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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/06/2010 Council Meeting Minutes December 6, 2010 Minutes of the first meeting of Council held on December 6, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present Were: Mayor A. Foster Councillor R. Hooper Councillor J. Neal Councillor M. Novak Councillor W. Partner Councillor C. Traill Councillor W. Woo Also Present: Chief Administrative Officer, F. Wu Solicitor, A. Allison Director of Engineering Services, T. Cannella Director of Community Services, J. Caruana Manager, Communications and Marketing, J. Cooke Executive Assistant to the Mayor, L. Coutu Director of Planning Services, D. Crome Deputy Clerk, A. Greentree Director of Operations, F. Horvath Community Co-ordinator, H. Keyzers Director of Corporate Services and Human Resources, M. Marano Director of Finance/Treasurer, N. Taylor Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief, G. Weir Administrative Assistant to the Clerk, C. Fleming Municipal Clerk, P. Barrie The Municipal Clerk called the meeting to order and extended congratulations to Members of Council-Elect. Members of St. Therese Catholic Church Choir sang O’Canada. The invocation was given by Reverend Deb Foster. The Municipal Clerk administered the Oath of Office to Mayor-Elect Adrian Foster. Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer, came forward to bestow the Chain of Office upon Mayor Foster. Council Meeting Minutes - 2 - December 6, 2010 The Municipal Clerk then administered the Oath of Office to the following: Ron Hooper - Local Councillor Joe Neal - Local Councillor Mary Novak - Regional and Local Councillor Wendy Partner - Local Councillor Corrina Traill - Local Councillor Willie Woo - Regional and Local Councillor The Municipal Clerk declared the Council of the Municipality of Clarington for the term 2010 to 2014 to be organized and turned the first meeting over to His Worship Mayor Adrian Foster. REMARKS Regrets were expressed on behalf of Bev Oda, M.P., Durham. John O’Toole, M.P.P., Durham, addressed Council stating he appreciates the opportunity to bring greetings from Queen’s Park and extended congratulations to the newly-elected Members of Council. Mr. O’Toole advised that during the recent Municipal Elections, he was aware of the issues and challenges facing Council, including the direct election of the Regional Chair, which he supports; the failure of the Province to extend Highway 407 east to Highway 35/115, which he will continue to advocate for; expressed his commitment to work in partnership with Council regarding the Nuclear New Build and refurbishment projects which are important for infrastructure and local jobs; and noted the completion of the Environmental Assessment for the Energy-from-Waste Project as per the Terms of Reference questioning the timing of the announcement. Mr. O’Toole stated both he and Council serve the same public and that he is committed to working cooperatively together with Council. Mr. O’Toole stated that he is privileged to receive minutes of Clarington Council meetings and nearly entirely without exception he has supported Council’s resolutions. Mr. O’Toole extended an invitation for all to attend his New Year’s Levee to be held on Sunday, January 9, 2011, from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. at the Clarington Beech Centre. Mayor Foster recognized Cathy Abraham, Trustee, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, Jane Rowe and Jim Schell, former Clarington Councillors and John Mutton, former Mayor of Clarington, who were in attendance this evening. INAUGURAL ADDRESS th Mayor Foster welcomed everyone to the 128 Inaugural Session of Council of what is now the Municipality of Clarington. Mayor Foster introduced Clarington’s 2010 - 2014 Members of Council comprised of Councillor Ron Hooper, Councillor Joe Neal, Councillor Mary Novak, Councillor Wendy Partner, Councillor Corinna Traill and Councillor Willie Woo. Council Meeting Minutes - 3 - December 6, 2010 Mayor Foster referred to the Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School Titans Football Team’s recent win of the Metro Bowl, a victory accomplished while working as a team with trust and cooperation and expressed the importance of Members of Council, Clarington residents and Municipal staff working together as a team to create a common vision for the Municipality. He indicated that as one of Council’s greatest resources, staff has over 3,000 hours of collective experience. Mayor Foster indicated that the Municipality, as the Eastern Gateway to the Greater Toronto Area, is an exceptional place with both urban and rural opportunities. The municipality has huge potential with the most shoreline of GTA communities and a dynamic local economy that will experience billions of dollars of future investment as a result of announced expansions to the nuclear industry and the expansion of the GO Train rail service. Mayor Foster expressed appreciation to Clarington residents for putting their trust in Council and that Council looks forward to working cooperatively with the public to unleash Clarington’s potential. MOTION Resolution #C-427-10 Moved by Councillor Novak, seconded by Councillor Hooper THAT Jean-Michel Komarnicki be nominated as the Municipality of Clarington’s appointment to the Land Division Committee. “CARRIED” Resolution #C-428-10 Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Neal THAT Councillors Ron Hooper, Mary Novak and Corinna Traill be nominated as the Municipality of Clarington’s appointments to the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. “CARRIED” Resolution #C-429-10 Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Partner THAT Councillor Ron Hooper be nominated as the Municipality of Clarington’s appointment to Kawartha Conservation. “CARRIED” Council Meeting Minutes - 4 - December 6, 2010 Resolution #C-430-10 Moved by Councillor Traill, seconded by Councillor Hooper THAT Councillors Wendy Partner and Willie Woo be nominated as the Municipality of Clarington’s appointments to the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority. “CARRIED” Resolution #C-431-10 Moved by Councillor Hooper, seconded by Councillor Novak WHEREAS the Municipality of Clarington is a shareholder of VERIDIAN CORPORATION (the “Corporation”) and pursuant to the shareholders’ agreement relating to the Corporation dated September 28, 2001, is entitled to nominate 3 persons for election to the board of directors of the Corporation; AND WHEREAS the terms of the present 3 directors nominated by the Municipality terminate on December 31, 2010; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Mayor Adrian Foster be nominated for the election of directors to the board of the Corporation for a term commencing on January 2, 2011 and expiring on December 31, 2012, provided, that his term shall terminate on the earlier of December 31, 2012 and the date he ceases to hold such office. “CARRIED” Resolution #C-432-10 Moved by Councillor Traill, seconded by Councillor Partner THAT Councillor Joe Neal be nominated for the election of directors to the board of the Veridian Corporation for a term commencing on January 2, 2011 and expiring on December 31, 2012, provided, that his term shall terminate on the earlier of December 31, 2012 and the date he ceases to hold such office. “CARRIED” Council Meeting Minutes - 5 - December 6, 2010 Resolution #C-433-10 Moved by Councillor Hooper, seconded by Councillor Novak THAT Jim Schell be nominated for the election of directors to the board of the Veridian Corporation for a term commencing on January 2, 2011 and expiring on December 31, 2012. “TABLED” (See following motion) Resolution #C-434-10 Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Traill THAT the foregoing Resolution #C-433-10 be tabled until the General Purpose and Administration Committee meeting of December 13, 2010. “CARRIED” BY-LAWS CONFIRMING BY-LAW Resolution #C-435-10 Moved by Councillor Hooper, seconded by Councillor Neal THAT leave be granted to introduce By-law 2010-136, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Municipality of Clarington at this first meeting held th on the 6 day of December, 2010; and THAT the said by-law be now read a first, second and third time and finally approved. “CARRIED” Council Meeting Minutes - 6 - December 6, 2010 ADJOURNMENT Resolution #C-436-10 Moved by Councillor Novak, seconded by Councillor Partner THAT the meeting adjourn at 7:42 p.m. "CARRIED"