The Brighton Record

Council Meeting

August 17, 2020

Who was there

Present (3): Ron Anderson, Brian Ostrander, Emily Rowley

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 (18 motions)

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

That Council amend the August 17, 2020 Council meeting agenda to include correspondence from Bram Gielen regarding a parking matter on Chapel Street under Round Table Discussion section 8.2 Correspondence Items received. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman (Moved By) x Councillor Doug LeBlanc x Councillor Emily Rowley (Seconded By) x Councillor Mary Tadman x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x 5 0 0 0 2
Moved by Councillor Mark Bateman, seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley
Carried
That Council approve the August 17, 2020 Council meeting agenda as amended. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman x Councillor Doug LeBlanc (Seconded By) x Councillor Emily Rowley (Moved By) x Councillor Mary Tadman x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x 5 0 0 0 2
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Councillor Doug LeBlanc
Carried
That Council receive staff report regarding the COVID-19 Expenses to Date Report as information For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson (Moved By) x Councillor Mark Bateman (Seconded By) x Councillor Doug LeBlanc x Councillor Emily Rowley x Councillor Mary Tadman x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x 5 0 0 0 2
Moved by Councillor Ron Anderson, seconded by Councillor Mark Bateman
Carried
That Council receive staff report regarding 2020 Development Charges Indexing; and further That Council authorizes staff to increase Schedule “C” to By-Law 089-2019 by 2.6%, in accordance with the Statistics Canada Quarterly, Non-Residential Building Construction Price Statistics, Table 18-10-0135-01, Second Quarter. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson (Seconded By) x Councillor Mark Bateman x Councillor Doug LeBlanc (Moved By) x Councillor Emily Rowley x Councillor Mary Tadman x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x 5 0 0 0 2
Moved by Councillor Doug LeBlanc, seconded by Councillor Ron Anderson
Carried
That Council approves the 2019 Audited Financial Statements, as presented by BDO Chartered Accountants and authorizes the Mayor and Deputy Mayor to sign the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position on behalf of Council. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman (Moved By) x Councillor Doug LeBlanc x Councillor Emily Rowley (Seconded By) x Councillor Mary Tadman x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x 5 0 0 0 2
Moved by Councillor Mark Bateman, seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley
Carried
That Council receive staff report regarding Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Municipal Asset Management Program: and further, That Council directs staff to apply for a grant opportunity with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) for funding to be committed to completion of a Comprehensive Asset Management Plan Update and acquisition and implementation of an asset management software solution; and Be it further recommended that Council commits to meeting the the financial obligations of the MAMP program from the Asset Management Planning and Software Allocation Item contained within the 2020 GIS budget to a maximum of $170,000. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman (Seconded By) x Councillor Doug LeBlanc x Councillor Emily Rowley (Moved By) x Councillor Mary Tadman x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x 5 0 0 0 2
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Councillor Mark Bateman
Carried
That Council receives the staff report from the Director of Parks and Recreation on the timing of the opening of the arena on September 28th and King Edward Park Community Centre on September 8th as information. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson (Moved By) x Councillor Mark Bateman x Councillor Doug LeBlanc x Councillor Emily Rowley (Seconded By) x Councillor Mary Tadman x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x 5 0 0 0 2
Moved by Councillor Ron Anderson, seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley
Carried
That Council receives the report dated August 17th, 2020, being an Amendment to the Rate of Speed By-Law 091-2019 that regulates speed limits on specific Municipal Roads; and further That Council authorizes the amendment to the Rate of Speed By-Law Schedule “A” as outlined in Attachment #3 attached hereto. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman x Councillor Doug LeBlanc (Seconded By) x Councillor Emily Rowley (Moved By) x Councillor Mary Tadman x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x 5 0 0 0 2
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Councillor Doug LeBlanc
Carried
