[0:58] Good afternoon.

[1:17] Thank you.

[2:10] That's one.

[2:30] So,

[3:00] You're advising

[3:09] bylaw amendment. for a property at 220

[3:11] Tamarak Road. The applicant is proposing

[3:14] to sever three new lots from the

[3:17] property and the zoning bylaw amendment

[3:19] is required to reduce the minimum

[3:21] frontage for those lots. Uh the proposed

[3:24] lots are going to be approximately 0.42

[3:27] 42 hectares or 4200 square meters which

[3:31] is about an acre and the proposed

[3:33] frontage is going to be approximately

[3:35] 31.91

[3:37] m on Walter Charman Drive.

[3:40] Um

[3:42] the zoning bylaw requires a minimum

[3:44] frontage of 35 m.

[3:50] Um, so we'll quickly go over the

[3:52] policies that are applicable in Oh,

[3:56] there we go. Um, that are applicable in

[3:59] this in this uh proposal. Um, the

[4:02] applicant completed an environmental

[4:04] impact study, an archaeological

[4:06] assessment, and a lock grading um plan

[4:09] to support this application.

[4:12] So, the county official plan designates

[4:13] the property as rural, recreational, and

[4:16] hazard. Um the designation identifies

[4:19] areas that are typically within close

[4:21] proximity to recreational amenities like

[4:23] the waterfront or shoreline um and where

[4:25] development has already occurred or

[4:27] smaller communities exist. We see this

[4:29] designation along a lot of our

[4:31] waterfront properties and in our little

[4:33] bays and smaller communities. Um it

[4:36] identifies areas that are close to the

[4:38] water where we we're seeing a lot of

[4:40] development but we don't necessarily

[4:42] have services available. It's not a

[4:44] settlement area. Um but it is where we

[4:47] want to focus uh development in sort of

[4:50] a smaller scale.

[4:52] Um so the county official plan outlines

[4:55] the goals and objectives for this

[4:57] designation and it says specifically

[5:00] that uh this area is for the development

[5:03] of four season tourism industry,

[5:05] continual improvement of tourism related

[5:07] facilities and the provision of land for

[5:09] new residential growth opportunities. Um

[5:12] and then it also goes on to say that

[5:14] these types of development need to be

[5:17] reviewed for their environmental um

[5:21] their environmental

[5:24] um impacts and then also for

[5:26] archaeological and that sort of thing.

[5:27] So that was all done for this proposal.

[5:30] Um the proposed new lots contribute to

[5:33] the goals of the county official plan.

[5:35] Um the minimum lot size or the lots meet

[5:39] the minimum lot size requirements of the

[5:41] county official plan and again this

[5:43] proposed lot configuration is sort of in

[5:45] line with existing development. It's a

[5:47] infilling essentially of this area.

[5:52] So the property has both natural

[5:54] heritage and natural hazard features.

[5:57] Again an EIS was completed to support

[6:00] this development. The EIS looked at uh

[6:03] significant woodlands and significant uh

[6:06] provinially significant wetland which is

[6:08] along the bay there and uh required

[6:11] setback was uh was created for these

[6:14] lots. The EIS supported this three lot

[6:18] development and defined um development

[6:21] [clears throat] envelopes for each of

[6:22] these these three lots um with with

[6:25] required setbacks to that those

[6:27] features. [gasps]

[6:30] um the zoning bylaw amendment is going

[6:32] to recognize the the developable lot

[6:34] area and then also zone a portion of the

[6:37] property as um unable to be developed.

[6:40] There's also environmental hazard area

[6:42] that is also of course unable to be

[6:45] developed.

[6:48] um

[6:50] an archaeological assessment was

[6:52] completed for the entire property and

[6:54] there was no items of cultural heritage,

[6:56] value or interest um identified on the

[6:58] site.

[7:00] And then the property is zoned R2

[7:02] resort. The R2 zone requires the same

[7:05] lot provisions as R1 zone except that it

[7:08] specifies that waterfront development

[7:09] may have a minimum lot size of 3,000

[7:12] square m. Again, the proposed lot sizes

[7:16] are going to be 4200 square meters with

[7:18] the retained parcel at 8,200 square

[7:21] meters. So, the lot sizes are meeting

[7:23] that as the zoning bylaw requirements.

[7:26] The zoning bylaw does require a minimum

[7:28] lot frontage of 35 m and this proposal

[7:32] is seeking a a lot frontage of 31.9 m.

[7:37] the lock rating plan, identified uh

[7:41] building envelope

[7:43] um parcels and identified areas or and supported um those that smaller

[7:51] reduction of the frontage by

[7:54] identifying areas of where well and

[7:56] septic could be located where sepexs are

[7:59] still going to be met.

[8:02] Um,

[8:04] and then

[8:06] the proposed zoning bylaw amendment will

[8:09] recognize the reduced frontage. It's

[8:11] going to zone the development envelopes

[8:12] that are ident indicated on the EIS and

[8:16] then the areas outside of the

[8:17] development envelopes will be zoned to

[8:18] prohibit development. The environmental

[8:21] hazard zone is proposed to be amended to

[8:24] restrict the construction of decks,

[8:26] docks, and boat houses. Um the EIS noted

[8:29] that a single 1 m wide path to the water

[8:32] was permitted

[8:34] but um permissions were not included for

[8:36] any other development. So deck docks and

[8:39] boat houses will not be permitted um

[8:42] because this is a proincially

[8:43] significant wetland. The province also

[8:46] does not permit development within PSWs.

[8:51] Um and then my recommendation is

[8:53] approval for the zoning bylaw amendment.

[8:56] The uh mitigation measures outlined in

[8:58] the EIS are proposed to be included in a

[9:01] development agreement should be

[9:03] registered on title and required as a

[9:05] condition of the consents

[9:08] and the mitigation measures are outlined

[9:11] in my report there.

[9:15] Um I'm happy to take any questions and

[9:18] the applicant is also here for any

[9:19] questions.

[9:20] >> All right. Thank you, Megan.

[9:22] [clears throat]

[9:24] I do have a comment with regards to the

[9:27] mitigation measures

[9:30] and

[9:32] we ran into this. This is the second

[9:34] time that I've seen this. It's on page

[9:37] 35 of a report.

[9:42] And the number four it says, "No

[9:44] machinery shall be left on site. All

[9:47] machinery shall be removed from the site

[9:49] daily."

[9:51] And that like I'm just that is pretty

[9:53] impractical thing to include in a

[9:57] it's just adding cost and

[10:01] as I said I've seen it once before

[10:05] and

[10:08] it's I mean I I don't hardly understand

[10:11] the rationale of it because vehicles are

[10:14] parked there all the time and the same

[10:17] thing could happen with vehicles as

[10:19] well.

[10:21] So maybe if you can explain to me how

[10:23] that

[10:25] why why

[10:28] >> Yeah. So these those um requirements are

[10:33] part of the MECP the Ministry of

[10:35] Environment Conservation and Parks

[10:37] requirements to protect the Massaga

[10:40] rattlesnake. So the Masaga is a species

[10:44] of concern. Um, the municipality doesn't

[10:49] necessarily require we're not it's not

[10:53] the municipality that has to enforce

[10:55] those. It's the MECP that has to enforce

[10:58] that. And these requirements come from

[11:02] them. So the ecologist is not

[11:05] necessarily the ones who are putting

[11:07] this in place. It's the MECP that says

[11:09] like if you include these then we don't

[11:10] have to go through this whole other um

[11:15] thing to protect the Massaga

[11:19] essentially.

[11:21] Does that make sense?

[11:24] >> What does it mean if you don't include

[11:26] this?

[11:29] I would have to check with the

[11:31] ecologist,

[11:32] but if we didn't include that, and I'm

[11:36] not sure like if we could just like not

[11:39] include one specific condition or if we

[11:41] didn't if we if it if all of it like I

[11:44] would have to check with the ecologist

[11:45] on that. Um, but

[11:48] basically [sighs and gasps]

[11:51] [clears throat]

[11:55] » so this I'm not going to turn this on

[11:57] because

[12:58] Um it is a common requirement we see

[13:01] especially up here with the rattlesnake

[13:03] population. Um and whenever we do see

[13:08] these these assessments done it is a

[13:10] pretty common requirement on these

[13:12] development agreements. I can because

[13:15] like oil and stuff can can contaminate

[13:18] the site. And then also if like the

[13:20] snakes go on to the machinery when Yeah.

