The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes

MINUTES

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

Meeting #:	CC2017-010
Date:	Tuesday, April 04, 2017
Time:	Closed Session Commencing at 1:30 p.m. Open Session Commencing at 2:00 p.m.
Location:	Council Chambers City Hall 26 Francis Street, Lindsay, Ontario K9V 5R8

MEMBERS:

• Mayor Andy Letham
• Councillor Isaac Breadner
• Councillor Pat Dunn
• Councillor Doug Elmslie
• Councillor Gord James
• Councillor Gerard Jilesen
• Councillor Brian S. Junkin
• Councillor Rob Macklem
• Councillor Mary Ann Martin
• Councillor Gord Miller
• Councillor Patrick O'Reilly
• Councillor John Pollard
• Councillor Kathleen Seymour-Fagan
• Councillor Heather Stauble
• Councillor Stephen Strangway
• Councillor Andrew Veale
• Councillor Emmett Yeo

Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request.

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10.

CONSENT MATTERS

The following items were requested to be extracted from the Consent Agenda:

Councillor Breadner Item 10.1.2
Mayor Letham Item 10.3.1
Councillor Pollard Item 10.3.4

• Moved By Councillor Veale
  Seconded By Councillor O'Reilly

  RESOLVED THAT all of the proposed resolutions shown in Section 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 of the Agenda be approved and adopted by Council in  the order that they appear on the agenda and sequentially numbered, save and except 10.1.2, 10.3.1 and 10.3.4.

  CARRIED

1.

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Letham called the Meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Councillors I. Breadner, P. Dunn, G. James, G. Jilesen, B. Junkin, R. Macklem, M.A. Martin, G. Miller, P. O'Reilly, J. Pollard, H. Stauble, and A. Veale were in attendance.

CAO R. Taylor, City Clerk J. Currins and various other staff members were also in attendance.

Late Arrival: Councillor E. Yeo 1:36 p.m.

2.

ADOPTION OF CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

• CR2017-268
  Moved By Councillor Martin
  Seconded By Councillor Pollard

  RESOLVED THAT the Closed Session agenda be adopted as circulated.

  CARRIED

3.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

​There were no declarations of pecuniary interest noted.

4.

CLOSED SESSION

• CR2017-269
  Moved By Councillor Dunn
  Seconded By Councillor Breadner

  RESOLVED THAT Council convene into closed session at 1:31 p.m. in order to consider matters on the Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Closed Session Agenda and that are permitted to be discussed in a session closed to the public pursuant to Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001. S.25.

  CARRIED

5.

OPENING CEREMONIES

5.1

Call Open Session to Order

Mayor Letham called the Open Session of the Meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. Councillors I. Breadner, P. Dunn, G. James, G. Jilesen, B. Junkin, R. Macklem, M.A. Martin, G. Miller, P. O'Reilly, J. Pollard, H. Stauble, A. Veale and E. Yeo were in attendance.

CAO R. Taylor, City Clerk J. Currins, Deputy Clerk A. Rooth and various other staff members were also in attendance.

5.2

O Canada

​The Meeting was opened with the singing of 'O Canada'.

5.3

Moment of Silent Reflection

​The Mayor asked those in attendance to observe a Moment of Silent Reflection.

5.4

Adoption of Open Session Agenda

​

• CR2017-274
  Moved By Councillor Stauble
  Seconded By Councillor Martin

  RESOLVED THAT the Agenda for the Open Session of the Regular Council Meeting of Tuesday, April 4, 2017, be adopted as circulated and with the following amendments:
  Additions:
  10.1.5 Barry Baxter, President, Kawartha Lakes Haliburton Federation of Agriculture
  Farm Land Tax Rate
  (Item 10.3.1 on the Agenda)

  CARRIED

6.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

There were no declarations of pecuniary interest noted.

7.

MATTERS FROM CLOSED SESSION

• CR2017-275
  Moved By Councillor Pollard
  Seconded By Councillor Martin

  RESOLVED THAT an exemption to Sections 8.01 and 8.03 of the City Purchasing Policy, be approved, for the purpose of entering into a lease agreement at 24 King Street East, Omemee, ON to relocate the Omemee Public Library.

