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

2.
Adoption of Agenda
 

  • 2020-106
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Voyer
    Seconded byCouncillor Trahan

    THAT the draft agenda presented to Council and dated the 12th day of May, 2020 be adapted as circulated.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

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

a.
Council Minutes of April 28th, 2020
This item has attachments. 

1.Council Minutes April 28th, 2020.pdf
  • 2020-107
    Moved byCouncillor Lougheed
    Seconded byCouncillor Trahan

    THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council meeting held April  28th, 2020 be approved as circulated. 

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

4.
Business Arising from the Minutes
 

None for this session

5.
Declarations of Conflict of Interest
 

None for this session

6.
Chair's Comments:
 

As the Province is still in a Declaration of Emergency; Council is still meeting virtually. Mayor Rochefort welcomed the residents that was signed into the meeting.

7.
Delegations to Council:
 

None for this session

8.
Committee Reports:
 

9.
Board Reports:
 

a.
Library Board
 

b.
Police Services Board
 

Meeting for Police Services Board scheduled for May 14th, 2020 has been cancelled.

10.
Departmental Reports & Resolutions:
 

a.
Report No. PLAN-2020-02
This item has attachments. 

1.Report No. PLAN-2020-02.pdf
2.Report No. PLAN-2020-02 attachment of list.pdf
  • 2020-108
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Voyer
    Seconded byCouncillor Kelly

    THAT Council of the Municipality of East Ferris accepts the recommendation from the Planning Intern contained in Report No. PLAN-2020-02 and declare the properties in Appendix ‘A’  of the report surplus and direct staff to prepare a further report with options for the sale and dispersal of these vacant parcels of municipally owned property.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

11.
Notice of Motions
 

a.
Notice of Motion prepared by Councillor Lougheed
This item has attachments. 

1.Notice of Motion, Councillor Lougheed, May 12.20.pdf
  • 2020-109
    Moved byCouncillor Lougheed
    Seconded byCouncillor Trahan

    NOTICE OF MOTION PREPARED BY COUNCILLOR LOUGHEED

    WHEREAS on January 22nd, 2019, Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris passed its Procedural By-law No. 2019-03;

    AND WHEREAS since the passing of the Procedural By-law No. 2019-03 there has been four amendments made to this By-law;

    AND WHEREAS the Procedural By-law should align with the Ontario Human Rights Code with respect to the prohibited grounds, ensuring that the language used in the By-law is as inclusive as possible;

    BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT Council approve an amendment to the Procedural By-law to reflect written language does not make presumptions regarding gender by addressing people in the singular ‘they/them/those’.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

12.
By-laws:
 

a.
By-law No. 2020-11, 3rd Reading
This item has attachments. 

1.By-law No. 2020-11 Deputy Mayor Voyer's amendments.pdf
2.By-Law No. 2020-11 Establish and Regulate a Fire Department Revised.pdf

Council approved the additional amendments prepared by Deputy Mayor Voyer.  3rd Reading of the By-law will be read at the Regular Meeting of Council of May 26th, 2020.

13.
Correspondence and Information Items:
 

a.
Minister of Finance
This item has attachments. 

1.Minister of Finance.pdf

b.
City of Hamilton
This item has attachments. 

1.City of Hamilton.pdf
2.City of Hamilton.2.pdf

c.
Municipality of Callander
This item has attachments. 

1.Municipality of Callander .1.pdf
2.Municipality of Callander.2.pdf
3.Municipality of Callander.3.pdf

Council referred for support

d.
Town of Midland
This item has attachments. 

1.Town of Midland.pdf

Council referred for support

e.
Township of Armour
This item has attachments. 

1.Township of Armour.pdf

Council referred for support

f.
AMO
This item has attachments. 

1.AMO Call for nominations 2020-2022 Board of Directors.pdf
2.AMO Communications (events), May 2nd, 2020.pdf

g.
AMO Communications
This item has attachments. 

1.AMO Communications, April 23rd, 2020.pdf
2.AMO Communications, April 27th, 2020.pdf
3.AMO Communications, April 29th, 2020.pdf
4.AMO Communications, April 30th, 2020.pdf
5.AMO Communications, May 1st, 2020.pdf
6.AMO, Communications, May 7th, 2020.pdf

h.
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
This item has attachments. 

1.North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit-Board Minutes.pdf
2.North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit-Finance and Property Minutes.pdf

14.
Action Items:
 

a.
Approval of Correspondence and Information
 

  • 2020-110
    Moved byCouncillor Lougheed
    Seconded byCouncillor Trahan

    THAT Council acknowledge the correspondence and information as circulated with the agenda and dated the 12th day of May, 2020.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

b.
Township of Mapleton
This item has attachments. 

1.Township of Mapleton.pdf
  • 2020-111
    Moved byCouncillor Kelly
    Seconded byDeputy Mayor Voyer

    THAT the Council of the Municipality of East Ferris supports the resolution from the Town of Mapleton in requesting the Province of Ontario to review the Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

c.
Discussion - Committee meetings
 

Review the Terms of References and bring forward at a later date.

15.
Approval of Accounts Payable
 

  • 2020-112
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Voyer
    Seconded byCouncillor Lougheed

    THAT Council approve the general accounts for the Municipality of East Ferris as indicated in the cheque register(s) dated April 28th, 2020 in the amount of $409,375.73.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

16.
Other Business
 

None for this session

17.
In Camera
 

In-Camera session requested by Councillor Trahan.

  • 2020-113
    Moved byCouncillor Trahan
    Seconded byCouncillor Kelly

    THAT this meeting proceeds In-Camera session at 7:10 p.m. in order to address a matter pertaining to: 

    • personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees.

     

    Carried Mayor Rochefort
  • 2020-114
    Moved byCouncillor Kelly
    Seconded byCouncillor Lougheed

    THAT we do now adjourn this In-Camera meeting at 7:26 p.m. and return to our regular session of Council.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort

18.
Confirmatory By-Law
 

a.
By-law No. 2020-16 - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading
This item has attachments. 

1.By-law No. 2020-16 Confirmatory.pdf
  • 2020-115
    Moved byCouncillor Lougheed
    Seconded byDeputy Mayor Voyer

    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 April 28th, 2020 to May 12th, 2020, BE READ  a first, second and third time, passed and numbered 2020-16;

    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
 

  • 2020-116
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Voyer
    Seconded byCouncillor Trahan

    THAT we do now adjourn at 7:28 p.m. and meet again on May 26th, 2020.

    Carried Mayor Rochefort
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