[15:03] Good afternoon everyone. I'd like to
call this meeting to order. It is
[15:08] exactly 1:00 on our computers and uh we
do have quorum and that we have all
[15:13] council members and we are here in the
presence of our clerk, deputy clerk and
[15:17] many other staff. Welcome everyone. Our
first item of business on our agenda is
[15:21] our land acknowledgement statement. The
township of Hamilton is situated within
[15:25] the traditional territory of the
Missaga, Nishnack, and Chipoa nations.
[15:30] Collectively known as the Williams
Treaty's First Nations. [snorts] Our
[15:33] work on these lands respectfully
acknowledges their resilience and their
[15:36] long-asting contribution to the area now
known as the Township of Hamilton.
[15:42] Item three, are there any declarations
interest or general nature thereof
[15:49] today?
Seeing none, that will be recorded.
[15:54] Do we uh have anyone under item four on
our agenda, do we have anyone that would
[16:00] like to question us on anything on the
agenda or any presentations? Anyone
[16:04] online?
Very well. We shall move on down to
[16:10] because I don't believe there's any
presentations, public hearings, or
[16:13] planning bylaws. So, we'll move down to
item eight on our agenda. And that is
[16:18] the minutes of the June 16th, 2026
council meeting. And the prepared motion
[16:25] reads that the minutes of the June 16th,
2026 council meeting be adopted. Move in
[16:30] a second. Moved by Mark, seconded by
John. Questions or comments? All those
[16:35] in favor? Carried. Thank you.
And there is no business arising from
[16:41] those previous minutes.
[16:45] Moving on to item 10 being committee
reports.
[16:50] 10.1
simply reads that the agenda items of
[16:54] 10.2 to 10.4
of the July 21st, 2026 council meeting
[17:00] agenda be received for information.
And could I have a mover and a second to
[17:06] that, please? Moved by Larry, second by
John. Okay. [clears throat] What we have
[17:11] there is 10.2
accessibility advisory committee dated
[17:16] June 30th.
Would anyone [music] like to comment on
[17:21] that? It was a rescheduled
minutes. Anyone any comments or thoughts
[17:27] on that? 10.3 OP detachment board annual
report.
[17:34] Would anyone like to speak on that?
Seeing none, 10.4
[17:40] Environmental and Climate Advisory
Committee,
[17:43] the May 20th, 2026
minutes. Any comments on that?
[17:49] Very well. Moving on.
[17:59] All those in favor. Thank you. Carrie.
Staff reports.
[18:07] Mitchell. Round glasses to see you that
far away.
[18:13] Staff reports 11.1 on our agenda. It is
a joint p procurement of financial
[18:19] software replacement. Um, welcome
Mitchell. and make sure the microphone's
[18:25] on and the floor is yours.
>> Perfect. So, good afternoon, Mayor Jib
[18:30] and council. This staff report is
seeking council support to participate
[18:34] with Thumbling County and the other
member municipalities for joint
[18:37] procurement of a new enterprise resource
system. Town Council approved a budget
[18:43] of $350,000 for the implementation of a
new ERP system during our budget
[18:48] deliberations.
However, the county and other member
[18:52] municipalities are facing the same issue
operating the same ERP system.
[18:58] County council has proposed a joint
approach to finding a new ERP system to
[19:03] reduce the amount of duplicate work and
strengthen our collective buying power.
[19:09] County is also proposed to pay for the
implementation costs for the core
[19:12] modules such as accounts payable,
accounts receivable, and tax if all
[19:18] member municipalities commit to the
joint procurement. This will leave the
[19:22] township to pay for the ongoing
operating costs, implementation of
[19:26] non-core modules, and any integrations
the township deems necessary. We are
[19:32] recommending support for the joint
procurement of a new ERP system with the
[19:35] county and member municipalities.
[19:41] Thank you.
The U
[19:45] opportunity is here to ask questions or
provide comment.
[19:50] » John, question.
>> Yes to you, Mayor Jip. Um, is is county
[19:55] council um been been received by other
municipalities to pass this motion?
[20:02] » I think I missed a key word here.
