The Corporation of the Township of Laird
Council Meeting Minutes – July 21, 2022
MINUTES OF AGENDA NUMBER 52, OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAIRD, HELD 0N JULY 21, 2022,
HELD IN PERSON AT THE LAIRD HALL.
Present: Mayor:
Dick Beitz Shawn Evoy Councilors:
Todd Rydall Frank Turco Ed Lapish Jennifer Errington Clerk:
Guest:
Terence Graham
Special Public Meeting opened at 6:00 p.m., to consider rezoning Plan H764, Part Lot 13, Part Lot 13 Part Lot 14, and Part Lot 13 and Part Lot 14. No objections or support of the rezoning were received. The Special Public Meeting closed at 6:05 p.m.
ON MOTION (No. 102-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Ed Lapish that Council approves Council minutes of June 16, and the recreation committee minutes of CARRIED July 5, 2022, as presented.
ON MOTION (No. 103-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Todd Rydall that Council approves the general accounts to July 21, 2022, as presented in the amount of CARRIED $9,527.86.
ON MOTION (No. 104-22) of Ed Lapish, seconded by Frank Turco that Council approves roads accounts to June 30, 2022 in the amount of $22,524.91, as CARRIED presented.
1. Staff and Committee Reports a) Roads Superintendent (Roads, Waste Disposal & Recycling & Maintenance)
- i. Council Q&A -Council discussed the surface treatment on Bar River Road, there are some concerns with the new surface treatment, puddling occurred after the recent rain. Council would like to know why the road was not prepared and no feathering at train tracks.
- b) Clerk Administrator, Deputy Treasurer
- c) Treasurer’s Report
- d) Recreation Committee & Recreation Sub-Committees
- e) Planning Board
- f) Police Services Board
- g) Algoma District Services Administrative Board
- h) Algoma District Municipal Association
ON MOTION (No. 105-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Shawn Evoy that Council adopts By-law 1053-22 Restricted Acts Delegation By-law authorizing the delegation of council authority during the Restricted Acts period for the 2022 CARRIED Election, as presented.
ON MOTION (No. 106-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Shawn Evoy that Council adopts By-law 1054-22, being a by-law to enter into an agreement with Bell CARRIED Canada for the provision of the next generation 9-1-1 service.
ON MOTION (No. 107-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Shawn Evoy that Council adopts By-law 1055-22 to amend Schedule “6” of By-law 949-14 being a by-law to CARRIED regulate the operation of the Township Waste Disposal Site.
Agenda item 6. a) Memo: Cemetery Software was discussed. Council was not in favour of purchasing the software as the annual fee was costly. It was consensus of Council to look into other ways of managing the cemetery information.
ON MOTION (No. 108-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Ed Lapish that Council approves By-law 1056-22 to amend Zoning By-law 531 for the rezoning of plan H764, Part Lot 14, part Lot 13 and Lot 14, and Part Lot 13 and Part Lot 14, Roll 3-05100, 3-05200 & 3-05300 Finns’ Bay Road South, as presented. CARRIED
Agenda item 7 a) ii) Notice of Application for Consent was discussed. Council had no objection to the consent application presented.
ON MOTION (No. 109-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Ed Lapish that Council directs the Municipal Clerk to request the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to extend the current contract for 2 years through an Amending Agreement and requests the Municipal Clerk to prepare By-law to be passed once amending CARRIED agreement is received.
ON MOTION (No. 110-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Shawn Evoy that Council supports submitting an application for the Fairgrounds to the Ontario Trillium Foundation – Grant program to improve community facilities and spaces as CARRIED discussed.
ON MOTION (No. 111-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Frank Turco that Council directs the Municipal Clerk to draft a By-law to amend Schedule “A” of By-law 832-04, a Policy for Procurement of Goods and Services, the amendments to CARRIED Schedule “A” will be increased as presented.
ON MOTION (No. 112-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Ed Evoy that Council adopts By-law 1057-22 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the meeting CARRIED of Council held on July 21, 2022.
ON MOTION (No. 113-22) of Frank Turco, seconded by Todd Rydall that Council CARRIED meeting be adjourned at 7:29 p.m.
Mayor – ___________________________ Richard (Dick) Beitz
Clerk – ____________________________ Jennifer Errington