Municipality of Mississippi Mills

REVISED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA

17-20
Immediately Following Council
Council Chambers, Municipal Office
3131 Old Perth Road

A.
CALL TO ORDER 
 

B.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE THEREOF
 

C.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
 

  • Recommended Motion:

    THAT the agenda be approved as presented.

D.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
This item has attachments. 

1.15. COW Minutes Sep 15 20.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    THAT the minutes dated September 15, 2020 be approved.

E.
CONSENT REPORTS
 

  • Recommended Motion:

    THAT the minutes from the following advisory committees or boards be received:

F.
STAFF REPORTS
 

G.
NOTICE OF MOTION
 

Councillor Maydan Motion

G.1
Cost Sharing Agreement
 

  • Recommended Motion:

    WHEREAS Mississippi Mills maintains two libraries and two arenas as well as other cultural and recreational facilities;

    AND WHEREAS Mississippi Mills has contributed to the Carleton Place Culture and Recreation Cost Sharing Agreement since amalgamation for their library, pool and area, with increases of 8%, 8.2%, 9.4% and 12% in the last four years, for an increase of approximately $50,000 from 2016 and totalling more than $1M in the last 8 years;

    WHEREAS the Province of Ontario has clarified that establishment of a library services agreement by a municipality for library services with another municipality when it has established its own Library Board is inconsistent with the Public Library Act;

    AND WHEREAS on February 18, 2020 the Mississippi Mills Public Library Board communicated its wish to terminate the Library “cost sharing” service agreement in preference to fiscally effective reciprocal sharing agreements with its neighbours;

    AND WHEREAS the premise for cost-sharing agreements are generally to support services in one municipality which another municipality does not have but uses exclusively;

    AND WHEREAS the cost sharing agreement abrogates Council’s authority, control and management of its expenditures to third parties;

    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Mississippi Mills Council terminate the Cost-Sharing “Howard Allan Agreement” effective immediately.

Councillor Holmes Motion

G.2
Greystone Trail Extension
 

  • Recommended Motion:

    WHEREAS the existing Greystone Trail is 1 kilometre in length beginning at the Appleton Side road and extending down to Greystone Crescent;

    AND WHEREAS in 2017 the former Active Transportation Advisory Committee recommended to Council that the municipality explore the option for a trail extension from Industrial Drive to Paterson Street to connect with the Greystone trail;

    AND WHEREAS in the fall of 2017 Council provided direction to staff to proceed with discussions with the Upper Canada District School Board relating to the trail extension from Industrial Drive to Paterson Street;

    AND WHEREAS as a result of staff turnover these discussions were never completed;

    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Committee of the Whole recommends that Council direct staff to recommence discussions with the Upper Canada District School Board regarding the potential extension of the Greystone Trail from Industrial Drive to Paterson Street;

    AND THAT the outcome of these discussions form part of the review of the Active Transportation Master plan review as identified in the Strategic Plan.

H.
INFORMATION ITEMS
 

I.
OTHER/NEW BUSINESS
 

J.
PENDING LIST
This item has attachments. 

1.Oct 6 Pending List.pdf

K.
ADJOURNMENT
 

  • Recommended Motion:

    THAT the meeting be adjourned at X:XX p.m.

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