The Tweed Record

Council Meeting

June 8, 2022

Who was there

Present (3): Jamie DeMarsh, Jim Flieler, Jacob Palmateer

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 (25 motions)

25 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council go into a Closed Meeting at 9:04 a.m. pursuant to Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, to consider the following matter(s): (b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; and (f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. Palmateer
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Minutes of the May 24, 2022 Regular Council Meeting be adopted as presented.
Moved by J. Flieler, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Draft Tax Collection Policy Report as presented; AND FURTHER, that Council amend the policy as written; AND FURTHER, that Council direct staff to bring forward a By-law to the next Regular Council Meeting to adopt the amended policy.
Moved by J. Flieler, seconded by B. Treanor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Variance Analysis Report as at May 31, 2022 as presented.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Capital Projects Update as presented.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by B. Treanor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the estimate for the installation of a culvert and drainage on private property adjacent to the municipal water tower.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. Palmateer
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Public Works Department Update as presented.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Parks and Recreation Department Update as presented.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the April 2022 and May 2022 By-law Enforcement Reports as presented.
Moved by J. Flieler, seconded by B. Treanor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Severance Application B32/22 Report as presented; AND FURTHER, that Council grant consent for Severance Application B32/22 with the following conditions: 1. All realty taxes are paid in full. 2. Parkland fee is paid in the amount of $750.00 for the new lot. 3. Road widening as required along the severed lot to conform to 33 feet from the center line of the travelled roadway – Carss Rd. 4. Public Works Manager is satisfied with safe site entrance on the severed lot and with road side ditching and drainage. 5. Retained lands to be rezoned from the Waterfront Residential (WR) zone to the Special Rural Residential (RR-X) zone to reduce the setback from the Mineral Extractive Reserve (MXR) zone. 6. Any lands within the engineered floodplain to be rezoned to the Environmental Protection (EP) zone. 7. Hydrogeological study to be completed by the applicant. 8. A copy of the Quinte Conservation Authority Building P ermit be submitted to the Municipality of Tweed. 9. Severed lands to be rezoned from the Waterfront Residential (WR) zone to the Special Waterfront Residential Zone (WR-X) zone to reduce the setback from the Mineral Extractive Reserve (MXR) zone.
Moved by J. Flieler, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Zoning Amendment ZA4/22 Report as presented; AND FURTHER, that Council approve Zoning Amendment ZA4/22 as recommended by th e Committee of Adjustment/ Planning ; AND FURTHER , that a site plan which clearly illustrates a suitable building envelope outside of a 15-metre setback from the 141.5-metre GSC flood elevation of the proposed second dwelling, in addition to any other municipal Z oning B y - law setback requirements , be approved by the CAO/Treasurer.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by B. Treanor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2022-35 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 8th day of June, 2022.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2022-39 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 8th day of June, 2022.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the request from Tweed Elementary School to install a long jump pit at the Tweed Recreation Area for Track and Field Day.
Moved by J. Flieler, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the request for support from Quinte Conservation for their 75th Anniversary Fundraiser as presented; AND FURTHER, that Council defer a decision on the funding level until the next Regular Council Meeting.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council allow for the submission of a proposed Minor Variance application relating to 165 Pomeroy Ave. under Section 45 (1.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 , as amended.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council support the Resolution of the Municipality of Shuniah to request the Province to increase the Rural and Northern Education Fund (RNEF) to $50 million; AND FURTHER, that should the current moratorium on accommodation reviews and school closures be lifted, that the moratorium remain in place for for schools that qualify for the RNEF until a thorough review of the education funding formula is completed; AND FURTHER, that before templates required by the 2018 Pupil Accommodation Review Guide (PARG) are developed, there be consultation with school boards and community groups including the Community Schools Alliance.
Moved by J. Flieler, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council not support the Resolution of the City of Kitchener to request that the Province of Ontario include energy performance tiers and timelines for increasing minimum energy performance standards step-by-step to the highest energy performance tier in the next edition of the Ontario Building Code, consistent with the intent of the draft National Model Building Code and the necessity of bold and immediate provincial action on climate change; AND FURTHER, that the Province of Ontario be requested to adopt a more ambitious energy performance tier of the draft National Model Building Code as the minimum requirement for the next edition of the Ontario Building Code than those currently proposed; AND FURTHER, that the Province of Ontario be encouraged to provide authority to municipalities to adopt higher energy performance tiers than the Ontario Building Code and Green Development Standards; AND FURTHER, that the Province of Ontario be requested to facilitate capacity, education and training in the implementation of the National Model Building Code for municipal planning and building inspection staff, developers, and homebuilders to help build capacity.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council not support the Resolution of the Town of Fort Erie that both the Federal and Provincial Governments enact legislation that prevents both open and closed bidding on both rental units and residential sales; AND FURTHER, that both the Federal and Provincial Governments prohibit sales beyond the list price.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by B. Treanor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council not support the Resolution of the Town of Fort Erie supporting the Niagara Region Motion for Voluntary Russian Sanction to unequivocally denounce Russia's unjustifiable invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine and to support all of the sanctions that the Federal Government of Canada has thus far imposed on Russia.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council not support the Resolution of the City of Cambridge to request the Province of Ontario to include in the next edition of the Ontario Building Code tiered energy efficiency standards and a timeframe for when higher tiers would become the minimum energy efficiency requirements in the Code, consistent with the draft Tiered National Model Building Code; AND FURTHER, to request the Province of Ontario to adopt a more ambitious tier of the draft Tiered National Model Building Code as a minimum energy efficiency requirement than the tiers currently proposed for the next edition of the Ontario Building Code; AND FURTHER, to request the Province of Ontario provide authority to municipalities to require increased performance in energy efficiency through the implementation of tiered Green Development Standards; AND FURTHER, to request the Province of Ontario to facilitate capacity, education and training in the implementation of the Tiered National Model Building Code for municipal planning and building inspection staff, developers, and homebuilders to help build capacity.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council not support the Resolution of the Town of The Blue Mountains for the inclusion of the mailing addresses of voters on Voters' Lists provided to candidates.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Correspondence - Information be received and filed.
Moved by J. Palmateer, seconded by J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Committee/Board Minutes as presented.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council adjourn at 11:43 a.m.
Moved by B. Treanor, seconded by J. Palmateer
Carried

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