[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.