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MINUTES THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIOUX LOOKOUT COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIOUX LOOKOUT REGULAR MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, FEBRUARY 15, 2012,5:36 P.M, 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER/MAYOR'S INTRODUCTORY REMARKS A. Attendance Mayor Dennis Leney Cllr. John Bath Cllr, Donald Fenelon Cllr. Steve Forbes Cllr. Doug Squires Cllr. Joyce Timpson Excused Cllr. Calvin Southall Staff Arie Hoogenboom, Interim Chief Administrative Officer Peter Moyer, Deputy CAO Mary MacKenzie, Clerk Linda Spence, Deputy Clerk Brian MacKinnon, Community Development & Facilities Coordinator Pat Uren, Planning Administrator Henry Wall, Treasurer Staff Sergeant Nathan Schmidt, OPP Delegation Media, Interested Public and Staff Call Meeting B. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m, to Order 2. INTRODUCTION OF AMENDMENTS TO/CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA Withdrawn: Delegations: Ontario Heritage Trust Award Item 9 Seventh Avenue Funding Agreement and By-Law No. 12-12, OPIC Additions: Item 2 Seventh Avenue Upgrades-Sidewalk, Additional information was provided Item 11 Zoning By-Law Amendment (Stan and Kristine Nissley) and By-Law No. 09-12 (from Public Meeting) Outside Resolutions: Climate Change and Paving Shoulders of Provincially Owned Highways Closed Session: Additional information was provided 3. CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA AdoptAgenda CL026-12 Moved by: D. Squires Seconded: D. Fenelon THAT the Agenda for the Regular Council Meeting of February 15, 2012, be approved as amended. CARRIED 4. DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST - None R-j-b Council Minutes Page 2 February 15, 2012 5. ADOPTION OF MINUTES a) Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting January 18, 2012 b) Minutes of the Special Council Meeting January 30,2012 c) Minutes of the Special Council Meeting February 7,2012 Minutes CL027-12 Moved by: D, Fenelon Seconded: D. Squires THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held January 18, 2012 and the Minutes of the Special Council Meetings held January 30, 2012 and February 7, 2012, be adopted as presented. CARRIED 6. DETERMINATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION Item Nos. 1,2,5,6,10 and 11. 7. ADOPTION OF ITEMS NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION CL028-12 Moved by: D. Squires Seconded: D. Fenelon THA T Council approves recommendations as follows: item No.3 THAT Draft Approval for Plan of Subdivision 60T 98010 for the Planning Sioux Lookout Golf Sioux Lookout Golf and Curling Club be extended one year to Administrator and Curling Club, Extension ofDraft June 5, 2013. Approval (P-1-b) item No.4 THAT the request made by the Sioux Lookout Golf and Curling Planning Sioux Lookout Golf Club to revise Condition No. 9 (rehabilitation of sand pit) and Administrator and Curling Club, Change Conditions Condition No. 17 (Notices/Caution on Title) be approved. ofDraft Plan Approval (P-1-b) Item No.8 THAT Council approves the applications under Section 357 of the Treasurer Section 357 Write Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, in the amount of $586.72 as set Ofts (F-1-a) out in the Treasurer's Summary Report dated January 31 st, 2012. CARRIED 8. DELEGATIONS/PRESENTATIONS/COMMITTEE PRESENTATIONS a) Ontario Heritage Trust Award - Withdrawn from the Agenda b) Staff Sergeant Nathan Schmidt, OPP 2011 Review and 2012 Business Plan (See File No. 0-1-a) 9. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION item No.1 CL029-12 Moved by: S. Forbes Deputy Clerk Taxicab By-Law Seconded: D. Fenelon Amendment (L-3-a) THAT Council authorizes the passing of By-Law No. 03 12, Being a By-Law to Amend By-Law No. 54-08, Being a By-Law to Provide for the Licensing and Regulating of Taxicab Operations within the Municipality of Sioux Lookout; and further THAT Council approves Schedule "B" - Schedule of Fares, the Schedule of Fees and the Taxicab and Limousine Regulations as attached to the Deputy Clerk's Memo dated January 20,2012. CARRIED Council Minutes Page 3 February 15, 2012 Item No.2 CL030-12 Moved by: J. Bath Development Seventh Avenue Seconded: D. Fenelon Services Upgrades, Sidewalk Manager (R-3-a/D-2-a) THAT Council approves the reinstatement of 260m of 1.5m wide concrete sidewalk on the east/south side of Seventh Avenue to the scope of work on the Seventh Avenue Upgrade Project, awarded to Makkinga Contracting and Equipment Rentals. CARRIED Item NO.5 CL031-12 Moved by: J. Bath Community 2012 Environment Seconded: D. Squires Development Committee Work and Facilities Plan and Budget THAT Council approves the 2012 Environment Coordinator Request Committee Work Plan and Budget Request, as attached (E-4-b) to the Community Development & Facilities Coordinator's memo dated January 23, 2012. CARRIED Item NO.6 CL032-12 