REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL MINUTES 8:00 PM March 20, 2007 Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM with roll call as follows: Council M Richardson P C Halonen L Huard J MacDonald T Morrill Staff L Cresswell, Clerk/Deputy Treasurer C Mayry, Executive Assistant A Friedrich, Community Development Officer S Irwin, Community Adjustment Coordinator APPROVAL OF AGENDA The Agenda was approved with the following additions: Other Business 8. Bylaw 10-2007 – Interim Tax Rates Bylaw Legal Personnel DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST - None DELEGATIONS S Irwin, Community Adjustment Coordinator, provided an update to Council regarding the Schreiber/Terrace Bay Community Adjustment Partnership, for the period ending March 9, 2007. Several recommendations for the Township of Schreiber were presented, and further discussion of the recommendations will take place at the Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for March 27, 2007. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS RESOLUTION #070-07 Moved by T Morrill Seconded by P C Halonen THAT the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held March 6, 2007 be accepted as circulated. CARRIED BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES - None Page 1 of 7 COMMITTEE REPORTS RESOLUTION #071-07 Moved by L Huard Seconded by T Morrill THAT the minutes of the Schreiber Parks and Recreation Committee meeting held February 5, 2007 be accepted. CARRIED RESOLUTION #072-07 Moved by P C Halonen Seconded by T Morrill THAT Council approve the recommendation of the Recreation Committee to appoint Angie Wilson as a member of the Recreation Committee. CARRIED QUESTION PERIOD F Commisso addressed Council with concerns regarding the sewer service to one of his properties. *Staff directed to prepare report to Council regarding the Mr. Commisso’s concerns, for discussion at the Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for March 27, 2007. COMMUNICATIONS The following communications were received with no action directed. 1. Province of Ontario (a) Ministry of Tourism, Honourable Jim Bradley, Minister - Border Crossing Documents (b) Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Honourable R Bartolucci, Minister – NOHFC approval of request for financial assistance (CAP extension) (c) Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, NOHFC – News Release – Ontario Invests in Schreiber/Terrace Bay Community Development Project (d) Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, NOHFC – News Release – McGuinty Government Talks With Northerners About Strengthening Northern Businesses (e) Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, NOHFC, Aime J Dimatteo, Executive Director – NOHFC review of request for financial assistance (STCoE Intern) (f) Michael Gravelle, MPP – Letter to Honourable Jim Bradley, Minister of Tourism, Concerning Celebrate Ontario Grant Application for Heritage Days Festival (g) Ministry of Finance – Wayne Arthurs, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance – Letter Regarding OGRA Ministerial Meeting (h) Ministry of Community and Social Services – E-bulletin regarding Ontarians With Disabilities Act Newsletter (i) Ministry of Health and Long Term Care – Assignment of Service Agreements to LHINs 2. A M O (a) Office of the President – Federal Gas Tax Agreement (b) Alert - AMO Releases Rural-Northern Discussion Paper (c) Alert - AMO President’s Remarks To ROMA/OGRA Conference Now Available On- Line (d) Alert - Use of Enhanced 911 Information for Community Notification Services (e) Alert - COMRIF Asset Management Program Deadline March 31, 2007 (f) Alert – HealthForce Ontario Recruitment Centre (g) Alert – Notification Process for Permits Seized Under MTO’s Accessible Parking Page 2 of 7 Permit (APP) Program (h) FYI – Invitation to a Provincial Forum of the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination (i) FYI – TORC Public Issue Forum – “Envisioning a Future with Broadband Across Ontario: Developing Strategies towards Enhancing Connectivity, Growth and Utilization” (j) AMO Annual Conference 3. Ontario Human Rights Commission – Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination – Provincial Forum 4. Township of Terrace Bay, Richard J Beare, CAO/Clerk – Letter Regarding TBDSSAB Representation and Enclosing a Letter from Mayor Mike King to Iain Angus, Chair, TBDSSAB 5. Thunder Bay District Health Unit – Ontario Disability Support Program Costs – TBDSSAB Resolution No. 07/20 – Request for Support 6. Ontario Clean Water Agency – Municipal Drinking Water License Program 7. Pinewood Court – Board of Management Status Update 8. CPR – Donation Agreement Transmittal 9. Communities in Bloom Ontario – 2007 Programs 10. North of Superior Tourism Region – Circle Tour Guide and NOSTA Vacation Guide and Map 11. Office of the Leader of the Opposition, John Tory, MPP – Eastern Ontario