The Dryden Record

Council Meeting

January 27, 2025

Who was there

Present (7): Jack Harrison, Catherine Kiewning, Bill Latham, Martin MacKinnon, Ritch Noel, Michelle Price, Bryan Tardiff

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (12 motions)

12 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That Council do hereby adjourn to a Closed Session of Council pursuant to Section 239 of The Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, for the following reasons: Economic Development-2025-001 Potential Land Sale. (Land acquisition or disposition)
Moved by C. Kiewning, seconded by B. Latham
Carried
That the Open Meeting of Council be reconvened.
Moved by M. Price, seconded by M. MacKinnon
Carried
That Council receives the Presentation of the City of Dryden's Integrity Commissioner and adopts the Integrity Commissioner Report dated January 6, 2025 on the Council Code of Conduct Complaint for File 2024- 03-CC.
Moved by M. Price, seconded by M. MacKinnon
Carried
That Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 1 - General under date of January 27, 2025 as read and adopted: 13. a, b 14. a
Moved by M. Price, seconded by M. MacKinnon
Carried
That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held January 13, 2025 be adopted.
Moved by C. Kiewning, seconded by M. MacKinnon
Carried
That the Minutes of the Public Planning Meeting held January 13, 2025 be adopted.
Moved by C. Kiewning, seconded by M. Price
Carried
THAT as per Section 357 of the Municipal Act, S.O., c.25, as amended, Council approves the following application for the cancellation, reduction, or refund of taxes: Roll Number: 280.001.13901 Period: 2024 (January 1, 2024-December 31, 2024) Reason: Building (detached garage) on land razed by fire.
Moved by M. MacKinnon, seconded by B. Tardiff
Carried
That Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 2 - By-laws under date of January 27, 2025 as read and adopted: By-law 2025-6
Moved by R. Noel, seconded by B. Latham
Carried
That By-law 2025-6 being a by-law to permit the temporary use of storage containers by amending Zoning By-law Number 2740-2000, more specifically the Storage Container By-law amendment Number 2618-2019 of The Corporation of The City of Dryden with respect to the lands Municipally known as 409 Government Street legally described as Con 6 Pt Lot 3 DES 23R7911 Parts 1 to 8 PCL 19425; City of Dryden, District of Kenora be adopted.
Moved by C. Kiewning, seconded by B. Latham
Carried
That By-law 2025-7 being a by-law to amend By-law 2740-2000, the Zoning By-law of The Corporation of The City of Dryden, by amending Schedule A1 by rezoning the property located at 20 Evans Place from the Rural Residential (RR) Zone to the Multiple Residential (RM) Zone be adopted.
Moved by M. MacKinnon, seconded by R. Noel
Carried
That By-law 2025-8, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council, be adopted.
Moved by C. Kiewning, seconded by M. MacKinnon
Carried
That this meeting be declared adjourned.
Moved by B. Latham, seconded by C. Kiewning
Carried

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