Regular Council

THAT the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accepts the agenda as amended to include: Additional information was submitted by the St. Columban Soccer Club regarding their request for financial support for 2017.

THAT the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accept the Consent Agenda items 4.1-4.19 for information with the exception of 4.4 and 4.12 which will be dealt with separately; AND FURTHER THAT the minutes of the January 31, 2017 Court of Revision (Darling Municipal Drain) and the January 31, 2017 Council meeting of Council be adopted.

THAT Consent Agenda Item 4.4 be pulled and dealt with separately; and FURTHER THAT the Council of West Perth support the letter to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport regarding the Ontario Library Service internet funding; and, FURTHER THAT this motion be forwarded to the West Perth Library Board for support.

THAT the Council of the Municipality of West Perth forward the AMO Matters "Double Hatter" firefighter information to the West Perth Fire Chief and to report back to Council regarding how this affects the West Perth Fire Department.

WHEREAS the legislation regarding the use of Ranked Ballots is permissive and not mandatory for the 2018 municipal election process; and, WHEREAS the Municipality of West Perth has given due consideration to the existing environment in the municipality concerning elections, voter turnout, anticipated number of candidates, elections by ward and history of acclamations; and, WHEREAS the cost of proceeding with the Ranked Ballot system in the 2018 election is an unknown that may exceed the anticipated budget for the municipal election process; and, WHEREAS the Municipality of West Perth recognizes that there will be a change in the Administration Staff prior to the 2018 and that the resources in place for the 2018 election may be “burdened” through the implementation of this system; and, WHEREAS there is little material available to provide prototype processes and practices for implementation of a Ranked Ballot Voting System; NOW THEREFORE the Municipality of West Perth will not proceed with implementation of a by-law to require a Ranked Ballot Voter System for the 2018 election.

WHEREAS Valu-Mart has requested consideration of an extension to their Agreement with the Municipality of West Perth to permit their use of a portion of a municipal sidewalk for an outdoor display of goods associated with their operation of a seasonal garden centre; and WHEREAS the request has been altered from previous years to include an area of the new pedestrian bump-outs for outdoor storage of goods and materials; NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Municipality of West Perth agrees to extend the agreement as requested by Walkom’s Valu-Mart from April 1, 2017 to August 26, 2017 with the exception that the sidewalk display areas be confined to the areas as identified in Schedule “A” attached to this report and do not include any area considered to be a pedestrian bump-out.

THAT the Council of the Municipality of West Perth amend By-law 026-2013, Being a By-law to Regulate the Licensing and the Keeping of Dogs within the Municipality of West Perth and to Regulate the Licensing of Dog Kennels within the Municipality of West Perth; and THAT Part II Licensing of Kennels within the Municipality of West Perth Section 6.1 be amended to reduce the setback distance for a new kennel from any road allowance from 300 metres (984.25 feet) to 30 metres (98.43 feet).

THAT the Council of the Municipality of West Perth direct staff to prepare a Site Plan Agreement and By-law for development at 94 Wimpole Street, Mitchell Ward for property owned by K-C Warehousing.

THAT the Council of the Municipality of West Perth approve a request by the Stratford & Area Builder's Association to erect temporary signage in the Municipality of West Perth on municipal property advertising the Annual Stratford Spring Home Show (April 8-9, 2017) as per section 6.1 of By-law 080-2010; AND FURTHER THAT the permit fee be waived.

THAT the Council of the Municipality of West Perth defer a request for financial support from the St. Columban Soccer Club to the Budget Meeting March 20, 2017.

THAT the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accepts the reports from staff and Councillors as presented at the February 13, 2017 Council meeting; and further that all committee minutes and correspondence not specifically dealt with by resolution be received and filed.

THAT By-law 12-2017, Being a By-law to execute a land rental agreement between the Corporation of the Municipality of West Perth and David and Lisa Vandewalle; By-law 13-2017, Being a By-law to amend By-law 41-2016 for the Jarmuth Municipal Drain for the Corporation of the Municipality of West Perth; be read a first and second time this 13th day of February.

That By-law 12-2017, By-law 13, 2017 be read a third time and finally passed this 13th day of February, 2017.

WHEREAS the Municipality of West Perth established an Ad-Hoc Committee to review the requirements and practices implemented in the Streetscape Project in Mitchell; and WHEREAS that committee did in good faith review engineered concepts to achieve certain objectives for two phases of the Streetscape project including: • Centennial Park and Core Area beautification and enhancement; • Initiatives to encourage safe pedestrian activity in the commercial core of Mitchell; • Initiatives to slow traffic to enhance public safety; • encourage local shopping; and, WHEREAS Committee recommendations were made and supported by Council which amongst other things included: • Implementation of identifiable courtesy crosswalks (4) • The use of different materials to identify the crossings to slow traffic and enhance pedestrian safety; and, WHEREAS these recommendations were made based on a range of options being considered for the four (4) courtesy pedestrian crossings including: • Raised Speed Tables recommended in professional reports, • Paving brick ( colored) surfaces for courtesy crossings to delineate the pedestrian crossing locations, • Complete asphalt road surface; • Concrete, at grade crossing; and, WHEREAS some residents of the core area have raised complaints of excessive noise due to the interaction of large transport vehicles and empty trailers and the crosswalk materials; and, WHEREAS Council has included funding in the draft 2017 Budget for consideration to permit the crosswalk

THAT the Council of the Municipality of West Perth adjourn into a Closed Session at 7:53 p.m. in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, Section 239 (2) (a) for the following purpose: The security of the property of the municipality or local board; and, (2) (c) Acquisition or disposal of land.

THAT the Municipality of West Perth Council reconvene in open session at 9:31 p.m.

WHEREAS the Municipality of West Perth has determined that it is appropriate to give consideration to the disposal of real assets in the municipality being the three former municipal facilities in Logan, Hibbert and Fullarton; and further THAT with the amalgamation of the Operations Facilities into one location at 50 Arthur Street, Mitchell which is now nearing completion, the rural locations are surplus to the needs of the municipality; NOW THEREFORE the Municipality of West Perth hereby authorizes staff to prepare each of the three properties for sale in accordance with the recommendations from the Environmental Site Review as presented by MTE, February 13, 2017 Hibbert - Option 3 (a) Parcel Land /Ready for Sale; Logan – Option 1) Ready Site for Sale; Fullarton – Option 1) Ready Site for Sale; and further THAT Staff be requested to obtain a legal opinion on the potential liability to the municipality in selling each of the three properties for the uses anticipated through a zoning amendment; and further THAT the Municipality of West Perth commence the Planning process to amend the land use zone regulations as they apply to each site in accordance with the recommendations for each site as follows : Hibbert – Rezone Site to Agricultural Commercial/Industrial (ACM – 29) with a provision to permit an accessory residential use on the southerly 50m of the site. Logan - Rezone to Agriculture Commercial/Industrial Zone (ACM 30) including a provision to permit “A church, temple, or

THAT By-law 14-2017, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Perth for the meeting dated February 13, 2017 be read a first, second and third time, and finally passed this 13th day of February, 2017.

THAT The Council of the Municipality of West Perth adjourn the Council meeting at 9:50 p.m.