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Chatham-Kent Council Report
At the Chatham-Kent Council meeting held on January 30, 2012 Council:
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
• Welcomed the following new physicians to Chatham-Kent:o Dr. Omotola Ade-Conde – Psychiatry
o Dr. Farah Anees – Family Medicine
o Dr. Entisar Ben Issa – Internal Medicine/Rheumatology
o Dr. Samantha Chandrasena – Family Medicine
o Dr. Preet Dhaliwal – Family Medicine
o Dr. Kamran Karatela - Hospitalist
o Dr. Mateen Khan – Emergency
o Dr. Saima Khan – Family Medicine
o Dr. Naghib Khalifa – Internal Medicine/Gastroentrologist
o Dr. Bernard Limbombe – Family Medicine
o Dr. Jennifer MacKinnon – Family Medicine
o Dr. Claire Miller – Hospitalist
o Dr. Alan Morrison – Family Medicine
o Dr. Francis Musyoki – Radiology
o Dr. Dinesh Nethirasigamani – Anaesthesia
o Dr. Naresh Patel – Family Medicine
o Dr. Will Saxena – Family Medicine
o Dr. Rachel Simmons – Family Medicine
o Dr. Marium Tariq – Family Medicine
o Dr. Nadine Yammine – Otolaryngology
• Received a presentation by Ben Labadie and Lindsay Vandersluis regarding the 12 Ton Challenge.
• Received a presentation regarding Cemetery Heritage Preservation.
• Approved the items listed on the Consent Agenda and directed that action be taken as required.
• Directed that the option to change all bus routes to a forty-five minute interval but expand service area be considered during the public consultation process and if supported, be included in the terms of reference for the new transit contract.
• Awarded a tender for the demolition and removal of the existing Kinsmen Auditorium, 80 Tweedsmuir Avenue, Chatham – Contract No. T11-225 to Gagnon Demolition Incorporated, McGregor, Ontario, at a cost of $196,913.80 (including 13% HST) to be funded by the Capital Budget.
• Approved the Chatham-Kent Accessibility Advisory Committee’s 2011-2012 Accessibility Report.
• Approved the following Notice of Motion by Councillor Sulman regarding a Technical University for Chatham-Kent:
“That Council strike an Ad hoc Committee of Council, of no more than six members, to pursue a Technical University for Chatham-Kent.”
• Approved the following recommendations regarding Investment in Affordable Housing (IAH) Program Service Manager Administration Agreement and Program Delivery and Fiscal Plan (PDFP)
1. The General Manager of Health and Family Services and the Director of Housing Services be authorized to execute the Service Manager Administration Agreement for the Investment in Affordable Housing for Ontario with Her Majesty the Queen in the right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to obtain $100,000 in administrative funding and $3,498,862 in program funding.
2. The $100,000 funding for administering the Investment in Affordable Housing (IAH) Program initiatives be deposited in the Chatham-Kent Housing Services reserve fund.
a. The Director of Housing Services be authorized to use up to $25,000 of the IAH administrative funding towards the cost of a consultant to prepare a Homelessness Study and Plan to meet the requirements of the new Housing Services Act, 2011.
b. The Director of Housing Services be authorized to use the remaining $75,000 towards the cost of administering the new (Ontario) Chatham-Kent Renovates Program over fiscal years 2012 to 2015.
3. That the revised proposed Program Delivery and Fiscal Plan (PDFP) included in this report be approved and submitted to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The proposed PDFP includes expending up to 5% of the program funding ($3,498,862 x 5% = $174,943) on administrative expenses to deliver the (Ontario) Chatham-Kent Renovates program over fiscal years 2012 to 2015.
4. The Director of Housing Services be authorized to recruit and hire a full-time temporary Claims Analyst clerical position (at grade 6 of the Full-Time Non Union [FTHU] pay grid) for a 2.7 year contract term to assist in delivering the Chatham-Kent Renovates program.
5. The Director of Housing Services be authorized to transfer a total of $45,000 for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014 at $450, $25,650 and $18,900 respectively, to the Building, Licensing and Development Division to compensate for building inspection services in the delivery of the Chatham-Kent Renovates programs.
• Approved the purchase of 15 “Panasonic Toughbooks” laptop computers for all Emergency Medical Service vehicles at a cost of $6,000 each, for a total of $90,000 plus HST. This purchase will be funded from the Emergency Medical Services reserve.
• Approved the amending by-law for Buckingham Avenue Curb and Gutter Local Improvement, Community of Chatham.
• Approved the amending by-law for Phyllis Avenue Curb and Gutter Local Improvement, Community of Chatham.
• Approved the amending by-law for Harvey Street Curb and Gutter Local Improvement, Community of Chatham.
• Referred the establishment of a minor culvert lifecycle program to the 2012 budget process.
• Councillor Bondy withdrew his Notice of Motion regarding a pedestrian crossing at the corner of King Street and Sixth Street.
• Adopted the Chatham-Kent Local Boards and Committees of Council Policy.
• Approved the January 30, 2012 Council Information Package.
For further information on any of the above items, please contact Judy Smith, Clerk, Corporation of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, 360-1998 extension 3200.
