CALL TO ORDER COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF LENNOX AND ADDINGTON Meeting held - Wednesday, May 28,2008 Council Chamber County Court House 6:30 p.m. I Warden Schermerhorn called the meeting to order. All members present. Staff Present: Larry Keech, Chief Administrative OfficerIClerk Tracey McKenzie, Deputy Clerk Stephen Fox, Director, Financial & Physical Services Brian Elo-Shepherd, Director, Social Services Brian Smith, Director, The John M. Parrott Centre Mary Anne Evans, Director, Information Services Steve Roberts, Manager, Roads and Bridges Don Houghton, Manager, Human Resources Wendy Hill, Executive Assistant ADOPTION OF MINUTES Moved by Councillor Hodson That the minutes of the Regular Monthly meeting held April 23,2008, be adopted. Moved by Councillor Hogg That the minutes of the Working Session meeting held May 14,2008, be adopted. CC-08-164 CC-08-165 APPROVAL OF AGENDA That the agenda, with circulated addendums, be approved. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF No disclosure of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof was declared.
Meeting held - May 28,2008 Page 2 WARDEN'S REPORT Moved by Councillor Thompson Seconded by Councillor McEwen That the Warden's Report be noted and received. CC-08-166 MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION Capital Construction Moved by Councillor Hodson Seconded by Councillor Yanch That the May 16,2008 - staff report re: Tender No. 08-09, Camden Road (County Road 1) Reconstruction (Manager, Roads and Bridges) be noted and received; That Part A of Contract No. 08-09 for the reconstruction of Camden Road with a revised scope of work to reflect the deletion of resurfacing from Dairy Avenue to Church Street be awarded to Don Hart Construction Ltd. for the County's revised share of the total tender price in the amount of $544,120.99 excluding G.S.T.; That award of Part B shall be subject to the acceptance of Greater Napanee Utilities. CC-08-167 Human Resources Seconded by Councillor McEwen That the May 20,2008 - staff report re: Director Human Resources (Chief Administrative OfficerIClerk, Director, Financial and Physical Services, Director, Social Services, Director, The John M. Parrott Centre, Director, Information Services) be noted and received; That staff proceed to advertise the position of Director, Human Resources with a 2008 salary range of $80,298.40 to $94,476.20 per year; That representatives of Council be appointed to participate in the interviewing process once suitable candidates have been identified from the applicants for the position. CC-08-168
Meeting held - May 28,2008 Page 3 Enterprise Branch Librarv Moved by Councillor Lowry That the May 20,2008 - staff report re: Enterprise Branch (Director, Information Services) be noted and received; That the current six hours of library services per week at Enterprise Branch Library be re-allocated as follows: Camden East Branch (+1 hour) - Monday 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Tamworth Branch (+2 hours) - Wednesday 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. Yarker Branch (+3 hours) - Monday 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. With the coverage to be provided by the current Enterprise Branch Library Co-ordinator, and the re-allocation of hours to take effect as of June 15,2008. CC-08-169 Nominations for Award Moved by Councillor Hogg That the May 5,2008 - correspondence re: The Council Award - Honouring Outstanding Ontario Physicians (Jeff Turnbull, MD, FRCPC, Chair, Council Award Selection Committee) be noted and received. CC-08-170 Advisory Committee Recommendations and Reports Seconded by Councillor Hogg That consideration of the first recommendation of the report of the Emergency Services Advisory Committee meeting held April 17,2008, regarding Provincial Offences Part 3 Fines be postponed until the County's Director, Financial and Physical Services prepares a report regarding this matter for County Council's consideration. Seconded by Councillor Hodson That the second recommendation of the report of the Emergency Sewices Advisory Committee meeting held April 17,2008 be adopted. Moved by Councillor McEwen Seconded by Councillor Yanch That the report of the Technical Advisory Committee - Roads and Bridges meeting held April 24,2008 be adopted. CC-08-17 1 CC-08-172 CC-08-173
Meeting held - May 28,2008 Page 4 Moved by Councillor Lowry Seconded by Councillor Thompson That the report of the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting held May 13,2008 be adopted. CC-08-174 County Department Activity Reports Seconded by Councillor Lowry That the following County Department Activity Reports be noted and received: CC-08-175 May 20,2008 - staff report re: Administrative Services Activities (Chief Administrative OfficerIClerk) May 20,2008 - staff report re: Financial & Physical Services Activities (Director, Financial & Physical Services) May 20,2008 - staff report re: Social Services Activities (Director, Social Services) May 16,2008 - staff report re: Information Services Activities (Director, Information Services) May 20,2008 - staff report re: The John M. Parrott Centre Activities (Director, The John M. Parrott Centre) Resolutions Provincial Funding Moved by Councillor McEwen Seconded by Councillor Thompson That the April 14,2008 - resolution re: Provincial Funding - Evaluation & Approval Process (Tay Valley ~ownshi~) be endorsed. CC-08-176 Native Land Rights Seconded by Councillor Lowry That the April 14,2008 - resolution re: Rules for Consultations Between Mining Companies and First Nations (Municipality of Brockton) be noted and received. CC-08-177
