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990913 Regular Council Agenda
lk Is Pages 5-11 12-13 14-14a 15-16 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBtiRG COUNCIL AGENDA MONDAV - September 131h, 1999 - 8:00 P.M. ORDER OF BUSINESS: A. Adoption of Minutes - August 23`d, 1999 "Min 23August991-ana.doc' B. Adoption of Agenda C. Declarations - Municipal Conflict of Interest Act D. AuDointments/Delegations 1. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority RE: Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford (MECO) IN Letter.xif E. Reports 1. Otter Valley Utility Corridor & Recreation Trail Committee Board of Management Minutes of August 17`h, 1999 ih "Letter (18).xif' 2. Director of Community Services RE: Participate Project Request for Town Commitment for Facility "Council Big Term Use.doc" ::,.. . �v ,. �. •" �. .. ... _ �. . .. :, .. .. .. •, �- .. - �.r : s � + .... .•. .. � � .:�,'_ - - •t���. ... L ` _ _ _��,;: w. f :1 1 . � �..1 .r f 1 � ti'.��. - 1 ' • 4 F. Communications 17-18 1. County of Oxford RE: Support of Resolution - Slot Machines a "Letter (3).xif 19 2. Township of East Zorra-Tavistock RE: Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford/Millennium Project d "Letter (4).xif' 20-22 3. Rotary Club of Tillsonburg RE: Signage - Heritage Square M"Lett5).xif' 2 3 - 2 4 4. Town of Saugeen Shores RE: Support of Resolution - Nutrient Management "Letter (6).xif' 25 5. Township of Severn RE: Support of Resolution - Water & Sewer Works - Petition for Funding A "Letter (7).xif' 26-32 6. County of Oxford Re: Lifting of Part Lot Control - Hickory Hills Developments Inc. R "Letter (8).xif' 33 7. Tillsonburg Boy Scouts' Groups Camp Committee RE: Permission to Conduct Annual Apple Day Canvas - October 16`h, 1999 W "Letter (15).xif' 3 4 - 3 7 8. Municipality of Bayham RE: Otter Valley Utility Corridor & Recreation Trail a "Letter (16).xif' 2 _' c 3 8 - 4 0 9. County of Oxford RE: Tax Rebates - Legions [EIE "Letter (17).xif' G. Information 41-42 1. Ministry of Natural Resources RE: Aerial Baiting Operation Oh "Letter (9).xif' 43 2. Ian R. Linton RE: Economic Development R "Letter (10).xif' 4 4 - 4 6 3. Participate Program RE: Economic Development R "Letter (11).xif' 4 7 - 5 0 4. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing RE: 1999 Annual Municipal Conference w "Letter (12).xif 51- 5 5 5. Long Point Region Conservation Authority Minutes - August 4"', 1999 R "Letter (13).xif' 56 6. Ministry of Transportation RE: Rehabilitation of the Big Otter Creek Structure "Letter (14).xif' H. Resolutions 3 1' c I. By -Laws 1. By -Law 2913 - To Provide for Interim Tax Levy 2913.doc J. Notice of Motion K. Closed Session 4 t AUGUST 23RD11999 MINUTES of the Council Meeting held Monday, August 23rd, 1999 at 8:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, Municipal Offices, Tillsonburg, Ontario. PRESENT: Mayor C. McKnight, and Councillors: B. Smith, Councillor Carroll, Councillor Lamb, Councillor Molnar ORDER OF BUSINESS: A. Adoption of Minutes — June 22"d, July 261h, August 4th and 11 th, 1999 No. 1 Moved by Councillor Smith Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Minutes of Council under dates of June 22"d, July 20h, August 41h and August 11 the 1999, as amended, be adopted as printed and circulated "Carried" B. Adoption of Agenda No. 2 Moved by Councillor Smith Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Agenda as prepared for Council Meeting of August 23rd, 1999 be adopted as amended to include: G. Reports 7. Fence By -Law 8. Update RE: Economic Development Review "Carried" C. Declarations — Municipal Conflict of Interest Act None D. Presentations 1. Mayor C. McKnight made a presentation to Mr. David Morris, CAO/Clerk, recognizing 25 years of service with the Town ♦ 1� Fw E. Appointments/Delegations 1. Mr. Chuck Smith, Model Airplane Association A cheque was presented by Phil Harris in the amount of $1000.00 for the 1997 Canadian Nationals for the 2002 World Champions. F. Committee of Adiustment l . A-13/99 — Norman M. Smith i) Planning Comments received. M. Barrett, Planner, County of Oxford presented a report dated August 19th, 1999 from the County of Oxford. Mr. N. Smith was in attendance in support of the applied for minor variance for 295 Tillson Avenue. The applied for minor variance would allow storage for a trailer and antique cars and allow better and safer access to his property from Tillson Avenue. No. 3 Moved by Councillor Carroll Seconded by B. Smith AND RESOLVED THAT Tillsonburg Committee of Adjustment approve Application A-13/99 for 205 Tillson Avenue, subject to the following conditions: 1) That the existing detached garage and metal shed be removed from the subject property to the satisfaction of the Town Chief Building Official or the approval will lapse. 2) That a building permit be issued within one (1) year of the date of the Committee's decision or the approval will lapse. "Carried" 2. A-14/99 — 923261 Ontario Inc. i) Planning Comments received. M. Barrett, Planner, County of Oxford presented a report dated August 19, 1999 from the County of Oxford. Mr. M. Ash, on behalf of 923261 Ontario Ltd., was in attendance in support �of the applied for minor variance for 52 Baldwin Street. The applied for minor variance would allow for added storage and parking for the single family detached dwelling and would 2 `.6 4 C .4 f improve the immediate neighbourhood with the proposed residential development and garage. Mr. Ash further requested that the matter not be deferred. It was decided that one garage would be added to the proposed single-family detached dwelling and deleted from the garage. No. 4 Moved by Councillor Lamb Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT Tillsonburg Committee of Adjustment adopt the recommendation as contained in the Report of the County Planner with respect to Application A-14/99 for 52 Baldwin Street; AND FURTHER THAT the variance for Lot Coverage be withdrawn. "Carried" G. Reports 1. Trans Canada Trail Committee Minutes of July 16`h, 1999 2. Deputy Clerk RE: Authorized Uses — Otter Valley Utility Corridor & Recreation Trail 3. Deputy Clerk RE: Application for Official Plan Amendment and Zone Change — Otter Valley Utility Corridor & Recreation Trail 4. Director of Corporate Services RE: Large Industrial Tax Class 5. C.A.O. RE: Cash -In -Lieu of Parking — Kyriakopolous Developments 6. C.A.O. RE: Replacement of Underbody Plow 7. C.A.O. RE: Exemption to Fence By -Law 2213 — MGI (Oxford) Inc. 8. Update On Economic Development Review 3 • e .e • H. Communications 1. Township of Hamilton RE: Support of Resolution — Cost of Gasoline 2. Joe Clark RE: Coon Alley 3. Town of Hawkesbury RE: Support of Resolution — Property Tax Rebates 4. Tillsonburg Historical Society RE: Permission to Conduct Nevada Lottery I. Information 1. Tillsonburg & District Multi -Service Centre RE: Appreciation for Support 2. . Time Ship 2000 RE: Millennium Exhibition Tour 3. Oxford County Federation of Agriculture RE: Invitation to attend Regional Meeting and Family BBQ — August 29t", 1999 4. Long Point Region Conservation Authority Minutes of July 7t", 1999 5. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing RE: i) Extension of Deadline for School Board Remittances ii) Fairness for Property Taxpayers Act J. Resolutions No. 5 Moved by Councillor Lamb Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Minutes of the Trans Canada Trail Committee under date of July 16t", 1999 be received and the following motion be adopted: "THAT each of the participating Municipalities in the Elgin Trans Canada Trail Committee request $200 from their Council to be given to a general fund for miscellaneous expenditures; AND FURTHER THAT each participating Municipality issue a cheque to be made payable to the Elgin Trans Canada Trail Committee and sent to The City of St. Thomas, P.O. Box 520, City Hall, St. Thomas, ON N5P 3V7 Attention: Tracy Smith." "Carried" 4 4 It No. 6 Moved by Councillor Lamb Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Report of the Deputy Clerk with respect to authorized uses of the Otter Valley Utility Corridor & Recreation Trail, be adopted as outlined in the Master Plan. "Carried" No. 7 Moved by Councillor Lamb Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Town of Tillsonburg authorize the Municipality of Bayham to act as our agent in an application for Official Plan Amendment and Zone Change for the Otter Valley Utility Corridor and Recreation Trail. "Carried" No. 8 Moved by B. Smith Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Staff Report dated August 14, 1999 regarding the affects of the large industrial class be received for information. "Carried" No. 9 Moved by Councillor Carroll Seconded by B. Smith AND RESOLVED THAT Town council approve a cash -in -lieu for parking requirement of one (1) parking space as applied by the Owner, Kyriakopolous Developments for the property at 104-108 Broadway in the amount of $1,265.00. "Carried"' No. 10 Moved by Councillor Molnar Seconded by Councillor Lamb AND RESOLVED THAT a new underslung plow be purchased in the amount of $4,306.00 plus tax and that funds be reallocated as identified in the report of the clerk of Public Services under date of August 19`h, 1999. "Carried" No. 11 Moved by Councillor Molnar Seconded by Councillor Lamb AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council approve the exemption to Section 4.1(iii) of Fence By -Law 2213 to allow the construction of a 1.83 metre (6 foot) wrought iron fence complete with brick pillars in the front yard of a corner lot on the northwest and southwest sides of Fairway Hills Boulevard and Quarterline Road. AND FURTHER THAT Town Council approve the encroachment of the said fence on municipal lands subject to receiving the appropriate permits through the Tillsonburg Public Services Department "Carried" 5 • it, w f No. 12 Moved by Councillor Carroll Seconded by Councillor Lamb AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council receive the report dated August 23, 1999 from the CAO/Clerk re: Update On Economic Development review. "Carried" No. 13 Moved by Councillor Molnar Seconded by Councillor Lamb AND RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg support the Township of Hamilton's resolution with respect to the cost of gasoline be supported. "Carried" No. 14 Moved by B. Smith Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT correspondence received from Mr. Joe Clark be received with respect to Coon Alley and referred to the C.A.O. for review. "Carried" No. 15 Moved by Councillor Carroll Seconded by Councillor Lamb AND RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg support the Town of Hawkesbury's resolution with respect to Property Tax Rebates. "Carried" No. 16 Moved by Councillor Lamb Seconded by Councillor Carroll .AND RESOLVED THAT the Tillsonburg Historical Society be granted permission to conduct a Nevada Lottery from the Value Mart (formerly LOEB), 200 Broadway, Tillsonburg. "Carried" K. By -Laws 1. By -Law 2912 - To authorize the entering into of a Sub -Division Agreement with MGI (Oxford) Inc. L. Notice of Motion T qW. _10 ♦ r c M. Closed Session No. 17 Moved by Councillor Carroll and Seconded by Councillor Lamb AND RESOLVED THAT Council move into Executive — Closed Session. "Carried" No. 18 Moved by B. Smith and Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council now move into Closed Session — Executive to consider reports of a legal and personnel matter(s) "Carried" Town Council moved into Closed Session — Executive at 10:00 p.m. Town Council moved back into Open Session. Council adjourned. T: •. CAO/CLERK 7 K t MiLLENNiuM ECOCOMMUNITIES OXFORD %Yohn Finlay, M.P. Oxford 795 Dundaa Street, Woodstock ON N4S 1G1 Millennium EcoCommunities is an Environment Canada initiative that was announced by the Honourable Christine Stewart, the Minister of the Environment, in June of 1998. The initiative promotes responsible environmental citizenship by encouraging local community participation in one or more of the program's priorities: clean air, clean water, nature, climate change. By increasing the level of awareness about environment -enhancing activities and by providing a central registry of projects, contacts and potential sources of funding, the program hopes to increase the proportion of the population actively engaged in these activities. The INTERNET is envisioned as the hub of the program, providing information for those communities starting projects: http://www.ec.gc.ca/eco. The Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford Project (MECO) was initiated by John Finlay, Member of Parliament for Oxford, at a meeting of stakeholders held in January of 1999. These stakeholders formed a steering committee and met several times to develop a list of project ideas that would result in Oxford County being designated a Millennium EcoCommunity. The Steering Committee members decided that the purpose of the Oxford County EcoCommunity initiative is to provide a framework to engage the community In activities which will improve the environment in Oxford County. The steering committee defined its role as one which "facilitates" participation in activities that improve the health of the environment. - This group suggested that a public meeting be held to collect additional ideas and to gather comments from a broader range of Oxford County residents. Over 50 people attended a community meeting held in April to discuss the project ideas in more detail. Meeting participants subsequently formed subcommittees to pursue specific project ideas and each subcommittee held meetings during the spring and summer of 1999. Based on further discussion and interest in each issue, the steering committee established two subcommittees: water and naturalization. `1 ATERSUBCOMMITIEE The goal of the Water Subcommittee is to educate the community about the importance of the ground and surface water resources in Oxford County, and to involve people in projects designed to protect and enhance water quality and quantity. To date the subcommittee has focused on water supply and is investigating the feasibility of bringing the Children's Groundwater Institute's Children's Groundwater Festival to the County in 2000. The Subcommittee members are also working to bring themselves up-to-date on the work of the County with respect to the Groundwater Protection Study and hope to be able to assist with this initiative. 12 NAqURALIZATIONSUBCOMMIDEE Naturalization: changing intensively maintained land into a natural, healthy area by planting trees, shrubs, and wildflowers and reducing grass mowing in order to provide habitat for wildlife and opportunities for passive recreation such as hiking and birdwatching. The Naturalization Subcommittee's mission is to increase vegetation cover in Oxford County to 15% by naturalizing or greening public and private land using native trees, shrubs, prairie and meadow species wherever feasible or practical. Fifteen percent natural vegetation cover is, the County of Oxford's goal as outlined in the Official Plan Natural Resource Management Policy (Section 3.2.6.2). The subcommittee will achieve this goal by identifying and prioritizing areas for naturalization projects, planting trees, shrubs and other natural vegetation, and educating and assisting the community with naturalization projects. IJ1 VOLVEMENT OF MUNICIEALIVES MECO is a grassroots initiative in Oxford and needs the support of all municipalities in the county. Your municipality is invited to become involved in this project by providing the following: b. letter of support for the Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford project ► new members who would be interested in participating on a committee or in project implementation ► an inventory list of land owned by your municipality that may be suitable for naturalization projects Presently, we are exploring alternative funding programs and agencies to support the project, however, we may be approaching the municipality for financial support at a later date. Membership to MECO Committees is open and anyone interested in the project is invited to attend. Please contact Cindy Flegel at the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, telephone 451-2800 ext. 255, or e-mail to flegelc thamesriver.org. Current members include: A J Baker Public School City of Woodstock, Parks Division Grassroots Woodstock Fanshawe College LaFarge Canada Springbank Public School Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Woodstock Field Naturalists plus numerous individuals from the local community f of I OTTER VALLEY UTILITY CORRIDOR R RECR[-1'FIO` TRAIL COMMITTEE BOARD OF NIANAGENIE`T MINUTES Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 8 00 A. tit. Tillsonburg Council Chambers Members Present: Chair S. Lamb, M. Stewart, B. Smith, B. Carroll Others Present: D. Mason Staff Present: M. Beatty, Bayham Township B. Bartlett, Town of Tillsonburg The meeting began at 8:00 a.m. but failed due to lack of quorum. The Board of Management decided to discuss the matters before them in a general manner. A. Adoption of Agenda Adopted. B. Adoption of Minutes - July 6, 1999 Adopted. C. Review of Minutes Reviewed. D. Delegations 1. Steve Stickley, President and Frank Provenzano, Treasurer, Southern Sno Riders re: Snowmobile Uses Frank Provenzano addressed the Board and stated that the Southern Sno Riders would be willing to sign the Trail appropriately for all uses if the snowmobile use is he allowed. He further elaborated that the club's liability insurance will only allow them to sign thhose Trails where a snowmobile use is authorized as the OFSC logo is on the signs. In response to a question from B. Smith, F. Provenzano stated that the snowmobile use would be in accordance with the master plan for the Trail. F. Provenzano stated that the snowmobile season is only four to six weeks long. He further stated that the club will groom the Trail appropriately and this along with proper Trail signs would prevent the need for all trail users to leave the Trail and use the adjoining fields for a `smoother' Trail ride. -1- �' 1 4 J -% F. Provenzano further stated that Trail passes for the snowmobiles would be sold and that the contract that they enter into with property owners is geneerally for four years. F. Provenzano requested a quick decision from the Board on their use of the Trail as the season for snowmobiling is quickly approaching and if use is denied then they will have to begin negotiating with private landowners for a route to Port Burwell and then to Aylmer. E. Carroll stated that a lot can be gained for all users of the Trail if there is a cooperative effort and in keeping with public safety. D. Mason stated that the Trans Canada Trail recognizes snowmobiles as a viable use and an economic stimulator for the local communities. F. Provenzano further stated that most difficulties experienced on Trails is a result of unauthorized uses by other motorized vehicles. In response to a question from M. Beatty, F. Provenzano stated that there are no hours of operation on other snowmobile trails in Ontario. He further stated that grooming is done in the evening hours and that present day snowmobiles are being made much quieter than in the past. G. Other Business None. H. Closed Session The Board of Management recessed between 9:00 and 9:10 a.m. The Board of Management moved into Closed Session at 9:20 a.m. The Board of Management reconvened into Open Session at 9:50 a.m. H. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 9:55 a.m. The next meeting will be at the Call of the Chair. /ua Page 1 of 2 CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBURG TO: Dave Morris, CAO From: Cynthia A. Hildebrand - Director of Community Services Subject: Participate Project Request for Town Commitment on Facility Date: September 8, 1999 BACKGROUND The participate Project group is aggressively seeking funding to dismantle and renovate the building known as the Old Museum located at 8 Ross Street as per their presentation to council at the August Council Meeting. Participate has occupied and used the facility since November 1998, with the exception of the summer months when it was utilized by Community Services to host the annual summer playground programs. Currently a request has been forwarded to the Trillium Foundation for $300,00.00 ($75,000.00 per year for four years) In the event this request is approved the first $75,000.00 to be received in year one is earmarked for capital. This would be used for renovations. The Trillium Foundation is requesting a commitment from the Town indicating that the Participate Project remain in the facility for a minimum of five years. The grant request although not confirmed hinges on this condition being met. COMMENTS At this time, the town is absorbing all operating costs of the facility, which is being recorded as service in kind. The service in kind recorded will be of assistance when matching funds etc. are required to meet grant requests. However when this project v a as K Page 2 of 2 does become self-sufficient, arrangements should be considered to have the Town reimbursed for operating costs. Council should be made aware of and approve all renovations or plans for demolition in advance of the work being iniated. At some point in the future Council may be requested to assist or subsidize operating or repair costs. The structure will impact. these costs. The summer playground programs of the Town are run from this facility mid -June to Labor Day weekend. This has proved to be an ideal location as the facility is located in a park with the Lake Lisgar Waterpark next door. This program continues to grow and the use of this facility during the above referenced months is pivotal to its success. RECOMMENDATION That Council consider providing direction to Staff as follows: Resolved that Council allows the Participate Project to occupy the Old Museum for a five-year period commencing September 1, 1999 with the following provisions: 1. All renovations and structural changes are approved in advance by council, and developed with the participation of the Chief building Official and Fire Chief as required. 2. Town summer playground programs continue to operate out of the building with access to the facilities, which meet their requirements. 3. In the event, the program is dissolved within this five-year period that this occupancy be terminated. T 16 M i Phone: (519) 539-9800 Court House ` "'� Fax: (519) 537-3024 � P.O. Box 397 415 Hunter Street ,--Woodstock, Ontario COUNTY of OXFORDD WS 7Y3 COUNTY OF QXt=.QRD C.A.O./CLERK'S OFFICE --- - ----- AUGUST 23, 1999 MEMORANDUM MEMO TO: K. Reibling, Clerk -Administrator Twp. of Blandford-Blenheim J. Carswell, Clerk/Deputy Treasurer Twp. of East Zorra-Tavistock J. Innes, Administrator -Clerk, Twp. of Norwich A. Forrester, Clerk -Treasurer Administrator, Twp. of South-West Oxford D. MacLeod, Clerk -Administrator, Twp. of Zorra E. Hunt, Clerk Administrator, Town of Ingersoll vK Morris, C.A.O./Clerk, Town of Tillsonburg L. Gartshore, Clerk, City of Woodstock FROM: K. Whiteford, C.A.O./Clerk INITIALS: W�,�2 SUBJECT: Slot Machines/Casino Gambling - County of Oxford At the August 11, 1999 session of Oxford County Council, the following resolution was adopted with respect to the above -noted subject: "Whereas, the County of Oxford has received a delegation and letters opposing the introduction of slot machines and casino gambling facilities in the County of Oxford. "And whereas, these forms of gambling are addictive and destructive to the values of the social fabric of Oxford. rays I - August 23, 1999 "Therefore be it resolved, that the County of Oxford express to all Area Municipalities, all Agricultural Societies and all charitable organizations our objection to the creation of these entities anywhere in the County." As background to this resolution, Council was in receipt of petitions frond residents of the County in opposition to slot machines and gambling facilities. These petitions were signed by a total of 1,768 people. .0 J TOWNSHIP OF EAST ZORRA-TA VISTOCK BOX 100, 90 LOVEYS STREET, HICKSON, ONTARIO Chief Administrative Officer: John V. Killing, AMCT NOJ 1 LO Clerk/Deputy-Treasurer: Jeff Carswell, AMCT .; , A� Office: 519-462-2697 Building Inspector/Drainage Commissioner: James R. Harmer Roads: 519-462-2698 AL jib, Tax Collector: Brenda L. Junker, AMCT Fax: 519-462-2961 Roads/PW Manager: Dennis O'Neil S cor+cia+ August 25, 1999 To: County of Oxford Township of Blandford-Blenheim Township of Norwich Township of South-West Oxford Township of Zorra - Town of Ingersoll - Town of Tillsonburg - City of Woodstock Attn: Clerks Re: Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford / Millennium Project The Council of the Township of East Zorra-Tavistock heard a delegation from the Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford(MECO) Committee at its regular meeting held August 18, 1999. Council has been thinking of Millennium projects that it could undertake and expressed interest in a project which would relate to the MECO Water Subcommittee. The project Council expressed interest in is a "Rain Barrel Program". Council believes that due to the recent strain on water systems in the County this project would be very timely and could coincide with other water quality and quantity projects being explored by MECO. A "Rain Barrel Program" could include all municipalities in Oxford County bulk purchasing rain barrels and selling them at cost to residents. Advertising and promotional costs could be shared as well as preparation of informational material to assist with setup and use. If your municipality views this as a worthwhile project and is interested in participating, Council would be willing to initiate the project and work co-operatively with other municipalities. Please advise the undersigned if your municipality would support such a project. Yours truly, f arswell Clerk/Deputy-Treasurer JCJz ...... .......................................................................................................... ........................I... . Sr tcr•dau \4P111A, COUNC11. �ldm lrrum fi:.;r'umr,+i;a; ic�Ocf'kra C -0. FIE PROFITS MOvT WHO JERVES BEST Rotary Club of Tillsonburg, P.O_ Box 126 TILLSONSURG, ONTAfvo N4G 4N3 August 25, 1999 To: Tillsouburg Town Council At our most recent Board Meeting held on August 18, 1999, a motion was out to the floor tha! read: A letter be sent to the Town ofTiNsouburg requesting that no advertising or side be placed on any part of Heritage Square. Motion carried unanimously. We feel very strongly that any advertising or sigaage on Heritage Square would be a distraction - A formal letter will follow. President Tillsonburg Rotary Club it 4 -E PPDFiTS .1CST Ar-4C SE'R.ES BEE- F A Rotary Club of Tillsonburg P.O. Box 126 TILLSONBURG, ONTARIO N4G 4H3 �� � ate- � c 7Z 6:keci Wooio6cr 01 21 zi ,r THE TOWN OF SAUGEEN SHORES 515 Goderich Street, Port Elgin, Ontario NOH 2C4 TO: MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF ONTARIO COUNTY OF BRUCE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. FROM: THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF SAUGEEN SHORES Attached please find a certified true copy of Resolution No. 327-99 as passed by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Saugeen Shores at their Regular Meeting held on August 161', 1999. Saugeen Shores is a rural municipality located on Lake Huron in the County of Bruce with a population of 12,084 and includes the urban communities of Port Elgin and Southampton. This municipality has an agricultural land base as well as being a popular destination for thousands of tourists annually. A Provincial Park is located within our boundaries and Council is developing an eco-tourism profile. There are now a number of applications for intensive livestock operations and the municipality wishes to have in place environmental safeguards for the community. Therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Saugeen Shores respectfully seeks your support of the attached resolution. i e1c D 60W454 Cler C.0 Member of Provincial Parliament, Huron -Bruce Helen Johns Administration 519-832-2008 Community Services 519-3894228 Public Works 519-389-4523 Town Fax 519-832-2140 7ilu n4.177V0R1c1 (WW;PV1R RR-17-0 (KITnn:3 Iwn-J -in KwnI :AQ IhI-lR lc'- I THE CORPORA T/ON OF THE TOWN OF SA U .SEEN SNORES MOVED BY: /� •- / / r� t--� RESOLUTION NO: SECONDED BY: DATE: August 16 ' 1999 WHEREAS rural -municipalities have the authority to pass by-laws for Nutrient Management based on an antiquated section in the Municipal Act dealing with manure pits and enforcement provisions may not be in place; AND WHEREAS the Town of Saugeen Shores is a rural municipality located on Lake Huron in a complex watershed system with a large number shallow wells and a tourist destination area with a great eco-tourism development potential; AND WHEREAS the Ministry of Agriculture. Food and Rural Affairs has supplied guidelines only with respect to intensive livestock operations and NOS 11 standards; AND WHEREAS rural municipalities that have the agricultural land base are subject to numerous requests for intensive livestock operations and have concerns about monitoring and enforcement of nutrient management; NOW TUEREFOKE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of'the Corporation of the Town of Saugeen Shores requests the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Minister of Environment and the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs put in place the necessary regulations to ensure monitoring and enforcement of intensive livestock operations in order that rural municipalities have the necessary controls to effectively safeguard the municipality from environmental concerns; AND FURTI•IER THAT this resolution be forwarded to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Minister of .Environment, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affitirs, the County of Bruce and all murucipalitirs in the Province of Ontario. 1, Mr)1 1.y Mc Dowal 1 ,Clerk of the Corporation of t:hP Town of Sauget-!rl Shores, hereby cei-Li fy t1-ii!, to be a true copy of R(:!tinl utiotl 327-99 thc- Ifith r -ly of Auqust , 1 999 . 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ONTAR10 LAND SM1 YOR s l.wt {ot= ILLSM lafa an -a --a s• TI'~tE CORPORA 77ON OF THE TOWN OF SA UOEEN SHORES MOVED BY: � •- �- � ���- � t--� RESOLUTION NO: SECONDED BY: DATE: August 16 ' 1999 WHERFA.S rural municipalities have the authority to pass by-laws for Nutrient Management based on an antiquated section in the Municipal Act dealing; with manure pits and enforcement provisions may not be in place; AND WHEREAS the Town of Saugeen Shores is a rural municipality located on Lake Huron in a complex watershed system with a Iarge number shallow wells and d tourist destination area with a great eco-tourism development potential; AND WHE-REAS the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has supplied guidelines only with respect to intensive livestock operations and MDS IT standards; AND WFMREAS rural municipalities that have the agricultural land base are subject to numerous requests for intensive livestock operations and have concerns about monitoring and enforcement ofnutricnt management; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Saugeen Shores requests the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Minister of Environment and the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs put in place the necessary regulations to ensure monitoring and enforcement of intensive livestock operations in order that rural municipalities have the necessary controls to effectively safeguard the municipality from environmental concerns; AND FURTBER THAT this resolution be forwarded to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Minister of Environment, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the County of Bnice and all municipalities in the Province of Ontario. 1, Mr)l I.y Mchowa11 ,C.1crk of the Corpora-ition of t:hP '1.'own of SAu9c:.-!r:!r► Shores, hereby cer t-. i ry t h i !, to he a true copy of R(:is,o1 utioll 327-99 r,.t•,c, 1F,th stay of Auq«tit , 1 999 P _.G A me)1 c howa 11 CI (- r k CARRIED DEFEATED MAYOR MAYOR Z/Z# .` <= 0VLeZE961gL !NVEE:6 66-L?-8 !NT013 IHOd 40 NM01 :A9 1N3S • H1l/3H/99 21:44 :411 FST ; tl:;`.;MA(IT 111H UV? i ilEFT T i l lsunhurl.1 T V,il. : HHZ TOWNSHIP OF SEVERN JMC AT'ORAnONL F TIOz TOWNSMP OF S931M P.O. Bose 159, Orillis;<, Ontario, LJV 03 TO: Ali MunicipaUdes in Oettario ATTENTION: Cte rk DATE: Angast 30,1999 RE: watt r & Sewer worlm • Pcdtim for Fmwwg At their rTgnlair -etiag of Anp a 5,19", the C=,W for the Corps+ adm of the TomsMhip Of Severn enacted the follmlag r+eadutiOU: « WI&RK" governments have a n momWbillcy for easariug the health, wclf&m sad Ufdy of their residmts; AND WALRR.AS the prMisi" of adequate water mWply and the sat seftry tssstraent of sCWIIlle are brh ral to the gDah" of life of a c=Muuity; AND WngjRAS the pmpi sclal Govesnatmt bm tradit tally provided a rwsonshlt leMd err lina,sdal a d0=cre to ss:anidpa9ties for water iad ;+ewer wvrlac AND W=SyAs the Pftvinee ham strongly sadiested its intesi Mm to rdb4ubh iu mporWb ilitles to the 10W l tvJ d mt; AND WHRMM wxt= and mwcr infri<muctare world could be cost probl him especially for sawn urban and ssa rarer# musidpalWO dice to iieitud imsncial rmamm sad asac= nrt bade; AND VffMMZAS the yn%igee did not provide n a uveme neutral offset to ssattnidpsditiem for the decreased aIIocitioa of Such udrsroroedtre funding; AND WBXRrAS iota nsivaicipalitiea havc also assumed other rUponmbititks as dowutoeided by the Province; NOW TOMEFORN BZ IT Ri,SOLVED THAT Caansfl for the CuTorsd" of the Tawnship of Severn b=by peMiaad the Mbdder of the PaviEem t to reinstate apprOpriato leech of llrsdit for water stud fewer issfr&dm9 ,fc wOdu Eo assaist �a ovallge, in esamtriag prat the pmvid" of ssde driaking Crater and adequate sewege trutsrseut arc within twr flume sel means; AHA FURTIMR TmAT the Pceaier of Ontario, MWister of Iiaasaee, Mialater of Municipal Afrgiry and irumdug, Mrulster of the Yaviramnent, and W. Gsrfssd Dunlap, M.P.P-. Simcoe Nortk be regwestod Lo support the Tow"hip petitlmt; AND FURTIIER TRAT the Clerk be r+egaesstcd to farward thb r0dution to all municipaUtiep within Ontario in order to sserwh thdr R*potr.AItR1ED Tlse Province has that it latsatda to nlinq" isa mponslbi des ;dated to WON and usurer itt!'sasskutctm works by ktdailug dWot MUEdplmdea ssm reapaos"for this quality of water which vane tbrou& :tad mynas manic: al homadmim Wbik lad gmruments an accustomed to much seer" a se Aiiities and to being fiscally arcaaatsblrs this could pim to hen tremeadsurt fmaasdst burden. This �s is espedally true glYeu the mhdmgl tz ojnitiot; period in wbkb asuckipWMes eadd comndt new V fonds to %%post ow se candy initiatives which srrre g matter of hea th and safety for our raidentL Zberefore, the pnMam of this; petition is to ask for your stapport 6a sarft t!st: Province to recozWder itm appromck Respeeftily, your Council's endor*mmt of ihia rc OUtism is both mquede d and appraEattdL Thank yew. Janet LOW ChkiAa�i.trative Of ter/Clerk 2 5 'ems =We W in provided undo contract as a Fald service by the originating argesdw m % and doer not .._. __w__■ •l-_ —I.