Regular Council

THAT the Regular Council Meeting Agenda for Monday, January 16, 2017 be approved as presented.

THAT Council supports the request from the Renfrew County District School Board and the Sherwood School Council to apply for a Community Safety Zone on County Road 62 (John Street) in front of Madawaska Valley District High School.

THAT the Regular Council Meeting Minutes for December 19, 2016 be approved as presented.

THAT the Special Council Meeting Minutes for January 5, 2017 be approved as presented.

THAT By-Law 2016-103 Being a By-Law to provide for the closing and stopping up of part of an original allowance for road along the shore of Campbell's Lake in front of Lot 24 Concession 10 in the geographic Township of Radcliffe, in the Township of Madawaska Valley in the County of Renfrew and for the sale thereof to the abutting land owners be given third and final reading this 16th day of January 2017.

THAT By-Law 2016-108 Being a By-Law to designate a certain area as an Improvement Area and to establish a Board of Management be given third and final reading this 16th day of January 2017.

THAT By-Law 2017-02 Being a By-Law to authorize the execution of an agreement to transfer an easement to the Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley be given first and second reading this 16th day of January 2016.

THAT By-Law 2017-02 Being a By-Law to authorize the execution of an agreement to transfer an easement to the Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley be given third and final reading this 16th day of January 2016.

THAT By-Law 2017-03 Being a By-Law to amend By-Law Number 2006-26 of the Township of Madawaska Valley, as amended be given first and second reading this 16th day of January, 2017.

THAT By-Law 2017-04 Being a By-Law to amend By-Law Number 2006-26 of the Township of Madawaska Valley, as amended be given first and second reading this 16th day of January 2017.

THAT By-Law 2017-04 Being a By-Law to amend By-Law Number 2006-26 of the Township of Madawaska Valley, as amended be given third and final reading this 16th day of January 2017.

THAT By-Law 2017-05 Being a By-Law to provide for the sale of municipal property surplus to the needs of the municipality located at 39 St. Francis Memorial Drive, Barry's Bay, ON be given first and second reading this 16th day of January 2017.

THAT By-Law 2017-05 Being a By-Law to provide for the sale of municipal property surplus to the needs of the municipality located at 39 St. Francis Memorial Drive, Barry's Bay, ON be given third and final reading this 16th day of January 2017.

THAT By-Law 2017-06 Regular Council - January 16, 2017 Being a By-Law to establish a Procurement Policy and Procedures Manual for The Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley be given first and second reading this 16th day of January 2017 as amended.

THAT By-Law 2017-06 Being a By-Law to establish a Procurement Policy and Procedures Manual for The Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley be given third and final reading this 16th day of January 2017 as amended.

THAT By-Law 2017-07 Being a By-Law to authorize the execution of an Agreement between The Corporation of The Township of Madawaska Valley and their partnering municipalities of The Township of North Algona Wilberforce, The Township of South Algonquin, The Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards and The Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, and Dr. Steven Chen, Medical Student be given first and second reading this 16th day of January 2017.

THAT By-Law 2017-07 Being a By-Law to authorize the execution of an Agreement between The Corporation of The Township of Madawaska Valley and their partnering municipalities of The Township of North Algona Wilberforce, The Township of South Algonquin, The Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards and The Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, and Dr. Steven Chen, Medical Student be given third and final reading this 16th day of January 2017.

THAT Council supports Greater Napanee with the following resolution: WHEREAS the current Accommodation Review Process is not reflective of the reality of rural school and community life; AND WHEREAS school closures impact single-school small rural communities in all educational, social and economic aspects to a far greater degree than those impacts in multi-school urban communities; BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Town of Greater Napanee requests the Minister of Education initiate an immediate moratorium on the Accommodation Review Process until such time as a review of the above mentioned impacts on small rural communities can be studied, completed and the results and recommendations be considered; AND THAT this resolution be circulated to Premier Kathleen Wynne, MPP Randy Hillier, Minster of Infrastructure, Limestone District School Board, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Community School Alliance, County of Lennox & Addington and all municipalities in Ontario.

THAT Council supports the Town of Fort Frances with the following resolution: WHEREAS it has been identified that Railway Companies in the province of Ontario, do not pay a proportionate share of municipal property tax as compared to other properties in their class, or compared to any other municipal tax class; and; WHEREAS in other provinces and jurisdictions the railway companies do remit a more equitable share of taxes to the local tax base; and; Regular Council - January 16, 2017 WHEREAS taxes in other jurisdictions for railway properties are calculated using a ton-mile concept; and; WHEREAS said fees are reviewed and adjusted on a regular basis according to inflation and ongoing current conditions; and; WHEREAS the Province of Ontario has continued to fall further and further behind in their approach to railroad property taxation over the past 112 plus years; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Town of Fort Frances call upon the Minister of Finance for the Province of Ontario to implement a new sysem of municipal property taxation for railroad right-of-way properties based on utilizing a per ton-mile concept; and; FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT the new tax system when implemented, be reviewed on a regular basis, similar to the MPAC four-year assessment cycle; and; FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT this resolution be sent to every Municipal Council within the Province of Ontario seeking their support, the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Finance of Ontario, Ontario MPPs, Local Mp

THAT Council supports the Town of Bancroft with the following resolution: WHEREAS the Province of Ontario has asked local governments to put forward new "revenue tools" for municipalities through public discussion; AND WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, in its "What's Next" survey, dated August 17, 2015, projected that with all other revenues remaining stable and service levels unchanged, property taxes will need to increase by 4.51% per year for the next ten years just to meet current service levels and standards; AND WHEREAS municipalities are facing an estimated $60 billion infrastructure investment gap; AND WHEREAS Ontarians still pay the highest property taxes in the country; AND WHEREAS the revenue raising capacity of property tax is extremely limited for many communities; AND WHEREAS the National Bank of Canada noted in June 25, 2015, "The Municipal sector generally bears the greatest burden when it comes to addressing Regular Council - January 16, 2017 Canada's infrastructure deficit....Local governments are responding to this infrastructure challenge as best they can;" AND WHEREAS members of the public, staff and Council participated in a public opportunity to identify and assess new revenue tools for the Town of Bancroft through public open discussion; AND WHEREAS the use of lotteries to raise funds for municipal purposes was brought forward; AND WHEREAS many communities nationally and internationally have experienced overwhelming success raising

THAT the 2016 amount budgeted to be transferred from Reserves/Reserve Funds be further reduced by $232,220 comprising of adjustments to following reserve allocations: Landfill Rehabilitation Reserve - additional reduction $179,200 Barry's Bay Landfill Rehabilitation Reserve - additional reduction $53,020

THAT the Meeting enter In-Camera Session at 8:46 p.m. to discuss matters pertaining to "personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees"; Ontario Municipal Act 2011, c.25, s.239 (2)(b). Regular Council - January 16, 2017 1. Regular Council Meeting Minutes - IN-CAMERA - December 19, 2016 2. Special Council Meeting Minutes - IN-CAMERA - January 5, 2017

THAT the Meeting return to Open Session at 9:14 p.m.

THAT By-Law 2017-08 Being a By-Law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley at a Council Meeting of January 16th, 2017 be given first and second reading this 16th day of January 2017.

THAT By-Law 2017-08 Being a By-Law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley at a Council Meeting of January 16th, 2017 be given third and final reading this 16th day of January 2017.

THAT the Meeting adjourn at 9:15 p.m.