Regular Council Meeting

Receive the Report for Information as listed on the agenda.

Remove $15,000 for consulting funds for heritage consultant from the 2021 Draft Budget. In Favour (7): Mayor Bain, Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Wilder, Councillor Janisse, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Walstedt, and Councillor McKinlay Opposed (1): Councillor Santarossa

Create a reserve fund for heritage consulting, allocate $5,000 to the reserve in the 2021 Budget, and fund the reserve to a maximum of $20,000.

Make a one-time reduction to the Atlas Tube Centre Training & Conferences budget from $20,000 to $10,000 for 2021. In Favour (4): Mayor Bain, Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Wilder, and Councillor Janisse Opposed (4): Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Walstedt, and Councillor McKinlay

Direct Administration to schedule a closed session November 24, 2020 at 9:00 AM in order to consider employee position transitions, the management of insurance claims and liability issues relating to Town facilities.

Adjourn the meeting at 4:52 PM.

Council move into closed session at 9:04 AM in accordance with: a. Paragraph 239(2)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001 for the purpose of discussing personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, relating to employee position transitions; b. Paragraph 239(2)(a) and (e) of the Municipal Act, 2001 for the purpose of discussing the security of the property of the municipality or local board and litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board, relating to the management of insurance claims and liability issues relating to Town facilities.

Direct Administration to include a 4 foot fence around the Patillo Road Stormwater Management Pond, one foot from the bottom of the pond, in the 2021 Draft Budget. In Favour (3): Councillor Janisse, Councillor Kerr, and Councillor Walstedt Opposed (5): Mayor Bain, Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Wilder, Councillor Santarossa, and Councillor McKinlay

Reduce the Patillo Road Stormwater Management Pond Landscaping (Line 28, page 160) to $10,000 from $65,000 and explore the use of a lighting solution.

Direct Administration to include $35,000 in the Draft 2021 Budget for the replacement of the carpet for the basement and second floor at Town Hall, to be taken from the Facilities Reserve should grant funding be unsuccessful.

Direct Administration to report back on the cost of completing the reconstruction of Chambers Drive in 2021. In Favour (6): Mayor Bain, Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Wilder, Councillor Janisse, Councillor Santarossa, and Councillor McKinlay Opposed (2): Councillor Kerr, and Councillor Walstedt

Direct Administration to include a one-time reduction of Council Training & Conference budgets by 50% for 2021.

Remove $100,000 for funding enhancement for Fire Services (Line 7, page 53) from the 2021 Draft Budget. In Favour (2): Councillor Wilder, and Councillor Janisse Opposed (6): Mayor Bain, Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Walstedt, and Councillor McKinlay

Reduce the funding enhancement for Fire Services (Line 7, page 53) to $50,000. In Favour (3): Mayor Bain, Councillor Wilder, and Councillor Janisse Opposed (5): Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Walstedt, and Councillor McKinlay

Approve the budget as presented, incorporating the changes as passed. In Favour (5): Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Walstedt, and Councillor McKinlay Opposed (3): Mayor Bain, Councillor Wilder, and Councillor Janisse

Council adjourn its meeting at 2:00 PM. In Favour (5): Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Walstedt, and Councillor McKinlay Opposed (3): Mayor Bain, Councillor Wilder, and Councillor Janisse