[0:01] Talking, talking.

[0:12] Okay, for real this time. Actually testing, testing, testing, testing.

[0:17] Talking, talking, talking. I should talk about 30 seconds. Okay.

[1:58] So welcome. I'd like to call this meeting to order.

[2:02] For Wednesday, March 25th, 2026. And our new council chambers.

[2:08] If I could ask for a moment of meditation, as

[2:11] many of us are aware, can Hackenbrook, former councillor in

[2:14] the town passed away a couple of weeks ago, a

[2:17] number of members of Council were at his service. And

[2:21] also Brian Slate, the husband of Annabelle Slate, who we

[2:24] all know and love. He passed away last week, and

[2:28] I don't know if there's a service plan, but I

[2:30] believe there are donations. Available if people may wish to

[2:35] do that. So if we can keep those families in

[2:37] our thoughts and prayers during our moment of meditation, please.

[3:06] Thank you. The town of Georgina recognised and acknowledges that

[3:11] we are on land's originally used and occupied by the

[3:14] first peoples of the Williams Treaty's First Nations and other

[3:17] indigenous peoples. And on behalf of myself and all members

[3:20] of council, we would like to thank them for sharing

[3:22] this land. We would also like to acknowledge a ChippeWAWS

[3:26] of Georgina Island First Nation as her close neighbour and

[3:29] friend, one with which we strive to build a cooperative

[3:32] and respectful relationship. We also recognise the unique relationship that

[3:36] ChipWAS have, but the lands and waters of this territory,

[3:40] they are the water protectors and environmental stewards of these

[3:43] lands, and we join them in these responsibilities. Gonna have

[3:47] the roll call, please, Madam Clerk. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

[3:51] All members of Council are present. Community announcements, and I'm

[3:57] gonna give a few brief remarks here. Certainly good morning,

[4:00] everyone, and welcome. It's wonderful to have you all here

[4:03] today, whether it's in person or if you're joining us

[4:06] virtually as we gather for our first in - person

[4:09] council meeting in this new space. As you know, to

[4:13] make this transition possible, our Council meetings shifted to a

[4:16] virtual format. While Equipment and Technology were moved from the

[4:19] old building into this one. And I want to thank

[4:22] everyone, Council staff and the public for adopting so smoothly

[4:26] during that period. Now, just before this council meeting started,

[4:29] we marked this milestone with some meaningful ceremonial moments. And

[4:33] we like to acknowledge and thank the Sutton Legion who

[4:36] joined us in the morning and presented the colours. We

[4:39] are grateful for their ongoing service to the community and

[4:43] for helping us open this new council chambers with a

[4:45] dignity and respect it deserves. I would also like to

[4:49] sincerely thank and acknowledge Chief Donna Big Canoe and Kelsey

[4:52] Trivet. From the CHEWAWAS of Georgina Island First Nation for

[4:56] joining us. And for their participation in today's ceremony. Their

[5:00] presence and contributions reflect our ongoing commitment to partnership, respect,

[5:05] and strong relationships with our neighbours on Georgina Island. Thank

[5:09] you again, Chief Big KNU and Kelsey for joining us

[5:12] today. It was, it was very moving and very special.

[5:15] You may also notice a beautiful painting out in the

[5:17] hall. And if you haven't, I encourage you to check

[5:19] it out. It was created by Laurie Hoag, an artist

[5:23] and a member of the CHIWAWAS, our Georgina Island First

[5:26] Nation. And it depicts Anishnabi - Klan system. Please stop

[5:30] and take a look at it. It's stunning. And you

[5:33] can read about the seven clans and what roles and

[5:36] responsibilities they have within the community. And watch for later

[5:39] this summer when a larger version of that painting will

[5:42] be placed out into the outdoor courtyard. This council chambers

[5:47] represents a fresh start, not just in its design, but

[5:51] in the tools it provides. You'll notice there are many

[5:54] new technologies integrated in the room. We have different things

[5:57] around. And so we have new equipment, new systems, new

[6:01] ways of doing things. We're all still learning. So as

[6:04] we get comfortable and build new routines, we appreciate your

[6:07] patience and understanding. I want to extend my sincere gratitude

[6:12] to all staff, partners and community members for your support

[6:15] during this transition. Your efforts and flexibility help make this

[6:19] move both smooth and successful, and we're incredibly thankful. I

[6:24] do want to thank some town staff in particular, our

[6:27] CAO Ryan Cronsbury. Our deputy CAO Treasurer Rob Reeder, you're

[6:33] in different places. You're used to be there. Now you're

[6:35] there. See, that's one of the changes. Sean Naskey, director

[6:39] of corporate services, project manager Stephen Hordat, and staff within

[6:44] the both the CAO's office and mayor and counts office,

[6:48] Ellen Alex, Jamie Lee, if I'd be remiss if I

[6:51] didn't mention the clerk's department. IT staff for their work,

[6:56] especially the past several weeks as this new chambers was

[6:59] prepared. Rachel, Mumta, Carolyn, Cheyenne, Samantha, Andrew, Ryan. Thank you.

[7:05] Eric, where's Eric in his crew from rave audio visual

[7:09] for their work? And actually, Eric lives local. He's a

[7:12] local guy for their work at times. I thought they

[7:16] were all sleeping over here. So, and I think somebody

[7:19] came at, was it one or two a. m. one

[7:21] morning and tripped the alarm. So the police were here.

[7:26] Um, sorry if I've missed some people, but extend my

[7:29] thanks to everybody. Um, you all have my thanks. I

[7:33] want to acknowledge our architect IBA and CRBE for the

[7:37] project management and the workspace design. This design started in

[7:42] 2018. And through many meetings, public meetings, council reports, revisions,

[7:47] and a little thing called a pandemic. The design has

[7:50] finally come to life. Thank you to our Builder Maystar

[7:54] General Contractors for bringing the budget, bringing the building in

[7:57] on time and within budget. And I'll repeat that. On

[8:01] time. And within budget. I also want to thank current

[8:06] and past council members that have supported moving forward with

[8:08] a new building. Without your support, their support, this building

[8:13] would not have moved forward. So thank you for your

[8:15] vision and your commitment. I've recently toured a few PAST

[8:20] Council members around this new building. A couple that are

[8:22] here with us this morning. And they're all impressed with

[8:25] what has been built. And congratulated counsel on our decision

[8:28] to build new. Something they agreed was not an easy

[8:32] decision to make, but the right decision. As part of

[8:36] our strategic plan, we have a vision statement. To be

[8:39] the most progressive, inclusive, and vibrant growing community on Lake

[8:43] Simcoe with a balance of rural and urban character. This

[8:48] building demonstrates that we are progressive. And that we value

[8:51] inclusivity for those coming to work here. Doing business here,

[8:56] or connecting with council members or staff. This building also

[9:01] continues to honour two past members of Council, one that

[9:03] I had the privilege to serve on this council for

[9:06] 18 years. And the other, while not serving with him

[9:09] on council, I had the honour to serve with him

[9:11] on the late Simcoe region conservation authority. And I'm speaking

[9:14] of regional councillor Danny Wheeler and Mary Joe Dales. Those

[9:19] two names will continue to be acknowledged on boardrooms here

[9:23] in the new civic centre. Their legacy of community involvement

[9:26] and leadership will continue to inspire future members of council,

[9:31] staff, and the public. We're excited to begin this new

[9:35] chapter in a space designed to support connection, collaboration and

[9:39] community. If you're watching from home and have not yet

[9:42] had a chance to stop by the new Civic Centre,

[9:44] I encourage you to do so. It's a welcoming and

[9:46] functional place that will serve our residents well for decades

[9:49] to come. This building is for the future. It's not

[9:53] for me. It's not for any one person. But for

[9:57] the community, both today and tomorrow. I've said to many

[10:01] people that if you want people, businesses to invest in

[10:05] Georgina, we have to show that we too are prepared

[10:08] to invest in our community in its future. This building

[10:13] shows that investment and that commitment. I'm very proud of

[10:18] what we've accomplished at moving forward this new building. We'll

[10:22] not always popular, hard decisions were made to get this

[10:25] done. Which is what true leadership requires. Again, thank you

[10:31] all for being here today. And I now like to

[10:33] offer an opportunity for other members of council to provide

[10:36] any comments that they may wish to provide. Do I

[10:39] have other members that wish to provide any comments. Yeah.

[10:45] If you want to say something, this is your opportunity.

[10:50] Jeez, they're all quiet. This is rare. It's a new

[10:53] building. I thought they'd all have something to say. Council.

[11:00] Councillor Fellini, I'll let him go first. And don't be

[11:02] shy. If you want, just raise your hand and I'll

[11:05] acknowledge you. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Good morning, everybody. And

[11:08] thank you. And through you. Hold on. I'm like, over

[11:10] to you, little. Story. Pull it down. There. Go ahead.

[11:16] So this is a great space obviously. And, um, I

[11:18] wanted you to say thank you to all those involved

[11:20] with making this space happen and possible. It's a fantastic

[11:24] job. So well done. And thank you. You should all

[11:26] be very proud. Just my thoughts. Thank you. Other members

[11:31] of Council, Councillor Bigger staff. Through you, Madam Mayor. Good

[11:34] morning. It's a really special morning. I paused because I

[11:37] thought, uh, perhaps others would want to speak. And I

[11:40] did prepare something. So I couldn't go there. All right.

[11:47] This is pretty cool. I'm not going to lie. Democracy

[11:50] lives in spaces like this. Through conversation, through disagreement and

[11:54] through shared responsibility to share, to serve our community well.

[11:59] This moment feels special not only because it's new, because

[12:03] it connects us both to the past and the future.

[12:06] Just think 75 years from now, perhaps another council may

[12:10] mark a similar transition and look back on this building

[12:13] as a part of their history. That perspective is humbling.

[12:17] And it reminds us that we're a part of something

[12:19] much larger than ourselves. My hope is that this chamber

[12:23] is always filled with thoughtful collaboration conversations grounded and respect

[12:30] and shared commitment to the wellbeing of our community. That

[12:35] staff, expertise, continue to guide. And that residence remain engaged

[12:39] in shaping the future of our Georgina. I'm grateful to

[12:44] have played a role in advancing the civic centre and

[12:47] the chamber. The space reflects where we're going. And while

[12:51] honouring, where we've been, I'm excited. I especially value this

[12:54] table. It brings us into circle. A form, long rooted

[12:59] in many cultures as we saw this morning, where people

[13:02] come together to listen, see one another, clearly, and to

[13:06] find a way forward. It's a really proud moment and

[13:09] one that reminds us how meaningful it is to be

[13:11] a part of history as it unfolds. Thank you. Thank

[13:16] you. Other members of council wish to speak, regional councillor

[13:19] Davidson. Thank you, Mark Work through you. Um, it's not

[13:24] often that I don't have anything to say. But, um,

[13:28] I'm a little overwhelmed today, to be honest. So I

[13:31] think I wasn't going to speak, but wow, Councillor Br.

[13:39] All the feels. All the feels for sure. Um, and

[13:43] seeing some members of previous Council and previous staff here,

[13:47] um, you bringing the past and the future together. Like,

[13:50] big deal. So, um, just my thanks to the chip

[13:53] was for being here today. And making it even more

[13:56] meaningful. And my hopes for the future, um, of the

[14:00] town and that this moves us forward together. Collaboratively as

[14:05] Councillor Biggerstaff mentioned. And yeah, I'm really looking forward to

[14:07] it. Thanks. Great. Thank you. Other members of council wish

[14:13] to make comment. Councillor Dale. Thank you, Madam Mayor. And

[14:23] good, good morning everyone. I actually wrote out some comments

[14:26] today because, um, it took a while to sort of

[14:29] think about this process. It's, it certainly started long before

[14:32] I was at the table and it will continue long.

[14:35] I'm after I'm at the table. So I thought, uh,

[14:38] I thought I'd write it down today just so I

[14:40] can sort of express my thoughts because as regional councillor.

[14:44] Said it's, uh, it's pretty overwhelming. This is, this is

[14:46] a long time coming, especially as a kid from the

[14:48] community knowing that, uh, the next generation is going to

[14:51] come somewhere that is safe and open. It's, it's wonderful.

[14:55] So we stand today at a crossroads of our history.

[15:00] For years, the conversation around the Civic Centre was dominated

[15:02] by one thing. Cost. I know the weight of that

[15:05] number. I know the skepticism that comes when we ask

[15:08] a community to invest so deeply in a time of

[15:11] uncertainty. Making the choice to move forward wasn't the easy

[15:14] path. And at times it was the unpopular one. But

[15:18] despite the false notion by some that local community politics

[15:21] is a social media popularity contest, it isn't. It's about

[15:24] honouring the legacy of those who built this town while

[15:27] ensuring there is a viable and vibrant community left for

[15:30] our children to inherit. As you walk through these new

[15:33] public spaces, you will see more than just modern glass

[15:37] and steel. You will see a tribute to our roots.