  CARRIED
• CR2017-276
  Moved By Councillor James
  Seconded By Councillor O'Reilly

  RESOLVED THAT, as further direction to that part of Council Resolutions CR2016-591 and CR2016-599, which stated “the City Treasurer be directed to pay Ron Robinson Ltd. in the amount of $446,125.40 in exchange for full settlement of Court File Number CV-10-101541-00 and CV-14-505340 on a without-cost basis”, Council more specifically    direct the City Treasurer as follows:

  • Payments will be made as follows:
  • $446,105.40 will be paid to Ron Robinson Limited from the DC Reserve ($38,258.37 of which will be paid from the water distribution DC reserve account; the balance of $407,847.03 will be paid out of the sewage collection DC reserve account);
  • $100,968.97 will be paid from the sewage collection DC reserve account to the revenue line of the 2017 Operating Budget for the Risk Management division $11420.48110) to offset the 2017 Operating budget of the Risk Management division for costs incurred in previous years;
  • All credits owing to Ron Robinson Limited will have been cashed by the above actions; no further amounts are owing and the Manager of Corporate Assets is directed to amend the DC Reserve Fund Reconciliation
  CARRIED

8.

PUBLIC INFORMATION

9.

DEPUTATIONS

9.1

CC2017-010.9.1

Paul Brown, Chair, Agricultural Development Advisory Board
Farm Land Tax Rate
(Item 10.3.1 on the Agenda)

​Paul Brown, Chair of the Agricultural Advisory Committee addressed Council about the farm land tax ratios proposed within the Report on the Agenda. He reiterated the position of the Committee and requested that Council reduce the tax ratio to 20%, phased in over 4 years, to mitigate the effects of the recent increases in farm assessments. Mr. Brown noted that the agricultural sector is sensitive to expense increases. He asked Council for their consideration of this request.​

• CR2017-277
  Moved By Councillor Junkin
  Seconded By Councillor Stauble

  RESOLVED THAT the deputation of Paul Brown, Chair of the Agricultural Development Advisory Board regarding Farm Land Tax Rate, be received.

  CARRIED

9.2

CC2017-010.9.2

Barry Baxter, President, Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton Federation of Agriculture
Ben LeFort, Senior Farm Policy Analyst, OFA
Farm Land Tax Rate
(Item 10.3.1 on the Agenda)

​Mr. Barry Baxter, President of the Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton Federation of Agriculture introduced Mr. Ben LeFort, Senior Farm Policy Analyst with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture who provided an overview of the impact of tax ratios on the sector. He reviewed the impact on farm taxes and asked that the farm ratio result in no greater proportion of taxes being paid by the farm taxpayers. He asked that the ratio be decreased and phased in over four years. Farmers worry that it is a never ending cycle of changing assessments. The Federation is willing to work with municipalities and open discussions to come up with a solution. ​

• CR2017-278
  Moved By Councillor Stauble
  Seconded By Councillor Veale

  RESOLVED THAT the deputation of Barry Baxter, President, Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton Federation of Agriculture and Ben LeFort, Senior Farm Policy Analyst, Ontario Federation of Agriculture regarding Farm Land Tax Rate, be received.

  CARRIED

10.

CONSENT MATTERS

10.1

Correspondence

10.1.2

CC2017-010.10.1.2

Memorandum
Kelly Maloney, Economic Development Officer - Agriculture
Hunting and Trapping Options in Rural and Urban Areas

• CR2017-288
  Moved By Councillor Breadner
  Seconded By Councillor Yeo

  RESOLVED THAT the April 4, 2017 Memorandum from Kelly Maloney, Economic Development Officer - Agriculture, regarding Hunting and Trapping Options in Rural and Urban Areas, be received; and
  THAT staff provide a report with further detail on the costs associated with an urban trapping program as well as Preventative measures and ways of deterring coyotes in urban areas.