>> Other municipalities. the other
[20:06] municipalities will be going through the
same process. [snorts]
[20:10] » County,
>> I do not know of their acceptance or
[20:13] non-acceptance of this.
>> Um, Mitchell, have you heard anything by
[20:18] chance for u through the process?
>> Uh, through you, Mayor Jib, poor Hope,
[20:24] and Trent Hills have to send her for
agendas for this month and Coberg has
[20:29] already committed.
>> Thank you. Is that satisfactory, John,
[20:33] or would you like me to pursue that?
No, it's a good thing.
[20:37] » Okay. Um, we're obviously not going to
read all of this
[20:42] motion.
Um, but I will read
[20:48] » I guess sort of the closure of it
[20:54] » starting there. Now therefore, it be
resolved that the council of the
[20:58] township of Hamilton confirms its
participation in the joint procurement
[21:02] initiative with the understanding the
township will be responsible for
[21:06] additional cost which may include
ongoing licensing, membership and
[21:10] support fees, local staffing resources
required for implementation.
[21:16] option optional modules or function
functionality beyond the core system and
[21:22] integration of a new financial system
with existing municipal software and
[21:27] that the resolution be forwarded to the
Northland County Council and further the
[21:31] council receives report T2026-15
being the joint procurement of financial
[21:38] software replacement for information.
We have a mover moved by Larry seconded
[21:43] by Mark. Any questions or comments?
All those in favor? Carried. Thank you.
[21:52] Thank you, Mitchell.
[21:57] Zoning bylaw amendment
[22:02] and it is
for 905 Storage, Inc.
[22:07] And I have a note in the legend that
Mary is going to give us an overview of
[22:14] this place.
[22:23] Uh good afternoon uh through Mayor Jib
and to council. Uh item 11.2 Two on
[22:29] today's council agenda is an application
for a zoning bylaw amendment file number
[22:34] 03/26
to facilitate the removal of a holding
[22:39] provision on the sight specific zoning
for the subject property and bring the
[22:44] rural commercial for zoning into effect.
The zoning bylaw amendment applies to
[22:50] lands legally described as part of law 2
concession A and part one of reference
[22:56] plan 39R
uh 14960 owned by 905 Storage Inc.
[23:03] The subject property is located at the
northeast corner of the intersection of
[23:07] County Road 2 and Mchuan Road. The
surrounding land uses are mainly
[23:12] residential with several existing
employment uses including an auto repair
[23:18] shop, a commercial self-s storage
facility, uh, and a machine shop, which
[23:22] are all located west of the subject
property. Uh, a key map illustrating the
[23:27] location of the subject property is
attached to the staff report as
[23:30] attachment A.
The subject lands have received approval
[23:34] for a zoning bylaw amendment uh
application for a sightspecific rural
[23:39] commercial 4 holding zoning on the
subject property which is subject to
[23:43] said holding provision which was granted
on April 15th of 2025.
[23:49] The purpose of the holding provision is
to require the execution of a site plan
[23:52] agreement with the township to address
issues related to hydro geology,
[23:56] traffic, noise, land use compatibility
and archaeology.
[24:01] Upon removal of the holding provision,
the RC-4 zoning will become in effect on
[24:05] the subject property which will permit
the proposed development of the proposed
[24:09] self-s storage facility.
Uh the development consists of 10
[24:13] storage buildings providing 260 self-
storage units. The owner has applied for
[24:19] site plan approval for the proposed
commercial self-s storage facility which
[24:23] has been reviewed by the township and
there's only uh one outstanding comment
[24:27] uh remaining. The following studies were
submitted and reviewed in support of the
[24:32] site plan application.
A traffic impact brief, a storm water
[24:36] management report, land use
compatibility study, site plan and
[24:40] grading plan drawings, landscape design
package, electrical and illumination
[24:45] plans, and an archaeological assessment.
The site plan application is now ready
[24:50] for approval. And as I mentioned,
there's only one outstanding comment
[24:53] that needs to be addressed, which is the
acceptance of the stage 1 and two
[24:56] archaeological assessment entered into
the Ontario public register of
[24:59] archaeological reports. The site plan
agreement has also been drafted while
[25:04] awaiting confirmation letter while
awaiting the confirmation letter from
[25:07] the ministry of its acceptance of the
assessment which is anticipated by the
[25:12] uh which is anticipated later this
month.