—-..nwltnln! of tha Aerertotl nn nt Munideslitin of Ontario (AMO), its 96411,. kM fit::tT':�I p4 P` ♦ .. pMOUERS OUR FILE I /I( ( or/1"rallort ! th< COUNTY OF OXFORD DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PLANNING Planning and Development CO 9-21-195 August 30, 1999 Phone: (519) 539-9800 Fax: (519) 537-3024 Mr. Dave Morris Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk Town of Tillsonburg Municipal Offices - 200 Broadway, 2nd Floor - - - -- - Tillsonburg ON N4G 5A7 Dear Mr. Morris: RE: Lifting of Part Lot Control Hickory Hills Developments Inc. Part of Lots 2 to 19 inclusive, Reg. Plan 41 M-000 (to be registered) Town of Tillsonburg (Balazs Court) Please find enclosed an application received from Hickory Hills Developments Inc. requesting that Part Lot Control be lifted from part of Lots 2 to 19 inclusive, Registered Plan 41 M-000 in the Town of Tillsonburg. The application for exemption from Part Lot Control proposes the creation of servicing and maintenance easements in a Plan of Subdivision which the applicant is proposing to register in the first 2 weeks of September 1999. Please note that the applicant is proceeding towards registration of the Plan of Subdivision. The application has been circulated prior to registration to ensure the applicants can meet their first closing date on September 22, 1999. It has been the practice of this Department to request a copy of a resolution from the Council of the Local Municipality indicating its support for any application for the lifting of Part Lot Control. It would be appreciated if you could bring this matter to the attention of Town Council at its meeting of September 13, 1999. The wording of the resolution by the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg, if it supports this application, should be in the form of a recommendation to Oxford County Council stating that: "that the lands consisting of Part of Lots 2 to 19 inclusive, Registered Plan 41 M-000 (Balazs Court), Town of Tillsonburg, be exempted from Part Lot Control once the Plan of Subdivision has been registered, and that the County be requested to enact the necessary exempting by-law as well as entering into a standard Part Lot Control agreement with the applicant. " ...2 26 P.O. Box 397. Court House. Woodstock, Ontario N4S 7Y3 • planning @county.oxford. on.ca ...2 We are sending a copy of the application for Part Lot Control Exemption. The Town should ensure that the development is in compliance with the appropriate Residential Zone Provisions of the Town of Tillsonburg. Oxford County Public Health and Planning Committee will consider the application on September 16, 1999 and County Council will consider the By -Law to lift part lot control on September 22, 1999. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Yours truly, MB/db Michael Barrett, MCIP, RPP Encl. Intermediate Planner p.c.: Hickory Hills Developments Inc. (c/o Steve Smith) Ian Linton APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM PART LOT CONTROL The undersigned hereby requests the County of Oxford to consider an application for exemption from Part Lot Control pursuant to Section 49(7) of the Planning Act on the lands hereinafter described. 1. PURPOSE OF APPLICATION (Please check appropriate box) Minor redesign to lots or blocks In a Registered Plan of Subdivision L�J Sale of part lots created through road widening Creation of Individual lot(s) for semi-detached and row a houses aCreation of servicing easements In a Registered Plan a Long-term leases for stores In a shopping centre on a Registered Plan Other Describe 2a) APPLICANT'S NAME Hickory Hills Developments Inc. _ c/o Gibson, Linton, Toth, Campbell & Bennett APPLICANT'S ADDRESS 36_ Broadway, P. 0. Box 5. Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 4H3 TELEPHONE NUMBER (519 ) 849-365R 2b) Registered Owner (if other than applicant) Owner's Address Telephone Number 2c) List of any mortgage, charge or encumbrance on the property. Name Address 2d) Location of Subject Land Lot Number(s) 2-19 inc p I a�n No. 41M- Yr. . Plan Registered 1999 Part Number(s) 1-25 inclus. Reference Plan 41R- Street Address (if any) Wilson Avenue and Balazs Court The subject land Is located on the lying between Street and side of the Street Street. Application for Exemption from Part Lot Control 2e) Specific indication of uses of land and buildings single family residential 2f) Official Plan Designation residential Zon i nd R2_3 Page 2 3. ' Site Information: (attach separate sheet If more than one lot) Lot Frontage see reference plan Lot Depth Lot Area Lot Coverage Front Yard Rear Yard Interior Side Yard Exterior Side Yard (corner lot) Landscaped Open Space (96) No. of Parking Spaces Width of Planting Strip _ Driveway Width 9 AUTHORIZATION RE: Various lots according to Registered Plan 41 M- Town of Tillsonburg, County of Oxford We hereby authorize our solicitor, Ian R. Linton, to apply to The County of Oxford, Department of Planning and Development on behalf of Hickory Hills Developments Inc. for exemption from Part Lot Control with respect to all lands on Registered Plan 41 M- Town of Tillsonburg, County of Oxford. DATED this Z `% day of July, 1999. HICKORY HILLS DEVELOPMENTS INC. Per:. -- Per: r" 31 /4\ SCOUTS CANADA Mayor Cam McKnight Town Centre Mall 200 Broadway, 2nd Level Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 5A7 Dear Mayor McKnight: SCOUTS OF CANADA TILLSONBURG BOY SCOUTS' GROUPS CAMP COMMITTEE August 27, 1999 I am writing this letter to you and council on behalf of the Tillsonburg Boy Scouts' Groups Camp Committee. As you know, our group has raised funds to support local Boy Scout activities for many years. On Saturday, October 16th, 1999, we are planning our annual Apple Day Canvas in Tillsonburg. Your permission to allow this activity is hereby formally requested. I would like to thank you for your support of the Tillsonburg Boy Scout movement. Yours truly, c— Steven Sandham Treasurer Tillsonburg Boy Scouts' Groups Camp Committee N 4 CA 'A CI 43 T 33 FAX P.O. Box 160, 9344 Plank Road Straffordville, ON NOJ 1YO Phone (519) 866-5521 Fax (519) 866-3884 Date September 8, 1999 No. of Pages including cover sheet: 4 From: Maureen Beatty, Co-ordinator of Planning/Deputy Clerk To: David C. Morris, Clerk Administrator, Town of Tillsonburg Fax No: 842-9431 Subject: Otter Valley Utility Corridor & Recreation Trail See Attached Original Mailed ❑ Original Not Mailed ❑ URGENT 34 s MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM P.O. Box 160 Straffordville, Ontario NOJ 1YO telephone (519) 866-5521 • fax (519) 866-3884 September 8, 1999 Mr. David C. Moms Clerk -Administrator Town of Tillsonburg 200 Broadway, Zed Floor Tillsonburg, ON N4G SA7 Dear Mr. Morris SUBJECT: Otter Vall Uality Corridor & Recreation The purpose of this letter is to advise that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham at its regular meeting held Thursday, September 2`'d, 1999 received two letters dated August 19'', 1999 from Brad Bartlett, former Deputy Clerk, (copies attached). As directed by Council, this letter will serve to request a joint meeting with Tillsonburg Council members to discuss various issues concerning the jointly owned property. Further, to advise that -Council appointed Councillor David Mason to serve in place of Deputy Mayor Jack Petrie on the Otter Valley Utility Corridor L Recreation Trail Board in accordance with the Joint Venture Agreement. Additionally, can you please advise me of Council's disposition of the matters referenced in Brad Bartlett's letters. Several Bayham Council members have not seen the Otter Valley Utility Corridor & Recreation Trail Master Plan, prepared by Stanley Consulting, therefore any spare copies you have would be greatly appreciated. 1 look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience. Yours truly, Maureen Beatty, tICT Co-ordinator of Planning(Deputy Clerk 99182 33 (a) Sept. 2/99 Motion # 99- Y� _ ► 1� 1 ... r p 4 Munictpc+l Offices TOWN CENTNE i%rALL----r•• , 200 Broad Way• SNrpnd Flnur R,� 1� : '-'�� 1'rl`,��!1 l)r�t,lrrf) IV•�� 1 ' August 19. 1999 t ' 1 Memo To: Mayor and Members of Council Township ofBayham and Town oPffjl�MAUrg� = Memo From: Brad Bartlett. Deputy Clerk RE. Application for Official Plan Amendment and Zone Otter Valley Utility Corridor & Recreation Trail At the August 17. 1999 meeting of the Otter Valley Utility Corridor & Recreation Trail Committee, the Board of Managemcnt requested that the Town of Tillsonburg authorize the Township of Bayham to act as agent for an application for Official Plan Amendment and -Lone Change to allow the redesignation of the Trail to Open Space through the Township of Bayharn A resolution ofTillsonburg Town Council will be required at the August 33. 1999 meeting Respectfully submitted art - • fr Brad Bartlett Deputy Clerk Bab V �') W (I'::1l 11 it, 11. Ila C), Municiiial Officll+; TOWN U N r H L MALL 200 9rja(lway• •`:►:rccncl Floor August 19. 199 Memo To: Mayor and Members of Council Township of Bayham and Town of711{aoabtu'S Mento From: Brad Bartlett, Deputy Clerk RE: Attatri=d 11= Otter Valley Utility Corridor dt l%uedtion Trail I Ali .�'fibWcl. ( hiliiim N,l(; IsAI 1'11u1c1c• (;114) M42 6*J' cl P •1 A (r,1. 1 11.1" r1•1;11 At the August 17. 1 qqc; meeting of the Otter VW[cy [Milky 0mvidor & RwSeation Trail f. onlruiticc. t he Hord of MaAnsgement disco sed authotrijed usas on the Otter Val ICY 'I'raii. At that mesons they directed that the area Cauttcila support the fnilowing audlorized us4p% Consistent with the Trm Canada Trail: fliking and Biking. E;queActan; Cron -country Skiing: and Snowmobiling. Thew uses, once approved, will allow an application to the Ontario Trails Council fw a pt•ssihle link to the Trans Canada Trait and for ongoing maintenance of the 'trail. The Board auto directed that these uses be conditionat and subject to an application cc) tlx: Township of Aayham for an Official plan Amendment and Zone Ch4ge to allow those authorizod uses on the Trail. ReapeciWy submitted. Arad Bartlett Deputy Clerk Bab 'R IR., If 12 37 a Phone: (519) 539-9800 Fax: (519) 537-3024 C.A.O./CLERK'S OFFICE COUNTY OF OXFORD Court House P.O. Box 397 415 Hunter Street Woodstock. Ontario (V4S 7Y3 COUNTY OF OXFORD'.: ----- AUGUST 23, 1999 MEMORANDUM TO: K. Reibling, Clerk -Administrator, Township. of Blandford-Blenheim J. Killing, C.A.O./Treasurer, Township. of East Zorra-Tavistock J. Innes, Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer, Township of Norwich A. Forrester, Clerk -Treasurer Administrator, Township of South-West Oxford D. MacLeod, Clerk -Administrator, Township of Zorra E. Hunt, Clerk Administrator, Town of Ingersoll + Morris, C.A.O./Clerk, Town of Tillsonburg P. Bryan-Pulham, C.A.O., City of Woodstock FROM: K. Whiteford, C.A.O./Clerk INITIALS: SUBJECT: Tax Rebates - Legions At the August 11, 1999 session of Oxford County Council, the following recommendation from the Corporate Services and Library Committee was endorsed: "That the resolution from the Town of Ingersoll, requesting the Council of the County of Oxford to amend Schedule "A" of By-law No. 3796-98, as amended, to include Legions or similar organizations as eligible for Tax Rebates and remove the residential assessment status requirement for Legions and/or veteran clubs, be circulated to the Area Municipalities for comment and a determination of dollars involved if implemented." I am also attaching a copy of the resolution from the Town of Ingersoll for your reference. '" 38 40 0 Clerks and Administrators of Area Municipalities Page 2 August 23, 1999 As indicated in the resolution the County would appreciate knowing the dollar cost in providing a rebate for branches of the Canadian Legion or similar veteran clubs. It would be appreciated if this information could be provided to me by August 31 st at 4:30 p.m. �' 39 EDWARD A. HUNT- A M C T. ft D. Cl Ad ri islrala D:recta a Emnorric De th _N 115 130 OXFORD STREET P.O. BOX 340 INGERSOLL. ONTARIO NSC 3V3 TELEPHONE: 519/485-O M FAX 519/485.3543 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF INGERSOLL COurtTT of oxrorw --LERK-TREAZ. OrFICF =<E JUL 221999 ` 7: { July 21, 1999 County of Oxford Department of Planning and Development P.O. Box 397 Woodstock, Ontario N4S 7Y3 Attention: Ken Whiteford RE: Royal Canadian Legion Tax Rebate Dear Sir: Please be advised the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Ingersoll passed the following resolution at its regular meeting of Council held on July 14, 1999: "That the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 119 be given a rebate equal to the 1999 taxes and that Council request the Council of the County of Oxford to amend "Schedule A" of By -Law 3796-98, as amended to include Legions or similar organizations as eligible for Tax Rebates and remove the residential assessment status requirement for Legions and/or veteran clubs." Your truly, �/ V `ufie Finley Administrative Assistant 1 pc. Jean Uncer- President - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 119 Earl Lantz. Treasurer/Tax Collector - Town of Imiersoll 10 4 ® • 06 Natural Resources Ontario Richesses naturelles Science Development & Transfer Branch 300 Water Street. 3rd Floor, North Tower, Peterborough, Ontario K9HJ 8M5 August 31, 1999 Dear Head of Council, The Ministry of Natural Resources Rabies Research Unit will commence aerial baiting rural areas of southern Ontario on September 20, 1999 to immunize foxes against Arctic fox rabies. We indicated in our original notification on May 7, 1999, that we would forward a revised map as the dates of the aerial operation approaches. Please find enclosed a copy of the revised map for this baiting operation. The baits are squares made of an icing -sugar vanilla flavored, waxy substance measuring 3 x 3 x 1.5 cm. Enclosed in each green colored bait is a plastic blister -pack containing 1.8 millilitres of liquid ERA-BHK-21 vaccine. A label on the bait warns "Rabies Vaccine DO NOT EAT." The 24-hour telephone number of the Rabies Research Unit is also listed. If you have any further questions on this aerial baiting operation, please do not hesitate to call (705) 755-1551. Sincerely, _l C.D. MacInnes Coordinator, Rabies Research (705) 755-2270 c.c. County of Frontenac, County of Leeds & Grenville, County of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry, Regional Municipality of Hamilton -Wentworth, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Regional Municipality of Haldimond-Norfolk enclosure ------------ a� �sp� O Georgian Bay 0 % Lake A I Huron fi et O o. U)% 0) . .......S. M. . ......... Si ............... iii:i .......... ... gole 2. ;3 i --------- -Mw M Canada_ 0 ........... . . • N Fox Rabies Vaccine Baiting Ontario - 1999 T: Airports Ground Baiting Aeri al Baiting • Lake Eile Sept. 20 - Oct. 2 A, 01101 Revised: 31 August 1999 a IAN R. LINTON, Q. C. August 31, 1999 Mr. Dave Morris, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Tillsonburg, 200 Broadway, Tillsonburg, Ontario. N4G 5A7 Dear Dave: RE: Economic Development 36 BROAD WAY, P. 0. BOX 5, T/LLSONBURG, ONTARIO. N4G 4H3 For all the reasons that have been so eloquently stated by others, I am very much of the opinion that economic development for the Town of Tillsonburg should not be entrusted to the County of Oxford. Since the days of E. D. Tillson, because of our isolation from the rest of the County, it has always been felt that we need to look after ourselves in this regard. I don't think anything has changed i the last hundred years or so. Yours sincerely, / IAN R. UNTO IRL/dp . � I 3 The Participate Program 8 Ross Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 3N8 (519) 842-5357 P ICIPATE PROGRAM Town of Tillsonburg7711 N. - 200 Broadway St. s:; " Tillsonburg, Ont. �:�• �. lw.j � > August 21, 1999 Dear Tillsonburg Town Council and Oxford County Council �',�:: -: �.., re: Tillsonburg Economic Development Office Review I am submitting to you, at your request, our view of the role which the 'Tillsonburg `s Economic Development Office plays, both in Tillsonburg and in relationship to the Participate Program. I would like to thank you for this offer to respond to this important issue. We are a new program in the community, working both in areas of youth development and finding opportunities to connect youth to their community. As the program develops we will be involving the youth at different times of the year with events in the Town of Tillsonbul g, many of them tourist related. We have plans to rebuild a building on the edge of Lake Lisgar and know, that through the process the present EDO department will be one of the many resources which we will need for this project to be successful and as in the past, a strong resource and advocate to us. I have been involved both, as a member of the Tillsonburg Tourism Commission and as a founding member of two events which have the potential to draw tourists to our community; Dowd Home Country Christmas and Festival by the Lake, and have assisted with others, such as Experience Tillsonburg and Canada Day. I know the critical role the EDO's office has played, especially in some of the core planning for these events such as promotion, a liaison to the town office, co-ordinating set up and filling in many of the gaps. I had the opportunity last year to sit on local discussions of the Building ton Strength: linpro>>ing Governance and Accountability in Canada's Voluntary Sector chaired by the Honourable Ed Broadbent and have been in discussion with other sectors of the proving on volunteerism. The participants all agree that it is imperative that core staffing be maintained to guarantee longevity in organizations which require a large amount of volunteers such as tourist evej its and areas which have been downloaded from a government paid position, even if only for a sm<<ll portion of the work. When there is knowledgeable and constant staffing then the remainder of the work in these areas can be done by volunteers. In future years we will continue to involve youth who are in the Participate Program as volunteers with events which will bring tourism and additional dollars to Tillsonburg and Oxford County. With some assistance from the EDO's office it will make our job easier. It will ensure that the events will 44 e continue to happen because the core tasks are taken care of, that there is it liaison between the BIA, Chamber of Commerce and Town of Tillsonburg. The EDO'S office has also shared with us funding leads and resources from many sectors which may have been difficult lot- us to source out. Her involvement with