[13:24] into

[14:19] some point you have to kind of question

[14:20] some of these things. I mean, that's our

[14:22] job. And uh

[14:26] so I I would I would [clears throat]

[14:28] like an answer to it uh before we we we

[14:31] pass the bylaw next at some later date.

[14:34] So

[14:35] >> yeah, I think you guys are would would

[14:37] pass the bylaw at the next council

[14:39] meeting, which is September 14th, I

[14:41] believe. So um I should be able to reach

[14:43] out to the ecologist and get a little

[14:45] more information on that before that

[14:47] meeting and and I can provide that to

[14:49] you guys.

[14:49] >> Yes. Okay. Have a thought.

[14:54] >> Maybe something to add to that, Megan,

[14:55] would be if if they do feel that it it

[15:00] has to be moved, maybe a temporary fence

[15:03] could be put around, like if it's just

[15:05] one piece of equipment, it would be easy

[15:07] to put some sort of a temporary fence

[15:09] around it versus pulling it off site um

[15:13] all the time as well. If that would be

[15:15] appease them.

[15:18] >> Yeah.

[15:20] It's a good point. Yeah.

[15:23] All right. Uh so it is a public meeting.

[15:26] We will if does any other counselors

[15:29] have a comment?

[15:31] Uh it is a public meeting. We will open

[15:33] the meeting up to the public.

[15:36] And if there's anyone here

[15:40] present that is what wants to speak to

[15:42] the application, you can. This is your

[15:44] opportunity.

[15:46] Also, we'll look online to see if anyone

[15:48] is online to speak to the application.

[16:00] » You sure can. Yep.

[16:02] >> Appreciate it.

[16:03] >> Could you come up here, sir, please?

[16:05] >> Yeah, there's a microphone.

[16:06] >> Yeah, just state your name, Sergeant.

[16:10] My name is Marcel.

[16:12] >> There you go.

[16:13] >> Um, I'm the applicant. I wasn't going to

[16:16] speak to it. Um, but after hearing your

[16:18] comments on it, you're banging on the

[16:20] money. So, this whole application took

[16:22] approximately 2 and 1/2 years to

[16:24] complete. And that's one of numerous

[16:28] restrictions that was put on this little

[16:29] parcel that I couldn't even begin to

[16:32] have imagined. You know what happens? I

[16:35] think sometimes is it's like a

[16:36] microscope on just that little piece of

[16:38] property as if it's some sort of special

[16:40] snake habitat when the reality of it is

[16:42] it's on a corner with two bordering

[16:45] roads. Well, I'm I'm not sure why I

[16:48] can't park a vehicle on the property,

[16:51] but yet 5 ft away, the municipality

[16:54] actually created a parking lot there for

[16:56] people to go fishing on the causeway.

[16:58] I can't create a deck or a dock and I'm

[17:01] restricted to only allowing people to

[17:03] walk 75 meters of that property because

[17:06] of potential impact they might have. But

[17:09] yet there's a roadway right there on a

[17:12] causeway. And every winter we know what

[17:14] happens around here. That snow gets

[17:16] plowed and it dumps sand and salt right

[17:19] into that special water. But yet I can't

[17:22] allow a residential property with a

[17:25] small family to go down and maybe enjoy

[17:27] the waterfront because of the

[17:28] restrictions. So my reasons for agreeing

[17:31] to all those restrictions cuz after the

[17:34] environmental impact was completed and

[17:37] we had reviewed it, the county hired

[17:39] somebody to do a review and they came

[17:41] back and those were the alternatives we

[17:43] had was to have more studies done and

[17:45] have yet another third party review

[17:47] those conditions. and and it just went

[17:50] on and on and on. It's like, okay, let's

[17:52] just accept the ones that were we've

[17:54] agreed to initially and so we can move

[17:56] on. So, I was ending my conversing

[18:00] red tape, but it's not happening.

[18:02] >> It's not happening. No,

[18:05] >> Megan, was this peer reviewed?

[18:09] >> It wasn't peer reviewed. So, right now

[18:11] the county has a natural heritage uh

[18:14] planner who has experience in um in EIS

[18:18] review. So, if um if and and he's off

[18:23] currently, but um when he comes back, if

[18:28] he has the capacity and the availability

[18:31] and it's like within his scope, um we do

[18:34] the internal peer review. So, it is less

[18:37] money, less time. Um

[18:40] but um yeah the the larger developments

[18:44] are sometimes reviewed by by the peer

[18:46] reviewers but this one was not

[18:52] » okay

[18:55] >> the red tape and the cost is very

[18:56] restrictive limiting development this

[18:58] area.

[19:01] Uh

[19:01] >> is there anyone on the online uh Cali

[19:04] that's uh

[19:06] there is

[19:15] If there's anyone online who wishes to

[19:17] speak, could you please raise your hand?

[19:23] » Seeing none.

[19:25] >> All right. If there's no members of the

[19:27] public present and there's none online,

[19:30] we will close the public meeting.

[19:35] » [clears throat]

[19:37] » So, uh, we have a mover and second, and

[19:40] the recommendation is to approve the

[19:42] zoning bylaw amendment. Uh,

[19:45] so if there's no further questions, we

[19:47] will call the vote. All in favor?

[19:52] Opposed? The motion carries.

[19:57] All right, we'll go to delegations.

[20:00] And uh this delegation has been removed

[20:04] from the agenda.

[20:08] And next we have the coordinator for the

[20:10] Go Marie and Northern Bridge Peninsula

[20:13] Chamber of Commerce and it is the uh

[20:15] Matt strategic plan. Welcome Brian.

[20:28] Uh Charlene was supposed to be here, but

[20:30] she's off six, so I'm coming. I'm flying

[20:32] solo here. Uh I won't go over the whole

[20:34] plan cuz it's huge. And uh it's just a

[20:37] refinement of what we presented last

[20:39] fall. Um some of the highlights uh from

[20:43] this. So we struck up a subcommittee

[20:45] from the the board of directors to

[20:47] create this. It took us about 6 months

[20:49] to put together. So, we we re re we

[20:53] revamped what we currently had. Um, some

[20:56] of the highlights we came back with was

[20:58] we're going to create a Matt committee

[21:02] uh every year. So, it's going to contain

[21:04] up to se seven members. Four of them

[21:06] going to be board of directors. Uh, five

[21:09] can be board of directors, chief

[21:12] members, anybody interested in being on

[21:13] this committee. It's good. So, what we created this to get approved so we

[21:18] can move forward with the applications,

[21:20] which is one of the stipulations we had

[21:22] in the agreement with with the

[21:23] municipality was we had to create an

[21:25] application for for people to apply for

[21:27] funds. But we figured that we found the the MAT plan we currently we

[21:32] previously had didn't quite match up.

[21:34] So, we've included that in there, the

[21:36] stipulations. Uh we actually created

[21:38] some guidelines and applications and

[21:40] stuff like that out of this agreement.

[21:43] Um

[21:45] the other thing we did is we made it a a

[21:47] bigger process to change this document.

[21:49] So it's going to take three different

[21:50] board meetings. The first one will be a

[21:53] proposal that there's something in the

[21:54] document that needed to be changed. The

[21:57] second one will go through a board for a

[21:59] vote and then the third will will be uh

[22:01] will be changed. That way we can't have

[22:04] a new board in in October or November

[22:07] say we don't like this and rewrite it.

[22:08] We have to go through this whole process

[22:10] again. So, um, those are really the the

[22:13] big highlights in this. This was more

[22:15] just to get that application process

[22:16] going. So, once we can get this

[22:18] approved, uh, we can get the

[22:20] applications out and and, uh, um,

[22:23] different people can apply for for Matt

[22:25] funds for for projects.

