[0:02] the day. It's a good thing our bylaw is first. Doesn't matter. We can't enforce

[0:07] our parking by. [laughter] Why do you need bylaws? You can't

[0:10] enforce them. >> Hey, good evening and welcome to the

[0:15] council meeting tonight in Augusta Township. It's uh Monday, August 10th,

[0:20] 2026. I'll now call the meeting to order.

[0:24] First, we'll have our land acknowledgement statement. I'll ask

[0:27] Councelor Bowman to please stand. >> Augusta Township acknowledges that we

[0:31] live and work on ancestral territories of the indigenous people. The township

[0:36] recognizes all indigenous people and honor their past, present, and future.

[0:40] The township values and respects the cultural, heritage, and relationship to

[0:45] the land. >> Thank you. Uh next, I just want to make

[0:49] a mention that Councelor Pay is on the video there. He's off in a business trip

[0:54] somewhere. We don't know where, but anyway, he's attending by video tonight.

[0:58] So, um, also, uh, attendance, uh, I was supposed to make an appearance at the

[1:05] McBth, uh, presentation at the Mainland Tower. Unfortunately, it poured rain and

[1:11] they canled it. And of course, the next showing was tonight. Well, I can't make

[1:16] that either. So anyway, I'll uh I'll try to get there to see the uh the uh

[1:22] entertainment and uh I heard a few of you have gone already. So uh anyway,

[1:28] let's let's hope it carries on for next year, too. So there's been good

[1:32] responses, 70 to 100 people showing up for the night uh night appearance. So

[1:38] that's great. Uh, next I just want to commend u the

[1:43] nice gardens we have out here and the two ladies. I mentioned it last time too

[1:48] with the two ladies that are looking after it. Thumbs up doing great doing a

[1:52] great job. And of course, one of our is the butterfly garden on the uh south

[1:57] side, but the other one is is basically just the same. Well, sort of the same

[2:03] thing, the help of the the birds and butterflies and pollinators.

[2:10] Anyways, I don't know the names of all the flowers and I'm not going to try.

[2:14] So, all righty. That's all I have for mayor's remarks. So, next we have

[2:21] approval of the agenda. I'll read the motion. Be resolved. The council agenda

[2:26] for August 10, 2026 be adopted. Councelor Pink, will you move the

[2:30] motion?

[2:33] » I will. Councelor Henry, will you second the

[2:37] motion? >> I will. Okay, I'll call the question.

[2:40] All in favor? Carried. Thank you. Next, we have disclosure of interest and

[2:46] nature thereof. Does any member of council wish to disclose any preary

[2:50] interest and nature thereof?

[2:55] I see nothing. Next, we have approval of minutes the

[3:00] previous meeting and first was the public meeting on July 13, 2026. I'll

[3:06] read the motion. be resolved. The council approved the minutes of the July

[3:10] 13, 2026 council public meeting as disturbed all members. Councelor Henry,

[3:16] will you move the motion? >> I will.

[3:17] » Deputy Mayor Wan, we second the motion. >> I will.

[3:20] » Any discussion?

[3:24] Okay, I see nothing. I'll call the question. All in favor? Period. Thank

[3:29] you. 6.2 regular council meeting July 13,

[3:34] 2026. I'll read the motion be resolved. The council approved minutes of the July

[3:39] 13, 2026 council meeting is disturbed. All members, councelor P, will you move

[3:44] the motion? >> I will.

[3:48] » Councelor Henry, will you second a motion?

[3:50] » I will. >> Any discussion?

[3:54] Okay, I see nothing. I'll call the question. All in favor? Carried. Thank

[3:58] you. >> Does any member have any business

[4:01] arising from the regular council minutes?

[4:05] Yeah, I see nothing. Okay, delegations and presentations and

[4:11] tonight now the clerk has advised me that

[4:16] this may take a while. We may hold it after at the end of our meeting which

[4:21] only be a couple hours. So really I got to listen to my clerk [laughter]

[4:27] but oh heck with it. We'll do it now. Okay.

[4:32] So, we [clears throat] are very fortunate tonight to have the Donville

[4:36] aces with us and uh the coaches, parents, I imagine, and uh so I don't

[4:43] know how we want to work this, but we have certificates and everything else

[4:47] for you. First of all, we're very we're proud of you. Um and I I'll let I'll let

[4:53] counselor PA say a few words because he's from Dunville and he lives in Dong.

[4:58] » Yeah. Well, you know, big congratulations. I wish I could be there

[5:01] with you guys today. I'm actually on holidays uh up north at the the cottage.

[5:05] So, I came into town to do this meeting. Uh but, you know, it's been great

[5:10] watching you guys every all season uh you know, filling the the parking lots

[5:13] and and getting people out to the ball diamond and it's uh it's great to see

[5:17] great baseball coming out of Donville. So, congratulations to all of you.

[5:22] Good. >> Great. And any other counselors?

[5:24] » Yeah, a lot of congratulations, guys. And G, it's a great and maybe someday

[5:29] we'll see you in Blue Jays uniform. Congratulations

[5:33] everybody. Job well done. >> Yes. Great work kids. It's nice to see

[5:38] everybody playing baseball. >> Okay. I don't know how I don't really

[5:42] want the captains to come up first or give them technology.

[6:01] » All right. >> Coaches got coaches.

[6:03] » Well, yeah. >> Flips the coin for you. It's the kids.

[6:07] So we have U9 down bill asis U1 I believe and U13.

[6:14] Yeah, I got it right. Okay. So uh councelor you want to help me out

[6:19] first of all you nine and councelor Baldman councelor Henry

[6:31] and let's call up you want to call up the

[6:35] roof. Okay, you first

[6:40] got all the big ners up here. Come on you nines

[6:53] in here and in here

[7:03] [clears throat]

[7:08] right

[7:11] Now, can you do the long button? No, [laughter]

[7:15] » you can't.

[7:20] » All right. >> I'd like to present a certificate to you

[7:25] guys off work. And uh we also have some uh treats for you.

[7:30] » Okay. >> Want to come up and accept this?

[7:35] » Go on, buddy. and

[7:44] » we'll get you stand in the center. >> I'll take these.

[7:51] » Make sure you get those back though.

[7:57] » All right. Smile over this way. >> You right over here. Smile. Smile. Look

[8:02] at me. Oh, yeah. >> There you go. [clears throat]

[8:06] » Thank you.

[8:17] » [laughter] >> Everybody's going off the gasul.

[8:31] for this.

[8:42] » Okay, don't go away. Uh, just go over there for a bit. We'll get to you.

[8:48] » The 11s.

[8:53] » [laughter]

[8:55] » There you go.

[9:07] » Semi

[9:25] So I have the youth and on behalf of

[9:31] that you

[9:42] get scooch Smile.

[9:50] Adrian, >> you going to get ice cream?

