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Council Meeting
July 14, 2020
What was decided (44 motions)
43 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the agenda be approved as printed.
Moved by Councillor Letto, seconded by Councillor Armstrong
Carried
That the minutes of the Regular Council meeting dated June 16, 2020 be adopted as printed.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That Council receive the minutes from the Economic Development Advisory Committee dated June 8, 2020, the Library Board dated March 13, 2020, the Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee dated June 11, 2020 and the Police Services Board dated June 8, 2020 for their information.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Letto
Carried
That the Council meeting be suspended at 6:04 p.m. in favour of a Public Meeting pursuant to the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Armstrong
Carried
That the Council meeting be reconvened at 6:28 p.m.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Letto
Carried
That Council receive the update from M.P.P. Dave Smith for information.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Lambshead
Carried
That Council receive the delegation from Jeffrey McIntosh of Aon regarding Insurance for their information.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Lambshead
Carried
That Council receive the delegation from Christine Brickman, Vice President of Crystal Lake Community Association (CLCA), and approve an exception to the Municipal Donation Policy for a chair and book exchange cabinet at White's Beach donated by CLCA; and further That Council approve CLCA moving forward with costing and design specifications for approval from the Recreation and Facilities department.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Director of Public Works regarding 2020 Q2 Report for their information.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Armstrong
Carried
That Council receive the request from the County of Peterborough to pass a Resolution and Letter of Support Advocating for the Inclusion of Municipalities with Populations Under 5000 in the Future "Producer-run" Blue Box Program; and further That Council for the Municipality of Trent Lakes is concerned about a recent proposal by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks that could jeopardize over 135 small rural, remote, and Northern community Blue Box programs across the Province as well as servicing to schools and public spaces; and further That Council for the Municipality of Trent Lakes strongly advocates for language to be included in the regulation that ensures municipalities under 5,000 continue to receive Blue Box servicing as was agreed as part of the Provincial government's Blue Box mediation as well as schools and public spaces; and further That Council directs staff to forward this resolution to the Association of Municipality of Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Director of Recreation and Facilities regarding 2020 Q2 Report for their information.
Moved by Councillor Letto, seconded by Councillor Armstrong
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Director of Emergency Services regarding 2020 Q2 Report for their information.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That Council receive the report from the CBO regarding 2020 Q2 Report for their information.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Armstrong
Carried
That Council receive the report from the CBO regarding a Licence of Occupation Policy Implementation Plan for their information; and further That Council endorse the Licence of Occupation Policy Implementation Plan as detailed in this report.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Lambshead
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Planning Administrator regarding Zoning By-law Amendment File No. 20-05 (Bouchard) for their information; and further That Council defer the approval of the proposed amendment to provide staff and the applicant an opportunity to prepare and review a site plan agreement and zoning by-law amendment.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Councillor Letto
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Planning Administrator regarding Zoning By-law Amendment File No. 20-06 (Rowe) for their information; and further That Council support Zoning By-law Amendment File No. 20-06 (Rowe).
Moved by Councillor Letto, seconded by Councillor Lambshead
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Planning Administrator regarding Zoning By-law Amendment File No. 20-07 (Shular) for their information; and further That Council defer the approval of the proposed amendment to provide staff with an opportunity to consult with the applicant and Peterborough Public Health with respect to the applicant's lands and building plans.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Armstrong
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Planning Administrator regarding a Deeming By-law for Harvey & Shular - 137 Fire Route 9 for their information.
Moved by Councillor Letto, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That Council receive the report from the CAO/Treasurer regarding 2020 Q2 Report for their information; and further That Council direct staff to seek assistance from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) relaying concerns regarding excessive insurance costs for municipalities as a result of Joint and Several Liability to aid in their discussions with the Attorney General of Ontario; and further That Council direct staff to create an Insurance Premium Reserve; and further That Council direct staff to transfer $200,000.00 from the Outstanding Claims Reserve to the Insurance Premium Reserve.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Armstrong
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Tax Clerk/Accounts Payable Clerk regarding Accounts Payable for the month of June 2020 for their information.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That Council receive the report from the CAO/Treasurer regarding the 2019 Post-Audit Management Letter for their information.
