Body: Council
Type: Agenda
Meeting: Regular
Date: December 15, 2023
Collection: Council Minutes
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North Frontenac Regular Council Minutes December 15, 2023
Regular Council Minutes 9:00 AM - Friday, December 15, 2023 Council Chambers
Present:
Mayor Gerry Lichty; Councillor Wayne Good and Councillor Stephanie
Regent - Ward 1; Councillor Roy Huetl and Councillor Vernon Hermer -
Ward 2; Deputy Mayor John Inglis and Councillor Fred Fowler - Ward 3
Also Present:
Kelly Watkins, Treasurer (CAO Back-up); Tara Mieske, Clerk/Planning
Manager (CPM); Brooke Ross, Manager of Community Development
(MCD); Darwyn Sproule, Public Works Manager (PWM); Sonya Bolton,
Manager of Community Planning, County of Frontenac; and Dmitry
Kurylovich, Community Planner, County of Frontenac
Call to Order
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m.
Approval of Agenda
a) December 15, 2023 499-23 Moved by Councillor Roy Huetl, Seconded by Councillor Vernon Hermer
Be It Resolved That Council approves the Agenda dated December 15, 2023, as circulated. Carried
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof None declared.
Business Profile None.
Presentations None.
Delegations None.
Adoption of Minutes
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a) Minutes of the Meeting(s) to be adopted by Council 500-23 Moved by Councillor Vernon Hermer, Seconded by Councillor Roy Huetl
Be It Resolved That Council adopts the Minutes dated November 24, 2023, as circulated. Carried
Business Arising Out of Minutes None.
Communications
a) Clerk’s Administrative Report - Communications ‘A’ Section 501-23 Moved by Councillor Roy Huetl, Seconded by Councillor Vernon Hermer
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information Section ‘A’ Items of the
Clerk’s Administrative Report entitled “Communications of Interest.”
Carried
b) Communications ‘B’ Section - Action Items
B1.
Request for Support re: Addington Highlands and MTO - Traffic Lights
Highways 41 and 7 Intersection
502-23 Moved by Councillor Vernon Hermer, Seconded by Councillor Roy
Huetl
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information an email dated November 20, 2023 from Myles McDonnell, Resident, requesting Council support the Council of Addington Highlands regarding the installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 7; And That Council instructs the Clerk to prepare a letter of support to the Township of Addington Highlands and the Ministry of Transportation to be signed by the Mayor supporting the installation of traffic lights at the intersection. Carried
B2.
Lakelands Family Health Team re: Physician Incentives
503-23 Moved by Councillor Roy Huetl, Seconded by Councillor Vernon
Hermer
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information an email dated December 3, 2023 from Lakelands Family Health Team requesting the Township of Addington Highlands and the Township of North Frontenac provide $30,000 per year for five years as an incentive to future doctors with the first installment being paid the day Page 2 of 8
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the physician commences with the Lakelands Family Health Team; And That Council previously entered into similar Agreements on two other occasions under By-law #123-10 and By-law #03-15; And That Council approves $15,000 per year for five years being provided as an incentive to a new physician at the Lakelands Family Health Team; And That Council instructs the Treasurer to include the expense in the 2024 budget with partial funding from Medical Services (Doctor Recruitment) Reserve Fund; And That upon recruitment of a physician, a Medical Service Agreement will be provided to Council for consideration. Carried
B3.
Request for Support: Eastern Ontario Rail Trail Tourism Project
504-23 Moved by Councillor Vernon Hermer, Seconded by Councillor Fred
Fowler
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information an email dated December 7,
2023 from the County of Frontenac requesting support for the Eastern Ontario Rail
Trail Tourism Project by providing a letter of support for their application to the
Tourism Growth Fund for funding support;
And That Council supports this initiative and instructs the Manager of Community
Development to provide a letter of support.
Carried
Council, CAO, and Managers’ Administrative Reports
a) Clerk/Planning Manager: Appointment of Deputy Mayor 505-23 Moved by Councillor Fred Fowler, Seconded by Councillor Vernon Hermer
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information the Clerk/Planning Manager’s Administrative Report entitled “Appointment of Deputy Mayor”; And That Council receives for information the presentation(s) from: Councillor Fowler, Councillor Regent and Deputy Mayor Inglis; And That Council appoints John Inglis as the Deputy Mayor for a one year term; And That Council will consider an Appointing By-law later in the Meeting. Carried
b) Clerk/Planning Manager: Delegated Authority for Undisputed Consents 506-23 Moved by Councillor Vernon Hermer, Seconded by Councillor Fred Fowler
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information the Clerk/Planning Manager’s Administrative Report entitled “Delegated Authority for Undisputed Consents”; Page 3 of 8
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And That Council will consider a By-law to Delegate Authority for Undisputed Consents later in the meeting. Defeated
Site Inspection for Delegated Authority 507-23 Moved by Councillor Stephanie Regent, Seconded by Councillor Vernon Hermer
Be It Resolved That Council instructs the Clerk to look at an option to include an inspection completed by a Committee of Adjustment Member for each severance; and provide a report for Township staff for consideration for the Delegated Authority By-law. Carried
c) Clerk/Planning Manager: Lot Road Allowance Closure for Approval in Principle - Ramsay 508-23 Moved by Councillor Fred Fowler, Seconded by Councillor Vernon Hermer
