Regular Council

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the open session agenda dated September 8, 2014, as amended.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the minutes of the meetings of Council held on May 28, 2014, June 3, 2014, July 8, 2014, July 9, 2014, July 11, 2014 and August 26, 2014, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the items listed under the Consent Agenda, items 11 (B) to 11 (D), be received by the Corporation of the T own of Bancroft, for information.

WHEREAS in December 2000 the Province of Ontario passed the Continued Protection for Property Taxpayers Act, (Bill 140); AND WHEREAS Bill 140, among other things, exempted certain hydro-electric stations, poles and wires from municipal taxation as of January 1, 2001; AND WHEREAS Bill 140 removed the right and authority of affected municipalities across the Province to levy property tax notices to hydro-electric stations, poles and wires; AND WHEREAS the Province of Ontario replaced the aforementioned rights and a uthority with a compensatory payment, known as the Power Dam Special Payment Program, equivalent to the taxes levied on the subject structures in 2000; AND WHEREAS the amount of payments under the Power Dam Special Payment Program were adjusted for the Con sumer Price Index in some, but not all years, an adjustment which did not keep pace with either changes in municipal taxation rates or costs; AND WHEREAS the aforementioned changes resulted in an unfair shift in taxation to the remaining property assessmen t base; AND WHEREAS upon exempting from municipal taxation, hydro-electric stations, poles and wires that had been subject to such taxation, the Province of Ontario amended the Electricity Act, 1998, requiring the owners of the subject structures to then p ay to the Province a Gross Revenue Charge; AND WHEREAS in July 2014, the Province of Ontario introduced Bill 14, Building Opportunity and Securing Our Future Act, which phases down or decreases the Power Dam Sp

WHEREAS the Town of Bancroft has been paying di sproportionately high costs for policing; AND WHEREAS the inequitable Police Costing Model was noted by Ontario's Auditor General and the Ontario Provincial Police; AND WHEREAS the Town has lobbied the province for a more fair and equitable billing model; AND WHEREAS the OPP proposed a new billing model which was to split the cost 73/27 between fixed costs and costs for service; AND WHEREAS the new billing model was opposed by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO); AND WHEREAS AMO formed their own working group recommending a split of 60/40 between fixed costs and costs for service; AND WHEREAS the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services announced the new billing model with a 60/40 cost split, phased in over five year period; AND WHEREAS the majority of the increases and decreases are back end loaded with the majority of the increases and decreases taking place in the fourth and fifth years; AND WHEREAS AMO is to represent the interests of its members at the provincial advocacy le vel; AND WHEREAS AMO has not represented the Town of Bancroft and other municipalities in a fair manner; NOWTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby terminate its membership to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. AND FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this resolution be forwarded to the other 115 municipalities who have been effected by t he disproportionately high costs o

WHEREAS the Province of Ontario cancelled its dedicated funding for Connecting Link highways in municipalities; AND WHEREAS the cancellation of the funding has made the Town of Bancroft responsible for funding 100% of the maintenance and repairs to its 11.1 kilo metres of Connecting Link; AND WHEREAS the 2010 Ministry of Transportation traffic counts for the Town of Bancroft Connecting Link highways (Highways 28S, 28E, 62N and 62S) reported an average of 5,556,200 commuters annually traversing these provincially s ignificant highways; AND WHEREAS the Connecting Link highways in the Town of Bancroft are vital transportation corridors for trade and commerce in the province; AND WHEREAS funding 100% of the maintenance and repair of the Connecting Link highways, includi ng one bridge, will have a long lasting crippling effect to the Town of Bancroft; NOWTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby request the Province of Ontario reinstate dedicated funding for Connecting Link highways, especially those with significant value to the Ontario economy. AND FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this resolution be forward to the Premier, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Finance, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; AND FURTHER THA T this resolution also be forwarded to all Ontario municipalities and to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) for further endorsement and support.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following by-laws be introduced and read a first, second and third time and be finally passed and that the Mayor and Clerk do sign and seal the same, any rule of this Council to the con trary notwithstanding: By-Law No. 45-2014: to authorize the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft to enter into a Lease Agreement with Switzer Sales and Service for the lease of 95 A Detlor Road. By-Law No. 46-2014: to authorize the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft to enter into an agreement with the Bancroft Lion's Club for the management and operation of "Santa's House". By-Law No. 47-2014: to appoint a Compliance Audit Committee for the Town of Bancroft.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby move into closed session pursuant to the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, Section 239 (2) (a) security of the property of the municipality, (b) personal matters about an identifiable individual and (c ) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct staff to carry out all actions as approved in the September 8, 2014 closed session of Council.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the meeting of Council held on September 8, 2014 be hereby given a first, second and third reading, and be finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-Law 50-2014

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council hereby close at 5:04 p.m.