Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (33 motions)
32 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council of October 13, 2020 be approved as circulated.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
That Council for the Municipality of Highlands East approves the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of September 22, 2020.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That Council receives the delegation as presented by Martin Wildberger, owner of the property at 1131 Abrams Road which has construction taking place.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That Council receives the delegation as presented by Diane Kennedy.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That Council receives the Monthly Report for the Building Department as information only, as submitted by the Chief Building Official.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
That Council receives the Progress Report on Properties Inspected in 2017, 2018 and; 2019 as information only, as submitted by the Septic Inspector.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That Council receives the Monthly Report for the By-law Department as information only, as submitted by the By-law Enforcement Officer.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
Be It Resolved That Council receives the attached draft by-law short titled “Off-Road Vehicle By-law” for review and passage at this meeting, as submitted by the By-law Officer.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That Council receives the Monthly Report for the Fire Department as information only, as submitted by the Fire Chief.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That Council receives the monthly report as submitted by the Property Supervisor for information purposes only.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That Council receives the Monthly Report as submitted by the Roads Superintendent as information only.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
That Council receives the September 2020 Report as submitted by the Economic Development Coordinator as information only.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That the General Accounts for the month of September,2020 in the amount of $ 997,178.02 be approved.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Councillor Cam McKenzie
Carried
That Council receives the report, Procurement Policy as submitted by the Deputy CAO/Treasurer and; Further That no further revisions or recommendations are required to the policy and; That passage of the policy and by-law take place at this meeting.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
That Council receives the CAO Monthly Report submitted by the CAO/Treasurer for information only.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That Council defers the Shoreline Road Allowance for Giaschi. That the following report Shoreline Road Allowance – Giaschi be received by Council and; That Council approves Option # _____, provided below: 1. That the following application for the closure and conveyance of shoreline road allowance be declared surplus lands by Council and that the application be approved in principle and be forwarded to Bishop and Rogers for processing for: Applicant: Giaschi, Therese and David Con. 12, Lot 33, Burnt River/Wilberforce Lake, 1077 Saunders Road, Highlands East, County of Haliburton, Roll# 4601 601 000 72500 and; Furthermore That the applicant complies with all conditions set out by the Municipal Planner and the Chief Building Official moving forward or: 2. That Council denies the purchase of shoreline road allowance to Therese and David Giaschi.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Deferred
That Council receives the report Shoreline Purchase-Waiver of Adjacent Landowner Authorization to Decker from the Clerk and; That Council approve waiving the requirement of receiving adjacent landowner authorization for Derbecker’s proposed purchase of the shoreline and; Furthermore That Council direct staff to advise Bishop and Rogers to proceed in finalizing the purchase.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
That Council receives this report, Shore Road Allowance Closure By-law to stop up, close and convey as submitted by the Clerk for information and: Furthermore That Council accepts the recommendations in this report and that bylaw to stop up, close and convey the original shore road allowance be enacted at this meeting for Applicant:Donovan, Sean Con. 16, Pt. Lot 24 & 25, Plan 409, Lot 25, Esson Lake, Highlands East, County of Haliburton, Roll # 4601 602 000 30000
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That Council declares the rezoning application complete for Dana and Darlene Reil and to proceed with scheduling a public meeting.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
That Council declare the rezoning application for Winfield, Born and Hoover complete and schedule a public meeting pending the receipt of positive comments or a permit from the Crowe Valley Conservation Authority (CVCA).
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
That Council come out of the Regular Meeting of Council for the scheduled Public Planning Meeting and it be declared open to discuss the following bylaw amendments made under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O 1990, cp 13 as amended pertaining to Applicants:
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Councillor Cam McKenzie
Carried
That Council adjourn the Public Planning Meeting at 10:41 AM and; That Council reconvene to the Regular Meeting of Council.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That Council receives and files the correspondence from other municipalities from the Regular Meeting of Council, October 13, 2020.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
That Highlands East Council approved to support the Township of North Glengarry of their resolution being; Whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the vulnerable elderly population in Canada's |ong—term care (LTC) homes and some of Ontario's LTC homes are among those with the highest fatality rates in the country as the pandemic has exposed deplorable conditions in many LTC homes across Canada; and Whereas it is the mandate of the Ministry of Long-Term Care to inspect long term care homes on an annual basis and these inspections have consistently dropped in number since 2017 with only nine completed out of 626 long term care home in 2019; and Whereas residents have been endangered by personnel moving between infection zones without adequate equipment; and Now Therefore Be It Resolved That the Council of the Township of North Glengarry urges the Ontario government to provide funding to increase full—time positions in place of casual and part-time labour in long term care homes and requests that the Ministry of Long-term Care acts to regularly inspect all long term care homes , and sound infection control measures are put in place at all Ontario long term care homes and that this resolution be forwarded to Premier Ford, the Ministry of Long-term Care Merrilee Fullerton and all Ontario municipalities for consideration.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, seconded by Councillor Cam McKenzie
Carried
That Council receives and files the Correspondence of the October 13, 2020 Regular Meeting of Council.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
That By-law # 2020-64, being a By-law to purchase the Shoreline Road Allowance by Sean Donovan be Enacted, Approved and Signed with the Corporate Seal attached at this October 13, 2020 meeting.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That By-law # 2020-65, being a By-law to rezone lands for Sean Donovan be Enacted, Approved and Signed with the Corporate Seal attached at this October 13, 2020 meeting.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Councillor Cam McKenzie
Carried
That By-law # 2020-66, being a by-law to rezone lands for Morgan St. Marie be Enacted, Approved and Signed with the Corporate Seal attached at this October 13, 2020 meeting.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That By-law # 2020-67, being a by-law to being a by-law to permit Off-Road Vehicles on Municipal Highways within the Municipality of Highlands East be Enacted, Approved and Signed with the Corporate Seal attached.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall
Carried
That By-law # 2020-68, being a by-law with policy for the purchasing of goods and services by the Municipality of Highlands East operations be Enacted, Approved and Signed with the Corporate Seal attached.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
That By-law # 2020-69, being a by-law to revise the rezoning of lands for Lingard, Bill and Shirley be Enacted, Approved and Signed with the Corporate Seal attached.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Councillor Cam McKenzie
Carried
That By-law #2020-70 , Being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its Meeting of October 13, 2020 be Enacted, Approved, and Signed with the Corporate Seal attached.
Moved by Councillor Cam McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Ruth Strong
Carried
That the Regular Meeting of Council for October 13, 2020 be adjourned at 10:49 AM.
Moved by Councillor Ruth Strong, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall