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 60 OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAIRD HELD 0N NOVEMBER 20, 2013 AT THE LAIRD TOWNSHIP OFFICE AT 7:30 P.M. Present: Mayor: Dick Beitz Councillors: Donna Connolly, Todd Rydall Road Superintendent: Michael Hunter Clerk: Phyllis MacKay ON MOTION (No. 161-13) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Dick Beitz that council approves council minutes of October 16, 2013 as presented. CARRIED Eero Laakso spoke to council about emergency management policies within the Township of Laird, starting back in 2004. It was explained that all Community Control Group members had been called after the September 10, 2013 flooding. ON MOTION (No. 162-13) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Todd Rydall that council approves road accounts to October 31, 2013 in the amount of $18,260.15 as presented. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 163-13) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council approves general accounts to November 20, 20133 as presented in the amount of $39,536.83. CARRIED The Road Department will move privy at waste disposal site to area beside pile of tires. ON MOTION (No. 164-13) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Todd Rydall that council confirms its approval to be part of a joint Disaster Relief committee at such time as the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing confirms Laird Township a disaster area and money must be raised. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 165-13) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Todd Rydall that council approves entering into an Amending Agreement to continue receiving policing services under the current Section 10 PSA Contract arrangement with Ontario Provincial Police, and approves By-law Number 941-13 confirming same. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 166-13) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council have a “Watch for Pedestrians” sign installed in the Pumpkin Point Road West area. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 167-13) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council supports CUPW, and writes a letter to the Minister responsible for Canada Post to request that the government consider innovative ways to generate postal revenue during the Charter review, including financial services like bill payments, insurance and banking. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 168-13) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Todd Rydall that council approves closing the municipal office, December 23, 2013 to January 3, 2014 inclusive. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 169-13) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Todd Rydall that council approves By-law 939-13 approving the reduction of side yard of Lot 20, Plan H445, 242 Point Drive. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 170-13) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council authorizes changes to waterfront master plan and corresponding costs. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 171-13) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that the council meeting be adjourned. CARRIED Copyright 2013 by the Township of Laird. All Rights Reserved.