Okay, well, good evening, everybody, and welcome to what's hoping could be maybe our last Zoom council meeting. Maybe we'll get back to seeing each other physically as we still are waiting for that big opening of the new facility in Cuba. With that, though, I'll call this council meeting to order and we'll start with a moment of silence recognition of those and
any disclosures of interest.
Is Rob joining us today?
I don't see him yet, Mr. Mayor.
Okay.
You did have a disclosure at Council Committee,
so if he shows up, we'll just maybe remind him.
Yes.
Are you going to read the motions, Evelyn,
and we'll call for a mover and a seconder?
Yes, please.
So the first one is for Council Minutes from December 14th.
The motion is that the minutes of the December 14th,
14, 2020 Council meeting be adopted is circulated and that the minutes of the closed session of the December 14, 2020 Council meeting be adopted as circulated and remain confidential.
We're looking for I see Councilor Corbett with his hand up the seconder Councilor Medcalfe and all those in favor.
I see all hands. So that is unanimous six zero.
Okay, the next one is on the special counsel minutes from January 26th.
The motion is that the minutes of the January 26th, 2021 special counsel meeting be adopted is circulated.
Move in a seconder.
Phil Monty, seconded councilor Lawrence.
All those in favor.
And that is carried to zero.
Then we have the minutes from the special council meeting February 10th.
So the motion is that the minutes of the February 10th 2021 special council meeting be adopted
It is circulated and that the minutes of the closed session of February 10th, 2021
special counsel meeting be adopted, circulated and remain confidential.
Moved by Councillor Corbett, it's circulated by Councillor Patterson.
Those in favor.
That is carried.
So no presentations, no delegations.
The next item is the counsel in committee minutes from February 9th, last week.
and there's one recommendation being pulled to be voted on separately because it requires a slight amendment.
So the motion here is that the minutes of the February 9th 2021 Council Committee meeting be adopted.
The following recommendation was drawn to be voted on separately.
Recommendation number 16.
We report LSS03 2021 growth closure and conveyance of part 10 line road low banks.
All right.
We're the seconder.
Thanks for the Lord.
Councilor Delamani.
All those in favor.
I think it's carried.
And so to deal with recommendation 16, the recommendation number 16 of the council in committee
the next stated February 9th, 2021 be amended by replacing March 2nd, 2021 to April 20th, 2021.
That was a deferral item, so this is just pushing the deferral off by a couple of weeks.
Here are muted, Mr. Mayor. Sorry.
Well, back to work.
Mr. Counselor, this year, just a few don't mind. I know there was a disclosure last week.
You
We're waiting today for the
Now it's thezu
return and you're still on
mute.
I apologize.
I got to run in late for a little
meeting.
That would be five minutes.
It took a longer.
It was in reference to a page 27 and
page 28 recommendation 15 that carried
in to 16.
I just gonna declare our
I think I had Councilor Corbert I believe moving it. I think I had Councilor Delamont II in it. That's correct. Okay. All those in favor.
That Councilor Sheridan, you're not, yeah, you're not involved in this.
Well, that is unanimous six to zero, the council should be declared on it.
Thank you.
And then finally to round this one out simply that recommendation number 16 of the
Council and Committee minutes stated February 9th, 2021 be adopted as amended.
Okay.
Moomber.
I'll talk more of it.
Recommended.
Councilor Medcap.
All those in favor.
That is carried.
And
then the final set of minutes to be considered is the closed session from last week's CIC.
So the motion is that the minutes of the closed session of the February 9th, 2021 Council
and Committee meeting be adopted, is circulated, and remain confidential.
Mover?
After bedcats, I can count through Patterson and all those of them.
That is carried.
Where are we now?
I'm finished business.
Yes.
We are there are there was one item of unpunished business listed on the agenda and there were two more added on the agenda today.
So there are two pieces of correspondence and one draft motion.
First piece of correspondence is from the Hegersville Baptist Church and that's regarding a planning application that was being considered.
So the motion reads that the correspondence from Reverend Ronald Hawkins,
Hager's Bill Baptist Church, free report, BDD072021,
Michelle Plan and Zoning Bylaw amendment to facilitate residential development,
DASH, DICO, developments, AINC, dated February 9, 2021, be received.
Can I get a mover and a seconder for that?
That's a Corbett, that's a Lawrence, that's a Corbett, you have a question or comment?
I want to be on the KALM one and I just want to ask you while you're here.
What comes out of that ladder does that go for further discussion by staff?
So, if we could have the vote on this figure's no first one, then we'll get to the KALM.
