[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.