[25:15] During the zoning bylaw amendment
application process, comments were
[25:18] received related to noise and
groundwater. The proposed self- storage
[25:22] facility does not require any water or
sanitary services and therefore a
[25:27] hydrogeeological study was not required.
Um the planning act does not require
[25:33] public or agency circulation of zoning
bylaw amendment applications for removal
[25:38] of holding provisions. Um therefore this
application was not circulated to the
[25:42] public or uh agencies for the removal of
the hold but it was for the original
[25:46] zoning bylaw amendment application um
which is when we received those original
[25:50] comments. Uh we didn't receive any
comments leading up to preparing the
[25:54] staff report. But since issuing the
staff report we did receive um one
[25:59] comment from an adjacent land owner uh
which was in support of the proposed
[26:03] development. uh that adjacent land owner
was originally in opposition, but
[26:07] learning that the proposed self- storage
facility would not require any water or
[26:11] sanitary services, they were satisfied
that the the use would not have an
[26:15] impact on the groundwater in the area or
any impact on the wells in the area,
[26:19] which was originally their main concern.
The provincial planning statement
[26:23] promotes economic development through
providing an appropriate mix and range
[26:26] of employment uses. The proposed zoning
bylaw amendment will facilitate the
[26:30] removal of the holding provision from
the commercial from the rural commercial
[26:34] for zoning for the subject property and
permit the rural commercial land use on
[26:38] the land's designated employment area.
The subject property is designated rural
[26:43] area in the North Humberland County
official plan. Permitted uses in the
[26:47] rural area include but are not limited
to rural commercial land uses.
[26:51] The subject property is designated
employment area on the Township of
[26:55] Hamilton official plan. Employment uses
consist of commercial, industrial, and
[27:00] community facility uses. And finally,
the subject property is zoned rural
[27:05] commercial for RC4-H with a holding
provision. Uh the purpose of that zoning
[27:12] bylaw amendment, the purpose of the
zoning bylaw amendment is to remove the
[27:15] holding provision which will facilitate
the development of the self-s storage
[27:19] facility on the subject property.
The commercial self-s storage facility
[27:23] is being designed to comply with all
zoning requirements under the rural
[27:26] commercial for zone as illustrated on
attachment C to the report and the bylaw
[27:32] removing the holding provision will
contain a clause stating that the bylaw
[27:35] will not come into force and effect
until the execution of the site plan
[27:40] agreement. The holding provision is
being removed at this time to avoid any
[27:44] delays associated with timing of future
council meetings. And finally, in
[27:48] conclusion, the application is
consistent with the provincial planning
[27:51] statement, maintains the intent of both
the county of North Humberland and
[27:54] Township of Hamilton official plans, and
therefore is recommended that the
[27:58] proposed zoning bylaw amendment to
remove the holding provision be
[28:01] approved.
[28:04] » Thank you. Um, because this is not a
public meeting, because it's been dealt
[28:08] with before, we don't actually engage in
the audience, but there certainly is an
[28:12] opportunity for council members to ask
questions if you wish.
[28:18] Thank you. Thank you, M.
[28:23] A bylaw of course is forthcoming later
on in the agenda.
[28:28] Uh 11.3
[28:32] oh
[28:36] is recommended that application zoning
bylaw 0326 to amend the zoning on a
[28:41] parcel of land owned by 905 Storage Inc.
Care of Tyler Hawkchney legally
[28:47] described as part two concession A part
one on plan 39R14960
[28:54] by removing the holding zone provision
resulting in the property being zoned
[28:58] sight specific rule commercial for RC4
zone symbol be approved. Move in a
[29:05] second. Moved by Larry, seconded by
Bruce. All those in favor carried. Thank
[29:11] you.
11.3
[29:17] Mitchell, you're back on and it is in
respect to OSF,
[29:23] please. Microphone and floor is yours.
