[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.