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Terrace Bay Schreiber Wednesday, June 19, 1985 plic Library TERRACE BAY, ONT. pot 2wo C.C.T FN Vol. 20, No. 24 Serving Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport ao Terrace Bay Council Meeting June 10, 1985 Minutes of a regular meeting of Council held in the Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 10, 1985 Those present: Coun- cillor O. Chapman, Coun- cillor W. Houston, Coun- cillor G. Ramsay, Coun- cillor P. Romanuk, L.H. Simons, M.L. Simmer. Moved By: Councillor P. Romanuk. Seconded by: Councillor G. 'Ramsay - RESOLVED THAT in the absence of the Chairman, Councillor Bill Houston be appointed to act as Head of Council for the purposes of this meeting. : 1.Declaration of Interest - There was no declaration of any interest by any member of Council. 2.Deputations -- a) Constables R. Phillips and W. Fenton appeared before Council to 'discuss the benefits package. A meeting with Mr. G. Gusul and another representative of Mutual Life is to be scheduled as soon as possi- ble to discuss the concerns raised. b) Mr. J. Fillion ap- peared before Coucil to discuss his application for site plan approval. Moved by: Councillor O. Chap- man. Seconded by: Coun- cillor W. Houston -- RESOLVED THAT with respect to the application for a building permit by Mr. J. Fillion, site plan ap- proval be granted accor- ding to the attached site plan sketch, subject to the conditions as recommend- ed by the Planning Ad- visory Committee, and under the further condition that the chipstand and storage bus shall be remov- ed from the premises by October 15th, 1985. This approval is subject to the signing of an agreement setting out these conditions as provided by Section 40 (7)(c) of the Planning Act. Mr. Fillion requested a copy of this resolution be forwarded to him as soon as possible. 3. Approval of Minutes -- Moved by: Councillor O. Chapman. Seconded by: Councillor G. Ramsay - RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the regular Council meeting of May 27th, 1985 be adopted as presented. 4. Correspondence -- (a) The Council for Franco-Ontarian Affairs wrote to encourage the municipality to declare itself bilingual. This matter was tabled. (b) Cummins Ontario provided a quota- tion on re-powering of the airport snowblower. Refer- red to budget discussions. (c) Powell equipment for- warded a quotation on a new grader, Moved by: Councillor P. Romanuk. Seconded by: Councillor G. Ramsay -- RESOLV- ED THAT quotation for supply of a new motor grader for the municipali- ty be requested from as many available suppliers as possible. (d) The Township of Manitouwadge advised of their intent to appeal the apportionment for 1985 of the Lake Superior Board of Education tax burden. Received for information. (e) A memorandum of set- tlement with S.E.I.U. Local 268 was provided for ratification by Council. Moved by: Coucillor G. Ramsay. Seconded by: Councillor O. Chapman -- RESOLVED THAT .the memorandum of settlement of contract between the Service Employees' Union and the municipality dated May 29th be ratified by Council. (f) The Township of Manitouwadge extended an invitation to the official opening of their new air- port on June 21st. Noted with appreciation. Coun- cillors Chapman and Romanuk will attend. (g) The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing an- nonced the annual Nor- thwestern Ontario Planning Conference to be held in Thunder Bay, September 12th and 13th. Moved by: Councillor P. Romanuk. Seconded by : Councillor G. Ramsay -- RESOLV- ED THAT those members of Council wishing to do so, as well as the Clerk- Coordinator, be authorized to attend the Northwestern Ontario Planning Con- ference in Thunder Bay, September 12 and 13, 1985, at the expense of the municipality. (h) Mrs. M. Simmer requested pay-out of her accumulated sick leave. Moved by: Coun- cillor O. Chapman. Seconded by: Councillor P. Romanuk. RESOLVED THAT Council approve payment of accumulated sick leave to Mrs. M. Sim- mer in the amount of $14,920.47. (i) The Ministry. of Natural Resources requested input to the Slate Islands Park Management Plan. It was agreed that Councillors would prepare individual input for amalgamation in- to a municipal submission. (j) Mr. D. Desrosiers ad- vised of the impending opening of his warehousing facility on Overpass Road, and requested extension of the road and Council's in- tentions with respect to Spur Line Road. Council directed that Overpass Rd. be opened as far as the spur railway line to give Mr. Desrosiers road access; that the long term disposi- tion of the road in the area be referred to the new Township Engineer; and that Mr. Desrosiers be ad- "vised accordingly. 