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Okay, I welcome everybody and we
acknowledge uh the land upon which we

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work and live, the first nations and
their nations and recognize their

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connection to the land, water and
community. We continue to learn, listen,

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and grow together. And saying that,
welcome everybody call the meeting to

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order and approval of the agenda,
please.

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We could hereby resolve that the agenda
for the September 2nd, 2026 regular

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meeting of council be adopted as printed
and circulated.

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» Okay. Can I get a mover in second,
please? Moved by councelor Demer, second

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by councelor Young. All in favor?
Opposed if any. And that's carried. Any

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disclosure of bearer interest?
Not seeing any. And minutes from August

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5th.
>> We hereby resolve that the minutes of

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the August 5th, 2026 regular meeting of
council be adopted as printed and

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circulated.
>> Okay. Can I get a mover to second,

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please? Moved by councelor Banberry,
second by councelor Barnes. All in

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favor? Opposed if any. And that's
carried. Any business arising for the

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minutes? No, not seeing any. Okay, we're
going to uh move our delegations up

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today in front of our um planning
matters. So, our first uh delegation

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today is Oxir County Road Supervisors
and it's a donation to our helping hands

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plant food bank. And if I could have
Jim, if you could come forward, please.

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» Thank you, council.
>> Um,

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as you are aware, I was the uh the
chairperson for the Oxford County AORS

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trade show that was hosted in 2025.
Um,

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we did very well. Uh it was the largest
show to date with the most attendees and

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the most booths. Um we also did very
well in uh generating revenue um for the

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association. Um part of hosting um is
able to give back to the community. So,

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with that, we have um a rather large sum
uh just over $91,000 that we will be

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donating back into the community. Uh the
three hospitals, we will be donating um

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$22,946
to each one. Um, and I'm here today to

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present a check to the Blander Blenham
uh, Helping Hands Food Bank for $5,711.

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» Fantastic. That's That is absolutely
fantastic.

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Um, and
>> we need to get some pictures.

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» Yes. And, uh, unfortunately, uh, Sue
Burley, she couldn't come today. She's

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kind of the spearheaded of it. Um, I'll
have Councelor Demer and myself. We both

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uh have helped at the uh food bank for a
very long time. It was at my mom's house

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for forever. So, uh we're going to do
the uh presentation.

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You
>> want to go up here, you said?

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» Yeah. I think that was move your chairs.
>> You want the chairs out of the way?

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» Yeah. Slide them out of the way.

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» It is a large check.

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Thank you.
>> Thank you very much. Thank you. That's

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fantastic. There's that one there.
>> Okay. Thank you. The official one.

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» All right.

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That's great.

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» I have a resolution for that one.
>> Okay. Just make one more comment. Um

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I'll just make one more comment. Our um
our food bank here uh it started um

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[clears throat] I don't know how many
years ago now. A long time. Um, and just

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so everybody knows how it kind of
started was uh um

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a couple of the parents uh uh noticed
that their kids were taking extra food

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to school here in Drumble. And what it
was is they were trying to the kids were

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helping some of the younger ones uh that
maybe came to school that didn't have

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lunch. Um, so it didn't go unnoticed.
And then a few uh of the parents, uh,

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Sue was one uh that started uh just kind
of a little informal uh food bank uh at

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the school here. Um, I kind of got
involved when they uh were looking for a

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place to store it. Um, it went to my
mother's house. It was there for a long

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long time. And then uh one time we
organized uh all the groups from every

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every place right across Blandford
Blenham from churches uh I think it was

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uh fire whatever and we had a meeting
right here in the in the basement here

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and that's where we formed um cuz we
thought if it's happening in Drumble

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it's happening in in uh all of our
communities and that's how we kind of

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got on to the Blland for Blenhan uh
Helping Hands food bank. Um it's become

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townshipwide. Um it's absolutely the
support from the community is un

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unbelievable. It really is. Uh we put a
post out uh I think it was maybe a

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couple months ago that we were really
low in food and we were really low not

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just food and money. The amount of food
and and money that's come in has has

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been just beyond belief really. Um
what's come in to support uh from our

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community. So, you know, we all all of
us hitting here, you know, I think we're

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all good, but you never know when that
day may come uh that uh you may struggle

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a little bit for food and stuff at home,
and it's just uh great to have this

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support. This uh this check will go a
long long ways. This will this will feed

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families for I would say probably a
whole year or more of what we have. And

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uh not that I want people to stop
donating because um it does dwindle very

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quickly when you start getting uh I
think the most we ever had we had like

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18 one time um right at Christmas time.
So you think how much food you give 18

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people um and gift cards. Uh we try to
give gift cards a lot because it gives

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people that normality of being able to
uh go and buy a few of their own

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groceries. So uh uh once again thank you
very much to your group. Please tell

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them that uh this will go along on ways
in our community and thank you very

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much. Okay. And we have a resolution. Go
ahead.

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» It hereby resolve that the delegation
from the Oxford County Road Supervisors

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Association regarding a donation to
helping hands Blander Blenham Food Bank

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be received as information.
>> Okay. Can I get a move in a second,

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please? Moved by councelor Demer, second
by councelor Young. Sorry I didn't uh

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let anybody else from council if you
wanted to comment at all. Okay. All in

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favor and opposed if any. And that's
carried. Thank you very much. Okay, our

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next uh our next uh uh delegation is
Eric Gilbert uh manager of development

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planning and Don Ford. I believe you're
coming as well.

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Welcome.

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Thank you. Uh so I'm here today to
present the summary of the 2025 uh

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planning service delivered by the uh
community planning service for the

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township of Brford Bunham. Uh the
township is directly served by a

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development planner uh Dustin who you
see regular basis but also there is a

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wide team uh behind Dustin uh including
myself uh director community planning a

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manager of planning policy uh six other
uh development planners who help to

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share the workload if there's uh peaks
or or uh or complexity uh policy

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planners and GIS analysts. So uh with
this uh wholesome team we're able to

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provide a comprehensive
um and broad range of uh planning

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service both for county and uh township
planning projects.

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Uh in 2025
uh we processed uh 21 development

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applications for lands within the
township uh which represents 5% of the

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total of the application submitted
countywide countywide.

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Um we we in the application numbers uh
they do tend to uh eb and flow. Uh staff

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do along with with township staff we do
monitor um approvals granted by council

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community adjustment and others. So if
there's a routine um relief that's being

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requested and approved. Uh typically we
would look at that through a

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housekeeping amendment and we would
amend that provision so that going

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forward uh that relief maybe doesn't
need to be requested every time. So

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that's sometimes why the numbers are
fluctuate year-to-year.

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Uh last year staff also participated in
pre-conultation meetings. Uh significant

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time was spent preparing uh for OOLT
hearings. Um regular engaging uh both

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township staff and Oxford County public
works staff to ensure that uh conditions

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of approval attached to uh minor
variances, severances and subdivisions

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are appropriately satisfied. Uh last
year as well we worked with public works

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to uh develop an updated uh waste water
and wastewater capacity allocation uh

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policy. Uh we also delivered uh a
webinar with public works for the

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development community throughout the
county uh to explain the protocol and

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how it's administered. Uh we also
coordinated three peer reviews last year

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as part of a development application
review. Uh last year there was

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significant challenges um resulting from
the Canada post strike. Uh so rather

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than mailing notices, we had to arrange
for either courier uh delivery or we

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worked with township staff to do hand
delivery in some cases to minimize uh

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costs and uh delays for those. Um we did
that uh while continuing to ensure we

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met all the timelines. we didn't have a
position where a developer could appeal

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a non-decision.
Uh table one of the report provides an

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overview of the applications uh over the
last 5 years and the type. Uh based on

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the applications processed last year and
the approvals granted by both the king

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adjustment uh township and county
councils and the land region committee

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uh 194 new residential lots or units
were approved uh in the township last

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year.
Uh we estimate that 13 building permits

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were issued for new dwelling units last
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built in village of Platsville and the
rest were in the rural areas in the

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township. Uh we currently estimate
there's 565 approved unbuilt residential

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lots or units at the end of 2025 in the
township. uh if we use a three-year

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building average, which would be 24
units per year, this represents 23 1/2

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years of approved supply, or if we use a
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is 25 units per year, that's 22.6 years
of residential supply. Uh so the the

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township is uh in compliance with the
PPS requirement to have um sufficient

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land uh for a three-year supply.
Uh for 2026, uh staff are working

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through the implementation of the
agricultural policy updates which will

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result in uh changes to the zoning pilot
for agricultural properties. Uh we're

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also uh working through the rural dry
industrial development policy review and

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likely a secondary plan to implement
that. Uh we're looking to meet with

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township staff to review the planning
services agreement. Um it was last uh

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executed in 2015. So there's a good
opportunity to review that. Uh as well a

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review of planning application fees. Uh
we were directed by county council to

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look for opportunities to um increase
application fees to offset the cost of

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the development review uh function of
our department. So we have a lot of good

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information that uh we can work with the
township if the township is also

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interested in offsetting some of the
costs that uh arise from development

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review.
Uh the other portion of the department

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the policy team uh they've been very
very busy uh over the last uh year and

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last few years. Uh probably in the last
5 years there's been more change to the

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planning act than the last 20 or 30
years. Uh so last year uh they commented

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on uh changes through bill 17 which
allowed the minor variances as of right.

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So that's a good example where the
province passed a regulation that said

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um if you're within a certain distance
to a water course and you're in a a

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service residential piece of property uh
you you only you had as of right minor

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variance of up to 10%. Uh the problem is
that that wasn't mapped or we had no

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idea where that was. So we we our policy
team worked to develop a GIS mapping

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layer so that building staff and the
public uh can quickly see if they're in

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that area or not. Uh we also uh provided
comments on a number of of regulatory

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proposals um including uh regulations on
minimum lot sizes uh standarding

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official standardizing official plans
and uh other provincial regulations that

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were posted uh as well the uh
conservation authorities act and the

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merger that's occurring. Quite a
comments on that. Uh and we also

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provided updated guidance and a
suggested process for uh dealing with uh

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renewable energy projects or battery
battery energy uh storage systems. Uh as

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uh we're likely getting close to another
um round of procurement from the

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province for additional uh generation or
storage.

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Uh we continue to monitor. There's a lot
of provincial change that's approved in

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the planning act. it hasn't been oper
operational operationalized yet through

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the regulations. Uh so a lot of our time
is spent um monitoring for those

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proposals and providing uh feedback on
those. And I will say you know we've had

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some success with some of the proposals
and and and pushing back or offering

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suggestions uh ultimately that hopefully
will be u more workable uh for

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implementation.
Uh that I'll turn it over to Don.

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» Okay. Thank you Eric. Um so uh through
the mayor of the council uh the notes

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you see uh regarding capacity of water
and wastewater um uh the reference uh

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committed capacity conditional committed
capacity and submit circulate that comes

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from that um allocation policy that Eric
mentioned and I just wanted to um

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describe what's in each bucket. So in
that committed capacity bucket uh that's

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registered plan of subdivision
registered plan of condominiums uh site

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plan approvals including industrial
commercial and institutional sub plan of

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subdivisions and consent to sever once
all the conditions are fulfilled. Um

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then the conditionally committed
capacity bucket that's the draft

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approved plan of subdivisions, draft
approved plan of condominiums and the

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draft approved industrial uh commercial
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And then finally to submit circulated
bucket that's um circulated site plans

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or in some cases official plan
amendments. So when we're looking at

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those notes that just uh helps describe
those buckets. So um you'll note that we

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start the water in Drumo Princeton. In
Drumo it's estimated that the current

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wells dynamic supply capacity and that's
all the wells that are online and

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producing right now. That's what that
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uh with existing and committed capacity.
And the utilization uh would be expected

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to be 86% of current capacity with
conditionally committed and the submit

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circulated proposals leaving the
forecasted unutilized capacity

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equivalent of 184 residential units
in Princeton. The capacity equivalent of

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100 units is 100% allocated currently
based on committed and conditionally

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committed capacity
and respecting wastewater treatment

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capacity in Drumbo. It's estimated that
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plant uh utilization is 72% with the
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uh with unutilized capacity equivalent
as it sits at 169 units. uh the

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utilization is expected to be 135% of
the current capacity if the

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conditionally committed and submitted
circulated proposals were included. So

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well over the capacity of the plant um
after the expansion of the facility uh

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it for construction it's currently in
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Uh this would represent then 92%
if everything was going to be 92% of the

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expanded treatment capacity leaving the
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residential units. Now this is a hard
ceiling on the wastewater for the

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current receiver the drain that goes to
the NT uh and so in terms of any future

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need expansion at that discharge. Uh in
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current Wells dynamic supply capacity
utilization is 59% with the existing and

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committed capacity and the utilization
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with the conditionally committed and
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the forecasted unutilized capacity
equivalent of 455 units. And then with

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the wastewater treatment capacity, it's
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utilizes utilization sits at 63% with
the existing uncommitted and uh with the

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remaining unutilized capacity of 454
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72% if the conditionally committed
proposals are also included, which then

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leaves you with 339 residential units.
So command community community planning

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and Oxford County public works water
wastewater work together and update

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ourselves through the year on uh on
growth and uh so that's uh that's uh how

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we ensure that the tracking is kept kept
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» great. That's it.
>> Okay. Any Thank you. Uh any questions

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Um I just got a couple. um when it came
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the growth there. So the last as you
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waste treatment here for that growth. So
when you're looking at those numbers um

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and I'm just looking at what's happening
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right now. Are you looking at um those
projected numbers to go up? I would I

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would presume is that
>> oh maybe through mayor the council maybe

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I'll take that you're right the uh
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at the capacity and how how long it
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the building permits and the average of
the previous 3 years or 5 years and in

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the case of Drumble that would be uh
that would be suppressed but uh we have

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this capacity in place because of the
number of uh of draft approved and

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submitted circulated files. So, we're
ready for that growth. It's a matter now

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of it actually taking place.
>> Yeah, it's and like I I'm not sure if

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you're familiar, but I I know right now
like on Peterson Street, I think there's

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I think there's six foundations that are
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think there's how many? Eight. Sorry.
Eight. I just got told eight. There's a

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duplex just down the street that's going
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duplex next spring on the same property
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subdivision that's to the to the south
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all leveled and they're ready to go.
Just just giving that little update.

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Yep. Go ahead.
>> Yes. I I will say that it's weird for

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annual report to come in September.
>> Yeah.

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» But what we do is we take all of the
building permit data from the previous

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year which takes some time to
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» Um and then we do the land supply
analysis to determine you know what

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remaining lands are vacant or available
and approved. And then we forward that

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to public works who then uh you know
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capacity and you know average daily
demand and all the other fund

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information that they collect
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have the trend the trend lines.
>> Uh so every year we do monitor that and

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we're trying to account for you know if
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of increased growth
>> that would show in the trend lines every

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year. I I I'm pretty sure that
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pretty sure those long as the market's
staying like right now it's I I hear a

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lot of people saying growth is slow, but
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Um um I've even heard over here that
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already pre-sold in the in the the
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think the numbers what I'm trying to get
out I think the numbers over the next

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couple years I think are going to be
higher. Um I guess the biggest thing for

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me is um when that big boom came through
co time um we had no waste treatment

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here at all to expand and I guess my
thing is I just don't want to be pardon

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the pun caught with our pants down um at
the next you know if if another boom

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happens to come really quick I don't
want to all of a sudden not have those

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services here um that we can use. So, I
guess that's where I'm I'm kind of

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looking at. Now, just one other thing.
When you mentioned 2027, is that for

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phase two of the waste treatment? Is
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» Right. That's for the next phase, the to
take it up to 660 cubic meters a day.

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» Okay.
>> Which will uh right now it's concluding

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the um the amendment to the
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to 660. Okay.
>> And that'll be filed uh this year. So

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then okay,
>> we're ready to go ahead at that point.

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» Yeah. Yeah. I know that I've heard too
that cow and drain on the far side that

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it's it's pretty much at capacity. And
just for others here to know that if to

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go any higher, which if we just if
someday down the road we get to the end

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of that life cycle, the next would
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the NET as a drain would probably be the
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» Yes. to through the mayor of the council
it would be mean mean the net and it

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would mean um additional treatment plan
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» the costs start to become prohibitive,
right? Because you have to more

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infrastructure to build. Yeah.
>> Yeah. The nice part at least it's

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downhill.
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» At least. Yeah. Um I don't know if I had
Oh, yeah. Just one other thing. Um you

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mentioned about the the rural dry
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corridor. Um and it and it just mentions
in your report that you're going to

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start this year and I'm looking at it at
September already and I just wonder

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where we're at. um if there's any
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I just go by your report.
>> Sure. Uh so we had the numbers

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quantified through the Watson uh growth
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» Yeah.
>> Uh so we have that quantified. They gave

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us some recommendations of where it
should go in the hierarchy. Um we have a

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memo coming out in the next month or so
uh to Paul staff saying potential

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approaches that we could take to it. Um
likely it would involve something like a

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secondary plan.
>> Yeah.

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» Uh to do that um we had in our work plan
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we have uh identified a couple of those.
So that would likely be one of them.

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» Okay.
>> Um what we need to gauge is if there's

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interest from uh other townships also
for this or if it's um if it's

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restricted to to the township, we'd
likely partner with you to undertake

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that plan. Um and then uh we also have a
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report would come back to county council
uh following the meetings we'd have with

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area staff and after the memo uh and
then to get direction on a work program

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and starting that project.
>> Okay.

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» But you'll see something shortly on
>> shortly. Okay. I know I I know you I

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know you've heard me talk about this a
lot. I it's uh it's very very critical

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to our township to get something moving.
And um I know we have one approved

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property and I've been believe me I've
been pounding trying to get that uh

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going up there but just in the uh for us
uh our industrial growth here we have

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might as well say none. Um so it is very
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that going. Um I think that's all I have
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I think that's all I have. Uh, councelor
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» um, you mentioned in your discussion,
um, some agricultural policy review, uh,

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that's pending this year. Could you talk
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what that involves?
>> Sure. So, through the mayor, uh, OPA

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269, which is the agricultural policy
rework, uh, that was approved by the

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province, uh, a couple years ago now.
So, now what we're doing is, uh,

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amending the zoning bylaw to actually
implement that. So, I know uh our policy

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staff has uh released a draft or a draft
zoning bylaw provisions for those uh for

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for that area. Um it's a pretty
significant rewrite of the agricultural

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zoning. Uh I know we're meet they're
meeting with Josh and and the CBO to go

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through them those provisions to make
sure uh they work for the township and

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um they're uh we get buy in uh from
that. But then the uh thought is to to

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initiate those uh shortly and have them
in place uh before the end of the second

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quarter next year.
>> Very good. Thank you.

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» Okay. Anything else from council?
Oh, not seeing anything. Thank you.

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Thank you very much.
Be it hereby resolve that the delegation

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from Eric Gilbert, manager of
development planning and Don Ford,

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senior manager of water and wastewater
services, Oxford County, regarding the

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planning annual report be received as
information.

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» Okay. Can I get a move in a second,
please? Moved by councelor Bambry,

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second by councelor Barnes. Any comments
at all? All in favor? And opposed, if

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any, and that's carried. Okay. And next
up is Rhonda, our economic development

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director. Welcome, Rhonda. Thank you.
>> Thank you.

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Apologies if I look a little disheveled.
I was at five business visits in

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Blandford Blenham today and uh on and
off rained on. I thought, "Oh my

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goodness, I planned the delegation at
the end of this day. It was interesting

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timing for me." [laughter]
Is this on?

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» Yep.
>> Okay, great. Okay. Well,

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good afternoon. Um, thank you for having
me on your council agenda today.

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Uh, many of you are familiar with rural
Oxford economic development and how uh,

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we are here to help the businesses in
Bford Blenham and the other four rural

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townships in Oxford County. Uh, the
reason I wanted to come today midsummer

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uh, I did send a 2025 kind of
year-to-ate snapshot earlier this spring

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just as an FYI. Um, but I wanted to come
and speak with you and share a little

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bit more about some of the programs and
projects that we're working on in 2026

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uh that directly tie to the 5-year
strategic plan that was finalized in the

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fall of last year. So, I thought I would
send that paper update in uh the early

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part of the year and then come and share
a verbal update and kind of just let you

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know uh what we've been up to since um
that very robust community engagement

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process took place last fall. Um and so
that's why I'm here right now. Um I

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added this slide just because I know
next time I come there may be new

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counselors uh around the tables that I
am meeting. So, a little bit about rural

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Oxford economic development. We were
established in 2014 as a nonprofit

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economic development agency here to
support the businesses in the five rural

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townships in Oxford County. Uh we have a
mandate to serve and focus on the

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diverse needs of the rural economies. Um
and our five member municipalities as

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you know um appoint two representatives
to serve on our governance board to help

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us set strategy, oversee operations and
ensure financial responsibility. Um our

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team of two is myself and Crystal. Uh we
are passionate and dedicated to

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supporting balanced growth in the
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Tavistock, Norwich, Southwest Oxford and
Zora. [clears throat] So our mission is

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simple to support business growth and
development across rural Oxford. Um I

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like to um emphasize the balanced piece.
um economic development in a number of

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communities can look very different and
in a rural context we have um the added

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task uh to be both prodevelopment and
pro- agriculture at the same time and so

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uh we do have a healthy balance and
healthy discussion around our board

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table and in our staff when we are
contemplating and discussing different

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uh development topics. So just wanted to
let you know that's a lot goes into that

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word balanced there. Um, so in addition
to some of the programs that I'm going

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to speak to and the projects that we've
been working on this year, um, just a

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reminder that we do work one-on-one with
local businesses and businesses from

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outside of the area. Um, and we offer
confidential site selection. Um, a lot

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of new businesses who are looking to
locate here or expand,

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um, they may not know, [sighs] they may
not know how to navigate the development

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process. And so for companies who have
done it a few times over and they have

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all the local contacts and they know,
you know, Dustin's awesome, they can

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just call Dustin. But there are other
companies who need a little bit more

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handholding and a little bit more
support and um development process and

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jargon and language. A lot of it can be
really daunting and we can just kind of

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uh communicate that and help bridge that
gap in misunderstandings that will often

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occur. So that's something that we can
help facilitate. We we facilitate

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introductions to the planning team um or
the building officials um where that

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makes sense and we will also organize
facilitated meetings so that everybody's

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in the room hearing the same information
together. Can't no one can play mom

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against dad in that situation.
[laughter]

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Um we um do run marketing and promotion
projects and referrals to service

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providers and community connections.
Uh our whole focus of course supporting

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growth in rural Oxford.
So, [sighs]

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uh, a little bit about how we divvy up
our work. Um, 80% of the work that we do

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is focused on retention and expansion.
So, a lot of that work will be

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predominantly with the local businesses
here in the five townships, meeting with

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them, speaking with them, um, keeping
our ear to the ground about what

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struggles they might be facing or
encountering. And for those who are

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looking at growth, whether it's hiring
another employee or making a small

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renovation or a big expansion and a big
jump, uh we try to work with our

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business community to support them in
that effort. That's where we spend 80%

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of our time, very grassroots. Uh the
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investment attraction. So that again
will be a lot of one-on-one and

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responding to investment inquiries uh
that come in from outside of the area.

