The South Stormont Record

Regular Meeting

January 22, 2020

Who was there

Present (4): Andrew Guindon, Jennifer MacIsaac, Bryan McGillis, Woods Your Local

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 (15 motions)

15 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the minutes of the January 8 and 14, 2020 meetings be adopted as circulated.
Moved by Councillor MacIsaac, seconded by Councillor Guindon
Carried
That all items under the Consent Items section of the Agenda be received and filed for information purposes.
Moved by Councillor Woods, seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith
Carried
That Council of the Township of South Stormont supports the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus in their request of the International Joint Commission to take action in controlling water flowing from Lake Ontario into the St. Lawrence Seaway and alleviate potential flooding.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Smith, seconded by Councillor Guindon
Carried
That Council approve further review of the following zoning items as part of the Housekeeping Zoning By-law Update VI, and direct staff to bring final recommendations to Council following public consultation: 1. Removing the minimum dwelling size for all zones; 2. Reducing exterior side yard requirements in urban zones; 3. Reducing parking requirements for mini-storage facilities; 4. Updated shipping container regulations; and 5. The creation a new R1A zone – smaller frontages/lot size.
Moved by Councillor Guindon, seconded by Councillor MacIsaac
Carried
That Council not approve maintenance to a privately-owned streetlight on private property, as requested.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Smith, seconded by Councillor Woods
Carried
That Council award Service Delivery and Process Review RFP No. 18-2019 to WSCS Consulting at a cost of $66,502 plus GST.
Moved by Councillor MacIsaac, seconded by Councillor Guindon
Carried
That Council accept the Pesce & Associates recommended list of comparator municipalities for the purpose of conducting a market salary survey for the Job Evaluation, Compensation and Pay Equity project.
Moved by Councillor Guindon, seconded by Councillor MacIsaac
Carried
That By-law No. 2020-004, being a by-law to dedicate Part 1 on Reference Plan 7360, as public highway, be read and passed in open Council, signed and sealed this 22nd day of January, 2020.
Moved by Councillor MacIsaac, seconded by Councillor Woods
Carried
That By-law No. 2020-005, being a by-law to establish and require payment of general fees and charges, be read and passed in open Council, signed and sealed this 22nd day of January, 2020.
Moved by Councillor Woods, seconded by Councillor MacIsaac
Carried
That By-law No. 2020-006, being a by-law to exempt certain lands from part lot control, be read and passed in open Council, signed and sealed this 22nd day of January 2020.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Smith, seconded by Councillor Guindon
Carried
That Council, as provided in Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 move into a closed meeting at 5:44 PM to address a matter pertaining to personal matters about an identifiable individual; Specifically: Joint Doctor Recruitment Committee Appointments and an Employee and further, a matter pertaining to labour relations or employee negotiations; Specifically: Union Negotiations
Moved by Councillor MacIsaac, seconded by Councillor Woods
Carried
That Council move out of this closed meeting at 6:35 PM.
Moved by Councillor MacIsaac, seconded by Councillor Guindon
Carried
That Council approve the addition of the following individuals to the Doctor Recruitment Committee;  Martin Timmers  Tom Green
Moved by Councillor Woods, seconded by Councillor Guindon
Carried
That By-law No. 2020-007 to adopt, confirm and ratify matters dealt with by resolution, be read and passed in open Council, signed and sealed this 22nd day of January, 2020.
Moved by Councillor Woods, seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith
Carried
That Council adjourn this meeting at 6:36 PM and return to the call of the chair.
Moved by Councillor Woods, seconded by Councillor Guindon
Carried

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