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AGENDA
MUNICIPALITY OF THAMES CENTRE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
AUGUST 15, 2011
2:00 P.M., DORCHESTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS

CLOSED SESSION - 2:00 P.M.
OPEN SESSION - 3:30 P.M.
1. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE THEREOF
2. CLOSED SESSION
(A)

Personal matter, recruitment of Director of Operations.
3. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
(A)

 July 11, 2011, regular meeting minutes.
4. REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS
(A) Financial Services (per J. Cummings)
(i)

Accounts payable voucher dated August 15, 2011 and manual cheque voucher for June 2011.
(ii) Report No. F-020-11, Quarterly Financial Report (Q2) for the period ending June 30, 2011.
(iii) Report No. F-021-11, Council remuneration and expense report for period ending June 30, 2011.
(B) Environmental Services (per E. Boere)
(i)

Monthly Report for Environmental Services for July 2011.
(ii) Report No. ES-023-11, funding costs within joint road, water and sewer capital construction projects.
(iii) Report No. ES-024-11, Thorndale wastewater sewer extensions scenario analysis.
(iv) Report No. ES-025-11, update, Thorndale elevated storage tank and surge pond.
(C) Transportation Services (per M. Jenner)
(i) Monthly Report for Transportation Services for July 2011.
(ii) Report No. TS-012-11, update, new school pedestrian crosswalk on Dorchester Road.
(D) Fire Services (per R. Kalan)
(i)

Monthly Report for Fire Services for July 2011.
(E) Community Services & Development (per S. Findlater)
(i)

Monthly Reports for July 2011:
Building
By-law Enforcement
Recreation
Lions Senior Centre
Drainage
(ii) Report No. CD-014-11, Official Plan status update.
(iii) Report No. PR-022-11, award contract for a Thames Centre Recreation Program Coordinator.
(iv) Report No. DR-011-11, Waubuno Creek Municipal Drain.
(v) Report No. DR-016-11, drainage petition submitted by Bart Opdenkelder and William Irwin for property located at Part Lot 8, Concession 2, in the former Township of North Dorchester (Connor Award Drain).
(F) Administration Services (per G. Borduas)
(i) Report No. A-015-11, Request for Proposals for Realty Services for municipal surplus properties.  See also By-law No. 48-2008.
(ii) Report No. A-016-11, Northern Ontario forest fire evacuations.
(iii)

Report No. C-021-11, planting of tree and placement of memorial stone at the Gladstone Baptist Cemetery.
5. REPORTS OF MUNICIPAL COMMITTEES
(A)

Municipal Heritage Committee, June 10, 2011, minutes of meeting.
(B)

Municipal Heritage Committee, July 22, 2011, request to create a register of those properties designated as being of cultural heritage value or interest within the Municipality, including those properties that have not been designated as being of cultural heritage value.
(C)

Thames Centre Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, May 11, 2011, minutes of meeting.
(D)