>> Awesome. Thank you. Uh through you,
[29:28] Mayor Jib, and to council. Uh this staff
report is seeking support for the
[29:32] municipal finance officers association
letter that was sent to the province
[29:37] advocating for the permanent doubling of
Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund or
[29:42] OCIF funding beyond 2026.
In 2021, the provincial government
[29:48] provided doubling of its OCIF funding
for small and rural communities to
[29:53] support renewal and rehabilitation of
its core infrastructure assets such as
[29:57] road and water assets. For the township,
this has meant several projects funded
[30:02] through rehab of roads such as Cabin
Road, Sid Drive, Rice Lake Drive, among
[30:07] several others. The continued funding
will also support the township's asset
[30:11] management plan by providing a
predictable funding source. We are
[30:15] recommending that council support MFOA's
letter sent to the pro sent to the
[30:20] provincial government.
[30:24] » Thank you. Questions, comments? I'll go
ahead and read the prepared motion. Now
[30:30] therefore be it resolved that the
Township of Hamilton's ports MFOA's
[30:35] letter to the Ministry of Infrastructure
requesting the doubling of the Ontario
[30:40] Community Infrastructure Fund be made
permanent in advance of the allocations
[30:46] for 2027 calendar year helping
municipalities continue building housing
[30:51] enabling infrastructure while preserving
the economic value provided by existing
[30:57] infrastructure. Do we have a sorry and
council receives report
[31:03] 2026-16
MFOA support for the continuation of
[31:08] enhanced OCIF funding after the 2026
for information? We need a motion. Moved
[31:15] by Mark, seconded by Larry. Questions or
comments? All those in favor? Carrie.
[31:21] Thank you.
11.4 four, our heritage designation,
[31:27] which is one of
accomplishments of the heritage
[31:34] committee I think we're all very pleased
about and it's respect to the Van Luven
[31:39] House at 2488 Vanluven Road and
not 100% sure but I think we did [music]
[31:48] convince Amanda to do this
comment.
[31:55] Would you like Daphne? Would you like
Daphne to fill in or would you like to
[31:59] take the offer of the microphone?
>> Not to put you on the spot.
[32:04] » Thank you. Through you, Mayor Jeff. This
staff report just introduces an item
[32:08] that council has seen previously
recently has come from our heritage
[32:11] committee um and is recommending a bylaw
be passed to designate um 2488 Vanluven
[32:18] Drive under part four of the Ontario
Heritage Act.
[32:23] U and I might add that uh man Amanda was
instrumental in putting together an idea
[32:31] of uh sending out requests to a few
property owners to see if they were
[32:37] interested. So um it's most [music]
appropriate that uh this has been
[32:42] successful and thank you Amanda today
and for your previous work at the
[32:45] committee level.
Let's see where am I that council
[32:49] receives report CD 2026-08
heritage designation of 2488 Van Luben
[32:56] Road under the Ontario Heritage Act or
rag 9 06 for information and that the
[33:02] bylaw designating 2488 Van Loving Road
pursuant to part four section 25 sorry
[33:08] 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act be
brought forward for approval in the
[33:12] notice of passing be published on the
municipal wood website and served on the
[33:18] property owner in the heritage trust in
accordance with the act. Move in a
[33:22] second. Moved by Larry, second by John.
Questions, comments? All those in favor?
[33:27] Carried.
11.5.
[33:32] Petition for drainage works on Bolton
Street.
[33:36] Um
request from Jennifer Foley at 5019
[33:43] Bolton Street regarding drainage act
[music] petition.
[33:48] Our head of roads is here. Lucas the
floor is yours please.
[33:51] » Thank you Mayor Jim. So good afternoon
council and mayor. Um this report in
[33:56] front of you is to uh just the beginning
process of a petition that we received
[34:01] from an applicant and property owner as
mentioned at 50 I'm sorry 5019 Bolton
[34:08] Street. It is a new thing. I have never
seen this form being filled out in my
[34:14] experience. But uh obviously it does
support within the drainage act. Um the
[34:19] details are in front of you um regarding
what that report will look like uh later
[34:24] on in the future. Um we are um seeking a
recommendation from council to hire
[34:31] Brian Keane from Jewel Engineering as
our peer review engineer. Um that
[34:36] company will do a investigation of the
property surrounding lands and at a
[34:41] council in the near future will be
presented to council and the outcome
[34:46] will be then public and we'll go through
that process.
