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2007/11/13 - ResolutionsCouncil Information *for period ended November 13, 2007* *Resolutions* Police Cars 2. Arson Prevention 3. Pesticides 4. Tires 5. Conservation Authority 6. Farm Tax Rebate ~orparbiiop ap ~--~ s .w met lixn~ 07-141 Niagara Regional Police Service 68 Church Street St. Catharines, ON L2R 3C6 Attention: Chief Wendy Southall Dear Ms. Southall: October 22, 2007 At its meeting of October 16, 2007, Welland City Council passed the following resolution: "THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WELLAND opposes the Niagara Regional Police Commission's plan to shop for automobiles in the U.S.A.; and further THAT Welland City Council encourages the N.R.P.C. to purchase only domestic vehicles; and further THAT Welland City Council directs staff to send copies of this resolution to other Niagara municipalities for their endorsement." Yours truly, ,, CAS/tb ~ CRA'I A. STIRTZINGER, ~°ti~ General Manager, Communicafiions, ~/ Council and I..egislative Services/City Clerk THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WELLAND Office of the General Manager, t;dm'tiii~c~tioffi~s~, ~'' ` ' I ''~` `'-' Council and Legislative ServiceslCity Clerk 60 East Main Street Welland ON L36 3X4 Phone: 905-735-1700 Fax: 905-732-1919 Website: www.welland.ca E-mail: craig.stirtzingerna,welland.ca c.c. - Ms. Pam Gilroy, Regional Clerk, Regional Municipality of Niagara, 2201 St. David's Road, P.O. Box 1042, Thorold, Ontario L2V 4T7 -Area Municipalities ..ti.. _ Cdr .~ U~her~ S(~ip~ Ctrnb The mountain... ~%~~ "` ~ ~,,t,,, ~~ November 8, 2007 Niagara Regional Police Services Board 68 Church Street St. Catharines, ON L2R 3C6 Attention: Chief Wendy Southall Dear Ms. Southall: Re: Niagara Regional Police Commission Plan to Purchase Vehicles in the U S A Please be advised that Thorold City Council, at its November 6, 2007 meeting, adopted the following resolution: THAT the resolution adopted by the City of Welland at its October 16, 2007 meeting opposing the Niagara Regional Police Commission's plan to shop forautomobiles in the U.S.A, and encourages the N. R. P. C, to purchase only domestic vehicles, be received and supported. AND FURTHER THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Niagara Regional Police Services, The Regional Municipality of Niagara and area municipalities. Yours truly, ~,~- ', , , Susan Daniels, AMCT Deputy City Clerk SMD:dw cc: The Regional Municipality of Niagara Area Municipalities em: M. Weir, Chief Administrative Officer J.K. Bice, City Clerk T. Doherty, Director of Operations M. Mauro, Director of Finance A. Arbour, Director of Planning & Building Services City of Thoroi~6 POo Oox 1044, 3540 Schnton Parkway, Thorold, Ontario L2V 4R7 wu tti~~~ld~ aea~~t Tol: 905-227-5613 (11/16/2007) Dean lorfida - Re: Council Information September 28, 2007 Page 1 j From: Lee Smith To: Anna Morocco Date: 10/1/2007 5:30 PM Subject: Re: Council Information September 28, 2007 CC: Dean Iorfida; Jim Jessop Thanks Anna. As you may be aware, Niagara Falls Fire has been involved in Tapp-C services for over a dozen years, working directly with the Clarke Institute in Toronto before many Ontario municipalities even knew where it was. We worked closely with health care providers at GNGH to get referrals for the program. I interviewed numerous youthful fire setters myself, delivered a prevention program and helped to get them much needed treatment. Today, it is a much more structured program and we continue to support the program's principles. Lee »> Anna Morocco 10/1/2007 9:41 AM »> The Clerk's office thought that you might be interested in the attached correspondence. It was part of the most recent Information e-mail to the Council Members. ~~~ ~. OFFICE OF THE: MAYOR ~~ .~i4~+ ~ f., ( ~ s..~ a .... '~%~ ~ (~ 3 ~,..~ ~ ~ .~ E~.. CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER r r CLERK _. DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES THE CORPORATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF PLANNING SERVICES TOWN OF PELHAM TEL. (905) 892-2607 DIRECTOR OF BUILDING & ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FAX (905) 892.5055 POST OFFICE BOX 400 PELHAM MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 20 PELHAM TOWN SQUARE FONTHILL, ONTARIO LOS 1 EO October 5, 2007 MRS. PAM GILROY, REGIONAL CLERK REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA OFFICE OF THE CLERK 2201 ST. DAVID'S ROAD P. O. BOX 1042 THOROLD ON L2V 4T7 Dear Mrs. Gilroy:: This is to advise that Council of the Town of Pelham, at its regular meeting held on Monday, October 1, 2007, resolved to enact the following resolution: "THAT Council of the Town of Pelham endorse and support the resolution enacted by the City of Welland at their meeting held on September 11, 2007 in which they request that the Region review and comment on its responsibility to assist the various local municipality fire departments with funding for the fire education component of The Arson Prevention Program for Children (TAPP-C) program in Niagara; AND THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Regional Municipality of Niagara, the City of Welland and area municipalities." Yours very truly, TOWN OF PELHAM Cheryl Miclette, AMCT Town Clerk Cc: City of Welland i.