[9:54] » Thank you. >> You are

[9:59] hang.

[10:02] » Okay. >> There you go. I like it. I like it.

[10:07] [laughter]

[10:15] » [laughter]

[10:34] » Okay.

[10:55] He's going to take the picture.

[11:02] Congratulations.

[11:21] » Hey, we'll get a group picture. I don't know how you want to go outside

[11:25] front of the building. In front of those flower beds [laughter]

[11:29] outside, guys. Let's get a good picture of y'all. Congratulations.

[11:38] [laughter]

[11:52] Congratulations.

[11:55] twice. Good job.

[12:00] » We'll run the council meeting while you're

[12:03] [laughter]

[12:07] » move for a German. [laughter]

[12:26] » [laughter]

[12:31] [clears throat]

[12:36] » I'm just a free ice cream dairy bar. >> Oh yeah. Yeah, that was nice of them to

[12:42] do that.

[12:46] camera.

[12:52] » This is her clothing and they'll get there just as a lady's ready to close

[12:56] the ice cream. >> Yeah. [laughter]

[12:58] » Watch all these people. >> And then she'll run out of ice cream.

[13:12] » Yeah. My niece was on that U14 soccer team that won out of Brockfield.

[13:18] » Okay. >> So, Zoe,

[13:21] my greatness.

[13:33] At least it's not raining to get a picture.

[13:37] » Not yet. >> Not yet. Yeah, we're supposed to be

[13:39] getting storms. aggressive.

[13:50] » Some companies are happy this year. [laughter]

[13:55] » Yeah.

[14:00] » Yeah.

[14:39] department.

[14:56] The CEO forgot to come take pictures. >> [laughter]

[15:10] » You could have taken. >> Oh, I heard council was funny.

[15:15] [laughter]

[15:25] » You didn't make it, Hendrickk. Oh. I'm only seven hours away. I tried.

[15:33] [laughter] I hear we've got better weather though.

[15:39] » The picture tape.

[15:43] » Wanted to say thanks very much. >> Sort of familiar with what it takes to

[15:47] run the facility. The facilities are very well done. I appreciate it very

[15:51] much. >> Thanks. Take care.

[15:54] » Oh, that's always left.

[15:59] Just like any other place, you got to take a look.

[16:00] » Yeah, every row you want. >> Thanks for coming in, guys.

[16:07] That >> was great. Turned out very well. Thank

[16:09] you very much, everybody. >> Thank you, uh, Councelor P, for all

[16:13] that, by the way, and the clerk.

[16:21] Okay, next we have course and petitions and 9.1 Augusta Fire

[16:28] Rescue Association fee waver request. Item 9.1 is a request from the Augusta

[16:35] Fire Rescue Association to wave their lottery license fee. I read the motion

[16:40] be resolved that council approve the lottery license fee waiver request from

[16:44] the Augusta Fire Rescue Association support of the enhancement of

[16:48] operational capabilities to benefit the community. Council Henry, will you move

[16:53] the motion? >> I will.

[16:54] » Deputy Mayor Wens, you second the motion.

[16:56] » I will. >> Discussion.

[17:01] Uh, Chief, do you want to speak to that or

[17:05] is it >> um I think it's pretty straightforward.

[17:08] It's our normal job we do every year to uh for our association to raise uh money

[17:12] for the association and for uh equipment. So

[17:16] » Okay. >> Okay. No questions. I'll call the vote.

[17:20] All in favor. Thank you.

[17:26] Do we have committee reports? And first of all is counties.

[17:31] Uh okay. Let's see what I got here. All I had was a county's council. Uh we

[17:37] reviewed the the audit which was done by KPMG

[17:41] uh for 2025. We passed that. Um I think we passed it. We're doing it tomorrow

[17:46] morning. I can't remember. Anyway, um so wasn't any issues and

[17:54] pretty pretty close to every the last three or four years. So 160 million

[17:59] budget with I think we're 250,000 in deficit. That's pretty good for that

[18:05] size, no budget.

[18:09] Uh, next AMO, as far as council, county's council, they've got three. Uh,

[18:14] one is the ready program. The ready program is basically bringing in we said

[18:20] the healthcare workers and that it's funding for that getting them set

[18:26] up from outside the country and elsewhere sort of things. Then we have

[18:32] IESO which looks after the infrastructure

[18:36] of Ontario and of course we want more power here, more gas etc. And the third

[18:42] one is homelessness. again looking for funding on that. That's the three

[18:46] counties at once. Um yeah, so next is the South I believe

[18:56] Nation and yeah conservation authority and Reno Valley conservation authority

[19:01] marijuans. So for seven days in Riddle Valley in their uh provinces come down

[19:07] and set the number of board members for the new board and the township or the

[19:15] lead rental gets one and they base it on population but

[19:21] what the board was saying the way they're setting it up they don't think

[19:25] it's quite fair. they always take at least rental would get two based on

[19:28] population 66,000 they're only going to get one

[19:32] whereas Smith Falls with 4,000 gets one there's one place with only 400 so they

[19:37] get one because if you're less than 5% you guaranteed one and you got so city

[19:42] of Ottawa gets four with South Nation Rio Valley and

[19:47] Mississippi Granville had eight so now we're down to one so uh representation's

[19:54] really being cut back So, um, that's something maybe council wants to talk

[19:59] about at the next meeting. You've got up until the late September 10th to put in

[20:04] put in slow

[20:08] casting Robertson. She's going to be the new CEO for the new conservation, the

[20:13] Rio St. Lawrence Association. So, Glenn McDonald's taking over her spot. Allison

[20:19] McDonald took the job for 20 East. So there's the pat they have an intern

[20:24] there too and some patient stay the same. Carlo still but he's helping out

[20:30] with raisin and with

[20:35] any questions clear as day all the changes. It's going

[20:39] to take about a couple of years just to kind of work through it for everybody.

[20:43] Uh, I do have a question and I I forward you the email too because I didn't

[20:48] really know. Uh, we've had flooding along Branch Road and that too. Does

[20:53] South Nation responsible to to prevent that? Which I didn't think they were.

[20:58] That's Rio Valley. >> Okay. West Temple Creek. That's what I

[21:02] live on. And that's Rio Valley. But they they do have to stay in the dam at

[21:08] Oxford Mills. But I mean, you can't flood downstream to till to upleate

[21:14] upstream. We had at at our farm, we had 5 and a half inches of rain in 24 hours.

[21:19] And there's nothing you can do about that. It's the same amount of rain they

[21:23] had in Lton at that time. They had this disaster there. So, luckily, we always

[21:28] just had a few flooded areas, but I mean, it could have been a lot worse.

[21:32] » No, it's it's happening all over. Unfortunately in Ontario, Ottawa,

[21:35] London, you know, just the amount of rain so fast, the the infrastructure

[21:40] just can't take it. You know, um they say, yeah, it's a storm once every 200

[21:45] years. But those storms are getting more frequent. So anyhow, there is temple. It

[21:52] was confirmed last week that it was a tornado that touch

[22:00] the old bridge in Bulmer. talked about. Anyway, it's uh doing a great job.

[22:06] [laughter]

[22:08] Actually, I do want to commend you on that, John. Good job on that.

[22:12] » Thank you.

[22:17] » Okay. Uh recreation committees. Does any counselor have any updates on the

[22:21] recreation committees? >> Yes, councelor Henry.

[22:24] » So, your worship, we had a short meeting last week just to start planning our

[22:27] event for Mayor for on September 19th. We haven't set uh time for sure, but

[22:33] I'll cancel when we have another meeting if set all the times.

[22:37] » Okay, good. Anyone else? Deputy mayor. >> Yeah, North Augusta has the meeting

[22:42] tonight. So, after this meeting, they'll be going to the North meeting and uh I

[22:45] guess they'll they'll probably want an update on lights and the ramp.

[22:50] » Okay. I see they did start to work on it. Uh yeah, they dug the great big hole

[22:55] and then we had all that rain. Oh, I don't know. [laughter]

[22:58] » Yeah, there's an email that was sent out in regards to the ramp. There is a

[23:01] drainage issue that we uncovered there. So, John is working with Kathleen

[23:06] sometime this week just to get a camera to see what the pipe is, whether it's

[23:10] it's an old clay pipe, I believe. >> It's an old clay. Yep.

[23:13] » Yeah. So, we just want to make sure before we do any other work that it's

[23:16] still active and what it's actually doing. So, um Kathleen did send an email

[23:21] out to the the committee today on that to let them know. And then in regards to

[23:25] the lights, um we are done. I have the draft RP done. We are going to be doing

[23:29] an invite. Uh what we want to do is get local uh companies. We don't want to get

[23:35] somebody from Toronto or anything like that. We want somebody locally. So we've

[23:37] uh selected five uh electricians that will be the RFP will go out to. Based on

[23:43] the rain, it looks like we'll probably be installing probably September, early

[23:46] October if I get them in before the the winter comes. So

[23:53] Dave Anything else?

[23:58] Okay. Um, sorry if I missed you on councelor P. Just all around there.

[24:05] Um, >> I will.

[24:08] » Okay. Library board. Nothing.

[24:14] » And planning advisory committee. Deputy mayor. Okay. And our last planning

[24:18] advisory committee, uh, we had a fairly full agenda. Um we hashed over a couple

[24:24] of uh zoning bylaw amendments and uh we feel that we've come up with uh

[24:31] supporting staff's recommendation. The that's the best that we can do and best

[24:35] to to uh make it fair for the residents that live in those areas.

[24:40] Okay, questions. All right. Next, we have uh

[24:47] staff reports 11.1 staff report 75-2026 Grenville County OP Detachment Annual

[24:53] Report June 30th, 2026. And I read the motion be resolved the council receive

[24:58] and accept the 2025 Granville County OP detachment ending report as attached to

[25:04] report 75-2 2026. Deputy Mayor Wines, you move the

[25:10] motion. So move. Councelor Henry, you second a motion.

[25:13] » I will. >> I'm gonna have the CA say a few words

[25:16] about it. Thank you, Mayor Council. So, this is a requirement under the CPSA

[25:21] uh under section 68 that there is supposed to be a annual report that's

[25:26] done by the uh detachment commander. Uh this is supposed to be received by June

[25:30] 30th. We just received it uh probably two weeks ago. Um so, this will be going

[25:36] to the uh police detachment board meeting in September. Uh but the three

[25:41] municipalities are getting this in front of their council this month just so we

[25:44] can be compliant. So uh it's a thorough report that the attachment commander

[25:48] puts together. So if there's any questions I'm more happy to bring it

[25:51] back to the commander. Okay. Any questions?

[26:00] Okay. Uh next we have sorry question. >> Oh yes sorry. Thank you. Uh, I'll call

[26:08] the question. All in favor, thank you.

[26:14] Next, we have staff report getting ahead of myself.

[26:21] » No, I'm good. Staff report 76-2026 protective services semian annual

[26:27] report. I'll read the motion be resolved. The council receive protective

[26:30] services department semi annual activity report as outlined in staff report

[26:35] 76-2026 for information. Councelor Henry move

[26:39] the motion. >> I will.

[26:40] » Councelor Bowman, >> will you second the motion?

[26:42] » I will. >> And I'll have the manager of protective

[26:45] service to speak to the report. >> Thank you, Mayor and Council. Um just uh

[26:50] the semiannual report in in a nutshell, it shows that we're um extremely busy.

[26:55] Our fire or our emergency responses are up 15%. Our uh

[27:01] bylaw is up where am I here? Bylaw is up 51% and our fire inspections are up 44%.

[27:10] Um so uh you know we've been very busy unfortunately. And um but we're we're

[27:16] going we're doing well. And uh one thing I'd like to two things I'd like to call

[27:20] out is that number one, our response times have gone down dramatically this

[27:25] year. Um almost by 2 minutes um which is amazing. And then the second thing is

[27:32] our fire department, Augusta Fire Department, has recently met the

[27:37] regulation, the Ontario firefighter certification regulation. Um so all of

[27:42] our firefighters meet that regulation extensions have been within the last

[27:46] three years. So, we are 100% in compliance with that and we're very

[27:50] proud to say we're, you know, probably one of

[27:53] one of a few departments in leads in Granville that have done that so far and

[27:57] uh um we're proud of that. >> No, that's

[28:04] question. >> Yeah, I would say that's a big thanks to

[28:07] you, Rob, and uh keep saying on top of that and making sure that your

[28:10] firefighters kind of credited. Good job. >> Thank you. But I think uh myself the the

[28:16] credit goes to the firefighters. They're the ones that are put in the two or 30

[28:20] hundred hours in training to to get there. But thank you.

[28:24] » Yes. Oh, sorry. Counc. [clears throat]

[28:27] » Uh Rob, again, uh you know, another great report. Uh it just goes to show

[28:32] the the great work that you and your crew do. Uh also kudos to you guys and

[28:37] of course the neighboring departments that came out to help out yet again uh

[28:41] recently at the fire in Robok. Uh you know thankfully nobody was seriously

[28:47] hurt and uh you know we're lucky to have such great uh great neighbors that are

[28:52] willing to come out and and help us out and uh you know in the weather that

[28:56] we've had this summer it's uh it's always challenging. You hope it doesn't

[28:59] happen but you guys always rise to the occasion. So thanks again for everything

[29:02] you guys do. Thank you.

[29:06] » Thanks, Council P. No, Chief Angler work. So, thank you

[29:11] very much leadership there. So, I'll call the question. All in favor? Car.