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information the Clerk/Planning Manager’s Administrative Report entitled “Lot Road Allowance Closure for Approval in Principle – Ramsay”; And That Council denies the Application to close, stop up and sell a portion of the 66’ Road Allowance between Lots 30 and 31, Concession 2, geographic Township of Barrie; And That Council instructs the Clerk to advise the Applicant of the denial of the application and advise the Applicant that Council would consider a Licence Agreement for the use of the Road Allowance if they wish to apply; And That due to ongoing concerns with the use of Road Allowances for access for future development, Council instructs the Clerk to amend the Road Closing Policy to only permit the sale of Road Allowances, excluding Shore Road Allowances, to only consider sale in extenuating circumstances. Carried
d) Clerk/Planning Manager: Shore Road Allowance Closure and Sale By-law – Rothfels, Rothfels, Eustace and Sosnovsky 509-23 Moved by Councillor Vernon Hermer, Seconded by Councillor Fred Fowler
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information the Clerk/Planning Manager’s Administrative Report entitled “Shore Road Allowance Closure and Sale By-law –Rothfels, Rothfels, Eustace and Sosnovsky"; And That, as required by By-law #20-23, All Those Parts of the Shoreline Road Allowance adjacent to Part Lot 13 and Part Lot 14, Concession 1, geographic Township of South Canonto, Page 4 of 8
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Township of North Frontenac, County of Frontenac being Parts 5 and 6 on
Registered Plan 13R-23008 (Palmerston Lake);
All That Partof the Road Allowance abutting Plevna (Sand) Lake, lying in
front of Part of Lot 34, Concession 14, geographic Township of Clarendon,
Township of North Frontenac, County of Frontenac being Part 2 on
Registered Plan 13R-23021 (Plevna (Sand) Lake);
All That Part of the Shore Road Allowance adjoining Lot 26, South West
Range, geographic Township of Clarendon, Township of North Frontenac,
County of Frontenac being Part 1 on Registered Plan 13R-23032
(Mississippi River);
be declared as surplus and sold to the adjoining owners. Appraisals of the
properties are not necessary as these are Shore Road Allowances;
And That Council will consider a By-law later in the meeting to Stop-up, Close and
Sell a Portion of the Shore Road Allowance.
Carried
e) Clerk/Planning Manager: Proposed Radiocommunications Facility
Municipal Statement of Concurrence - C8660 and C8661 510-23 Moved by Councillor Vernon Hermer, Seconded by Councillor Fred Fowler
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information the Clerk/Planning Manager and Manager of Community Development, County of Frontenac’s Administrative Report entitled “Proposed Radiocommunications Facility - Municipal Statement of Concurrence - C8660 and C8661”; And That Council directs CRINS to include in Section 9 LUA Confirmation of Report and Conditions of the need to obtain an Entrance Permit, Civic Address and provide assurance that the Tower is accessible for emergency services. And That Council directs the CAO to sign the Notice of Completion and Land Use Authority Recommendation Report for the radiocommunication facilities C8660 and C8661 and forward the documents to CRINS to be provided to the proponent and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Carried
f) Public Works Manager: Update to Waste Disposal By-law (#60-17) and Re- Use Centre By-law (#52-17) 511-23 Moved by Councillor Wayne Good, Seconded by Councillor Stephanie Regent
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information the Public Works Manager’s Administrative Report entitled “Update to Waste and Recycling By-law (#60-17) and Re-Use Centre By-law (#52-17)”; And That Council will consider a By-law later in the meeting to adopt the proposed amendments to the waste and recycling operation.
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Carried
External Committees/Local Boards/Task Force Notes and Reports
a) Minutes of a Meeting of the Committee of Adjustment/Planning Advisory Committee 512-23 Moved by Councillor Wayne Good, Seconded by Councillor Stephanie Regent
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information the Minutes of the Committee of Adjustment/Planning Advisory Committee dated September 25, 2023. Carried
b)
Minutes of the Joint Health and Safety Committee
513-23 Moved by Councillor Stephanie Regent, Seconded by Councillor
Wayne Good
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information the Minutes of the Joint Health and Safety Committee dated November 16, 2023. Carried
c)
Notes of a Meeting of the Economic Development Task Force
514-23 Moved by Councillor Stephanie Regent, Seconded by Councillor
Wayne Good
Be It Resolved That Council receives for information the Notes of a Meeting of the Economic Development Task Force dated November 20, 2023. Carried
Giving Notice of Motion (By a Member of Council to the Clerk for Council’s consideration for inclusion on the next Meeting Agenda) None.
Motions, Written Notice of which has been Given (By a Member of Council and approved by Council at a prior Meeting) None.
Council Portfolio Verbal Reports
a) Each Council member has a portfolio for which they are responsible and provided a verbal report for information purposes.
Introduction and Reading of By-laws
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515-23 Moved by Councillor Wayne Good, Seconded by Councillor Stephanie Regent
Be It Resolved That leave be given the Mover to introduce the following By-law(s)
that have been circulated to all members of Council:
#2023-78 Appoint of Committee of Adjustment/Planning Advisory
Committee Member
#2023-79 To Appoint a Deputy Mayor
#2023-80 To Establish a Waste Disposal By-law
#2023-81 To Close, Stop up and Sell a Road Allowance
#2023-83 To Amend the Fees and Charges By-law
And That these By-law(s) be read a first, second and third time and finally passed.
Carried
Public Forum None.
Closed Session None.
Rise and Report (Overview of the Closed Session by the Presiding Officer) None.
Confirmatory By-law
a) Confirming By-law #2023-84 516-23 Moved by Councillor Wayne Good, Seconded by Councillor Stephanie Regent
Be It Resolved That By-law #2023-84, being a By-law to confirm all actions and
proceedings of Council for its Regular Meeting held December 15, 2023 be read a
first, second, and third time and finally passed.
Carried
Adjournment
a) Adjournment of Meeting 517-23 Moved by Councillor Wayne Good, Seconded by Councillor Stephanie Regent
Be It Resolved That Council adjourns the Meeting at 10:26 a.m. until January 12, 2024 or at the call of the Chair. Carried
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Mayor Clerk
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