MUNICIPALITY OF EAST FERRIS
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
AGENDA

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 6:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

Municipal Office Council Chambers

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Adoption of Agenda

3.

Accepting the Minutes of the Previous Meeting(s):

a.

Approval of Minutes - February 14th, 2023

4.

Business Arising from the Minutes

5.

Declarations of Conflict of Interest- Pecuniary Interest Thereof

6.

Chair's Comments:

7.

Delegations to Council:

a.

Mr. Scott Gardiner, Hospice Coordinator

Near North Palliative Care Network

8.

Committee Reports:

a.

Public Works and Infrastructure Committee

None for this session

b.

Community Emergency Management Committee

Re:  Emergency Program and Plan By-law being presented to Council under "Item 12" - By-laws 

c.

Fire and Emergency Services Committee

Next meeting, February 27th, 2023

d.

Planning Advisory Committee

1.

Minutes of February 15th, 2023

2.

Recommendation(s) from Minutes

e.

Committee of Adjustment

1.

Minutes of February 15th, 2023

f.

Recreation, Parks and Culture Committee

None for this session

g.

Economic Development Committee

None for this session

h.

Striking Committee

None for this session

9.

Board Reports:

a.

Library Board

None for this session

b.

Police Services Board

None for this session

c.

Cassellholme, DNSSAB, Health Unit and NBMCA

10.

Departmental Reports & Resolutions:

None for this session

11.

Notice of Motions

None for this session

12.

By-laws:

a.

By-law No. 2023-07 - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading

Being a By-law to appoint Municipal Building Inspector for the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris - Tekpreet Singh 

b.

By-law No. 2023-08 - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading

Being a By-law to appoint a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer - Tekpreet Singh

c.

By-Law No. 2023-09 - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading

Being a By-law to adopt an Emergency Program and Plan

13.

Correspondence and Information Items:

a.

Township of Bonfield

Re:  Resolution - Cassellholme

b.

City of North Bay

Re:  Resolution of Support - Cassellholme Funding:  Requesting the Ministry of Long Term Care and Treasury Board that the application criteria for the CFS top-up of $35 per bed-day be expanded to include Homes already under construction including Cassellholme - (Resolution of Council support prepared in the Action Items)

c.

Town of Petrolia

Re:  Deferred from last Council meeting - Requesting Support of Resolution - Election process on behalf of School Boards

d.

Cassellholme

Re:  Municipal 2023 Operating Levy

e.

DNSSAB

Re:  Board meeting, February 22nd, 2023

Re:  2023 Municipal Levy

f.

FONOM

Re:  Advising Councillor Kelly has been appointed to the Board of Directors for this term

Re:  News Release - FONOM joins with Police Departments and Association to discuss Catch and Release

Re:  Call to action on Housing and Homelessness - (Resolution of Council support prepared in Action Items)

g.

North Bay and District Parry Sound Health Unit

Re:  2023 Municipal Levy

h.

NBMCA

Re:  Minutes of January 25th, 2023

i.

AMO Communications

Re:  Communications - February 16th and 23rd, 2023

j.

East Nipissing -North Parry Sound Veterinary Services Committee

Re:  Municipal contribution from April 1st, 2022 to April 1st, 2023 - $300 and from April 1st, 2023 to April 1st, 2024 - $300.  (Forms part of the 2023 Council approved memberships)

14.

Action Items:

a.

Approval of Correspondence and Information circulated with agenda

b.

City of North Bay

Re:  Support of Resolution - Cassellholme Funding

c.

FONOM

Re:  Resolution of support - Action on Homelessness

15.

Approval of Accounts Payable

16.

Other Business

17.

In Camera 

Council will proceed to in-camera session under section 239(h) - Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them - Pertaining Active Transportation Funding

18.

Confirmatory By-Law

a.

By-law No. 2023-10 - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading

Confirmatory By-law - February 14th, 2023 to February 28th, 2023

19.

Adjournment