Boards such as the Small Business Support Centre and Southwestern Ontario Tourism Association has also been helpful to keep us up to date of funds, trends, new directions and policy of these organizations, all of which have been of a benefit to Tillsonburg. The Participate Program will continue to be involved in tourism related events in the future and because of that we are concerned that they remain strong. Although Tillsonburg is in Oxford County we are also in a very unique position having Norfolk to our east and Elgin to our west which is a problem similar to other municipalities who are on the boarder of other counties. This is also why we feel strongly that the job of the EDO has to remain a Tillsonburg position and not an Oxford County position. • Hwy # 3 is a major tourist road going east and west through Tillsonburg which only touches Oxford for a few Kilometers and we share the #3 hwy tourist attractions of Elgin and Norfolk. • We are divided from Oxford County by the 401 and when tourist leave the 401 they often go north or south but rarely both. • The agriculture surrounding Tillsonburg is often different than Oxford County and more like that of Norfolk or Elgin. With agri-tourism becoming strong we need to also focus on like agri-industries such as tobacco, ginseng, and fruit farms. • We receive tourist coming up to us on day excursions from Lake Erie which is south of us in Bayham and Norfolk and must work with their tourism organizations. To work effectively, whether it be for promotion of events or data base collection of local resources, it is necessary to draw a circle around Tillsonburg, and although it is important to still remain a part of Oxford County, to be effective, we have to include other areas in that circle and it is through the EDO's office that we can maintain contact with all three counties: When this position was originally formed it was to hire an Industrial Commissioner. After a period of time a broader job mandate was developed and it became important to change the title to Economic Development Officer and the job description to include a broader role that not only worked and promoted the industry sector in Tillsonburg but worked with the downtown merchants, tourism, promotion of the municipality as a whole and as a resource to existing industry. Having attended two conferences this year, being informed of the new criteria of many of the Federal and Provincials ministries and speaking with people across the province in my development of the Participate Program there is a new direction which is happening in Canada in municipalities. That is for community capacity building and a caring society to improve the quality of life for all which, if designed properly, will also save dollars in the end. Looking at the present services being provided by the EDO she is heavily involved in community capacity building efforts. She is a link to the municipality and many of the grassroots volunteer organization~ and efforts such as our own. This is what community capacity building is all about. Sharing resources and working together 4J % a to make things happen. This not only adds to the quality of life but briligs in extra jobs to our community, keeps people here to shop and improves the overall economic impact to the whole community. As funding is also being downloaded to the municipalities, the better and healthier the population, the lower the cost in areas such as social and health services. Tillsonburg is no longer only an agricultural, industrial municipality. We are now one of the largest retail sectors between Brantford and London. We are seeing a growth in tourism and we are becoming a retirement community to people from urban centers. It is because of the excellent quality of life which Tillsonburg offers that entices industry, retirees, business and toi irist to our area. It may be difficult to put a dollar value on this but we do know that dollar is high. (n many ways, it is what sets us apart from other communities our size in the province. I have spoken with municipal leaders from some of those communities and they often ask "how do we do it"? It is because we work together and we have people in positions such as our EDO who are accessible, who we can get assistance from, who have a broad base of knowledge, who know the community and who know us. The EDO's office will continue to promote Tillsonburg to the global industrial marketplace but that is not the sole reason the office and position exists. As a community volunteer and in the development of a program which will encourage a young and a emerging group of volunteers we have and always will appreciate the assistance and support from the municipality. We feel strongly that the Economic Development Office remain active and in Tillsonburg. By being here the office is able to assess and assist in the economic and community needs of Tillsonburg. When we need to promote Tillsonburg to industry, businesses and tourism as a community to live in, we know it will be well promoted, rather than a part of the whole of Oxford County, by an office in another municipality which knows very little about the people, resources and organizations in Tillsonburg. We are only on the verge of the potential that this area has for tourism, our i etail sector can only get stronger and new people will continue to move into our town. It is an enormous and time consuming task and it is the EDO's office which can continue to do it. My hope is that Tillsonburg will be forward thinking and not jeopardize our chance to continue to grow and Ile the strong community that we are. Again thank you for this opportunity to provide our view and offer our support for the Tillsonburg Economic Development Office to remain in Tillsonburg and remain to be as effective as it has been in the past and will continue to be in the future. Sincerely, Linda Albright Director of the Participate Program �, 46 a Uv untarlo Ontario ,Nfinistry of %linistcrc des Municipal Affairs Affaires municipales and Housing et du Logement September 3, 1999 09 h wer Koad. Ind I-loor London ON `61: 11,3 519/873-4020 Fax: 519/873-4018 "roll Free: 1-800-265-4736 To: The CAO/Municipal Clerk -Treasurer 0�9 r.xeter Ko:uf. 1' CUI-W London ON N61: 11.3 (519) 873-4020 T&copieur : (519) 873-4018 Sans fray : 1 800 265-4736 RE: MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING 1999 ANNUAL MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE I am pleased to provide you with the registration materials for our upcoming municipal conference - "Bridge to the Millennium" - Friday; November 26, 1999 at the London Convention Centre. I would ask you to please share this information with Council and staff in your municipality. The attached registration materials outline the agenda, as well as information on the eight breakout sessions. We anticipate a great deal of interest in this year's Conference. We have established a cut off date of Friday, October 22, 1999 for registration, so I encourage you to register at your earliest convenience. This year we are offering a "Municipal Finance" workshop the day before our conference on November 25, 1999. We believe the topics are timely and will generate significant interest. Space is limited so we encourage you to register early using the enclosed form. When you determine the number of delegates from your municipality who wish to attend the conference, you may reserve registrations by faxing your registration form to our office at (519) 8734018. Registration will be confirmed ONLY when payment has been received by our office. No refunds will be issued after October 22, 1999. Substitutions will be permitted. There are many parking options available in close proximity to the London Convention Centre. Parking is available at the London Convention Centre, the Galleria Mall and at the Hilton London for a daily fee. Parking is not included in your conference registration. If you require hotel accommodations, we have blocked a number of rooms at the Hilton London, 300 King Street, at a special conference rate of $99.00 exclusive of taxes. Please call the hotel at 1-800-210-9336 for reservations or (519) 439-1661 for general hotel information. If you have any questions, please contact us at (519) 873-4020 or 1-800-265-4736. Sincerely, John Maddox Regional Manager (A) Municipal Services Office - Southwestern 47 Attachments 0 0 The Breakout Sessions Fiscal Framework 2000 (a.m. only) Issues surrounding local services realignment and the Community Reinvestment Fund continue to unfold. This session will look at the future direction of the charging financial relationship between municipalities and the province. Get Energized: The Electricity Act - Are you ready? (a.m. and p.m.) From Sir Adam Beck to Bill 35 and beyond. Make sure you are aware of all your options. Off the Record -.'the Media and You (a.:::. only) As'a high profile community leader, you come under a great deal of local scrutiny. Those who know life on both sides of the microphone will deliver useful advice on how to communicate your message successfully. Negotiating the Change Highway - You're in the driver's seat! (a.m. and p.m.) The status quo is no longer a safe harbour. The path to excellence starts with a commitment to continuous improvement. Business Continuity Planning - Beyond YRK I (a.m. only) You are continually confronted with the likelihood of a crisis scenario ... it could be something related to a winter storm, the loss of electricity, or when a municipal facility is shut down for an extended period of time. The cause doesn't matter - but the ability to maintain management control does! Legislative Potpourri (p.m. only) A review and update of recent provincial policy initiatives and legislative changes - including the Municipal Act, municipal finance, municipal elections and more. Social Housing Devolution of Administration to Municipalities (p.m. only) With the proposed devolution of Social Housing to the municipalities, this session gives you the opportunity to get answers to the following questions: What is the status of the agreement with the federal government on devolving their stock? Where do we stand with the enabling legislation? What is the province doing to assist municipalities in getting ready? How are municipalities getting "say for pay"? What is the timetable for the proposed devolution? Provincial Roles in Land Use and Policy Planning (p.m. only) 48 New era, new roles, new structure and new ideas. AGENDA KEYNOTE SPEAKER 8:00 Registration and Coffee 9:00 Welcome and Introductory Remarks 9:30 Keynote Speaker Michael Adams Environics Research Group Ltd. 10:30 Morning Break 10:45 Concurrent Breakout Sessions: r,Y Fiscal Framework 2000 Cal Get Energized: The Electricity Act Off the Record: The Media and You rYNegoiiating the Change Highway V?Business Continuity Planning 12:15 Lunch - "Foods of the World" 1:15 Luncheon Speaker: The Honourable Steve Gilchrist Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing 2:15 Afternoon Break 2:30 Concurrent Breakout Sessions: aW'Get Energized: The Electricity Act 'Negotiating the Change Highway file Legislative Potpourri zraSocial Housing Devolution Provincial Roles in Land Use and Policy Planning ' 4:00 Conference Concludes Michael Adams Environics Research Group Limited Michael Adams is one of Canada's leading market researchers. Since co-founding Environics in 1970, he has guided the firm's growth from a two person consultancy to one of Canada's largest and most sophisticated research houses, with office affiliates in Canada, the United States and Europe. Mr. Adams' special expertise is the impact of social trends on public policy and corporate strategy. He has also published numerous articles and is a frequent commentator on social and political trends in the print and broadcast media. Be sure to stop by and visit the public and private sector exhibitors at our h7formation Fair. The 1999 Southwestern Ontario Regional Conference A tremendous opportunity for you to learn, exchange information and network with municipal and ministry stalr. You will also participate in breakout sessions designed to help you keep abreast of the key issues t'acing local government and build a successful bridge to the millennium. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Annual Regional Conference "Bridge to the Millennium" Friday November 26, 1999 London Convention Centre 300 York Street London, Ontario 0 6 Municipal Finance Workshop Thursday, November 25, 1999 (1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) London Convention Centre - 300 York Street, London, Ontario This session is designed to assist elected officials and treasury department staff in understanding the complexities of municipal finance. This "hands on" workshop :vil! cover a variety of topics incl;:ding: ❑ Capital Budget Development ❑ Current Budget Development ❑ Capital and Current Budget Monitoring ❑ Municipal Accounting and Auditing Assessment of Financial Health While this session is being offered in conjunction with our Regional Conference held on November 26, 1999, a separate registration, accompanied with a fee of $50.00 is required. Please use the bottom portion of this page as your registration form. Space is limited, so register early and don't be disappointed. Registration deadline is October 22, 1999. This quality learning session is being led by William "Bill" Day, C.A. DUPLICATE THIS FORM AS REQUIRED (;ST R6(;=R1_a0(Wina Municipal Finance Workshop Registration Form Name: Title (for name badge): Municipality or Organization: Telephone: Fax: Please enclose fee of 5$0.00 ($46.73 + $3.27 GST) which includes materials and break and forward to: Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Municipal Services Office - Southwestern 659 Exeter Road, 2nd Floor London ON N6E 1 L3 Tel: (519) 873-4020 or 1-800-265-4736 Fax: (519) 873-4018 (Please make cheque payable to the Minister of Finance) No refunds. Substitution of delegates is permitted a 6 'LUNCir FU1NY REUION CONSERVAIIUN AU•1*H0R1•lYY FULL AUTHORITY - MINUTES August 4, 1999 The Full Authority met at 7:30 pm in the Authority Boardroom. All members were present except B. Abele. Staff present were J. Oliver, P. Bravener, D. Holmes, W. Cridland and B. Bravener. The Chairman called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone to the meeting. Mr. Van Londersele called for and received no disclosures of interest. Mr. Van Londersele read a note of thank -you from Gion-Reto Willi of Switzerland and Akos Erdos of Budapest, H7ungary, both thanking the Authority for a great day as special guests of the ,annual _watershed tour.. The Chairman noted the special events on the August calendar. He called for.any. additional items or changes to the agenda. Two items were added. UnderB'iness Arising; P. Black resort on Southern Ontario Woodlands Conference. Under New Busi�ss;_P ..Black-ft uicing-on-die-Water Conservation Policy. _ - ----�" The Chairman welcomed and introduced guest speaker A.W. (Archie) McLarty, Surface Water Group Leader, Technical Support Section, West Central Region, Ministry of Environment. Mr. McLarty was in attendance to review the Ministry of Environment Policy regarding permits to take water; the process, problems and prognosis. Mr. McLarty briefly explained the current legislation, who needs _- Fe.- t, hog to al-, ay and process. He pointed out several areas of competing uses and the problems that have arisen. He noted other legislation to consider, for example, The Lakes & Improvements Act, Flood & Fill Regulations, The Fisheries Act, and The Navigable Waters Protection Act along with the local municipal by-lw:vs. He referenced several examples of critical water flow situations within the watershed at present. Mr. McLarty stressed that the Ministry of Environment doesn't have all the answers and are currently feeling their way through the various enforcement rules and regulations with the variety of mechanisms they can now use. The Chairman thanked Mr. McLarty and opened it up to members for a question period. There were numerous questions on enforcement, water monitoring, prioritization of use, education of use as a conservation authority, conservation measures to maintain stream flow regarding fish habitat, and, the development of ponds. Mr. Chanda reported the Norfolk Land Stewardship Council is currently working on gathering information to educate the public on water storage. Mr. McLarty announced that the Region of Waterloo has just started a grant program for rural water quality projects which involves local agencies and landowners. Mr. Oliver noted that LPRCA wanted to do a North Creek/South Creek Water Needs Study, 3-4 years ago in the Township of Delhi which could have proved very useful in today's current critical situation. He suggested that it still needs to be done and we should include it in the 2000 budget as a special benefiting project with the Region of Haldimand-Norfolk. The Chairman called for a review of the previous minutes and asked if there were any errors or omissions. Mrs. Bravener reported that M. Gartshore and G. Sytsma's names should be listed as absent for the Backus Museum Board of Management minutes. MOTION A-43 - moved by J. Lester, seconded by R. Orth and carried that the minutes of the previous meeting of the Full Authority held July 7, 1999 be adopted as circuiated and amended. FULL AUTHORITY COMMITTEE MEMBERS J Brian Abele, Peter Black, Larry Chanda, Mary Gartshore, Sharon Hazen, Sam Lamb, Jack Lester, Roger orth, Floyd Sanderson, Garry Sytsma, Dan Van Londersele, Chris Van Paassen, John Wells 1 4 0 Business Arising: The General Manager advised he was prepared to answer any questions on the staff report dated July 28, 1999 from B. Baskerville, Supervisor of Resource Planning, regarding drainage works and fish habitat activities. R. Orth requested a letter be sent to area municipalities stating LPRCA's concerns and encourage them to continue to address those concerns. MOTION A-44• - moved by F. Sanderson, seconded by J. Wells and carried that the Authority encourage the Canada Department of Fisheries SL Oceans and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to continue to work toward streamlining approvals for municipal drainage works, which address fish habitat concerns to provide additional funding, where necessary, to offset extra costs for such works associated with addressing fish habitat protection and enhancement needs. MOTION A-45 - moved by P. Black, seconded by S. Hazen and carried that watershed municipalities be contacted and encouraged to continue to address fish habitat concerns in their construction and maintenance activities on municipal drains. P. Black gave a verbal report on his recent attendance at the Southern Ontario Woodlands Conference. He noted it was an interesting/informative conference and the new document on Natural Heritage Information, a database, which is currently being prepared should be a very useful reference tool for LPRCA in conjunction with the Authority's Forest Management Plan. He brought a large collection of materials from the conference that he offered to members for review. Correspondence: Region of Haldimand Norfolk - regarding Trans Canada trail resolutions for the abandoned CN Railway right-of-way from Simcoe to Delhi be accepted as information, and they support the use of the trail in principle as recreational and encourage LPRCA to explore the formation of a community group and acquisition. Discussion followed. J. Oliver provided background information regarding the correspondence. He recommended that LPRCA not pursue ownership/title of the property, but support the acquisition and coordination for community support. Members discussed the opportunity/benefits versus costs/disadvantages. M. Gartshore pointed out the natural significance of the trail. G. Sytsma suggested the trail system should be looked at as a national infrastructure and funded as such. MOTION A 46 - moved by S. Hazen, seconded by P. Black and carried that the Authority advise the Region of H-N that we are not in a position to accept title to the abandoned railway right-of- way between Simcoe and Delhi, but that we support acquisition by the Region or Township of Delhi, AND FURTHER that we would be willing to coordinate community support for and implementation of trail development on the right-of-way. Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority - regarding the sixth annual A.D. Latornell Conservation Symposium, "The Future of Conservation", to be held October 18, 19, and 20. Members and staff are requested to submit any requests to attend to J. Oliver. Conservation Ontario - regarding MNR/CA summer meetings and topics for discussion. Municipality of Bayham - regarding St. Luke's Anglican Church (Vienna) addition to structure and support of the application if approved by LPRCA. FULL AUTHORITY COMMITTEE MEMBERS - 52 Brian Abele, Peter Black, Larry Chanda, Mary Gartshore, Sharon Hazen, Sam Lamb, Jack Lester, Roger Orth, Floyd Sanderson, Garry Sytsma, Dan Van Londersele, Chris Van Paassen, John Wells 2 44 Long Point Foundation - S. Peck thanking LPRCA for the invitation to the 1999 Watershed Tour. MOTION A-47 - moved by S. Lamb, seconded by L. Chanda and carried that the following items of correspondence be received as information: • NVCA re: Latornell Conservation Symposium • CO re: MNR/CA Meetings • Municipality of Bayham (Vienna) - Approval of Portable - St. Luke's Church • Long Point Foundation - Thank You re: Watershed Tour Financial: P. Bravener, Supervisor of Finance &- Administration, presented the 2" d Quarter Budget review report as per a memorandum dated July 28, 1999. Mrs. Bravener reported that changes in Corporate Services were on-line. Additional funds from the Amtelecom lease will offset additional expenditures for the Conservation Journeys project and the consultant fees. Unknowns still remain for 1999 taxes and drainage. Watershed Management; Motion FP-6 - $15,423 addresses the difference in grant dollars. Capital; progressing as planned. Community Relations; on-line. Backus Heritage Complex; Administration expense is over budget by $5,000 due to volume of advertising (to be adjusted from within budget). Education Program; will have a surplus of funds due to staff changes. Field Services; Operations are on-line, with additional funds in Agreement Forest Product Revenue surplus is estimated at approximately $72,825 less Motion FP-6 in the amount of $15,423. MotorPool; budget is on-line. Other Programs; various projects have been approved since the approved budget with matching funds such as the J.W. Csubak Viewing Project - $3,000; Long Point World Biosphere Reserve, Project Care - $2,000; and Sandusk Creek Clean -Up - $2,500. Changes have occurred to the Rock's Mill Dam - $1,000 to $15,000 with funding approved to be withdrawn from the Conservation Area Forestry Reserve. The Ontario Federation of Anglers &. Hunters Display project for $10,000 will not be funded in 1999. The Black Creek C.A. Project has been added with LPRCA possibly funding up to 1/3 of a projected $14,000 cost. The Third Century project still has funds to be expensed for the mill, education centre, woods and complex - while the showerhouse project is presently over budget by $10,182. Staff are recommending no funds be identified to address this overrun until any known surpluses are identified prior to year-end. Fill, Construction Applications: Report dated July 28, 1999. New Business: Memorandum dated July 9, 1999 regarding 1999 Christmas Celebration - date of booking, December 3, 1999 at the Delhi Golf &. Country Club. Same format as 1998. Staff Report dated July 26, 1999 from D. Holmes regarding results of the administration office window tender. Five tenders were received, and staff recommended the lowest tender be accepted. MOTION A-48 - moved by J. Wells, seconded by P. Black and carried that the tender submitted by Black Creek Glass and Mirror of Simcoe for replacement i%indov%s at the Administration Office, be accepted at a total cost of $6,708.90 including all taxes, and in accordance with the specifications provided to them. FULL AUTHORITY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Brian Abele, Peter Black, Larry Chanda, Mary Gartshore, Sharon Hazen, Sam Lamb, Jack Lester, 53 Roger Orth, Floyd Sanderson, Garry Sytsma, Dan Van Londersele, Chris Van Paassen, John Wells 3 .t Staff verbally suggested that the other half of the administration office windows be replaced in 1999. Discussion followed and as a result, no recommendation was presented. R. Orth recommended the windows be tinted for privacy, etc., if the price is not excessive. D. Holmes estimated cost to be $700. A memorandum report dated July 27, 1999, prepared by M. Gartshore regarding Forest Management Plans 1999-2000 Operations and a staff report dated July 28, 1999 from D. Holmes was received. Discussion first centred on Motion A-31 (June 2/99) and the timing of implementation of suggestions within the forest management- operating plan. Opinions were expressed for and against approving the recommendations jiat forth prior to year 2000 and incorporate as current practices. MOTION A 49 - moved by S. Hazen, seconded by L. Chanda and carried that Motion A-31 (June 2, 1999) not be approved. Chairman D. Van Londersele expressed his thanks to both M. Gartshore and D. Holmes for their efforts. Discussion followed, in particular, on the analysis of the report by the Field Superintendent. Mr. Holmes concurred that a lot of the items addressed in the M. Gartshore report are currently being done without the paperwork circulation process. He stated other recommended items are in the new Forest Management Plan and that there are other issues to be discussed further. Various points were raised and members agreed -to defer any further recommendations until they receive the draft management silvicultural guidelines and that a time frame for the next discussion would be at the October meeting. MOTION A-50 - moved by L. Chanda, seconded by S. Hazen that recommendations contained in a report to the Board from Mary Gartshore regarding forest management operations and forest tract operating plans, dated July 27, 1999 and supported in a memorandum from the Field Superintendent dated July 28, 1999, be adopted as part of LPRCA silvicultural guidelines and standards AND FURTHER that those recommendation not supported by the Field Superintendent at this time be reviewed further by the Board upon receipt of draft provincial silvicultural guidelines for Southern Ontario forests. (MOTION DEFERRED). W. Cridland presented a review of Project Care (Carolinian Action, Restoration and Education) which was initiated to assist local schools with the growing of native plans through their science courses. The Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation is funding LPRCA's project for $2,000 to develop a growing manual for native trees. The program is an educational tool for LPRCA. W. Cridland reported that LPRCA has just completed an initial assessment and flow enhancement clean-up of the Sandusk Creek in Jarvis for the City of Nanticoke. All costs will be covered by the City of Nanticoke estimated at $2,500. The Lands & Waters Supervisor reported on LPRCA's current water levels. She reported the main stream of Big Otter is not flowing at present. Several areas are serious within the Township of Delhi and a lot of ponds are at a critical state. Staff were questioned as to the number of complaints that have been received. It was reported the Authority has received several complaints and staff have directed them to the appropriate agency. FULL AUTHORITY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Brian Abele, Peter Black, Larry Chanda, Mary Gartshore, Sharon Hazen, Sam Lamb, Jack Lester, Roger Orth, Floyd Sanderson, Garry Sytsma, Dan Van Londersele, Chris Van Paassen, John Wells �� 4 Es 0 Ministry of Transportation 659 Exeter Road London, Ontario N6E 1L3 (519) 873 4338 August 17, 1999 Ministere Iles • Transports (5) Ontario Mr. Mark Cowan Director of Public Services Town of Tillsonburg 200 Broadway Street Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 5A7 1 RE: Rehabilitation of the Big Otter Creek Structure Highway 3, District 31, London/Stratford The Ministry of Transportation has reassessed its project priority in lights of funds allocation, and has decided not to proceed with the resurfacing of Highway 3 and the structural rehabilitation of the Big Otter Creek Structure this year and has tentatively postponed this project for the 2000 construction year. Sincerely Sherif Sidky, P. Eng. Senior Structural Engineer Structural Section Southwestern Region, London http://www.gov.on.ca/MTO Made from recovered ma!erials Fait de materiaux recycles TOWN OF TILLSONBURG IN43 MOVED BY SECONDED BY September 13, 1999 AND RESOLVED THAT WHEREAS the separate schools in the Town of Tillsonburg are members of the London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB) AND WHEREAS -the LDCSB has adopted a Transportation Policy to direct the routing of students to their respective schools AND WHEREAS that same Transportation Policy has changed since the conclusion of the last school year (June 1999) AND WHEREAS some of these changes, such as an increase of 1.4km to 1.6 km walking distance to pick up by bus students in grades as young as Junior Kindergarten to Grade 1, could have a dangerous effect on the traffic patterns of students (some as young as three years old), AND WHEREAS some young students will now have to cross a busy Provincial Highway (#19), or a County Road with no traffic lights (North Street), or other determinable areas where line of sight and distance may be dangerous to safe passage, AND WHEREAS a petition highlighting some of these concerns has been directed to the LDCSB from parents and guardians, AND WHEREAS there is a possibility that available space may be available on the particular bus routes to transport the effected students, AND WHEREAS the Town of Tillsonburg of Tillsonburg joins in supporting the LDCSB in their concerns for the safe and effective transportation of students to and from their schools, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Tillsonburg requests the LDCSB, its Board of Trustees and its Transportation Department review the changes it has made in its transportation policy and the effect it has had on students in the Town of Tillsonburg of Tillsonburg. AND FURTHER that a complete comprehensive review of the Transportation Policy and its impact on the students of Tillsonburg be initiated, taking into consideration any and all unique situations that impact this area of the new ammalgamated board. Middlesex -Elgin -Oxford Community Leaders' Letter A newsletter for community leaders in Middlesex, Elgin & Oxford Counties. For information on community economic development, leadership or organizational issues, please contact: Valerie Clark, (519) 873-4086 E-mail: vclark Dmafra gov.on.ca Kim DeKlein, (519) 873-4087 E-mail: kdeklein@pmafra.gov.on.ca 667 Exeter Road, London N6E IL3; (519) 873-4070 or 1-800-265-4750; Fax: (519) 873-4062 Rural Community Advisors, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs OMAFRA'S WEB SITE: http://Www.gov.on.calomafra People Power New Awards Recognize Rural Excellence For the first time ever, a comprehensive awards program is being launched in rural Ontario. The Foundation for Rural Living's Awards of Rural Excellence will recognize outstanding efforts that are strengthening rural communities across the province. The awards are in response to a growing number of initiatives in rural Ontario. "We're seeing a lot of exciting work going on in rural Ontario, and we want to honour the efforts made by communities and organizations," says Eugene Lammerding, chair of the Foundation for Rural Living. "The first annual Awards of Rural Excellence is a great way to showcase successes in rural communities." The Foundation for Rural Living is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to building healthy, sustainable rural communities and enhancing the agricultural industry in Ontario. This has given the Foundation hands-on experience working in rural communities. The Foundation has developed the Awards of Rural Excellence to recognize and encourage activities that will keep rural communities strong. There are eight award categories: • Excellence in Community Leadership • Outstanding Partnership ® 'Rural Youth in Action' Achievement • Contribution to Economic Growth • Excellence in Developing a Strategic Community Action Agenda • Excellence in Formal Co-operative Models • Outstanding Volunteerism • Innovation in Community Economic Development. "We have seen first hand the value and importance of keeping rural communities healthy," says Lammerding. "An annual awards program will promote more initiatives that improve the quality of life in rural Ontario." The efforts being recognized with each award must take place in rural Ontario. 'Rural' includes communities with a population under 50,000. Amalgamated rural municipalities where the population may exceed 50,000 are also eligible. An independent selection committee made up of practitioners in each field will help in the selection process. Nomination forms must be submitted to the Foundation for Rural Living by September 15, 1999. For more information or nomination forms, please contact Cindy Lindsay, Executive Director of the Foundation for Rural Living at 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 4Y2, Tel: (519) 826-4126 or e-mail: cindy.lindsay@sympatico.ca . 