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20140602 Council Meeting
June 2, 2014
What was decided (26 motions)
23 carried, 3 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That Council approves the agenda for the June 2, 2014 Council meeting, as presented.
Moved by Councillor Craig Kerr, seconded by Councillor Mary Tadman
Carried
That Council approves the minutes of the May 20, 2014 Council meeting, as presented.
Moved by Councillor Mary Tadman, seconded by Councillor Craig Kerr
Carried
That Council approves the minutes of the May 5, 2014 Closed Session Council meeting, as presented.
Moved by Councillor Mary Tadman, seconded by Councillor Craig Kerr
Carried
a) That Council now moves into the statutory public meeting portion of this meeting, pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act.
Moved by Councillor Mary Tadman, seconded by Councillor Craig Kerr
Carried
b) That Council now closes the statutory public portion of this meeting pursuant to the Planning Act, and moves into regular business.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn, seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley
Carried
That the Council of the Municipality of Brighton grants provisional consent to applications B04/2014 and B05/2014, each subject to the following conditions: 1. That the severed and retained parcels be rezoned to the Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone; 2. That cash-in-lieu of parkland in the amount of $500 be given to the Municipality; 3. That the applicant shall lay out and dedicate by deed to the Municipality of Brighton a strip of land ensuring 10.0 metres (33 feet) from the centreline of Lisgar Street and Smith Street along the frontage of the severed and retained parcels for road widening purposes; 4. That all taxes on the severed and retained parcels be in compliance with Municipal requirements prior to the deed being stamped; and 5. That three paper copies and a digital copy of a registerable survey and the appropriate deeds be prepared and deposited with the Municipal Clerk within one year of the granting of consent.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn, seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley
Carried
That Council enact a By-law under the provisions of Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, to amend By-law No. 140-2002, as otherwise amended, of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton as it applies to certain lands located in Part of Lot 24, Concession A, to change the zoning from the Rural Exception No. 1 (RU-1) Zone to the Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn, seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley
Carried
That Council enacts a By-law to rezone property identified as Part of Block C, Plan 145, with a civic address of 8 Lilac Lane, from the Shoreline Residential (SHR) Zone to the Shoreline Residential June 02, 2014 Municipality of Brighton Page 1 of Page 28 of 9 Council Meeting Exception No. 11 (SHR-11) Zone.
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn
Carried
That Council receives all citizen comments from the June 2, 2014 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn
Carried
That Council receives the information presented by Gary Lintern and Olivia Lintern from Tenzing Communications regarding the Branding Strategy being developed for Brighton.
Moved by Councillor Craig Kerr, seconded by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn
Carried
That Council authorizes passing a bylaw to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to enter into an agreement on behalf of the Municipality of Brighton with the Brighton Off-Leash Dog Recreation Association (BOLDRA) for the following purposes: Permitting BOLDRA use of the property at 120 County Road 64, Brighton, Ontario for the operation of a dog park for a period of 5 years, and; To provide authority for the loan of up to $20,000 for the construction of a fence, parking lot, and signage at 120 County Road 64, Brighton, Ontario, and; To provide permission for BOLDRA to sell dog tags on behalf of The Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton, with a revenue split of 40% to BOLDRA and 60% to the Municipality of Brighton, and; To apply the 40% revenue split that is payable to BOLDRA directly to the loan, and; To set a minimum loan repayment of $4,000 per year by BOLDRA to the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton.
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn
Carried
That Council defer the matter of LED lights to the next meeting in order to have the following information provided: 3 bidders savings calculations our historical maintenance costs.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn, seconded by Councillor Mary Tadman
Carried
That a by-law be passed appointing Allen Magee to the position of By-law Enforcement Officer for the period that the current By-law Enforcement Officer is absent from the workplace.
