Minutes. Corporation of the Town of Kirkland Lake Meeting of Council Theatre Room, Heritage North February 6, :52 p.m.

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1 Attendance Chair: Councillors: Absent: Todd Morgan Tom G. Barker Pat Kiely Norm Mino Tony Antoniazzi Jean-Guy Chamaillard Jim Roman Minutes Corporation of the Town of Kirkland Lake Meeting of Council Theatre Room, Heritage North 4:52 p.m. Staff: Chief Administrative Officer: Peter C. Avgoustis Clerk: Jo Ann Ducharme Deputy Clerk: Patrick Silvestro Director of Community Services: Bonnie Sackrider Director of Economic Development & Tourism: Wilf Hass Town Planner: Ashley Bilodeau Treasurer: Hosea Mpofu Fire Chief: Rob Adair Administration/IT: Peter Georgeoff Moment of Silence Acting Mayor, Todd Morgan requested a moment of silence. Approval of the Agenda That Council approves the Agenda for its Regular Meeting of as presented. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest Acting Mayor, Todd Morgan requested those present to declare any pecuniary interest with matters appearing on the agenda. None declared. Petitions and Delegations Bernhardt & Morrisette Taxation Rates: April Swanson & Marc Grossinger Brian Coghlan Mike Guimond Annie Kmyta Jeff Molyneaux Chris Beeson Mike Panagapka Break from 5:58 p.m. to 6:20 p.m.

2 Page 2 of 5 Acceptance of Minutes and Recommendations That Council accepts the Minutes of the following meetings: the Regular Meeting of Council held January 23, 2018 the Meeting to Open Proposals for Facility Condition and Repurposing Assessment of the Old Pool Site held January 26, Reports of Municipal Officers and Communications i. Clerk a. AMO Resolution: Call to Action Fire Medic Protection ii. Town Planner a. Request to Purchase Portion of Laneway to the North of 21 George Street b. Delegation of Files from MMAH to TKL c. Sale of Prince Street Laneway to Abutting Landowners Motions Arising from Reports of Municipal Officers and Communications WHEREAS Bill 160, the Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients Act amended the Ambulance Act to permit the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to enable two pilot projects hosted by willing municipal governments to allow fire fighters, certified as paramedics, to treat patients while on duty with a fire department; and WHEREAS the Government of Ontario is committed to proceeding with the pilots and enabling the fire-medic model despite the absence of objective evidence to show that it would improve patient outcomes or response times; and WHEREAS the current interest arbitration model, particularly in the fire services sector, allows arbitrators to impose awards on unwilling employers that directly impact the employer s ability to determine how it will deploy its workforce, as evidenced by the experience of many municipalities in regards to the 24-hour shift; and WHEREAS in the absence of legislative protection, unwilling municipalities may be forced to enter into a pilot or adopt a fire-medic model as a result of interest arbitration; and WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)and its municipal members have called on the Government of Ontario to introduce legislative amendments to the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 and the Ambulance Services Collective Bargaining Act to preclude arbitrators from expanding the scope of work for fire fighters and paramedics respectively through interest arbitration awards; and WHEREAS there is precedent for a restriction on the scope of jurisdiction of arbitrators in section 126 of the Police Services Act which precludes arbitrators from amending the core duties of police officers; and WHEREAS the Government of Ontario has committed that no unwilling municipal government will have a fire-medic pilot or program imposed upon them.

3 Page 3 of 5 NOW THEREFORE be it resolved that the Council of Town of Kirkland Lake supports AMO in its call to the Government of Ontario to act immediately so that legislative amendments, that will protect unwilling municipalities from being forced by arbitrators to have a fire medic pilot or program, are placed within the upcoming Budget Bill before the Ontario Legislature rises for the provincial election. And That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Premier Kathleen Wynne, Office of the Premier; Hon. Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long Term Care; Hon. Marie-France Lalonde, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services; Hon. Kevin Flynn, Minister of Labour, Hon. Bill Mauro, Minister of Municipal Affairs; John Vanthof, MPP; and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Votes FOR: 4 Votes AGAINST: 0 Carried That Council of the Town of Kirkland Lake requests the delegation of file 54-T from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Votes FOR: 4 Votes AGAINST: 0 Carried Introduction, Reading and Consideration of Bylaws That Bylaw Being a bylaw to authorize Mayor and Clerk to execute all documents related to the sale of land north of 21 George Street, described as Part 2, 54R-5897 to Timothy Penfold and Lisa Chartrand, be read a first, That Bylaw Being a bylaw to Appoint Members to Committees of Council by adding Glen French Jr. to the Planning Advisory Committee, and removing Ryan Dagelman from the Planning Advisory Committee, be read a first, That Bylaw Being a bylaw to authorize Mayor and Clerk to execute all documents related to the sale of land along Goodfish Road, Parts 3, 4 and 5, of Plan 54R-5903 to Tammy and Ronald Swanson, be read a first, second and third time, enacted and passed. That Bylaw Being a bylaw to authorize Mayor and Clerk to execute all documents related to the sale of laneway abutting south of 7 Prince Street, described as Parts 1 and 2, 54R-6017 to Serge Daigle, be read a first, That Bylaw Being a bylaw to authorize Mayor and Clerk to execute all documents related to the sale of laneway abutting south of 3 Prince Street, described as Parts 5, 6, 7 and 8, 54R-6017 to Robbie Brough, be read a first,

4 Page 4 of 5 That Bylaw Being a bylaw to authorize Mayor and Clerk to execute all documents related to the sale of laneway abutting south of 27 Earl Street, described as Parts 9 and 10, 54R-6017 to Felicien and Cecile Boudreault, be read a first, That Bylaw Being a bylaw to authorize Mayor and Clerk to execute all documents related to the sale of laneway abutting south of 5 Prince Street, described as Parts 3 and 4, 54R-6017 to Stephane Boudreau & Ashley McKnight, be read a first, Seconded by: Councillor: Tom G. Barker That Bylaw Being a Bylaw to authorize Mayor and Clerk to execute an agreement with NOHFC for funding toward the Identification, Assessment and Promotion of Areas for Commercial and Industrial Development, be read a first, Notice(s) of Motion There were no notices of motion presented before the committee. Votes FOR: 4 Votes AGAINST: 0 Carried. Confirmation Bylaw Moved by: Councillor: Tom G. Barker That Bylaw being a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting held, be read a first, Councillor s Reports The Councillors reported on their activities over the past 2 weeks. Additional Information There was no additional information added to the agenda. Votes FOR: 4 Votes AGAINST: 0 Carried. Adjournment to an In-Camera Meeting Moved by: Councillor: Tom G. Barker That Council adjourn its Regular Meeting of to an in-camera meeting to discuss an issue concerning the security of a municipal property. The meeting adjourned at 6:40p.m.

5 Page 5 of 5 Acting Mayor, Todd Morgan Jo Ann Ducharme, Clerk