SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL

MINUTES

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Council Chambers
2021 Division Road N
Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9
Members of Council
  • Mayor Nelson Santos
  • Deputy Mayor Gord Queen
  • Councillor Tony Gaffan
  • Councillor Thomas Neufeld
  • Councillor Larry Patterson
  • Councillor Kimberly DeYong
  • Councillor Laura Lucier
Members of Administration
  • J. Astrologo, Director of Legislative Services/Solicitor/Clerk
  • R. Brown, Manager of Planning Services
  • T. Del Greco, Manager of Engineering
  • T. Iacobelli, Manager of Information Technology
  • S. Martinho, Manager of Public Works and Environmental
  • R. McLeod, Director of Financial & IT Services
  • A. Plancke, Director of Infrastructure & Engineering
  • D. Wolicki, Manager of Municipal Facilities and Property
  • T. Hong, Manager of Financial Services
  • J. Norton, CAO
  • John Quennell, Deputy Fire Chief
  • Karen Loney, Manager of Recreation, Programs and Special Events

A.
CALL TO ORDER
 

Mayor Santos, in attendance at the Council Chambers, called the Special Meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. All other members of Council participated in the meeting through video conferencing technology from remote locations. 

B.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
 

Mayor Santos reminded Council that any declaration is to be made prior to each item being discussed and to identify the nature of the conflict, if any, as the agenda items come forward.  

C.
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS
 

1.
Presentation by Director of Financial and IT Services R. McLeod RE: 2021 Draft Budget Amendments
 

Mr. McLeod provided Council with an overview of the changes to the 2021 Budget flowing from amendments and changes Council approved at the January 13, 2021 Budget Meeting.  The municipal tax rate increase currently sits at 2.3% translating to an overall tax rate increase of 1.4%. 

Mr. McLeod advised that 25% of 2021 Salary for the Director of Community and Development Services will be funded by the Safe Restart Program. 

  • 80-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Laura Lucier

    That Council receives the presentation regarding the 2021 Draft Budget Amendments.

    CARRIED

2.
Business Relaunch Grant review and other COVID-19 business support programs
This item has attachments. 

1.Business Relaunch Grant review and other COVID-19 business support programs.pdf

Ms. Hong reviewed her report for Council.

  • 81-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That Council receive the Business Relaunch Grant review and information on other COVID-19 business support programs.

    CARRIED

3.
Presentation of Departmental Operating and Capital Budgets Continued
 

a.
Sanitation (Page 22)
 

  • 82-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong
    Seconded byCouncillor Larry Patterson

    That the 2021 Sanitation Operating Budget be approved.

    CARRIED

b.
Cemetery (Page 23)
 

  • 83-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Laura Lucier
    Seconded byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen

    That the 2021 Cemetery Operating Budget be approved.

    CARRIED

c.
Arena (Page 24)
 

  • 84-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld
    Seconded byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong

    That Capital Budget carryover line item ARENA-2020-1 be approved. 

    CARRIED
  • 85-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong

    To reduce Operating Budget line item 01-170-099-60314 (Utilities) to $155,000.

    CARRIED
  • 86-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld

    That the 2021 Arena Operating Budget be approved, as amended. 

    CARRIED

d.
Parks (Page 26)
 

  • 87-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Laura Lucier
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That Operating Budget line item 01-171-099-60365 (Tree Planting) be increased to $2,500.

    CARRIED
  • 88-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Tony Gaffan
    Seconded byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld

    That the Commemorative Programs Operating Revenue line item (01-130-066-41543) be removed from the Public Works Operating Budget and placed in the Parks Operating Budget.

    CARRIED
  • 89-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That Capital Budget line item PARKS-2020-2 be approved. 

    CARRIED
  • 90-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong

    That Capital Budget line items PARKS-2021-3 be approved.

  • Amendment:
    91-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong
    Seconded byCouncillor Larry Patterson

    That the allocation from reserves be increased by $85,000, and the balance of the project be funded from the current year taxation in the amount of $65,829.

    CARRIED
  • Motion as Amended:
    90-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong

    That Capital Budget Line Item PARKS-2021-3 be approved with the amended funding allocations.

    CARRIED
  • 92-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That Capital Budget line item PARKS-2021-4 be approved. 