2 Middlesex -Elgin -Oxford Community Leaders' Letter Leadership Moments Are you looking for short, inspirational readings about leadership topics? Would you like to receive information about leadership without leaving your office? The Ohio State University Leadership Center has an opportunity that you don't want to miss. Every week they offer (free of charge) an excerpt from a leadership resource available in the Leadership Center. If you would like to subscribe to Leadership Moments, please send an e-mail message to: majordomo _lists.aq.ohio-state.edu with the message: subscribe leadership -moments or send an e-mail message to flynn.61 a@osu.edu The Leadership Engine: A Teachable Point of View "Organizations that have a Leadership Engine win because they have leaders at every level who teach others to be leaders. Teaching and learning are at the heart of these organizations. Noel Tichy wrote about the basic building blocks of leadership in The Leadership Engine: How Winning Companies Build Leaders at Every Level. Leaders have these building blocks and they teach others so that they have them too. ♦ "Learn from experience. ♦ Develop teachable points of view about both how to build and run a business and how to develop other leaders. ♦ Generate sound ideas for how the business will add value and succeed in the marketplace. ♦ Instill values that help the organization reach its goals. ♦ Create positive emotional energy. ♦ Make tough decisions. ♦ Pull all the other elements together into vibrant stories that motivate others to reach for a better future (Tichy, 1997, p.199)." Do you have the basic building blocks of leadership? Reference: Tichy, N.M. (1997). The leadership engine. New York: Harper Business The Leadership Engine is available on loan at the OSU Leadership Center. A listing of all the Leadership Center's resources is available on www.aa.ohio-state.edu/—Ieaders Quality of Life Index From the Ontario Social Development Council Major changes are taking place in Ontario which are having dramatic effects on the health and well-being of residents. They include: ❖ Economic restructuring and high unemployment ❖ Government cuts in social programs ❖ Devolution of responsibilities to the provinces and municipalities ❖ Reduced roles of governments in economic and social development ❖ Increasing poverty, especially for young families The Quality of Life Index was conceived in this environment as a community development strategy to monitor the living and working conditions of Ontarians. Quality of life is defined as: "The product of the interplay among social, health, economic and environmental conditions which affect human and social development." The purpose of the Quality of Life Index (QLI) is to provide a tool for community development which can be used to monitor key indicators that encompass the social, health, environmental and economic dimensions of the quality of life. The QLI can be used to comment frequently on key issues that affect people and contribute to the public debate about how to improve the quality of life in our communities and our province. The following indicators are included in the Quality of Life Index: SOCIAL: Children in care of Children's Aid Societies; social assistance recipients; public housing waiting lists HEALTH: Low birth weight babies; elderly waiting for placement in long term care facilities; new cancer cases ECONOMIC: Number of people unemployed; number of people working; bankruptcies ENVIRONMENTAL: Hours of moderate/poor air quality; environmental spills; tonnes diverted from landfill to blue boxes The Quality of Life Index has been calculated for Spring 1999. Based on these calculations, the quality of life has almost risen to 1990 levels. A closer look at the twelve indicators reveals progress in some areas and setbacks in others. Access to information has raised a number of problems and issues which are discussed. Each of the Quality of Life Index Reports are located on the internet at www.gli-ont.orq. Interested individuals can also request a copy of the manual for community partners which describes the process for a community to follow if it wants to do its own quality of life study locally. Working Smarter Lines on a Municipal Map Mean Different Things There was a hit song from the 1970's that was reflective of the mood of that it generation. Although 1,1 the message of the song had a wider application, the lyrics were about signs. Well, when it comes to municipal government in the late 1990's, the lyrics of that song may have to be changed to "Lines, lines, everywhere there's lines. Can't keep track of them, changin' all the time." It's true that, in this time of municipal amalgamations, there has been a lot of change The latest statistics show that, where there was once 815 municipalities in Ontario, as of January, 1999, there are now 586. It has been estimated that this number will shrink further to 564 or perhaps even less in the next two years. However, while the landscape of municipal government is changing, some of the fundamental facts about lines on a municipal map remain unchanged. All of the lines on a municipal map are important but certain lines may be more important to certain groups. For example, a municipal politician or clerk may be most interested in the physical limits of the municipality as defined by its boundary lines. These lines form the legal limits of the jurisdiction of that municipality. A municipal engineer may be most concerned with the servicing boundaries of a municipality. This type of line will often show up as a secondary map or "schedule" to the municipality's official plan. This line identifies the future servicing needs of the municipality over the very long-term and is used as a basis for capital financial projections. In many cases, it is projected out as far as 50 years. In the case of a municipal planner, a local developer or even a private landowner, they may be most interested in the lines that determine where growth and development will be permitted in a municipality. These types of lines are very often identified on the primary schedule that is attached to the official plan of their municipality. Urban growth boundaries are usually based on a 20-year planning horizon. Admittedly, understanding the function of the various lines on a municipal map can become confusing from time to time. Some of the lines noted above may correspond with one another but, in many cases, they do not. Often there is confusion as a result of the particular name that is given to the municipality. One of the most common examples in this regard is the case of a "city" which happens to also include large areas of rural lands. Examples in this regard include the City of Nanticoke in Haldimand-Norfolk Region or the large tracts of rural lands that are now part of the City of London. For the record, the classification of municipalities in Ontario is defined in the Municipal Act. There are certain minimum population thresholds that must be achieved before a municipality can be "erected" to a "higher" classification. In the case of a "city", that minimum population threshold is 25,000 persons. However, it must be remembered that this population reflects the total number of persons in the entire municipality. There is no requirement that a certain density of development be achieved before a "city" status is obtained. So, how does this all affect individual owners of property in a rural area? It is possible to have a property which is located within the municipal boundaries of a "city" and which is included in the long-term servicing area of that municipality. However, it cannot be concluded that the owner of these lands has any guarantee that this land will be the site of urban growth at any time in the future. For the purposes of municipal planning, that property is committed only to agricultural pursuits including the growing of crops and the raising of livestock. It is no different in this regard than the most remote rural lands in the most agricultural township in Ontario. In the end, it is vitally important that the purpose and function of the different types of lines on a municipal map be properly understood. While the legal extent of some of these municipal boundaries will continue to change as a result of municipal amalgamations, the purpose of the lines in a municipal official plan will not. Scott Oliver, Rural Planner, OMAFRA, London Community Updates STOP SMOKING PROGRAM FOR WOMEN Learn How to: • Quit smoking and stay quit! ♦ Cope with stress without smoking ♦ Practice a healthy lifestyle Benefit from: ♦ Meeting other people ♦ Group support ♦ Doing something good for YOU! London Tuesday, September 28 — November 2, 1999 7:00 — 9:00 p.m. Middlesex — London Health Unit 50 King Street, London (corner of King and Rideout Streets) Strathroy Thursday, October 7 — November 11, 1999 7:00 — 9:00 p.m. Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital 395 Carrie Street, Strathroy For more information or a registration form call: Middlesex — London Health Unit 663-5317, Ext. 7867 (STOP) Space is limited... register now! Cost: $15.00 PeopleSavers & First Aid Basics avertis • p�oJy y &0 d PeopleSavers and First Aid Basics are two first aid and safety ( + m programs available to young members of the community. Educating children about safety is important because over 90% of all injuries are predictable, understandable and preventable incidents. Injuries kill more children under the age of 19 than all +u, a,.•.» other causes of death combined. Canadian Red Cross, Woodstock -Oxford Branch has received funding from the Ontario Lottery Corporation through the Advance Funding Program to bring PeopleSavers and First Aid Basics to certain areas for FREE. These areas are as follows: East Zorra Tavistock, Southwest Oxford, Norwich, and Township of Zorra. PeopleSavers is a 4-level program developed by the Canadian Red Cross to teach safety awareness and first aid skills to elementary school -aged children. Lessons taught by the PeopleSavers Facilitator are supported by colouring workbooks for each level through a variety of everyday situations that are potentially dangerous and they learn to check for safety, call for help, and care for an injured person. The PeopleSavers mascot is always there to reinforce the safety message: 'Prepare, Stay Safe! Survive!' Program Level Suggested Ages Suggested Session Length Level I Ages 5 — 6 1 hour Level 2 Ages 6 — 8 2 hours Level 3 Ages 8 — 10 3 hours Level 4 Ages 10 — 12 4 hours The critical thinking skills learned through PeopleSavers prepare the participants for a safe and healthy childhood, and gives them the confidence to respond appropriately to emergency situations. PeopleSavers is offered in two ways: A. You can be trained as a PeopleSavers facilitator. Facilitator training is in the form of a Home Study course that costs $75.00. Upon its completion, you can teach the PeopleSavers to the students with the only cost being the colouring workbooks for the students (approx. $1.00-$2.00 per child). In funded areas the cost of the Home Study course and the cost of the workbooks are covered. In these areas the PeopleSavers Facilitator will be expected to teach the course on a volunteer basis. B. A certified First Aid Instructor from the Canadian Red Cross can teach the course to the students. Cost = instructors wage + cost of materials (total approx. $5.00-$8.00 per child) First Aid Basics is an over -view of basic lifesaving aimed at youth and adult learners. It offers a chance to learn about rescue breathing, choking and the first aid skills to deal with severe bleeding, bums and wounds. Upon completion of the program a participant card is given. First Aid Suggested .Ages Session .i.ength Basics Teens andar+;Ac 3 hours First Aid Basics is fauhiated by a certirrNd First Aid Instructor from the Canadian Red Cross. The cost: is $5.00 per person, with a class size minimum of 10 people. Information on PeopleSavers and First Aid Basics will be displayed at Annandale Public School in Tillsonburg on October 8, 1999, the Physical Education curriculum P.D. Day. The Canadian Red Cross would be more than willing to offer both programs in the community. Please call or fax Wendy if you have any questions: phone: 539-0265, fax: 539-3775 THE FOURTH BIENNIAL MEETING FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL FARMING SYSTEMS ASSOCIATION (Formerly known as Association for Farming Systems Research and Extension) a CONFERENCE TITLE: Sustaining Agriculture in the 21st Century: "Thinking Outside the Box" LOCATION: Guelph, Ontario, Canada DATE: October 20-23, 1999 WEBSITE: www.oac.uoquelph.ca/FSR/ CONFERENCE OVERVIEW [More details on the Web Site]: Wed. Oct. 20: Registration; Tours of farming systems and rural communities using "outside the box" thinking; Reception. Thurs. Oct. 21: Plenary Address, Fred Buttel; Concurrent sessions for presentations; Banquet. Fri. Oct. 22: Plenary Panel; Concurrent sessions for presentations; Informal discussion groups. Sat., Oct. 23: Workshops on the Ontario Environmental Farm Plan; Post conference tours. Registration: (early bird)$105.00; (regular) $125.00 Banquet: $30.00 Tours: $50.00 (includes lunch) Total for all three: (early bird) $185.00; (regular) $205.00 Registration fee: Entitles registrant to attend all the sessions, the Wednesday evening reception, breaks on Thursday and Friday and one copy of the conference abstracts. Banquet: Thursday evening, includes dinner with wine at table and entertainment. Wednesday tour: Please see details of the tours on the web site. Ellen Wail Research Scientist Farming Systems Research Plant Agriculture University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1 Phone: 519 824 4120 Ext. 8480 Fax: 519 763 8933 LAST 'WORD, "Many of us are more capable than some of us ... but none of us is as capable as all of Tom Wilson, "Ziggy" MILLENJINiuM ECOCOMMUNITIES OXFORD c%5ohn Finlay, M.P. Ox(ord 795 Dundas Street, Woodstock ON, N4S 1G1 Millennium EcoCommunities is an Environment Canada initiative that was announced by the Honourable Christine Stewart, the Minister of the Environment, in June of 1998. The initiative promotes responsible environmental citizenship by encouraging local community participation in one or more of the program's priorities: clean air, clean water, nature, climate change. By increasing the level of awareness about environment -enhancing activities and by providing a central registry of projects, contacts and potential sources of funding, the program hopes to increase the proportion of the population actively engaged in these activities. The INTERNET is envisioned as the hub of the program, providing information for those communities starting projects: http://www.ec.cic.ca/eco. The Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford Project (MECO) was initiated by John Finlay, Member of Parliament for Oxford, at a meeting of stakeholders held in January of 1999. These stakeholders formed a steering committee and met several times to develop a list of project ideas that would result in Oxford County being designated a Millennium EcoCommunity. The Steering Committee members decided that the purpose of the Oxford County EcoCommunity initiative is to provide a framework to engage the community in activities which will improve the environment in Oxford County. The steering committee defined its role as one which "facilitates" participation in activities that improve the health of the environment. This group suggested that a public meeting be held to collect additional ideas and to gather comments from a broader range of Oxford County residents. Over 50 people attended a community meeting held in April to discuss the project ideas in more detail. Meeting participants subsequently formed subcommittees to pursue specific project ideas and each subcommittee held meetings during the spring and summer of 1999. Based on further discussion and interest in each issue, the steering committee established two subcommittees: water and naturalization. WA9ER,SUBC0MM1g7EE The goal of the Water Subcommittee is to educate the community about the importance of the ground and surface water resources in Oxford County, and to involve people in projects designed to protect and enhance water quality and quantity. To date the subcommittee has focused on water supply and is investigating the feasibility of bringing the Children's Groundwater Institute's Children's Groundwater Festival to the County in 2000. The Subcommittee members are also working to bring themselves up-to-date on the work of the County with respect to the Groundwater Protection Study and hope to be able to assist with this initiative. NATURALIZATION SUBCOMMITIEB Naturalization: changing intensively maintained land into a natural, healthy area by planting trees, shrubs, and wildflowers and reducing grass mowing in order to provide habitat for wildlife and opportunities for passive recreation such as hiking and birdwatching. The Naturalization Subcommittee's mission is to increase vegetation cover in Oxford County to 15% by naturalizing or greening public and private land using native trees, shrubs, prairie and meadow species wherever feasible or practical. Fifteen percent natural vegetation cover is the County of Oxford's goal as outlined in the Official Plan Natural Resource Management Policy (Section 3.2.6.2). The subcommittee will achieve this goal by identifying and prioritizing areas for naturalization projects, planting trees, shrubs and other natural vegetation, and educating and assisting the community with naturalization projects. INVOLVEMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES MECO is a grassroots initiative in Oxford and needs the support of all municipalities in the county. Your municipality is invited to become involved in this project by providing the following: ► letter of support for the Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford project ► new members who would be interested in participating on a committee or in project implementation ► an inventory list of land owned by your municipality that may be suitable for naturalization projects Presently, we are exploring alternative funding programs and agencies to support the project, however, we may be approaching the municipality for financial support at a later date. Membership to MECO Committees is open and anyone interested in the project is invited to attend. Please contact Cindy Flegel at the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, telephone 451-2800 ext. 255, or e-mail to flegelcOthamesriver.org. Current members include: A J Baker Public School City of Woodstock, Parks Division Grassroots Woodstock Fanshawe College LaFarge Canada Springbank Public School Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Woodstock Field Naturalists plus numerous individuals from the local community MILLENNIUM ECOCOMMUNIrZIES OXFORD %yohn Finlay, MP. Oxford 795 Dundas street, Woodstock ON x4S IG1 Millennium EcoCommunities is an Environment Canada initiative that was announced by the Honourable Christine Stewart, the Minister of the Environment, in June of 1998. The initiative promotes responsible environmental citizenship by encouraging local community participation in one or more of the program's priorities: clean air, clean water, nature, climate change. By increasing the level of awareness about environment -enhancing activities and by providing a central registry of projects, contacts and potential sources of funding, the program hopes to increase the proportion of the population actively engaged in these activities. The INTERNET is envisioned as the hub of the program, providing information for those communities starting projects: http://www.ec.ac.ca/eco. The Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford Project (MECO) was initiated by John Finlay, Member of Parliament for Oxford, at a meeting of stakeholders held in January of 1999. These stakeholders formed a steering committee and met several times to develop a list of project ideas that would result in Oxford County being designated a Millennium EcoCommunity. The Steering Committee members decided thatthe purpose of the Oxford County EcoCommunity initiative is to provide a framework to engage the community in activities which will improve the environment in Oxford County. The steering