Deserves Some Respect ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT RESOLUTION #073-07 Moved by P C Halonen Seconded by L Huard THAT Council authorize the attendance of T Morrill at all Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board meetings, and that expenses be paid in accordance with Township policy. CARRIED RESOLUTION #074-07 Moved by T Morrill Seconded by P C Halonen THAT bank debits paid out of the general bank account in the month of February 2007, in the amount of $83,953.61 be approved and ratified. CARRIED UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Council Expense and Remuneration Report, December 31, 2006 RESOLUTION #075-07 Moved by L Huard Seconded by P C Halonen THAT Council receive the Council Expense and Remuneration Report for the year ended December 31, 2006. CARRIED Page 3 of 7 2. Supportive Housing M Richardson provided an update to Council with regards to the status of supportive housing in Schreiber. 3. MTO Licensing Office The Clerk provided an update to Council with regards to the status of the MTO licensing office in Schreiber. OTHER BUSINESS 1. Ontario Forestry Coalition – Proposed Species at Risk Legislation RESOLUTION #076-07 Moved by L Huard Seconded by J MacDonald WHEREAS the Government of Ontario posted its framework for the development of species at risk legislation on the Environmental Bill of Rights web site on December 22, 2006 the day that most municipal offices closed until the New Year, and WHEREAS the currently proposed language to address species at risk could impose moratoriums affecting the livelihoods of more that 1.2 million people and more than $100 billion in economic activity, and WHEREAS there are 12 Provincial and 5 Federal pieces of Legislation including the Federal Species At Risk Act (SARA) and the Provincial Endangered Species Act of 1971 that currently provide protection for some species, and WHEREAS the new proposed Ontario Species of Risk Legislation as written will: add a new and costly layer of bureaucracy and regulatory burden create an Act that will not achieve recovery of endangered species impose an Act that will not be supported by the landowners, land stewards, employers, unions and developers create a further disincentive to invest in Ontario result in a loss of jobs result in a loss of economic opportunity, and WHEREAS the currently proposed framework for a species at risk act is wrong for Ontario and will negatively impact the farming community, the forestry and mining sectors, the urban planners and homebuilders, fur managers, anglers and hunters, sand, stone and gravel industry, hydro electric developers and many, many others, and WHEREAS, public hearings by a Legislative Committee prior to Second Reading adoption by the Ontario Legislature will allow for a full and proper debate on the principle of the Bill not just how well the clauses meet the intent of the Act, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Municipality of Schreiber write to the Premier of Ontario requesting the full public hearings be held into the proposed Species at Risk Act and that those hearings be held prior to Second Reading by the Ontario Legislature, and FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that copies of this resolution and the letter to the premier be forwarded to the following: Page 4 of 7 Association of Municipalities of Ontario Ontario Good Roads Association Rural Ontario Municipal Association Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities Hon. Greg Sorbara, Minister of Finance Hon. Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Sandra Pupatello, Minister of Economic Development & Trade Hon. Dwight Duncan, Minister of Energy Hon. Marie Bountrogianni, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Hon. John Gerretsen, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Hon. David Ramsay, Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Rick Bartolucci, Minister of Northern Development and Mines Hon. David Caplan, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal John Tory, Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Howard Hampton, Leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario Ontario Waterpower Association Ontario Lumber Manufacturer’s Association Ontario Forest Industries Association Ontario Fur Managers Federation Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters Ontario Mining Association Ontario Federation of Agriculture Ontario Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Greater Toronto Home Builders’ Association – Urban Development Institute Area Members of the Ontario Legislature CARRIED 2. 2006 Annual Report for the Schreiber Drinking Water System RESOLUTION #077-07 Moved by L Huard Seconded by T Morrill THAT Council accept the 2006 Section 11 Annual Report for the Schreiber Drinking- Water System, as prepared by the Ontario Clean Water Agency, on behalf of the Township of Schreiber. CARRIED