[22:28] >> All right, Brian. Uh, council, any

[22:30] questions? Yeah, Smokey.

[22:32] >> I don't have

[22:34] uh glad going through as I did to see

[22:38] you know a lot of your focus are things

[22:39] that we try to focus or on over the

[22:43] years and that was the you know looking

[22:46] at springfall and trying to bring that

[22:48] forward and minimize you know we all

[22:51] know in the summer what happens but it

[22:53] looks like this document's going to you

[22:56] know put some money where we really need

[22:58] it in trying to extend the season and

[23:01] extend uh you know the focus of tourism

[23:05] so that uh and and good luck with that.

[23:08] But I I was really happy to see that in

[23:10] this document that it's doing what we

[23:13] hope at least I when we talk about that

[23:16] tax hoping this money would be u going

[23:20] to

[23:21] >> All right. Thank you Smokey. Any further

[23:23] comments?

[23:25] So Peggy, what are we where are we

[23:27] heading here?

[23:29] Um there is a report uh 2612

[23:33] that council receives the strategic

[23:36] plan. Um it's as stated is included in

[23:39] the agreement. So this is just merely a

[23:42] formality.

[23:46] » All right. Thank you then Ryan. I

[23:48] appreciate your Yeah. Appreciate the

[23:50] presentation. Thank you.

[23:54] Uh, next, Sherry Tobin and Dave Fluke.

[23:59] Proposed partnership with Ontario 360

[24:02] Tours

[24:04] and they are online.

[24:07] Uh, hi Sherry

[24:10] Dave.

[24:19] » Hi Sher. Yes.

[24:20] >> Oh, yes. Can you hear me? Yes, we can.

[24:23] Yeah, go ahead.

[24:24] >> Just waiting for Dave to get online

[24:25] here. Dave, are you here?

[24:31] Dave,

[24:41] sorry. If if you don't mind, we'll just

[24:42] give him one second to join up. I'm not

[24:44] sure. Um, we're having a bit of trouble

[24:46] hearing some of the uh council members,

[24:48] so maybe that's part of the issue.

[24:54] Yes.

[24:55] >> I just want to ask this has no

[24:57] connection with chamber presentation.

[25:02] >> I just wanted to know that before

[25:04] because I know the chamber kind of

[25:06] looking at things. So I wanted to make

[25:07] sure that it's a separate thing.

[25:10] >> Yep. Yeah.

[25:13] Maybe we'll direct them to the chamber.

[25:24] I'm just gonna start and then hopefully

[25:25] he'll join me in a second. But uh uh so

[25:28] good afternoon Mr. Mayor and uh council

[25:31] members. My name is Sher Tobin and Dave

[25:33] Fluke, my partner, should be joining you

[25:35] in a moment. Um together we make up

[25:37] Ontario 360 Tours. Um, Ontario 360 Tours

[25:42] is a multilingual platform that's

[25:44] designed to showcase the best of Ontario

[25:46] and make travel planning easy uh via

[25:49] immersive narrated 360°ree videos,

[25:52] thereby creating more revenue for local

[25:54] tourism sectors.

[25:56] I trust that you've all had a chance to

[25:58] look over our proposal. Uh we're seeking

[26:00] a partnership with the municipality of

[26:02] northern Bruce Peninsula and the city of

[26:03] Tobbery to produce a 360 degree video

[26:06] showcasing key locations in Topberi uh

[26:09] with strong emphasis on extending the

[26:11] shoulder season. Our proposal outlines

[26:14] our direct task uh why immerse with

[26:16] 360°ree videos are necessary to stay

[26:18] ahead of the game and the key benefits

[26:20] of this technology uh that this

[26:22] technology will bring the region. Our

[26:25] inclusive feed does cover uh the

[26:27] pre-production planning uh which

[26:29] includes logistic coordination uh

[26:31] directly with your team professional

[26:33] filming advanced video editing and uh

[26:35] professional narration permanent hosting

[26:37] on our website and YouTube channel will

[26:39] also uh happen in per perpetuity and

[26:42] strategic sharing across hundreds of

[26:43] targeted Facebook groups various other

[26:45] social media outlets and direct outreach

[26:47] to local uh real estate agents to

[26:50] showcase the region uh to prospective

[26:51] buyers, travel agents uh just to name a

[26:54] view of the areas that we do share and

[26:57] um showcase across uh other Ontario

[27:00] platforms. We do also reach out to other

[27:02] Canadian platforms as well, bringing in

[27:04] tourism from uh all sectors in Canada

[27:07] and the US. Um,

[27:09] and uh, so at this time I want to turn

[27:12] it over to Dave who's going to take you

[27:13] through uh, a little bit of a

[27:15] walkthrough of our website and YouTube

[27:16] channel just to explain a little bit

[27:18] further uh, how it works and uh, what

[27:20] the videos uh, look like and how they

[27:22] can benefit you.

[27:25] Um, he says his mic and cam isn't

[27:27] working. Um, can you bear with us for

[27:30] one second?

[27:58] He's going to try another uh computer if

[28:00] you give him one second. He's got that

[28:02] all rigged up. I do apologize for the

[28:04] delay.

[28:49] he is actually not able to join at all.

[28:51] So, uh I'm going to have to wing it. Um

[28:57] what I wanted to do with share the

[28:58] screen and have you uh sort of take you

[29:01] through what the um process is. So,

[29:03] basically I'm not going to be able to do

[29:05] that portion. Um what we do is we find

[29:08] interesting places uh in Ontario, hidden

[29:11] gems or places that people have asked us

[29:13] to uh take do a video of and we will,

[29:18] you know, go to that location, speak to

[29:20] maybe it's a business owner or it's um a

[29:24] municipality like yourselves. Uh we've

[29:25] done a couple of uh downtown tours uh

[29:28] things like that and they're just

[29:30] looking for um ways to promote their tourism and travel and get more

[29:35] people through the shops and the

[29:37] restaurants, hotels staying um as long

[29:40] as possible. And I do know that seeing

[29:42] uh some of the information online that

[29:44] Tobber is also looking to extend their

[29:46] shoulder season. So, I think that at

[29:48] this point it's a good time to um have

[29:50] these videos uh up and running and have

[29:53] someone like us who's passionate about

[29:55] not only Ontario but passionate about

[29:57] the 360. We're passionate about the

[29:58] video and tourism in general. Um we do

[30:01] come up to Toba at least once a year.

[30:04] So, this is a other part thing that

[30:06] we're passionate about as well. Um and

[30:09] then we would produce a video based on

[30:11] some of their um you know ideas and what

[30:14] they want to portray. So in fact we

[30:16] would speaking to collaborating with you

[30:18] we would um use the narration uh to

[30:22] showcase exactly what you are your

[30:26] mandates are. Um so we had um proposed

[30:29] key two three key spots in Tobamorei but

[30:31] we're open to ideas to uh whatever else

[30:34] you would like to have in that video or

[30:36] it could be a couple of shorter videos

[30:39] um show showcasing a few other things as

[30:41] well. um whatever sort of you know your

[30:44] mandate, your brand calls for and and

[30:46] what you're trying to do with your city

[30:48] as well. Um we work with you in that

[30:50] respect and the narration um to cover

[30:53] those key aspects. Um once the videos

[30:55] are done, we again host them on our

[30:58] website on our YouTube channel and share

[31:01] them around as much as possible. We

[31:03] always have people asking us, you know,

[31:05] can you share that video again? Um

[31:07] what's a good place to go to uh in a

[31:10] particular area? Recently, I've just

[31:12] seen three people in the last couple of

[31:14] days ask uh what they could do in

[31:16] between this spot and this spot that

[31:17] they're traveling to. And so, that's

[31:19] another uh key aspect of things that we

[31:21] could offer. So, our site really helps

[31:23] with travel planning, getting people

[31:24] excited about where they're going to go

[31:26] and giving them more information before

[31:28] they do go. 360 videos are are also a

[31:31] good way for people to see exactly what

[31:33] they're getting themselves into, so to

[31:34] speak, and getting them excited about

[31:36] being in that spot instead of just um

[31:39] seeing maybe a few pictures online. It's

[31:41] really an immersive way to be there

[31:43] without being there and get excited

[31:45] about being there. Um, so we are asking

[31:49] uh I guess I'll just wrap things up at

[31:51] this point since we weren't able to do

[31:52] the actual presentation, but um I know

[31:55] that Toby is world reown for its peak

[31:57] summer beauty, but the opportunity for

[31:59] sustainable growth and extending the

[32:01] momentum is is a real thing. And by

[32:04] partnering with Ontario 360 tours,

[32:06] you're also investing in modern

[32:08] accessible tools that inspire off peak

[32:10] travel that support your local

[32:12] businesses and drive uh measurable

[32:14] tourism as well. So you already think of

[32:17] our proposal. We're ready to hit the

[32:18] ground running. Um all we ask is for

[32:21] your um go ahead and we can uh turn out

[32:24] the logistics of you know the

[32:26] collaboration and how it's going to work

[32:28] and when exactly you want to see in the

[32:30] video uh in terms of what we've proposed

[32:32] and what uh the city is needing to uh

[32:36] align with their values and and core

[32:38] goals. Thank you.