Moved by Councillor Letto, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That Council receive the report from the CAO/Treasurer regarding Parking Solutions in Buckhorn for their information; and further That Council direct staff to proceed in having the County of Peterborough install 7-8 parking spots on the road allowance located at the St. Matthew - St. Aiden Anglican Church; and further That Council direct staff to enter into an agreement with the Buckhorn Community Center for the use/maintenance of their overflow parking lot located east of the Buckhorn Community Center.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That Council receive the report from the CAO/Treasurer regarding Request for Water Service Connections for their information; and further That Council approve the installation of water service connections at 30 Pirates Glen Drive and at 9 Sumcot Drive.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Councillor Letto
Carried
That Council receive the report from the CAO/Treasurer regarding 2020 Work Plan Departmental Update for their information.
Moved by Councillor Letto, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Deputy Clerk regarding Council Expenses - June 2020 and authorizes payment.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Director of Corporate Services/Clerk regarding an Application to Purchase an Unopened Road Allowance - Brockbank for their information; and further That Council declare the unopened road allowance between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 16, Harvey Ward, as surplus to the needs of the municipality; and further That Council authorize the stop-up and closure of said Municipal Road Allowance between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 16, Harvey Ward; and further That Council authorize the sale of said unopened road allowance to the adjacent land owners, Steve and Shannon Brockbank; and further That Council authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute any documents that may be necessary to affect the sale of the subject property.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Lambshead
Carried
That Council receive and support the report from the Director of Corporate Services/Clerk regarding Highlights of Amendments to Regulation 719 of the Liquor Licence Act for their information.
Moved by Councillor Letto, seconded by Councillor Lambshead
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Director of Corporate Services/Clerk regarding Draft AMO Delegations for their information; and further That the AMO delegations, as drafted, be provided to the appropriate Ministers following the delegations; and further That Council direct staff to prepare shortened versions of the delegations to the delegates for their verbal presentation to the Ministers.
Moved by Councillor Armstrong, seconded by Councillor Letto
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Director of Corporate Services/Clerk regarding Alternative Public Access to Salmon Lake for their information; and further That Council approve the application from Betty Snell to purchase the municipal land leading to Salmon Lake.
Moved by Councillor Armstrong, seconded by Councillor Letto
Lost
That Council receive the report from the Director of Corporate Services/Clerk regarding Alternative Public Access to Salmon Lake for their information; and further That Council deny the applications to purchase the municipal land leading to Salmon Lake from Betty Snell and Peter and Christine Kuttenkeuler; and further That Council direct staff to explore other solutions.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Mayor Clarkson
Carried
That Council receive the report from the Director of Corporate Services/Clerk regarding the 2020 Q2 Report for their information.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That the information correspondence be received for Council's information.
Moved by Councillor Letto, seconded by Deputy Mayor Windover
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from the City of Sarnia regarding Long Term Care for their information.
Moved by Councillor Letto, seconded by Councillor Lambshead
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Grey County and the Municipality of West Elgin regarding Broadband Access for their information.
Moved by Councillor Armstrong, seconded by Councillor Letto
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Luke Thompson regarding a Request for Road Signs and refer this matter to the Public Works department.
Moved by Councillor Armstrong, seconded by Councillor Lambshead
Carried
That Council receive and support the correspondence from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent regarding Long Term Care.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Mayor Clarkson
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Renfrew County regarding COVID-19 Affect on Economic Development, Employment and Small Business in Ontario for their information
Moved by Deputy Mayor Windover, seconded by Councillor Lambshead
Carried
That Council receive and support the correspondence from the Town of Bracebridge regarding Establishing a Municipal Financial Assistance Program.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Councillor Armstrong
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from the Town of Kingsville regarding a Rent Assistance Program for their information.
Moved by Councillor Armstrong, seconded by Councillor Lambshead
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from the Township of Puslinch regarding Assessment of Aggregate Resource Properties for their information.
Moved by Councillor Armstrong, seconded by Councillor Letto
Carried
That By-law B2020-057, being 'A by-law to deem Lots 3 and 4, on Registered Plan No. 20, in the former Township of Harvey, Municipality of Trent Lakes, not to be Lots on a Plan of Subdivision', be read a first, second and third time and passed this 14th day of July, 2020.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Councillor Letto
Carried
That By-law B2020-059, being 'A by-law to amend By-law No. B2014-070 otherwise known as "The Municipality of Trent Lakes Comprehensive Zoning By-law"', be read a first, second and third time and passed this 14th day of July, 2020.
Moved by Councillor Lambshead, seconded by Councillor Letto
Carried
That By-law B2020-058, being 'A by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Regular Council meeting held on July 14, 2020', be read a first, second and third time and passed this 14th day of July, 2020.
Moved by Councillor Letto, seconded by Councillor Lambshead
Carried
That Council adjourn at 8:48 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Armstrong, seconded by Mayor Clarkson