[15:39] We didn't build this centre to replace our history. We

[15:42] built it to house it. We have taken the spirit

[15:46] of our founders to grit and the vision that turned

[15:48] a few small hamlets into community and given a foundation

[15:52] that will last another hundred years. In our new building

[15:55] department space, we aren't just processing permits faster with more

[15:59] efficiency. We are fueling the same spirit of growth that

[16:01] built our first main streets. In our new court yard,

[16:05] we've created a space with the same kind of face

[16:07] - to - face connection that has always been the

[16:09] heartbeat of our town. Ready for the next generation. To

[16:13] those concerned about the price, which always included myself, I

[16:17] ask you to look at this not as a bill,

[16:18] but as a bridge. Or Anne says there's made similar

[16:22] sacrifices. They built schools, the halls. The churches, we've all

[16:25] used until they can no longer stand. They didn't do

[16:28] it because it was cheap. They did it because they

[16:30] believed in us. Today we return the favor. We over

[16:35] multiple terms of council have made the difficult and necessary

[16:38] choice to ensure our story doesn't end with what used

[16:40] to be. When you look at the names on our

[16:43] new meeting rooms, you won't see generic labels or donor

[16:46] names. You will see the names of our hamlets. These

[16:49] are a deliberate choice. They are a daily reminder that

[16:52] while we sit here in a new modern facility, our

[16:55] strength is spread across every field, every street. Every historic

[16:59] corner of our home. We are large community with many

[17:02] identities. This building was designed to honour every single one

[17:06] of them. This isn't a trophy project. We are trading

[17:09] a reoccurring drain on our budget for a permanent asset

[17:12] for our community. It is the foundation upon which we

[17:16] will grow our economy and keep our families here. So

[17:19] today the debate ends and the use begins. We honour

[17:22] our past by securing our future. We are a town

[17:25] and a people who build, who dream, and we believe

[17:28] that we must leave it better than we found it.

[17:31] Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Dale. Other comments from members

[17:36] of Council. Neeson. Well, good morning, everyone. Before I begin,

[17:45] uh, first and foremost, I want to acknowledge and express

[17:47] my everlasting gratitude to both Kelsey trivet and chief on

[17:51] a big canoe of Georgian Island, First Nations. For honouring

[17:55] this place with the ceremonial smudging here this morning. Your

[17:59] friendship, your partnership and your dedication to teaching us about

[18:03] reconciliation and learning our attestament to your STET fast sovereign

[18:08] national leadership. And are an example. From coast to coast

[18:11] to coast. Thank you very much, Amigwicz. To the members

[18:16] of the Royal Canadian Legion for marching our national provincial

[18:19] and local colours into this place and the dedicate and

[18:23] for the dedication and sacrifices useful honourably represent, thank you.

[18:28] And thank you so much for your service. Madam Mayor

[18:31] members of council staff. And members of the public. Today

[18:35] is not simply about a building. It's about a turning

[18:38] point. For nearly seven decades. This municipality has been served

[18:43] by a civic senator that carried us through generations of

[18:45] growth and change. It began its life in 1958 for

[18:51] an entirely different purpose. And over time it was adapted.

[18:55] Expanded, and asked to do more than it was ever

[18:59] designed to do. And for many years, it did exactly

[19:02] that. But leadership requires honesty. We came to understand through

[19:08] experience, through study, and through difficult conversations that the building

[19:12] had reached the end of its life. It could no

[19:15] longer meet modern accessibility standards. It presented health and safety

[19:18] concerns. And it was not designed for the way in

[19:21] which a modern municipality must serve its people. So we

[19:27] faced the choice. We could continue to invest in the

[19:31] past. Or we can invest in the future. And together

[19:36] as a counsel and alongside those who helped guide this

[19:39] work from the very beginning, we chose the future. This

[19:44] new Civic Centre represents more than just brick and mortar.

[19:48] It represents responsibility. Responsibility to prioritise safe. Accessible, and inclusive

[19:54] space for every single resin. One that meets the standards

[19:58] of today. And anticipates the needs of tomorrow. A building

[20:02] that is fully accessible. Energy efficient, and design to serve

[20:07] both our community and our valuable staff members with dignity

[20:12] and with purpose. And it represents stewardship. A commitment to

[20:16] lower operating and maintenance costs. Reduced environmental impact. And a

[20:21] design that's rooted in long - term thinking, not short

[20:24] - term fixes. And it represents discipline. This project was

[20:30] not rushed. It was studied. It was debated. It was

[20:34] paused. It was even reconsidered. Even reshaped during a global

[20:39] pandemic, as mentioned, Madam Mayor. To reflect new ways of

[20:43] working and ways in which we can best serve members

[20:45] of the public. And I had the privilege of being

[20:48] a part of those early conversations. Both as a member

[20:51] of council and as a member of the original steering

[20:53] committee. Having the honour of Resenting My Constituents and their

[20:58] will as each key decision was made here at this

[21:01] table. And I can say with absolute confidence, this was

[21:06] not always the easy path. But it was the right

[21:10] one. There were moments when this project could have stalled.

[21:15] Moments where it could have been easy to delay. To

[21:18] defer. Or more simply, just to walk away. But progress

[21:23] requires resolve. From the initial decision to build new to

[21:29] the refinement of the project scope. To the updated budget

[21:32] approval. To the groundbreaking and the study work that followed

[21:37] through each and every season. This has been a sustained

[21:40] commitment to doing what is right. Not what is easy.

[21:44] And today that commitment stands before us, members of council,

[21:47] members of the staff, members of the public. But no

[21:50] project to this scale is ever the work of one

[21:54] single person or one single counsel. And so today I

[21:58] say thank you to all of you. To our staff

[22:01] who carried this project forward with professionalism, clarity, and will

[22:05] certainly with perseverance. To the architects, engineers and project managers

[22:10] who turned vision into reality. To may start general contractors

[22:14] and the many skilled trades people who built this facility

[22:17] with care and precision and to CRBE who stewarded this

[22:21] project through its careful project management. And to arcadeous architects,

[22:26] formerly IBI group. Who carefully designed this space for generations

[22:30] to come. Thank you very much to each of you.

[22:34] To Stephan Hurd out. Director Shaw Naski. An LLfonzo. Your

[22:41] dedication, your leadership, your project and transitional planning has been

[22:47] pivotal to the success that has brought us all here

[22:49] today. And we thank you for all that you have

[22:52] brought to this project that will in fact last for

[22:55] generations to come. To the benefit of our residents. To

[22:59] chief administrative officer Ryan Cronsbury. Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Rob

[23:04] Weeder. Stewarting a project of this scale on behalf of

[23:08] this community and bringing vision to reality through financial, practical,

[23:13] and inclusive leadership. I want to thank both of you.

[23:18] Lastly, to PAST and present members of Council who made

[23:23] the difficult decisions that were required to move this project

[23:25] forward. This building is a reflection of each and all

[23:29] of you. And to the residents of Georgina, this is

[23:33] your civic centre. It's a place where your voice will

[23:37] be heard. A place where decisions that shape your community

[23:41] will be made openly with transparency. And with accountability. A

[23:48] place that's designed not just for government. This is a

[23:51] place of public service. And so today marks more than

[23:54] just an opening. It marks a transition. From a building

[23:59] that served us well in its time to one that

[24:02] is built for the times ahead. From reacting to challenges,

[24:06] to preparing for them. From maintaining the past. To here

[24:11] and now, shaping our future. And let us be clear.

[24:16] This building does not define us. But it does reflect

[24:20] who we are. A community that plans ahead. A community

[24:23] that invests wisely, a community that understands that progress is

[24:27] not about grandeur. But it is about purpose. So let

[24:32] this chamber be a place of thoughtful debate. Let it

[24:37] be a place of respect. Let it be a place

[24:40] where decisions are made not for today alone. But for

[24:43] generations yet to come. Because this is not the end

[24:46] of the project. This is the beginning of a new

[24:49] chapter here for the town of Georgina. Thank you, Madam

[24:53] Mayor and members of council. Thank you, Councillor Neeson. Any

[24:57] further comments from members of Council. Okay, so we do

[25:05] have community announcements. Are there any community announcements that may

[25:08] be about a mayor? I just have a couple words

[25:10] if I can. Oh, sorry. I should have put in

[25:12] my notes. You want it to speak. Mr. Cronsbury wanted

[25:15] to add in. Mr. Pronsberry. Thank you very much. Good

[25:18] morning. Um, members of Council, staff and residents. Welcome to

[25:22] this inaugural council meeting in our new civic centre. Today

[25:25] is an important moment for a community as we begin

[25:29] a new chapter in a space designed to serve our

[25:31] residents and support Open, accessible local government. I'd like to

[25:36] congratulate the mayor, members of Council. As you've worked together.

[25:42] In bringing us to this new council chamber, Public Service

[25:45] is both an honour and responsibility. And decisions made here

[25:49] will help guide the future of our community. I also

[25:53] want to recognise an incredible staff who worked to make

[25:56] this organisation. A great place every day. They're professionalism, dedication,

[26:01] commitment to public service ensures that council's priorities are turned

[26:05] into real results for a residence. I'm proud to work

[26:08] alongside each one of them in such a talented team.

[26:11] This new civic centre represents more than just a building.

[26:14] It reflects our shared commitment to collaboration, transparency, and service

[26:19] to our community. Administrations is looking forward to supporting council

[26:24] as we work together to continue to build a strong

[26:26] and vibrant Regina. Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you.

[26:30] Thank you, Mr. Cronsbury. Sorry. I didn't have in my

[26:32] notes that you wanted to speak. That's okay. I apologise.

[26:35] Could have let it screw up by, but Matt Merry,

[26:37] I wouldn't want to miss part of this. No, I'm

[26:40] reaching to everybody. You're, your dedication and you, Mr. Weider

[26:43] and the entire team, um, deserve a lot of credit,

[26:47] a lot of thanks, a lot of gratitude, uh, Mr.

[26:49] Nasky, you know, Stefan, everybody involved with this. Again, being

[26:55] on time and within our budget. Is in a huge

[26:59] accomplishment. And I want to thank you from the bottom

[27:02] of my heart. All that you've done for, uh, for

[27:04] this new design, this new build. Um, so thank you.

[27:10] Okay. Community announcements. Members of Council, we had the puddle

[27:15] jump recently at the rock. The rock and the pipper

[27:18] now closed for the season. So, um, I didn't do

[27:21] the puddle jump this year. I did a couple of

[27:24] years ago and I figured I didn't want to tempt

[27:26] fate because I skipped across that place. Like I didn't,

[27:29] I don't think I got to drop a water. Others

[27:31] may have got a little wet, I believe Councillor Neeson,

[27:33] Councillor Dale might have been a little wet that year,

[27:36] but, um, so yes, a puddle jump, always a great

[27:38] time. Um, certainly a great season for the rock, I

[27:42] want to thank, uh, thank the staff both at the

[27:43] rock and the PIP for, for, we had a lot

[27:46] of winter and it's still not wanting to leave at

[27:49] times, but, um, thank you for that. Um, I think

[27:52] we need to maybe skip ahead to the Legion presentation.

[27:57] I think you need to leave. So we'll, we'll do

[27:59] the pet of the month after, but are there any

[28:02] other community announcements, regional councillor Davidson. Thank you, Miric work

[28:07] through you. Um, spring is sprung as you're seeing and

[28:10] hopefully seeing more of soon in the Georgina Public Libraries.

[28:13] Please to announce launch of its seed library for the

[28:15] second year in a row at all locations. Residents are

[28:18] invited to visit any branch and choose up to two

[28:20] packets of seeds per visit free of charge. And if

[28:23] you want to help out the seed library, um, visit

[28:26] any of your library branches to make a donation. Well,

[28:29] I think they were at the CD Saturday with the

[28:32] Cedi Exchange too. So other community announcements, Councillor Dale. Thank

[28:38] you, Madam Mayor. There's a few things going on in

[28:41] Path of Law, but just for today, I wanted to

[28:43] remind folks that, uh, Bingo is on this evening as

[28:46] usual, 2000 dollar grand prize and also mentioned that, uh,

[28:50] as part of the 70 year anniversary celebrations of the

[28:54] puffle alliance, they are raffling off 2026. BRP 700cc, ATV

[29:02] from Quinns Marine. It's pretty incredible. And very expensive unit.

[29:06] And it's part of the celebrations tickets become a God

[29:09] anywhere that there's a lions member, any of the local

[29:11] businesses or any of our events. Thank you. Are there

[29:18] other community announcements. If not, I'm just going to ask

[29:24] if we can wave the rules of procedure to bring

[29:27] the Legion up for their speakers. Or do we just.

[29:35] Uh, if we need approval of the agenda introduction of

[29:37] addendom items, Madam Clerk, there was an addendum, I believe.