And sorry, you're muted, Mr. Mayor.
Councillor Delamani on this item.
Yes, Mr. Mayor, thank you.
I certainly respect the opinion of Reverend Hawkins and the officers at the Baptist Church
regarding this issue, but it's not very practical to suggest to people in the Hager's Old that
on street parking of any kind, be, you know, not allowed on Main Street North, it just isn't going to work.
You know, residents of Heyersville don't want these transport trucks parking anywhere along Main Street North to run in and get their coffee.
In fact, there's a provincial regulation that prohibits them from parking within so many feet of any intersection on on the highway.
He's on a provincial highway running through one of our urban areas.
While he respects his opinion, though, he has to remember that we've given up a lot of parking in Hayersville at the main intersection to ensure that these transport trucks are able to navigate their way through the downtown core.
We gave up significant parking spaces rated our main intersection.
The other thing we have to remember here is that there used to be a GM Pontiac GM dealership on this site that that used on street parking.
The churches across the street use on street parking. The residents use on street parking and some place just a few doors down uses on street parking.
So, you know, while I respect their opinion, there's no way I'm going to suggest to people
and haggers though that you can't take advantage of on street parking on the main street and
haggers though. That just isn't going to work. So I just wanted to pass those comments along
to Council. Thank you. Thanks, Councilor Dole-Mani. And I see no further comments or questions
we're regarding this item. So all those in favor in receiving the correspondence. That is carried
unanimously. So the next item, Edwin.
So this is the correspondence that was received today from
Keith McKinnon at KLM Planning Partners and that the correspondence from Keith McKinnon, KLM
Planning Partners Inc., report PD-04, 2021 group management strategy and official plan amendment.
and then phase one, we received.
And looking for a mover and a seconder.
Councilor Sherton, Councillor Delamani,
and Councillor Corbert has a question.
I was just to follow up as to what happens
to this letter now that they've made that input.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
Just very briefly, as you may recall,
what was noted in the staff report that was presented at CIC last week,
we've received recent information from LaFarge
about their long-term plans for the Cori operation and in association with that there are some
long-term impacts for some of the development lands that exist adjacent to that Cori operation.
So what we need to do is have a look at potentially offsetting some of those lands that are going
to have a long-term restriction imposed upon them. So what that means is we'll be looking at other
options to potentially add lands to the Hager's urban area.
So certainly this letter will be taken into consideration.
But we'll also have a good hard look at other submissions that we've received.
In an effort to make sure that whatever we come back to council with makes the most sense from a servicing standpoint,
limited impact agricultural land standpoint, etc.
So I guess the upshot of it is, you know, we'll be having a look at this in connection with.
again with the the first submission and some of the other submissions we've received and ultimately we'll be looking back with with council and final recommendations for Haggar'sville and also will be engaging with with KLM on this.
Thanks Mike for that information and I'm sure that staff will be going through all the comments that have been made and bringing back a more thorough report I believe in about 30 days so looking forward to that.
On a new business.
So sorry Mr. Merrick can we just have a vote on the receded that one so all we
haven't we were in a second or correct okay all those in favor that is
carried unanimously so on a new business sorry there's one other item that was
included as part of the agenda and that's the draft motion regarding board of
health transparency.
So that was included online today and I can read that out. Whereas on
On December 14, 2020, Holdman County Council passed a motion indicating that it is strongly
We're going to move to the payment methodology outlined in local county report, CAO 20-30. Reconferential
COVID-19 compensation report, and whereas through the same motion, the housing and county council
indicated that it has significant concern about the lack of transparency to its constituents
related to this process, and whereas the housing and county expressed its concerns related
to a subsequent port of health report CS21-10 with respect to COVID-19 compensation, and
whereas Haldeman County has been advised that the port of health is deferred, consideration
of report CS21-10, the Haldeman-Norfolk Health Unit COVID-19 extraordinary cost matter,
until such time this Haldeman County councillors may attend the discussion and offer their
viewpoint.
Now, therefore, be it resolved that Holdman County requests that the deferred report, C-A-O-20-30,
be addressed by Open Resolution of the Board of Health, and any approved compensation methodology is outlined in a public manner in order to ensure transparency to residents of both counties.
And that Holdman County requests confirmation that the approved funding is not being used to provide additional compensation for non-help unit staff.
and that any go-forward policy for public health staff compensation be presented through the
approved process, with consideration of the health and social services advisory board,
prior to being presented to the Board of Health.
Okay, come move by Councillor Corbett.