[29:18] Thank you. Uh 11.3 staff report 77-2026

[29:23] administrative monetary penalty systems other words brackets amps. I'll read the

[29:29] motion. Be resolved. the council receive staff report 77-2026

[29:33] for information and that staff be directed to bring back the draft bylaws

[29:38] and policies attached to staff report 77-2026

[29:42] for final deliberation and consideration deputy mayor w you move the motion p you

[29:48] second the motion >> I do

[29:52] » and I'll have chief speak on that again please

[29:56] » all right thank you your worship council first I'd like to thank our arent bylaw

[30:00] and fire inspector sabon himself and Ashley did a a lot of work on these

[30:04] bylaws and policies. Um in a nutshell um we've had a lot of com concerns

[30:11] complaints brought to to from residents about parking in a number of locations.

[30:17] So in our research we found we had a parking bylaw. However, it's not it's

[30:21] enforceable but there's no way we can force people to uh pay the fines. if

[30:28] they didn't want to pay them, they wouldn't have to. So, the only way to

[30:31] properly do a proper parking bylaw is to use what's called administrative

[30:36] monetary penalties. Many many municipalities are switching to that.

[30:39] The province is asking municipalities to switch to it because it takes the uh um

[30:47] weight off of the provincial fences courts and um actually helps our

[30:52] residents. Um, our residents won't see anything at well, they'll see a new

[30:57] style ticket. The ones that unfortunately do get tickets would see a

[30:59] new style tickets. And just, you know, to let you know, we haven't given out a

[31:03] ticket since I became in charge of bylaw because we knew we couldn't, right?

[31:08] There was a big process. So, um, but um, residents will see a different style of

[31:14] ticket and instead of having to if they wanted to appeal the real the two big

[31:18] differences are if they wanted to appeal, they would have to go to the PA

[31:20] court in Brockful, right? they might just take a day off for it, spend a

[31:24] whole day at court, right? If it got saw that day, then it might get pushed

[31:28] forward, might not. Um, the new process is we would have a screener and our

[31:33] suggestion is that would be the clerk and we're estimating it might it would

[31:37] take less than an hour per each one to appeal and then if they don't if

[31:41] residents don't like that, it gets to go to a hearing officer. All right? Then

[31:44] the hearing officer is final. The second thing is is that our residents wouldn't

[31:48] have to pay what's called a victim search charge anymore. So when you get a

[31:51] POA court or POA ticket you have to pay a victim search charge it's it's 30 or

[31:56] $35 I think is the minimum and then it's based on the amount of the fine it keeps

[32:00] creeping up so our residents wouldn't have to pay that anymore. So, in a

[32:04] nutshell, if we want to have a parking bylaw that we can enforce, we have to go

[32:09] down this AMPs road, administrative monetary penalties. Um, all the policies

[32:13] you see in this package, and I realize it's quite long and lengthy. Um, are

[32:18] mandated by the province in the act, right? So, we had to make those. Um, we

[32:23] did send the bylaw to our solicitor. Um, I believe Shane, our CIO, and her clerk

[32:27] were involved in that uh that meeting and everything was

[32:32] okayed by the the solicitors. So, I guess at that point, I'll I'll take any

[32:37] questions unless you can think of anything, Chad. If I may ask Chad to

[32:40] chime in, you know, >> I'll take any questions if if you have

[32:44] any questions. >> Question,

[32:48] but it's just makes common sense. >> Yeah.

[32:52] One one other thing I will say this is part one. Part one is getting AMP's the

[32:57] AMP's bylaw passed and the parking passed and then the next one is

[33:02] switching our other bylaws over and then they would be the same because it really

[33:06] doesn't make sense to have one process for parking tickets and then one process

[33:10] for other tickets, right? So it would all go all be the same and it all be

[33:15] treated the same, right? They still have the same appeal rights, you know, so it

[33:19] doesn't it doesn't affect the residents at all. faculty it works in their

[33:22] benefit. >> Yeah. And

[33:24] » Yeah. >> Yeah. If they don't want to pay the they

[33:27] don't pay the ticket, it just goes on their taxes then.

[33:30] » Okay. >> Yeah.

[33:32] But the other part is uh deputy mayor is that we now we have the ability one of

[33:37] the things is with with aerys it's called the software we have would would

[33:42] have access to once we get this all passed is is uh it allows us to get the

[33:47] data from their plates um so that we know their addresses and stuff like that

[33:52] that's what we couldn't get before why we just didn't bother writing tickets

[33:55] because we didn't have that

[34:00] » okay So, I'm a little bit confused. >> Sure.

[34:03] » Good. Right after you said parking. >> Um,

[34:07] so what I see here on the our package, we got X number of pages and about amps

[34:15] and the different uh departments, the policy number, etc. You're saying that

[34:20] all only has to do with parking. >> Correct. So when it comes down, for

[34:24] example, to short-term rentals and we want to lay a fine there,

[34:30] we have to do everything here again. >> Nope. Three worship. So we only have to

[34:34] pass the amps bylaw and policies once. >> Okay. That's

[34:38] » But you don't need you don't need to do amps to do all the other bylaws, but you

[34:44] have to have amps to do parking. That's why we're doing it in two phases. This

[34:48] is the first phase. If you want to do parking, we have to pass the amps bylaw,

[34:52] right? Now, the next phase or next part will be, okay, now that we have AMPs and

[34:57] we're using it for parking, we can now use it for our K9 bylaw or short-term

[35:02] rental or whatever, but all the policies in that stay the same. So, we don't have

[35:06] to go through the whole thing. All we'd have to do is bring those individual

[35:08] bylaws back and basically change a couple paragraphs in it with some and

[35:13] add the fines to the AMPs bylaw and it uh should be pretty painless. And that

[35:19] work would fall under bylaw or clerk's department

[35:24] » for making the bylaws >> each. Yeah,

[35:27] » they're doing the That would be That would be ours. The bylaw.

[35:30] » So each one >> Yeah.

[35:36] » No, I I I love it. I think it's great. I think we don't have a hammer. We've been

[35:40] complaining about that for the last five years, you know. Well, fine. Well, you

[35:46] can't or he's not going to pay. You know, this gives a me to anyway. So,

[35:51] that's what I'm glad one more thing. You know, I always like

[35:55] to talk um [laughter] is the building code, the fire code are

[36:01] have adopted amps and we now have permission from the province to do fines

[36:08] for the fire code and the building code through amps as well. And they're

[36:13] working on and maybe Melissa would know more but they're working on planning.

[36:16] Like one of the concerns with planning all the time is if you ever want to do

[36:20] any enforce much you have to go to court,

[36:23] » right? So for smaller things you smaller items you could use amps.

[36:30] » Well it's a start. I guess nothing's really simple I guess anyway.

