CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
CLARENCE-ROCKLAND
REGULAR MEETING

Wednesday, May 08, 2024 at 7:15 P.m. - 8:15 P.m.

Council Chambers

415 rue Lemay Street, Clarence Creek, Ont.

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1.

Opening of the meeting

2.

Land Acknowledgement

Clarence-Rockland is situated on the unceded traditional and ancestral land of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Nations. The City of Clarence-Rockland gratefully acknowledges these Indigenous nations for their guardianship of this land, and we honour them.

3.

Moment of Reflection

Les personnes présentes dans cette salle ont des opinions divergentes, des modes d'expressions variés, des façons différentes de vivre leurs émotions et des cheminements divers dans la prise de leurs décisions.

May we combine clarity of mind with kindness of heart. May we be impartial without bending to strong personalities. May we sacrifice self-interest for the good of the whole.

4.

Adoption of the agenda

5.

Disclosure of pecuniary interests

Declaration of Pecuniary Interest Form

6.

Announcements / Special Presentations

7.

Committee of the Whole items

At this point, the Regular Council Meeting is adjourned as Council proceeds to a Committee of the Whole session.

7.1

Delegations/Presentations

a.

Presentation from Sarah Lacombe of the Rockland Community Garden about the Inclusive Community Grants Program 

Inclusive Community Grant Program Guidelines

7.2

Petitions and Correspondence

a.

Township of Russell - Expanding Rural Transportation Options in Ontario

7.3

Notice of motion

7.4

Committee/Staff Reports

8.

Committee of the Whole Report

At this point, the Committee of the Whole session is adjourned as Council resumes its Regular Council Meeting.

9.

Council Members' Items

9.1

Resolution presented by Councillor Diane Choinière and seconded by Councillor Trevor Stewart to add the Bourget Halloween Festival and the Winter Carnaval as significant events in the Municipal Grant Program Policy

9.2

Resolution presented by mayor Mario Zanth and seconded by Councilor Carl Grimard to mandate the administration to evaluate the period for the full refund of the performance deposit. 

10.

Consent Items

Note:  All items listed in this section of the agenda will be subject to approval under one non-debatable, non-amendable motion.  Should any member of Council wish to hold a discussion or engage in debate on one of these items, he or she is required to ask for the item to be considered separately before a vote is taken.

10.1

Adoption of the Regular Council Meeting Minutes of April 17th, 2024

10.2

Receipt of the minutes of the following meetings:

a.

Clarence-Rockland Public Library Board Meeting of March 19, 2024

b.

Committee of Adjustment Meeting of November 29th, 2023 

10.3

Receipt of the Weekly Correspondence Packages of April 2024 (2024-63, 2024-64, 2024-65, 2024-66)

10.4

Resolution to approve the salaries paid from March 31st to April 13, 2024

10.5

Resolution to approve the accounts paid from April 8 to 28, 2024

10.6

Resolution to adopt Tax Reductions under Sections 357 - 358 of the Municipal Act February 2024

11.

Committee/Staff Reports

11.1

Presentation of the 2023 Financial statements by Annick Blanchard from BDO

11.2

2023 Financial Year-end Report

11.3

Landfill Site - Annual Reports

12.

By-laws

Note:  All items listed in this section of the agenda will be subject to approval under one non-debatable, non-amendable motion.  Should any member of Council wish to hold a discussion or engage in debate on one of these By-laws, he or she is required to ask for the item to be considered separately before a vote is taken.

12.1

2024-50 and 2024-51 being a by-law to amend the Official Plan of the Urban Area of the City of Clarence-Rockland and to amend the Zoning By-law 2016-10 for the CIH, Arena, School and Tennis lands

12.2

2024-52 being a by-law to amend the Zoning By-law 2016-10 - 882 Rollin

12.3

2024-53 being a by-law to amend the Zoning By-law 2016-10 - 3032 Champlain

12.4

2024-54 being a by-law to authorize the purchase of the Gare de Bourget and to authorize to provide a grant to the Prescott-Russell Recreation Trail Inc.

12.5

2024-55 being a by-law to assume the roads transferred by the UCPR, being a portion of St-Jean and St-Pascal 

documentation to follow

13.

Confirmatory By-law

14.

Adjournment