committee defined its role as one which "facilitates" participation in activities that improve the health of the environment. This group suggested that a public meeting be held to collect additional ideas and to gather comments from a broader range of Oxford County residents. Over 50 people attended a community meeting held in April to discuss the project ideas in more detail. Meeting participants subsequently formed subcommittees to pursue specific project ideas and each subcommittee held meetings during the spring and summer of 1999. Based on further discussion and interest in each issue, the steering committee established two subcommittees: water and naturalization. WAgER,SUBCOMMITI'EE The goal of the Water Subcommittee is to educate the community about the importance of the ground and surface water resources in Oxford County, and to involve people in projects designed to protect and enhance water quality and quantity. To date the subcommittee has focused on water supply and is investigating the feasibility of bringing the Children's Groundwater Institute's Children's Groundwater Festival to the County in 2000. The Subcommittee members are also working to bring themselves up-to-date on the work of the County with respect to the Groundwater Protection Study and hope to be able to assist with this initiative. MATU-IR ALIZATIONS`11BCOMMITIEE Naturalization: changing intensively maintained land into a natural, healthy area by planting trees, shrubs, and wildflowers and reducing grass mowing in order to provide habitat for wildlife and opportunities for passive recreation such as hiking and birdwatching. The Naturalization Subcommittee's mission is to increase vegetation cover in Oxford County to 15% by naturalizing or greening public and private land using native trees, shrubs, prairie and meadow species wherever feasible or practical. Fifteen percent natural vegetation cover is the County of Oxford's goal as outlined in the Official Plan Natural Resource Management Policy (Section 3.2.6.2). The subcommittee will achieve this goal by identifying and prioritizing areas for naturalization projects, planting trees, shrubs and other natural vegetation, and educating and assisting the community with naturalization projects. INVOLVEMEx7OF MUNICIPALIVES MECO is a grassroots initiative in Oxford and needs the support of all municipalities in the county. Your municipality is invited to become involved in this project by providing the following: ► letter of support for the Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford project ► new members who would be interested in participating on a committee or in project implementation ► an inventory list of land owned by your municipality that may be suitable for naturalization projects Presently, we are exploring alternative funding programs and agencies to support the project, however, we may be approaching the municipality for financial support at a later date. Membership to MECO Committees is open and anyone interested in the project is invited to attend. Please contact Cindy Flegel at the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, telephone 451-2800 ext. 255, or e-mail to flegelcOthamesriver.org. Current members include: A J Baker Public School City of Woodstock, Parks Division Grassroots Woodstock Fanshawe College LaFarge Canada Springbank Public School Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Woodstock Field Naturalists plus numerous individuals from the local community MILLEJINNI2. M ECOCOMMUNITIE1S OXFORD %9ohn Finlay, M.P. O,Vord 795 Dundas Street, Woodstock, OIN N4S 1§1 Millennium EcoCommunities is an Environment Canada initiative that was announced by the Honourable Christine Stewart, the Minister of the Environment, in June of 1998. The initiative promotes responsible environmental citizenship by encouraging local community participation in one or more of the program's priorities: clean air, clean water, nature, climate change. By increasing the level of awareness about environment -enhancing activities and by providing a central registry of projects, contacts and potential sources of funding, the program hopes to increase the proportion of the population actively engaged in these activities. The INTERNET is envisioned as the hub of the program, providing information for those communities starting projects: http://www.ec.cic.ca/eco. The Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford Project (MECO) was initiated by John Finlay, Member of Parliament for Oxford, at a meeting of stakeholders held in January of 1999. These stakeholders formed a steering committee and met several times to develop a list of project ideas that would result in Oxford County being designated a Millennium EcoCommunity. The Steering Committee members decided thatthe purpose of the Oxford County EcoCommunity initiative is to provide a framework to engage the community in activities which will improve the environment in Oxford County. The steering committee defined its role as one which "facilitates" participation in activities that improve the health of the environment. This group suggested that a public meeting be held to collect additional ideas and to gather comments from a broader range of Oxford County residents. Over 50 people attended a community meeting held in April to discuss the project ideas in more detail. Meeting participants subsequently formed subcommittees to pursue specific project ideas and each subcommittee held meetings during the spring and summer of 1999. Based on further discussion and interest in each issue, the steering committee established two subcommittees: water and naturalization. WATER,SUBCOMMIV EE The goal of the Water Subcommittee is to educate the community about the importance of the ground and surface water resources in Oxford County, and to involve people in projects designed to protect and enhance water quality and quantity. To date the subcommittee has focused on water supply and is investigating the feasibility of bringing the Children's Groundwater Institute's Children's Groundwater Festival to the County in 2000. The Subcommittee members are also working to bring themselves up-to-date on the work of the County with respect to the Groundwater Protection Study and hope to be able to assist with this initiative. NATLIRALIZATIONS`LLBCOMMITITEE Naturalization: changing intensively maintained land into a natural, healthy area by planting trees, shrubs, and wildflowers and reducing grass mowing in order to provide habitat for wildlife and opportunities for passive recreation such as hiking and birdwatching. The Naturalization Subcommittee's mission is to increase vegetation cover in Oxford County to 15% by naturalizing or greening public and private land using native trees, shrubs, prairie and meadow species wherever feasible or practical. Fifteen percent natural vegetation cover is the County of Oxford's goal as outlined in the Official Plan Natural Resource Management Policy (Section 3.2.6.2). The subcommittee will achieve this goal by identifying and prioritizing areas for naturalization projects, planting trees, shrubs and other natural vegetation, and educating and assisting the community with naturalization projects. I91 VOL'VEMENT OF 9bfU irICIPAGIVE S MECO is a grassroots initiative in Oxford and needs the support of all municipalities in the county. Your municipality is invited to become involved in this project by providing the following: ► letter of support for the Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford project ► new members who would be interested in participating on a committee or in project implementation ► an inventory list of land owned by your municipality that may be suitable for naturalization projects Presently, we are exploring alternative funding programs and agencies to support the project, however, we may be approaching the municipality for financial support at a later date. Membership to MECO Committees is open and anyone interested in the project is invited to attend. Please contact Cindy Flegel at the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, telephone 451-2800 ext. 255, or e-mail to fleoelcOthamesriver.org. Current members include: A J Baker Public School City of Woodstock, Parks Division Grassroots Woodstock Fanshawe College LaFarge Canada Springbank Public School Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Woodstock Field Naturalists plus numerous individuals from the local community MILLENNiuM ECOCOMMUNITIE5 OXFORD c%Yohn Finlay, 'MP. Orford 795DandarStreet, Woodstock, ON N4S 1§1 Millennium EcoCommunities is an Environment Canada initiative that was announced by the Honourable Christine Stewart, the Minister of the Environment, in June of 1998. The initiative promotes responsible environmental citizenship by encouraging local community participation in one or more of the program's priorities: clean air, clean water, nature, climate change. By increasing the level of awareness about environment -enhancing activities and by providing a central registry of projects, contacts and potential sources of funding, the program hopes to increase the proportion of the population actively engaged in these activities. The INTERNET is envisioned as the hub of the program, providing information for those communities starting projects: http://www.ec.cic.ca/eco. The Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford Project (MECO) was initiated by John Finlay, Member of Parliament for Oxford, at a meeting of stakeholders held in January of 1999. These stakeholders formed a steering committee and met several times to develop a list of project ideas that would result in Oxford County being designated a Millennium EcoCommunity. The Steering Committee members decided thatthe purpose of the Oxford County EcoCommunity initiative is to provide a framework to engage the community in activities which will improve the environment in Oxford County. The steering committee defined its role as one which "facilitates" participation in activities that improve the health of the environment. This group suggested that a public meeting be held to collect additional ideas and to gather comments from a broader range of Oxford County residents. Over 50 people attended a community meeting held in April to discuss the project ideas in more detail. Meeting participants subsequently formed subcommittees to pursue specific project ideas and each subcommittee held meetings during the spring and summer of 1999. Based on further discussion and interest in each issue, the steering committee established two subcommittees: water and naturalization. WAgER,SUBCOMMI27EE The goal of the Water Subcommittee is to educate the community about the importance of the ground and surface water resources in Oxford County, and to involve people in projects designed to protect and enhance water quality and quantity. To date the subcommittee has focused on water supply and is investigating the feasibility of bringing the Children's Groundwater Institute's Children's Groundwater Festival to the County in 2000. The Subcommittee members are also working to bring themselves up-to-date on the work of the County with respect to the Groundwater Protection Study and hope to be able to assist with this initiative. NATZiRALIZAVONS`uBCOMMIZTLE Naturalization: changing intensively maintained land into a natural, healthy area by planting trees, shrubs, and wildflowers and reducing grass mowing in order to provide habitat for wildlife and opportunities for passive recreation such as hiking and birdwatching. The Naturalization Subcommittee's mission is to increase vegetation cover in Oxford County to 15% by naturalizing or greening public and private land using native trees, shrubs, prairie and meadow species wherever feasible or practical. Fifteen percent natural vegetation cover is the County of Oxford's goal as outlined in the Official Plan Natural Resource Management Policy (Section 3.2.6.2). The subcommittee will achieve this goal by identifying and prioritizing areas for naturalization projects, planting trees, shrubs and other natural vegetation, and educating and assisting the community with naturalization projects. INVOLVEMEN'OF MUNICITALIVE 5 MECO is a grassroots initiative in Oxford and needs the support of all municipalities in the county. Your municipality is invited to become involved in this project by providing the following: ► letter of support for the Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford project ► new members who would be interested in participating on a committee or in project implementation ► an inventory list of land owned by your municipality that may be suitable for naturalization projects Presently, we are exploring alternative funding programs and agencies to support the project, however, we may be approaching the municipality for financial support at a later date. Membership to MECO Committees is open and anyone interested in the project is invited to attend. Please contact Cindy Flegel at the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, telephone 451-2800 ext. 255, or e-mail to fleoelc(a)thamesriver.org. Current members include: A J Baker Public School City of Woodstock, Parks Division Grassroots Woodstock Fanshawe College LaFarge Canada Springbank Public School Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Woodstock Field Naturalists plus numerous individuals from the local community SPRING/SUMMER 1999 UPDATE to: Keith Reibling, Township of Blandford-Blenheim John Killing, Township of East Zorra-Tavistock John Inns, Township of Norwich Al Forrester, Township of South-West Oxford Don MacLeod, Township of Zorra Ted Hunt, Town of Ingersoll /Dave Morris, Town of Tillsonburg Louise Gartshore, City of Woodstock from: Vida Carter re: Latest Issue of the LRIS Update Newsletter date: August 26, 1999 Please find enclosed copies of the Spring/Summer LRIS Update Newsle�d,�ccompanying County Inventory/mapsheet. Copies have been provided for your Council members and LRIS users at your location. Please be good enough to send these out our next agenda package as an information item for Council members. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require additional sets. LRIS COUNTY OF OXFORD % 1WAt , Spring/Summer 1999 UPDATE is a newsletter for all users of the Oxford County Land Related Information System (LRIS). UPDATE is intended to keep LRIS users up-to-date on additions and upgrades to the system, future directions of system development, as well as important dates. Please pass your copy of UPDATE on to others who are interested in the LRIS. Switch to New Communications System Complete The switch -over to the new COIN network as the communications system for the LRIS was completed on July 8. On that day, Hummingbird x-window emulation software was installed at the offices of the Town of Tillsonburg, and the last modems were disconnected. With the new network, we are indeed experiencing the anticipated benefits: (1) drawing speed increased 20 times (2) a window environment (3) connectivity possible on every desktop, requiring only the purchase of additional Hummingbird licences to provide LRIS access to additional desktops. An additional benefit is that municipalities can now print reports, maps and permits to printers on their own local networks. Special credit goes to Chris Jacob who, along with COIN staff and contractors, worked tirelessly to implement the LRIS changes. LRIS User Interface With new releases of GIS software coming this fall, and changing technology such as the ability to provide GIS over the Web, the LRIS staff will be embarking on a Visioning Process. Stay tuned for developments. Mailing Labels Upgrade We have been asked by East Zorra Tavistock to add the ability to download a file of mailing labels from the Oracle database so that they can be merged into a wordprocessing package on the users' desktop. This is in addition to the current ability to print directly onto pre -formatted labels, either on a local printer, or on a printer in the Planning Department. If you have any additional comments / suggestions on how mailing labels can be better provided in the LRIS, please contact Margaret Parkin. LRIS on the web! At the County Council meeting of May 26, LRIS staff unveiled a web -based application that provides an inventory of County -owned and leased lands, their location on a map, photographs, and description of the lands (see attached description). The application can be found at http://lds.county.oxford.on.ca using a web browser such as Explorer or Netscape. The importance of this application is that it demonstrates a new method of providing simple LRIS functionality over the web. It is accessible to all County and municipal staff who are connected to COIN, and to consultants, County and Municipal councillors and the public of Oxford County who have internet access. Further, it is a method of providing information to those beyond the borders of Oxford County - for example, this method could be used to broadcast an inventory of sites available for economic development. The application is also important because it was developed primarily by a University co-op student over a four month work term at the County. This indicates that these applications can be quickly and inexpensively developed. We are currently soliciting ideas for similar applications that can be developed (eg tourism, economic development, recreation, road closures....). Please contact Margaret Parkin for more information, or to vet your ideas. Nutrient Management Plan Registration Implementation of the first phase of Nutrient Management Plan Registration in the LRIS is complete. The Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) Registration allows staff in the rural municipalities to register NMPs against the property on which the nutrients are being generated, and to register subagreements onto properties receiving nutrients. The LRIS is also used to ensure that lands not under the same ownership