~Area Municipalities ;~l:TY ®F PORT COLBOf~tNE .,. ~ . . IVlunicipal Offices 66 Charlotte Street Port Colborne, Ontario L31C 3C8 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE SERVICES October 10"', 2007. Mr. Craig A. Stirtzinger, General Manager, Communications, Council and Legislative Services/City Clerk, City of Welland, b0 East Main Street, Welland, ON L3B 3X4 Dear Mr. Stirtzinger: Office of the Fire Chief, Fire & Emergency Services Report No. 2007-13, Subject: TAPP-C Program "The Arson Prevention Program for Children" Please be advised that the above noted report was presented to Port Colborne City Council on October 9th, 2007, and Council resolved as follows: "That the City of Port Colborne's Mayor and Members of Council support the City of BVelland's Resolution requesting the Region of Niagara to assist the various local Municipal Fire Departments with funding for the education component of the TAPP-C Program in Niagara, and further; That Mayor and Members of Council direct the Clerk to forward the Resolution of Support to the City of Welland, Region of Niagara and other local Municipalities." A copy of Office of the Fire Chief, Fire & Emergency .Services Division Report No. 2007-13 is enclosed for your information. Yours very truly cJ ~_ P~~ ~.^~ Janet Beckett City Clerk JB:Iw cc: Region of Niagara Area Municipalities Fire Chief Cartwright Telephone: 905 835-2900 Email: dccs(a~citV.portcolborne.on.ca Fax: 905 834-5746 (11/16/2007) Dean lorfida - 2007_Resolution Waterloo Nov5.doc Page 1 THE CITY OF Waterloo RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO NOVEMBER 5, 2007 RE: Use and Sale of Cosmetic Chemical Pesticides WHEREAS some citizens of Waterloo have expressed concern with the continued use of cosmetic pesticides in the City of Waterloo; WHEREAS some citizens of the City of Waterloo believe that cosmetic pesticides are a health hazard, particularly related to respiratory illness; WHEREAS some citizens believe that cosmetic pesticides adversely affect our drinking water supply; WHEREAS the Federal government has the responsibility and authority to approve chemical compounds for use in Canada, including cosmetic pesticides; WHEREAS the Ontario provincial government has the responsibility and authority to legislate and regulate the use and sale of products in the province including cosmetic pesticides; WHEREAS the Liberal Party of Ontario made an election promise to legislate some sort of ban on the use of chemical pesticides in the Province of Ontario; and WHEREAS the most effective, fair, reasonable and informed approach to addressing public concerns with respect to cosmetic use of chemical pesticides is through a comprehensive province wide approach (that will address exemptions such as those for agriculture). THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1) Waterloo City Council call on the Federal government to immediately review and confirm the safety and efficacy of all chemical pesticides that have been approved for use in Canada by the federal government or federal agencies; 2) Waterloo City Council also call on the Ontario Provincial government to immediately review and verify the safety of all chemical pesticides that the provincial government or provincial agencies have approved for sale and use in the province of Ontario; 3) Waterloo City Council remind the Ontario Provincial government of its promise to legislate on the use and sale of cosmetic chemical pesticides in the province of Ontario. FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT Waterloo City Council direct that this resolution be forwarded to: the Prime Minister of Canada, Minister of the Environment, Minister of Health and Minister of Public Safety the Premier of Ontario, Minister of the Environment, Minister of Health Promotion and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, all local Members of Provincial Parliament, all local Members of Parliament, all local municipalities including the Region of Waterloo all municipalities in Ontario with a request that those municipalities endorse the City of Waterloo's resolution and forward their endorsement to the Prime Minister of Canada, Minister of the Environment, Minister of Health and Minister of Public Safety and to the Premier of Ontario, Minister of the Environment, Minister of Health Promotion and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing." For further information, please contact Susan Greatrix, City Clerk The Corporation of the City of Waterloo 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo, ON N2J 4A8 Telephone: 519-747-8705 Fax: 519-747-8510 E-mail: sgreatrix@city.waterloo.on.ca CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (11/16/2007) Dean lorfida - 2007 Resolution Morris Turnberry_Nov 8.doc Page 1 November 8, 2007 Municipality of Morris-Turnberry The Council of the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry, at a meeting held on November 6,2007, adopted the following resolution: "Whereas, Waste Diversion Ontario and Stewardship Ontario, in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment have implemented Ontario's Municipal Blue Box program, which financially supports the recycling of materials; `And Whereas' tires are now being stockpiled, burnt and disposed of on roadsides and lots throughout the Province of Ontario, which creates additional work for public works crews and an unpleasant appearance of our