Regional Council
No. 4
23 February 2000
The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
Council Minutes
The Council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton met at Haydon Hall, Regional Headquarters, 111 Lisgar Street, Ottawa, on Wednesday, 23 February 2000 at 1:30 p.m.
The meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m.
The Regional Chair, Robert Chiarelli, presided and led Council in prayer.
ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT COUNCILLOR VAN DEN HAM.
Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
Regional Chair, Robert Chiarelli’s comments:
"As many of you are aware, Monday, February 21, 2000 marked the celebration of Heritage Day in Ottawa-Carleton. One of the many activities held as part of the Heritage Day festivities was the presentation of the 1999 Architectural Conservation Awards.
Les prix de conservation architecturale sont présentés annuellement et relèvent trois catégories pour la restauration d’un bien patrimonial au sein de la communauté.
It gives me great pleasure to announce that two projects from the Region’s Environment and Transportation Department have received awards this year.
The first project is the Cummings Bridge Rehabilitation which received the Award of Excellence.
Cummings Bridge, constructed in 1921, was one of the first multi-arched concrete bridges built in Canada. Some of the most distinguishing features include beautiful light standards and the enhancement of "lookouts" over the bridge piers.
J’aimerais prendre l’opportunité pour féliciter le personnel des services de l’environnement et des transports, Barry Padolsky Architect Limited, Delcan Corporation et l’Entreprises Bon Conseil Limitée pour avoir gagné le prix d’excellence 1999 pour la restauration du pont Cummings.
At this time, I would like to invite the Environment and Transportation Commissioner, Michael Sheflin and Regional Councillor Madeleine Meilleur to join me at the podium.
Would the following individuals please come forward and be recognized:
The second project, the Lebreton Flats Aqueduct Rehabilitation, received the Certificate of Merit in the restoration category. This work was undertaken in partnership with the National Capital Commission.
The Aqueduct was built in 1875 to supply pure water to the City of Ottawa from the Ottawa River. The aqueduct landscaping west of the Broad Street bridge was carefully restored using limestone laid in the original configuration. New landscape features such as pedestrian paths and lookouts complement the restored aqueduct.
I would like to congratulate the staff of the Region’s Environment and Transportation Department and the National Capital Commission for winning the 1999 Certificate of Merit for the Restoration of the Lebreton Flats Aqueduct.
I would like to invite Environment and Transportation Commissioner, Michael Sheflin and Regional Councillor Diane Holmes to join me at the podium.
Would the following individuals please come forward and be recognized:
Merci pour vos efforts et l’excellent travail.
Once again, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to all those who actively participated in preserving the Region’s architectural heritage.
Confirmation Of Minutes
The minutes of the Regular Council meeting of 9 February 2000 were confirmed.
Declarations Of Interest Arising From Prior Meetings Of Council And Committees
No declarations of interest were filed.
Communications
1. The Honourable Allan Rock, Minister of Health, regarding the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Quality of Life Infrastructure Program Proposal. It was noted that Health Canada and Environment Canada are developing a strategy to address emerging environmental health risks. It was also noted that a copy of FCM’s Proposal was forwarded to the Environmental Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, for further liaison with the Region to explore possible linkages between FCM’s Proposal and the Ministry’s efforts to create a strategy for improving environmental health.
* COMMUNICATIONS HELD ON FILE WITH THE REGIONAL CLERK.
Regrets
The following members of Council advising that they will be absent from Council and Committee meetings during the dates indicated:
Councillor R. van den Ham 21 - 23 February 2000 {Regional Business}
Motion To Introduce Committee Reports
MOTION NO. 17
Moved by Councillor M. McGoldrick-Larsen
Seconded by Councillor A. Munter
RESOLVED THAT Community Services Committee Report Nos. 41 and 42; Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 56; Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 51; and Transportation Committee Report Nos. 54 and 55 be received and considered.
"CARRIED"
(COMMITTEE REPORTS BEGIN ON PAGE )
Community Services committee Report No. 41
1. Final Report of the Task Force on Poverty
Committee Recommendations As Amended
1. That Council:
a) Approve the Final Report of the Task Force on Poverty.