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uh that confidential site selection
piece, a little bit of a matchmaking, um

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connecting to private uh listings and
and online listings and trying to help

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people feel that they have access to the
supports if they do choose um Oxford

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County for bringing their business. So,
just to kind of give you a bit of that

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context, I'm going to jump into some of
the programs that we've been working on

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this year.
Um, one of the largest pieces of

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feedback we heard, actually it was a lot
of great feedback at that strategic

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plan, but one loud piece of feedback
that we heard was that um, our team has

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kind of become known for helping those
rural backro businesses. And that is

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where we spent the 18 months prior to
the strategic plan. So, I was actually

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really happy to hear that that is where
people in the community thought that we

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were serving. Um that's just not the
only area we serve. Uh as you know

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Oxford County is 2,000 square
kilometers. We have a big region and so

416
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we have to try to focus our internal res
resources very efficiently when we're

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doing our outreach work. Um so some of
the elected officials and part who

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participated in our strategic plan at
different um at different areas they

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said you're doing a great job in those
really rural areas um but can you um

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maybe focus some time and resources into
our builtup areas into our our smaller

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communities and see you know what kind
of supports they may need. So,

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um, that action item specifically hit
the top of our first year plan of our

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5-year plan. So, we, uh, and right away
jumped into this in the early part of

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the year, the rural downtown project.
And what that was is we brought in mixed

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00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:16,720
meeting um who worked with us on our
strategy and we facilitated five roundt

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sessions one in each of the townships
and we invited predominantly business

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00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:24,480
community but other members of the
community joined too which I thought was

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really showed a real engaging appetite
to to contribute to the conversation. Um

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so with those five rural um downtown
forums we basically boiled down all of

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the information. So we created a safe
space. Mine and Crystal's job was to

431
00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:45,599
just listen and listen and listen
because there are some things where

432
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you're like but we do that. Oh. Um but
the our our role was to listen in those

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00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:55,119
sessions. The facilitator created a
brief uh a summary notes of what we had

434
00:39:51,920 --> 00:40:00,160
heard and
um and in keeping with and I did

435
00:39:58,079 --> 00:40:04,400
actually share that brief in the on the
last slide in one of the links if you're

436
00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:10,480
curious. Um so building on that rural
downtown theme, we went strategic plan.

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We went to the forums. Um our annually
we do try to get out um and created an

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outreach plan to speak with businesses
directly at their place of business. And

439
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so we had a goal of reaching 20
businesses, four in each township. Um I

440
00:40:22,079 --> 00:40:29,119
don't want to brag, but we're kind of on
track for like 30. Um this has been a

441
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:33,520
really successful campaign this summer.
we um decided to take some of the

442
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:39,359
feedback we heard from that forum and we
thought marketing support knowing what

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resources are available um some of this
was just really lowlying fruit and so we

444
00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:47,200
had already had a plan to go meet with
20 rural downtown businesses we invited

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00:40:45,839 --> 00:40:51,599
small business center and community
employment services and I did a

446
00:40:48,720 --> 00:40:58,160
coordinated tour around the um five
different villages and in uh rural

447
00:40:53,680 --> 00:41:01,680
Oxford and it's just been incredible and
with that will come a business spotlight

448
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:04,720
feature that will be for the world to
share. But within those conversations,

449
00:41:03,599 --> 00:41:09,119
there's been some really rich
information and really tangible ways

450
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that our organi our three organizations
can can support and assist these

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00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:21,760
businesses. So, um that's been exciting.
And uh just to tie that loop once more,

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in 2027, we are formulating or working
on a plan to further support the rural

453
00:41:25,599 --> 00:41:34,160
downtown businesses and the not every
community has a downtown. So also rural

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and downtown, I should say. Um but we do
have a project that will further tie

455
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:42,720
that thread into 2027. So it's not just
2026 is one and done. We'll continue in

456
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that effort.
We've supported the chambers of

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00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:53,440
commerce. Um we've supported the tourism
innovation grant for a fifth and final

458
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:57,760
year. Um the Oxford County Career Expo
is another initiative uh that uh takes

459
00:41:56,079 --> 00:42:02,720
place in March. Community employment
services run that. And the little value

460
00:42:00,319 --> 00:42:08,079
ad that we offer is that we organize a
rural municipalities booth um so that

461
00:42:06,079 --> 00:42:13,760
our municipalities
can send a person for a couple of hours

462
00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:16,960
and share a booth rather than um stretch
resources and them each individually

463
00:42:15,359 --> 00:42:25,880
having a booth. So we kind of organize
that just as a value ad um as part of

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00:42:20,319 --> 00:42:25,880
our contribution to the expo. And then

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um still to come and that should take us
to the next slide. Still to come in

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00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:38,800
2026.
Um so Discover Rural Oxford is I'm sure

467
00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:42,880
I'm sure you've heard about it by by
now. We did run a pilot Discover Rural

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00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:47,280
Oxford for the previous two years at
Canada's outdoor farm show. We had a

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00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:53,440
lovely little venue in front of the pond
and it was delightful

470
00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:58,880
and we had received very positive
comments and feedback last year and I

471
00:42:57,119 --> 00:43:02,960
don't want to say a challenge but now it
kind of feels like a challenge but we

472
00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:07,599
received encouragement
uh to make it bigger uh [laughter]

473
00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:11,280
this year. And so if any of you are
familiar with Canada's outdoor farm

474
00:43:09,119 --> 00:43:17,760
show, you will know that the the former
TD pavilion and how large it is. Uh we

475
00:43:15,280 --> 00:43:21,760
took a leap. Uh we are going to be half
of that TD pavilion. It's now called the

476
00:43:20,079 --> 00:43:27,280
rural pavilion. We're going to [snorts]
be um spotlighting 16 rural businesses

477
00:43:25,200 --> 00:43:32,000
or Oxford County businesses. We had to
bring on a number of partners to to pull

478
00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:38,000
this one off and um it's going to be
exciting with that. Uh it's a it's a

479
00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:42,800
business to consumer exhibit within the
farm show which as you know is very

480
00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:47,440
businessto business very B2B. So we're
really excited that it will be a large

481
00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:52,720
initiative that will really showcase
predominantly rural businesses but

482
00:43:49,119 --> 00:43:56,480
Oxford County u businesses as well. Um
so if you're coming out to the farm show

483
00:43:54,960 --> 00:44:01,760
and you need a ticket, let me know. We
have a few uh we have to email them in

484
00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:06,560
advance. So just send me your email.
Um, as I mentioned, uh, still to come

485
00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:13,520
for 2026, our aim for this summer was 20
rural downtown business visits. Um,

486
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we just finished 20 today and we have
another two days out in the community,

487
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:25,200
so we'll definitely reach uh 30
businesses. Um, also this fall, Oxford

488
00:44:22,079 --> 00:44:29,680
Connection FAM tour, that's a by-anual
tour that's part of the investment

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00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:34,319
attraction activities that we do. Um
this one uh we host uh in concert with

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00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:38,720
the economic development offices in
Oxford County. We host 30 developers and

491
00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:43,440
industrial realators to promote growth
in the region. Um we bring them in, we

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00:44:41,119 --> 00:44:47,200
have a networking evening the night uh
the night before, the next day we take

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00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:51,680
them on a bus tour around Oxford County.
Uh one stop each each of our offices get

494
00:44:49,839 --> 00:44:57,839
one stop. This year, our stop is going
to be in Hixon at the County Line

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00:44:54,240 --> 00:45:00,880
building where there's over 20,000
uh square feet of space available for

496
00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:06,720
lease. So, I want to make sure we've got
some site selectors eyes on that

497
00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:10,800
location. Uh and last but not least, I'm
hoping that in the new year, very early

498
00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:16,240
new year, when I come back with more
stat related impacts um that uh I will

499
00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:21,839
be able to share that we have launched
our new website with enhanced investment

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00:45:18,880 --> 00:45:26,480
attraction features. Uh this is I've had
a few different tools that I've wanted

501
00:45:23,440 --> 00:45:30,720
to uh incorporate into our website and
I've had this idea and this vision for a

502
00:45:28,240 --> 00:45:35,040
few years now and as we've were building
out our marketing and communications

503
00:45:32,240 --> 00:45:41,200
plan earlier this year, we found a tool
that I'm hoping knocks all of our socks

504
00:45:37,599 --> 00:45:47,680
off and everybody is excited to send
investment inquiries to your page on our

505
00:45:44,160 --> 00:45:51,680
website to see um some of these tools
and build community profiles and all of

506
00:45:49,839 --> 00:45:56,480
this, but I'll let that be part of my
next year's update. [laughter]

507
00:45:54,000 --> 00:46:01,520
Um, the last page is just if you want to
drill down on any of the uh information

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00:45:59,359 --> 00:46:05,599
on the key highlights that I've provided
um some of the things we've been up to.

509
00:46:03,040 --> 00:46:11,599
I didn't go through all of them, but um
as you can see, I we are very busy uh

510
00:46:08,720 --> 00:46:16,480
twoerson team. We uh work really hard
and very passionately to help the

511
00:46:13,119 --> 00:46:19,520
business community. Um and I think
there's one last thing I should have

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00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:24,160
said. One of the big items that came up
on our strategic plan as well was to

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00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:28,560
work more closely with our um rural
municipalities and there's a number of

514
00:46:25,680 --> 00:46:31,920
ways um that we've been doing that and
and to work more closely with Oxford

515
00:46:30,240 --> 00:46:36,800
County as well. A lot of that was
happening informally. Um but we've

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00:46:34,319 --> 00:46:40,480
definitely I've had uh increased
connections, one-on-one connections with

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00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:45,680
each of our rural CEOs. I've supported
the Oxford County um uh planning

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00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:52,000
visioning exercise attending and
promoting that. Um we've developed a

519
00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:56,079
lead handling protocol for um the
economic development group that meets

520
00:46:53,520 --> 00:46:59,520
quarterly. So there's different um ways
behind the scenes that are all just

521
00:46:57,520 --> 00:47:04,319
administrative. But I I thought I would
mention them just because it came up as

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00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:09,920
hey maybe you guys could do this and we
take that uh strategic plan seriously

523
00:47:06,800 --> 00:47:13,839
and we're having fun executing on it. So
that's just a bit of what we've been up

524
00:47:11,119 --> 00:47:19,280
to in the first eight or nine months of
this sum of this year. Um, thank you for

525
00:47:17,359 --> 00:47:22,800
your support. Thank you for the
opportunity to serve your amazing

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00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:27,200
community.
>> Thank you, Rhonda.

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00:47:24,800 --> 00:47:32,240
My mic up. Thank you, Rhonda. Um, I'll
just make one comment. I know uh the

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00:47:29,680 --> 00:47:37,440
rural mayor's breakfast that was done in
uh the spring in April. Uh it was really

529
00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:40,880
good. I I really enjoyed it. I was uh as
I told you, I was I think when I I

530
00:47:39,440 --> 00:47:43,760
mentioned there, I thought it was just a
breakfast with the mayors. I didn't know

531
00:47:42,240 --> 00:47:48,400
it was a bunch of questions till about a
week before, but it actually turned out

532
00:47:45,839 --> 00:47:52,560
I really actually uh I really actually
did en enjoy it. Uh sometimes when

533
00:47:50,880 --> 00:47:55,040
you're sitting on a stool in front of a
bunch of people and you don't know what

534
00:47:53,599 --> 00:47:59,200
the questions are coming, it can be a
little nervous, but uh it honestly was

535
00:47:57,280 --> 00:48:04,880
really done well. I really I really did
enjoy that part of it and I hope uh uh

536
00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:09,839
the next uh the next term whoever's
there um that they get a chance to uh to

537
00:48:08,079 --> 00:48:12,720
uh contribute in that as well cuz it was
very good.

538
00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:16,960
Thank you for saying that. I actually
mentioned it at each of the north

539
00:48:15,359 --> 00:48:22,240
delegations. I did. I should have
mentioned that one here. I was actually

540
00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:26,079
really proud of that because um I it
actually coincided with um when I was at

541
00:48:24,319 --> 00:48:31,200
the Toronto School of Rottman finishing
out my um Institute of Corporate

542
00:48:29,440 --> 00:48:35,599
Directors program. So I wasn't actually
able to attend, but I kept getting

543
00:48:33,040 --> 00:48:39,440
messages that day like this event is so
great. Like I was very involved with

544
00:48:37,760 --> 00:48:44,800
everything right up to the delivery
date. But uh I heard that obviously

545
00:48:42,480 --> 00:48:48,240
Andrew the chamber did a fantastic job
moderating and uh I heard a lot of

546
00:48:46,720 --> 00:48:50,640
really positive comments about you as
well.

547
00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:53,920
» Yeah. And it was really uh the fellow
that was doing the uh MCN of it or

548
00:48:52,720 --> 00:48:57,839
whatever you want to call it. He did a
fantastic job. He was very professional.

549
00:48:56,240 --> 00:49:01,760
Didn't let things get off the rails and
it was just done very well.

550
00:48:59,119 --> 00:49:05,599
» He's had a few bookings since. No
booking requests.

551
00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:08,880
» Anything from council at all?
>> No. Not see any. Thank you very much.

552
00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:11,200
» Thank you.
>> Okay. Go ahead.

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00:49:09,839 --> 00:49:15,200
» Be it hereby resolved that the
delegation from Rhonda Stewart, economic

554
00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:20,000
development director, rural Oxford
econom economic development regarding

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00:49:17,119 --> 00:49:22,400
the year 1 update on the 2026 to 2030
strategic plan be received as

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00:49:21,359 --> 00:49:25,200
information.
>> Okay. Can I get a mover in a second?

557
00:49:23,839 --> 00:49:30,079
Moved by councelor Demer, second by
councelor Banberry. Any comments? All in

558
00:49:27,839 --> 00:49:35,359
favor and opposed if any. And that's
carried. Okay. And our last delegation

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00:49:32,319 --> 00:49:40,559
is Max Masky uh on our security of our
2026 municipal election. Welcome Max.

560
00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:50,720
Good afternoon, counselors. Thanks for
your time and your service. Um,

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00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:56,960
apparently this year we're going to be
going to a different format, which

562
00:49:54,720 --> 00:50:04,319
to a lot of people is foreign, you know,
especially the older generations. and uh

563
00:50:02,160 --> 00:50:10,960
knowing that the internet you know is a
hackable system and now that AI is

564
00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:15,520
creating more insecurities why allow
people's electronic devices to be

565
00:50:13,119 --> 00:50:21,680
potentially compromised
and I have had this and a lot of people

566
00:50:18,079 --> 00:50:26,240
I know have had compromised u you know
appliances

567
00:50:23,200 --> 00:50:32,160
their computers hackable you know data
information that's you know sensitive

568
00:50:28,720 --> 00:50:38,400
they're hacked and it's quite a problem.
And I mean, here's just a few, you know,

569
00:50:35,599 --> 00:50:43,280
institutions that I I could have filled
this book of, you know, what has been

570
00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:50,720
hacked and breached. You know, the CRA,
Canadian Revenue Association, it's been

571
00:50:45,839 --> 00:50:57,520
hacked twice. RCMP twice. Uh, Cambridge
Analytical, their data storage. Equifax,

572
00:50:54,160 --> 00:51:03,839
another data storage. House of Commons,
uh, Government of Alberta, the Jardan

573
00:51:00,160 --> 00:51:10,160
Group, and every major bank have all had
breaches or data hacks. And, uh, I don't

574
00:51:08,400 --> 00:51:14,480
know why they're after the information.
You know, what nefarious or criminal

575
00:51:11,920 --> 00:51:20,079
activity they want to do with this. Um,
the 2020 American election, you know,

576
00:51:16,720 --> 00:51:24,960
they were using Dominion and Smartmatic.
you know, Dominion was developed by

577
00:51:22,640 --> 00:51:31,599
President Maduro of Venezuela to keep
winning his elections

578
00:51:27,520 --> 00:51:36,480
and uh you know, these had compromised
elections and I mean now we're going to

579
00:51:33,839 --> 00:51:39,760
Intellivote. Is that right, Sarah? Yeah,
Intellote. You know, and I'm just

580
00:51:38,559 --> 00:51:44,319
wondering why do you think these
criminals use internet instead of break

581
00:51:41,680 --> 00:51:48,720
and enter methods and it's because it's
easy and quick and you can get away with

582
00:51:46,079 --> 00:51:55,440
it. Uh now everyone that votes
electronically has given their email and

583
00:51:51,280 --> 00:52:01,520
cell phone you know uh access. I don't
know if I I'm not a tech technique by

584
00:51:58,480 --> 00:52:06,480
any means but does it compromise us
because we've got to use our devices.

585
00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:11,119
They've got our email and they've got
our cell like I keep my cell phone

586
00:52:08,960 --> 00:52:16,640
private and I keep my email private. I I
decide who I give it out to. And

587
00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:20,640
» we have a tornado warning.
>> Tornado warning. So, we will

588
00:52:18,960 --> 00:52:25,079
» keep an keep an eye on it.
>> Going to say the fire chief could take

589
00:52:21,920 --> 00:52:25,079
care of that.

590
00:52:25,680 --> 00:52:33,760
» Not a tornado.
>> No. No. Actually, Cindy went through

591
00:52:29,839 --> 00:52:36,960
that, you know, years ago. Um, yeah.
Because it's quick and easy. Uh, now

592
00:52:35,359 --> 00:52:41,599
everyone that votes electronically has
given their email and cell phone access.

593
00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:47,440
Now, I I don't know how secure this is.
I mean, hopefully you you can shed some

594
00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:52,559
light as to, you know, tell me. I know I
know it says in the pamphlet here, it's

595
00:52:49,359 --> 00:52:58,000
safe and secure, but you got to tell me
how it's going to be safe and secure.

596
00:52:55,200 --> 00:53:03,599
And, you know, who takes liability for
if something is breached or compromised?

597
00:53:01,119 --> 00:53:09,040
And uh and there's also a chance of
malware malware programs being installed

598
00:53:07,119 --> 00:53:14,559
uh for malicious activity. I don't know
if you've heard what they're doing now

599
00:53:11,839 --> 00:53:20,559
with
sorry this this will go on for yeah a

600
00:53:17,839 --> 00:53:25,119
while I'm sure
what they're doing with children's

601
00:53:22,240 --> 00:53:29,680
pictures in school and how they're
blackmailing

602
00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:34,160
you know teachers or teacher I mean uh
parents you know this pedophilia and

603
00:53:32,400 --> 00:53:38,800
pornographic
uh you know pictures you know AI can

604
00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:43,280
gener we don't even know what's real
anymore, you know? I mean, I remember

605
00:53:41,520 --> 00:53:48,400
you had shown me, Mark, what you can do.
You can take a picture of a room and how

606
00:53:46,079 --> 00:53:54,880
you can change the looks of it. And I
just thought that's fascinating. And I

607
00:53:50,640 --> 00:53:58,000
mean, I I don't live in that realm, but
it it's concerning me and it's

608
00:53:56,319 --> 00:54:04,000
concerning a lot of other people as
well. Um, like paper voting only

609
00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:09,440
requires, you know, your presence and
ID. That's it. And it's anonymous. you

610
00:54:07,200 --> 00:54:14,640
know, you go behind,
you know, the block or the partition,

611
00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:20,079
you fill in your vote and you put it in,
you know, whereas this this is a little

612
00:54:16,960 --> 00:54:25,599
more intensive, you know, where who
who's going to have access to this later

613
00:54:21,920 --> 00:54:30,800
on, you know. Um, and nothing on the
internet is secure. Um, I'm just

614
00:54:28,160 --> 00:54:38,319
wondering, has Telot signed a confident
confidentiality or code of conduct uh

615
00:54:34,240 --> 00:54:46,319
agreement? Um what what is the cost? Is
it a cost per vote or is it one

616
00:54:42,240 --> 00:54:52,480
um just standard fee for you know doing
this? Um, and I mean if if it's a matter

617
00:54:49,760 --> 00:54:58,240
of money, you know, what is a trade-off?
Is it better to have, you know, a paper

618
00:54:55,280 --> 00:55:03,760
vote where, okay, yeah, we may have to
hire some, you know, township residents

619
00:55:01,119 --> 00:55:09,280
instead of giving this money to teleote
out in Nova Scotia. Why don't we have

620
00:55:06,240 --> 00:55:13,520
our our residents here do the voting? It
can't be that complicated and training

621
00:55:10,960 --> 00:55:19,280
can't be that hard, you know. Let's keep
the money inside the township,

622
00:55:16,160 --> 00:55:23,920
you know. Um
uh you can also have a hybrid system for

623
00:55:21,599 --> 00:55:28,640
those people that are gung-ho on getting
you know I want to use my computer and

624
00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:32,559
my and my uh iPhone. Okay, let them do
that. And for the people that listen I

625
00:55:30,800 --> 00:55:38,480
want to I want to have paper ballots.
I'm familiar with that and I am more

626
00:55:34,319 --> 00:55:42,640
trustworthy of that. Let's have that.
um

627
00:55:40,240 --> 00:55:49,359
you know I I mean here we've council's
only given us one choice and I mean and

628
00:55:46,079 --> 00:55:59,559
it's to use the teleote and that's not
really fair you know in a democracy you

629
00:55:52,400 --> 00:55:59,559
know people have choices you know and I

630
00:55:59,839 --> 00:56:07,359
I know in communist countries you're
assigned a dictator in democracies we

631
00:56:05,119 --> 00:56:13,520
get to elect a dictator
So we don't want that to happen, you

632
00:56:09,920 --> 00:56:20,680
know. So I mean
is there a possibility that we can

633
00:56:16,960 --> 00:56:20,680
adjust this somehow?

634
00:56:21,359 --> 00:56:27,599
» I don't believe at this stage. I think
it's it's too late. I I I'll just I'll

635
00:56:25,359 --> 00:56:31,520
just maybe I was writing a few notes
down as you were talking. Are are you

636
00:56:29,599 --> 00:56:33,839
all you are you done or I'll let
>> Yeah, go ahead. It's going to be a very

637
00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:40,640
short mark.
>> Okay. So, so, um, I believe it's a set

638
00:56:37,839 --> 00:56:45,200
fee. Um, and I'll maybe let Sarah answer
some of these questions. And I think the

639
00:56:42,319 --> 00:56:49,440
savings was roughly about 30,000, I
believe. Um,

640
00:56:46,960 --> 00:56:51,440
» I guess about 30,000 savings by going
this route.

641
00:56:50,240 --> 00:56:54,799
» 30,000 savings.
>> Yes, I believe total cost.

642
00:56:52,720 --> 00:57:00,160
» I think that's I'm not sure what the
total cost is, but I'll maybe let Sarah

643
00:56:56,960 --> 00:57:05,359
add to that. Um, and I know as far as
electronic, um, we've actually our votes

644
00:57:03,599 --> 00:57:10,400
have been counted electronically the
last three terms, I believe. So, you had

645
00:57:08,079 --> 00:57:13,280
the paper vote and you put it in.
>> That's tabulation.

646
00:57:11,599 --> 00:57:15,040
» Yeah. And it was tabulated like
electronically.

647
00:57:13,839 --> 00:57:18,559
» Yeah. But that's something different.
>> Yep. But anyway, that's that's the way

648
00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:21,680
it was done. We actually took that
computer chip, it's actually a jump

649
00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:25,920
drive, took it out, put it in our
computer, and that's how the vote. So it

650
00:57:23,440 --> 00:57:31,599
it was theoretically it's still counted
counted the same way pretty much. Um

651
00:57:29,040 --> 00:57:36,880
just just the other part um and and like
I say, I'll let maybe Sarah um talk a

652
00:57:34,160 --> 00:57:42,640
little bit more about it, but um I guess
in this in this world and and I don't do

653
00:57:39,920 --> 00:57:47,040
e transfers. I let the wife do that. But
but even um I don't know even know if

654
00:57:44,720 --> 00:57:50,319
you were at uh I'm not sure if you were
still at our work when they

655
00:57:48,559 --> 00:57:54,000
electronically put your you never got a
paycheck anymore and it was

656
00:57:52,240 --> 00:57:58,079
electronically put right into your bank
account, right? So it's it's really it's

657
00:57:55,839 --> 00:58:03,200
the same somebody has your information
out there and and that's that's where

658
00:58:00,079 --> 00:58:08,319
our society is going. Um, I did I
mention here when we were going to this

659
00:58:05,440 --> 00:58:13,359
that I found it odd that you know I had
to go to to uh when I went there I had

660
00:58:11,119 --> 00:58:17,440
to show my ID and it was to a relative
of of my wife's that I had to show my ID

661
00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:22,319
and my name's on the ballot and I found
it kind of odd that I had to do that and

662
00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:26,480
now with the new new system you you get
a code and everything and and

663
00:58:24,640 --> 00:58:28,000
» that's only nine digits or 10 digits,
right?