[29:41] Thank you, Madam Mayor. We do have an addendum today.

[29:43] Item 111F, town initiated official Plan Amendment OPA - 153.

[29:50] We also have item 16 - 3, Bylaw number 2026

[29:54] - 0026, adopting amendment number 153 to the official plan.

[29:59] Item 16, 4 bylaw number 20260029 to appoint members to

[30:04] the Georgina Economic Development Advisory Committee. There is also a

[30:08] correction to the minutes on the Agenda from February 25th,

[30:11] 2026. Item - 11 - 1E does not include resolution

[30:18] 2, 3, and 4. And the addendum is posted on

[30:20] our website. Great. Do I have a mover in a

[30:24] second of the approval agenda as amended move by Council

[30:26] Neeson by Councillor Dale. All those in favor. POSE, and

[30:30] that's carried. We'll get to the Legion members. We've got

[30:34] Mr. Bedswick. And Mr. Mackey to come forward. Thank you

[30:44] very much and good morning. My name is Walter Mackey.

[30:47] I live in Sutton on Wood River Ben. Good morning.

[30:54] My name is Rod Beswick. I'm a resident of Sutton.

[30:58] We're here to give a presentation. For the help we

[31:01] had on the Cenotaph. We hear permission. I'll go up

[31:07] to the circle here, madam Mayor. And I think we've

[31:11] been a call forward. Who are we asking to have

[31:13] come forward. I think. You want to compliment herself. Yes,

[31:18] we do. Courtney and Bob. Be. Ready and bomb Ferguson.

[31:24] Yes. Come on up into the centre.

[31:38] Do you want me hanging on? I'll come in the

[31:40] centre too.

[32:47] Move right into the centre. So go right in the

[32:49] centre. We want a nice picture. Don't mind us. There

[32:56] we go.

[33:23] Thank you very much. And certainly when you drive past

[33:26] that Cenoteff in the evening and see it lit up

[33:30] when you do the remember state service, um, it's a

[33:34] very special place. And I think, uh, I want to

[33:37] thank you for your perseverance and the project. It's wonderful

[33:42] to have that rehabilitated in a new sataph. It's, it's,

[33:47] uh, it's an honour, it was an honour to be

[33:48] part of that process. So thank you very much. I

[33:51] know similar to this building. It wasn't easy sometimes. But

[33:57] it was necessary. It was the right thing to do

[33:59] and well done. It's beautiful. Congratulations. On behalf of the

[34:02] Sutton Legion, comrade myself, Elijah Sai, thank you to everyone

[34:07] here and the whole civic centre that helped us. It

[34:11] was an incredible getting here. But as you open this

[34:14] today and I heard all your wonderful words, that actually

[34:17] works also for the new Senate Tet for all citizens

[34:20] of Georgina and visitors coming to our great town. So

[34:24] once again, thank you. And as a worship just said,

[34:27] it's been an unusual three years, but here we are.

[34:29] Thanks again very much. Appreciate all your help. Thank you.

[34:33] And again, thank you for this. Morning's participation. Thank you.

[34:38] Okay. We'll continue on with our agenda here. I have

[34:41] declaration on the peculiar interest and general nature thereof. I

[34:46] don't see any hands going up. Adopts of minutes. We've

[34:49] got the minutes held on January 28th, February 11th and

[34:52] February 25th. We're there any questions or comments on those

[34:55] minutes. If not, a motion to receive, sorry, who had

[34:59] proven adopt those minutes moved by Councillor Bigostaff, seconded by

[35:02] Councillor Fellini, all those in favor. Opposed. And that's carried.

[35:07] Next we have a delegation. Sandy Orlando Endurance event productions

[35:11] requesting approval for disruption to eastbound traffic on lake Drive.

[35:16] I think I've got two of you coming up. No,

[35:27] it's, is the mic been turned on. It's, it's because

[35:30] we're all short. Well, yeah, they are getting, this is

[35:32] one of the things that has, they need a longer

[35:35] stem on the microphone. It's coming. So yes. Okay. Good.

[35:38] Uh, good morning. Raise and lower the, uh, the table

[35:41] that we need to, if it's too high for you,

[35:43] you can lower it down. Like. That. Does that help.

[35:50] We'll give that a try. There you go. So good

[35:53] morning, Madam Mayor councillors and ten of Georgina community and

[35:58] staff. First of all, congratulations. This is a wonderful day

[36:01] to be here in person with you. Um, we want

[36:05] to, I'm here with, uh, my co - race director,

[36:07] Cindy Lewis. And we are here to give you a

[36:10] little bit of background, um, our races, the Jargina Spring

[36:14] Fling and the Georgina Marathon. Started in 2021 during the

[36:19] pandemic. And we had the opportunity to work with your

[36:21] team, uh, to make this race a reality. In spite

[36:25] of the fact that it was towards the end of

[36:27] the pandemic. So we really appreciate that that support has

[36:30] been offered. Um, since, uh, our first race in the

[36:34] spring from 430 runners, we are expecting between 1600 and

[36:39] 1800, this May 3rd. Um, in the fall, we expect

[36:42] that the Georgina marathon will probably, which has grown from

[36:45] about 630 runners to about, uh, 2, 500 this fall.

[36:53] The races are a professionally measured Boston qualifying marathons and

[36:58] include a half marathon, a 10K, which are certified by

[37:00] athletics Canada. That's important because, uh, runners who are looking

[37:05] to qualify for Boston have few options. And they're looking

[37:08] for a fast flat course, which we offer. And that

[37:11] has become, uh, through word of mouth and through, I

[37:16] guess, our reputation for putting on a terrific race. It

[37:19] has grown terrifically. And we're really proud about that. From

[37:24] the beginning, we have made sure that we are respectful

[37:27] of the community and that's been one of our highest

[37:29] priorities. Um, we know that the runners appreciate the course.

[37:34] And also the low stress environment. Um, they don't have

[37:37] to really worry about cars and being shouted off the

[37:40] course. And the kinds of things that happen in the

[37:42] larger races, um, and we've also been very careful to

[37:47] welcome a community feedback and community involvement so we can

[37:51] make sure that we're responding to any complaints or issues

[37:56] and concerns that might happen, um, with in association with

[37:59] the race. We appreciate that not everyone is a runner

[38:02] and doesn't necessarily understand what happens during a race. And

[38:06] so I think that, um, it's very important for us

[38:08] to be able to make sure that we are in

[38:10] communication with the community. Um, in particular, we want to

[38:14] make you think or acknowledge councillors niece and councillors Gens

[38:18] because we are running through your awards and appreciate that

[38:22] your support is there for us. Um, so this year

[38:26] with a larger number, I think you can all appreciate

[38:28] that hurting runners is very much like hurting cats. It

[38:31] doesn't happen very well. And, uh, we can tell them

[38:35] we can give them instructions. We can have them read

[38:38] our athlete guide and making someone whose intent on getting

[38:42] a personal best or making a Boston qualifying run isn't

[38:48] necessarily going to be paying much attention to what the

[38:50] rules are. Um, we have had closure on the westbound

[38:54] lane along Lake Drive, which is always been the case.

[38:57] We've worked with, um, your roots team, Mr. Voss, over

[39:02] the course of this time to make sure that we're

[39:03] doing this carefully and safely. And again, this year we're,

[39:07] we're looking for some approval just to make sure that

[39:10] our, our, our road plan is going to be once

[39:12] again, safe and respectful of your residents who live a

[39:15] long lake drive. Uh, so in our discussions with Mr.

[39:19] Voss, um, we have agreed with, or array of Jetta

[39:24] and I guess it's a cooperation of having the town

[39:26] staff manage the restricted access closure and facilitating the escorts,

[39:32] uh, as the approved traffic control persons with the OTM

[39:35] book seven traffic control vehicles for a fee. Undisclosed at

[39:41] this point. That I get that right Mr. Follisa. Okay,

[39:44] perfect. Um, we're also committing to look reviewing our starting

[39:47] waves because we have to manage as we're sending out,

[39:52] um, 700 half marathoners. And then they're coming back on

[39:55] that road so that they're not running into the 10

[39:57] Ks and the five case. We have to manage that

[39:59] for our runners so that they're not automatically coming into

[40:02] the wrong side of the road. Um, through doing that,

[40:05] we have also committed to improving communications with the residents,

[40:09] um, we've been working with your communications team to make

[40:11] sure that we're coming up at the plan that involves

[40:14] two letters of notice and hosting a virtual town hall

[40:18] meeting with the residents who have questions or concerns. We've,

[40:23] uh, implemented an email address that they can reach out

[40:26] to us and have us respond directly to their concerns.

[40:30] And also providing a webpage so that all of the

[40:33] details of how the RACE will operate from a resident

[40:36] and spectator's perspective so that it can understand what's going

[40:39] on. Um, so our request for approval, uh, at this

[40:43] today is to get the council's continued support for the

[40:47] events, both the spring event and the fall event, which

[40:49] is in September 13th. Uh, endorsement of the road closure

[40:53] as submitted, which includes restricted vehicle movements for residents that

[40:57] front onto the race route. And this would be for

[41:00] both the spring and the fall events. Um, as always,

[41:03] we encourage everyone in the community to work with us,

[41:07] uh, to race cheer or volunteer. And that's, thank you

[41:14] so much for having us today. Thank you very much.

[41:17] I don't know Mr. Goff that you want to add

[41:19] any comments. I know, um, kind of two emails back

[41:22] and forth. Yeah. The mics are super close. This is

[41:28] great. Three of you. Madam there. As. The delegate has.

[41:33] Outlined. We've been working on. The. Revised plan. For some

[41:39] time. Uh, since the last race. There was some really

[41:42] good feedback from the community members of council and staff.

[41:46] That were taken into consideration. Uh, we've applied a couple

[41:49] of conditions of approval on the ROP, which included some

[41:53] of the, um. Some of the items outlined which are

[41:56] restricted vehicle access for Eastbound travel. We have been discussing

[42:01] about supporting them. Uh, the race organisers in facilitating that

[42:06] given the difficulty in finding traffic control persons and traffic

[42:10] control vehicles that are suitable and approved by the town.

[42:13] Um, so, uh, as we discussed for a feat, you

[42:17] know, of course, this isn't, uh, this isn't voluntary. As

[42:21] well as a robust communications plan as outline. So, uh,

[42:25] considering all these conditions are met the town, uh. Through

[42:30] myself and my staff are happy to approve the road

[42:33] occupancy permit. Uh, signage will be going up two weeks

[42:36] in advance of the race. Notices we'll be going out

[42:38] in the next, uh, week or. Week and a half.

[42:41] As the first notice of the race and the closure.

[42:45] Um. Other than that, uh. Happy to take any questions.

[42:47] Thank you. Great. Thank you. Are there questions or comments

[42:50] from members of council. Wow. Again, no questions or comments.

[42:57] Um, anything further you wanted to ask is what we're

[42:59] looking for today, Mr. Voss, is, is endorsement receiving the

[43:03] deputation and endorsing the plan that you've laid out and

[43:07] they've agreed to, and this is a somewhat enhanced and

[43:11] revised for more fulsome, um, connection between, I think, communication

[43:17] is key. And I like the idea if we're providing

[43:20] sort of the boots on the ground management, um, for

[43:23] fee, then that makes sure that we're connected to this.

[43:26] And I think the virtual meeting with the resident, that's,

[43:29] that's a great idea. Um, because they need to know

[43:32] when this is happening, what this means to them. They

[43:35] need to get out how they can get out all

[43:37] those processes. So, um, Mr. Vos for comment. Sorry. Just

[43:41] one other thing through you, Madam Mayor, is that the,

[43:44] uh, this is occurring on May 3rd. Of this year.

[43:47] Uh, is the, is the spring playing and the closure

[43:50] will be approximately from 6 a. m. until approximately four

[43:54] to 5 p. m. It really depends on when those

[43:55] last runners come through. So, uh, that's, that's the approximate

[43:59] timeframe just so that, you know, it's out in the

[44:01] public realm of, of, of when this is occurring. Okay.

[44:04] Thank you. Further questions or comments. Councillor Neeson. Thank you,

[44:10] Madam Mayor. Uh, thank you certainly to Mr. Voss as

[44:13] well. And Mr. Lando, thank you very much for all

[44:15] of the work that you put in for the marathon

[44:18] and certainly what you contribute here to the town of

[44:20] Georgina very much appreciated. And thank you as well for

[44:23] the, um, sending out the letters and for providing opportunity

[44:26] with the virtual town hall. Certainly, um, you know, as

[44:30] we've heard in the past is, you know, it's a

[44:32] lot big comment actually. It's quit feather in our cap

[44:34] to have a Boston qualifier here directly on Lake Simco.

[44:37] And that's, uh, that's a big deal. It really is.

