000327 Council MIN()
MARCH 27™, 2000
MINUTES of the meeting of the Municipal Council of the Town of Tillsonburg held
Monday, March 27'h, 2000 at 8:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, Tillsonburg, Ontario.
PRESENT: Mayor C. McKnight, Deputy Mayor I. Horton, Councillors: D. Beres, B.
Carroll, G. Leachman, S. Molnar, C. Rosehart and R. Smith
REGRETS: Councillor S. Lamb
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
A. Closed Session
No. 1 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT Council
move into Executive -Closed Session.
"Carried"
B. Adoption of Minutes -March 13 '\ 2000
No. 2 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the Minutes
of Council under date of March 131\ 2000 be adopted as printed and
circulated.
"Carried"
C. Adoption of Agenda
No. 3 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the Agenda
as prepared for Council Meeting of March 271\ 2000 be adopted.
"Carried"
D. Declarations -Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
None
E. Presentations
1. Monthly Volunteer Recognition Award
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Mayor McKnight presented the Monthly Volunteer Recognition Award to
Mrs. Mary Lohuis.
Appointments/Delegations
1. Biker's Rights Organization of Ontario RE: Safety Awareness Events
Mr. Steve Northey, Provincial Vice-Chairman, B.R.0., and Mr. Fred
Shearing, Regional Chairman, B.R.O., appeared before Council.
Their correspondence, as submitted, was reviewed, and they asked for
Council's support in promoting safety awareness by supporting the 'Local
Ride' on May 7'h, 2000.
No. 4 Moved by Councillor Rosehart
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Horton AND RESOLVED THAT the
Council of the Town of Tillsonburg approve the Biker's Rights
Organization of Ontario's request for a 'Local Ride', subject to
satisfying safety issues of the Tillsonburg Police Services.
"Carried"
G. Committee of Adjustment
H. Public Hearings
I. Reports
1. Director of Operations RE: Design Criteria -Lot Grading
2.
Written comments were received from the following:
i) MGI (The Links) Inc. RE: Design Criteria
ii) Hickory Hills Developments Inc.
Mr. Jerry Beckett, Builder, was present and commented that he supported
the Design Criteria, however suggested the addition of a clause allowing
another surveyor/engineer.
Director of Community Services RE: Advisory Committee
Recommendations
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J. Communications
1. Tillsonburg Library Board RE: Restructuring Study
2. Tillsonburg B.I.A. RE: Main Street Ontario -Community Millennium
Program
3. Stephen B. Molnar RE: Late School Start
K. Information
1. Recreation Advisory Board Minutes of February 181h, 2000
2. Transit Advisory Board Minutes of February 4th and March 3rd, 2000
3. Harvest Time RE: Extension of Town Water
4. Chief of Police RE: Commendation Letter -Rieter-Mastico Warehouse
Fire
5. AMO RE: Results of the AMO Board of Directors Meeting
6. Interim Report RE: Delivery of Municipal Services in Oxford County
(hard copies to be distributed Monday)
7. County Restructuring Up-Date:
i) Advertisement (in Tillsonburg News March 271h)
L. Resolutions
No. 5 Moved by Councillor Beres
Seconded by Councillor Molnar AND RESOLVED THAT the Staff
Report dated March 22, 2000 be received;
AND FURTHER THAT Lot Grading clauses 4.01 to 4.04, as attached to
the Report, be adopted and amended in the Town of Tillsonburg Design
Criteria for Residential Subdivisions.
"Carried"
No. 6 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Staff
Report as prepared by the Director of Community Services under date of
March 22"d, 2000 with respect to Review of Committees be received and
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recommendations contained therein be adopted, as amended to move
Special Awards responsibilities to Tourism Committee, and thereby
rename the committee to Tourism and Special Awards.
"Carried"
Moved by Councillor Carroll
Seconded by Councillor Smith AND RESOLVED THAT correspondence
dated March 15th, 2000 from the Tillsonburg Library Board with respect
to the County Restructuring Study be received and forwarded to the
consultants, C.N.Watson & Associates.
"Carried"
No. 8 Moved by Councillor Rosehart
Seconded by Councillor Horton AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council
support the B.l.A.'s application for Main Street Ontario -Community
Millennium Program Funding.
"Carried"
No. 9 Moved by Councillor Molnar
Seconded by Councillor Beres WHEREAS the Ministry of Education has
in the past supported the policy of a Late School Start Program in the
tobacco-growing region of Southwestern Ontario,
(_) AND WHEREAS the continuation of this Program has been endorsed by
the Thames Valley District School Board, the Glendale High School
Community Council and MPP Ernie Hardeman,
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AND WHEREAS the Program has helped provide area farmers with a
much needed reliable source oflabour,
AND WHEREAS the experiences received by the students in this situation
develop life skills that go well beyond the experiences available during
normal classroom hours,
AND WHEREAS the local secondary schools have initiated homework
and tutoring programs to keep the student's current study load up to date,
AND WHERAS the support for this Program highlights the benefits that
can be achieved when individual agencies work together (primarily the
Ontario Flue-Curing Tobacco Growers Marketing Board and the local
school boards),
ANDWHERAS the basis of this program supports the general themes in
the Province of Ontario's Task Force on Rural Economic Development,
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AND WHEREAS time is very much of the essence to resolve the
proposed changes to the school calendar,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg
requests the Ministry of Education and Minister Janet Ecker, approve the
Late Start School Program as promoted by the Thames Valley District
School Board and that this late start would see the school year start on
September 11, 2000 rather than on September 5, 2000.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the status of this Program be
reviewed by the Ministry of Education and the Thames Valley District
School Board at an earlier date for the school calendar year starting
September 2001.
AND BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED THAT this Resolution be forwarded
to other municipalities in the tobacco-growing region including, but not
necessarily limited to, Norwich Township and Aylmer.
"Carried''
No. 10 Moved by Councillor Carroll
Seconded by Councillor Smith AND RESOLVED THAT the matter of
employee vested sick leave be brought for reconsideration.
"Carried"
No. 11 Moved by Councillor Carroll
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Horton AND RESOLVED THAT the balance
of the municipality's existing full-time non-union employees sick-leave
bank be further adjusted from December 31, 1998 to December 31, 1999.
"Defeated"
Recorded Vote:
Yea Nay
Beres, D. x
Carroll, B. x
Horton, I. x
Lamb, S. absent
Leachman, G. x
McKnight, C. x
Molnar, S. x
Rosehart, C. x
Smith, R. x
No. 12 Moved by Councillor Carroll
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Horton AND RESOLVED THAT the balance
of the municipality's full-time non-union sick-leave bank be further
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adjusted from the original cut-off date of April 1998 to December 31,
1999 and only offered to currently active employees.
"Carried"
Moved by Councillor Smith
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Horton AND RESOLVED THAT Resolution
12 be further amended to include current CUPE staff members.
"Carried"
Recorded Vote:
Yea Nay
Beres, D. x
Carroll, B. x
Horton, I. x
Lamb, S. absent
Leachman, G. x
McKnight, C. x
Molnar, S. x
Rosehart, C. x
Smith,R. x
By-Laws
The following By-Law received first and second reading:
1. By-Law 2936 To Amend Design Criteria
N. Notice of Motion
Meeting adjourned.
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