Seconded Councillor Paterson and any questions or comments with regard to that?
I think it's pretty self-explanatory. We'll wait for our joint meeting to discuss that further,
but I applaud staff for getting that motion together and getting it out so that our position is made relatively clear.
So with that, all those in favor and that is carried unanimously.
So now on a new business.
That's right.
Okay.
So, the first item under new business is report PDD 19 2021 that report PDD 19-2021 procedure
by-law for the committee of adjustment be received and that the by-law attached to
report PDD 19 2021 be presented for an afternoon.
Move her in seconder.
I'm so sure, Councilor Medcalfe, all those in favor.
That is carried.
The
next item is report PDD20-2021,
Grand River Conservation Authority Levy,
and the motion is that report PDD20-2021,
Grand River Conservation Authority Levy for 2021,
he received his information.
Councilor Corbett, seconded by Councilor
Lawrence,
all those in favor.
That is carried.
The
last one is in the council information package.
Let's get the items on the floor and move moving a seconder.
Mr. Mayor, if no one is having to put anything on the floor, they can just discuss these items.
Okay, my bad.
Not used to doing it this way.
Councilor Patterson looks like he has a comment or question.
Thanks, Mr. Mayor.
just item 6. I'm just wondering if I could ask Evelyn if the first department could write the letter of support with regards to the universal paid sick days.
It was written by St. Catherine's Council. It's endorsed if you read the letters endorsed by quite a few.
strong groups in the province, even our own medical officer of health, Dr. Shanker is recommending this, so I'd just like to see a letter of support to go with that.
So, Councillor Patterson, did you want, I mean, typically with these items of information, either they're brought to the following CIC meeting, or if they're of more urgent nature.
sure they are, we can deal with it by waving notice. Is it something that can come to the next CIC meeting?
Yes, absolutely, Evelyn. Yes.
Perfect. Thank you.
Anything else for discussion?
Craig?
I have one other matter that I'd just like to raise.
We were approached last week by Norfolk County with respect to the possibility of coordinating a
the recognition of year after the first death that we've had from COVID in our health region.
And the request was to, on the week of March 27, lower our flags to have masks to honor
the victims of COVID in general. That doesn't really fall within our policy, but our policy
It allows me to canvas council and if council is okay with it, then we can participate.
We discussed it at SMT, and we think it's a good thing to do.
We think it's respectful, and we would recommend that we do them.
So unless I see someone hand up with objection, we'll take that as full support for you, Craig
and staff.
That looks to be the case, so thanks for bringing that to everyone's attention.
So
we're in the bylaws that one that's correct the first motion is that by loss one to 17 is listed be here by introduced and given a person's second reading.
We're Councilor Corbett seconded
councilor Bill money all those in favor.
That is carried.
and the next motion is that by loss one to 17 is listed, be here by introduced and given a third and final reading, be signed by the Mayor and the clerk, the corporate seal of the extra two and numbered.
Moved by Councilor Patterson, seconded councilor certain, all those in favor. That is carried.
We don't have any notices today. No, we don't.
So, announcements, reports and council, Councillor Corbyr.
Yes, your worship. Thank you. Just for clarification for the public with regard to the vaccinations. I know you put out some information staff put out for some information and to clarify my understanding.
the senator in Dunville is going to be open on February 18th for vaccinations through appointment.
Is that mean it's going to be open every day until the arenas open in Cuba?
It's good to see we have a program coming on and I note from the information provided that we're going by provincial guidelines.
who's answering that question?
Kathy.
Kathy, are you there?
You worship.
I think it's mine here.
I think that it would be my
Gevers that would respond to that.
Okay.
That's one X for you, Rob.
Go ahead, Mike.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor to.
Councilor Corbett's question.
So the full schedule is still being developed.
So we're not certain at this time.
Whether it's going to be every day,
the next day, five days a week.
That information will be worked through with the vaccination team in the health unit over the next couple of days.
And more information will come out from the health unit, likely within the next couple of days.
What we know for certain at this point is, yes, the clinic is scheduled to start, start up this coming Friday, which I believe is the 19th of February.
So I believe Councillor Lawrence was up next and then Councillor Medcap.
Yeah.
Great.
Thanks, Mr. Mayor.
Thanks, staff, for everybody that's been working on this, I'm trying to get all this in place
with these vaccination clinics and QGIS.
I know I've fielded many, many calls and emails with regard to why are we closing QGIS?
Why is that closed for vaccinations, whatever, but Mr. Mayor, you're articulated very well today
on social media. With Q to be in at the center of the county, it only makes sense and especially
with all the the rooms and so forth that maybe needed as well to circumvent and to help all this.