[44:39] Um, and certainly if we can all work together and

[44:41] continue to work together to ensure that, you know, vehicle

[44:44] movements are accommodating for residents. You know, living in the

[44:47] area, of course, being done in a safe way. And

[44:50] certainly Mr Voss, I think I spoke into that with

[44:51] respects. I think, um, and certainly the fact you're willing

[44:56] to work within that those requirements there for safety purposes,

[44:59] obviously are critical. And so I really thank you very

[45:01] much for coming forward and for your partnership and all

[45:04] that you bring to the town. And, um, certainly looking

[45:06] forward to the marathon. I can tell you, I don't

[45:09] think I'll be participating in this. But if I was,

[45:11] I would be walking again. I would definitely not be

[45:13] running. But, uh, what was your personal best time? Do

[45:19] you want to share? I don't know if Mr. Orlando

[45:21] got it or not to be honest with you. I

[45:22] don't know if I'd want it. She was walking. It

[45:24] was probably pretty bad too, but probably closed for well

[45:29] over 12 hours. I had to walk it again. But

[45:31] first I'm going to have to pick me up. So

[45:32] it actually might go pretty quick. But, um, I know

[45:34] the chief and his crew doing a good job. But

[45:37] I don't know if I'll fit in the back of

[45:38] a fire truck or not. But either way, uh, really

[45:41] appreciate of all of your work. And certainly Mr. Voss,

[45:43] thank you to you and your staff as well for

[45:46] all that you do and looking forward to successful event

[45:49] and the least amount of disruption is possible for residents

[45:51] as well. So thank you very much. Great. Are there

[45:54] further questions or comments? If not a motion to receive

[45:57] the presentation and the endorsement of the plan as has

[46:01] been outlined and worked with with town staff. So you're

[46:05] moving that Councillor Neeson. Do I have a seconder? Second

[46:07] invite Councillor Gensch. Questions or comments. All those in favor.

[46:12] Oppose and that's carried. And again, thank you very much.

[46:14] And I usually, I think I've only missed one start.

[46:18] Sometimes I think one time I didn't roll out of

[46:20] bed early enough, but, uh, cause usually I go back

[46:23] home and go back to bed. I will be perfectly

[46:25] honest with you. But well done. It's growing. And I

[46:28] think you were featured in a magazine recently. One of

[46:32] the, I think it was the top outside of an

[46:34] urban area marathon. And I think that was, uh, quite

[46:38] an accomplishment and well done. And it's certainly growing. And

[46:41] we certainly very proud to showcase Georgie. And I often

[46:44] ask when I help start the race, how many first

[46:48] time did Georgina? And while the hands, the numbers are

[46:52] going up the number of hands going up, it's showing

[46:54] the number of returning marathoners and people coming for this

[46:58] because it is such an excellent course and a great

[47:01] community. So thank you for the work that you do.

[47:03] Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. Okay. Membership council, Madam

[47:09] Mayor. Yes. If we could please receive the presentation from

[47:12] the Legion and then we could go back to Pet

[47:13] of the Month. I think the Legion presentation is done.

[47:18] So now we'll go back to just we didn't do

[47:20] a motion tour. Oh, yes. Sorry. Need a motion to

[47:21] receive the presentation from the Legion, move by Council for

[47:25] Leni, second by Councillor Gensch. All those in favor. Pose

[47:28] and that's carried. Okay. Now we got to go back

[47:30] up and do PET of the month. We don't want

[47:32] to forget Pet of the Month. So I think we're

[47:34] doing it virtually a video. So I'll let, uh, IT

[47:39] do their magic and bring up in our screens show

[47:42] it here. There we go. Oh, Benny. I don't. Yeah.

[47:49] Okay. We'll let the staff sort of give a bit

[47:51] of an overview on Benny. Benny was found and Benny

[47:58] is looking for a new home. Good morning, Madam Mayor

[48:02] and members of Council and Members of Public and stuff.

[48:05] Can everyone hear me okay. We can hear you perfectly.

[48:08] Wonderful. That's great. Um, thank you for having me virtually.

[48:12] Um, my name is Brooklyn. I am a D animal

[48:14] shelter community services representative here to virtually introduce you to

[48:18] Benny. So then he came into CAO on March 14th.

[48:23] He was found running at large in our neighbouring municipality

[48:27] of school in Barry. Um, he is a Snauger poodle

[48:32] mix, which is commonly known as a schnudle, which is

[48:35] a very cute crossbreed. He's approximately eight years old. He

[48:39] is male. He is intact at the moment. There will

[48:42] be neutered prior to being adopted by his new family.

[48:48] Um, though he is available for adoption and anyone interested

[48:52] is welcome to compute our dog adoption questionnaire found online

[48:54] for him. Uh, when he came into care, he was

[48:58] definitely in need of, uh, some tender love and care.

[49:03] Of ask you. Oh, okay. Sorry. Um, so when he

[49:10] came in to care, he was definitely in need of,

[49:13] uh, some 10 or 11 care, as you can see

[49:15] in his before photo. Um, he had severe matting all

[49:18] over his body wane. Almost two and a half kilogram.

[49:23] So about, uh, 5. 29 pounds. So a lot of,

[49:27] a lot of extra weight to the logging around, especially,

[49:30] um, without all that for he's about six kilograms. So

[49:33] about a fourth of his body weight, just an extra

[49:36] fur. Which did affect his ability to lock C and

[49:40] also relieve himself. Um, though thanks to the health of

[49:43] one of our veterinary partners, he did receive a full

[49:47] room and a good bag. Um, so he is looking

[49:50] and smelling much better. I have no words. Really, when

[49:57] you look at that before pitcher. Do we think that

[50:00] this was part of a puppy mill perhaps? Because if

[50:03] he was still intact any owner letting the dog get

[50:10] to that point. Absolutely. It's definitely hard to, to speculate.

[50:15] Um, as we don't have information as why he came

[50:18] into care, but we are very of course thankful that

[50:21] he did come into KRQ safe. He's, he's feeling much

[50:24] better. And it just speaks to you. Thankfully came into

[50:27] care too. So absolutely. Yeah. And it just speaks to

[50:30] the importance of regular grooming of all dogs, including especially,

[50:37] um, our hypoallergenic breeds is they don't, um, lose their

[50:40] access there. No. Yeah. So members of Council, I know.

[50:47] But, uh, certainly, Benny is up for, for adoption. And

[50:51] then if people are interested, is he at the shelter

[50:53] now? Cause I know sometimes you have him fostering, um,

[50:57] is he at the shelter right now or is he

[50:59] a foster? No, he is at the shelter right now.

[51:02] Um, there is the question of if he is going

[51:04] to go into foster, but as of right now, he

[51:07] is at the shelter. So you can't, you know, we

[51:10] don't have him in this circle to meet everyone today.

[51:12] If anyone wanted to stop by, you're more than welcome

[51:14] to meet him. I was just going to say, if

[51:16] anybody wants to stop by and see, Benny, or if

[51:18] you know somebody that, uh, could, could make Benny a

[51:21] good home. I think he would truly appreciate it. So

[51:24] thank you. And we do have a number of PETs

[51:27] available dogs and cats at the shelter and residents can

[51:31] reach out. They can see the information on the website

[51:35] or they can make a call to the shelter to

[51:38] see what, uh, PETS, are currently available. There's a number

[51:42] of dogs, some larger dogs, some smaller dogs. Um, but

[51:46] you're always, uh, available to, uh, to chat with people

[51:49] and see what sort of dog they're looking for. Cause

[51:51] you do want to make the right match to the

[51:53] right home in the right situation. So. Yeah, absolutely. My

[51:58] murders of the public stuff. They're welcome to visit at

[52:01] any time during our office hours. Give us a call

[52:03] send us an email. Reach out to us on Facebook

[52:06] anyway. And we can definitely find you that perfect pet.

[52:10] Great. Thank you very much. And I think I want

[52:13] to go visit Benny because he looks pretty special. And,

[52:17] but thank you for the carrier giving him, uh, we'll

[52:19] get him a new home. Thank you. Absolutely. Thank you

[52:22] so much. So members of Council just a motion to

[52:25] receive the presentation, the PET of the month, moved by

[52:28] Councillor Neeson, seconded by Councillor Fillini. All those in favor

[52:32] opposed. And that's carried. Okay. We don't have any, we've

[52:38] done the minutes. We don't have any petitions or any

[52:40] public meetings. We'll go through and pull the reports we

[52:43] want for discussion if you want. We can take a

[52:45] little break once we pull the ones that we want

[52:47] to, because I know members of Council have been in

[52:49] here for a little bit longer than, than the actual

[52:52] start of the formal part of the meeting. Um, I'll

[52:55] go through the reports and you can tell me which

[52:57] ones you want to pull for discussion reports, uh, 111

[53:02] is the adoption of, um, sorry, the 1A is 2025

[53:07] annual drinking water summary report. Do you want to pull

[53:10] that for discussion or just congratulations for a perfect score

[53:14] of 100 percent. Yeah. So congratulations. Did you want to

[53:20] pull it for a discussion, Councillor Gens? Um, I don't

[53:22] know that it needs full discussion. I just had a

[53:25] quick comment, um, I was concerned about the sodium levels

[53:29] in the water. They were at about 34 recommended for

[53:33] people that need to watch the Sultan takes 20. So

[53:38] I would like to at least us making a notification,

[53:41] um, maybe with the water bills that there's a high

[53:44] salt content or sodium content in the water. I'm not

[53:46] sure if staff want to make comment now on that.

[53:50] Just very briefly. Yeah. Through you, Madam Mayor, um, so

[53:55] the, uh, sodium content is managed through or it can't

[53:59] really be managed through treatment. So it's directly from the

[54:02] raw water source, which is Lake Simcoe in this case.

[54:04] Um, we do have a requirement when testing to, if

[54:08] there are, uh, tests that come back that exceed that

[54:11] 20 milligrams as you outlined, um, to post on the

[54:14] website, which has been done. It is on our town

[54:16] website under our water quality reports. Uh, as well the

[54:20] region has to do the exact same thing for their,

[54:22] uh, water reports. Um, there's. I think it would be,

[54:28] I think we'd have, we should review that communication, uh,

[54:32] to, uh, through the water bills because it could unnecessarily,

[54:36] um, heighten people's concerns with the amount of sodium in

[54:42] the water. Um, and without the right context in terms

[54:46] of understanding what those thresholds mean for every person individually,

[54:50] uh, I think it could maybe be misinterpreted that way.

[54:53] So, um, but, but let's take a look at it

[54:57] and maybe think about something that, uh, that we could

[54:59] work on, uh, maybe just not through the masses if

[55:02] that's appropriate. Thank you. Okay. So we don't need to

[55:05] pull that one for big discussion. Thank you for the

[55:07] question, councillor Gens 11 1B is the audit plan for

[55:12] the 2025 fiscal year. Any questions this is a standard

[55:16] will get the, uh, the final audit, I think in

[55:19] August. June. June. Okay. Sorry. June. So unless we have

[55:24] questions now, we could consent that. Um, Council Renumeration and

[55:28] expenses for members of Council appointees and Council appointees to

[55:32] local boards for 2025. Were there any questions or comments

[55:35] on that. Nope. Okay. The Georgina Heritage and Advisor Committee

[55:42] Appointments, we have to come back after our closed session.

[55:45] So we'll, we'll pull that one to discuss in closed

[55:49] session. And then there's, um, the addendum, which is. Item

[55:55] F, the town initiated official plan amendment OPA - 153

[56:00] delegated authority for minor zoning bylaw amendments and alternate public

[56:05] notice measures. Were there any questions or comments you want

[56:07] to pull that one for discussion? Pull for discussion. Okay.

[56:11] Okay. So the others, if I can get a motion

[56:14] for reports number 11a, 111b, 111c. At this time, a

[56:22] motion to consent those move by Councillor Bakerstaff, seconded by

[56:26] Councillor Dale, all those in favor, post. And that's carried.

[56:31] Okay. We can take a break. It is now approximately

[56:35] 10 20. So if we want to come back at

[56:38] 1035, is that good? Okay. So a motion for a

[56:42] break moved my councillor niece in second by Councillor Dale.

[56:46] All those in favor oppose that's carried and we'll be

[56:48] back.

[1:15:05] Okay. We can reconvene. And continue on with our meeting.

[1:15:09] Uh, we're at the report. On the addendum 111 F

[1:15:15] was is the town initiated official plan amendment OPA delegated

[1:15:20] authority for minors zoning by BYLA. Amendments and alternative public

[1:15:24] notice measures. And we had a meeting in November of

[1:15:28] last year and we asked for some increases in terms

[1:15:32] of public notices. And communications of the application itself. It

[1:15:38] might be good if we ask, um, I know Councillor

[1:15:40] Gens had pulled this and I wanted to make sure

[1:15:42] that we had it clearly understood what the changes are.

