Body: Council Type: Minutes Meeting: Regular Date: January 14, 2020 Collection: Council Minutes Municipality: South Frontenac

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Minutes of Council January, 14, 2020 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Council Chambers

Meeting # 1 Present: Mayor Ron Vandewal, Pat Barr, Ray Leonard, Doug Morey, Alan Revill, Norm Roberts, Randy Ruttan, Ron Sleeth, Ross Sutherland Staff: Neil Carbone - Chief Administrative Officer, Claire Dodds - Director of Development Services, Mark Segsworth - Director of Public Services, Darcy Knott Director of Fire and Emergency Services, Angela Maddocks - Clerk. 1.

Call to Order

a)

Resolution Resolution No. 2020-1-01 Moved by Councillor Revill Seconded by Councillor Ruttan That the Council meeting of January 14, 2020 be called to order at 7:00 p.m. Carried

Declaration of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof

a)

Councillor Leonard declared a pecuniary interest with respect to Agenda Item 13 (d) Accounts Payable and Payroll Listing.

Approval of Agenda

a)

Resolution Resolution No. 2020-1-02 Moved by Councillor Ruttan Seconded by Councillor Revill That the agenda for the January 14, 2020 Council meeting be amended to include an additional item under Closed Session to include Section 239.2 (b) personal matters about an identifiable individual including a local board or employee. Carried

Scheduled Closed Session - n/a

***Recess *** - n/a

Delegations - n/a

Public Meeting - n/a

Approval of Minutes

a)

December 17, 2019 Council Meeting Resolution No. 2020-1-03 Moved by Councillor Revill Seconded by Councillor Ruttan

Minutes of Council January, 14, 2020 That Council approve the minutes of the December 17, 2019 Council meeting. Carried 9.

Business Arising from the Minutes - n/a

Reports Requiring Action

a)

July & August 2020 Council Meetings Resolution No. 2020-1-04 Moved by Councillor Ruttan Seconded by Councillor Revill That Council suspend the rules of the Procedural By-law 2017-76 and schedule the summer Council meetings for July 14, 2020 and August 11, 2020. Carried

b)

Remembrance Day - Opportunity for all staff to attend a ceremony Resolution No. 2020-1-05 Moved by Councillor Sleeth Seconded by Councillor Morey That Council approve the temporary closure of township operations on Remembrance Day from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon for staff to have the opportunity to attend a ceremony within the Township. Carried

c)

Council Appointments to Committee of Adjustment See By-law 2020-01

Committee Meeting Minutes

a)

Recreation Committee meeting held September 9, 2019

b)

Joint Recreation Committee meeting held October 7, 2019

c)

Community Programming & Events Committee meeting held November 4, 2019

d)

Bellrock Community Hall Committee meetings held November 7 and November 21, 2019 Resolution No. 2020-1-06 Moved by Councillor Sleeth Seconded by Councillor Morey That Council receives for information the minutes of the following committee meetings: • Recreation Committee meeting held September 9, 2019 • Joint Recreation Committee meeting held October 7, 2019 • Community Programming Committee meeting held November 4, 2019 • Bellrock Community Hall Committee meetings held November 7 and November 21. Carried

By-laws

a)

By-law 2020-01 - Council Appointments to Committee of Adjustment Resolution No. 2020-1-07

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Minutes of Council January, 14, 2020 Moved by Councillor Morey Seconded by Councillor Sleeth That By-law 2020-01 be given first and second reading. Carried Resolution No. 2020-1-08 Moved by Councillor Morey Seconded by Councillor Sleeth That By-law 2020-01, being a by-law to appoint Council members to the Committee of Adjustment for the year 2020, be given third reading, signed and sealed. Carried 13.

Reports for Information

a)

4th Quarter Report 2019 - Fire and Emergency Services

b)

4th Quarter Building Activity Report for 2019 - Building Department

c)

4th Quarter - 2019 Planning Activity Report

d)

Accounts Payable and Payroll Listing

Information Items

a)

Rideau Valley Conservation Authority - Proposed 2020 Budget

b)

Algonquins of Ontario Treaty Negotiations

c)

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 496- Drug Safety Initiative Council supported this initiative and directed staff to provide funding towards this however they requested that more information be presented to them on this program at an upcoming Council or Committee of the Whole meeting.

Notice of Motions - not applicable

Announcements/Statements by Councillors

a)

The CAO reported that registration and accommodations for the FCM Conference (in Toronto) opens up next week and that rooms fill up quite quickly. If any Council member is interested in attending they should contact the Executive Assistant.

Question of Clarity (from the public on outcome of agenda items) - not applicable

Closed Session

a)

Resolution Resolution No. 2020-1-09 Moved by Councillor Leonard Seconded by Councillor Roberts That Council move into closed session as permitted by the Municipal Act, Section 239.2 (b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees (c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; and to approve minutes of previous closed session minutes. Carried

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Minutes of Council January, 14, 2020 b)

Potential Property Acquisition

c)

Personal Matters about an identifiable individual

d)

Previous Minutes - July 2, 2019 and October 1, 2019

e)

Resolution Resolution No. 2020-1-11 Moved by Councillor Leonard Seconded by Councillor Roberts That Council move out of closed session. Carried

Confirmatory By-law

a)

By-law 2020-02 Resolution No. 2020-1-12 Moved by Councillor Barr Seconded by Deputy Mayor Sutherland That By-law 2020-02, being a by-law to confirm generally previous actions of the Council of the Township of South Frontenac, be given first and second reading this 14 day of January 2020. Carried Resolution No. 2020-1-13 Moved by Deputy Mayor Sutherland Seconded by Councillor Barr That By-law 2020-02, being a by-law to confirm generally previous actions of the Council of the Township of South Frontenac, be given third reading, signed and sealed this 14 day of January 2020. Carried

Adjournment

a)

Resolution Resolution No. 2020-1-14 Moved by Deputy Mayor Sutherland Seconded by Councillor Barr That the Council meeting of January 14, 2020 be adjourned at 7:56 p.m. Carried

Ron Vandewal, Mayor

Angela Maddocks, Clerk

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