Council Meeting

THAT the draft agenda presented to Council and dated the 24th day of September, 2019 be hereby adopted as circulated.

THAT the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held September 10th, 2019 and the minutes of the Special Meeting of Council held September 10th, 2019 be approved as circulated.

WHEREAS the Planning Department has received several requests to purchase Lakeshore Road Allowance from property owners situated on islands in the Municipality of East Ferris; AND WHEREAS under Municipal By-law 2015-35 a By-law to adopt policies and procedures for the disposition of shoreline road allowances in the Municipality of East Ferris is not specific in guidance related to road allowance closures on islands and the islands considerations may be different than mainland considerations; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that Council for the Municipality of East Ferris provides direction to the Planning Advisory Committee to treat shoreline road allowance disposition on islands in the municipality in the same manner as mainland shore road allowance dispositions.

WHEREAS in 2018 a $5,000 budget for municipal website enhancements went unspent and was transferred to reserves for future website upgrades; AND WHEREAS an additional $7,500 was budgeted in 2019 for website enhancements; AND WHEREAS VS Group currently manages and hosts the municipal website and has met with staff to discuss enhancements to our website including functionality, access to content, and design; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that Council approves the quote received from VS Group in the amount of $11,215.00 plus taxes for the redesign and development of the municipal website.

THAT Council acknowledge the correspondence as circulated with the agenda and dated the 24th of September, 2019.

THAT Council approve the general accounts for the Municipality of East Ferris as indicated in the cheque register(s) dated September 24th, 2019 in the amount of $180,954.02.

WHEREAS Council for the Municipality of East Ferris deems it expedient to pass three readings of the following By-law at this session; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT a By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council from September 10th, 2019 to September 24th, 2019, BE READ a first, second and third time, passed and numbered 2019-45; AND THAT said By-law be signed by the Mayor and Clerk and sealed with the Seal of the Corporation.

THAT we do now adjourn at 7:08 p.m. and meet again on October 8th, 2019.