It's certainly helping with to get that message out there for sure that people can understand it.
There is the challenge out there and I know this is probably for you Mike and your gang, your team,
The you're tackling it with regard to the allocation of the ice time with one ice surface disappearing and then we have three to accommodate the four communities, especially Hugo with having to have their youth groups move over.
Appreciate all the work going into it, but is there anything that you could share with regard to.
we know that youth groups are obviously getting priority whether it's minor
hockey, ringette, figure skating, and then junior hockey if they do so choose to
move forward, which I can't see that happening, but regardless, and then the
adult groups, because I am getting some calls, some inquiries from adult groups,
if there is time, how's it going to be divided? Is there leagues that have more
seniority within the community? Do they take customs over other ones? Is there
there's something that you could share with us
with regard to that.
Through the mayor to Councilor Lawrence,
the order of groups that you've laid out is absolutely correct.
At this point, we don't have an answer for how we're going
to be able to address the adult groups.
And I'll just unpack that a little bit here.
A lot of it, really all of it depends
on what I use the minor sports groups ultimately
end up accepting or taking. So, you know, the minor sports groups, of course, are minor hockey,
or girls hockey, ring at and figure skating. If they accept all of their hours and those have
been laid out and circulated in a draft schedule as of this afternoon, it would leave very little
ice time open. We know that the majority of groups are committed to starting up their seasons again,
So we anticipate that there's going to be very little ice time left open if anything.
And until we know what hours we have open, it's really difficult at this stage to know how best to distribute it.
So we've communicated that to our adult groups and what we've message to them is we'll have all of this figured out and a better answer for them by February 22nd.
Right now, the effort of the team is going into the ICE reallocation process, if you will, and at the end of the day, if there is any time left, any hours of ice remaining.
We need to come together as a group and determine what is the most fair and equitable approach to, to doing that and whether some of the things that you had outline counselor come into the mix, that's something we have to determine yet.
I guess just to add on to that a little bit of, I guess, a public service announcement here, I did want to note that contrary to some of the information that we we communicated out on Friday, we will be able to accommodate public streets at each of the three arenas that are going to be opening.
Caledonia, Daniel Hager still. More details on that schedule are going to come out in the days ahead, but we expect it to be similar to that, which was in place part of the lockdown.
So what we're trying to do is balance as many interests as possible through this process.
But on the main question, Councillor Lawrence, to the rest of council, we'll have some more definitive information to pass along in the days ahead.
that. Great. Thanks, Mike. I guess piggybacking on that as well. I guess the other thing for the public need to know is that the decision has been made that this year, we're not going to keep any spring summer ice and at the HCC, if I am correct on that one so that once the seasons are finished in April, some point time with whatever the groups decide to go on the ice will come out and we will not have any more ice until the
until the end of summer, first part of September,
if I'm correct on that as well.
Through the mayor to Councilor Lawrence, that is correct.
So essentially the ice will be until the end of April.
That's the one month extension that we've,
for that we are in the process of rolling out
and then there will not be that,
I guess late spring, summer ice issue.
Great, thanks, Phil, I appreciate that.
And then I guess one other thing
that I'll turn my attention to,
well, first I wanna thank Jason Gallagher
in the MS.
With rolling this all out as well, I've been in, had several retired nurses get in touch with me that they would like to help up the vaccination if possible, and you've been more than accommodating and welcoming their, their desire to help. Thank you, Jason. Appreciate that. Moving forward to, to fill. If you could, with regard to the other part of the mayor's address to social media today,
with regard to the repairing of the roads in Argo. If you could just give the viewing
public an update on where we are and things are moving well right now and if you could
just share that with the viewing public.
Yeah, so through the Mayor to Councillor Lawrence, there was work done today on Argo Street.
A lot of it clean up some of the work on filling in the road with granular material.
We're working hopefully tomorrow on Mackenzie as well.
So we're hopeful to have our gal completed tomorrow night.
And if all things go well, depending on weather and the big issue we've run into is the quarries for clothes because of the storm today.
So we weren't able to get material actually.
So if we get material tomorrow, we should be able to finish our gal and hopefully finish Mackenzie by Thursday night.
That's kind of the best case scenario, but hopefully by the end of the week, we'd have both roads open.
Great. Thanks, Phil. Much appreciated with you.
It's a grand one with your team to make this happen as soon as as much as possible.
Great. I've said enough there. Move on.
The next person.
Okay, Councillor McKab.
