The Whitchurch-Stouffville Record

Special Council Meeting (Budget Meeting)

December 3, 2019

Who was there

Present (6): Richard Bartley, Hugo T. Kroon, Iain Lovatt, Sue Sherban, Maurice Smith, Rick Upton

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 (21 motions)

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

That Council confirm the agenda, as circulated.
Moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Upton
Carried
1) That Council approve the 2020 Capital Project List for Customer Service Excellence, as circulated.
Moved by Councillor Kroon, seconded by Councillor Upton
Carried
1) That Council remove capital project #943, Rental Amenities / Upgrades - Museum, from the 2020 budget.
Moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Sherban
Carried
1) That Council approve the 2020 Capital Project List for Community Spaces, as amended.
Moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Sherban
Carried
1) That Council remove capital project #1304, Cricket Pitch Court, from the 2020 budget.
Moved by Councillor Ferdinands, seconded by Councillor Upton
Carried
1) That Council approve the 2020 Capital Project List for Parks and Open Spaces, as amended.
Moved by Councillor Bartley, seconded by Councillor Kroon
Carried
1) That Council adjourn the special meeting at 4:54 p.m. to reconvene on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 PM.
Moved by Councillor Kroon, seconded by Councillor Upton
Carried
1) That Council suspend the rules and regulations of Procedural By-law 2016-001-RE, as amended, Section 7.4 to allow the Introduction of Addendum Items.
Moved by Councillor Kroon, seconded by Councillor Ferdinands
Carried
1) That Council consider addendum item, By-law 2019-134-AP BEING A BY- LAW to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, Officers, Municipal Weed Inspectors, and Licensing Officers for The Corporation of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville and repeal By-law 2019-093-AP.
Moved by Councillor Bartley, seconded by Councillor Upton
Carried
1) That Council read By-law 2019-134-AP a first, second, and third time and passed.
Moved by Councillor Upton, seconded by Councillor Kroon
Carried
1) That Council defer capital project #1309, Main Street Pedestrian Crossing Design, until there is a plan for the reconstruction of Main Street. Page 4 of 8 Council Minutes December 3, 2019 A recorded vote was requested. The Clerk called the question and asked each member of Council in turn: For Against Councillor Sherban X Councillor Bartley X Councillor Upton X Mayor Lovatt X Councillor Kroon X Councillor Smith X Councillor Ferdinands X 4 3
Moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Upton
Carried
1) That Council approve the 2020 Capital Project List for Community Planning, as amended.
Moved by Councillor Upton, seconded by Councillor Sherban
Carried
1) That Council approve the 2020 Capital Project List for New Infrastructure, as circulated.
Moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Bartley
Carried
1) That Council reduce capital project #575, Replace 5917 (511) 2007 Pumper to $300,000 for the 2020 budget; and 2) That Council approve the 2020 Capital Project List for Community Safety, as amended.
Moved by Councillor Bartley, seconded by Councillor Smith
Carried
1) That Council remove capital project #1247, Wylie Lane Improvements, and capital project #1252, Lakeshore Rd Culvert Replacement Study from the 2020 budget.
Moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Upton
Carried
1) That Council approve the 2020 Capital Project List, Appendix 1 page 20 and 21, for Infrastructure Rehabilitation & Equipment Replacement, as amended.
Moved by Councillor Bartley, seconded by Councillor Ferdinands
Carried
1) That Council approve the 2020 Capital Project List, Appendix 1 page 22, for Infrastructure Rehabilitation & Equipment Replacement, as circulated.
Moved by Councillor Kroon, seconded by Councillor Smith
Carried
1) That Council increase capital project #1305, Downtown Initiatives in the amount of $35,000; and 2) That Council increase capital project #618, Tree Replacement Program in the amount of $40,000; and 3) That Council add capital project #1307 Library Strategic Plan Initiatives, in the amount of $25,000 to Appendix 1, 2020 Draft Capital Budget; and 4) That Council add capital project #1262, Interim Downtown Indigenous Interpretive Centre, in the amount of $200,000 to Appendix 1, 2020 Draft Capital Budget; and 5) That Council increase capital project #196, Repair/Rehabilitation in the amount of $220,000.
Moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Ferdinands
Carried
1) That Council approve a 2020 Capital Budget of $14,874,900, not including carryover projects already in process from 2019 or prior years; and 2) That Council approve an operating budget dedicated contribution to capital of 3%; and 3) That Council approve the capital projects for 2020 listed in Appendix 1, 2020 Draft Capital Budget, as amended.
Moved by Councillor Bartley, seconded by Councillor Kroon
Carried
That Council read Confirmatory By-law 2019-124-MS a first, second and third time and passed.
Moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Ferdinands
Carried
That there being no further business, Council adjourn the meeting at 7:20 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Upton, seconded by Councillor Kroon
Carried

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