981123 Regular Council Meeting MinutesNOVEMBER 23, 199
MINUTES of the meeting of the Municipal Council of the Town of Tillsonburg held
Monday, November 23rd, 1998 at 8:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, Municipal Offices,
Tillsonburg, Ontario
PRESENT: Mayor C. McKnight, Deputy Mayor I. Horton, Councillors: B. Carroll, S.
Lamb, G. Leachman, S. Molnar, C. Rosehart and R. Smith
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
A. Adoption of Minutes
No. 1 Moved by Councillor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the Minutes
of Council under date of November 6t' and 9t', 1998 be adopted as
printed and circulated.
"Carried"
B. Adoption of Agenda
No. 2 Moved by Councillor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the Agenda
as prepared for Council meeting of November 23rd, 1998 be adopted as
printed, with the addition of:
J. By -Laws
1. By -Law 2875 — To Amend Zoning By -Law 1994, as
amended (Hoorelbeke)
"Carried"
C. Declarations — Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
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Mayor Cam McKnight declared a pecuniary interest with respect to vendor S565,
as contained in the Accounts Payable found under the Corporate Services
Committee Minutes of November 18th, 1998.
D. Appointments/Delegations
MEW 1. Marty Klein, Vice -President of Corporate Services, Tillsonburg District
Memorial Hospital
Deputy Mayor Iry Horton, as representative of Oxford County to the
Thames Valley Hospital District Board, presented a report to Town
Council with respect to physician issues as it relates to emergency services
at the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital, as well as the restructuring r-�+
of the Thames Valley District Board.
Mr. Klein was also in attendance to answer specific questions of Town
Council with respect to the delivery of health care services in the Town of
Tillsonburg and the restructuring of those services throughout the
Province of Ontario.
No. 3 Moved by Councillor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart WHEREAS the average number
of residents per family physician in Ontario is 1124;
AND WHEREAS the number of residents per family physician in
Southwestern Ontario is 1358;
AND WHEREAS the number of residents per family physician in
Oxford County is 1858;
AND WHEREAS family physicians in rural communities provide
on-call services for Emergency, Anesthesia, Obstetrics, In-patient
Care and assist in surgery;
AND WHEREAS the OHIP Billing Threshold does not recognize
this essential service to the hospital as being over and above their
busy office practice;
AND WHEREAS hospitals in rural Ontario are in serious risk of
losing such critical service if physician coverage is not available;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Corporation of the
Town of Tillsonburg notify the Thames Valley District Health
Council, the Minister of Health for the Province of Ontario, the
Premier of Ontario, all other rural communities in Ontario and area
MPPs that:
1. We are greatly concerned that the increasing hospital
workload on rural physicians is placing needed hospital
services at risk.
2. We are strongly opposed to an OHIP Billing Threshold
which discriminates against rural physicians.
3. We demand that the Minister of Health for the Province of
Ontario immediately amend the OHIP Billing Threshold so
that payment to family physicians for service to the hospital
be exempt from the physician threshold.
"Carried"
E. Committee of Adjustment
A-14/98 — Kirby Heckford
Mr. Brad Bartlett, Secretary -Treasurer of the Committee of Adjustment,
presented the applied for Minor Variance under File A-14/98 from W.E.
Heckford Sales Ltd. for a property at 215 Tillson Avenue.
There were no persons in attendance in opposition to the applied for Minor
Variance.
Mr. Kirby Heckford on behalf of W.E. Heckford Sales Ltd. was in
attendance in support of the applied for Minor Variance and presented to
Town Council a site development sketch of the proposed industrial
building on 215 Tillson Avenue.
No. 4 Moved by Councillor Smith
Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT Town
Council approve the applied for Minor Variance under File A-
14/98 by W.E. Heckford Sales Ltd. subject to site plan approval.
"Carried"
F. Reports
1. Corporate Services Committee Minutes of November 18'h, 1998
2. Development/Culture Committee Minutes of November 10th, 1998
3. Economic Development Officer RE: Bridge Street
G. Communications
1. Town of Richmond Hill RE: Bill 79 — Taxation
H. Information
1. Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation RE: Grant Review Teams
2. Ernie Hardeman, MPP RE: 1998 Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review
3. Township of South-West Oxford Re: Compensation for Volunteer
Firefighters
4. County of Oxford RE: Municipal Electric Electric Association
Presentation
5. Goodman and Carr RE: Proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning
By -Law Amendment — L'Chaim Shopping Centres Limited
6. Ministry of Finance RE: Finance Minister Introduces Legislation to Help
Small Businesses
7. Association of Municipalities of Ontario RE: Bill 79 Introduced: Fairness
for Property Taxpayers Act
8. Association of Municipalities of Ontario RE: WSIB Benefits Rectified for
Municipal Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Brigades
9. Association of Municipalities of Ontario RE: Final Recommendations of
Provincially Appointed Social Housing Committee
I. Resolutions
No. 5 Moved by Councillor Smith
Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Corporate
Services Committee Minutes of November 18`h, 1998 be received and
recommendations contained therein be adopted.
"Carried"
No. 6 Moved by Councillor Smith
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT Item F.2 —
Role of Real Estate Agents and the Municipality of the Minutes of the
Development/Culture Committee under date of November 101', 1998 be
divided and voted on separately.
"Carried"
Town Council did not approve the recommendation under Item F.2 — Role of Real
Estate Agents and the Municipality as contained in the Minutes of the
Development/Culture Committee under date of November 101i, 1998.
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No. 7 Moved by Councillor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Smith AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council
approve that, upon review, another clause be added to the Agreement with
the Tillsonburg and District Real Estate Board recognizing that a fee be
paid for professional services rendered such as appraisals, optioning
properties and other requests specifically made by Town Council, upon
receipt of an invoice;
AND FURTHER THAT the necessary implementing by-law be drafted.
"Carried"
No. 8 Moved by Councillor Carroll
Seconded by Councillor Leachman AND RESOLVED THAT the
Development/Culture Committee Minutes of November 10'', 1998 be
received and recommendations contained therein be adopted.
"Carried"
No. 9 Moved by Councillor Molnar
Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the
recommendations as contained in the memorandum from the Economic
Development Officer dated November 20th, 1998, be adopted.
On" "Carried"
No. 10 Moved by Councillor Leachman
Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Council of
the Town of Tillsonburg support the Town of Richmond Hill's resolution
regarding Bill 79 with respect to taxation.
"Carried"
No. 11 Moved by Councillor Carroll
Seconded by Councillor Smith AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council
approve that up to $5,000.00 from the reserve fund for the southend be
placed in the industrial promotion budget for use in the southend
development costs.
"Carried"
No. 12 Moved by Councillor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT Town
Council move into Closed Session — Executive to consider matters of
potential litigation.
"Carried"
I By -Laws
The following By -Law was given three readings and finally enacted:
1. By -Law 2875 - To amend Zoning By -Law 1994, as amended (Hoorelbeke)
K Notice of Motion
L. Closed Session
No. 13 Moved by Councillor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT Council
move into Executive — Closed Session to consider matters of potential
litigation.
"Carried"
Council moved back into Open Session of Town Council and adjourned.
Meeting adjourned.
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