664
00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:34,319
» Yeah. And we only get
>> easily hackable. We only get uh um about

665
00:58:32,400 --> 00:58:39,040
30% of the people that vote. That's
that's almost standard um everywhere.

666
00:58:37,440 --> 00:58:43,920
It's about 30%.
>> There's 26 of us.

667
00:58:40,319 --> 00:58:48,000
» Yeah. So people people don't vote. So
the the thoughts around the table here

668
00:58:45,760 --> 00:58:52,960
and I think it was unanimous at the time
is that uh hopefully this gets people to

669
00:58:50,720 --> 00:58:59,440
vote. Realistically there's no excuse
not to vote but now there's absolutely

670
00:58:56,160 --> 00:59:05,040
zero excuse not to vote. Um, and as far
as choices, you do have a choice. You

671
00:59:02,319 --> 00:59:08,079
can actually come here. Um, on the day
of the election, there's going to be,

672
00:59:06,480 --> 00:59:12,799
and it's just posted it, there's
actually a flyer right there. There's

673
00:59:09,839 --> 00:59:16,480
going to be, uh, in, uh, Platsville,
Dumbo, and Princeton, there's going to

674
00:59:14,559 --> 00:59:20,480
be a spot where you can go on a specific
day. You can go there. You don't have to

675
00:59:18,640 --> 00:59:22,319
use your device if you if you don't
wish. They'll have a device there for

676
00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:24,799
you.
>> Oh, okay.

677
00:59:22,799 --> 00:59:29,680
» You can Yeah. So, this has just just
come out uh um this week. Um, so you can

678
00:59:28,400 --> 00:59:33,599
actually go there. You don't have to use
your cell phone if you don't have a cell

679
00:59:30,960 --> 00:59:38,400
phone or a tablet. You can go there. You
have uh you'll have in the mail you'll

680
00:59:35,680 --> 00:59:42,079
get a specific uh code that's to you. I
think the password is your birthday. Is

681
00:59:40,240 --> 00:59:45,440
that correct? So you can actually go
there. All you have to do is put your

682
00:59:44,079 --> 00:59:48,400
birthday in. It's no different than
showing your ID at the

683
00:59:46,799 --> 00:59:50,720
» So you don't have to use your It's like
tabulation.

684
00:59:49,280 --> 00:59:55,359
» That's right. So you don't have to use
your own. You can uh And on election

685
00:59:52,960 --> 00:59:58,640
day, you can come here to the office as
well. There'll be tablets set up here

686
00:59:56,960 --> 01:00:03,599
probably down here I'm presuming
somewhere and and uh you can come and

687
01:00:01,359 --> 01:00:06,960
use our tablets here our cell phones uh
you or you don't have to use your cell

688
01:00:04,880 --> 01:00:10,400
phone it'll be our tablets you can do
your thing and walk out the door so that

689
01:00:09,040 --> 01:00:15,280
way you're not copyright
>> now where is the chain of custody kept

690
01:00:13,280 --> 01:00:19,040
of the votes
all the tabulations who gets that is

691
01:00:17,839 --> 01:00:24,160
that Intellivote
>> I'll let I'll let Sarah answer that

692
01:00:20,960 --> 01:00:28,640
» so Intellivote is a web-based platform
that would have all the results of the

693
01:00:26,079 --> 01:00:33,599
election and know who voted but not how
they voted.

694
01:00:30,000 --> 01:00:37,040
» Um the the chain of command I believe
you're referring to like the data where

695
01:00:35,520 --> 01:00:39,040
is it stored?
>> Yes.

696
01:00:37,760 --> 01:00:42,480
» Um it would be stored on that
Intellivote system

697
01:00:40,240 --> 01:00:50,480
» and they keep it but we don't.
>> So if there's a dispute or if there's

698
01:00:46,480 --> 01:00:54,319
uh a recount who does a recount?
So if it's I I can let you answer too,

699
01:00:52,319 --> 01:00:59,839
but if and tell me if I'm wrong here,
but it it's the same like so before when

700
01:00:57,680 --> 01:01:03,280
we did the you know the paper in and it
tabulated

701
01:01:01,040 --> 01:01:06,960
» for a recount I believe unless it's in
within has to be back then I think it

702
01:01:05,040 --> 01:01:11,040
had to be within so many votes. It's
just done exactly the same way. So those

703
01:01:08,799 --> 01:01:15,760
paper copies will go back in
>> and it'll be done as exactly the same

704
01:01:12,960 --> 01:01:19,680
way. So on a recount it'll just be what
the numbers come from there. Right.

705
01:01:17,920 --> 01:01:22,400
» The televote system would recount. Yes.
Yes.

706
01:01:20,240 --> 01:01:27,440
» So there's no data going to be kept by
Intellivote

707
01:01:24,079 --> 01:01:32,319
uh for uh email
or telephone numbers.

708
01:01:29,520 --> 01:01:36,319
» Okay. Okay. Cuz I know some people are
concerned about this. You know, you're

709
01:01:33,920 --> 01:01:40,480
opening up your
>> you know sometimes your financial wallet

710
01:01:38,319 --> 01:01:44,640
that's held in your phone or in your
computer. Like I I don't do anything

711
01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:47,599
sensitive on a computer. I want to see I
want physical

712
01:01:46,559 --> 01:01:50,319
» just type guy.
>> I haven't gone with the times yet

713
01:01:48,799 --> 01:01:52,000
either. So, we're we're in the same
boat.

714
01:01:50,799 --> 01:01:54,960
» We'll vote together, Mark.
>> I don't I don't do the e transfer

715
01:01:53,760 --> 01:01:57,839
either. It's a good thing I don't
because I'd have a lot of stuff out of

716
01:01:56,240 --> 01:02:01,119
my house that I don't need if I had e
transfer. So,

717
01:01:58,480 --> 01:02:04,400
» Oh, we're clearing junk out of our mail
all the time and trying to get rid of

718
01:02:02,720 --> 01:02:11,599
these people. You can't do it.
>> Yeah, but I think I think um I trusted

719
01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:15,680
that it's secure. Um that's that's my
belief. Um I'm really hoping when the

720
01:02:13,599 --> 01:02:21,520
data comes in that the numbers are up
from where we are. Um,

721
01:02:18,640 --> 01:02:25,200
I'm not not totally confident that
numbers will be up, but I I honestly

722
01:02:23,599 --> 01:02:30,480
hope that those numbers of people
voting. And my biggest concern was that

723
01:02:28,720 --> 01:02:35,200
we were going to take away the voting of
the older people that don't do the

724
01:02:33,200 --> 01:02:40,880
electronic thing and bring the yellow
one, the younger ones on board. I want

725
01:02:38,000 --> 01:02:45,599
both to do it. So that's why it's it's,
you know, they can still be able to come

726
01:02:42,960 --> 01:02:49,839
here and vote and be able to go to a a
station to vote as well.

727
01:02:47,119 --> 01:02:53,359
» I I know the younger crowd, they like
their technology. Oh,

728
01:02:51,680 --> 01:02:55,920
» sorry.
Things got to be getting closer.

729
01:02:55,119 --> 01:02:59,760
» Yeah.
>> I I know the younger crowd, they feel

730
01:02:58,000 --> 01:03:04,240
like our generation is throwing them
under the bus and they go, you know

731
01:03:01,440 --> 01:03:09,599
what? Why vote? What difference is it
going to make? you know, they're saying,

732
01:03:06,880 --> 01:03:14,799
"Well, it's not the vote that counts,
it's who counts the votes." And, you

733
01:03:12,400 --> 01:03:18,319
know, that's their attitude, but, you
know, I understand what, you know,

734
01:03:16,480 --> 01:03:22,559
council is saying. You know,
>> let's see if we can get more activity

735
01:03:19,920 --> 01:03:24,799
and more people responding to this.
>> Yeah.

736
01:03:23,200 --> 01:03:31,599
» Yeah. You know, it should be a civic
duty, too, you know, Mark. But but

737
01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:36,559
anyways, um if Sarah she can give me
just a $30,000 savings, can I get a

738
01:03:34,720 --> 01:03:39,039
final figure or like what actually is it
cost in this?

739
01:03:37,599 --> 01:03:42,000
» I would have to check and get back to
you on that. Unfortunately, I don't have

740
01:03:40,400 --> 01:03:43,680
the price
>> here available to me right now.

741
01:03:43,359 --> 01:03:48,799
» Yeah.
>> Yeah. If I if I I think it's right

742
01:03:46,400 --> 01:03:51,280
around the savings was about 30,000 I
believe. I'm just

743
01:03:50,400 --> 01:03:54,480
» Yeah. But
>> yeah,

744
01:03:51,680 --> 01:03:58,720
» let's say we got 100,000 and usually we
pay 130,000. And so we got a $30,000

745
01:03:56,960 --> 01:04:00,880
savings, like I want to know, like
$100,000 to

746
01:04:00,400 --> 01:04:07,200
» Yeah.
>> You know, uh to train people to be, you

747
01:04:04,480 --> 01:04:09,760
know, uh what do they call them?
>> Uh working in the voting polls.

748
01:04:09,440 --> 01:04:14,400
» Yeah.
>> You know, I I usually just see somebody

749
01:04:11,520 --> 01:04:17,200
at the front with a role book and when
you come in, you show your ID, they

750
01:04:15,680 --> 01:04:20,400
stroke your name off, give you a ballot,
and then you go there and then you stick

751
01:04:18,640 --> 01:04:24,400
it in the ballot. And it's a really
simple process. And I

752
01:04:22,240 --> 01:04:26,160
» just wonder like we've got a fairly
small township.

753
01:04:25,599 --> 01:04:28,640
» Yeah.
>> Yep. Go ahead.

754
01:04:27,599 --> 01:04:32,400
» Three, Mr. Mayor. Two members of
council. I just wanted to add a few uh a

755
01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:35,280
few points. The uh the Association of
Municipal Clerks and Treasures of

756
01:04:33,680 --> 01:04:40,640
Ontario did a really comprehensive
report summarizing um I guess it be 12

757
01:04:38,240 --> 01:04:46,079
years of data on electronic voting when
that became common place in the province

758
01:04:43,119 --> 01:04:49,039
um for the first time in 2014. And I I
think a few of the stats that really

759
01:04:47,440 --> 01:04:54,240
stuck out to this council when they made
the previous decision um had to do with,

760
01:04:52,400 --> 01:04:58,319
you know, the increasing commonality of
online voting. It being generally

761
01:04:56,000 --> 01:05:02,319
regarded as a success. And I think that
uh that broad success that we're

762
01:05:00,799 --> 01:05:05,839
noticing across the province has nothing
to do with the cost savings. I mean, I

763
01:05:04,079 --> 01:05:10,720
think it was it was evident here that,
you know, you can't put a price on

764
01:05:07,039 --> 01:05:13,760
democracy. The cost savings was a uh
>> was certainly a benefit, but it

765
01:05:12,240 --> 01:05:17,520
certainly didn't influence the decision.
I think the largest part of online

766
01:05:15,520 --> 01:05:21,520
voting, having been a clerk myself for,
you know, previous to this position for

767
01:05:18,880 --> 01:05:24,880
almost a decade, um, is accessibility.
You know, especially in rural

768
01:05:22,640 --> 01:05:28,559
municipalities when you don't have a
single growth center where the majority

769
01:05:26,400 --> 01:05:32,960
of your population is centralized.
having that ability for folks to to cast

770
01:05:31,440 --> 01:05:36,880
their ballot remotely. Yeah.
>> Or to visit a you know a range of

771
01:05:34,960 --> 01:05:40,319
different locations or you know in the
absence of polls like in a municipality

772
01:05:38,559 --> 01:05:43,760
such as Blandford Benham
>> um greatly enhances the accessibility of

773
01:05:42,160 --> 01:05:47,839
an election and formed a large part of
this council's decision. I guess it

774
01:05:45,760 --> 01:05:51,440
would have been last year at this point.
>> So I I just wanted to make that really

775
01:05:49,760 --> 01:05:54,240
clear that the you know the cost savings
as much as it was highlighted and it's a

776
01:05:53,039 --> 01:05:57,680
you know the reason that Sarah doesn't
have the number off the top of her head

777
01:05:55,440 --> 01:06:01,200
is because it's a per elector fee. So, I
believe it works out to 85 cents per

778
01:05:59,359 --> 01:06:04,400
elector if I'm remembering correctly on
what the So, we didn't have our full

779
01:06:02,960 --> 01:06:07,920
elector count. We don't know what that
true cost is of the election, but it was

780
01:06:06,240 --> 01:06:11,359
never about the cost savings. It was
always about the

781
01:06:09,440 --> 01:06:14,960
» um you know, the accessibility, the hope
that you're going to increase voter

782
01:06:12,720 --> 01:06:19,039
turnout and uh you know, still being
able to have those physical locations

783
01:06:16,559 --> 01:06:22,319
where people can come and uh can come
and visit a poll. I mean, I remember

784
01:06:20,480 --> 01:06:26,480
running the the last municipal election
in the town of Elmer, and it was uh it

785
01:06:24,240 --> 01:06:29,920
was the first time that they had run uh
online voting. And some of the feedback

786
01:06:28,319 --> 01:06:33,200
that we heard from individuals that were
visiting the voter assistance center,

787
01:06:31,359 --> 01:06:36,799
which is exactly what we'll have here,
is that as much as they, you know, had

788
01:06:35,119 --> 01:06:40,400
the skills or the ability to cast their
ballot online, they still wanted to

789
01:06:38,720 --> 01:06:44,240
visit a physical location. They liked
the social aspect of going out and

790
01:06:42,240 --> 01:06:47,280
voting. And I think, uh, you know, our
clerk's team have done a really good job

791
01:06:45,599 --> 01:06:50,720
of sort of preserving that that
sentiment as a part of this election.

792
01:06:49,200 --> 01:06:53,760
And we're hopeful that the uh you know
the enhanced accessibility for this

793
01:06:52,240 --> 01:06:56,480
election will have a positive impact on
voter turnout.

794
01:06:54,559 --> 01:07:00,480
» Yeah, we you're right because it's a
social event. You know, in days gone by

795
01:06:58,880 --> 01:07:05,119
we didn't have internet. You know,
entertainment didn't come into your home

796
01:07:02,000 --> 01:07:08,640
like it does nowadays where you know and
it's it's a way to meet your neighbors

797
01:07:06,960 --> 01:07:14,400
and friends you haven't seen for a while
or farmers and you know it was a social

798
01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:15,839
event and I kind of like that too, you
know.

799
01:07:14,640 --> 01:07:20,559
» Hope we'll see you here.
>> Yeah.

800
01:07:17,760 --> 01:07:24,160
Well, okay. councilors, thank you much.
Thanks very much for your time and your

801
01:07:22,319 --> 01:07:29,200
service and good luck in the elections.
>> Thank you, Max. Thanks a lot.

802
01:07:25,760 --> 01:07:32,880
» Okay, go ahead.
>> We'd hereby resolve that the delegation

803
01:07:30,720 --> 01:07:36,559
from Max Mashki, resident, regarding
security of the 2026 municipal election

804
01:07:34,960 --> 01:07:40,400
be received as information.
>> Okay. Could I get a mover in a second,

805
01:07:38,079 --> 01:07:45,280
please? By councelor Young, second by
councelor Demerest. Any comments? All in

806
01:07:42,880 --> 01:07:49,440
favor? And opposed, if any. And that's
carried. I'm just going to take about a

807
01:07:47,440 --> 01:07:53,760
one minute, maybe a two-minute break,
maybe longer. I want to touch base with

808
01:07:52,079 --> 01:07:57,119
a couple people here and make sure that
these alarms that are coming, we don't

809
01:07:55,839 --> 01:08:01,119
have something coming right behind us.
So, I'm just going to take a very quick

810
01:07:58,559 --> 01:08:05,119
break and uh make sure that we're all
safe cuz I don't want anybody to uh not

811
01:08:03,839 --> 01:08:10,359
get out of here. So, if we can just do
that quickly and do that. Okay.

812
01:08:40,640 --> 01:08:44,960
Okay. Just like staff need to get home,
right?

813
01:08:43,520 --> 01:08:46,880
» Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
>> So,

814
01:08:45,279 --> 01:08:52,960
» we'll do this. We'll do this. We'll do
this very as quick as we possibly can.

815
01:08:48,719 --> 01:08:57,679
Absolutely. Okay. Uh where are we now?
We'll go back to planning. If you want

816
01:08:55,040 --> 01:09:01,920
to go ahead with that resolution. Be it
hereby resolve that council move into

817
01:08:59,199 --> 01:09:04,080
committee of adjustment at 5:04 p.m. and
further that mayor Peterson chair the

818
01:09:03,359 --> 01:09:07,120
public meeting.
>> Okay. Can I get a mover in a second

819
01:09:05,440 --> 01:09:12,000
please? Moved by councelor Demer second
by councelor Banbury. All in favor? Post

820
01:09:09,679 --> 01:09:14,960
if any and that's carried. Okay. I'm
officially opening this public meeting

821
01:09:13,520 --> 01:09:18,080
which is being held under the planning
act for the purpose of hearing minor

822
01:09:16,400 --> 01:09:22,239
varance applications allowing for any
person in attendance the opportunity to

823
01:09:20,159 --> 01:09:25,199
make a presentation to council. like to
advise those in attendance that if you

824
01:09:23,759 --> 01:09:28,400
wish to receive notification of the
committee's decision, they should sign

825
01:09:26,480 --> 01:09:31,199
the sheet on the shelf by the door at
the rear of the room. Would like to

826
01:09:29,839 --> 01:09:34,560
advise those in attendance that the
Ontario Land Tribunal has a power to

827
01:09:32,880 --> 01:09:37,759
dismiss an appeal if an appellent is not
provided the committee with oral

828
01:09:36,319 --> 01:09:41,839
submissions at a public meeting or
written submission before decision has

829
01:09:39,839 --> 01:09:45,279
been rendered by the committee. I would
now ask committee members to state any

830
01:09:43,520 --> 01:09:49,600
disclosure or peculiar interest and
general nature thereof.

831
01:09:47,520 --> 01:09:55,040
Not seeing any. There is one application
to be heard today. MVA04-26

832
01:09:52,799 --> 01:09:59,120
for Greg Voyen Investment Corporation
for a property located at 104 Hill

833
01:09:57,760 --> 01:10:00,960
Cresant. And Dustin, if you could
present that.

834
01:09:59,760 --> 01:10:04,000
» Thank you, Mr. Mayor, and good
afternoon, uh, members of council,

835
01:10:02,719 --> 01:10:07,840
staff, and those in attendance here
today. The application before you

836
01:10:05,600 --> 01:10:12,880
concerns a currently vacant lot
approximately 831 m square in size, and

837
01:10:11,040 --> 01:10:16,640
it's located in what's locally known as
the Platville estate subdivision. Um

838
01:10:15,280 --> 01:10:21,040
council was likely aware that the
plastois estate subdivision is in

839
01:10:18,800 --> 01:10:25,760
various stages of development at this
time. Um but this lot is vacant. The

840
01:10:24,239 --> 01:10:29,920
proposal before you is for a single
detached dwelling and a variance is

841
01:10:28,000 --> 01:10:37,360
being requested in order to allow a
reduction to the exterior side yard from

842
01:10:32,560 --> 01:10:40,880
7.5 m to 6.8 m. Uh council may be
wondering where the exterior sideyard

843
01:10:38,880 --> 01:10:45,679
is. Well, that's on the west side.
However, at this time, there is no road

844
01:10:43,360 --> 01:10:49,440
built on the west side of the property,
but in the future, if the subdivision

845
01:10:47,600 --> 01:10:54,159
were to be expanded, there would be a
road extended. So, we can look at this

846
01:10:51,760 --> 01:10:58,719
as a preemptive application
um to deal with this now rather than

847
01:10:55,920 --> 01:11:02,239
wait to a road actually be developed. As
a result of the circulations to

848
01:11:00,560 --> 01:11:06,320
departments and agencies, no comments
were received, nor were any comments

849
01:11:04,239 --> 01:11:09,840
received as a result of the public
circulation.

850
01:11:08,080 --> 01:11:15,120
uh planning staff have reviewed the
application and in our opinion it is

851
01:11:12,480 --> 01:11:20,000
supportable. Um it there is sufficient
space that will still exist between the

852
01:11:17,440 --> 01:11:23,280
eventual road and the uh single detached
dwelling itself and the director of

853
01:11:22,000 --> 01:11:28,159
public works has indicated there
wouldn't be any concerns in terms of

854
01:11:24,719 --> 01:11:32,640
maintenance for that future road. Uh the
future sight triangle which would be

855
01:11:29,840 --> 01:11:37,440
located on the uh southwest um portion
of the property uh will be maintained as

856
01:11:35,760 --> 01:11:40,400
the driveway in the garage would be
located on the east side of the

857
01:11:38,640 --> 01:11:45,280
property.
As council may recall from last year uh

858
01:11:42,880 --> 01:11:50,480
a similar request was asked for 77
workman Crescent which is south of the

859
01:11:47,600 --> 01:11:55,040
subject lands. Um and in our opinion
this request is very similar to that as

860
01:11:52,640 --> 01:11:58,640
and would not be out of uh the ordinary
in this this neighborhood. So with all

861
01:11:57,280 --> 01:12:02,840
that being said, we are here to
recommend approval of the application.

862
01:12:04,640 --> 01:12:11,280
Okay. Uh does the applicant uh have any
comments or anything to say concerning

863
01:12:09,120 --> 01:12:16,640
the application, the recommendations or
the conditions outlined in this report?

864
01:12:14,640 --> 01:12:21,360
I'm not seeing anything. Uh do any
members of the committee have any

865
01:12:18,159 --> 01:12:25,360
questions or comments they wish to make?
Not see any. Uh, is there any person

866
01:12:23,679 --> 01:12:29,199
from the audience who wishes to provide
comments in support or opposition of

867
01:12:27,120 --> 01:12:33,280
this application? And if so, please
state your name and address as you rise

868
01:12:30,880 --> 01:12:38,400
to speak to this issue.
Not seeing anything. Okay.

869
01:12:36,000 --> 01:12:41,920
Uh, is there a verbal motion from the
committee to accept this application

870
01:12:40,000 --> 01:12:46,159
with conditions noted or to deny the
application? Okay. Councelor Demer.

871
01:12:44,400 --> 01:12:51,600
Okay. Uh, moved by councelor Demer,
second by councelor Banbury um to accept

872
01:12:48,800 --> 01:12:57,600
this application. All in favor? opposed
if any and that's carried. That was

873
01:12:54,320 --> 01:13:03,280
unanimous. Uh and one thing that I
forgot to do while we're passing this

874
01:13:00,640 --> 01:13:08,800
around, I need a uh committee of
adjustments uh minutes for August 5th. I

875
01:13:06,400 --> 01:13:13,520
need a verbal move by councelor Demer,
second by

876
01:13:11,199 --> 01:13:19,560
councelor Barnes. All in favor and
opposed if any. And that's carried.

877
01:13:16,560 --> 01:13:19,560
Okay.

878
01:13:19,920 --> 01:13:26,400
Be it hereby resolved that the committee
rise at 5:08 p.m. and that the open

879
01:13:25,040 --> 01:13:29,360
council meeting resumes.
>> Okay. Could I get a move in a second?

880
01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:35,600
Moved by council bar and second by
council Young. All in favor? Opposed if

881
01:13:31,760 --> 01:13:40,040
any. And that's carried. Okay. And our
second. We have a resolution. Go ahead.

