THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF EAST FERRIS

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

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Corbeil Park Hall
PRESENT:
  • Pauline Rochefort, Mayor
  • Mike Voyer, Deputy Mayor
  • Terry Kelly, Councillor
  • Erika Lougheed, Councillor
  • Steven Trahan, Councillor
STAFF PRESENT:
  • Monica L. Hawkins, Clerk
  • Jason Trottier, CAO/Treasurer

1.
Call to Order
 

Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

2.
Adoption of Agenda
 

  • 2020-85
    Moved byCouncillor Lougheed
    Seconded byCouncillor Trahan

    THAT the draft agenda presented to Council and dated the 14th day of April, 2020 be adapted as circulated.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

3.
Accepting the Minutes of the Previous Meeting(s):
 

a.
Council Meeting, March 10th and Special Council Meetings March 10th and 23rd, 2020
This item has attachments. 

1.Council minutes March 10th, 2020.pdf
2.Special Council Minutes March 10.2020.pdf
3.Special Council Meeting March 23.2020.pdf
  • 2020-86
    Moved byCouncillor Trahan
    Seconded byCouncillor Kelly

    THAT the Minutes of the Special and Regular Council meetings of March 10th, 2020 and the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held March 23rd, 2020 be approved as circulated. 

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

4.
Business Arising from the Minutes
 

5.
Declarations of Conflict of Interest
 

6.
Chair's Comments:
 

7.
Delegations to Council:
 

8.
Committee Reports:
 

9.
Board Reports:
 

10.
Departmental Reports & Resolutions:
 

11.
Notice of Motions
 

12.
By-laws:
 

13.
Correspondence and Information Items:
 

a.
Office of the Premier
This item has attachments. 

1.News Office of the Premier of Ontario.pdf

b.
Office of the Solicitor General
This item has attachments. 

1.Solicitor General.pdf

c.
Ontario News
This item has attachments. 

1.Ontario news(1).pdf

d.
Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario
This item has attachments. 

1.Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario.pdf

e.
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
This item has attachments. 

1.Ministry of Ag and Food.pdf

f.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
This item has attachments. 

1.MNRF.pdf

g.
Municipality of Callander
This item has attachments. 

1.Municipality of Callander.pdf

h.
Norfolk County
This item has attachments. 

1.Norfolk County.pdf

i.
Town of Kingsville
This item has attachments. 

1.Town of Kingsville.pdf

j.
Town of Midland
This item has attachments. 

1.Town of Midland.pdf

k.
AMO Communications
This item has attachments. 

1.AMO Communications March 5th, 2020.pdf
2.AMO Communications, March 9th, 2020.pdf
3.AMO Communications, March 10th, 2020.pdf
4.AMO Communications, March 12th, 2020.pdf
5.AMO Communications, March 13th, 2020.pdf
6.AMO Communications, March 17th, 2020.pdf
7.AMO Communications, March 19th, 2020.2.pdf
8.AMO Communications, March 22nd, 2020.pdf
9.AMO Communications, March 23rd, 2020.pdf
10.AMO Communications, March 25th, 2020.pdf
11.AMO Communications, March 26th, 2020.pdf
12.AMO Communications, March 30th, 2020.pdf
13.AMO Communications, April 2nd, 2020.pdf

l.
FONOM
This item has attachments. 

1.FONOM Release.pdf

m.
Cassellholme
This item has attachments. 

1.Cassellholme 2020 Operating Budget-Municipal Levy.pdf

n.
North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority
This item has attachments. 

1.NBMCA 2020 Budget.pdf
2.NBMCA Minutes of March 10.2020.pdf

o.
North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation
This item has attachments. 

1.North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation.pdf

14.
Action Items:
 

a.
Approval of Correspondence and Information
 

  • 2020-87
    Moved byCouncillor Kelly
    Seconded byCouncillor Lougheed

    THAT Council acknowledge the correspondence and information as circulated with the agenda and dated the 14th day of April, 2020.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

b.
Support - Miltown Management Systems/Service Ontario Office 
This item has attachments. 

1.Miltown Management Systems.pdf
  • 2020-88
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Voyer
    Seconded byCouncillor Trahan

    THAT Council of the Municipality of East Ferris supports the letter received from Miltown Management Systems/Service Ontario Office-713, Powassan, Ontario and advocate our local MPP to ensure that Service Ontario Offices remain viable and able to continue to operate in communities.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

c.
Donation to the Callander Food Bank - $2500
 

  • 2020-89
    Moved byCouncillor Lougheed
    Seconded byCouncillor Trahan

    WHEREAS the Callander Food Bank serves the residents of the Municipality of East Ferris; 

    BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that Council for the Municipality of East Ferris make a monetary donation the the Callander Food Bank in the amount of $2500.00. 

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

15.
Approval of Accounts Payable
 

  • 2020-90
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Voyer
    Seconded byCouncillor Kelly

    THAT Council approve the general accounts for the Municipality of East Ferris as indicated in the cheque register(s) dated April 14th, 2020 in the amount of $911,547.21.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

16.
Other Business
 

17.
In Camera
 

18.
Confirmatory By-Law
 

a.
By-law No. 2020-14, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading
This item has attachments. 

1.By-law No. 2020-14 Confirmatory.pdf
  • 2020-91
    Moved byCouncillor Kelly
    Seconded byCouncillor Trahan

    WHEREAS Council for the Municipality of East Ferris deems it expedient to pass three readings of the following by-law at this session; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT a By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council from March 10th, 2020 to April 14th, 2020, BE READ  a first, second and third time, passed and numbered 2020-14;

    AND THAT said by-law be signed by the Mayor and Clerk and sealed with the Seal of the Corporation.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

19.
Adjournment
 

  • 2020-92
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Voyer
    Seconded byCouncillor Lougheed

    THAT we do now adjourn at 7:10 p.m. and meet again on April 28th, 2020.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort
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