[36:35] » Uh the only one thing I'll add is there is a lot to digest for council. So, I

[36:40] would stress to council is is take a look at it all if you've got questions

[36:44] or need clarification, reach out to Chad or Robert, myself or or the clerk. Uh

[36:50] and certainly we'll be happy to provide clarification and then we'll look at

[36:54] bringing kind of a final draft to council on September 14th for approval.

[36:57] So, uh if there's any questions in the meantime, please reach out to us.

[37:01] » I think it's great. >> Okay. Uh [clears throat]

[37:08] uh call question. All in favor?

[37:14] » Next we have local employee staff report 78-2026 United counties of leads and

[37:19] Grimble draft growth management study. Uh read the motion be resolved. The

[37:24] council receive the draft growth management strategy prepared by Anderson

[37:28] Consulting Incorporated dated June 2026 and that staff be directed to advise the

[37:37] United Counties and Leads and Grimble that

[37:40] forecast of allocations and land needs assessment as detailed in the the draft

[37:46] growth management strategy acceptable and reasonable as they relate to the

[37:50] township of Augusta. 50 m whining. So we move the motion. So counc second the

[37:56] motion and I'll have Melissa say a few words about that.

[38:01] » Thank you your worship. Um so this is coming to council um from the counties.

[38:06] Um as know the mayor is aware uh the the counties has been involved in doing um a

[38:11] growth management strategy for the entire counties. It's part of their

[38:15] upcoming official plan review. Um they as part of that process they did strike

[38:20] a technical advisory committee. Um they they sought out data from local

[38:24] municipalities. They did consultation with stakeholders and and held some

[38:27] public consultation sessions. Uh one of those held here in our township. Um so

[38:34] on July 8th county's planning advisory committee um has directed that the draft

[38:38] that Hson has prepared uh be sent out to local municipalities um for some general

[38:44] consensus. um they're looking for those comments back by September 4th. So just

[38:49] generally um the consultants um are looking at population projections to

[38:53] kind of determine what we need for growth in our planning documents,

[38:57] whether we need to do adjustments to our settlement areas, boundaries, that kind

[39:00] of thing. Um so the consultants utilized a high growth scenario for the

[39:04] population projections. Um so what it means for Augusta is u it appears that

[39:08] we do have a sufficient area in our existing settlement areas that we don't

[39:12] need to so like Maynard North Augusta Alawquin uh we don't need to expand

[39:16] those areas um we've got enough vacant lots and inventory and area in those

[39:22] settlement areas that is part of this process we don't need to expand the only

[39:25] municipality in the county that does need to expand the settlement areas is

[39:28] North Brenville they're obviously experiencing very high growth um but

[39:33] what this land strategy um excuse me what that the growing management uh

[39:36] study did come out with a recommendation which is favorable for the township is

[39:40] that it is recommending that our uh land use strategy areas. So the properties

[39:45] immediately abuing Prescott um that are currently rural settlements are are

[39:49] being uh rec being recommended to be redesated as urban settlements. Um so

[39:55] that's going to allow us to implement our land uh use strategy um hook up

[40:00] municipal servicing and have a higher density residential in that area. Um so

[40:05] staff have presented the growth management strategy to the um council

[40:10] just they're just the county is just looking for some general concurrence um

[40:14] uh with the policy um that's been um so we need to get comments back to them by

[40:18] September 4th.

[40:22] » I I watched this come clearly and I was really disappointing. Um,

[40:30] it's another I got all say, um, the study was done. There was countless

[40:38] meetings and the townships level and other towns and everything else. Uh, the

[40:45] public had input. Uh the planners all had input

[40:50] and the mayors can't say they didn't know about it, but when it came up to

[40:56] the planning committee uh county's council,

[41:01] they just where did you get these numbers from? You know, and it's the

[41:05] same thing with the AA a thing.

[41:10] We were so lucky to have Melissa kind of walked us through us here, walked me

[41:14] through it, too. >> [clears throat]

[41:16] » But again, attending those meetings, everybody could ask us questions, they

[41:20] need it. But now we have eight or nine mayors that say, "I don't know about

[41:23] this. Where did this come from?" And it's so frustrating. I I just

[41:29] [clears throat] I just lose it. And then they see a little bit of my eyes,

[41:34] jealousy. Um, North Grenell, I think, has 19, forgive me on the uh the exact,

[41:40] but I think North Grenell had about 19% growth. Now remember this is from from

[41:46] now to >> 201

[41:50] » 51. Okay. And of course they said it's not enough.

[41:56] That's fine. They don't think it's enough. Rockville had I think about 13

[42:01] or 14%. they are kind of landlocked unless they

[42:05] but again they can go up you know with apartment buildings and everything else

[42:12] and us we were the next highest of 11%. And you get other townships they're

[42:21] saying what's going on ours is only 4% 5%.

[42:26] To me you should have asked the questions at your own level but they

[42:30] didn't. So it's very frustrating. So they pushed it back to all the

[42:36] townships to review and I I again I just shake my head the

[42:44] amount of meetings we had over this and everything else.

[42:48] Personally I'm very happy with 11% growth. I think our planner is happy

[42:53] with that. that allows us to to do what we have to do and councils have to

[42:58] manage the growth man our growth in their own townships but

[43:03] just the way again I I feel sorry for the county's planning department uh they

[43:09] did everything right

[43:14] anyway speak any more than that I probably should now but anyway so um

[43:21] any counselors you got anything to

[43:26] » [clears throat] >> I read through the report pretty lengthy

[43:29] but I remember the last road management study they had custo township at less

[43:34] than 1% road so this one here is a lot more accurate I think and

[43:39] obviously north's going to get as long as people are coming from Ottawa north

[43:43] end but there's no industry there's no nothing else drives north except people

[43:47] coming from Ottawa and that's just because of 416

[43:54] I had a quick chat with the mayor of North Granville and she says, "Well,

[43:57] where are you getting all your your people come homes from Brockville?"

[44:02] I looked at her and said, "No, that's going to be north."

[44:08] Whoa. So, our growth is not going to come from

[44:12] Brockport. That's going to be from North or

[44:16] Toronto, Montreal, Toronto. A lot of our growth is people the older

[44:23] residents I don't like the way capital changing and they're moving ahead.

[44:29] » So anyway, um I think Melissa Fran did a great job on

[44:34] that supported her and I I think it's I don't I think it's good to go. Yes.

[44:41] » Just a just a question from a CEO perspective. the intent of the

[44:45] information that you get back is the intent then council county council will

[44:49] make a decision based on the feedback or just because I from from my perspective

[44:55] I continue seeing studies and studies from the county perspective being held

[44:58] up and it prevents us from doing work that we need to do from a local level.

[45:02] So I'm just curious on kind of where things are moving forward from there.