882
01:13:43,120 --> 01:13:48,159
Be it hereby resolve that council move
into public meeting under the P planning

883
01:13:46,239 --> 01:13:52,480
act to consider one application for zone
change that in 12603 high view estate

884
01:13:50,719 --> 01:13:55,280
limited and further that mayor Peterson
chair the public meeting

885
01:13:53,600 --> 01:13:59,040
» okay move in a second please moved by
councelor Demer second by councelor

886
01:13:56,640 --> 01:14:02,159
Banberry all in favor opposed if any and
that's carried I'm officially opening

887
01:14:00,800 --> 01:14:05,040
this public meeting which is being held
under the planning act for the purpose

888
01:14:03,520 --> 01:14:08,640
of hearing an application for a zone
change in the township of blander Benham

889
01:14:07,120 --> 01:14:12,239
like to advise those in attendance that
the atera land tribunal has power to

890
01:14:10,560 --> 01:14:15,440
dismiss an appeal and if appellant has
not provided council with oral

891
01:14:14,080 --> 01:14:19,920
submissions at a public meeting or
written submissions before a bylaws

892
01:14:16,960 --> 01:14:23,840
pause passed pursuant to recent changes
under bill 185 appeals are now generally

893
01:14:22,159 --> 01:14:28,159
limited to the applicant or registered
owner a public body specific persons or

894
01:14:26,400 --> 01:14:31,679
the minister
like to ask those in attendance that if

895
01:14:30,080 --> 01:14:35,360
you wish to receive notification of
council's decision should sign the sheet

896
01:14:33,760 --> 01:14:39,280
by the door at the rear of the room and
please include your email address to

897
01:14:37,040 --> 01:14:42,800
receive future correspondence. Now ask
council member to state any disclosure

898
01:14:40,960 --> 01:14:47,199
of peculiar interest or general nature
thereof. Not see any. There is one

899
01:14:45,360 --> 01:14:52,080
application being considered today. an
application for an official plan

900
01:14:48,640 --> 01:14:59,600
amendment and zone change ZN1-2603
High View Estates Limited for the lands

901
01:14:53,840 --> 01:15:03,760
legally described as lot 16 part lots 15
and 17 concession 9 Ben Blenham which

902
01:15:02,320 --> 01:15:09,679
are to be partially reszoned from
general agricultural zone A2 to special

903
01:15:06,560 --> 01:15:13,679
rural residential zone RSP and Dustin if
you can present that please.

904
01:15:10,719 --> 01:15:17,600
» Thank you Mr. Mayor. Uh for council's
information on August 6th, 2016, the

905
01:15:15,760 --> 01:15:22,480
land division committee approved
severance B26291,

906
01:15:20,239 --> 01:15:27,440
which looked to sever 136 acres of
agricultural land, convey it to the farm

907
01:15:24,960 --> 01:15:33,280
to the east, and would retain 2 acres of
land, which would be a rural residential

908
01:15:30,400 --> 01:15:38,320
uh property. Uh the existing single
detached dwelling would would remain on

909
01:15:35,360 --> 01:15:41,679
the lot to be retained as well. Uh the
proposal in front of you here today is

910
01:15:39,760 --> 01:15:47,360
to reszone the retain lot which is a
2acre parcel from A2 to an RR special

911
01:15:45,199 --> 01:15:54,560
zone and that RR special zone is
required in order to uh permit a reduced

912
01:15:50,800 --> 01:15:57,760
um lot frontage from 35 m down to 10 m
as a result of this circulation to

913
01:15:56,239 --> 01:16:01,280
departments and agencies. No comments
were received nor were any comments

914
01:15:59,440 --> 01:16:04,800
received as a result of the public
circulation.

915
01:16:02,800 --> 01:16:08,239
Uh both the severance application and
the zone change application have been

916
01:16:06,480 --> 01:16:12,480
reviewed by planning staff and we are of
the opinion that the proposal is

917
01:16:10,159 --> 01:16:17,679
compliant with both the PPS and the
official plan. Uh the resulting farm

918
01:16:15,120 --> 01:16:22,400
parcel will still allow for flexibility
in various farm types in the future and

919
01:16:20,560 --> 01:16:26,159
the resulting residential lot is
sufficient in terms of size to allow for

920
01:16:24,719 --> 01:16:32,320
the amenity space that's required
off-site parking and private services as

921
01:16:28,400 --> 01:16:35,760
well. Uh the the requested 10 m frontage
has been reviewed by staff and we

922
01:16:34,000 --> 01:16:40,560
believe in this uh instance it is
sufficient. Um it will be sufficient to

923
01:16:38,000 --> 01:16:43,840
allow for emergency access and no
concerns have been raised as a result of

924
01:16:42,560 --> 01:16:48,400
circulation into departments and
agencies and we are here recommending

925
01:16:46,480 --> 01:16:55,040
approval in principle tonight and once
we have received um the necessary uh

926
01:16:52,320 --> 01:17:00,239
survey uh we will bring this back for
future consideration by council. Um I

927
01:16:58,080 --> 01:17:05,199
will note that this uh property is
subject to two severances not just the

928
01:17:02,159 --> 01:17:11,199
one I mentioned. Um the first seance
which was B uh B26

929
01:17:08,640 --> 01:17:14,640
211 I believe uh has to be finished
first before the second severance can be

930
01:17:13,280 --> 01:17:20,320
completed. So that's why we're here
recommending an approval in principle

931
01:17:16,800 --> 01:17:23,840
and we'll come back at a later date.
>> Okay. Thank you. Are there any uh

932
01:17:22,400 --> 01:17:29,040
planning questions from council
regarding the staff report?

933
01:17:26,560 --> 01:17:32,880
No, I see. Does the applicant or agent
wish to speak regarding this

934
01:17:30,400 --> 01:17:36,719
application?
Okay. Um, are there any members of

935
01:17:35,120 --> 01:17:41,199
council that have any questions or
require any further information?

936
01:17:39,600 --> 01:17:46,480
Are there any interested parties in
attendance wish to speak to this

937
01:17:42,560 --> 01:17:51,920
application? Oh, I see any. Um, do see
uh nothing there. Any final comments or

938
01:17:49,600 --> 01:17:54,800
questions from council? Nope. This
application will be dealt with by

939
01:17:53,120 --> 01:17:57,679
council at it regular meeting following
this public meeting. I will officially

940
01:17:56,239 --> 01:18:00,719
close this public meeting and a
resolution to rise.

941
01:17:59,280 --> 01:18:04,000
» It hereby resolve that the public
meeting be adjourned and that the

942
01:18:02,000 --> 01:18:07,360
regular meeting of council reconvene.
>> Okay. Can I get a mover in second,

943
01:18:05,440 --> 01:18:11,600
please? Move by councelor Demer second
by councelor Young. All in favor and

944
01:18:09,199 --> 01:18:15,199
opposed if any. And that's carried.
Okay. And then you'll have

945
01:18:13,600 --> 01:18:19,040
» be it hereby resolve that the council of
the township of Bford Blenham approve

946
01:18:17,120 --> 01:18:22,800
principle the zone change application
submitted by high view estate limited

947
01:18:20,800 --> 01:18:28,480
file number ZN12603
whereby the lands described as lot 16

948
01:18:25,040 --> 01:18:32,880
part lots 15 and 17 concession 9 blenham
are to be partially reszoned from

949
01:18:30,000 --> 01:18:37,280
general agricultural zone A2 to special
rural residential zone RSP.

950
01:18:35,760 --> 01:18:40,800
» Okay. Can I get a move in a second
please? Moved by councelor Barnes.

951
01:18:38,880 --> 01:18:47,199
Second by councelor Young. All in favor
post if any. And that's Carrie. Thank

952
01:18:42,640 --> 01:18:53,440
you. Um, okay. So, we're into I'm just
going to maybe ask uh CEO here. Um, as

953
01:18:51,920 --> 01:18:58,960
we go through, I'm I'm a little
concerned about this weather that keeps

954
01:18:54,960 --> 01:19:03,360
popping up. Um, is there stuff here um
as I get to it, if there's stuff that we

955
01:19:00,880 --> 01:19:08,080
can push off to the next meeting that
isn't um 100% needs to be on here, I'm

956
01:19:06,560 --> 01:19:12,000
just kind of recommending that maybe we
go there. Um I'm just wondering about

957
01:19:10,880 --> 01:19:16,000
your thoughts. I don't want to see
anybody get stuck here um in this

958
01:19:14,560 --> 01:19:19,360
weather.
>> Certainly. Uh thank you for that, Mr.

959
01:19:17,360 --> 01:19:22,320
Mayor. To members of council, um you
know, this is this is your agenda.

960
01:19:20,880 --> 01:19:25,840
Certainly understand the uh the
rationale behind that. My recommendation

961
01:19:24,239 --> 01:19:29,600
might be to receive some of the monthly
reports for information. Um perhaps

962
01:19:28,320 --> 01:19:32,960
members of council could just ask
questions directly if they have them

963
01:19:31,600 --> 01:19:36,400
» and that would save the uh the
presentation time.

964
01:19:34,159 --> 01:19:41,679
» Okay. All right. If there's anything
that that staff wants to

965
01:19:39,760 --> 01:19:46,560
say in their thing, go ahead and do it.
Okay, let's do the uh correspondence

966
01:19:43,520 --> 01:19:51,199
very quickly. Um, go ahead, Sarah.
>> Be it hereby resolved that the general

967
01:19:49,600 --> 01:19:53,679
correspondence items be received as
information.

968
01:19:52,159 --> 01:19:57,930
» Okay. Can I get a mover in second,
please? Uh, move by councelor Dammer,

969
01:19:55,760 --> 01:20:02,640
second by councelor Bber Mayberry,
[clears throat]

970
01:19:58,640 --> 01:20:05,679
Mayberry Banbury. All in favor and
opposing and that's carried.

971
01:20:05,135 --> 01:20:08,920
» [laughter]
>> Thank you.

972
01:20:09,040 --> 01:20:17,440
» Okay. Um, so our next staff report is
Adams.

973
01:20:14,880 --> 01:20:21,199
I'll
>> jump in there real quick.

974
01:20:18,880 --> 01:20:28,400
» Good evening, council. Uh, I've just got
a section 78 request to bring to

975
01:20:24,239 --> 01:20:33,600
council. Um, it's for uh covering a
portion of the Millville drain on

976
01:20:30,560 --> 01:20:38,960
Highway 2. Um to do so this will require
a new engineers report under section 78.

977
01:20:37,040 --> 01:20:43,840
Uh to do that we will have to advise
GRCA of the proposed drainage work.

978
01:20:41,360 --> 01:20:47,679
» Okay. Council okay with that? Any
questions or comments on it?

979
01:20:47,040 --> 01:20:51,679
» Okay. Go ahead.
>> Be it hereby resolve that report DS2601

980
01:20:50,000 --> 01:20:55,760
be received as information and further
that council instruct staff to notify

981
01:20:53,440 --> 01:20:59,760
GRC of their intent to appoint the
engineer under section 78 of the

982
01:20:57,440 --> 01:21:04,239
drainage act for the Melville drain.
>> Okay. I move a second please. It's moved

983
01:21:01,600 --> 01:21:10,360
by councelor Young, second by councelor
Demerest. All in favor? Post if any

984
01:21:06,480 --> 01:21:10,360
carry. Jim Borton.

985
01:21:12,880 --> 01:21:15,880
Yeah.

986
01:21:16,400 --> 01:21:22,480
Afternoon, council.
Um, looking at the radar and the

987
01:21:20,239 --> 01:21:26,560
warning, it is for a thunderstorm, high
winds event.

988
01:21:24,000 --> 01:21:30,320
» Um, most of it looks to be more to the
north of us, but um, they are

989
01:21:28,719 --> 01:21:32,080
recommending if something does happen to
take shelter. So,

990
01:21:31,520 --> 01:21:36,159
» okay,
>> as a precaution, beware.

991
01:21:34,000 --> 01:21:42,800
» Okay.
>> Uh, first report is for a four-way stop

992
01:21:39,040 --> 01:21:47,120
at Center Street and Pinkham. Um, this
was brought forward during a public

993
01:21:44,159 --> 01:21:51,840
meeting that we had for a um subdivision
application on Henry Street. Um, staff

994
01:21:50,159 --> 01:22:00,120
looked at this. We did some traffic
counts. Um,

995
01:21:55,440 --> 01:22:00,120
very low. Uh, most of the concern

996
01:22:00,639 --> 01:22:05,840
I can't override it. Sorry.
>> That's a loud one.

997
01:22:03,679 --> 01:22:12,206
» Sorry about that. And and my notifier is
off. So, but and I can't override it.

998
01:22:09,440 --> 01:22:15,440
» You know what? Shakes like
[laughter]

999
01:22:13,280 --> 01:22:18,960
» it might blow away in a minute.
>> I've got it on do not disturb, but if

1000
01:22:17,280 --> 01:22:23,679
it's an emergency alert, it goes
through. Yeah. Sorry.

1001
01:22:21,040 --> 01:22:30,320
» That's okay. Um most of the concerns
were um raised during um large events

1002
01:22:28,639 --> 01:22:35,360
being held at the park when there sees
the most traffic. We did leave our

1003
01:22:32,239 --> 01:22:43,760
traffic counters out during an event um
over the weekend. However, um looking at

1004
01:22:39,280 --> 01:22:49,520
all that data, it did not meet um the
our TAC guidelines uh which is the uh

1005
01:22:46,960 --> 01:22:55,520
transportation of Canada guidelines. Um
however under the municipal act uh

1006
01:22:51,760 --> 01:23:03,440
municipality does have the authority to
uh create a bylaw to um enact uh a

1007
01:23:00,400 --> 01:23:07,920
four-way stop where they deem necessary.
Um I did pull collision data. There

1008
01:23:05,600 --> 01:23:13,440
wasn't anything in the last 5 years.
However, speaking with residents along

1009
01:23:10,159 --> 01:23:20,239
that area, um many of them either
witnessed or were involved with um close

1010
01:23:17,040 --> 01:23:24,159
calls. Um, the biggest one that I heard
was everybody already thinks that it's a

1011
01:23:22,080 --> 01:23:27,120
four-way stop. So, they're stopped on
Center Street, they see a vehicle coming

1012
01:23:25,760 --> 01:23:33,199
on Pinkham, they automatically think
that they're going to stop. Um,

1013
01:23:29,199 --> 01:23:37,600
fortunately, it is 50 km residential
um a narrow uh not a long street where

1014
01:23:36,159 --> 01:23:41,600
there's not a lot of speed being built
up. Typically, they're turning on center

1015
01:23:39,280 --> 01:23:44,800
street anyways. So, both vehicles have
time to react when they realize that the

1016
01:23:43,280 --> 01:23:50,639
other one isn't stopping, which is why
we don't have the collision data. Um so

1017
01:23:48,080 --> 01:23:55,840
at this time staff is recommending um
that we do move that to a four-way stop

1018
01:23:53,760 --> 01:24:01,679
rather than the current stop that is
only on Center Street. Um

1019
01:23:59,520 --> 01:24:09,440
very low budget items for stop signs,
line painting um can be absorbed with

1020
01:24:04,159 --> 01:24:14,080
the 2026 um current operating budget.
>> Any questions on their comments? Council

1021
01:24:11,840 --> 01:24:17,600
» um I guess not so much a question as
it's as just a comment. We don't, you

1022
01:24:16,480 --> 01:24:20,639
know, we don't always have an
opportunity to be preemptive about these

1023
01:24:19,600 --> 01:24:26,000
things.
>> And um I know this is a a big concern

1024
01:24:23,520 --> 01:24:29,440
for um you people that that live along
th those two streets and and you know

1025
01:24:27,920 --> 01:24:33,600
it's not anecdotal. They're seeing
what's happening. Um I appreciate that

1026
01:24:31,679 --> 01:24:36,639
we you know we need traffic studies and
those sort of things, but I think in

1027
01:24:34,800 --> 01:24:42,159
this instance, like you said, low it's
low cost and um I think it'll bring

1028
01:24:39,520 --> 01:24:47,760
comfort. That park's not going to get
any less busy. um with the development

1029
01:24:45,840 --> 01:24:51,360
that's going on, etc. You know, we're
just going to get more traffic over

1030
01:24:49,440 --> 01:24:57,040
time. So, you know, I think it's I think
it's a good uh it's a good idea.

1031
01:24:55,040 --> 01:25:02,159
» The one thing I like about it, I know we
always talk about the TA I think it's

1032
01:24:58,960 --> 01:25:06,400
TAC analysis and stuff, but sometimes
I've always said this, sometimes common

1033
01:25:03,920 --> 01:25:13,360
sense has to go over numbers. I think
it's a good one. Um I think I know for a

1034
01:25:10,560 --> 01:25:18,000
fact there's more coming. um Mil Street
in Platsville. I've had several

1035
01:25:15,600 --> 01:25:21,920
conversations about moving some four-way
stops and I know that they've sent that

1036
01:25:19,760 --> 01:25:27,199
into that Oxford County. So, there's
going to be more coming. Um uh you know,

1037
01:25:25,040 --> 01:25:32,639
to delay somebody a matter of a few
seconds. If it saves a life, it's 100%

1038
01:25:29,440 --> 01:25:37,440
worth it. So, anything else? Okay, go
ahead. He had hereby resolve that report

1039
01:25:34,560 --> 01:25:40,560
PW2615 be received as information and
further that council approve the

1040
01:25:38,800 --> 01:25:44,560
installation of the four-way stop at
Center Street and Pinkham Street.

1041
01:25:42,480 --> 01:25:48,320
» Okay, move in a second, please. Moved by
councelor Barnes, second by councelor

1042
01:25:45,920 --> 01:25:52,000
Demers. Any comments? All in favor?
Opposed if any. And that's carried. So

1043
01:25:50,400 --> 01:25:56,080
the monthly reports we're just going to
receive as information if anybody

1044
01:25:53,920 --> 01:26:00,000
» if I could just add one little comment
um for the monthly report. I know um

1045
01:25:58,239 --> 01:26:06,239
everyone has been curious about the the
fill. Um the majority of the fill has

1046
01:26:03,280 --> 01:26:10,159
been moved. Um we will should be
finished this month or this month this

1047
01:26:08,159 --> 01:26:14,639
week. Um moving the remainder of the
fill. Um as we know construction will be

1048
01:26:12,480 --> 01:26:18,880
starting in Princeton. Um they started
moving in this week with some work being

1049
01:26:16,880 --> 01:26:23,440
done but all the fill so all the heavy
trucks will not be driving on any of the

1050
01:26:21,280 --> 01:26:26,719
top lift asphalt. That will all be done.
>> So I know council was had questions on

1051
01:26:25,679 --> 01:26:30,800
that.
Okay. Anything else on his monthly?

1052
01:26:29,760 --> 01:26:35,199
» Nope. Go ahead.
>> Be it hereby resolve that report PW2617

1053
01:26:33,679 --> 01:26:38,000
be received as information.
>> Okay. You can move in a second, please.

1054
01:26:36,639 --> 01:26:42,159
Moved by councelor Demer, second by
council Banberry. All in favor? If

1055
01:26:40,159 --> 01:26:45,280
anyone and that's carried. And your last
one.

1056
01:26:42,960 --> 01:26:50,080
» So this is on uh the township vehicles.
Um so this is an updated report. If you

1057
01:26:47,360 --> 01:26:55,679
remember uh early in June, this report
did come forward. I've added some more

1058
01:26:52,480 --> 01:27:00,880
um information on it. Um, so all our
fleet vehicles now comprise under the

1059
01:26:58,880 --> 01:27:07,040
public works department. Uh, this is
something new, less than a year, just

1060
01:27:03,760 --> 01:27:14,080
over a year old. Um, but typically in
our plan, uh, we have a 10-year life

1061
01:27:09,440 --> 01:27:20,320
expectancy with these pickup trucks. Um
past history has always been um public

1062
01:27:16,960 --> 01:27:25,199
works gets uh a new vehicle 1,500
typically for myself, 2500 for the

1063
01:27:23,120 --> 01:27:30,960
supervisor with the intent that those
vehicles um typically on a 3year cycle

1064
01:27:28,480 --> 01:27:34,800
with public works then go to community
services

1065
01:27:32,560 --> 01:27:40,320
um after that for the remaining 7 years
of the life. public works uses the

1066
01:27:38,000 --> 01:27:44,400
vehicles more and puts higher kilometers
on them. Uh which is typically why we

1067
01:27:42,480 --> 01:27:48,960
would get them as a new vehicle before
they move to community services where um

1068
01:27:46,960 --> 01:27:53,120
the kilometers are less typically in the
winter time. Um they're not being used

1069
01:27:51,440 --> 01:27:59,520
as much. They're sitting around at the
arena so it's a little bit easier to um

1070
01:27:56,480 --> 01:28:04,320
justify those vehicles being over there.
Um

1071
01:28:01,360 --> 01:28:10,239
now that fleet is completely under um
one umbrella, we have the ability to uh

1072
01:28:07,920 --> 01:28:17,120
which now includes um the building as
well as the the drainage vehicles. Um so

1073
01:28:14,000 --> 01:28:23,840
we are now able to use utilize those
vehicles. So

1074
01:28:19,840 --> 01:28:28,880
um for instance
um raised truck for the building we

1075
01:28:26,000 --> 01:28:33,120
bought purchased in 2024.
we could look at moving Trevor's truck

1076
01:28:30,880 --> 01:28:38,960
in or to Trevor's department community
services in 2027 using um the building

1077
01:28:37,040 --> 01:28:46,480
reserve if there was enough funds there
to buy a new vehicle for um the building

1078
01:28:42,000 --> 01:28:51,360
department. Um it takes a little bit
um leniency or less pressure off of the

1079
01:28:49,840 --> 01:28:56,400
public works equipment budget where
typically everything was purchased

1080
01:28:52,719 --> 01:29:02,800
before. Uh gives us some flexibility.
with that flexibility. Uh I'm also

1081
01:28:58,800 --> 01:29:10,880
recommending that um the director's
truck be used also for the

1082
01:29:06,639 --> 01:29:19,040
administration building. Um
we don't need a a truck here. Um I'm

1083
01:29:14,400 --> 01:29:24,400
recommending a Toyota RAV 4. Um Toyota
is one of our main tax graders here. I

1084
01:29:22,400 --> 01:29:30,159
think it would be really good for the a
good look for the township. Um, if we

1085
01:29:27,520 --> 01:29:34,639
move to something like that,
it saves with the opportunity of it

1086
01:29:32,560 --> 01:29:38,719
being here.
It gives other staff members in the

1087
01:29:36,880 --> 01:29:43,440
building an opportunity to use that
vehicle if they're going to a conference

1088
01:29:40,239 --> 01:29:48,880
rather than their personal vehicle. Um,
it'll save operating costs for mileage.