[32:41] >> All right, Jerry. Thank you very much.

[32:43] Uh

[32:45] any council comments, questions on this?

[32:51] Uh yes. Yep.

[32:54] >> Well, I think that uh what what we are

[32:57] more than to as a council. We are

[32:59] northern Bruce Peninsula

[33:01] >> and our local just so happens the

[33:04] presentation before yours was from um

[33:07] our local chamber of commerce which also

[33:11] um involves the whole municipality. So

[33:14] perhaps my thinking would be that your

[33:17] presentation would it could possibly go

[33:21] to our chamber of commerce and they

[33:23] could took a look at it. They are we're

[33:25] they're funded through the map and

[33:27] different things like that. So, um,

[33:31] that's just my comment.

[33:33] >> Appreciate that.

[33:34] >> All right. Uh, if there's no comments or

[33:37] other comments or questions, we will

[33:40] turn it over to staff and I'm sure staff

[33:41] will be talking with the chamber. So,

[33:45] thank you very much, Sher. Appreciate

[33:46] it. And I appreciate it. We

[33:48] >> We'll be in touch.

[33:50] >> Okay, that sounds great. Thank you so

[33:51] much.

[33:52] >> Thank you.

[33:52] >> Have a fabulous day.

[33:54] >> You, too.

[34:01] Um

[34:03] that concludes our delegations.

[34:07] We will go to agenda items. Uh office uh

[34:10] CIO reports the uh six month performance

[34:13] report January to June 2026.

[34:19] Move in second to bring that forward in

[34:21] a moment.

[34:25] information report. Any questions,

[34:28] comments

[34:31] on the report?

[34:34] Just uh how many uh emphasis

[34:38] [clears throat]

[34:46] just for this year, Mr. Mayor?

[34:48] >> Yeah, just so far this year. Absolutely.

[34:59] And while Alex's just looking at that

[35:01] too, on page 11, it's

[35:04] the

[35:06] 100% critical system uptime. What does

[35:09] that mean?

[35:11] Do you feel [laughter] comfortable?

[35:12] >> I can answer that, Mr. Mayor. Um, it

[35:15] basically means that we had no lag

[35:18] downtime within our facilities or

[35:20] crucial infrastructure. So essentially

[35:23] everything was running at 100%.

[35:26] We had no time that we had to shut down

[35:28] facilities or operations.

[35:31] And the the other one was too uh we we

[35:34] at uh or let's talk uh

[35:44] what did it say there about we had 1100

[35:47] and some

[35:50] uh so wait

[35:57] 11:46 let's talk participation So is

[36:00] that the total number we had respond in

[36:03] last time?

[36:04] >> Well, so that that's the total

[36:06] participation of somebody who had logged

[36:07] on. Uh we did have a very busy first

[36:11] part of the year with the Capid

[36:14] um road discussions and also the waste

[36:18] management and water management um

[36:21] >> okay

[36:22] >> discussions on there. So we did have a

[36:25] very um busy first 6 months when it came

[36:29] to resident engagement

[36:32] >> with 1146 that's are those is that the

[36:34] ones that responded or what

[36:36] >> those are ones that have logged on to

[36:38] the system

[36:40] >> and it's a cumulative of those two

[36:43] projects for the water wastewater and

[36:46] the capid head.

[36:48] >> Yeah. I thought there would have been

[36:49] more, but

[36:52] that's the number.

[36:56] Um,

[36:58] all right. Anyone else have any uh but

[37:02] our social media and uh web page are

[37:05] getting lots of activity.

[37:08] >> Yeah. Uh yeah, I just had a question about the

[37:13] um the capital projects uh delivery

[37:15] progress. So target was 85, actual was

[37:18] 28. Um is there any sort of reasons

[37:21] behind that or is that sort of expected

[37:23] schedule or

[37:26] um it's it's really due to the fact that

[37:29] this is from January to June. Um because

[37:32] of the winter months, we actually won't

[37:35] uh have anything started. So those are

[37:37] actually completed projects. So based

[37:39] upon the amount of time that uh we've

[37:43] had good weather for construction, we're

[37:44] actually really ahead of schedule.

[37:46] Unfortunately, the way the KPIs read,

[37:48] you know, numbers are numbers.

[37:56] » All right. Anything else, D?

[37:59] >> One question and maybe you can answer

[38:01] it, Peggy, is regarding building

[38:03] permits. There was 133 applications and

[38:07] only 116 issued. Those 17, did they just

[38:11] decline to go through with them or they

[38:14] just in the queue?

[38:16] >> So those are the ones that were deemed

[38:19] incomplete and so by the time that um

[38:22] June had rolled around, they hadn't

[38:24] actually been moved back into the

[38:26] system. So we could actually see after

[38:28] they, you know, come January that these

[38:31] are all complete. Uh, one of the big um

[38:34] items for the building department is to

[38:37] educate the public on what a complete

[38:39] application looks like to hopefully move

[38:42] those up to 100%.

[38:44] >> Thank you,

[38:47] » Peggy. I I have found what I was looking

[38:49] for actually finally.

[38:52] Uh it's on page 10 and and it says the

[38:55] let's talk uh platform received 4969

[38:59] project views and 1146 contributions

[39:03] supporting meaningful public

[39:07] so

[39:09] the 40 5,000 like that's the view that's

[39:12] people that viewed the on the projects

[39:15] on let's talk.

[39:17] >> Okay.

[39:20] All right. Um one more

[39:23] >> sorry just one more about um just the

[39:25] operating budget variance um see till

[39:28] now the action's 5.31%

[39:31] um expecting that to stay stable till

[39:33] the end of the year or there concerns

[39:35] that it'll highire

[39:38] >> we are assuming it will stay stable um

[39:42] we are actually at an point right now

[39:44] that we've just had another tax due date

[39:47] so we'll see an influx of of finances at

[39:49] that point. We've also

[39:52] uh I believe 85% of 85 to 87% of our

[39:56] capital projects have been tender RFP.

[40:00] So we are also aware that we're in

[40:02] pretty good shape regarding the future.

[40:08] » Correct. Yeah.

[40:12] All right. Anything else? Uh

[40:16] if not information report call the vote.

[40:18] All in favor? Opposed? The motion's

[40:21] carried. CEO, this is the presentation

[40:24] that we had.

[40:28] And I guess this is what I'm wondering

[40:30] like he was talking about adopting this

[40:33] report and this is for information. So

[40:37] I'm just wondering.

[40:39] >> So based upon the agreement, council has

[40:43] to receive the Matt report. This

[40:46] essentially is the chamber's strategic

[40:48] plan for how they intend to move forward

[40:51] with the burn tax.

[40:53] >> Um, and [clears throat]

[40:55] based upon when we originally move

[40:58] forward with the municipal accommodation

[41:01] tax, it was our it was council's

[41:05] decision to bake this almost as a

[41:07] handsoff. So, you know, here's your 2%,

[41:10] provide us a strategic plan, and we'll

[41:12] move forward that way. and then we

[41:14] wouldn't have to do any micro bandaging.

