The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes

Minutes

Special Council Meeting

Meeting #:CC2019-09
Date:
Time:
Open Session Commencing at 1:00 p.m.
Location:
Council Chambers
City Hall
26 Francis Street, Lindsay, Ontario K9V 5R8
Members:
  • Mayor Andy Letham
  • Deputy Mayor Doug Elmslie
  • Councillor Ron Ashmore
  • Councillor Pat Dunn
  • Councillor Patrick O'Reilly
  • Councillor Tracy Richardson
  • Councillor Kathleen Seymour-Fagan
  • Councillor Andrew Veale
  • Councillor Emmett Yeo
Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request.

1.
Call to Order

Mayor Letham called the Meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Deputy Mayor D. Elmslie and Councillors R. Ashmore, P. Dunn, P. O'Reilly, T. Richardson, K. Seymour-Fagan, A. Veale and E. Yeo were in attendance.

CAO R. Taylor, City Clerk C. Ritchie and Deputy Clerk A. Rooth were also in attendance.

2.
Adoption of Agenda

  • CR2019-175
    Moved ByDeputy Mayor Elmslie
    Seconded ByCouncillor Richardson

    That the Agenda for the Open Session of the Special Council Meeting of Wednesday, February 20, 2019, be adopted as circulated.

    Carried

3.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

There were no declarations of pecuniary interest noted.

4.
Proposed 2019 Operating Budget

4.1
CC2019-09.4.1
This item has attachments.

1.2019 Operating Decision Units.pdf

Extractions and Decision Units - 2019 Operating Budget

4.1.1
Community Improvement Plan Funding

  • CR2019-176
    Moved ByCouncillor Yeo
    Seconded ByDeputy Mayor Elmslie

    That a $100,000 contribution to the Community Improvement Plan be included in the 2019 operating budget;

    That the funds be applied to a city wide grant portion of the program; and

    That the funds be utilized from the Economic Development Reserve.

    Carried

4.1.2
Grant Program for Medical Services

  • CR2019-177
    Moved ByCouncillor Yeo
    Seconded ByDeputy Mayor Elmslie

    That the 2019 operating budget be increased by $36,000 to the Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative to support the development and delivery of a Family Physician Professional Development Program to be funded from the Contingency Reserve; and

    That the Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative report back to Council by end of 2019 on the program.

     

    Carried

4.1.3
Free Waste Days

  • CR2019-178
    Moved ByCouncillor Yeo
    Seconded ByDeputy Mayor Elmslie

    That effective April 1, 2019 the limit for free leaf and yard materials be increased from 331 lbs/150 kg to 551 lbs/250 kg; and

    That the Consolidated Fees By-law be amended to reflect this change.

    Carried

4.1.4
WSIB

  • CR2019-179
    Moved ByCouncillor Veale
    Seconded ByCouncillor Richardson

    That the 2019 operating budget under Corporate Services - Employer Paid Benefits, be reduced by $50,000 to $2,692,567 relating to WSIB costs.

    Carried

4.1.5
Mobile Sign Budget

  • CR2019-180
    Moved ByCouncillor Seymour-Fagan
    Seconded ByCouncillor O'Reilly

    That the 2019 operating budget under Communications, Advertising and Marketing - Materials, Supplies and Services, be reduced $27,000 to $222,500 relating to Mobile Signs.

    Carried

4.1.6
KRCA Floodplain Mapping

Mark Majchrowski, CAO of Kawartha Region Conservation Authority (KRCA) provided a brief update on the KRCA floodplain mapping project.

No action was taken on this matter.

 

4.1.7
Paramedic Community Outreach Pilot Program
This item has attachments.

1.Memo - Community Paramedic Trial Project - Derek Brown.pdf
2.Paramedic Service Presentation.pdf

Sara Johnston, Commander of Quality Assurance, provided a brief overview of the proposed Paramedic Community Outreach Pilot Program.

  • CR2019-181
    Moved ByDeputy Mayor Elmslie
    Seconded ByCouncillor O'Reilly

    That the 2019 operating budget under Paramedic Service be increased by $25,000 under a new special projects line item to fund a Paramedic Community Outreach Pilot Program, to be funded from the Contingency Reserve; and

    That staff report back to Council upon completion of the Community Paramedic  Pilot Program project.

    Carried

4.1.8
Victoria Manor

  • CR2019-182
    Moved ByDeputy Mayor Elmslie
    Seconded ByCouncillor Dunn

    That 2019 be the final year of the debt repayment ($169,655) from Victoria Manor.

    Carried

4.1.9
Public Art

  • Moved ByDeputy Mayor Elmslie
    Seconded ByCouncillor Seymour-Fagan

    That the 2019 operating budget under Economic Development be increased by $12,500 to $25,000 to further fund the Public Art Program to be funded from the Economic Development Reserve.

    Motion Failed

4.1.10
Branding Strategy

  • CR2019-183
    Moved ByCouncillor Yeo
    Seconded ByDeputy Mayor Elmslie

    That the 2019 operating budget under Communications Advertising and Marketing - Materials, Supplies and Services, be reduced by $80,000 to $142,500 regarding the Branding Strategy.

    Carried

    The meeting recessed at 2:18 p.m. and reconvened at 2:30 p.m.


4.1.11
Additional Extraction - Councillor Yeo

  • CR2019-184
    Moved ByCouncillor Yeo
    Seconded ByCouncillor Veale

    That a line item for Garbage Cans be added to the 2019 Operating Budget under Street Infrastructure in the amount of $12,000 to be funded from the Capital Reserve.

    Carried

4.1.12
Additional Extraction - Councillor Dunn

  • Moved ByCouncillor Dunn
    Seconded ByCouncillor Yeo

    That the position of Supervisor of Records Management and Archives be removed from the 2019 Operating Budget and deferred to the 2020 budget deliberations.

    Motion Failed
  • Moved ByCouncillor Dunn
    Seconded ByCouncillor Yeo

    That the position of GIS Specialist be removed from the 2019 Operating Budget and deferred to the 2020 budget deliberations.

    Motion Failed
  • Moved ByCouncillor Dunn
    Seconded ByCouncillor Yeo

    That the position of Truck and Coach Technician be removed from the 2019 Operating Budget and deferred to the 2020 budget deliberations.

    Motion Failed
  • CR2019-185
    Moved ByCouncillor Dunn
    Seconded ByCouncillor Yeo

    That staff report to Council at year end on the surplus of funds that result from the salary gapping for the 13 new hires approved in the 2019 Operating Budget.

    Carried

4.1.13
Business relating to Item CC2019-09.4.1

  • CR2019-186
    Moved ByCouncillor Seymour-Fagan
    Seconded ByDeputy Mayor Elmslie

    That the following be received by Council:

    • 2019 Operating Budget Decision Units document
    • Presentation by Mark Majchrowski, CAO of Kawartha Conservation, regarding Floodplain mapping
    • Memo from Derek Brown, Acting Chief of Paramedic Services, regarding a Special Project - Community Paramedic; and
    • Presentation by Sara Johnston, Commander of Quality Assurance, regarding the Paramedic Community Outreach Pilot Program.
    Carried

4.2
CORP2019-004
This item has attachments.

1.CORP2019-004 Proposed 2019 Tax-Supported Operating Budget.pdf

Proposed 2019 Operating Budget
Jennifer Stover, Director of Corporate Services

  • CR2019-187
    Moved ByCouncillor Yeo
    Seconded ByDeputy Mayor Elmslie

    That Report CORP2019-004, Proposed 2019 Tax-Supported Operating Budget, be received; and

    That the 2019 Tax-Supported Operating Budget be approved, as amended.

    Carried

    This motion was Carried unanimously.


5.
Closed Session

6.
Matters from Closed Session

7.
Confirming By-Law

7.1
By-law 2019-040
This item has attachments.

1.2019- Confirm 20190220 Special Meeting CC2019-09.pdf

A By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of a Special Meeting of Council, Wednesday, February 20, 2019 (Meeting# CC2019-09)

  • CR2019-188
    Moved ByCouncillor Dunn
    Seconded ByDeputy Mayor Elmslie

    That a by-law to confirm the proceedings of a Special Council Meeting held Wednesday, February 20, 2019, (Meeting# CC2019-09), be read a first, second and third time, passed, numbered, signed and the corporate seal attached.

    Carried

8.
Adjournment

  • CR2019-189
    Moved ByCouncillor O'Reilly
    Seconded ByCouncillor Richardson

    That the Council Meeting adjourn at 3:13 p.m.

    Carried

    Read and adopted this 26th day of March, 2019.


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