[34:53] » Thank you Lucas. Questions at this time?
Go ahead and read the motion. The
[34:59] council receives report public works and
infrastructure 2026-08
[35:04] being the petition for drainage works
Bolton Street for information and that
[35:08] the petition for drainage signed by
Jennifer Foley submitted under the
[35:11] authority of section 41 of the drainage
act be accepted and further that Brian
[35:16] Keane from Juel Engineering Inc. be
appointed as the municipal engineer in
[35:20] accordance with section 8 of the act to
prepare a report on the drainage works.
[35:25] Mover and a seconder. Moved by Bruce.
Seconder by John.
[35:30] Again, questions or comments? All those
in favor? Carried. Thank you.
[35:36] Thank you, Lucas.
11.6 on our agenda.
[35:42] Development services building division
year end statistics.
[35:48] Tim, please.
[36:03] There we go.
Okay. Uh, good afternoon, Mayor Jib and
[36:08] members of council. Uh, today I am
bringing forward the building division
[36:12] year end statistics as required under
section 74 of the Ontario Building Code
[36:16] Act.
Uh as you can see through the report um
[36:21] in 2025 permit uh quantities were pretty
similar to the last three years uh which
[36:28] which required another transfer from
reserves uh of $49,886
[36:36] uh going from our cost stabilization
reserve fund uh which left us with a
[36:40] balance of $248,81
[36:46] uh expenditure features of the building
department were below the budgeted value
[36:50] uh in effort to create some savings
along with uh the fact that staff
[36:55] completed the fee study re review in
2025 as well. Uh hoping that this year
[37:01] is a little bit better. We have received
a number of additional applications but
[37:05] until the subdivisions start with the
new single detached dwellings fees will
[37:10] remain fairly simil similar. uh although
this year we do have that offset uh
[37:16] increase based on the fee study that was
completed and the increased rates uh
[37:20] that started effective January. So if
you have any questions regarding the
[37:24] statistics statistics of 2025, happy to
answer that. Uh and with respect to
[37:30] other municipalities and and where we're
at uh as a comparative, there is no
[37:34] analysis in the report. Um but it was
fairly consistent in 2025 uh with the
[37:40] exception of the municipalities that had
the subdivisions that that started uh at
[37:45] the beginning of the year and they would
have had a a number of additional homes
[37:49] which would have increased that that
overall uh revenue.
[37:55] Questions for Tim?
[38:00] Very well. Motion reads, "The council
received report building 2026-02
[38:07] being the 2025 development services
building division year end statistics
[38:12] report for information." I have a mover
and a second, please. Moved by Mark,
[38:16] seconded by John.
All those in favor? Carried. Thank you,
[38:22] Tim.
[38:26] 11.7 on our agenda. June court estates
draft plan approval
[38:34] and we have Jennifer coming forward to
give us an overview on this. Please
[38:51] you may jib and to council. This is a
report recommending approval, draft plan
[38:57] approval for a subdivision within the
township. The subdivision is located uh
[39:03] just north of the 401 at Ontario Street
in part of lots 7 and 8, Concession 1.
[39:10] The property is vacant right now. It's
approximately 7.53 acres. The proposal
[39:16] is to develop it with eight lots for
single detached dwellings, one block for
[39:21] storm water purposes, and a new
culde-sac road. The subdivision
[39:27] application has undergone uh peer review
of all of the supporting technical
[39:32] documents associated with it and the re
approval from the peer reviewers is
[39:38] recommended.
Um the property the developer is
[39:43] responsible for the construction of all
infrastructure associated with the
[39:48] development at their cost uh during the
development uh subdivision
[39:54] agreement process. Securities are taken
by the township to ensure that the
[40:00] infrastructure is completed as outlined
in the engineering drawings and if
[40:05] there's if the developer fails to
complete the work, the securities are
[40:09] there to uh ensure the work is
undertaken.
