Municipality of West Elgin
Agenda
Council Meeting

Meeting #:
Date:
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Location:
Recreation Centre
135 Queen Street
Rodney

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  • Recommendation:

    That West Elgin Council hereby adopts the Agenda as presented.

  • Recommendation:

    That West Elgin Council hereby proceeds into Closed Session at 9:01 a.m. under Section 239(2)(b) of the Municipal Act, consideration will be given to personal matters about identifiable individual(s) including a municipal or local board employee(s).

  • Recommendation:

    Mayor McPhail reported at 9:43 a.m. that Council provided Staff Direction and consideration was given to personal matters about identifiable individual(s) including a municipal or local board employee(s).

  • Recommendation:

    That Council adjourn and proceed into the Court of Revision pursuant to the Drainage Act at 9:45 a.m.

  • Recommendation:

    That the Minutes of the Council meeting on October 8, 2020 and the Courts of Revision for the Crabbe and Yauch Drains from September 24, 2020 be adopted as circulated and printed.

  • Recommendation:

    That West Elgin Council hereby receives the report from Heather James regarding the Seaside Waterfronts Inc. public meeting update; and,

    That West Elgin Council hereby directs staff to proceed with scheduling the public meeting at the West Elgin Recreation Centre on November 23, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.

  • Recommendation:

    That West Elgin Council hereby receives the report from Lee Gosnell, Manager of Operations & Community Services regarding usage of the W.L. Community Complex Meeting Room; and

    That West Elgin Council hereby approves the waiving of rental fees for all recognized organizations in West Elgin until December 31, 2021 for the West Lorne Recreation Centre, West Lorne Community Complex and both Miller Park and Port Glasgow Pavilions. 

  • Recommendation:

    That West Elgin Council hereby receives the report from Lee Gosnell, Manager of Operations & Community Services; and

    That Council approve the lowering of West Elgin’s bag limit for household waste from the current six (6) bag limit down to three (3), beginning January 1, 2021.

  • Recommendation:

    That West Elgin Council hereby receives the report from M. Badura, CAO/Treasurer re: IT Security Assessment, and

    That West Elgin Council hereby approves spending of up to $15,000 plus HST for the information technology security audit and compliance assessment services; and that the funds be drawn out of the Efficiency Grant funding reserves.

  • Recommendation:

    That West Elgin Council hereby receives the report from M. Badura, CAO/Treasurer re: Human Resources Policy Revisions for review and

    That West Elgin Council hereby directs staff to bring forward adopting by-laws at the next Council.

  • Recommendation:

    That the Mayor and Treasurer are hereby authorized to sign Payment Voucher #10A amounting to $523,318.16 in settlement of General, Road, Water and Arena Accounts (including EFT#3140-3189 Cheque# 25420-25563, online Payments# 534-541 and Payroll PP21).

  • Recommendation:

    That West Elgin Council hereby approves the allocation of up to $6,000 of the COVID-19 Funds be provided to West Elgin Community Health Centre to assist with the costs of community COVID-19 testing. 

  • Recommendation:

    That West Elgin Council hereby support the resolution of Asphodel Norwood by requesting a governing body in cannabis production that:

    1. Takes a unified approach to land use planning restrictions;
    2. Enforces the regulations under the Cannabis Act on behalf of the licencing agency and ensures local authorities are in fact provided with notification of any licence issuance, amendment, suspension, reinstatement or revocation with the their region;
    3. Communicates more readily with local governments; and
    4. Provide local governments with more support
  • Recommendation:

    That West Elgin Council hereby supports the resolution of Blandford-Blenheim in urging the Federal Government to amend the legislation under which large scale grow operation facilities operate to ensure the safety and rights of local communities in which they are situated are respected.

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  • Recommendation:

    That By-Law 2020-59, being a By-law to provide for the Crabbe Drain reconstruction be read for a third and final time. 

  • Recommendation:

    That By-Law 2020-60, being a By-law to provide for the Yauch Drain reconstruction and extension  be read for a third and final time. 

  • Recommendation:

    That By-law 2020-74, being a by-law to put in place regulations associated with the control, licensing and regulations of animals within the Municipality of West Elgin, be read a first, second and third and final time. 

  • Recommendation:

    That By-law 2020-75, being a by-law to appoint Community Emergency Management Coordinators (CEMC) for the Corporation of the Municipality of West Elgin, be read a first, second and third and final time. 

  • Recommendation:

    That By-law 2020-76 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Regular Meeting of Council held on October 22, 2020, be read a first, second, third and final time. 

  • Recommendation:

    That the Council of the Municipality of West Elgin hereby adjourn at 12:24 p.m. to meet again at 9:00 a.m. on November 12, 2020 or at the call of the Chair. 

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