THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON

COUNCIL AGENDA

Meeting #:
Date:
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Time:
5:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.
Location:
HELD IN THE WINGHAM KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL
Others Present

Kelly Church, Drainage Superintendent
John Smuck, Councillor, Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
J.R. (Jeff) Dickson, P.Eng, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited


Visited2.CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA

THAT the Council of the Township of North Huron; accept the Agenda for the July 21, 2016 Special Council Meeting; as printed.

Visited4.PUBLIC MEETINGS/HEARINGS AND DELEGATIONS

Meeting to Consider the Preliminary Report under the Drainage Act R.S.O 1990 c.D. 17:

Report by J R (Jeff) Dickson, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited

"Proposed Municipal Drain 2016" known as the Hopper Drain.

Visited4.2Comments from the Petitioners

1. Hopper Land Co. Ltd - Wayne Hopper

2. Great Land Farms Ltd - Henri Frischknecht

3. Ralph and Catherine Crawford

Visited4.3Comments from the effected owners of property, within the watershed

(property owners must stand and state their name and property so that it may be recorded in the minutes of the meeting)

Visited4.5Opportunity to withdraw names from the petition

Section 10 (3) of the Drainage Act - The Council shall give to any person who signed the petition an opportunity to withdraw from the petition.  By putting his/her withdrawal in writing, signing it and filing it with the Clerk (Kathy Adams has forms for this purpose).

Visited4.6Opportunity to add names to the petition

Section 10 (3) of the Drainage Act -  The Council shall give to any person present who owns land in the area requiring drainage and has not signed the petition,  an opportunity to do so.  (Kathy Adams has the petition if any  person wishes to add their name to the petition). 

Visited4.7Sufficient number of names to Comply

Section  10 (4) states:
1.  If at the end of the meeting the petition does not contain a sufficient number of names to comply with Section 4,  the original petitioners are chargeable in equal shares with and liable to the municipality for expenses incurred by the municipality in connection with the petition and preliminary report,  excluding any grants  and the costs of any environmental appraisal or benefit cost statement  and the sum with which each of such petitioners is chargeable shall be entered upon the collector’s roll for the municipality against the lands of the person liable and shall be collected in the same manner as real property taxes. 

The engineer, should advise the Council if the petition has sufficient number of names to comply and continue.  

Visited4.8Instructions to the Engineer

Section 10 (5) states:
If at the end of the meeting, the petition contains a sufficient number of names to comply with Section 4, the Council may instruct the Engineer to proceed with the preparation of his report

Note: If there is no motion to proceed

Section 10(6) states:  Where the Council of the initiating municipality fails to instruct the Engineer to proceed with the preparation of a report,   any petitioner may appeal to the Drainage Tribunal. 

THAT the Council of the Township of North Huron hereby accept the preliminary report, dated June 23, 2016 and hereby give instruction to J.R. Dickson, of R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited, to prepare a report under Section 4 of the Drainage Act R.S.O. 1990 Chapter D 17, to provide drainage for Lot 42 North ½ Concession 10, East Wawanosh; Lot 42 North ½ Concession 11, East Wawanosh; and Lot 42 and Part of Lot 41 South ½ of Concession 10, East Wawanosh.

THAT the Council of the Township of North Huron hereby accepts and files the preliminary report, dated June 23, 2016, as submitted by J.R. Dickson, of R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited.

THAT the Council of the Township of North Huron hereby defers the preliminary report, dated June 23, 2016, as submitted by J.R. Dickson, of R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited, for further information.

Visited5.1By-law No. 70-2016, being a By-law of the Township of North Huron to confirm general previous actions of the Council of the Township of North Huron.Attachment Icon

THAT By-law 70-2016; being a by-law to confirm general previous actions of the Council of the Township of North Huron; be introduced, read a first and second time.

THAT By-law 70-2016; being a by-law to confirm general previous actions of the Council of the Township of North Huron; be read a third and final time, signed by the Reeve and the Clerk and be engrossed in the By-law book.

Visited6.ADJOURNMENT

THAT the Council of the Township of North Huron agree that there being no further business before Council; the meeting be hereby adjourned at ... pm.

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