[41:16] So according to the agreement um they we

[41:19] do receive for information and

[41:22] essentially they will adopt it on their

[41:24] side.

[41:25] >> Okay.

[41:28] >> All right. So mover and secondary to

[41:30] bring this uh Smokey and Todd.

[41:34] [clears throat]

[41:37] So when we when we look at this do do we

[41:40] look at to see whether it complies with

[41:44] legislation or or what we anticipate it

[41:48] should be.

[41:50] >> Yes. So in the agreement that uh we

[41:53] provided to the chamber there was a

[41:56] request for this funding to be for

[42:01] tourism based but also for events and

[42:04] for to become sewn for init for various

[42:08] businesses and initiatives and that's

[42:10] what this has [laughter] helped out

[42:12] with.

[42:14] So just to clarify, so we we this is

[42:16] hands off for us.

[42:20] >> We do have one member of council that is

[42:24] a representative for the municipality on

[42:27] the chamber and then they do attend on a monthly basis. Um but yes, this is a

[42:34] handsoff type of

[42:36] >> but we did request this, right? This

[42:39] >> this a strategic plan was part of the

[42:41] agreement. Yeah,

[42:42] >> for council to see how they would

[42:45] actually invest or use the Matt tax. But

[42:50] we have actually included within the

[42:53] agreement also that what the intent was

[42:57] on the municipal side when it came to um

[43:01] seed money for events, potential tourism

[43:05] initiatives and that's what this has

[43:07] brought forward on.

[43:11] Okay.

[43:14] Anybody have anything else to add?

[43:18] Nobody call a vote. Uh, all in favor?

[43:24] Motion carried. [clears throat]

[43:26] [snorts]

[43:27] Procedure bylaw. Clerk's department.

[43:35] The council direct staff to bring

[43:37] forward an updated bylaw to govern the

[43:39] proceedings of council and committee

[43:40] meetings of the corporation of the

[43:42] county of Bruce.

[43:46] Todd

[43:48] Rod

[43:52] any questions on procedure bylaw?

[43:55] [clears throat]

[43:56] Alex, do you want to give us any

[43:59] comments on this wonder?

[44:00] >> Uh, sure. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So, just

[44:02] an update to the procedural bylaw here.

[44:05] Um, so we've just added a lot more

[44:08] detail to certain sections. Um,

[44:10] specifically, you'll see that the

[44:11] meeting section is a lot more um

[44:14] emboldened for different scenarios um in

[44:18] terms of inclement weather and um with

[44:22] regards to virtual participation and

[44:24] virtual meetings. So, the report does

[44:26] sort of go over the sections that have

[44:28] been um sort of added to a couple of

[44:31] small changes to the agenda format as

[44:34] well. Um but other than that, we're just

[44:38] looking at a little bit more detail for

[44:40] uh this updated procedural bylaw and I'm

[44:42] happy to answer any questions.

[44:46] >> All right, [clears throat]

[44:49] » go ahead, Smokey. Yeah, go ahead.

[44:50] >> Well, I just have a question.

[44:53] Uh it says uh

[44:57] something to do with lucky binder here.

[45:00] Uh

[45:02] persons uh with the council within the

[45:05] council horseshoe that just means the

[45:08] council itself. Okay. Yeah. just had I

[45:11] just had a clear

[45:15] [laughter]

[45:17] » totally fair.

[45:18] >> Yes.

[45:23] » Yeah. And on page 23 and 24 it lists all

[45:27] of the motions and

[45:30] they're

[45:32] we'll probably need Alex's assistance on

[45:35] they've always been but they are

[45:38] >> Yes.

[45:38] >> Yeah.

[45:39] >> Absolutely. Mr. Mayor, I'm always happy

[45:40] to help.

[45:45] » Any further questions?

[45:48] So, it's good to have an updated bylaw

[45:50] and appreciate the work that you've gone

[45:53] into this one. So, thank you. Yeah,

[45:56] sorry. Um, just explain why we've um

[46:00] decided to sort of um prohibit the

[46:02] public and media from recording

[46:04] meetings. We're recording them anyways.

[46:07] I mean I don't don't see why it would be

[46:09] an issue for someone else to record.

[46:11] >> Yeah, that's a totally fair question and

[46:13] we actually had a little bit of a

[46:14] discussion about that. So the reasoning

[46:15] behind it is because we do live stream

[46:17] the meeting. So there is a recording

[46:19] that's publicly available. Um and it the

[46:22] recordings are managed by the clerk's

[46:24] department as a record of the

[46:26] corporation. Um so we want to be able to

[46:29] manage that and make sure that there's

[46:30] no issues with um you know when we're in

[46:34] and out of a closed meeting or something

[46:35] like that. we have a little bit more

[46:37] we're monitoring what we're recording um

[46:39] and they are available to the public. So

[46:45] » it just why like you know like if

[46:47] someone like the media was here like why

[46:50] would they restrict them from like just

[46:52] recording if they only wanted to record

[46:53] you know like a particular portion of

[46:55] discussion

[46:56] >> just be an issue? Mhm. Um like for

[47:00] somebody to sit in on a meeting and

[47:02] record with their cell phone. Um I think

[47:04] it it's more managing managing that and

[47:08] because it is available already through

[47:10] what we do with our live streaming. Um I

[47:13] think if council wanted us to allow

[47:15] people to come in and record, we could

[47:17] if that's what the discussion is. We

[47:19] just thought it might be a little bit

[47:21] better to manage that.

[47:26] So just on that note is what is the

[47:30] usual procedure

[47:32] >> for meeting recordings? Yes.

[47:34] >> Um so our deputy clerk gets set up with

[47:37] our different systems. So we have a

[47:39] couple of different platforms that we

[47:41] use um and the meeting is live streamed

[47:44] in real time um through box cap.

[47:47] >> Yeah. But other other municipalities how

[47:49] do they handle say if someone wants to

[47:51] sit in your crowd and record? So if if

[47:55] our procedural bylaw prohibits it and we

[47:57] saw somebody in the crowd recording the

[47:59] meeting, then the chair of the meeting

[48:01] would say, "Sorry, we don't allow that."

[48:04] Um, and then if it became an issue where

[48:05] they continued to record, we could ask

[48:08] them to leave.

[48:09] >> But in other municipalities, is that a

[48:11] standard? Is that a standard in their

[48:13] zoning by?

[48:14] >> From what I was looking at, it varies.

[48:17] So a lot of the bylaws that I was

[48:18] looking at, it's it it varies across

[48:20] municipalities. So, I wouldn't say

[48:22] there's a gold standard. Um, same thing

[48:24] with live streaming meetings. Not all

[48:26] municipalities actually live stream and

[48:28] record.

[48:30] >> Okay. [clears throat]

[48:34] » Or

[48:37] I'm just not sure how I feel about

[48:39] restricting

[48:42] public meeting. Uh so I just have my

[48:47] notes here but I find

[48:53] yeah so it's page 10 of the report.

[48:57] >> So let me see here.

[49:01] Okay. So, what we if council would like

[49:04] what we could look at is allowing it.

[49:07] Um,

[49:09] and if it becomes inappropriate, we

[49:11] could maybe manage it. Um, like if it

[49:14] becomes a distraction.

[49:17] Um,

[49:18] but we could we could change that if

[49:20] that's what council would like us to do.

[49:23] Our current procedural bylaw doesn't

[49:25] address this, I don't think.

[49:27] >> So,

[49:28] um, what what number is that? So it's

[49:31] 5.55

[49:33] at the bottom of

[49:46] 5.54 at the bottom of page 10. 5.55.

[49:50] Okay.

[49:53] Oh,

[49:58] okay.

[50:07] All right. Um, whatever.

[50:12] >> I tend to agree with Aman in that we're

[50:15] open. We're the public. Uh, if anybody

[50:19] will probably says things they

[50:21] shouldn't, it would be me. But, uh, I

[50:24] mean, we're open to the public. I have

[50:26] no problem with people recording the

[50:28] meeting or whatever. It's just the way it's

[50:32] written here. It kind of looks like

[50:34] we're um editing or something. I don't

[50:37] know. Anyway, I I don't think it's

[50:41] necessary.

