Council Agenda, April 28, 2008 Regular Meeting

PLEASE NOTE 5:00 P.M. START TIME TOWN OF FORT FRANCES AGENDA April 28, 2008 MEETING COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (Session No. 17) 5:00 p.m. to 6:40 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 5:01 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. PAGE 4. Potential Property Acquisition. 1 5. Potential Property Acquisition. 4 6. Protection of Property. 18 7. Non-agenda in-camera items Public Session Resumes: 5:15 p.m. General 5:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 8. 2008 Preliminary Budget - (please bring previously distributed materials). 20 Consent Agenda 6:00 p.m. to 6:10 p.m. 9. Non Budgeted Capital Repair 52 Canadians Arena Chiller Replacement. 28 10. 2008 Bear Response Agreement with MNR. 32 11. Cousineau Request to Utilize Town Owned Parks for Outdoor Laser 50 Tag Activities. 12. 2008 Household Hazardous Waste Day Event and Approval of Free 60 Tipping Day at the Landfill Site. 13. Canadian Cancer Society 2008 Relay for Life Event. 63 14. 2008 Municipal Road & Bridge Infrastructure Investment. 66 15. W. Albright letter and Proposed Water System Management By-Law 69 No. 16/06 Amendment. 16. Abitibi Consolidated Mill Complex Minutes of Settlement for 2003, 75 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. 17. Capping Parameters for Capped Properties. 95 18. Rainy River Future Development Corporation 2008 Per Capita 101 Funding. 19. Chem-Free Grad Party. 103 20. District 1-A Senior Games. 106 21. AMO s Effective Municipal Councillor Program. 108 22. Mark McCaig, CAO Travel Expense. 110 Administration and Finance Division 6:10 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. 23. Mayor Avis Travel Expense and Per Diem Claims. 112 24. Councillor Sharon Tibbs Travel Expense and Per Diem. 117 25. Councillor Albanese Travel Expense and Per Diem Claims. 120 26. Councillor Perry Travel Expense and Per Diem Claims. 125 27. Councillor Ryan Travel Expense and Per Diem Claims. 130 28. Councillor Wiedenhoeft Travel Expense and Per Diem Claims. 135 Community Services Division 6:15 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. 29. Pump 11-2 (1977 Fire Truck Replacement). 139 Operations and Facilities Division 6:25 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 30. Rainy River Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1 Water 145 and Sewer Billing Issues - Matter to be Reconsidered. 31. Traffic Control Measures Phase Two Central Avenue. 146 Reconstruction Project. Information 32. Fort Frances Wastewater Treatment Facility Monthly Report 148 # Fort 2008-03*. 33. Town of Fort Frances Operations Statistics for the Month of 156 March 2008*. 34. Operations and Facilities Capital Budget 2008 - Year to Date*. 159 35. Administration and Finance Department Stats for the Period 162 Ending March 31, 2008*. 36. Town of Fort Frances General Fund (Operating); Capital Fund; and 164 Water and Sewer Fund (Operating) Actuals to March 31, 2008* 37. By-Law Department Activities Report January, February and 167 March 2008. 38. Non agenda Committee Items 6:35 p.m. PUBLIC MEETING under the Planning Act 6:45 p.m. 39. Proposed Zoning Amendment #8/98-GG Corporation of the Town 169 of Fort Frances. COUNCIL MEETING (Session No. 011) 7:15 to 7:40 p.m. 40. Call to Order 41. Prayer 42. Non agenda Council items which, because of urgency, cannot be deferred to a subsequent meeting, identified to be considered later in this meeting. 43. Disclosure of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof. Delegations/Deputations 44. Municipal Planner s Report - Zoning By-Law Amendment # 8/98-GG Lots 28-36 Plan SM-144 - (Roll # 030-006-008) (see attached materials). Consent Agenda 45. Summary Report 181 46. Items referred from Committee of the Whole 47. Break Open Ticket Licence Application from Laverendrye General Hospital 182 Auxiliary at Bonnie Blue from April 28, 2008 to October 28, 2008. 48. Deeming application request from Tina and Jamie Roth re: Lots 13 and 185 14 Plan SM60. 49. Financial request from Rainy River Vet Services Committee re: Vet 187 Assistance Trust Fund. 50. Financial donation request from Rainy River District Regional Abattoir 188 Committee re: Fundraising for a regional abattoir. 51. Request from P. Love, Ontario s Chief Energy Conservation Officer re: 189 Proclaiming May 25-31, 2008 as Energy Conservation Week in the Town of Fort Frances. Approval of Council Minutes * 52. Session No. 10 dated April 14, 2008. Approval of Committee of the Whole Minutes * 53. Sessions No. 14 and 15 dated April 9 and 14, 2008. 54. Resolutions from tonight's Committee meeting By Laws 55. 08/98-GG A By-Law to amend Zoning By-Law 08/98. 191 56. 23/08 A By-Law to authorize entering into an agreement with Leesa 193 and Michael Schmid with respect to use of certain Town lands. 57. 24/08 A By-Law to Establish Tax Ratios for Prescribed Property 194 Classes. 58. 26/08 A By-Law to authorize the Town s participation in funding 195 from the Minister of Transportation for road and bridge capital investment needs for 2008. 59. 27/08 A By-Law to provide for certain temporary Traffic Control 196 measures on municipal highways in construction zones in 2008. 60. 28/08 A By-Law to authorize capping parameters for commercial, 197 industrial and multi-residential capped property classes and to establish a minimum tax level for certain eligible properties. Information Correspondence ** 61. Resolution passed April 8, 2008 from Tay Valley Township re: Provincial Funding Evaluation and Approval Process. 62. Federation of Canadian Municipalities FORUM January/February 2008. 63. Ontario Waste Management Association 2008 Waste Management Industry Sourcebook Reference. Minutes ** 64. Community Services Executive Committee dated February 12 and April 7, 2008*. 65. Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board Meeting dated March 5, 2008*. 66. Northwest Catholic District School Board Regular Meeting dated March 29, 2008*. 67. Planning and Development Executive Committee dated April 3, 2008*. 68. Administration and Finance Executive Committee dated April 8, 2008*. 69. Operations and Facilities Executive Committee dated April 9, 2008*. 70. Non agenda Council Items 7:35 p.m. * Previously distributed to Council ** Items can be viewed by contacting the Clerk