[1:15:47] So maybe Mr. Bylow, you can let us know, cause

[1:15:50] I did get an email. I asked for what is

[1:15:52] the difference between what we had the last report and

[1:15:55] this report. So maybe you want to give us a

[1:15:57] high level overview of where we are with this report

[1:16:00] and any changes that have been worked into the REPREPT

[1:16:04] based on the comments from the public and from staff

[1:16:06] at the last meeting. Certainly through you, Madam Mayor. I

[1:16:12] believe Mr. Connors is more in prepared to give counsel

[1:16:15] a bit of an overview in terms of what we

[1:16:17] heard. Just in terms of background for council and residents

[1:16:21] who may be listening, uh, this is another initiative that's

[1:16:24] part of our housing accelerator fund housing action plan. And

[1:16:28] so there's already a commitment to look at further delegate

[1:16:31] approval authority on minor zoning bylaw amendments. Uh, it also

[1:16:35] serves to continue the process that and the road that

[1:16:39] we've been on to streamliner operations as well within our

[1:16:42] development services department. So, uh, at this point, I think

[1:16:46] Mr. Connors can give counsel a bit of an overuse.

[1:16:49] It's clear what, um, what changes are what we heard

[1:16:53] back in November. Thank you. Mr. Congress. Uh, good morning

[1:16:57] everyone. So, um, I'll just provide a brief overview of

[1:17:00] the OKA and then just really more focus on, uh,

[1:17:02] what the changes were. So, uh, so OPA - 153

[1:17:05] is a town initiated official plan amendment, uh, to delegate,

[1:17:08] uh, decision making authority to the director of development services

[1:17:11] for a certain minor zoning bylaw amendments. As well as

[1:17:14] implement, uh, alternate notice and public consultation measures for these

[1:17:18] bylaws. So the, uh, certain types of minor zoning biolves

[1:17:23] being contemplated under the OPA, our removal of holding symbols.

[1:17:27] Uh, temporary use or temporary use extension requests. Housekeeping or

[1:17:32] technical amendments. And any zonings are rezoning story associated with

[1:17:37] surplus farm dwelling severances. So currently these applications require council

[1:17:42] approval and our subject to specific notice and public consultation

[1:17:45] requirements under the planning act. Uh, however, legislation now allows

[1:17:49] counsel to delegate the decision making authority for certain minor

[1:17:53] zoning while amendments. And implement alternate public notice measures. As

[1:17:58] long as the town's official plan contains policies that speak

[1:18:00] to, uh, which zoning bylaws are delegated to staff and

[1:18:05] what the new public notice and, uh, process, uh, measures

[1:18:08] are. Uh, so yeah, if you'll recall back on November

[1:18:13] 12th of last year, we held the public meeting for

[1:18:15] OK 153. The comments we received from Council in the

[1:18:19] public, uh, were related to, uh, the passing on the

[1:18:22] bylaws without, uh, opportunity for council to provide any input.

[1:18:26] Just the reduced opportunities for overall public input throughout the

[1:18:29] process. And just some comments related to, uh, fees and

[1:18:33] potential refunds with these applications becoming delegated. Uh, so we've

[1:18:38] made some revisions to the OPA just to address the

[1:18:41] comments received at the public meeting. And so I'll just

[1:18:44] go over them briefly. So, uh, we extended the earliest

[1:18:47] date that a decision could be made on an application

[1:18:49] by the 10 official from 14 days, uh, to 20

[1:18:52] days. Uh, we've also recommended that we provide notice through

[1:18:56] mail to all property owners within 120 metres of the

[1:18:59] subject property. And this is largely in line with the

[1:19:02] current statutory requirements under the planning act for, uh, just

[1:19:05] any rezoning application where the public meeting can't be held

[1:19:09] no earlier than 20 days following the issuance of the

[1:19:12] notice and just the, um, circulation requirement for neighbours within

[1:19:16] 120 metres of the property. Uh, we've also extended the

[1:19:20] comment review period from 14 days, uh, to 20 days

[1:19:24] as well. And in addition to, uh, Tempra use and

[1:19:29] temporary use extension bylaws. We've also recommended that, uh, a

[1:19:32] public notice placard for removal hold applications be posted to,

[1:19:36] uh, the subject property. Um, again, that would also be

[1:19:39] for a minimum of 20 days. Uh, so during the

[1:19:42] 20 day commenting period, Council may request consideration of the

[1:19:48] application to be referred back to, uh, council, uh, discussion

[1:19:52] and decision. And, uh, the town official or CAO may

[1:19:56] also refer an application back to council as well. So

[1:20:00] in either scenario, if the application is referred back, uh,

[1:20:02] effectively the delegated authority and alternate notice measures, uh, wouldn't

[1:20:06] apply to the application. And it'd be just subject to,

[1:20:08] uh, scheduling a normal statutory public meeting, kind of the

[1:20:12] regular council public process, uh, that we have in place

[1:20:14] for other zoning applications. Um, so for these delegated miners

[1:20:20] owning applications, staff would prepare a briefing note or a

[1:20:23] memo that would get placed on the, uh, agenda just

[1:20:25] to provide some general background info on the bylaws that

[1:20:28] are listed to be passed at the meeting just for

[1:20:30] council's benefit. And, uh, if applicable, we've also recommended that,

[1:20:35] uh, staff would issue partial refunds for these applications. Uh,

[1:20:40] any that are received from the date that OPA -

[1:20:42] 153 comes into effect and the date that the, uh,

[1:20:46] towns of new fee bylas come into effect as well.

[1:20:50] Uh, so in general, OPA - 153 is intended to

[1:20:52] accelerate application processing timelines, improve customer service, and increase efficiency

[1:20:58] by reducing a number of staff reports and the number

[1:21:00] of public meetings. Um, and applications that council must hear.

[1:21:05] And, uh, yeah, delegating the decision - making authority, uh,

[1:21:07] would also support the achievement of an initiative four of

[1:21:10] the town's housing accelerator fund action plan, which is to

[1:21:14] expand staff authority on approvals. So you have no pretty

[1:21:17] much concludes my summary. I'm happy to answer any questions.

[1:21:20] Thank you very much. Thank you very much for that

[1:21:23] overview and for, for clarifying as what the changes are

[1:21:26] from the PEST report to this report. Questions or comments,

[1:21:30] councillor Genshin, asked to have the 24th discussion. Yeah. Thank

[1:21:33] you, Madam Mayor. Um, on page five near the bottom,

[1:21:37] it talks about some of the technical hostings. And she

[1:21:40] might say, um, one of my concerns is if there's,

[1:21:45] uh, something's labelled to zone if a resident has relied

[1:21:49] on that error in guy than making a purchase or

[1:21:52] making a plan for the property, um, then it gets

[1:21:56] changed sort of what, um, can they do about that?

[1:22:00] And I'm just wondering, do you keep track of these

[1:22:03] technical changes so you would understand when that change was

[1:22:07] made and when that homeowner maybe, you know, learned about

[1:22:11] the fact that, uh, there was a change to their

[1:22:13] property. Through you, Madam Mayor. Um, yeah, with those changes,

[1:22:18] I'm sure we would notify the resident if there's any

[1:22:21] mapping labels changed. Usually if it would just be kind

[1:22:24] of a minor correction in case like maybe, uh, site

[1:22:28] specific number is already being used elsewhere. We would just

[1:22:31] make that adjustment. But when really in terms like change

[1:22:33] the actual permitted uses or any like the specific Sony

[1:22:37] requirements, um, for that property, um, so yeah, there would

[1:22:40] be, um, notification for that property owner just to make

[1:22:43] them aware that, uh, there was a mapping change in

[1:22:45] case they were looking to sell the property or anyone's

[1:22:47] interest in purchasing it, things of that nature. Um, and

[1:22:49] then staff, uh, internally keep track of, uh, the list

[1:22:54] of changes, uh, that I've been made to the zoning

[1:22:57] byla as well. Sorry. I'm sad. Yeah. So could they

[1:23:06] be grandfathered in if there's a, just a housekeeping change

[1:23:09] made with the grandfather to the old one. If that

[1:23:13] was their understanding. Uh, through your Madam Air, like in

[1:23:17] terms of being grandfathered, like to be like a specific

[1:23:20] example. Yes. Somehow mislabeled their property as to the zoning

[1:23:25] amongst permitted. Uh, through your, Madam Mayor, I'm sure that

[1:23:30] might be like a case we'd have to, uh, we'd

[1:23:32] look at internally on kind of like a specific basis,

[1:23:36] but, um, yeah, if it was like a larger change

[1:23:37] where we completely mislabeled, uh, you know, it was a

[1:23:40] real zone to an open space zone. I think that

[1:23:41] would be to further discussion. But really the intent is

[1:23:43] just to make sure that, uh, if there was like

[1:23:46] a site specific number already being used elsewhere, we just

[1:23:48] make that correction just to make sure that they're sequentially

[1:23:50] in order and only applying to specific properties. These are

[1:23:56] minor changes. This isn't like changing somebody's zoning on the

[1:23:59] game. I correct Mr. Promise. These are very minor technical.

[1:24:03] Not taking away somebody zoning rights. That would be under

[1:24:07] entirely different process. Uh, if I continue. I notice that

[1:24:14] you've listed in here and we can't page seven for

[1:24:17] example the sizes of some of the nodal scissors you're

[1:24:19] posting. They're fairly small. The ones who's suggesting they're about

[1:24:24] 12 inches by 16 inches. I'm just wondering if given

[1:24:27] that we're changing the process and the less public notice

[1:24:31] if we should maybe make these signs a little bit

[1:24:32] bigger, including maybe for the committee of adjustment because you're

[1:24:36] using the committee of adjustment sign sizes here. And to

[1:24:40] be honest, they're barely noticeable. Madam Mayor, yeah, the intent

[1:24:45] was just to reduce the sign sizes just to match

[1:24:47] what the committee of adjustment applications are subject to. And

[1:24:51] that largely was just to help applicants, uh, reduce the

[1:24:54] costs associated with getting those signs made and having to

[1:24:57] get them posted. Um, the intent is with these applications

[1:25:01] that would require placard signposting. It would be prepared by,

[1:25:04] uh, the town staff and just largely the applicant would

[1:25:07] come and pick it up and post it to their

[1:25:08] property. Um, so again, that was just an attempt to

[1:25:11] help reduce the cost with getting the larger signs produced

[1:25:15] and posted to the property. I don't think they necessarily

[1:25:19] need to be the four foot by four foot ones,

[1:25:21] but I think a little bit bigger than 12 by

[1:25:24] 16 or 18 inches would be appropriate. Um, one other

[1:25:29] thing, as I'm reading through the process here, um, Council

[1:25:33] comments and involvement. You've given us that 20 days to

[1:25:37] provide a comment, which is before you've made a decision.

[1:25:42] So how would counsel comment after you've made that decision?

[1:25:47] Because, you know, even, even if I present you with

[1:25:51] some concerns and you make a decision and I still

[1:25:53] have a concern, I'd like to bring it back to

[1:25:57] council. And I don't feel that it should have to

[1:25:59] go through a whole notice of motion for it to

[1:26:02] come back to council. If, if anyone member has an

[1:26:05] issue, they should be able to have it brought back

[1:26:07] to council. So I do have issues with that process.

[1:26:10] Thanks, Mr. Merlo wants to make comment on that. Through

[1:26:14] you, Madam Mayor Councillor Gashi, the intention here is that

[1:26:16] we're providing all members of council and opportunity. First and

[1:26:20] foremost, you're getting circulated on all of these applications as,

[1:26:24] as would the residents in the area. Um, secondly, it

[1:26:28] provides counsel that minimum window of opportunity to raise any

[1:26:33] comments or concerns that they may have, uh, with that

[1:26:36] specific application. The intention here is that, um, if our

[1:26:41] issues are concerns are brought forward, whether they be by

[1:26:43] members of council or individual neighbours, um, those will be

[1:26:47] taken into consideration and to the extent that, uh, it's

[1:26:51] a minimum time frame for making a decision. You know,

[1:26:55] we would certainly be working with whether they be residents

[1:26:57] or members of council to address those specific concerns. So

[1:27:00] it's not an automatic decision and approval on day 21.

[1:27:05] Um, we'd be working with individual members of council to

[1:27:08] deal with those specific issues. Um, the practical element to

[1:27:13] this, of course, is that, uh, in a situation where

[1:27:16] there are specific, uh, objections. And the desire from any

[1:27:21] individual member of council to have this reconsider referred back

[1:27:25] to council. We're certainly not going to be invoking our

[1:27:28] delegated authority under those circumstances. Again, the intention here, uh,

[1:27:32] is on, uh, fairly innocuous minor types of applications where

[1:27:37] they're generally aren't any concerns. Um, and there are very

[1:27:40] few of them, uh, on an annual basis. So we're

[1:27:43] probably talking about less than a handful per year, uh,

[1:27:46] in any event, but that's, that's the intention here Councillor

[1:27:49] Gensch. We're not, uh, we appreciate that it's, it's, there

[1:27:53] is a challenge and the procedure when we're looking to

[1:27:56] bring something back to council, uh, a notice of motion,

[1:27:59] for example, would be the worst case scenario. And in

[1:28:03] a situation where a member of council has signalled their

[1:28:06] intention to do that, for example, we're not going to

[1:28:08] be invoking a delegated approval authority. Further questions, Councillor Gent.