Moved by: S. Forbes Interim CAD Engagement Letter, Seconded: J. Timpson Legacy Bowes Group re: CAO THAT Council authorizes the passing of By-Law No. 11 Recruitment 12, Being a By-Law to Authorize the Mayor and Clerk to (H-6-a) Execute an Engagement Letter with Legacy Bowes Group Regarding the Recruitment of a Chief Administrative Officer for the Municipality of Sioux Lookout. CARRIED CL032-12 Moved by: D. Squires Seconded: S. Forbes THAT a CAO Selection Committee be established to support the search process with membership consisting of Mayor Leney, Councillors Timpson and Forbes and Interim CAO Hoogenboom. CARRIED Item No. 10 CL033-12 Moved by: J. Timpson Interim CAO 2011 Year End Seconded: D. Fenelon Report (A-1-c) THAT Council receives the 2011 Year End Report. CARRIED Item No. 11 CL034-12 Moved by: D. Fenelon Pianning ZBLA, Stan and Seconded: J. Timpson Administrator Kristine Nissley (Z-1-a) THAT Council authorizes the passing of By-Law No. 09 12, Being a By-Law to Amend Municipality of Sioux Lookout Comprehensive Zoning By-Law No. 23-11, as Amended. CARRIED 10. BY-LAWS a) By-Law No. 03-12, Being a By-Law to Amend By-Law No. 54-08, Being a By-Law to Provide for the Licensing and Regulating of Taxicab Operations within the Municipality of Sioux Lookout. b) By-Law No. 11-12, Being a By-Law to Authorize the Mayor and Clerk to Execute an Engagement Letter with Legacy Bowes Group Regarding the Recruitment of a Chief Administrative Officer for the Municipality of Sioux Lookout. c) By-Law No. 12-12, Authorize Capital Works (OPIC) - Withdrawn from the Agenda d) By-Law No. 09-12, Being a By-Law to Amend Municipality of Sioux Lookout Comprehensive Zoning By-Law No. 23-11, as Amended. Council Minutes Page 4 February 15,2012 By-Law Nos. 03-12, CL035-12 Moved by: J. Timpson 09-12 and 11-12 Seconded: D. Fenelon THAT By-Law Nos. 03-12, 09-12, and 11-12, be read a first, second and third time and passed. CARRIED 11. NOTICES OF MOTION/MOTION TO RECONSIDER - None 12. OUTSIDE RESOLUTIONS/REQUESTS FOR ENDORSEMENT CL036-12 Moved by: J. Bath Seconded: J. Timpson Request from the WHEREAS Canada is no longer participating in the Kyoto Accord; and Town ofBancroft Cdn Govt Leadership Role re Global WHEREAS Canada is the World's seventh largest polluter; and Warming R-1-a WHEREAS Canada, for the fifth year running, won the Climate Action Network International's Fossil of the Year Award; and WHEREAS climate change is most likely to affect our municipal infrastructure and budget negatively; and WHEREAS numerous agencies including the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, NRCan and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, all recommend that municipalities plan for climate change and consider how it will affect them, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout hereby supports the Town of Bancroft in its efforts to urge the Canadian Government to take a leadership role in combating global warming and climate change. DEFEATED CL037-12 Moved by: D. Squires Seconded: D. Fenelon Request from WHEREAS the Township of Carling and the Towns of Halton Hills and Township of Carling Gravenhurst have passed resolutions supporting a private member's bill Paved Shoulders on Provincial Highways introduced by Muskoka MPP Norm Miller to have a one metre paved R-1-a shoulder on certain provincially owned highways; and WHEREAS studies show that the paving of shoulders on highways reduces the number of accidents, thereby improving safety for cyclists, pedestrians and motorists; and WHEREAS the paving of shoulders on provincially owned highways would provide increased health benefits through opportunities to cycle or walk for recreation or transportation, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout hereby supports Muskoka MPP Norm Miller's private member's bill to have one metre paved shoulder on certain provincially owned highways. CARRIED 13. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL/MAYOR'S REPORT Council Minutes Page 5 February 15, 2012 14. MOTION TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION Closed Session CL038-12 Moved by: D. Squires Seconded: D. Fenelon THAT the Council Meeting of February 15, 2012, moves into a closed session chaired by Mayor Leney at 7:50 p.m. to discuss matters of a general nature as noted below: -personal matters about an identifiable individual CARRIED 15. RATIFICATION/PASSING RESOLUTIONS/BY-LAWS FROM CLOSED SESSION RatifyClosedSession CL042-12 Moved by: J. Bath Seconded: D. Fenelon THAT Council approves amending Schedule "A" to By-Law No. 84-10, (Being a By-Law to Make Appointments to Various Boards and Committees) by deleting Warren Sippola from the Sioux Lookout Airport Commission Transition Committee and adding Barb Hancock and Brad Hyslop to the Sioux Lookout Airport Development Commission effective February 15, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and further THAT Council approves amending Schedule "A" to By-Law No.