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Council Meeting
June 7, 2021
What was decided (21 motions)
21 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
THAT the minutes of the Council meetings held on May 17, 2021 and May 25, 2021 (Special) be adopted as printed.
Moved by Randy Roppel, seconded by Dave Cuyler
Carried
THAT all regular meetings of Council continue to start at 5:00 p.m. per the By-law No. 2013-161 the Municipality of Kincardine Procedure By-law; AND FURTHER that Staff work in consultation with the Mayor per Section A8 of the Procedure By-law, to call a special meeting of Council on an alternative date and/or time, to deal with lengthy and complicated agenda items.
Moved by Maureen Couture, seconded by Bill Stewart
Carried
THAT the “Interim Appointment of Chief Building Official (Tamara Dalcourt) By-law" be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2021 - 095.
Moved by Dorne Fitzsimmons, seconded by Laura Haight
Carried
THAT the “Vaccination Hub Agreement (2021) By-law” be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2021 - 096.
Moved by Doug Kennedy, seconded by Dave Cuyler
Carried
THAT the “ Amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2003-25, 1083 Sutton St (2647385 Ontario Inc.) By-law ” be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2021 - 097.
Moved by Maureen Couture, seconded by Bill Stewart
Carried
THAT Council move into a Public Meeting for the Proposed Development Charges By-law and upon completion return to Council.
Moved by Dorne Fitzsimmons, seconded by Laura Haight
Carried
THAT Council move into Committee of the Whole and upon completion return to Council. 10. Matters Arising from Committee of the Whole 10.1 Consent Agenda Resolution # 06/07/21 - 08 Moved by: Dave Cuyler Seconded by: Dorne Fitzsimmons THAT Council approve the recommendations contained in the consent agenda dated Monday, June 7, 2021 and direct staff to proceed with all necessary administrative actions excluding 1) Communications 7.3 g. a. City of Owen Sound - Endorsement of 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Hotline - motion of support to come back to Council. 2) Communications 7.3 g. f. Municipality of West Elgin - Phragmites - motion of support to come back to Council 3) Communications 7.3 g. l. Township of Lake of Bays - Road Management Action of Invasive Phragmites - motion of support to come back to Council.
Moved by Maureen Couture, seconded by Bill Stewart
Carried
THAT Council approve the Development Charges Background Study presented June 7, 2021; AND FURTHER THAT Council determine that no further public meetings are required under Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, c. 27.
Moved by Maureen Couture, seconded by Bill Stewart
Carried
THAT Council implement the maximum allowable Development Charge rates as calculated in the Development Charge Background Study; AND THAT the fully calculated rates come into force upon passage of the by-law; AND THAT the exemption for major office and industrial development under the current Development Charges By-law 2016-080 be eliminated in the proposed 2021 Development Charges By-law; AND THAT the exemption for small commercial uses (less than 232 m2) zoned as C1 be maintained in the proposed 2021 Development Charges By-law; AND FURTHER THAT the attached draft Interest Rate Policy be adopted by Council and be in effect as of July 1st, 2021.
Moved by Dave Cuyler, seconded by Bill Stewart
Carried
THAT Council approve the Maple Street Sewage Pumping Station Upgrades (Project #H015) for a revised total cost of $85,000, an increase of $20,000 of the original budgeted amount of $65,000; AND FURTHER THAT this project be funded from the Municipal Sewer Reserve Fund 67.
Moved by Dorne Fitzsimmons, seconded by Laura Haight
Carried
THAT the “Bervie Sideroad Culvert Replacement (Kurtis Smith Excavating Inc.) Tender Acceptance Bylaw” be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2021 - 098.
Moved by Doug Kennedy, seconded by Randy Roppel
Carried
THAT Council establish an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Advisory Committee; AND FURTHER THAT Council adopt the Terms of Reference for the Committee as presented in the Strategic Initiatives Report 001; AND FURTHER THAT Staff be directed to advertise for volunteers to serve on the Committee.
Moved by Dave Cuyler, seconded by Bill Stewart
Carried
THAT Council approve a new permanent, full-time Community & Economic Development Coordinator position and direct staff to initiate the recruitment process; AND FURTHER THAT Council approve a new permanent, full-time Communications Coordinator position and direct staff to initiate the recruitment process; AND FURTHER THAT the costs of these positions be funded from the Contingency Reserve if required
Moved by Dorne Fitzsimmons, seconded by Laura Haight
Carried
THAT Council direct Staff to enter into an agreement with James Special Services for the provision of a full-time by-law enforcement officer in order to cover the existing leave of absence until such time that the employment vacancy has been filled; AND FURTHER THAT this agreement include additional enforcement services for on-call weeknight and weekend enforcement, including dispatch services, until the vacancy has been filled; AND FURTHER THAT Council approve an exemption to the Purchasing and Procurement Policy GG.2.17 for expediency purposes and direct staff to negotiate with James Special Services for service delivery.
Moved by Doug Kennedy, seconded by Randy Roppel
Carried
THAT the “Interim Appointment By-law Enforcement (James Special Services Inc.) By-law” be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2021 - 099.
Moved by Dave Cuyler, seconded by Maureen Couture
Carried
THAT Council direct Staff to enter into an agreement with James Special Services for the provision of two by-law enforcement officers at municipal beaches beginning July 1, 2021 to September 5, 2021 as described in Report Clerk-2021-15; AND FURTHER THAT the estimated additional cost for seasonal by-law enforcement services amounting to approximately $53,000 plus HST be funded from the Safe Restart grant funding; AND FURTHER THAT Council approve an exemption from the Purchasing and Procurement Policy GG.2.17 and negotiate directly with James Special Services in order to have officers in place by July 1, 2021.
Moved by Bill Stewart, seconded by Dorne Fitzsimmons
Carried
THAT the Council of the Municipality of Kincardine approves the concepts, comments and recommendations outlined in report CAO-2021-19 with respect to the Municipality of Kincardine’s submission to the Radioactive Waste Policy Review currently being undertaken by Natural Resources Canada; AND FURTHER THAT staff is directed to prepare a submission on behalf of the Municipality of Kincardine which will include the following; 1. A summary of the Municipality of Kincardine’s historical participation in advancing a long-term solution for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste (L&ILW) through a joint effort with Ontario Power Generation for a Deep Geological Repository; 2. A statement confirming the Municipality of Kincardine’s support for a Deep Geological Repository as the preferred long-term solution for the storage of all classifications of radioactive waste; 3. A statement strongly urging the Government of Canada to provide certainty that regulatory approvals for a Deep Geological Repository will be forthcoming after all regulatory requirements have been satisfied; 4. A recommendation that the Radioactive Waste Policy contain provisions that; a) recognize the important contribution of nuclear host communities toward delivering solutions for radioactive waste and decommissioning of nuclear facilities; b) provide funding/compensation to nuclear host communities for; i. activities such as providing comment related to regulatory processes, licensing hearings, and assessing so
Moved by Laura Haight, seconded by Doug Kennedy
Carried
THAT Council move into closed meeting for the purpose of considering advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose (Negotiations with OPG respecting interim storage of radioactive waste); a position, plan, procedure, criteria, or instruction to be applied to any negotiations
Moved by Randy Roppel, seconded by Dave Cuyler
Carried
THAT the “ Consolidated Committee Appointment (2019) Amendment (11) By-law ” be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2021 - 100.
Moved by Maureen Couture, seconded by Bill Stewart
Carried
THAT the By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine of Monday, June 7, 2021 be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2021 - 101.
Moved by Dorne Fitzsimmons, seconded by Doug Kennedy