The Kawartha Lakes Record

Regular Council Meeting

January 15, 2019

Who was there

Present (4): Ron Ashmore, Doug Elmslie, Tracy Richardson, Emmett Yeo

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 (24 motions)

22 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the Closed Session agenda be adopted as circulated.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Seymour-Fagan
Carried
That Council convene into closed session at 1:00 p.m. in order to consider matters on the Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Closed Session Agenda and that are permitted to be discussed in a session closed to the public pursuant to Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001. S.25.
Moved by Councillor Ashmore, seconded by Councillor Richardson
Carried
That the following members of the public be re-appointed to the Kawartha Lakes Municipal Heritage Committee each for a four year term ending December 31, 2022: William Bateman Michael Sloboda Jim Garbutt; and Dorothy Carroll
Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor Ashmore
Carried
That the following persons be appointed to the Development Charges Task Force: Eugene McDonald John Kintare Carmine Nigro Salvatore Polito Councillor Patrick O'Reilly
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Seymour-Fagan
Carried
O'Reilly That the following members of the public be appointed to the position of Municipal Livestock Predation Investigator and Valuer in the City of Kawartha Lakes each for a four year term ending December 31, 2022: Charles Clarke Wayne Daniels Barry Dart John Hope Keith Hughes Robert MacEachern Harvey Risebrough; and Brian Vanderkleyn And; That a by-law, including a Municipal Livestock Predation Investigator and Valuer code of conduct, to approve and implement these appointments be forwarded to Council for adoption.
Moved by Councillor Veale
Carried
That the Minutes of the December 11, 2018 Regular Council Meeting and the December 13, 2018 Special Council Meeting, be received and adopted.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Yeo
Carried
That the presentation by Ron Taylor COA and Scott Robertson, Executive Director, Boys and Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes, regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Kawartha Lakes and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes/Boys and Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes Foundation, (Report CAO2019-001, Item 14.1.1 on the Agenda), be received.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Veale
Carried
That all of the proposed resolutions shown in Section 14.1 and 14.2 of the Agenda be approved and adopted by Council in the order that they appear on the agenda and sequentially numbered.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Seymour-Fagan
Carried
That Report CAO2019-002, Private Recreational Cannabis Retail Storefronts , be received; and That the City of Kawartha Lakes opt-in to allow Private Recreational Cannabis Retail Storefronts to operate in the City of Kawartha Lakes. Recorded (Voted)
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Yeo
Carried
That Report CORP2019-001, High Bill Adjustment – 88 Mary Street West, Lindsay , be received; That the recommendation of the High Water Bill Appeal Committee to provide a credit for 88 Mary Street West, Lindsay, be denied; That Staff be directed to negotiate a payment plan with the property owner, if needed; and That Staff review the policy with consideration to limiting consecutive estimate readings on utility accounts to two billing cycles.
Moved by Councillor Veale, seconded by Councillor Seymour-Fagan
Carried
That Report WWW2019-001, Lindsay Water Pollution Control Plant Provincial Officer’s Order Number 1-JX6KE , be received.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Yeo
Carried
That Report WWW2019-003, Amendments to By-law 2014-255, Requirement to Connect to Municipal Services , be received; and That Section 2.01 of By-law 2014-255 be amended to read: “Subject to section 2.02 herein the owner of any Building as defined herein where such service or services have capacity, shall be responsible for the physical installation of a private sanitary lateral and/or private water service at the Owners expense and shall be responsible for the payment of all fees and charges payable to the Municipality for the installation and connection of a municipal sanitary lateral and/or water service in accordance with the provisions of this By-law and any and all by-laws governing connections to municipal drinking water systems and wastewater collection systems upon failure and/or the need for replacement of their existing private water supply and/or sewage/septic disposal system(s). For further explanation refer to Appendix 1: Connection Diagram.”; and That Section 2.02 of By-law 2014-255 be amended to read: “Subject to section 2.01, in the event that water and/or wastewater services become available after the date of passage of this By-law, persons described in section 2.01 shall connect their premises directly to the services in accordance with section 2.01 upon failure of their water and/or sewage/septic disposal system(s).”; and That Section 2.03 by By-Law 2014-255 be amended to read: “Notwithstanding sections 2.01 and 2.02, in the event that: the non-municipal sou
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Veale
Carried