  CARRIED

10.3

Reports

10.3.1

CORP2017-005

Christine Norris, Manager, Revenue & Taxation/Deputy Treasurer
2017 Tax Policy Decisions

• CR2017-289
  Moved By Councillor Miller
  Seconded By Councillor Yeo

  RESOLVED THAT Report CORP2017-005, 2017 Tax Policy Decisions, be received;
  THAT optional property classes for the 2017 tax year are not adopted;
  THAT for 2017 the tax rate reduction for vacant and excess land be set as follows:
  Commercial:           30%
  Industrial:               35%
  THAT for 2017 the tax rate reduction First Class Undeveloped Farm Land be set at 45%;
  THAT staff investigate the impact of eliminating, or reducing, the tax reduction factor for vacant and excess land in the commercial and industrial property classes effective 2018, reporting back to Council on the results in the Q4 2017;
  THAT the City of Kawartha Lakes implement capping and threshold parameters as shown below:

  Commercial	Industrial
  10%	10%	Annualized Tax limit
  10%	10%	Prior Year's CVA Tax Limit
  500	500	CVA Tax Threshold for protected properties (Increasers) ($0 to $500) and/or
  500	500	CVA Tax Threshold for clawed back properties (Decreasers) ($0 to $500)
  *	*	Properties that were at CVA Tax in 2016 or that would cross over CVA Tax in 2017 are to be excluded from capping.

  
  THAT the decrease clawback parameters for 2017 be set as shown below;
  Multi-Residential    0%
  Commercial:           0%
  Industrial:               0%
  THAT the commercial tax ratio be applied to the landfill property class;
  THAT revenue neutral tax ratios for the multi-residential, commercial, industrial and pipeline broad property classes be adopted for 2017; and
  THAT the necessary By-laws be forwarded to Council for adoption.

  CARRIED
• Moved By Councillor Stauble
  Seconded By Councillor Martin

  RESOLVED THAT the farmland tax rate be reduced from 25% to 20% of the Residential Rate in an incremental fashion with a reduction of one and a quarter percent (1.25%) each year over four years, aligning with the phase in of the increased assessment values faced by farmers due to increasing land costs.  This would provide for a 23.75% rate in 2017, 22.50% in 2018, 21.25% in 2019 and 20% in 2020; and
  THAT the necessary By-laws be forwarded to Council for adoption.

  Recorded (Voted)	For	Against	Absent
  Mayor Letham		X
  Councillor Breadner		X
  Councillor Dunn		X
  Councillor Elmslie			X
  Councillor James	X
  Councillor Jilesen	X
  Councillor Junkin		X
  Councillor Macklem	X
  Councillor Martin	X
  Councillor Miller		X
  Councillor O'Reilly		X
  Councillor Pollard		X
  Councillor Seymour-Fagan			X
  Councillor Stauble	X
  Councillor Strangway			X
  Councillor Veale		X
  Councillor Yeo		X
  Results	5	9	3

  MOTION FAILED

15.

BY-LAWS

​The mover requested the consent of Council to read the by-laws by number only.

• Moved By Councillor Martin
  Seconded By Councillor Stauble

  RESOLVED THAT the By-Laws shown in Section 15.1 of the Agenda, namely: Items 15.1.1 to and including 15.1.5 be read a first, second and third time, passed, numbered, signed and the corporate seal attached.

  CARRIED

15.1

By-Laws by Consent

15.1.1

CR2017-291

A By-law to Authorize the Imposition of Special Charges Relating to the Septic Rehabilitation Loan Program on 306 Forest Harbour Trail, Bobcaygeon, in the City of Kawartha Lakes

18.

CONFIRMING BY-LAW

• CR2017-296
  Moved By Councillor Macklem
  Seconded By Councillor Yeo

  RESOLVED THAT a by-law to confirm the proceedings of a Regular Council Meeting held Tuesday, April 4, 2017 be read a first, second and third time, passed, numbered, signed and the corporate seal attached.

  CARRIED

19.

ADJOURNMENT

• CR2017-297
  Moved By Councillor Veale
  Seconded By Councillor James

  RESOLVED THAT the Regular Council Meeting adjourn at 2:54 p.m.

  CARRIED

  Read and adopted this 18th day of April, 2017.