The Gore Bay Record

Regular Council

September 23, 2024

Who was there

Present (6): Ken Blodgett, Kelly Chaytor, Rob Dearing, Information Ron Lane, Terry Olmstead, Dan Osborne

Absent (1): Aaron Wright

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (15 motions)

15 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council accepts the change to Item 5.3 in the Consent Agenda for September 23, 2024, Regular Council Meeting.
Moved by Dan Osborne, seconded by Aaron Wright
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council adopts the minutes of September 9, 2024, Regular Council Meeting.
Moved by Terry Olmstead, seconded by Kelly Chaytor
Carried
THAT we move item 5.1 to the Correspondence Agenda for discussion.
Moved by Dan Osborne, seconded by Rob Dearing
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council accepts items 5.2, and 5.3 in the Consent Agenda of September 23, 2024, Regular Council Meeting as information.
Moved by Dan Osborne, seconded by Rob Dearing
Carried
WHEREAS MCA was contracted to complete work for the Watermain project; AND WHEREAS Council approved the Downtown Revitalization project and Change Order 3 for the Watermain project expanding on the scope of work to include Dawson Street Engineering; THEREFORE Council accepts this spending report as information and approves the awarding of a single source contract to MCA for $257,000 to complete the Dawson Street work in line with the Downtown Revitalization project.
Moved by Terry Olmstead, seconded by Dan Osborne
Carried
THAT Council approve $12,500 for engineering services to EXP for the completion of the final design for Phase II of the Marina Project.
Moved by Ken Blodgett, seconded by Kelly Chaytor
Carried
THAT Council receive the 2024 Harbour Master report as information.
Moved by Ken Blodgett, seconded by Dan Osborne
Carried
WHEREAS Deanna Lewis has provided services for the past 2 seasons for the Arena Canteen AND WHEREAS the Canteen lease has remained the same rate at $175+HST since 2022 THEREFORE Gore Bay Council approves an annual 2% increase to the lease and approves Deanna Lewis as the Leaseholder for the 2024/2025, and 2025/2026 seasons.
Moved by Dan Osborne, seconded by Rob Dearing
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council accepts September 12, 2024, Museum Board minutes as information.
Moved by Kelly Chaytor, seconded by Rob Dearing
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council accepts the September 11, 2024, Planning and Development Task Force minutes as information
Moved by Kelly Chaytor, seconded by Terry Olmstead
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council approves the donation of the Community Hall to the Girl Guides for February 22, 2025.
Moved by Ken Blodgett, seconded by Dan Osborne
Carried
WHEREAS Deanna Lewis has requested the use of the Halloween decorations and assistance in poster printing;AND WHEREAS there are plans for a Haunted House and events around town that will support Community spirit; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council approves the use of the Halloween decorations and printing of posters for Deanna Lewis.
Moved by Kelly Chaytor, seconded by Rob Dearing
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council supports the Municipality of Tweed in calling on the Federal Government to provide a supplement to the allocations provided to municipalities under the AMO CBBF agreement for 2024 — 2028 for the same amount that was allocated, effectively doubling the allocation for those years; AND FURTHER THAT this resolution be forwarded to MFOA, AMO, MP Carol Hughes, and Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and all Municipalities in Ontario.
Moved by Dan Osborne, seconded by Kelly Chaytor
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmatory By-law No. 2024-34 receives its first, second, and third readings and is finally passed on this 23rd day of September, 2024.
Moved by Rob Dearing, seconded by Kelly Chaytor
Carried
THAT we adjourn at 8:06 p.m.
Moved by Terry Olmstead
Carried

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