1089
01:29:46,719 --> 01:29:54,800
Um, I did have in here under the
financial report just under $3,000 is

1090
01:29:52,159 --> 01:30:01,199
typically spent per year on mileage. Um,
we recognize at least 50% possibly even

1091
01:29:57,600 --> 01:30:09,360
75% of that as a savings. Um, the
overall cost at the beginning

1092
01:30:04,880 --> 01:30:17,280
um the SUV 45 to 50,000 right now trucks
are 60 to 65,000. Uh we do have budgeted

1093
01:30:13,920 --> 01:30:23,199
um 60,000 um currently. So there would
be um obviously a capital savings as

1094
01:30:19,600 --> 01:30:28,239
well for that vehicle.
Um maintenance on these vehicles, as I

1095
01:30:26,320 --> 01:30:33,040
said,
this is kind of a new program. Um I've

1096
01:30:31,280 --> 01:30:39,679
looked after it for a year. It's kind of
been spread out before um amongst the

1097
01:30:36,159 --> 01:30:45,679
other departments. So we can see where
this is going to go. This isn't um a

1098
01:30:42,239 --> 01:30:51,120
hard fast 10 years, we get rid of that
vehicle. If we're seeing that the

1099
01:30:48,880 --> 01:30:58,320
vehicle is still has good life in it,
low kilometers on it, low maintenance on

1100
01:30:54,159 --> 01:31:02,880
it, we can look to extend that, use
other vehicles, perhaps push off

1101
01:31:00,080 --> 01:31:08,159
purchasing of a new vehicle. Um it's a
very fluid plan. Um obviously, we'll

1102
01:31:05,679 --> 01:31:13,840
have a lot more data further we get into
the program. Um but yeah, my

1103
01:31:11,360 --> 01:31:20,239
recommendation right now is we move to
uh an SUV that would be utilized by the

1104
01:31:17,199 --> 01:31:25,199
director of public works uh as well as
have the opportunity other staff to use

1105
01:31:22,239 --> 01:31:30,719
that vehicle. Um, and with the
utilization of the trucks coming from

1106
01:31:27,679 --> 01:31:36,000
building and drainage, um, we won't see
any issues transferring those vehicles

1107
01:31:33,520 --> 01:31:41,040
to, uh, community service to ensure that
our fleet requirements are met across

1108
01:31:39,120 --> 01:31:45,400
all departments.
>> Okay. Any questions or comments?

1109
01:31:45,679 --> 01:31:52,639
» Councelor Banbury and then Councelor De.
[clears throat]

1110
01:31:49,360 --> 01:32:00,159
» Excuse me. To you, Mr. Mayor. Um, are we
looking at a a hybrid or a gas power or

1111
01:31:57,520 --> 01:32:05,440
diesel gas or hit a diesel?
>> Yeah. Uh, three, Mr. Mayor. Um, my

1112
01:32:02,320 --> 01:32:10,239
thought is what's been, excuse me, I'll
try and spit this out. What has been

1113
01:32:07,040 --> 01:32:16,159
discussed before is when we have an
opportunity to go green, um, we will

1114
01:32:13,120 --> 01:32:22,000
look at taking advantage of that. So, at
this time with the budget number that we

1115
01:32:18,800 --> 01:32:26,159
have, looking at the the SUVs, um I
would be looking at a hybrid model um

1116
01:32:24,159 --> 01:32:30,960
just for that reason. We don't have the
infrastructure in the township to do

1117
01:32:28,320 --> 01:32:34,800
full electric. Um I'm still not
completely sold on full electric with

1118
01:32:32,560 --> 01:32:37,920
the ranges that they do, but um I
believe at this time a hybrid would be

1119
01:32:36,320 --> 01:32:40,239
warranted.
>> My daughter

1120
01:32:39,704 --> 01:32:42,880
[clears throat]
for she saves an awful lot of money on

1121
01:32:42,159 --> 01:32:47,600
gas.
>> Yeah. Councelor Dmers.

1122
01:32:45,520 --> 01:32:51,120
» Um I just uh I wanted to thank you for
bringing this report back and

1123
01:32:48,800 --> 01:32:56,320
clarifying. Uh makes makes perfect
sense. I also wanted to thank you for uh

1124
01:32:53,120 --> 01:33:01,600
you know taking on um the whole fleet
project. Um because because it has been

1125
01:32:59,199 --> 01:33:04,960
done that way before it there hasn't
been sort of this comprehensive review.

1126
01:33:03,520 --> 01:33:08,880
So I just want to say I appreciate what
you're doing here and and thanks for

1127
01:33:06,320 --> 01:33:12,400
bringing the report back. Um um and
thanks for recognizing that the director

1128
01:33:10,560 --> 01:33:16,080
might not necessarily need it tripped
out. [laughter]

1129
01:33:13,360 --> 01:33:21,760
um 2500
um you know but but to be fair right um

1130
01:33:19,679 --> 01:33:25,360
you you've stepped back from that and
recognized what you really need and and

1131
01:33:23,760 --> 01:33:28,719
that's the solution we're after. So I
just wanted to to to say that I

1132
01:33:26,880 --> 01:33:34,719
appreciate what your recommendation is
here and I I think it's great.

1133
01:33:32,400 --> 01:33:41,280
» Anything else from council?
Have we looked into any

1134
01:33:37,600 --> 01:33:45,440
possibility of Toyota
sponsoring any of it or anything? I I

1135
01:33:43,280 --> 01:33:51,360
know they have in other municipal like
Woodstock I believe got

1136
01:33:48,400 --> 01:33:56,719
I believe they got a this keeps going.
We might have to pause our meeting. Um I

1137
01:33:53,760 --> 01:34:01,199
think uh Woodstock actually did get
something for free from them. I don't

1138
01:33:58,480 --> 01:34:04,639
know. Just just a question but
>> something we can look at.

1139
01:34:02,320 --> 01:34:08,560
» Yeah. And if you actually if you want to
save some money, Drew has a whole pile

1140
01:34:06,239 --> 01:34:11,120
of Toyota Rav 4s sitting in Brightite
that [laughter] maybe we can. I don't

1141
01:34:09,679 --> 01:34:12,560
know how bad they are, but maybe we can
do that.

1142
01:34:12,080 --> 01:34:16,320
» Okay.
>> I was just going to mention that.

1143
01:34:13,760 --> 01:34:21,440
» Yeah, go ahead. Be it hereby resolve
that report PW2618 be received as

1144
01:34:19,040 --> 01:34:26,000
information and that council allow the
director of public works to purchase a

1145
01:34:23,280 --> 01:34:29,600
hybrid SUV style vehicle and further
that the director of public works

1146
01:34:27,440 --> 01:34:33,280
purchases the hybrid SUV in accordance
with the municipal by Ontario

1147
01:34:31,520 --> 01:34:37,120
procurement directive.
>> Okay. Can I get move in a second please?

1148
01:34:34,800 --> 01:34:42,080
Moved by councelor Bry second second by
councelor Demerest. All in favor if any

1149
01:34:39,440 --> 01:34:47,280
and that's carried. Um, I'm just going
to I'm just going to take another pause

1150
01:34:44,480 --> 01:34:50,800
here again. Um, just for another minute
here. I know I may be delaying our

1151
01:34:48,719 --> 01:34:57,600
meeting, but I am very concerned about
these weather warnings that keep coming

1152
01:34:52,320 --> 01:35:01,600
over our phone. And I'm just want to uh
I know I can't I'm not trying to put

1153
01:34:59,360 --> 01:35:01,600
anybody

1154
01:37:47,760 --> 01:37:53,560
Yeah. Okay.
>> Okay. As soon as we're online, you let

1155
01:37:50,480 --> 01:37:53,560
me know.

1156
01:37:54,080 --> 01:38:02,320
» Okay. Due to uh storm uh around us, as
you've probably heard uh everybody with

1157
01:37:59,280 --> 01:38:08,400
our phones going off, we are going to um
resume this meeting tomorrow at 1:30. So

1158
01:38:05,760 --> 01:38:14,080
we will uh leave the meeting now and we
will resume then.

1159
01:38:10,000 --> 01:38:19,920
» Sorry. Did we want that um FC 2611
resolution read? Okay.

1160
01:38:17,840 --> 01:38:24,800
» Be it hereby resolved that council
recess the meeting at 5:33 p.m. and

1161
01:38:22,800 --> 01:38:29,600
further that council will adjourn to
meet again on Thursday, September the

1162
01:38:27,520 --> 01:38:34,239
3rd at 1:30 p.m.
>> Okay. All in favor? Post if any and

1163
01:38:32,560 --> 01:38:37,520
that's all. You move a second. Moved by
councelor Demer, second by councelor

1164
01:38:35,600 --> 01:38:42,520
Banbury. All in favor? Opposed if any.
And that's carried. We'll see everybody

1165
01:38:38,719 --> 01:38:42,520
tomorrow. Everybody go.

1166
01:44:14,480 --> 01:44:20,000
Okay. All right. We'll start the meeting
up and we acknowledge the land upon

1167
01:44:18,560 --> 01:44:22,880
which we work and live. The First
Nations and their nations have

1168
01:44:21,280 --> 01:44:26,960
recognized our connection to the land,
water, and community. We continue to

1169
01:44:24,880 --> 01:44:30,880
learn, listen, and grow together. Uh,
welcome everybody back. We'll uh see if

1170
01:44:29,520 --> 01:44:37,040
we can finish our meeting without any
stormy weather today. Um where we left

1171
01:44:33,280 --> 01:44:39,679
off was in our report was with uh Trevor
Bear, but unfortunately he can't be here

1172
01:44:38,400 --> 01:44:44,000
for about a few minutes. So we're going
to skip over and start with our director

1173
01:44:42,159 --> 01:44:52,280
of uh protective services, Drew
Davidson, for his uh three reports.

1174
01:44:48,880 --> 01:44:52,280
Welcome, Drew.

1175
01:44:53,679 --> 01:44:57,880
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Good morning,
council.

1176
01:44:58,159 --> 01:45:07,119
Uh, first report is the monthly report
for July. Uh, seems a little while ago.

1177
01:45:05,199 --> 01:45:10,639
Uh, it's kind of ironic that the first
thing at the top of the page is talking

1178
01:45:08,560 --> 01:45:16,960
about power outages, but we did have a
storm come through on July 1st as well,

1179
01:45:13,920 --> 01:45:23,600
uh, which we, uh, ended up opening up
some cooling/charging centers uh, around

1180
01:45:20,159 --> 01:45:27,199
the in Platsole and in Princeton. And uh
we did have people attend uh as the word

1181
01:45:25,679 --> 01:45:32,480
got out that they could uh they could
come there. So we learned some lessons

1182
01:45:29,199 --> 01:45:37,840
which we uh took forward into just last
week. So that was uh that was pretty

1183
01:45:35,040 --> 01:45:42,480
good. Uh we did uh our annual testing on
our trucks has been completed. Any truck

1184
01:45:40,159 --> 01:45:45,840
that has a onboard pump permanently uh
has to be annually tested. So that was a

1185
01:45:44,320 --> 01:45:50,960
two-day process where they come out and
we got all our apparatus through that.

1186
01:45:48,480 --> 01:45:55,760
Uh we were the recipients of four
sensory kits and these were provided by

1187
01:45:53,679 --> 01:46:01,440
uh North City Insurance and the fire
safety council and basically what it is

1188
01:45:58,639 --> 01:46:05,760
there's one on uh each pumper now and uh
sometimes we come across situations

1189
01:46:03,199 --> 01:46:09,520
where they can be traumatic and and some
people are overwhelmed and there's some

1190
01:46:07,520 --> 01:46:14,159
sensory kits, some items in there that
we're able to give to the person that's

1191
01:46:12,080 --> 01:46:17,920
maybe having a little difficulty
comprehending what is happening and that

1192
01:46:15,760 --> 01:46:22,159
type of thing. So, just a little toolbox
that's uh that's on the truck to help

1193
01:46:19,840 --> 01:46:28,159
firefighters and the public when we come
across those situations.

1194
01:46:25,679 --> 01:46:32,320
Uh a big one here is uh firefighter
recruitment is coming up here on

1195
01:46:30,000 --> 01:46:39,679
September 21st. Uh we are holding it in
Princeton at station uh 81. Uh it is for

1196
01:46:36,480 --> 01:46:43,840
the entire township. Uh in Princeton uh
there's four firefighters. Drumble.

1197
01:46:41,840 --> 01:46:50,639
There's one and we're looking for two in
Bright. And the uh the reason is not uh

1198
01:46:48,560 --> 01:46:55,199
surprising uh that we're looking for
more in Princeton right at this moment.

1199
01:46:52,719 --> 01:47:00,000
Uh over the years uh Platsville and
Drumble have gone through the turnover

1200
01:46:57,440 --> 01:47:04,080
where the the senior firefighters have
retired and and new ones have come on.

1201
01:47:02,400 --> 01:47:08,159
And that's happening now in Princeton as
well where the members that have been on

1202
01:47:06,400 --> 01:47:12,159
15 20 years, they're they're starting to
retire. they they wanted to see the the

1203
01:47:10,480 --> 01:47:17,679
building open and then and that was
their their saving the go out in a blaze

1204
01:47:15,840 --> 01:47:22,000
of glory there. So we are looking for
four. That's kind of why the the bigger

1205
01:47:20,320 --> 01:47:26,400
number is in Princeton there. So
hopefully uh if you're available uh on

1206
01:47:24,480 --> 01:47:31,840
the Monday evening, come out and uh
there's an information evening there. Uh

1207
01:47:29,360 --> 01:47:36,639
one thing that is not on here uh we are
at the the farm show is next week. Uh as

1208
01:47:34,400 --> 01:47:40,560
was mentioned before, Blford Bunn will
be representing on the Tuesday which is

1209
01:47:38,480 --> 01:47:44,639
the 15th. So if you're there on the
Tuesday, uh please come around the

1210
01:47:41,920 --> 01:47:48,880
information tent and uh we will have one
fire apparatus there as well for fire

1211
01:47:46,400 --> 01:47:57,480
protection on the Tuesday. So with that,
that's the monthly report for July.

1212
01:47:52,880 --> 01:47:57,480
» Okay, any questions on the report?

1213
01:47:57,840 --> 01:48:05,440
» Not seeing any. Okay.
>> We hereby resolve that report FC2609

1214
01:48:03,360 --> 01:48:08,880
be received as information.
>> Okay. Can I get a mover in a second,

1215
01:48:06,800 --> 01:48:12,719
please? Moved by councelor Bry. Second.
Moved by councelor Demer. Second by

1216
01:48:10,400 --> 01:48:17,520
councelor Banbury. Uh any comments at
all? All in favor and opposed if any.

1217
01:48:16,159 --> 01:48:21,600
And that's carried. Thank you, Drew. And
your next one.

1218
01:48:19,280 --> 01:48:28,719
» Next report is a wrap-up report on camp
85 which was held uh July 7th to 11th

1219
01:48:24,719 --> 01:48:32,880
there. And uh it's crazy. planning has
already started for next year, but uh

1220
01:48:30,960 --> 01:48:37,600
yeah, this was the fourth year that we
were uh that we held the camp. Um to

1221
01:48:35,119 --> 01:48:41,360
date, we have had 80 youth uh go through
our program. So, I think that's uh

1222
01:48:39,840 --> 01:48:47,119
that's excellent for something that
we've uh only had around for four years.

1223
01:48:44,400 --> 01:48:51,360
Uh again, we have learned some lessons,
some different tweaks that we're having

1224
01:48:49,119 --> 01:48:58,400
going to do next year. uh next year is
for uh the young males in the uh

1225
01:48:55,119 --> 01:49:04,320
township and it will be held July 6th to
the 10th. Uh I would like to thank

1226
01:49:01,280 --> 01:49:09,199
everybody in the community uh staff and
the council for supporting this uh

1227
01:49:06,560 --> 01:49:14,400
coming out. Uh we even uh had our deputy
mayor uh do a few words at graduation uh

1228
01:49:12,159 --> 01:49:20,480
that day. So thank you for that.
uh we are one very interesting thing is

1229
01:49:18,239 --> 01:49:25,119
just the way that the uh doesn't matter
if it's uh the young ladies or young men

1230
01:49:23,040 --> 01:49:30,239
that join that come to that it's just
the camaraderie that comes very quickly

1231
01:49:27,920 --> 01:49:34,320
um just a quick story of what part of
that uh we had two people that were from

1232
01:49:32,719 --> 01:49:40,080
out of the township uh down towards
Ingresol didn't know each other at all

1233
01:49:37,440 --> 01:49:44,000
um ended up uh talking on the first day
and the rest of the the time they

1234
01:49:42,000 --> 01:49:47,040
carpooled together it was just they got
to know that, you know, it's just the

1235
01:49:45,520 --> 01:49:52,239
way we come together. The firefighters
that take time, take holidays, their

1236
01:49:49,040 --> 01:49:56,400
regular um jobs to come and support this
uh is just fantastic. There's some

1237
01:49:54,080 --> 01:50:01,679
pictures there. OP, EMS, everyone that
comes around there. Uh we had 16 uh

1238
01:49:59,119 --> 01:50:06,000
participants this year. Uh we were at 18
unfortunately last minute a couple of

1239
01:50:03,199 --> 01:50:12,000
them couldn't couldn't attend, but uh uh
again it was an overwhelming success for

1240
01:50:08,480 --> 01:50:14,800
the township. Uh actually last week uh I
was in Drumble and looked at the

1241
01:50:13,440 --> 01:50:18,000
sidewalk. I'm like that t-shirt looks
familiar and there's a couple green

1242
01:50:16,320 --> 01:50:22,719
t-shirts from volunteers that were at
the camp. So we're getting the name out

1243
01:50:19,520 --> 01:50:26,719
there. Um and I I think it's just a
resounding success for the township. So

1244
01:50:24,880 --> 01:50:31,280
that that's uh kind of the wrap-up on
camp 85.

1245
01:50:28,000 --> 01:50:37,440
» Any questions on it at all?
>> I I just have a quick question, Drew. Um

1246
01:50:34,000 --> 01:50:42,800
when if our numbers are aiming for 20
and um you can't fill that 20 with

1247
01:50:40,880 --> 01:50:48,080
residents in Blford Blendum then you
will put it outside. Is that kind of

1248
01:50:45,520 --> 01:50:52,239
what how that will look? If if you can't
fill that with

1249
01:50:49,199 --> 01:50:55,040
» Yeah. And uh last year uh right at the
last minute we'll be a little more

1250
01:50:53,440 --> 01:50:59,280
prepared this year. Uh we were at the
high school and what was the career day

1251
01:50:57,199 --> 01:51:03,040
uh Trevor? It the career day that was at
the high school. We had some pamphlets

1252
01:51:01,119 --> 01:51:06,480
there. So this year we're going to be a
little more prepared and that was at

1253
01:51:04,560 --> 01:51:07,520
which high school was that or that was
at the

1254
01:51:07,040 --> 01:51:12,719
» expo?
>> At the career expo there type idea where

1255
01:51:09,760 --> 01:51:16,480
they bring the youth through. So um we
want to get the word out more. Uh yes

1256
01:51:15,119 --> 01:51:20,480
playing for blend residents will always
have first crack at being at the camp

1257
01:51:18,320 --> 01:51:22,159
but if we have to fill those spots we
want to get the word out a little bit

1258
01:51:21,600 --> 01:51:25,360
more.
>> Yeah.

1259
01:51:22,880 --> 01:51:29,360
» And I you just made me think this as as
you said that about the career fair. Um

1260
01:51:27,760 --> 01:51:34,159
there probably is an opportunity to even
share it at the high schools because

1261
01:51:30,960 --> 01:51:36,400
there's not many of them that our our
township would

1262
01:51:35,520 --> 01:51:40,480
» Yes.
>> attend. So we could probably look at

1263
01:51:38,400 --> 01:51:44,159
that if needed as well.
>> Absolutely. And and the more that um

1264
01:51:42,719 --> 01:51:47,920
participants that come through this are
in the high schools and talk about wear

1265
01:51:45,599 --> 01:51:50,800
the t-shirts, ask the questions,
>> um I don't think we'll have a a problem

1266
01:51:49,520 --> 01:51:55,280
at all of filling those spots.
>> Yeah. Awesome. Thanks.

1267
01:51:53,119 --> 01:51:59,360
» Any other questions?
Nope.

1268
01:51:56,400 --> 01:52:02,560
» We hereby resolve that report FC 2610 be
received as information.

1269
01:52:01,119 --> 01:52:07,920
» Can I get a move in a second? Moved by
councelor Barnes, second by councelor uh

1270
01:52:04,400 --> 01:52:11,520
Demerst. Any comments at all?
Just make a quick one. I know I I was

1271
01:52:10,080 --> 01:52:15,280
away on holidays for one day and had
something else at the end, but I try to

1272
01:52:13,360 --> 01:52:21,360
stop in to them and the one thing and I
think I've said this before is that um

1273
01:52:18,159 --> 01:52:25,360
how I see them all laughing and and and
having a good time, but when the when

1274
01:52:23,440 --> 01:52:29,520
the actually events come on that the
things that they were being taught that

1275
01:52:27,440 --> 01:52:34,080
that smile kind of went away and it was
the seriousness of of of them. And when

1276
01:52:32,400 --> 01:52:38,639
you're talking, you know, kids that are
that age, um it's hard to keep them

1277
01:52:36,480 --> 01:52:43,360
focused sometimes. But, uh I really
commend all your guys and yourself for

1278
01:52:40,880 --> 01:52:47,920
for uh keeping that because they really
were focused and they really were they

1279
01:52:45,920 --> 01:52:51,599
did want to do that task. I know that
the one time I came in and they had

1280
01:52:49,599 --> 01:52:56,000
already done and they asked this girl to
do the task again and she did it again

1281
01:52:53,440 --> 01:53:00,960
and it was like it was like serious. I'm
going to get uh as fast as I can. So, it

1282
01:52:58,960 --> 01:53:04,000
was really good to see and uh I commend
all you and your staff for doing that.

1283
01:53:02,800 --> 01:53:07,119
So, thank you.
>> Sorry, I just have one other thing to

1284
01:53:05,119 --> 01:53:13,360
add. I think when I was out, I was
asking um you and Michelle and some of

1285
01:53:09,040 --> 01:53:18,000
the past participants have now
come to our recruitment nights. Is that

1286
01:53:15,599 --> 01:53:21,760
correct? Like, so we're seeing that.
>> Yeah, we had our first one apply last

1287
01:53:19,760 --> 01:53:25,599
year. Um unsuccessful. There's only one
spot, but I think we will see more

1288
01:53:24,080 --> 01:53:29,199
coming here in the very near future.
>> Awesome. which is exactly what kind of

1289
01:53:27,520 --> 01:53:30,960
the goal is. It's so it's
>> recruitment and retention.

1290
01:53:30,560 --> 01:53:32,719
» Awesome.
>> Yeah, absolutely.

1291
01:53:31,920 --> 01:53:35,199
» Yep.
>> Anything else from council?

1292
01:53:34,698 --> 01:53:36,080
[clears throat]
>> No.

1293
01:53:35,520 --> 01:53:40,239
» In favor?
>> Yep. All those in favor and oppos if

1294
01:53:38,560 --> 01:53:45,119
any. And that's carried.
>> You knew exactly what I was going to

1295
01:53:41,520 --> 01:53:51,119
ask. Okay. And your last one.
Uh the last report is uh to do with the

1296
01:53:48,239 --> 01:53:56,639
skills development uh grant fund. There
uh staff has been working on this uh

1297
01:53:53,119 --> 01:54:01,920
since uh 2024. Uh this is specifically
for the grow portion of the grant. Um we

1298
01:54:00,239 --> 01:54:05,679
submit all our information that they
asked for and then it seems like a

1299
01:54:03,920 --> 01:54:08,400
couple months go by and then we'll get
some communication back and they're

1300
01:54:06,960 --> 01:54:13,679
looking for something else something
else. Um kind of the last step here what

1301
01:54:11,280 --> 01:54:19,440
they've asked for is an endorsement from
council for this as well uh from two

1302
01:54:16,400 --> 01:54:23,440
neighboring municipalities. Uh we feel
that uh since they are still

1303
01:54:21,840 --> 01:54:27,920
communicating with us, we are still in
good standing at this grant. and it is

1304
01:54:25,119 --> 01:54:32,480
still moving forward. Uh what they're
it's more geared to making sure that it

1305
01:54:30,000 --> 01:54:36,320
is for training purposes not just for
one station but for a whole and

1306
01:54:34,159 --> 01:54:41,360
neighboring municipalities. Uh we have
made sure that we have uh put that

1307
01:54:38,400 --> 01:54:47,199
matrix in there and just to give council
a brief rundown of what we have lined up

1308
01:54:43,760 --> 01:54:51,280
for the station next year. Um to date uh
our medical training will be there at

1309
01:54:49,119 --> 01:54:55,760
the end of this year for our township.
Uh we have five courses that will be

1310
01:54:53,920 --> 01:55:00,000
hosted there for the fire training
college. Uh three courses that will be

1311
01:54:57,920 --> 01:55:06,400
tra held there for risk training
purposes. Uh so to date we have uh 225

1312
01:55:04,239 --> 01:55:12,480
training seats that have been assigned
for that station to put in that matrix

1313
01:55:08,800 --> 01:55:16,239
to um go with the fund and what they're
asking for there. So today we're just

1314
01:55:14,239 --> 01:55:19,679
looking for endorsement from council to
uh to go with the keep going with the

1315
01:55:18,560 --> 01:55:23,520
grant.
>> Thank you. Any questions from council at

1316
01:55:21,920 --> 01:55:28,719
all?
>> Nope. I see any.

