Council Meeting

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the June 16, 2023 Revised Council Agenda, be approved.

MacLeod NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held on May 26, 2023, be approved.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting held on May 25, 2023, be approved.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council receives the June 2023 CAO Report on Council Directions, as distributed.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council receives the Revised June 2023 Council Correspondence listing.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council authorize the 2023 community grant for Sans Souci and Copperhead Association in the amount of $9,981.52.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council authorize the 2023 community grant for Skerryvore Ratepayers Association in the amount of $242.82.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council authorize the 2023 community grant for Healey Lake Property Owners Association & Healey Lake Tennis Club in the amount of $1,601.08.

MacLeod NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council authorize the 2023 community grant for The Ojibway Club in the amount of $33,452.30.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby declares the August 2, 2023 Arts on the Bay dinner theatre performance a Municipally Significant Event in accordance with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario requirements for a Special Occasion Permit.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council hereby adopt the Municipal Flag Policy, as attached; and FURTHER IT BE RESOLVED that Council approve the purchase of one new flagpole, at a cost of approximately $8,000 for installation at the Pointe Au Baril Community Centre.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council hereby accepts the Pointe au Baril Housing Initiative Preliminary Project Proposal, dated June 14, 2023, submitted by J.L Richards & Associates and authorizes Township staff to execute the necessary agreements to procced with the Scope of Work identified in Phase 1 at a cost of $49,808 plus HST and to direct J.L. Richards & Associates to provide a refined fee proposals for Phases 2 to 4 at a future meeting of Council.

WHEREAS a request for a refund was submitted regarding monies paid to the Township for Official Plan Amendment No. 68 and Zoning By-law Amendment No. Z02-20 (Gates property) applications, which were submitted on October 2, 2020; AND WHEREAS in November 2020, Council resolved it would consider a reimbursement of fees and recently, Mr. Goulding made another request regarding the refund; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to issue a refund in the amount of $2625.00, with respect to Official Plan Amendment No. 68 and Zoning By-law Amendment No. Z02-20.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the Director of Operations and Facilities to continue opt-in agreement negotiations with Circular Materials Ontario for the Provincial Blue Box Transition.

MacLeod NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to engage Banko Creative Solutions to prepare a media release with respect to the attendance of Reeve Liverance and Councillor Sheard at the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initative Annual General Meeting in Chicago.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council hereby acknowledge and congratulate Reeve Liverance for his recent appointment to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Board of Directors.

WHEREAS prior to being repealed by the Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, 2017, Section 380(6) of the Municipal Act, 2001 allowed for a municipality to retain surplus proceeds from tax sales within their jurisdiction; AND WHEREAS the Public Tax Sale process is burdensome to a municipality who invest a considerable amount of time and money recovering these proceeds for the potential sole benefit of the Crown in Right of Ontario; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Township of The Archipelago supports Tay Valley Township in the reinstatement of previous legislation that permitted municipalities to apply for and retain surplus proceeds from tax sales in their jurisdictions; and FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Council hereby directs staff to circulate this resolution to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH), the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Ontario Municipal Tax & Revenue Association (OMTRA), the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), MPP Graydon Smith and all Ontario Municipalities.

That By-law 2023-24 , being a By-law to Authorize the Reeve and Clerk to execute a Lease Agreement between His Majesty the King, in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans acting through the Regional Director Real Property and the Corporation of the Township of The Archipelago, be read and finally passed on this 16th day of June, 2023.

That By-law 2023-25 , being a By-law to Authorize the Execution of an Agreement between Comprint Systems Incorporated (DataFix) and the Township of The Archipelago to provide Voter List Management Services (Municipal VoterView) to conduct the 2026 Municipal Elections, be read and finally passed on this 16th day of June, 2023.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Regular Meeting of Council held on June 16, 2023 be adjourned at 11:51 a.m.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held on May 26, 2023, be approved.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council authorize the 2023 community grant for The Ojibway Club in the amount of $33,452.30.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council authorizes the following tax credit adjustments for landfill/transfer station municipally- owned properties for the remainder of 2023: Total North $1,140.40 Total South $1,119.86

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to engage Banko Creative Solutions to prepare a media release with respect to the attendance of Reeve Liverance and Councillor Sheard at the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initative Annual General Meeting in Chicago.

That By-law 2023-26, being a By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of the Regular Meeting of Council Held on June 16, 2023, be read and finally passed on this 16th day of June, 2023.