REPORTS ON COUNCIL
August 6, 2008
Special Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:00 a.m. – 11:58 a.m. and 12:34 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
All Members of Council present.
STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION: With the assistance of Richard Gerofsky, a facilitator from Focus Management, the Members of Council drew together a Vision Statement that is to help them prioritize the various objectives arrived at during four days of Strategic Planning Sessions in August-September 2007. The statement is: “Tiny — an environmentally-focused, diverse family of communities providing a healthy and relaxed lifestyle.”
They also established a set of principles to guide future decisions in five areas, namely:
Environment:
1.1 Committed to environmental stewardship (vision, practices and procedures) and protection of our natural environment
1.2 Balance social and economic impact with our environmental practices and policies
Culture and Heritage:
2.1 Protect, nurture and enrich our heritage through respect for our distinct cultures and tradition
Recreation:
3.1 Optimum access to a wide variety of recreational pursuits to meet the needs of all residents
3.2 Work co-operatively with the community, volunteers and neighbouring communities
Shoreline:
4.1 Enhance access for all residents to Township-owned shoreline property while respecting privately owned shoreline property
4.2 Preserve and enhance municipally-owned shoreline property
Municipal Administration:
5.1 Commitment to excellence in municipal management with a focus on accountability, transparency, communication and customer service
Council also made lists of projects under the headings Mandatory, High, Medium and Lower. Among the 19 High priority items, for example, were
Office Functionality New / Addition to Town Hall
*Balm Beach Master Plan Review
Compensation Review
*Wind Turbine Study
*Internet Capabilities
*Visual Identity / Image
Communication Plan (asterisks indicate projects that are already under way)
The three Lower priority items were
Septage Strategy
Review of Legal / Consultants
Municipal Land Use Issues Resolution
For the complete Meeting Output report, see tiny.ca > Community > Resident Information > Strategic Planning Input August 29, Requested from Residents > Strategic Planning Meeting Output Dated August 6, 2008
August 11, 2008
Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:01 a.m. – 11:31 a.m. Regular Evening Meeting: 6:31 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. – 7:11 p.m. Four Members of Council present. Councillor George Cornell absent.
CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: 10:03 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
TOWNSHIP WELL – 19TH CONCESSION: Councillor Nigel Warren asked about the expenditure of $6,562.50 on an exploratory well at Charlebois Court in Concession 19. The purpose of the well was to ascertain whether there is sufficient water there to be piped south to supply Georgian Sands and Lafontaine. This was a budgeted item: the well would be very deep and would not impact wells of local area residents.
(This exploratory well is just one in a series of moves that must be made if water is to be piped south.)
Councillor Warren asked for a total of costs to date on this project.
TINY TRAIL BRIDGES: Bridge replacement on the Tiny Trail is expected to continue over the next three years. (Bridges P16 to P7 at the north end of the trail have already been replaced with creek level footbridges. P3, south of Wyevale, has also been replaced, but at huge expense, with a bridge similar to the original railway bridge.) Bridge P6, just south of P7, is being replaced this year with a bridge similar to the footbridges north of it. Council referred the replacement of P5 to their 2009 budget discussions but it will probably go ahead with another footbridge at an estimated cost of $27,000. The projected bridge would accommodate snowmobiles but not the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs’ heavy groomer. Replacement of the existing steel and concrete bridge with a similar structure would cost approximately $243,000. Asked whether it were willing to supply the extra funds required for the strong bridge, the Association said no and is making arrangements with adjacent landowners to reroute the groomer around the new bridge.
August 29, 2008
Special Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:00 a.m. –12:03 p.m.
All Members of Council present.
COUNCIL WANTS RESIDENTS’ REACTIONS TO ITS STRATEGIC PLANS: Council called a public meeting on August 29 in the Wyebridge Community Centre. Attended by 200-250 residents of Tiny, this meeting heard Mayor Breckenridge present Council’s vision and its guiding principles and had a chance to read its statement of the vision and the various subtopics on large sheets of paper posted on the walls. After Mayor Breckenridge finished, the crowd was divided into four discussion groups, each equipped with huge flip pad on an easel, and each with a quickly appointed person to record that group’s reactions to the vision and principles. At the end, the four recorders presented the groups’ reactions.
A version of these reactions is now available on the Township website. This attendee noticed many inaccuracies in the recording of points made and felt that many points were expressed in such a partial manner that it is impossible to understand what was meant.
Council would like MORE INPUT FROM RESIDENTS and has provided three documents on the Township website about its Strategic Planning. See tiny.ca > Community > Resident Information > Strategic Planning Input.
