Regular Council

That the Regular Council meeting agenda dated February 12, 2018 be adopted. DISPOSITION:

That the Regular Council meeting minutes dated January 8, 2018 be adopted as circulated; And That the Special Council meeting minutes dated January 29, 2018 be adopted as circulated. DISPOSITION:

That Tender No. PW-2018-01: Supplying and Placing Granular "M" Quarried Source Limestone on Various Roads in the Township be

That Tender No. PW-2018-02: Supply and Apply Dust Suppressant in the Township be

That Tender No. PW-2018-03: Roadside Mowing in the Township be

That Tender No. PW-2018-04: Street Sweeping in the Township be

That the following accounts, as verified by respective staff, be approved for payment: General Accounts $451,649.86 Roads Accounts $170,454.02 Waste Disposal Accounts $17,618.25 Fire Accounts $14,272.79 Total $653,994.92 DISPOSITION:

That Report A-18-04 be received. DISPOSITION:

WHEREAS Ontarians identify infrastructure and transit as the biggest problems facing their municipal government and Ontarians already pay the highest property taxes in the country; AND WHEREAS municipalities have limited authority to make changes that are needed to reduce the cost of delivering municipal services and financing infrastructure projects; AND WHEREAS a ten-year projection (2016-2025) of municipal expenditures against inflationary property tax and user fee increases shows there to be an unfunded average annual need of $4.9 billion to fix local infrastructure and provide for municipal operating needs; AND WHEREAS this gap calculation presumes all existing and multi-year planned federal and provincial transfers to municipal governments will be fulfilled; AND WHEREAS each municipal government in Ontario faces unique issues, fiscal health is a challenge shared by all municipal governments, regardless of size; AND WHEREAS diversifying municipal revenues strengthens municipal long-term infrastructure planning and financing and would reduce the vulnerability of municipal governments to any federal or provincial changes and their own respective fiscal health; AND WHEREAS a 1% increase to the provincial portion of the HST, adjusted for low income rebates, would result in about $2.5 billion in new revenue would be distributed equitably to help every municipal government in Ontario fund their infrastructure and services with greater predictability; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLV

That Report ES-18-01 be received. DISPOSITION:

That Report ES-18-02 be received; And That staff be instructed to submit a response to the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services regarding the potential impact to the Township and its volunteer force. DISPOSITION:

That Report B-012-17 be received. DISPOSITION:

That the Bellamy Park Management Board meeting minutes dated January 11, 2018 be received. DISPOSITION:

That the Recreation Committee of the Whole meeting minutes dated January 15, 2018 be received. DISPOSITION:

That Council approve the hiring of two security people cover both Bellamy Park Campground and Blaine Healey Park on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday evenings of a long weekend (8:00 pm to 4:00 am) as recommended by the Recreation Committee of the Whole, in conjunction with the Bellamy Park Management Board; And That the cost of this security be shared between Recreation and Bellamy Park budgets during ball tournament weekends. DISPOSITION:

That the mover be granted leave to introduce By-law Numbered 18-03 and this shall constitute the first and second reading thereof. DISPOSITION:

That the mover be granted leave to introduce By-laws Numbered 18-04, 18-05, 18-06 and 18-08 and this shall constitute the first and second reading thereof. DISPOSITION:

No. 18-03: A By-law to Authorize the Execution of an Agreement Between the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley and the Rideau Lakes ATV Club. That By-law numbered 18-03 be now read a third time and finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered accordingly. DISPOSITION:

That By-laws numbered 18-04, 18-05, 18-06 and 18-08 be now read a third time and finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered accordingly. DISPOSITION:

That the mover be granted leave to introduce By-law Numbered 18-10 and this shall constitute the first and second reading thereof. DISPOSITION:

That By-law numbered 18-10 be now read a third time and finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered accordingly. DISPOSITION:

That Correspondence identified as follows be received and filed: Items 11.1 - 11.2; And Further That staff be directed to take any necessary action on these Items requested by Council. Items for action (if applicable): 11.2 Township of Norwich Re: Ontario Building Code Amendments (Receive and Support) DISPOSITION:

No. 18-07: A By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of Council for January 2018 That By-law numbered 18-07 be now read a first, second and third time and finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered accordingly. DISPOSITION:

THAT Council adjourned at 8:55 p.m. to meet again on Monday March 12, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the New Dublin Council Chambers. DISPOSITION: