Regular Meeting of Council

Be it resolved to keep the fees as they are.

Whereas section 15 of the By-law N °22-2013 establishing Site Plan Agreement’s conditions mentions that only one amendment per original agreement is permitted, and; Whereas the original agreement was made in 1999 and has already been amended in 2006, and; Whereas in December 2019, the Public School Board of Eastern Ontario requested a second amendment to the original Site Plan Agreement, and; Whereas the Corporation of the Town of Hawkesbury’s management and administrative staff has experienced a lot of changes since December 2019, and; Whereas the agreement had been drafted as an amendment in 2020, and; Whereas the Public School Board of Eastern Ontario has planned to begin construction work in spring 2021. Be it resolved that the Council exceptionally permit a second amendment to the original 1999 agreement given the urgency of the situation. The amendment will reflect the agreement drafted in 2020. As recommended in document 2021_REC_33.

Whereas the Town of Hawkesbury has two municipal boat launches, in Confederation Park (Île du Chenail) and Cyr-de-LaSalle Park (Philippe St.), and; Whereas in recent years, the municipal boat launches have seen an increase of out of town users which has caused parking to become an issue for residents wanting to use the boat launches and to find adequate parking spaces, and; Whereas the Recreation and Tourism Department has identified a new streamlined process to meet the needs of boat launch resident users, and; Whereas Confederation Park (Île du Chenail) boat launch will be open to seasonal and resident parking passes, and will include day parking passes purchased through a pay and display machine, and; Whereas Cyr-de-LaSalle Park (Philippe St.) boat launch will be for seasonal and resident parking passes only, to ensure adequate space is made available for residents. Be it resolved that Council hereby request that the administration proceed with the updated process for parking passes allocated to both boat launch sites as identified and recommended in document 2021_REC_30_Boat Launch Parking Passes.

Whereas Council has mandated the Pomax firm to analyze all activities related to fire protection offered by the Town of Hawkesbury to its citizens, and; Whereas the firm of Pomax has completed the analysis and produced a Fire Master Plan containing recommendations that the Town of Hawkesbury should implement to upgrade the fire protection offered to its citizens. Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Hawkesbury accepts the Fire Master Plan produced by Pomax, and; Be it also resolved that the Fire Chief develop an action plan to implement the recommendations of the Fire Master Plan and present to Council.

Whereas the Integrity Commissioner's Report was accepted by the Council on March 8, 2021, along with the proposed sanctions, and; Whereas Mrs. Assaly has to obtain the services of a professional management coach, at the municipality's expense, to help her develop leadership skills adapted to institutional governance, for a duration of at least 24 hours of coaching, spread over a minimum of three (3) months, and; Whereas the report mentions that Mrs. Assaly could select a coach among a list of candidates preselected by the human resources department. Be it resolved to accept the leadership training offer at a cost of $ 7,500.00 as proposed by Amberley Gavel Ltd.

Be it resolved to receive the list of checks from December 2020.

Be it resolved that Council hereby supports the correspondence from the Municipality of Shuniah. Be it further resolved that Council direct the Clerk to circulate correspondence to the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Finance, the Attorney General of Ontario, the MPP for Thunder Bay and all municipalities in Ontario.

Be it resolved that a closed meeting be held at 9:51 p.m. to discuss item 14.1 as per section 239 (2) c) of the Municipal Act, 2001 as the discussions concern the disposal of a property and to discuss item 14.2 as per sections 239 (2) b) and d) of the Municipal Act, 2001 , as the discussions concern information regarding an identifiable individual and labor relations.

Be it resolved to reopen the meeting at 10:44 p.m.

Whereas during the January 19 th 2021, Council members reviewed the collective results of a questionnaire completed individually about the clauses relative to the sale of the lot of the former Christ-Roi school, and; Whereas Council desires to restart its Disposal of land process. Be it resolved that Council approve the proposed clauses to include in a request for proposal as well as the evaluation grid for the submitted projects. Be it also resolved to create a selection committee for this purpose, as recommended in the document 2021_REC_34.

Be it resolved that the meeting be adjourned at 10:47 p.m.