Yes, thank you, Mr. Mayor.
there. I've also received some positive feedback from some of the older residents in my
ward, taking a proactive approach to having a mass vaccination clinic, as well as being
central in the county with Kiyuga made total sense. The initial email went out on Friday
to the user groups. I don't think was meant for everybody's eyes and a lot of people started
reading in between the lines. I think that parting moving forward that the other four ice pads
would be able to accommodate Hugo. I'm not sure. I know Hugo Minor Hockey was reaching out to all
the coaches to find out how many players were going to be returning. Some teams might be combined,
so instead of, say, two ban on teams or maybe just one and so on throughout the organization. But
time will tell I didn't have any numbers as far as yesterday at that but I'd like to
say thank you again to Jason Gallagher for pulling this all together and like I
said short-term pain for long-term gain let's beat this pandemic and to get
things back to normal so maybe you know in September we've got a lot of our
people vaccinated throughout the province throughout the country we can get
back to get back to some sense of normality and thank you very much. And Mr. Mayor, yes,
that was very well articulated today on social media. I did get a couple comments that,
unfortunately, when decisions are made, the explanations come afterwards, but being
a long weekend and a holiday, it was good to see and even got some comments on that just before
council. So thanks everyone for pulling together on this.
Thanks, Councilor Medcalfe and Stafford helped me out, Phil, and Jason, or the weekend
getting you the information we needed, so good to get it out.
As you say, John, it's sometimes you don't expect to anticipate the reaction until it's
too late, but better getting it out at some point than not getting it out.
And I think at least people can appreciate that the effort has been made and the thought
have been taken to be considered to the user groups as well as the public at
large so Councillor Scherner.
Yes I just wanted to echo all the great work
of staff in getting this vaccination hub setup and I love the idea of the
two-pronged approach whether it'll take a few days and maybe a week or ten days
or a few weeks to get cute up and running so I know with the Dunville being kind
of an older population, it'll be great to have a spot set up. So, good news on that.
But my other comment I like to make, there's somebody on here, I'm not going to mention any names,
but somebody's father had their 90th birthday on Valentine's Day and I just wanted to sing a big
he was a resident of ward 5 for all 20 years of the county and he's been there for many years but he's residing in Grandview Lodge now doing well and a big happy birthday to Doug Heinz and I'll end it with that.
Council is certain trying to be secretive almost as secretive as that orange tie that Council Patterson's wearing.
Any other announcements seeing none?
I guess we'll go to the confirming bylaws, Evelyn.
We do have closed session on here. Is there an interest in going into close to discuss the memo?
if there isn't then we can simply have a motion to receive it.
I'm not seeing anyone jump up and down.
Looks like I think everybody's, how do I say this?
Everybody is content with the memo, probably not happy, but content with it and probably not surprised.
I think we're good to move on without going into closed.
Okay. Thank you. So we just have a motion then that Memorandum C-A-O-M-0-1-20-21-O-P-P-R
arbitration be received as information and remain confidential.
Councillor Corbett, seconded Councillor Paterson, all those in favor. That is carried.
Okay. Then we have two motions dealing with the confirming by-law, the first one, that the confirming
by law. Be here by introduced and given the first and second reading. We were the seconder.
Councillor Sherton, Councillor Delamani, all those in favour? That is carried.
And the second one is that the confirming by law be here by introduced and given the third
and final reading be signed by the Mayor and the clerk, the corporate seal affixed there to and numbered.
move by Councilor Corbett, seconded
Councilor Lawrence, all those in favor? That is carried.
And then the last one would be that this meeting is now adjourned at 6.37 p.m.
That's moved by Councilor Shirton, seconded by Councilor Lawrence, all those in favor.
I think that's carried and thanks again for participating tonight. I will be looking forward to all of us
gathering in the in the chambers, hopefully next go around. And in fact, we'll see where
we're at at the end of the week with the opening of the new of our roads again. So we'll leave
it at that. Count Sheridan, you have your hand up?
I'm assuming our next meetings will probably
be live, effective building, just maybe if we can get a comment from Evelyn or maybe that hasn't
been confirmed. I'm not sure if Craig has a comment. I'm not sure if that's been confirmed.
for your worship. Our intent is to have the next meeting at the administration center.
I don't see any reason why we can't, unless we move into red. But as it stands right now,
we can go back to the format that we had immediately before the lockdown, which essentially means
council can be there, but members of the public won't be able to.
Good. Well, thank you again and
have a great night. Go leave school. Good job on CHCH, Daniel.