Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (19 motions)
18 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Minutes of the November 23, 2021 Regular Council Meeting be adopted as presented.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by B. Treanor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the COVID Update on Costs and Grants as at December 1, 2021 as presented.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Administration Department Update as at December 1, 2021 as presented.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the 2022 Insurance renewal quotation as presented.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Accounts be approved for payment as presented.
Moved by J. Flieler, seconded by B. Treanor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Actual to Budget Variance Report as at November 30, 2021 as presented.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Public Works Department Update as presented.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Fire Department Update as presented.
Moved by J. Flieler, seconded by B. Treanor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the November 2021 Building Permits Report and the Statement of Revenue and Expenditures as at November 30, 2021 as presented.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Severance Application B123/21 Report as presented; AND FURTHER, that Council grant consent for Severance Application B123/21 with the following conditions: 1. All realty taxes are paid in full. 2. A detailed sketch be submitted to the Municipality of Tweed that indicates the existing setbacks for each of the dwellings on the retained and benefiting lands to ensure compliance with the R1 Zone. 3. Survey of severed portion to be submitted to the Municipality of Tweed.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2021-76 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 8th day of December, 2021.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2021-78 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 8th day of December, 2021.
Moved by J. Flieler, seconded by B. Treanor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2021-79 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 8th day of December, 2021.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by B. Treanor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the request from Youth2Youth Hastings Prince Edward to sponsor the third bi-annual youth summit to be held on Friday, June 3, 2022 as presented; AND FURTHER, that Council defer a decision on the level of sponsorship of the event to the 2022 Operating Budget deliberations.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
WHEREAS Ontario Regulation 687/21 Section 3 states that every authority shall, on or before December 31, 2021, (a) develop a transition plan that includes a timeline for the authority to meet the requirements for the first and second phases of the transition period, as set out in the Regulation, (b) send a copy of the transition plan to each participating municipality in the authority's area of jurisdiction and to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and (c) publish a copy of the transition plan on the authority's website or make the transition plan available to the public by such other means as the authority considers advisable; AND WHEREAS, the Quinte Conservation Executive Board approved the Transition Plan at the regular meeting held on November 18, 2021; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Municipality of Tweed receive the Quinte Conservation Transition Plan as presented.
Moved by J. Flieler, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Defeated
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the insurance letter template addressing the issue of increasingly high insurance premiums for municipalities as provided by Hastings County Council; AND FURTHER, that staff be authorized to draft a letter to the Attorney General and the Minister of Finance based on the provided template to be signed by the Mayor.
Moved by J. Flieler, seconded by B. Treanor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council support the Resolution of the City of Kitchener to urge the Government of Ontario to direct the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office - Technical Services, to undertake an immediate review of that portion of the Ontario Fire Code know as Retrofit Section 9.5; AND FURTHER, to urge the Government of Ontario to, as expeditiously as possible, amend the Ontario Fire Code Sentence 9.5.2.8.(1) to require self-closing devices on all suite closures (doors) within low rise residential buildings; AND FURTHER, to urge the Government of Ontario to, as expeditiously as possible, amend the Ontario Fire Code Sentence 9.5.3.3.(3) to require that closures (doors) entering exit stairwells be equipped with both self-closing devices and positive latching.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. Palmateer
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the request for support of the Resolution of the City of Kitchener to formally denounce conversion practices as dangerous and harmful, perpetuating myths and stereotypes about sexual orientation and gender identity and expression as presented.