, to permit the
construction of a one -storey warehouse to the
existing legal non -conforming industrial building
in a M2 Zone, be deferred to permit the applicant
to modify the design of the proposed addition to
ensure compliance with more provisions in the
Tillsonburg Zoning By -Law.
"Carried"
No. 4 Moved by Councillor Beres
Seconded by Councillor Molnar AND RESOLVED THAT the
Public Services Committee Minutes of March 3rd,
1998 be received and recommendations contained
therein be adopted, with the exception of Item 12,
which will be forwarded to Corporate Services
Committee for budget consideration.
"Carried"
No. 5 Moved by Councillor Leachman
Seconded by Councillor Lamb AND RESOLVED THAT the
Fire Committee Minutes of March 2nd, 1998 be
received and recommendations contained therein be
adopted.
ONE% "Carried"
No. 6 Moved by Councillor Carroll
Seconded by Councillor Lamb AND RESOLVED THAT
WHEREAS municipal governments are major public
agents for providing services, programs and
facilities to maintian and enhance the quality of
life for all Canadians; and
WHEREAS municipal governments require the powers to
provide good government and services to local
residents now and in the future;
BE IT RESOLVED that every municipal government
will, by way of provincial/territorial legislation
and eventual amendments to the Canadian
constitution,
1. be an order of government,
2. be autonomous,
3. act on every matter within its financial
competence that is not expressly excluded
from its responsibility,
4. have adequate powers and financial and
legal resources
(a) to ensure good government and
services locally,
,.., (b) to meet existing and future
community needs,
(c) to apply creative, innovative and
entrepreneurial solutions,
(d) which cannot be altered unilaterally
be other orders of government,
5. require other orders of government to
comply with the municipal government's
validly exercised authority,
6. have access to alternative dispute
resolution mechanisms to resolve
harmoniously disputes with other orders
of government through out of court
facilities,
7. be accessible, democratic and
accountable,
8. have discretion to refuse to take on what
were previously responsibilities of other
orders of government, or to agree to take
on such responsibilities only in return
for new financial or other resources in
relation to these responsibilities.
"Carried"
No. 7 Moved by Councillor Rosehart
Seconded by Councillor Beres AND RESOLVED THAT
the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg grant
permission to the Norfolk Association for
Community Living (N.A.C.L.) to sell raffle
tickets in the Town of Tillsonburg.
"Carried" mm�
No. 8 Moved by Councillor Lamb
Seconded by Councillor Leachman AND RESOLVED
THAT the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg
grant permission to the Tillsonburg District
Craft Guild to sell Break Open Tickets at
Covey's Family Restaurant and Motel, located
on Simcoe Street in Tillsonburg.
"Carried"
No. 9 Moved by Councillor Molnar
Seconded by Councillor Beres AND RESOLVED THAT
correspondence from the Trillium Foundation
regarding the 1998 Caring Communities Award be
forwarded to Public Services.
"Carried"
J. By -Laws
K. Notice of Motion
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L. Closed Session
No. 10 Moved by Councillor Smith
Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT
Council move into Closed Session to consider
matters of potential litigation.
"Carried"
Council moved back into Open Session and passed the following
resolution.
M. Resolutions
No. 11 Moved by Councillor Carroll
Seconded by Councillor Beres AND RESOLVED THAT lots
at the north-west corner of Broadway and Bridge
Street (112 foot frontage and 180 foot depth) owned
by the Town of Tillsonburg be deemed surplus.
"Carried"
Meeting adjourned at 10:45 A.M.