landscape in this beautiful Province of Ontario; `And Whereas' tires can be recycled into useful products; eg: hard surface products for roads and highways and waste products for incineration plants; `And Whereas' a tire rebate program would provide an incentive to recycle tires; Therefore, be it resolved that the Council of the Municipality of Morris- Turnberry request that the Provincial government seek to develop a program that will provide a rebate for the tire disposal, either a new program or an enhancement to the current Stewardship Ontario program; And further that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Premier of the Province of Ontario, the Minister of the Environment, local members of parliament, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for circulation to all municipalities in Ontario, requesting their support." Nancy Michie, Administrator Clerk-Treasurer, 41342 Morris Road, RR 4, Brussels, ON NOG 1H0 Email morris crscsinternet.com Telephone: 519-887-6137/Fax: 519-887-6424 D/SCLAIMER This materia/is provided under contract as a paid service by the originating organization and does not necessarily reflect the view or positions of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), its subsidiary companies, officers, directors oragents. (11/16/2007) Dean lorfida - 2007_Resolution_Brockton_Conservation Authorities 2007Sep10.doc Page 1 The Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton N0. 07-20- 370 MOVED BY: Roland AnstettSESSION September 10, 2007 SECONDED BY: Chris Peabody Whereas by way of Regulations under the Conservation Authorities Act enacted in May of 2006 the Province of Ontario has put in place legislation that prohibits development under certain situations and conditions; and Whereas the impact of this Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses regulation has not been mapped out to make it clear which properties or portions of properties are affected by the Regulation and therefore subject to a permit from the local Conservation Authority; and Whereas these Regulations have had the effect of greatly increasing the work load on staff of the local Conservation Authority to the point of creating delays of several weeks or months in obtaining permits from the Conservation Authority to allow new development; and Whereas the Province of Ontario has made significant cuts in funding to local Conservation Authorities which were initiated in 1995 and have continued to the point where staffing levels are now severely affected; and Whereas the combination of funding cuts to Conservation Authorities and the implementation of new Regulations have put an increased workload on the staff of Conservation Authorities to the point where the review of development proposals are delayed for unnecessarily long periods of time thereby frustrating new development proposals for communities affected by these regulations; Now Therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton hereby ENACTS AS FOLLOWS; • That the Province of Ontario revisit the funding formula currently used for Conservation Authorities with the intent to increase the funding provided to Conservation Authorities to allow them to enhance their staffing levels and thereby respond to development proposals in a more timely manner. • That in the absence of additional funding the Province of Ontario revisit the mandate of the Conservation Authorities to ensure that said mandate is refined and streamlined so that Conservation Authorities across the Province are able to provide timely professional service levels within a restricted mandate; and furthermore the Province of Ontario should investigate currently available engineering, planning, development and environmental expertise to determine a more cost effective method of delivering services, which Conservation Authorities are now unable to provide in a timely and effective manner. And that in the absence of such an investigation Municipalities should be given the ability to opt out of funding of Conservation Authorities where the local Conservation Authority is unable to provide the required services in a timely manner. • That this resolution be circulated to all municipalities and Conservation Authorities in Ontario for their support. • That a copy of all resolutions and letters in support of this request be sent to i) Honourable David Ramsay, Minister of Natural Resources ii) Conservation Ontario, Attention Chair Dick Hibma; and iii) The Municipality of Brockton, CARRIED Charlie Bagnato Municipality of Brockton P.O. Box 68, ioo Scott St. Walkerton, ON NoG 2Vo Ph: Sig-88i-2223 Toll Free: i-877-885-8084 Fax: 5i9-SSi-2ggi Email: info(~brockton.ca D/SCLAIMER This material is provided under contract as a paid service by the originating organization and does not necessarily reflect the view or positions of the Association of Municipa/ities of Ontario (AMOJ, its subsidiary companies, officers, directors or agents (11/16/2007) Dean lorfida -One (1) Resolution Page 1 From: <communicate@amo.on.ca> To: <diorfida@niagarafalls.ca> Date: 10/4/2007 6:19 PM Subject: One (1) Resolution TO THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF THE CLERK AND COUNCIL Please see the below resolution passed by the Council of the Township of Burpee and Mills: The Corporation of the Township of Burpee and Mills RR # 1, Evansville, ON POP 1 