Council Meeting Minutes Agendas – September
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Distributed 10-09-15 AGENDA COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF LENNOX AND ADDINGTON Meeting to be held - Wednesday, September 22,2010 Council Chamber County Court House 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ADOPTION OF MINUTES Regular Monthly meeting held - June 23,2010 Working Session meeting held - July 14, 2010 Working Session meeting held - September 8,2010 C APPROVAL OF AGENDA DISCLOSURE CIF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF WARDEN'S REPORT Page 1 MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Accessibilitv September 13,2010 - staff report re: Proposed Accessibility Page 3 Standards (Deputy Clerk) 2. Countv Web Site September 9, 201 0 - staff report re: County Web Site Development Page 6 (Director, Information Services) - 2 - September Regular Monthly Meeting Distributed Meeting to be held - September 22,2010 10-09-15 3. Countv Department Activitv Reports September 14, 2010 - staff report re: Administrative Services Activities Page 9 (Chief Administrative OfficerIClerk) - September 14, 201 0 - staff report re: Financial & Physical Services Page 14 Activities (Director, Financial & Physical Services) September 7, 201 0 - staff report re: Social Services Activities Page 17 (Director, Social Services) September 14, 201 0 - staff report re: Information Services Activities Page 20 (Director, Information Services) September 14,2010 - staff report re: The John M. Parrott Centre Page 31 Activities (Director, The John M. Parrott Centre) 4. Resolutions a) Gas-fired Peaking Electricity Generating Power Plant June 28,201 0 - resolution re: Proposed Provincial Regulation to Exempt Page 38 from the Provisions of the Planning Act a Gas-fired Peaking Electricity Generating Power Plant in the Township of King (Township of King) b) Harmonized Goods and Services Tax (i) July 23, 2010 - resolution re: HST - Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Page 39 (Township of Malahide) (ii) August 201 0 - resolution re: Harmonized Goods and Services Page 41 Tax (HST) (Central Huran) (iii) August 9, 20 10 - resolution re: HST - Recreational or Cultural Page 42 Activities (Township of Wellington North) MATTERS FOR INFORMATION 1. United Way - 211 July 27,201 0 - correspondence re: United Way - 21 1 Page 43 (Bhavana Varma, President & CEO, United Way serving KFL&A) -3- September Regular Monthly Meeting Distributed C Meeting to be held - September 22,2010 10-09-15 2. Accessibilitv for Ontarians August 10,2010 - correspondence re: Review of the Accessibility for Page 44 Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (Hon, Madeleine Meilleur, Ministry of Community and Social Services) 3. Kingston's Hospitals August 20,2010 - correspondence re: Thank you for Support of the Page 49 Redevelopment of Kingston's Hospitals (Ian Wilson, Campaign Chair, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation) 4. Algonquin Land Claim September 9,2010 - correspondence re: Update on Algonquin Land Page 50 Claim Negotiations (Shelly Dumouchel, Program & Community Liaison, Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs) 5. AM0 Communications July 15,2010 - communication re: Straight Talk on Eco Fes Page 59 July 27,201 0 - communication re: Ontario's Environmental Page 61 Commissioner Delivers Straight Talk on Waste Diversion July 201 0 - communication re: Integrated Community Energy Planning: Page 62 What Every Councillor Should Know about Positioning your Municipality in Front of the New Economy August 26, 201 0 - communication re: AM0 Welcomes The Honourable Page 64 Rick Bartolucci to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing August 25,2010 - communication re: Second Phase of Pension Reform Page 65 Unveiled by Finance Minister September 9, 201 0 - communication re: New Municipal Representatives Page 66 Appointed to MPAC's Board September 9,2010 - communication re: Proposed Integrated Accessibility Page 67 Regulation Posted for 45 Day Public Review C September 9,201 0 - communication re: Executive Appointments Page 68 -4- September Regular Monthly Meeting Distributed Meeting to be held - September 22,2010 10-09-15 6. Conferences and Seminars September 2010 - notice re: Elected Official Trainings and Workshops Page 69 (AMO) 7. Correspondence Highlights Page 70 8. Information Available Upon Request Page 71 OTHER BUSINESS 1. Statements by Members 2. Notice of Motion 3. Matters of Urgency BY-LAWS 1. New Industrial Entrance A By-law to Amend By-Law No. 2120, as amended, Designating County Page 72 Road 23 as a Controlled Access Highway and to Authorize the Construction of One New Industrial Entrance to Part 8 of Registered Plan No. 29R-2 108 2. Confirmation of Proceedings A By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of Page 73 the County of Lennox and Addington at its meeting held on Wednesday, September 22,2010 