    CARRIED
  • 93-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Larry Patterson

    That Capital Budget line item PARKS-2021-5 be approved. 

    CARRIED
  • 94-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld
    Seconded byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen

    That Capital Budget carryover line item PARKS-2020-1 be approved.

    CARRIED
  • 95-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That Capital Budget line items PARKS-2021-1 and PARKS-2021-2 be approved. 

    CARRIED
  • 96-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld

    That Council confirms approval of Capital Budget line item PARK-2021-6 on the condition that the Federal grant is received for said project. 

    CARRIED
  • 97-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong

    That Capital Budget line items PARK-2021-7 and PARK-2021-8 be approved. 

    CARRIED
  • 98-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Tony Gaffan
    Seconded byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen

    That Capital Budget line item PARK-2021-9 be approved. 

    CARRIED
  • 99-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong
    Seconded byCouncillor Laura Lucier

    That Capital Budget line items PARK-2021-10 be approved. 

    CARRIED
  • 100-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld

    That Capital Budget line item PARK-2021-11 be approved. 

    CARRIED
  • 101-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That the 2021 PARKS Operating Budget be approved, as amended.

    CARRIED

e.
Facilities (Page 27)
 

  • 102-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Laura Lucier

    That the 2021 Facilities Operating Budget and Capital Budget line item FAC-2021-1 be approved. 

    CARRIED

f.
Fantasy of Lights (Page 28)
 

  • 103-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld

    That $5,000 be allocated from the Donations and Grants budget (Acct. # 01-112-200-60390) and transferred to reserves for the purposes of purchasing a new Train, and that the capital budget line item be moved to the Parks Budget.  

    CARRIED
  • 104-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld

    That the 2021 Fantasy of Lights Operating Budget be approved.

    CARRIED

g.
Marina (Page 29)
 

  • 105-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Larry Patterson

    That the 2021 Marina Operating Budget and Capital Budget line items MAR-2021-1 and MAR-2021-2 be approved. 

    CARRIED

h.
Migration Festival (Page 30)
 

  • 106-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong
    Seconded byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld

    That half of the Migration Festival Reserve (Account #03-000-032-31056) be applied to the 2021 Migration Festival Operating Budget and the other half be allocated to the newly created Train reserve in the Parks Budget.

    CARRIED
  • 107-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That the 2021 Migration Festival Operating Budget be approved, as amended.

    CARRIED

    Mayor Santos recessed the Meeting for the lunch break at 11:35 a.m.

    Mayor Santos reconvened the Meeting at 12:00 p.m.


i.
Recreation Programs (Page 31)
 

  • 108-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That the Folk Festival, Highland Games and Open Streets event budgets be approved in principle but that Council receives the plans for those events before any budget monies are spent.   

     

    CARRIED
  • 109-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Tony Gaffan
    Seconded byCouncillor Laura Lucier

    That the Mileage budget line (Acct #01-175-099-60400) be reduced to $1,000.

    CARRIED
  • 110-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong

    That the 2021 Recreation Programming Operating Budget be approved, as amended

    CARRIED

j.
Communities in Bloom (Page 32)
 

  • 111-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong
    Seconded byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen

    That the 2021Communities in Bloom Operating Budget be approved. 

    CARRIED

k.
Planning (Page 33)
 

  • 112-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Laura Lucier

    That the 2021 Planning Operating Budget and Capital Budget line items PLAN-2021-1 be approved. 

    CARRIED

l.
Water (Page 37)
 

  • 113-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Larry Patterson
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That the 2021 Water Operating Budget be approved.

    CARRIED

m.
Kingsville/Lakeshore West Wastewater (Page 39)
 

  • 114-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Larry Patterson

    That the 2021 Kingsville/Lakeshore West Wastewater Operating Budget be approved.

    CARRIED

n.
Cottam Wastewater (Page 40)
 

  • 115-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Larry Patterson
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That the 2021 Cottam Wastewater Operating Budget be approved.

    CARRIED
  • 116-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld

    That the 2021 Capital Budget Schedule for Water and Wastewater, being Capital Budget Line Items WAT-2020-1 and WAT-2020-2, WAT-2021-1 thru WAT-2021-7, WASTE-K-2020-1 and WASTE-K-2020-2, WASTE-K-2021-1 thru WASTE-K-2021-3, WASTE-C-2020-1 and WASTE-C-2020-2, and WASTE-C-2021-1 be approved, as amended. 