[40:13] Once the infrastructure is assumed by
the municipality, it becomes the
[40:18] municipality's responsibility to
maintain that infrastructure. So that
[40:22] would include both the storm water
management pond and the road. Uh until
[40:27] the the infrastructure has been assumed
by the municipality, it is the
[40:32] responsibility of the developer to
maintain it. And prior to assumption of
[40:37] the infrastructure, an inspection is
undertaken by the municipal engineer to
[40:41] ensure that it is up to st the municipal
standards as required by the subdivision
[40:47] agreement.
So this is the one of the stages uh
[40:53] associated with development approval for
a subdivision. It's the first
[40:56] development approval. Uh it's the
application for draft plan approval. And
[41:01] prior to final approval of the
subdivision, there are a number of
[41:05] conditions that have to be met. The
conditions the conditions of uh of
[41:11] subdivision of drafts plan approval are
provided in your in the report as
[41:17] attachment E and there are a number of
conditions that have to be addressed
[41:22] many of which are carried forward over
into a subdivision agreement. So once
[41:27] draft plan approval is provided the
applicant then has to fulfill those
[41:32] conditions of approval. Uh the next
public application or I believe it's the
[41:37] only public application remaining will
be a zoning bylaw amendment to have the
[41:42] property reszoned to permit the the
residential development. The application
[41:48] the subject property is located within a
designated settlement area. It's
[41:52] consistent with the provincial planning
statement, the township's official plan,
[41:56] the county official plan. uh it doesn't
comply with our our zoning bylaw because
[42:01] the property will have to be reszoned as
outlined in one of the conditions of
[42:06] draft plan approval.
So the recommendation is that the that
[42:12] council uh grant draft plan approval.
You'll notice that this this ve a very
[42:19] similar report was brought forward to
council earlier in the year uh
[42:24] recommending that North umberland County
grant approval draft plan approval to
[42:29] for this subdivision. However, as of
June 1st, the municipality has assumed
[42:35] uh approval authority for subdivisions
and it the county didn't get it approved
[42:40] prior to uh the municipality taking over
that role. So that's why this is coming
[42:45] forward to council again because council
is now the approval authority for
[42:49] subdivisions.
So the recommendation is that the
[42:53] application be approved. It's gone
through the necessary they've submitted
[42:58] the necessary technical reports for the
subdivision. It's gone through peer
[43:02] review uh and all those issues have been
addressed. So, recommendation for
[43:08] approval subject to the conditions
outlined in attachment E of the report.
[43:14] I'd be happy to answer any questions if
council has any questions.
[43:19] » Any questions for Jennifer Larry,
please?
[43:24] » Mr. Mayor. Uh, Jennifer, the only
question I have is I I look forward to
[43:29] having these subdivisions. the lot seven
as it extends into uh the balance of the
[43:36] property. There's an ex an extensive
amount of property that's left over
[43:41] understanding that it's not to be
touched in any way, shape or form.
[43:45] Um
how does that work? Could you just
[43:48] explain that to me?
Certainly through you, Mayor Jib. Um
[43:54] there are some environmental lands.
There's a water course and environmental
[43:57] lands associated on the eastern side of
the property. Uh the conservation
[44:01] authority doesn't allow for lot
fragmentation of environmental features.
[44:06] So all of that land needs to go with one
property and that's why it's not divided
[44:12] up amongst lots 6, 7, 8, and 9. They
don't like those features to be divided.
[44:18] They like it to be under one ownership.
So that's why the environmental lands
[44:22] are all part of lot seven.
[44:28] » Okay. Thank you. So lot seven doesn't
get option [music] to use those lands uh
[44:33] with their ownership. Is that correct?
>> Well, they'll own those lands and they
[44:38] can use those lands but they can't build
on those lands.
[44:46] » Any questions from anyone else? John?
>> Sorry.
[44:50] » Yes, through you, Mayor Jib. Um this is
more for the financial department. Um, I
[44:54] was wondering, um, my concerns are with
the storm water catchment pond facility,
[45:00] uh, where the public works came in to
council a while ago, um, with repairs to
[45:04] other ponds and and facilities in our
township. My question would be, was
[45:09] there money going to be money put aside
from the development permit fees for
[45:12] future repairs or refurbishing of this
catchment pond?