[1:28:15] Yes. Or just to clarify better my concern. My concern

[1:28:18] is that, um, we can provide our comments, but then

[1:28:22] the decision is made outside of council. And it's not

[1:28:26] an easy process to have, bring that discussion that I

[1:28:29] might have had with you before you made the decision

[1:28:31] to have it brought back to council so the rest

[1:28:34] of council can also consider. What the issue was. And

[1:28:38] I recognise it may not happen that often, but I'm

[1:28:41] concerned about the way this process is written that it

[1:28:44] will become very awkward if an issue does come up

[1:28:47] after you've made your decision. Uh, fair enough. Through you,

[1:28:51] Madam Mayor Councillor Genes, that's, that's part of the process

[1:28:55] that we're trying to implement is that window of opportunity

[1:28:59] for members of council. And again, it's a minimum window

[1:29:02] to make that decision. If in a scenario, for example,

[1:29:05] we don't hear anything, whether it be from residents in

[1:29:09] the area or members of council within that 20 day

[1:29:12] period or within whatever that period is that we're in

[1:29:15] a position to make a decision, certainly at that point,

[1:29:18] the decision has been made. Um, and that's really the

[1:29:22] idea of a delegated authority. But with a minimum 20

[1:29:25] day window, uh, for any member of council to raise

[1:29:29] any comments or concerns they may have, uh, and again,

[1:29:32] in many cases, it will be longer than 20 days

[1:29:35] because just, just a matter of practice, it's going to

[1:29:38] take probably a little bit longer to exercise that decision

[1:29:41] making authority. Uh, that, that is, it's key for us

[1:29:46] at a staff level to get that feedback if there

[1:29:48] is any. Okay. Councillor Gensch. Good. Any other questions or

[1:29:53] comments Councillor Dale. Thank you, Madam Mayor. I appreciate it.

[1:29:58] I, uh, I just, as we were here in the

[1:30:01] conversation, I just wanted some clarity. Um, I would wonder,

[1:30:04] uh, through you, Madam Mayor, Mr. Vo, you could give

[1:30:06] a couple of examples. Um, he was pretty clear in,

[1:30:10] in that these types of things that would go to

[1:30:12] delegated authority. They're few and far between generally. So if

[1:30:15] you could just give us a couple of examples of

[1:30:18] what may arrive under this program to be considered. Through

[1:30:23] you, Madam Mayor, do Councillor Dale. So for example, uh,

[1:30:26] this, or I guess at this point, it was last

[1:30:28] year in 2025. We had a couple of applications that

[1:30:32] came to council for temporary use zoning bylaws, one of

[1:30:36] which was to allow, uh, an existing dwelling on a

[1:30:39] farm to remain while a new dwelling was being constructed.

[1:30:43] Uh, that's, uh, that's not an infrequent, uh, example of

[1:30:47] the temporary use bylaw provisions, uh, there was also another

[1:30:51] temporary use bylaw application for DC Marine, baseline road, which

[1:30:56] is a bit of a recurring one now, uh, over

[1:30:59] the years to allow for the temporary storage of recreational

[1:31:02] vehicles, for example. Um, there was another one on the

[1:31:07] Queen's Way in Keswick to allow for the temporary bus

[1:31:10] storage, uh, on a commercial property. So temporary, uh, school

[1:31:15] bus storage on a commercial property in CASW. So those

[1:31:19] are the types of applications that we're talking about from

[1:31:22] a temporary use by law perspective. Thank you. And, and

[1:31:26] again, for you, Madam Mayor, I think I wasn't going

[1:31:30] to comment, but I think I just want to leave

[1:31:31] the comment that, uh, you know, we've worked so hard

[1:31:34] through the building and development department to, uh, bring in

[1:31:37] the development tracking system, bring in new processes, streamline things.

[1:31:42] We've all heard at this table. And for generations before

[1:31:44] us, you know, dealing with conservation authority and everything that

[1:31:48] that entails and building in the community and streamlining process,

[1:31:52] making them affordable and efficient. Um, and, and from my

[1:31:55] perspective, this, this helps do that in some circumstances and

[1:31:59] puts it in the hands of our professional staff while

[1:32:02] still giving us the opportunity to give comments and return

[1:32:05] it back when necessary. Um, you know, I, I actually

[1:32:09] feel a little bit differently about the signage. I appreciate

[1:32:11] that there was consideration given to, to efficiency and cost

[1:32:15] efficiency for residents. I think, you know, speaking, speaking to

[1:32:19] folks consistently, especially in the, in rural areas about trying

[1:32:22] to build and looking for efficiencies and some expediency and

[1:32:25] getting it done. Um, I, I, I like processes like

[1:32:29] this. I don't know that big brother always needs to,

[1:32:32] um, stick their nose in professional planning matters. So, um,

[1:32:35] I'm supportive OS and I just want to say thank

[1:32:37] you to staff. Further questions or comments. Racial Councillor Davidson.

[1:32:44] Thank you, Mark. Work through you. Um, generally favorable of

[1:32:46] the report. I know a lot of times there are

[1:32:48] people trying to get things done and it's a small

[1:32:50] thing that makes them come and wait at council. I

[1:32:53] was very happy to see the deeming bylaws become, uh,

[1:32:56] delegated authority because it just, it put a wrench in

[1:32:59] things, um, given the sign though, I think the bit

[1:33:01] of a comment there. It is small, but I guess

[1:33:04] what, what I would ask. And if it's already not

[1:33:06] already done is that at least the notice part be

[1:33:08] very large. So somebody knows that the sign is there.

[1:33:11] So notice very big. And if you really want to

[1:33:13] know what it says, then you just come up closer

[1:33:14] and read it. So, um, we have a lot of

[1:33:16] signs in town. We don't need additional sign pollution. But

[1:33:19] just if we're creating the signs and they're picking them

[1:33:21] up, that's ideal. We can just make sure that it

[1:33:23] follows accessibility requirements and at least the one word is

[1:33:27] big enough. To draw attention because it's not a huge

[1:33:30] sign. Um, but yeah, generally supportive and, uh, not worried

[1:33:35] that so long as council has noticed, um, I'm sure

[1:33:38] we could all stomp our Bigfoot feet to get it

[1:33:41] back to this table if we needed to. Should that

[1:33:44] be necessary. I'd appreciate the questions and the answers. Thank

[1:33:48] you. Are there further questions or comments. Don't see any.

[1:33:55] It's a little smaller table to look around. It's, it's,

[1:33:58] it's different. It's different. Everything's a little bit different. Um,

[1:34:01] if not, then thank you Mr. Connors for the report

[1:34:05] and clarification of the changes. And if, uh, we don't

[1:34:10] have any further questions or comments. There are recommendations. I

[1:34:14] won't read them all verbatim, but it's Council received the

[1:34:17] report. Council pass implementing bylaw for the official plan amendment

[1:34:21] 153 at the March 2025, March 25th, 2026 Council meeting

[1:34:27] Council Direct staff to issue partial application fee refunds. If

[1:34:31] applicable for any minor zoning bylaw amendment applications subject to

[1:34:35] the delegate authority and submitted between the date of the

[1:34:38] OPA 153 comes into effect in town's passing of an

[1:34:42] updated fee bylaw in the event that the new feed

[1:34:44] bile prescribes a lesser application fee. And that council direct

[1:34:48] staff to para bylaw to amend schedule A of the

[1:34:50] bylaw 2025 0031 to delegate authority, approval authority to the

[1:34:56] director development services. Are they minors zoning bylaw amendments. And.

[1:35:05] Bring the bylaw to a future council meeting for consideration

[1:35:08] and passing, following the date of the OPA - 153

[1:35:11] comes into effect. Do I need to, I need a

[1:35:14] mover into secretor, move by Councillor Dale and have a

[1:35:18] seconder, second by council for Leni comment Councillor Dale. Thank

[1:35:22] you Madam Mary. I think I just want to throw

[1:35:25] that out there. And I know it's going to return,

[1:35:27] but sort of in the spirit of Councillor Genja's comments

[1:35:30] and looking for sort of a middle ground. Is there

[1:35:34] a potential through you to Mr. Boo - You to

[1:35:37] circulate any concerns that a Council member may have. So

[1:35:40] if one member of council has a concern with something,

[1:35:42] they bring it up and it may need to return

[1:35:45] in that window, it gets circulated to other members of

[1:35:48] the council for protection. Everybody knows what those concerns. So,

[1:35:51] so it gets raged and if it needs to come

[1:35:53] back, it can come back. Because we may not notice

[1:35:55] something somebody else may notice something, you know, because of

[1:35:58] the issue of the ward or whatever. So that's a

[1:36:00] good, we can sort of maybe insert that into the

[1:36:03] process. Questions or comments, racial councillor Davidson. Thank you, Mayor

[1:36:10] Quirk, through you. Um, just to point of consideration, um,

[1:36:15] I'm wondering if that might constitute a meeting. If we

[1:36:18] were sharing that information back and forth. If we share

[1:36:21] it back and forth, are we okay. I've got the

[1:36:24] clerks here. Through you, Madam Mayor. Uh, if the email

[1:36:30] is shared through two council, that's fine. Discussion shouldn't be

[1:36:34] happening. And decisions being made over email. Over email. So

[1:36:37] you can share the concern. But if you have any,

[1:36:40] cause yeah, that's a good point to make. Thank you.

[1:36:42] So if you have any questions or comments about that,

[1:36:45] that shared email concern, you need to take it not

[1:36:49] through email. It needs to come to a council chambers

[1:36:52] or a one - on - one discussion with, uh,

[1:36:54] with the staff member or the council member. So good

[1:36:57] point to race. Further questions or comments. All those in

[1:37:01] favor. Oppose and that's carried. Okay. So we did the

[1:37:10] other, the other one's got to come back to us.

[1:37:16] Item 12, 1A is Georgina Equity and Diversity Advisory Committee

[1:37:20] requesting to utilise 3, 000 dollars of its budget to

[1:37:24] sponsor the Pan - African flag festival taking place in

[1:37:27] August 2026. Other questions or comments on that? I know

[1:37:31] Councillor Vagerstaff and myself sit on that committee. Did you

[1:37:34] want to move endorsement Councillor Bakerstaff through Madame Mayor? Yes,

[1:37:38] absolutely. It's a great event and it's just continuing to

[1:37:43] grow. And it's great to support it. So yes, I'd

[1:37:45] like to move that forward. Okay, so moved by Councillor

[1:37:50] Biggerstaff. Do I have a seconder. Secondary regional councillor Davison,

[1:37:56] all those in favor. Oh, sorry, question. Yeah, thank you,

[1:38:01] Madam Mayor, through you. The equity and diversity advisory committee

[1:38:05] has a set budget, correct? As other committees do, yes.

[1:38:09] Yes. Why is it necessary for them to come to

[1:38:13] counsel? Can they not just decide how to spend their

[1:38:15] budget. I'll let the treasure or the CAO make comment.

[1:38:21] For you, Madam Mayor. A decision was made, I want

[1:38:25] to say could have been three or four years ago

[1:38:27] that all committee budgets, if they want to utilise them,

[1:38:31] they do have to come to counsel with that request.

[1:38:33] So I can't remember the exact here that council made

[1:38:36] that decision, but it was made. Yeah, so that's, it's

[1:38:39] part of the procedure and process. The advisory committees are

[1:38:43] just that advisory. They can't step out in front and

[1:38:46] do something without council approval. So whether it's spending part

[1:38:49] of their budget, whether it's wanting to host an event,

[1:38:53] whether it's wanting to sponsor something they have to, even

[1:38:57] when we did the heed has no place here, we

[1:39:00] brought that tocision, not just even to spend the money,

[1:39:04] but that was a recommendation from that committee to do

[1:39:08] that, those stickers. So the rest of council needs to

[1:39:11] understand what the other committees are doing and not, because

[1:39:13] they are advisory. It needs to come back to this

[1:39:15] table for that final decision. Okay, did we have, I

[1:39:20] need, have it moved in a second. We're endorsing the

[1:39:23] equity and diversity requests to spend a 3, 000 on

[1:39:26] the pan - African flag. I haven't moved in seconded.

