A G E N D A

February 12, 2002

REGULAR MEETING: 7:30 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. AND RESOLUTION FOR MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING ON JANUARY 22, 2002 (1)

LIST OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS FOR THIS MEETING (2)

DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST:

DELEGATIONS:

Marshall Green & Rob Bigioni, law firm of Graham, Wilson & Green, municipal solicitors.

Walter Winger re Trans Canada Trail

Jim Mahoney, By-law Enforcement Officer, contract renewal for Jim and Almaguin Animal Shelter

Draft by-law re the public beach at Doe Lake (3) - items for consideration - absolute prohibition or designated parking area and parking fees - Section for speed limit - Section to protect swimming area

Dave Langerud, re road allowance between Concession 6 & 7 in Lot 10

Les Phinney, CRS-I re road department:

Road Accounts Voucher # 2-2002 (4)

Logging revenue from January (5)

Letter from CN - proposed 2002 grade crossing rehabilitation (6)

Road department wish list for 2002 (7)

Road Super's estimate on So-Ho-Mish Road (8)

2002 Proposed Road Budget (9) & (10)

Discussion on funding available and what projects Council want done

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE LAST MEETING:

  • -Legal questions;

Parkland Dedication Fees - Memo to lawyer (11) reply & proposed by-law (12)

Disposition of Proxies - Memo to lawyer (13) reply (14) (14A)

Taping of Council meetings - Memo to lawyer (15) reply (16)

  • -Question to Insurance Company - Memo (17) & reply (18*)* Not in for agenda
  • -Almaguin News - contract tender - 2001 breakdown of expenditures (19)


  • -Planning Services 2002 - Invoices for January (NOT ON RETAINER) (20)


  • -Petition - Copy of letter received January 21st (21) (did not recopy the signatures) & letter & signatures received February 1st (22) Comments from G McFarlane (22A)


  • -Request by Bob MacPhail - expansion - email from Marg Herrington (23)


  • -Computer Software Upgrade - staff report (24)

BUSINESS ARISING FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING:

  • -Letter to MTO dated January 15th (25) and reply (26)

ACCOUNTS FOR APPROVAL:

  • -Road Accounts Voucher # 2-2002 (4)
  • -General Accounts Voucher # 2-2002 (27)
  • -Landfill Accounts Voucher # 2-2002 (28)

APPLICATIONS:

NEVADA: Emsdale Lions Club (29)

BY-LAWS:

# 9-2002 - to appoint officers and set rates of pay for the year 2002 (30)

# 10-2002 - to confirm the proceedings of Council (31)

# 11-2002 - to authorize voting by mail for the 2003 municipal election (32) G. McFarlane cost evaluation (32A)

REPORTS:

Staff report - Municipal Tax Primer - Jan. 23rd (33)

Staff report - OPP consultation meeting - Jan. 24th (34)

MNR meeting - Jan. 24th - Gary

Steering Committee - Jan. 24th - anyone?

Amalgamation - Jan. 28th (34A)

Tri-R Committee - Feb. 6th - Frank & Gary

WRWMP - PAC - Feb. 7th - Rod

Planning Board - Feb. 11th - Gary

By-law Enforcement - January report (35)

CBCO yearly report (35A)

Any other reports ?

CORRESPONDENCE:

# 36 - # 45A

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

  • -Smart Growth Panels - letter from Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing, Chris Hodgson (46)


  • -Human Resource Plan for Almaguin Highlands Region - letter from Lawlor & Associates (47)


  • -Local Labour Market Partnership - info from the Village of South River (48)


  • -Rogers AT&T - copy of letter to Rogers from Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Recreation (49)


  • -Proposed zoning amendment for Leggett (50) and application drawing (51) ( need discussion on area for parking vehicles)

and proposed zoning amendment for Steengaard (52)

letter from Bob re above amendments (53)

NEW BUSINESS:

  • -Resolution to change the date of the last meeting in February


  • -Resolution re 2002 CRF Allocation
  • -Minutes of Settlement from MPAC (54) & (55)


  • -Report of 2001 Council remuneration (56) - need a resolution


  • -Resolution re bond coverage
  • -List of correspondence received and not on the agenda (57)

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Feb. 11th - Planning Board - Gary

Feb. 12th - REGULAR MEETING

Feb. 14th - AHIC - Frank

Feb. 20th - Arena - Frank & Joanne

Feb. 20th - Library - Rod

Feb. 27th - WEDNESDAY - REGULAR MEETING

Feb. 28th - Steering committee - all of Council

Mar. 6th - Tri-R Committee - Frank & Gary

Mar. 11th - Planning Board - Gary

Mar. 12th - REGULAR MEETING

Mar. 14th - AHIC - Frank

Mar. 18th - Amalgamation - everyone?

Mar. 20th - Arena - Frank & Joanne

Mar. 20th - Library - Rod

Mar. 26th - REGULAR MEETING

Mar. 28th - Steering Committee