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Council Minutes

The Corporation of the Township of Burpee and Mills
Regular Council Meeting September 7th. 2005


Present:

Reeve Ken Noland, Councilors Pentti Palonen, Jeff Bailey, Ed Wright and Jeff Middleton.

STAFF:

Bonnie Bailey, and Dennis Blackburn - Fire Chief.

101-05 Moved By Jeff Middleton Seconded By Ed Wright

BE IT RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the last council meeting held on August 3rd. 2005 be approved as circulated.
Carried

The Corporation of the Township of Burpee and Mills, council met for a public meeting pursuant to the provisions of Section 17 of the Planning Act RSO 1990, Chapter P.13 for purposes of providing information to the public and to allow for public representations with Reeve, Ken Noland and Councillors, Pentti Palonen, Jeff Bailey, Ed Wright and Jeff Middleton in attendance. Leslie Bailey was also in attendance and Elva Carter from the Planning Board.

102-05 Moved By Jeff Bailey Seconded By Ed Wright

RESOLUTION:
BE IT RESOLVED THAT this meeting be opened at 7:30 p.m. on September 7th. 2005 as a Public Meeting of the Corporation of the Township of Burpee and Mills, pursuant to the provisions of Section 17 of the Planning Act RSO 1990, chapter P. 13 for purposes of providing information to the public and to allow for public representations on the proposal to amend the Official Plan/Secondary Plans of the District of Manitoulin, as amended, by adding certain new provisions to Section F – Implementation including: Holding, Site Plan Control, Temporary Use, Interim Control, Archaeological and Community Improvement Policies, notice of which has been duly administered.

Recorded Vote:
                                         Yeas                          Nays
K. Noland                         X
P.A. Palonen                   X
E. Wright                         X
J. Middleton                   X
J. Bailey                            X

The public meeting had one attendant with no written or oral submissions.
Carried

103-05 Moved By Jeff Middleton Seconded By P.A. Palonen

BE IT RESOLVED:
THAT this Public Meeting of the Township of Burpee and Mills be adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Carried

104-05 Moved By Ed Wright Seconded By Jeff Bailey

BE IT RESOLVED:
That we draft By-law no. 2005-13 to amend the Manitoulin Official Plan for the Manitoulin Official Plan for the Manitoulin Planning Area.
Carried

104B-05 Moved By Jeff Middleton Seconded By Ed Wright

BE IT RESOLVED:
That By-law no. 2005-13 received it’s required readings and finally passed.
Carried

105-05 Moved By Jeff Bailey Seconded By P.A. Palonen

BE IT RESOLVED:
That we draft By-law no. 2005 – 14 to enter into an arrangement with the Bank to provide the Township of Burpee and Mills with a Credit by way of a Corporate MasterCard Account.
Carried

106-05 Moved By P.A. Palonen Seconded By Jeff Middleton

BE IT RESOLVED:
That By-law no. 2005 – 14 received it’s required readings and finally passed.
Carried

107-05 Moved By Jeff Middleton Seconded By Jeff Bailey

BE IT RESOLVED:
That road voucher No. 8 for the amount of $69,662.64 be passed for payment.
Carried

108-05 Moved By Jeff Bailey Seconded By Jeff Middleton

BE IT RESOLVED:
That we enter into an in camera session.
Carried

109-05 Moved By P.A. Palonen Seconded By Jeff Middleton

BE IT RESOLVED:
That we go out of the in camera session.
Carried

110-05 Moved By P. A. Palonen Seconded By Jeff Bailey

BE IT RESOLVED:
That we approve payment of the general accounts list of $ 33,709.42.
Carried

111-05 Moved By Jeff Bailey Seconded By Jeff Middleton

BE IT RESOLVED:
That we approve payment of $50,677.00 as the 2nd. and 3rd. payment to the Rainbow District School Board.
Carried

112-05 Moved By P. A. Palonen Seconded By Jeff Middleton

BE IT RESOLVED:
That we accept Mr. Tappenden’s offer as itemized in Mr. Jonathan H. Marler’s correspondence dated August 31, 2005 and September 1, 2005.
That we approve of the Township of Burpee and Mills signing the Minutes of Settlement for complaint Nos. 1412772 and 1479646 and 1661863 between Richard K. Tappenden and the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, Region No. 30 and the Township of Burpee and Millls.
And that we approve the treasurer issuing a cheque to Marler Kyle Van Dern Steen, LLP for 70% of the property taxes to be refunded.
Carried

118-05 Moved By Jeff Bailey Seconded By Jeff Middleton

RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS small rural libraries such as the Gore Bay Union Public Library rely heavily upon the Ontario Library Services and in particular the Inter-Library Loan service (ILLO), to be able to provide access to residents of books and other materials from every other library in Ontario.

AND WHEREAS this reduction will significantly impact the level of quality of service that the Gore Bay Union Public Library has provided and will have a detrimental effect on Library services throughout Ontario;

NOW THEREFORE IT IS RESOLVED

THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Burpee and Mills request the Minister of Culture to review the proposed budget cuts to Ontario Library Services to ensure that such services as the Inter-Library Loan/Courier services are not casualties.
Carried

119-05 Moved By Jeff Bailey Seconded By P.A. Palonen

BE IT RESOLVED:
That we adjourn to meet at our next regular council meeting on October 3rd. 2005 at 7:30 o’clock p.m.
Carried

_______________________________
Ken Noland, Reeve


_______________________________
Bonnie Bailey , Witness


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