    CARRIED

o.
B.I.A. (Page 34)
 

  • 117-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong
    Seconded byCouncillor Laura Lucier

    That the 2021 BIA Operating Budget be approved.

    CARRIED

4.
2021 Kingsville Community Grants
This item has attachments. 

1.2021 Kingsville Community Grant Requests.pdf
2.Appendix A - 2021 Grant Requests.pdf
3.Appendix B - 2020 Grant Awards Follow-up.pdf
  • 118-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Larry Patterson
    Seconded byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen

    That the grants given to the Kingsville Soccer Association and the Erie North Shore  Hockey during the 2020 budget deliberations be held in reserve until such time as those organizations proceed with the project/event upon which their 2020 application was based. 

    CARRIED

a.
Migrant Worker Community Program
 

  • 119-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong

    That Council grants the sum of $10,000 to the Migrant Worker Community Program, and if possible, to utilize the Safe Restart Program Funding.

    CARRIED

b.
Kingsville Horticultural Society
 

  • 120-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld
    Seconded byCouncillor Laura Lucier

    That Council grants the sum of  $8,000 to the Kingsville Horticultural Society.

    CARRIED

c.
Erie Shores Quilters Guild
 

  • 121-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Larry Patterson
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That Council grants the sum of  $1,000 to the Erie Shores Quilters Guild.

    CARRIED

d.
Kingsville-Gosfield Heritage Society
 

  • 122-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Laura Lucier
    Seconded byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen

    That Council grants the sum of  $2,000 to the Kingsville-Gosfield Heritage Society.

    CARRIED

e.
Rotary Club of Kingsville--Southshore
 

3K approved

  • 123-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That Council grants the sum of  $3,000 to the Rotary Club of Kingsville-Southshore.

    CARRIED

f.
The Great Migration Paint Out (ASK)
 

  • 124-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Laura Lucier
    Seconded byCouncillor Tony Gaffan

    That Council grants the sum of  $3,000 to the Great Migration Paint Out (ASK).

    CARRIED

g.
BIA Facelift Grant
 

  • 125-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld
    Seconded byCouncillor Laura Lucier

    That Council grants the sum of  $5,000 to the Business Improvement Area Board.

    CARRIED

h.
Arts Society of Kingsville
 

  • 126-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Tony Gaffan
    Seconded byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld

    That Council grants the sum of  $2,000 to the Art Society of Kingsville.

    CARRIED

i.
Ivision Production Arts & Culture Channel
 

  • 127-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld
    Seconded byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong

    That Council denies the grant request from Ivision Production Arts & Culture Channel.

    CARRIED
  • 128-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Larry Patterson

    That in addition to the grants approved, Council sets aside an additional $10,000 for future grant requests that may be received in 2021.

    CARRIED
  • 129-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Larry Patterson

    That Council adopt the 2021 Budget.

  • Amendment:
    130-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Thomas Neufeld
    Seconded byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong

    That an additional $25,000 be added to Supps- Residential (Acct. #01-112-040-40305) to increase that supplemental and other tax revenue budget line item.   

    CARRIED
  • Motion as Amended:
    129-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Larry Patterson

    That Council adopt the 2021 Budget, as amended

    CARRIED

    Mr. McLeod advised Council that the overall tax rate increase sits at 1.2%, and the municipal tax rate increase is 0.8%, translating to an increase of $26.45 on the tax bill of a home valued at $250,000.


D.
CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW
 

1.
By-law 12-2021
This item has attachments. 

1.12-2021 Confirmatory Jan 27 2021.pdf
  • 131-2021
    Moved byDeputy Mayor Gord Queen
    Seconded byCouncillor Larry Patterson

    That Council reads By-law 12-2021, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville at its January 27, 2021 Special Meeting a first, second and third and final time.

    CARRIED

E.
ADJOURNMENT
 

  • 132-2021
    Moved byCouncillor Tony Gaffan
    Seconded byCouncillor Kimberly DeYong

    That Council adjourns this Special Meeting at 2:01 p.m.

    CARRIED
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