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MINUTES OF McMURRICH/MONTEITH TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MEETING – July 4th, 2006
McMurrich/Monteith Township council met on Tuesday, July 4th, 2006 at 7:30p.m. in the municipal office/fire hall in Sprucedale.
Present were Reeve, Glynn Robinson, Councilors: Heather Wilson, Mervin Mulligan, John Murphy. Absent with regret Carol Maki. Members of the audience were: Astrid Taim (Almaguin News), Shawn Armstrong (Roads Foreman), and Lloyd Nelson.
Meeting was called to order at 7:30pm by Reeve Glynn Robinson. No declarations of pecuniary interest were declared. Murphy– Wilson We accept the minutes of the Council Meeting held June 5th, 2006. CARRIED
Mervin Mulligan wished to report to Council that the open top recycling bin is not available for our Landfill Site.
There were no delegations scheduled for this meeting. Shawn Armstrong, Roads Foreman was welcomed to the table. Shawn discussed the specifications for the sander/plow truck, changing the turnaround on 4th avenue, a request to access property over road allowance, the MOVE ONTARIO Provincial grant and Employees. Mulligan – Wilson That we accept the specifications for a current model plow/sander dump truck as presented from Roads Foreman, Shawn Armstrong and attached. CARRIED Wilson – Mulligan That we go into a closed session at 7:40 to discuss employees. CARRIED Mulligan – Wilson That we come out of a closed session at 7:46pm. CARRIED Wilson – Mulligan That we make Jamie Willgren a full time employee of the Roads Department as of July 10, 2006. CARRIED Mulligan – Murphy That we use the Move Ontario grant towards gravel crushing for 2006. CARRIED Council has requested that a new entrance permit be required. The request to construct a driveway over the road allowance was approved. Staff will send a letter to this effect. Mulligan – Wilson That we re-apply to COMRIF – 3rd Intake in order to apply double surface treatment to the roads designated as our highest priority. CARRIED
Correspondence was reviewed. Staff is directed to contact the North Bay Mattawa Conservation Authority to confirm there will be no additional costs to finish the Septic Re-Inspection Program. Council would like to invite the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit to attend the next meeting to clarify the benefits of adding the purchase/build option into their planning process for accommodations of the Health Unit. Staff will contact Tracey Cooke at Duck’s Unlimited to inquire about costs to use the wetland mapping. Wilson – Murphy That we support the Township of Strong in their petition to have “Almaguin” included in the name for the Health Services of our area. CARRIED Wilson - Mulligan That Council endorse the Form of Release attached to complete our part of the Agreement for the Almaguin Highlands Information Centre. CARRIED Business Carried Forward: The Official Plan modifications were deferred until next meeting.
Glynn Robinson called a 10 minute break.
New Business was discussed. Wilson – Murphy That we hereby appoint Brock Gould for the Summer Student Career Placement Grant through Human Resources Development Canada. CARRIED Murphy – Wilson That we amend the agenda to include the request to locate a trailer on a property and to discuss the request from Mr. P. Tytler to create a laneway to access Lot D, Plan 52. CARRIED Murphy – Wilson That we permit Fay Hull to locate a trailer on Concession 7, Pt Lot 3, RP 42R5532 provided that the Septic Approval of Use is copied to Township. CARRIED Bylaws were discussed Wilson – Mulligan That we accept third reading of By-law 17-2005 regarding Trailer Licenses. CARRIED Mulligan – Murphy That Council accepts third reading and passes By-law 9-2006 adopting the estimates and setting the tax rates for the year 2006. CARRIED
Reports were given. John Murphy reported on the MMCAP Meeting and the Cemetery Board Meeting. Mervin Mulligan reported on the Marketing Almaguin, Park to Park meeting, Almaguin Highlands Economic Development, and Hazmat Days. Glynn Robinson reported on the Steering Committee meeting.
Council Concerns: Logs and Debris on roadways, building commercial shop before residential building, telephone repair maintenance, monitoring wells at Landfill Site. Staff was directed to send a letter to the CRTC, and to the owner of the Truck leaving debris on the roadway after delivering firewood to a property.
Murphy - Wilson That we accept the Accounts for Approval Report for the month of June, 2006 in the amount of $192,516.77. CARRIED
Mulligan – Wilson That we adjourn at 10:33pm until Tuesday, August 8th, 2006 or at the call of Reeve. CARRIED
Minutes not approved until accepted by Council.
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