2. That the Final Report of the Task Force on Poverty, dated February 2000, be circulated to local MPs and MPPs for information.
"CARRIED" with Councillors Hunter, Beamish and Hill dissenting.
2. Community Garden Network - Food Security Group
Committee Recommendations As Amended
That Council approve the following:
1. That $20,000 be allocated to the Community Garden initiative to facilitate and offset the cost and development of community gardens within Ottawa-Carleton. Funds for this project are to be provided from the $20,000 proceeds of sale of non-viable land at 214 Hinchey Street declared surplus (by the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee) on 1 Feb 00.
2. That as many new community gardens as possible be established this Spring with the assistance of the Region (at the following locations):
- Laurier at Bronson (empty lot, north side)
- Centretown near "Bugs"
- Sandy Hill/Lowertown
- Southeast Ottawa near Heatherington
- Vanier
- Heron Park Community North (east end of Apolydor recently
designated as garden park area by the city).
3. That the Region provide access to soil testing procedures. That use of region-owned roto-tilling equipment be approved to dig up new community gardens. That water access be found for each new community garden.
"CARRIED" with the addition of a location in Overbrook, with Councillors Hunter and Beamish dissenting.
3. Child Care Subsidy: Policy Changes Introduced
by the Ministry of Community and Social Services
Committee Recommendations As Amended
1. That Council approve that, should an individual or a group of individuals presently using child care services wish to proceed to court on the provincial government’s discriminatory new directive concerning RRSPs being treated as a liquid asset, the Region’s Legal Department provide the legal expertise to support such a challenge.
2. WHEREAS, a low-wage earner working for the federal government or large company with a company pension plan may qualify for a child care subsidy, but a low-wage earner with exactly the same salary, but self-employed or working for a small firm is to be forced to liquidate his/her retirement savings or lose his/her child care, and;
WHEREAS such a policy is discriminatory and penalizes people who have been frugal and prudent and attempted to save for the future:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council strongly object to this unfair policy, call on the provincial government to rescind it and request the Association of Municipalities of Ontario to take on this issue on an urgent basis, and;
FURTHER THAT this Motion be circulated to all regions/counties in Ontario, all three party leaders, the Minister of Community and Social Services and all local MPPS.
3. That Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer, along with the Finance, and Social Services Commissioners and the Regional Solicitor to develop a strategy to fight the implementation of the Province’s policy change on RRSPs and child care. This strategy to include consideration of combining the Region’s efforts with other municipalities and other entities or agencies. That a report on this matter be brought to the Community Services Committee at the 2 March 2000 meeting.
"CARRIED" with Councillors Hume, Stewart and Beamish dissenting.
4. Centre 454 Renovation Grant Request
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve a one-time grant in the amount of $83,000 towards renovation costs associated with the move of Centre 454.
"CARRIED" with Councillor Beamish dissenting.
Community Services committee Report No. 42
1. Support for Resolution - Comprehensive Early Childhood
Development Services
Committee Recommendation As Amended
That Council approve the following Resolution from the Union of Child Care Workers of Eastern Ontario:
WHEREAS, in 1993 the Liberal Party pledged to create 50,000 new child care spaces which never materialized, and;
WHEREAS, less that 8.4% of children in need of child care have access to regulated child care spaces, and;
WHEREAS, child care has reached a crisis point and our children are being seriously affected, and;
WHEREAS, statistics link child poverty with the lack of quality child care, and;
WHEREAS, a 1998 study revealed that for every dollar invested in high quality child care, there is a two dollar benefit to children, parents and society, and;
WHEREAS, the Québec government has implemented a universal program with a cost to parents of only five ($5.00) a day, and;
WHEREAS, early childhood development through access to high quality, not-for-profit, licensed child care could be implemented under the February 1999 Social Union Framework Agreement;
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton support a call on the federal government to bring in a comprehensive early childhood development service that includes a universal not-for-profit national child care program.
"CARRIED" with Councillors Beamish, Hill, Hunter and Stewart dissenting.