[45:06] » My I know what's going to happen with this.

[45:11] they've given us till September 10th 6 whatever for feedback from the

[45:15] townships. I don't think they'll get feedback from

[45:18] the townships or very limited feedback and it will come back to the planning

[45:23] committee again uh to the counties and face the same old music. That's what I

[45:29] think will happen. >> I'll sit there and shake my head, but

[45:36] I I don't know how you get around that. >> No, no, exactly. But it holds up us

[45:40] doing some of the exercises that we're trying to do. Right. Exactly.

[45:44] » It holds up everybody. >> Right. Exactly.

[45:47] » Um I just don't know. I I

[45:54] better not say anything. There's election on the on the horizon.

[45:59] That's all I >> Okay. Um counselors, you happy with

[46:05] this? I think staff is happy with it. So Melissa, will we send back to them and

[46:12] say we're >> Yes, through your worship. Yes. So we'll

[46:16] the resolution and the staff report will go to to counties count uh uh the

[46:20] planning advisory committee through the through the manager um to let them know

[46:24] that that we we are in agreement with >> Yeah.

[46:27] » From from Augusta's perspective, >> we follow the process that counties laid

[46:31] out and we're well informed blah blah blah. Yeah. you know anyway

[46:38] it's just okay thank you very much question all in favor

[46:46] they'll fire me from counties but I don't think

[46:50] certainly

[46:54] all right uh next 11.5 staff report 79-2026

[46:59] zoning bylaw amendment Z-1-26

[47:04] 6 9147 County Road 6. I'll read the motion.

[47:11] Result. The council supports the recommendation of the planning advisor

[47:15] and community pack on July 29, 2026 in relation to a zoning bylaw amendment

[47:21] application Z-126

[47:26] with the addition of 60-day time limit to be imposed on the completion of noise

[47:31] assessment as follows. One, township bylaw enforcement providing an opinion

[47:37] regarding compliance with noise bylaw 3704-2024.

[47:42] Should township bylaw enforcement deem the noise to the outside the noise

[47:46] perimeters of the noise bylaw, the applicant shall undertake a supportive

[47:50] noise study which will inform any fencing requirements

[47:55] 60-day limit from August 10, 2026 be imposed on the completion of the noise

[48:00] assessment. two to be a subject of to site plan control applicable to the

[48:07] contractor's equipment storage establishment use only. Note, there is a

[48:12] $790 application fee plus legal fees to

[48:17] register the site plan agreement on title which would be at the applicant's

[48:21] expense expense. Three, additional provisions prohibiting

[48:27] on-site repair of commercial vehicles. minor emergency repair only when you

[48:31] permit it. Prohibiting on-site washing or commercial vehicles.

[48:37] Requiring limited open storage as detailed in the draw bylaw.

[48:43] Requiring privacy fencing along both interior side yards as detailed in the

[48:49] draft bylaw. requiring four on-site commercial

[48:53] related parking spaces limited to in the rear yard and signage limitations as

[49:00] detailed in the draft bylaw. Councelor K, will you move the motion?

[49:06] » I will. >> Deputy Mayor Wins, will you second the

[49:10] motion? I will. And again, please. Uh so through your worship so this um so

[49:17] planning advisory committee met on July 29th um just the reason for that was

[49:22] they received um a letter um from the agent on this application Mr. Libby

[49:28] attendance uh on June 17 uh uh council directed that on July at the last

[49:33] council meeting that that that letter be referred back to the planning advisory

[49:36] committee. Um the letter was in objecting to the the initial

[49:40] recommendations made by the planning committee on the zoning amendment. Um,

[49:43] council also asked that a staff report be prepared uh to the planning advisory

[49:47] committee on the recommended conditions on this resoning application. Um, so the

[49:53] uh so PAC met um and and made a recommendation on the resoning

[49:58] application which is um basically what uh the mayor read this evening. Um so

[50:04] after the the plan advisory committee we've received a further letter on July

[50:08] 31st um addressed to council. the the letter indicates that the property owner

[50:12] intends to withdraw the reszoning application if the recommendations

[50:16] related to the noise assessment and the site plan are required. Um so cancel

[50:21] concurrence from for the pack recommendation is is being requested. Um

[50:25] staff are also suggesting that there is an imposition of 60-day time limit on

[50:30] the noise assessment uh just so this file doesn't remain open indefinitely.

[50:35] Um and um the the recommendation has been presented um as per tax

[50:41] recommendation again just with the addition of a 60-day time period

[50:46] assessment. >> Okay.

[50:50] Uh before I ask the comments questions, just want to say refer to the applicant.

[50:54] Refer to the applicant. Okay. Uh comments, questions.

[51:04] Okay, I'll call the question. All in favor?

[51:12] Thank you. Next, I have the U staff group 11.6 staff report 80-2026

[51:19] severance application B.47-26 47-26 a new lot vacant road 6D fire road

[51:26] please read the motion be resolved the council recommend the consent

[51:30] application B-47-26 new lot be approved sub three conditions

[51:35] of approvals as detailed staff 480-2026 councelor P will you move the motion

[51:44] » I will cow will you second the motion >> I will ask Melissa to speak on this

[51:51] Uh thank you worship. Uh so this seance application was also before the planning

[51:56] advisory committee at their meeting on July 29th. Uh the application is to

[52:01] sever just under 30 acres. Vacant lot um and retained lands will be about 21

[52:06] acres. Um the severance uh is a result of an inverted merger. Lands that were

[52:11] held in the same title ownership inadvertently merged on title. Um so it

[52:16] did need to to be able to separate the lands again. it does need to go through

[52:20] the severance process. Um, so there's three conditions that PAC has

[52:24] recommended that are being presented to council tonight to support the

[52:28] application. >> Comments, questions.

[52:34] » Okay. Call question. All in favor?

[52:42] » Uh, no subotion there. No motion on this item. weather. Did we want to No, that

[52:51] next meeting. >> Sorry. How do you cut that?

[52:54] » Oh, I'm sorry. >> Okay.

[53:00] Bylaw 13.1. Bylaw 3862-2026, appointment of CBO, chief building

[53:07] official. I'll read the motion be resolved. The bylaw number 3862-2026

[53:13] being a bylaw to appoint a chief building official for the cooperation

[53:19] cooperation of the township of Augusta app first time second time and third

[53:23] time be acted as read councelor Henry you move the motion

[53:26] » I will councelor we second motion >> I will any comments questions

[53:34] think we made a good choice chief building officials So which is

[53:41] Adam Jackson and yeah so let's give our support.

