Committee and Council Meeting

by: Councillor Constable THAT the minutes of the Committee/Council Meeting held on December 21, 2022 be adopted as circulated.

by: Councillor Hamer THAT the Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall has no objections to the approval of Consent No. B08/2022 (McD), as applied for by Derek and Julie Varley, being Part Lot 19 Concession 2, in the Geographic Township of McDougall, now the Municipality of McDougall, subject to the following conditions: Rezoning the subject lands to increase the required front yard to 195.0 metres above Canadian Geodetic Datum; That the surveyor provide confirmation that the severed and retained lots meet the frontage and area requirements set out by the official plan and zoning by-law; Entering into a 51 (26) Consent agreement to indemnify the Municipality and all other public bodies of all responsibility for any maintenance of the road and all liability for any of the road and alleged failure to provide emergency services or any other public services that were not being provided at the time of the creation of the road. Acquire adequate 911 addressing; Payment of the required fees in lieu of parkland dedication; and Payment of all applicable planning fees.

by: Councillor Ryman THAT the Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall has no objections to the approval of Consent No. B49/2022 (McD), as applied for by TD Consulting Inc. for Tim McGuire, being Part Lot 8 Concession 3, in the Geographic Township of Ferguson, now the Municipality of McDougall, subject to the following conditions: Entering into a 51 (26) Consent agreement to recognize that access is off a private right-of-way and that the applicant/owner will be responsible for the maintenance of the private road to be built to the Municipality’s standard for private roads and to indemnify the Municipality from any liability or responsibility for the road; Acquire adequate 911 addressing; Payment of the required fees in lieu of parkland dedication; and Payment of applicable planning fees.

by: Councillor Constable THAT the Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall has no objections to the approval of Consent No. B49/2022 (McD), as applied for by Howard Oldham and Jessie Lee Irvine, being Part Lot 23, and 24 Concession 1, in the Geographic Township of McDougall, now the Municipality of McDougall, subject to the following conditions: Acquire adequate 911 addressing; Payment of the required fees in lieu of parkland dedication; and Payment of applicable planning fees.

by: Councillor Blower THAT the attached lists of Accounts Payable for January 19, 2023 in the amount of $471,745.43, and payroll for December 29, 2022 in the amount of $61,079.50, and January 12, 2023 in the amount of $76,995.84 be approved for payment.

by: Councillor Ryman THAT Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall authorize staff to submit an application to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), Rural Enhancement Funding Stream for improvements to Nobel Hall and Waubamik Hall; and THAT Council commits to funding the eligible project costs plus any potential cost overruns.

by: Councillor Ryman THAT Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall does hereby support McKellar Councillor Zulak as the Municipal Representative to the District of Parry Sound Municipal Association for the 2022 to 2026 term of Council to represent the Township of Carling, the Municipality of McDougall, the Township of McKellar, and the Municipality of Whitestone (Ward 3).

by: Councillor Blower THAT Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall hereby accepts the resignation of Dale Robinson from the Parry Sound Area Industrial Park Board; and THAT Joel Constable hereby be appointed as the Municipal Representative to the Parry Sound Area Industrial Park Board for the remainder of the 2022-2026 term of Council.

by: Councillor Ryman WHEREAS McDougall and Nobel Public Schools currently provide a safe rural community learning environment for the Municipalities of McDougall, Carling, McKellar, The Archipelago North, and the Shawanaga First Nation; and WHEREAS Parry Sound High School (PSHS) currently serves the West Parry Sound area as a regional high school; and WHEREAS all three schools are currently located in central locations to serve their respective catchment areas very well and provide community hubs in their current locations; and WHEREAS all three schools are in need of major upgrading or replacement; and WHEREAS the current Near North District School Board (NNDSB) proposal to replace all three schools as a single building including portable classrooms on a single site for JK to 12 does not have the support of the community, and was based on a flawed and outdated Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) process from 2013; and WHEREAS no building design can overcome the inherent poor safety and learning environment for the elementary students; and WHEREAS numerous recent lockdowns at the PSHS demonstrate the potential for risk if elementary students had been present in the same building; and WHEREAS a single site does not provide the community hub functions that benefit the education process for elementary students; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the NNDSB abandon the current proposal that has been delayed for the past 10 years; and FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT the NNDSB with supp

by: Councillor Blower BE IT RESOLVED that the next portion of the meeting be closed to the public at 8:55 p.m. in order to address a matter pertaining to: personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal employees or local board employees labour relations or employee negotiations a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

by: Councillor Constable THAT Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall directs staff to send notice to the Parry Sound and Area Industrial Park Board, and Municipal Partners that the Municipality of McDougall is hereby withdrawing their administrative support, and accounting services from the Parry Sound Industrial Park effective March 31, 2023.

by: Councillor Hamer THAT Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall directs staff to send notice to the Parry Sound and Area Industrial Park Board, and Municipal Partners indicating that the Municipality of McDougall, is hereby providing one year notice of termination of the current agreement for the provision of certified water/wastewater operations.

by: Councillor Hamer THAT we do now adjourn at 9:38 p.m.