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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.
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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
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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.
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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”
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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”
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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
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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”
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ADJOURNMENT
Resolution #C-436-10
Moved by Councillor Novak, seconded by Councillor Partner
THAT the meeting adjourn at 7:42 p.m.
"CARRIED"