[53:51] So I call push all in favor

[53:59] bylaw 3863 2026 zoning bylaw Dixie read the motion be resolved that bylaw number

[54:07] 3863-2026 being a bylaw to amend zoning bylaw 2965

[54:13] for lands located in concession by parl lots 29 and 30 vacant lands in county

[54:18] road 15 park per role of 07 0600 045 042 0 0 we read the first time second

[54:27] time the third time being act as read council Henry you move motion

[54:31] » I will >> councelor P you second a motion

[54:34] » I [clears throat] will comments questions from council

[54:43] it's a great thing. So question

[54:54] 13.3 by stop up to close the road allowance. Read the motion to resolve

[55:00] that bylaw number 3864- 2026 being a bylaw stop close cell part of the road

[55:06] allowance generally described as portion of the un road allowance located to the

[55:10] east of lot 37 concession to township of Augusta County of Granville being a part

[55:17] of pin 681 82-000051

[55:22] located between 2100 and 2934 section concession road be read the

[55:29] first time, second time, and a third time and be enacted as read. Councelor

[55:34] Bman, will you move the motion? >> I will.

[55:37] » Deputy Mayor Wines Wets, will you second a motion? Well, comments, questions.

[55:45] Okay. Question. All in favor? Carriers.

[55:51] New item 14-1. There's a recommendation from

[55:56] Deputy May to direct staff to bring back a report of draft clean yards by I'll

[56:03] read the motion. We resolve the staff be directed to bring back a report of draft

[56:08] clean yards by Deputy Mayor Wens moves the motion. You

[56:15] need a secondary to begin discussion. So I need a second.

[56:19] Councelor Henry.

[56:23] Okay. and Deputy Mayor Wins can speak to the motion.

[56:27] » Yes. So, this has been brought up numerous times from different residents

[56:32] and uh council has looked at it, but some of the bylaw that they tried to

[56:36] bring forward to council were so ownorous that they were just shut down.

[56:40] So we're looking at one that is just kind of maybe baby steps to call it

[56:45] whatever just a yards by that other places have that some of our residents

[56:50] if somebody is not following the garbage and stuff like this which is unhealthy

[56:54] that we have a recourse to uh address it right now we don't

[57:00] » any other comments.

[57:04] Yes, >> I feel we need something, but I I think

[57:06] this is something that we need to take our time at doing and make sure, you

[57:10] know, we get it as close to being right as possible. There's always going to be

[57:13] changes. Um, but I just think it's something that we need to make sure what

[57:17] we're prepared for. >> Okay. Any other comments?

[57:24] Okay. Do you want to set any parameters for staff? For example, do you want to

[57:30] is there specific things or see? >> I know, but I'm asking you guys first.

[57:37] » Not. Yes. >> Worship. Well, some of the complaints

[57:40] that I've gotten in the past are like people with pools that have been not

[57:44] used or can't be used and not cutting their lawn, just poisonous weeds,

[57:51] garbage in their yards is the most recent one.

[57:54] » Okay. Good. >> Yeah. For me, I think um for me, I think

[57:58] if it's something that is dangerous, unhealthy, that kind of stuff, I think

[58:04] that's something that we should try and help regulate somehow.

[58:10] » Anything else? Did you have your hand up, council babe, or no?

[58:16] Uh yeah, just uh I mean I think overall I guess the comments that that I hear

[58:23] and I think we all do is general cleanliness, you know, I mean garbage on

[58:29] properties, um you know, not being dealt with, as

[58:33] Tanya said, the uh pools that can't be used, that kind of thing, right? So I

[58:38] think it's I agree with councelor Bowman in the sense that this is something that

[58:42] needs to be done right. I think we do need something in place. Um, but we

[58:48] can't rush it either because if you rush it, then you run into a problem where

[58:51] it's not saw through. We also have to think, I believe, obviously I wasn't on

[58:55] council when this first came up, but I believe the uh the farmers of the

[58:59] community uh pushed back on it the last time. And so, we want to make sure that

[59:05] that they're considered as well because they have uh, you know, different needs

[59:08] and requirements than the average Joe. So, I think it's it's needed. We just

[59:13] got to take our time and make sure it's done right.

[59:16] » Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. See you.

[59:20] » Uh, no, that's fine. Mayor, I was actually going to mention the same thing

[59:23] you did. It was about getting some clarification on what council wanted to

[59:26] see in the bylaw. We can make this bylaw very restrictive or we can make this

[59:30] bylaw less restrictive. So, getting some direction on what you want to see in

[59:35] there is certainly what we need. I know Rob's um done a lot of work behind the

[59:40] scenes on it. Maybe to speak to it at all. Chief,

[59:46] » um, thank you, worship. Um, just quickly because, you know, I wasn't asked for a

[59:50] report. I do have some notes. Um, I I do have a draft because I've been asked by

[59:55] different counselors over the last few years to start working on it. So, I do

[59:59] have a draft and it's I do not believe it's, you know, anything like the one

[1:00:04] that was brought up like 20 years ago. So we're not nothing of because we have

[1:00:08] to make sure we differentiate between clean yards bylaws and property

[1:00:11] standards bylaws. Property standards bylaws are about the home stuff like

[1:00:16] that. The colors of the door stuff, you know, I can get to that. Clean yard is

[1:00:19] about the yard, garbage, you know, whatever. So I think that's one thing we

[1:00:23] have to differentiate. And then the other one is I think council and I'll do

[1:00:26] it in I'll say it in the report when it comes back is we have to be extremely

[1:00:30] careful with lawns and um stuff on people's lawns. The courts have thrown

[1:00:37] out just recently and a couple months ago in Missaga, uh the courts threw out

[1:00:41] a case or a charge that municipality charged someone further along being too

[1:00:47] long and he successfully defended that by saying it was a just a minute.

[1:00:57] He successfully defended that on its constitutional rights. It was Ruck

[1:01:01] versus the city of Missaga that uh the rules went too far. The court recognized

[1:01:07] that the person's choice to maintain a naturalized garden can form a personal

[1:01:11] expression protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. So, we

[1:01:15] just have to be careful and I do agree that we don't want to rush this. You

[1:01:19] know, involve our solicitors to make sure they're good with that and you

[1:01:22] know, we can we can definitely go there, but we're part the way there. Like I

[1:01:25] said, I do have a draft. So, >> yeah.

[1:01:30] So to add to a little bit to the safety issue, there are houses that have been

[1:01:34] noticeably not being able to live in as well. Maybe there's mental health issues

[1:01:39] and stuff like that, but is there something that could go into that bylaw

[1:01:42] about those houses? >> I don't

[1:01:47] I don't know, but I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm not an expert on

[1:01:52] it. That's really Yeah, I don't know. >> I just That's a tricky one. Yeah, I know

[1:01:59] what you're getting. >> Yeah.

