Council Voting Record May 7, 2007

Moved by Councillor Findlay
Seconded by Councillor Burcher
THAT Clause 1, Paragraph 2 of the Fifth Report of the Community Mayor Farbridge Development and Environmental Services Committee be amended to include as follows:
 “THAT the Nestle Permit to Take Water be renewed for a two year period only, at the current rates.”
A recorded vote was requested, which resulted as follows:
VOTING IN FAVOUR: Councillors Beard, Bell, Burcher, Farrelly, Findlay, Hofland, Laidlaw and Salisbury, and Mayor Farbridge (9)
VOTING AGAINST: Councillors Billings, Kovach, Piper and Wettstein (4)
The motion was carried.

Council requested that the clauses be voted on separately.

5. Moved by Councillor Findlay
Seconded by Councillor Burcher
THAT the position, as outlined in the May 2, 2007 memo from Dave Belanger, M.Sc, P.Geo., Water Supply Program Manager, to the Director of Environmental Services, be adopted as the City’s position concerning the application by Nestle Canada Inc. for a Permit-To-Take-Water;
A recorded vote was requested, which resulted as follows:
VOTING IN FAVOUR: Councillors Beard, Bell, Billings, Burcher, Farrelly, Findlay, Hofland, Kovach, Piper and Salisbury, and Mayor Farbridge (12)
VOTING AGAINST: Councillor Laidlaw (1)
The motion was carried.

6. Moved by Councillor Findlay
Seconded by Councillor Burcher
THAT the City Staff’s position, along with a cover letter from Mayor Farbridge including: “THAT the Nestle Permit to Take be renewed for a two year period only, at the current rates.” be forwarded to the Ministry of the Environment, the Premier, Liz Sandals, MPP, the local School Boards and to Nestle Canada Inc. prior to the May 11, 2007 deadline for comments on the application.
A recorded vote was requested, which resulted as follows:
VOTING IN FAVOUR: Councillors Beard, Bell, Burcher, Farrelly, Findlay, Hofland, Laidlaw, Piper and Salisbury, and Mayor Farbridge (10)
VOTING AGAINST: Councillors Billings, Kovach, and Wettstein (3)
The motion was carried.