Regular Council

THAT the Council minutes from the May 12, 2015 regular meeting be approved, as amended. -

THAT the Accounts Payable in the amount of $165,060.62 be accepted for payment as presented. -

THAT Warwick Township Council approve the request for the use of larvicide in Warwick Township in 2015 and direct the Clerk to send the required approval correspondence. -

WHEREAS reductions in VIA Rail service led to the formation of advocacy groups such as Save VIA ( www.savevia.ca ); AND WHEREAS citizens of all ages and backgrounds, especially those with no license or vehicle, rely on VIA Rail; AND WHEREAS passenger rail provides safer and more eco-friendly transportation than driving; AND WHEREAS enhances VIA Rail service heightens connections between communities, thereby promoting tourism and economic development; AND WHEREAS the Southwestern Ontario Transportation Alliance, with the support of advocacy groups, businesses and municipalities in the region, has published the Network Southwest Action Plan to address the need for reliable and sustainable rail-based passenger transportation in Southwestern Ontario; AND WHEREAS it is time for all levels of government to stop thinking about passenger rail service is only a federal responsibility, and begin providing support for intercity transportation services in communities beyond the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA); NOW THEREFORE, the Council of Warwick Township, do hereby proclaim that VIA Rail is important to our municipality; and urge our fellow citizens as well as all levels of government to consider the Network Southwest Action Plan as presented March 18, 2015 and available at www.swota.ca; -

THAT correspondence 5-12 to 5-23, 5-26 and 5-27 be received and filed. -

THAT the minutes of the Community Improvement Plan (CIP) Committee meeting of May 20, 2015 be approved. -

THAT the minutes of the regular Development Committee meeting of May 19, 2015 be approved as presented. -

THAT Warwick Township Council move into an In Camera meeting of Council pursuant to Section 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, for the following reasons: ii) A matter regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees - Section 239(2)(b); iii) A matter regarding proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board - Section 239(2)(c); -

THAT Warwick Township Council reconvene in Open Session. -

THAT the In Camera minutes of the regular Council meeting of May 12, 2015 and the In Camera minutes of the regular Development Committee meetings of May 15, 2015, May 19, 2015 and May 26, 2015 be approved. -

THAT By-law numbers 50 and 51 of 2015 be read a first and second time. -

THAT By-law numbers 50 and 51 of 2015 be read a third time and finally passed. -

THAT Warwick Township Council hereby adjourns. -