That staff be directed to investigate the financial implications and potential impacts of: The City assuming fiscal responsibility for installation of water and sewer infrastructure to property lines for those properties required to connect to City services; Options to exempt farm or other properties where compliance with mandatory connection requirements is either unrealistic and/or cost prohibitive; Discontinuing fixed rate charges for properties that are unlikely to hook up to City services; and That staff report back to Council by end of Q3 2019.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Richardson
Carried
O'Reilly That the memo from Councillor Ron Ashmore dated January 7, 2019 and entitled, Support for Canada's Energy Sector , be received.
Moved by Councillor Seymour-Fagan
Carried
That , as completing critical pipeline infrastructure is vital to the whole country economically and environmentally, the Council of the City of Kawartha Lakes fully support the completion of these pipelines and the employment and tax revenue that it will give our country; and That this resolution be circulated to the Prime Minister of Canada, Provincial Premiers and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Recorded (Voted)
Moved by Councillor Ashmore, seconded by Councillor Yeo
Lost
That the By-Laws shown in Section 17.1 of the Agenda, namely: Items 17.1.1 to and including 17.1.10 be read a first, second and third time, passed, numbered, signed and the corporate seal attached.
Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor Veale
Carried
O'Reilly That a by-law to confirm the proceedings of a Regular Council Meeting held Tuesday, January 15, 2019 be read a first, second and third time, passed, numbered, signed and the corporate seal attached.
Moved by Councillor Ashmore
Carried
That the Agenda for the Open Session of the Regular Council Meeting of Tuesday, January 15, 2019, be adopted as circulated.
Moved by Councillor O'Reilly, seconded by Councillor Ashmore
Carried
That the following members of the public be appointed to the position of Municipal Livestock Predation Investigator and Valuer in the City of Kawartha Lakes each for a four year term ending December 31, 2022: • Charles Clarke • Wayne Daniels • Barry Dart • John Hope • Keith Hughes • Robert MacEachern • Harvey Risebrough; and • Brian Vanderkleyn And; That a by-law, including a Municipal Livestock Predation Investigator and Valuer code of conduct, to approve and implement these appointments be forwarded to Council for adoption.
Moved by Councillor Veale, seconded by Councillor O'Reilly
Carried
That Report CAO2019-002, Private Recreational Cannabis Retail Storefronts, be received; and That the City of Kawartha Lakes opt-in to allow Private Recreational Cannabis Retail Storefronts to operate in the City of Kawartha Lakes. Recorded
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Yeo
Carried
That Report WWW2019-003, Amendments to By-law 2014-255, Requirement to Connect to Municipal Services, be received; and That Section 2.01 of By-law 2014-255 be amended to read: “Subject to section 2.02 herein the owner of any Building as defined herein where such service or services have capacity, shall be responsible for the physical installation of a private sanitary lateral and/or private water service at the Owners expense and shall be responsible for the payment of all fees and charges payable to the Municipality for the installation and connection of a municipal sanitary lateral and/or water service in accordance with the provisions of this By-law and any and all by-laws governing connections to municipal drinking water systems and wastewater collection systems upon failure and/or the need for replacement of their existing private water supply and/or sewage/septic disposal system(s). For further explanation refer to Appendix 1: Connection Diagram.”; and That Section 2.02 of By-law 2014-255 be amended to read: “Subject to section 2.01, in the event that water and/or wastewater services become available after the date of passage of this By-law, persons described in section 2.01 shall connect their premises directly to the services in accordance with section 2.01 upon failure of their water and/or sewage/septic disposal system(s).”; and That Section 2.03 by By-Law 2014-255 be amended to read: “Notwithstanding sections 2.01 and 2.02, in the event that:
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Veale
Carried
That the memo from Councillor Ron Ashmore dated January 7, 2019 and entitled, Support for Canada's Energy Sector, be received.
Moved by Councillor Seymour-Fagan, seconded by Councillor O'Reilly
Carried
That, as completing critical pipeline infrastructure is vital to the whole country economically and environmentally, the Council of the City of Kawartha Lakes fully support the completion of these pipelines and the employment and tax revenue that it will give our country; and That this resolution be circulated to the Prime Minister of Canada, Provincial Premiers and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Recorded
Moved by Councillor Ashmore, seconded by Councillor Yeo
Lost
That a by-law to confirm the proceedings of a Regular Council Meeting held Tuesday, January 15, 2019 be read a first, second and third time, passed, numbered, signed and the corporate seal attached.
Moved by Councillor Ashmore, seconded by Councillor O'Reilly
Carried

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