[45:21] M
I'll I'll do my planners version and
[45:25] then and then if necessary Mitchell can
get into the weeds of it. The planner's
[45:29] version is that securities are taken to
ensure that the ensure that the property
[45:36] is developed as outlined in the
engineering drawings and make sure that
[45:41] it's constructed comp properly and that
when the mun when it is assumed by the
[45:47] municipality that it is in the proper
condition.
[45:52] They we take fees in terms of building
permit fees or sorry building permit
[45:58] fees and development charges for for
each new single detached dwelling.
[46:04] However, there are no fees taken as part
of the subdivision application for the
[46:09] maintenance of that facility. It becomes
a piece of municipal infrastructure just
[46:14] like the roads and is incorporated into
our asset management plan and then the
[46:21] appropriate financial arrangements are
made from there. But I will now turn it
[46:25] over to Mitchell who is our asset
management financial person.
[46:33] As I say, Jennifer, you did a pretty
good job. So once we assume the asset,
[46:38] it'll go into our asset management plan
which drives our capital contributions
[46:43] to things like reserves. So there will
be transfers made for a storm water
[46:48] reserve and you'll see it either part of
your capital or operating budget.
[46:53] » Very good. Thank you.
[47:00] I I heard more emphasis I heard more
emphasis on the word future maintenance
[47:05] in your question than maybe we've
addressed. Mark,
[47:08] » yeah, it's funny you asked almost the
same question I was going to ask John,
[47:11] but um just to add on to that question
though, uh the storm water maintenance
[47:16] [snorts] plan for that infrastructure,
how do do we get to it? Do we get to it
[47:21] from is there access from Ontario Street
[47:29] because I don't think the the right of
way between those homes is going to be
[47:32] big enough probably.
[47:37] through you, Mayor Jib. I don't have the
preliminary engineering drawings uh with
[47:41] me, but you'll notice uh between lots
three and four
[47:46] » y
>> there is a roadway or an access aisle
[47:50] and that is to provide access to the
storm water management block. Um but the
[47:54] detailed design of stor the storm water
management facility will take place
[47:59] during um during final prior to final
approval. So we'll get detailed
[48:05] engineering drawings to ensure that the
storm water facility can be maintained
[48:10] as required.
>> Okay, great. Thank you. And I I I know
[48:14] and to John's question, we've talked
about having the homes that supply the
[48:19] the systems and so forth uh pay for the
maintenance of that. Is have we looked
[48:23] at that anywhere
staff-wise?
[48:28] » No.
>> No. [laughter] Okay.
[48:30] » No. Um that is generally generally it's
municipal infrastructure the same as the
[48:36] roads that the new road that's being
created and the assumption is that the
[48:42] taxes that those units are paying will
be allocated um for the services.
[48:50] So right now there is not a proposal to
have those lots uh pay a storm water
[48:58] management facility servicing fee if you
may. Um I'm not aware of any
[49:07] residential development that does it
like that. The only I guess option would
[49:12] be if the municipality I think we're
it's too late with this one. Um if the
[49:19] municipality
will wants to refuse to take on
[49:23] ownership of storm water management
facilities, uh the only option would be
[49:27] some sort of a condominium development
in which case the the homeowners would
[49:32] that would be a common element and it
would be the homeowner's responsibility
[49:37] to maintain the facility.
>> Okay. Thank you,
[49:42] » CEO O'Brien.
Jennifer just took the words out of my
[49:46] mouth, [clears throat] but um it is best
to look at this assumption like a like a
[49:52] road. It's a general asset for the
municipality to maintain once it's
[49:56] assumed. And uh the agreements we'll
have in place will make sure it's
[49:59] assumed in a manner that can be
maintained with little issue. So just
[50:04] wanted to second what Jennifer was
saying there about it just being a
[50:07] general asset. That's the approach um at
least I'm familiar with. That's the
[50:12] approach almost all municipalities take
to these assumptions.
[50:17] » Thank you. What uh what I heard is that
there's maybe a question or two that we
[50:22] could dive a little deeper into for
future consideration if there is any
[50:26] opportunity whatsoever.
Anyway, no further questions. I'll come
[50:31] to the motion
and it's uh that the draft plan of
[50:36] approval for June Court subdivision
application sub0124
[50:41] consisting of eight lots for single
detached dwellings and internal road and
[50:45] one block for a storm water management
facility on a parcel of land owned by
[50:51] 2020910
Limited located at 1200 Ontario Street
[50:57] part 17 and 18 concession 1 be approved.
moved and that staff be directed to send
[51:03] notice of draft approval to all
prescribed persons in accordance with
[51:07] the planning act. I need a mover and a
second place. Moved by Larry, seconded
[51:11] by John.
Any questions or comments at this time?
[51:15] All those in favor? Carried. Thank you.
Okay, we have no correspondence.
[51:22] So, we're to item 13 on our agenda,
which is three independent bylaws.
[51:29] First of which is bylaw 2026-28,
appoint members to a joint compliance
[51:35] audit committee. And the motion reads
the bylaw 2026-28
[51:41] being appoint members to the joint
compliance audit committee for the 2026
[51:47] election be given first, second, and
third reading and finally passed this
[51:51] [music] 21st day of July
2026. Mover and a seconder. Moved by
[51:56] Bruce, seconded by Mark. Questions or
comments? All those in favor? Okay.
[52:02] Thank you.
Okay. On to the
[52:08] heritage designation under 13.2 on our
agenda. And the motion reads that bylaw
[52:14] 2026-29
being a bylaw to designate 2488 Van
[52:20] Luven Road under part four of the
Ontario Heritage Act be given a first,
[52:25] second, and third reading and finally
passed this 21st day of July, 2026. Move
[52:31] and seconder moved by Larry, seconded by
John.
[52:36] Questions, comments? All those in favor?
Carried. Thank you.
[52:42] And our third bylaw
is dealing with 905 Storage Inc.
[52:49] under 13.3 on our agenda. Motion reads,
"It is recommended that council of the
[52:54] Corporation of Township of Hamilton
enacts as follows. that bylaw 2026-30,
[53:01] being a bylaw to approve zoning bylaw
amendment 0326
[53:07] be given first, second, and third
reading and [music] finally passed this
[53:11] 21st day of July, 2026.
Move in a second. Moved by Bruce,
[53:16] seconded by John. Questions or comments?
All those in favor? Carried. Thank you.
[53:24] Moving along. I uh know of no notice of
motions. Do we have any media or anyone
[53:31] online with us? Okay, we're going to
move to close session and we'll take a
[53:37] few minute break and uh we'll we'll get
the motion on the floor to move to close
[53:43] and then we'll take the break. Under
16.1 on the agenda, uh requesting a
[53:48] motion to move to a close session to
discuss matters permitted under section
[53:52] 2392B,
personnel matters about an identifiable
[53:56] individual, including municipal or local
board, employees, and D, labor relations
[54:01] or employee negotiations.
And the two topics are nominees for MP
[54:07] Lawrence civic awards program and CAO
six-month update.
[54:15] Specific motion reads, "A council
meeting held on July 21st, 2026 move
[54:20] into a close session at
1:40 p.m. under the municipal act
[54:26] sections 239 2B and D." Move in a
second, please. Moved by Larry, seconded
[54:32] by John. All those in favor carried.
Thank you. And we'll take a short
[54:38] recess.
[2:21:33] Um, we're in open session. It's 30:06.
Can I report from our close session that
[2:21:41] uh council supported the report uh for
the nominations
[2:21:46] as discussed in closed session?
And our next order of business
[2:21:54] should be
our confirmatory bylaw under section
[2:21:59] 19.1 of our agenda. And the motion reads
that bylaw 2026-31
[2:22:06] being a bylaw to adopt the proceedings
of council meeting held on the 21st day
[2:22:11] of July 2026 and to authorize this
execution be given a first, second and
[2:22:16] third reading and finally passed this
21st day of July 2026. Move in a second.
[2:22:23] Moved by Mark, seconded by John. All
those in favor carried. Thank you. And
[2:22:31] with no motion, I call this meeting
adjourned at 30:07
[2:22:36] p.m.