Council Agenda, January 26, 2009, Regular Meeting

TOWN OF FORT FRANCES AGENDA – JANUARY 26, 2009 MEETING COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - (Session No. 4) 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Non-agenda Committee items which, because of urgency, cannot be deferred to a subsequent meeting, identified to be considered later in this meeting, both in-camera and in open meeting. 3. Disclosure of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof. In-Camera – 5:32 p.m. to 6: 32 p.m. PAGE 4. Fort Frances Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 1012 Negotiations (materials to be distributed at meeting and returned to the Clerk afterwards) 5. Ontario Municipal Board Matter. 1 6. Non-agenda in-camera items Public Session Resumes: 6:32 p.m. Consent Agenda 6:32 p.m. to 6:42 p.m. 7. Public Access Defibrillator Agreement. 4 8. LaVallee Fire Chief Agreement. 7 9. NOHFC Technology Centre Agreement. 16 10. Feeding of Wildlife By-Law. 35 11. December 2008 Drinking Water Systems Monthly Summary Report. 36 12. Cell Phone Use Policy. 44 13. 2009 Conference Listing. 47 14. Agreement re: Closed Meeting Investigator. 48 15. Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition Financial Request. 49 General – 6:42 p.m. to 6:52 p.m. 16. Policies Review. 82 17. Committee of the Whole Meeting Venue. 83 Information - 18. Town of Fort Frances Operations Statistics – December 2008*. 84 19. Operations – Overtime Hours Stats Year Ending December 2008*. 91 20. Fort Frances Wastewater Treatment Facility Monthly Report 93 # Fort-2008-12*. 21. Strategic Plan – Municipal Property Inventory Report (Industrial) 101 (see attached materials). 22. Non-agenda Committee Items – 6:54 p.m. COUNCIL MEETING - (Session No. 2) 7:10 p.m. to7:55 p.m. 23. Call to Order 24. Prayer 25. Non-agenda Council items which, because of urgency, cannot be deferred to a subsequent meeting, identified to be considered later in this meeting. 26. Disclosure of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof. Delegations/Deputations - 27. A/Inspector S. Shouldice re: Police Services Activity Report. 28. Meghan Haehn, Public Sector Accounting Board Project Co-ordinator re: Project Update. G. Gillon, Development Advisor – Rainy River Future Development Corp. (see attached materials) 29. 1) Activities report for the period ending December 31, 2008. 30. 2) Invoice for Town of Fort Frances Portion of NOEDF – Project #842-503060. Consent Agenda 31. Summary Report 116 32. Items referred from Committee of the Whole 33. Letter of resignation from Connie Schwartz from the Fort Frances Public 117 Library Board effective January 16, 2009. 34. Request from K. Gaudette re: Proclaiming March 2009 as “Epilepsy 118 Awareness Month” and March 26th, 2009 as “Purple Day” in the Town of Fort Frances. Approval of Council Minutes - * 35. Session No. 1 dated January 12, 2009. Approval of Committee of the Whole Minutes - * 36. Session No. 1 dated January 12, 2009. 37. Resolutions from tonight's Committee meeting - By-Laws - 38. 35/79-E A By-Law to amend By-Law 35/79 regarding the use of 120 off-road vehicles within the Town of Fort Frances. 39. 66/90-F A By-Law to amend By-Law 66/90 regarding the use of 121 motorized snow vehicles within the Town of Fort Frances. 40. 38/04 A By-Law to amend a by-law to assume, stop up and close a lane. 122 41. 05/09 A By-Law to approve agreements with the Northern Ontario 123 Heritage Fund Corporation for financing of post secondary Co-op work placement under the Northern Ontario Youth Co-Op Program. 42. 06/09 A By-Law to prohibit the feeding of wildlife within the 124 corporate limits of the Town of Fort Frances. Information Correspondence - ** 43. Association of Municipalities of Ontario Member Communication dated January 9 re: Municipal Leaders Forum on Green Building*; January 12 Re: AMO’s Pre-Budget Submission calls for Increased Infrastructure Investment*; and January 20, 2009 re: Minister Extends Consultation Period on the Waste Diversion Act Review to April 1, 2009*. 44. Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting February 23, 2009 re: Proposed Zoning Amendment re: File No. 08/98-KK – Karen Melanson – 1533 King’s Hwy. 45. Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting February 23, 2009 re: Proposed Zoning Amendment re: File No. 08/98-LL – Town of Fort Frances – 625 Nelson Street. 46. Notice dated December 18, 2009 from the Rainy River District School Re: Appointment of Terry Higgins to serve as Trustee for Fort Frances and Unorganized Areas of Fort Frances for the remainder of the term (December 2, 2008 to November 30, 2010). 47. Independent Electricity System Operator – The Ontario Reliability Outlook dated December 2008; and Energy Management 2009 Calendar for Ontario’s Public Sector. Minutes - ** 48. Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board dated November 20, 2008*. 49. Community Services Executive Committee dated December 15, 2008*. 50. Administration and Finance Executive Committee dated January 6, 2009*. 51. Operations and Facilities Executive Committee dated January 7, 2009*. 52. Planning and Development Executive Committee dated January 8, 2009*. 53. Non-agenda Council Items – 7:50 p.m. * Previously distributed to Council ** Items can be viewed by contacting the Clerk