Body: Committee of the Whole Type: Minutes Meeting: Committee of the Whole Date: November 14, 2017 Collection: Council Minutes Municipality: South Frontenac
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Minutes of Committee of the Whole November 14, 2017 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Council Chambers Meeting # 34 Present: Mayor Ron Vandewal, Brad Barbeau, Pat Barr, John McDougall, Alan Revill, Norm Roberts, Mark Schjerning, Ron Sleeth, Ross Sutherland Staff: Wayne Orr, Chief Administrative Officer, Lindsay Mills, Planner, Angela Maddocks, Deputy Clerk. 1.
Call to Order
a)
Mayor Vandewal called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Declaration of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof - n/a
Scheduled Closed Session
***Recess - reconvene at 7:00 p.m. for Open Session
Delegations
a)
Jannette Amini, County of Frontenac, re: Annual Accessibility Report Jannette Amini and Sherry Corneil provided an update on the duties of the Committee and the 2017 accomplishments of the Accessibility Advisory Committee. Ms. Amini commended South Frontenac for what their accessibility achievements. Councillor McDougall commended Ms. Amini for her role in managing accessibility in the Frontenac’s.
b)
Cataraqui Trail video The video produced by Rich Ludlow focused on the Cataraqui Trail was viewed by Council. Councillor Sutherland spoke to the use of the trail and thanked Council for their financial support to the trail.
c)
Mary Royer, re: Outdoor Furnace Mary Royer spoke to the item # 9 of By-law 2017-50 that regulates outdoor wood burning appliances. She indicated that she does not have reasonable enjoyment of her property and experiences a sore throat and headaches and uses a puffer and sometimes a mask. She can’t dry her clothes outside on the clothesline due to the the smoke from the neighbours outdoor furnace and her smoke alarm goes off in the middle of the night. This appliance is interfering with her quality of life. She questioned Council as to why they are not enforcing the by-law.
d)
Jim Varrette, re: Outdoor Furnace Mr. Varrette circulated pictures of the outdoor furnace with an extension to the chimney. He recognized the difficulty for Council to regulate this and noted that lately the smoke issue with the furnace has been better. He felt that monitoring
Committee of the Whole November 14, 2017 the smoke through regular surveillance would provide a impartial perspective on the impact to himself and Ms. Royer. He noted that he has spent money to improve his farm house over the years and since he doesn’t open his windows this time of year he doesn’t notice the smoke however there is still no proof that the smoke isn’t going into Ms. Royer’s home. In response to the two delegations, Council raised the need to independently quantify the extent of the matter, if there are defined standards for indoor air quality, and questioned if more could be done by the owner of the furnace before Council reconsiders the matter. e)
Budget Delegations - Inverary Lake Association Jeff Peters, on behalf of the Inverary Lake Association, requested that Council consider including $15,000.00 in the 2018 budget for a stewardship study of Inverary Lake similar to what was completed for Sydenham Lake. He felt that Council is ultimately responsible for the health of lakes. It was clarified that the Sydenham Lake Study was funded through the source water protection program and there was no municipal outlay of money for this project. The CAO confirmed that during his time with South Frontenac there has not been any funding for lake studies. There should be parameters set if Council is going to budget for future lake studies but they will consider this request at their budget meeting on November 18.
Reports Requiring Action
a)
Lindsay Mills, Planner, re: Review of Draft Plan Conditions: McFadden Subdivision Lindsay Mills reviewed his report noting that there should have been a request for road widening along McFadden Road and he recommended changes to Conditions # 3 and #14. He circulated copies to Council of the Environmental Impact Study on the subdivision that references the setbacks required on those lots within the wetland area. Council was supportive of his recommendations. Mr. Mills will bring these changes back to Council on December 5 for approval.
Reports for Information
a)
Changes to the Procedural By-law Delegations regarding the proposed changes to the procedural by-law will be heard at the November 28 Committee of the Whole meeting. Council expressed concerns about providing notice for standing committee meetings, limiting the time for public input at public meetings required under the Planning Act, defining the difference between meetings being “public meetings” and meetings “open to the public” and defining the conduct of members of the public and media, approval of agendas before proceeding with the meeting, a line at the end of the meeting for “statements by/ announcements”. These concerns will be summarized in the report coming forward for November 28.
Rise & Report
a)
Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
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Committee of the Whole November 14, 2017 No updates. b)
Quinte Region Conservation Authority Deputy Mayor Roberts reported that the water levels in Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte are down to normal. There is no meeting scheduled for November.
c)
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Councillor Barr reported that at the last meeting delegations were received regarding the wetland zoning. A new fee schedule was approved. There is another meeting next week.
Information Items
a)
Stephen Hunt submission from Nov 7, 2017 meeting re: Inverary Lake Rezoning
b)
Monika Kuzma submission from Nov 7, 2017 meeting, re: Inverary Lake Rezoning
c)
Queens’ University Study - Collins Creek Watershed Greenway Study presented November 7
d)
CRCA Lake Fact Sheet (2017) Inverary Lake presented at the November 7 meeting
e)
Collins Watershed Phase I Final Report presented at the November 7 meeting (complete report available in Clerk’s Office)
f)
Climate Change and Algae Blooms: Report from Lake Links Forum
Notice of Motions - n/a
Announcements
a)
Mayor Vandewal suggested that the November 21, 2017 Council meeting be cancelled as there are no staff reports forthcoming. Council was supportive of cancelling the meeting. He reminded Council of the Special Committee of the Whole meeting on Saturday, November 18 at 8:00 am for 2018 budget deliberations.
b)
Councillor Sleeth commended the volunteers for the Battersea Pumpkin Festival on a very successful event. He referred to the County of Frontenac budget discussions and was supportive of hospital funding and asked that South Frontenac representatives support this at the county level.
c)
Councillor Sutherland asked about the traffic study for the medical clinic on Rutledge Road and clarification on the services being provided in the Morgan Drive subdivision.
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Committee of the Whole November 14, 2017 12.
Question of Clarity (from the public on outcome of agenda items) -n/a
Closed Session - n/a
Adjournment
a)
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
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