Lions Senior Centre Advisory Board, July 22, 2011, minutes of meeting.
6. MAYOR'S REPORT/COUNTY COUNCIL REPORT
7. CORRESPONDENCE
- Marjorie Pearson, August 1, 2011, thank you card for birthday certificate
- Yvonne Grieve, thank you card for birthday gift
- Dorchester Rodeo Committee, July 26, 2011, thank you letter for contribution towards the 2011 Dorchester Ram Rodeo
- Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee, June 16, 2011 and July 7, 2011, meeting minutes
- City of London, July 5, 2011, Notice of Passing of Zoning by-law No. Z.-1-112020, Z.-1-112021, Z.-1-112022, Z.-1-112023, Z.-1-112024, Z.-1-112025, and Z.-1-112030
- City of London, July 5, 2011, Notice of Adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 502 and 503
- City of London, July 29, 2011, Notice of Application to remove holding symbol for property located at 2519 Fanshawe Park Road East
- Township of Malahide, July 13, 2011, Notice of Public Meeting concerning proposed Zoning By-law Amendment relating to property located at Part Lot 3, Concession 7, geographic Township of South Dorchester
- Township of Malahide, August 4, 2011, Notice of Passing of Zoning By-law Amendment No. 11-58
- Bev Pfau, Community Economic Development Officer, the Business Help Centre (Community Future Development Corporation) of Middlesex County, July 2011, advertising for Middlesex...We're on the Way magazine for 2012
- Lupus Foundation, June 20, 2011, request to proclaim October as 'Lupus Awareness Month'
- Thames Talbot Land Trust, the TaTTLer, July 2011, newsletter
- Ontario Wastewater Association, OnSite, Summer 2011, newsletter
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing, July 27, 2011, Building Blocks for Sustainable Planning information package
- The Business Help Centre - A Community Futures Development Corporation of Middlesex County, Summer 2011, brochure
- Middlesex-London Health Unit, 2010 Annual Report
- Middlesex-London Health Unit, Healthy communities Partnership Middlesex-London Community Picture Report 2011
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Publication 837, magazine
- ReNew Canada, July/August 2011, The Infrastructure Renewal Magazine
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
(A)

Zoning By-law Amendment Z1-2011, submitted by Jay McGuffin, Monteith Brown Planning Consultants, for property located at Part of Lots 18 and 19, Concession 'B', S.R.T., in the former Township of North Dorchester. (S. Findlater)
(B)

Further review of By-law No. 28-2011, being a by-law to establish, maintain and operate a fire department under the direction of the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Thames Centre.
(G. Borduas/Council)
(C) Report, long term fleet strategy.  (G. Borduas)
(D) Report, discrepancy between the revenues versus the expenditures in relation to the rental of ice time in Aylmer by the Municipality on behalf of the Dorchester Minor Hockey Association.  (S. Findlater)
(E) Report, Zoning Amendment Application Z6-2011 (Thames Centre - parking of recreational vehicles).  (S. Findlater)
9. OTHER BUSINESS
(A)

Angela Lundy, Coordinator, July 1, 2011, VON Senior Support Services, serving Thames Centre, 2011 VON Great Community Walk scheduled to be held on August 28, 2011.
10. NOTICES OF MOTION
11. ANNOUNCEMENTS
12. BY-LAWS
(A)

By-law No. 53-2011, being a by-law to appoint Fire Prevention Officers to the Thames Centre Fire Department as Officers of the Fire Department for the purposes of delivering Fire Prevention, Fire Safety and Fire Inspection services within the Municipality of Thames Centre. 
(B)

By-law No. 54-2011, being a by-law to exempt from part lot control, lands legally described as Lot 4, on registered plan 33M-608, in the geographic Township of West Nissouri, now in the Municipality of Thames Centre, in the County of Middlesex.  (Reference Plan to be circulated at the meeting).
(C)

By-law No. 55-2011, being a by-law to exempt from part lot control, lands legally described as Lot 11, on registered plan 33M-608, in the geographic Township of West Nissouri, now in the Municipality of Thames Centre, in the County of Middlesex.  (Reference Plan to be circulated at the meeting).
13. PRESENTATIONS/DELEGATIONS/PETITIONS
(A)

6:00 p.m., Sheila Devost and Rachel Robson, Tourism Middlesex, presentation concerning first annual "Doors Open Middlesex" event being held on September 17-18, 2011.
(B)

6:15 p.m., Jamie Payton, proposed centralize garage for the Municipality.
14. CLOSED SESSION
(A)

Personal matter, corporate overtime (departmental/staff). 
(B)

Personal matter, Council Code of Conduct.
15. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW
(A)

By-law No. 56-2011, being a Confirmatory By-law.
16. SCHEDULING OF MEETINGS
The next meeting is scheduled to be held on September 12, 2011, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers located at the Municipal Office in Dorchester.
17. ADJOURNMENT                      Time:           

 

 

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