[50:43] So, you feel like majority guilt.

[50:48] » I I don't have a problem with it. I I

[50:50] think this maybe hearkens back to the

[50:52] day of the big lights and the guy with

[50:56] right when that would be obnoxious, but

[50:59] nowadays it's all done on cell phones.

[51:01] It's not not a problem.

[51:03] >> It may be being done anyway, I guess.

[51:06] Well, people are here. So,

[51:09] all right. Uh if it's the general

[51:12] feeling of council, it sounds like it

[51:14] is, but we will reboot that to

[51:17] >> I will change that and it'll be in the

[51:20] um would council like to see another

[51:23] version of it before passing it at the

[51:25] next meeting or we can change it and go

[51:27] ahead. Okay,

[51:28] >> I we just change it.

[51:30] >> Okay,

[51:30] >> go ahead.

[51:31] >> That's great. No problem.

[51:32] >> So, how do you want the motion to read?

[51:35] Um well, it sounded like councelor Sorab

[51:38] moved an amendment to the motion

[51:41] to um amend section 5.55 to permit um

[51:46] recording. So if we had a seconder,

[51:50] >> that's great. And then a vote on the

[51:51] amendment.

[51:52] >> On the amendment

[51:55] and uh Alex has kind of given us the

[51:58] wording. So all in favor?

[52:01] >> Perfect. and then we'll go back to the

[52:03] original motion as amended. Call a vote.

[52:06] All in favor? Opposed? The motion's

[52:08] carried.

[52:11] All right. Um, next [clears throat] is

[52:14] item B, clerk's department is concerns

[52:17] at Hobson Harbor Drive. And we heard

[52:20] last meeting about this.

[52:24] So, the council receives the report

[52:26] C2624 concerns at Hopson's Harbor Drive

[52:29] for information. Move it. Second.

[52:34] Uh, Rod, I'm on.

[52:37] Any questions, comments on this Todd?

[52:42] I just have a comment and I spoke to

[52:45] Chief Bird about this earlier. I just

[52:49] feel that we need to be maybe uh part of

[52:53] our response

[52:55] is that we have to uh be more proactive

[52:59] with fires smart the fires smart

[53:02] program. I was looking into it on on the

[53:05] weekend and maybe that could be part of

[53:08] our response to Joe is um may I know we

[53:13] are doing it but maybe we need to to

[53:16] step it up with the way everything is

[53:19] changing how dry the peninsula is. I

[53:22] think we have to be a lot more proactive

[53:25] and promote promoted even more than what

[53:29] we already are.

[53:32] give Jack an opportunity, our fire

[53:34] chief, an opportunity to do this.

[53:36] >> Yes, thank you, counselor. Um, the fires

[53:38] smart program is a great program and

[53:40] we've been promoting this for a few

[53:41] years here in Northern Bruce Peninsula

[53:44] and we continue to promote it and I

[53:46] agree with you. I think it can be

[53:47] promoted more and get the message out.

[53:50] Uh there's uh great opportunities for

[53:52] homeowners with apps like the Fires

[53:54] Smart Begins at home app where they can

[53:56] go and do a self assessment of their

[53:58] home. Um the firesmartcanada.ca CA

[54:02] website has a tremendous amount of

[54:04] resources and it's something that we'll

[54:06] continue to push for fire prevention

[54:08] here on the peninsula.

[54:11] >> That's not going to turn my machine on

[54:14] as it does this. So,

[54:16] >> at any rate, we have uh is there any way

[54:20] that we can influence some of the larger

[54:23] land owners? Uh we have federal parks.

[54:26] We have a lot of property on the Bruce

[54:29] Peninsula under conservation. that to

[54:32] the best of my knowledge. Uh so we're

[54:36] asking private land owners to look after

[54:39] their property probably a lot smaller

[54:42] when we have

[55:18] It it's a good comment counselor. Um a

[55:21] lot of those areas we don't have

[55:22] jurisdiction whether it's provincial

[55:24] land or federal land uh from the

[55:26] municipal fire department. We try to

[55:27] work with our partners to ensure that uh

[55:30] they are being fires smart. Um

[55:34] but it is difficult on a lot of those

[55:36] lands. The fires smart program is really

[55:39] designed for the homeowner in mind,

[55:41] right? So, it's the embers that

[55:43] typically cause the fires that we've all

[55:45] seen on the news in large urban uh

[55:48] wildland urban interface areas where the

[55:50] embers can travel literally kilometers

[55:52] ahead of fires and land in areas and

[55:55] start those areas on fire. So, this is

[55:57] more this program is more about

[55:59] protecting individual properties and

[56:02] communities as opposed to those larger

[56:05] federal, provincial, and nature

[56:07] reserves. But those are conversations

[56:09] that my team um continues to have to

[56:12] make sure that we can protect uh the

[56:14] peninsula from a forest fire.

[56:16] >> Well, yes, because you can't turn on the

[56:18] TV and we're seeing fires in places that

[56:21] never were had them before. like there

[56:24] isn't I don't think there's any road map

[56:27] that anybody could ever predict. So I

[56:31] guess we're just sitting here with no

[56:33] impact

[56:35] on on this or do you see any way forward

[56:38] that uh we as a municipality could um

[56:43] have an impact on on some of these

[56:45] policies that you know are in our area?

[56:48] >> It's a good question. And I think uh

[56:50] continuing the lines of communication

[56:52] with our partners and trying to find

[56:54] solutions that can help protect um the

[56:57] broader community from wildfire is

[56:59] something we need to continue to do.

[57:02] >> For sure.

[57:04] Okay. Thank you, G. I understand our

[57:06] limitations.

[57:12] » All right. Uh, [clears throat]

[57:14] so maybe we can

[57:16] Todd suggest that maybe we

[57:20] that could be a response that we give

[57:22] Joe.

[57:28] All right. And so we'll call the vote.

[57:32] So do you want that recorded or just

[57:34] direction?

[57:38] » I think so. Council would like to give

[57:41] direction on this. Sorry.

[57:43] >> Yes. That was the uh I guess is there

[57:46] kind of a general consensus before we go

[57:48] down that road or Yeah.

[57:50] >> Okay. Um I think I think the motion is

[57:53] okay as is and we're happy to we've been

[57:56] regularly speaking with Mr. Roach. So

[57:59] >> um we're happy to relay that information

[58:00] to him.

[58:01] >> Call a vote. All in favor?

[58:04] The motion carried.

[58:07] Public works.

[58:09] Item A, public works.

[58:13] And uh

[58:17] this is a project on Judges Creek and

[58:19] it's farm crossing.

[58:24] It's been looked at by the engineer and

[58:26] the whole act. So

[58:32] and approve

[58:36] proceed with the project. So, we'll get

[58:38] a mover in second here on this one here.

[58:41] Uh, Todd and Rodend,

[58:47] » pardon me,

[58:48] >> the drainage superintendent.

[58:50] >> Okay, Stephen. Is it Steve? Steve. Yeah.

[58:53] >> All right. So, if there's any questions,

[58:55] we have the uh drainage superintendent

[58:57] online, Steve Kobe.

[59:00] Welcome, Steve.

[59:02] >> Thank you.

[59:04] So, uh, just give us a brief update or

[59:08] Yeah, just give us a brief overview of

[59:09] this, uh, Steve.

[59:11] >> Sure. Thank you very much.

[59:15] Um, so this is a minor improvement

[59:19] request uh for a new farm crossing on

[59:23] Mr. Waggle's property. Um, through the

[59:26] drainage act, uh, there's now what's

[59:28] called a minor improvement uh, request.