5. New Business (a) Attendance at A.M.O. Convention Moved by: Councillor G. Ramsay Seconded by: Councillor P. Romanuk Resolved that Councillor Ollie Chapman _ be authorized to attend the A.M.O. Convention in Ot- tawa, August 25 to 28, 1985, at the expense of the municipality. (b) Moved by: Councillor G. Ramsay Seconded by: Councillor P. Romanuk Resolved that the position of Township Engineer be offered to Mr. Douglas Baker. (c) Curling Club facility rent 1985-86 - referred to Committee. _ 6. Motions and Notices of Motion: (a) Moved by: Councillor O. Chapman Seconded by: Councillor P. Romanuk Whereas I am an' elected member of the Town Council of the Township of Terrace Bay; And whereas as a Town Councillor, I have a vested interest in the municipal af- fairs of the citizens of the Township of Terrace Bay; Therefore be it resolved that until such time as our present township reserve funds are satisfactorily determined, and any addi- tional reserve funds are allocated in the township budget year of 1985; That all reserve funds of the Township of Terrace Bay remain invested at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce located in the Township of Terrace Bay. This resolution was lost on a recorded vote as follows: Opposed: Councillor W. Houston, Councillor G. Ramsay. In favour: Coun- cillor O. Chapman, Coun- cillor P. Romanuk. (b) Moved by: Councillor P. Romanuk, Seconded by: Councillor G. Ramsay. Resolved that the Statements of Disbursements dated June 7th, 1985 in the total amount of $38760.22 be approved. Moved by: Councillor G. Ramsay, Seconded by: Councillor P. Romanuk. Resolved that Statement of Payroll Disbursements for June 1985 be approved in the amount of $57406.38. Moved by: Councillor P. Romanuk, Seconded by: Councillor G. Ramsay. Resolved that the Statement of Disbursements for June 1985 for the Hydro utility be approved in the amount of $84,334.36. 8. Committee Reports (a) Moved by: Councillor G. Ramsay, Seconded By: Councillor P. Romanuk. Resolved that approval in principle be granted to Mr. J. Snofl for construction of a car wash and laundromat on property facing Hwy 17, immediately east of the Scout Hall, subject to ap- propriate re-zoning taking place and confirmation of the exact area by legal survey. (b) Moved by: Councillor O. Chapman, Seconded by: Councillor P. Romanuk. Resolved that the Recreation Committee minutes dated June 5, 1985 be approved, and the recommendation contained adopted. 8. Adjournament. Moved by: Councillor G. Ramsay, Seconded by: Councillor P. Romanuk. Resolved that the hour of 10:15 p.m. having arrived, this meeting adjourn. Little League Gordie Lang - Student Placement Officer The Student Centre is back Gord Lang In case you haven't heard, the Canada Employ- ment Centre for students has once again opened its doors for the summer. Though it has only been open for two weeks, there have been a number of students placed, and even a larger number of students registered. This year's Student Placement Officer, Gord Lang, provides many ser- vices such as: providing in- formation on the various government programmes and helping students with job searching techniques. The main service provided by the Centre, is acting as liaison between employers and students. Gord will be visiting local employers to discuss their summer employment. needs and keep them aware of the ability of Student help. In the past, the employers of this area have been very helpful toward students seeking employ- *ment. This year, there are quite a few businesses and organizations that have taken advantage of the government programmes. If you need more informa- tion on any of these pro- grammes, be sure to visit the Centre. For the first time, the CECS is going to have an office in Schreiber. It will be located in the Rec. Cen- tre and may be contacted by phoning the Rec Centre Office at 824-2317 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Keep an eye out for those 'Hire a Student"' signs and buttons. Should you be in need of a student to help around the house or around the . business, be sure to contact Gord at 825-9283. After all, it is FREE!