THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
COUNCIL AGENDA

Monday, September 21, 2020

5:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Council Chambers, Municipal Administration Centre

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1.

Call to Order

The Regular Meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine will be called to Order at 5:00 p.m. on Monday September 21, 2020 electronically in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Administration Centre.

2.

Amendments, Additions or Deletions To/From the Agenda

3.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

4.

Adoption of Minutes from Regular and Special Meetings of Council 

• Motion #

  THAT the minutes of the Council meetings held on September 9, 2020 and September 14, 2020 be adopted as printed.

5.

Motions and Notice of Motions

5.1

Notice of Motion

5.2

S.357 Applications - Cancellation or Reduction in Property Taxes 

Individuals making applications under Municipal Act S. 357 may make representation to Council and will be afforded the opportunity to do so at this meeting.

• Motion #

  WHEREAS S.357 of the Municipal Act provides a process for property owners to apply for a cancellation, reduction and refund of taxes under specific circumstances including but not limited to a change in the use of a property, demolition or fire, the property being substantially unusable for a period of at least 3 months or a gross and manifest error in the preparation of the assessment roll;

  AND WHEREAS in the opinion of staff, the 2 write-offs (Appeal No. 2020-25 and 2020-28) meet the criteria set out in the Municipal Act;

  AND WHEREAS the total of the applications amount to $2,212.32, with the municipal share being $1,349.35;

  NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the applications as provided.

6.

Consideration of By-laws

6.1

Capital Budget Amendments

This By-law is a house keeping item to update the 2020 Budget By-law No. 2020 - 015 per the following Council resolutions:

1. Resolution #05/04/20 - 07 to reduce the Maple Street Reconstruction project from $860,000 to $40,000 (for engineering);
2. Resolution #05/04/20 - 17 to include $820,000 to the Goderich St Erosion project and to increase the project budget by another $120,000 from the lifecycle reserve fund;
3. Resolution #06/08/20 - 06 to increase the Huron Terrace Forcemain Replacement project by $29,030 (funded from long term debt);
4. Resolution #06/08/20 - 07 to increase the Tiverton Standpipe Pump project from $40,000 to $174,626 funded by RF24 (remainder) and RF82; 
5. Resolution #06/08/20 - 07 to increase the Kincardine Standpipe Pump project from $125,000 to $509,476 funded by RF68;
6. Resolution 06/01/20 - 04  to increase One Tonne Truck purchase by $1,334 funded by the Bruce Telecom Dividend;
7. Resolution 09/09/20 - 03 to include $70,000 for Medical Centre Computers funded by the Contingency Reserve.

• Motion #

  THAT the “2020 Budget Amendment (1) By-law” be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2020 -

7.

Move into Committee of the Whole

Committee of the Whole

• Motion #

  THAT Council move into Committee of the Whole and upon completion return to Council.

8.

Matters Arising from Committee of the Whole

9.

Members of Council General Announcements

10.

Chief Administrative Officer Announcements

11.

Confirmatory By-law

• Motion #

  THAT the By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine of September 21, 2020 be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2020 -

12.

Adjournment

• Motion #

  THAT this Council adjourn at