[1:39:29] Further questions or comments, all those in favor. Posed and

[1:39:32] that's carried. Next is the Minister of Rural Affairs, extending

[1:39:36] congratulations to the towns of Georgina and East Quillenberry on

[1:39:39] their joint submission being named a finalist at this year's

[1:39:43] economic developers, council of Ontario Awards of Excellence. So I

[1:39:47] thought it was important that we put this on the

[1:39:50] agents, always good to know. We were nominated. This is

[1:39:53] a great achievement. And I just wanted members of council

[1:39:57] to be aware. So just a motion to receive by

[1:40:02] Councillor Bakerstaff, second by Councillor Neeson, all those in favor.

[1:40:06] Pose, and that's carried. And next is the Georgine Accessibility

[1:40:10] Advisory Committee endorsement of implementing accessibility audit prior to further

[1:40:14] upgrades at the Georgina Ice Palace. And I've got two

[1:40:17] members of the committee there. Did you either want to

[1:40:19] make Councillor Dale? Did you want to make comment on

[1:40:22] this. Thank you, Madam Mayor, and through you. We've had

[1:40:30] Tim McClacci at our accessibility meeting a few times over

[1:40:34] the last year. We've been reviewing, as you'll remember, council

[1:40:38] was considering a 50, 000 dollar potential upgrade, and it

[1:40:42] was shifted over to our committee for consideration at the

[1:40:45] Ice Palace in terms of potential for a ramp, for

[1:40:49] viewing, for wheelchairs and accessibility needs. Uh, it's become clear

[1:40:53] over the last year. And obviously, thank you to this

[1:40:56] council for the support and funding the lift repair at

[1:41:00] the, uh, ice palace in the shears budget. But it's

[1:41:04] become clear that looking at the BCA for the building

[1:41:07] and the standards that we have now is, it's not

[1:41:11] working well in terms of understanding what excessively needs are

[1:41:13] there. Um, and to the future. So the committee had

[1:41:17] suggested that we sort of take a pause on any

[1:41:19] further funding in terms of that 50, 000 or others

[1:41:22] until we understand. And the best way forward was to

[1:41:26] have that accessibility audit to better plan for the future

[1:41:30] and the accessibility of it. So, um, it was unanimous

[1:41:33] decision by our committee and fully supported. So thank you.

[1:41:37] Further questions or comments. Motion, do you want. Oh, sorry,

[1:41:42] councillor Kench. Yeah. Thank you, Madam Mayor, through you. Um,

[1:41:47] the comment where you're saying that you want to do

[1:41:49] the accessibility audit before any further upgrades. Are you suggesting

[1:41:54] that we postpone the seat replacement as well until we

[1:41:56] can do a full accessibility audit. Councillor Dale. Thank you,

[1:42:03] Madam Mayor. No, we're not referring to any of the

[1:42:05] works currently on underway and we're not referring to any

[1:42:08] general maintenance items or upgrades, um, we were informed, um,

[1:42:13] that facilities are regularly scanned and upgraded for, from, for

[1:42:17] minor issues, whether that's Braille accessibility signage or other repairs

[1:42:22] are needed items. Um, they, whether it was the seats

[1:42:26] or the lift, they were all duly considered by this

[1:42:28] council and endorsed by the accessibility committee. Um, we're talking

[1:42:33] in terms of, you know, we were certainly looking at

[1:42:35] ways to make sure every user could, could view the

[1:42:37] game and in a more substantial way. Um, but, um,

[1:42:42] through some, some really hardy conversation that Councillor Bigger staff

[1:42:45] can attest to, we looked at it from all sides

[1:42:47] and understanding, you know, what we needed without a full

[1:42:51] audit was we're just sort of incapable. And either is

[1:42:55] the manager of facilities without having a proper. We're relying

[1:42:58] on an aged building condition assessment to try and make

[1:43:02] calls that really should have an accessibility lens audit, um,

[1:43:08] taken to it. So no, we're not speaking to anything

[1:43:11] in the past that, that this council certainly, um, put

[1:43:14] forward in that the committee endorsed. Thanks. Okay. Further questions

[1:43:18] or comments. Regional councillor Davison. Thank you, Mayor Cork, through

[1:43:23] you. Um, it's to the committee and the members of

[1:43:26] council that serve on it. Um, thank you for that

[1:43:28] because, uh, ice balls has been an area that's been

[1:43:31] of concern of mind for a long time. Um, and

[1:43:34] having been on the accessibility committee in the past, one

[1:43:37] of the things that I learned from there and continue

[1:43:39] to learn through that is that persons with disabilities should

[1:43:41] be able to access the building the same way that

[1:43:44] persons without disabilities do. Um, and we've in that building

[1:43:47] specifically had to do a lot of workarounds where maybe

[1:43:50] you'll come in the back door, you'll come in the

[1:43:52] side or you'll do this or this or whatever. Um,

[1:43:54] and that's not the intent. And I think municipalities need

[1:43:56] to lead in this area. And I appreciate that this

[1:43:58] is going to be done. So that we can enhance

[1:44:01] experience for all users. Councillor Bigger staff. Through Madam Mayor.

[1:44:07] All great things at the table. Yeah. It's really about,

[1:44:10] you know, taking a step back to take a step

[1:44:12] forward. And many of the buildings, you know, in, in

[1:44:16] the future, many of the buildings are going to need

[1:44:18] that step back to step forward. So, um, I'm glad

[1:44:21] that there was such a great conversation with the community

[1:44:23] members at the committee. And I do think it's the

[1:44:26] right way forward on this one. Okay. I've got it

[1:44:30] moved in seconded. Any further questions or comments. All those

[1:44:33] in favor. Post and that's carried. Okay. Gentle information. That

[1:44:41] actually was not moved in seconded. Didn't I get a

[1:44:43] mover in a second? I don't have it. I'm sorry.

[1:44:46] I thought I did. Councillor Dale seconded by Councillor Biggerstaff,

[1:44:51] all those in favor. Pose that scary. Now it's moved

[1:44:53] in second. Thank you. General information items. One item was

[1:44:58] asked to be removed. Thank you regional councillor Davidson. Did

[1:45:02] you want to speak to this? This is the motion

[1:45:04] that was put forward at regional council recently by Mayor

[1:45:08] Lovett regarding our favourite topic. Blue bins. Isn't it though?

[1:45:15] Um, yes. And I mean, now we've had a chance

[1:45:17] to experience it. And I'm, and I'm all for, um,

[1:45:21] for letting things play out and seeing how it works.

[1:45:23] Um, see, to get a feel for, for how something

[1:45:26] is going to run, I know that the province took

[1:45:28] on, um, this virus circular materials and that there would

[1:45:31] be some bumps in the road. However, I think what

[1:45:36] we're finding in the community is that there are parts

[1:45:38] of it that are unacceptable. And so it needs to

[1:45:41] be addressed. Now. One of the mayors of the region

[1:45:43] put together this spectacular motion that really lays it out.

[1:45:47] Um, the inequity, um, for the lord chair municipalities specifically,

[1:45:52] um, where we're getting biweekly collection and the Southern municipalities

[1:45:57] are receiving weekly collection. And that is wildly unacceptable. Um,

[1:46:02] and they don't know if it would be appropriate to

[1:46:04] read the motion here. It is quite long. Um, but

[1:46:06] I would be asking for council's endorsement of this motion

[1:46:10] to the province and to circular materials. Maybe read the,

[1:46:16] therefore be it resolved. After all the whereasses, that's the

[1:46:20] meat of the, of the sandwiches, be it resolve what

[1:46:25] you want to do that. Absolutely. And I won't, um,

[1:46:27] I won't read the whole thing, but let me do

[1:46:29] a few, uh, cause some of these warehouses are just

[1:46:31] really spectacular. Um, and whereas municipalities throughout Ontario are experiencing

[1:46:36] inconsistent recycling collection service levels under the new model, including

[1:46:40] differences in collection frequency, missed collections, accepted materials, cart provision

[1:46:44] contamination management, customer service response times and contractor accountability. And

[1:46:50] whereas residents and some municipalities are receiving reduced or inferior

[1:46:53] recycling collection services compared to others despite participating in the

[1:46:57] same provincial blue box program. And whereas these service level

[1:47:01] inequities have resulted in increased resident complaints, confusion reduced participation

[1:47:06] in recycling programs and declining public confidence in Ontario's recycling

[1:47:10] system. Now, if you want to read the whole thing,

[1:47:13] all of the whereas is are very good, but those

[1:47:14] three for me say it all. So therefore it be

[1:47:19] resolved that the council of the regional municipality of York

[1:47:22] calls upon the province of Ontario to intervene to ensure

[1:47:24] that circular materials, Ontario and its contractors provide fair consistent

[1:47:29] and equitable recycling collection services, service levels across all municipalities

[1:47:34] in Ontario. And that the province be required to establish

[1:47:38] and force and publicly report on consistent province - wide

[1:47:41] service standards for Blue Box Recycling, including collection frequency, missed

[1:47:45] collection recovery accepted materials. Cart provision, customer service response times

[1:47:51] and contractor performance. And that the province recurso limit shows

[1:47:57] on territor promptly address collection service level and equities and

[1:48:00] performance gaps between municipalities, including those impacting York region and

[1:48:06] that this resolution be circulated. So. I think we've all

[1:48:11] heard the comments. And I think we've given it enough

[1:48:14] time to get a feel. Um, for how they were

[1:48:17] going to operate. But some of the things like biweekly

[1:48:21] collection has just really changed how our residents are accessing

[1:48:27] recycling, how they're feeling about recycling. And it's been a

[1:48:31] step back. And if. Biweekly isn't working for you, if

[1:48:36] you happen to miss a day, now you're going to

[1:48:38] monthly. Um, and I can tell you that my garage

[1:48:41] is full of recycling because there are days that I'm

[1:48:44] running out to a meeting or people are running to

[1:48:47] work. And then we just forget to put it out.

[1:48:49] And so, um, we did a run to the dump

[1:48:51] and we're working our way through, um, on our own.

[1:48:54] But. There are those who don't have a big van

[1:48:57] to pack the recycling into. And there are those people

[1:49:00] that just don't have the extra time to be fighting

[1:49:02] this. And some of the comments that I've heard through

[1:49:04] the public that they may stop recycling, um, and those

[1:49:07] comments as well. And I would encourage those people that

[1:49:10] are feeling frustrated to hold on. And at the same

[1:49:12] time, um, because I expect things to get better. Um,

[1:49:16] and then at the same time, I would ask this

[1:49:18] council to endorse. This motion from the region, uh, to

[1:49:24] put our voice behind it as well, uh, encourage the

[1:49:27] province of Ontario to step up and make those changes.

[1:49:30] So you're asking for endorsement, do you want it to

[1:49:32] be adjusted and have our name in there in terms

[1:49:35] of, be resolved? How do we, how should we work

[1:49:39] that? Do you want us to endorse this and then

[1:49:42] send that along all to the other municipalities that are

[1:49:45] listed to the premier inserting our name into that, um,

[1:49:49] request. Absolutely. As appropriate, um, I just, uh, it's an

[1:49:55] excellent motion. Yeah. And I think it, it spills it

[1:49:58] out very, very well. And it did a good names

[1:50:00] in here, there, whatever. If we want to send an

[1:50:02] extra copy to, to our members of, of parliament and,

[1:50:05] uh, provincial parliament, but I think they've all received it

[1:50:10] from the region. And I'd love to see. Our name

[1:50:13] stamped on it as well. Okay. So emotion to, uh,

[1:50:17] endorse this motion. Sorry. Okay. So do you want that

[1:50:26] you want to move endorsing putting our name into the,

[1:50:30] therefore, is all the town of Georgina request. All those

[1:50:33] other issues that you write up. I mean, we could

[1:50:37] change it that way or we could at the beginning

[1:50:39] just say, where's. Let me ask, Claire, what's the best

[1:50:44] way to hand? Do we just move this as it

[1:50:47] is that we endorse it or do we change it

[1:50:49] to have our name is where the region of York

[1:50:52] is. What's the, what's the best method, either it can

[1:50:55] work, but what do we normally do if we're endorsing

[1:50:58] a motion that comes forward from another municipality. I'm not

[1:51:03] sure that there is a standard way that we do

[1:51:05] it. Sometimes we do put, um, our information in and

[1:51:09] recirculate. Other times we're just endorsing what was passed. I

[1:51:13] think, I think in this case, the strength partly being

[1:51:16] part of the region of York, I'd like to keep

[1:51:17] that in there. And I would, I would ask that

[1:51:20] it read something to the effect of that the council

[1:51:23] of the town of Regina calls on the province. Uh,

[1:51:29] also the sort of also endorses the, um, I should

[1:51:32] have written this down. Endures is the motion put forth

[1:51:34] by the region of York and also calls upon the

[1:51:36] province to pay do attention to the motion and an

[1:51:41] act accordingly. Okay. We can do that. And you want

[1:51:44] it that circulated to the other municipalities and the premier.

