Regional Council
8 March 2000
Haydon Hall, 1:30 p.m.
draft agenda
A. Prayer
B. Roll Call
C. Confirmation of Minutes
Confirmation of the minutes of the Regular Council meeting of 23 February 2000.
D. Declarations of Interest Arising From Prior Meetings of Council and Committees
E. Communications
Issued separately.
* COMMUNICATIONS HELD ON FILE WITH THE REGIONAL CLERK.
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F. Regrets
The following members of Council advising that they will be absent from Council and Committee meetings during the dates indicated:
Councillor M. McGoldrick-Larsen 6 - 10 March 2000
G. Motion to Introduce Committee Reports
Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 52
Transportation Committee Report Nos. 56 and 57
J. Motions (Of Which Notice Has Been Previously Given)
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor A. Loney
WHEREAS all local municipalities allow and encourage members of the public to be involved in the discussion of local issues, permitting five-minute presentations to the City of Ottawa and Regional Council committees and allowing presentations or questions directly to full Council in almost all of the other municipalities; and
WHEREAS the Ottawa Transition Board has stated that any member of the public, community association, business owner or other interested party is limited to addressing the Board for five minutes on one topic one time only over the course of the entire year 2000; and
WHEREAS the Transition Board has been given all the powers of a municipal Council and has been told by the Provincial Government that it must conform to all rules and regulations that apply to municipal Councils; and
WHEREAS a one-time-only five-minute limit on groups, businesses and individuals is undemocratic, dictatorial and not in keeping with the traditions of public participation practiced by all local municipalities;
WHEREAS the Transition Board is inexperienced in many of the local issues they will be making decisions about and would benefit from the opportunity to hear from and involve the public;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Regional Council request the Transition Board apply the same rules that Regional Council does, namely that members of the public, community associations, businesses and others are given up to five minutes to address items on public agendas; and
FURTHER THAT Regional Council circulates this resolution to all local MPPs and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to request that they support this position and communicate their views on this to the Transition Board directly.
K. Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Next Regular Council Meeting)
L. Confirmation By-law
M. Inquiries
N. Adjournment
Reminder Members of Council are advised that a meeting of the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission will commence immediately upon adjournment of the Council meeting on 8 March 2000. |