Whereas the community has expressed interest in purchasing products with the Municipal logo, crests and images; And whereas the Municipality has a policy that restricts the use of Municipal logos, crests and images on products; Now therefore be it resolved that Council directs staff to provide a report to revise policies that restrict the use of Municipal logos, crests and images in order to provide products and flags for sale to the public; And further that staff ensure that any revisions also protect the brand and identity of the Municipality. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander (Moved By) x Councillor Ron Anderson (Seconded By) x Councillor Mark Bateman x Councillor Doug LeBlanc x Councillor Emily Rowley x Councillor Mary Tadman x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x 5 0 0 0 2
Moved by Mayor Brian Ostrander, seconded by Councillor Ron Anderson
Carried
That Council direct staff to investigate and bring back a report on the validity and need for either a fence bylaw or fence guidelines. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman (Moved By) x Councillor Doug LeBlanc (Seconded By) x Councillor Emily Rowley x Councillor Mary Tadman x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x 5 0 0 0 2
Moved by Councillor Mark Bateman, seconded by Councillor Doug LeBlanc
Carried
That Council direct staff to hae consideration for a John Street/Georgina Street roadway extension during the secondary planning process. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman (Seconded By) x Councillor Doug LeBlanc (Moved By) x Councillor Emily Rowley x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x Councillor Mary Tadman x 6 0 0 0 1
Moved by Councillor Doug LeBlanc, seconded by Councillor Mark Bateman
Carried
That Council request staff to bring back to Council a report for a potential by-law to licence, regulate and govern the operation of short term accommodation dwelling rentals (AirBNB) in the Municipality of Brighton. For Against Abstained COI Absent Councillor Mark Bateman (Seconded By) x Councillor Doug LeBlanc (Moved By) x Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Emily Rowley x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x Councillor Mary Tadman x 6 0 0 0 1
Moved by Councillor Doug LeBlanc, seconded by Councillor Mark Bateman
Carried
That Council gives a bylaw its first, second and third reading and finally passes on this date: Being a By-law to authorize the CAO and Clerk to execute an agreement between The Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton and Non-Union Employees for the period starting on January 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2020 For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman x Councillor Doug LeBlanc (Seconded By) x Councillor Emily Rowley (Moved By) x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x Councillor Mary Tadman x 6 0 0 0 1
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Councillor Doug LeBlanc
Carried
That Council directs the Community Events Committee to provide a creative solution instead of holding a traditional Santa Claus Parade. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman (Seconded By) x Councillor Doug LeBlanc x Councillor Emily Rowley (Moved By) x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x Councillor Mary Tadman x 6 0 0 0 1
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Councillor Mark Bateman
Carried
That Council support or receive request from Brighton Rotary Club to park Rotary Club trailer once a month in the King Edward Park Arena parking lot for the purpose of collecting empties for the Cadets. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman x Councillor Doug LeBlanc x Councillor Emily Rowley (Moved By) x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink (Seconded By) x Councillor Mary Tadman x 6 0 0 0 1
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Deputy Mayor Laura Vink
Carried
That Council receive the Northumberland County updates for July and August 2020. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman x Councillor Doug LeBlanc x Councillor Emily Rowley (Moved By) x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink (Seconded By) x Councillor Mary Tadman x 6 0 0 0 1
Moved by Councillor Emily Rowley, seconded by Deputy Mayor Laura Vink
Carried
That Council received correspondence from Bram Gielen regarding a parking matter on Chapel Street; and further That Council refer to staff for report to address the noted parking concerns on Chapel Street. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson (Seconded By) x Councillor Mark Bateman x Councillor Doug LeBlanc (Moved By) x Councillor Emily Rowley x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink x Councillor Mary Tadman x 6 0 0 0 1
Moved by Councillor Doug LeBlanc, seconded by Councillor Ron Anderson
Carried
That Council gives a bylaw its first, second and third reading and finally passes on this date; being a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton Council meeting held on August 17, 2020. For Against Abstained COI Absent Mayor Brian Ostrander x Councillor Ron Anderson x Councillor Mark Bateman x Councillor Doug LeBlanc x Councillor Emily Rowley (Seconded By) x Deputy Mayor Laura Vink (Moved By) x Councillor Mary Tadman x 6 0 0 0 1
Moved by Deputy Mayor Laura Vink, seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley
Carried

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