2. Ambulance Health Services Update
Committee Recommendations As Amended
Given many unresolved issues, new legislation and increasing uncertainties, that Council direct staff:
1. To postpone the Request for Proposal (RFP) process and begin preparations to put in place an in-house ambulance service for 01 January 2001, conditional on the resolution of certain labour relations issues.
2. That, should the labour relations issues not be resolved by 08 March 2000, the Province be advised that its failure to include dispatch and provide adequate data has made it impossible to accept responsibility for the service.
3. That, should the service be provided in-house, staff objectively review and report on the system by 01 January 2003 to determine whether or not to proceed with an RFP for ambulance services.
4. To prepare an immediate action plan for funding prior to full assumption of the service in 2001. Upon approval of 50/50 cost sharing from the Province immediately implement measures (estimated $4 - 6 million) such as those listed in the body of this report that will provide some interim measures to re-dress critical problems caused by the Province’s under funding of the system.
5. To prepare a detailed system plan that will outline the operational, management, and total financial requirements (estimated $20 - 25 million) and make a detailed submission to the Transition Board for their consideration in preparation for the 2001 budget, and that the detailed system plan include the dispatch function.
6. To continue to work to obtain the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s concurrence on the full integration of dispatch which is critical to providing response times that meet acceptable standards for proper clinical care.
MOTION NO. 18
Moved by Councillor D. Beamish
Seconded by Councillor M. Bellemare
RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to go out with an RFP for the operation of an ambulance service in Ottawa-Carleton that contemplates both scenarios:
a) that dispatch will be included in the contracted service, and
b) that dispatch not be included as a component of the contracted service.
"LOST" on a division of 9 NAYS to 9 YEAS as follows:
NAYS: Councillors Holmes, Byrne, Munter, Loney, Hume, Davis, Legendre, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli…9
YEAS: Councillors Hill, Bellemare, Meilleur, McGoldrick-Larsen, Beamish, Hunter, Stewart, Kreling and Cantin…9
MOTION NO. 19
Moved by Councillor M. Meilleur
Seconded by Councillor R. Cantin
RESOLVED THAT when the RMOC will receive an answer by the Ministry of Health on whether or not they will acquire the control of the dispatch centre that we will proceed with an RFP for ambulance services within nine months or as soon as possible thereafter.
"LOST" on a division of 10 NAYS to 8 YEAS as follows:
NAYS: Councillors Bellemare, Holmes, Byrne, Munter, Loney, Hume, Davis, Legendre, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli…10
YEAS: Councillors Hill, Meilleur, McGoldrick-Larsen, Beamish, Hunter, Stewart, Kreling and Cantin…8
MOTION NO. 20
Moved by Councillor W. Stewart
Seconded by Councillor M. Meilleur
RESOLVED THAT staff negotiate with remaining service providers to extend contracts for an additional two years at which time they will proceed with an RFP for ambulance services.
"LOST" on a division of 10 NAYS to 8 YEAS as follows:
NAYS: Councillors Bellemare, Holmes, Byrne, Munter, Loney, Hume, Davis, Legendre, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli…10
YEAS: Councillors Hill, Meilleur, McGoldrick-Larsen, Beamish, Hunter, Stewart, Kreling and Cantin…8
Recommendation No. 1 was then put to Council and "CARRIED" on a division of 13 YEAS to 5 NAYS as follows:
YEAS: Councillors Bellemare, Holmes, Byrne, Munter, Loney, Hunter, Kreling, Hume, Davis, Cantin, Legendre, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli…13
NAYS: Councillors Hill, Meilleur, McGoldrick-Larsen, Beamish and Stewart…5
Recommendation Nos. 2 to 6, inclusive were then put to Council and "CARRIED" with Councillors Beamish, Hill and Stewart dissenting.
3. Ontario Housing Corporation Program Review Initiatives
Committee Recommendation
That Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing delay the implementation of any Alternative Service Delivery proposals and the sale of any units operated by Ottawa-Carleton Housing until the Ministry and/or the Ontario Housing Corporation has consulted with the Region of Ottawa-Carleton and has determined the options for future ownership and management of Ottawa-Carleton Housing.