[59:31] So that's uh mostly minor projects such

[59:34] as this. So when a property owner

[59:37] requires a new uh in this case a new

[59:40] culvert um we can go through um a faster

[59:46] um process through the drainage act to

[59:48] incorporate that culvert into the

[59:50] municipal drain. Um the one caveat is um

[59:54] the property owner pays for the

[59:57] installation of the culvert himself and

[1:00:00] uh as well as the any any costs that are

[1:00:04] incurred to incorporate this into the

[1:00:06] municipal drain. So again, Mr. WGO

[1:00:09] requested a new farm crossing is p

[1:00:12] primarily due to um accessing the other

[1:00:15] side of his property um which he was

[1:00:19] always accessing it through another

[1:00:21] property which that agreement came to an

[1:00:23] end. So he requested a a new culvert on

[1:00:27] uh branch E of the of the Judges Creek

[1:00:31] municipal drain. So we've uh we were

[1:00:34] Kobite engineering was appointed in the

[1:00:36] fall of 2025. We've reviewed uh the

[1:00:39] request um met with Mr. Waggle on site.

[1:00:43] Um we've gone through the all the

[1:00:46] appropriate agencies review agencies. Uh

[1:00:48] number one is the Department of

[1:00:50] Fisheries and Oceans. They've reviewed

[1:00:51] it. Uh they've uh they've uh submitted a

[1:00:56] letter of advice to us that uh we can

[1:00:58] proceed with the work. Uh we did u

[1:01:02] design the covert, check the capacity.

[1:01:04] Now Mr. Wag is uh supplying the pipe

[1:01:06] himself and will be doing the work

[1:01:09] probably on his own which uh we can

[1:01:12] oversee.

[1:01:14] Um and he's all I think he's ready to

[1:01:16] go. So this is the the last little item

[1:01:20] on our uh the minor improvement drain

[1:01:24] request um to approve the report that we

[1:01:27] prepared in support of it. And uh if it

[1:01:30] gets approved by council, Mr. WGO can um

[1:01:33] proceed with the work after I believe

[1:01:36] it's a 10day appeals period which uh Mr.

[1:01:39] WGO can appeal appeal this um or uh if not after 10 days he can go we can go

[1:01:46] ahead with the work. So again I believe

[1:01:49] Mr.

[1:01:50] will be uh wanting to do it himself and

[1:01:53] if he does that then these uh these

[1:01:56] projects are or can qualify for math or

[1:01:59] grants but if he does it by on his own

[1:02:02] then he won't be entitled to that

[1:02:04] one-third grant um but again since he's

[1:02:08] supplying a majority of the materials um

[1:02:12] I don't think that'll be a problem for

[1:02:13] him so that's concludes my report

[1:02:17] >> thank you Steve So engineering the

[1:02:20] engineering cost associated with this

[1:02:23] who pays for that?

[1:02:24] >> Mr. Waggle.

[1:02:26] >> Okay.

[1:02:28] >> Yeah.

[1:02:28] >> Good. Yep.

[1:02:32] So but the Steve you mentioned a oneird

[1:02:34] like the oneird

[1:02:36] >> grant. So just so are we entitled to

[1:02:41] that or who's entitled to that? Um if we

[1:02:44] went just like any other uh project we

[1:02:46] do um well Mafford does have grants for work for properties that qualify for

[1:02:51] the farm tax credit um which Mr. Waggo's

[1:02:54] property does and um if we so in this

[1:02:58] case if we did go through the miss

[1:03:00] valley's procurement policy so we just

[1:03:02] tendered this work out and uh it came

[1:03:06] back um and that's really the the one

[1:03:08] stipulation through a maf grant program

[1:03:11] that it just satisi satisfies the

[1:03:14] municipalities procurement policy. So

[1:03:18] since Mr. Wagle wants to do the work

[1:03:20] himself we'll be uh not going through

[1:03:22] that process. So it won't qualify for

[1:03:24] this one-third grant. So again, he's

[1:03:27] [clears throat] he's supplying the pipe

[1:03:29] himself, which is the biggest cost. So

[1:03:32] >> I think we want to opt for that option.

[1:03:35] >> Yep.

[1:03:37] All right. Any further questions on that

[1:03:40] one.

[1:03:42] >> Thank you, Steve.

[1:03:44] >> Thank you.

[1:03:45] >> And so we have a mover and second on the

[1:03:49] report. So we will call a vote. All in

[1:03:51] favor?

[1:03:53] Motion carried.

[1:03:58] Building department. Uh this is uh

[1:04:01] lifting a holding zone by uh

[1:04:07] Josh Lions and J Milhausen at 590 log 53

[1:04:11] municipality of Northern Ris Peninsula

[1:04:12] be approved. Over and second for that.

[1:04:15] I'm on and Rod.

[1:04:19] Any questions on this one?

[1:04:23] Call a vote. All in favor?

[1:04:25] Opposed? The motion carried. And this is

[1:04:29] the further to that to the report above

[1:04:33] and it's no demand for service agreement

[1:04:35] on the same lot. Second for that

[1:04:38] Smokeoky and Todd [gasps]

[1:04:40] call about all in favor.

[1:04:44] The motion carried.

[1:04:46] [clears throat and cough]

[1:04:48] Item C, 10, trailer exemption

[1:04:50] explanation

[1:04:54] and council receives this report.

[1:05:00] Second, for that one,

[1:05:03] right?

[1:05:04] Uh, Emily is not here. Any comment,

[1:05:07] Peggy, on this?

[1:05:11] » Uh, no. This is actually um in response

[1:05:14] to the delegation request that was

[1:05:16] cancelled today. Yeah. All right. Any

[1:05:19] further questions, comments?

[1:05:22] Call the vote. All in favor?

[1:05:25] All miss the motion carried.

[1:05:29] Fire department

[1:05:31] and the council waves section 52 in

[1:05:34] formal quotation purchases 30 30,000 to

[1:05:37] 60,000 of bylaw 2023-38

[1:05:41] purchasing policy.

[1:05:43] And the council authorized the fire

[1:05:45] chief to enter into an agreement with

[1:05:46] the air technology

[1:05:49] for $48,94

[1:05:54] and0 plus HST for the lane head fire

[1:05:57] hole and [clears throat]

[1:05:59] $40,641

[1:06:02] [snorts]

[1:06:02] 0 plus HST for the domary fire hole.

[1:06:09] Move a second here for that one. brought

[1:06:12] Todd

[1:06:16] Ch just the question is this proven tech

[1:06:19] is this proven are there other places

[1:06:21] have this or

[1:06:22] >> yes there is there's a number of other

[1:06:24] departments in gray and Bruce County

[1:06:25] that have used similar units I've gone

[1:06:27] and had a look at them and it does meet

[1:06:29] the requirements outlined um in the

[1:06:31] Ministry of Labor Immigration Training

[1:06:34] and Skills Developments um occupational

[1:06:37] um cancer prevention checklist uh and

[1:06:40] [clears throat] it's considerably

[1:06:41] cheaper than um the drops the GSC that

[1:06:44] hook up to tail pipes. Uh and this is an

[1:06:47] Ontario made solution. I haven't been

[1:06:49] able to find another one that would

[1:06:50] match it. There was one in California

[1:06:53] but didn't meet the specifications that

[1:06:55] we were looking for uh with this model.

[1:07:00] » Right. Rod, just give me a brief

[1:07:04] [snorts] sort of visual

[1:07:07] detail or what's it look like? How's it

[1:07:10] working? Yeah,

[1:07:11] >> I'll do my best to draw you a picture

[1:07:13] here.

[1:07:13] >> Draw me a picture. Use your thousand

[1:07:15] words.

[1:07:16] >> Yeah. So instead of uh individual runs

[1:07:19] that we typically see that would uh

[1:07:21] track with a vehicle coming out of the

[1:07:23] fireh hall, this would be like an air

[1:07:25] handling unit that is not on a roof but

[1:07:27] actually in the fire hall itself in the

[1:07:30] ceiling level sucks all the air in all

[1:07:32] the contaminants and has a filtration

[1:07:34] system that captures

[1:07:37] um the diesel exhaust and harmful

[1:07:38] chemicals associated with it and then um

[1:07:42] provides clean air as a as um like

[1:07:46] turnover. over in order to meet the

[1:07:47] requirements for the diesel exhaust

[1:07:49] extraction.