[1:51:48] That needs to go to them. It needs to go

[1:51:48] somewhere. So the same circulation that, uh, that this original

[1:51:52] emotion. Okay. Is that good? Absolutely. The same circulation. And

[1:51:55] I just said, love to see the region stay in

[1:51:56] there because I think the strength I just wanted to

[1:51:59] clarify where you were wanted to go with it. So

[1:52:01] you're moving that we endorse and that, uh, this be

[1:52:04] circulated to the same, um, areas that the premier, the

[1:52:10] province, municipalities, um, circular materials, ammo, all of that. Okay.

[1:52:15] So that's moved by racial councillor Davison, second by Councillor

[1:52:17] Neeson. Questions or comments. Councillor Dale. And thank you, Madam

[1:52:22] Mayor. I'll happily support this. I just want to make

[1:52:25] the comment that I would also happily support a motion

[1:52:28] that demanded the province move us to weekly collection, like

[1:52:31] our good fellows to the cells. Oh, if we had

[1:52:37] that authority to do it, I wish. There's been so

[1:52:40] much confusion with this entire program. I think, yeah, it's,

[1:52:45] it hasn't rolled out well at all. Um, we weren't

[1:52:49] consulted in the way we should have been. This was

[1:52:51] put upon us by circular materials. I've had many conversations

[1:52:56] with, uh, the CEO, our staff have had those same

[1:52:59] conversations. Um, yeah, they, they put forward, they picked their

[1:53:05] contractor. They changed the bin size. They changed the to

[1:53:09] biweekly. They made all those changes. At the last and

[1:53:13] last fall, we did get some concessions, but yeah, it

[1:53:17] was, uh, it's out of our hands. It's in the

[1:53:20] province. So this is the motion to send down to

[1:53:21] them to try to get them to, uh, realise that

[1:53:26] it's not a good process. What's happening, the rollout, the

[1:53:30] exchange of bins, the second bins. When I see and

[1:53:33] hear people saying they're just going to throw it into

[1:53:35] the garbage, it just drives me crazy because these are

[1:53:37] people that have over the last number of years. Supported

[1:53:41] recycling and want to do it. And now they're telling

[1:53:44] all of us online or an emails that they're just

[1:53:47] going to throw it in the garbage because it's, it's,

[1:53:49] they're not going to save it for the two weeks.

[1:53:51] They don't want the big bin. It goes on and

[1:53:53] on and on. Questions, other questions or comments on, on

[1:53:56] this. So we got it moved and seconded further questions

[1:53:58] or comments. Regional councillor Davidson. Thank you, Mayor Quirk. I

[1:54:01] wouldn't be adverse to adding that bit of language that

[1:54:04] was suggested by Councillor Dale. I don't know if we

[1:54:08] want to add that they immediately put us back in.

[1:54:11] What was your motion. Yes. Back to weekly collection. And

[1:54:17] I think that there's a president, an example already done

[1:54:21] by circular materials. So are we not just going to

[1:54:24] material, it's a different contract with the subject. It certainly

[1:54:27] is, but I mean, they are effectively providing weekly pickup

[1:54:31] for other people in the region. So I think that

[1:54:34] the motion speaks to wanting that to happen. If you

[1:54:37] want to put it in there, go, it's up to

[1:54:39] you racial councillor, Davison. If you wanted to add another,

[1:54:42] uh. Clause to it. So it's up to you guys.

[1:54:51] I'm waiting. I think if Councillor put it to the

[1:54:54] tip, I mean, I don't want to speak for all

[1:54:55] of council, right? But I would be in support of

[1:54:57] it. If council Dale wants to bring it as a

[1:55:00] amendment, you can put a friend of the state. If

[1:55:02] you want to do it, I would support it. I

[1:55:03] am not doing the wording of bringing that as an

[1:55:05] amendment. Yes, madam. So what can you give us the

[1:55:07] wording of the amendment. Uh, that's circular, I guess, circular

[1:55:12] materials and the province. Um, move Georgina back to weekly

[1:55:17] collection. As per other services in York region. Okay. So

[1:55:23] that's amendment. So that's moved by Councillor Dale, seconded by.

[1:55:28] Oh, sorry. You accept it as a friendly amendment. Okay.

[1:55:31] So we don't need to move in section. So as

[1:55:32] a friendly amendment. So that's included. Do we have any

[1:55:35] further questions or comments? Councillor Gensch. Yeah. Thank you, Madam

[1:55:38] Mayor, through you. If I could just make one suggestion

[1:55:41] that you've said as the other municipalities in York region,

[1:55:45] I think you should clarify that to the southern municipalities.

[1:55:50] Yeah. Okay. So the southern, uh, the southern municipalities. Okay.

[1:55:56] We're good friendly amendment. Okay. Moved in seconded. All those

[1:56:00] in favor. Pose and that's carried. Let's move the remainder

[1:56:05] of the general information items moved by. Councillor Dale, second

[1:56:10] by Councillor Neeson. All those in favor. Opposed. And that's

[1:56:13] carried. We have two briefing notes. We have the briefing

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[1:56:28] some the Regina Farmers market. The Georgina Farrell Cat Committee

[1:56:32] roots connecting communities. The clear water futures foundation like rescue

[1:56:37] light SIMCO coalition. And then learning Centre for Georgina are

[1:56:41] all receiving 10, 000 dollars through that program. The 40,

[1:56:46] 000 dollars of undistributed funding will be allocated back to

[1:56:49] reserves in accordance with the town surplus deficit policy. So

[1:56:53] there was, um, somebody that wasn't, uh, utilised. So it's

[1:56:57] goes back into, uh, into reserves as directed in our

[1:57:01] policy. If there are any questions or comments on this

[1:57:03] one, if not a motion to receive, move by councillor

[1:57:07] again, seconded by Councillor Bakerstaff, all those in favor, opposed

[1:57:12] that's carried. Next is the 2026 beach vendor location update.

[1:57:18] After last council's meeting, um, and when there was shared

[1:57:23] on social media about the vendor program happening in Weble

[1:57:26] Beach, I had somebody reach out to me that want

[1:57:29] to know, can you include home's point into that? So

[1:57:32] I took that suggestion to Councillor Dale. We had some

[1:57:35] discussions with staff. And this is what's coming out of,

[1:57:39] I don't know if you want to speak to it,

[1:57:41] Councillor Dale. Yeah. I think just briefly. And I do

[1:57:44] want to point out, um, first time in the few

[1:57:46] years, I missed the latter half of the meeting. I

[1:57:48] was at, uh, I was in surgery that day actually

[1:57:51] that afternoon. So, um, I missed it and I didn't

[1:57:54] get the participate. I did listen online, um, and we're

[1:57:58] past that point. But, um, since you had, uh, been

[1:58:02] reached out to, I had a few comments in the

[1:58:04] community as well. Um, so we're looking at considering it

[1:58:08] staff have reviewed it. So I'm supportive of that and,

[1:58:11] uh, we'll see what applications come in and what feedback,

[1:58:16] just like we've done at Willow and other places that

[1:58:19] we get, uh, at the moment, I see no problem

[1:58:22] with that. I think the good access spot for it.

[1:58:25] Um, I do know that regardless of what's there, the

[1:58:29] QR codes have been and do get used. Um, so,

[1:58:33] um, I'm looking forward to seeing it out lay this

[1:58:36] year and we'll see how it goes if council supportive.

[1:58:39] Thanks. Great. Other questions or comments on this? This one,

[1:58:43] do we need to endorse it to be able to

[1:58:45] put it in? Like it's not just receiving. So we

[1:58:48] need to endorse the, um, addition of Holmes Point in

[1:58:52] the Beach vendor program and that, um, that staff will

[1:58:56] amend the request for expression of interest to allow for

[1:59:00] one to two vendor spots at home's point. So a

[1:59:04] motion to endorse, move by councillor. Dale seconded by Councillor

[1:59:08] Neeson. Questions or comments. All those in favor opposed. And

[1:59:13] that's carried. We don't have any motions or notice of

[1:59:16] motions. Regional business. Regional councillor Davison. Any regional business you

[1:59:19] want to bring to our attention. Thank you, Mayor Quirk.

[1:59:22] Just a couple of things we have meeting tomorrow. There

[1:59:25] is an interesting memo on the buy Ontario Act that

[1:59:28] was, uh, out by the province of Ontario. Um, comments

[1:59:31] from a regional staff on how that might impact municipal

[1:59:33] government and procurement. So that's something interesting to look at.

[1:59:38] Also exciting tax water and wastewater rates, uh, coming forward,

[1:59:44] uh, so we spent about 38 million dollars to the

[1:59:46] region york and I can attest that we get much

[1:59:49] more than 38 million dollars back So it's an excellent

[1:59:52] investment on our part to be partnered with the region

[1:59:55] of York in that way. And the other thing that

[1:59:57] I wanted to draw attention to is that, uh, the

[2:00:00] agriculture and ego food committee. Has one in a word

[2:00:05] at the region. We do have representation on that committee

[2:00:08] for members of the public here in Georgina, the farming

[2:00:11] community. And it's the edco award of excellent that we

[2:00:14] have presentation tomorrow to those committee members. On the agriculture

[2:00:18] and agri food strategy. And if you haven't had a

[2:00:20] chance to look at that yet, it is online. Um,

[2:00:23] they've really looked at all of the different ways that

[2:00:27] agriculture impacts our community and the different ways that it

[2:00:30] may continue to do so new ways, um, that it

[2:00:33] may do in the future. So excellent document. Okay. Other

[2:00:39] business. I don't think we have anything left to do

[2:00:42] except our closed session here. So we have, uh, two

[2:00:45] bylaws. Can I have a move in a second or

[2:00:46] for the bylaw, um, that are listed here. The one

[2:00:50] was, um, the addendum, the, uh, OPA 153. So a

[2:00:56] motion for those two bylaws, move by councillor niece and

[2:00:58] second by councillor fellini. All those in favor. Pose and

[2:01:02] that's carried. Madam, mayor, the three. Oh, the, Oh yeah.

[2:01:05] There was one on the other, sorry. There were three

[2:01:07] bylaws. I've heard I put the other trying to get

[2:01:10] used to where everything is on my desk. And I

[2:01:12] put the addendum beside me here. So, so that's a

[2:01:15] three bylaws moved in seconded. All those in favor. Pose

[2:01:19] that carries. Closed sessions. So this is a little bit

[2:01:21] different. We're going to move into closed session, but we're

[2:01:24] not going to stay here. We are going to go

[2:01:26] across the hall into the Danny Wheeler boardroom. That is

[2:01:29] now our closed session room. So I'm going to ask

[2:01:32] for a motion to move into closed session. Personal matter

[2:01:35] about identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, section

[2:01:39] 239 to be of the municipal act. This is, um,

[2:01:42] the confidential attachment to report number CS 2026 008 item

[2:01:48] number 11 1D appointment to the Georgina heritage and fires

[2:01:52] committee for the remainder of the 2022 to 2026 term

[2:01:55] of office. Need a motion going to close session, move

[2:01:57] by Councillor Dale, seconded by Councillor Bakerstaff, all those in

[2:02:01] favor pose that's carried. And we'll be reporting out. We'll

[2:02:04] come back in here to report out, but we are

[2:02:06] now going to go into the closed session, Danny Wheeler

[2:02:09] boardroom.

[2:16:07] Hey, members of council, we are going to reconvene into

[2:16:10] open session. I need a motion to reconvene into open

[2:16:13] session of council and report on matters discuss in closed

[2:16:16] session. Move by. Councillor Gensch, seconded by regional councillor Davidson.

[2:16:20] All those in favor. Pose that's carried. Madam Clerk, do

[2:16:24] you want to do the reporting note, please on our

[2:16:25] closed session. Thank you, Madam Mayor. In regard to closed

[2:16:30] session item 171A on the agenda under section 239 to

[2:16:34] be of the municipal act being personal matters about an

[2:16:37] identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees regarding confidential

[2:16:42] attachment to report number CS 2026 0008. Item 11 1D

[2:16:48] appointment to the Georgina Heritage Advisory Committee for the remainder

[2:16:51] of the 2022 to 2026 term of office. That staff

[2:16:55] be directed to proceed accordingly. Do I have a mover

[2:16:59] in a second or for that move by Councillor Bagerstaff,

[2:17:01] seconded by Councillor Fellini. All those in favor. Oppose and

[2:17:05] that's carried. I need to confirming bylaw. Moved by regional

[2:17:09] councillor Davis and seconded by Councillor Neeson. All those in

[2:17:11] favor pose that's carried. Motion to adjourn move by Councillor

[2:17:15] Bakerstaff, seconded by Councillor Fellini. Motion to adjourn from our

[2:17:19] first council meeting and our new chambers. All those in

[2:17:22] favor. Oppose that's carried. Well done everyone. Enjoy the rest

[2:17:26] of the day. Take care.

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