EO Phone & Fax: 705 282 0624 E-mail: burpeemills@xplornet.com "The Council of the Township of Burpee and Mills outlines its position for the loss of Municipal Funding to Provincial Tax Rebate Programs and presents the following resolution for your support. Subject: Loss of Municipal Funding to Provincial Tax Rebate Programs According to recent information provided by the Rural Ontario Municipal Association, downloading of the Farm Tax Rebate and the Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program to the municipalities currently costs the rural taxpayers of Ontario more than $200 million a year. The Farmland and Managed Forest taxation rebate was initially administered and rebated by the Province to individual landowners until downloading of Provincial Programs in 1999. This program is now administered by each Municipality through a reduced tax rate. Compensation for the loss of municipal revenue was provided by the Province through the Community Reinvestment Fund (CRF). The Provincial Government saved substantial administration costs created by these rebate programs when their administration was downloaded to the Municipality. When the CRF was replaced by the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF), Farmland and Managed Forest taxation rebates were no longer directly funded by the Province. Consequently, there is very little or no funding available to rural municipalities. The lack of funding for these programs is putting an undue burden on the rural taxpayers. Rural property owners of Farmland, Managed Forest and Conservation Lands are forced to subsidize their own tax rebate programs. Farmland, Managed Forest and Conservation Land Taxation Rebate Programs must be funded 100% by the Provincial Government and should not be the responsibility of the rural property tax payer. The Province now funds Municipalities through the OMPF. The OMPF funding formula for Farmland, Managed Forest and Conservation Land does not compensate for the taxation revenue lost to municipalities because of reduced tax rates mandated by the Province. Since the Provincial Government no longer feels obligated to provide direct funding to these programs, rural municipal taxpayers must cover this shortfall in Municipal revenues through an increased tax rate. These programs exist for the benefit of all people in Ontario by reducing food costs and securing the environmental benefits obtained through the management of forest and conservation lands. The costs should not be a burden only for the rural landowners of the Province when the benefits accrue mainly to urban residents. The Tax Rebate Program funding needs to be provided by the Province thereby (11/16/2007) Dean lorfida -One (1) Resolution Page 2 distributing the cost to all residents of Ontario who reap the benefit from the programs. The rural landowners should not be expected to subsidize the Farmland, Managed Forest and Conservation Land rebate programs. You are invited to calculate the annual loss in revenues for your municipality. This can be done simply by multiplying the total assessed value of the specified lands by the current tax rate, and subtracting the actual income at the legislated 25% rate. In conclusion the OMPF Provincial Funding formula does not adequately compensate the Municipalities for the Farmland, Managed Forest and Conservation Lands. Cost of these programs is now funded solely by rural Municipal taxpayers. Property owners of Farmland and Managed Forest and Conservation Lands thereby subsidize their own tax rebates through their increased property taxes. The Farmland, Managed Forest and Conservation Lands Tax Rebate Programs benefit all the people of Ontario. The OMPF Provincial Funding formula must reinstate 100 percent direct funding for these Tax Rebate Programs. We ask that you pass the following resolution and send it to your local MPP, The Minister of Finance, The Minister of Agriculture, Dalton McGuinty, John Tory and Howard Hampton as soon as possible. RESOLUTION WHERAS Municipalities are legislated to tax Farmland, Managed Forest and Conservation Land at a rate of 25% AND WHEREAS Municipalities no longer receive the 75% rebate from the Province AND WHEREAS this increases the tax rate for all landowners in rural municipalities AND WHEREAS all residents of Ontario should support maintenance of an agricultural land base and the environmental implications of these tax incentives THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Province of Ontario must directly refund to the Municipalities the 75% Farmland, Managed Forest and Conservation Land Tax ALSO BE IT RESOLVED if the Province of Ontario refuses to refund to Municipalities the 75% rebate, that the Province allows Municipalities to tax these lands at 100% and the Province funds 75% of the tax directly to individual landowners." Ken Noland Reeve 8 Bailey Line Rd. RR 1 Evansville, ON POP 1 EO Email: burpeemills@explornet.com <mailto:burpeemills@explornet.com> Phone: 705 282 0624 Fax: 705 282 0624 If you have problems opening the attachment(s) please call AMO at (416) 971-9856. DISCLAIMER This material is provided under contract as a paid service by the orginating organization and does not necessarily reflect the view or positions of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), its subsidiary companies, officers, directors or agents.