Meeting held - May 28,2008 Page 5 Blue Box Funding Model Moved by Councillor McEwen Seconded by Councillor Yanch That the May 1,2008 - resolution re: AMOIAMRC Alternative Approach to Blue Box Funding Model (Region of Niagara Motion) be noted and received. CC-08-178 MATTERS FOR INFORMATION Moved by Councillor Hodson Seconded by Councillor Thompson That the following information items be noted and received: CC-08-179 The John M. Parrott Centre April 16,2008 - correspondence re: Excellent Care at The John M. Parrott Centre (Joy Rands) ROMA Board April 2008 - update re: ROMA BOARD - Update from Meeting Held April 2008 (Rural Ontario Municipal Association and Association of Municipalities of Ontario) Optional Property Class April 17,2008 - correspondence re: Residual Commercial Class (Sriram Subrahmanyan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance) Healthcare Funding April 18,2008 - correspondence re: Acuity Increase (Paul Huras, CEO, South East LHIN) Electricity Distribution System April 18,2008 - correspondence re: Electricity Distribution System Within Lennox and Addington County (Rosalyn Lawrence, Assistant Deputy Minister, Office of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs)
Meeting held - May 28,2008 Page 6 Seniors' Month April 25,2008 - correspondence re: June as Seniors' Month (Hon. M. Aileen Carroll, Minister Responsible for Seniors) Rural Economic Development Program May 21,2008 - news release: Ontario Helping to Rejuvenate Bath (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and rural Affairs) AM0 Communications April 16,2008 -member communication re: AM0 Report to Members on March 2008 Board Meeting April 18,2008 - member communication re: Request for Nominations 2008-2009 AM0 Board of Directors April 28,2008 -LAS communication re: Energy Management Updates May 15,2008 - member communication re: Provincial Government's Solar Task Force Seeks Input Conferences and Seminars April, 2008 - information re: 2008 AMOILAS Energy Management Workshops (AM0 and Local Authority Services Ltd.) Correspondence Highlights Information Available Upon Request OTHER BUSINESS Statements by Members Warden Schemerhorn stated that he had received a telephone call from a concerned resident regarding the lack of an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) Program within the County's Ambulance Service and the probability that the individual would be requesting an opportunity to address Council at a future meeting.
Meeting held - May 28,2008 Page 7 Moved by Councillor McEwen Seconded by Councillor Hogg That staff prepare an updated report regarding the Advance Care Paramedics Program and include any other pertinent details such as response times, etc., for Council's review. CC-08-180 CLOSED SESSION Seconded by Councillor Thompson That this meeting of County Council is now declared closed to the public in order to consider a personnel related matter. CC-08-18 1 Seconded by Councillor Lowry That this meeting of County Council is now declared open to the public. CC-08-182 BY-LAWS Surplus Property A By-law to Declare Real Property Owned by the Corporation of The County of Lennox and Addington, Fronting on Caton Road, and being Pt. Lot 33, Concession 2, Geographic Township of Ernestown, now Loyalist Township, as Surplus was introduced. On motion, the by-law was given three readings, numbered 3083108, signed by the Warden and Chief Administrative OfficerIClerk, sealed and finally passed. Tax Capping Moved by Councillor Lowry That the May 20,2008 - staff report re: Tax Capping Report for Multi-Residential, Commercial and Industrial Classes (Director, Financial & Physical Services) be noted and received. CC-08-183 A By-law to Establish the 2008 Tax Capping Limits was introduced. On motion, the by-law was given three readings, numbered 3084108, signed by the Warden and Chief Administrative OfficerlClerk, sealed and finally passed.
Meeting held - May 28,2008 Page 8 A By-law to Establish the Percentages by Which Tax Decreases are Limited for 2008 On motion, the by-law was given three readings, numbered 3085108, signed by the Warden and Chief Administrative OfficerIClerk, sealed and finally passed. Confirmation of Proceedings A By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the County of Lennox and Addington at its meeting held Wednesday, May 28,2008 was introduced. On motion, the by-law was given three readings, numbered 3086108, signed by the Warden and Chief Administrative OfficerlClerk, sealed and finally passed. ADJOURNMENT On motion, Council adjourned. GORD SCHERMERHORN - WARDEN