County of Lambton
AGENDA

LAMBTON COUNTY COUNCIL 

Wednesday, May 2, 2007  12:30 p.m. 
Council Chambers, Wyoming
1.
Silent Reflection
2.
Roll Call
3.
IN-CAMERA SESSION - 12:30 PM
4.
OPEN SESSION
5.
Regular Meeting called to order at 12:45 pm (tentative)
6.
Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

If any.
7.
Rise and Report Motions of the In-Camera Session

If any.
8.
Delegations
a) Messrs. Gary Smith and Les Whiting, Town Criers, will be speaking to County Council concerning being appointed joint Town Criers and updating Council on the services they provide for the Municipalities within Lambton County.
9.
Monthly Staff Presentation Re: Activities and Issues
a) Facilities Services Department - Mr. George Leenhouts, Facilities Services Coordinator.
10.
Minutes of Council (Open Session) and (Closed Session)
a) Reading and Adoption of the Minutes of Council (OPEN SESSION) and (CLOSED SESSION) dated March 29, 2007.



11.
Correspondence
a) 5-10-07  A Members' Advisory from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (F.C.M.), dated March 30, 2007, advising that the United States Government announced that it intends to propose significant flexibility regarding travel documents required to enter or re-enter the U.S. as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).  In particular, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security proposed that U.S. and Canadian citizens, ages fifteen (15) and younger with parental consent, be allowed to cross the border at land and seaports with a certified copy of their birth certificate as an alternative to a passport or other WHTI-compliant identity card.
b) 5-32-07  A memorandum from Doug Reycraft, President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (A.M.O.), dated April 11, 2007, advising of new procedures to the Association's By-Law concerning the election of the A.M.O. Board of Directors.  No member municipality may be represented on the Board by more than one director except where a director is an appointed official from one of the named municipal organizations in the By-Law (e.g. Chair of ROMA); and, prior to the close of nominations, qualified nominees must submit a resolution of support of their Council that also specifies one of A.M.O.'s named caucuses.  The deadline for nominations is 4:00 p.m. on June 21, 2007.
c) 5-33-07  A letter from Inky Mark, M.P. Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Manitoba, dated April 3, 2007, asking for support of a resolution to request that the Government of Canada enact Private Members Bill C-417, the Canadian Soldiers' and Peacekeepers' Memorial Wall Act.  This Act would properly honour, in a suitable location that is always accessible to the public, the NAMES of all of OUR FALLEN in wars and peacekeeping.

Recommendation

That the above correspondence items be received and filed.
d) 5-34-07  A memorandum from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (A.M.O.), dated April 23, 2007, requesting nominations to the 2007-2008 A.M.O. Board of Directors.  If the County wishes to nominate a person for election to the Board of Directors, a Council resolution of support along with the nomination form indicating the full name of the nominee, his or her municipal title, and the Caucus for which the person is being nominated must be submitted.  Nominations must be received no later than 4:00 p.m., Thursday, June 21, 2007.

Recommendation

Council direction is sought.
12.
Reports to Council
a) Memorandum dated April 19, 2007 Regarding In-Camera Agenda Items.
b) Memorandum dated April 18, 2007 Concerning the Special Committee Regarding Tourism Sarnia-Lambton.
c) Memorandum dated April 20, 2007 Regarding the Strategic Plan.
13.
Reports to Council (not requiring a motion)
a) Land Division Committee Minutes dated March 6, 2007.
b) General Managers' Updates - Minutes dated March 6, 13 and 20, 2007.
c) Tourism Sarnia-Lambton - Manager's Report dated February 2007.
14.
Committee Reports
a) Infrastructure and Development/Social and Health Services Committee Minutes dated April 18, 2007.
b) Corporate and Community Services Committee Minutes dated April 18, 2007.
15.
Items Tabled from Previous Meetings

If any.
16.
Notice of Motion

Councillor Mike Bradley gave Notice of Motion at the Lambton County Council 2007 Budget Meeting dated March 29, 2007 as follows:

"That the County review the process for dealing with grants and that a report be brought back to Council by the Fall of 2007 regarding the same."
17.
Other Business
18.
Notice of By-Laws
a) #17 of 2007  A By-Law to Amend Rules of Procedure By-Law No. 125 of 1994 (to place Delegations ahead of the In-Camera Session).
b) #18 of 2007  A By-Law to Set Tax Ratios for Prescribed Property Classes for the Year 2007.
c) #19 of 2007  A By-Law to Set Tax Rate Reductions for Prescribed Property Subclasses for the Year 2007.
d) #20 of 2007  A By-Law to Adopt Optional Tools for the Purposes of Administering Limits for Eligible Properties within the Meaning of Section 331 (New Construction) for the Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Residential Property Classes.
e) #21 of 2007  A By-Law to Establish and Levy Tax Rates for Upper Tier Purposes for the Year 2007.
f) #22 of 2007  A By-Law to Ratify Tax Capping Parameters for Certain Property Classes.
g) #23 of 2007  A By-Law of The Corporation of the County of Lambton to confirm the resolutions and motions of Lambton County Council which were adopted up to and including May 2, 2007.
19.
First and Second Reading of By-Laws

#17 to #23 of 2007.
20.
Third and Final Reading of By-Laws

#17 to #23 of 2007.
21.
O Canada!