| Sep 27, 2017


Central Frontenac Council gave its approval to a revised proposal from the District 3 Rec committee for a canteen at Oliver Scott Memorial Park in Sharbot Lake at its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon in Oso Hall. (The meeting had been scheduled for Piccadilly Hall but because of the heat and fact that Pic Hall has no air conditioning, the meeting was moved. The Oct. 10 meeting will now be held in Pic Hall.)
At the Sept. 12 meeting, a proposal for a new canteen with accessible washrooms, storage and warming area, complete with well and septic at a cost between $100,000 and $125,000 was defeated prompting Mayor Frances Smith to ask “what do we do now?” (The well and septic is already in place.)

District 3 Rec Committee chair Lesley Smith-Merrigan presented Council with a new plan, whereby:
• $30,000 that has been allotted for new washrooms still be earmarked for the build
• the Township takes the money for the well and septic (about $20,000) out of reserves instead of out of the aforementioned $30,000
• the Township allows the committee to act as contractor with John Neven, Robyn Gould and Justin Riddell as project managers
• the cost of the building permit refunded to the Rec Committee
• in the event that this portion of the building exceeds the $30,000 the Township has, the Rec Committee will temporarily use funds from its own account to complete the project to a maximum of $15,000.

Smith-Merrigan said the Rec Committee wasn’t really surprised the Sept. 12 proposal was defeated given the costs involved.
“So we discussed it and came up with this alternative proposal,” she said.
Coun. Jamie Riddell said he was prepared to support this proposal.
“I voted against last time but this is more like what I was looking for,” Riddell said.
“This building will allow us to continue fundraising,” Smith-Merrigan said. “It will allow us to attract more teams and events.”
SLPOA urges septic inspection.


Representing the Sharbot Lake Property Association, Bill Wilson made a presentation in favour of mandatory septic inspection.
Mayor Frances Smith said the matter is slated to come before Council Oct. 24 when they expect to issue direction to staff.

There was no other discussion.

Fire Chief says changes needed in department
Fire Chief Greg Robinson told Council that “many organizational and operational changes need to be made, however, we have only made changes that are absolutely required now” and other changes will be pending when he completes Phase 2 of his Operational/Organizational Review.
“The review has been delayed due to having no or very poor records regarding training, emergency responses, attendance, fire investigation reports, fire loss data, fire inspections, fire prevention, public safety, personal protective equipment, personnel personal information, equipment inventory and a general lack of established programs, policies and procedures,” Robinson said in his report.

He said it is his intention to present the Phase 2 review to Council at the first meeting in November.
He said he has been responding to emergency incidents and some burn complaints.
“A number of follow-ups have been required for burning complaints and illegal burning,” he said.

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