as the source property are within 10 kilometres of the source. The NMP Registration system allows municipal staff (usually the Chief Building Official) to enter the amount of nutrients to be generated under the plan, and the tillable acreages of the lands receiving the nutrients (including his/her own farm) to ensure that the plan includes an adequate land base to receive the nutrients. A balance sheet provides this information back to the Building Official. A separate component of the LRIS allows municipal staff to produce maps showing the available land base within 10 kilometers of any property. The NMP registration system is being tested in the rural municipalities at this time. LRIS staff have hosted four workshop sessions, during which municipal staff learned the system, and LRIS staff fined tuned it to meet the municipalities' needs. Documentation has been provided. Phase Two will include reports and renewal notices. UPDATE is produced by the Department of Corporate Services and Library, County of Oxford For more information, contact Margaret Parkin (519) 537-0098 x348 LRIS staff are: Chris Jacob (x334), Bob Baker (x341), Yvette McGhee(x387),Vida Carter (x326) e-mail : Iris@county.oxford.on.ca website: http://lris.county.oxford.on.ca The County of Oxford: County -Owned and Leased Properties Inventory A Web -based Application http://iris.county.oxford.on.ca Rationale: There were three reasons for embarking on this project. First, there was a low cost of development. Funding for a co-op student was available through Human Resources Development Canada, to Information Access Oxford (IAO) for development of web -based applications. The purchase of the hardware and software to provide this functionality over the web was made possible through Telecommunications Access Partnerships (TAP) funding, which also made possible the County of Oxford Integrated Network (COIN). Second, it was a simple yet valuable application to develop. There was a clear reason for providing the data (Bill 163). This application has value as a demonstration project to show the potential of the technology as well as longer term value to County staff and elected officials. The application was built from data already available to County staff. Finally, it meets a longer term goal of the Land Related Information System (LRIS). This application demonstrates how we can begin providing basic LRIS functionality on a broader scale: any terminal with a web - browser and internet access can use this application: staff at work or at home, consultants in their offices, counsellors at their homes, the public of Oxford County, and businesses outside the County. Description The application contains the following data and functionality: ► a base map of the County - different levels of detail appear as the browser zooms into and out of the map ► the properties that are County -owned or leased are highlighted ► when you click the i, and then the property, you can view a table of basic data about the properties: PIN, assessment roll number, and a simple description (eg Salford Landfill) ► when you click the lightening bolt, and then the property, you can see more information, such as a more detailed description, documents, and photographs ► when you click the binoculars, you can search for properties (eg type in "library", and it will retrieve all libraries owned or leased by the County) ► you can print out a map Future Directions There is potential for further development of this application (eg tie in insurance records). There is also. great potential for similar applications to be developed: eg the data from the groundwater protection study can be associated with municipal water wells. Different levels of security can be assigned to different data which will allow or disallow some browsers to view data. OCTA and Huron Park Secondary School have together developed a similar application: a walking tour of the heritage district of Woodstock. Next Steps We are soliciting ideas from County staff, the LRIS steering committee, the COIN steering committee, and - councillors for information that we can provide in this manner. County of Oxford Arcview Internet Map Server Application County Owned Propertles OCounty Forest HH County Ubrary © County Park ® LarK Ml CMcea / FatlOtles ® Petrol / storage Yard R Reserve ® Wastewater ® Water County Leased Propertles County Library OCounty Park Wastewater 1000 0 1000 2000 Metres LRIS LAND RELATED INFORMATION SYSTEM C O U N T Y O F O X F O R D Spring/Summer 1999 UPDATE is a newsletter for all users of the Oxford County Land Related Information System (LRIS). UPDATE is intended to keep LRIS users up-to-date on additions and upgrades to the system, future directions of system development, as well as important dates. Please pass your copy of UPDATE on to others who are interested in the LRIS. Switch to New Communications System Complete The switch -over to the new COIN network as the communications system for the LRIS was completed on July 8. On that day, Hummingbird x-window emulation software was installed at the offices of the Town of Tillsonburg, and the last modems were disconnected. With the new network, we are indeed experiencing the anticipated benefits: (1) drawing speed increased 20 times (2) a window environment (3) connectivity possible on every desktop, requiring only the purchase of additional Hummingbird licences to provide LRIS access to additional desktops. An additional benefit is that municipalities can now print reports, maps and permits to printers on their own local networks. Special credit goes to Chris Jacob who, along with COIN staff and contractors, worked tirelessly to implement the LRIS changes. LRIS User Interface With new releases of GIS software coming this fall, and changing technology such as the ability to provide GIS over the Web, the LRIS staff will be embarking on a Visioning Process. Stay tuned for developments. Mailing Labels Upgrade We have been asked by East Zorra Tavistock to add the ability to download a file of mailing labels from the Oracle database so that they can be merged into a wordprocessing package on the users' desktop. This is in addition to the current ability to print directly onto pre -formatted labels, either on a local printer, or on a printer in the Planning Department. If you have any additional comments / suggestions on how mailing labels can be better provided in the LRIS, please contact Margaret Parkin. G LRIS on the web! At the County Council meeting of May 26, LRIS staff unveiled a web -based application that provides an inventory of County -owned and leased lands, their location on a map, photographs, and description of the lands (see attached description). The application can be found at http://lris.county.oxford.on.ca using a web browser such as Explorer or Netscape. The importance of this application is that it demonstrates a new method of providing simple LRIS functionality over the web. It is accessible to all County and municipal staff who are connected to COIN, and to consultants, County and Municipal councillors and the public of Oxford County who have internet access. Further, it is a method of providing information to those beyond the borders of Oxford County - for example, this method could be used to broadcast an inventory of sites available for economic development. The application is also important because it was developed primarily by a University co-op student over a four month work term at the County. This indicates that these applications can be quickly and inexpensively developed. We are currently soliciting ideas for similar applications that can be developed (eg tourism, economic development, recreation, road closures....). Please contact Margaret Parkin for more information, or to vet your ideas. Nutrient Management Plan Registration Implementation of the first phase of Nutrient Management Plan Registration in the LRIS is complete. The Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) Registration allows staff in the rural municipalities to register NMPs against the property on which the nutrients are being generated, and to register subagreements onto properties receiving nutrients. The LRIS is also used to ensure that lands not under the same ownership as the source property are within 10 kilometres of the source. The NMP Registration system allows municipal staff (usually the Chief Building Official) to enter the amount of nutrients to be generated under the plan, and the tillable acreages of the lands receiving the nutrients (including his/her own farm) to ensure that the plan includes an adequate land base to receive the nutrients. A balance sheet provides this information back to the Building Official. A separate component of the LRIS allows municipal staff to produce maps showing the available land base within 10 kilometers of any property. The NMP registration system is being tested in the rural municipalities at this time. LRIS staff have hosted four workshop sessions, during which municipal staff learned the system, and LRIS staff fined tuned it to meet the municipalities' needs. Documentation has been provided. Phase Two will include reports and renewal notices. UPDATE is produced by the Department of Corporate Services and Library, County of Oxford For more information, contact Margaret Parkin (519) 537-0098 x348 LRIS staff are: Chris Jacob (x334), Bob Baker (x341), Yvette McGhee(x387),Vida Carter (x326) e-mail : Iris@county.oxford.on.ca website: http://lris.county.oxford.on.ca .► The County of Oxford: County -Owned and Leased Properties Invento ry A Web -based Application http://iris.county.oxford.on.ca Rationale: There were three reasons for embarking on this project. First, there was a low cost of de a co-op student was available through Human Resources Development Canada to Information A Funding for (IAO) for development of web -based applications. The purchase of the hardware Information Access Oxford functionality over the web was made possible through Telecommunications Access and software to provide this which also made possible the County of Oxford Integrated Network (COIN). Partnerships (TAP) funding, Second, it was a simple yet valuable application to develop. There was a clear reason for providing 163). This application has value as a demonstration project to show the potential of the vidmg the data (Bail as longer term value to County staff and elected officials. The application was built from da technology a well as County staff. to already available to Finally, it meets a longer term goal of the Land Related Information 'System RIS demonstrates how we can begin providing basic LRIS functionality on a broader ) This application browser and Internet access can use this application: staff at o scale: any terminal with aweb- counsellors at their homes, the public of Oxford County,and bu • work or at home, consultants in their offices, businesses outside the County. Description The application contains the following data and functionality: a base map of the County - different levels of detail appear > the properties that are County -owned � as the browser or leased are highlighted zooms into and out of the map > when you click the i, and then the ro e p p rty, you can view a table of basic data about the properties: PIN, assessment roll number, and a simple description (eg Salford Landfill) when you click the lightening bolt, and then the ro e p p rty, you can see more information, such as a more detailed description, documents, and photographs when you click the binoculars, you can search for (g e libraries owned or leased by the County) properties Pe in "library", and it will retrieve all you can print out a map Future Directions There is potential for further development of this application (eg tie in insurance records). 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EPOAD County Leased Properties .>: 1gWERt•M County tIDrery o H16HWA,1 403 O County Park 30K PAZ1U OAVENu� ® Wastewater 4 N NELy 1PEPOAU DO o� OLD SigOE XFOR CENTRE SO10DO 0 1000 2000 Metres FIRER ADPD ^ GO JNZY OF O YF0�0 CURRIES AOAD S 6UN aa05'. � O � Lk E THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBLIRG COUNCIL AGENDA MONDAY — September 13`h, 1999 — 8:00 P.M. ORDER OF BUSINESS: A. Adoption of Minutes — August 23rd, 1999 1!�l "Min 23August99Lana.doc' AND RESOLVED THAT the Minutes of Council under date of August 23'. 1999 be adopted as printed and circulated B. Adoption of Agenda AND RESOL VFD 7 HA T the Agenda as prepared f bi- Council Meeting (? f September 13t1i, 1999 be adopted C. Declarations — Municipal Conflict of Interest Act D. Appointments/Delegations 1. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority RE: Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford (MECO) Letter.xif E. Reports l . Otter Valley Utility Corridor & Recreation Trail Committee Board of Management Minutes of August 17`h, 1999 nm "Letter (18).xif' AND RL'SOL VFD THAT Otter Valley Utility Corridor d Recreation 7 rail Committee Board of Alfanagement Minutes of August 176, 1999 be received and recommendations contained therein be adopled. 2. Director of Community Services RE: Participate Project Request for Town Commitment for Facility !�l "Council Blg Term Use.doc" AND RESOLVED THAT Council allows the Participate Project to occupy the Old Museum for a five-year period commencing September 1 ", 1999 with the following provisions: 1. All renovations and structural changes are approved in advance by Council, and developed with the participation of the Chief Building Official and Fire Chief as required. 2. Town summer playground programs continue to operate out of the building with access to the facilities, which meet their requirements. 3. In the event, the program is dissolved within this five—year period that this occupancy be terminated. F. Communications 1. County of Oxford RE: Support of Resolution — Slot Machines "Lettii ).xif' AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council support the County of O.xford's resolution with respect to slot machines, casino gambling. 2. Township of East Zorra-Tavistock RE: Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford/Millennium Project "Letter (4).xif' AND RESOLVED THAT the communication received from the Township of Fast Zorra- Tavistock with respect to the Millennium EcoCommunities Oxford Millennium Project be referred to the C.A.O. for review and recommendation. 3. Rotary Club of Tillsonburg RE: Signage — Heritage Square R "Letter (5).xW' 2 AND RI:SOL VAD THAT the matter of signage on Heritage Square be referred to the C.A. U. for review anti recommendation. 4. Town of Saugeen Shores RE: Support of Resolution - Nutrient Management A "Letter (6).xif' AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council support the Town of Saugeen Shores' resolution with respect to Nutrient Management. 5. Township of Severn RE: Support of Resolution - Water & Sewer Works - Petition for Funding "Letter (7).xif' AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council support the Township of Severn's resolution with respect to water and sewer works -- petition for funding. 6. County of Oxford Re: Lifting of Part Lot Control - Hickory Hills Developments Inc. ng "Letter (8).xif' AND RE.SOI,VED THAT Council of the Town of Tillsonburg recommend to the County of Oxford that the lands consisting of Part of Lots 2 to 19 inclusive, Registered I'lan 41A11- 000 (Bala.:s Court), Town of Tillsonburg, be exempted from fart Lot Control once the Plan of Subdivision has been registered, and that the County be requested to enact the necessary exempting by-law as well as entering into a standard Part Lot Control Agreement with the applicant. 7. Tillsonburg Boy Scouts' Groups Camp Committee RE: Permission to Conduct Annual Apple Day Canvas - October 16'', 1999 0 "Letter (15).xif' AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council grant permission to the Tillsonburg Boy Scouts' Groups Camp Committee to conduct their annual Apple Day Canvas on Saturday, October 16`h 1999 in the Town of Tillsonburg. 3 8. Municipality of Bayham RE: Otter Valley Utility Corridor & Recreation Trail IR "Letter (16).xif' the C.A.O. be requested to set up a joint meeting with the Councils of the Town of Tillsonburg and the Municipality of'Bayliam to discuss the Otter P'allc-,v Utility Corridor and Recreation Trail 9. County of Oxford RE: Tax Rebates - Legions "Letter (17).xif' AND RI_,SOLFE'D THAT the communication received from the County of Oxford with respect to tax rebates - Legions be referred to the C. A. 0. for review to establish a dollar cost in providing a rebate for branches of the Canadian Legion or similar veteran clubs. G. Information I . Ministry of Natural Resources RE: Aerial Baiting Operation "Letter (9).xif 2. Ian R. Linton RE: Economic Development IR "Letter (10).xif' 3. Participate Program RE: Economic Development R "Letter (11).xif' 4. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing RE: 1999 Annual Municipal Conference ns "Letter (12).xif' 5. Long Point Region Conservation Authority Minutes - August 4`h, 1999 l�='I "Letter (13).xif' 4 6. Ministry of Transportation RE: Rehabilitation of the Big Otter Creek Structure R "Letter (14).xif' H. Resolutions I. By -Laws 1. By -Law 2913 - To Provide for Interim Tax Levy 2913.doc AND RESOL VED THA T By -Law 2913 to provide, or interim tax levy be now introduced and read a first and second time and be referred to Committee of the Whole for.furlher consideration and this constitutes the firsi and second reading thereof. AND RESOLVED THAT Committee do now rise and go into Committee of the Whole for the purpose o f 'considering By -Law 2913. AND RbSOLVF_D THAT Committee do now rise and report on By -Law number 2913 as passed in Committee without amendment. AND RE, SOL VED THA T Committee do now rise and report on By -Law number 2913 as passed in Committee without amendment. J. Notice of Motion K. Closed Session AND RESOLVED THAT Council move into Executive - Closed Session. E