The Corporation of the Township of Laird
Council Meeting Minutes – June 16, 2022
MINUTES OF AGENDA NUMBER 51, OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAIRD, HELD 0N JUNE 16, 2022,
HELD IN PERSON AT THE LAIRD HALL.
Present: Mayor:
Dick Beitz Shawn Evoy Councilors:
Todd Rydall Ed Lapish Frank Turco Roads Superintendent: David Pollari Jennifer Errington Clerk:
It was the consensus of Council during the consideration of the agenda to include under section C. Closed Meeting the addition: c) Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal local board employees.
ON MOTION (No. 82-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Shawn Evoy that Council approves Council minutes of May 19 and June 2, and the recreation committee CARRIED minutes of May 31, 2022, as presented.
ON MOTION (No. 83-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Todd Rydall that Council approves the general accounts to June 16, 2022, as presented in the amount of CARRIED $4,724.70.
ON MOTION (No. 84-22) of Ed Lapish, seconded by Frank Turco that Council approves roads accounts to May 31, 2022 in the amount of $47,957.40, as CARRIED presented.
1. Staff and Committee Reports a) Roads Superintendent (Roads, Waste Disposal & Recycling & Maintenance)
- i. Council Q&A
- ii. Beaver Control
- Fairgrounds traps are in; another damn was pulled out last Friday.
- Damn near Finns’ Bay Road South will be taken out.
- iii. Riley Road – Extension
- The road has been brought up to cottage standards, extending 285 feet from where the current road ends.
- Turnaround requires to be built up to meet cottage standard requirements.
- b) Clerk Administrator, Deputy Treasurer
- c) Treasurer’s Report
d) Recreation Committee & Recreation Sub-Committees
- i. Lawnmower report
- deck on the small machine keeps requiring repairs
- ii. Laird Fairgrounds Committee updates
- e) Cemetery Board
- f) Planning Board
- g) Police Services Board
- h) Algoma District Services Administrative Board
- i) Algoma District Municipal Association
ON MOTION (No. 85-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Frank Turco that Council adopts By-law 1051-22 Final Tax Rates 2022 authorizing tax bills be issued, as CARRIED amended.
ON MOTION (No. 86-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Ed Lapish that Council approves Request for Proposal (RFP) of Kresin Engineering Corporation in the amount of $52,006.00 plus HST for Waste Disposal Site Consulting Services. CARRIED
ON MOTION (No. 87-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Ed Lapish that Council appoints Dan Crozier and Noah Crozier to the Police Services Board, subject to CARRIED appointees meeting qualifications of Provincial Government.
Agenda item 6. c) Road Tour – reimbursement for mileage? was discussed. Council would like to revisit the current mileage amount for attending meetings in the future.
Agenda item 6. d) LIR Lease Agreement was discussed.
ON MOTION (No. 88-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Todd Rydall that Council directs Clerk to request that Laird International Raceway provide in writing Insurance, Engineer Report, and inquire about the lease, as discussed. CARRIED
ON MOTION (No. 89-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Ed Lapish that Council directs the Municipal Clerk to draft a By-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign an Agreement with Bell Canada for the Next Generation 9-1-1 Authority CARRIED Service Agreement.
ON MOTION (No. 90-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Shawn Evoy THAT Council receives the Council Restricted Acts, (most commonly known as the ‘Lame Duck Periods’) staff report for information purposes; and FURTHER THAT the Municipal Clerk be directed to prepare the necessary By-law prior to Nomination Day (August 19, 2022), delegating authority to the Municipal Clerk from August 19, 2022, to November 14, 2022, to:
Be the financial signing authority for expenditures, outside the current budget, exceeding $50,000 and/or for the disposition of any real or personal property of the municipality which has a value exceeding $50,000 at the time of disposal; Be the authority to hire or remove any officer from/to employment with the Township of Laird; and FURTHER THAT the By-law shall come into force only in the event when determined by the Municipal Clerk with certainty that less than 75% percent of the current members of Council will be returning to sit on the new Council after CARRIED Nomination Day of the 2022 Municipal Elections.
ON MOTION (No. 91-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Ed Lapish that Council directs the Municipal Clerk to draft a By-law to amend Schedule 6 of By-law 94914 to increase the fee for ‘all household appliances with Freon, including but not limited to refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, and air conditioners’ from $30.00 CARRIED per item to $35.00 per item.
ON MOTION (No. 92-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Frank Turco that Council accepts the Report of the Road Superintendent with regards to Riley Road – Extension to accept responsibility for 285 feet Riley Road Extension that has been brought up to cottage standards and would allow for a building permit to be CARRIED issued as long as the turn around is built up.
ON MOTION (No. 93-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Ed Lapish that Council appoints Kathy Sutherland, Suzanne Evoy, and Colleen Orr as additional CARRIED members to sit on Heritage Committee.
ON MOTION (No. 94-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Frank Turco that Council supports Tarbutt Township’s resolution 2022-64 in their efforts to encourage the Premier of Ontario and Minister of Health to respond to the requests from NOSM University and Northern Ontario Communities to transform Human Health Resources Planning immediately to relieve the health care crisis occurring now, with no doctors, a severe nursing shortage, limited powers of nurse practitioner and lack of access to health disciplines and; that the Province accelerate the approval process so that the expanded medical student intake can commence in CARRIED the fall of 2022.
ON MOTION (No. 95-22) of Ed Lapish, seconded by Shawn Evoy that the next portion of the meeting be closed to the public to discuss a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board and a personal matter about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local CARRIED board employees.
ON MOTION (No. 96-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Ed Lapish that Council CARRIED return to open meeting.
ON MOTION (No. 97-22) of Ed Lapish, seconded by Frank Turco that Council hires Jacob Kluding as a summer student.
Recorded Vote
For Motion Abstain Motion Ed Lapish Shawn Evoy Todd Rydall Frank Turco Dick Beitz CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 98-22) of Ed Lapish, seconded by Shawn Evoy that Council elects to conduct the sale of Plan H761 part Lot 44 Plan M327 Block C RP 1R12055 Parts 2 & 3 PCL 6355 ACS, which comprises 7 lots located on Finns’ Bay road North, through a local recognized Real Estate agent: Sandra Hebert, CARRIED Realtor with Castle Realty.
ON MOTION (No. 99-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Todd Rydall that Council directs the Municipal Clerk to write a letter to deal with closed meeting matter dealing with a personal matter about an identifiable individual, including CARRIED municipal or local board.
ON MOTION (No. 100-22) of Ed Lapish, seconded by Todd Rydall that Council adopts By-law 1052-22 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the meeting CARRIED of Council held on June 16, 2022.
ON MOTION (No. 101-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Shawn Evoy that Council CARRIED meeting be adjourned at 7:44 p.m.
Mayor – ___________________________ Richard (Dick) Beitz
Clerk – ____________________________ Jennifer Errington