1317
01:55:25,840 --> 01:55:33,440
» Be it hereby resolve that report FC 2611
regarding the skills development fund

1318
01:55:30,800 --> 01:55:38,480
SDF capital stream grow pathway
application associated with the

1319
01:55:35,119 --> 01:55:43,360
completed fire station 81 Princeton. We
received his information. It being noted

1320
01:55:40,560 --> 01:55:47,040
that approximately 50% of the 10,000
foot facility is dedicated to

1321
01:55:44,880 --> 01:55:51,840
firefighting, firefighter skills
development, training, and related

1322
01:55:49,280 --> 01:55:55,760
learning activities. And that council
endorses the township's application for

1323
01:55:53,679 --> 01:55:59,119
skills development fund capital stream
funding to recognize and support the

1324
01:55:57,599 --> 01:56:04,639
skills development infrastructure
incorporated into the completed facility

1325
01:56:01,920 --> 01:56:08,080
and that council authorizes staff to
continue developing partnerships and

1326
01:56:06,480 --> 01:56:13,119
training opportunities with neighboring
municipalities. the Ontario Fire College

1327
01:56:10,719 --> 01:56:17,920
and other recognized training part
providers to maximize the use and

1328
01:56:15,360 --> 01:56:21,920
regional benefit of the facility. And
further that council directs the

1329
01:56:19,840 --> 01:56:26,239
municipal clerk to circulate a request
for regional support of the township of

1330
01:56:23,920 --> 01:56:31,199
Blandford Blenham SDF capital stream
grow pathway application to all

1331
01:56:28,080 --> 01:56:33,920
Riftstock member municipalities.
>> Thank you very much. Can I get a mover

1332
01:56:32,560 --> 01:56:38,800
in a second, please? Moved by councelor
Banbury, second by councelor Demerest.

1333
01:56:35,760 --> 01:56:42,080
Any comments on that at all? No, I just
think it's it's fantastic. What a great

1334
01:56:40,639 --> 01:56:45,679
facility. I think we've all been through
it and seen it. Uh uh it's a great

1335
01:56:44,320 --> 01:56:50,960
facility. It's going to be great for
training uh uh not just of the the

1336
01:56:48,560 --> 01:56:54,400
firefighters we have now, but future uh
for all over the whole county. So, I

1337
01:56:52,400 --> 01:56:59,040
think it's a great facility and and a
great job. So, okay. Uh all in favor

1338
01:56:57,360 --> 01:57:07,080
post if any. And that's carried. Thank
you. Thank you. Okay. Uh and we'll go

1339
01:57:02,239 --> 01:57:07,080
back to Trevor now.

1340
01:57:09,920 --> 01:57:14,960
Welcome Trevor, manager of community
[clears throat] services. Welcome.

1341
01:57:12,800 --> 01:57:19,520
» Good afternoon council or good morning I
guess. Um just here to do two reports

1342
01:57:17,520 --> 01:57:23,199
today. One report is my monthly report
for the community services department.

1343
01:57:21,520 --> 01:57:28,159
Um
during the month of August we had four

1344
01:57:25,599 --> 01:57:31,280
hosted four tournaments. Three um minor
tournaments and one harvest carnival

1345
01:57:29,920 --> 01:57:36,800
which is an adult tournament in the
Drumbo Park. Um the Drumbo accessible

1346
01:57:34,719 --> 01:57:40,960
playground got opened up. Um we are
going to plan a grand opening for it as

1347
01:57:38,480 --> 01:57:45,360
well. At this time we're still planning
with F about that. Um they're

1348
01:57:42,880 --> 01:57:52,080
recommending not to do a grand opening
during um election time. So it might be

1349
01:57:48,800 --> 01:57:56,080
in the spring um because of the it's a
playground and they agree um but we're

1350
01:57:54,480 --> 01:57:59,360
still working on that. They said after
the election and then after they

1351
01:57:57,840 --> 01:58:02,400
realized it was a playground they said
maybe do it in the spring. So, but we

1352
01:58:00,960 --> 01:58:08,239
are going to be we're in talks with
them. So, um splash pads will be open

1353
01:58:05,440 --> 01:58:10,960
till the end of September like normal.
Um

1354
01:58:09,760 --> 01:58:16,320
we had we hosted the Princeton
playground accessible grand opening. We

1355
01:58:13,199 --> 01:58:22,000
had a good turnout for it. Um
um lots of positive feedback about it at

1356
01:58:18,239 --> 01:58:27,840
the time. So, um went over pretty good.
Um in our cemeteries, the drum Princeton

1357
01:58:24,560 --> 01:58:32,639
cemetery had the decoration day. Um,
again, turnout was good at it and people

1358
01:58:30,800 --> 01:58:39,760
were
um happy in there and um Bruce did a

1359
01:58:34,719 --> 01:58:45,840
good job of doing the MCing. So um
we are also working with the um Platel

1360
01:58:43,199 --> 01:58:49,280
Gate project um committee. I guess
they're not a committee, but it's the

1361
01:58:46,719 --> 01:58:54,000
Platal Heritage Heritage um society is
doing it. Um they plan on doing some

1362
01:58:51,520 --> 01:58:58,560
work this spring yet or this fall at the
gates. Well, um still with talking to

1363
01:58:57,199 --> 01:59:02,719
them and reviewing with them, so working
with them. So, um the arena's getting

1364
01:59:00,880 --> 01:59:07,040
ready to build some ice. We started um
on the long weekend there building ice.

1365
01:59:04,719 --> 01:59:11,760
Um with the storm, obviously we were
going to start last week, but we could

1366
01:59:08,639 --> 01:59:16,639
not cuz we had no hydro. So, um but I
think we'll have it in time for our

1367
01:59:13,840 --> 01:59:20,960
first rental still. So, um Helping Hands
Food Bank, it's been moved to the Drumo

1368
01:59:18,560 --> 01:59:24,639
booth in the month of August. Um seems
to be going pretty successful over

1369
01:59:22,480 --> 01:59:31,119
there. um organizers of the helping hand
food bank really like really like it in

1370
01:59:27,119 --> 01:59:34,880
there. So um and have um bigger plans in
the future for more for doing more

1371
01:59:32,960 --> 01:59:41,440
things, but it's it'll be a work in
process to see how it all works out. Um

1372
01:59:38,880 --> 01:59:49,000
and staff are going to release the RFI
for the township um camp probably the

1373
01:59:45,040 --> 01:59:49,000
middle of September or October.

1374
01:59:51,440 --> 01:59:56,400
Um,
and then the bright accessible

1375
01:59:54,560 --> 02:00:00,719
playground project, we are still working
on that. We'll keep also updated as we

1376
01:59:58,639 --> 02:00:05,880
get moving on that. So, we have till
September 10th next year to have that

1377
02:00:02,560 --> 02:00:05,880
done. So,

1378
02:00:07,040 --> 02:00:14,000
okay, that's it. Uh, any questions on
the report?

1379
02:00:12,480 --> 02:00:17,760
» Nope, I'm not seeing any. Okay, go
ahead.

1380
02:00:14,639 --> 02:00:20,719
» We hereby resolve that report CS 2617 be
received as information.

1381
02:00:19,119 --> 02:00:25,520
» Can I get a mover in a second, please?
moved by councelor Barnes, second by

1382
02:00:22,239 --> 02:00:29,280
councelor Young. Uh any comments?
No, I always like to make something

1383
02:00:27,520 --> 02:00:33,199
comment. But anyway, just want to say
our parks look absolutely fantastic. I I

1384
02:00:31,920 --> 02:00:38,159
know this summer I've walked through our
park especially in Drumo here um and

1385
02:00:36,320 --> 02:00:43,040
spoke to a lot of people residents ball
teams from outside and uh a lot of their

1386
02:00:41,040 --> 02:00:47,760
comments are they can't believe what our
parks are compared to uh and some of

1387
02:00:45,840 --> 02:00:52,639
these people come from large cities and
they are commenting on how our parks are

1388
02:00:50,639 --> 02:00:58,320
as nice or better than most of the urban
parks. So kudos to you and your staff

1389
02:00:55,199 --> 02:01:03,520
and for council and staff's direction on
uh approving all the additions that we

1390
02:01:00,080 --> 02:01:09,119
put in the park and all the uh groups
throughout the township that help to do

1391
02:01:05,040 --> 02:01:13,280
that. So very good. Okay. Uh all in
favor and opposed if any and that's

1392
02:01:10,960 --> 02:01:16,639
carried. Thank you Trevor. And your next
one?

1393
02:01:13,679 --> 02:01:23,360
» Yes. Um just um here to do the community
sport and the recreation infrastructure

1394
02:01:18,800 --> 02:01:27,119
fund stream one um grant approval. Um
we'd like to move forward and um put a

1395
02:01:25,280 --> 02:01:33,119
proposal in for this grant. It's open
till December 22nd. It's 50% of our

1396
02:01:29,760 --> 02:01:36,800
assets um we can apply for 50% of the
funding for our assets in our asset

1397
02:01:34,719 --> 02:01:42,800
management plan moving forward. So, we'd
like to move forward with that and um

1398
02:01:39,840 --> 02:01:46,880
apply for the next um
items that are in our asset management

1399
02:01:44,320 --> 02:01:51,040
plan. It it's um items that will be done
in 2029.

1400
02:01:48,639 --> 02:01:56,480
So, um just looking for council's
approval for um

1401
02:01:54,480 --> 02:02:00,320
getting or applying for the funding for
that.

1402
02:01:57,199 --> 02:02:05,440
» Okay. Any comments on it at all?
>> Nope, not see any. Go ahead. We hereby

1403
02:02:03,040 --> 02:02:09,440
resolve that report CS2618
be received as information and that

1404
02:02:07,360 --> 02:02:13,360
council authorize staff to prepare and
submit an application to the community

1405
02:02:11,280 --> 02:02:17,840
sport and recreation infrastructure fund
CSRF stream 1 repair and rehabilitation

1406
02:02:16,560 --> 02:02:22,400
for capital improvements to the
Platsville Memorial Community Arena and

1407
02:02:20,239 --> 02:02:26,639
further that staff were work with the
director of finance to finalize the

1408
02:02:24,560 --> 02:02:30,400
proposed project scope, budget,
municipal contribution and project

1409
02:02:28,080 --> 02:02:33,840
timelines prior to submission to ensure
the proposed improvements. ments are

1410
02:02:32,159 --> 02:02:37,520
financially achievable, eligible under
the funding program, and aligned with

1411
02:02:35,599 --> 02:02:40,400
the township's long-term capital plan.
>> Okay. Can I get a move in a second,

1412
02:02:38,960 --> 02:02:45,840
please? Moved by councelor Banbury,
second by councelor Demer. Any uh

1413
02:02:42,880 --> 02:02:50,400
comments on that at all? No. Yeah, we
need to I always comment. We need to uh

1414
02:02:48,239 --> 02:02:55,520
this is a perfect example of why we need
to keep uh a lot of these things that

1415
02:02:53,280 --> 02:03:01,040
even though we it may be future stuff on
our um on our radar because when these

1416
02:02:59,040 --> 02:03:05,599
projects come come forward, they have to
be in our our capital forecast in order

1417
02:03:03,280 --> 02:03:09,440
for us to apply for any of them. So, if
we keep if we keep putting these things

1418
02:03:07,599 --> 02:03:14,380
on there and as the funding comes along,
it's it's definitely beneficial for us

1419
02:03:12,080 --> 02:03:16,320
um if we can get some of these uh
[clears throat] through grant funding.

1420
02:03:15,199 --> 02:03:19,199
So for sure,
>> Counc

1421
02:03:17,920 --> 02:03:22,480
a little bit too, when we get these
grants and we plan for them going

1422
02:03:20,800 --> 02:03:23,840
forward, it helps us shore up our
reserves.

1423
02:03:23,280 --> 02:03:28,560
» Yeah.
>> So because it directly offsets we would

1424
02:03:25,920 --> 02:03:32,400
we would have otherwise spent. So um
yeah, if we can, you know, we've been

1425
02:03:30,560 --> 02:03:35,520
doing a great job like all staff have
been doing a great job of staying ahead

1426
02:03:33,679 --> 02:03:40,000
of this stuff and making sure that, you
know, we're applying for uh anything

1427
02:03:37,199 --> 02:03:44,239
that comes available. So, um, we might
not always get it, but, um, you know, we

1428
02:03:42,400 --> 02:03:48,639
have to take the time to to do the work
to to get it done.

1429
02:03:46,080 --> 02:03:53,440
» Yeah, absolutely. For sure. Okay.
Anything else? All in favor? Post to

1430
02:03:51,199 --> 02:03:55,119
Fenny and that's carried.
>> Thank you. Thank you, Trevor.

1431
02:03:54,480 --> 02:04:02,719
» Y, thanks.
>> Okay, so we're down to I believe

1432
02:04:00,000 --> 02:04:08,320
10 10J. Uh, Josh Brick, our chief
administrator on fire station 81. Okay.

1433
02:04:07,360 --> 02:04:13,400
and Drew as well
>> and Denise is also nice

1434
02:04:09,840 --> 02:04:13,400
» and Denise. All right.

1435
02:04:16,719 --> 02:04:22,080
» Thank you uh through you Mr. Mayor and
two members of council. Before getting

1436
02:04:20,639 --> 02:04:25,520
into the detail of the report, I wanted
to acknowledge uh that the notice of

1437
02:04:24,159 --> 02:04:30,639
motion that's on the agenda this
morning. Um that's regarding capital

1438
02:04:28,480 --> 02:04:33,840
project closeout reporting. So, while
council hasn't yet considered or

1439
02:04:32,320 --> 02:04:37,920
approved that notice of motion that was
put forward by councelor Demerest, um

1440
02:04:36,239 --> 02:04:41,920
staff felt the underlying concept was
particularly useful in this circumstance

1441
02:04:39,840 --> 02:04:46,159
given that we've uh we've finished off a
major capital project. So, as a result,

1442
02:04:44,639 --> 02:04:50,159
uh staff used many of the principles
that were included in that notice of

1443
02:04:47,599 --> 02:04:53,119
motion in preparing tonight's report and
we thought that this provided council

1444
02:04:51,440 --> 02:04:56,159
with a good practical example of what
that type of reporting could look like

1445
02:04:54,800 --> 02:05:01,119
moving forward and what we would be
aiming towards. Uh, station 81 was

1446
02:04:58,960 --> 02:05:07,599
completed substantially on budget with
approximately a $50,000 variance on the

1447
02:05:03,360 --> 02:05:12,480
total capital cost of $3.08 million. Um,
all said, uh, we had sort of accounted

1448
02:05:10,159 --> 02:05:16,480
for about a 10% contingency on this type
of project work because what we had

1449
02:05:13,679 --> 02:05:20,480
heard from the, uh, the project engineer
and ending at about a 1.7% variance was

1450
02:05:19,440 --> 02:05:24,480
something that we were really pleased
with. We thought that that presented

1451
02:05:22,159 --> 02:05:28,000
tremendous value. Uh, another really
important note is, you know, in

1452
02:05:26,000 --> 02:05:31,760
reviewing sort of the final project
costs for this work comparative to other

1453
02:05:30,080 --> 02:05:35,840
capital facilities that have been built
approximate to the township plan for

1454
02:05:33,280 --> 02:05:40,000
Benham, we felt that uh, again, this was
tremendous value for the community

1455
02:05:37,760 --> 02:05:42,400
largely on budget and uh, this is a
really significant piece of

1456
02:05:40,960 --> 02:05:45,360
infrastructure that's going to benefit
not only our own community but

1457
02:05:43,760 --> 02:05:49,599
surrounding communities for over 50
years.

1458
02:05:47,199 --> 02:05:53,040
the uh the structure of the report. It
represents a chronological order of

1459
02:05:51,280 --> 02:05:57,199
events that's led to the grand opening
and project closeout. Uh staff have

1460
02:05:55,119 --> 02:06:01,840
appended all corresponding staff reports
and associated council direction on this

1461
02:05:59,280 --> 02:06:05,440
item going back to late 2021 when
council initially received a business

1462
02:06:03,360 --> 02:06:09,520
plan from staff that was evaluating the
uh sort of costbenefit analysis of

1463
02:06:07,280 --> 02:06:14,400
keeping the uh previous facility and
undertaking renovations versus building

1464
02:06:11,360 --> 02:06:17,920
a new uh a new facility. Staff also
offer commentary within the report on

1465
02:06:16,320 --> 02:06:21,599
minor changes in project scope
throughout the project and uh key

1466
02:06:19,520 --> 02:06:25,840
lessons learned to help improve future
capital project delivery. Um before I

1467
02:06:24,400 --> 02:06:30,480
hand it over to the director of
protective services, fire chief and the

1468
02:06:27,440 --> 02:06:33,040
director of finance, treasurer, uh
they're going to provide some more

1469
02:06:31,599 --> 02:06:36,320
detailed operational and financial
discussion, but I did want to take the

1470
02:06:34,880 --> 02:06:41,679
opportunity to draw your attention to
the publicly reported sale of 67 Main

1471
02:06:39,040 --> 02:06:44,480
Street South in Princeton. Um, so as
council is aware, we haven't been able

1472
02:06:42,960 --> 02:06:48,560
to share those results. We haven't had a
meeting since that closed where we were

1473
02:06:46,480 --> 02:06:54,239
able to share it. However, uh, I am
happy to report that, uh, the deal

1474
02:06:51,199 --> 02:06:58,560
closed in late July. Uh, the final sale
price for 67 Main Street South was

1475
02:06:56,480 --> 02:07:03,679
$71,000,
um, which was approximately $50,000 over

1476
02:07:00,960 --> 02:07:08,079
the listed asking price. Uh, council
opted to select the highest offer in

1477
02:07:05,599 --> 02:07:11,920
that circumstance. um after reviewing
the the different submissions that was

1478
02:07:10,079 --> 02:07:15,199
uh just represented the best value for
the township. It was a compatible use

1479
02:07:13,520 --> 02:07:20,159
with the community and uh I think that
we got a a good deal on that. Um the

1480
02:07:18,880 --> 02:07:24,079
proceeds of that sale are going to be
placed in the fire capital reserve to

1481
02:07:21,760 --> 02:07:27,440
future ser uh to service future debt
obligations and offset the total cost of

1482
02:07:26,000 --> 02:07:30,800
this project. So at this point I'll hand
it over to the director of protective

1483
02:07:28,800 --> 02:07:34,079
services, fire chief uh Drew Davidson
for an operational overview of that

1484
02:07:32,239 --> 02:07:38,719
project.
>> Thank you. Um, I'm going to touch on uh

1485
02:07:36,480 --> 02:07:43,440
kind of the lessons learned uh section
of this uh as we went through this

1486
02:07:40,480 --> 02:07:49,440
process here. Um, starting with kind of
when we started uh construction a little

1487
02:07:45,920 --> 02:07:55,599
bit. Uh, the first item was uh weather
and when we started a project like that,

1488
02:07:51,840 --> 02:07:59,679
we actually missed by one week in uh
when the snow started coming in in the

1489
02:07:57,280 --> 02:08:04,639
weather uh with the roof going on there.
So, uh, going forward, uh, a little more

1490
02:08:02,560 --> 02:08:08,960
cognizant of when we start a project.
Uh, we started the last week of August

1491
02:08:07,280 --> 02:08:13,520
on this project here. If we would have
started a couple weeks before, we would

1492
02:08:10,719 --> 02:08:18,079
have been 100% dried in before the snow
was started flying. That said, the the

1493
02:08:16,000 --> 02:08:22,000
roof still was finalized on Christmas
Eve is when it was completed, but uh, we

1494
02:08:20,560 --> 02:08:28,480
could have hit that just a little bit
sooner and and save some grief all over

1495
02:08:24,320 --> 02:08:32,079
there. Um, another item was the um,
water management, storm water

1496
02:08:29,760 --> 02:08:36,239
management. Um, you know, practicing
what we preach and uh, out there it

1497
02:08:35,199 --> 02:08:39,760
seems like, well, you're just putting
ashalt down out there. You can just dump

1498
02:08:37,840 --> 02:08:44,560
it into the ditch and we can all go on.
But we ask anybody coming into our

1499
02:08:42,400 --> 02:08:48,800
township to put into that plan and put
in that management. And, uh, as a

1500
02:08:47,040 --> 02:08:52,159
township, we follow those those rules
and we put that in. Even though you

1501
02:08:50,079 --> 02:08:56,560
can't see it, it's there. And, and we do
that as well.

1502
02:08:53,599 --> 02:09:02,320
Uh, I think we should be proud. I've had
three uh different municipalities come

1503
02:08:58,960 --> 02:09:08,480
through um either fire chiefs or fire
chiefs and their CEO and to take a look

1504
02:09:05,440 --> 02:09:13,440
at what we did because they still can't
understand how we did it for that price.

1505
02:09:10,960 --> 02:09:18,000
They they look at it, they they
understand what's there and what it cost

1506
02:09:15,920 --> 02:09:21,199
to get there. And the fact that we are
now having people come and approach us

1507
02:09:19,679 --> 02:09:26,480
on how did you do this? What were the
steps taken? It says blame for blame in

1508
02:09:23,840 --> 02:09:30,960
pretty good light on that front there.
Um

1509
02:09:28,079 --> 02:09:36,800
something that council uh did that made
a vast uh made the project go very well

1510
02:09:34,159 --> 02:09:41,599
is they approved um our engineer um
somebody who knew fireh halls, knows how

1511
02:09:38,719 --> 02:09:45,199
to do fireh halls uh was there. And I'll
say sometimes you pick up the phone and

1512
02:09:43,840 --> 02:09:50,480
somebody on the other end doesn't answer
all the time and it can be kind of a

1513
02:09:47,360 --> 02:09:54,960
annoying. Uh when I had to call Nelson
or his team with a with a question like

1514
02:09:52,320 --> 02:10:01,360
that, there was always a response and he
looked after it. Um just a standup uh

1515
02:09:58,239 --> 02:10:06,239
company that uh was able to navigate us
through the build of this process. I

1516
02:10:03,920 --> 02:10:11,199
think the biggest takeaway that I feel
and I didn't even see this one coming

1517
02:10:08,400 --> 02:10:15,599
was being there after the building is
open.

1518
02:10:13,040 --> 02:10:19,760
Every not well the first week we had
every day but we still have people

1519
02:10:17,599 --> 02:10:25,440
coming to the door and they want to see
the fire hall. They want to see what

1520
02:10:22,480 --> 02:10:28,400
their money was put towards and being
there instead of the doors being closed

1521
02:10:26,800 --> 02:10:32,800
and nobody around being there and having
the doors open and taking them through

1522
02:10:30,079 --> 02:10:39,040
explaining it there. And kind of the the
best part of that was u a lady came with

1523
02:10:36,480 --> 02:10:44,560
a friend of theirs and and a little
child um from out of province and her

1524
02:10:42,000 --> 02:10:48,000
words were I wanted to show my friend
our fire hall. I thought that was very

1525
02:10:46,639 --> 02:10:52,639
important. And I picked up on the word
power fire hall and just that that

1526
02:10:51,199 --> 02:10:57,920
narrative and getting it out there that
it isn't just a fire station for 20

1527
02:10:55,520 --> 02:11:02,560
firefighters. It's for the community.
And I thought that was very important.

