The Newmarket Record

Council

October 23, 2017

Who was there

Present (6): Christina Bisanz, Kelly Broome, Bob Kwapis, John Taylor, Jane Twinney, Tom Vegh

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (8 motions)

8 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

1. That the Council Meeting Minutes of October 2, 2017 be approved. In Favour: Mayor Van Bynen, Deputy Mayor & Regional Councillor Taylor, Councillor Vegh, Councillor Kerwin, Councillor Twinney, Councillor Hempen, Councillor Kwapis, Councillor Broome, Councillor Bisanz Opposed: None (9 in favour, 0 opposed)
Moved by Councillor Hempen, seconded by Councillor Vegh
Carried
1. That the By-law be amended to remove the $400 application fee on a trial basis for a one year period, and that staff report back after that time; and, 2. That Development and Infrastructure Services – Planning & Building Services and Public Works Services Joint Report 2017- 41 dated October 16, 2017 regarding Public Tree Protection By-law be received and the following recommendation be adopted: a. That Council adopt By-law 2017-59 prohibiting and regulating the injury, removal, or destruction of trees on town-owned lands, as amended. In Favour: Mayor Van Bynen, Deputy Mayor & Regional Councillor Taylor, Councillor Vegh, Councillor Kerwin, Councillor Twinney, Councillor Hempen, Councillor Kwapis, Councillor Broome, Councillor Bisanz Opposed: None (9 in favour, 0 opposed)
Moved by Councillor Bisanz, seconded by Councillor Twinney
Carried
1. That Closed Session Development and Infrastructure Services (Planning and Building Services) Report 2017-35 dated October 16, 2017 regarding the property matter be received; and, 2. That the recommendations in closed Session Development and Infrastructure Services (Planning and Building Services) Report 2017-35 dated October 16, 2017 be adopted, as amended. In Favour: Mayor Van Bynen, Deputy Mayor & Regional Councillor Taylor, Councillor Vegh, Councillor Kerwin, Councillor Twinney, Councillor Hempen, Councillor Kwapis, Councillor Broome, Councillor Bisanz Opposed: None (9 in favour, 0 opposed)
Moved by Councillor Bisanz, seconded by Councillor Kwapis
Carried
1. That the draft Appointment Committee Meeting Minutes of October 16, 2017 be received. In Favour: Mayor Van Bynen, Deputy Mayor & Regional Councillor Taylor, Councillor Vegh, Councillor Kerwin, Councillor Twinney, Councillor Hempen, Councillor Kwapis, Councillor Broome, Councillor Bisanz Opposed: None (9 in favour, 0 opposed)
Moved by Councillor Kerwin, seconded by Councillor Vegh
Carried
1. That the draft Appointment Committee (Closed Session) Meeting Minutes of October 16, 2017 be received; and, 2. That the following motions be approved: a. That Aaron Firth be appointed to the Accessibility Advisory Committee; and, b. That Darryl Gray be appointed to the Appeal Committee; and, c. That Peter Jablonszky be appointed to the Property Standards Committee. In Favour: Mayor Van Bynen, Deputy Mayor & Regional Councillor Taylor, Councillor Vegh, Councillor Kerwin, Councillor Twinney, Councillor Hempen, Councillor Kwapis, Councillor Broome, Councillor Bisanz Opposed: None (9 in favour, 0 opposed)
Moved by Councillor Vegh, seconded by Councillor Bisanz
Carried
Whereas municipalities purchase and maintain fleet vehicles in order to provide necessary services to their communities; and, Whereas emerging electric vehicle and hybrid technologies have the potential to significantly improve the environmental impact of municipal fleets by reducing their Greenhouse gas emissions; and, Whereas municipal fleet managers make significant and costly decisions on the fleet vehicles they purchase and these vehicles may be part of municipal fleets for several years; and, Whereas more data and information is necessary to encourage municipal adoption of new green technologies and to help make decisions about the most appropriate applications; and, Town of Newmarket | Council Minutes | October 23, 2017 | Page 10 of 15 Whereas Association of Municipalities of Ontario is proposing to apply to the Municipal Greenhouse Gas Challenge Fund to procure electric trucks which will be loaned to participants in the pilot and members to test and measure usage. Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Newmarket will participate in and support the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Electric Truck Pilot Project alongside other interested municipal governments, including by partnering with Association of Municipalities of Ontario in the application for grant funding from the Municipal Greenhouse Gas Challenge Fund. In Favour: Mayor Van Bynen, Deputy Mayor & Regional Councillor Taylor, Councillor Vegh, Councillor Kerwin, Councillor Twinney, Councillor Hempe
Moved by Councillor Kwapis, seconded by Councillor Broome
Carried
1. That By-law 2017-60 be enacted. In Favour: Mayor Van Bynen, Deputy Mayor & Regional Councillor Taylor, Councillor Vegh, Councillor Kerwin, Councillor Twinney, Councillor Hempen, Councillor Kwapis, Councillor Broome, Councillor Bisanz Opposed: None (9 in favour, 0 opposed)
Moved by Councillor Kerwin, seconded by Councillor Kwapis
Carried
1. That the Council Meeting adjourn at 7:31 PM. In Favour: Mayor Van Bynen, Deputy Mayor & Regional Councillor Taylor, Councillor Vegh, Councillor Kerwin, Councillor Twinney, Councillor Hempen, Councillor Kwapis, Councillor Broome, Councillor Bisanz Opposed: None (9 in favour, 0 opposed)
Moved by Councillor Hempen, seconded by Councillor Broome
Carried

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