Staff
With a grand opening for the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre scheduled for June 21, town council will get an update as to how the project is coming along at its regular meeting tonight.
Joyce Cunningham, chair of the Fort Frances Library Board, will speak to council about the progress of the building, as well as funding from Ontario Library Services North for technology advancements to libraries, including $109,000 over two years for a technology co-ordinator for the new library and technology centre here.
The public portion of tonight’s meeting is scheduled to start at 6:25 p.m.
The committee of the whole will meet in-camera first, starting at 5:30.
Other business on the agenda will include:
•a report on weddings at Sunny Cove Camp;
•a report on property at 319 Third St. W.;
•a report on an inspection of the sewage treatment plant by the Ministry of the Environment;
•a geospatial data licence agreement with Centra Transmission Holdings;
•the February, 2010 drinking water systems monthly summary report;
•a report on By-Law No. 10/03 (Traffic Control By-Law);
•a report regarding a letter from G. Domanski re: interim tax bill 2010 at 755 Riverview Dr.;
•a donation request for the 2010 Women’s Health Symposium;
•federal gas tax and federal public transit audited statements;
•a report on 2009 capital fund financing;
•a report on the 2009 year-end surplus;
•purchase card expenses for CAO Mark McCaig;
•purchase card expenses for Mayor Roy Avis;
•travel expense and per diem claims for Coun. Andrew Hallikas;
•travel expense claim for Coun. Ken Perry;
•2009 Schedule 22 (compliance) summary report;
•a letter from the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) re: service quality issues at the Municipal Property Assessment Corp.;
•a municipal planner’s memorandum re: 824 Victoria Ave. (Church of the Holy Spirit) encroachment agreement;
•a letter from Causeway General Insurance Brokers Limited re: future of the Rainy Lake Hotel and the downtown core;
•a letter from St. Mary’s parish re: safety issues at the parking lot adjacent to St. Mary’s parish;
•requests from Fort Frances High School “Chem-Free” Grad Committee re: waiving arena and auditorium rental fees, as well as a donation of prizes or money for prizes, for the 2010 “chem-free” grad party (June 24);
•a request from Ontario Good Roads Association for support re: Municipal Data Works Initiative.
•a bylaw to amend Town of Fort Frances By-Law 10/03 (Traffic Control By-Law);
•a bylaw to authorize entering into an agreement granting an easement with Union Gas Ltd. over certain municipal property; and
•a bylaw to authorize an end-user licence agreement with the Queen’s Printer, as represented by Land Information Ontario, for purposes of access to the Ontario Land Information Directory.