MOTION NO. 21
Moved by Councillor W. Byrne
Seconded by Councillor A. Munter
RESOLVED THAT the Committee Recommendation in Item 3 of Community Services Committee Report No. 42 be replaced with the following:
"RESOLVED THAT Council request that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing delay the implementation of any Alternative Service Delivery proposals until the Ministry and/or Ontario Housing Corporation has consulted with the Region of Ottawa-Carleton and has determined the options for future ownership and management of Ottawa-Carleton Housing
and that the Council request that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing rescind his directive in respect of Ottawa-Carleton Housing to sell any of their units given the rationale used by the Minister is not applicable to Ottawa-Carleton Housing and that the Region, who pays for these units, is in desperate need of social housing units.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the proceeds from the sale of any units be returned to the Region of Ottawa-Carleton."
"CARRIED" with Councillor Hume dissenting.
4. African Heritage Centre - Language, Art and Culture
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve a one-time only grant of $17,300 to the African Heritage Centre, from the National Child Benefit Employment Development Fund.
"CARRIED" with Councillor Beamish dissenting.
5. Child Care Capital Projects for 2000
Committee Recommendations As Amended
That Council:
1. Transfer $399,752 from the Child Care Contingency Fund to the Child Care Capital Reserve Fund;
2. Approve a maximum expenditure of $1,986,000 from the Child Care Capital Reserve Fund in 2000 to provide the following capital grants to child care programs:
Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française
du centre-est (CECLFCE) $ 202,500
Conseil des écoles publiques de l’est de
l’Ontario (CEPEO) $423,250
Kanata Research Park Family Centre $611,286
Coccinelle/Résidence Saint-Louis $123,500
The Children’s Place $200,000
Minor Capital Grants $425,000
3. Approve that Family Resource Centres be included as eligible for capital funding from the Child Care Capital fund.
4. Transfer an additional $400,000 from the Child Care Contingency Fund and that (Social Services Department) staff allocate this additional funding on a needs basis to the programs that require it.
MOTION NO. 22
Moved by Councillor M. McGoldrick-Larsen
Seconded by Councillor A. Munter
RESOLVED THAT due to the revised project costs, funding for the CECLFCE be revised to $332,000 and that the additional $400,000 recommended by Community Services Committee {Recommendation No. 4} be reduced by $100,000.
MOTION NO. 23
Moved by Councillor R. Cantin
Seconded by Councillor H. Kreling
RESOLVED THAT the Transition Board be requested to review the selling price of Nepean land to be used for a child care centre @ Longfield {CECLFCE} and that any reduction be credited to the Child Care Contingency Fund.
Motion No. 22 was then put to Council and "LOST" on a division of 11 NAYS to 7 YEAS as follows:
NAYS: Councillors Hill, Bellemare, Meilleur, Holmes, Byrne, Loney, Stewart, Hume, Davis, Legendre and Doucet…11
YEAS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, Beamish, Munter, Hunter, Kreling, Cantin and Chair Chiarelli…7
At the request of the Mover and Seconder and with the consent of Council, Motion No. 23 was "withdrawn".
At the request of Council, Item 5 was divided.
Recommendation No. 1 was "CARRIED" with Councillors Beamish, Hill and Stewart dissenting.
Recommendation No. 2 was "CARRIED" with Councillors Beamish, Hill and Stewart dissenting.
Recommendation No. 3 was "CARRIED" with Councillors Beamish and Hume dissenting.
Recommendation No. 4 was "CARRIED" with Councillors Beamish, Hume, Hunter, Hill and Stewart dissenting.
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 56
1. Tile Drainage Debentures
Committee Recommendation
That Council receive this report for information.
"RECEIVED"
2. Statement Of Remuneration, Benefits And Expenses Paid
To Councillors And Council Appointees For 1999
Committee Recommendation
That Council receive this report for information.