1528
02:10:59,760 --> 02:11:06,480
And then it it Sean again on Wednesday
night um with the damage and stuff that

1529
02:11:04,719 --> 02:11:12,079
was around Blander Blenham. That
generator kicked in. That was our um

1530
02:11:09,280 --> 02:11:18,639
headquarters. Uh all four department or
all four stations were there. Uh we ran

1531
02:11:14,480 --> 02:11:22,560
a our own little dispatch area there of
what roads were open, what roads were

1532
02:11:20,239 --> 02:11:26,560
closed because we knew that as this
progressed that the SEO calls were going

1533
02:11:25,040 --> 02:11:30,719
to come in unfortunately people running
generators like that and we were able to

1534
02:11:28,719 --> 02:11:36,159
kind of have that headquarters there and
that building served that purpose 100%

1535
02:11:33,280 --> 02:11:40,079
on that front. But just I was proud that
the township residents are thinking of

1536
02:11:38,480 --> 02:11:46,280
it as their fireh hall and that's the
way it should be. So those are kind of

1537
02:11:41,840 --> 02:11:46,280
the takeaways that I saw in that front.

1538
02:11:46,400 --> 02:11:52,000
» All right. Uh at this point we'll ask
the director of finance treasurer to

1539
02:11:49,440 --> 02:11:56,800
provide uh an overview of the financial
uh implications of this capital work.

1540
02:11:54,320 --> 02:12:02,079
» Sure. So this project um was a
multi-year project. So, it was kind of

1541
02:11:59,119 --> 02:12:06,239
hard to see the overall price when
looking at the budgets because uh I know

1542
02:12:04,400 --> 02:12:09,119
with this year's budget, we had an
amount in there that was really far

1543
02:12:08,000 --> 02:12:12,960
greater than what it should have been
because there was more work done last

1544
02:12:10,480 --> 02:12:19,040
year than what we had anticipated. Um
but you can see from the breakdown of

1545
02:12:15,280 --> 02:12:27,280
the costs that the overall um price of
the fireh hall was just over $3 million

1546
02:12:22,639 --> 02:12:30,960
um 3.08 08. Um, and I did outline um
many of those costs were approved either

1547
02:12:29,360 --> 02:12:36,000
in
um one of the budgets 24 256 or in

1548
02:12:34,320 --> 02:12:42,719
separate um council reports that were
brought forward to council. Um and the

1549
02:12:38,719 --> 02:12:46,960
financing for those um costs um the
previous two years were financed through

1550
02:12:44,400 --> 02:12:52,719
reserves um with council approving a $2
million debenture. So that's not done

1551
02:12:49,520 --> 02:12:57,040
until um the project is completed. So,
we will be receiving those funds um

1552
02:12:54,719 --> 02:13:02,719
through the OLC through the county um
prior to the end of the year

1553
02:13:00,480 --> 02:13:06,320
and we are hoping to see some
development in our township. We do

1554
02:13:04,159 --> 02:13:11,360
anticipate we did use 2 million uh sorry
$200,000 already to um help finance the

1555
02:13:09,040 --> 02:13:14,719
fire hall last year um that we will be
collecting some more DCs and some of

1556
02:13:13,199 --> 02:13:22,079
those DCs we'll be able to put towards
the debenture payments on that.

1557
02:13:18,960 --> 02:13:26,480
» Okay, good. Okay, thank you. Uh any
questions from council at all?

1558
02:13:25,679 --> 02:13:30,800
» Councelor Bamry.
>> Yeah, there's a lot of Phil hauled into

1559
02:13:28,560 --> 02:13:35,760
uh from the other project. So, how did
that work out? Did that save us some

1560
02:13:32,719 --> 02:13:40,159
money or um
save both departments some money?

1561
02:13:38,320 --> 02:13:43,760
» Well, it gave us a spot to put the fill.
Absolutely. And and we needed the fill

1562
02:13:42,320 --> 02:13:49,840
to use that that
>> otherwise would have had it's going to

1563
02:13:45,760 --> 02:13:56,320
cost. Y
>> any other questions from council?

1564
02:13:53,119 --> 02:14:02,159
» Uh just um curious with the the
generator comment that you made about uh

1565
02:13:59,199 --> 02:14:07,199
um the calls from other did you I know
this was maybe a hard because this was a

1566
02:14:04,719 --> 02:14:11,360
very major significant event here for
for a lot of hydro outage but did you

1567
02:14:09,760 --> 02:14:16,000
find because I know we've been trying to
put some uh communication out there

1568
02:14:13,679 --> 02:14:21,199
online and everything. Did you find that
those numbers were they up this time do

1569
02:14:19,440 --> 02:14:24,719
you think or did were they kind of the
same compared to like what other times?

1570
02:14:22,639 --> 02:14:29,840
I know it's hard because like I say this
was a massive event where we had a lot

1571
02:14:27,280 --> 02:14:34,719
more people using generators than than
before. But did you have very many of

1572
02:14:32,239 --> 02:14:39,920
those coming through was you know CO
issues and stuff like that or

1573
02:14:38,000 --> 02:14:46,880
» actual seal calls. Is that what you're
asking? Yeah.

1574
02:14:40,639 --> 02:14:52,320
» Um yes. Uh un unfortunately uh yeah we
we had

1575
02:14:49,599 --> 02:14:57,760
I want to say four
um Friday morning like it it seemed it

1576
02:14:55,280 --> 02:15:03,040
didn't didn't happen right away but uh
as as it prolonged um yes we were I

1577
02:15:01,679 --> 02:15:04,560
would have to get the exact numbers for
you but

1578
02:15:03,599 --> 02:15:11,280
» I was just curious
>> unfortunately um and we are going to

1579
02:15:06,880 --> 02:15:15,920
work on some uh generator safety that
uh usage type thing. Uh drove through

1580
02:15:13,440 --> 02:15:20,320
the villages uh on the Thursday and
Friday. Um stopped at a couple places,

1581
02:15:18,079 --> 02:15:22,960
but I know there's a lot of places that
I could see the generator and it was

1582
02:15:21,599 --> 02:15:26,320
just on the edge of the garage.
>> Y

1583
02:15:23,440 --> 02:15:31,679
» and and people don't uh need to be
educated that that the exhaust can come

1584
02:15:29,520 --> 02:15:35,599
back in other ports in your house. And
uh unfortunately, we did have a few of

1585
02:15:33,840 --> 02:15:38,719
those calls and a couple of them ended
up having to be transported to the

1586
02:15:37,280 --> 02:15:42,960
hospital because of because of the
readings.

1587
02:15:40,560 --> 02:15:48,400
You know, even even mine will shut off
automatically if it if it detects it.

1588
02:15:45,520 --> 02:15:54,239
And I had mine at a spot where it was
actually blowing towards a a brick wall.

1589
02:15:51,280 --> 02:16:00,000
And it was about maybe I would say about
7 or 8 ft away from where the exhaust

1590
02:15:57,119 --> 02:16:03,280
was blowing. And it shut my and I I
thought it was out of gas. I went out

1591
02:16:01,679 --> 02:16:07,360
looking and I figured it out. It
actually was because it was even though

1592
02:16:05,440 --> 02:16:12,159
it was outside, it was away from the
house enough. But just from the exhaust

1593
02:16:09,679 --> 02:16:15,920
blowing on the on the brick wall was
enough to shut my generator off. So was

1594
02:16:14,400 --> 02:16:19,760
kind of and I hadn't used this one
before, but it was just kind of a

1595
02:16:17,679 --> 02:16:23,760
learning curve for me too. But I wonder
if you know I know it's maybe too late

1596
02:16:21,599 --> 02:16:28,159
now, but even you know we got the fair
coming up and some of those. And I think

1597
02:16:25,599 --> 02:16:32,880
if we do uh some of those uh town hall
meetings where we've had information,

1598
02:16:29,760 --> 02:16:37,200
that might be a great time to uh uh you
know, next year or whatever to have some

1599
02:16:34,719 --> 02:16:40,880
of those uh generator conversations cuz
I know some people still think that they

1600
02:16:38,880 --> 02:16:43,599
can put it in the garage and be and be
okay, but uh education is key for that

1601
02:16:43,120 --> 02:16:47,040
for sure.
>> Yeah.

1602
02:16:44,080 --> 02:16:50,719
» Okay. Thank you. Uh any other questions
at all?

1603
02:16:48,399 --> 02:16:54,559
» Nope. Go ahead. Be it hereby resolve
that report CAO 2625 be received as

1604
02:16:53,599 --> 02:16:57,599
information
>> and move in a second. Please move by

1605
02:16:56,160 --> 02:17:01,920
councelor Denver. Second by councelor
Young. Any comments? Councelor Demer.

1606
02:17:00,240 --> 02:17:05,840
» Yeah. Nope. I just want to thank um
staff for for pulling that together uh

1607
02:17:04,160 --> 02:17:10,639
so quickly. It it's something I know
that I've been talking about for a

1608
02:17:07,120 --> 02:17:16,000
while. So I appreciate uh I appreciate
having that report today. Um I think the

1609
02:17:13,679 --> 02:17:21,280
postmortm uh process is really
important. And I think, you know, we're

1610
02:17:17,840 --> 02:17:26,160
going to find over time that um not just
your department will learn lessons, but

1611
02:17:23,280 --> 02:17:32,479
you know, those those uh takeaways will,
you know, um will uh sort of go across

1612
02:17:29,120 --> 02:17:37,519
the the rest of staff as well. Um I
guess the only thing um that I I sort of

1613
02:17:35,120 --> 02:17:42,719
noted from the takeaways and I I I guess
I would caution you on is that is with

1614
02:17:40,240 --> 02:17:46,000
respect to the engineering. Um, we had a
great experience obviously this time

1615
02:17:44,160 --> 02:17:52,399
with the experience that that the
engineer had, but I still, you know, I

1616
02:17:48,800 --> 02:17:57,920
do think that, um, and the CIO and I
have talked about this quite a bit, um,

1617
02:17:54,240 --> 02:18:03,200
that we need to think about, um, uh, you
know, tendering, um, looking for options

1618
02:18:01,120 --> 02:18:07,599
with respect to professional services,
just like we do for capital assets in

1619
02:18:05,519 --> 02:18:12,000
order to ensure that, you know, from a
fiscally responsible uh, perspective

1620
02:18:09,920 --> 02:18:18,240
that we're we're getting the best
Certainly, you know, um, uh, experience

1621
02:18:15,920 --> 02:18:23,280
has to play into it, but I guess, like I
say, I would just caution, you know, um,

1622
02:18:21,120 --> 02:18:27,679
not just going to the default. It worked
great this time. That's great. But I I

1623
02:18:26,000 --> 02:18:32,479
just want to be careful that that's not
the takeaway uh, from this particular

1624
02:18:30,000 --> 02:18:37,120
project. So,
>> anything else from council?

1625
02:18:35,519 --> 02:18:40,240
» Nope. Okay.
>> All those in favor?

1626
02:18:37,760 --> 02:18:46,479
» Yep. All in favor? Opposed, if any, and
that's carried. Thank you very much.

1627
02:18:43,200 --> 02:18:51,120
Okay. And next one is Denise. Uh our
second quarter variance report.

1628
02:18:49,439 --> 02:18:56,160
» So this is the second quarter variance
report. So to the end of June. Um so

1629
02:18:53,679 --> 02:19:00,559
there's both an operating and a capital
report with the capital report showing

1630
02:18:58,559 --> 02:19:04,000
what projects have been completed and if
there's any sort of anticipated

1631
02:19:02,240 --> 02:19:08,960
variances
um for project completion.

1632
02:19:06,479 --> 02:19:13,679
Um yeah, we'll just continue monitoring
things for the rest of the year. looking

1633
02:19:11,040 --> 02:19:18,319
looking fine for now.
>> Okay. Any questions at all?

1634
02:19:16,399 --> 02:19:22,399
» Nope. Don't see any. Go ahead.
>> Be it hereby resolve that report TR2608

1635
02:19:20,880 --> 02:19:25,760
be received as information.
>> Okay. Can I get a move in a second,

1636
02:19:23,840 --> 02:19:29,840
please? Moved by council barn, second by
councelor Vanbury. Any comments? All in

1637
02:19:28,319 --> 02:19:34,080
favor?
Opposed if any. And that's carried.

1638
02:19:31,439 --> 02:19:38,719
Thank you, Denise. Okay. And our next
one is from Sarah, uh, director of

1639
02:19:36,000 --> 02:19:42,880
corporate services and our clerk.
Good morning, members of council. You

1640
02:19:40,319 --> 02:19:46,960
have before you report DC 2612 regarding
the joint compliance audit committee.

1641
02:19:45,280 --> 02:19:50,479
Per the municipal elections act by
October 1st of an election year. The

1642
02:19:49,120 --> 02:19:55,359
compliance audit committee must be
appointed for the upcoming term. The act

1643
02:19:53,600 --> 02:19:59,760
sets out the purposes of the joint
compliance sorry of the compliance audit

1644
02:19:57,600 --> 02:20:03,520
committee. The purpose being that the
committee review applications for

1645
02:20:01,200 --> 02:20:07,120
campaign finance audits, determine
whether audits should proceed, and

1646
02:20:05,280 --> 02:20:10,560
proceed appoints auditors where
appropriate. The committee also reviews

1647
02:20:08,960 --> 02:20:13,920
audit findings to determine whether
legal legal proceedings shall be

1648
02:20:12,399 --> 02:20:18,000
initiated.
Oxford County municipalities work

1649
02:20:16,000 --> 02:20:23,520
together to appoint a joint compliance
audit committee. And from the 2022 to

1650
02:20:20,720 --> 02:20:28,479
2026 term, Oxford area clerks are
proposing to appoint four returning

1651
02:20:25,280 --> 02:20:31,600
members and two new members. There's a
small financial consideration required

1652
02:20:30,080 --> 02:20:36,720
for training and orientation and other
costs are only borne if the municipality

1653
02:20:33,760 --> 02:20:40,080
experiences a financial audit request.
There is a bylaw proposed to be passed

1654
02:20:38,399 --> 02:20:45,720
at this meeting should council council
wish to propo uh appoint the proposed

1655
02:20:42,399 --> 02:20:45,720
committee members.

1656
02:20:46,479 --> 02:20:54,720
» Okay. Any questions on that at all?
Oh, I see some names on there that have

1657
02:20:52,640 --> 02:20:59,439
been around for a long time in this area
for sure. former CEO even on there.

1658
02:20:57,600 --> 02:21:02,097
» See there's job for you after after
someday. [laughter]

1659
02:21:02,160 --> 02:21:09,600
» Okay. Can I get a mover or
resolved that report DC2612 be received

1660
02:21:07,680 --> 02:21:13,040
as information and that council approved
the formation of a joint compliance

1661
02:21:11,280 --> 02:21:17,600
audit committee with the other Oxford
County municipalities for the 2026 to

1662
02:21:15,120 --> 02:21:21,439
2030 term and that the following members
be appointed to the joint compliance

1663
02:21:19,120 --> 02:21:27,280
audit committee. David Morris, Carol
Simons, Keith Rying, Christine Scrimmer,

1664
02:21:24,880 --> 02:21:32,080
David Nusco, and Kyle Krueger. And
further that the above appointments be

1665
02:21:28,880 --> 02:21:35,840
formalized by bylaw 25592026.
>> Can I get a move in a second, please?

1666
02:21:34,399 --> 02:21:40,319
Moved by councelor Demer, second by
councelor Young. Any comments? All in

1667
02:21:37,920 --> 02:21:46,560
favor? Post if any. And that's carried.
Thank you. And your next one.

1668
02:21:43,439 --> 02:21:51,120
» You have before you report DC 2613
regarding the lame duck threshold. After

1669
02:21:49,439 --> 02:21:56,720
the certification of candidates, which
happened on Monday, August 24th, 2026,

1670
02:21:54,319 --> 02:22:01,359
council is not in a lame duck position
with four of the current five members

1671
02:21:58,960 --> 02:22:05,280
running for office. There is still
possibility that the council will be in

1672
02:22:03,040 --> 02:22:10,479
lame duck position after election day on
Monday, October 26. If fewer than four

1673
02:22:07,439 --> 02:22:16,000
incumbents are elected to office, staff
will report on the number November 4th,

1674
02:22:12,479 --> 02:22:21,040
2026 meeting on the status.
>> Okay. Can I get a move? Oh, any comments

1675
02:22:18,800 --> 02:22:25,680
on that? Can I get a move or a second,
please? Oh, God, I'm getting ready to

1676
02:22:22,960 --> 02:22:29,280
get out of here today.
>> Thank you.

1677
02:22:26,640 --> 02:22:32,880
» Be it here by resol report DC2613 be
received as information.

1678
02:22:30,720 --> 02:22:37,520
» I got a mover in a second, please. Move
by Cassie Young, second by councelor

1679
02:22:34,479 --> 02:22:41,520
Demerst. Any comments on that? All in
favor? Opposed if any. And that's

1680
02:22:39,280 --> 02:22:45,920
carried. Sorry, I'm not trying to rush
you. Uh any reports from council

1681
02:22:44,240 --> 02:22:49,920
members?
I do have a list here in front of me.

1682
02:22:48,399 --> 02:22:56,399
I'll read my list and if anybody has
anything else left, uh Drumble Fair is

1683
02:22:52,560 --> 02:23:01,200
September 26th, 27th. Uh from 9:00 to
5:00 and then 9 till 4:30.

1684
02:22:59,200 --> 02:23:06,479
Uh there's a trivia night supporting
Helping Hands uh Blford Plenum Food Bank

1685
02:23:03,680 --> 02:23:12,560
on Saturday, September 26 at 8:00 at
Trails Edge. Um, for $25 you'll get your

1686
02:23:09,920 --> 02:23:17,439
spot and an advertiser platter uh while
supporting our food bank, which is

1687
02:23:14,240 --> 02:23:23,439
fantastic. Uh, Music in the Park uh in
Princeton runs Thursday nights till

1688
02:23:19,920 --> 02:23:28,560
September 24th from 6:30 to 7:30. Uh,
Music in the Park uh in Platsville runs

1689
02:23:26,240 --> 02:23:32,800
Tuesday nights until September 10th,
5:30 to 7:30. I don't know if they're

1690
02:23:30,720 --> 02:23:36,560
going to try and schedule
>> Thursday nights.

1691
02:23:33,840 --> 02:23:38,960
» What did I say? Sorry. Thursday. Yep. I
I don't know if they're going to try and

1692
02:23:37,600 --> 02:23:42,240
reschedule the one that got rained out
last week. I know there was talk about

1693
02:23:40,319 --> 02:23:49,760
it, so maybe uh it'll be extended a
little bit. Um I do have here a um this

1694
02:23:47,520 --> 02:23:55,439
is a certificate for the township. It's
from our MP, Arpanana, for our 50th

1695
02:23:53,520 --> 02:23:58,640
anniversary. I've had it in my vehicle
for a little bit. Thought I better get

1696
02:23:56,720 --> 02:24:02,960
it out here. Um anyway, it's uh
fantastic to have that. We can display

1697
02:24:00,160 --> 02:24:09,680
that upstairs. That go upstairs in our
office. Um I know it was mentioned about

1698
02:24:05,920 --> 02:24:14,080
the farm show. Um our Dumbo Lions Club
as well as Plasville Lions Club will be

1699
02:24:11,760 --> 02:24:17,760
working there as well the whole week um
in the food tent. I'll be there on

1700
02:24:16,080 --> 02:24:22,080
Thursday if anybody happens to come
around. I may be cooking your food for

1701
02:24:19,439 --> 02:24:26,640
you. Um and just one other thing I just
I think I'll bring it up now. Um with

1702
02:24:24,319 --> 02:24:31,200
our whole weather event what we had on
on last Wednesday. Um, I don't know,

1703
02:24:29,680 --> 02:24:36,560
Bruce, you've been on one term longer
than me, and I don't ever remember, uh,

1704
02:24:34,399 --> 02:24:41,200
a night where
it got as bad as it did, as quick as it

1705
02:24:39,280 --> 02:24:46,000
did. And it was actually quite scary.
And I know a lot of the members here,

1706
02:24:43,200 --> 02:24:53,200
uh, you know, either stayed around here
or or turned around or whatever. Um, so

1707
02:24:50,479 --> 02:25:00,160
I think we have to do something with our
procedural. Um my recommendation is

1708
02:24:56,399 --> 02:25:05,359
going to be if if we get a if we get a a
a beep on our phone for a warning

1709
02:25:02,000 --> 02:25:09,600
wherever we get it um meeting's over. I
think uh you know what how many times

1710
02:25:07,280 --> 02:25:13,200
have we had though that this was kind of
I think all of us I I mean I've been on

1711
02:25:11,520 --> 02:25:17,920
ball diamonds. I've been wherever and
you hear it and you're looking around

1712
02:25:14,560 --> 02:25:22,000
going I don't see anything. And 90% of
the time those storms have blown by 5

1713
02:25:20,319 --> 02:25:26,560
miles this way, 5 miles that way,
wherever. and we've all been safe. But I

1714
02:25:24,319 --> 02:25:32,479
think the learning lesson from last
Wednesday was you know what, mother

1715
02:25:28,960 --> 02:25:38,720
nature is uh is very unpredictable. And
I think from now on that uh procedurally

1716
02:25:35,760 --> 02:25:44,240
um if we get a warning, there's nothing
more important in this agenda right here

1717
02:25:42,000 --> 02:25:48,720
than anybody here or anybody else that's
here. So I think that's something going

1718
02:25:46,560 --> 02:25:53,040
forward we really have to look at. Let's
hope we don't have to use it. But I

1719
02:25:50,720 --> 02:25:58,160
think that should be that way we're not
I know I'm asking a couple fellows over

1720
02:25:55,040 --> 02:26:02,000
here, you know, what's their uh what's
their thought and and I'm you know I

1721
02:26:00,160 --> 02:26:05,359
don't want to think that they have to be
responsible. They say ah it's okay and

1722
02:26:03,760 --> 02:26:09,680
we all stay here and something happens.
So I think procedurally we have to have

1723
02:26:07,680 --> 02:26:14,800
something written in stone here to say
if that warning comes over we just stop

1724
02:26:12,080 --> 02:26:18,720
the meeting and and that's it for the
day. I think that way it protects us

1725
02:26:16,640 --> 02:26:22,720
all. That's the most important important
thing. If anything would have happened

1726
02:26:19,840 --> 02:26:26,640
to anybody here, um I would have never
forgot to give myself honestly. Um I

1727
02:26:24,800 --> 02:26:29,520
would thought about it after I got home
that first time when I stopped the

1728
02:26:28,000 --> 02:26:34,399
meeting and I I kept saying I should
have just canceled it then. So this way

1729
02:26:32,240 --> 02:26:39,120
I think going forward uh I'll leave it
up to the powers that be here to come up

1730
02:26:36,319 --> 02:26:42,880
with something. We can approve it. But I
think that's the safest way going

1731
02:26:40,720 --> 02:26:47,840
forward that we have to deal with this
and and move on for it. That way nobody

1732
02:26:45,600 --> 02:26:51,840
is in question of whether we cancel it
or not. So that's all I have on my list.

1733
02:26:50,560 --> 02:26:54,560
Does any council member
>> I was just wondering would it be

1734
02:26:53,120 --> 02:26:58,640
possible for us to have a little
informal report from Jim Gordon

1735
02:26:56,479 --> 02:27:03,160
regarding the roads and closures and
flooding and that sort of thing?

1736
02:27:00,160 --> 02:27:03,160
» Yep.

