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 PUBIC MEETING FOR REZONING REQUEST AND AGENDA NUMBER 24, OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAIRD, HELD 0N SEPTEMBER 17, 2020, VIA TELECONFERENCING AND IN PERSON AT LAIRD HALL Present for rezoning application: Mayor Beitz, Councillors Evoy, Lapish, Rydall and Turco; Applicants Nicholas and Terri-Lyn Rosset; Complainants Audrey and Don Castleman; Clerk MacKay; Road Superintendent David Pollari; and Planning Admin Assistant Jennifer Errington Mayor Beitz opened the meeting. Nicholas and Terri-Lyn Rosset spoke to their application to allow for a smaller side yard. Audrey Castleman asked questions about various details of the application as well as explained her concern with altering the charm of the summer cottage area. The applicants and complainants left the meeting. ON MOTION (No 84-20) of Ed Lapish, seconded by Todd Rydall that Council approves By-law 1025-20 regarding rezoning application of property owner of Lot 28, Plan H764. CARRIED The Special meeting was ended. Present: Mayor: Dick Beitz Councillors: Shawn Evoy, Todd Rydall, Frank Turco Clerk: Phyllis MacKay Road Superintendent: David Pollari The council meeting was opened with Mayor and Council members, Clerk Phyllis MacKay and Road Superintendent David Pollari present at Laird hall. ON MOTION (No. 85-20) Todd Rydall, seconded by Shawn Evoy that Council approves minutes of August 20, and notes of site meeting, September 9, 2020, as presented. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 86-20) of Ed Lapish, seconded by Frank Turco that Council approves general accounts to September 17, 2020, as presented in the amount of $6,034.68. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 87-20) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Shawn Evoy that Council approves road accounts to August 31, 2020 as presented in the amount of $27,090.89. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 88-20) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Todd Rydall that council accepts September 17, 2020 letter of Marshall Thompson of Tulloch Engineering, proceeds with required assessments, and advises that the present location of Lakeview bridge be the replacement site. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 89-20) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Ed Lapish that Council approves the sale of back-lot to 105 Finns' Bay Road North in the amount of $1,600.00, provided property owner assumes costs of survey, registration and not to considered this property as a detached lot. It may not be sold separate from the lake property. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 90-20) of Frank Turco, seconded by Ed Lapish that council uses the Re-opening Fund to relieve Laird International Raceway of part of its 2020 lease payment, in the amount of $19,000. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 91-20) of Frank Turco, seconded by Shawn Evoy that the administration office be open, following appropriate regulations of Algoma Public Health, and communicate that anyone allowed into the office must abide by the face mask requirement, only one person to enter at a time, and be regulated by the use of a buzzer at the front door. CARRIED ON MOTION (No. 92-20) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Ed Lapish that the council meeting be adjourned at 10:00 p.m. CARRIED Copyright 2020 by the Township of Laird. All Rights Reserved.