Held at the Township office at 5:30 pm

Attending: Reeve Stephen Rawn

Council: Merlyn Snow; Chris Ellis; John Newstead; Shawn Eddison

Staff: Dave Pringle

Guest Shiu-Kee Poon, Northland Engineering

Pecuniary Interests declared by Merlyn Snow on the Road Accounts

Merlyn Snow – John Newstead

Be it resolved that this council does hereby adopt the following minutes as circulated:

q Council meeting of June 24^th 2003

q Almaguin Recycling Initiatives meeting of June 19^th 2003

q Sundridge-Strong Public Library Board meeting of May 15^th 2003

q East Parry Sound Community Policing Advisory Committee meeting of Wed. May 28^th 2003

q Steering Meeting of May 22^nd 2003

q Central Almaguin Planning Board Meeting of June 18^th 2003 Carried

Chris Ellis – John Newstead

Be it resolved that this council does hereby approve the June 2003 Municipal Accounts in the amount of $45,458.92 Carried

John Newstead – Merlyn Snow

Be it resolved that this council does hereby approve the June 2003 CBO account in the amount of $766.18. Carried

Merlyn Snow – Shawn Eddison

Be it resolved that this council does hereby approve the 2003 Arena Levy in the amount of $10,616.75 Carried.

John Newstead – Chris Ellis

Be it resolved that this council does hereby approve the June 2003 Road Accounts in the amount of $41,155.52 Carried

Merlyn Snow declared a conflict on the above resolution.

John Newstead – Chris Ellis

Be it resolved that this council does hereby approve the account from R & R Logging in the amount of $10,426.08 Carried

Council reviewed with Dave, The Road Foreman the monthly roads report.

John Newstead – Merlyn Snow

Be it resolved that this council does hereby enact by-law #2003 – 1475 being a by-law to authorize execution of documents for the renewal of 911 CERB SERVICE Agreement Carried

John Newstead – Chris Ellis

Be it resolved that this council does hereby accept the Tender as Submitted from Looby Builders (Dublin) Limtied at a quoted price of $310,448.60 subject to approval of Northland Engineering and upon approval of increased funding from OSTAR. cd

Merlyn Snow – Chris Ellis

Be it resolved that this council does hereby appoint Stephen R. Rawn as our Representative on the AHIC co-ordinating committee. Carried.

John Newstead – Merlyn Snow

Be it resolved that this council does hereby give our support for the Lake Bernard Property Owners Assoc. water testing of Lake Bernard in the form of a donation of up to $100 toward the costs of testing for 2003. Carried

Council reviewed correspondence – Public Notice - Machar; Industry Canada - Antenna Towers; Accessibility Plan; B.F. Health Centre; Town of Powassan; Kearney OP; OPP accommodation; Thank you notes: Kerri Robins & Natasha Berger; Algonquin Health Services – municipal rep; Callander – Golf Challenge; Performance Measures (to be installed on web page) DSSAB – Food Security – East Parry Sound

Merlyn Snow – Shawn Eddison

Be it resolved that this council does hereby adjourn at 9:30 pm to meet again on July 22^nd 2003 at 5:30 pm or at the call of the Reeve. Carried

Stephen R. Rawn, Reeve

Diana Georgie, Clerk