1737
02:27:03,760 --> 02:27:08,720
» He's nodding his head that he'd
absolutely love to do that. Maybe could

1738
02:27:06,960 --> 02:27:11,280
you do that maybe for the next meeting?
Well, I know we'll hear it through the

1739
02:27:10,080 --> 02:27:15,280
next meeting, but I just wonder if
there's

1740
02:27:12,560 --> 02:27:18,399
» any any highlights at all.
>> Uh, yeah. So,

1741
02:27:16,720 --> 02:27:27,000
» if if you maybe could come to the mic
that way, you're on [clears throat]

1742
02:27:21,760 --> 02:27:27,000
» I know it's unusual to do this, but

1743
02:27:29,760 --> 02:27:36,479
» uh through you, Mr. Mayor. Uh yeah, it
was um

1744
02:27:33,840 --> 02:27:42,560
very much to the north was the the worst
the heavily damaged north of the 401. Um

1745
02:27:40,319 --> 02:27:49,439
I don't think there was uh a single road
that didn't have at least uh one tree

1746
02:27:44,640 --> 02:27:54,319
down on it. Um many had hydrol lines, so
we were forced to close the road um for

1747
02:27:52,640 --> 02:28:00,399
the safety.
Um but staff was in till midnight um the

1748
02:27:58,640 --> 02:28:05,680
day of the storm. back again on
Thursday. Uh with the priority of

1749
02:28:03,920 --> 02:28:10,000
getting the roads, trees off, just
pushing them off to the side. We

1750
02:28:07,760 --> 02:28:13,600
probably have, I would say, at least two
weeks of cleanup that we will be looking

1751
02:28:11,840 --> 02:28:19,359
at doing the next couple of weeks to get
all that all picked up. Um and then

1752
02:28:16,560 --> 02:28:24,399
again, we had staff over the weekend in
um just checking on the roads that um

1753
02:28:22,080 --> 02:28:28,000
did have hydro lines down. Hydro will
typically cut the tree off the line,

1754
02:28:26,080 --> 02:28:33,200
repair the line, leave the tree where it
is. Um, so we had staff in cleaning

1755
02:28:30,240 --> 02:28:38,880
those trees off um to get the roads open
again. So everything is back open. Um,

1756
02:28:36,080 --> 02:28:44,160
as of uh Saturday, we had all the roads
that were closed back open. Um, but we

1757
02:28:41,920 --> 02:28:50,640
do have a a lot of cleanup that uh we
will be doing over the next few weeks.

1758
02:28:48,399 --> 02:28:56,080
And you know, just just to add that to
that, too. I know out at the the yard

1759
02:28:53,040 --> 02:28:59,120
here, the amount of yard waste. Uh I had
several people calling me, hey, it's

1760
02:28:57,600 --> 02:29:02,720
right out to the road. And I think like
2 hours later, hey, it's right out to

1761
02:29:00,720 --> 02:29:05,760
the road. And and I know our staff and I
was there last night taking some stuff

1762
02:29:04,160 --> 02:29:10,800
out and we still like the pile out
there. I you must have 10 or 15 bins

1763
02:29:08,399 --> 02:29:15,359
full of of brush right now that's in
there, not let not alone what's still to

1764
02:29:12,560 --> 02:29:19,520
come in. Just another thing too, like I
say, kudos to all our our workers that

1765
02:29:17,439 --> 02:29:22,880
put in all those extra hours and the the
linesmen the the same thing that put in

1766
02:29:21,439 --> 02:29:30,160
all the extra hour. And I know Drew
talked about our emergency services

1767
02:29:25,040 --> 02:29:35,359
people as well, but there was so many uh
farmers that were out there with their

1768
02:29:32,560 --> 02:29:40,800
front end loaders and like immediately
afterwards too that were you know just

1769
02:29:38,080 --> 02:29:44,800
pushing the stuff off the road and uh
you know like helping out just in

1770
02:29:42,800 --> 02:29:49,840
general helping everybody out uh with
that. So kudos to everybody for coming

1771
02:29:46,960 --> 02:29:51,920
coming on board for that. So perfect.
Yep. Go ahead.

1772
02:29:50,479 --> 02:29:57,520
» One other thing, Jim, while you're here,
it just came to mind. There was a tree.

1773
02:29:54,880 --> 02:30:00,319
It's really a cowboy ship, I guess. It's
right next to our little barn there on

1774
02:29:59,040 --> 02:30:03,280
the corner at Princeton.
>> Yep.

1775
02:30:00,800 --> 02:30:07,600
» That tree blew down and went over, I
guess, on a bell line. It's pretty big,

1776
02:30:05,840 --> 02:30:12,800
thick cable like that. Maybe two of
them. Anyway, knocked them right

1777
02:30:09,520 --> 02:30:17,920
through. Snap the post out. And also the
uh speed sign, limiting sign, you know,

1778
02:30:15,280 --> 02:30:22,080
that flashes when you go too fast.
It's laying flat face down has been

1779
02:30:20,160 --> 02:30:26,880
since the storm on on the shoulder of
the road. So, I don't know whether the

1780
02:30:23,200 --> 02:30:31,040
county knows about that. Um, as far as
the tree goes, I think it was probably

1781
02:30:28,960 --> 02:30:34,479
half on the township property or on the
county property and half on our

1782
02:30:32,720 --> 02:30:37,680
property.
I wouldn't have any issue with cleaning

1783
02:30:36,000 --> 02:30:43,840
it up, but I don't want to be messing
around with metal wires on the ground. I

1784
02:30:40,080 --> 02:30:47,760
know they're not hydro wires, but we
don't want to touch that any liability

1785
02:30:45,680 --> 02:30:51,040
involved. So, I don't know whether you
can look into that or not, but I don't

1786
02:30:49,600 --> 02:30:55,680
know. Would they not have somebody
driving around checking on things?

1787
02:30:53,520 --> 02:30:59,200
» Uh, three, Mr. Mayor. Um, more than
likely they're aware that their

1788
02:30:57,680 --> 02:31:04,560
infrastructure is down on the ground.
Um, what we're finding with some of the

1789
02:31:01,040 --> 02:31:08,319
overhead wires is there are um they
don't they don't use them anymore.

1790
02:31:06,160 --> 02:31:14,000
Everything's been put underground. So,
their response time to get when a hydro

1791
02:31:10,880 --> 02:31:18,720
when a a bell line or Rogers line um
that has been overhead comes down

1792
02:31:15,600 --> 02:31:22,080
usually takes a little bit longer. Um
but yeah, I will certainly follow up

1793
02:31:20,240 --> 02:31:27,040
with the county. Um I'm sure they're
aware that the signs and stuff that are

1794
02:31:24,319 --> 02:31:30,880
down. Um obviously our priorities been
to get the roads open.

1795
02:31:28,640 --> 02:31:34,560
» Sure.
I know. I took uh I've taken pictures

1796
02:31:33,040 --> 02:31:40,000
like there's a sign right straight out
of the office that said stop ahead and

1797
02:31:36,960 --> 02:31:43,920
the crossing down by my place the the
arm had swung over and there's another

1798
02:31:42,240 --> 02:31:48,880
sign up on the main corner that's been
missing. I took pictures of them and I I

1799
02:31:46,399 --> 02:31:52,160
emailed him to Frank Gross just saying
hey I know it's not a high priority but

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02:31:50,720 --> 02:31:56,399
these things and I know they've fixed
some of them already. So yeah, if if

1801
02:31:54,640 --> 02:31:59,680
even if you do that when you're going by
just take a picture, send it in,

1802
02:31:57,680 --> 02:32:03,680
whatever. I'm sure they'll they'll look
after it. And you know, the other part

1803
02:32:01,040 --> 02:32:08,399
is you you look at how long everybody's
seen the I think it's Val Ar is the

1804
02:32:06,000 --> 02:32:13,439
contractor that's been around here uh
replacing hydrop poles all over. Like

1805
02:32:11,120 --> 02:32:17,840
they've replaced probably a thousand
poles plus in this township. I can't

1806
02:32:15,600 --> 02:32:22,720
imagine what it would have been like
without that infrastructure already

1807
02:32:19,680 --> 02:32:26,960
replaced. How how much more we would
have had down in here cuz they've

1808
02:32:24,160 --> 02:32:30,240
replaced a lot of poles all over. and
they went around and checked all the

1809
02:32:28,640 --> 02:32:34,160
poles to see if they needed to be
replaced. So, I can't imagine what our

1810
02:32:32,399 --> 02:32:38,640
hydro would have been like without all
those poles that have already been

1811
02:32:35,439 --> 02:32:42,560
replaced. So, anything else from council
council?

1812
02:32:39,359 --> 02:32:47,040
» Yeah, just a question with respect to um
some of the diseased trees along the

1813
02:32:45,280 --> 02:32:52,800
side of the road. I know that some of
them are um on properties on residents

1814
02:32:50,319 --> 02:32:56,640
properties. Um some of them are ours and
I think the storm was pretty

1815
02:32:54,160 --> 02:33:00,479
indiscriminate. So, I'm not saying you
know, the trees that came down were were

1816
02:32:58,640 --> 02:33:06,080
the ones that were marked to come down,
but it does um make me think about, you

1817
02:33:03,680 --> 02:33:10,800
know, it seems like we have a quite a
few marked to come down, and I just

1818
02:33:08,080 --> 02:33:13,920
wondered what the plan is for that. I'm
sure, you know, others are wondering if

1819
02:33:13,040 --> 02:33:19,760
it's wrong.
>> Yep, for sure. Um so, we do do regular

1820
02:33:16,880 --> 02:33:24,880
checks on our roadside for these um any
trees that look bad. Um our we do have

1821
02:33:23,120 --> 02:33:30,479
an arborist that we typically use for
the tree service. Um so they will go out

1822
02:33:27,520 --> 02:33:36,000
and actually if we are unsure whether
it's needs to come down or not. Uh we do

1823
02:33:33,920 --> 02:33:43,840
rely on a professional opinion from an
arborist. Um but yeah we do have um a

1824
02:33:41,120 --> 02:33:48,960
fairly decent sized budget operating to
look after these trees. Um, and if

1825
02:33:46,160 --> 02:33:52,720
anybody has questions, whether it's uh a
resident, whether it's their tree or the

1826
02:33:50,800 --> 02:33:56,000
township's tree, by all means, call into
the office and we can have someone go

1827
02:33:54,479 --> 02:34:00,399
out and have a look.
>> Thank you.

1828
02:33:57,280 --> 02:34:02,000
» Okay. Anything else from council at all?
>> Nope. I think we're good. Thank you,

1829
02:34:01,680 --> 02:34:06,399
Jim.
>> Thank you.

1830
02:34:02,800 --> 02:34:09,840
» Okay. Uh, unfinished business and
motions, notice motions. Councelor

1831
02:34:08,319 --> 02:34:12,880
Demers,
>> can I just go ahead and read that?

1832
02:34:11,280 --> 02:34:16,960
» Yep. Absolutely.
Um whereas transparency, fiscal

1833
02:34:14,800 --> 02:34:21,359
accountability, and long-term financial
sustainability are core pillars of

1834
02:34:18,960 --> 02:34:25,439
municipal government governance within
the township of BL for Benham. And

1835
02:34:23,040 --> 02:34:30,800
whereas council benefits from consistent
and standardized reporting practices to

1836
02:34:28,080 --> 02:34:36,240
support informed decisionm and effective
steward stewardship of municipal assets

1837
02:34:33,600 --> 02:34:40,160
and resources. And whereas the township
procedural bylaw establishes the

1838
02:34:38,080 --> 02:34:44,319
framework through which information is
presented to council and decisions are

1839
02:34:42,000 --> 02:34:48,399
made. Now therefore be it resolved that
council direct staff to prepare an

1840
02:34:46,080 --> 02:34:52,240
amendment to the township's procedural
bylaw to incorporate the following

1841
02:34:50,080 --> 02:34:57,680
reporting requirements. Number one,
major capital projects completion

1842
02:34:54,319 --> 02:35:01,280
reporting. a requirement that designated
municipal capital infrastructure

1843
02:34:59,359 --> 02:35:06,479
projects based on criteria to be
established within the procurement bylaw

1844
02:35:03,840 --> 02:35:10,960
be subject to a mandatory project
closeout report to be presented to

1845
02:35:08,800 --> 02:35:16,479
council within 60 days of substantial
completion and to include at a minimum a

1846
02:35:14,000 --> 02:35:20,560
comparison of final project expenditures
against the approved project budget a

1847
02:35:18,720 --> 02:35:24,479
summary and explanation of any
significant financial scope material

1848
02:35:23,040 --> 02:35:28,720
schedule and timeline variances
Identification

1849
02:35:26,080 --> 02:35:33,680
of any unresolved deficiencies, warranty
matters or outstanding items and key

1850
02:35:31,439 --> 02:35:38,160
lessons learned, operational
considerations and recommendations

1851
02:35:36,000 --> 02:35:44,080
intended to improve future capital
project delivery, budgeting, procurement

1852
02:35:40,800 --> 02:35:49,920
practices and project management. Number
two, service level enhancement life

1853
02:35:46,800 --> 02:35:54,080
cycle analysis. Um, a requirement that
any staff report recommending the

1854
02:35:51,920 --> 02:35:58,479
introduction of a new municipal service
or the enhancement or expansion of an

1855
02:35:56,319 --> 02:36:04,000
existing service level include an
analysis of anticipated lifestyle

1856
02:36:01,120 --> 02:36:08,960
lifestyle life cycle costs associated
with the proposal, expected operating

1857
02:36:06,479 --> 02:36:14,000
and maintenance impacts, future capital
replacement and renewal obligations,

1858
02:36:11,520 --> 02:36:18,240
asset management implications, and any
impacts on the township's long-term

1859
02:36:16,080 --> 02:36:22,319
financial planning and assumptions. and
asset management plan. The intent of

1860
02:36:20,399 --> 02:36:26,000
this analysis is to support informed
decision- making and ensure that

1861
02:36:24,160 --> 02:36:29,680
municipal asset management information
remains current, relevant, and

1862
02:36:27,520 --> 02:36:32,479
reflective of council's strategic
priorities and service delivery

1863
02:36:31,280 --> 02:36:35,520
objectives.
>> Okay,

1864
02:36:34,000 --> 02:36:39,359
just going to ask procedurally, do I
have to get a I know we have the mover.

1865
02:36:37,120 --> 02:36:44,479
Do I get a seconder before we discuss
this? Okay, moved by councelor Demerst,

1866
02:36:42,240 --> 02:36:47,840
second by councelor Vanbury. Okay. And
now if you uh would you like to add

1867
02:36:46,479 --> 02:36:52,000
anything further to that?
>> Um you know I know we've talked a little

1868
02:36:50,160 --> 02:36:56,080
bit today about the postmortem
reporting. I just wanted to touch on the

1869
02:36:53,600 --> 02:37:02,720
service level enhancement life cycle
analysis. This is really um you know

1870
02:36:59,840 --> 02:37:07,680
when when we get or or any municipality
um has a decision in front of them uh to

1871
02:37:05,760 --> 02:37:13,359
invest in in an asset or a change in
service level. um we often get the cost

1872
02:37:10,640 --> 02:37:20,319
of the asset or or the the initial cost
of something but um what I'm suggesting

1873
02:37:17,439 --> 02:37:27,359
here is that we have a a more um
complete report that suggests to us or

1874
02:37:23,920 --> 02:37:34,479
tells us what um the cost of ownership
is um of that particular asset over its

1875
02:37:30,319 --> 02:37:42,640
life. Um, and what that does is gives us
an opportunity to here an example. If we

1876
02:37:38,080 --> 02:37:48,880
have a um if we get um a quote for X and
it's $10,000 and we get another quote um

1877
02:37:46,080 --> 02:37:54,160
for the same thing and it's uh $12,000,
we we take the $10,000. It's cheaper.

1878
02:37:51,680 --> 02:37:57,520
But in that in that report, we don't
always know what it's going to cost us

1879
02:37:55,520 --> 02:38:03,439
to maintain that asset or its useful
life. And that even that $12,000 asset

1880
02:38:01,680 --> 02:38:06,319
might cost us a lot more. The filters
might be more expensive. The this might

1881
02:38:04,960 --> 02:38:09,840
be more expensive. The that might be,
you know, the warranty cost, the this,

1882
02:38:07,760 --> 02:38:12,000
the that. So when when something comes
to us, we're only really getting part of

1883
02:38:11,359 --> 02:38:14,399
the picture.
>> Yeah.

1884
02:38:12,319 --> 02:38:21,280
» So what I'm suggesting here is that we
get a more complete u picture when we

1885
02:38:17,840 --> 02:38:24,640
when we have to um approve or deny some
of these things. Did I Does that make

1886
02:38:22,800 --> 02:38:27,840
sense, Josh? Did I Yeah.
>> Yeah. Certainly a three, Mr. Mayor. And

1887
02:38:26,319 --> 02:38:31,520
just based on previous discussions with
councelor Demerest, I I couldn't agree

1888
02:38:29,439 --> 02:38:36,240
more. I think that that uh and again
staff are are going to try and build

1889
02:38:33,840 --> 02:38:39,520
that mentality into our report uh
preparation in the interim until that

1890
02:38:37,920 --> 02:38:43,280
amendment to the procurement policy can
come forward for council consideration.

1891
02:38:41,520 --> 02:38:47,439
But I think that we've heard those uh
those recommendations loud and clear and

1892
02:38:45,280 --> 02:38:51,680
uh it it's a best practice for us to try
and integrate them into our uh our

1893
02:38:49,200 --> 02:38:56,399
actions moving forward. And if I could
add for a moment too, like this isn't

1894
02:38:53,439 --> 02:39:00,399
something that anyone of us would expect
to happen overnight. It's a little bit

1895
02:38:58,319 --> 02:39:04,479
of a work in pro progress. It's not
something that's typically done. Is that

1896
02:39:02,399 --> 02:39:09,439
a fair thing to say? At the municipal
level, but I think it is key to

1897
02:39:06,640 --> 02:39:15,040
decision-m and my hope is that, you
know, as as we um evolve this type of

1898
02:39:13,120 --> 02:39:17,680
reporting that that others will will
take it up as well and understand its

1899
02:39:16,720 --> 02:39:22,160
value.
>> Yeah. You know what? Just one thing I

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02:39:20,160 --> 02:39:27,439
could think of just off top of the head
that I noticed was at the the county

1901
02:39:24,399 --> 02:39:34,720
level when they were looking for um
trucks. So the it come in to order um

1902
02:39:31,520 --> 02:39:42,399
electric vehicles and but the costing of
electric truck is more than a a gas

1903
02:39:38,240 --> 02:39:47,200
truck, diesel, whatever um to buy.
But then in the report that come back

1904
02:39:44,560 --> 02:39:53,120
the maintenance costs of uh an electric
vehicle were a lot less than than the

1905
02:39:50,319 --> 02:39:59,040
gas. So then exactly what you're saying
one may be more but in the long term it

1906
02:39:56,240 --> 02:40:05,040
it's saves you money and for us as
council it we only can make a a decision

1907
02:40:03,200 --> 02:40:09,680
on what information we have in front of
us and anytime we can have more

1908
02:40:06,880 --> 02:40:14,399
information for those. And it was I I
really uh liked the final report on the

1909
02:40:12,160 --> 02:40:20,160
fireh hall. That was really good because
you know before it probably would have

1910
02:40:16,640 --> 02:40:24,240
just been you know it cost us this much
more than whatever and we moved on and

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02:40:22,080 --> 02:40:28,240
and went yep okay this way it's more
detailed. I it actually was a good

1912
02:40:26,080 --> 02:40:32,319
report to see and it's uh good for
council and actually it's good for for

1913
02:40:30,080 --> 02:40:36,640
staff too to see where we are in
tracking and I know uh director Davidson

1914
02:40:34,960 --> 02:40:40,160
mentioned you know some things that they
would do different down the road because

1915
02:40:38,319 --> 02:40:45,200
that was a learning experience for them
from that whole report. So I think it's

1916
02:40:41,920 --> 02:40:50,640
a a good idea. I like it going forward.
Okay. Anything else? Okay. And we do

1917
02:40:48,880 --> 02:40:54,479
vote on that now. Right. Okay. All in
favor and opposed if any. And that's

1918
02:40:52,720 --> 02:41:00,000
carried. Perfect. Thank you, Councelor
Demers. Okay, any new business?

1919
02:40:58,240 --> 02:41:03,200
Not see any. And we'll go into close
session.

1920
02:41:01,600 --> 02:41:07,600
» Be it hereby resolve the council move
into close session under the authority

1921
02:41:05,040 --> 02:41:13,920
of section 239 of the municipal act at
10:57 a.m. to discuss a personal matters

1922
02:41:11,600 --> 02:41:19,760
about an identifiable individual,
including municipal employee section

1923
02:41:15,760 --> 02:41:23,280
2392B regarding CAO 2626 personal
matters about an identifiable

1924
02:41:21,200 --> 02:41:27,840
individual. Can I get a mover in a
second, please? Moved by councelor

1925
02:41:25,520 --> 02:41:32,319
Demer, second by councelor Barnes. All
in favor? Opposed if any. And that's

1926
02:41:30,240 --> 02:41:36,240
carried.
>> Okay, I got to go. All staff stick

1927
02:41:33,840 --> 02:41:36,240
around

1928
02:53:30,080 --> 02:53:37,520
Okay. All right. Go ahead. We hereby
resolve that council adjourn from close

1929
02:53:34,800 --> 02:53:41,760
session at 11:09 a.m. and that the open
meeting of council resumed and that

1930
02:53:39,520 --> 02:53:44,800
council provide a direction to regarding
report CAO 2626.

1931
02:53:44,640 --> 02:53:48,479
Okay.
>> Can I get a move in a second, please?

1932
02:53:46,479 --> 02:53:52,560
Moved by councelor Demer, second by
councelor Young. All in favor? Opposed

1933
02:53:50,720 --> 02:53:57,120
if any. And that's carried. And now
we're into bylaws.

1934
02:53:55,600 --> 02:54:02,240
» Be it hereby resolve that the following
bylaws be now read a first and second

1935
02:53:58,880 --> 02:54:05,760
time. A 2559 2026 being a bylaw to
appoint a joint compliance audit

1936
02:54:03,600 --> 02:54:11,600
committee for the 2026 to 2030 term of
council and B. 2560 2026 being a bilot

1937
02:54:09,439 --> 02:54:14,720
to confirm the proceedings of council.
>> Okay. Can I get a move in a second?

1938
02:54:13,200 --> 02:54:19,439
Moved by councelor Barnes. Second by
councelor Banberry. All in favor? Post

1939
02:54:16,880 --> 02:54:23,200
if any. And that's carried. Go ahead.
Be it hereby resolved that the following

1940
02:54:21,120 --> 02:54:29,120
bylaws be read now a third and final
time. A bylaw 2559 2026 being a bylaw to

1941
02:54:27,680 --> 02:54:35,600
appoint a joint compliance audit
committee for the 2026 2030 term of

1942
02:54:31,680 --> 02:54:38,560
council and B 2560 2026 being a bylaw to
confirm the proceedings of council.

1943
02:54:37,200 --> 02:54:41,680
» Okay. Can I get a move in a second
please? Moved by councelor Demer second

1944
02:54:40,080 --> 02:54:47,200
by councelor Young. All in favor post
opposed if any and that's carried. Thank

1945
02:54:43,600 --> 02:54:51,240
you. Uh anything under other? No. and
adjournment for our next meeting.

1946
02:54:52,000 --> 02:55:00,000
» Be it hereby resolved,
whereas the business before council has

1947
02:54:57,200 --> 02:55:04,000
been completed at 11:11 a.m. Be it
hereby resolved that council adjourn to

1948
02:55:01,680 --> 02:55:07,439
meet again on Wednesday, September 16th,
2026 at 4 p.m. Can

1949
02:55:05,840 --> 02:55:11,359
» I get a mover and second, please? Moved
by councelor Young, second by councelor

1950
02:55:09,120 --> 02:55:15,319
Demer. All in favor and opposed if any.
And that's carried. Thank you.