PLEASE NOTE 5:00 P.M. START TIME
TOWN OF FORT FRANCES
AGENDA – April 28, 2008
MEETING
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (Session No. 17) 5:00 p.m. to 6:40 p.m.
1. Call to Order
2. Nonagenda Committee items which, because of urgency, cannot be deferred
to a subsequent meeting, identified to be considered later in this meeting, both
in-camera and in open meeting.
3. Disclosure of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof.
InCamera – 5:01 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. PAGE
4. Potential Property Acquisition. 1
5. Potential Property Acquisition. 4
6. Protection of Property. 18
7. Non-agenda in-camera items
Public Session Resumes: 5:15 p.m.
General 5:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
8. 2008 Preliminary Budget - (please bring previously distributed materials). 20
Consent Agenda 6:00 p.m. to 6:10 p.m.
9. Non Budgeted Capital Repair – 52 Canadians Arena Chiller Replacement. 28
10. 2008 Bear Response Agreement with MNR. 32
11. Cousineau Request to Utilize Town Owned Parks for Outdoor Laser 50
Tag Activities.
12. 2008 Household Hazardous Waste Day Event and Approval of Free 60
Tipping Day at the Landfill Site.
13. Canadian Cancer Society – 2008 Relay for Life Event. 63
14. 2008 Municipal Road & Bridge Infrastructure Investment. 66
15. W. Albright letter and Proposed Water System Management By-Law 69
No. 16/06 Amendment.
16. Abitibi Consolidated Mill Complex – Minutes of Settlement for 2003, 75
2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
17. Capping Parameters for Capped Properties. 95
18. Rainy River Future Development Corporation – 2008 Per Capita 101
Funding.
19. Chem-Free Grad Party. 103
20. District 1-A – Senior Games. 106
21. AMO’s Effective Municipal Councillor Program. 108
22. Mark McCaig, CAO – Travel Expense. 110
Administration and Finance Division – 6:10 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
23. Mayor Avis – Travel Expense and Per Diem Claims. 112
24. Councillor Sharon Tibbs – Travel Expense and Per Diem. 117
25. Councillor Albanese – Travel Expense and Per Diem Claims. 120
26. Councillor Perry – Travel Expense and Per Diem Claims. 125
27. Councillor Ryan – Travel Expense and Per Diem Claims. 130
28. Councillor Wiedenhoeft – Travel Expense and Per Diem Claims. 135
Community Services Division – 6:15 p.m. to 6:20 p.m.
29. Pump 11-2 (1977 Fire Truck Replacement). 139
Operations and Facilities Division – 6:25 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
30. Rainy River Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1 – Water 145
and Sewer Billing Issues - Matter to be Reconsidered.
31. Traffic Control Measures – Phase Two Central Avenue. 146
Reconstruction Project.
Information –
32. Fort Frances Wastewater Treatment Facility Monthly Report 148
# Fort – 2008-03*.
33. Town of Fort Frances Operations Statistics for the Month of 156
March 2008*.
34. Operations and Facilities Capital Budget – 2008 - Year to Date*. 159
35. Administration and Finance Department Stats for the Period 162
Ending March 31, 2008*.
36. Town of Fort Frances General Fund (Operating); Capital Fund; and 164
Water and Sewer Fund (Operating) Actuals to March 31, 2008*
37. By-Law Department Activities Report – January, February and 167
March 2008.
38. Nonagenda Committee Items – 6:35 p.m.
PUBLIC MEETING – under the Planning Act – 6:45 p.m.
39. Proposed Zoning Amendment #8/98-GG – Corporation of the Town 169
of Fort Frances.
COUNCIL MEETING (Session No. 011) 7:15 to 7:40 p.m.
40. Call to Order
41. Prayer
42. Nonagenda Council items which, because of urgency, cannot be deferred
to a subsequent meeting, identified to be considered later in this meeting.
43. Disclosure of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof.
Delegations/Deputations
44. Municipal Planner’s Report - Zoning By-Law Amendment # 8/98-GG – Lots
28-36 Plan SM-144 - (Roll # 030-006-008) – (see attached materials).
Consent Agenda
45. Summary Report 181
46. Items referred from Committee of the Whole
47. Break Open Ticket Licence Application from Laverendrye General Hospital 182
Auxiliary at Bonnie Blue from April 28, 2008 to October 28, 2008.
48. Deeming application request from Tina and Jamie Roth re: Lots 13 and 185
14 Plan SM60.
49. Financial request from Rainy River Vet Services Committee re: Vet 187
Assistance Trust Fund.
50. Financial donation request from Rainy River District Regional Abattoir 188
Committee re: Fundraising for a regional abattoir.
51. Request from P. Love, Ontario’s Chief Energy Conservation Officer re: 189
Proclaiming May 25-31, 2008 as ‘Energy Conservation Week’ in the
Town of Fort Frances.
Approval of Council Minutes *
52. Session No. 10 dated April 14, 2008.
Approval of Committee of the Whole Minutes *
53. Sessions No. 14 and 15 dated April 9 and 14, 2008.
54. Resolutions from tonight's Committee meeting
ByLaws
55. 08/98-GG A By-Law to amend Zoning By-Law 08/98. 191
56. 23/08 A By-Law to authorize entering into an agreement with Leesa 193
and Michael Schmid with respect to use of certain Town lands.
57. 24/08 A By-Law to Establish Tax Ratios for Prescribed Property 194
Classes.
58. 26/08 A By-Law to authorize the Town’s participation in funding 195
from the Minister of Transportation for road and bridge capital
investment needs for 2008.
59. 27/08 A By-Law to provide for certain temporary Traffic Control 196
measures on municipal highways in construction zones in 2008.
60. 28/08 A By-Law to authorize capping parameters for commercial, 197
industrial and multi-residential capped property classes and to
establish a minimum tax level for certain eligible properties.
Information Correspondence **
61. Resolution passed April 8, 2008 from Tay Valley Township re: Provincial
Funding – Evaluation and Approval Process.
62. Federation of Canadian Municipalities FORUM – January/February 2008.
63. Ontario Waste Management Association – 2008 Waste Management
Industry Sourcebook Reference.
Minutes **
64. Community Services Executive Committee dated February 12 and
April 7, 2008*.
65. Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board Meeting
dated March 5, 2008*.
66. Northwest Catholic District School Board Regular Meeting dated
March 29, 2008*.
67. Planning and Development Executive Committee dated April 3, 2008*.
68. Administration and Finance Executive Committee dated April 8,
2008*.
69. Operations and Facilities Executive Committee dated April 9, 2008*.
70. Nonagenda Council Items – 7:35 p.m.
* Previously distributed to Council
** Items can be viewed by contacting the Clerk