ADJOURNMENT Page 1 C REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL FROM: Warden Henry Hogg RE: Activities: June 20 10 - September 20 10 DATE: September 1 3,20 10 My activities over the past months included: June 18 - Attended the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus Meeting held at the County of Renfrew Administration Building in Pembroke, Ontario June 2 1-22 - - Attended the Eastern Ontario Economic Summit held in Kingston June 23 - Attended at the County Office June 23 - Chaired the Regular Meeting of County Council - Attended the Launch of 2 1 1 in Lennox & Addington and a Community Open House at the County Office 0 June 25 June 30 - Attended at the County Office July 8 - Attended at the County Office July 8 - Attended the Prince Edward-Lennox & Addington Social Service Committee Meeting, Napanee July 14 - Chaired the Working Session Meeting of County Council July 22 - Attended at the County Office July 29 - Attended at the County Office August 6 - Attended at the County Office August 13 - Attended at the County Office August 14 - 1 8 - Attended the 20 10 Annual AM0 Conference in Windsor August 20 - Attended at the County Office Page 2 Warden Report to Council - September 13, 201 0 Page 2 of 2 August 27 - Attended at the County Office September 2 - Attended at the County Office September 8 - Attended at the County Office September 8 - Chaired the Working Session Meeting of County Council September 9 - Attended the Economic Development Coalition Meeting All of which is respectfully submitted, Warden Henry Hogg Page 3 STAFF REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL From: Tracey McKenzie Deputy Clerk Re: Proposed Accessibility Standards Date: September 13,20 10 In 2005, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) was passed into law. The goal of the AODA is to make Ontario accessible to people with disabilities by 2025. The Province announced that Committees would be formed to develop "Standards" in five different areas under the Act. The Standards - Accessible Customer Service, Transportation, Information & Communications, Employment and Built Environment - are meant to cover important areas of everyday life. These Standards (or Regulations) explain the accepted way of doing something, what the requirements are, who has to meet them and by when. The first AODA Standard was the Accessible Customer Service Standard, which municipalities had to comply with by January 1,2010. The County of Lennox and Addington submitted its first Accessible Customer Service Report to the Province in C) March of this year and was in full compliance with the legislation. In June 2009, the provincial government appointed former Ontario Minister of Community and Social Services, Charles Beer to conduct the first independent review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. The goal of the review was to determine whether the objective of an accessible province was being met in an effective, efficient, flexible and fair manner. At that time, the remaining four Standards - Built Environment, Information & Communications, Employment and Transportation - had all been developed by Committees, and released for mandatory public reviews during 2008 and 2009, but final Regulations had not been enacted. Mr. Beer's report "Charting the Path Forward" was tabled in the Ontario Legislature in May 20 10, fittingly during National Access Awareness Week. The report recommended that the remaining standards should be harmonized in order to align their requirements and make it easier to determine compliance timelines. Early in September, following Mr. Beer's recommendation, the Province released a final Proposed Integrated Accessibility Standard which includes general requirements that will apply to information & communications, employment and transportation. In 201 3, the Customer Service Standard will also be integrated into this regulation. Page 4 Staff have reviewed the proposed Integrated Standard and believe that the requirements and timelines are reasonable. A schedule of proposed compliance timelines is attached for Council's information. The final Proposed Built Environment Standard was released separately late last week. The Province did not harmonize the Built Environment Standard at this time because it is very extensive and technical. The Proposed Standard has 14 sections which cover 1 1 different groups of building elements. For every building element (for example, doors and doorways) there are technical requirements which explain how to make this element accessible for people with disabilities. The proposed Standard applies to all new construction and extensive renovations to the existing built environment. The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced in August that most requirements in the Proposed Built Environment Standard will be integrated into the Ontario Building Code. It is expected that the Proposed Built Environment Standard