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn
Carried
That Council approves awarding the Request for Proposal (RFP) PW 2014-05 to Sewer Technologies Inc. for the total price of $ 91,900.00 (excluding harmonized sales tax) and authorizes the CAO and Mayor to enter into an agreement with Sewer Technologies Inc. June 02, 2014 Municipality of Brighton Page 3 of Page 48 of 9 Council Meeting
Moved by Councillor Craig Kerr, seconded by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn
Carried
Whereas publicly available and timely records of meetings are a cornerstone of accountability and transparency; Whereas all residents are not able to attend council meetings; and Whereas a reasonable quality digital audio recorder costs approximately 100 dollars, is simple to operate and allows the upload (to a website) of a three hour meeting in approximately 3 1/2 minutes, It is recommended that Council directs staff to purchase a digital audio recorder to be used to record the open portion of all council meetings. It is further recommended that staff record and post to the municipal website, within 24 hours of the completion of each meeting, the open portion of all council meetings starting with the June 16, 2014 council meeting.
Moved by Councillor John Martinello, seconded by Councillor Mary Tadman
Lost
That Council refer this matter regarding recording information to staff to report back on all options, costs, and appropriate policies.
Moved by Councillor Craig Kerr, seconded by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn
Lost
That Council gives a by-law its first, second, and third reading, and finally passes this date: Being a By-law under the provisions of Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, to amend By-law No. 140-2002, as otherwise amended, of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton as it applies to certain lands located in Part of Lot 24, Concession ‘A’, in the Municipality of Brighton, in the County of Northumberland, to change the zoning from the Rural Exception No. 1 (RU-1) zone to the Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone.
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn
Carried
That Council gives a by-law its first, second, and third reading, and finally passes this date: Being a by-law under the provisions of Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, to amend By-law No. 140-2002, as otherwise amended, of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton as it applies to certain lands identified as Part of Block ‘C’, Plan 145, being Part 1 on RP 38R-4077, with a civic address of 8 Lilac Lane, in the Municipality of Brighton, in the County of Northumberland, to change the zoning from the Shoreline Residential (SHR) Zone to the Shoreline Residential Exception No. 11 (SHR-11) Zone.
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Councillor John Martinello
Carried
That Council gives a By-Law its first, second and third reading, and finally passes this date: Being a by-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the Safer Community – 1000 Officers Partnership Program Agreement between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Community Safety and Correction Services, the Brighton Police Services Board, and the Muncipality of Brighton
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn
Carried
That Council gives a By-Law its first, second and third reading, and finally passes this date: Being a by-law to authorize the Mayor and the Clerk to execute an agreement between the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton and Sewer Technologies Inc. to complete the first part of an Infiltration and Inflow Study.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn, seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley
Carried
That Council gives a By-Law its first, second and third reading, and finally passes this date: Being a by-law to authorize the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton to enter into an agreement with the Brighton Off-Leash Dog Recreation Association (B0LDRA) for use of the municipal dog park
Moved by Councillor Craig Kerr, seconded by Councillor Mary Tadman
Carried
That Council receives the reports of the Statutory Committees, Boards, and external agencies: 1. DBIA minutes, March 5, 2014 2. DBIA minutes, April 2, 2014 3. DBIA minutes, May 7, 2010 4. Northumberland County Council minutes, April 16, 2014
Moved by Councillor Craig Kerr, seconded by Councillor Mary Tadman
Carried
That Council receives the correspondence from Adrian Ellis regarding the recording of Council meetings.
Moved by Councillor Craig Kerr, seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley
Lost
That Council receives the correspondence from Peter McCann on behalf of Brighton Auxiliary Rescue Unit #515.
Moved by Councillor Craig Kerr, seconded by Councillor Mary Tadman
Carried
That Council gives a By-Law its first, second and third reading, and finally passes this date: Being a by-Law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Municipality of Brighton meeting held on June 2, 2014.
Moved by Councillor John Martinello, seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley
Carried
That this meeting of the Municipality of Brighton Council be adjourned at 9:23 p.m. with Council to meet again on Monday, June 16, 2014, 2014 or at the call of the Mayor.
Moved by Councillor John Martinello, seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley