REPORT ON COUNCIL
April 14, 2009
Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:06 a.m. – 12:12 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 2:32 p.m.
Regular Evening Meeting: 7.05 pm – 7.24 pm
Deputy Mayor Lawrence and Councillors Cornell and Warren present. Mayor Breckenridge and Councillor André Claire away on vacation.
CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: 11:04 a.m. – 12:11 p.m.
NEW PARKING BY-LAW: Staff undertook to consolidate several earlier parking by-laws together with the rules for the new Pay & Display parking machines at Woodland Beach and Jackson Park. In the course of a long discussion, Council questioned arrangements for permit parking and for disabled users. Staff is to monitor usage this summer to ascertain if the appropriate number of permit and disabled spaces have been assigned at each location.
As revisions were needed to the by-law, Council deferred its passage until next meeting. Staff was directed to acquire four parking machines under the township’s written quotation guidelines. As soon as the by-law is approved, the Province authorizes the use of this by-law, and new parking tickets are printed, the machines will be installed at Jackson Park and Woodland Park. The charge for parking at those two locations will probably be $15.00 per day. An hourly rate of $2.00 with a minimum of 2 hours is also contemplated.
NEW POSSIBILITIES RE SEPTAGE DISPOSAL: Council instructed staff to contact the Town of Penetanguishene to discuss the possibility of reserving space for Tiny’s septage at the new sewage treatment plant that is being planned there. This is only one possible solution to the future disposal of Tiny’s septage. Council requested a meeting with experts from the Ministry of the Environment to discuss other options.
BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY HOLDING UP: The value of year over year building permit activity is down slightly from $2,891,000 in 2008 to $2,845,000 in 2009.
FUNDING FOR LIBRARIES: Council approved the by-law to continue to fund the libraries in Midland, Penetanguishene and Springwater for families from Tiny Township who use those facilities. Funding is provided for one library per user household.