[1:02:00] » Yes. [clears throat]

[1:02:03] » Okay. So, where there is what's called a for rental properties, we have our

[1:02:07] rental property standards bylaw, which is probably going to come to council

[1:02:10] here shortly to repeal. Uh because we have uh the entire government has a

[1:02:14] rental tenencies act, rental property tenencies act, and it has a whole bunch

[1:02:19] of um items that houses must meet, right, if they're going to be rented. So

[1:02:25] really our rental property standards act bylaw was just duplication and and

[1:02:30] giving more work but there is nothing for other than the building code uh for

[1:02:36] homes that are owned and lived in by the owner. Right? If they're rented there's

[1:02:40] the residential tendencies act but they're lived in by the owner. There

[1:02:44] isn't that there. That's where pro where municipalities get into doing property

[1:02:48] standards bylaws, not just clean yards bylaws, right? Because probably stands

[1:02:52] by then gets more into the buildings themselves

[1:02:56] like the homelessness but you know you go the police they can't touch them.

[1:03:04] You go to MTO they can't touch them. They go to counties the city.

[1:03:10] So unless they all join forces the only way do it getting them to do that it's

[1:03:15] like pulling teeth.

[1:03:19] Yeah. Anyway, so I'll call the question. There's no other comments.

[1:03:26] All in favor?

[1:03:30] Staff, you have direction?

[1:03:37] » Okay. Announcements. Does anybody have announcements? By the way, after our

[1:03:42] closed meeting, because we do have a closed meeting, I'd like to talk about

[1:03:45] the logistics for the AEL conference coming up. So don't run away, please.

[1:03:52] Um,

[1:03:56] so announcements.

[1:04:03] Okay.

[1:04:08] Questions on the agenda for the public. So what? Well,

[1:04:14] » yeah, I figured [clears throat]

[1:04:17] » I know you got a job to do. >> Oh, I'm not even that that'll be the

[1:04:21] last one. >> Okay.

[1:04:22] » I've got a question about that that fine system that you want to implement. Is

[1:04:26] there a public meeting on that? >> Uh chief or

[1:04:31] » sure can uh there's not legally. We do they do not have to have one, but

[1:04:36] there's nothing says that we can't. That would be up to council's wishes.

[1:04:42] The [clears throat] other thing I I would also say is that the whole point

[1:04:45] of bringing the draft amps bylaw was these are public meetings. So, it's out

[1:04:50] there for a month for residents to review, provide comments to council,

[1:04:54] » uh, to to come to come back as well. >> So, maybe it's publicized. It's

[1:05:00] publicizing the agenda, but it's not publicized to publicly

[1:05:06] stuff like that or maybe

[1:05:12] » Yeah. Okay. Uh second thing the the the reason I I'm questioning this is is the

[1:05:18] appeal that that the public loses. If if you decide to make an inside

[1:05:27] appeal I would suggest that you may get with people of the public not people of

[1:05:33] the staff. So to make it neutral. >> Sorry. Can I add to that?

[1:05:38] » Well the hearing officer is not a member of staff. It's outside agency. So they

[1:05:42] have no ties to the township women whatsoever. A neutral guardian.

[1:05:46] » That's what we need to be informed of if

[1:05:52] » well yeah we'll have to do some thinking on that.

[1:05:55] » I I can I can just say the act is quite clear that you have a screening officer

[1:05:59] and then you have a hearing officer. Almost all municipalities make the

[1:06:03] hearing officer an outside third party. Whether it be a retired judge, a retired

[1:06:07] police officer, retired lawyer, it's an outside third party. So absolutely I

[1:06:11] 100% hear you. >> Yeah, that's important. It's good to

[1:06:13] have the information. Yes. >> Uh for the yard bylaw,

[1:06:20] I work in multiple municipality. A safeard bylaw is a lot easier to to

[1:06:27] absorb than a cleanard bylaw. if you see the difference.

[1:06:34] Okay. >> And my third point is uh we're going to

[1:06:38] withdraw the application. >> Okay. Well, I'll need that in writing.

[1:06:43] » Okay. I I'll send it to you in writing, but we're going to redraw the

[1:06:46] application. We'll go through uh uh litigation instead. Okay.

[1:06:54] » Thank you very much for your time. So, um anybody else? Oh,

[1:07:00] okay. No press, I believe. Okay. So, we have a

[1:07:05] close meeting. Um,

[1:07:10] so the motion be resolved with council meeting at close session at let's say

[1:07:15] 6:20 p.m. discuss matters pertaining to approval

[1:07:22] of the previous close session minutes June 22nd, 2026. Matters under section

[1:07:27] 239 brackets 2 bracket C. A proposed

[1:07:31] appending acquisition disposition of land by a municipal or local board.

[1:07:36] Matters under section 239 brackets 2 brackets D labor relations and matters

[1:07:41] under section 239 brackets 2K. A position of apply for any negotiations

[1:07:46] carried out by the municipality. Councelor Bowman, we move the motion.

[1:07:51] » I will. >> Councelor Henry, you second the motion.

[1:07:53] » I will. >> Okay. All I'll call the vote. All in

[1:07:55] favor? Car. Thank you. See you in 8 minutes.

[1:08:03] So during close session, the council approved the close session minutes under

[1:08:07] items 17.1 and provide staff direction item 17.2

[1:08:13] proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality

[1:08:18] or local board. 17.3 labor relations 17.4 Four position to be applied to any

[1:08:25] negotiations and shall consider the following resolution. Be resolved.

[1:08:30] Council ratify the memorandum of settlement reach between the Ontario

[1:08:34] public services employees union local 494 and the township of Augusta

[1:08:39] collective bargaining team and that staff be directed to incorporate the

[1:08:43] changes identified for memorandum settlement in a renewed collective

[1:08:48] agreement with the chairman on April 2025 to March 31st 2028. Councelor Ba

[1:08:55] motion. Yes, I will.

[1:09:00] » Councilor P, will you second the motion? >> I will

[1:09:04] [clears throat] say his fog.

[1:09:08] » Any any any question any any comments, questions?

[1:09:13] » Thank you. >> Question. All in favor? Car.

[1:09:17] Uh, bylaw of the confirmed proceedings of council. Read the motion be resolved

[1:09:21] with bylaw number 3865 2026 being a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of

[1:09:26] council with the township of Augusta at its meeting held on August 10th 2026 be

[1:09:32] read a first time second time third time be enacted as read council Henry will

[1:09:36] you vote the motion >> I will councelor Bowman will you second

[1:09:40] the motion >> I will question all in favor car thank

[1:09:44] you chairman please read uh I'll read the motion be the Resolve the council

[1:09:50] meeting adjourned at 6:48 p.m.

[1:09:55] until September 14th, 2026 at 5:00 pm. We're call the mayor subject to date.

[1:10:01] Council, excuse me. Deputy Mayor W, you moved.

[1:10:06] Councelor P, will you second a motion? >> I will.

[1:10:10] » I'll call question. All in favor? Carried. Thank you.

Council Meeting August 10, 2026

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