September 23, 2008 Minutes for the Meeting of the Village of Burks Falls

THE VILLAGE OF BURK’S FALLS
COUNCIL MINUTES

The Regular meeting of the Burk’s Falls Council was held on Tuesday September 23, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. All members of the Council were present.

Len Hall, Village Foreman and Water-Wastewater Operator was present to give his report.
There were no delegations at this meeting, however Valerie Cranmer attended at the Village Office to introduce herself and gave an outline of how she would proceed with the Village Official Plan update.
She would be working for Greer Galloway Group who had been contracted to do this update.

The following resolutions were passed:

2008-153
Lewis Hodgson – B. Campbell
The Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls adopts the Minutes of the August 26, 2008 meeting as circulated.
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2008-154
Lewis Hodgson – Ron Russell
The Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls approve the application to conduct a raffle lottery as presented by the Almaguin District Snowmobile Club provided all regulations are adhered to.
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2008-155
Lewis Hodgson – B. Campbell
The Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls approve the Municipal Office be closed October 7th and 8th, 2009 for computer trainings.
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2008-156
B. Campbell – Ron Russell
The Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls have read the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Blue Sky Municipal Geographic Information System Partnership and the 16 participating municipalities;

And that Council authorizes the Reeve and the Clerk to sign this Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the municipality and affix the Seal of the Corporation thereto.
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2008-157
Lewis Hodgson – B. Campbell
The Council for the VILLAGE OF BURK'S FALLS have read the resolution circulated by the Township of North Stormont and the Township of Muskoka Lakes requesting the Board of Directors of MPAC to improve their operations;

And that Council supports the concerns expressed in these resolutions and forward our support to the Township of North Stormont for their presentation to the Provincial Government.
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2008-158
Lewis Hodgson – Ron Russell
The Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls have read the resolution circulated by the City of Orillia opposing the closure of the 4 coal generation plants;

And that council supports the comments expressed in their resolution;

And therefore forward our support to the City of Orillia for their presentation to the Premier of Ontario.
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2008-159
Ron Russell – Rex Smith
The Council for the VILLAGE OF BURK'S FALLS have reviewed the resolution circulated by the Township of Elizabethown-Kitley regarding municipal facilities located in neighbouring municipalities subjected to taxation.

And that this taxation is an expense to the municipality and a loss of monies available for improvements to infrastructure;

Therefore the Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls supports the concerns in this resolution and forward our support to The Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley for their presentation to the Provincial Government.
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2008-160
B. Campbell – Lewis Hodgson
The Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls have read the Resolution circulated by the Town of Fort Erie expressing concern with the potential for small rural hospitals to be closed under recommendations in Hospital Improvement Plans;

And that it is usual practice for the Hospital Improvement Plans to included recommendations to close the smaller rural hospitals and/or cut services to the smaller centres;

And that Hospital Board directors are not elected members and therefore there is no public accountability, transparency or accessibility to information;

Now therefore the Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls supports the resolution from the Town of Fort Erie and support the efforts of Peter Kormos, MPP to introduce a Private Member’s Bill calling for the public election of all hospital boards in the Province of Ontario as part of the municipal elections commencing in 2010, and further

That the Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls petition the Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Health to legislatively enact the protective status of the Rural Hospital designation as previously defined in 1998 under the Rural and Northern Health Care Framework and apply the designation to all qualifying hospitals and health centres.
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2008-161
B. Campbell – Lewis Hodgson
The Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls support the Greer Galloway decision to have Valerie Cranmer & Associates complete the Official Plan Revisions for the Village of Burk’s Falls;

And that the original contract with Greer Galloway remain in place.
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2008-162
Rex Smith – Ron Russell
The Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls accepts the Tender from Fowler Construction Company Limited in the amount of $ 15,355.76 for paving.

Also accept price for work on Queen St. excavation in the amount of $9215.00.

Total price for project $24,570.76.
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2008-163
Rex Smith – Lewis Hodgson
The Council for the Village of Burk’s Falls accept the Accounts Payable as presented up to and including September 23, 2008 in the amount of $327,341.01 and that we authorize the Clerk/Treasurer to issue cheques for same.
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2008-164
Rex Smith – Lewis Hodgson
That we do now adjourn at 21:10 until the next regular meeting on October 28, 2008.
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Jarvis W. Osborne
Clerk/Treasurer