"RECEIVED"
3. 2000 Interim Financing Requisitions By-Laws
Committee Recommendations
That Council approve:
1. Interim Levy requisitions to be paid by each area municipality to the Region on the dates set out in Annex A, subject to the finalization of interim tax bill due dates by each area municipality;
2. The requisitioned amounts for Regional Purposes be set at 50% of the previous year rating by-law as shown in Annex B;
3. That the appropriate interim financing requisition by-laws be prepared for enactment by Council.
"CARRIED"
4. 9-1-1 Management Board - Civic Addressing
Recommendations Of The Sub-Committee
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1. Receive the draft report of the Sub-committee on Civic Addressing attached as Annex A and that a public consultation program be undertaken by the Planning Department on civic addressing, including the issues identified at Annex A;
2. Approve that Council convey a strong message to the Transition Board of the importance and urgency of resolving the issue of civic addressing, particularly in view of the municipal restructuring effective 1 January 2001 and that the Transition Board order the various planning departments to begin the process of resolving the identified problems, including the duplication of street names;
3. Approve that this report be circulated to local area municipalities for information;
4. Approve that a comprehensive by-law be drafted and enacted to deal with the issue of civic addressing, including street names, street numbering and discontinuous street names.
"CARRIED"
Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 51
1. Corel Area Study
Committee Recommendations as Amended
That Council approve the staff report with the following amendments:
1. That Council support in principle the Malone Givens Parsons report: "Economic Study of the Corel Centre Area";
2. That the draft Official Plan Amendment for the Corel Area be brought back to Planning and Environment Committee in September 2000, and in particular shall:
3. That staff analyze whether adding Corel Centre lands to the urban area means it is necessary to defer infrastructure in other parts of the Region which may not be required as quickly; and
4. That staff be directed to include within the "Detailed Financial Assessment" of the "Next Steps" an analysis of the extent to which it would be appropriate to raise funding for existing or new infrastructure through the Local Improvement Act, the Municipal Act, Section 221 and/or area-specific development charges.
"CARRIED"
2. Rural Clean Water Program
Committee Recommendations
That Council approve:
1. The Rural Clean Water Program Terms of Reference and Operating Procedures as set out in Appendix A;
2. The Rural Clean Water Program Incentive Structure as set out in Appendix B; and,
3. Staff entering into an agreement with local conservation authorities for components of the administration of the Rural Clean Water Program at an upset limit of $20,400.
"CARRIED" with Councillors Beamish and Hill dissenting.
Transportation Committee Report No. 54
Taking The High Road: Sustainable Transportation
For The 21st Century
Committee Recommendation
That Council recommend this paper be sent to area MP’s and MPP’s for information.
"CARRIED"
Transportation Committee Report No. 55
1. Woodroffe Avenue Bus-Only Lanes - Baseline Station To The Nepean
Sportsplex - Preliminary Design - Public Hearing
Committee Recommendations As Amended
Having held a public hearing, that Council approve the preliminary design for the Woodroffe Avenue Bus-Only lanes between Baseline Station and the Nepean Sportsplex, as amended by the following:
1. That OC Transpo market South Nepean to increase ridership prior to construction of bus only lanes on Woodroffe Avenue in order to relieve congestion during construction;
2. That a privacy fence, with landscaping, be provided for residents of Birchview Road, whose properties back onto Woodroffe Avenue;
3. That with regards to the road widenings adjacent to Triole Investments and Manor Village, that staff be requested to design noise barriers, with landscaping, according to the RMOC standards (to be adopted).
"CARRIED"
2. Modifications To Merivale Road Between Central Park Drive (north) And
Baseline Road To Accommodate Phase II Of The Central Park Subdivision
Committee Recommendations
Having held a public hearing, that Council approve the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Central Park Drive and Merivale Road (south intersection) and the construction of associated roadway modifications on Merivale Road between Central Park Drive North and Baseline Road as described in the report and illustrated in Annex D, subject to the proponent, Ashcroft Development Incorporated:
"CARRIED"
3. Modifications To Innes Road (Regional Road 30) Between Dorima Street To
Orchardview Avenue To Accommodate The East Urban Community
Development
Committee Recommendations
Having held a public hearing, that Council approve the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Innes Road and Orchardview Avenue and the construction of associated roadway modifications on Innes Road between Dorima Street and Orchardview Avenue as described in the report and illustrated in Annexes B, C and D, subject to the proponent, Minto Developments Incorporated:
1. funding the total cost for the roadway modifications and the associated utility relocations which would include paying the total cost for the traffic control signal installation and their annual maintenance costs until such time as the signals meet the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario installation warrants and Council approves the assumption of the costs, and;
2. executing a legal agreement with respect to the above.