[1:07:50] >> So there must there is some sort of

[1:07:52] monitor CO monitor something that yeah

[1:07:55] associated with that.

[1:07:56] >> Yeah, there's a CO monitor um HCN that

[1:08:01] type of stuff associated with it as

[1:08:02] well.

[1:08:04] >> So just on that until it gets to the

[1:08:07] ceiling,

[1:08:09] excuse me, it's in the building, right?

[1:08:11] Um,

[1:08:13] yes, but it creates um such a flow that

[1:08:16] it draws it all up in very quickly. So,

[1:08:18] as soon as the vehicle starts, it's

[1:08:19] going to draw it up in and then it's

[1:08:21] constantly running in the background

[1:08:22] where it's drawing that um particulate

[1:08:26] in. So, it's not capturing it right at

[1:08:28] the exhaust pipe per se, but it is

[1:08:31] removing it at um extremely fast pace in

[1:08:36] order to meet the requirements. So there

[1:08:38] is no diesel exhaust uh left within the

[1:08:41] building.

[1:08:41] >> Yeah. My only comment was I didn't want

[1:08:43] to be the first one with this

[1:08:45] assistance. [laughter]

[1:08:47] But

[1:08:48] >> that's why I went and had a look at some

[1:08:49] of the other departments that had it to

[1:08:51] make sure that it would meet our needs

[1:08:52] and and work well for us.

[1:08:54] >> Yeah. Smokey. Oh, well, anything I mean

[1:08:58] these people are, you know, protecting

[1:09:00] us, but and probably already know this,

[1:09:04] but have we looked at any kind of

[1:09:05] funding because it seems like like we're

[1:09:07] a pretty small municipality and the

[1:09:10] amount that it's costing our taxpayers

[1:09:13] directly to provide uh you know what is

[1:09:17] mandated, not only mandated, but that's

[1:09:19] for firefighters. Um, so nobody is

[1:09:23] providing any type of funding. uh to

[1:09:26] offset our cost on this.

[1:09:29] >> Not directly associated with this

[1:09:30] project, but the um provincial

[1:09:32] government has come out with the it's

[1:09:33] the third year now of the Ontario uh

[1:09:36] firefighter protection grant that deals

[1:09:38] with some um cancer related um

[1:09:43] materials. So, we've bought washers and

[1:09:45] dryers, extractors,

[1:09:48] uh coveralls, stuff of that nature to

[1:09:49] help reduce some of the exposure, some

[1:09:51] of the other things that we're seeing in

[1:09:52] this cancer prevention checklist. uh but

[1:09:55] not so much this larger infrastructure

[1:09:57] capital project piece.

[1:10:00] >> So it has it has limits which doesn't

[1:10:02] include it.

[1:10:05] >> That's too bad.

[1:10:07] Thank you.

[1:10:09] >> Okay. Um

[1:10:11] further comments

[1:10:14] call a vote. All in favor?

[1:10:18] Motion carried.

[1:10:20] [clears throat]

[1:10:24] Uh next we go to committee minutes. Uh

[1:10:26] drainage committee and greybur

[1:10:28] detachment board.

[1:10:31] Any comments, questions on any of those?

[1:10:35] Uh Rod?

[1:10:37] Uh just one. I think we did get a letter

[1:10:40] about this too and it was to do with

[1:10:42] that uh

[1:10:44] the angle ditch from the Bruce Peninsula

[1:10:48] biosphere thing. We just have a brief uh

[1:10:52] Mr. Rogers noticed that he canoed a good

[1:10:54] portion blah blah blah. Is he any sort

[1:10:57] of talk about that Todd or

[1:10:59] >> Steve or is Steve aware of it or or John

[1:11:03] more so?

[1:11:05] >> Steve would be John. Steve and John

[1:11:08] would be I know the Engle ditch is in

[1:11:11] South Bruce Peninsula.

[1:11:13] >> Yeah. I think that was the concern that

[1:11:16] it was going to put more water into the uh

[1:11:20] >> Judge Creek.

[1:11:21] Yeah. Yeah,

[1:11:24] >> in theory. Um, it's coming in anyway

[1:11:26] because that's where the spring is from

[1:11:29] what I understand. Troy could probably

[1:11:32] answer that as well.

[1:11:35] >> Yeah, thank you, Councelor.

[1:11:37] Yes, it is. It's the same amount of

[1:11:39] water going. Uh, so what the what the

[1:11:43] project was was was re not rrooting

[1:11:47] putting the the the stream back to the

[1:11:49] same place that it was originally. So

[1:11:52] the water still come out into the same

[1:11:53] area uh except this this time now

[1:11:57] they're putting it back to to where it

[1:11:58] originally was instead of diverting it

[1:12:00] and bringing it back in. So it's the

[1:12:02] same amount of flow. is just

[1:12:04] concentrating in the in the one area

[1:12:07] upstream of where the uh um where the

[1:12:11] letter come in for a response of a

[1:12:12] concern for that. So it's uh the

[1:12:15] quantity of water is still the same.

[1:12:17] It's just bringing it back to the

[1:12:18] original uh flow.

[1:12:23] >> All right. Uh if there is no further

[1:12:25] questions on on those two we'll go to

[1:12:28] correspondence.

[1:12:33] Anything on those information

[1:12:37] other business?

[1:12:40] Anyone have other business?

[1:12:44] » Just to add to what we talked about

[1:12:47] earlier since we have Chief Bert in the

[1:12:50] room. Do we want to direct the fire

[1:12:54] department to come up with measures to

[1:12:56] be more proactive with the fire smart

[1:12:59] program? We talked about it today, but I

[1:13:02] don't know necessarily that we did any

[1:13:05] direction regarding that.

[1:13:10] » What would that mean, Jack?

[1:13:15] But I think it depends on how

[1:13:18] [clears throat] far council would like

[1:13:19] to to take a program like this. Um

[1:13:22] whether it's boots on the ground, going

[1:13:24] out in the community and actually

[1:13:25] assessing properties or continuing with

[1:13:28] public education and pushing the message

[1:13:31] out there uh with current staffing

[1:13:33] levels to

[1:13:35] um you know maintain our public

[1:13:38] education um levels, but probably

[1:13:42] looking at increasing the amount of

[1:13:44] information we're putting out. So I

[1:13:46] think it would depend on um different

[1:13:50] options and what that would look like,

[1:13:54] >> right?

[1:13:55] >> Yeah. That was that's more the lines

[1:13:57] that I was thinking of public education

[1:13:58] more than boots on the ground.

[1:14:00] >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So we do that now. We we can do that.

[1:14:06] >> We we do uh we'll attempt to do more and

[1:14:09] include um yeah more fires smart

[1:14:11] education materials with our public

[1:14:12] education.

[1:14:14] >> Okay.

[1:14:17] Um, any other business?

[1:14:22] If not, we'll go to bylaws.

[1:14:24] [clears throat]

[1:14:26] And bylaw 2026-61

[1:14:28] is a bylaw to appoint citizens to the

[1:14:30] Bruce County joint compliance audit

[1:14:32] committee for the 202630

[1:14:34] term of council.

[1:14:37] And bylaw 2026-62

[1:14:40] is uh a bylaw to delegate certain powers

[1:14:44] and duties during the lame duck period

[1:14:47] in 2026

[1:14:49] and 2026-63

[1:14:51] is a bylaw holding zone on plan 590 lot

[1:14:56] 533 Eagle Road within the municipality

[1:14:59] of northern ris peninsula and number

[1:15:03] 26-64 is a confirmatory bylaw.

[1:15:08] Recommendation

[1:15:11] is that the list of bylaws be given a

[1:15:13] first, second, and third reading and

[1:15:15] finally passed. Move by Todd. Move by

[1:15:18] second by Rod.

[1:15:20] Any questions on the bylaws? Call a

[1:15:24] vote. All in favor? Opposed? The motion

[1:15:27] carried. Motion to adjurnn. Smoke it.

[1:15:31] And come on. All in favor. Motion

[1:15:34] carried.

[1:15:39] Thank you everyone. Council is

[1:15:40] adjourned.

Council - 10 Aug 2026

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