SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL

MINUTES

Meeting #:
Date:	Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Time:	9:00 A.m. - 10:00 A.m.
Location:	Council Chambers 2021 Division Road N Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9

Members of Council

• Mayor Nelson Santos
• Councillor Tony Gaffan
• Councillor Thomas Neufeld
• Councillor Susanne Coghill
• Councillor Larry Patterson
• Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
• Councillor Sandy McIntyre

Members of Administration

• A. Plancke, Director of Municipal Services
• T. Del Greco, Manager of Municipal Facilities and Property
• M. Durocher, Parks & Recreation Program Manager
• R. Brown, Manager of Planning & Development Services
• J. Astrologo, Director of Corporate Services
• S. Zwiers, Director of Financial Services
• R. McLeod, Manager of Financial Services
• T. Iacobelli, Manager of Information Technology
• Jennifer Alexander, Deputy Clerk - Administrative Services

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C.

STAFF REPORTS

1.

2017 Budget Update #3

• Recommended Action
  188-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Thomas Neufeld

  Council receive the 2017 Budget Update #3 Report for information.

  CARRIED

D.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.

Consideration of Change Items

• Recommended Action
  189-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Larry Patterson

  Council endorse item #7 (the Strategic Plan Carryover from 2016 in the amount of $3,500) as outlined in the 2017 Budget Update #2 Report and include an additional $4,000 in the 2017 Budget to work with an outside resource that Council previously authorized. 

  CARRIED
• Recommended Action
  190-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Sandy McIntyre

  Council authorize the allocation of the 2016 Budget Surplus as outlined in the Budget Update #3 Report, as amended to include a transfer of $21,000 from the 2016 Budget Surplus to the Police Budget.

  CARRIED
• Recommended Action
  191-2017
  Moved by Councillor Tony Gaffan
  Seconded by Councillor Thomas Neufeld

  Council receive the balance of the 2017 Budget Update #2 Report.

  CARRIED

E.

PRESENTATION OF 2017 DRAFT BUDGET (CONTINUED)

1.

Animal Control

• Recommended Action
  192-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Tony Gaffan

  Council approve the 2017 Animal Control Operating Budget.

  CARRIED

2.

Fire Department

• Recommended Action
  193-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Thomas Neufeld

  Council approve the 2017 Fire Department Operating Budget.

  CARRIED

3.

Public Works

• Recommended Action
  194-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Thomas Neufeld

  Council approve the 2017 Capital Budget line items #64-66, and 70-71.

  CARRIED
• Recommended Action
  195-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Susanne Coghill

  Council approve the 2017 Capital Budget line item #43 (Sidewalk Program).

  CARRIED
• Recommended Action
  196-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Sandy McIntyre

  Council approve the 2017 Public Works Operating Budget.

  CARRIED

4.

Sanitation

• Recommended Action
  197-2017
  Moved by Councillor Larry Patterson
  Seconded by Councillor Tony Gaffan

  Council approve the 2017 Sanitation Operating Budget.

  CARRIED

5.

Arena

• Recommended Action
  198-2017
  Moved by Councillor Thomas Neufeld
  Seconded by Councillor Susanne Coghill

  Council approve the 2017 Capital Budget line items #12, 13, 16, 56, 67, and 68.

  CARRIED
• Recommended Action
  199-2017
  Moved by Councillor Larry Patterson
  Seconded by Councillor Tony Gaffan

  Council approve the 2017 Arena Operating Budget.

  CARRIED

6.

Facilities

• Recommended Action
  200-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Sandy McIntyre

  Council approve the 2017 Facilities Operating Budget.

  CARRIED

7.

Marina

• Recommended Action
  201-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Thomas Neufeld

  Council approve the 2017 Marina Operating Budget.

  CARRIED

8.

Planning

• Recommended Action
  202-2017
  Moved by Councillor Larry Patterson
  Seconded by Councillor Sandy McIntyre

  Council approve the 2017 Planning Operating Budget.

  CARRIED

9.

General Administration

• Recommended Action
  203-2017
  Moved by Councillor Thomas Neufeld
  Seconded by Councillor Tony Gaffan

  Council approve the 2017 Capital Budget line item #19 and that it be renamed "Physician Recruitment".

  CARRIED
• Recommended Action
  204-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Sandy McIntyre

  Council approve a $10,000 increase to the Supps- Residential line of the 2017 Budget.

  CARRIED
• Recommended Action
  205-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Thomas Neufeld

  Council approve the 2017 General Administration Operating Budget, as amended.

  CARRIED

  Mayor Santos called a recess at 10:29 a.m.

  Mayor Santos reconvened the meeting at 10:44 a.m.

   

• Recommended Action
  206-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Susanne Coghill

  Council approve the 2017 Capital Budget line item #8, as presented.

  CARRIED
• Recommended Action
  207-2017
  Moved by Councillor Thomas Neufeld
  Seconded by Councillor Tony Gaffan

  Council approve the 2017 Capital Budget line item #18.

  CARRIED
• Recommended Action
  208-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Sandy McIntyre

  Council approve the 2017 Capital Budget line item #44.

  CARRIED
• Recommended Action
  209-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Tony Gaffan

  Council approve the 2017 Capital Budget line item #45.

  CARRIED

  Currently, the municipal tax rate increase is 2.4% and the overall tax rate is at 1.8%, assuming no change to the education levy.

• Recommended Action
  210-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Tony Gaffan

  Council adopt the 2017 Budget and direct Administration to prepare the requisite by-law for passage at a future meeting of Council.

  CARRIED

F.

CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW

1.

By-law 24-2017

• Recommended Action
  211-2017
  Moved by Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  Seconded by Councillor Thomas Neufeld

  Council read By-law 24-2017, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of this Special Meeting of Council, a first, second and third and final time.

  CARRIED

G.

ADJOURNMENT

• Recommended Action
  212-2017
  Moved by Councillor Thomas Neufeld
  Seconded by Councillor Sandy McIntyre

  Council adjourn this Special Meeting at 11:02 a.m.

  CARRIED

A.

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Santos called the Special Meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.