South Frontenac Council - Nov 3/15

Wilma Kenny | Nov 04, 2015

Most of this brief November 03 meeting was concerned with ‘housekeeping matters.’

A by-law change states that Councillors McDougall, Revill and Sutherland’s terms on the newly revived Corporate Services Committee will expire at the end of December 2016 to allow for Council members to serve on both this and the Public Services Committee within the 2014-2018 per of Council.

Library branch ownership transfer

Council authorized the ownership transfer of the Sydenham Branch Library building from Frontenac County to South Frontenac Township. In order to qualify for partial (2/3) reimbursement of the $2 million building cost from the Build Canada Fund, the County had applied for funding on the Township’s behalf, and as a result all invoices for construction were processed through the County, which became, technically, the building’s owner. The County has agreed to this transfer of property, for South Frontenac insures and maintains the building, and once the transfer is complete, the Township can add the library building to its asset management plan.

Subdivision changes

Council approved proposed changes to the draft plan of subdivision in Inverary (Willowbrook). Developer Matias has asked to proceed with the development in two phases, so that much of the revision concerned the renumbering of the lots. After some discussion, the timing for completion of a southbound slip lane was changed to “within the first year of registration of Phase One.” There had been concerns that the original requirement of “prior to registration of phase one’ might mean the whole project could be held up by bad weather.

Closed meeting investigator

Council renewed the appointment of Local Authority Services (a subsidiary of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario) as Closed Meeting Investigator. During the past two years, the Township has not needed to use this company’s services, which are seen as a form of insurance.