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000327 Regular Council Meeting MinutesMARCH 27TH, 2000 MINUTES of the meeting of the Municipal Council of the Town of Tillsonburg held Monday, March 27th, 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 13th, 2000 No. 2 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the Minutes of Council under date of March 13th, 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 27th, 2000 be adopted. "Carried" D. Declarations — Municipal Conflict of Interest Act None E. Presentations 1. Monthly Volunteer Recognition Award !0� Mayor McKnight presented the Monthly Volunteer Recognition Award to Mrs. Mary Lohuis. F. Appointments/Deleltations 1. Biker's Rights Organization of Ontario RE: Safety Awareness Events Mr. Steve Northey, Provincial Vice -Chairman, B.R.O., 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 7th, 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 Adiustment H. Public Hearings I. Reports 1. Director of Operations RE: Design Criteria — Lot Grading 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. 2. Director of Community Services RE: Advisory Committee Recommendations 2 e*N 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 18th, 2000 2. Transit Advisory Board Minutes of February 4th and March 3d,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 27th) 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 22nd, 2000 with respect to Review of Committees be received and 3 ,oft� 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" No. 7 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.I.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, AND WHEREAS the Program has helped provide area farmers with a much needed reliable source of labour, 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, K e`'\ 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 5 14� 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 H 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 M. 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. ro C