"CARRIED"
4. West Transitway (LeBreton Flats) - Functional Design
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1. Approve the West Transitway (LeBreton Flats) Functional Design;
2. Authorize staff to proceed to the next step of preliminary and detailed design of the West Transitway (LeBreton Flats).
"CARRIED"
5. Transportation And Climate Change Options Paper -
Transportation Climate Change Table
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1. Endorse the general direction of the Transportation Climate Change Table;
2. Forward this report to the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC).
MOTION NO. 24
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
RESOLVED THAT Recommendation No. 1 of Item 5 of Transportation Committee Report 55 be amended by adding:
"but note Council’s opposition to the longer trucks option".
"CARRIED"
Item 5 of Transportation Committee Report No. 55 as amended by Motion No. 24 was then put to Council and "CARRIED".
Motion To Adopt Committee Reports
MOTION NO. 25
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
RESOLVED THAT Community Services Committee Report Nos. 41 and 42; Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 56; Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 51; and Transportation Committee Report Nos. 54 and 55 be received and adopted as amended by Motion Nos. 21 and 24.
"CARRIED" with dissents as recorded on various items.
Motion To Introduce By-Laws
MOTION NO. 26
Moved by Councillor A. Loney
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
RESOLVED THAT the following by-laws be enacted and passed.
By-law 11 of 2000 to requisition interim amounts for child care purposes.
By-law 12 of 2000 to requisition interim amounts for general regional purposes.
By-law 13 of 2000 to requisition interim amounts for solid waste purposes.
By-law 14 of 2000 to requisition interim amounts for transit purposes.
By-law 15 of 2000 to approve area municipality by-laws regulating traffic on local streets as follows:
City of Gloucester 15 of 2000
City of Gloucester 16 of 2000
Township of West Carleton 04 of 2000
By-law 16 of 2000 to stop up, close and authorize the sale of part of Hunt Club Road (formerly Knoxdale Road) @ Moodie Drive, in the City of Nepean, and more particularly described in Schedule "A" hereto.
By-law 17 of 2000 to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and to repeal By-Law 50 of 1999 and By-Law 54 of 1999.
By-law 18 of 2000 to assume for public use and establish as common and public highways certain lands to become part of the Regional Road System.
"CARRIED"
By-laws enacted and passed.
Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Next Regular Council Meeting)
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor A. Loney
WHEREAS all local municipalities allow and encourage members of the public to be involved in the discussion of local issues, permitting five-minute presentations to the City of Ottawa and Regional Council committees and allowing presentations or questions directly to full Council in almost all of the other municipalities; and
WHEREAS the Ottawa Transition Board has stated that any member of the public, community association, business owner or other interested party is limited to addressing the Board for five minutes on one topic one time only over the course of the entire year 2000; and
WHEREAS the Transition Board has been given all the powers of a municipal Council and has been told by the Provincial Government that it must conform to all rules and regulations that apply to municipal Councils; and
WHEREAS a one-time-only five-minute limit on groups, businesses and individuals is undemocratic, dictatorial and not in keeping with the traditions of public participation practiced by all local municipalities;
WHEREAS the Transition Board is inexperienced in many of the local issues they will be making decisions about and would benefit from the opportunity to hear from and involve the public;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Regional Council request the Transition Board apply the same rules that Regional Council does, namely that members of the public, community associations, businesses and others are given up to five minutes to address items on public agendas; and
FURTHER THAT Regional Council circulates this resolution to all local MPPs and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to request that they support this position and communicate their views on this to the Transition Board directly.
Confirmation By-law
MOTION NO. 27
Moved by Councillor W. Byrne
Seconded by Councillor W. Stewart
RESOLVED THAT by-law 19 of 2000 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.
"CARRIED"
By-law enacted and passed.
Adjournment
Council adjourned at 4:37 p.m.
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