LAIRD TOWNSHIP Community Website Township Office 3 Pumpkin Point Road R.R. #4 Echo Bay, Ontario, Canada P0S 1C0 Phone: (705) 248-2395 Fax: (705) 248-1138 MINUTES OF MEETING NUMBER 28 OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAIRD HELD 0N MARCH 5, 2008 AT THE LAIRD TOWNSHIP OFFICE AT 7:30 P.M. Present: Mayor: Dick Beitz Councillors: Chuck Frenette, Wayne Junorl Road Superintendent: Michael Hunter Clerk: Phyllis MacKay Johnson Township Mayor Edith Orr spoke to council about the Desbarats arena, and the problems the municipality is facing regarding funding. A meeting may be called in the future inviting area municipalities to participate in a problem solving session. Leroy Wood spoke to council about purchasing the old municipal grader. He would like to restore it. Planning Intern Jennifer Moran reviewed Mineral Aggregates Act and Ministry of Natural Resources requirements regarding aggregates and wetlands. ON MOTION (No. 43-08) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Wayne Junor that council contract with Great Lakes Power to move pole on Government Road for an estimated cost of $2,350.00 CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 44-08) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council approves council minutes of February 20, 2008 and recreation committee minutes of February 26, 2008, as presented. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 45-08) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council approves general accounts to March 5, 2008 as presented in the amount of $11,473.61. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 46-08) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council endorses Town of Newmarket request regarding disabled parking permits and parking spaces. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 47-08) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council endorses resolution of Town of Amherstburg in petitioning the provincial government provide funds to Ontario municipalities to finance the costs of the mandated lead testing for municipal drinking water. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 48-08) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Wayne Junor that council endorses City of Woodstock in petitioning the Provincial Government eliminate tax capping and replace it with an equitable system based on current assessment values. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 49-08) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Wayne Junor that council endorses Town of Milton in petitioning the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to review role of security deposits for pit/quarry rehabilitation, re-instate security deposits, and review role of OSSGA and TOARC in regard to rehabilitation and security deposits toward determining if this role has been in the public good. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 50-08) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Wayne Junor that council endorses Niagara Region concerns regarding proposed formula regarding representation in House of Commons. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 51-08) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council corresponds with Robert Lawrence regarding high speed internet service. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 52-08) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council closes the next portion of the meeting to the public to discuss a personal issue. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 53-08) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council returns to open meeting. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 54-08) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council honours park committee contract for its third year grass cutting and garbage removal with Janice Catling, and respects fairgrounds management board's recommendation regarding grass cutting in approving Roy Brockelbank for grass cutting at the fairgrounds as well as grass cutting and maintenance at the cemetery. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 55-08) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Wayne Junor that the council meeting be adjourned. CARRIED CLERK - MAYOR- Copyright 2008 by the Township of Laird. All Rights Reserved.